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Listen to the exclusive GROOVE-Premiere of @priori-ties Track „Winged (@itsallhalal Remix)", taken from the „Your Own Power Remixes EP" on @naffrecordings. Released on 18th of March 2022.

Read our introduction here: https://bit.ly/3IRsh6c

Priori - Winged (Aurora Halal Remix)

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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 - Searching

___ Reptilian Waves (Kangding Ray Remix) ___

Azu Tiwaline and Kangding Ray share the same love and talent for dub techno. When she contacted him to remix a track from her album, Kangding Ray was free to choose the track. He immediately chose Reptilian Waves and transformed it into a more dubby and dancefloor version for dub techno lovers the world over.

Stream / Download
https://Baco.lnk.to/ReptilianWavesRework

Original track by Azu Tiwaline
Mastered by Rhys at Optimum Mastering
Produced by I.O.T Records
Published by CYLID Publishing

B1 - Reptilian Waves (Kangding Ray Remix)

Freshly minted from the ever consistent force de majeure that is On Board Music, we have Jin Synth’s Enigmatica EP. The London based producer explores the inbetweens of ambient and deep techno, with each track in the release offering a nuanced and mature interpretation of the various shades and moods that inhabit the space.

Regretful Crossroads wraps an auditory hug around the listener, bringing warm melodies and delightfully natural percussion to bear as the song unfolds. The track’s time signature gives lightness and a groove that percolates throughout. Best for those come down moments, or a relaxed afternoon listening session.

Jin Synth’s Enigmatica EP will be released on November 8th, including a notable collaboration with Giuseppe Tillieci aka Neel.

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Enigmatica

PREMIERE: Jin Synth - Regretful Crossroads [On Board Music]

Saharan Journey

Moritz Von Oswald - Watamu Beach Rework
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Moritz Von Oswald - Watamu Beach Rework

Pre-order: https://valentinomora.bandcamp.com/album/transmagnetic

Spazio Disponibile welcomes Valentino Mora for a new EP featuring four tracks of rhythmic exploration. Boss of the IDO label and known for his atmospheric deep techno sets, he brings a richly infused palette to his music. The four tracks on 'Transmagnetic' are steep in moody atmospheres, with exquisite sound design colouring in the grooves which range from dark and eerie to more subtly uplifting and enlightened. Icy synths, abstract motifs and a sense of paranoia and tension characterise each one, with barely-there drums all working to sink you into a trance.

Tracklist:
A1: Yant Suea
A2: Hualien
B1: Transmagnetic
B2: Second Skin

Spazio016 - Valentino Mora - Transmagnetic

Forest Drive West - They Live Ep

Forest Drive West is gifting Midgar with 4 dub cuts infused with warm, earthy tones and cosmic delightfulness.

Mastered by Mike Grinser at D&M Berlin
Release Date : 26 June

Artist : @forest-drive-west
www.facebook.com/ForestDriveWest/

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Forest Drive West - A1. Phosphenes

Artist: Various Artists
Title: AEX009
Label: ÆX
Catalogue: AEX009
Format: 12" Vinyl
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno
Release date: September 25, 2019

Tracklist:
A1:    D&s - The Invisible Workings
A2:    Kaap - Godspeed
A3:    Ben Buitendijk - Head In The Clouds
B1:    Tetelepta - Sassoon 011
B2:    Human Space Machine - Places

https://indigoaera.bandcamp.com/album/x009-2

AEX-009

Human Space Machine - Places [AEX]

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