Sound Exploration September 2021

nu singles (naarm styles)

09.22.DL

Further on the trail of 90s sonic specters, Die Orakel releases @ikezwanikken‘s Stone Diviner EP, an affiliate with Index Records. The titular track amalgamates the momentum of sparse yet heavy weight breakbeats with the warmth of lush pads, and literally reverberating 90s trance or IDM elements along granular rave signals. The beauty of its subsequent tracks lies in their well-tempered, fresh exploration of past sonic phenomenons, devoid of today’s retromania. 

A1: Inter
A2: Petale
B1: Stone Diviner
B2: Fight Day
B3: Isobutyl

Written and produced: Ike Zwanikken
Mastering: Lopazz
Lacquer cut: Daniel Krieger at SST
Artwork: Orakel Studio
Cover photo: Neven Allgeier
Words: Patrick Raddatz

Label: Die Orakel
Catalog: ORKL-17
Format: 12" vinyl, digital
Distribution: One Eye Witness
Release: Fri 13 August 2021

Stone Diviner

Ike – Stone Diviner

Detroit based electro and techno artist Francois Dillinger (Natural Sciences, Blind Allies, Dionysian Mysteries) collaborates with LDI Records owner Lloyd Stellar for the imprint’s third vinyl release. Machine Men EP sees the pair working in a deep and contemplative sonic world, inspired by the potential future where the relationship between man and machine becomes blurred.

The story of this EP takes place on a future earth, at a time where technological performance enhancing implants push identities of human and machine into a gray area which is no longer binary. On this earth, conservative groups oppose this development, stuck in the idea that machines are subordinate to humans. The EP explores this oppression of different ideas around identity, finding parallels with the same discourse and challenges that today we see in modern society and the fight against conservative, populist right wing politics to create an accepting and equal world.

Specialising in moody, atmospheric electro, LDI Records (Lloyd’s Dark Imperium) are an essential label to watch. Distributed worldwide by Clone Distribution, while the Dutch label’s main focus is on vinyl releases, available in selected record shops across the globe, releases will also be available digitally.


Francois Dillinger
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/fdbeardd
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fdbeardd

Lloyd Stellar
Soundcloud: https://www.facebook.com/LloydStellar
Facebook: https://soundcloud.com/lloydstellar

LDI Records
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ldirecords
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LDIRecords

Machine Men EP

PREMIERE: Francois Dillinger + Lloyd Stellar - Tech RX (LDI Records)

Like trudging through viscous air, I Lost All My Data is a blissed-out barrage of sub-bass that nods to a long-lasting passion for sound system culture.

Uploading turbo-charged wubs with molten glass melodies, the debut EP of Giovanni Bonelli (aka @notteinfinita) is a welcomed update for UK style broken-techno conventions. Booting-up with its title track, the record quadrisects the fabric of digital music, each cut a sonic reprogramming of its predecessor. ‘Slippery Tuff’ references off-kilter club, while on the flip, ‘Ecstatic Dub (Roller Mix)’ climaxes in an ultra-sensory faux-organic whorl. Unplugging the whole thang, ‘Oxygen’ manipulates post-dubstep textures, into a data-roused jungle tunnel.

Deciphering glitched-out signal processing and harmonic warps, I Lost All My Data is the software upgrade that every system needs – do not choose Later; Install Now.

Tracklist:
A1. I Lost All My Data 
A2. Slippery Tuff 
B1. Ecstatic Dub (Roller Mix)
B2. Oxygen

Release date: 
07 September 2021

Format: 
Limited edition 12” vinyl with full colour sleeve; digital

Pre-order: indexrecords.bandcamp.com
Worldwide distribution by Rubadub

Credits: 

Written & produced by Giovanni Bonelli in Berlin (2020 – 2021)
Mixed by Giovanni Bonelli and Jordan Juras
Mastered & cut by Beau Thomas @ Ten Eight Seven
Sleeve design by Amos Turner, using samples from Hannah Davis-Gray @ Dangerous Goods Jewellery in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa
Centre label design by Amos Turner & Maximillian Holzer

I Lost All My Data

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Notte Infinita – I Lost All My Data [INDEX009 Previews]

2021 Summer Sampler incoming! Officially our 50th (!) release, and couldn’t be more happy than to celebrate it with this great group of artists. A double vinyl with eight tracks: Label regulars Konduku, Oceanic and Pugilist. A first track of Djoser, Panda Lassow and RAFF on the label, and it’s an honour to release the debuts of Kia and Floid. Special thanks to Woody92 for the shining artwork. 

