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Exercise 4

Uun returns to his imprint Ego Death for its 6th release, and its first full length album.

“For nearly two years our cities, which were once teeming with life, have become liminal spaces. Even Detroit, a place physically shaped by human departure, feels increasingly empty.

I can’t help being reminded of all the other liminal spaces that frame my early memories - the dusty hallways at school, an empty pool drained during a long winter, the doctor’s office waiting rooms that always smelled like anxiety. There’s a nauseating sense of the past echoing into the present, of the nostalgia and dread of childhood re-entering into the vacuum of our current lives.

This is a difficult feeling to turn into a “techno album”, as it has few obvious connotations. In my approach to the piece, I knew I couldn’t rely on melody, because the emotions it provokes are often too obvious to accurately capture this concept. The experience of liminality is intangible; there’s a sense of vague familiarity that is slightly out of reach. Instead, I incorporated field recordings and mangled sounds from the real world. It’s an album that relies on a sense of physical space, but a space you can’t quite put a name to. A space that feels familiar, but you’re not sure why.

The project is made whole by the evocative artwork of Ryote, who brings the themes together in a unique visual style. The beautifully printed vinyl sleeve represents the three aspects of liminality; physical, mental, and digital, and ties them together with the music contained within.” 
credits
releases May 20, 2022

Format 2x12” + Digital
Written and Produced by Uun
Artwork and Layout by Ryote
Mastered and Distributed by Dietrich at Complete
Pressed at Archer in Detroit

Derealization

Uun - Kenopsia [ED006]

Support the label, buy it here:
https://tokenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-ashes 

Offering a three track EP on Token, emblematic UK producer James Ruskin proves his capability and linear focus once again through ‘From the Ashes’. Looking past trends to create a lasting record rich in texture and thick with impact, the project affirms what the scene has already known to be true about his work for the past 25 years. 

Setting his intentions from the A1, Ruskin wastes no time by creating an intimidating introduction. Saturated percussion and stuttering keys whip through a 4 minute masterclass of sound system focused production. Adventurous in structure, Ruskin remains unquestionably in control of a bursting, almost chaotic track. ‘From the Ashes 2’ picks up what was left off, containing a hard-set groove with hi hats slithering in progressively from the stereo image to slightly destabilize an impressive club-heavy tool. With intricate work being done in the ambience, the EP’s hard hitting second track booms through a cavernous acoustic, giving the record not only body, but dimension. Switching up the rhythm and focusing on more mental synth work for the third act, Ruskin quickly and mercilessly rips through his work with a shrill pad, creating overwhelming tension to be released in the first third of the recording. He brings a dosed dissonance between his elements, reflective of the qualities of vintage techno with today’s capabilities and arrangement. Pushing intensity through waves, Ruskin leaves us in anticipation of a fourth track that is never given.

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PREMIERE: James Ruskin - From The Ashes 1 [TOKEN116]

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ᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ⁰¹ | ᴄʟᴇʀɪᴄ

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"I wanted to do something different to celebrate the 20th release on Clergy : ᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ⁰¹ is a mix compiled of unreleased tracks that will release later on the label.

I would like to thank all the artists involved for the trust and patience they’ve had with me during this project." - Cleric

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Tracklist :

01 | Jokasti & Nek - Grained
02 | Sept - Artificial 
03 | Kike Pravda - Curved Force 
04 | Vegim - Rule & Order
05 | Reizemann - Skirmish
06 | Roman Poncet - Traw
07 | Kwartz - Common Black
08 | Tensal - 33
09 | Setaoc Mass - Complete To None 
10 | Moddullar - Phase Shift
 11 | Stef Mendesidis - The Secret Agent’s Blunder
12 | Endlec - The Trickster
 13 | Sleeparchive - Celsius
 14 | EAS - Elected Pain
 15 | Deapmash - Penta [ Cleric Remix ]
 16 | Kontain - Spitting Blood
 17 | Kander - Insight
 18 | Remco Beekwilder & Stranger - No Limit 
19 | HAT-R - I’m Nobody
 20 | Aahan - Ours Is The Storm 
21 | Slam - Kanjo
 22 | Rebekah - Trash Talk
 23 | Leiras - Chromatic Decay

Clergy has become synonymous with a balance of atmospheric and hard hitting brand of techno ever since 2014. The boss's own music has been key to that, with carefully curated releases from guests such as Dax J, Kwartz, Reflec and Cleric himself. Helping to make the label an underground favourite. ‘Clergy Visions 01’ sees Cleric invite an array on techno heavyweights to contribute to this compilation that’s mixed by the label boss himself.

Kwartz - Common Black

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Spain: jorge@lanna.es
Portugal: gustavo.pereira@fautsection.com

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