@Cygnus is an electronic musician based in Texas. His influences include Electro, IDM, experimental hardcore bass, and more. His 2015 tour with legendary Manchester act Autechre took him around the United States for 30 days. In 2016 he toured Europe, playing alongside the likes of Gerald Donald, DJ Stingray, DMX Krew, Team Doyobi, and Sync24. His technical approach mixes the versatility of software with the touch and feel of hardware to create a timeless mixture of electronic beats and melody.

Buy Cygnus here: cygnusat.bandcamp.com/

Cygnus

100% Dope

CPU Records

Throwing Shade

Bad RGB Controller

NS001

Delta Dynamiks

For this @DarkScienceElectro Rewind, we take a listen to a track from the maiden voyage of seminal label @CPUrecords by Electro master @Cygnus 

Phillip Washington is an electronic musician based in Texas. His influences include Electro, IDM, experimental hardcore bass, and more. His technical approach mixes the versatility of software with the touch and feel of hardware to create a timeless mixture of electronic beats and melody. Cygnus has been producing music under this alias since 2011 and has brought us some of the freshest Electro of the last decade. He manages to pay homage to classic Electro, while at the same time pushing the genre forward. There is a certain feeling of soulfulness that can be heard in his music that, I think, isn't matched by anyone before or currently. 

Find Cygnus:
https://cygnusat.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cygnus.avi/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100031660662023

Newmark Phase

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Electro Rewind: Cygnus - District Nights (2012)

Undetected signals

Radical User Interfaces

Arcade Killers

Electronic Slave

Texas-based electronic music producer Phillip Washington aka Cygnus was on bit of a hiatus since his phenomenal "Cosmos" long play on Fundamental Records, released near the end of 2016. With this EP, titled "ne0 ge0", he's breaking the silence and we're extremely happy to see it happening through Barba imprint. The record consists of 4 cuts; "Zone Shifting", "Vertexing", "ne0-ge0" and "Astronoot" which all share common qualities of his previous work - deep, spacey, richly textured and really well crafted. "Zone Shifting" is what electro in 2018 should sound like. Deep, emotional and futuristic but well grounded in the human condition through the vocal line which seems to haunt from the distance. "Vertexing" is a slightly more paced, moodier affair with slow enveloping Vangelis-esque synth lines bleeding all over traditional electro sounding beat. However, in this case that's exactly what's needed. Title track, "ne0-ge0" is the first one on the flip side and the busiest one. Creasing of multiple synth lines and pads is done in such an expertly elegant manner that you just can't resist but play it loud on a big soundsystem and see what it does to the dancefloor. And finally, record closes with "Astronoot", and as B2 tracks usually are - it's the deepest of them all, reserved for those heady moments when you need something to bring the magic to the next level.

CYGNUS - NE0 GE0

For the next @DarkScienceElectro premiere we look to the southern United States for a check-in with Electro veteran @Cygnus

With a long history of releases beginning in 2006, this Texas resident presents a varied release with the brand new 'Rainy Days'. Straddling the line between Ambient, Techno, IDM, Chillwave and Electro, this full-length release on Biosoft Records has something for everyone. The track selected by @DVSNME to premiere for @DarkScienceElectro is entitled 'Default Mode Network' and is the most Electro-centric track on the release. This track is about as smooth as they come with understated percussive traits and a ton of focus on the melody, driven by beautifully modulated pads and bass lines generated by a Waldorf Blofeld, Elektron Digitakt/Analog 4 as well as a Korg VC-10. The song was described by Cygnus as a song about meditation. He went on to say that "The brain is 'used' and consumes energy even when it is not focused on any discreet goal or process". This captivating release is a journey through the sonic landscapes of this prolific producers mind. 

You can buy the release here: https://cygnusat.bandcamp.com/album/rainy-days

Additional resources:
https://www.facebook.com/cygnus-138708879482503/
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1932807-Cygnus-5

Album art: Bobby St. Aubin

Rainy Days

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PREMIERE: Cygnus - Default Mode Network (Biosoft Records)

For the next @DarkScienceElectro premiere we look to the southern United States for a check-in with Electro veteran @Cygnus on @CPUrecords

With a long history of releases beginning in 2006, this Texas resident presents a brand new EP called 'Deep Analysis'.  The track selected by @DVSNME to premiere for @DarkScienceElectro is entitled 'Sheffield Bleep'. The song was composed using Digitakt, Analog4 , Roland SH-01, Ableton and a Vocoder, This vocal track's central theme is an ode to the mighty @CPUrecords done over an Jazzy Electropop feeling track with a Roland CR-78 providing the rhythm. This track is my personal favorite on the record, however, I would also say that this release as a whole is absolutely worth checking out. It is on pre-order now and will be shipping out on or around May 3rd, 2019.

