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2020decvéég

Releases

A1 Holes In My CV
A2 Time
A3 Snowglobe

B1 NRGY
B2 Module
B3 N.O.D.

INIT is Benedikt Frey & Nadia D’Alò. We are delighted to present their long delayed vinyl and digital album, NRGY.

Born out of various art performances and installations, INIT states a logical outcome of Berlin based duo Nadia D'Alò and Benedikt Frey. With heavy use of analogue synthesis and drum-machines, INIT rethinks its genre's sonic approach, unfolding a unique and organic, yet alienating sound, somewhere in the mysterious midst of Acid, Techno, Ambient and Kraut-Rock. 

This is INIT's third album, following two releases on Hivern Discs, and performances at clubs such as Berghain, Robert Johnson and Pudel Club.

INIT say - 

Module, NRGY, and Time were reverse extracted out of our live set and re-recorded and re-arranged after we realised how well they work in clubs. It is the first time we worked this way as we tend not to play our compositions live, like we produced them. Mostly we just extract loops out of our production to mess around with in a loose live project. 

Snowglobe, Holes In My CV and N.O.D. were more built up from a studio jam plus a bulletproof-ish arrangement afterwards. 

Tried and tested on dance floors this is a surefire hit album on the dancefloor, and at home. NRGY!

Released on vinyl (and digital) on 27/05/2022. Distributed by Kompakt.

OM LP 22 - INIT - NRGY album sampler (vinyl / digital)

Single Release of "Attitude" out today on Bandcamp! It comes with a hot music video by Californias' one and only Jennifer Juniper Stratford. 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUGfEFBYApo
Buy: https://riolabel.bandcamp.com/album/1987

Music Video

RIO09 // Benedikt Frey - Attitude

Sitting In The Sun-Lily Lightly

Benedikt Frey makes his debut on Rhythmic Culture Records with ‘Hoover’. The German producer–known for his previous work on labels such as ESP Institute, Hivern Discs and his own R.i.O. imprint–delivers a 4-track EP that is a journey through the breakbeat spectrum with a distinct focus on sonic experimentation. From the hypnotic dynamic in ‘Blue Lights’ complimented by the vocals of DALO, to the intriguing dance floor rhythms in ‘Henry’ and ‘Deadlines’ and downtempo mesmerising track ‘Trees’, ‘Hoover’ puts another side of Frey’s work in the limelight.

Hoover

Deadlines

Benedikt Frey - Deadlines

TRIPS Album

03 Benedikt Frey - Rhythm for the Algorhythmned

Full stream of Benedikt Frey's haunting "Private Crimes," a cut from his new album on ESP Institute. 

More info: https://www.xlr8r.com/news/2017/09/premiere-hear-a-haunting-cut-from-benedikt-freys-debut-album/

@freybenedikt
@esp-institute

[ESP048] Artificial

More info

Premiere: Benedikt Frey - Private Crimes

Irregular Passion

[Premiere] François X - "Rachael"

READ > inverted-audio.com/premiere-rai-scott-paradise-crane-valentino-mora-remix

Brimming with silky smooth, balearic soundscapes ‘Detached Observation‘ EP leaves you with an overwhelming sense of euphoria that accompanies a beach side holiday. Our pick, Valentino Mora’s sublime remix of “Paradise Crane” puts an interesting touch on the sonic themes present throughout the EP.

Rai Scott - Paradise Crane (Valentino Mora Deep Blue Rephase) [Church]

Bandcamp

Rorganic - Tsar

FJAAK proudly presents SYS01. A charity project in place in order to give back to some of the places that have supported us so much over the years, coming in a time where giving back is most important. 
The release encompasses 4 signature FJAAKy weapons, each one dedicated to the place it's named after. All revenue (not profit) generated through sales of this release is going straight to the pockets of the four clubs. Long live OHM Berlin, Lehmann Club Stuttgart, City Club Augsburg & PAL Club Hamburg. Thank you for letting us do our thing and continuously believing in us.

