MODERN COLLAPSE - USUAL CASE SCENARIO
(DAWN014)
100 limited copies
CD
@modern-collapse
Produced by Gabriel De Sercey & Hugo Fabry
Mastered by @lastrackqlf
Photos by Melchior Tersen
Design by Hajj
Dawn 2022

Modern Collapse - Completion

A track from the Black Ether Compilation 
You can cop it on the Zora NFT marketplace (https://zora.co/) and later on the Black Ether webisite

Exus

Animistic Beliefs - MERDEKA

With their profound take on electronic music, Animistic Beliefs have steadily solidified their spot in the global underground. Influenced by cultural concepts such as ancestry, animism and mythology, as well as the languages of political techno, punk, bubbling and IDM, Linh Luu and Marvin Lalihatu consistently translate their visions into sensitive productions as well as high-octane live performances. On their new record, MERDEKA, the artists explore and embrace their cultural heritage in all of its pride, pain and complexity. MERDEKA symbolizes Animistic Beliefs’ breaking free, coming to terms with their changing selves and letting go of external expectations. The record rethinks childhood memories, confronts the generational trauma left by (post-)colonialism, and re-connects Linh and Marvin – respectively of Vietnamese-Chinese and Dutch-Moluccan descent – with their formative cultures. 

MERDEKA marks their first step in an overall departure from western club music. For its layered sound, Animistic Beliefs once again draw from the past, present and future of global club music, creating a sonic space where fast techno, warped breakbeats and ambient soundscapes make way for the augmented influence of (Southeast Asian) tribal music. 
The record incorporates Indonesian scales and recordings of 
the Tahuri (a wind instrument made out of a conch shell), Totobuang (Gamelan-like gongs) and Tifa drums, known as ‘the Moluccan heartbeat’. 
There is no audible distinction between old and new, between organic and digital, between instrumentation and voice. 
It is through words that the artists further touch on their experience; To Dream About Water opens with a stirring spoken word fragment by Marvin, marking the first time his voice is recognizably featured, whereas Khi Minh Gap Lai (‘Until We Meet Again’) centres on a Vietnamese poem by Linh, in which she beseeches her ancestors and finds a safe haven for unanswered questions. 

In true Animistic Beliefs fashion, MERDEKA will set fire to sweltering clubs and (sleepless) dreams. Yet, for the artists, it is essential to amplify the stories that spark that flame and keep it burning. 
The release of MERDEKA follows CACHE/SPIRIT, their ongoing collaboration with visual artist Jeisson Drenth, which extensively explores the artists’ intersectional identities. As such, the latest album is the next step within a bigger, introspective investigation. More unapologetic than ever, MERDEKA embodies a turning point on Animistic Beliefs’ ongoing journey towards self-acceptance – fuelled by the sound of urgency. 
credits
released August 26, 2022 

Written and produced by: Marvin Lalihatu and Linh Luu 
Artwork by: Don Elektro 
Mastered by: Rashad Becker

To Dream About Water

SLSWP - Vol. 1

Miracles - Semantics

Kate Butch (@kate-butch-904301820) is a Te Whanganui-a-tara based Artist, DJ come producer, and 1 3rd of @xthirdpartyx. As Kate Butch, they explore cultural memetics, the deconstruction of personae, and weave a tapestry of emotionality with bone breaking basslines. This exclusive mix for Related Articles is a visceral and experimental genre slam, certain to frighten and disturb.

RA MIX 040 - Kate Butch - A perfectly normal response to environmental factors

@ex_sses returns to London’s TT Label (fka @tobago-tracks) with six tracks of fractured beats and ghostly soundscapes which explore feelings of yearning and loss

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-exsses-bite-down

bite down

Premiere: ex.sses ‘bite down’

https://soundcloud.com/v1984
https://soundcloud.com/varchive5
https://soundcloud.com/varchivetoo
https://soundcloud.com/varchivealso
https://soundcloud.com/43v3rr

https://www.instagram.com/v1984_/
https://v1984.bandcamp.com/
https://www.ninaprotocol.com/hubs/pianogoth
https://glacialindustries.bandcamp.com/album/becoming-n-one

v1984 - 2014-08-28 (Jess' Extended Cut)

Big up, big love to @ELELCA for creating this amazing mix for us! <3

MANA MIX 003 - ELCA

From One, Two

CONCRETE JUNGLE - Grimey London Streets UK Hip-Hop Beats Mega Pack

Shadows on the Wall - UK Hip Hop Instrumental Beat

Hot Tub

Cph based label and music collective: 
@ELELCA
@alva-alva-alva-alva
@arsom

Contact: manaclub6700@gmail.com

Releases: 
- Club Potions Vol. 2 - October 24, 2025 <3
- When Jeeps Collide - February 20, 2025 <3 
- Jailbreaks - November 27, 2024 <3
- Club Potions Vol. 1 - March 13, 2025 <3

MANA MIX 003 - ELCA

Mana Club