The ninth release of katharsis is the EP “Journey Before Destination” by @jjjacob, which is the first full release of the label founder on his own label. The EP spans six tracks and is quite a deviation in sound from his earlier releases on labels such as ANBA, high heal and Sweat Taste. Taking a step away from his usual tools of heavily automated synths and complex midi-based melodies, this EP focuses closely on recordings of acoustic instruments and vocals done by jjjacob himself throughout the pandemic year.

Journey Before Destination

Oneiric Plateau

After two months summer break, katharsis returns to ma3azef.live with two hours of emotional release through music. In this episode, jjjacob starts out with mostly new releases from the ambient scene with a few detours, followed by a beautiful and mesmerizing set by Happy New Tears.

tracklist: 
jjjacob [00:00:00-01:02:23]
Giant Claw - Until Mirror (feat. Tamar Kamin)
Laughing Hands - Annuciation
Florian T M Zeisig - VIII
IRENA; Vojtech Havlovi - Radek 2
ABADIR - I
Steve Hauschildt - Transience of Earthly Joys
Ssaliva - Why Me
Sun Genam - Pinski4ex
Obsequies - Consumed
Mr. Mitch - Proud
500 & ANIMA - You Are a VERY Radiant Star
Dylan Henner - I Was Reading the News but I Felt so Sad I Had to Stop
Thoden - Specialist (Perko Remix)
Ancher - Corbeille
Sam Gendel - Sustain
Samuel Organ - 	Wow
Ulla - Leaves and Wish
Simo Cell & Abdullah Miniawy - Sama (Learning How To Fly)
Rich Xit - V-I
jjjacob - Claviceps Purpurea
ELCA - Defibrillation
jjjacob - Mother of Sirens
Cuban Chamber of Commerce - Luz

Happy New Tears [00:53:43-01:30:01]
Himera - Here
Naemi - Sugar Hiccup
0comeups - With Light You Lead Me
Anima - New Existential Flight Mechanism
Detente - I Pass By
Bambi - Bliss Song
Fetva - “Blinding Lights” but you're waking up in a tent at the festival during fetva's morning set and went to have some water
DJ Lostboi - All The Clouds Disturbed
Himera - Please Remember To Breathe
Ange Halliwell - Luciole
Kali Malone - Sacrificial Code II
Anima - Glad U Came
Escha - Into The Nothingness Of Scorn And Silence
Torus - Descend In Chains
G1rl - Westfield (Malibu Rework)
Bod [包家巷] - They Told Me Sleeping Alone Builds Character
Detente - Song Of Songs
Ity - Exosphere
X/o - Angel In Ruins
Viancy’s Attic - Gods Favorite
Bénédicte - Glass Test
Emily Glass - Q-Pid
Himera – Here

katharsis w/ jjjacob & Happy New Tears on Ma3azef.live (September 2nd, 2021)

The 16th release of katharsis is the EP “Internal Presence” by the label founder, jjjacob. This EP is the follow-up and counterpart to his earlier release on the label “Journey Before Destination” which came out half a year before on March 8th. On this release, jjjacob returns to his usual uncompromising electronic sound after exploring more minimalistic and acoustic facets of his musical expression on the preceding EP. By blending uncanny choirs and obscure samples with peculiar synths and IDM-inspired drums, jjjacob’s melodic universe brings the listener on a sonic adventure into a fantasy-infused world.

While “Journey Before Destination” sought to explore the heroic struggles of a poignant pilgrimager, “Internal Presence” examines the magical sensations and daunting emotions of otherworldly transformations. Starting from the grandiose trance-infused intro anthem “Shapeshifter”, the EP quickly develops into the curious yet introverted exploration of an exquisite domain on “Realm of Essence”. Following this, immense feelings and existential contemplations are presented through ethereal harps and hymns of lost spirits on “Lethal Sentiment”, before angelic creatures serenade about the destination of our eternal journey on the closing track “Terminal Bliss”.

releases September 17, 2021

mastered by jjjacob
artwork by jjjacob

Internal Presence

Lethal Sentiment

The 16th release of katharsis is the EP “Internal Presence” by the label founder, jjjacob. This EP is the follow-up and counterpart to his earlier release on the label “Journey Before Destination” which came out half a year before on March 8th. On this release, jjjacob returns to his usual uncompromising electronic sound after exploring more minimalistic and acoustic facets of his musical expression on the preceding EP. By blending uncanny choirs and obscure samples with peculiar synths and IDM-inspired drums, jjjacob’s melodic universe brings the listener on a sonic adventure into a fantasy-infused world.