A1 - Djoser - Faded Red
A2 - Pugilist - Contagion
B1 - Raff - Yeye
B2 - Floid - PJEE
C1 - Panda Lassow - Trip
C2 - Oceanic - Sulphur Streams
D1 - Konduku - Extrakt
D2 - Kia - Blue Rain

Pre-orders up everywhere, releasedate is August 23rd!

Bandcamp

V/A - Nous'klaer Audio Summer Sampler 2021 (previews)

Pre-order vinyl: 
https://needsnfp.bandcamp.com/album/needs-x-gvr-present-the-future-of-vinyl

Needs moves into the future of vinyl production partnering with Green Vinyl Records in Holland to produce a 100% recyclable record which uses 60% less energy cost compared to traditional vinyl production methods. This revolutionary step in vinyl history features the production skills of Saoirse, Reptant, Sansibar, Pugilist, LUXE and Hassan Abou Alam.

For Needs 009 we welcome another all-star lineup of producers, established and emerging, from around the world. Featuring room 1 ready techno from one of the scenes leading lights Saoirse; a bass heavy, electro-tech weapon from Melbourne's Pugilist; the cosmic electro baselines of the irrepressible Reptant; an otherworldly space excursion courtesy of Norway’s finest Sansibar; dancehall inflected acid trance from London-based up and comer LUXE; and to round things off some twisted breaky tech-house from Egypt’s latest export Hassan Abou Alam.

THE PROBLEM
With 4.3m vinyl sales in the UK last year (the 12th consecutive year of growth), it’s clear that vinyl is back in a BIG way. But the basic technological principles of record pressing have not changed for a century. While the vinyl boom has been a bright spot for physical media lovers and the record industry alike, pressing vinyl poses a more urgent environmental concern than it did in the format’s heyday. At times, the process can seem almost antithetical to green living. Records are made of PVC, which comes from refined oil and can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill. Traditional pressing machines are powered by steam boilers that require fossil fuels to generate heat and pressure; the water used is treated with anti-corrosive chemicals in order to prevent rusting, thus creating more wastewater. And that’s just the pressing procedure.

Consider, then, vinyl’s packaging and distribution. The ink that’s used to print cover art and liner notes is traditionally solvent-based, meaning it contains volatile organic compounds that can contribute to the production of ozone. Once the record is encased in a beautiful jacket, it’s then shrink-wrapped in plastic wrap before boarding a gas-burning, carbon-emitting truck to ship. Suddenly the choice to buy physical music shifts from an action that helps sustain an artist’s career, to one that potentially threatens broader sustainability.

THE SOLUTION
In 2019 Needs started conversations with Green Vinyl, a brand new pressing plant based in Holland, who have devised a revolutionary production method which uses injection moulding rather than steam energy, equalling 60% less energy cost than the traditional vinyl production. It also uses no PVC and is a 100% recyclable product, meaning you can dispose of it in your home recycling bin.

The other benefits are that the record sounds better (it has a wider frequency spectrum), it cannot warp, and it also has a longer play life.

The key features of a Green Vinyl produced record are:
- Injection Moulding instead of steam pressing
- 60% less energy cost 
- No PVC
 - 100% recyclable product
- Wider frequency spectrum - sound is equal or better than traditional vinyl pressing 
- Longer stamper life time - can be played more than 400 times (traditional vinyl starts to deteriorate after 100 plays)
- Rapid vinyl turnaround of 8 weeks (wait times are generally 12-16 weeks)
- No warping of records 
- No paper labels

Green Vinyl is currently the only pressing plant in the world with this technology and we are proud and honoured to be the first label to work with them and share this amazing new technology with you all.

