A product of the pandemic, brothers Scott and Mark Valkwitch collaborate remotely on a long-overdue project. Scott fed Mark various sound bytes of guitar and effects. While retaining the basic elements of Scott's original composition, Mark chopped up the segments, creating tape loops and adding effects. The result is an eerie soundscape with hints of distant cacophony.

Air Mass Music
Cat# AMM_21001
Release Date: 8/19/21 (Bandcamp). All other digital retailers 8/17/21

Untitled 1 / Untitled 2

Hack Mindset - Untitled 2

A product of the pandemic, brothers Scott and Mark Valkwitch collaborate remotely on a long-overdue project. Scott fed Mark various sound bytes of guitar and effects. While retaining the basic elements of Scott's original composition, Mark chopped up the segments, creating tape loops and adding effects. The result is an eerie soundscape with hints of distant cacophony.

Air Mass Music
Cat# AMM_21001
Release Date: 8/19/21 (Bandcamp). All other digital retailers 8/26/21

Hacker Mindset - Untitled 1

neurokinetik - Certain Uncertainty EP

1. Acquisition Apathy
2. Riverside Glide
3. Ordered Stillness (Autonomic Mix)
4. Certain Uncertainty 

About the artist: Grew up in WNY. Started out as a DJ making mix tapes for myself and friends during high school, mostly 80's funk and r&b that I'd heard at the local roller rink, using an ordinary CD player and a cheap belt-drive turntable that I modded with a start/stop switch and a pitch control knob. After moving from the roller rink to dance clubs (getting my first exposure to freestyle and house), I went to my first rave in 1993 at the Ontario Science Center in Toronto. It was during this period that I really began binging on various electronic music genres, all started because I was trying to find the track "LFO" by LFO. I also tended to gravitate towards what they were then calling UK hardcore, then jungle, then drum & bass. Made lots of friends along the way, including the guys at WBNY, where I co-hosted DJ Soma's electronic music show, the Space Time Trip, where we would cover the whole spectrum of electronic music (which is a philosophy I also embrace with my production). I also made occasional appearances on the Underground FM show, where the focus was on jungle and drum & bass. I started producing my own music around 1996, using the moniker ComputerBlue, and making songs out of goofy ideas using a PC, a pre-VST version of Cubase, MixMan Studio, Rebirth RB-338 and a Soundblaster AWE32 sound card. Around 1999, I started using the moniker neurokinetik (spelled with a "k" because that's how Richie Hawtin would have done it, lol), because The Matrix really resonated with me at the time, and it is still my all-time favorite movie. I took a long hiatus after 2000, but lockdown gave me an incentive to find a more productive use of my time, and to provide a much-needed creative outlet, so I rebuilt my studio and got back to work, releasing my first new music again in 2022.

About the EP: Around 2013 I was stuck in a rut of liquid and mainstream drum & bass, and it was either Steve or Dan sent me the link to the first Heart Drive mix. Those sets were eye-opening, and my first exposure to the autonomic genre. Even more than 10 years on, they still sound as fresh as the first time I heard them. It wasn't until the end of 2023 that I even attempted to make anything like that. This EP is my second effort in the genre, and throughout the production, I was constantly questioning whether or not I could even pull it off. So, the only thing I was certain of was uncertainty. Thanks go out to Dan, Mark, and Steve for the support and feedback on this.

Releases July 5, 2024

All songs by: Bret Wallace
Mastering: Resound
Art: Mark Valkwitch

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vi·cin·i·ty
The area near or surrounding a particular place.

Ground Mass Music is proud to present Vicinity, an eclectic new EP featuring talented artists who hail from or currently reside in the Western New York region. This captivating collection of songs has been deeply inspired by our shared surroundings' unique character and rich culture, offering listeners a glimpse into the creative spirit that thrives within our local community. With a range of genres and styles on display, Vicinity promises to take you on a musical journey that celebrates the enduring influence of place on the artistic process.

https://soundcloud.com/danratel
https://soundcloud.com/steve_cable
https://soundcloud.com/neurokinetik
https://soundcloud.com/driftsystem
https://soundcloud.com/markkloud

Credits
released February 28, 2025

Mastering: ResoundSound - mastering.resoundsound.com
Artwork: MarkValkwitch.com

Vicinity EP Preview - Out Now!

