A YEAR IN COVERS (AYiC) is an exhibition to celebrate cover artworks in the electronic music scene, focusing on underground genres and independent creators. More Info: ayearincovers.com

AYiC - 2023 Edition - All Tracks

Pancakes

Last Escape

Boredom

Overtime

Backup

Tainted

Gacha Bakradze releases his third album on Lapsus entitled "Pancakes", and while the name may appear conventional at first glance, it actually contains esoteric philosophical concepts.

The Georgian producer perceives the making of pancakes -a transformative and healing parental activity that he loves to partake in with his son- as a metaphor for alteration, metamorphosis and change. A reflection that also accentuates the importance of balance during each process of a preparing a simple recipe, which in turn highlights key human attributes such as patience, attention to detail and willingness to adapt to shifting circumstances.

On a sonic level, Gacha’s new album embodies precisely that: the contextual reworking of his music, while maintaining the essence of his previous work. "Pancakes" provides the typically melancholic yet vibrant genetics already recognizable in his music, but also embraces new genres, including his unique and personal take on hyper-pop and trance. It is an album of contrasting elements, where bucolic interludes make way for heavier tracks that are more suited to a club environment, an aural universe that hybridises IDM, electro, bass music and cutting edge techno, and once again demonstrates that trying to pigeonhole Gacha Bakradze's sound is a somewhat fruitless task.

Gacha Bakradze - Pancakes [LPSS36]

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Organic Analogue Records Transmission #33 Split Series Special w. HVL and Gacha Bakradze

This month's show is dedicated to the launch of the Split series from Organic Analogue Records. The series focuses on bringing back the split EP format and showcases emerging electronic music producers. It celebrates diversity and highlights Organic Analogue's commitment to supporting forward-thinking music. To kick off the SPLITS, Organic Analogue proudly introduces two exciting artists: HVL and Gacha Bakradze. These talented individuals have made significant contributions to Georgia's electronic music scene with their unique styles and artistic approaches.

HVL, a longtime collaborator with Organic Analogue and a resident DJ at the renowned Bassiani club, has played a vital role in shaping Georgia's electronic music culture. Bassiani club stands for inclusivity, tolerance, and freedom of expression, and HVL's involvement has been instrumental in fostering this vibrant techno hub.

On the other hand, Gacha Bakradze, known for his introspective and emotionally captivating tracks, makes his debut with Organic Analogue. Gacha's exceptional talent has earned him a dedicated following, and he is also co-running "Left Bank," another prominent establishment in Tbilisi's club scene.

You can now preorder OA010 - Splits by HVL and Gacha Bakradze, available on June 23. Link in Organic Analogue’s bio.

Organic Analogue Records Transmission #33 Split Series Special w. HVL and Gacha Bakradze

Tbilisi’s HVL and @Gacha Bakradze link up for a six-track split 12” of blissed-out breaks and techno on @organic-analogue-records

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-gacha-bakradze-chain

Premiere: Gacha Bakradze ‘Chain’

Name: Tamara
Alias: Kraumur (@kraumur)
Pronouns: She/Her
Location: Tbilisi, Georgia

Influences: People I love, Nature, Animals, House & Bass Music

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Left Bank, Mutant Radio

Favorite Quote:
"Keep it real!"

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: No matter what, stay true to yourself!

With this mix Kraumur asks for you to please learn more about and consider donating to:

❁ SABUKO (Society for Nature Conservation) is a nature conservation NGO based in Georgia, created as a successor of the GCCW - Georgian Centre for the Conservation of Wildlife. Their Mission is to protect, conserve and restore wildlife and their habitats in Georgia, increase the valuation of nature by the public and encourage the sustainable use of natural resources. Including various focuses, such as: Monitoring of Species and Ecosystems, Taking The Conservation Measures, Carrying out awareness raising campaigns.

More and tracklist at - https://thedaisychain.club/2023/07/05/daisychain-285-kraumur/

Daisychain

Daisychain 285 - Kraumur

We’re excited to announce our newest collective member, Pariah!

To celebrate his residency, we're delighted to unveil his exclusive mix, specially curated for our podcast series.

