PROSPEKT PODKAST #057 | SWARM INTELLIGENCE [47] 

We are very happy to welcome one of our favourite Producers, Live Act, DJs and Influences onto the podcast series with 80 minutes of tense atmospherics, uncompromising levels of distortion and stark, astute beats constitute a distinctive sound that Simon Hayes has been honing for more than a decade under his Swarm Intelligence guise.

Visceral, densely textured, and intricately programmed, Swarm Intelligence’s distinctive sound comes from almost a decade of releases, spanning multiple genres and tempos. His non-conformist approach to music has earned him a solid reputation worldwide.

Born in Dublin, Simon Hayes found a home in the city’s thriving bass and techno scene in the early 2000s. He became a regular attendee at nights run by the likes of Kaboogie and Electric City, and later went on to DJ and host events.

A student of computer and electronic engineering, he later focussed his studies on artificial intelligence and began to apply learned concepts to music. He graduated in 2009 and moved to Berlin shortly thereafter, where he founded his Swarm Intelligence project. Initially intended as an antidote to the city’s then monotone four-to-the-floor offerings, his sound was raw, high tempo and distortion-laden, and better suited to illegal raves and squat parties.

It was this abrasive tone that led him to the doors of the seminal Ad Noiseam label, with whom he went on to release two rhythmic noise albums: “Faction” (2014) and “Rust” (2015). He also began touring extensively, including an AV performance at the infamous Maschinenfest. His hefty live sets later drew the attention of the Boiler Room crew, who invited him to perform at a Berlin edition of their show at the end of 2015.

Drawn to the emerging bleak and brutalist techno sound at the time, Hayes returned to his roots. His debut EP “The Lighthouse” (2016) on the then up-and-coming label Voitax was widely supported on floors across the continent. This was followed by releases on Instruments of Discipline (“Home Recordings”, 2017) and Earwiggle (“Flatlands”, 2017).

Propelled by this momentum, he went on to release his widely-acclaimed fourth album. “Against the Dying Light” (2018), released on Voitax, was written as a reaction to the shift in global politics towards fear and oppression. "If Industrial Techno is a sewer – flowing under the infrastructure of club culture, always there, hardly changing – then this is a horrific eruption from those subterranean depths, impossible to ignore or forget once exposed to it" – The Wire. Swarm Intelligence debuted this album during a memorable live set on Berghain’s Säule floor, and proceeded to tour across Europe.

2019 saw Hayes return to his rave beginnings with a drum-machine focussed EP on New York Trax Imports, as well as a cutting-edge technoid release on the renowned 47 label. His “Ultraware” EP (2020) on Voitax utilized experimental DSP and modular synthesis to reimagine classic rave foundations for dancefloors of the future.

Up next, Hayes returns to 47 – "47026 sees straight-up slammers and bass-heavy broken grinders collide, tied together with the high-grade sound design we've come to expect from Swarm Intelligence."

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Prospekt Podcast #057 | Swarm Intelligence [47]

BORGBORG is an electronic music producer and DJ based in 
Düsseldorf, Germany.Utilizing field recordings and experimental techniques, she explores the boundaries between sound and sex. Her current musical work is focused on a collaborative soundtrack for an interactive audio-visual radio play by morphing field 
recordings and vocals to fractals and polyrhythmic patterns.
On her journey as a DJ she encounters various styles of electronic music, especially bouncy techno, harsh industrial, deconstructed hypnotic vibes and noisy drone soundscapes.
She is a member of About Repetition e.V., a group of artists 
dedicated to the research of repetition through artistic means, 
collaborating with a wide range of other collectives across Europe.

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Sounds From NoWhere welcomes aboard the Berlin-based duo OPERANT (Instruments of Discipline).

The Berlin-based live duo and production unit, OPERANT, have progressively carved out their own space in the scene with boundary-defying electronic explorations, fuelled with tension and obscurity. 
 Characterised by unrestrained experimentation, the project brutally morphs itself as it pleases, both in performance and in the studio.
Have a good listening.

Tracklist:
01. Lyra Fragment
02. Giorgio Cerrato - Rhyolite (Original Mix) [Multiple]
03. Onzour Shayatani - Meer (Original Mix)
04. Puce Mary - Dissolve (Original Mix) [Posh Isolation]
05. Cancer - Collapse (feat. Julien Louvet) [Voyder]
06. ANFS - Kounoupi (Original Mix) [Horo] 
07. Operant - Unreleased 
08. Korridor - The Fall (Original Mix) [Northern Electronics]
09. Abu Zeinah - No Balance (Original Mix) [Unreleased]
10. Orphx - Pain Is A Teacher (Original Mix) [Sonic Groove]
11. Instinct Escape - Impression (Original Mix)
12. Draag - Detox (Ayarcana Remix) [OMEN Recordings]
13. Rinzler - Someone Missing (Original Mix) [Euro2000]
14. Seïnart - Hestia (Original Mix) [ERADYS Records]
15. Varg - Rush_Tinder (Original Mix) [Posh Isolation]
16. Operant - Unreleased

Sounds From NoWhere Podcast #067 - OPERANT

The Erratic Podcast is off to a great start in 2019, its second podcast contribution being an absolutely delightful, sonic masterpiece by NIGH/T\MARE. As the pseudonym would hint at, the sound and textures of this artist are rooted in the juxtaposition between experimental techno and ambient electronic. Chaotic, non-linear, and overwhelmingly splendid, Giuseppe's output is not for the faint of heart. Much like his studio works and releases, this journey is majestic and awe-inspiring both in sound and sentiment, forcing the listener to succumb to the sheer complexities of his artistic musicality. Without further ado, this is Nigh/T\mare contributing 55 minutes of extraordinary mastery!


