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IM099 - BOLT RUIN - EHKTA
Label: Infinite Machine
Release date: September 30th, 2022
Format: 12" / Digital

Infinite Machine is proving again it’s a label that refuses to sonically sit still. Having released everything from code-based compositions to bass-heavy techno in 2022, the imprint is readying the release of the black metal-tinged Ehkta by BOLT RUIN later this month. A musician whose work has been described as ‘apocalyptic’ more than once, on this new mini-album, the Belgian producer blends field recordings, twisted samples and rave signifiers with an eerie tonality born out of his nocturnal production sessions and time spent absorbing the silence of his studio garden.

Bridging the gap from his previous record to this one, ‘Sktone’ is a cinematic opener that unfolds like a bad dream in slow motion. Warped samples of Bulgarian choirs glide over synths wired in closed-circuit loops which feed back on themselves, degrading for infinity. Texture and space is added via field recordings of waves crashing over the ruins of ​​Brighton West Pier. This track exemplifies the unexpected influence BOLT RUIN took from the wildlife he witnessed in the garden of his urban studio when working on Ehkta. Adapting to the material at their disposal, weasels and blackbirds create nests from organic waste and human trash - an astute metaphor for the Belgian producer’s compositional approach.

Next up, BOLT RUIN drives up the tempo with the rave-ready ‘Nehng’, where a frenzy of trance arpeggios and frantic drum programming builds and intensifies over its 5-minute duration. Inspired by Yves Klein’s ‘Leap Into a Void’, ‘Nehng’ definitely evokes that bodily rush of freefalling into the unknown. ‘Nehng’’s driving rhythm is switched out for the brooding ‘Tzarhk’ - an ode to the soundtracks of B-movies composed on a vintage Roland SH-2 (a prominent character of the Stranger Things soundtrack). BOLT RUIN runs thick, syrupy synth slabs and punishing drum patterns through a rain-soaked limiter the producer found lying on the street by chance.

Another master-class in self-destructive arrangements comes in the form of ‘Rfohmdrá’ as delicate pianos and synth tones atrophy through daisy chained pedals which erode the signal. Valgeir Sigurðsson’s mastering skills shines through here, taking BOLT RUIN’s sci-fi-meets-metal sonics and amping them up to a scale on par with the Björk or Ben Frost records he’s previously worked on.

Conceived of as the mirror reflection of the LP’s opener, ‘Maevr’ pushes the approach of ‘Sktone’ to an even more nightmarish extreme. Embracing chance, the clattering layers of beats are sampled of a knocked mic on a window as BOLT RUIN attempted to capture a recording of rain from his studio. A happy and very effective accident for the foreboding mood of the track!

BOLT RUIN rounds off Ehkta with ‘Ekztamnh’; an ode to that specific sensation of entering through a corridor to a rave and hearing the rumble of a soundsystem from afar. Snarling melodies are run through a reverse granular delay effect which fragments the signal, reverses it and plays them back in irregular order; much like the shattered memories of a late night in a warehouse.

A musical magpie who finds inspiration in the most unlikely of sources, Ehkta is a restless exploration of salvage-punk aesthetics where doom-laden black metal melodies, amen breaks and an experimental approach to sound design sit in an irregular and uneven musical apocalypse. For fans of Blanck Mass or Caterina Barbieri - this is a must-listen material from a fresh producer establishing himself with a singular musical voice.

Nehng

Behold... Prepare for the arrival of Janus, the two-faced god, invocated by Emcsi.

Emcsi is a sound artist and producer. Her compositions are rooted in deep personal experiences. She collects and processes field recordings and materials from various sources, including electroacoustic samples. She creates unique and layered textures which build a suggestive and infinite soundscape. Currently studying at the University of Pécs, BA in Electronic Music and Media Arts, she is a host at Lahmacun Radio and a member of ASS Budapest audiovisual workshop.

music by Emcsi @emcsi-sound
mastered by Lőrinc Bornemisza 
artwork by Adrienn Császár

www.instagram.com/drienn_csaszar

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Emcsi – Janus

MIND THE GAP is a warning sign to watch out
for the gap between the train and the platform.

This album is an act of encouragement and a tribute to the
underground culture that constructs ground for the intertwining genres
of arts and the people within. The narrator prioritizes creative activity
and examines the continuous discrepancy in our personal lives
and its value judgments, as shown through the mixture of
underground genres and essayistic texts.

Are we merely disposables of society that vanish after
serving our functionality, or do we continue to live with
reason and value that fulfills our own existence?

Mind the gap은 열차와 승강장 사이 틈을 주의하라는 경고 문구이다.

이 앨범은 문화예술의 뿌리가되는 언더그라운드 문화와
그 영향을 공유하는 종사자들에 대한 찬사이며 자기격려의 메시지이다.
화자는 능동적인 선택에 의해 이루어지는 창작활동을 모든 것의 우선순위에 두었고
개인의 삶과 그 가치판단에 있어 끊임없는 혼란과 갈등을 저울질한다.
언더그라운드 장르의 융합적 형태와 수필적 텍스트로써 이를 함축했다.

우리는 사회의 부품으로 살다가 기능을 다하면 사라지는 소모품에 불과할까,
존재자체로 그 이유와 가치가 충족되는 개체일까?

Tracklist :
01 earring - Conveyor (Leejunghyuk Remix)
02 earring - MACHINA (Fandisk Remix)
03 earring - MACHINA (earring Remix)
04 earring - Conveyor (Sisyphus Remix)
05 earring - Conveyor (Short Finger Remix)
06 earring - Mind the gap (Sean Remix)
07 earring - Conveyor (Stann Lumo Remix)
08 earring - FTM (earring Remix)
09 earring - FTM (Oxymosoon Remix)

Release date :2024. 7th MAY
Formats : DIGITAL
Catalogue #: AVA006

[PREVIEW] Mind the gap - Seoul Remix [AVA006]

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Whities affiliate BFTT lends a twitchy hand to Dervisis and Trial&Error on his blissful edit of ‘Yelde’.

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-dervisis-yelde-bftts-gliding-slug-remix/

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First Listen: Dervisis - 'Yelde' (BFTT’s Gliding Slug Remix)

Artist: SDEM
Title: Index Hole
Label: Central Processing Unit
CAT#: 01001010
Format: 12” vinyl / digital

SDEM - INDEX HOLE

@c_coiffure

"Ici Danse Le Peuple Oublié", is the META-tribute compilation dedicated to the Metaphore Collectif own venue.

It gathers a large part of the artists who pass the blue metallic door and came to play in the Marseille’s warehouse over the last 4 years. They all wished to express their support to Metaphore Collectif.

For a participation of 25 euros or more to the online pot, you will receive the compilation in digital format on your email : bit.ly/savemeta
It is also available for purchase on Bandcamp.


All profits from the sales will be used to help Meta reopenning, and keep the free party in Marseille. 


A big thanks to Lorenzo and all the people involved into this big project.


Artwork : Nicolas Guillerminet
Mastering : Lorenzo Targhetta

A Metaphore Collectif project. 


Dedicated to all the people who dance with the arms up in the air, to Meta, and to Chloé.

Christian Coiffure - We Should Be On Our Own

Support the compilation on Bandcamp! All profits go towards The Lebanese Red Cross and The Beirut Musicians' Fund

Lara Sarkissian - A House Is A Being

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.

SDEM - INDEX HOLE

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