AF is proud to feature Vertical67 on the label. It's hard not to have heard of Thomas Pahl in the electro underwater depths after multiple appearances over the course of more than a decade and under a ton of aliases. With the illuminating title of 'Changes', Thomas gets rid of corsets and presents an entrancing voyage into post-euphoria, displaying a radiant and emotive side which the artist’s new discordant sound emerges. A defiant cry in the face of existential angst. Navigating between breaks, dreamy melodies and reflective landscapes ‘Changes’ could be defined as a deep introspective journey into the machines. Cop while u can!.
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PREORDER 2x12" PINK VINYL + DIGITAL: https://t.ly/VeXfX
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CAT: AF054LP
ARTIST: VERTICAL67 
TITLE: CHANGES
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A1   UPSIDE DOWN                               06:09  
A2   OUT OF THE BLUE                           06:18
B1   FADING MEMORIES                           05:53
B2   MOVIE STILLS                              07:15
C1   MOMENTS OF JOY                            04:41
C2   CHANGE OF HEART                           05:04
C3   OBSTACLES                                 03:55
D1   TWITCH                                    06:08
D2   NEW HORIZONS                              06:03
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C+P Analogical Force 2023. Copyright Control
Written and produced by Thomas Pahl somewhere in Berlin
Mastering by Carlos Koschitzky at Koschitzky Studio, Gijón
Design by Geometric Love, UK
Distributed by Clone, Rotterdam 
www.clone.nl
www.analogicalforce.com

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[AF054LP] VERTICAL67 'CHANGES' [2023]

If you can judge an artist’s quality by the company they keep, then FaltyDL is up there with the best of them. The label history of the producer known to his friends as Drew Lustman reads like a “who’s who” of 21st century electronic music imprints - Ninja Tune, Unknown to the Unknown, Planet Mu, Studio Barnhus, the list goes on.

With In the Wake of Wolves, we can now add Central Processing Unit to this illustrious roster. The Sheffield label joins the party at a notable juncture - while FaltyDL has kept up an impressive clip of releases throughout his career, In the Wake of Wolves is both the NYC-based producer’s first LP for two years and his first full-length release away from his own Blueberry Records for almost a decade. 

In the Wake of Wolves proves to be both a great match for CPU and also further evidence of the label’s burgeoning sonic palette. While CPU has built its reputation on top quality electro joints, recent releases have delivered adventurous electronica experiments (Proswell’s People Are Giving And Receiving Thanks At Incredible Speeds), hard-wired breakbeat techno (Baby T’s I Against I) and golden-age synth explorations (twenty-fifth anniversary reissues of Bochum Welt’s Desktop Robotics and Feelings on a Screen, both of which first emerged via the legendary Rephlex Records). In the Wake of Wolves takes things further still - this is a brilliantly genre-voracious record, one which marries the rhythmic cut-and-thrust that we have long known FaltyDL for with all manner of adventurous stylistic choices.

Those familiar with the FaltyDL experience will recognise the trademark blend of synthetic grit and harmonious softness in album opener ‘I Need You’. This could pass for Four Tet or even Hannah Diamond at points, the steady build of pulsing synths and looped vocals recalling a more mysterious version of the PC Music sound. ‘I Need You’ stands shoulder-to-shoulder with any of FaltyDL’s other great atmospheric album openers - no small feat given the competition. ‘Further’, the following number, is yin to ‘I Need You’s yang. This is a pulsating track which gleefully skitters between machine-funk, tubing darkside bass and breakcore-adjacent drum programming, all of which is peppered with some genuinely beautiful work in the higher synths.

‘Further’ sets the scene for several of the more club-facing cuts here. ‘Minds Protection’ similarly features all manner of strange percussive sounds to surprise the ear, and it also boasts a thrilling mid-section in which the bottom falls out the track to incorporate a short snippet of blown-out junglism. With its tunnelling low-end and clattering drums, ‘Full Spectrum’ kicks off a delightful run of grime-influenced joints which take cues from Mr. Mitch, Logos and many of those other producers who took the Eski sound to exciting new places in the 2010s. ‘Forget Me Not’, the album’s longest track which is placed three spots from the end, feels like the record’s climactic point - a pitter-patter post-house joint that has a hint of Caribou in its DNA, it’ll take the clubs by storm.

