A latest collection of electronic music from Georgia (Country not the state) curated by Sir Jee of Electronauts foundation. (electronauts.ge)

State of The Nation XVII

The New Year starts with a great sense of excitement for the latest albums, inspiring releases, and impressive remixes. January sees fantastic collaborations from Multicast Dynamics and VC-118A as Mohlao,Fantastic Man, and Roza Terenzi as B'Zircon; dazzling albums from Gacha Bakradze and Illuvia, and EPs from Vril, Lord Of The Isles, Forest On Stasys, Tom Trago, Carmel Villain and Christopher Rau.


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Dugong's pristine, pastoral ambience makes its way onto the Berlin-based Pace Yourself imprint.

'Horizons Sauvages' is out March 29th on Pace Yourself.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3bZaiNe

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Premiere: Dugong - Loire [Pace Yourself]

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Multi-instrumentalist Mason Bee - aka Benet Walsh @the-beedrones - graces his own Pollen Kit Recordings imprint with a fresh single, backed by a trio of remixes from production machine @charleswebster.

Lumito (inc. Charles Webster remixes)

Mason Bee - Lumito (Charles Webster Remix) [Pollen Kit Recordings]

Electronic music visionary Pye Corner Audio, a master of blending nostalgia with forward-thinking production, has carved out a unique niche in the electronic music landscape. Drawing inspiration from 1970s and 80s synthesizer music, and cinematic soundtracks, his work often evokes a sense of eerie futurism.

Lapsus Records is proud to present Where Things Are Hollow: No Tomorrow, a comprehensive box set revisiting and expanding his acclaimed Where Things Are Hollow series. This release includes the first two volumes—with Volume 2 featuring an unreleased track—and two additional chapters that further enrich the series’ narrative. Once again, Pye Corner Audio delivers innovative soundscapes, drawing inspiration from ambient techno, foggy electronica, and experimental slow disco.

The third installment unveils a constellation of entirely new tracks, weaving the ambient, synthwave, and retro-futuristic textures that define Jenkins' work. Meanwhile, Where Things Are Hollow 4 amplifies this universe, incorporating reinterpretations by some of today’s most visionary artists: Alessandro Cortini, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Lord Of The Isles, and Surgeons Girl, alongside the popular 2020 John Talabot remix of "Resist".

As with previous entries, the visual identity of Where Things Are Hollow: No Tomorrow is a striking collaboration between Basora Studio and renowned illustrator Alex Trochut, offering a visual counterpart to the series' otherworldly audio.

With all tracks remastered for the occasion, Where Things Are Hollow: No Tomorrow is a testament to Jenkins' enduring influence and creative evolution, cementing Pye Corner Audio as a key figure in modern electronic music. 

Written and produced by Martin Jenkins.
Additional production and reinterpretations: A1 by Alessandro Cortini, A2 by Neil McDonald, B1 by Oriol Riverola, B2 by Sinead McMillan, and B3 by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.
Artwork by Alex Trochut & Basora.
Mastered by Pedro Pina.
LPS41.
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Pye Corner Audio - After Effects [LPS41]

Pye Corner Audio - Underneath [LPS41]

Pye Corner Audio - Trust The Process [LPS41]

Gradually, the latest album by Julien Mier, is a sonic journey that delves into the transitions of life, identity, and the blurred boundaries between art and personal growth. With a trilingual brain, Mier reflects on how language shifts have shaped his sense of self throughout his life and the music that he writes. Gradually is his exploration of shapelessness—an urge to break free from rigid musical genres and get closer to his most fundamental expression. The album is composed of nine tracks, each representing a distinct cultural and linguistic influence, all tied together by the theme of gradual evolution.

The first section, Ciel, Soleil, and Espace (French for Sky, Sun, and Space), draws on Mier’s French heritage, evoking the feeling of childhood memories bathed in a warm, nostalgic glow. This fluid, atmospheric section mirrors the soft, ever-changing air, symbolising a time of pure, untainted intention. It feels like a hazy, sepia-toned dream, as fleeting and elusive as the scent of an old friend. The gentle flow of the music mirrors the flow of wind, effortlessly shifting from one element to the next, a reflection of the innocence and clarity of youth.

The second section, Steen, Zee, and Zand (Dutch for Stone, Sea, and Sand), channels the influence of Mier’s childhood in a small Dutch dune village. These tracks are grounded in the hard-edged textures of electronic dance music, a genre that introduced him to a world of rhythm and movement. With a sonic palette of blues, greys, and more defined shapes, this section captures the solid, enduring forces of nature—earth, water, and stone. It’s a sonic landscape rooted in stability, a foundation from which everything can grow. The tracks build from the fluidity of the first section into more structured, rhythmic territories, mirroring the natural transition from childhood innocence to the discovery of deeper, more grounded musical influences.