Join us as we change the future of vinyl <3

B3. Hassan Abou Alam - Cluttered (Needs 009)

Welcoming co-owner of the renowned Redstone Press label and omnipotent homegrown talent; Lewis Lowe.  

Not only a highly acclaimed DJ, Lewis, with his natural ear for great music, also performs regularly as a Hypnotic Groove resident.  

Lewis is a regular on the Scottish underground electronic music scene - it's easy to understand why when you hear him play.... Enjoy!

...Turn on, tune in, drop out.

Track list
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UnknownEnd - Dawn Departures
YSI - Diminishing Returns
Korea Town Acid -  Eclipse. (ft. PNSB)
Alien D - Exercise in Restraint
Ehua - Black
Weird Weather - Axle 2 Grind
Pessimist - Dem Control
Kaval - L.S.N.P.U.O
Big Ever -  Apti
Marjolein van der Meer & Big Hands - Kitty Jackson
Pev & Kowton - Exhale
PATRICK - ???
Joy O & Boddika - Off Season KICK
LeftLeft - Humming
Sentinel 793 - Hat Racks
WxT -  Frankie
Andy Stott - Don’t Know How
FYI Chris -  Xenomorph

Follow: @lewis-lowe @redstone-press

Support the artist: @unknownend @ysiwmp @koreatownacid @aliendan @ehuamusic @weirdweathermusic @pessimist @ruffkaval @big-ever @kowton @joy-orbison @boddika @leftleftdbg @sentinel793 @ash-woz @troygunner @andystott-music @fyichris

Buy Now:
https://redstonepress.bandcamp.com

Social Channels:
https://www.instagram.com/lewislowe_redstonepress/
https://www.instagram.com/redstonepress_recs/

Support Counterterraism:
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Counterterraism Guest Mix 154: Lewis Lowe

"We are thrilled to announce the release of our resident Shonen Bat’s first album. 
Following his involvement in our compilations and a few brief incursions across the Channel for our friends at Corrupt Data (see his EP “Shades of Disruption”) and GODDEZZ (see V/A “ON+ON+ON”), the 28-year-old producer from Reims eventually reaches the mark of the long-form, with flying colours indeed. In “Infinite Disorder”, he deftly conjugates techno influences, breakbeat, global club and electro with his distinctive rhythmic signature as well as outstanding futuristic aesthetic.

In twelve tracks, Shonen Bat demonstrates perfect mastery of sound design and narration in a fifty-minute opus with strains of solar punk, which resonates both on the dancefloor and your couch. 
An intertwinement of celestial voices, luxuriating pads and synthetic waterfalls with sharp beats and distorted bass precedes moments when the producer playfully stretches time with more ambient phases, before going for it again.
Among the top-flight tracks, you will find an ethereal anthem in “Artefacts”, speedy techno in “Western Nylon Fields”, and feisty breakbeats in “Automata”.

In this emotional roller coaster, the album constantly takes us back and forth between melancholy and euphory. 
Despite this duality symptomatic of our times, “Infinite Disorder” is undeniably a record of boundless optimism, at times bitter but always radiant. Take it as a kind of journal of a young raver who’s found his way through the philosophical values of a global rave culture, without borders, and humanistic."


Shonen Bat
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shonen-bat
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3615shonenbat


La Forge
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/laforgemusique
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaForgemusique

PREMIERE: Shonen Bat - Find Me In The Rainforest (La Forge)

Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP - Dekmantel - DKMNTL089

a1. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer I
a2. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer II
b1. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho
b2. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho (Moa Pillar Remix)

https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/phillip-jondo-little-princess-ep
https://phillipjondo.bandcamp.com/album/little-princess-ep

And here we are, after all is said and done, right at the dawn of club music’s reconstruction era. Granted, listening to dance music these days comes with a weird, two-faced sense of longing: a) for careless times before the world shut down, and b) for a (hopefully) near & ecstatic future, that’s, however, in desperate need of new ideas, sounds, and rave ethics.

