After building up a head of steam on labels such as Craigie Knowes and Rotterdam Electronix in the past couple of years, Larionov debuts on Sheffield's Central Processing Unit with the Space Threat EP. Larionov's previous releases have shown off a musical sensibility which is both schooled in classic electro stylings and also able to reach for leftfield sonics in a way which sets the producer apart from the pack. It's a vibe that continues into this record, a quartet of busy electro joints which are characterised by a brooding, neurotic energy.

The opening title-track is precisely the sort of thing which would soundtrack a voyage to the outer-edges of the solar system. 'Space Threat' is a nervy, restless bit of machine-funk, the track moving forward at a midtempo which manages to be at once steady and slightly fidgety. The beat skitters and swerves, a perpetual-motion machine of minor-key bass, strange modular flutters and thwacking snares. All of this is draped in icy washes of keyboard - think Drexciya if they blasted into outer space rather than delving deep down in the ocean.

'Asteroid Attack' works from the same blueprint for 'Space Threat' but ratchets up the intensity a little to take the track to another galaxy. It's still powered by a livewire neurosis, all piston-sharp drums and whirligig synth percussion. However, an increased tempo, strangely poignant keyboard lines and little snatches of vocoder-drenched vocals turn 'Asteroid Attack' in the direction of modern practitioners like Cardopusher and CPU homie Silicon Scally.

Opening up the EP's B-side, 'Flying High' finds a midpoint between its predecessors, returning to the steadier pace and twitchy vibe of 'Space Threat' but maintaining 'Asteroid Attack's single-note counter-melodies and digified vocals - although here the ghostly treatment on the voice makes for a hugely eerie atmosphere. Around the four-minute mark, the track peels back the veil of synth pads and wobbling keys stabs to turn the attention wholly to the rhythm section, a choice which feels like taking a stiff drink in order to redouble your energy for the next part of the night.

'Vimana Ride' runs with 'Flying High's approach to see Space Threat out in style. There's something to the digital vocal sighs that make up the melody of this cut which gives things a really uncanny quality - it's the kind of sonic choice that Sadboys producers like Yung Gud and Yung Sherman would make, but applied wholly to the service of crafting body-popping, acid-tinged electro.

Larionov arrives on Central Processing Unit with an EP of anxiously excellent electro experiments.

RIYL: Cardopusher, Silicon Scally, Annie Hall, Cygnus

Space Threat

Larionov - Space Threat

Artist: @beennooutside
Label: @cll-kll 
Out: 7th January 2024

Buy: https://cll-kll.bandcamp.com/album/cctv17

PREMIERE: небылснаружи — насыпь (cll-kll, 2024)

Dissolve into 2024 along with never-heard-before music, strange beats and spreading falling intros


Jamais Entendu w/ Roma Nemov & Future Past Opportunities (12/01/24)

The don of Siberian techno Roma Zuckerman (@roma-zuckerman) made his debut double LP ‘Phenomenon of Provincial Mentality’ on Gost Zvuk with a much-anticipated showcase of his remarkably diverse language of sound, from quickfire DJ tools to off-kilter extrapolations with a full stylistic diversity in between.

Working through the archive, the label assembled a collection of hypnotic loops in the vein of early Robert Hood and click-and-cut experiments that recall the punk attitude of Berlin's Elektro Music Department, all the while with nods towards European minimal. The album opens with two subdued, speak-and-spell processed vocal jams before 'Text Regulator' brings things into overdrive with furious drum programming and wide-eyed glitch FX. Over to Side B things take a turn into something more melodic and relaxing, an almost BBC radiophonic workshop zone with synthetic underwater sounds bringing to mind Amadeo Tomassi's library soundtracks of the late 70s. Think of early sonic portrayals of deep space exploration or the ocean's vastness mixed with repetitive 909 stabs.

‘I Play Everyday’ strikes as one of the album's highlights, a prime example of Zuckerman’s fascination with creating loop-based grooves to get lost in. There’s a hint of Richard H. Kirk’s 90s IDM classic ‘Freezone’ in the timbre of the opening moments, but where Kirk goes into sample-heavy cross-cultural futurism, ‘I Play Everyday’ seems acutely concerned with subtle reductions. ‘Extra Work’ harnesses a kind of pounding warehouse gabber energy with what sounds like a collage of shortwave radio voices, whereas album closer ‘Companeros’ brings in snippets of traditional Spanish-style acoustic guitar, albeit layered in a concrete manner with bursts of electrical distortion. It makes for one of the LP’s most surprising moments, but all round ‘Phenomenon of Provincial Mentality’ shows an artist working with a vast variety of styles. A truly great body of work to kick off the year.

