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OUT NOW: https://oorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/splits-1-j-nbj-rn-torolf-stendik

Splits is a new series of releases from OO Recordings that focuses on connecting two artistic minds into one split release.

The first installment is a Nordic affair with Iceland's Jónbjörn on the A-side and Finland's Torolf Stendik on the B-side. Though stylistically operating in different shades of electronic music, both artists share a knack for relentless experimentation, ingenious use of their chosen array of sounds, and Nordic quirks that are hard to put a finger on. The release spans a spectrum of glitchy experimental with hints of IDM and minimalistic techno with industrial twists on the A-side,  whereas the B-Side combines slower, downtempo-ish tracks with deeper house cuts with acid tips.

Having been fans of both artists for years, we're more than thrilled to present to You the meeting between two mind-bending talents. The release is mastered by Noah Kin.

INFORMATION ON THE ARTISTS:

Jónbjörn
Jónbjörn is an Icelandic DJ/Producer based in Reykjavík. He has been previously seen on releases on such labels as D.KO Records, FALK, Neo Violence, Lagaffe Tales, and pompon records. Together with Viktor Birgis, Jónbjörn runs Lagaffe Tales and sub-label BROT.

Stylistically, Jónbjörn is known for a fine blend of 90’s IDM and industrial soundscapes, with a healthy dose of contemporary techno and electro in the blend. His productions are airy and even minimalistic, yet still driving and heavy. Time spent behind the decks, as well as years lived in Berlin, have shaped Jónbjörn into a producer that effortlessly balances weirded-out experimentation and dancefloor-friendliness. Breezy like a northern gust on the shores of Iceland.

SC: https://soundcloud.com/jonbjorn
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jonbjorn/

Torolf Stendik
Speaking of windy coastal towns, Torolf Stendik hails from Vaasa, Finland. One of the many alter egos of Vesa-Matti Kivioja, Torolf Stendik has previously appeared on stellar releases on Meltdown Deejays and Studio Barnhus. 

Combining a dub-inspired and playful approach to sounds with an off-kilter way of structuring a dance track, Torolf Stendik provides a weirded-out form of Nordicness. Torolf Stendik’s music feels like a constantly shape-shifting amoeba that can take you from point A into outer space in a span of minutes. Each track on the release - as well as pretty much each track of Torolf Stendik in general - feels like another step on a trippy night out.

SC: https://soundcloud.com/torolf-stendik-official
IG: https://www.instagram.com/torolfstendik_official/

Splits 1: Jónbjörn & Torolf Stendik

Music you can download or stream

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-jonbjorn-kommissar-rex

Next up on Helsinki's @oorecordings is a split release between Lagaffe Tales co-founder @jonbjorn and Finnish producer @torolfstendik. Jónbjörn embraces breaks, techno and UK club styles, while Torolf covers an impressively broad range of leftfield electronics.

OO Splits 1

Jónbjörn - Kommissar Rex [OO Recordings]

Splits is a new series of releases from OO Recordings that focuses on connecting two artistic minds into one split release.

The first installment is a Nordic affair with Iceland's Jónbjörn on the A-side and Finland's Torolf Stendik on the B-side. Though stylistically operating in different shades of electronic music, both artists share a knack for relentless experimentation, ingenious use of their chosen array of sounds, and Nordic quirks that are hard to put a finger on. The release spans a spectrum of glitchy experimental with hints of IDM and minimalistic techno with industrial twists on the A-side, whereas the B-Side combines slower, downtempo-ish tracks with deeper house cuts with acid tips.

Having been fans of both artists for years, we're more than thrilled to present to You the meeting between two mind-bending talents. The release is mastered by Noah Kin.

Jónbjörn - 13.50

Jónbjörn - T-Rex

Jónbjörn - Tbilisi

Jónbjörn - 8

It’s been more than a week since Russia has invaded Ukraine, destroying Ukrainian cities and shattering the lives of millions of people, whose world will never be the same again. The Ukrainian music and culture community is devastated by the shocking crimes of the Russian government. We wish for peace in our country above all, and we are doing everything in our power to support the people of Ukraine.