While “Journey Before Destination” sought to explore the heroic struggles of a poignant pilgrimager, “Internal Presence” examines the magical sensations and daunting emotions of otherworldly transformations. Starting from the grandiose trance-infused intro anthem “Shapeshifter”, the EP quickly develops into the curious yet introverted exploration of an exquisite domain on “Realm of Essence”. Following this, immense feelings and existential contemplations are presented through ethereal harps and hymns of lost spirits on “Lethal Sentiment”, before angelic creatures serenade about the destination of our eternal journey on the closing track “Terminal Bliss”.

mastered by jjjacob
artwork by jjjacob

Shapeshifter

@yoshitaka-hikawa-1
The 23rd release of katharsis is the collaborative album “Brutal Nature” by label founder jjjacob and various other artists. The idea of the project, which has been in progress for several years, was to extend the artistry to a more conversational form than the classic introverted style of the electronic music composer. The album shaped itself through several exchanges of ideas and stems between jjjacob and the numerous artists of the project.

The final product of the collaborations has a common theme of finding solace in the darkness and brutality of nature. This could be exemplified by the deep melancholy infused with an inner peace of losing a loved one in the mourning song “Threnody” with Hajj, or in the overcoming and healing of both internal and external wounds by the catharsis of music and art on the eloquent track “Trauma” with Bungalovv and Odete. As an introduction to the album, jjjacob and the local Beham created an auditory interpretation of self-blame with movie samples and abrasive low-end explosions, and to conclude it jjjacob and Slikback created the bass-heavy club lullaby “Bonum Nocte”.

The album follows jjjacob's previous two EPs on katharsis from last year, “Journey Before Destination” and “Internal Presence”, but it is his first full-length album since “Body Without Organs” released on the Spanish label Sweat Taste in 2020. The album artwork is a collaboration between jjjacob and Emil Stephensen, with the main motive being a painting by the latter.

jjjacob & Yoshitaka Hikawa - Pipe Dream [premiere]

@grasps
The 23rd release of katharsis is the collaborative album “Brutal Nature” by label founder jjjacob and various other artists. The idea of the project, which has been in progress for several years, was to extend the artistry to a more conversational form than the classic introverted style of the electronic music composer. The album shaped itself through several exchanges of ideas and stems between jjjacob and the numerous artists of the project.

The final product of the collaborations has a common theme of finding solace in the darkness and brutality of nature. This could be exemplified by the deep melancholy infused with an inner peace of losing a loved one in the mourning song “Threnody” with Hajj, or in the overcoming and healing of both internal and external wounds by the catharsis of music and art on the eloquent track “Trauma” with Bungalovv and Odete. As an introduction to the album, jjjacob and the local Beham created an auditory interpretation of self-blame with movie samples and abrasive low-end explosions, and to conclude it jjjacob and Slikback created the bass-heavy club lullaby “Bonum Nocte”.

The album follows jjjacob's previous two EPs on katharsis from last year, “Journey Before Destination” and “Internal Presence”, but it is his first full-length album since “Body Without Organs” released on the Spanish label Sweat Taste in 2020. The album artwork is a collaboration between jjjacob and Emil Stephensen, with the main motive being a painting by the latter.

Brutal Nature

jjjacob & Grasps - Lurking

@beham
The 23rd release of katharsis is the collaborative album “Brutal Nature” by label founder jjjacob and various other artists. The idea of the project, which has been in progress for several years, was to extend the artistry to a more conversational form than the classic introverted style of the electronic music composer. The album shaped itself through several exchanges of ideas and stems between jjjacob and the numerous artists of the project.

