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"Growing up in the ghetto of Leningrad in the 90's surrounded by political unsuitability and Brutalist architecture will shape you for life, but so will discovering Boney M's Night Flight To Venus"
Waltzing the line between techno and avant garde, her six-track 'For Sweden' EP finds a fitting home at Peder Mannerfelt’s eponymous label.

Released by:
Peder Mannerfelt Produktion
Release date:
8 December 2015

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M E T R O P O L I S to be featured on the upcoming 2017 RIDE THE WAVE vinyl compilation

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Manifestation Superficielle D'enthousiasme

Donning the ceremonial robes, the conventions of house, techno and horror soundtracks are blurred as past, present and future merge. Stalking darkness and light, bordering the divine and profane, “Actus Tragicus” pulls the dancefloor into the murky shadows of Rome. Ritualistic chants, chilling choirs and hissing beats are brewed across two slabs of vinyl. BPMs dip and rise as Hesperius Draco takes you on a winding journey through the catacombs of his world.

A1. Hesperius Draco Requiem
A2. Lux Severitas
B1. Veritas Domini
B2. Morte Eterna
C1. Vere Dignum
C2. Mysterium Fidei
D1. Violentia
D2. Alma Redemptoris Mater

Music by Alessandro Parisi
Artwork by SQR22

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Vere Dignum

Hadija (Tangier Sessions)

Erased Tapes rounds off a jubilant year of tenth anniversary celebrations with a very special release, 1+1=X, a set of exclusive music from every artist on the label. Featuring never before heard tracks from Nils Frahm, Kiasmos and A Winged Victory For The Sullen, 1+1=X sees Erased Tapes artists come together to make an album as a collective. Sharing the same space, instruments and each others’ capabilities during a residency at Vox-Ton studio in Berlin, they recorded 20 songs to mark the label's 10-year history. The 3-LP box set, produced by label curator Robert Raths, is released on Record Store Day, April 21st 2018.

“I suppose finding words and meaning to describe this release would be next to impossible. It was a real joy to go back to our humble beginnings, to have the freedom to create art only for ourselves was truly sublime” — Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie of A Winged Victory For The Sullen

“It was important to create something communal and reflective of our time, to capture something of value using traditional recording techniques, experimenting and reacting to each other in real time, sharing the same space,” says Raths.

Between August 2016 and 2017, each artist arrived with a new composition or an improvisation to record at Vox-Ton. Run with much love and care by Italian engineer Francesco Donadello – who has worked on many Erased Tapes recordings before including A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Michael Price and Lubomyr Melnyk – it is one of the few studios left where it’s still possible to record fully analogue, isolated from the city noise and in a room that can fit a large ensemble. Reflective of the communal spirit, 1+1=X is the result of an ambitious undertaking; to create a singular record as a collective, not just a compilation of songs, that celebrates the benefits of community over individuality and improvisation over rigorous planning.

“As much as Erased Tapes probably wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the digital age, we should also remind ourselves of what we are capable of without it,” adds Raths. “1+1=X is a testament of what can be achieved when we work together as a collective, which is more than the sum of what we can achieve as individuals.”

The majority of songs on this album feature contributions from multiple performers. It is also no coincidence that the album opens with ‘Brutal Moderna’ by Qasim Naqvi (Dawn of Midi) and A Winged Victory For The Sullen’s ‘Long May It Sustain’, which were both recorded on the day the U.S. election results came in.

“Qasim asked me to read the news headlines with a stutter over the top of his piece. It was an oddly beautiful experience which brought all of us together on a day when spirits were otherwise a bit low,” says Peter Broderick. “I thought this residency was a wonderful idea. In fact I would have loved to be there for more of it. I made some amazing new friends, some stronger bonds with old friends and some wonderful pieces of music that I’m honoured to be a part of. Robert has often described Erased Tapes as a family, and perhaps above all else this was just his earnest effort to bring the family together. I hope we’ll have some reunions in years to come!”

Designed in collaboration with Torsten Posselt at FELD, the 3-LP set is accompanied by a book of photographs documenting the recording process. It is housed in a bespoke, hand-assembled white box — with a recessed X — that slides open to one side, and is limited to 1000 copies worldwide.

1+1=X

Long May It Sustain

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A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Long May It Sustain

Listen to the new single 'Apricots'
New album "Isles", out 22 January on Ninja Tune: https://bicep.lnk.to/islesYo

‘Opal (Four Tet Remix)’ Out Now -
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Taken from ‘Opal (Four Tet Remix)’ released 7th March 2018 via Ninja Tune.

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Opal (Four Tet Remix)

BICEP | OPAL (FOUR TET REMIX)

Single track of the album Reminiscence by Aukai
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Markus Sieber - piano, ronroco, guitars, bass
Alexander Nickmann - synth, melotron, vibraphone
Miguel Hiroshi - drums

Mixed by Moshik Kop, London

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A Silver Kind Of Gray (for Piano Day 2018)

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Recorded, composed & mixed by LAAKE for Piano Day 2018
Mastering by Jeremy Henry @ La Villa Mastering

CLOCKS

Canopus, the second brightest star in the night-time sky.

A piece written for Piano Day 2018.

Composed: HAMU
Produced & Mixed: Patrick Jonsson (http://patrickjonsson.com/)

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