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”.

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artwork by jjjacob

Internal Presence

Shapeshifter

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You've got to believe, in something, why not believe, in me?
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explore my journey through your imagination
contact/booking: jacobfosgrau@gmail.com
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s o n d e r - the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed, in which you might appear only once, as an extra sipping coffee in the background, as a blur of traffic passing on the highway, as a lighted window at dusk. -John Koenig

                          🕯ɖ ῳ Ꭵ ɠ 🕯 
                                ♋︎ ♎︎ ♈︎ 

  from amiskwacîwâskahikan // ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ
           treaty no. 6 territory // turtle island

                          ❤️‍🔥 ~ 💀 ~ ❤️‍🔥
                          ᴋ ɪ ɴ ᴅ • ᴄ ᴏ ʀ ᴇ
  𝕨𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕨 𝕚𝕟 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕥 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕤
             𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚜 𝚒𝚝𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏.

          ( ( { ａ ｆ ｆ ｉ ｎ ｉ ｔ ｙ } ) )

katharsis is a label founded by @jjjacob focusing on the purification and purgation of emotions through music.

contact: jacobfosgrau@gmail.com