SYS01

FJAAK - PAL

Bandcamp: https://bnjmndelsin.bandcamp.com/album/hypnagogia-remixed

BNJMN - Indub (Luigi Tozzi Reshape)

In Memory You're Mine

alex p - midnight groove

Onmyōdō

Runing Up That Hill - Edit

https://www.discogs.com/Benedikt-Frey-Nikoslav-Nachhall-Unknown-Title/release/9086676

SETR_04 You Name It

+ @riolabel @initinit

Benedikt Frey is many. Or just one? He is a composer. An arranger. A DJ. A ghost producer. A fan. He plays in bands like INIT, or Dolphins or KEYS +++ produced the last two albums for Chris Imler. Downbeat in experimental dub zones. The goat for Edits and remixes. When house was his nation, he used to listen to pen names like Suedmilch or Venedikt Reyf. He still likes the music formed under their umbrella, but today his tomorrow is not echoed in yesterday. His sound signature moved on. Into the open. He founded labels like R.i.O. or Serious Trouble. 

He lives in Berlin. Physically. In mind Benedikt Frey is at many places. Traveling far thru his home studio that is a flat a studio a flat an instrument a record collection a flat a studio. Everywhere gear, vinyl, tapes, instruments, rooms for spontaneous sonic notions, these moments, when a sudden strike of stimulation falls. He is inspired a lot. For music to dance. Music for films. Music for live shows. Music for dancing glows. Techno, house, downbeat, ambient, jungle, electronics outside the norms. Those transportive ones. Jamming with others. Jamming with his mind. In Berlin Wedding, North of the town, where the lights dimmed low, neighbors share the flow, and a small river runs slow.  As a DJ he plays here, there, everywhere. Big clubs, small shacks, festivals, gatherings. From fast to 90 BPM - as he feels. 

For himself. For the crowd. In the spur. He still remembers his club kid days. Going to dance with friends. Down there in Offenbach. Doing the Robert Johnson. Collective emotions for a better tomorrow. These he still seeks. In his music. His shows. His collaborations. You can book him for a party. For enlightenment. For ecstasy or introspective perspectives. Dancing slow, whilst pirouetting a high-pitched show. 

Since more than a decade. His own music is out there, too. Bringing his spirits in sound. On his own labels. On international imprints like ESP Institute, Hivern Discs, Craigie Knowes, or Emotional Response. Solo works. Driving ones. Slow drills. Teased during his DJ dates around the planet. 

The music plays day and night. Inspiration comes. From a simple kick drum. A movie sequence. A bird on the sill. A picture, totally still. Can’t kick that feeling when it hits. Benedikt Frey. In dreams. In streams. In music. Emotions. Situations. At night. In those flashy lights, when it bites.

24.5. b2b with NVST, Kauz Zürich
10.05. Säälchen, Berlin
26.04. Zentralwäscherei, Zürich
25.04. b2b Philipp Otterbach, Arkaoda, Berlin
04.04. Sameheads, Berlin
13.03. Säule, Berlin
22.02. Kegelbahn, Luzern
21.02. Fribourg, CH

---- BYE24

17.12. Kiosk Radio,  Bxl
15.12. Curly Teeth b2b w. NVST, Bxl
30.11. Panorama Bar, Berlin
16.11. La Culottee, Paris
19.10. LAF, Pforzhyme
05.10. Sameheads, Berlin
28.09. Buka, Milan
21.09. Chemiefabrik, Zürich
14.09. Ausland, Berlin
16.08. Salon Des Amateurs, Düsseldorf
21.07. Am Bach Festival, Lucerne
05.07. Kappa Futur Festival, Turin
14.06. Masters, Zagreb
18.05. Outracena, Lisbon
27.04. Arkaoda, Berlin
24.02. Macadam, Nantes
26.01. Sameheads, Berlin

SETR_04 You Name It

benedikt frey