RA New Tracks: June 2018

bushfire hazard

Taken from Stroboscopic Artefacts' first compilation, Flowers From The Ashes: Contemporary Italian Electronic Music, out April 13th, 2018 on 2x12" / CD / Digital.

Order: stroboscopicartefacts.com/shop/flowers…006-sacd009/

Flowers From The Ashes is the latest multi-artist project to bear the acclaimed Stroboscopic Artefacts imprimatur. There is a sensibility of decadence and corroded grandeur etched within its four album sides, reminding us that historically “decadent” times have nonetheless resulted in some of the boldest acts of individual and collective creativity. Like the "floral" theme that has remained a consistent feature of S.A.’s graphic presentation, the music here equally presents fragility and intensity in a way that really drives home this visual metaphor for good, while still holding out the promise that similar creations will be seeded in the near future.

Though many of the artists involved have set of residence outside of their native Italy, all contribute here to make a captivating portrait of a shared spirit and cultural memory. The album opens with 'Errori', deceptively fragile sonic ornaments crafted and suspended in space by Blackest Ever Black artist Silvia Kastel. This is followed closely by the mellifluous, warming glow of percussionist Andrea Belfi’s 'Spitting & Skytouching', and then by the resolute electric bass patterns and luminous fog of 'Lux et Sonus', from Eeri label head Marco Shuttle. Hospital Productions alumnus Ninos du Brasil open the B-side with a similarly dense, amorphous construction built from tribalistic chants and rhythmic patterns, to be followed by Mannequin label boss Alessandro Adriani’s 'You Will Not Be There For The End', showcasing his distinctive take on the "paranoiac breakdance" aesthetic of classic EBM. S.A. veteran Chevel rounds out the first record in the program by interlacing several percolating synth lines together into a richly conversational piece.

The journey continues with 'Starving The Mind', an undulating mini-epic from S.A. founder Lucy that is animated by his signature balance of seductiveness and concentration. The bright, biting acid synth tones of 'PRV-HH3-X', by Lory D, then takes a sharp right turn into an invisible metropolis ruled by reflective high fashion and hidden intrigue. The imposing architecture of 'Virgo Rebellion', designed by modular synth futurist Caterina Barbieri, acts as an excellent companion piece, and sets up the closing '4G' from Spazio Disponibile co-founder Neel - a crepuscular serenade that accurately sums up much of the foregoing activity.

All tracks (w)&(p) by Silvia Kastel, Andrea Belfi, Marco Shuttle, Ninos Du Brasil, Alessandro Adriani, Chevel, Lucy, Lory D, Caterina Barbieri & Neel.
Graphic concept by Ignazio Mortellaro [OA].
℗ & © Stroboscopic Artefacts 2018.
Cat. No SALP006 / SACD009 - all rights reserved.
www.stroboscopicartefacts.com
info@stroboscopicartefacts.com

Flowers From The Ashes: Contemporary Italian Electronic Music

Order

C1 - Lucy - Starving The Mind [SALP006/SACD009]

Sharif Laffrey can charm the snake out of any basket. This is his first offering for the ESP Institute. Side A’s 'Tangier' is a long drawn-out exercise, an endurance test of the highest order. Over the span of some thirteen minutes, elements bob and weave intermittently and layers overlap haphazardly—the type of exciting dynamic that's born out of restriction—as if putting down a live jam without enough hands to work the console, yet Sharif perseveres. As touch and go as this arrangement may be, there is something that undoubtedly glues it all in place; the combination of his massive rolling 16th-note baseline and his tough-as-nails drumkit is so good that, upon first listen, we spat out our tea and insisted on its release. On side B, 'Everything Is Nice' carries on with loose arrangement, dirty production and layers of inexplicable spoken-word samples (a Sharif calling card by now) but this time we're lead to a melancholy place, the blue comedown to Side A's antagonistic trial. With his ESP Institute debut, Sharif leaves you mentally unhinged, as if you’ve smoked something interesting and arrived bewildered in some Saharan labyrinth. These two songs will guide you through the medina to score the black meat.

[ESP079] Tangier b/w Everything Is Nice

A1 - Tangier

TM404 & Echologist- Infiltrated EP
KYN010

Mastered by Neel @ EnissLab Studios, Rome
Release date: 22/06/18, 12" vinyl + digital
Artwork by Christopher Honeywell
Distributed by N.E.W.S.

TM404 & Echologist (aka Andreas Tilliander and Brendon Moeller) return with their second collaboration, this time including a remix from another standout dub techno artist in VRIL. The ‘Infiltrated’ EP has two boomy, 4x4 rollers on the A-side, VRIL’s broken-beat, ethereal version on the B1 and lastly the title-track, a twisted stream of grainy modulations.

