Minimal; [a:rpia:r]; Perlon; Amphia; Yoyaku; Telum; Botanic Minds; Tzinah; Ricardo Villalobos, Petre Inspirescu; Raresh; Rhadoo; SIT; Cristi Cons; Sublee; Priku; Arapu; Nu Zau; Silat Beksi; Barac; Janeret; Traumer; Alexis Cabrera; Viceversa; Sunwaves; Tro

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Final 15 - A Ghostly 15 Playlist Curated by Michael Cina

"Anyone that knows me, knows that my main passion is music. I spend all day listening to music at work and my vinyl collection of 16k pieces greets me when I get home. I knew about Ghostly International before they contacted me in the early 2000’s and we would write off and on. They used to send me big packages of white labeled vinyl, it was decadent.

Late 2007 I got a call from Ghostly asking if I was up for designing a new single for Dabrye. It was a dream come true and I feel like I found a friend who really understood me. I have had the distinct privilege to design over 100 covers for Ghostly, and that is only the half of it.

When they asked me to do a compilation, I was all about it. I wanted to do three or more compilations because I wanted to segment it up into different sections (Ghostly, SMM and Spectral). It is impossible to reduce the entire label to 15 tracks. Ghostly is dynamic, they don’t fit one sound, genre or idea.

So I approached it as a mixtape of sorts. I tried to find a common thread that spoke to me and create a mood around that idea. Some of my favorite tracks are not on here. JDSY 'Horizon Line' makes my head spin. Choir of Young Believers 'Paralyse' takes me to another place. There are so many more.

What you are hearing some songs that have spoken to me over the years in a distinct way. I don’t feel like they are obvious choices but they all are nothing short of amazing. I hope this compilation helps you see a different side of one of the best labels to ever do it." - Michael Cina

KILN - Rustdusk

4 Max Cooper - A Sense Of Getting Closer

Gelka is set to release his highly anticipated new single, "The Last Time You Felt OK," on November 22th. This melancholic yet evocative track offers the first glimpse into his upcoming ambient LP, "Human Moment," which explores the depths of human psychology and emotional connection.

Blending ambient and neo-classical elements, "The Last Time You Felt OK" features calming piano melodies and warm synth textures, capturing a profound, introspective moment. Written on a summer Sunday night over a year ago, the song reflects Gelka’s personal experience of seeking peace amid stress, illustrating how fleeting yet impactful our emotions can be. With a sound that oscillates between tranquility and tension, this ambient piece beautifully encapsulates the album's exploration of those small, fleeting instances where everything feels perfectly whole.

"Human Moment" promises to delve deeper into the human mind, with Gelka mixing ambient music with the organic feel of neo-classical sounds. This release is a must-hear for fans of chillout and ambient music, offering a rich emotional experience that resonates with our shared human moments.

cover artwork: Albert Alianna
https://www.instagram.com/albertalianna/

Written by Csaba Kürti
Produced, Programming and Arrangements by Csaba Kürti

mixing & mastering by: Gabor Deutsch/Anorganik
mastering.anorganik.net

● All of the Gelka tracks in one playlist on Spotify  ▸ 
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/359YHARdlq9pkb1vmD3wM1?si=a4eafaab764f4017

Follow Gelka: 
● Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6xIXch03AK6grENT8RlmeF?si=n-YLLhkRTmKcCJ83Freq2g
● Bandcamp ▸ https://gelkasound.bandcamp.com/
● Soundcloud ▸ https://soundcloud.com/gelka
● Instagram ▸ https://www.instagram.com/gelkamusic/
● Facebook ▸ https://www.facebook.com/gelkahu
● Twitter ▸ https://twitter.com/GELKA

The Last Time You Felt OK

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Gelka - The Last Time You Felt OK

Copyright 2015 Tehnofonika Records

https://tehnofonika.bandcamp.com/album/bt-gate-x-138-slow-frequency-emitter

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Dewpoint

Dewpoint (Tomas Rubeck Remix)

Sven Weisemann has been immersed in the underground House and Techno scene for quite some time now having started DJing in 1997 during the rise of the scene on his home turf of Berlin and going on to release material via the likes of Amsterdam’s Delsin, Mojuba, Telrae and liebe.detail amongst many more. Here though we see Sven joining the roster of Echocord, a perfect fit for his more dubbed out compositions with artists like Fluxion, Rod Modell and STL on the roster. 
 ‘Lunation’ opens the release and sees Weisemann fuse emotive string melodies and cavernous vocal echoes with off-kilter rhythms and rounded sub hits before title-track ‘Bilateral Relations’ embraces a more direct four-four approach via sparse percussion and tumbling toms alongside choppy bass stabs and ever-unfolding, echoing dub chords. 
 Opening the flip is ‘Monistic’, an airy ethereal number employing billowing pads, bright synth chimes and a dropped tempo dubbed out feel to create something truly stunning and thought provoking before the ‘Decimation (Valvle tR9 Mix) closes things on a darker tip with looming stab swells, heavily swung drums and sporadic growling bass drones.

Bilateral Relations EP

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PREMIERE : Sven Weisemann - Monistic

'Lunae Semita' is the first release from Araceae, which is the ambient techno side project of Uun. The album was built upon field recordings gathered in Upper Michigan, Detroit, Berlin, and Amsterdam. 

Written and Produced by Ryan Malony. 
Mastered by Emanuele Pertoldi. 
Faint007 // FaintCD007 
Faint / 2018

Araceae - The Great Mystery

Release date: 17/07/18

If you would like to review this release, please email info@astralindustries.co.uk

Format: 180g vinyl//mastered by Noel Summerville//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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Rod Modell returns as Deepchord for his first solo release on Astral Industries since inaugurating the label with his sought-after ‘Lanterns’ EP. Consisting of two stunning long-form pieces split on one side each, 'Immersions’ captures the emotive, halcyon sound that Rod has long become synonymous with. Opening with glistening ambient textures, ‘Immersion I’ grows into an 18-minute piece of deep rolling dub techno. On the other side ‘Immersion II’ paints pristine soundscapes of soft, lapping waves, underpinned by submerged pulsations that rise to the surface to continue its deep space explorations. Two highly refined and inspiring tracks that sit on the apogee of this sound.

Pendoulous

Fluxion

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