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)

HERE BUY: https://causalchain.bandcamp.com/album/timesaver

No problem, no worries. No it's all good man nonono, don't stress it. It's cool don't even give it a second thought, it's no sweat off my ass and tits. Nah man. Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah. Hey don't even give it a second thought, much less more than that. I will literally cut and bludgeon you in the event that you sweat it. It's gravy, all of it. It's Xen Model, the collaborative enterprise of Glint and Monocoat. It's 'Local Group', off their upcoming album Timesaver, out on Causaul Chain. It's you liking, reposting, sharing widely, listening. It's fine! It's fine. 

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Xen Model - Local Group [MK PREMIERE]

xenoplex.bandcamp.com/album/magical-assistance-2

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++ PRESENTATION ++

Scores +°-  glyphs to sounds !

+°°+--+
Scores is a compilation exploring musical notations and how they can be interpreted as sounds. People have always tried to translate sonic expressions into visual cues that could be archived, passed down, and transformed back into music. 

From symbols to numbers, grids, staffs, figures or abstract shapes, several languages have been developed and continuously questioned to improve the ability to retain the emotion and meaning sounds can convey - what lies behind the veil.
 
What if this time, the notation would come beforehand?

+°°+--+
The project unfolded in two phases. In the first one, visual artists from the Global URL Nation could propose one sheet of music score, free of interpretation. They were invited to play with musical notations and explore what it would even mean.
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It welcomed chaggrin, Eurrope, M4X1US, MYEN, s1m0nc3ll0 & Ziyiz for 6 sheets


+°°+--+
In the second phase, artists from GUN could pick one sheet and create a track trying to follow it as much as possible. It invited them to question music as a physical object, with its shapes, colors, textures and layers with the following :

__How is the overall composition? Are there any axis or lines that could be interpreted as a timeline or a melodic scale?
__How many discrete elements are in the image? How are they laid out?
__What are the shapes involved?  What is their scale? Do they have sharp or blurry outlines?
__What are the colors/textures used? How do they relate with each other in terms of tones, contrasts…?
__How are the different elements layered on top of each other? Are they superimposed or do they merge in some way?
__How would they translate them in musical terms, such as textures, notes, structures, timbres, rhythms, dynamics? 

It welcomed Bademjan, Baje Nunca, C+Vis, Capiuz, Clair X, C.T.A.A.M.  Ecovoron, Epiphagi, HeedLess, Mambo Kahn, migu, POL100, Yau Hei ASJ & Ziyiz for 14 tracks ranging from ethereal scorescapes to hyperstimulating scratches. Sounds and shapes weave together, blurring the boundaries between the two media to create one whole entity

+°°+--+
With Scores, we invite you to seek the music that can be hidden in our surroundings, to decrypt and hear the phantom scores one can find in every shape, every color and every little visual detail __ open your ears and see the sounds, sometimes music lies in a simple fold of clothing


++ TRACKLIST ++

__((Sheet A by chaggrin))
A1. Clair X - Unravel
A2. migu - Red for Funeral
A3. Epiphagi - Everything We've Come To Be

__((Sheet B by Eurrope))
B1. Bademjan - Wrinklenest
B2. Yau Hei ASJ - Jigsaw Puzzle

__((Sheet C by s1m0nc3ll0))
C1. Ecovoron - Burning Shide
C2. C.T.A.A.M. - A-L

__((Sheet D by MYEN))
D1. Capiuz - Dreamer of Nightmares
D2. POL100 - Butterfly Wall

__((Sheet E by Ziyiz))
E1. Baje Nunca - En Blue Gray et DVD
E2. HeedLess - Incomprensibile

__((Sheet F by M4X1US))
F1. Mambo Kahn - Celestial Arson
F2. C+Vis - Untitled
F3. Ziyiz - Skies Inside (Ring The Bell)


++ CREDITS ++ 

Music sheets created by chaggrin, Eurrope, M4X1US, MYEN, s1m0nc3ll0 & Ziyiz. 

