Artist: olywok
Title: Tobala
Track Title: Indo-Pacific
Label: First Thing Audio
Cat #: FTA006
Release date: 01.03.2024
Format: digital

@olywok

'Tobala' is a 5 track release by olywok focused around different forms of rhythm and percussion. Ranging from warm chillout styles to mid-tempo leftfield electronica. Various digi-percussive samples were used as the main component of the music. 'Tobala' was written, produced and mixed on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. We acknowledge Country, the Traditional Custodians and the Elders of these lands, past, present, and future.

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Olywok - Indo - Pacific

More often than not, a respected label introduces me to a new artist or a project. Sometimes, a rare instance occurs in reverse, where a favourite artist appears on a previously unknown [to me] label. This is the case with the Philadelphia-based Andrew Tasselmyer, whom I’ve been a fan of for his solo ambient releases on imprints such as Shimmering Moods, Constellation Tatsu, Polar Seas, Eilean, Home Normal, and laaps, among the many, but also as a member of Hotel Neon, which I’ve been following via Past Inside the Present, Thesis, Archives, Sound in Silence, and Fluid Audio. All of those are very familiar to me – in fact, you can find most of them in my Labels Directory, but the Las Vegas-based Mystery Circles is definitely new, and I only recognise a few names on its roster. So, more for me to hear! Now, back to the release! Titled Where Substance Meets Emptiness, this 8-piece album features more than just Tasselmyer’s beautiful ambience, with some piano keys and field recordings. There are lots of sparkling and shuffling beats and percussive elements reminiscent of the early IDM era, where harmony met rhythm. The track I am premiering for you today, “Flowers in a Storm”, reminds me of those days when I would listen to Arovane, Dabrye, Metamatics, Deaf Center, and Secede. This makes me want to revisit my very own liftmuziek sessions!

"Beyond the edge of the world there’s a space where emptiness and substance neatly overlap, where past and future form a continuous, endless loop. And, hovering about, there are signs no one has ever read, chords no one has ever heard.
— Haruki Murakami (Kafka on the Shore)

Taking in the magical surrealism of the celebrated Japanese author, Tasselmyer composes music that fades in and out of reality, bridging the atmospheric world of dreams and the present moment, where we find ourselves floating and merging with all the beautiful vibrations. Featuring some sonic postcards from his friends (Steven Kemner, Dave Mantel, and Sean Galloway), Tesselymyer paints a new world to traverse – one that is as imaginary as it is real, where “ordinary methods and immediate results are ditched along with their traditional maps in order to reach uncharted places of the imagination.” It’s an absolute pleasure to wander within this open space, and I find myself pleasantly lost among its many turns and expansive pastures.

The full album is out tomorrow, January 30th, 2024, on Mystery Circles. Mastered by Taylor Deupree, it is available as a digital, CD, or cassette edition. Beautiful album cover by his brother, Michael.

Where Substance Meets Emptiness

Flowers in a Storm

TRACK PREMIERE : Andrew Tasselmyer - Flowers in a Storm

https://scapeone.bandcamp.com/album/family-resemblance

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Family Resemblance

Format: CD
Pre-order: 15th March 2024
Release date: 22nd March 2024

"I ritmi improvvisi del silenzio" is the debut album by "come le onde", the new artistic moniker adopted by Sardinian composer Andrea Porcu, formerly known as "Music For Sleep".

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Suddenly, silence falls. A silence punctuated by natural and imaginary rhythms that resonate in our minds like powerful amplifiers of past, present, and future emotions. These rhythms move like waves, shockwaves that shatter like crystals and traverse through our sea of uncertainties. These uncertainties emerge and anchor themselves in a deep abyss, ever-changing and adorned with imaginary perceptions. These imaginary perceptions suddenly find space in the silence, and within the silence, they find the echo of suppressed cries and hopes waiting to be set free. And thus, hopes find liberation, "I ritmi improvvisi del silenzio".

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In this album, we also find collaborations with two incredible Japanese artists, Satomimagae and Tatsuro Murakami.

"Thanks to all the artists, musicians, and friends involved."

