June '21

FRIDAY! Songs of the Week 09JUL [D A R K]

S U M M E R '21 - D A R K

Dark Wave / Minimal Synth / Post-Punk

BEST OF 2021 [Dark Electronics/Post Punk]

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gothic dreaming | dark wave ✧ post punk

I Am Eye

Last of Me

Dots

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Release Date: 24th May 2021

After a year-long hiatus from the label, Anjunabeats luminary Grum returns with the ‘Isolation EP’. 

Graeme Shepherd, better known as Grum, hails from Glasgow. His relationship with Anjunabeats stretches back to 2015, when Above & Beyond signed him to the label over a glass of whisky one night after a gig. A string of brilliant singles followed: ‘U’, ‘Shout’, ‘Shining’ and ‘Price Of Love’ to name a few, plus his Anjunabeats Worldwide 07 compilation, which charted on Billboard’s Dance / Electronic Album chart. 

His long-awaited artist album ‘Deep State’ - released in November 2019 - was a triumph, cementing his place at the forefront of progressive trance. 

Featuring four new cinematic, beatless compositions, the ‘Isolation EP’ sees Grum journey into new territory.

“Over the past year I've spent an awful lot of time by myself. Once I'd fully understood what was happening, I realised I would now have a lot of time on my hands. On recommendation from Jordi van Achthoven (one half of Tinlicker), I turned to music as a form of therapy and escapism. With no clubs open for the foreseeable future, I started discovering and rediscovering music and genres that I hadn't listened to before, or hadn't listened to in years. I ended up really enjoying ambient, classical and film soundtrack music from the likes of Max Richter, Trent Reznor, Japan and M83. The result is the ‘Isolation EP’. As well as providing a bit of escapism for myself, I hope it will help transport you somewhere else for a small part of your day.” - Grum

Grum’s ‘Isolation EP’ is out now on Anjunabeats. 


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Grum - Reality Distortion

Blade Addict (Crimson Mist)

Avalanche

Magdalene

Follow Elisa and 3+DEAD:

www.instagram.com/elisapambianchi/
www.instagram.com/3plusdead/

swissdarknights.bandcamp.com/album/3-dead

Mix and Master: www.instagram.com/modernnihilismrecordings/

Saxophone: Manuel Trabucco www.facebook.com/manueltrabucco

Original Picture Cover: Colin Cameron www.instagram.com/thecellstudio/

Feeling Nothing (The Privilege of the Rope) is a suite in 3 parts revolving about the presence of different saxophone leitmotivs that permeate the structure of the piece. It is a praise of failure, an ode to existential emptiness. The choice of the sax as the main instrument is due to its unique nature related to breathing: when the music stops, the breathing stops. The long solo at the end creates a sort of double movement between the almost black metal double kick drum pattern and the soothing sound of the brass, as a crescendo towards the inevitable tragedy, in fear and relief. 

This track saw the collaboration of the portentous Elisa Pambianchi, Frontwoman of the Italian Darkwave Band 3+Dead and the mesmerising saxophone player M° Manuel Trabucco.

Lyrics:

Can you hear? The grass is growing
The steppe is coming, 
To cover up this land. 
Invading the prison of your arms. 

Can you feel how bodies vanish? 
Your flesh is burning, 
This corpse lies somewhere else
Between renunciation and return. 

So many reasons to finish and replace. 
Too many nights this tired masquerade.

(The privilege of the rope) 
Feeling nothing 
(A call that never stops) 
Feeling nothing 
(A reasoning of the absurd) 
Feeling nothing 
(The diseased and the cure) 
Feeling nothing 

Can you see? The tide is rising
This wave of dust is smothering our lust,
Pornographic immobility. 

Can you sense the Earth is shaking? 
This prelude to white anhedonia, 
Between sleeping senses and the plight. 

Too many reasons to finish and replace. 
Too many nights this tired masquerade.

(The privilege of the rope) 
Feeling nothing 
(A call that never stops) 
Feeling nothing 
(A reasoning of the absurd) 
Feeling nothing 
(The diseased and the cure) 
Feeling nothing 

Au-delà de l'Amour
Et au but du Néant
Mon petit Abattoir 
Et ma seule délivrance.

Feeling Nothing (The Privilege of the Rope) feat. Elisa (3+DEAD)

The Day 

Implacable dictator of our lives. No day is the same, once it is filled with worry and another time with doubts. It had to be said: the day is too hard to be so beautiful.

Official material :

kinexkinex.bandcamp.com/

Kinex Kinex - The Day

todos mis demonios
estan tan hambrientos
que solo comer
me resulta grosero

hasta el amanecer

That track is part of the CD: FRAGILE TO THE DAWN released in June, 2021 by BELLS OF SOUL. 

Composer: Sânian 
Mixing and masterization: Sânian

Fragile to the dawn

Fragile To The Dawn

FALLING DOWN.
FALLING DOWN. 
AGAIN.
DISFIGURED AND CORRUPTED,
ALREADY AT THE END.
AT THE END.

REGRESSING TO A POLLUTED RUIN.
I SLEEP ON HAUNTED GROUND,
HOPELESS & DEATHBOUND.
CLICHE.
ONE TRICK.
NO HOPE.
FANATIC.
I JUST MAKE ME SICK.
BAD JOKE.
PATHETIC.

I DIDNT SIGN UP FOR THIS.
I DIDNT BUY NO TICKET.
I WANT OFF THIS RIDE.
FOR THE SHOW TO END.
 