GOST022: Roma Zuckerman "The Phenomenon of Provincial Mentality"
 
A1: Nightmare Forms (03:50)
A2: Waterfalls Pt.2 (06:56)
A3: Text Regulator (07:11)

B1: Arzt (08:20)
B2 Like My News (09:42)

C1: Frozen City (07:08)
C2: I Play Everyday (08:13)

D1: Extra Work (01:43)
D2: Juldish (04:07)
D3: 4CH005I (06:59)
D4: Compañeros (04:43)

GOST022: Roma Zuckerman "The Phenomenon of Provincial Mentality"

Alian Core / Volodymyr Gnatenko - su4ziu

We're very happy to announce the premiere of @poly-chain's contribution to the @die-orakel 'Braindance' compilation. Her track 'Turbulent' is also part of the 4-track vinyl release and can now be pre-ordered via Bandcamp now. Official release is 16 February 2024

Braindance

Turbulent

Premiere: Poly Chain – Turbulent

Все знают Слона как легендарного техно диджея. Не многие знают о его любви к трип-хопу, эмбиенту и экспериментальной электронике. Специально для нас Олег порылся в пластниках, которые редко покидают стеллаж и предназначены скорее для домашнего прослушивания.

1. Александр Колкер – саундтрек к кинофильму "Овод"
2. Jim Haynes – He Stopped at a Picture of Naked Girls
3. James vs Sabres of Paradise – Sabres Tremelo Dub
4. Filosofische Stile – Poly Ep
5. A.G. - MMXX
6. Speedy J – Pattern (remix)
7. The Octauon Man – pha-zer
8. Stragigic Manoeuvre – Discordant
9. Panasonic – -25
10. Vesna – more
11. Vector Lovers – promo
12. Fizzarum – izoterica
13. Ночной Проспект – Caves
14. Bjork – Hyperballad (Over the Edge mix)
15. Kirlian – Dysonsphere
16. Cheap – promo
17. Neotropic – Laundry pt.1
18. РЖБ / Пластинка – Я Кот

ГОСТМИКС 038: DJ Слон "С дальней полки vol.1"

Influenced by cult Dutch electronic labels, Detroit electro, Miami bass, early Chicago and P-Funk/G-Funk, Ole Mic Odd’s music and performances are driven by hardware electronics, live recordings and improvisation. His high-energy live sets weave together techno, acid, electro, house, synth-wave and jakbeat styles, while his recordings range from acid electro and jackin techno to stomping house and ambient synth improvisations.

Michael has released on KRI Records, Kraftjerkz, Source Material, Zement, Dead Channel, Natural Sciences, New York Haunted, Another Perspective, Hilltown Disco, Clan Destine and Up North Records, among others. He has releases forthcoming on Jungle Gym Records, Zonate, and other labels.

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℗ 2024 FLOWTAPE

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Hidden far away among mountains and plains, there is a man who solved every problem. He made everyone’s dream come true, and is finally ready to open his secrets to the world. Yssue's debut album, the short guide ‘How to Survive a Bad Trip’, is your first step into a new life, where negativity does not exist - only pure joy and enlightenment.

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How to Survive a Bad Trip [GW020]

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@gost-zvuk-records

In this year, 'GOST Zvuk' celebrates its 10th anniversary. In honor of this milestone, we decided to get in touch with its founder Ildar Zaynetdinov (low808).

Ildar has recorded a mix mostly consisting of unreleased works from residents, and has given an interview for our 'ethereal labels' section, in which he answered several questions regarding the platform's work and history.

At different times, Vtgnike, Flaty, Buttechno, Lapti, Roma Zuckerman, OL, Nocow, Hoavi, and many others have released on 'GOST Zvuk'.

Tracklist:
Shine Grooves – Piece 1
SERWED – Technics
Kuzma Palkin – 2020s_artcore_in_style_of_vtgnike
Ilya Vlasenko – 3-Audio 0001 [2023-02-23 153135]
Ilya Vlasenko – 7.mp3
Vtgnike – rabinovich004
Piper Spray & Lena Tsibizova - Somewhere in the Region of Musical Arrangement
OL – Tr 5
Vtgnike - unknownness in think
Shine Grooves – Free Waltz
Flaty – Goblin Sograda
Art Crime - Gold turns into a brick over time
Ilya Vlasenko feat. Sasha Hilko – untitled
OL – Tr 13
Flaty – 4rcon2-01
Nocow – Alaska
Flaty – 4rcon2-03

GOST022: Roma Zuckerman "The Phenomenon of Provincial Mentality"

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