>>Corteza<< is the first release from the Neo-Tunja based record label “Furatena”, which comes in the form of an ambitious various artists compilation. This delicate 4 traxx project blend talent from Colombia & Venezuela. The outcome is a journey from beauty utopic soundscapes, travelling also through dystopic panoramas & epic cinematic harmonies.

Classy, open-minded and futuristic, >>Corteza<< provides the perfect sound coalition between the dark, dystopic, displeased electro and the beautiful, legendary & lovely breakbeat & uplifting electronica. Blurring frontiers lines between techno, breaks & electro, >>Corteza<< provides the view of the LATAM future from our hand-picked talent. 


Mastering x Momoto Estudio, Medellín
Digital Distribution x EPM Music, Maastricht 
Physical Distribution x Furatena, Tunja
Pressed x Ruido De Fondo Records, Medellín
Artwork and visual concept x Daniel Senior


Format: Vinyl, 12", EP, Limited Edition

Cortex

Cybersymbiosis

Various Artists — Corteza — (SVNDS, Junn, Amanda, Binary Algorithms) — [FTA_VA01]

Tunja has finally discovered Utopia. Neo–Tunja.

It’s year 2499, what centuries ago was known as “Tunja”, a terrestrial human city, is now a sunken metropolis inhabited by an underwater civilization; human latam borned machines. Hi-Tech native, swarthy people who found utopia on creating instead of destroying.
Neo–Tunjanxs are a new race whose aim is to break intellectual walls and build new neuro–telepathic bridges on people whose minds have been absorbed by savage capitalist behaviors.


For 2022 readers__

The electro/techno paradigm has been largely whitewashed by labels, promoters and DJs who either don’t understand, or don’t want to understand the roots of the worldwide dance phenomenon that cropped up 4 decades prior — one mostly generated by PoC based in urban cities — As prevailing electronic trends in 2022 prize mediocre audio programming over sound introspection, constant research, and experimentation, it’s perhaps as important as ever ever to highlight the sonic rebellion and liberation that is being implemented by different satellite cities based groups around the world — From afrofuturistic wavejumpers warriors to mestizofuturist cyborgs —

Dedicated to my lovely Tunja, Neo–Tunjanxs, LATAM mestizofuturist cyborgs, afrofuturistic wavejumpers, sonic hustlers, James Stinson & Gerald Donald from Drexciya, Detroit and all electro pioneers, everyone willing to listen and each artist being part of the electro/techno resistance. 

Neo–Tunja soundworld–soundtrack programmed by Binary Algorithms__ Neo–Tunja [2020—2021]
Mastered by Junn__ Satellite City — 31 x BGT/3
Artwork & Visual Concept by UMBRA__ Satellite City — 31 x BGT/3
Distributed by EPM Music.

Furatena – FTA EP02

Neo–Tunja

Walkthrough

Binary Algorithms — Walkthrough — [FTA_EP02]

Pre_Order: https://furatena.bandcamp.com/album/phuture-weapons

Furatena welcomes DJ これからの緊急災害 (@lawachitachina) to their roaster. Characterized by anime aesthetics, dreamy pads, retro-futuristic cyberpunk arpeggios and pumpin 808 beats, his new EP, "Phuture Weapons", delivers a bouncy work for the dancefloors of the future.

Even in moments when the drum sequences desintegrate into chaos before reassembling into a coherent form, there is never a feeling that DJ これからの緊急災害 is not in full control — this is an artist who thrives on complexity.


All traxx programmed x DJ これからの緊急災害
Mastered x Alien Beach 004, Argentina
Distributed x EPM Music, Maastricht (@epm-music)
Artwork x Trópico Frío

Furatena – FTA EP01

Phuture Weapons

DJ これからの緊急災害 — Intro — [FTA_EP01]

Building Bridges, Breaking Walls

Terrestrial Access Network — Oceanside Panic — [FTA_VA02]

The collaboration between Andres Ávila (Binary Algorithms) and Raven Mazique (Zvrra) appeared to be predestined to yield exceptional music. Emerging from a production partnership deeply rooted upon their love for more avant-garde dance sounds, the 'Dissolved Cycles EP' introduces Furatena's first approach with Techno.

Inspired in part by contemporary warfare and RPG shooters, "Cycle A" sits, on top of a double kickdrum, a slow and dark-dub display with unique synthesized visions; A fuller club cut, "Cycle B" floats into spacious and – at times – acidic zones while groovy vocals and ominous pads guide the listener through a hypnotic sonic tunnel. The EP closes with the minimalist and densely frenetic "Cycle C," which features Raven and Andrés high-hand at designing such labyrinthine structures.