The final section, Scrap (a collaborative track with the Japanese producer Daisuke Tanabe), Soil, and Spark, dives into the exploration of the world beyond familiar borders. Mier’s relocation from the Netherlands to Australia in 2016 is reflected in these pieces, which grapple with the contrast and complexity of different cultures and environments. These tracks are tinged with rust-red hues and a sense of eroded beauty, evoking a more fragmented, distorted view of the world. The music here is marked by tension, conflict, and the erosion of once-solid forms—symbolic of the digital and ecological storms that shape our modern existence. The closing piece, Spark, signals a new beginning, a hopeful initiation into the cycle of renewal.

The album artwork for Gradually is a conclusive visual representation of this journey, captured in the final frame of an analog film roll that began in the Netherlands and concluded with an image of the streets of Sydney, Australia—a perfect metaphor for the album’s narrative of gradual transition and discovery.

For Julien, this new album marks a deeply personal return to his roots, is the culmination of six years of growth—both personal and artistic, and the first release under his real name during this period. Free from conceptual or genre limitations, the album is an intimate statement.
While releasing music as santpoort on the LA label Friends of Friends allowed him to explore a narrative, lo-fi identity, this release reconnects with the detailed, exploratory sound design that first put Julien Mier on the map. 

All music written and produced by Julien Mier (julienmier.bandcamp.com)
Recorded on unceded land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, on whose land we meet sonically.
Additional performance by Daisuke Tanabe on track B3.
Mastered by Jack Prest.
Artwork by Aleix Font.
LPS42.
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Buy link: https://julienmier.bandcamp.com/album/gradually

Julien Mier - Scrap (ft. Daisuke Tanabe) [LPS42]

Julien Mier - Ciel [LPS42]

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Thousand Knives (Jae Young's Rework)

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Following his highly praised album “Word Color” from last year, Gacha Bakradze offers up this stunning EP on Fever AM. “Monument” sees the Tbilisi based art- ist taking us on a refreshing, sublime journey over 4 pieces featuring his signature melodies, broken beats and striking sound design. Gacha pulls off a very well rounded EP here that works perfectly on headphones at home or on a sound system in the club.

This is also the first artist besides labelheads Mor Elian and Rhyw to appear on Fever AM, opening up a new phase for the label.

GACHA BAKRADZE - MONUMENT (FAM04)
A1 DARAJI
A2 MEURVE
B1 MONUMENT B2 RUBBER PLANT

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B1_Monument

Following his highly praised album “Word Color” from last year, Gacha Bakradze offers up this stunning EP on Fever AM. “Monument” sees the Tbilisi based art- ist taking us on a refreshing, sublime journey over 4 pieces featuring his signature melodies, broken beats and striking sound design. Gacha pulls off a very well rounded EP here that works perfectly on headphones at home or on a sound system in the club.

This is also the first artist besides labelheads Mor Elian and Rhyw to appear on Fever AM, opening up a new phase for the label.

GACHA BAKRADZE - MONUMENT (FAM04)
A1 DARAJI
A2 MEURVE
B1 MONUMENT 
B2 RUBBER PLANT

EP release date:
11 March 2019

Gacha Bakradze - Monument EP (FAM04) previews

Pre-order: https://feveram.bandcamp.com/album/monument-fam04

@feveram treads new ground, inviting Gacha Bakradze into the release fold for its first outing to not come from one of the label's founders (@morelian & @rhyw). @gacha steps up to the plate in superlative form, taking listeners on a glide through rich sound design.

Out March 11

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Premiere: Gacha Bakradze 'Meurve'

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little brother - good morning sunshine
rapsody - maya
power pleasant - purified
brockhampton - boy bye
g and d - 18byron the aquarian - spazzing out (4u)
raphael saadiq - glory to the veins
blu & damu the fudgemunk - feet on the ground
moo latte - spotisfaction
kofy brown - skinny & tight
fleet dreams - baskets of gold 
j rock - all my party people
anna wise - as if it were forever 
missy elliot - cool off
kiat - woman
k15 & smbd - oceans
nanna b - be mine 
tomi nu - maybe it’s okay
toro y moi ft washed out - balance 
baby rose - show you
the soul surfers - summer madness
kindness ft bahamadia - something like a war
the sun trilaterals - hang on
the vision - 1 thing
sio - blu
ash walker - time
big kahuna og & greymatter - momma raised a star

MAGZ FM radio #203

Before his death in 1982, Patrick Cowley produced some of the American gay underground's most thrilling dance music, from chart-topping disco to radical club tracks. In recent years, San Francisco record label Dark Entries has devoted itself to released Cowley's lost art, from porn soundtracks to original albums and erotic journals. 

