The Cognitive Dissonance EP is the result of months of psychedelic sound design blended with a Neurofunk style that gels it all together. After playing with psytrance production for the first time in a decade, trying to create the signature sounds found within the genre while making a track in memory of TN.EXE/Astroscope (Tenille), the mission was to implement them into neurofunk/techy drum & bass. This is what gives the release its unique feel and vibe throughout.

The journey was years in the making; it's a culmination of life experience and passion for sound design. The primary inspiration for the release can be traced to years of psytrance and drum & bass festivals and events, and the inspiration was drawn from trying to meld these together.

The release is dedicated to Tenille, James' late soulmate and close friend to Ross, a Drum & Bass DJ who loved both Psytrance and Techy Drum & Bass and was created just a couple of months after she left us in late 2020. After building a life together in Melbourne, Aus and then moving to China and representing Unchained Asia, Tenille and James both played gigs together all over the country and travelled the world attending various festivals. One festival that left a real mark was an event in Germany called Freqs of Nature, this was a 7-day festival held at an abandoned WW2 airfield a couple of hours out of Berlin, featuring Heavy Neurofunk artists and Dark Psytrance artists. The vibe was psychedelic, but ominous at the same time, a tone that is woven throughout this release.

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Cognitive Dissonance

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Stonechucker - soundcloud.com/stonechucker
Dardii - soundcloud.com/dar_dii

Stonechucker/Dardii are the musical projects of Australian East Coast drifter Darcy Livock.

Since being introduced to the Australian outdoor party scene in 2016, Darcy has been fascinated and absorbed by the energy that is created when like minded individuals gather to dance under the sky to a shared rhythm.

Wanting to contribute to this energy as much as possible, Darcy quickly picked up a controller to start twisting knobs and putting mixes together to perform at local gigs.

Darcys intention is to deliver performances that makes the listener both think and move their feet, incorporating opposing elements such as light/dark and technical/danceable to ensure every listener can find their rhythm.

Darcy's passion and taste span mulitple subgenres  and he loves tailoring his set to fit the time and place he is performing. No matter what he is performing, Darcys sets are not ones to miss.

Since the projects started, Darcy has been lucky enough to play many varied events and support some big names in the Australian & International electronic music scenes, including: Zombie Cats, Transforma, Truth, Hydraulix, Talpa & Ryanosaurus to name a few.

Dardii is also founder & owner of the 'Dreamstate Sound' team, who are the team behind the event 'Basscamp' among others. Follow them on socials to be involved in underground music events on the East Coast.

FractalOne is a Melbourne Australia based Drum & Bass duo, bringing high energy Drum & Bass to the dancefloor. 

FractalOne was a part of building the Drum & Bass scene in South China, as a part of the Unchained family in Shenzhen, China and a big supporter of their vision and passion to spread Drum & Bass all over China, FractalOne regularly headlined shows all over the country over the past few years.

They have played in Melbourne | Shenzhen | Beijing | Chengdu | Kunming | Guiyang | Dali | Zhuhai and Guangzhou as part of the Unchained 5 Year Anniversary Tour.

FractalOne are producers of heavy Neurofunk bangers, with a highly technical approach to music production. They have been featured on the following labels:

Eatbrain (HU) | Close2Death (UK) | Abducted LTD (USA) | High Resistance (RU) | Neuroheadz (UK) | Hanzom Music (DE) | Expedite (UK) | OneSevenFour (AU) | NeuroDNB (SK) | Metasonic (TW) | The Tech Collective (AUS)

Thank you for taking the time to listen to my tunes, for the love and for your music ✨️ 

 ~ Sera @witchleaf

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