Billy Bultheel - Two Cycles
Label: PAN
Cat.No.: PAN 138
Release Date: 08 March 2024
Purchase: pan.lnk.to/TwoCycles

Billy Bultheel's debut solo album is an ambitious distillation of the composer's,' sprawling litany of influences and his unique approach to site-specific composition. A compilation of pieces created between 2016 and 2023, the album is a forceful testament to Bultheel's expansive performance practice and collaborations with cutting-edge visual artists like Anne Imhof and James Richards.

Drawing inspiration from industrial music and metal as well as medieval and baroque polyphony, Bultheel devised a way to present this collection of works side-by-side. The record is split into two distinct cycles: the Snow Cycle, which collects Bultheel's electro-acoustic and compositional work, and the Game Cycle, which assembles his electronic productions. These two suites have unmistakable symmetry; Bultheel's traditional compositions are bolstered by his understanding of electronic production, while his electronic pieces are moulded by his knowledge of classical and traditional music. "Two Cycles" is an album that exhibits duality, embodying the dichotomy of Bultheel's roles as both an ensemble composer and an electronic producer.

The haunting opening track of the 'Snow Cycle', 'The Arcades Project', — named after the unfinished compendium of architectural contemplations penned by the eminent German philosopher, Walter Benjamin - places four tubas in strategic towers surrounding the audience, creating an immersive auditory experience. Conversely, 'The Snows of Venice' — named after Alexander Kluge and Ben Lerner collection of short stories and poems — was conceived for two flautists directed to intertwine their melodies as they traversed through knee-high water.

The 'Game Cycle' meanwhile places a strong emphasis on rhythm, crafting a sonic landscape that resonates with overdriven metallic clanks and sharp stabs. Drawing upon his extensive experience in composing for choreography, Bultheel envisions a series of jittery dances that purposefully deviate from conventional timelines. 'Decreation' infuses techno with the visceral qualities of noise music and 'Game Theory' offers an unsettling skeletal barrage of saturated, precisely tuned percussive hits. Bultheel brings 'Two Cycles' to a close with 'Gigue,' a reference to the 6/8 baroque court dance that traditionally marked the conclusion of a dance suite; by merging marching rhythms performed by two percussionists on a single drum set with chaotic and evocative synth leads, he establishes a tantalizing counterpoint.

'Two Cycles' is a musical compilation that explores the themes of locale and landscape, elucidating the intricate dynamics that arise between the musicians and their audience, the ears and the architecture. Considering timbre, density and the psycho-acoustic qualities of communal spaces, from the warehouse to the cathedral, Bultheel draws indelible lines between seemingly distant concepts, merging the celestial with the terrestrial.

The double album cover, one for each side and cycle on the record, features a collage created by the Welsh video artist James Richards that merges medieval iconography with snippets of queer memorabilia.

All tracks written by Billy Bultheel
Mixed by James Ginsburg
Mastered by Enyang Urbicks

Billy Bultheel - Game Theory (Game Cycle) (PAN 138)

farewell the past

nothing to do

https://soundcloud.com/verschrin

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Fireworks is the debut album by Vienna-based producer Verschrin
A collection of pieces dating from 2020-2025,
constructed of material from 1996-2025.

(16052025-21:26-Vaucluse)
Und ich erinnere mich an garnichts.

Mastered by Adam Badí Donoval

Watch the music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeNSRku8LJI

Fireworks

Verschrin - Crossroads

Un mix dont vous êtes l&amp#39;héroï·ne


"All We Have To Be Thankful For"

Belgian composer/performer Daisy Ray shares her favorite tracks of the moment and celebrates Once in a while (LP) released on Paris based label Deardogs by sharing a song titled Mr. Willow. - Show artwork; Once in a while by Anaïs Fontanges

Tracklist 



Donna candy - dizzy break 
Klein - we really cool 
No Home - Emerald Green Mirror
Klein - CR
Lioness & Queenie (Femcees) - Practice Hours 2 - Bonus
Lil Slim ft Guice - Lil Slim ft Guice - Smoke Song 95 (Osc Kins edit)
SUUTOO - EXTRA
Polonius - The Pauper 
James Massiah & aloisius - Hot Winter (Dreaming About Being Closer)
Don Cherry and Jean Schwarz - bells two (live)
Bill Wells and Tori Kudo - Time Takes Me So Back
Sirius - Lude
Daisy Ray - Mr Willow 
Hole - credit in the (daisy edit)
Kush Arora - Alley Ghost
blindo & badalls catholic systematic choirs - Non ci indurre
DJ Bebedera - FOdencia TaraDinha 2 Apito Dourado
DJ Spanish Fly - Smokin` Onion
Lord Tusk - Barnacles

Daisy Ray 07/06/25

We invited french artist Manoir Molle to contribute to
our New Drops series, and she came through with an
excellent selection of songs to start your summer
holiday with. Her distinct and playful style shines
through both the mix and in her own releases which we
highly recommend you to check out!

Tracklist: 

Larry Polansky - Four-Voices Canon No 14, Kid Canon  
Kate  NV - in tune
Kate Bush - Aerial Tal  
Fred Frith - Heart Bares  
Kyle Gann - Busted grooves 
Marisa Anderson - The low Country  
Motohiko Hamase - Pascal  
Brannten Schnüre - Pfirsiche  
Fred Frith - Spring Any Day Now  
Jake Tobin - Labyrinth center
Romain de Ferron - Are Are 
James Tenney - Array (a'sysing)  
The La’s - Looking Glass (Mike Hedges version)
Ekkehard Ehlers - Plays John Cassavetes 2 
Popol vuh - Grab der Mutter

New Drops 27/06/25 - Manoir Molle

All tracks written by B. Collins
Mastered by Audiodrag
Cover design by Ratx.cc

an7irus dub

"Illuminotecnica is a slacker’s exploration of ecstatic techniques in sound, echoing the free-form drift of elemental flows across the motherboard. Celestial data streams. Mineral rhythms loop in cycles within cycles. A glitch pulses at the heart of the sun while the sky turns green.

What reveals itself through divergent, simultaneous patterns?
What do we hear when we let the aural flood loose?

Set it free—let it spiral inside out. From the cracked shell, new forms emerge: thought-forms, feel-forms, signal-forms shaped by frequencies we don’t yet know how to decode. Shapes that shimmer at the edge of language. Emotions without names. Visions that flicker in the periphery—half-seen, half-sensed—like memories from a future that hasn’t happened yet."

Music by Cortex of Light
Artwork by Francesco Tosini
Design by Nicolò Pellarin
Mastered at Tapewave Studio
Distributed by Boomkat

Wax: boomkat.com/products/illuminotecnica

EDA BROWN_Lake Moon「湖上の月」 2025.08.29 Live at DELI

EDA BROWN