Cairo-based experimentalist @rami-abadir leans further into themes of vocal manipulation following his Genot Centre debut.

Read more: https://ifonlyuk.com/concept-in-practice-abadirs-voices-capsule-mix

Tracklist:

Space Afrika - judge
Otro - May You Find Some Comfort Here
Galen Tipton - urskeks (w/ John Object, Junior Astronaut)
Giant Claw - Soft Channel I 
Oneohtrix Point Never - Auto & Allo 
NTsKi - Kung Fu
ABADIR - VI 
Luis Pestana - Sangra
Tim Hecker - Violet Monumental 
Lyra Pramuk - Witness
Arca - Reverie
Amnesia Scanner - AS Aca
Lafawndah - Storm Chaser
Yen Tech - Assembler 
Charli XCX - pink diamond
Tori Amos - Precious Things
Bjork - Pagan Poetry
SOPHIE - Is It Cold In The Water?
MSYLMA x Ismael - Ending Unto Dust
Keru Not Ever - Equilibre De La Terreur
serpentwithfeet - four ethers
SKYLA - EL WA7L 
Patrick Belaga - Grey Eye (w/ Jazmin Romero) 
LEYA - Wave

Concept In Practice: ABADIR's 'Voices Capsule' Mix

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-turning-torso-geotrauma 

HEKTAR's first ever compilation brings together seven international artists whose convention-defying tracks are aligned with the label’s vision. Turning Torso's ‘Geotrauma’ is a high-tempo workout with an emphasis on the details.

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Turning Torso - Geotrauma [HEKTAR]

Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP - Dekmantel - DKMNTL089

a1. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer I
a2. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer II
b1. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho
b2. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho (Moa Pillar Remix)

https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/phillip-jondo-little-princess-ep
https://phillipjondo.bandcamp.com/album/little-princess-ep

And here we are, after all is said and done, right at the dawn of club music’s reconstruction era. Granted, listening to dance music these days comes with a weird, two-faced sense of longing: a) for careless times before the world shut down, and b) for a (hopefully) near & ecstatic future, that’s, however, in desperate need of new ideas, sounds, and rave ethics.

In this sense, the Little Princess EP on Dekmantel by Cologne-based producer and DJ Jondo feels especially of the time. Each track draws elements from the hardcore club trajectory, but reassembles them in song-like arrangements that work just as fine in any headphone or home listening scenario, without ever falling for the self-serving traps that people mean when they talk of “deconstructed”.

Of course, none of this was intended. The tracks on this EP were created between pre-pandemic London, Berlin and Cologne in April 2019 and January 2020.
The A-side has Jondo team up with Maxwell Sterling, double bass player, producer, and master of dense soundscapes. Both had been fans of each other’s releases for some time, when they eventually caught up and locked down in a London flat, packed with a Digitakt, a bunch of VSTS, an autotune pedal and Maxwell's double bass. For Jondo, the real-life aspect of their collaboration has been key, as those tracks present a process of consolidation between two musical minds who tackle their craft from entirely different angles. The results are two sprawling, dynamic pieces, grimly titled “Dunkelziffer I” and “Dunkelziffer II” (the German term for “dark figure” has been ubiquitous all year, describing the looming undertow of a much higher number of infections).

The opener’s dimly lit, RPG-like atmospheres remain drumless all the way, giving a nod to the expansive compositions of Maxwell’s long-time collaborator James Ferraro. "Dunkelziffer II”, on the other hand, is a full-on club affair, whose complex grooves and muffled drums get disrupted midway through the track by a set of icy synths, only to break open and trade every bit of rave energy for a comforting ambient variation on the lead melody.

The B-side “Whowhuwho" sees Jondo create a powerful piece of instrumental-grime-turned-quasi-jungle alongside DJ Plead, an Australian producer with Lebanese roots, based in Berlin.
The track is a perfect canvas for their shared love of intensely percussive jams, as glimpses of Diwali-style handclaps, dubby delays and classic breaks drive the track forward.
On his remix, Russian techno prodigy Moa Pillar warps the already minimalist lead synth into an even more sparse yet effective dancefloor weapon.

Jondo curated and finished all these team efforts with the same care and curiosity that inform his DJ sets, as well as his A&R process at Spa, the label he runs with Friday Dunard and DJ Brom. (Given the chemistry between these 4 tracks and the people involved, it comes as no surprise that Spa has put out releases by everyone featured on this record.) Just as in his sets, the Little Princess EP proudly exhibits all of Jondo’s musical roots – but instead of sticking with one style, tempo or formula, he innately trusts the music to let it take us into unexpected territories, time and time again. Buckle up and enjoy the trip.

DKMNTL089 // Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP

Cremation of care is a bimonthly show on @lyl_radio !

