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WE ARE IN THE RACE AND THE FUTURE IS REACHING US

Looking for a portal to the future of electronic music? You've come to the right place. From legacy innovators to the undeniable next-up producers, the artists on Futureproof span all corners of the musical map, bound by vision alone – always eluding easy

Futureproof

Welcome to the 24th edition of MUTEK Montreal! This year, we have prepared a playlist that showcases local and international artists from the electronic and digital scene, and we hope you will enjoy the diversity of the artists and musical styles it presents. Get ready to immerse yourself in a unique sonic experience as you await the live performances from August 22nd to 27th at the Quartier des Spectacles in Montreal.

MUTEK Édition 24

Reposted

Playlist to pour milk on your neurons to

Beatport Best New Hype Electronica

YUF-O is Yu Su and Francis Inferno Orchestra.

In the blistering Los Angeles Summer of 2019, a chance encounter occurred between pals Yu Su and FIO, whilst both dishevelled and on their own separate journeys to overcome immigration bureaucracy. In the midst of filling out forms and enduring long waiting periods (pre pandemic) the pair managed to spend some time in the studio, two afternoons to be exact. The result; YUF-O. Four tracks that comprise a charming and characteristic blend of both artists' personalities, yet totally unexpected in the best possible way. A mixture of absurd house, blissful ambient, accidental trance and some totally weird and wonderful other stuff.

YUF-O  (Yu Su & FIO)- You Eff Ohh [SCR015]

METAMORPHOSIS cover by: arisa.vurr / sug4rf4iryy

METAMORPHOSIS

RAMONA (REPUTA)

RAMONA (REPUTA) [feat. PRETTY PRETTY 2000]

REPUTA

flotante (REPUTA) (Cora Novoa Remix)

Miss You

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

Poetry In Earthly Whispers

Fresh off the back of her recent DJ Kicks compilation release and an EP for Shall Not Fade in 2021, Cinthie returns to Will Saul’s Aus imprint for her first EP release of 2022, once again delivering her raw, energetic House sound to the world. Title-cut ‘Light A Fire’ leads the way and lays down organic drums, hypnotic vocal lines and choppy stab sequences alongside bumpy bass tones, intricately unfolding synth swells, resonant bleeps, and dynamic delays, resulting in a big sun-drenched anthem to perfectly set the tone. ‘Keeping Strong’ follows next and employs classic House tropes via gritty string stabs, plucked bass notes and dubbed out vocal cuts, running atop skippy, swinging drums for six and a half minutes. ‘Everything’ then rounds out the release, diving deeper this time as Cinthie employs dubbed out chords, weighty subs, crunchy percussion, and cinematic, elongated strings swells, concluding the release with a smooth, emotive feel.
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https://www.juno.co.uk/products/cinthie-light-a-fire/896635-01/
https://www.phonicarecords.com/product/view/182704

PREMIERE: Cinthie - Keeping Strong [Aus Music]

PRE-ORDER: Dec 1 | 9 p.m. (CET) – https://adepta.bandcamp.com
Limited Ed. 8" Lathe Cut Vinyl

Side A - Hammer   |   Side B - Low Rim

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AE-05

Π​Ε​Ρ​Α Σ​Τ​Α Ο​Ρ​Η | AE​–​O5 | SNIPPET

i took the drums off baecon3 and its kinda chilled tbh
https://soundcloud.com/breadyscarethrough/baecon3-1

Baecon3 (Nodrums)

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Release date: 13th February 2023

Mark Barrott is an artist that creatively speaking, never stops moving. His musical career has taken many forms. Some know him as Future Loop Foundation, the alias he used to create and perform ambient drum and bass from the mid-90s. Some know him for his Sketches from an Island albums, which he released under his own name, and others know him as the founder of the highly influential International Feel label, a label that spearheaded the bespoke vinyl movement of the 2010’s and brought DJ Harvey out of studio retirement. Barrott has spent close to four decades exploring new sonic territory and pushing the boundaries of various genres and is considered a pivotal figure in the revival of the Balearic music scene of the last decade.

