reflections

Interstellar Synergy

Kolossus

WERUN.COM [FUTURE BEATS JUNE 2014]

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Free Download - http://labelloveworldwide.bandcamp.com/album/label-love-vol-6

The sixth installation of Label Love comes at a time in music where genres are cross-pollinating more than ever. Presented by veteran electronic soul label, Tru Thoughts, and delicately curated by the imprint’s US-label manager Jasmine De La Paz, Label Love Vol. 6 showcases 13 free tracks from 9 labels around the world. With each label showcasing a unique and signature sound vibration, the cohesive compilation unites genre-bending tunes in a palatable and striking fashion pulling together nostalgic classics, unreleased gems, and exclusive selections with the goal of expanding minds to new musical styles. 

Label Love is an eclectic yet unified bundle of unique sounds compiled simply for the love of sharing them with the universe - each track plucked and presented by label heads from Friends Of Friends, Ghostly International, Innovative Leisure, Pilot Records, Project: Mooncircle, Soulection, Stones Throw, Tru Thoughts and Wax Poetics. 

Exclusive and unreleased tunes come from Lost Midas, Superhumanoids, Submerse, KRTS, Peshay and Ambassadeurs as well as first time giveaways from Dpat, Shigeto, Adrian Younge and Kyson will be available. 

With this bundle of multi-faceted sounds, Label Love continues to build upon its mission to unite music creators and purveyors from around the world to spread the gospel of good music to all.

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Taken from the brand new album Heart of Matter. http://frijsfobeats.bandcamp.com/album/heart-of-matter

"Point B’s fourth album Heart of Matter is his second for Frijsfo Beats, following up 2012′s epic and introspective musical voyage, The Veld.

After almost 10 years of output 2013 saw Point B take a much needed break from releases and shows, instead choosing to focus on composing, recording and writing (see his series on Generative Music in Reason). Now it is time to hear the fruits carefully sequenced and packaged as a long-player – a format in which he clearly revels.

Though there are moments that are atmospherically consistent with previous Point B albums, Heart of Matter embodies a welcome shift in outlook: away from the dark and melancholy and on towards a brighter and more dynamic aspect. There are fascinatingly colourful and exotic textures on display, executed and accompanied by confident and fully formed melodies. The result is an album of naturally accessible compositions, all sounding distinctively like the work of Point B.

Comparisons may be drawn to noughties Warp, or certain material by contemporaries such as Kuedo, Damu, or Ital Tek, however Point B’s healthy ability to avoid genre trappings and his individual attitude towards rhythm make this a breath of fresh air in a busy sonic city.

Album highlights include ‘Semaphore‘, ‘Faded Patterns‘, and ‘Benefactor‘, but the real prize comes from taking Heart of Matter from start to finish. The album title Heart of Matter is hinting at the idea that even feelings are essentially physical, that we’re all made of the same stuff, and that reason and emotions are compatible."

http://frijsfo.com/

Point B - Semaphore (Heart of Matter)

We gladly present to you Kolossus Records Takeover on Souletiquette Radio Session 009. @kolossus-records was founded by producer @xed-official which is made up of a group of 21+ Artists who just love making good music. From those 21+ artist we are featuring producer @chillchap & dj @powerhowl on this weeks session. Expect some amazing future sounds, bass, vibey hip hop, future RnB all wrapped together in one amazing show. #WeTheAbstract

GET TO KNOW:
∆ FOUNDER - @dj_scorpio
∆ Co-Founders - @mona-lisa-taurus | @king_leo8172

Artworks By: [Souletiquette Creative Director] @choncj


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Souletiquette Radio Session 009 x KOLOSSUS Takeover

Discover: @evilneedleprod | @sivey

Preorder 'Constructive Interference':
Grab the EP: http://smarturl.it/evilneedle-sivey
Listen to snippets of Constructive Criticism: https://soundcloud.com/evilneedleprod/evil-needle-sivey-constructive-interference-snippets
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Format: Digital/Vinyl

▶ Soulection ~ The Sound of Tomorrow
▶ facebook.com/soulection | twitter.com/soulection

Disparate producers with complimentary sounds, Evil Needle and Sivey met in an online beat community 6 years ago and to this day have never met in real life. On June 24, 2014 they present their first official EP, 'Constructive Interference', to the world. 'Constructive Interference' was created over the span of 3 years and embodies the unique soundscapes of each producer. 

Today, we are excited to share with you the single, "Constructive Interference" - a dreamy, bass-heavy, broken beat jam that really nicely sums up the feel of the collaborative sounds between Evil Needle & Sivey. 