Artwork by @ junwoo_park23 (on instagram)

Cremation of Care #3

Does the music has to be named? Do we need to put a gender on it? Does it has to fit in a case? Is there a proper recipe to release music? Don’t you want to unfollow the rules? Don’t you want to let the sounds express itself? 

Here is Tai.no.a, Tai.no.a doesn’t give a shit about the rules. Tai.no.a is free, Tai.no.a is genderless. Tai.no.a is electic, deconstructed, and beautiful. Tai.no.a is not a prisoner of an aesthetic. Let Tai.no.a speak, listen to them, and forget everything you thought you knew. 

The aesthetic is - No aesthetic.

Pre-Order: https://tsunamirecordings.bandcamp.com/album/tai-no-a-various-artists-tai-no-a001

Tʂυɳαɱι Pɾҽɱιҽɾҽ 002 ♥ Islyz - Tactique De Serpent

Duswunder - Adrenal Vision (ACEN037)
Label: All Centre (https://soundcloud.com/all-centre-504822953)
BUY LINK: https://allcentre.bandcamp.com/album/adrenal-vision
https://soundcloud.com/duswunder

On ACEN037, All Centre favourite Duswunder returns to the label. Following 2020’s Plated Body, he delivers a new 5 track EP. The record explores adrenaline, fictitious aesthetics and “bodily imaginations”, embracing the anticipation, ecstasy and anxiety of the world we are entering into.

The record begins with the atmospheric opening track Tensing Limbs. Easing in at a slow, crawling pace, haunting choirs soar above echoing sub bass. The emergence of shining, metallic hi-hats gives us a taste of the percussive work to come, as overdriven bass punches between the rising voices.

Next, whirring sound design kicks off Bound In
Twisted Geometry. A minimal introduction led by
pitch-shifted cymbals gives way to thumping percussion and clanging bass hits before the emergence of a wonky, off-kilter melody. The track continues apace, conjuring an otherworldly track which retains Duswunder’s club sensibilities.

The energy rises on Chamber, with electro-inspired percussion shifting around masterful pieces of sound design. The intensity of the track engulfs the listener through the constant rising and falling of synths before giving way to a colossal plucked melody. Duswunder then launches us back into an arresting percussive workout anchored by pitch-shifting basslines.

Referring back to the title of his previous record, Still Plated retains elements of Duswunder’s previous work whilst pushing the envelope forward. Driving bass hits and stuttering kicks provide the foundation for slippery percussive patterns and an eerie echoing melody. A towering synth reminiscent of early grime records then emerges, soaring between unsteady percussive patterns.

Finally, Duswunder closes the record with Stamina. The tempo lowers slightly but the energy doesn’t let up, as dancefloor-ready percussion introduces us to the track. Suddenly, all elements drop away as a precision-engineered, ultra-low bassline emerges. Gradually drums are reintroduced as a soaring synth melody brings us back to the affective heights of the record, punctuated by mangled bass stabs.

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PREMIERE : Duswunder - Still Plated

For the fourth release of Zurich based @anaram-records, @ORTRA presents four club tracks on the Scattered EP (NRM003). 
As much as they diverge in their production approach, they are held together by an overall mood, which draws in the listeners.

Antre opens with a fast-paced 4/4, driving bass, scattered breaks and dubby pads. Vigil perpetuates the atmosphere with a half time, bass-heavy beat, startling arps and otherworldly synths. 12subcult08 is a ride through syncopated beats, subaqueous tones, ravey break sections, changing tempi and an introspective verse central section. Scatter07 unifies ORTRA's love for industrial, broken percussion, glitchy samples, synth jams and heavy bass.

Mastering by @notjolly. 
Artwork by Marina Guscetti.

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PREMIERE : ORTRA - 12subcult08 (inverse Mix)

Preorder : https://wheretonow.bandcamp.com/album/slow-drift

Artist : Orlando FitzGerald
Title : Slow Drift
Cat : WTN69
Format : Limited, hand stamped & stickered LP with unique Tyre Print PVC sleeve / Digital
Release Date : 09.09.22

Mastered by Rashad Becker
Sleeve design by Liam Cosford

Where To Now? are proud to present the new album from Irish born, NY based Orlando FitzGerald. Previously recording as ‘Orlando’, FitzGerald has released music via ‘Local Action’, ‘Gobstopper’, and All City affiliated label ‘First Second’. Where Orlando’s previous works have focused on the dance floor, here we see a pivot towards a Cello led sound which embraces experimentation, space, and solitude.

FitzGerald's approach to music is born from punk, and he carries this DIY approach towards the weighty world of the Cello. With no formal training FitzGerald instead takes an intuitive approach, quietly seeking out expression and treating his sounds to create a unique basin of tension, warmth, and paced release. With percussive contributions from Matthew Byas (of Phony Ppl), restrained Sax skronk from the brilliant Kate Mohanty, synth work from Evan Shornstein (also known as Photay), and vocals from none other than NY Post-Punk legend Anna Domino, FitzGerald has created a cinematic record that moves between worlds of unnerving dread, and lush, hopeful melancholy.