Right now It is most critical to raise funds for the Ukrainians bravely defending their country, and for those, who had to leave their homes behind. Therefore, Standard Deviation has joined forces with @Mystictrax — a Ukrainian label run by Lostlojic, for our most important release: РАЗОМ ЗА УКРАЇНУ / TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE — a compilation by 65 Ukrainian and International artists to be sold exclusively via Bandcamp. All profits from this release will be split between the following charity funds, supporting the people of Ukraine:

- The ‘Return Alive’ Fund, helping at the Ukrainian front 
- National Bank of Ukraine Fundraising Account for Humanitarian Assistance 
- ‘Ukraine Pride’ Fund for LGBTQIA+ soldiers and LGBTQIA+ people affected by the war
- ‘Голос Дітей’ Fund, helping children affected by the war

We would like to express special gratitude to all the artists who got involved, mastering engineers who helped supporting the project, Poly Chain and Omon Breaker, who co-curated the release while being in the midst of war, Wolfgang Tillmans for providing the artwork, Julia Crescitelli for her video art, Ivan Tsanko for providing the typography, Modern Matters for helping with the release.

We are sincerely grateful to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and to every soldier, every volunteer, every activist, every person who brings us closer to victory and freedom.

Artists: 3Ddancer, Acidic Male, Albert Van Abbe, Alinka, Amber Cox, Aquarian, Arthur Kriulyn, Ben Sims, Bios & Poly Chain, Bjarki & Yet Unnamed Artist, Bodro, Carbon 96 (Zoë Mc Pherson + Ciarra Black), CEM, Clasps, D.Dan, DJ Marcelle/Another Nice Mess, Dasha Rush, Decka & The Lady Machine, Distortion, Eea Fka M.E.S.H., Elad Magdasi, Espen Lauritzen, Ezy & DJ Tool, Flora Yin Wong, Ghetto89, Hector Oaks, Henning Baer, Human Margareeta, Inatist, Incorrect Waves, JANEIN, Jay Glass Dubs, Job Sifre, Julia Govor, Jonbjorn, Kangding Ray, Laurent Garnier & Scan X, Lostlojic, Loweast, Mime, Marcel Dune, Mchy I Porosty, Kittin, Narciss, Nene H, Omon Breaker, Pablo Bozzi, Phase Fatale, Phil Molchanov, Podat & Panghoud, Projekt Gestalten, Quelza, Sasha Trey, Schacke, Sha Ru, Smezkh, Symonenko, Tapefeed, Terence Fixmer, Trs Kzk, Wallis, Whaler, Zvrra, ŸDV, ϙue, Wolfgang Tillmans.

Curated by Lostlojic, Mystictrax, Poly Chain, Omon Breaker, Standard Deviation, Modern Matters, Agnese Ghinassi
Artwork by Wolfgang Tillmans 
Creative Direction by Paul Georg and Agnese Ghinassi
Typographic design by Ivan Tsanko
Video by Julia Crescitelli
Text by Nastya Zamorska
Mastered by Gian & Daniele @ Dadub Matering, Joel Krozer @ Six bit Deep, Alain Pau @ Alain Paul Mastering, Aquarian track @ EastEndMastering, Carbon 96 track @Conor Dalton Mastering

РАЗОМ ЗА УКРАЇНУ / TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE

Bandcamp

Jónbjörn - Kyote [РАЗОМ ЗА УКРАЇНУ / TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE]

Aspetuck - Rip Van Winkle (Jónbjörn Remix)
Half Light Half Dark Remixes [ASP013 / Aspetuck (Self-release)]

Produced by Griff Fulton
Additional Production by Jónbjörn Finnbogason
Mastered by Amandra
Artwork by Aspetuck
Released by Aspetuck from New York, US
Release Date : March 25th. 2022