IM RUNNING ON BORROWED TIME
DISTRESSED AND HALF ALIVE
BETTER OFF BEING LEFT BEHIND
I JUST CANT WAIT TO DIE.

REGRESSING TO A POLLUTED RUIN.
I SLEEP ON HAUNTED GROUND,
HOPELESS & DEATHBOUND.
AVARICE. 
OPRESSION.
TORMENT. 
DECEPTION. 
UN-ENDING INFECTION.
WITH NO INTERVENTION.

Ruin

In 2017, DJ Varsovie and Blind Delon had a dream…
They dream to create an ephemeral band and go on tour across south of France in order to play for the local bars, camping and « Fête de Village » (as we say in french).

Eté 97 was born…the dream became reality.

In June of this particularly intense year, they borrowed a Fiat Panda from a friend in Albi and hit the road !
From Bayonne to the french riviera, two months were needed to complete the tour, no villages were kept away from their intense rock performance, old people and youngsters were blown away everytime.
At the end of the trip, exhausted and full of memories, they decided to make one more stop in order to record three songs from their live act in Jean Michel Hauray’s studio based in Albi.
« Far Away » is what came out of this session and it will be released on vinyl and digital on the 9th of june with a killer electronic country remix from 303 master « Voiron ».

We hope that this record will make you feel the unique vibe of the « Eté 97 » summer tour, the lavender fields and the mountains, the thunder and the sunshine, the summer heat in Périgord and the far away whispers of the Mistral… this endless trip through french paradise like we were forever 18 in summer 97.
credits
releases June 9, 2021

All original tracks written & produced by Eté 97 (Blind Delon / DJ Varsovie)
Mixdown by JP Hauray
Mastering by Paulie Jan at Agit Prop Studio - Drancy
Artwork by Félix Bergeret
Photography by Simon Fascilla

Été 97 - Far Away [INTERVISION018]

First release from Floating Ashes.

Floating Ashes is a solo project from Lisbon based DJ / producer, João Pinheiro.

This 3 track EP constitutes the first effort from the newly created musical project and sets the tone for the future things to come.

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• Bandcamp: https://floatingashes.bandcamp.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fl0atingashes
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fl0atingashes

Floating Ashes - A Ghost

Floating Ashes - Find Another Way

New version of the first Floating Ashes song, Not There.

The original song can be heard on the Side-Line Magazine compilation, Post-Punk Genesis.

This new version will be available on all the usual streaming platforms with two more tracks that were only released on physical edition compilations: "I See You" and "Hex".

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• Bandcamp: https://floatingashes.bandcamp.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fl0atingashes
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fl0atingashes

Floating Ashes - Not There (Midnight Version)

to see your eye already home free your mind oh you’ll be left behind left behind a sea of lies all inside to see your rage all was into hold my hand oh, we’ll be left behind left behind left behind you were left behind to your trail to your drain to die and I know all I know

TENSION

kgoth

written and produced by past self
mixed and mastered by Spektor
album art by aether

오랫동안 친했던 녹슨 칼이야
실수 없이 모른척 하고 있어도
자기 옆에 숨만셔도 what did you just do to me?
언제까지 놀리던 녹슨 칼 일까

Ahh
녹슨 칼이야

여태까지 몰랐던 목숨 놀이야
오랫동안 친했던 미친 인간이야
자기 옆에 기다리면, 때가 무든 주름이
피곤하고 배고픈 녹슨 칼 이야

녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼
녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼

녹슨 칼이야

녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼
녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼
녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼
녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼, 녹슨 칼

녹슨 칼 이야

녹슨 칼

BLOODLETTING

Twin Tribes - The River

Shadows Hold - Stigmata

Light to Dark

Russian project by Ivan Zhmykhov & Alexander Bedrin, Yekaterinburg.

Cassette.
C48.
Limited to 30 copies.

Toy Gun Preachment – Masquarade

Soft Riot is JJD : Voice, synthesizers, programming, effects and found sounds. Recorded and mixed at Studio 159, Sheffield UK. Extra vocals by MM Lyle of Marcel Wave. Original song written by Bruce Cockburn and released on his album “Stealing Fire” (1984). Additional re-records and mix done April 2021. www.softriot.com

On the upcoming Soft Riot compilation album "Second Lives", to be released June 2021 on Possession Records.

the first mix of this track was originally released on the "Young and Cold Sampler Vol.3" from Young & Cold Records. Release date: July 15, 2016.

Young & Cold Sampler Vol. 3

Order

Lovers In A Dangerous Time

THE AGNES CIRCLE - Martial Love

The Agnes Circle - Some Vague Desire (LP)

Written, recorded and mixed by The Agnes Circle

Mastered by Alex-Garcia Rivera

Monument

Porcelain

PTL (Post Traumatic Love) is the debut 7" single from ACTORS  

PTL (Post Traumatic Love)

http://fxreturn.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/fxreturn84

FX Return EP

FX Return - Inbetween Nights

FX Return - Not Coming Back

The new full length LP from Chicago's New Canyons. Expected release Spring 2021.

New Canyons- Spirit  '83

A Taste For Black Water

Lisbon based producer. Current and past bands:

• Floating Ashes (Synthpop / Darkwave)
• U.M.M. (EBM)
• Shadow's Veil (Goth Rock / Post-Punk)
• FX Return (Synthwave / Synthpop)
• Mindphaze (Drum & Bass)
• Vysehrad (Electronic / Ambient / Downtempo)
• Control Alt Deus (Electro-Industrial)

Floating Ashes - A Ghost

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