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Tresor Records is proud to announce 333 Mirrors from Torus, the artist alias of Joeri Woudstra. Coupled with its catalogue number 333, it indicates the large-scale conceptual thoughts behind the record, typical of Woudstra's practice. As an artist, he sets out to frame re-interpretable references that trigger some subconscious recognition in listeners, with no set way to interpret them but leading to singular feelings and thought processes. The effect, a combination of static electronic sounds and looser field recordings, speaks to each listener differently. 

333 Mirrors is, in part, the continuation of a project called These Cars Do Not Exist, made with videographer Mark Prendergast during the Covid-19 limbo. The live performed short film sold out selected popup cinemas in 2020 in a short sprint of shows. Two of the tracks on that project, Sound of the Drums and Chroniko, are re-imagined on 333 Mirrors, emanating as versions created in live performances. Set to be released as a single, Chroniko VIP will be accompanied by an enduring theme from that project, the three-winged bird, this time deceased. On 333 Mirrors, in exploring the ambient, stretched sonic universe of this project more, Woudstra moves from these three-winged birds to the phoenix, finding a rebirth on the b-side with tracks that inhabit a similar sound as Deep Mid, Torus's inclusion on the recent Tresor 30 compilation. 

The sound of Torus places importance on the multi-faceted approach to sampling, pushing the idea behind the practice beyond usual boundaries. How to break the unwritten rules? Woudstra looks within by resampling previous Torus releases and reverse-engineering the sounds of the most revered pop and electronic musicians alive today, references that trigger recognition, melancholy and nostalgia in the listener. 

3000 Mirrors features a staccato arpeggiating rigid pattern, the sonic effect of standing in front of a strobe until it becomes the anchor. Silence and interruption are used as a device to explore the physically uncomfortable, more the central compositional tool than the disrupted harmonic structures.

Woudstra has never stepped foot in Tresor, so when writing this record, an enduring question spoke to him, what is Tresor when you have never been? How do you sample the essence of an unknown location? The closing track, Omnia, is the sound of anticipation, where the rave beckons. This imagined industrial space is calling for you.

Torus - Omnia

Putting a pigeon amongst the cats we are back with that good shit. An out of step, incidental artefact of peaceful sophistry: YS - Brutal Flower (2 x “12 LP). A no airs and graces piece of cool future-proof ambience. A modern ballad for brave young clubbers, local pubbers, slipstream warriors, and emotional doggers. 

The distinctive aesthetic hallmarks of YS are all here: slabs of urban flavor from emotional interior; raw data straight from the interface. Both hopeful and mourning: this is the lay of the land in Brutal Flowers. It feels young in an ancient sort of way: pure as first snow. Unfolding with the patience, tranquility and the expansive poise of a work that is for now and always. Pulsating and gently to assured - a flickering skyline, swarming with warm memories. 

An aesthetic reflection of a creative process that is delicate and restless. Created in the edges, where long distances, fast cities and global melancholia are wrought large. Burning the midnight oil Berlin-Singapore style: from real to reel. A sentimental exercise of modern faith by old friends. With a nudge and a wink, Brutal Flowers is a (de)coded map of memories wavering with familiar intrigue. Patient listeners and the already initiated will be rewarded on revists - as playful & profound as you please, as deep as the heart. 

The scathe that cuts is clean and deep. There are no sleight of hands to be found in this opus, only hearts are worn on the sleeve here. 

If this is the final dance music boss, then so be it.

Release Date:  19.09.2023
Pre-order: https://paceyourself.bandcamp.com/album/brutal-flowers
Distribution: Rubadub

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YS - Brutal Flowers  2 x 12" LP (PACE005)

Minimal synth, post punk and more from Kuwait City based Alindithar Tapes. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/alindithar-tapes/episodes/alindithar-tapes-1st-may-2024

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Listen to "New Space Order" by Transe Ar Gwez taken from VA "DÔME VA.10" out on 21st June via DÔME

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DÔME label, sub-label of Astropolis Records continues to celebrate the creativity of the French-west coast and the new edition of the festival with a new EP. Mixing trance, breakbeat, IDM, hyperpop and electronica, the 10th release of DÔME takes you on a cosmic, contemporary journey through the many facets of deconstructed and futuristic club culture, from bangers to more atmospheric tracks, gathering Transe Ar Gwez, Ika Sile, ano poli and Goupile, four adepts of genre-bending and syncopated rhythms.  

Listen to this  EP's opener -  ‘New Space Order’ from Rennes-based producer Transe Ar Gwez, who continue to assert his unique sound: melancholy trance music blending dub, breaks and twisted samples.

Catch Transe Ar Gwez, Ika Sile, ano poli and Goupile alongside Laurent Garnier, Blawan (live), Mall Grab, Badsista, Denham Audio b2b Dj Fuckoff, Roni & Lisa More, Simo Cell (live), Dylan Dylan & Célélé, Skeptical & SP:MC, Swooh (AV live) and IMOGEN at Astropolis 2024 from June 26 to 30 in Brest. More infos & tickets on www.astropolis.org

DÔME VA.10

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[Premiere] Transe Ar Gwez - New Space Order (DÔME)

gold digger dub

J'ai toujours pensé que mon rapport à la musique était profondément conditionné par le fait de ne connaître aucun autre espace de vie que la ville. Étant ado et vivant dans une giga métropole mal desservie, je passais énormément de temps à marcher ou dans les transports en commun. Toutes ces heures, passées à me déplacer, je les passais aussi à écouter du son. Du coup, dans mon esprit d'ado, ce que je voyais était constamment une sorte de "clip" des sons que j'écoutais, surtout depuis que j'écoute du Burial, du Clams Casino, du Shlohmo, etc. Encore aujourd'hui, j'ai la sensation que ces morceaux capturent particulièrement bien la sensation d'être en déplacement en observant la vie en ville, la nuit. C’est à ce topique que je voudrais dédier un épisode prochain, dans lequel j’essaierai d’étudier le thème de la ville dans la musique et de la manière dont il a évolué au fil du temps.

Bref, le mix que je vous propose aujourd’hui en est une sorte d'introduction et s’inscrit dans cet esprit : il rassemble des morceaux que j’écoute, ou que je pourrais écouter, en rentrant chez moi tard le soir, après avoir dansé toute la nuit ou bu un coup avec des amis. Cette "scène de vie" m’apparaît particulièrement digne d’intérêt, car elle porte en elle une grande partie de la trace de notre existence. Elle raconte ce qui est essentiel dans notre vie : notre vie sociale, nos loisirs, notre manière de faire corps avec la société et avec la ville. En plus, je trouve que ces sons traduisent très bien ce mélange d’émotions et de sensations après une soirée.

Sinon, je tiens à remercier mon amie Mélissa, qui m’a donné cette idée en me parlant de son SoundCloud Wrapped 2024. Elle avait remarqué que ses tracks les plus écoutées étaient celles qu’elle écoutait en rentrant chez elle tard le soir. Ce qui m’a donné envie de faire une mixtape de 30 minutes pour celles et ceux qui rentrent chez eux, sous la lumière des lampadaires, accompagnés du bruit de la ville et de sa musique.

Merci pour l'écoute et j'espère que ça vous plaira.

Bises,
y.G

[Premiere] Transe Ar Gwez - New Space Order (DÔME)

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