In this sense, the Little Princess EP on Dekmantel by Cologne-based producer and DJ Jondo feels especially of the time. Each track draws elements from the hardcore club trajectory, but reassembles them in song-like arrangements that work just as fine in any headphone or home listening scenario, without ever falling for the self-serving traps that people mean when they talk of “deconstructed”.

Of course, none of this was intended. The tracks on this EP were created between pre-pandemic London, Berlin and Cologne in April 2019 and January 2020.
The A-side has Jondo team up with Maxwell Sterling, double bass player, producer, and master of dense soundscapes. Both had been fans of each other’s releases for some time, when they eventually caught up and locked down in a London flat, packed with a Digitakt, a bunch of VSTS, an autotune pedal and Maxwell's double bass. For Jondo, the real-life aspect of their collaboration has been key, as those tracks present a process of consolidation between two musical minds who tackle their craft from entirely different angles. The results are two sprawling, dynamic pieces, grimly titled “Dunkelziffer I” and “Dunkelziffer II” (the German term for “dark figure” has been ubiquitous all year, describing the looming undertow of a much higher number of infections).

The opener’s dimly lit, RPG-like atmospheres remain drumless all the way, giving a nod to the expansive compositions of Maxwell’s long-time collaborator James Ferraro. "Dunkelziffer II”, on the other hand, is a full-on club affair, whose complex grooves and muffled drums get disrupted midway through the track by a set of icy synths, only to break open and trade every bit of rave energy for a comforting ambient variation on the lead melody.

The B-side “Whowhuwho" sees Jondo create a powerful piece of instrumental-grime-turned-quasi-jungle alongside DJ Plead, an Australian producer with Lebanese roots, based in Berlin.
The track is a perfect canvas for their shared love of intensely percussive jams, as glimpses of Diwali-style handclaps, dubby delays and classic breaks drive the track forward.
On his remix, Russian techno prodigy Moa Pillar warps the already minimalist lead synth into an even more sparse yet effective dancefloor weapon.

Jondo curated and finished all these team efforts with the same care and curiosity that inform his DJ sets, as well as his A&R process at Spa, the label he runs with Friday Dunard and DJ Brom. (Given the chemistry between these 4 tracks and the people involved, it comes as no surprise that Spa has put out releases by everyone featured on this record.) Just as in his sets, the Little Princess EP proudly exhibits all of Jondo’s musical roots – but instead of sticking with one style, tempo or formula, he innately trusts the music to let it take us into unexpected territories, time and time again. Buckle up and enjoy the trip.

DKMNTL089 // Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP

Vinilette is an electronic music artist with a past in radio, broadcasting, writing for music magazines and curation in her hometown of Barcelona and Berlin.

After concentrating on numerous styles her mission became to combine different influences - coming from the electronics of the 80’s and 90’s - in DJing and production, with a taste for the raw, obscure and old school sounds. Her obsession with the unknown, searchs to challenge the listener and herself rather than fulfill expectations.

Her productions have gained support from artists like Helena Hauff, who featured her on her CD mix for the german magazine Groove-Mag. Vinilette has released EP's, compilations, remixes and edits on labels like In The Dark Again, Frigio Records, Italo Moderni, Monika Enterprise & Fill-Lex records.

Monthly, she shares her open musical universe in the radio show Spur on teslafm.net. 

She has played played worldwide in clubs and festivals such: Sónar, Monegros, Florida135, Creamfields,The Loft (Spain) Saloon, Compufunk (Japan), Mosaique (Saint Petersburg), Farbfernseher, about: blank, Krake Festival, Griessmühle (Berlin) Golden Pudel (Hamburg), to name a few.

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/vinilette
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vinilette.music

Hypnotic Groove Mix #366 - Vinilette

If you read this, we have made contact.

You are not alone.

Life is present beyond your physical realm and senses.