Buy here: https://shop.cpurecords.net/album/deep-analysis

Additional resources:
www.facebook.com/cygnus-138708879482503/
www.discogs.com/artist/1932807-Cygnus-5
https://www.facebook.com/cpurecords/

Deep Analysis

PREMIERE: Cygnus - Sheffield Bleep (Central Processing Unit)

Sheffield Bleep

Her Majesty (The Universe)

@Cygnus is an electronic musician based in Texas. His influences include Electro, IDM, experimental hardcore bass, and more. His 2015 tour with legendary Manchester act Autechre took him around the United States for 30 days. In 2016 he toured Europe, playing alongside the likes of Gerald Donald, DJ Stingray, DMX Krew, Team Doyobi, and Sync24. His technical approach mixes the versatility of software with the touch and feel of hardware to create a timeless mixture of electronic beats and melody.

Most tracks used in this mix can be purchased digitally on iTunes or by visiting Bandcamp: https://cygnusat.bandcamp.com/

All songs written & performed by Cygnus

Rainy Metropolis (Relax The Machine)
Alien Hangovers (Pattern Locator)
Emerging From The Void (The Oasis)
She Made You Dance (Vox Alia)
You Like Danger (Electric Eclectics)
Nexus Telecoms (Radical User Interfaces)
Midnight Wreckers (Machine Funk)
Vaporwaves (Rainy Days)
Skylab (Cosmos)
Ne0 Ge0 (Ne0 Ge0)
The Xenon Bridge (The Oasis)
District Nights (Newmark Phase)
Tau Ceti (Tesseracter)
Mental Image (Blackest Dimensions)
Extra Terrestrials (Extra Terrestrials)
Infektor (Global Systems)
Sheffield Bleep (Deep Analysis)
Interstellar Cyberpunk (Voyager VII)
Icasean Ice Storm (1.9.9.X.)

www.darkscienceelectro.com

Dark Science Electro presents: Cygnus

Acid Multiverse

Technology Fascination

Video Mode (Vocal)

Flashback

Cyberspace (Vocal)

Cygnus - Come On Let's Get It EP [Lost Control 2097]
Release Date: 7th April 2021
Pre-Order: https://clone.nl/item63806.html
 
Long running Manchester and Berlin based party 'Lost Control, ’' who hold a NTS residency under the same name run by Black Eyes, bring us the new label Lost Control 2097. 
 
Kicking things off with the ‘Come on Let’s Get It’ EP from Cygnus. Label Boss Matthew Jesus says - “The label itself is our new extension of the portal from the 7th dimension. Specialising in plasma house, sub-aquatic electro and cyber techno all brought back from the year 2097. The first EP is from Texan electro legend Cygnus. We don't need to explain how good he is. We just hope you enjoy the ride of cyber soul at its deadliest. There's even a tribute track to the city of Manchester where Lost Control was born. The vinyl colour is inspired by the acid blood of the xenomorphs from the Alien movies, meaning it's translucent fluorescent yellow.” 
 
 "They mostly come at night...mostly!" 
 
The record is also mastered by Dutch synth genius Rude 66.
 
Links ||
https://www.instagram.com/lostcontrol2097
https://www.nts.live/shows/lost-control

Cygnus - Come On Lets Get It

This Soundcloud account is secondary to the www.soundcloud.com/dvsnme account; Its purpose is to re-post tracks that I enjoy. If you are looking for mixes (Dark Science Electro), contact or original work by DVS NME please go here: @dvsnme

Influences include: AS1, Ashtar Lavanda, Aux88, Blotnik Brothers, Boris Divider, Carl Finlow, Cignol, Commuter, Cygnus, Das Muster, Der Zyklus, DMX Krew, Dopplereffekt, Ekman, The Exaltics, Exzakt, Franck Kartell, I-F, Kan3da, Kobol Electronics, Kraftwerk, Lake Haze, Lowfish, Luke Eargoggle, Mandroid, Maelstrom, Metacomplex, Morphology, Mr. Velcro Fastener, N-Ter, Plant43, Silicon Scally, Solvent, Umwelt, Underground Resistance, Univac, Versalife, Volsoc, Zeta Reticula and more.