Tracks produced by Bademjan, Baje Nunca, C+Vis, Capiuz, Clair X, C.T.A.A.M.  Ecovoron, Epiphagi, HeedLess, Mambo Kahn, migu, POL100, Yau Hei ASJ & Ziyiz. 

Common cover by Griigg
https://www.instagram.com/griigg

Mastering by Ioannis Nafpliotis
https://www.instagram.com/iamxato/

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D2. POL100 - Butterfly Wall

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What happens when dubby drum & bass meets Dischord’s post-punk colossus Black Eyes? “Break” is the new EP from NY’s Relaxer, the long running alias of Daniel Martin-McCormick (Black Eyes, Ital and co-founder of Dripping), and it signals a decisive shift in his music. 

Prompted by friends to write a drum & bass live set just as Black Eyes was reuniting, the results didn’t quite fit the d&b genre. But it felt right. Quick, nimble, with room for the ferocity of his favorite post punk and some of the spaciousness of dub. Evergreen vibes, really, but seen from a fresh perspective.
 
Honed over a period of two years, the five tracks on “Break” fuse Relaxer’s careening, technoid sounds with free jazz-tinted drum programming, snarling sound design and spacious echo trails. It’s a perfect fit for 29 Speedway’s future-facing, exploratory anti-genre approach to electronics. The tape features two remixes by the singular DJ Marcelle and mastering by Dubplates & Mastering. Daniel tells his side of the story below:

“Two years ago my friends who run the drum ‘n’ bass party Headznite asked me to write a live set for a Ukraine fundraiser they were putting on. Right at the same time, my punk band Black Eyes was having our first practices in 20 years, which meant I was re-training my body to scream at top volume and high registers and to lay into my guitar at full force. In those same months, Dripping was forming and ideas were flying for crazy, boundary-pushing lineups. I had just finished writing the meditative composition suite “In Softening Air” and was feeling the call; it was time to let it rip. 

Everything poured into that live set for Headznite, and a new style was born. Relaxer had begun as a decisively techno project, but pushing the BPMs and working in drum breaks tweaked the formula enough to cut any lingering ties with that ethos. 

Over the next two years I kept on it, writing more, recording, pushing the technique and exploring the sound. “Break” is the first time any of this work has been made public. Sometimes a  detour can hack your brain. My first dance 12” as Ital was supposed to be a one-off side project to my punk band and it ended up taking over my life. Now punk music is calling asking for the debt to be repaid. Fuck it.”


Burning Spear

Diamond Stars

Universe's Choice

Yoko

@renslink

The final katharsis release of 2024 is the 26-track compilation “Physical Force” featuring a wide range of affiliated artists from both the international and local Copenhagen electronic music scene. As the title hints, Physical Force delves into the visceral, bodily aspects of music, inviting its contributors to explore the theme of movement as a central element in their compositions. Each artist was encouraged to focus on rhythm, groove, energy, and the physicality of sound, which resulted in drum-heavy release from start to finish. While there is a consistent emphasis on rhythm and a bodily connection to the music, the tracks vary widely in style and sonic texture, ranging from big melodic anthems, gritty experimental techno, heavy jungle bangers, and beyond.

releases December 23, 2024

mastering by jjjacob
artwork by jjjacob

Physical Force

Peace On The River

premiere: Renslink - Peace On The River

RareFlora - project_1

Bandcamp: https://internetghetto.bandcamp.com/album/project-1
Stream: https://band.link/rarefloraproject1

"project_1" represents a piece of RareFlora's soul, released into the world. The dusty and blurred sound of the release is complemented by colorful resonances, robotic rhythms and glitches.

Inspired by the rich diversity of IDM music, “project_1” immerses the listener in an atmosphere of deep experience, giving an unforgettable expirience with a full spectrum of melodic emotions.

Links:
RareFlora
https://soundcloud.com/rareflora
https://www.instagram.com/rareflora2k
#internetghetto
https://soundcloud.com/internet_ghetto
https://internetghetto.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/inttternetghettto

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Dj Richard

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