"Illuminate" contains dance music for the rebellious. Composed and recorded in a primitive studio in British Columbia's Valhalla Mountains, vintage synthesizers, samples, drum machines, and human voice were used for the creation of this release. Some of what you will hear was captured in a single take and was left as originally recorded to preserve the raw integrity of the sound, while the mix itself uses a less-is-more approach to sidestep the industry standard of over processing. The resulting music hybridizes elements of early acid house, techno, and the spirit of 70s punk and no wave into a contemporary sound that is both politically and spiritually relevant to the here and now.

Illuminate - Robert E. Livingood (acid Hybrid)

Divination & Strategy is facilitated by Detroit born artist, Robert E. Livingood. His connection to fringe music and art reaches far back into the 1970s industrial context of his home city where, as a boy, he was first exposed to the radical and subterranean world of punk. As he grew up, Robert assumed his own role in the culture by promoting art and music at the 404 Willis–a collectively run show space and radical community center in the Cass Corridor. Robert eventually left Detroit and headed west into the mountains where he discovered wild nature. His experiences in the deep wild exert a tremendous influence on his worldview and the art he makes–whether through writing and DJing, as well as through this new music label, Divination & Strategy. Through this he will promote and release edgy, socially and spiritually relevant electronic music for rebellious listeners.  

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