Our quantum settings are incompatible with yours. 
Our physical form cannot be expressed in your dimension. 

By abducting a Human, and reshaping his senses to ours, we are able to reach Earth lifeforms and beyond.

 His name is Androne.

The following transmissions are made in the 5th Dimension to be deployed in Earth Realm (Dimension Z-67).

A1 - Contact
A2 - Abducted By Aliens
B1 - Abducted By Aliens (A Strange Wedding Hypergravity Remix)
B2 - Signs Of Life

Written and mixed by Jerome Boutin
Mastered at Enisslab by Neel
Artwork by Andria
Print by Gros Oeuvre

Signs Of Life

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WORST010 - Androne - Signs of Life (previews)

Neud - "Play" EP
New 5 track 12" at Bordello a Parigi.
http://bordelloaparigi.com/product/disco-vinyl-musica/neud-play/



Neud - 'All Night...'

Pre order your copy: bit.ly/1v9GKkV

Official release date 11/11/2014

Void Vision is a Philadelphia-based electronic project helmed by Shari Vari. It began around 2009 at a time when a wave of synth-revivalists were materializing, but the quality of the songwriting and intense vocals set the band apart from the pack. In a rare instance, Void Vision has managed to combine vintage dance elements with melodic structures, haunting melancholy, and lyrics that have a palpable soul. The songs themselves are dynamic, referencing a cross-section of the last 30 years of electronic music, while simultaneously retaining a uniqueness all their own.

Wierd Records weekly club night in New York, which showcased a variety of talented electronic and coldwave artists, served as an incubator for Void Vision in it’s early stages. After a standout debut performance at the club, they immediately caught the attention of Blind Prophet Records, who consequently released their first 7″ single, ‘In 20 Years’, which received excellent reviews.

Vari has continued performing and recording steadily over the last few years, releasing songs on compilations for various labels, including Rough Trade, and in 2012 the song ‘Everything is Fine’ was selected for Artforum magazine’s ‘Best of 2012′ issue. In 2013, Void Vision toured the West Coast and later that year released a split 12″ with Portland-based band, Vice Device. The first official full-length album, entitled ‘Sub Rosa’ is set to debut on Berlin-based Mannequin Records, followed by a European tour in 2015.

Shari Vari formed Void Vision in 2009 originally as a duo, during the explosion of the new minimal synth and cold wave scene in United States. Sharing the same scene of the Wierd Records associates like Led Er Est, Martial Canterel, Xeno & Oaklander, Automelodi, in 2010 VV released ‘In Twenty Years’ on Blind Prophet (Sean Ragon’s Cult Of Youth record label), receiving also the attention of the Rough Trade dudes, who asked to put out a track for one of their synth wave compilations.
After other split vinyls, tapes and compilations, Mannequin approached Shari with the intention to continue what Wierd Records started, giving a proper shape to her beautiful and youthful dark electronic sound. The result is 10 hypnotic cold analog tracks dominated by the warm and fragile Shari’s voice, some more “pop orientated” some others belonging to the original “cold wave” atmosphere.

“Sub Rosa” is an edition of 400 copies on 160 gram black vinyl and 100 copies on 160 gram white vinyl.

Limited silskcreen hand numbered art edition for the first 50 copies, 160 gram white vinyl.

Void Vision - The Source

Void Vision - Sour

Death In Vegas - Witch Dance (Dub)

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE MARSHA P. JOHNSON INSTITUTE

The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI) protects and defends the human rights of BLACK transgender people. We do this by organizing, advocating, creating an intentional community to heal, developing transformative leadership, and promoting our collective power.

We intend to reclaim Marsha P. Johnson and our relationship as BLACK trans people to her life and legacy. It is in our reclaiming of Marsha that we give ourselves permission to reclaim autonomy to our minds, to our bodies, and to our futures.  We were founded both as a response to the murders of BLACK trans women and women of color and how that is connected to our exclusion from social justice issues, namely racial, gender, and reproductive justice, as well as gun violence.

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