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A deep drone with a promise that may be fulfilled.

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MAGICAL MISTAKES 
“Peaking in the Pitch Black” 
SINGLE RELEASE: 20th May
LP RELEASE DATE: 1st July 2016
LABEL: THE PLAYGROUND Records

“Incredible electronic music!”
VICE Mag/ NOISEY

“Bell-bathed, slow-swung cut that seems to pull inspiration from the lineage of contemplative beats crafted by the likes of Shlohmo and Mount Kimbie.” 
XLR8R

“Warm, dreamy melodies only to touch down to earth for it’s noisey center before lifting back off into the clouds. worth hearing, and Luebs worth paying attention to!”
FACT

“Magical Mistakes doesn’t need heavy drops or sultry hooks, his tenderly pastoral style of production is infatuating enough as it is.”
The Line Of Best Fit


Magical Mistakes releases upcoming LP “Peaking in the Pitch Black” via The Playground Records on the 1st July. Magical Mistakes has already garnered support from the likes of Vice/ Noisey, FACT Mag, CLASH, XLR8R, Earmilk, The Line of Best Fit, BBC and many more. Currently based in Osaka, Japan, Erik runs the small events and boutique label Perfect Touch, working with labels and artists (Leaving Records, Shigeto, Yosi Horikawa, Obey City etc.) on tours and cross cultural creative projects. “Peaking in the Pitch Black” is the first single to be lifted from the LP which will be released on the 20th May. 

Following the path of other artists, like Bon Iver, Magical Mistakes, (a.k.a Erik Luebs) moved to Shiba-san, one of Japan’s most rural villages, to create his sound. Here he was able to draw inspiration from his environment and also from the lineage of contemplative beats crafted by the vibrant community of Osaka artists, such as Shlohmo and Mount Kimbie. It’s clear when listening to Magical Mistakes that his style strives to combine Eastern and Western influences. His tracks are textural, bell-bathed, slow slung electronic compositions blended with organic instrumentation, Japanese motifs, and ambient sounds, that create an immersive underwater effect.

Magical Mistakes social links:

Website: http://magicalmistakes.com/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magicalmistakes 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/magicalmistakes/
Label: The Playground Records


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Found & Lost

SIEREN
ASCENSION EP
Label: Apollo

• Apollo are proud to welcome Sieren, AKA Matthias Frick back to the fold with his new Ascension EP.
• Features collaboration with fellow Apollo artist Synkro

A software engineer at Ableton by day, Sieren’s love for UK influenced bass music and field recording and experimental soundscaping resulted in his Apollo debut ‘Static Polymorphism’ a masterly EP of spaced out street-rave soul. 

Now returning with the five track Ascension EP, Frick has tightened and toughened up his sound somewhat (see the caustic bass glower of ‘Slinger’), augmenting his starry eyed wonder with a firmer percussive underpinning and more driving tempos. However still present are his preternatural grasp of emotion and atmosphere that marked him out as one to watch - perfectly underscored by the heartbreaking beauty of the title track.

Fellow Apollo cohort Synkro AKA Joe McBride was instrumental in the curation of Sieren’s debut Static Polymorphism EP on Apollo, hand picking the tracks, as well as road testing them in his DJ sets. This time McBride goes one further, collaborating with Frick on the track ‘Lost You’ to memorable effect - the beautiful pads and ghostly piano are a perfect synergy of their complimentary skill sets. 

This is richly textured and intricately programmed post-bass music that is sure to satisfy fans of Burial, dBridge, Akkord with its soulful sincerity and warmth.

Track listing
1. Tailored Mistakes
2. Slinger
3. U8
4. Lost You (ft. Synkro)
5. Ascension

More: https://www.tailored-communication.com/releases/ascension-ep

Ascension EP

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Sieren - Ascension EP

Sau Poler teams up with Modern Obscure Music label boss Pedro Vian on this beautiful record, inspired by the dialogue between darkness and light. The Catalan duo previously worked together on the hard hitting Paral.lel, which was released via XLR8R in 2015. On El Pas Del Temps, they present four melodic efforts.
“This record shows our desire to tell stories with each track. With the combination of our sonic palettes, we present a dreamy, hypnotic and beautiful journey. The result is a rich sound between light and darkness, where the tracks never remain in the same place for too long. Everything changes, everything moves, it’s all in the detail.”
Solstici (Solstice) is an urgent dancefloor winner with an acidic flavour to the second half. It features moody bass surges and golden keys that produce a beautiful melody. Nuit (Night) is calm yet powerful. Its strength comes from emphatic percussion and an addictive key refrain. La Mer (The Sea) is a deep journey inspired by the sea. Waves of aquatic keys are joined by expansive strings, textured percussion and subtle bass hits. El Pas Del Temps (As time goes by) rounds off the release with a melodious synth driven track. The synths are backed by live overlaid percussion, shaken keys and a moving bassline.
This EP shows just how powerful the partnership of Sau Poler and Pedro Vian is. The beauty truly is in the detail! The official release party will be at club LAUT November 18.