The final product of the collaborations has a common theme of finding solace in the darkness and brutality of nature. This could be exemplified by the deep melancholy infused with an inner peace of losing a loved one in the mourning song “Threnody” with Hajj, or in the overcoming and healing of both internal and external wounds by the catharsis of music and art on the eloquent track “Trauma” with Bungalovv and Odete. As an introduction to the album, jjjacob and the local Beham created an auditory interpretation of self-blame with movie samples and abrasive low-end explosions, and to conclude it jjjacob and Slikback created the bass-heavy club lullaby “Bonum Nocte”.

The album follows jjjacob's previous two EPs on katharsis from last year, “Journey Before Destination” and “Internal Presence”, but it is his first full-length album since “Body Without Organs” released on the Spanish label Sweat Taste in 2020. The album artwork is a collabora

jjjacob & Beham - Blame

@krisvango
The 23rd release of katharsis is the collaborative album “Brutal Nature” by label founder jjjacob and various other artists. The idea of the project, which has been in progress for several years, was to extend the artistry to a more conversational form than the classic introverted style of the electronic music composer. The album shaped itself through several exchanges of ideas and stems between jjjacob and the numerous artists of the project.

The final product of the collaborations has a common theme of finding solace in the darkness and brutality of nature. This could be exemplified by the deep melancholy infused with an inner peace of losing a loved one in the mourning song “Threnody” with Hajj, or in the overcoming and healing of both internal and external wounds by the catharsis of music and art on the eloquent track “Trauma” with Bungalovv and Odete. As an introduction to the album, jjjacob and the local Beham created an auditory interpretation of self-blame with movie samples and abrasive low-end explosions, and to conclude it jjjacob and Slikback created the bass-heavy club lullaby “Bonum Nocte”.

The album follows jjjacob's previous two EPs on katharsis from last year, “Journey Before Destination” and “Internal Presence”, but it is his first full-length album since “Body Without Organs” released on the Spanish label Sweat Taste in 2020. The album artwork is a collabora

jjjacob & Kris Vango - Inner Hollow

It is time to let go of your fear and doubts. You must learn to embrace the darkness of your soul, for it is a light beacon of hope for humanity. Your soul wants to show itself in its truest form, strength, perseverance, courage and determination of spirit. In this lifetime your soul needs to cleanse and open its feelings for katharsis.

With the double compilation “Infinite Summer: Ekstase & Fantasi”, katharsis celebrates the return of raves and concerts to society after a long period of pandemic shutdown. A magical summer has past filled with a great pallet of emotional material, ready to be expressed. Therefore, we encouraged a collection of artists we adore to channel their imagination of the greatest way to conclude an endless summer night with into a piece of music.

This resulted in a grand assemblage of harmonious manifestations, naturally splitting into two divisions with opposing focuses. In contrast to the first part of the duology “Ekstase”, which focused on euphoric and dancefloor-oriented outputs, this second part “Fantasi” has a more serene and introverted focal point. The majority of the tracks seem to be meant to stop time in deep reflection with a placid sunrise as the backdrop, exemplified by the purgative opener “salomé” by Aestum, but the listener will find occasional rhythmic outpourings like the unhurried clubby vibes on awbluu’s “Rosalyne (Voxen)” or the beautiful melodic “we will get where?” by Beham.

premiere: jjjacob - Augury (Proteus) [Infinite Summer: Fantasi]

The time has come to take a step back and review our label from a meta-analytical perspective; roughly three years have passed yielding dozens of free digital music releases, two physical artifacts to acquire (a magnificent cassette-tape & a spectacular t-shirt), and even more emotional and artistic connections between the creators and enjoyers of katharsis.

As a celebration of our release number 30, we indulged in our homemade tradition of creating a sample-pack from our discography, as we did on “Emotional Core Sequencing” in 2021. The method of this tradition is simply to scan thoroughly through our newer releases to chop and collect small snippets of sounds, compiling and intuitively categorizing a sample-pack of ready-to-use .wav-files for your DAW of preference.

