Taken from SBKT055: TRANCE BAND - Entrancing
Release date: 3rd March 2023


In a global landscape that increasingly prioritizes individuality over collaborative expression, TRANCE is a distinctive project. Initiated by Chinese multidisciplinary artist Tianzhuo Chen, best known for his work with Asian Dope Boys, TRANCE is as artistically amorphous as its constantly evolving line-up, that fluctuates as it shimmers across borders and time-zones. In 2019, the project was demoed in Beijing as part of a solo exhibition from Chen, a 12-hour durational performance that examined the altered states of living and dying and pondered the sounds, sensations, bodies and spaces that notion might suggest. On hold for three years due to COVID-19 restrictions, TRANCE was eventually premiered in Hamburg at the Kampnagel Theatre last year where it was presented as a surreal three-day ceremony. This time around the Trance Band was made up of Berlin-based noisemaker and vocalist Dis Fig, Indonesia's Gabber Modus Operandi, musician and MC KIM KHAN, guitarist and engineer Felix-Florian Tödtloff, and Vancouver-based percussionist and producer CITY. Chen directed the show, channeling each artist's unique energy into an alliance that highlighted their independent skills while pushing towards ideas that simply couldn't have been realized discretely.

"Entrancing" is a live documentation of that incendiary Hamburg session, powered by the performative fireworks that came from having the project halted for two years before it was allowed to burst into life once more. Just as with previous iterations of TRANCE, the space was terraformed into an alien landscape that allowed the collective to enact a carnivalesque display that was tightly controlled but creatively boundless. Musical u-turns were accompanied by monumental stage overhauls that reshaped a muddy, fog-filled outdoor riverscape into an arena, or a sweaty nightclub. This theatrical impact can't be visualized as clearly on the record, but musical cues do just enough heavy lifting to provide a tantalizing contour. When the alluring electro-acoustic plucks and resonant sustained string tones of 'There's a Ghost in the Lantern' cascade into cinematic drone metal on 'Ylva's Theme', it's impossible not to be drawn into the TRANCE narrative. Sonic stage lights flicker with uncommon intensity as the nebulous group rewrite their collective personal stories into stirring, synergistic poetry.

"Something changes!" KIM KHAN calls out on 'Soft and Black', cutting through warbling synths and itchy beatbox percussion. The track builds quickly, reaching a sizzling crescendo of buzzsaw noise and acidic electronics. It's a stylistic sea change that channels the group's kinetic energy into a rock show, and CITY picks up the message on 'Trance Genesis', adding rapid-fire drums to a barrage of guitar skronk. 'Shaolin Affliction' glues Trance Band's jagged artistic edges to a vintage metal template, gradually dissolving into throaty post-hardcore, while 'My Fortress' brings the show to a powerful conclusion with Dis Fig assuming the role of grunge balladeer, bellowing into the void over cacophonous live instrumentation. Unbound by musical and artistic conventions, TRANCE peers out from the basement, the gallery and the playhouse to forge an expression that's all of this and something new entirely. It's refreshing, witty, exhilarating and most of all, completely unpredictable.

Entrancing

KIM KHAN - Verdoyant [digital only]

seal untouch

Radio Alhara - Sara Persico w/ Valeska

recorded in Karlsruhe by @luxxuryproblems and @agnes-866625758.
originally broadcasted on october 10, 2023 on nts.live.

SPA #36: luxxuryproblems & agnes for NTS Radio

performed with ableton, night sky and hizumitas pedals, small modular

artists who performed at the deli on saturday april 6 2024:

michael red
navin sahjpaul
hotspring
enereph
eli muro
reylinn

much thanks to michael red for organizing and curating
more events: https://www.instagram.com/low_indigo_/

photo by reylinn

( ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ഒ low indigo ambient / etc. 004 live set (4-6-24)

We're delighted to welcome B E N N for our fourth guest mix. Originating from Taiwan, B E N N is a versatile artist serving as a producer, DJ, and the head of the avant-garde club label "OverMyBody." His recent remix for Grischerr EP showcased his remarkable talent. Influenced by the London Hard drum sound, B E N N skillfully merges Asian-inspired instrumentation with intricate broken beats, pushing the boundaries of sound. Additionally, he holds a residency at Taipei Mainstay Club Final and has organized events globally for "OverMyBody.

@bnnw_tw

TERRA MAGICA #004 Mix Series –  B E N N

Taken from ‘Songs Of The Red Dragon’ byCroche [LP-PSR 4]

Out 10 June 2024

Pre-order : www.petya-sasser-rike.com

1. ‘Lying Down’
2. ‘Red Dragon’
3. ‘I Am A Stone’
4. ‘Aliens Calling’
5. ‘Falling Walls’
6. ‘Ange / I Am A Stone (Reprise)’
7. ‘Where Is My Mind’

Album art by Fregant Cloarec
Distributed by Office PSR (EU) & All Night Flight Records (UK)

Songs of the Red Dragon

Croche - Lying Down

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”.
More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

Jente Waerzeggers & Moogy Maserati @ Kiosk Radio 14.05.2024

@V3n3c3nt

V3n3c3nt fav kinder is Kinder Pingui 💋
Perfect mix to listen after the sunday mess  

« this mix is a love letter for my friend who is always there for me, Alicia <3 composed of a bunch of drone, ambiant, cute n scary stuff » 

♫ <33333333333333333333333333 ♫

❣ tracklist ❣
o_down - xenia reaper
sleep donation - sleep inc.
hospital corners - emre girginkaya 
saved - j.albert
no weaver - sef
halcyon edit - tenderness
asarja - belmont girl
flora - elysia crampton feat. jeremy rojas 
poem w/ivy - tina dj
heaven sent ft. calsutmoran x slavery - jak3
event horizon - hoodie
angel’s break - buttechno
i luv ya pretty boy - lizzle bizzle & yung bukkake

❣ ♫KINDER COUNTRY CLUB <3 #5 ⏤ santiagZZ invite V3n3c3nt♫ ❣

The Sleeping Cave w/ Sonia Surma - 13/06/2023

DL: http://we.tl/Wx1kruB4CF

More info: http://dotheastralplane.com/2012/10/15/premier-rap-class-guest-mix-for-the-astral-plane/

Tracklist

Glass Candy - Geto Boys
International Pony - International Pony Theme (Dr. Octagon RCMX)
Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth - Take You There (Sebi RMX)
Stezo - Gets Into His Move
Juj - My Room
Meth & Ghost – UK Radio 94’ Freestyle (RCMX)
Soosh - Bramhall Waits
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti ft. Dam Funk - Baby
Rap Class – LL Cool Purple
Ultramagnetic MC’s - Poppa Large (RCRMX)
Curtis Mayfield and D’Angelo – I’ve Been Trying (Live September 14th 1995 @ Jazz Café, London)

Rap Class Mix For The Astral Plane

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Rap Class Mix For The Astral Plane

Astral Plane Recordings