But as much as FaltyDL may consistently bring the heat in terms of the beat programming, the thing which has long marked Lustman out as a special talent is the musicality of his compositions. No matter how much drums clatter or bass bangs, FaltyDL always hooks the ear back in with a sonorous synth or pleasing nugget of melody. Nowhere is this more apparent than on In the Wake of Wolves’ more weightless numbers, each startling in their prettiness. ‘Half Spectrum’ is a new-era beat track packed full of ear candy; the keening keys of ‘GasGas’ are potent with feeling; and on the album’s closer, the evocatively-titled ‘Mila Stans In A Meadow For The First Time Eating Strawberries’, we get a gorgeous synth vignette that joins the dots between the modern mastery of Yung Sherman and the most emotionally affecting moments of Aphex’s Twin’s catalogue.

In The Wake Of Wolves

FaltyDL - In The Wake Of Wolves

Recording of truglut's day 2 opening set at last year's Kloster

@truglut

truglut @ Eigenblau Kloster III

The Shibuya-kei movement, born in Tokyo’s Shibuya district in the ‘90s, fused global influences like bossa nova, jazz, and electronic music with Japan’s vibrant indie and club scenes. It was a playful yet sophisticated blend of Western pop nostalgia and forward-thinking arrangements, shaped by pioneers like Pizzicato Five and The Collectors.

Dive into the world of Shibuya-kei in this introductory mix presented by NTS and archival label, J-DIGS.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/j-digs/episodes/j-digs-shibuya-kei-20th-november-2024

J-Digs: Shibuya-kei 201124

Plaque w/ Yokel: 25th November '24

Composer, fm mangler, balladeer Adrián de Alfonso is this month's guest for Maple Death Records.

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Outsiders: Maple Death Records w/ Adrián de Alfonso @ Kiosk Radio 28.11.2024

Représentant du collectif Maux Doux, entre le club et la scène expérimentale. Influences breaks, dub et downtempo.


Know Your Local w/ Edvard Huss (26/11/24)

#	Track Title	Artist	Album
1	Lunar Ruins - E.R.P. - Lunar Ruins [2011]
2	The Final Frontier - Underground Resistance - The Final Frontier [1992]
3	The Illuminator - Electronic Warfare - Designs For Sonic Revolution [1995]
4	Transition - Underground Resistance - Inspiration/Transition [2002]
5	Tuk My Luv - Mad Mike & D-HA - Happy Trax Vol 5 [1994]
6	Give it to me - Mad Mike - Happy Trax Vol. II [1992]
7	Eye Of The Storm - Underground Resistance - Sonic EP 	[1990]
8	Lift Me Up - D-HA - Happy Trax Vol. III [1993]
9	Pianos of Gold [1993] (Ian Pooley Mix) - Jovonn - Goldtone Edits [2018]
10	Techno Madchen - Legowelt - Dark Days [2004]
11	Sonic Destroyer - X-101 - X-101 [1991]
12	孝忍狠 (Filial Endure Ruthless) - Tzusing - 绿帽 Green Hat [2024]
13	Fernweh - Extrawelt - Fernweh / Drehfehler [2006]
14	Polytely - Barker - BARKER002	[2021]
Healing And Unity - DJ Metatron - 2 The Sky [Sample] [2016]
15	wonderland. - DJ Healer - Planet Lonely [2018]
16	Chemical Process - DJ Metatron - Loops Of Infinity (A Rave Loveletter) [2020]
17	A Perfect Mission - DJ Metatron - Loops Of Infinity (A Rave Loveletter) [2020]
Not A Perfect Party (Opening Speech) - DJ Metatron - Loops Of Infinity (A Rave Loveletter) [Sample] [2020]
Intro - The Phantasy - Ibiza [Sample] [2020]

12 - Refuge [3]

Another ambient and electronic experiment with the Teenage Engineering OP-XY. Great device!

Timeless

Turbulence

PrayTheLordMySoulToKeep

Central Processing Unit, commonly referred to as CPU Records, is an independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 2012, specialising in electronic music.

Distributed by Kudos Records London UK.

We are not currently seeking unsolicited demos. Due to the volume of digital submissions, it is impossible to listen and respond to each one.

FaltyDL - In The Wake Of Wolves

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