Release date (all formats): 2nd of June 2014

CD / Digital:
1. Narrative
2. Birth
3. Requiem
4. Plaintive
5. Lullaby
6. Vallecula
7. Winter
8. Petrichor
9. Aleph
10.NGC5128 

2LP:  
A1 Narrative
A2 Birth
B1 Requiem
B2 Plaintive
C1 Vallecula
C2 Winter
D1 Aleph
D2 NGC5128


From his first EP release in 1996, British producer Inigo Kennedy has built a sound which embraces both the traditional and the ambitious - as well as the emotional, the organic and the energy of live performance. Continuously studying the effects and capability of digital equipment, Kennedy has released in excess of 100 records, either as himself or through alternative monikers (Reducer, Tomito Satori). He has released these records on labels such as Missile, Semantica and his own Asymmetric. Since 2007 Inigo Kennedy and Belgian label Token Records have had a particularly close and fruitful relationship. Kennedy released three times on the Ghent-based label last year, including the thumping 'Emitter' and spiralling epic 'Cathedral'.

In April 2014 Inigo returns to Token - and with a project that feels like the culmination of all those years and all those records: a CD, 12'' single and 2x12'' LP under the banner of Vaudeville. In true, theatrical manner, Vaudeville is a collection of differing themes - from the abstract and freakishly odd to the direct and resonant. And just as the Vaudevillian shares a common purpose with his co-stars as the 'voice of the city'('voix de ville'), there runs through the centre of this record a clear narrative for urban experience.

'Narrative' presages the mood with a cold wind, before 'Birth' emerges with rain on the ground and a helicopter searching in the swirling darkness. 'Requiem', next, is more direct, as a warm kick and frenzied timbres interlock; the rumble recalls echoing and unhappy machinery. As one cornerstone of the record, 'Plaintive' is Requiem's anxious but happier brother: an organ winds its way down a slope, as soft toms herald the start of reflection on a heroic journey. 'Lullaby' has a deep and echo-laden undercurrent, building from afar but also warm and so incredibly close. 'Vallecula' is lower slung still, the atmosphere rough and moments before the morning light: the uncertain hour, the uncomfortable and unpredictable, a paranoid heartbeat. 'Winter' is the rolling patter of rain through clashing snare taps and dragging hi hats, solid thumps in haunted isolation. 'Petrichor' strides like a boss through his realm, again enwrapped in dank surroundings. 'Aleph' is the coolest act, a tremor of synth and an icy kick of determination. It's a race through the streets in sturdy boots, swirling in its certain melody. And at last there is the final cornerstone - 'NGC5128' (a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus). A reflective end, this galactic rumble is late-of-bar heavy, and has a fitting space synth jagging in and out.

As a whole Vaudeville is a presentation of space, industry and enveloping urban darkness in a single, turbulent journey. It is the culmination of an organic and emotional approach to production. It is Inigo Kennedy at his finest. 

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Vaudeville

Inigo Kennedy - NGC5128

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Terra Incognita

The Finish

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Concept 1: 11:22 (1996) 96:11

Out July 2018 on Be As One. 12" vinyl and digital.

The Abyss And Beyond

My Edit of:

Prime Minister of Doom-Deep In Your Heart
https://www.discogs.com/de/Prime-Minister-Of-Doom-Mudshadow-Propaganda/release/11849082
&
Josh Wink-Meditation Will Manifest
https://www.beatport.com/track/meditation-will-manifest-original-mix/8753406

Prime Minister Of Doom-Deep Hearted Meditation(Cosmotic's Wink Mit Dem Soundfile)(Free DL)

For its seventh release, Obscura - the thriving label of Italian trio Agents Of Time - returns to the compilation format to welcome exciting new talents and core label acts. 

‘East Coast’, the Agents Of Time track which opens the release, is at once tough and atmospheric, with delicate pads suspended above the rugged, syncopated rhythm. London Modular Alliance complete the A-side with an organic jam of bleeps, bass and crisp percussion. Next, Australian Jensen Interceptor contributes a fresh cut of rapid-fire electro which leads neatly into the sci-fi tones of ‘Welcome To My World’ by newcomer Golden Virgo. 

Following a full EP on Obscura earlier this year, Hiver is back with the elastic bassline and dreamy arpeggios of ‘Stasys’. Orbe, a remixer on Hiver’s EP, impresses with ‘Never Comes’, a similarly restrained and endlessly detailed journey through the depths. 

The final side is split between Laguna and Kris Wadsworth. The former tunnels further into the hypnotic side of Obscura’s sound whilst Wadsworth’s crunchy, Detroit techno ends the release on a high. With ‘From Sound To Silence 2’, Agents Of Time have compiled eight, stand-out tracks to explore the full range of their dancefloor sensibilities. 

Buy & Download: https://www.obscuramusic.com/releases/obsm007/from-sound-to-silence-2

Buy or Download

[OBSM007] C2. Orbe - Never Comes

Marc Houle needs little introduction, with previous releases on M_nus, Innervisions and his own label Items & Things. We were humbled by the fact that he sent us a bunch of amazing tunes, and were very happy to release them. Banging, melodic, moody... It's all there, pitch-black.
Tracklist:
A1. Marc Houle - Medic
A2. Marc Houle - Dancing Days
B1. Marc Houle - Yummy
B2. Marc Houle - Slater

Out now!

Marc Houle - Medic EP (snippets)

Mistress Recordings welcomes Anthony Rother, one of electronic music’s most prolific producers, who drops two records on April 15, 2019. For more than 25 years, the legendary producer from Offenbach, Germany aggregated a vast musical canon that reflects his unique career as a sound researcher exploring the aesthetics far beyond the boundaries of electro, techno and pop music.

ARTIST - Anthony Rother
RELEASE - Mistress 12.5
DATE - April 15, 2019

MISTRESS 12.5 is based around the traditional 12-inch concept of various versions. It features a re-release of Rother's classic “Back Home” (2003 on Datapunk) as well as new interpretations under the title "The World Needs You" with vocal-centered versions, a never-ending acapella loop and two club edits by DVS1 – one of them as a digital bonus tracks, available here: www.dvs1mistress.bandcamp.com

More Info: www.facebook.com/Mistressrecordings

If you purchased the vinyl, just send a photo of yourself holding the record and you'll also get the download codes of entire release!

Contact: 
sebastian@hushsound.com

A2. Anthony Rother - The World Needs You (Vocals) (SNIPPET)

Vinyl only. Carpet/Steam, the new techno-oriented sub-label from Lisbon's Carpet & Snares Records, launches with this 5-tracker from Nuno Costa aka VIL, including a remix from Rotterdam legend Jeroen Search. Each of VIL's originals finds a unique space in which to incubate, emerge and flourish – sometimes more foreboding, sometimes more expansive, but always tight as a drum. Search's remix of 'Commander' is a masterclass in tension-building, rounding out an assured and battle-ready release.

A2. VIL - Commander (Jeroen Search Remix)

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The Abyss And Beyond

Joel Alter/Jor-El