Wata, i love that one... remindsme of  old times in Madrid

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Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/speicher_125

Speicher 125 is a most auspicious collaboration between two great, inimitable voices in techno: Kompakt co-founder Michael Mayer, and Magazine’s own Barnt. They’ve both been productive of late, Mayer with his “Brainwave Technology” EP in 2021, Barnt with his first release on Kompakt, "ProMetal Fan Decor Only Product" in 2022. Of course, they’re also busy with their respective record labels, and international DJing schedules.

You may already have heard their first track, which appeared on Michael’s "&" album from 2014, the psychedelic “Und Da Stehen Fremde Menschen”. For Speicher, though, they set their sights firmly on the peak time dance floor – the result is two stunning cuts of techno euphoria. 

On “Teller” Barnt and Mayer unleash a synth storm, tense and thrilling. Percussion piles up against the incessant buzz, but before too long we’re submerged in waves of dense texturology, making the track an object lesson in tension and release. “Duration” is a bittersweet anthem about "life long love". A moving voice tells us about "faith in life" while gleaming, synths, choral swarms and snares shower down from above to form an epic tale about duration and devotion.

Weirding the groove and updating the emotions, Speicher 125 is a monster.

Speicher 125

Barnt / Michael Mayer - Teller

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/agartha_lp_dl

‘Where is Agartha? What is the specific region in which it lies? Along what road, through what civilizations, must one walk in order to reach it?.’ Saint-Yves d’Alveydre in 1886

Agartha, the debut full-length album by Japanese producer Wata Igarashi, is a mysterious, divine thing. Named for the mythical secret kingdom, understood as a complex maze of underground tunnels, perhaps designed by Martians who colonised the Earth tens of thousands of years ago, it’s a similarly mystical, perhaps even cosmic trip – but this time, exploring an inner, deeply personal cosmos. Beautifully detailed and bustling with rich incident, it takes Igarashi’s music to new places, which still retaining his unique sonic imprimatur; in this respect, it’s perfectly at home with Kompakt, a label that’s always encouraged artists to make the visionary music they need to create, to take risks and make sideways steps into uncharted territory.

An eloquent producer and DJ, Igarashi has been releasing techno for eleven years now, appearing on such imprints as The Bunker NY, Delsin, Midgar, and Time To Express; he has also self-released his productions via his WIP net label. Throughout, Igarashi has consistently explored his unique approach to techno and electronic music, one that’s eloquent and poised, even when it shifts into more psychedelic terrain; he’s a master at balancing the sensual and the functional, and he has an unerring ear for the right texture, the right tone, at the right time. He brings all of this into Agartha, his most thorough-going expression of self to date.

For Agartha, Igarashi had a strong concept he wanted to explore. Visualising specific scenes from an imaginary film based on the titular secret kingdom, he created soundtracks for those scenes, spending time during the pandemic in his studio, working away carefully at the ten tracks here. Given his background in creating music for television and advertisements, Igarashi is well-placed to explore the marriage of the sonic and the visual in such intimate ways, but freed from commercial concerns, he let his imagination run riot. He also drew on a rich palette of musical influences – techno is in there, of course, but you can also hear the smoky, improvised jazz of the likes of Miles Davis (to whom the album’s title is an indirect nod), and the minimalism and systems music of Steve Reich.

The latter is particularly pronounced on the gorgeous, beatless drift of “Floating Against Time”, where an arpeggiated sequence lingers, lovingly, around your ears for nine blissful minutes, coasting across swooning drones and waves of ambient noise. “Ceremony Of The Dead”, originally composed as part of a Sony 360 Reality Audio spatial sound concert, is a deep pass into systems composition, with various patterns overlaid and interlocking, before a wordless vocal rises from the depths, a gorgeous counterpoint to the swarming textures that gather across the track. On the other hand, tracks like “Burning” and “Subterranean Life” nudge toward Fourth World territory, painting deluxe dreamscapes of uncertain provenance; the title cut is an abstract drift-world, Igarashi painting an alien tableau dotted by shape-shifting creatures.