Barrott’s new album, ’Jōhatsu (蒸発)’, is predictably unpredictable. Due for release this April on Above & Beyond’s new downtempo imprint Reflections, the album is a full departure from anything Mark has written before, partly because he was writing to moving picture. In 2019, Mark was commissioned by a director to write the score for their new documentary, ‘Jōhatsu (蒸発) ... the art of Evaporation’.

‘Jōhatsu (蒸発)’ is an 8-track journey through the sounds, sights, smells and sensations of traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.

Every year, it is estimated that as many as 100,000 people in Japan vanish, without a trace. These are the so-called johatsu. The “evaporated people”. People become jōhatsu for many different reasons including addiction, divorce and job loss. While some people may consider taking their own lives, others simply… evaporate. Jōhatsu refers to these people who purposefully leave the lives they knew behind.

‘Jōhatsu... the art of Evaporation’, shadowed a Japanese man as he went through this exact process, paying a contractor to help him vanish, moving from central Kyoto to Scandinavia. Scene notes from the director and shots of Kyoto at night-time, rural Japan, and Scandinavian forest-scapes informed Barrott’s musical direction for the project.

The tracks on this album are the ‘full’ pieces - those written for the longer sequences of film. The first single and opening track from the album, 'Kyoto (京都)', utilises the art of simplicity. It’s stripped back and minimal, allowing Barrott’s ambient, spontaneous production style to shine through. 

‘Jōhatsu (蒸発)’ is a fairly air-tight representation of Mark Barrott as an artist. It’s spontaneous, it’s unexpected, it’s unrestricted and it’s a gorgeous listening experience. It’s the sound of an artist set free, without creative restraints. If music could fly, 'Jōhatsu (蒸発)' has wings.

'Jōhatsu (蒸発)' is out 17th April on Reflections. The first single ‘Kyoto (京都)’ is out now.

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Mark Barrott - Kyoto (京都)

Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)

Operator

Burnt Orange

Global Goon - 26.01.23 / mercadius

Global Goon - 27.01.23 / ePiDURNS

https://aphextwin.warp.net/tracks?fbclid=IwAR3a978FbVQxGiYvXBgT0FOkXku1jMbNSvPEMhtd2e6nHwWtGTCJWN66z7k

AFX - T05 tx16w marion MT,e [sketches]

https://www.discogs.com/release/8433-AFX-2-Remixes-By-AFX

https://www.discogs.com/master/2408-AFX-2-Remixes-By-AFX

2 Remixes by AFX - 02 - Box Energy (AFX Remix)

https://www.discogs.com/release/6615289-user48736353001-7-%C6%92-rough-mix

user48736353001 - 7 ∂ƒ∆ [rough mix]

Taken from: .VRIL - Animist - Delsin Records - 152dsr

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Channelling his own explorations in search of the soul inside the machine, VRIL draws from the deep well of his live performances to present his third LP for Delsin, Animist. Inside lie 12 pieces which seem to probe at the unknowable distance between tangible consciousness and the astral plane, imbuing even the most seemingly synthetic of materials with a living essence. Given his illustrious back catalogue, it’s no surprise to hear VRIL conjure explicitly electronic music with such loaded emotional impact and seemingly organic animus, but in the process he also toys with the idea of how far the technology’s spiritual potential can reach.

Artwork by Daniel M. Diaz.

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.VRIL - Zūkunftsstrāße (taken from 152DSR)

10,000 gecs

One Million Dollars

delixoxo

Huit heure douze

Madres

She looked underneath her bed. Her parents were snoring from across the hall. From beneath her bed, two iridescent eyeballs peered back at her. The monster was awake. She reached into her nightgown pocket and pulled out a packet of BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF: SENSATIONAL STRAWBERRY BUBBLEGUM and slid it across the floorboards.

The monster seized the packet, and emptied the entire packet of gum into his cave-like mouth. The flavours erupted on his taste buds, his eyes widened and his fur stood static. Taking a deep inhale of breath, he blew a bubble bigger than his head. The girl reached out, popping it with her finger. The gum ruptured, showering the monster’s fur with a blanket of pink.

