01. Yuki Matsumura - Complicate Matters [Katharsis 005]

»grain« is the third Innode release following on from »Gridshifter« in 2013 and »syn« in 2021.

A new methodology to make the album is applied yet again from the trio of Bernhard Breuer, Steven Hess and Stefan Németh. The approach is more an anti approach where the trio let the process of creation itself steer the development of the recording, without any prior conceptual agenda.

Irregular rhythmic patterns often served as the initial springboard for each piece with Breuer creating a loop either by playing drums or with the aid of a modelling percussion synthesizer. The results often bypass existing formulaic grids. The outfit embraced these anti-precision steps building shapes around the tarnished templates.

The process of building upon the core structures laid forth alters throughout. In the case of »Splitter« you can hear an example of Bernhard´s core loops dominating a skeletal audio sphere. The title of the track »Impactopium« reflects the process of its construction being a conglomeration of individual titles meshed into a whole. The audio is a non-linear compendium of several fragments of individual elements. A conscious method of exploring a more decentralised architecture saw three disparate elements layered randomly on top of each other with some synths added as a sonic seasoning at the later stages.

Elsewhere sonic elements are restructured in unusual ways. One member's contribution is completely stripped away, quiet sounds captured with contact mics are highly amplified, the last track introduces twisted themes of the first track.

The title »grain« refers to the roughness resulting from these explorations. It also takes note of the term grain as used in analogue photography or in the case of audio as a distorted signal, or »noise.« All of these elements, normally eschewed, are here embraced as a thematic thread to instigate the exploratory proceedings.

This is a playbox of inventiveness, a hall of mirrors and an endless search for unusual tactics and fresh results.

Tackling the initial loop tracks from a wide variety of strategic approaches Innode has concocted a strangely cohesive work. From sparse source material to heavy overdubs of overdubs »grain« is a uplifting collection of works from this relentlessly curious and exploratory Austrian outfit. Humans make the work but the random embracing of unexpected processes means the gentleman of the outfit is not fully ruling what becomes of these works.

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Splitter

Innode 'Splitter' (EMEGO311)

Taken from COLA REN's Forest Drone EP on QEONE, out May 28.

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Passionate about deep, organic and striking sounds, French DJ/producer @max-duret has been creating music for four years. 

From Ambient, HalfBeat, Techno and Psytrance, he likes mixing several styles to create his own musical experience.
He is in constant search of new sounds, creating a captivating, mesmerizing and emotional atmosphere

“When the soft, swampy and solar atmospheres confront to form this nucleus of freedom, of vibrations, the body inevitably gets carried away”. 

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We are thrilled to present the 10th-anniversary release on our label by Ehndo @ehndomusic - a musical project of Bautista Falco, a young artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

‘Genesis’ marks the start of his musical journey, blending deep and psychedelic sounds with a broad and exploratory approach. Inspired by life in Buenos Aires, this album reflects the artist’s day-to-day experiences and the different moods he has navigated over the past few years. From slow tempos and warm pads to broken rhythms and brain-dancing patterns, ‘Genesis’ evolves into 4-on-the-floor trance-inspired beats.

Produced by Bautista Falco
Mastering by Ilya Semashkevich

Ehndo - The Entrance

Label head 543ff presents 'Sinecure' for LRCINDEX006.

Mastered by Ruud Lekx at Rude66 Mastering .
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Released December 20, 2024

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HJ002-VA – “Friction”

The second release on Hypnotic Journeys brings together emerging Georgian producers and celebrated names from the global techno scene, weaving a story of tension, resistance, and transcendence.

Batumi-based newcomer Grenuy opens the compilation with a debut ambient piece that feels both intimate and expansive, a slow-burning meditation on space and emotion. His work is reimagined by Van Morph, a revered producer and founder of Khoros Records, who drives the track into deeper territory with an old-school, hypnotic groove.

NFNM (formerly Kapa), a young yet distinctive voice in the Tbilisi underground, delivers a piece of textural techno rich with movement and raw emotion. The journey concludes with a powerful remix by Tsott, founder of the forward-thinking Spira Records, whose deep and cerebral approach brings the compilation full circle.

“Friction” is a testament to Hypnotic Journeys’ ethos: uniting generations, sounds, and visions through hypnotic techno as a futurist statement.

Mastered by Van Morph, Verbindung (Tsotne Tabatadze)
Artwork by Ozeki Gagamaru (Gegi Azarashvili))

Distributed by Triple Vision

FRICTION VA

Grenuy - Calypso

Label by 543ff and DJ Lazy

LRC003 // Skudge, 543ff
https://clone.nl/item74579.html
https://lazyreflexcomplex.bandcamp.com/album/lrc003

LRC002 // Lenson, Sculpturism, Miller&Keane
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https://lazyreflexcomplex.bandcamp.com/album/lrc002

LRC001 // 543ff, Jeroen Search
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https://lazyreflexcomplex.bandcamp.com/album/lrc001

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