This is the third in our series of compilations where we hand artists a theme to work around. For this compilation, the theme was 'Referential Irony', a rather common occurence in contemporary music production. While this has produced some uncanningly beautiful music in the past years, it has also often been problematic in the sense that it obscures artists' intentions and that it presupposes an in-crowd. Seeing this is a rather broad and difficult subject, we asked 7 artists to work around this theme, providing a varying and personal experience upon the subject.

Mastering by épong
Artwork by Laura Conant

Referential Irony

Age Reform - SUCKLE

https://hkcr.live/shows/afterlife-w-rougehotel-22-04-2021

Afterlife w/ RougeHotel - 22/04/2021

The first full-length collaboration between Burning Pyre and Canadian Rifles, “The Snipe & The Clam” encapsulates a shared sensibility and vision. Initially seen together on the Vienna Press/Vaagner compilation “A Declaration” in 2019, which was followed up with a second piece last year on Burning Pyre’s Opal Tapes debut, “United Angels”, the two artists cultivate a unique aural world with a singular voice.

Taking a contemporary yet deeply romantic approach to ambient music, “The Snipe & The Clam” showcases a blend of luscious synth melodies and harmonics, set against a heavily organic dynamic backbone. An apt representation of both artists’ methods and modus operandi, opulent glimmering drones flow with a sense of narrative, contributing a magical watercolour-like quality to the album’s eight instrumental pieces. As if lightness met the restraint of a disciplined wrist - every sharp note a pensive flap of wings across its airy background.

“The Snipe & The Clam” often feels like an emotional exercise on the stoppage of time, gliding between loving gestures and precise crescendos, delivering both a flourish of exposition and a reflection on intimate moments. A definitive summit in each respective artists’ discographies until this point, “The Snipe & The Clam” is an elegy to tenderness and finding beauty in minute details.

A golden archway - come spring.

EN20

Recorded by Christopher Macarthur and Rui Andrade between Newcastle upon Tyne and Porto, 2020-2021

Mastered by John Hannon
Photo by Elisa Azevedo

The Snipe & The Clam

Burning Pyre & Canadian Rifles - Monza

@yogev-freilichman's 'Hyper Green Wave', taken from the neurotic and angry EP 'Force Close'. Forthcoming on @a-flooded-need.

More: https://ins-rt.net/audio/yogev-freilichman-hyper-green-wave

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Premiere: Yogev Freilichman - Hyper Green Wave

@freddymn

Mixmag ES presenta  el nuevo lanzamiento  con visión de futuro del productor keniano Slikback, que continúa con su particular modo de entender la electrónica rompiendo las reglas y mostrando una fusión de géneros sin complejos. 

Dos nuevos originales enigmáticos y dos remixes: uno de Sarmacja, nativo de su actual hogar, Polonia, que le da a Quoios una textura oscura, el otro remix del productor de Bristol, Sunun, que desarrolla a Klout en un ambiente menos presionado.

En el lado A, Quoios traza una inminente carga atmosférica que da paso a ritmos industriales con capas de voces y samples. Klout combina tonos oscuros y ritmos complejos, con un ligero guiño al ácido en los sonidos. Ambas pistas son armas de doble filo para la pista de baile.

En el lado B, el dub de Sarmacja late desde el principio, introduce una hebra de voces entusiastas y rubor cósmico. El remix de Sunun ofrece una remezcla más lenta, exploratoria e inquietante de Klout.

Quoios/Klout

PREMIERE: Slikback - Quoios (Sarmacja Dub) [Byrd Out]

ONE WINGED ANGEL ft DANI REV, THEGN, MATT TECSON

The NINTH edition, listening party in collaboration with SwagFest
free/pwyw here: ionurl.bandcamp.com/album/now-thats-what-i-call-gay-jazz-ninth-edition
JOIN US: discord.gg/GjAKeReU5v

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get it now.

food house - computerpunk (IVY KUU Remix)

SYSTEM ENGAGED

Damit sich das nicht noch weiter hinauszögert. Sorry für die Qualität, über ne Anlage hört sich das aber schon wieder rum ganz anders an :)

Dumbelcore und das rote Wunder (live cut) Corrupt !

As the World Canvas mix series’ second chapter we have the pleasure to release a collaborative mix by Danish musicians Tristan (Frederik Heidemann) and Piag3t (Martin Hasfeldt). 
Their deeply personal mix takes the listener on a journey through vivid and idiosyncratic soundscapes, invoking feelings of longing and hopefulness: Memories of friends and loved ones during the times of isolation and uncertainty.

@helloworldsss & @piaget1

Tracklist: 
Mica Levi - Honguitos 
Speaksworld - Sightsee
Paul De Marinis - The Sand Clock 
Bad@Maths - TECHNOPKgfet i.e LISP BONE skaffolding 
David Kanaga - Menu Hotel Elegy (from oikospiel OST) 
Tristan - Untitled (eating apples) 
soft items - The Parakeet And The Mermaid 
Jeff Witscher - Another Day 
Mikey Enwright - The Word
Græsgænger - Sy Community (kor af hænder) 
Yearling + Bysund Geu - Jinny 
Mija Milovic - Starxhibition44 
Seaver & Witscher - Country music
Minais B - magnolia 
Fritjof KN - Reach Through Stone
Ursula K Le Guin & Todd Barton - A Homesick Song 
Rap - NSEW Ravers 
Competition - Talk 
Raviv Gazit - One 
Matt Carlson - The Perceptron
Kevin - Things 
Piag3t - Work to get true
Ariana vs SampleRNN 
Paul De Marinis - phonetica francse 
Merdh Laleh - Water for your eyes
Untitled - Untitled
Untitled - Untitled
Lord Siva - SHH
Oneohthrix Point Never - Love in the time of lexapro
SATNAV - Concrete Rainbow (work in progress)
Visible Cloaks, Yoshio Ojima & Satsuki Shibano - TOI
Dawda Jobarteh - Hello
Erik Enocksson - Haec Silva Odi
Erik Enocksson - The Joy of D.H Lawrence 
Felicia Atkinson - Don’t Assume 
John T. Gast - Clain Your Limbs
Andy Stott - Dismantle
Blanck Mass - Please

ONE WINGED ANGEL ft DANI REV, THEGN, MATT TECSON

𝕸𝕬𝕿𝕿 𝕿𝕰𝕮𝕾𝕺𝕹

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