Evil Needle, based in Strasbourg France [just on the border of Germany] pulls inspiration from traditional hip hop, neo-soul and trap music while seamlessly weaving in open synths and chunky chord progressions. Manchester, UK-based Sivey incorporates soulful beat-oriented music with what he calls "emotional highs and lows that are still musically stimulating" adding a beautifully uptempo sensibility.

The two come together to create a big sound vibration that is reminiscent of the round sound of vinyl – this time in a digital version.


Mixed/Mastered by Evil Needle
Executive Produced by Joe Kay
Artwork by Andre Power
Words by Jacqueline Mari


Grab the EP

Evil Needle & Sivey - "Constructive Interference"

Additional prod. https://soundcloud.com/pomobeats

Sample: James Blake - Digital Lion/ Drake - The Catch Up

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Sango - 206

Amerie- 1 Thing (GT Future Japan Edit)

Deon Custom arrives on Terrorhythm in the shape of The Bliss E.P.

A 4 track journey through Dutchman Deon Custom's colourful take on beats and bass begins with a brief encounter in the Angelic Garden, short and sweet at just 1:28, it sets the scene perfectly for the remainder of the trip ahead.

Moving on the listener is welcomed neatly into the title track, Bliss, which is drenched in the cutest kind of technicolour synthesis and vocal cuts you'd expect from Deon, who dazzled listeners with his work on his album, Ametrine, released on Basserk last year.

Picking up the pace, Circles rolls in at 150bpm, with more colourful and energetic flutters and edits as it moves along. Deon Custom's trademark brightness shines through on this summery number which is sure to feature in plenty of those warm weather sets this season.

Closing out the 4 track E.P. is Feathers, which teases you in before a crescendo of brass and synths, paired with military-esque drum work. It winds in and out, constantly changing it's energy throughout. A perfect closure to the E.P., and Deon's debut on the label. 

Artwork by Manon Levasseur

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Deon Custom - Bliss

Know.(It's.Alright.)

Vol 1. OUT NOW! 

Vol 2. Out Wed, JUNE 25th 

Vol 3. Out Fri, JUNE 27th 

Kolossus Records is proud to present to you “Genesis”. 

When you search for the word genesis, the definition is almost always an origin, a beginning or a primordial of something. And with this compilation, we bring to you a diverse number of brilliant artists assembled from all around the globe, to shine light on a label, that is beginning its artistic journey. 

Since February 28th 2014, artists from Japan, Europe, Australia, and of course the U.S., have gathered together to bring one of the biggest compilation fundraisers of 2014. This release is set to promote Kolossus and it’s entirety, as well as help Kolossus raise money for future showcases across the U.S, all while supporting and promoting the artists we love as a whole. 

When you bring artists like Gaszia, SourxBeats, R.O.M, Weaver beats, etc... to the table, and fuse genres of all influences, from different corners of the world, what you get is an explosion of experimental ballads that speaks to the ear that IS music's underground scene. 

So join us as Kolossus takes you on a journey you wouldn't want to miss out on. #GENESIS
credits


Credit:
Thanks to all artists that participated for the compilation! Contest Submitters, affiliates, friends, and family. 

Sponsor and Production Credit: 

Dexter Brandon 
Brody Nevins 
Danne WR 
Janar Floyd 
Emily Floyd 
Siniseli Taufalele 
Rachael Ward 
Giovanni Thompson 
Ryan King 
Dan Voltz 
Ervin Elzie 
Millo Einsworthen 
Giancarlo Renzi 
Jaimeson Webster 
Sami Lankiniemi 
Dylan Nelson 
Dj-Scorpio

Vol 1. Artists:
https://soundcloud.com/animalmask1
https://soundcloud.com/axnt
https://soundcloud.com/creepavelli
https://soundcloud.com/deadbeat-son
https://soundcloud.com/fabiantombers
https://soundcloud.com/gaszia
https://soundcloud.com/henry-feki
https://soundcloud.com/kappneffect
https://soundcloud.com/lodiac
https://soundcloud.com/lumbalumba
https://soundcloud.com/outer-limit
https://soundcloud.com/raidosounds
https://soundcloud.com/rommel-2
https://soundcloud.com/sourxbeats
https://soundcloud.com/weaverbeats
https://soundcloud.com/xed-official

DanalogOne - Symetry | Out Now On Kolossus Records

Lodiac - Shaolin Funk | Out Now On Kolossus Records

Fabian Tombers - Sails | Out Now On Kolossus Records

KappNeffect - Bring It Back | Out Now On Kolossus Records

Ryan Lee West reinforces his unique style of minimal electronic arrangements with a new 6-track EP – 'Sonne' out on Erased Tapes.

