Electronic trax (house..techno..etc.) part 12

SOPTIK

P R E M I E R E

After releasing label co-founder Willy Parker's "Back from Death" EP in August of 2020, Frankfurt-based music and arts imprint SOPTIK is back with the first installment of their new VA series "Selected Tracks", out on December 4th and available on all platforms including Beatport, Spotify and Bandcamp.

The compilation of 11 unique and original productions showcases the label´s resilient diversity of both roster and sound, cautiously balancing modern Techno varieties with more analogue and experimental vibes. Ranging from percussive and evolving soundscapes of tracks like Confusion´s "Disparity" or "Y'All Got Problems" by Houston Stiller to the more synth-driven and progressive nature of pieces like Decka´s "Unheard" or Norberto Lusso´s "Olliphane", the EP covers multiple symphonic and rhythmic facets of the genre on a diverse Bpm spectrum - all while maintaining a clear and coherent aural aesthetic.

Through its seamless fusion of airy pads, subtle drums and increasingly distorted and modulated basslines, the opening track "The New Normal", contributed by Unknown Movements label owner Other Form from Bristol UK, introduces the central focus on complex grooves and the evocative, gloomy atmosphere present throughout the release. Previous collaborative efforts between the two imprints resulted in the early 2020 publication of "Coping Strategies for Progressive Persuasions" on eight-inch tape, featuring original tracks by Willy Parker, Vlaeminck and Decka.

Contrasting more delicate and downscaled pieces by Hych, Senh and Vlaeminck, tracks like "News in Sport" or "A Light Emerge From The Ground" by label debutants Stefan Czech and Messiahwaits exemplify the more dancefloor-focused, fast-paced side of the EP. The final track, "Alzirr" by Willy Parker, concludes the release by merging distinct atmospherical themes, a sizzling high- and a commanding low-end.

With the creation of the „Selected Tracks“ series, the young label intends to incorporate a network of both upcoming and established artists and musicians who reflect and refine the SOPTIK sound. Follow @soptik_ on social media for updates on upcoming releases and events!

Producer: Other Form, Vlaeminck, Houston Stiller, Confusion, Hych, Decka, Willy Parker, Senh, Messiahwaits, Norberto Lusso, Stefan Czech
Writer: Florian Löhnhardt
Layout: Marcel Weiershäuser
Master: Gero Jansen

Buy it here

Hych - A Bird With No Tree (Original Mix) [Premiere]

Messiahwaits - A Light Emerge From The Ground (Original Mix) [Premiere]

D Nox Beckers Confusion Original Mix

Pink Friday ... Roman Reloaded

Starships

037HR Deepak Sharma: Annapurna Original Mix

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | Pris - Soft Viral [Empathy]

taken from: Pris ‘Sulphur City’ EP (Empathy – EMPATH002) 
release date: Nov 29th 2019
pre-order: https://empathycorp.bandcamp.com/album/sulphur-city-ep 

Acclaimed Berlin-based techno producer, Pris, returns with the ‘Sulphur City’ EP – the second release on his new label Empathy, released on 29 November 2019. 
Following his debut EP on Empathy – the label and mixed media project he co-runs with Deejay Astral – in Spring 2019 with ‘New Babylon’ EP, Pris shows why he is such an exciting and respected producer, drawing on many different influences. 
Opening with the exhilarating, glitchy ‘Discovery’ which Pris describes as “a step into the unknown, combined with a sense of excitement and wonder.” ‘Soft Viral’ leads on perfectly. “A fun little track, jittery and growling. It’s nice stripping things back to get the most out of each element” 
Title track, ‘Sulphur City’, is for Pris, “very visual and inspired by a trip to Shanghai where I had a vision of an uninhabited technologically advanced city due to the climate crisis, a ride through a city succumb to nature” 
‘Twilight Falls’ shows a different side to Pris’s techno. “I have a soft spot for this. I wanted to make a somewhat uplifting track, envisioning the feeling of escaping city life during the twilight hours in a futuristic world where little natural beauty remains. But what there is, gives hope.” 
Early ‘Sulphur City’ EP supporters include Daniel Avery, Leon Vynehall, Ben UFO, Svreca, Mary Anne Hobbs, Wata Igarashi, Henning Baer, Pangaea, Rrose, and Cassegrain. 