This simultaneously reflects the aim and philosophy of katharsis, to enable and accommodate all people in their potential for making art and to break down the boundaries of creativity resulting from our copyright-infringed society. Go ahead and use the samples in your productions, we are already excited to hear what will come from it. As a demonstration of the contents of the sample pack and its creative abilities, label founder jjjacob has put together a track only using sound material from the sample pack.

artwork by @gomismis & jjjacob.

sample-pack

Affective Nucleus Xtraction [sample pack]

The first @katharsislabel release of the year is once again a package of pure pleasure, entertainment and body-oriented recreation me: 7 tracks for the dancefloor or your favourite personal listening space. Tribute to the amazing original artist Everything but the Girl <3

pre-order

premiere: danish nxc - r3demption

The first katharsis release of the year is once again a package of pure pleasure, entertainment and body-oriented recreation from the label-boss under his danish nxc moniker: 7 tracks for the dancefloor or your favourite personal listening space <3
tribute to the original artists:pinkpantheress&icespice

danish nxc - g00d enuff

in huge tribute to the amazing original track by Tettix Hexer: https://soundcloud.com/tettixhexer/somnibirth <3

Tettix Hexer - Somnibirth (jjjacob rebirth)

my old pc broke down two weeks ago - so I bought a new one and felt like starting an album project from scratch, which turned in to this fun little album inspired by recent road trip around tasmania :))
download/buy for the good old "name your price" on Bandcamp from the buylink <3

preservation

firestorm

vombatus

pathcrossing

bushland

blessings

@posnerposnerposner
The 42nd release of katharsis is the collaborative album “Soft Space” by label founder jjjacob and various other artists from around the world, coming out on May 31st. The album works as a sequel to his previous full-length release "Brutal Nature" from 2022, both in terms of the collaborational dogma in production but also in the thematic connection and contrast between the brutality of nature and the softness of space. All tracks emerged as infantile jjjacob sketches, then taking more form and gaining inspirational matter from the collaborating artists' conduct and care, before finally being concluded by the final touches of jjjacob again.

The result is as the title suggests smooth and gentle at most times, but it does though have more wicked and harsh moments and aspects throughout the album. The emotional journey of the album keeps pendulating between the pleasant floating sensations of celestial emptiness and the brute mysticality of the unknown. At times it feels aerodynamic or dissolving, at others it tastes crispy and anthemic, but the overall output is definitely ethereal and cosmic.

releases May 31, 2024
artwork & mastering by jjjacob

premiere:  jjjacob & Posner - Gone Ghost

@dvvdvv
The 42nd release of katharsis is the collaborative album “Soft Space” by label founder jjjacob and various other artists from around the world, coming out on May 31st. The album works as a sequel to his previous full-length release "Brutal Nature" from 2022, both in terms of the collaborational dogma in production but also in the thematic connection and contrast between the brutality of nature and the softness of space. All tracks emerged as infantile jjjacob sketches, then taking more form and gaining inspirational matter from the collaborating artists' conduct and care, before finally being concluded by the final touches of jjjacob again.

The result is as the title suggests smooth and gentle at most times, but it does though have more wicked and harsh moments and aspects throughout the album. The emotional journey of the album keeps pendulating between the pleasant floating sensations of celestial emptiness and the brute mysticality of the unknown. At times it feels aerodynamic or dissolving, at others it tastes crispy and anthemic, but the overall output is definitely ethereal and cosmic.

releases May 31, 2024
artwork & mastering by jjjacob

premiere: jjjacob & dvdv - Touching Time

@leo_la_vie
The 42nd release of katharsis is the collaborative album “Soft Space” by label founder jjjacob and various other artists from around the world, coming out on May 31st. The album works as a sequel to his previous full-length release "Brutal Nature" from 2022, both in terms of the collaborational dogma in production but also in the thematic connection and contrast between the brutality of nature and the softness of space. All tracks emerged as infantile jjjacob sketches, then taking more form and gaining inspirational matter from the collaborating artists' conduct and care, before finally being concluded by the final touches of jjjacob again.

