Dark and Cold

A first preview to Marsen Jules new album "Beautyfear" to be released in January 2014 on Oktaf Records.

With "Beautyfear" on Oktaf Records the German electronic musician Marsen Jules (CCO, 12K, Kompakt) delivers one of his most outstanding albums so far. Mastered by no one else than 12K-labelboss Taylor Deupree and with a coverpicture taken by the highly acclaimed photographer Erik Madigan Heck from NYC, the best conditions are laid for a lasting experience of abstract musical poetry and touching soundscapeism. Jules has never been this dense, subtile and fragile before. All twelve tracks on „Beautyfear“ were created during a week stay in a theatre workspace on one of the hills of Lisbon. The panoramic view over the dusty city in spring seemed to have been the perfect surrounding for this cloudy soundscapes, which at some points remind of Angelo Bandalamentis‘ work for David Lynch‘s "Mullholland Drive". „It‘s an album on the fragility of beauty“, as Jules describes briefly. Music that can neither be described as ambient music or experimental sound art, but more likely delivers a poetic approach to music, live and sound itself. With „Beautyfear“ Marsen Jules makes a great start into 2014 and with the already announced cooperation with Swedish filmmaker Anders Weberg and an upcoming release of his works from a residence at the legendary GRM studios in Paris, one should definitely keep an eye on what is coming next. ﻿

Releasdate: 27.01.2014
Pre-Orders: 01.01.2014
Label: OKTAF www.oktaf.com
Distribution: Kompakt

Marsen Jules - Beautyfear  -  Beautyfear III (First Album Preview)

Composed and recorded by Dag Rosenqvist and Aaron Martin from the 5-year anniversary Home Normal compilation "Elements":

On the 21st of March 2014 we will be celebrating 5 years of Home Normal. It has been an incredible journey to get this far and we never could have reached it without the kind support of talented artists and all the wonderful people who have ever bought one of our releases or attended one of our shows.

In this modern digital age with its constant stream of information, we've sought to work as quietly as possible, firmly rooting our ethos that things can be released in a subtle, quiet way. 'Organic' has always been the key word, and we are so thankful that people seem to still appreciate the natural path we've chosen, ignoring all the noise that surrounds our chosen way.

To celebrate this great landmark for us, we will be releasing our 5th year compilation 'Elements'. With over 60 artists from our past, present and future involved, this five disc compilation will be raising money for 5 different charities which are close to our hearts. All profits from the releases will be donated to the charities as follows:

Elements One (地)
The Archway Foundation is a charity that was set-up by my father which aids those who suffer from loneliness through outreach, social events, and befriending.

Elements Two (水)
The British Heart Foundation fund extra research into the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart and circulatory disease.

Elements Three (火)
ecoACTIVE is an innovative environmental education charity with a reputation for using hands-on, practical and fun approaches to explore complex issues of sustainability.

Elements Four (風)
Habitat Japan is very close to our hearts as they help to build houses for people who lost their homes in Sendai and Fukushima. They also provide valuable support worldwide to those in most need.

Elements Five (空)
Kalaweit is a wonderful charity my wife supports regularly. Its main objective is to save the gibbons of Indonesia and their habitat. In addition to this they also educate the local community about deforestation, as well as the dangers of increased use of palm oil leading to a rapid destruction of their habitat and continuing loss of biodiversity. Such education and protection is fundamental in one of the mot incredible (but poorly protected) countries in the world.

Thanks so much for all your support these past five years x
credits
released 25 April 2014
Mixed and mastered by Ian Hawgood
Design by togoshi + mondül

http://homenormal.bandcamp.com/album/elements-one-five

Landfall (From the Mouth of the Sun)

Co-founder of MÄR (artistic collective in Nantes) and based in Brussels, Sarah Wanita is an eclectic DJ - oscillating between ambient, house and progressive. Her music is full of experimentation—constantly evolving, sometimes moving towards more playful, percussive, sensual rhythms. Keep an eye out, each set is fresh and full of surprises.



Daydreaming w/ Sarah Wanita @ Kiosk Radio 11.03.2025

Vinyl release date 30.05.2025

Dâdalus & Bikarus are Benedikt Merz (Vox, Synths, Electronics) & David Hänni (Bass, Electronics).

'Off the Shelf' is the latest work by Dâdalus & Bikarus. Seven tracks driven by the exploration into analog machines and hyperrealistic sound collages. Holding back to the roots of the project, their sound approach features krautrock repetition, trip hop rhythms and punk territories.

The album was created around moments of personal transformation into a world of mystical meaning. 

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𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑓𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ, 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑙𝑦.
𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐷â𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑠 & 𝐼𝑘𝑎𝑟𝑢𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ. 
𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑛. 
𝐼𝑓 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡. 
𝐻𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑠: 𝑖𝑓 𝑤𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ, 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑑. 
𝑆𝑜 𝑤𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠.
𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙, 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠. 
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑔𝑜.