Pris said: “The EP is a step beyond what I’ve made in the past. It draws from all aspects of my influences and experiences since first getting into music. I wanted this EP to show the side to techno that I see and want to share: colourful, energetic and painting a picture of where I’m at musically and my interpretation of what techno can be. I realised that I enjoy playing tracks with breaks in and decided to play around with them a bit myself for this EP as an experiment on how to build energy.

Explore more:

Pris:
FB: facebook.com/prismusicuk  
TW: twitter.com/pris_resin  
IG: instagram.com/pris_resin  
SC: soundcloud.com/prismusicuk 

Empathy:
IG: instagram.com/empathycorporation  
SC: soundcloud.com/empathycorp

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | Pris - Soft Viral [Empathy]

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | B R 1 0 0 2 -  Experience One [Overstep]

taken from: B R 1 0 0 2 -  'Learn To Fight' EP [Overstep]
release date: Dec 9th 2019

Explore more:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/BR1002/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/br1002
RA: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/br1002
BandCamp: https://overstep1002.bandcamp.com/

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | B R 1 0 0 2 -  Experience One [Overstep]

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | Reeko - Regnum Asturorum [Granulart]

taken from: VVAA - Gathering composed thoughts [GLTD007]
release date: Dec 13th 2019

tracklist:
Reeko - Regnum Asturorum (Original Mix)
Lewis Fautzi - Glimmer (Original Mix)
Kessell - Seed state (Original Mix)
Steve Bicknell - Reality cycles (Original Mix)

"In this seventh installment of our Limited series we select a team of Solid, well known and expert producers, all of them good friends of the label, all of them cooking excellent pieces of techno from diverse approaches.

Reeko offers Regnum Asturorum, an homage to his homeland, a White noise galore over a liquid beat.

Lewis Fautzi goes next with Glimmer, Obsessive sequences and precision rythms.

Label owner Kessell puts his trademark sound on Seed state.

Closing the release Uk legend Steve Bicknell showcases his Cosmic approach to techno on Reality cycles.

Four cuts of music from the future, made from producers with a vision and pressed on chrystal clear, solid red & solid blue vinyl."

Explore more:
FB: www.facebook.com/granulart
SC: @granulart

Gathering composed thoughts

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | Reeko - Regnum Asturorum [Granulart]

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | Karim Maas - Saturn Return [The Stone Tapes]

taken from: Karim Maas - Blakk Rainbow EP [STONETAPES004]
release date: Dec 13th 2019

"After the huge success of his debut collaborative LP with Pessimist, Karim Maas presents 'The Blakk Rainbow EP' for The Stone Tapes. Blurring the lines between genres, this release again proves that Karim Maas is one of the most interesting figures to emerge in modern electronic music. Never one-dimensional, the release traverses back & forth from the foreboding noise of 'Into Eternity' all the way to the meditative spiritualism of 'Saturn Return' and everywhere between. 'Blakk Rainbow' encapsulates Karim Maas' own signature sound while perfectly fitting into the ethos of The Stone Tapes."

Explore more:
FB: www.facebook.com/KarimMaasMusic/

Support the label: www.facebook.com/TheStoneTapesUK/

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | Karim Maas - Saturn Return [The Stone Tapes]

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | Forest On Stasys - Expedition [Subosc]

taken from: Forest On Stasys - Expedition EP [SBCV007]

Subosc Ltd is glad to announce a new vinyl release. Guido Camino,
aka Mental Resonance, presents four original cuts under his Forest
on Stasys identity.
“Astral Projection” presents a cosmonautical voyage with a strong
progression that constantly builds up. The rarefied atmosphere
included in the track, features an emblematic ritualism that is
interlaced with natural waves and layers.

“Expedition” follows a photonic pumping approach, featuring non-
trivial and sparse drum patterns. The functional approach entails

complex hallucinogenic stimulations.
On the flip side, “Lumina” proposes an explorative story with sparking
elements that resonate and overlap with the different melodic layers,
producing a pleasing hypnotic effect.
“Talisman” closes the package with a decompressive, magical
journey, that carries the listener into an imaginative dream-like
dimension made of natural landscapes.
The EP will be available as a vinyl only release, on a strictly limited
pressing.

