The first of EXILES - in order of appearance. 

@alleycatss 

mastered by Roland Nagy
artwork by Endre Cserna
typography by János Hunor Vári

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Alley Catss - με σφυρί

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Animistic Beliefs - MERDEKA

With their profound take on electronic music, Animistic Beliefs have steadily solidified their spot in the global underground. Influenced by cultural concepts such as ancestry, animism and mythology, as well as the languages of political techno, punk, bubbling and IDM, Linh Luu and Marvin Lalihatu consistently translate their visions into sensitive productions as well as high-octane live performances. On their new record, MERDEKA, the artists explore and embrace their cultural heritage in all of its pride, pain and complexity. MERDEKA symbolizes Animistic Beliefs’ breaking free, coming to terms with their changing selves and letting go of external expectations. The record rethinks childhood memories, confronts the generational trauma left by (post-)colonialism, and re-connects Linh and Marvin – respectively of Vietnamese-Chinese and Dutch-Moluccan descent – with their formative cultures. 

MERDEKA marks their first step in an overall departure from western club music. For its layered sound, Animistic Beliefs once again draw from the past, present and future of global club music, creating a sonic space where fast techno, warped breakbeats and ambient soundscapes make way for the augmented influence of (Southeast Asian) tribal music. 
The record incorporates Indonesian scales and recordings of 
the Tahuri (a wind instrument made out of a conch shell), Totobuang (Gamelan-like gongs) and Tifa drums, known as ‘the Moluccan heartbeat’. 
There is no audible distinction between old and new, between organic and digital, between instrumentation and voice. 
It is through words that the artists further touch on their experience; To Dream About Water opens with a stirring spoken word fragment by Marvin, marking the first time his voice is recognizably featured, whereas Khi Minh Gap Lai (‘Until We Meet Again’) centres on a Vietnamese poem by Linh, in which she beseeches her ancestors and finds a safe haven for unanswered questions. 

In true Animistic Beliefs fashion, MERDEKA will set fire to sweltering clubs and (sleepless) dreams. Yet, for the artists, it is essential to amplify the stories that spark that flame and keep it burning. 
The release of MERDEKA follows CACHE/SPIRIT, their ongoing collaboration with visual artist Jeisson Drenth, which extensively explores the artists’ intersectional identities. As such, the latest album is the next step within a bigger, introspective investigation. More unapologetic than ever, MERDEKA embodies a turning point on Animistic Beliefs’ ongoing journey towards self-acceptance – fuelled by the sound of urgency. 
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released August 26, 2022 

Written and produced by: Marvin Lalihatu and Linh Luu 
Artwork by: Don Elektro 
Mastered by: Rashad Becker

Untitled [Khi Minh Gâp Lai]

Taken from SBKT052: Rilla - Yukou / 遊光 EP
Mastered by Raphael Valensi
Artwork by Tianyi

Release date: 26th October 2022

‘Yukou / 遊光’ is Kyoto-based DJ and producer Rilla’s second EP for SVBKVLT. 5 tracks, plus remixes from Nahash, Tra Tra Trax’ Bitter Babe and Gorong Gorong’s Kadapat.

Yukou / 遊光 is a combination of the words 遊 (play) and 光 (light). It can be directly translated as ‘wandering light’, but also can mean ‘God of fire’ or ‘Demon fire’. which is often used in Japanese to refer to the fire that accompanies a ghost.

Yukou / 遊光  EP

Rillia - Aoi

Out of body creative processes carve out an intricately textured sound for this release.

Both tracks are based around pieces of writing that deep dive into themes of physical sensation, material and the gendered body.

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What began as a part of our latest AV live set eventually ended up as a full track to warm you up until the spring comes back.

Vague

Deconstructed World: AHMED ALAA w/ B E N N - 06/02/2023

Taken from SBKT055: TRANCE BAND - Entrancing
Release date: 3rd March 2023

'Soft and Black'
Modular synthesizer & voice – KIM KHAN


In a global landscape that increasingly prioritizes individuality over collaborative expression, TRANCE is a distinctive project. Initiated by Chinese multidisciplinary artist Tianzhuo Chen, best known for his work with Asian Dope Boys, TRANCE is as artistically amorphous as its constantly evolving line-up, that fluctuates as it shimmers across borders and time-zones. In 2019, the project was demoed in Beijing as part of a solo exhibition from Chen, a 12-hour durational performance that examined the altered states of living and dying and pondered the sounds, sensations, bodies and spaces that notion might suggest. On hold for three years due to COVID-19 restrictions, TRANCE was eventually premiered in Hamburg at the Kampnagel Theatre last year where it was presented as a surreal three-day ceremony. This time around the Trance Band was made up of Berlin-based noisemaker and vocalist Dis Fig, Indonesia's Gabber Modus Operandi, musician and MC KIM KHAN, guitarist and engineer Felix-Florian Tödtloff, and Vancouver-based percussionist and producer CITY. Chen directed the show, channeling each artist's unique energy into an alliance that highlighted their independent skills while pushing towards ideas that simply couldn't have been realized discretely.