As the label celebrates what would have been his 69th birthday with a new compilation, DJ Mag discovers how Cowley is finally being recognised as an icon. Meanwhile, Dark Entries' Josh Cheon serves up a 69 minute mix of his biggest and boldest tracks

Read the full feature: https://djmag.com/longreads/patrick-cowley-gay-genius-hi-nrg

Tracklist:
Patrick Cowley - Mechanical Fantasy Box
Patrick Cowley & Jorge Socarras - Robot Children
Patrick Cowley - Mind Warp
Sylvester - Do Ya Wanna Funk
Patrick Cowley - Primitive World
Patrick Cowley - Megatron Man
Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Mega Mix)
Patrick Cowley - Menergy
Patrick Cowley - Lift-Off
Paul Parker - Right On Target
Patrick Cowley - X-Factor
Patrick Cowley - They Came At Night (Remix)
Patrick Cowley - Sea Hunt
Patrick Cowley - Big Shot
Patrick Cowley - Tech-No-Logical World (feat. Paul Parker)
Patrick Cowley - If You Feel It
Patrick Cowley - Get a Little
Patrick Cowley - Goin Home (Remix)
Patrick Cowley - Somebody To Love Tonight
Patrick Cowley - Thief Of Love
Patrick Cowley - Primordial Landscape
Patrick Cowley - Menergy (Reprise)

Patrick Cowley at 69, mixed by Dark Entries' Josh Cheon

A Steppy Groove infected 4 track EP From Russian Talent @b0nmusiq

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POLLEN #4 - b0n [Out Now]

A rare live recording from one of Romania's finest. 

Download: https://xlr8r.com/news/hear-a-new-mix-from-priku/

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XLR8R+ Mix: Priku, Live Sunrise At Dincolo 2019

Warmly welcoming Gacha Bakradze on Horoom, we share the work of a Georgian artist that has gained international recognition in the past years. 

While In a time where harder is better, Gacha Bakradze sonically suggests a more minimalistic approach to the sound of electronic music. This is reflected in the opening track of the record and this premiere's "Elevate". The track stays true to its name: elevating melodies guiding through a jungle of beats.

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/gacha
Label: Horoom Records
Buy: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/gacha-bakradze-extensions/748616-01/

Extensions

PREMIERE: Gacha Bakradze - Elevate [Horoom Records]

Gacha Bakradze shrouds his trance-inducing, 14-minute opus in a quasi-mystical haze.

'Western Arrogance' is out August 14th on Die Orakel.

Pre-order: bit.ly/30gUZK0

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@die-orakel

Premiere: Gacha Bakradze - Inside [Die Orakel]

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Polychrome Swim

TTT BANDCAMP

Parris - Harajuku GIrls

Out now on Furthur Electronix!

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Love Freq

We often find there are two types of artists. One internalises their process, endlessly perfecting their work while finding the endpoint a massive hurdle, and in turn producing immaculate yet very little art. The other is continuously inspired, so full of ideas they can barely work fast enough to articulate them all. The art becomes by-product of their larger trajectory and not just a collection of endpoints. Lord Of The Isles a.k.a. Neil McDonald seems to be both. He’s always in an evolving state of process where work is constantly shed to make way for a new layer growing beneath, yet he holds his cards closely, cherry-picking when and with whom he releases that work into the world.
Neil is simply prolific. In 2016 he shared with us a vast catalog of unheard beauty, which over a long span of time was collaboratively shaped into his debut album 'In Waves'. In the span between the album release and now, Neil has performed on a number of ESP Institute label showcases from Los Angeles to Amsterdam to Berlin, and released a few efforts with our peers, but all throughout he’s been holed up working on his sophomore album [sigh]. Though patience has become a sort of meditation during this global upside-down, we couldn’t help but squeeze out an interim release to uphold the fantasy. So, four years after the release of 'In Waves', we’re proud to present a very long-winded follow-up single for the album’s monster track 'Skylark'. Accompanied by a previously unreleased album cut entitled 'OmniMulti', the single also touts two glorious remixes; a sunkissed version by fellow esteemed Scotsman Linkwood and an atmospheric dismantling by the Melbourne hopeful Tourist Kid. You see, good things come to those who wait.

[ESP039B] Skylark

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[ESP039B] LORD OF THE ISLES - B2 - Skylark (Tourist Kid Remix) - SNIPPET

Premiere of 'Syndicate of Whales" by Rydeen from the Dual Story Records 001 VA Compilation EP, which the guys are proud to present the first release of their new label.

"It is unbelievable how sometimes news stories are connected with each other. One story adds to another and another and it becomes hard to understand what type of information you are left with". 

Release Date: October 23rd 2020
Buy: https://dualstoryrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dual-story-001-va-compilation

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PREMIERE: Rydeen - Syndicate Of Whales [Dual Story Records]

A demented, brain-melting bass mutation from rising nu-school talent Jabes.

'klunk002' is out now on klunk.