Jónbjörn (Reykjavík, Iceland)
https://soundcloud.com/jonbjorn
https://www.facebook.com/jonbjornlagaffe
https://www.instagram.com/jonbjorn

Aspetuck (New York, US)
https://soundcloud.com/aspetuck
https://www.facebook.com/aspetuckmusic
https://www.instagram.com/aspetuckmusic
https://aspetuck.bandcamp.com

Oslated.
http://www.oslated.com
https://soundcloud.com/oslated
https://oslated.bandcamp.com
https://formaviva.com/oslated

Half Light Half Dark Remixes

Rip Van Winkle (Jónbjörn Remix)

Support & Buy

Aspetuck - Rip Van Winkle (Jónbjörn Remix) [Aspetuck]

Vinyl: inchbyinch.lnk.to/LAGAFFE010

Spotify: spoti.fi/3XqSvTL0
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/10-years-of-lagaffe-tales/3966023


The Lagaffe boys have a special one for you. Lagaffe 10 marks the 10th EP in our vinyl series and serves as a perfect way to end our 10th year in existence. To mark this occasion we are releasing a 4 tracker with our founders and label regulars.

The EP opens up with Cohen Social Club by Flexi Leifs aka Felix Leifur. Our man Felix lost his drum machines last spring but luckily he found a guitar and some drums. The track starts off with suspicious sounding guitar notes that somehow up as pure beauty, giving hope in the darkest of places. Frodo with the ring stuff, if you know what I mean. Playful reverbs and echos give the tune the classic Felix Leifur feel to it!

Moff & Tarkin has the next track "Pure Fury", some breakbeats and cheesy disco vocals, why change a winning recipe?

Next up is "We are not alone " by label boss Jonbjörn. I think this is what Elton John meant when he said "thank god for those electro bangers!" Solid 909 drum work featuring dramatic chords and some original vocal work. If you can spot the sample write us on Soundcloud and you might win a year's worth of LaCafe Tales!

With "Að handan" Viktor Birgiss comes back to the label in style. Our mastering engineer described it as having the loudest kickdrum in history, imagine that! Lo fi dub sounding drums interlaced with atmospheric chords, made for those late night intimate moments on the dancefloor, again Frodo with the ring stuff, if you know what I mean.

Mastering: Bob 'Macc' Macciochi at Subvert Central Mastering
Artwork: Jónbjörn Finnbogason
Pressing & Distribution: Inch By Inch Distribution

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We're Not Alone [10 Years of Lagaffe Tales]

Artist: Various Artists
Title: FOR A BITTER TOMORROW: Band 2
Premiere Artist: Jónbjörn
Track Title: Chica
Label: Bitterfeld Musik
Cat #: BIT007
Release date: 17.03.2023
Format: vinyl, digital

@jonbjorn
@bitterfeldmusik

Bitterfeld Musik returns with their second sampler, FOR A BITTER TOMORROW: Band 2. With this we welcome back label mainstay, Interviews along with additions to the label, Salomo, Qwerty and Jónbjörn for a collection of detriot electro, techno and braindance.

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Premiere | Jónbjörn - Chica (BIT007)

OO Recordings is proud to present a damn near perfect blend of high-flying experimentation, moody ambient and dancefloor-worthy remixes in the form of an EP by the Ukrainian multi-talent Smezkh.

Taking the listener into a digitally distorted visit to a universal state of place known as a village, Smezkh paints an audio picture that is tranquil at times, yet surrounds the listener with hectic - even disturbing - moments that underline both the beauty that prevails in the world and the hardship of the time the artist and his peers find themselves in. Hope and universal lightness always exist but this is clouded by the terrors of mankind. A product of a disastrous time in their home country and the world at large, it is nearly impossible to hear the hardship that has engulfed the creative process from which this EP came. Even with cases of serious power outages, turmoil and personal distress, this EP is a testament to the very creative drive that makes us human and proves that art in many forms is a way to capture the spirit of an era and not just the facts and statistics.