The result is as the title suggests smooth and gentle at most times, but it does though have more wicked and harsh moments and aspects throughout the album. The emotional journey of the album keeps pendulating between the pleasant floating sensations of celestial emptiness and the brute mysticality of the unknown. At times it feels aerodynamic or dissolving, at others it tastes crispy and anthemic, but the overall output is definitely ethereal and cosmic.

releases May 31, 2024
artwork & mastering by jjjacob

premiere: jjjacob & LÉO - Flower Flood (La Pluie Efface)

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



premiere: jjjacob - DANXAL

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

jjjacob - PLUCKA

danish nxc - hopeless

download

Particulates

1500 followers means me being extremely grateful and therefore releasing this new tune for free download! <3 
artwork by @jesperflinker

Gratitude

Vulnerability is the guardian of integrity. If we are brave enough often enough, we will fall; this is the physics of vulnerability. With each passage of human growth we must shed a protective structure. We are left exposed and vulnerable - but also yeasty and embryonic again, capable of stretching in ways we hadn't known before. One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again, as fear must be overcome again and again. Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change. 

artwork by jjjacob

full album

Symmetry

Absence

@katharsislabel
Emotional material manifests itself in many different forms. Sometimes it flows like a river, rolls like a wave or pours like rain. The fluidity of emotional experience makes sense as our bodies are mostly made up of water – life's matter and matrix, mother and medium.

It is time to let go of your fear and doubts. You must learn to embrace the darkness of your soul, for it is a light beacon of hope for humanity. Your soul wants to show itself in its truest form, strength, perseverance, courage and determination of spirit. In this lifetime your soul needs to cleanse and open its feelings for katharsis. This current physical lifetime offers you a new leaf, to be able to learn to balance obsolete, distorted behaviors.

lyrics:
Free me clean me
Rinse my soul
Wash my body
Bring me to my poignant cleansing
Free me clean me
Free me clean me
My soul is damaged 
Can you heal my wounds

Free me from my self 
Free me from my pain
Free me from my darkest thoughts
My purest emotions are the best
Poignant cleansing

premiere: jjacob - Poignant Cleansing [katharsis: The Flow of Water]

Entering Autumn

katharsis is a new label and monthly radio show hosted by jjjacob, focusing on the purification and purgation of emotions through ambient and experimental music. In this episode of the show, he invited @fetva & @mutate3k to do a guestmix.

tracklist:
jjjacob part [00:00:00 - 00:47:12]
jjjacob - Njego (forthcoming on Merci Jitter)
jjjacob - Flight Fragility (forthcoming on CLMxGUN)
jjjacob - Entering Autumn
lyre2_jesper_trædeorgel
J Sliwa - Carry Me
Samuel Organ - Navigation
Ulla - Feeling Remembering
PS22 Chorus - Jóga
mo chuisle - blue
Vanessa Amara - 8 Leopards, Pt. 8
Duval Timothy - Pink
Internazionale - No Soldiers
A. G. Cook - Somers Tape 
Bladee - Only One
Elysia Crampton - Abolition
Slikback - Shogai
Rene Hell - L. Minx
Pedrodollar - Unicorns & Drivebys
Nídia - Intro
David Lang - Cheating, Lying, Stealing
Sheeba  Exp - Enter the Undergrowth
santebela - Hold on

fetva part [00:47:12 - 01:20:44]
murcof - cuerpo celeste
LinhHafornow - Bèo Dạt Mây Trôi
Frederik Valentin & Loke Rahbek – Touch And Vision
Xénon - Ristretto
Mark Hollis – Westward Bound
Seongbuk Skyway - South End Jam [YGK011]
Drumloop - When Its Cold I'd Like To Die (Moby)
ssaliva - euphoria
Dean Blunt - x
Salem - unchained melody
Codeine - realize
Should - Singe
BALAM ACAB  - here is not my home
default genders - the world ends with you
emotegi -viet 28(soytiet)ft. reinabe
 bod [包家巷] - Dedicated To Yegorka (absolution)
SALEM - $âˆ«CKK (drag)
jonatan leandoer127 - Evil

mu tate part [01:20:44 - 02:00:00]
Midori Takada - Mr Henri Rousseau's Dream
Rie Nakajima - Karu Kuru
Grace Ferguson - barnumbirr
ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ - Subtle Shift Dub
Art Crime - darkness is the light that slips away from you
hoodie - justin
M. Geddes Gengras - Kīlauea

katharsis with jjjacob, fetva & mu tate on Threads*Nordvest (19/11/20)

katharsis is a new label and monthly radio show hosted by jjjacob, focusing on the purification and purgation of emotions through ambient and experimental music. In this episode of the show, he invited @hadji-hajj to do a guestmix.