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

previews. come le onde - I ritmi improvvisi del silenzio | ROHS!

Format: CASSETTE
Pre-order: 15th March 2024
Release date: 22nd March 2024

"Forgotten Stories" is envisioned as a collection of ten short stories, centered around the theme of rediscovering and shedding light on ten particular narratives that have been obscured by the passage of time. This project represents a personal acknowledgment of the fragility of our memories and seeks solace in the profound beauty of nostalgia.

The loops utilised in the creation of this collection were recorded over a span of five years in France, captured on tape. The mixing process took place throughout 2023, incorporating additional elements such as field recordings and shortwave radio signals.

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

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Rain Upon The Moon

The symphony of nature is realized in the harmony of the soundscape, which envelops us with its magic. Again and again, the natural echo plunges into the world of the supernatural.

The gusts of the wind playing with the branches of the trees create a musical background, inseparable from the images of lush forests and mysterious glades. These sounds, like the songs of the earth, are formed into the history of centuries, conveying the wisdom of the ancients and the secrets of the world.

The soundscape is divided into musical phrases that decorate natural landscapes, like a painter's brush. The reflections of the sun on the water surface, the whisper of the breeze in the night, the enchanting chirping of birds - each sound textures a unique palette of our understanding of the greatness and power of nature.


Симфония природы воплощается в гармонии звукового ландшафта, который окутывает нас своей магией. Вновь и вновь, природное эхо погружает в мир сверхъестественного.

Порывы ветра, играющего с ветками деревьев, создают музыкальный фон, неразлучный с образами пышных лесов и таинственных полян. Эти звуки, словно песни земли, складываются в историю веков, передавая мудрость древних и тайны мира природы.

Звуковой ландшафт разбивается на нотные фразы, декорирующие природные пейзажи, словно кисть живописца. Отблески солнца на водной глади, шепот бриза в ночи, чарующее щебетание птиц – каждое звучание формирует уникальную палитру нашего понимания о величии и мощи природы.

Dub Source
Artist: R.Hz
Release Date: 2024-03-22
Label: Echoshapes
Catalog: SHPS005
https://www.beatport.com/release/dub-source/4457916

Dub Source

R.Hz - Envelope

'Lost in a Thought' presents a brief yet formative direction for Italy's Runaway Horses. Available everywhere April 29th.

Written and produced by Andrea Morana / https://runawayhorsesambient.bandcamp.com

Photography by Sander Weeteling / https://unsplash.com/@sanderweeteling
Mastering by Dewtone Recordings / dewtone.com

https://dewtonerecording.com

Runaway Horses - Lost In A Thought

Sacred Code of the Absolute
Oldschool Dubtechno .Producer
Release Date: 2024-04-19
Label: Liberty Rhythm
Catalog: LBRTHY117
https://www.beatport.com/release/sacred-code-of-the-absolute/4505526

Sacred Code of the Absolute

Oldschool Dubtechno .Producer - Digital Angel [Liberty Rhythm]

Our special guest this month on 'Triple Vision' on @area3000 is Berlin-based artist, @kerstin-saidykhan aka Sai, who curates the 'Moments of Lightness & Darkness' mix series. We connected more recently through a shared loss and love of music and Kerstin has put together a beautiful mix for us, which takes you from the edge of the stratosphere to the ocean floor. 

Kerstin has shared some of her story concerning her deep connection to music and using particularly dub-techno sounds as a vehicle for self-exploration and healing. Full Q&A with Sai: https://tinyurl.com/yc85b2bc

Lava Brain Tracklist: 

Beltrac & Urban Guidance - Paradise [Dream Software]
trickpony- Pillow Talk [Step Ball Chain]
Kaspiann-Tuiskussa Langennut [Delsin Records]
0N4B- Where ever you go, it follows  [3 X L]
Rainsoft- Deep Immersion [Oslated]
Fels- Cover V (Caldera’s LF Mix) [Virtual Forest] 
Javier Salazar- Ital [rdg tribe] 
Terrekke- Evaporation [Terry Planet]

Runaway Horses - Lost In A Thought

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