Agartha’s conceptual framework means that everything on the album sits perfectly together; listening to it in one sitting is a dizzying, lush experience. Its imaginings of inner landscapes recall, in some respects, the nautical, aqueous mythologies of the Drexciyan universe, though from different perspectives. But the result is Igarashi’s own creation, a deluxe, enchanting trip through the visionary Agartha of this unique producer’s cinematic mind’s-eye.

Agartha

Wata Igarashi - Eternally

Wata Igarashi - Searching

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/drink_in_paris_feat_lhana_marlet

Brazil’s finest is back with a bang! “Drink In Paris” bears all the hallmarks of a Gui Boratto classic in the tradition of “Beautiful Life”, “Like You” or “No Turning Back”. Something’s different though… This time the vocals don’t come from Gui’s wife Luciana Villanova but from Amsterdam-based fashion designer extraordinaire LHANA MARLET. And there’s another sweet surprise: The pop-heavy original gets expertly carved into a moroderesque club banger by none other than Deep Dish legend DUBFIRE. Santé, les amis!

Drink In Paris feat. Lhana Marlet

Gui Boratto - Drink In Paris feat. Lhana Marlet (Dubfire Remix)

Gui Boratto - Drink In Paris feat. Lhana Marlet

Monochrome Premiere :

Artist : https://soundcloud.com/morphamusic
Track : Rattle
Label : @indefinite-pitch
EP : Destination. 13
Format : Digital
Release Date : 08.07.2023
Bandcamp : indefinitepitch.bandcamp.com/music

‘Rattle’ produced by Alexander Slonovsky aka Morpha 
Mastered by J. David Lucio S.
Artwork by Mark Wagner

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐄 : Morpha - Rattle [Indefinite Pitch]

Call and response, ebb and flow. This concept of Chiaroscuro or strong, bold, contrasts between shadow and brightness. The affect can, and does... define so many releases. How common, is a theme that we can all identify but may not name immediately. For what it’s worth, it does make wonderful moments. And so we arrive here, with Minjoon, and in turn what Initiate Records are using as an idea and artistic focus all the better, as they play with the notion of musical freedom and let their friends and artists they trust, define themselves under an idea rather than defined sound.

Minjoon’s contribution to this series will be released on the 14th of June. We’ll be watching, and listening closely, and beyond.

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PREMIERE: Minjoon - Chiaro [Initiate Records]

For its debut album release, @purespacefm welcomes Australian live artist @maramaramusic who presents seven tracks on ‘At Every Corner’. Weaving through collages from the audio snippets of her travels and performances, Mara presents a mesmerising long-play that invites the listener to join an ever-wandering journey.

At Every Corner will be out on September 19th, 2024. Order a copy via https://maramaramara.bandcamp.com/album/at-every-corner 

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-mara---three-minutes-of-the-river

Premiere: Mara - Three Minutes of the River [PS002.4]

For our 30th release we present an expansive Various Artists selection with the return of our Textures series.

Textures 6 features some of our favourite artists from around the world providing the perfect milestone addition to our catalogue.

Mastering - Motion Symmetry
Artwork - Nibera

Marek Bartůněk - Painting Your Perspective Black And White

PREMIERE : Marek Bartůněk - SMOKE AND MIRRORS [MS010]

“Lost Transitions from An Aquarius Mind” is an intimate exploration of fractured connections, misplaced intentions, and the echoes of what could have been. Each track reflects a moment of clarity amidst chaos—a chronicle of lost contacts, burned bridges, and misunderstood emotions.

The album captures the vulnerability of an Aquarius navigating the dichotomy between deep introspection and the distance often felt with others. From the haunting stillness of “The Silence Seems to Be Loud” to the bittersweet reflections of “Heartbreaks and Red Wine,” every soundscape tells a story of longing, regret, and growth.

