@leo_la_vie
The 42nd release of katharsis is the collaborative album “Soft Space” by label founder jjjacob and various other artists from around the world, coming out on May 31st. The album works as a sequel to his previous full-length release "Brutal Nature" from 2022, both in terms of the collaborational dogma in production but also in the thematic connection and contrast between the brutality of nature and the softness of space. All tracks emerged as infantile jjjacob sketches, then taking more form and gaining inspirational matter from the collaborating artists' conduct and care, before finally being concluded by the final touches of jjjacob again.

The result is as the title suggests smooth and gentle at most times, but it does though have more wicked and harsh moments and aspects throughout the album. The emotional journey of the album keeps pendulating between the pleasant floating sensations of celestial emptiness and the brute mysticality of the unknown. At times it feels aerodynamic or dissolving, at others it tastes crispy and anthemic, but the overall output is definitely ethereal and cosmic.

releases May 31, 2024
artwork & mastering by jjjacob

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premiere: jjjacob & LÉO - Flower Flood (La Pluie Efface)

by YAQ ( https://soundcloud.com/yaque4 )

"A realm where clouds are within reach."


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Photography by Joshua Ezechiel ( https://www.instagram.com/joshuaezechiel )

YAQ * how does it feel to touch a cloud?

04 (@filezerofour) emerges from Puerto Rico’s electric haze, now hides out in the steamy corners of South Florida. A conjurer of sound, 04 stitches together fragments of TV static and MMORPG glitchscapes, crafting tracks that feel like forgotten relics from another dimension.

Nostalgia drips, smears, and sinks into each songs, creating a treasure trove of tracks that feel like they’ve always existed. Like an old memory you can’t place, but you can’t let go of either.

MUSIC : @filezerofour
ARTWORK : @aoibluevi
A&R : @fannuze

04 - Bless Via Flame

@bademjan 
@levier93

The 46th release of katharsis is the EP “Plumage” by french artist Bademjan, coming out in full on November 18th. "Plumage" takes the listener on an epic voyage guided by the arcane wisdom of synthetic bird-guides, mysterious creatures leading the way through haunting and sublime realms. The EP emerges as a reflection on the pursuit of elusive truths and their role in shaping identity, and unfolds like an initiatory journey, inviting the listener to explore realms of feelings unremembered and times that never were.

From the discovery of a hidden chapel where stained glass whispers vivid secrets, to eerie calls piercing the night in a moonlit forest, each of the seven tracks reveals a new chapter in this overarching tale. Throughout the journey, the mystical birds appear briefly but meaningfully, offering both an unsettling and comforting presence as they help us navigate the shifting sands of self and accept the inevitable decay of all that we hold dear.

On “Plumage”, Bademjan unfolds his full potential by materializing his sonic development with incorporation of the electric upright bass as the backbone of the record, with its sound manipulated and processed to evoke a spectrum of emotional textures, from delicate pizzicato notes to deep sub-bass roars and gritty bow strokes. This organic foundation is enriched with woodwind-esque synths, ethereal vocal harmonies and the uncanny chirps of artificial birds, creating a sonic fable that feels both eternal and ephemeral.

Bademjan has previously put out releases with labels White Garden and Olga Productions, and contributed to compilations from Club Late Music, 90000realms and evo-natura besides figurating on the katharsis compilations “Embracing Darkness, Absorbing Light” and “Infinite Summer: Fantasi”. 

artwork by Pierre Guais ( @swoydgarden )
mastering by jjjacob

premiere: Bademjan - Afterimages That Won't Heal (featuring levier)

Haitian Prince of Music - 'HPoM Selected Ambient Works 2023-2024' (TAR027)

Sometimes all you need is to be alone and listen to Haitian Prince of Music.

Produced and mixed by HPoM.
Mastered by Christoff Riedel.

Full release out on 13.12.


Haitian Prince of Music - (playground intermission)

REAL LIVE PRESENTS '4REAL'. A COMPILATION ALBUM BY REAL LIVE.

THE COMPILATION CONSISTS OF 17 TRACKS BY 17 ACTS COLLECTED THROUGHOUT 2024. THE TRACKS RESEMBLE THE WIDE ARRAY OF UNCOMPROMISING SOUNDS AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC THAT REAL LIVE STRIVES TO FACILITATE AND REPRESENT, INCLUDING GENRES SUCH AS NOISE, AMBIENT, TRAP, POP, SINGER/SONGWRITER, LIVE PERFORMANCE, BOOMERS DELIGHT, IDM AND MANY MORE.