This is an EP that deserves your ears, and no short-handed descriptions of the tracks could ever do it justice. The personal view of the artist on the release is to be heard and not explained. The EP is finished off by remixes by fellow ukrainian Revshark, the Helsinki-based Fleur Amser and Iceland’s creative mastermind Jónbjörn.

Artist’s note:
‘The tracks have eloquent titles for a reason, like the names of paintings or Ukrainian poems. These are memories, strong memories of childhood, summer holidays in the village, my great-grandmother, grandmother, cherry blossoms, a mud hut, and a big willow tree in front of the yard. But memories pass quickly, just like childhood. That's why it's important to preserve this treasure, it helps us to live on.’

Smezkh and OO Recordings would like to remind you of the importance of continued support to Ukraine. If you have the means, we would like to encourage you to donate to Future Sich, through this link: sich.ngo/en/donate and follow here: www.instagram.com/future.sich/

https://oorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/joyful-and-a-little-sad-ep

Artist
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smezkh/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/smezkh
https://soundcloud.com/jonbjorn

Label
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oo_recordings
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oorecordings
Bandcamp: https://oorecordings.bandcamp.com/

PREMIERE: Smezkh - August Evening In The Village (Jónbjörn Remix) [OO Recordings]

Taken from Outliers: 2. Downloads exclusive to Bandcamp https://samuraimusic.bandcamp.com/album/outliers-2

https://soundcloud.com/antagonistuk

Outliers:2

Antagonist - Vectors

Teacup E.P

Dark Horse (feat. Rocks FOE)

Bandcamp: https://commodomusic.bandcamp.com/album/procession
MEDi store: https://store.deepmedi.com/group/commodo-procession
Digital: https://kud.li/medi115
ILM - Christmas Raffle for Crisis: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ilmadventcalendar

"I've been making tracks in groups for the past couple of years and these three were loosely based on a Lovecraft style story, where an investigator shows up at an unfrequented hotel and discovers a supernatural cult. Bit of a reach? Maybe"
Commodo, 2020

A1:Lobby Theme
A2:Eldritch
B:Procession

12" Vinyl & Digital
04.12.20
(MEDi115)

Procession

Commodo - Lobby Theme - 04.12.20 (MEDi115)

Parisian producer @firstepoque delivers his debut EP for Dill Dodos Recife and attempts to connect several music eras.

More: https://ins-rt.net/audio/first-epoque-epoque-no-7

Apocat Files

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Premiere: First Epoque - Epoque No. 7

@maral66

CLUB CHAI Vol. 2 is a collection of tracks by artists whose work truly embodies the Club Chai ethos that exists in storytelling through sound. As we close out the label, this release remains a lustrous perspective on the future.

Alongside the compilation, the Club Chai Archive book is out today on our Bandcamp. You can preorder the book alongside the digital release of the compilation for a bundled price of $35 ($15 for the compilation and $25 for the book).

The archive book is a culmination of all the moving parts that make up Club Chai at once – a way to honor the project's complexity and intimacy. A way to honor the project's complexity and intimacy. How do we remember and archive something that is really made up of a fleeting feeling? Being on the dancefloor with friends, singing in unison or zoning out in complete bliss. It feels right to create something physical that can be held, touched and encountered slowly and 
carefully. Making this book entirely with friends makes it feel even more intimate and special. 

Mastering: 8ULENTINA & Lara Sarkissian

Artwork credits:
Photo: Lara Sarkissian & 8ULENTINA
Textile: 8ULENTINA
Artwork edits & processing: Jessika Khazrik
 
Club Chai Book Design:
Art and Design Direction: Azha Luckman @azhaayanna 
& Peter Dolezilek @topchef_allstars

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Maral - another birth

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Jónbjörn - Kommissar Rex [OO Recordings]

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