"Dissolved Cycles EP" expands on Binary Algorithms, Zvrra and Furatena sonic boundaries.

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Programmed by @binaryalgorithms & @zvrra | Bogotá + Chicago [2023]
Mastered by @sephmusic | Buenos Aires
Artwork & Visual Concept by Absent Archetype | Bogotá
Distributed by EPM Music | London

Dissolved Cycles EP

Binary Algorithms & Zvrra — Cycle A — [FTA_EP04]

We are pleased to build a new bridge between Comodoro Rivadavia (ARG) and Madrid Sur (ESP).

Furatena are proud to reveal the outcome of a new collaboration between two of electro music's most remarkable spanish-speaking artists. Robert Cosmic and Saigg's "Superficial Information" is a unique and exciting hybrid of Electro and Techno sounds.

Opening track "Matdrid" enters a tunnel of lowpitched vocals, moving in a potent exercise of deftly manipulated acid lines. "Adglock" draws pulsating and noisy basslines across expansive, droning synth shots and 140bpm techno rhythms. "Ecaptcha" plunges deep into an electro sound splintered by binary bits and submerged vocal triggers that beckon a scheming melody.

On "Unglock" Roberto and Andrés lead with a thick bass, heavily shapeshifting tones and vocal hits with effects processing. The EP closes with "Translate", a hard-hitting electro track, steaming sonics and arpeggiated acidic bleeps, with a techno bassline diving in subterranean motions.

"Superficial Information" marks the full debut for both artists on Furatena.

Programmed by @robert_cosmic & @saigg | Madrid Sur + Comodoro Rivadavia [2024]
Mastered by @sephmusic | Buenos Aires
Artwork & Visual Concept by Discótica | Bogotá
Distributed by EPM Music | London

Furatena – FTA EP05

Superficial Information EP

Robert Cosmic & Saigg — Ecaptcha — [FTA_EP05]

Over the past 4 years Andrés Ávila has explored and found himself comfortable in many genres of music, ranging from electro beats to ambient electronics and hypnotic techno. This particular release offers four absurdly minimalistic but functional productions, all tracks are a demonstration of sleeky and bouncy dub techno tracks which don't accomplish much other than looping their dubby chord progressions over groovy hi-hats patterns, tensioning pads and a booming kick drum.

Ávila returns to Furatena with a new Binary Algorithms record – “Registers” – which continues the evolution of his sound; You get contemplative moments with almost weightless layers of sound that get used like melodies or chords, rotating with condensed, intensified and snappy snatches.

Programmed by @binaryalgorithms | Tunja [2023-24]
Mastered by @sephmusic | Buenos Aires
Artwork & Visual Concept by Discótica | Bogotá
Distributed by EPM Music | London

Furatena – FTA EP06

Registers

Binary Algorithms — Register #02 — [FTA_EP06]

Three years have passed since SVNDS debuted with the phenomenal "Cybersymbiosis” track for Furatena´s first publication ever. We are excited to present the comeback of our preferred duo with a series of “A/B" releases.

Cosmic, analogue, orchestrated, they still represent some of the most emotionally intense music ever to come out of the Latin–American IDM realm. Whether built on percussive frameworks or sweeping nebulas of dissipated sound, "Impermanence / Ceaseless" sing nostalgic tales compellingly and beautifully.

Despite the pulsant melancholic depth, Cortés and Florez are shrouded in a shadowy aura and a mystical mood that runs like a common thread through these tracks.

Programmed by @svnds | Manizales + Berlin [2023-24]
Mastered by @sephmusic | Buenos Aires
Artwork & Visual Concept by Discótica | Bogotá
Distributed by EPM Music | London

Furatena – FTA SV01

Impermanence / Ceaseless

SVNDS — Impermanence — [FTA_SV01]

After “Registers” had several months to breathe, Binary Algorithms follows the release of the EP [FTA EP06] with 4 recompositions.

The relative new face UFO95 opens delivering his first remix for "Register #01", the forceful but tender character of the original track is overturned into brutal break techno, the steady drive of this rework leaves no room for pause as it unleashes a heavy twisted tunnel of steam and metal that resounds throughout.

Tokyo’s DJ SHUFFLEMASTER reworks the 02 side, taking one of the most banging tracks from the “Registers” EP, he transforms the piece into a burning hypnotic ride by re-layering weighty atmospherics over a rolling beat and introducing a new synth line that injects some intense emotion.

The second half of the EP is followed by the redefinition of the 3rd craft by Stanislav Tolkachev. The absorbing arrangement combines the stable dub chords from the original track with unpredictable synths and a bulky pumping beat while filter effects are used to diffuse/build the tension and create a balanced mix.