WE ARE INFINITELY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED.

REAL LIVE 2025

bod[包家巷] - real live is real life

taken from "Age of Bloom"
bffmusicbffmusic.bandcamp.com/album/age-of-bloom

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CONSUMER WARNING
This album is composed of 100% Vulnerable and Sincere Music®.

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2025, Poland, Winter

Dear A,

during these brain-freezing months of hardship and cold, my thoughts are drawn to my little, childhood room in my hometown where I’ve been exploring vast, unfamiliar, digital worlds…
I must admit I really miss those days… or at least those feelings.

Listening to “Age of Bloom” transfers me again and again to a certain memory of coming back from school in the late afternoon when everything is pitch black, when the snow is gently touching my hair and red cheeks, when the wind is blowing on my face and when being overwhelmed feels good - almost like blue steel’s softly lingering pads and his lush sounds inviting me for a dance.
The day was hard as fuck. Being trapped in the school system is usually a burden, but not in THIS EXACT moment. Not in the middle of an empty street, not in between those white snow curtains.
And so I run, imagining I’m in my safe, virtual world.

What for me usually is so seductive in video games is the music, and “Age of Bloom” with its mix of Akira-like finality, Spielbergish sense of adventure, and virtual utopian sound palette is literally fucking terraforming my soul as I'm listening to it.
So sick. So immersive.
It gives me the power to keep up and to try again in those hard moments - percussive patterns feel like a fight scene, watery keys make me contemplate, nature soundscapes envelop me in a yellow cocoon shell.

Life, my dear A, is a Skyrimish adventure in a way.
Remember the arrow perfectly smashing up your knee? It was just a mere limitation that you set yourself a long time ago when you buried that inner child. You need to try to find it again. Try and try and try.
And then you gonna beat that final boss and then you gonna beat that stupid, fucking, ugly, rotten life and then you WILL be complete again.

Remember, it’s dangerous to walk alone… so please take this album with you and treat it like a friend, like a backpack, like a companion.

♡
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〉music by blue steel
www.instagram.com/b_steeel
blue-steel.bandcamp.com

〉artwork by lyfegain
www.instagram.com/lyfegain

〉master by Fausto Mercier
linktr.ee/faustomercier

♫°008

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Fast Travel (Intro)

Dark Trap Type Beat – Horror / Underground Trap | Prod. BeatsProductionSan

"Omoni Burden" is an enchanting, peaceful instrumental piece with an ethereal and tranquil mood, evoking a sense of deep reflection and emotional weight. Subtle female vocals drift throughout the track, adding a touch of serenity while blending seamlessly with the soft ambient and easy-listening elements. In A minor, this composition features a delicate blend of electronic and traditional Asian instrumentation, giving it a timeless, meditative feel. This calming song provides a soothing rhythm that invites listeners to contemplate the beauty of its peaceful atmosphere.

Omoni Burden

made this when i was stuck in thoughts, stressing out and didn't know what to do. so i poured my thoughts into music. hope you feel something with this too.

stuck in my head

warm woods

portal to a dream castle

 ✿✿ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ✿✿

run by @fannuze

July 11, 2025 - SYNC DRIP with @mssingno @5-0-0 @fetva @happynewtears @fannuze ((Point Ephémère - Paris)

February 22, 2025 - Hyperlink x @slagwerk with @to-xe, @baby_pantera, @one_legacy, @fannuze, @oti_s (La Station - Paris)

April 27, 2024 - LOVE IS A SPECTRUM with @b3lovedtrink3t (live), @bewareilive b2b @aeoi, @organtapes, @fannuze, @vendredear (Petit Bain - Paris)

February 24, 2024 - ROAD REDLINE @easternmargins with @fitnesss (live), @lvraofficial (live), @6akl6xchitga (live), @fannuze, @tovankao, Lumi (Point Ephémère - Paris)

November 25, 2023 - BROKEN PARABLES @metaphorecollectif with : 0000vn (live) @28082 (live), @fannuze, @griigg, @gloomknightvivi (Méta Zone Libre - Marseille)

October 6, 2023 - AMBERCAST x @clublatemusic : TTristana (live) Tendre Ael (live), Griiigg, Myen, GIL, bela, Spraelle, POL100, ariane kiks, fanny, dj clope, tina tuner (La Station - Paris)

June 8, 2022 - GIRLS DON'T CRY with @obsequies @fetva @fannuze (La Chapelle des Carmélites - Toulouse)

04 - Bless Via Flame

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