"𝘪 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 (𝘪 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯
𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵) 𝘪 𝘢𝘮 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 (𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦
𝘪 𝘨𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰, 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳; 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦
𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨)

𝘪 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳
𝘯𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦 (𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵) 𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵
𝘯𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 (𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦)
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶

𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴
(𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘥
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦; 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴
𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦)
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵

𝘪 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 (𝘪 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵)"

—𝘌. 𝘌. 𝘊𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴

Written & Produced by Dean Grenier 
Mixed by Dean Grenier in Echo Park
Art & Design by Simon Massey di Vallazza 
Mastered by Kevin McPhee @ East End
Distributed by Symphonic Distribution
Published by NUMBER39 (ASCAP)

©2025 Handworks, all rights reserved.

www.handworks.music
www.deangrenier.com

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Handworks 004—Embrace
By @kochvivian & @deangrenier

https://ffm.to/bluebutterfly

Two songs conceived in California, one for movement, and one for the sky. A remnant of shared moments and joyful drives along the coastline, bathed in afterglow. Music that didn't just accompany moments, but actively shaped them.

'Embrace' rumbles with velocity and vastness, suspension and ascension. 'Sky Version' drifts lucid into the cinematic and weightless, unfolding into a formless emotional architecture. We share these songs from our hearts, and invite you to embrace what is.

Handworks 003
Written & Produced by Vivian Koch & Dean Grenier
Mixed by Vivian Koch & Dean Grenier in Echo Park
Design by Simon Massey di Vallazza
Visualizer by Laine Butler
Mastered by Sven Weisemann
Distributed by Symphonic Distribution
Published by NUMBER39 (ASCAP)

©2025 Handworks all rights reserved.

http://handworks.music
http://deangrenier.com
https://viviankoch.substack.com

Embrace

I recorded this mix in October 2019 at my friend Francis' house and never got around to sharing it, I honestly don't remember why. It's mostly original material. Designed for late night drives through the desert.

Tracks:

1. Intro composed in Ableton with the following: DJRUM “Hard To Say”, ULLA STRAUS “House”, LEE GAMBLE “Déjà Mode”, COSMIN TRG “Front Desk Optimization”, DAVID BOWIE “Subterraneans”, TELEFON TEL AVIV “mouth agape,”, BIOGEN “Autofloat”, WATA IGARASHI “Kioku [Big Room Ambient Version]”, DARIO ZENKER “Trivin”.

2. DEAN GRENIER “Drown, Pt. 1”
3. DEAN GRENIER “Drown, Pt. 2”
4. DEAN GRENIER “Radiant Damage” (Omnidisc)
5. DEAN GRENIER “Privacy Policy” (Turbo)
6. ÆORTA “Reunification”
7. DIMITRI VEIMAR “Planet” (DEAN GRENIER REMIX) (17 Steps)
8. DEAN GRENIER “Circulator” (ft. MAX ULIS) (Turbo)
9. DEAN GRENIER “Sweet Dreams” (Omnidisc)
10. VIVIAN KOCH “Vaine” (Omnidisc)
11. ÆORTA “Portal Vein” (Motor Reflex)
12. ÆORTA “Air In Motion” (Motor Reflex)
13. DEAN GRENIER “Small Blue Flame”
14. DEAN GRENIER “Hoarder”
15. DEAN GRENIER “Colour Code” (Turbo)
16. DEAN GRENIER “Nowhere Man” (Omnidisc)
17. VIVIAN KOCH “Pu” (Omnidisc)
18. DEAN GRENIER “Noer”

Studio Mix (October 2019)

Stars Apart (Sky Version)

Half Moon Bay

Cyan Wave

Vanishing

+|+ Signal 01 — 6 Feb 2024

A dense collage of songs by: NOOW, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Batry Power, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Burger/Ink, Fleet Foxes, Brian Eno, Nicolas Jaar, Cleo Soul, Jon Hassell, Huerco S., Anenon, Larla Ó Lionáird, Chantall Michelle, Clams Casino, SSIEGE, Laraaji, Autechre, Space Afrika, Vivian Koch, Sasha

Sky Mix — Signal 01

https://soundcloud.com/deangrenier’s upcoming View Source EP slips the listener into a liminal space, mediating between the elemental tensions of softness and density. Engaged with emotive encounters, the second release of Grenier’s https://soundcloud.com/handworksmusic label unfolds in a dialogue of serrated bellows and whispering roars.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-dean-grenier---view-source

View Source EP will be out on May 2nd, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://deangrenier.bandcamp.com/album/view-source/.

Premiere: Dean Grenier - View Source [HW002]

Handworks 004—Embrace
By @kochvivian & @deangrenier

Two songs conceived in California, one for movement, and one for the sky. A remnant of shared moments and joyful drives along the coastline, bathed in afterglow. Music that didn't just accompany moments, but actively shaped them.

'Embrace' rumbles with velocity and vastness, suspension and ascension. 'Sky Version' drifts lucid into the cinematic and weightless, unfolding into a formless emotional architecture. We share these songs from our hearts, and invite you to embrace what is.

Handworks 003
Written & Produced by Vivian Koch & Dean Grenier
Mixed by Vivian Koch & Dean Grenier in Echo Park
Design by Simon Massey di Vallazza
Visualizer by Laine Butler
Mastered by Sven Weisemann
Distributed by Symphonic Distribution
Published by NUMBER39 (ASCAP)

©2025 Handworks all rights reserved.

http://handworks.music
http://deangrenier.com
https://viviankoch.substack.com

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Vivian Koch & Dean Grenier — Embrace [clip]

A mix I recorded in Berlin during June, 2017. Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qq2jllc90cq87d4/DeanGrenier_June2017StudioMix.mp3?dl=0

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