FLORAS is the new album from katharsis founder jjjacob, releasing on May 21st to mark the five-year anniversary of the label’s first output. A celebration shaped by time, patience, and transformation, FLORAS is an assemblage of seven tracks - each with its history. The oldest dates back to 2018; the newest bloomed only months ago. Initially intended for other projects or collaborations that never fully took root, these compositions have been reworked, reimagined, and refined - transformed by years of quiet attention. Stylistically, the release moves between the physical and the introspective - crushed drumbreaks, poignant basslines, grand synth melodies, and obscure granular vocals.

Each track is like an ancient, fluorescent flower rediscovered in a distant cave, alien in form yet deeply familiar. Cyclical in structure, they mirror the seasonal processes: emerging, flourishing, decaying, returning. There’s a strange botanical logic at play, as patterns and shapes reappear like genetic echoes, and even discarded stems sprout new life. Melodic ideas and textural procedures reverberate across tracks like shared ancestral material, connecting them like a hidden underground network. Some tracks still bear traces of feedback or collaboration that never fully materialized - ghost limbs and branches that helped shape the whole.

Built from ambient textures, hard-hitting percussion, and sonic details that reward deep listening, FLORAS is a meditation on growth, time, and potential. The release reflects not only a shift in jjjacob’s personal process, but also a new chapter for katharsis itself: after five years of near-monthly releases, the label now turns toward a slower rhythm - giving each release more space to breathe, settle, and take root before moving on.

releases May 21, 2025

artworks & mastering by jjjacob

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Past Shows:
2021
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10/31: Samhain II w/ Pagan B, Amalina, Freeman 713, Spacemaster
10/30: Frutas.la w/ Flapjack, Baseck, Theywept ex dee, 
10/22: Raccoon City w/ Casper McFadden, Manapool, Gartex, DJ Girl
09/25: 𝘽𝘼𝙎𝙎-𝘽𝙊𝙊𝙎𝙏𝙀𝘿) 𝙀𝙋𝙄𝘾 𝙁𝙐𝙍𝙍𝙔 𝙉𝙓𝘾 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏𝘾𝙊𝙍𝙀 𝘼𝙈𝙑 𝙍𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝘽𝙀𝙎𝙏 𝙌𝙐𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙄𝘾 [240𝙥].𝙢𝙥4
09/11: Portal
07/30 Metamorphocide w/ Umenos, Baseck, Aura T-09, Lag Switch
06/24 Cave Rave in LA
2020
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02/29 Crash and Burn w/ ACEMOMA, Aiden
02/15 Mental Asylum w/ Sinister Hypnosis, Kilbourne
02/07 Paracosm w/ Dj Clone, Motherlurk, b2b with DaniRev as AT Field
02/07 No Bra No Panties w/ Mothercell, Moong!rl
02/02 EYE2EYE b2b w/ DaniRev as AT Field

01/24 Plurgatory b2b w/ Qualiatik 
01/22 Loveless w/ Antpuke, Sxylk, Gooddroid
01/16 HURT-FREE NETWORK X w/ 99JAKES SWAN MEAT CHIBISPEEDPAINT
01/12 Paracosm
12/31 Melting Point NYE
12/28 Deathbysheep Holiday Party b2b with DaniRev as AT Field
12/14 Club Cringe 444 Forever w/ DJ Swisha, Abby, Tendryl
11/23 Club Cringe at 444
11/22 DOOM LAN Party at Babycastles
11/13 Xtended Release B2B with GIA
11/02 Melting Point: Shawn o Sullivan, Total Freedom
11/02 Fatal Error: Maedon, GIA, Octonomy
10/04 SStcky T-09: Kilbourne, Limewax, Fiend, Aura T-09,  Schedule-i
06/27 REN G PRESENTS: Jane Angmar, Chicken, Tendryl
06/23 MELTING POINT PROTEST RAVE b2b with GIA
06/22 HACK THE PLANET w/ Kush Jones, MoMa Ready, Acemo
06/07 JACK DEPT. w/ Projekt Gestalten
05/24 MELTING POINT w/ Total Freedom, Julien Andreas
05/20 POWER PLAY b2b with Dani Rev
03/20 HEALTH CENTER b2b with Dani Rev
03/10 QUALIATIK RESIDENCY b2b with Dani Rev
01/29 NEW WORLD DYSORDER w/ GIA and Cali Rose
01/25 I HATE MODELS, REGIS, UNDER BLACK HELMET @ Elsewhere
12/08 MELTING POINT w/ Zakmatic, Deli Girls, KILBOURNE X SKYSHAKER

light construction
tender promise
silent mesa