Akkord | HTH020

I. Gravure

II. Continuum

III. Typeface

IIII. Greyscale

Release date: 16th June

Formats: 12” 180g grey vinyl, cut and mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy, with de-bossed artwork and a postcard insert / Digital
 
Sacred geometry, complex polyrhythms and clean sound design all collide in the work of Manchester outfit, Akkord.

With their critically acclaimed, self-titled debut album charting high in XLR8R’s end of year list and receiving 9/10 and 4/5 in XLR8R and RA respectively, Akkord are not resting on their success, and are already planning their next assault with this new body of work.

HTH020 consists of four tracks of much darker, moodier sounds, pairing monumental low-end frequencies with surgically precise production. The whole EP is centred around clammy, ominous atmospheres, underpinned by stomping beats and descending basslines, placing greater emphasis on the space in-between, and textured over with a doomsday ambience.

The music that Akkord create never strays out of their own minimalistic and direct approach to techno, but from there, and beyond, they touch on an ever-evolving variety of styles, which gradually drive us in front of an overwhelming and riveting soundscape.

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Gravure

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03 By The Light Of Heaven

Ambient Dreamscapes for you to enjoy. Relax, unwind, meditate and chillout

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Getting there, albeit slowly. The title track for orbits, which is inspired by a line from the fantastic Samantha Harvey novel Orbital (if you haven't read it, do so). A few more tracks in the works, and some other ideas starting to coalesce. The idea of releasing an actual album is odd to me, despite being something I've wanted to do since I was about 15.

Orbits Of Tender Indifference

Forseen years ago by the inclusion of a secret extra pocket in the Far West packaging; Master Musicians have created and brought fourth a painstakingly crafted complimentary LP for synced playback with their 2013 release Far West. With 2 turntables or other playback devices you can playback a fully unique quad experience. Further West shows off deeper journeys into the cave where we can dissolve ourselves.

Further West also stands alone as an inverted yugified universe from the Far West cannon. Liquid synth journeys into the void. We invite you to enjoy it either way.

Includes fold out poster from photographer Alison Scarpulla

Master Musicians Of Bukkake  -  Where Apollo Meets Delphi (quad) - August 2015

Terry Riley and Krishna Bhatt Duo (excerpt1)

History changed on 4 October 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm across), weighed only 83.6 kg and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the US-USSR space race.

This audio file is a recording of the telemetry signals transmitted by Sputnik from orbit - the first artificial signals ever delivered from space. Text credit: NASA (https://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/)

Image, audio credit: NASA CC BY-NC-SA

Sputnik 1957 - history's first artificial signals from space

»winter, or a time which represents that season, in a metropole that appears to be moscow. the visitor is taking metro no. 6 at leninsky prospect as he is on his way to the ballroom close to gorky park. the air is icy, the sky is grey. a cat, previously hidden among the dirty snow, is crossing his way. the closer he gets to his destination, the clearer he can hear music, music that reminds him of future days.

the dimly lit room is only sparsely filled. on stage a graceful singer, capturing the room with her presence. captive voices merge with chords played on yet unknown instruments – machine rhythms cycle in 3/4 time. the vigorous peasant dancers, following an instinctive knowledge of the weight of fall, utilize their surplus energy to press all their strength into the proper beat of the measure, thus intensifying their personal enjoyment in dancing. here, in the transhuman ballroom, time stands still and values are being dissolved by numeric progressions. spiritually allied, the visitor, the singer and the peasant dancers short-circuit the present moment while the last falling snow slowly turns into rain.«

with »walzerzyklus«, atom™ returns to raster to complete his series that has once begun with »liedgut« and continued with »winterreise«. the 7 tracks, created in collaboration with russian singer lisokot, are subdivided into 3 pieces of 2 minutes each and 4 pieces of 3 minutes each, intentionally reflecting the 3/4 time of a classic waltz.

throughout the release, lisokot’s delicate vocals are put into different relations to atom™’s rather cool machine music, either complementing or contrasting each other. in the same line, the 3 shorter “leitmotifs” provide the main theme that is taken up repeatedly in the course of the release.

»walzerzyklus« will be released on CD and as special, laser-engraved vinyl edition limited to 300 copies.

Walzerzyklus

atom™ & lisokot »alliiertenwalzer« taken from »walzerzyklus«

After last year saw the launch of the Stages of Grief series on Vaknar via its maiden release Convalescence, the second volume presented here will focus on the theme of consolation and is thus aptly titled Solace. Once more a variety of artists were selected to respond to the theme. Solace begins with an uplifting chorus of synth laden resonances, bellowing throughout the duration of ‘Lonely Cloud’ by Danish native Rune Bagge, who made waves via his debut LP which was released on Northern Electronics last year.

Previous Vaknar collaborators White Stains (Belgium), Appropriate Savagery (France) and Amethyst (Germany) further divulge in a certain sonic spectrum and mood that encompasses the entire A side of the release. The B side is inhabited by two contrasting compositions, starting with a piece by American composer J. Carter titled The Collapse of the Cheekbone is the Death of the Comité de salut public. Here the listener is presented with a solemn gust of layered keys which steadily develop in dramatic fashion before bursting into a hurl of feedback that over-tones the proclamations of a muffled voice. J. Carter’s piece presents itself as the peak of a tumultuous phase of grievance and thus the following and final composition on the release ends on an contrastingly tranquil note, presented by Swedish composer Isorinne, who shares a nine minute long composition of pure, virtuous serenity that commemorates the arrival of a new stage, (which will be further explored throughout the third and final instalment in the series next year).

Each cassette comes housed in a unique, hand cut J-Card, derived from a variation of B&W screen prints specifically created for the Stages of Grief Series at an Edition of 50.

Track list:
A1 Rune Bagge - Lonely Cloud
A2 White Stains - Colour at Night
A3 Appropriate Savagery - Distant Care & Silver Crown
A4 Amethyst Calm Black Water
B1 J. Carter - The Collapse of the Cheekbone is the Death of the Comité de salut public
B2 Isorinne - Händer Att Hålla


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Premiere: Amethyst - Calm Black Water [Vaknar]

Funck'd

Ampulex Compressa

Dimka Batarin, ex-multi-instrumentalist of an indie-pop band Super Collection Orchestra from Ivan Dorn's label, traded the frivolous joys of life for a harsh underground beat, and we cannot but welcome him. For us, Batarin, now a DJ, Mosaique resident and techno producer, has recorded a very mature and atmospheric mix - not so much gloomy as thoughtful. As the author puts it, it reminds of "a dark labyrinth of self-beating, from which it is difficult to find a way out, and everyone has such moments in life". Indeed, we say, and immediately recall the "rule of one hand" and Luka-Trémaux's algorithm. Let's go for light in moderato, 93 bpm!

1. Group - 180121_1948
2. Gil.Barte - Egareur.
3. Lakker - Song for Rathlin
4. Black Seed - Nul.mp3
5. Trenton Chase - Narked
6. Unhuman - ACT I
7. Resolution 260 - Ramon Ruiz Alonso Murderer
8. Tara In Tibet - Freak Dance
9. Lostsoundbytes - Finaly
10. DJ Loser - There Is Not Such Thing As Selflessness
11. Jay Fields - Acid Tongues.
12. Nick Klein - Chats With Lucy
13. Maenad Veyl - Bleak
14. Jana Woodstock - Blow up
15. Kontravoid - Open the Wound
16. Honzo - Dissociated Identities
17. Alpha & Necromante - Solve Et Coagula
18. GNOD - vatican

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Master Musicians Of Bukkake - Where Apollo Meets Delphi (quad) - August 2015

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