"Entrancing" is a live documentation of that incendiary Hamburg session, powered by the performative fireworks that came from having the project halted for two years before it was allowed to burst into life once more. Just as with previous iterations of TRANCE, the space was terraformed into an alien landscape that allowed the collective to enact a carnivalesque display that was tightly controlled but creatively boundless. Musical u-turns were accompanied by monumental stage overhauls that reshaped a muddy, fog-filled outdoor riverscape into an arena, or a sweaty nightclub. This theatrical impact can't be visualized as clearly on the record, but musical cues do just enough heavy lifting to provide a tantalizing contour. When the alluring electro-acoustic plucks and resonant sustained string tones of 'There's a Ghost in the Lantern' cascade into cinematic drone metal on 'Ylva's Theme', it's impossible not to be drawn into the TRANCE narrative. Sonic stage lights flicker with uncommon intensity as the nebulous group rewrite their collective personal stories into stirring, synergistic poetry.

"Something changes!" KIM KHAN calls out on 'Soft and Black', cutting through warbling synths and itchy beatbox percussion. The track builds quickly, reaching a sizzling crescendo of buzzsaw noise and acidic electronics. It's a stylistic sea change that channels the group's kinetic energy into a rock show, and CITY picks up the message on 'Trance Genesis', adding rapid-fire drums to a barrage of guitar skronk. 'Shaolin Affliction' glues Trance Band's jagged artistic edges to a vintage metal template, gradually dissolving into throaty post-hardcore, while 'My Fortress' brings the show to a powerful conclusion with Dis Fig assuming the role of grunge balladeer, bellowing into the void over cacophonous live instrumentation. Unbound by musical and artistic conventions, TRANCE peers out from the basement, the gallery and the playhouse to forge an expression that's all of this and something new entirely. It's refreshing, witty, exhilarating and most of all, completely unpredictable.

Entrancing

TRANCE BAND - Soft and Black

POSTWORLD: personalbrand w/ JmDasha - 17/04/2023

the first track in advance of @postcarboncollective first ever release 'MechaWorks' is our resident's @quendera 'sanidid [qdrone V0.7]'. full release is out on June 3rd in their bandcamp & soundcloud.

MechaWorks is a journey through the insides of the Machine, first with eerie tones and meditative melodies and winding deeper, down, evolving into an exploration of boundless soundscapes where a vast extent of human emotion is paired with an electronically organic sensibility. several artists looking in through different lenses at the same intrinsic simulation.

it is a compilation of different artists, mostly based in Lisbon, making use of different techniques, softwares and hardwares, uniting under the same concept of the Machine, each producing a sample of a different facet of its hegemony.

MechaWorks travels into and through consciousness to connect with something below, something common, something unconscious.

100% of the funds gathered from this compilation will be donated to Casa T - a shelter for trans & nonbinary immigrants in Lisbon. alternatively consider donating directly to Casa T following this link: gofund.me/b53b0cb2

track info: github.com/quendera/sanidid
pre-order: postcarboncollective.bandcamp.com/album/mechaworks
support: @quendera

artist: quendera
title: sanidid [qdrone V0.7]
compilation: MechaWorks
label: Postcarbon Collective
catalog number: PCC001
release date: 3rd June 2023
artwork: post_b0t [IG: postmodern_b0t]
master: @jitterrr

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[premiere] quendera - sanidid [qdrone V0.7]

“Corona Ate My Dollaz (Ani Klang Remix)” by @aniklang is the latest track from @baumusik 's upcoming remix EP "Corona Ate My Dollaz Remixed" out on the 11th of December.

Pre-order: https://baumusik.bandcamp.com/
Read more: soulfeederweb.com/premieres/premiere-monibi-corona-ate-dollaz-ani-klang-remix

Corona Ate My Dollaz Remixed

[Premiere] Monibi – Corona Ate My Dollaz (Ani Klang Remix)

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