It’s a testament to the fragments we carry with us and the stories we create to piece them back together. This is not just music—it reflects the mind’s relentless pursuit of understanding and closure.
credits

Madah Sounds / MS010
Mastered by Beau at Ten Eight Seven Mastering
Artwork & Copy by Inzajeano

Marek Bartůněk 
https://soundcloud.com/marekbartunek

Madah Sounds
https://soundcloud.com/madahsounds

PREMIERE : Marek Bartůněk - SMOKE AND MIRRORS [MS010]

"An immersive journey reimagining the traditions of cultural music into the modern club beats"

Beat Machine Records is excited to introduce Terra Tempo, a
groundbreaking music catalog that redefines the boundaries of global
sound by blending the rich traditions of cultural music with the dynamic
energy of modern club beats. Each release is an immersive journey that
celebrates and reimagines the heritage of various cultures, bringing their
unique sound traditions into the contemporary music landscape.

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Terra Tempo 01 < snippets >

Biomechanical Customer Journey

Alan Backdrop - Lexton

Even a historical pandemic couldn't take summer hits away from our hearts. Exceptional circumstances means extraordinary compilation.

Worst Records' hall of fame welcomes new faces around the pool for a 13-stages enlightened drama. You'll meet again with the top 3 podium made of A Strange Wedding, Jacques Satre and Christian Coiffure, all rensponsible for our first three releases, building up a mesmerizing, out of season mental workout. Extending the dimension of trance towards Saint-Etienne, Del.Duc brings on a curious yet serene astral travel, and we can also count on the distant reinforcements from the Toulouse Gouffre Club crew with Jan Loup and her glitch spangled hazy dub from far futures and the new trance comer from Bordeaux, Lazuli.
Special friends are also gathering here, as Myako is sewing on thin fabric a vaporous dub in shades of grey, the one-and-only master touki Théo Muller delivers a cinematic remedy to confinement.
Liberation through hearing, it is, as borders explode with the presence of many : Yin Yang Audio in a transatlantic IDM/break jump, Forest on Stasys (aka Mental Resonance) and his tough shamanic dance, Clemens Friedrich slowing down all senses at once and JEANS, boss of Oracle Bones, speeding us up in the hyperloop.
Finally, as teamwork means a lot, we have given the pleasure to open this compilation to the four-headed Lausanne/Freiberg hydra 4POTR and their cryptic transdimensional message, and the honor of closing this pool party to the 404 trio gem from Candoblé with a fine piece of wonder.

Not exactly your usual summer compilation, nor the hits you could imagine, but surely the music you'll need under the hot sun of 2020.

Free download on Bandcamp : bit.ly/2YJz0e1 🌀

Design by Elie Pesqué
Words by Alexandre Richet
 Mastered by Jules Payen
Selection by Les Fils de Jacob

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Myako - Les Fils De Jah

Cross-border wiring in the studio for the new RFR release! Russia and Georgia share their musical conscience and deliver a fine split EP for cat. no. 16. RNBWS just recently caused a sensation with new tracks on RFR, and we already know Generali Minerali from his first release for RFR X. So now it’s about to time to melt their creative spirit into a collective EP on vinyl.

Generali Minerali and his army occupy the a-side. “Mars Generation” is musical terraforming in its purest form. Minimally crafted electro, a shot of acid and well-placed melodic patterns are the main ingredients for a magnificent opener.

“Dry Water” sticks with the electro leitmotiv. Compared to the A1 we find a closer reference to the dance floor, meandering scanner sounds and a snare, that keeps slapping constantly. This is how we like it!

On the b-side RNBWS carry on where Generali Minerali and his troops had left the battlefield. “Galaxy” opens the doors to an interplanetary round dance, the place where mind and body join together in the sense of classic electro.

“Nothing but Hardcore” needs no further explanation. UK hardcore in its most beautiful garments, which is so characteristic for RNBWS’ tracks. Interwoven by electro elements, who get to the heart of this EP in terms of stringency.

Generali Minerali (Tbisli/Georgia)
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/generali_minerali
FB: https://bit.ly/2LgKYaM
Insta: https://bit.ly/2Lmf1xY

RNBWS (Moscow/Russia)
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rnbwssound
FB: https://www.facebook.com/rnbwssound/
Insta: https://bit.ly/3pLYX7u

Beton EP

Mars Generation

Generali Minerali - Mars Generation

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Wata Igarashi - Eternally

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