ORDER 'Sonne' on 12"/DL: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP059
ORDER 'Odyssey / Sonne' on CD: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP069
ORDER via iTunes:
http://snip.ftpromo.net/sonne
GET TICKETS:
http://www.erasedtapes.com/artists/events/5/Rival+Consoles

Continuing on from his Odyssey EP released in 2013, Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles creates atmosphere and space whilst exploring waves of sound and rhythm, and the power of colour. With Sonne Ryan creates music to structure itself around a pulse, rather than the pulse being the defining point. 

The title track begins with “a very subtle set of melodies that repeat almost without confidence, and then gradually give way to a huge collage of colour and power”, as Ryan describes it. Not relying on a conventional beat, it’s a prime example of how an analogue synthesiser can create the power and momentum of a rhythm section. From the distorted waves in 3 Chords, growing and shrinking, to the rhythmic waves of constant speeding up and then slowing down in Recovery, it’s the Moog Voyager, Prophet and tape delay that make up the core sound of the EP. Whilst tracks like Helios, Haunt and Think Tank see West play live drums and acoustic guitar.

“I’m often looking at art in exhibitions and I always think to myself ‘why the hell don’t I have this much colour in my work?’ The answer in part I think is down to synthesis. It is very difficult to create colour without it sounding plastic. Colour in music is both the note combinations and the actual timbre of the sounds. There are lots of instances of very colourful ambient sounds, which I took great care to create for each song, using various methods – from passing analogue synths through chains of effects to chopping up random sequences of recordings and forming tiny collages." – Ryan Lee West 

ABOUT THE ARTWORK:  

Resembling the colour and vibrancy in his music, the cover art was created by South London artist Supermundane, who was also responsible for the artwork of the Odyssey EP.

TRACK LISTING:  	

A1. Sonne  A2. 3 Chords  A3. Helios  B1. Haunt  B2. Think Tank  B3. Recovery 

PRESS FOR ODYSSEY EP:

'Glorious...unabashedly epic...’ – Dummy
'Atmospheric synths swell victoriously' – XLR8R
‘Rival Consoles, is the likes of Nils Frahm and Olafur Arnalds' glitchy, electronic cousin’  8/10 – The 405


ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Some might be surprised that London based electronic producer Ryan Lee West, the man behind Rival Consoles, shares a home with contemporary classical composers such as Nils Frahm, Ólafur Arnalds and Peter Broderick. And yet they have a lot more in common than expected. Fascinated by sound from an early age, Ryan chose to dedicate his time to studying, experimenting with and producing sound graduating from De Montfort University in Leicester. One consistent element in his musical journey has been his desire to create a more organic, humanised sound. Ryan often drafts early ideas on piano, violin and guitar, although the end result is much more electronic-laden. As an accomplished sound designer he has repeatedly performed at the Tate, and recently created a bespoke audio-visual performance for Boiler Room at the V&A. Ryan is currently composing music for a soon to be announced BBC production.

LIVE:	
	
After supporting Luke Abbott on his recent UK tour and I Break Horses on their North American tour in spring, Ryan will debut his new live set with a special release show in London, followed by a string of West Coast U.S. dates culminating in Decibel Festival in late September – more details to be announced soon. 

OFFICIAL WEBSITES: www.facebook.com/rivalconsoles · www.erasedtapes.com

Sonne

Recovery

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Rival Consoles - Recovery

In celebration of Ghostly's long-awaited AiAiAi TMA-1 collaboration headphones, we've asked 3 of our favorite artists, NYC's Vatican Shadow, Detroit's Monty Luke and LA's Moors to remix favorites from Recondite, Shigeto, and Lusine. These cuts have enough low end to activate the deep bass response and the detail and crisp high-ends. Perfect for DJing with or the home/subway environs.

https://soundcloud.com/lusine-official
https://soundcloud.com/wearemoors

Purchase AiAiAi TMA-1 Headphone: Ghostly Edition at:
The Ghostly Store:
http://www.theghostlystore.com/products/tma-1-headphones-ghostly-edition
AiAiAi: http://aiaiai.dk/store/headphones/tma-1_ghostly
Bleep: https://bleep.com/merch/902-aiaiai-x-ghostly-ghostly-x-aiaiai

Lusine - Arterial (Moors Remix)

Moments (ft. Py) (Taken From the "When You're Gone" EP - OUT NOW)

from "I Felt Fuzzy" EP, out 16th April physical and 24th April digital.



I Felt Fuzzy (Naive Machine Remix)

Download: http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2013/02/fornia

Download on XLR8R

Alphabets Heaven "Fornia"

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