KYN010 Infiltrated

A1 TM404 & Echologist - Industry

Order the vinyl here: https://bit.ly/2l04PtY

Giant Swan are debuting on Mannequin Records through the Death of the Machines serie, the dancefloor/experimental oriented side of the label, dedicated to new artists.

Robin Stewart & Harry Wright team up to create an acerbic marriage of energised, aggressive dance music, quaking bass and hypnotic electronic noise. Across a table of machines and pedals, incorporating abused guitar and liberal vocal manipulation, Giant Swan create a cross-breed of hypnotic bass, industrial percussion and disorientating energy delivered with telepathic intricacy.

Tracklist

A1 The Rest Of His Voice
A2 Architectural Hangover
B1 High Waisted
B2 Palm

Mastering by Rude 66, Amsterdam 2018.
Graphic design by Alessandro Adriani, Berlin, 2018.

High Waisted

Giant Swan - The Rest Of His Voice

For its 303rd release, Tresor Records is glad to present a commissioned work by Donato Dozzy.

Rome based production maestro and DJ extraordinaire Donato Dozzy is unanimously considered as an illustrious leading light in all techno artforms.

Along his long career and extensive discography, Dozzy has proven to use his instruments in most interesting ways, always re-inventing his music, always presenting new approaches to both the deeper and the more rhythmic forms of electronic music. It was self-evident to Tresor Records to enroll Donato Dozzy’s talents for this assignment, a nod to the seminal Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer.

The result is a relentless collection of radical, propulsive and bleeding-heart acid tracks.

Donato Dozzy wishes to dedicate this work to his lifelong friend Filo.

Tresor.303 releases July 13th on 2 x 12” vinyl and digital.

Donato Dozzy - Back (taken from 'Filo Loves The Acid' — Tresor.303)

For the next R.A.N.D. Muzik comp Leipzig’s Qnete, Interviews and Stanley Schmidt team up with Melbourne local Rudolf C.
Breakbeat music from house through to emotional drum and bass..

Artists: Various Artists
Title: RM12002
Premiere Artist: Qnete
 Track Title: Copa Copa
Label: R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings
Cat #: RM12002
Release date: 26.06.2018
Format: Vinyl 12" 

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RM12002

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Shite Premiere | Qnete - Copa Copa

Raw Culture for its 2nd birthday is so proud to introduce its little sister: GHETTO CULTURE.
Ghetto Culture is a series of releases inspired by ghetto house sound, techniques and feelings but reinterpreted in a modern way.
This first release is signed by Ghetto 25, the punk connexion between two mysterious french artist with only purpose of making unintelligent tracks for unintelligent people. Footwork, hard twerk and champion league are their only goals for next seasons.
The EP includes a remix delivered directly from Chicago's ambassador of ghetto sound : PAUL JOHNSON.
This series of releases will include a little fanzine with an exclusive interview to the master PJ , some exclusive art work from the french duo and some other gems.

The release will be available from the start of September in a limited series of 300 hand stamped vinyl + fanzine.

Pre-order: https://rawculture.bandcamp.com/album/if-you-are-a-dj-sucks-my-dick-bitch-a-c-a-b-ep
Preview: https://soundcloud.com/raw-culture-recordings/gtcltr001-ghetto-25-if-you-are-a-dj-suck-my-dick-bitch-eppaul-johnson-remix300-vinyl-fanzine
Worldwide distribution: distribution@wrong-hands.com
Mastered by Giovanni Inglese at Space Echo Studios
Logo design by DoubleEmme

Ghetto 25 - Funky Beach (Paul Johnson's Ass Bouncing Remix)

Get it here 

https://westcoastgoddess.bandcamp.com/album/a-cure-for-melancholy

A Cure For Melancholy

At long last! We’re delighted to present a hypnotic time-capsule courtesy of Dissmentado aka Ismael Pinkler from Carisma and Kompakt collaborator, Máximo Graesse Bondino. 

Recorded during summer trips in Buenos Aires and spending autumn in Tromso, Norway between 2006 - 2010, Maximo and Ismael met several times during that period and used friends houses and studios to produce a long list of material, selecting later the best of it for this compilation.

The tracks are long and slow, with deep and moving beats and long background sounds dedicated to warm up dreamers and after hour survivors. 

The elements develop their movements in a relaxed way through the tracks creating a loose feel. Every beat was played with their hands and there is no arpeggiated melodies to remind you where the ground is.

The release is complemented by a beautiful painting by the supremely talented Glasgow-based artist, Rosie McGurn     
 
Out on August 17th via Kompakt.

The TT

H+P030: Dissmentado ~ The TT

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