The last remix comes by Hannover’s master of Dub Techno .VRIL, who injects his very own sound into the last opus: Here, a huge kick drum boosts for ultra-accurate synth stabs, intensely distorted percussions and spacious sonic ambiences, turning the already club oriented original into a massive Techno stomper with swiveling hips – first class material.

Reprogrammed by UFO95, DJ SHUFFLEMASTER, Stanislav Tolkachev & .VRIL | Asia+UE [2024]
Basecode by Binary Algorithms | Tunja, Colombia [2023-24]
Mastered by Seph | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Artwork & Visual Concept by Discótica | Bogotá, Colombia
Distributed by Kompakt | Cologne, Germany

Registers (Remixes)

Binary Algorithms — Registers (Rmxs) — UFO95-Dj Shufflemaster-Stanislav Tolkachev-Vril — [FTA_EP07]

Binary Algorithms, Robert Cosmic, /DL/MS/, jadzia, and Saigg – five indispensable protagonists of a new electro VA series — plug back into the wilderness. In line with its FTA_VA02 — Building Bridges, Breaking Walls — statement, Furatena unveils a new compilation series that reinforces cross-scene collaboration and brings the label back to its roots: futuristic, yet dancefloor–focused electro break–beats.

AX/{v1} opens with the most remarkable and long-awaited unreleased track by Binary Algorithms: "En Mi Barrio" showcases pulsating acidic basslines, metallic, hard-hitting snares, arpeggiated synth shots, and — as a final flourish — Robert Cosmic’s tell-tale vocal delivery crowns it all, shaping a massive, classic electro hymn. Next up, Furatena welcomes Vienna based Trust-affiliated duo /DL/MS/: "Regressive Behaviour" introduces an intricate sound design, textured basslines and crescendos of noise in constant tension that carve through hammering 808s and chrome-laced, blurred vocals.

The second half is followed by jadzia, who returns after three years with "Hybrid State," a 140 BPM heater: glitched, synthesized percussion trace a razor-edged bassline, while a cracking, driving kick and grainy pads descend into obscure, psychedelic electro. Closing the four-tracker, Furatena’s associate Saigg signs off with his very own signature — "Gladiator" delivers bass-driven pulses and bubbling tones that slice through reverberant atmospheres and veiled melodies, dissolving into a shadow-drenched sonic field.

Programmed by @binaryalgorithms, @robert_cosmic, @dl-ms, @kolbrunklara & @saigg | Colombia + Spain + Austria + Island + Argentina
Mastered by @sephmusic | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Artwork & Visual Concept by Discótica | Bogotá, Colombia
Distributed by @kompakt | Cologne, Germany

En Mi Barrio

Various Artists — AX/{v1}  — (Binary Algorithms, Robert Cosmic, /DL/MS/, jadzia, Saigg) — [FTA_VA03]

Buenos Aires-based DJ and producer Saigg returns with his first solo EP, “F5”, on Furatena.

“Atracciones” starts with throbbing synth stabs and a menacing melody framing an ongoing, distinctive kick drum and an oppressive, regimented beat sequence evocative of tense, sci-fi scenarios. Still, Saigg carves his own formula: Electro-driven energy layered on a certainly dark sonic palette. The eponymous “Compromiso” follows this feeling, but stands off on a broken, faster, and darker structure; crackling, distorted, and unpolished voice transmissions surround the straightforward, percussion-cadenced cut.

“Encuentro” emerges into ravier territory; a layered robotic vocal reaches out from the depths, while a non-stopping four-on-the-floor beat, flanged hi-hats and metallic snares chase a chromatic, yet dancefloor-focused bassline. On its abrasive surface, “Mod_F5” reintroduces sinister synth shots, ominous atmospheres and arpeggiated melodies on top of a minimalistic, nevertheless functional break-beat.

The EP closes featuring a guest appearance of Oscean, the Tresor-affiliated Argentinian duo present their first-ever remix, reshaping “Compromiso” into intense and broken techno territories. The reassembly highlights a luminous pad and a relentless bassline above the now heavily reverbed and hypnotic vocals, the full recomposition is fueled by a massive kick which disagrees with the glitchy, chrome-toned high-end.

Programmed by @saigg | Argentina
Reprogrammed by @oscean [@sephmusic + @andres-zacco] | Argentina
Mastered by @sephmusic | Argentina
Artwork & Visual Concept by Discótica | Colombia
Distributed by @kompakt | Germany

Saigg — Compromiso (Oscean Remix) — [FTA_EP08]

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