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Abrasive, dark, and intense, Ruminations is the latest offering from Silent Spirit, showcasing their ability to navigate the full spectrum of emotional and sonic extremes. The album unfolds like a psychological journey, delving deep into the turmoil of being trapped within one’s own mind. Shifting between relentless, rhythm-driven tracks and haunting, cinematic pieces, Ruminations is an immersive and introspective listening experience.

Tracks like “Unraveled” and “Spiral” hit with blistering energy, driven by fast-paced, intricate rhythms and pulsating basslines that feel almost claustrophobic in their intensity. These songs are raw, unrelenting, and evolving, embodying the chaos of spiraling thoughts and emotional unraveling. In contrast, pieces like “The Edge” and the title track “Ruminations” slow the pace but heighten the suspense, layering brooding synths and atmospheric textures that evoke a sense of isolation and introspection. These cinematic moments create an eerie calm, like the stillness before a storm. - JQ

Releases May 15, 2025

All songs written and recorded by Jonas Quirin
The track “Ruminations” features modular synth work and production assistance by Matt Loeks
Mastered by Hunter P. Thompson
Album cover photo taken by Johnny Quirin
Art and design by Jonas Quirin
Cassette design by Justin Myers

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PREMIERE | Silent Spirit - Unraveled

Rob Thompson makes a triumphant return to Image Research with ‘Artefact’. A new batch of songs that pick up where 2023’s ‘Tropic of Cancer’ left off, deepening an already rich palette of 90s flavored breaks and ambience.

Euphoric, spaced-out pads fly to celestial heights over phase-shifted breakbeats and rhythms. Cavernous sub bass pulsating from the earth below. Heavenly, nuanced, patient, sublime. Music that taps into unknown memories and deep nostalgia, we find ourselves in the comfort of familiarity while peering into future worlds unseen. - HPT

‘Artefact’ is available only on Image Research on cassette, digital, and all streaming platforms.

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PREMIERE: Rob Thompson - Talisman [Image Research]

DC Promo Tracks #1662: "Phase Reflect" by Rob Thompson is part of the release "Artefact" on Image Research @image-research  

Buy Now: https://imageresearchrecords.bandcamp.com/album/artefact 

Rob Thompson makes a triumphant return to Image Research with ‘Artefact’. A new batch of songs that pick up where 2023’s ‘Tropic of Cancer’ left off, deepening an already rich palette of 90s flavored breaks and ambience.

Euphoric, spaced-out pads fly to celestial heights over phase-shifted breakbeats and rhythms. Cavernous sub bass pulsating from the earth below. Heavenly, nuanced, patient, sublime. Music that taps into unknown memories and deep nostalgia, we find ourselves in the comfort of familiarity while peering into future worlds unseen. - HPT

‘Artefact’ is available only on Image Research on cassette, digital, and all streaming platforms.

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DC Promo Tracks: Rob Thompson "Phase Reflect"

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1. Slow Fog
2. Phase Reflect
3. Talisman
4. Saturn Soul
5. Artefact
6. Holo

Rob Thompson makes a triumphant return to Image Research with ‘Artefact’. A new batch of songs that pick up where 2023’s ‘Tropic of Cancer’ left off, deepening an already rich palette of 90s flavored breaks and ambience.

Euphoric, spaced-out pads fly to celestial heights over phase-shifted breakbeats and rhythms. Cavernous sub bass pulsating from the earth below. Heavenly, nuanced, patient, sublime. Music that taps into unknown memories and deep nostalgia, we find ourselves in the comfort of familiarity while peering into future worlds unseen. - HPT

‘Artefact’ is available only on Image Research on cassette, digital, and all streaming platforms.
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releases June 13, 2025

Written and recorded by Rob Thompson
Mastered by Hunter P. Thompson
Art, design, and cassette design by Justin Myers

PREMIERE | Rob Thompson - Artefact [IR027]

DC Promo Tracks #1700: "Peace Silk" by Memphis Glass is part of the release "Compact" on Image Research @image-research  

Buy from: https://memphisglass.bandcamp.com/album/compact

Memphis Glass returns to Image Research to continue his streak of scorching, hazy, reflective house anthems. 

Picking up where 'We Don’t Need Much' left off, 'Compact' takes us further into the Memphis Glass world of daydream emotions and late-night mystery. Elegant melodies sit on top of classic 4/4 rhythms, while pillowy pads and chords flicker like streetlights in the fog. Steady and consistent with a pensive edge, the Memphis Glass sound continues to distill into some of the best lo-fi house in the game.

Throw in a grooving, break-driven Remix from French legend DJ Psychiatre, and we have ourselves a classic EP in the making. - HPT

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DC Promo Tracks: Memphis Glass "Peace Silk"

Memphis Glass returns to Image Research to continue his streak of scorching, hazy, reflective house anthems. 