Based in the Netherlands, Carmen Jaci is a French-Canadian producer exploring the fragmented nature of memories from the frivolous days of childhood. On her newest album ‘Happy Child’, Jaci continues to surprise and provoke with her nostalgic loop-based sonic elements. Out this spring on Noumenal Loom, the LP reflects on childlike wonder and welcomes listeners into a surreal universe through Jaci’s eccentrically layered synthesizers and vocal recordings.

PREMIERE: Carmen Jaci - oh ah eh ih ah oh [Noumenal Loom]

Senzatempo

Math of You

@methoddmusic @leeboiacid
The 11th release comes from Nagoya, Japan-based electronic producer Methodd. He is an artist who pursues new electronic music that can only be achieved with modern technology, and has released many sounds with unique grooves that can be interpreted as both techno and ambient from labels such as "Solar Phenomena''. This release contains 5 wonderful electro-acoustic tracks by Methodd. Also included is the @leeboiacid Remix of "Granite". Lee is a Bristol-based producer. His latest release, 'For Emma', released on vinyl on "Artificial Intelligence", is already making headlines in Electro and IDM scene.
This release will also be sold on a limited cassette tape, and the design is handled by the up-and-coming illustrator TSMT.

[Methodd Profile]
He constructs sound using semi-automatic programming and new electronic music that can only be achieved with modern technology. He's released numerous releases on labels like "Solar Phenomena" that have unique groove that can be understood as both techno and ambient.

半自動的なプログラミングなどを駆使した音響構築を行い、現代の技術でしか成し得ない新たな電子音楽を追求する。これまでSolar Phenomenaなどのレーベルからテクノともアンビエントとも解釈できる独特なグルーヴのあるサウンドを数多くリリースしている。

Impressive Impression

Cassette and Digital

Methodd - Granite (lee Remix)

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Release date: 3rd April 2023

Berlin-based producer Ryan Davis presents two new beatless versions of his single ‘Altitudes’ from his latest full-length album ‘Through The Mirror Glass’, out now on Reflections.

Berlin-based producer Ryan Davis presents two new beatless mixes of ‘Altitudes’, the lead single from his 2022 orchestral ‘Through The Mirror Glass’, out now on Reflections.

Ryan’s latest album ‘Through The Mirror Glass’ has existed in idea-form for a very long time – most of his life, in fact. The album is inspired by the movies he grew up watching with soundtracks by James Horner, Thomas Newman and Jóhann Jóhannsson, and the tropes and rhythms of electronic music. Davis has wanted to connect the two ever since he started producing, so this 12-track album is his first full-length foray into cinematic electronic music.

Ryan Davis 'Altitudes (Ambient Mix)' is out now.

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Ryan Davis - Altitudes (Ambient Mix)

Q-Loop

Q1.2

Lyot Rmx

Recorded in 1978

Taken from the album 'Tremblements...' released as LP and Download

François Bayle 'Tremblement De Terre Très Doux' (excerpt) (REGRM 019)

Balloo Cakes

Xangar

Reductions 1995–1997

Elevation, Pt. 2 (Reduced)

Ruptured

Poppies (Substance Dub Version)

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Amore Amaro is taken from the forthcoming studio album VOLUME MASSIMO. 
Released on Mute 27 September 2019.

Volume Massimo Live-AV tour includes:

30 August - Atonal, Berlin
8 September - Up to Date Festival, Białystok
14 September - Draaimolen, Tilburg
22 September - TBA, Japan
28 September - Sonica, Ljubljana
19 October - Barbican, London
20 October -  LEV Matadero, Madrid
21 October - St Paul`s Sessions, Athens
25 October - Semibreve, Braga
6 November - Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm
8 November - Mira Digital Arts Festival, Barcelona
30 November - KoncertKirken, Copenhagen
6 December - Monk, Rome
7 December - Argo 16, Venice
11 December - Bozar Electronic Series, Brussels
11 April -  Concertgebouw, Bruges

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AMORE AMARO

drum and based (LISTEN TO MY HARD AND FASTER STUFF THIS ONE SUCKS)

BOOKING: warren.morris@theplayground.co.uk

4am

µ-Ziq