‘Slow Drift’ opens with the unsettling ‘Infinite Life’, where layered Cello and Sax murmur set the scene and accompanying bass rattle evokes the feeling of mechanical motor drift. This melding of the mechanical and organic will become a central theme to the album. ‘Anticipate The Heat’ follows, with the album's most Jazzwise moment - where Byas' scattered hand drums punctuate Mohanty’s mellow flutters.

‘Wind’ is where we find Orlando at his most cinematic and melodic, presenting a serene, bubbling movement where hushed picking and restrained playing recalls the quiet ambience of Helios, or the melancholy of Bruce Langhorne at his most desert swept, staring into an endless horizon.

‘Unfolding’ opens with Anna Domino’s unmistakably fragile, sensual, and affecting vocals, for which the Cello compliments in call and response fashion, allowing Anna’s vocals to lead, creating a moment which appears to explore themes of regeneration, loss, and hope - which again, is refracted and responded to by Orlando.

Next we have a triptych of ‘Grid’ movements, which continue to explore the above themes, drifting between meditative minimalism and abstract discordance with hypnotic effect - Orlando approaches these pieces with such considered interplay, fully embracing space, silence, and cyclical repetition to create a devastatingly emotive, and desolate landscape, which continuously attempts to regain focus, yearning for stillness.

Finally the album ends with "One" a meditation on wholeness and unity where moody, yet serene guitars balance wailing cello.

Orlando FitzGerald - Unfolding (Ft. Anna Domino)

We’re delighted to finally share with you PROXIMITY III, the third instalment of our annual Pure Space compilation series. Across the 19 tracks, 22 artists find synergy across the spectrum of experimental electronica.

Creeping through deep d’n’b, blisteringly fast idm, and percussive club cuts across to bass laden experimental music, blissful tech and peak energy techno, we hope this release provides an access point for all electronic music lovers to explore the depths of the so called ‘Australian’ subterranean music landscape.

100% of proceeds will be donated to Aboriginal Legal Services; based in Redfern it is the first Aboriginal Legal Service in Australia and the first free legal assistance service in the country. www.alsnswact.org.au

Big thank you to Wayne from Suture Mastering and Hearwig (visual artist) for their contributions to this fundraising release.

Tracklist:
1. Sycee-h - Backstories
2. Posture - Run [@deejayposture]
3. DJ BIG GUNS - seeking psychosis [@djbigguns]
4. E Davd - Optics [@edavd]
5. gi - hatch [@gistrung]
6. Andy Garvey - Murky Like Dunj [@andygarveyandygarvey]
7. Zara & Command D - XDC-1 [@zaraolsen]
8. Sanguine - If You Know [@sanguinesanguine]
9. Iti - See Your Angel [@iti_mqn]
10. OK EG - Ephemera [@okegmusic]
11. DIN - Mesh Cookie
12. Air Max ‘97 - Kaiba [@airmax97]
13. Majella - Flutter [@majella7]
14. PMA - Neurotiq [@pmapmapma]
15. Face Dancer - Arcade
16. Eastern Distributor - Earth Shifter [@eastern-distributor]
17. RXEX - Al Sul's Hidden Laboratory [@rxexx]
18. Roy Batty Jr - Stolen From The Wallet [@n6maa10816jr]
19. Aarti Jadu x Puscha - Parenthesis [@aartijadu x @puscha]

Artwork: Hearwig
Mastering: Wayne Sunderland @ Suture
Format: Digital

Air Max '97 - Kaiba

Alfonso Luna, jaijiu - Nocturno

EM003 - Various Artists - Delicate Cycle
Release Date - 01.07.2020
Buy Now - https://electromngr.bandcamp.com/album/em003-various-artists-delicate-cycle

Music Composed & Produced by Realitycheck, Thodén, Ben Bondy, Vina Konda & Christian Coiffure
Blurry Photo by Olly Geary
Artwork Design by Yanni Caloghiris

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@realitycheck-4
@thodenmcr
@benbondy
@vinakonda
@c_coiffure

Delicate Cycle

Echo Mirrors

Christian Coiffure - Echo Mirrors

A label run by @jacquestorrance + @olly-geary

Monthly on Rinse France

info (at) electromngr (dot) com

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Past Showcases :

16.11.24 at Backsteinboot, Berlin
21.09.24 Music IRL at Cahier Central, Paris
10.02 — 02.06.24 Exhibition at Galerie Kernweine, Stuttgart
01.03.24 at Le Tony, Paris
30.11.23 at Cahier Central, Paris
06.10.23 at Le Sample, Paris
08.10.21 + 09.10.21 at La Station, Paris
29.01.20 at Paloma, Berlin
23.11.19 at Galerie Kernweine, Stuttgart

Christian Coiffure - Echo Mirrors

Electroménager