TRACKLIST
1. Sunn 0))) - Decay2 (Nihils’ Maw) [Sourthen Lord]
2. Pact Infernal - Cor Aut Mors [Stroboscopic Artefacts]
3. Flaminia - The Illusion Of Matter (Ancestral Voices Remix) [Metempsychosis]
4. Overlook - Purr [The Stone Tapes]
5. Positive Centre - Prepared Platform [SNTS]
6. Samuel Kerridge - A Shadow Cast [Downwards]
7. SNTS - Limited Perception [Sacred Court]
8. Yuji Kondo - Hades [Arboretum]
9. Relapso - Persistencia (Mike Parker Remix) [Relapso]
10. Drop - Epileptic Heritage (Daub Remix) [Arboretum]
11. Nigh/T\mare - Unknown - [Unreleased]
12. Paul Mork - Dualism [Instinkt]
13. Tomohiko Sagae - Ace K [Hands]
14. Istigkeit - The violence Engraved In You [Larmes]
15. Eomac - Moon Obelisk [Stroboscopic Artefacts]


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Erratic Podcast 199 | Nigh/T\mare

Tracklist:
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Biography:
In love with electronic music from an early age, ANST also known as Mila Steiner acquired a special taste for the harder and acidic tracks in the 90s.
At the beginning of her adolescence, she began to take an interest in music production using trackers and magnetic tapes, as well as the use of concrete music techniques to manipulate and treat sound in her first works. Her tracks are characterized by a marked rhythm and industrial cut, dense and heavy basslines with raw and acid sounds.

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Lost In Ether | Podcast #139 | Nigh/T\mare LIVE

BIO:
Malevolent obscurity followed by sentimental melancholy allow a deep journey into introspection. Steadily emerging into a tremendous sound panorama of cryptic techno all wistfulness breaks apart for after all embracing the evil.
Compared to this deeply psychic exploration of darkness with a cinematic progression, Nigh/T\mare class 95 'born and based in Puglia in southern Italy known for his heavy techno mixes incorporating both emotional atmospheres and punching violence. These are also reflected in his productions which have been released by Thrènes, DVNTT, Larmes, Instinkt, Lett Records and many more...
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Lost In Ether | Podcast #139 | Nigh/T\mare LIVE

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KAOS London with Orphx - 12 October 2019

Berlin-based live duo and production unit, OPERANT, have progressively carved out their own space in the scene with boundary-defying electronic explorations, fuelled with tension and obscurity. A collaborative project between Instruments of Discipline founder, Luna Vassarotti and August Skipper, OPERANT have been serving a selective stream of output through the label with a focus on Techno, Noise and Experimental. Characterised by unrestrained experimentation, the project brutally morphs itself as it pleases, both in performance and in the studio.

OPERANT’s live shows are a collision between the body and machines, encompassing gestural noise, power tools, mic’d metal fragments, synths, drum machines and dual vocals distorted to the point of surreality. Since their inception OPERANT have been consistently touring, sharing stages across Europe, Asia, Australia and Russia with Ancient Methods, Unhuman, Blush_Response, Vatican Shadow, The Bug, Giant Swan, Schwefelgelb, An-i, Trepenaringsritualen, Kollaps & Brighter Death Now.

While 2018 saw the release of OPERANT’s 3rd EP, ‘Harnessed To Flesh’, a collection of remixes for Tomohiko Sagae, Verset Zero, 11xxx27 and compilation tracks for Instruments Of Discipline & Prague collective: Wrong; OPERANT are planning a full length release on Instruments Of Discipline, expected in the first quarter of 2019.

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InstrumentsOfDiscipline-Facebook: -htps:/bit.ly/2EBOxmX

Deadly Sins # 1.7 Lust. OPERANT Live at The Garage of The Bass Valley - 07.03.20 Barcelona

LIVE RECORDED AT BASIS X PARRISH SMITH INVITES (18.01.2020)

The next podcast is a live recording from Liber Null Berlin founder Unhuman. Either solo or as his live collaborations with SARIN as Nostromo or together with An-I and Surit, he created an extensive discography on labels as Instruments of Discipline, Aufnahme+Wiedergabe, BITE and L.I.E.S. This will be his first ever recording of a set online, taken from the opening hour at the Parrish Smith invites night at BASIS, Utrecht.

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LLIMBS RECORDED LIVE @ OHM BERLIN ON OCTOBER 18TH, 2019.

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Deadly Sins # 1.7 Lust. OPERANT Live at The Garage of The Bass Valley - 07.03.20 Barcelona

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