Bedlam

Bird Views Feat. Brodinski

Timesaver is Xen Model’s third full length album and second release on the Causal Chain imprint. The 9-track LP stays true to the duo’s eccentric sound while delving into the introspective side of their productions. Club-focused head nodders “Pin Cycle”, “Face Forward”, and “Controller” accompany key tracks like “Arm’s Edge Reach” and “Grip Dial”, which channel the duo’s affinity for ambient music. “A Bright Star” spotlights a catchy guitar hook and features close collaborator 11ai. Xen Model’s signature play on halftime structure is engaged in bass-heavy cuts “Ripstream” and “Local Group”. The album comes to a close with a radio edit of their previously released track “Lurch”, which clusters the duo’s myriad styles and influences in an encapsulating statement of the Xen Model sound.

Track produced by Xen Model (@xenmodel) & 11ai (@il-ai).
Mixing and mastering by Xen Model.
Released by Causal Chain.
Album art by John Bonetti.

Timesaver

A Bright Star (ft. 11ai)

Xen Model - A Bright Star (ft. 11ai)

Mun Sing - Frolic EP
ID009

https://munsing.bandcamp.com/album/frolic-ep

Mun Sing’s forthcoming ‘Frolic’ EP adopts the drama and intricacy of his productions to create a surreal, demented fairytale. In this world, fun and indulgence come at a price; a shadow of consequence is embodied in the form of a sinister blue faced scarecrow. He is a boogeyman of sorts, akin to the beasts scaring children into good-behaviour in bed time stories, but now finding his form in adulthood. The Scarecrow reminds us that everything comes at a price, and punishes those that have too much fun. He is the embodied voice of guilt after you choose one more drink, one more episode. He lays dormant, silently watching until it’s time to strike. Can we ever really escape this lurking figure? In the times we have succeeded, how long does it last?



‘Frolic’ follows a narrative that begins with indulgence and moves through to consequence; starting with euphoric melodies and big room drops ('Frolic', 'Didn’t Need U Anyway') and ending in moments of unravelling reflection ('Scrolling', 'The Hypocrite'). The Scarecrow reveals himself for the first time during the breakdown of the EP’s centrepiece ‘Somersault’; a theatrical club epic in which the scarecrow cackles the lines “You plead a pregnant passage yet frolic and frot without consequence!?” summarising the spirit of the EP succinctly. 



The concept of indulgence has fuelled the composition of ‘Frolic’ as a whole, where Mun Sing would lean into singalong melodies and satisfying drops using a more inclusive musical language in favour of the grief-inspired awkwardness of last years debut album ‘Inflatable Gravestone’ (Planet Mu). ‘Frolic’ is inspired by big stadium pop concerts for its large-scale storytelling and pantomime-esque audience participation. After years of navigating loss and spirituality, Mun Sing found the natural next step to be writing music which explores the dialogue of joy and escapism.

Mun Sing - Frolic

TRYCE @3yyccee and Xenia Reaper @xeniareaper collaborate on Dream-Fighter, a limited 7" lathe cut, due for release on Unguarded February 14th.

Drawing from a collection of recordings made throughout 2021, the two producers bring to life a cold, icy two-track single spanning precision-cut breaks, breezy pads and fluttering digital arpeggios, laced together by laser tight impacts.

Written, produced & mixed by TRYCE & Xenia Reaper
Mastered by Tim Roth
Artwork by TRYCE
Cut by Disc Archive

Fighter (Echo Mix)

Listen to "TEAMBLEEDING" by data drain taken from "North XR" out on April 4th via RESEARCHCORE

Pre-order: https://researchcore.bandcamp.com/album/north-xr

Welcome to North XR, a concrete industrial complex isolated from the outside world, crammed with industries and dormitories, frozen in time in a state of total control! An autocratic playground of private enterprises and corporations, lit from within by an LCD dome, acting also as a hothouse for the illegal activities of those involved in the extraction and sale of physical storage devices.
North XR is the story of one twenty-four hours in the hyperbolized environment of the North of Moscow of the near future. The album acts as a guide to the fictional city - from the jaunty and daring first impressions in the form of reimagined club anthems of the 2010s and high-speed happy rave motifs, to the roaring and subcortical synthesizer parts and heavy, club rhythms of jersey, gqom and drill by the end of the journey, after the encounter with a hard and unforgivable reality.

Links:
data drain
https://soundcloud.com/northwarddatadrain
https://www.instagram.com/northwarddatadrain
RESEARCHCORE
https://soundcloud.com/researchcore
https://researchcore.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/researchcore_hub

North XR

pre-order / bandcamp

data drain - TEAMBLEEDING (RESEARCHCORE)

From 'Symbol Drama', out March 28th on Slagwerk.

YOU INTEND TO BUY: https://slagwerk.bandcamp.com/album/symbol-drama

@icahera 🍾
@slagwerk 🍹

It's not going to plan. I can tell. Wreckage defines you, rubble becomes you. What a mess, dude. What could've been. It'd be tragic if you'd ever had real prospects. Not much to salvage, there never really was. Forgotten by God. Remembered: Icahera's 'Re-Amp', out on Slagwerk, premiered by Madjestic Kasual. There's hope for you still. Maybe if you listen to it, like it, repost it, share it widely and relentlessly. Yes, yes. It's becoming clear now. A spark in you yet. Some faint reason. But a reason nonetheless.

data drain - TEAMBLEEDING (RESEARCHCORE)

#internetghetto