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Tracklist 

1. KO Intro (02:26)
2. Freier Fall (06:26)
3. Erebros (11:57)

1. Kuhlio (02:08)
2. Kill your Feed (09:41)
3. Wolken über Ikarie (04:20)
4. Off The Shelf (05:25)

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All tracks performed by Dâdalus & Bikarus, recorded at Mediacampus Zürich.
KO Intro, Freier Fall, Off The Shelf written by Benedikt Merz. Bass on Freier Fall written by David Hänni. Erebros, Kuhlio, Wolken über Ikarie written by Benedikt Merz and Dâdalus & Bikarus. 
Kill your Feed written by Dâdalus & Bikarus. 
All tracks produced by Benedikt Merz and Dâdalus & Bikarus.
Editing on all Tracks by Benedikt Merz. Overdubs (FX & Synths) on Erebros, Kill your Feed, Wolken über Ikarie & Off The Shelf by Benedikt Merz at Letzirock Studio. Bass Overdubs on Freier Fall, Off The Shelf and Kill your Feed by David Hänni at Wollutopus Studios.
Musical contributions by Mario Hänni on Erebros (Guitar & FX, Perc), Kuhlio (Drum & Synthesizer Performance), Kill your Feed (Copicat Performance) and Off The Shelf (Additional Drums) at Mediacampus Zürich. 
Studio Engineering at Mediacampus by Mario Hänni. Studio Engineering at Wollutopus Studios by Roland Wäspe.
Tape Processing by Sirup Gagavil.
All tracks Mixed by Roland Wäspe at Wollutopus Studios.
Mastering by Mike Marsh at The Exchange.
Art direction & design by Alicia Carrera.
We want to thank Aargauer Kuratorium for the support.
LÍO Press © 2025

Dâdalus & Bikarus - Off the Shelf (LIO003)

Audio-visual adventurer Trevor Jackson presents a broad spectrum of brand new experimental music, along with ancient oddities of every perceivable genre. A fortnightly uncompromising journey into the unexpected.

Music for sick minds and warm hearts 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/trevorjackson/episodes/trevorjackson-1st-july-2025

Trevor Jackson 010725

Heaney on holidays #2

Jazz-folk singer-songwriter Liana Flores brings a blend of global psych folk and bossa nova.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/liana-flores/episodes/liana-flores-15th-july-2025

Basket of Light w/ Liana Flores 150725

Room Service (30/07/25)

Earth Dog Records label boss Jek with 1 hour of tech-y proggy goods.

https://www.instagram.com/jek.media 
https://www.instagram.com/earthdogrec

https://soundcloud.com/earthdogbk 
https://soundcloud.com/earthdog_jek


Earth Dog with Jek @ The Lot Radio 07-31-2025

the 6th chapter as the previous 5 chapters is education 
that a lot of alleged "House" DJs and Producers are 
obviously lacking showcasing modern, vintage and 
out of print/promo labels:

trax records, underground, house records, precision,
sunstar records, dezzarotic records, l.a. club resource, 
gherkin records, chicago connection, still music chicago,
dark entries and chiwax to productions from: 

ron hardy, felix de housecat’s 1st production, sweet d,
gene hunt, larry heard, farley jackmaster funk, virgo 4, 
x2, dmarc cantu, steve summers, boyd jarvis, juju, 
leron carson, g strings, ron morelli, terence woodard, 
delroy edwards, mutant beat dance and a new production of jakbeat to come from chicago 
with a new alias project dropping later this year 
in 2025 for a label we support.
(more news on that later)


⚠️ warning ⚠️ 
this selection covers the building blocks of the 
early dance music scene with selections of today 
and yesterday incorporating musical blueprint dubs,
a couple of vocals in between but overall: 
a raw style of basement underground tracks 
of Chicago and New York’s timeless heroes & icons 
we admire, honor and inspired by their education.

we hope this will give people the chance to 
listen to music many may have never heard 
on this side of sound that provides a provocative 
and thoughtful musical workout in your mind 
with vinyl turntables, a vintage mix console 
with an effects box and cd players.

this selection is personally dedicated 
to my beloved heart ♥️ vicki, jason, nestor, 
mark grusane, naughty wood, ron morelli,
kozmik, strangeland, alex from queens, uncle tom
and the dancers and dreamers for the continuation 
of the lessons and storytelling of chicago with 
sincerity 🎶✨

runtime: 3 hours 50 minutes 

****more chapters to come in due time****

{Traxx} Presents- The Definitive Articles of House Music Chapter 6

(127m005s)

Melbourne mainstay @emelyne-khor at crystallise in July 2025 - a party held at an epic DIY underground spot in Sydney/Eora. 12-2am

<3 

..catch Emelyne this Saturday on local warmup for Upsammy at Animalia x Steeplejack @ Miscellania :)

ani/live Seventy Three: Emelyne @ Crystallise

Intro

Grouper, side a from her limited edition tour single for Room40

AU tour dates:

7/10 - Brisbane Powerhouse - w/ Nadja, Lawrence English

UK tour dates:

4/11 - Islington Mills, Manchester - w/ Rafael Anton Irisarri
5/11 - Cafe OTO, London - w/ Lawrence English, Rafael Anton Irisarri
6/11 - Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol - w/ Lawrence English, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Andrea Belfi
8/11 - Venue TBC, Glasgow - w/ Lawrence English, Rafael Anton Irisarri






Grouper - Hold

From I Feel Nothing EP > Sleeperhold Publications and Dream Recordings > Vinyl out now > Digitals and cassette 12.21.12

Children Of A Lesser God

The Dark Entries Record Label : Resuscitating the 80s Underground

Intro

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