Alg0rh1tm - Black is Such a Circular Number EP - Air Mass 002

01. Ayahuscha Ceremony
02. Black is Such a Circular Number
03. Solaria
04. Fetal Engineering

Out on Bandcamp Nov. 29th

Alg0rh1tm - Black Is Such A Circular Number - Preview

Alg0rh1tm - Ayahuasca Ceremony - Preview

Bluescreen & See Jay - Not All Dreams / Tell Me - GMM024

01. Not All Dreams
02. Tell Me

Out on Bandcamp Dec. 8th / Other digital retailers Dec. 12th

Buy Now

Bluescreen & See Jay - Tell Me - Preview

Samurai Breaks - Silverback EP - Out on Bandcamp Dec. 20th / other digital retailers Dec. 27th.

1) Silverback
2) Quantam Error
3) Warp 9 
4) Malicious Intent

Samurai Breaks - Warp 9 - Preview

Samurai Breaks - Quantum Error - Preview

Johnathan Thomas - Afterglow EP

1. Johnathan Thomas & Danky - Afterglow 
2. Johnathan Thomas - Emerald Skies
3. Johnathan Thomas - Pressure/Release (Outro)

https://soundcloud.com/johnathanthomasmusic

Bandcamp release 1.26.17
Other digital retailers TBD

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Yushan - Cataclysmic Variable EP - Air Mass 003

01 - Yushan - Cataclysmic Variable
02 - Yushan - 40.10
03 - Yushan - Stillness
04 - Yushan - 73.01
05 - Yushan - 23.10
06 - Yushan - The Sky Is Blank

Bandcamp release - April 27th, 2017
Other digital retailers - May 4th, 2017

Yushan - Cataclysmic Variable - Preview - OUT NOW!

John E. Wink - Cycles EP

1 - Cycles
2 - Undisputed
3 - Jolt Head
4 - Cycles (Mark Kloud Remix)

Early release Nov. 9th only on Bandcamp, other digital retailers on Nov. 14th.

https://soundcloud.com/john-e_wink_music

Cover art: markvalkwitch.com
Mastering: haciendamastering.com

John E Wink - Cycles EP - Preview

Esc & Dan Expander

1 - The Hype
2 - Soul Brother

Release on Nov. 30th

https://soundcloud.com/escbreaks
https://soundcloud.com/danexpander

Cover art: markvalkwitch.com
Mastering: haciendamastering.com

Esc & Dan Expander - The Hype / Soul Brother - Preview

Clothcutter - Planet Of The Apes / Her Dub - Out Now

https://groundmassmusic.bandcamp.com/album/planet-of-the-apes-her-dub

https://soundcloud.com/clothcutter

Clothcutter - Her Dub

UK based Venuq delivers 4 tracks in his latest sonic outing - Escrows EP for the next Air Mass release.

The Opener, ‘Debris’ smashes through at 85 bpm, a jagged half-time collision where fragmented beats encounter a warped atmosphere. 

‘Escrows’ follows at 168 bpm, building progressively where Debris left off. Scuttling percussion confronts all-out whacky synthesis in a chaotic melting pot of pace.

On ‘Cicada', low-slung drums thump insect hums in this overcast Gembe led 140 bpm session. Assisted by S.Andreas on percussion duties this track is a seismic clash of the organic.

‘Abacus’ reaches deep, clocking in at 132 bpm. Morphing mid-range bass is divided by distant pads and knock-a-door-run taps as it counts down to sum up the project.

https://soundcloud.com/venuq

Out Now!  https://groundmassmusic.bandcamp.com/album/escrows-ep

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Johney - Nihilation EP

1 - Nihilation
2 - 6AM
3 - Thinking

https://soundcloud.com/johney

Bandcamp Release - 1/31/19
Full Release - 2/7/19

Mastered by Matt Davis - Hacienda Mastering - https://www.haciendamastering.com/

Johney - Nihilation EP - Preview - OUT NOW!!

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