Picking up where 'We Don’t Need Much' left off, 'Compact' takes us further into the Memphis Glass world of daydream emotions and late-night mystery. Elegant melodies sit on top of classic 4/4 rhythms, while pillowy pads and chords flicker like streetlights in the fog. Steady and consistent with a pensive edge, the Memphis Glass sound continues to distill into some of the best lo-fi house in the game.

Throw in a grooving, break-driven Remix from French legend DJ Psychiatre, and we have ourselves a classic EP in the making. - HPT

https://memphisglass.bandcamp.com/album/compact

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PREMIERE: Memphis Glass - It's There if You Look [Image Research]

SUPPORT - https://memphisglass.bandcamp.com/album/compact 

Compact by Memphis Glass

1. Compact
2. Compact (DJ Psychiatre Remix)
3. It's There if You Look
4. Peace Silk 

releases July 25, 2025


Memphis Glass returns to Image Research to continue his streak of scorching, hazy, reflective house anthems. 


Picking up where 'We Don’t Need Much' left off, 'Compact' takes us further into the Memphis Glass world of daydream emotions and late-night mystery. Elegant melodies sit on top of classic 4/4 rhythms, while pillowy pads and chords flicker like streetlights in the fog. Steady and consistent with a pensive edge, the Memphis Glass sound continues to distill into some of the best lo-fi house in the game.


Throw in a grooving, break-driven Remix from French legend DJ Psychiatre, and we have ourselves a classic EP in the making. - HPT


Written and recorded by Will Hossner
Additional Mixing with DrumTalk at The Toy Factory
Mastered by Ten Eight Seven
Compact (DJ Psychiatre Remix) Mastered by Hunter P. Thompson
Art and design by Justin Myers



PREMIERE | Memphis Glass - Compact (DJ Psychiatre Remix)

IR030 - DJ STEPDAD - mike - justin (feat. Domestic Pleasures)

New York's DJ Stepdad lands on Image Research Records with his debut album, mike.

DJ Stepdad is the moniker of music journalist and radio host Ted Davis who has become synonymous with ambient music from documenting each month's best releases for Bandcamp Daily and Stereogum to guest shows on NTS and The Lot. On 'mike', Ted steps up to showcase his breadth of influences across the club spectrum. From post-dubstep, New York's new guard dub revivalism to techno, mike has it all.  What holds all of this together is DJ Stepdad's trademark blend of humor and sincerity. Each track is named after a man that Ted knows through the music scene, from the eponymous stepdad Mike to his other pals.

The album details are all revealed today alongside the release of the contemplative single, 'frank', with the full album slated for the 4th November. 

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Premiere: DJ Stepdad - frank (Image Research Records)

DC Promo Tracks #1777: "chuck" by DJ STEPDAD is part of the release "mike" on Image Research @image-research  

Buy from: https://djstepdad.bandcamp.com/album/mike 

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DC Promo Tracks: DJ STEPDAD "chuck"

When Ted Davis (aka DJ STEPDAD) first moved to New York in 2022, his name had become synonymous with the horizontal world of ambient music. From journalism documenting ambient music to cameos on NTS and The Lot Radio, if it was murky, hazy, and a bit weird, odds were that Davis was rinsing it — and probably reviewing it. The DJ STEPDAD project was the culmination of Davis's impeccably oddball taste — an emerging if-you-know-you-know force among left-field DJs.

But things have changed over the course of the past few years. A series of layoffs; the ongoing collapse of music journalism; and finding himself in darker, sweatier parties in the city that never sleeps brought Davis further and further into the club. You could hear him working through this transition on his 2024 EP, time to figure things out, but the feels were still very much slow and lazy Sunday morning. On his debut LP for Akasha System and Justin Depth’s Image Research label, mike, Davis leaves the wife and stepkids at home for a Saturday night, knees up.

The record is a smorgasbord of the chef's choicest cuts of club music, past and present. On a track like "paul" you can hear New York's new guard dub revivalism slowly morph into a throwback rave banger — with a slight tropical flavor. The post-dubstep vocal chops of "chuck" fade into what Davis christens "hipster spa music" that takes shape in his vocal collaboration with Sienna Kresge (Gelli Haha), "justin." The effect of the latter is like entering a fantasy world where DJ Healer soundtracks a restorative pool day somewhere in a Tulum jungle. Davis even gets a bit techno on "dan," as sharp 909s firework across the stereo field.

What holds all of this together is Davis's trademark blend of humor and sincerity. Each track is named after a dude that Davis knows through the music scene — from his eponymous stepdad Mike to his other pals. In a moment where even your uncle's new girlfriend uses terms like "incel" and "toxic masculinity" at the Thanksgiving table, the record is a needed antidote to the online manosphere. There are no Chads or Sigmas here. Instead, mike is a Friday night utopia where the vibes are always on point, the beer always cold, all your friends are in town, and every weekend's long. - Henry Ivry 

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PREMIERE: DJ STEPDAD - dan [Image Research]

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