Buy: https://jabes.bandcamp.com/album/klunk002

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Premiere: Jabes - Clown Tool [klunk]

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On the forthcoming 'Juno Way' EP on London's @Houndstoothlbl, @Wordcolour strengthens his sound design, hitting dulcet tones that reverberate inwardly just as much as they do outwardly.

Juno Way

Wordcolour - Juno [Houndstooth]

VA2KA - Concrete

https://nadiakhan.bandcamp.com/album/port-ana

Nadia Khan returns on Scissor and Thread for another sublime mini LP, Port Ana. Based in North Carolina, Khan first drew a lot of attention via a cassette release on Where To Now? Records in 2015.

Her sophomore statement was the beautiful In Gleam released in 2018 on Francis Harris’ Brooklyn-based label, which set the tone for these five tracks of meditative music.

Port Ana

Premiere: Nadia Khan 'Conversation'

Warmachine

Girl and Pigeon

DBA10.02: VARIOUS ARTISTS - 10.02
FT. SCOTT FERGUSON, RAVEN CRU, THE ROOM BELOW, MR. G, JAY L & SEMTEK, PABLO R. RUIZ, HALVTRAK, MINOS, WHEELMAN, HOLLIE & MIDNIGHT SNACC
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10.02 THE ROOM BELOW - BASSIKA

Hailing from Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, Gacha Bakradze (@gacha) is one of the national scene’s leading electronic music exponents. He returns to Lapsus Records with his new album 'Obscure Languages', his second release for the Barcelona label.

Following the superb LP 'Word Color' [Lapsus Records, 2018], which appeared in several ‘album of the year’ lists for publications such as Pitchfork and XLR8R, the prolific producer now presents 'Obscure Languages'. This new piece of work could well be described as a sound continuation from his previous album and maintains a powerful narrative at its core.

‘Obscure Languages' delves into the world of cinematic soundscapes, replete with microscopic details and fragments that showcase a luscious IDM style audio palette, laced with ambient, avant-techno, bass and sound design.

Obscure Languages

Gacha Bakradze - Obscure Languages [LPS26]

Full Video Visualiser: https://bit.ly/3aSM85X

"Kicking off 2021 in KOC’s teeming keepnet comes courtesy of Roza Terenzi & Fantastic Man under the guise of production unit B’Zircon..

..Topping off the release is Perko’s crossover of both tunes as one, taking us on a rivetingly soothing, bass-enhanced downtempo ride that shall please both ambient heads and laid-back dubs revellers in unison" – Kalahari Oyster Cult.

Pre-Order:
https://kalaharioystercult.bandcamp.com/merch

Fantastic Man
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Roza Terenzi
https://soundcloud.com/roza-terenzi

Perko
https://soundcloud.com/perkopair

Remixed by Perko | Artwork by Lucas Hatzisavas | Animation by The Mannequin Collective

B'Zircon - Azure X Ultramarine (Perko Remix) [DV Premiere]

Taken from ‘Sketch for Winter: Perlita’ - out now on Geographic North.

Two Halves Touching

Preorder: http://asip.me/asipv027

https://soundcloud.com/ludvigcimbrelius is an artist of many expressions. Whilst all are deeply rooted in a spiritual and ethereal sound, his most majestic output has arguably come to life through the https://soundcloud.com/illuvia alias. After capping off a debut, self-titled album in 2017 with an atmospheric Drum and Bass track, it quickly sparked a two-year conversation between Ludvig and A Strangely Isolated Place to pursue a full record in this style. 

Focusing on the far reaches of both the Ambient and Drum and Bass spectrums, Iridescence Of Clouds, combines the two extremities. Soaring, euphoric Ambient textures overlay distant echoes of driving Drum and Bass, before subtly transitioning to drums at the forefront, once again.

Typically atmospheric Drum and Bass song structures become blurred, as half-step kick patterns sit amongst more recognizable Amen breaks; or reverb-heavy drums; often echoing the worlds of Ludvig’s other aliases - his fingerprint instantly recognizable. The expected breakdowns are often ephemeral; teased slowly into existence and then faded into the background as each track weaves in and out of the two musical spectrums and the progressive emotion of the album unfolds at a glorious, soaring pace.

Illuvia / Iridescence Of Clouds (ASIPV027) [Previews]

Taken from Mohlao's EP Cut on Hypnus Records, out January 28.

More: www.orbmag.com/music/

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Premiere: Mohlao - File (Dorisburg Remix)

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@Subject-To-Restrictions see out the last gasps of the colder quarter of the year with 'Winter Restrictions Vol. 1', an eight-track compilation featuring seven Swiss producers close to the label.

Winter Restrictions Vol. 1

Kombé - Harbin [Subject To Restrictions]

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Gacha Bakradze - Obscure Languages [LPS26]

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