Based in Amsterdam, @pariah_uk (Arthur Cayzer) is a distinguished British music producer and DJ. He co-founded the Voam record label alongside Blawan (Jamie Roberts), and the two have collaborated extensively for more than a decade, performing and releasing music together as Karenn and Persher. His output reflects a patient pursuit of physical and emotional impact, liberated from genre limitations.

Pariah will soon return to Left Bank, so be sure to keep an eye out for his upcoming shows

More info and tracklist: https://leftbank.club/podcast/63/047---Pariah

Left Bank 047 - Pariah

Tbilisi's community space/nightclub Left Bank celebrates its second anniversary with the launch of a new label and a compilation full of wildly diverse electronic music.

The debut release titled "Stop What You're Doing." contains thirteen unreleased songs from artists who are friends and affiliates of the club. Bruce, Pavel Milyakov, HVL, Sam Goku, Esi, James Bangura, Eoin DJ, Sportsmanship, Maja, Vod Kasat, Wesley Wise, and Dali.

"Stop What You’re Doing" will be released on October 20th, coinciding with Left Bank’s birthday part
credits
releases October 20, 2023

Mastered by Analogcut Mastering
Artwork by Georgie Boy, Gacha Bakradze.
https://leftbanktbilisi.bandcamp.com/album/stop-what-youre-doing
© Left Bank 2023

Various Artists - Stop What You're Doing (LB001)

Tbilisi, Georgia's @gacha Bakradze has spent a decade refining his signature sound, weaving emotive electronic melodies and guitar lines through skittering techno and IDM beats. He's also co-founder of the renowned @leftbanktbilisi club and community space, which celebrates its second official anniversary next month with the launch of a new label and compilation. 

Here, alongside his club-tuned, three-deck On Cue mix, he speaks to Eoin Murray about how family life and running a venue has changed his relationship with music, his recent album for @lapsus-records, his background in bands, and his community-driven vision for Left Bank

Interview: https://djmag.com/features/cue-gacha-bakradze-interview-left-bank-tbilisi-georgia

Interview

On Cue: Gacha Bakradze

Now in its tenth year, Frankfurt-based record label Die Orakel has earned itself a strong catalogue of classy releases in a distinct sonic and visual attitude, its latest being a compilation called Braindance. 

A fair assumption about Braindance as a genre could be, that it's rather in the zone of kaleidoscopic and whimsical quirktronica, less about IDM's futurist tropes. From Die Orakel's point of view, its very own Braindance compilation marks the label's tenth anniversary by releasing an intense listener's atlas, to its own and their creative collaborators' musical slant of mind.

While much could be said about spectral traces of a leftfield past, nostalgia isn't heard anywhere. The more you listen to this selection, the deeper the tracks plug into your brain—stretching from ethereal harmonic licks rippling with fragile glitches, bleepy to bass-heavy electroid steppers of any BPM range, to abstract-scientific neo-modular artistry. 

Die Orakel's Braindance transmission can be had as a 15-track digi-release, as well as a 4-track vinyl EP. Pick either for your library of the future.

01 upsammy – Wumb (Ambient Version)
02 n9oc – Hyphae
03 Pépe – Cloudbusters
04 Gacha Bakradze – Inhumanity
05 Rali Pibs – Hooked & Strungout 
06 Teatre – Daze 
07 O-Wells – Deep Concentration
08 oma totem feat. juns – Sobre Caderas 
09 Dana Kuehr – Biota
10 Benjamin Milz – Cmos
11 Poly Chain – Turbulent
12 Katatonic Silentio – Grain Of Consumption
13 Koloah – The Highway
14 Reptant – Protectors Of The Moss
15 Edward – Blurry Trees And Peanuts

Compiled by Oliver Hafenbauer
Mastering by Lopazz at Mixmastering
Lacquer cut by Daniel Krieger at SST
Cover photo by Neven Allgeier
Artwork by Orakel Studio
Words by Patrick Raddatz 
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Funded by the City of Frankfurt Department for Culture

Braindance

The next podcast comes from evin. We're still feeling the excitement from the outdoor party in August, where we welcomed her, along with our friends and affiliates, to our resident list.

We can't wait for her to visit us again!

Left Bank 056 - evin

En aquest espai es publicaran els dj mixos de Sampleòpolis & friends. 
Tots els episodis del podcast en www.sampleopolis.com
Contacte: sampleopolis@gmail.com

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