Tracklist:
A1. Solstici 7:56
A2. Nuit 6:44
B1. La Mer 4:47
B2. El Pas del Temps 6:29

Drawn by Sea

Sau Poler & Pedro Vian - Nuit

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‘Snaith’s upward trajectory shows little evidence of slowing’ 4/5 ‘Electronica Album of the Month’ Mojo
‘JIAOLONG’ is an outstanding venture with quirks and a musicality of its own’
9/10 DJ
‘Collection of tracks that just won’t quit, those dark corners just got very interesting indeed’ 9/10 Loud & Quiet
‘JIAOLONG is the sound of a producer having the time of his life’ 8/10 NME
‘An explosion of Snaith’s warm-yet-manic verve, this is euphoria from a new master of the dancefloor’ 4/5 The Fly
‘Some of the most acclaimed underground dance tracks of recent times’ ‘Music Picks for Autumn’ The Guardian
‘An excellent new album’ Time Out
‘A sublime album of transcendent dance music and analogue techno’ The Times
‘Albums of the Month’ Dazed Digital
‘JIAOLONG’s gorgeous collection is the work of a producer at the top of his game’16/20 Crack
‘Unpredictable and uncontrollable nature that makes this album so exciting’ 8/10 Future Music
‘Yes, I Know is one of the year’s finest tracks’ GQ
'It’s a shaken-up spray-can of a record that refuses to sit still for a second' Drowned in Sound
'JIAOLONG is a full-on, sweat-dripping-off-the-ceiling basement banger of an album' The Quietus

ARTIST: Daphni
TITLE: JIAOLONG
CAT#: JIAOLONG005

Tracklisting:
1. Yes, I Know
2. Cos-Ber-Zam - Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)
3. Ye Ye
4. Light
5. Pairs
6. Ahora
7. Jiao
8. Springs
9. Long

All tracks written and produced by Dan Snaith except Track 2 which appears courtesy of Analog Africa (www.analogafrica.com).
Artwork by Jane/Eastlight

Release dates:

UK/EU/Australia - October 8th on JIAOLONG RECORDS - digital, CD, and 2x LP
US/CA - October 16 (CD)/October 30 (LP) + Octobber 9th (digital) - MERGE/JIAOLONG
Japan - October 3nd - Hostess/JIAOLONG digital + CD
Released by: JIAOLONG
Release/catalogue number: JIAOLONG005 

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Max Cooper is an electronic composer, multi-disciplinary artist, music label founder and former scientist who has carved out a unique space in music and visual art.

He holds a PhD in computational biology at the same time as being the first contemporary electronic musician to perform at the ancient Acropolis theatre in Athens and one of the first clutch of musicians to produce in Dolby Atmos.

Cooper has enquired for over 15 years through music, collaborations, and his label Mesh, to explore the intersections between the arts and sciences with installations, performances, immersive experiences, online media, music videos and live events.  Anchored throughout is his emotive approach, connecting how ideas and forms feel, in a manner accessible to us all. 
 
As an artist synonymous with the evolution of club culture, Cooper honed his craft as a DJ with a 10 year residency at legendary Midlands techno event Firefly where he formed a foundational relationship with Architecture Social Club, with whom he still collaborates on extravagant immersive installations.

"I want to encourage the acceptance of electronic music as an art form like any other. Bringing electronic music and abstract audio-visual projects into concert halls, museums and galleries is liberating - the art world opens up doors to communicate in ways that aren’t possible elsewhere."
  
Pivoting from computational biology to electronic music might not seem like the most natural career transition, but for Cooper the commonalities are obvious:
 
"In both fields, you're in a sense, free. Free from the limits of living systems, free from the limits of corporeal sound. The only constraints are in your mind."

www.maxcooper.net 

Contacts:
Management: James Palmer-Bullock, The Wild Seeds - james@thewildseeds.com 
Label: Anthony Faulkner, Mesh – anthony@thewildseeds.com 
PR: Neil Bainbridge, Neighbourhood PR - neil@nbhd-group.com 
Radio: Matthew Maxey, Enganche - matthew@enganche.co.uk

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