jjjacob part [00:00:00 - 01:21:07]
Basura - Choralys
Daysailer - Solace Upon Thames
Elvis Costello - Revolution #49
Detente - Candles in the Wind
Internazionale - Avatar in Life
Ulla - Something i Cant Show
waller & xato - Crie
ana roxanne - Immortality
bod [包家巷] - Dedicated to Pastel Voids (blindly allowing the triggers to do their work)
KMRU - ulmma
Dylan Henner - Two Trains Came Through the Station at Once and It Felt Like a Hurricane
Borden, Ferraro, Godin, Halo & Lopatin - Twilight Pacific
Steve Hauschildt - Horizon of Appearances
Grand River - Side Lengths
Suzanne Kraft - Body Heat
Mouchoir Étanche - Musique dans les ténèbres
Nick Storring - My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell
Yuri - Ajanta
Actress - Many Seas, Many RIVers
Vague Imaginaires - Montagnes Flottantes
Samuel Organ - A Weird Walk
Quit Life - Is It Real
Kyo - Urban Tactical
Drew McDowall - Agalma VII (Toyor El Janeh feat. Bashar Suleiman, Elvin Brandhi, & MSYLMA)
Eartheater - Fantasy Collision
Sarah Davachi - Badlands
Baba Stiltz - Hotel Exile
C0bweaver & Seed - ii + iii Tightened
Roméo Poirier - Du rocher
Lost Salt Blood Purges and Boring Bathtimes - 'The Violent Light,
Elvin Brandhi - FINDING MY LEGS
jjjacob - Chromogenic
Asfast - Geotrauma (Chest Piece)
Nídia - Emotions
jjjacob - Gratitude

hajj part [01:21:07 - 02:00:00]
James King - S mix
Iceboy Violet - Domestic Cosy Thugga (Young Thug)
Lamb Kebab & Doll Face — Burn
Ship Sket Alza 54 - Ypree (S280F Edit)
Django - S/o Le Flem (Feat Roi Heenok & Freeze Corleone)
Ship Sket - HOSTAGE89
Gohda & Teo Enfinito Jr Present 4s - Are U Bout It (Tina)
Slikback - Noboru
Pholo - Balter Beauty
Tropical Interface - Initial Source (Ytem Remix) [Beatking VIP]
Whorltooth - XENACANTHUS  (Xen Edit) 
Cuban Chamber of Commerce - Ping 900
Lil Boodang - Circle Pit (Prod. By Oogie Boogie Thang)
Deli Girls- Bad Batman
Fergus McQueenie - Funny Games
Boygirl - Pull Me In Pull Me Closer (MICHAELBRAILEY)
Tilman Hornig - Stop

katharsis with jjjacob & hajj on Threads*Nordvest (17/12/20)

The ninth release of katharsis is the EP “Journey Before Destination” by @jjjacob, which is the first full release of the label founder on his own label. The EP spans six tracks and is quite a deviation in sound from his earlier releases on labels such as ANBA, high heal and Sweat Taste. Taking a step away from his usual tools of heavily automated synths and complex midi-based melodies, this EP focuses closely on recordings of acoustic instruments and vocals done by jjjacob himself throughout the pandemic year.

With titles and themes of “Journey Before Destination” drawing severely on The Stormlight Archive novel-series by Brandon Sanderson, the listener is taken on a dreamy trip through medieval landscapes and emotional worldbuilding. The sounds of heroic struggles, poignant pilgrimages and mystical creatures are carried through on the six tracks of the album by its melancholic piano phrases, processed guitar stretches and manipulated vocals. However, even though the acoustic instruments seem to be a change of expression for jjjacob, the recognizable layer of weird samples, field recordings and sound effects that usually pervade his music still flow through the whole EP.

The Tower

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