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | Forest On Stasys - Expedition [Subosc]

Track I: Sunkenface - Teardrops Of Acid ( 00.00-05.24 )
Track II: Sunkenface - Voices ( 05.27- 10.05 )

Follow the artist:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sunkenface
Instagram: https://soundcloud.com/sunkenface

You can buy it from the link below:
https://thehiddens.bandcamp.com/album/teardrops-of-acid?fbclid=IwAR3f13fUCV6GUp_83NZHVYwGamannAMkusis0YoH4aZBwaQTGWV235JN9xU

Sunkenface - Teardrops Of Acid EP

Support&Buy : 
https://personality-disorder.bandcamp.com/album/personality-disorder-remixes-lp

@lullamusic
@davidgtronic
@guti_desolat
@personality_disorder

Premiere : Guti & David Gtronic - Robot Love (Lulla Remix) (PDM005)

Support&Buy : https://artistsfromnowhere.bandcamp.com/album/afn-003

@mbius0341
@artistsfromnowhere

Premiere : Artists From Nowhere - Sks (Mbius' Kung Fu Acid Remix) (AFN003)

Support&Buy :
https://www.deejay.de/KiRiK_Jam_or_Honey_EP_COC004_Vinyl__952203

@swoymusic
@kirillkirik
@crocusvinyl

Premiere : Kirik - Before st Nic (Swoy remix) (COC004)

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E |  Willy Parker - Back From Death [SOPTIK]

taken from: Back From Death [SPTK-D006]
release date: August, 7th

We are back with ‚Back From Death‘. Willy Parker, the co-founder and producer of the young label tries to create a different feeling with each of his musical works. In this very personal release, he has collected inspirations from the metal scene, with which he came into contact early on. Violent and Åre:gone - the two remixers, deliver an interesting combination of heavy and atmospheric sounds. The artwork by Danny Simon uses gothic architectural elements and reflects the sound of the release with a distinctive dystopian and ritualistic illustration.

Written and Produced: Willy Parker, Violent, Åre:gone
Artwork: Danny Simon

WILLY PARKER
FB: https://www.facebook.com/willyxparker/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/willyxparker
SOPTIK
FB: https://www.facebook.com/soptik.org/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/soptikorg
ING: https://www.instagram.com/soptik_/
Bandcamp: https://soptik.bandcamp.com/

Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E |  Willy Parker - Back From Death [SOPTIK]

After releasing label co-founder Willy Parker‘s „Back from Death“ EP in August of 2020, Frankfurt-based music and arts imprint SOPTIK is back with the first installment of their new VA series „Selected Tracks“, out on December 4th and available on all platforms including Beatport, Spotify and Bandcamp.

The compilation of 11 unique and original productions showcases the label ́s resilient diversity of both roster and sound, cautiously balancing modern Techno varieties with more analogue and experimental vibes. Ranging from percussive and evolving soundscapes of tracks like Confusion ́s „Disparity“ or „Y‘All Got Problems“ by Houston Stiller to the more synth-driven and progressive nature of pieces like Decka ́s „Unheard“ or Norberto Lusso ́s „Olliphane“, the EP covers multiple symphonic and rhythmic facets of the genre on a diverse Bpm spectrum - all while maintaining a clear and coherent aural aesthetic.

Through its seamless fusion of airy pads, subtle drums and increasingly distorted and modulated basslines, the opening track „The New Normal“, contributed by Unknown Movements label owner Other Form from Bristol UK, introduces the central focus on complex grooves and the evocative, gloomy atmosphere present throughout the release. Previous collaborative efforts between the two imprints resulted in the early 2020 publication of „Coping Strategies for Progressive Persuasions“ on eight-inch tape, featuring original tracks by Willy Parker, Vlaeminck and Decka.

Contrasting more delicate and downscaled pieces by Hych, Senh and Vlaeminck, tracks like „News in Sport“ or „A Light Emerge From The Ground“ by label debutants Stefan Czech and Messiahwaits exemplify the more dancefloor-focused, fast-paced side of the EP. The final track, „Alzirr“ by Willy Parker, concludes the release by merging distinct atmospherical themes, a sizzling high- and a commanding low-end.
With the creation of the „Selected Tracks“ series, the young label intends to incorporate a network of both upcoming and established artists and musicians who reflect and refine the SOPTIK sound.

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Houston Stiller @ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/houstonstiller
Houston Stiller @ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marian.muller.566

SOPTIK @ Bandcamp: https://soptik.bandcamp.com
SOPTIK @ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/soptikorg
SOPTIK @ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soptik.org

Selected Tracks: One

Bandcamp

Premiere: Houston Stiller - Y'All Got Problems (Original Mix)

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* Lost In Ether 
Here you can find personal visions and expressions of alternative electronic music represented by artists invited to show their own ways to explore sounds which are embraced into one wave of sound - podcast recorded for "Lost in Ether".
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