UlUltimae label founder Vincent Villuis aka AES Dana returns to one of his favourite emotional fields with (a) Period. and explores these times of forlornness and oblivion in a Cinematic Ambient 10 chapter story. 

As a creative observer, the French artist instantiates our endeavour to establish stillness, he steers the tale with a wide palette of sensitive chords, melting distant rumbles into bittersweet melodies and diaphanous pads thus leading the listener to a state of introspection and intimate isolationism. 

AES Dana's 9th album "(a) period. " stands as an elegy for unimaginable loss, and, as the composer says, "any resemblance with your personal experience is no coincidence".

All tracks written & produced by Vincent Villuis
Mastering by Vincent Villuis | Ultimae Studios
Artwork design : Arnaud Galoppe & Vincent Villuis
Photo credits : Ivan Tsaregorodtsev

inre0105 - (C) & (P) 2021 Ultimae

(a) period.

Period 04_Somewhen

Download

AES DANA | Period 04_Somewhen

Once again we present a mix album reflecting on the past year (and a bit), celebrating the 4th year of Ambientologist releases! Six unique releases between October 2022 and December 2023.

The year saw the gorgeous Venusia released on vinyl, Fionnlagh's sublime remix album, the first instalment of the Ambient Echoes series in partnership with Echoes Blue, and the stunning forest album from Henrik Meierkord & Ni!, with accompanying wooden photography box.

Download it here on SoundCloud, or head to the Bandcamp page to also grab some of the full tracks for free: https://bit.ly/3S4pbS1

Thank you to all the artists involved, and to those that supported them by listening, sharing and purchasing their music.

~

Tracklist:

01 Meierkord Kobak Lucchi Saviano - El Duende [from Venusia]
02 Jupi/ter - Hounds [from Islands, Pt. 3]
03 Marco Lucchi & Henrik Meierkord - Tides [from Suggestiva]
04 Fionnlagh - To the Villa on the Cliff (Fionnlagh's Ripple Through Time Rework) [from What Came After]
05 Henrik Meierkord & Ni! - болото / Träsk [from Ekosystem]
06 Jupi/ter - Islands [from Islands, Pt. 3]
07 Fionnlagh - This Storm Will Pass (Logic Moon Remix) [from What Came After]
08 Jupi/ter - our final days [from Islands, Pt. 3]
09 anthéne & Clara Engel - Far From Your Fire [from Ambient Echoes, Vol. 1]
10 Henrik Meierkord & Ni! - дуб, наверное / Troligen Ek [from Ekosystem]
11 Marco Lucchi & Henrik Meierkord - Lectio Magistralis [from Suggestiva]
12 Antarctic Wastelands & IKSRE - Solari [from Ambient Echoes, Vol. 1]
13 Fionnlagh - What Has a Beginning, Has an End (Anwalter Remix) [from What Came After]
14 Meierkord Kobak Lucchi Saviano - Eranthis Hyemalis III [from Venusia]

Reflections, Vol. 4 - Mixed by Ambientologist

Far & Off, a collaborative creation by Vincent Villuis and Mihalis Aikaterinis, known as AES DANA and MIKTEK, has been fully rethought—remastered and graphically redesigned. Originally conceived from the essence of three EPs — Cut. | Alkaline | The Unexpected Hours — this album represents a poignant journey born from a period of extended detachment and isolation.

In today’s world, where life is saturated with incessant information, stimuli, and fragmented time, many feel overwhelmed. Some adjust, some collapse, and others, like the composers, feel the profound need to escape. Far & Off was not a spontaneous reaction but a slow culmination of necessity, not driven by any philosophical, spiritual, or religious belief, but as a natural response to the surrounding frenzy. This album is about seeking solitude, crossing into a different rhythm, and feeling the flow of time.

With Far & Off, the artists share this experience through keys and sounds, pads and patterns, glitches, and drums, aiming to create contrasted tales that highlight life’s paradoxes, from harshness to tranquility.

Written, arranged, mixed and produced by Vincent Villuis and Mihalis Aikaterinis
Mastering by Vincent Villuis @ Ultimae Studios
Artwork by Vincent Villuis

FAR & OFF (Remastered)

Diffraction Protocol (Remastered)

AES DANA Feat. MIKTEK | Diffraction Protocol (Remastered)

Live in Athens

Layers of Space (Live Edit)

Ultimae proudly presents "OPIA," the second Various Artists compilation curated by Danish DJ Christian Samsara. This artfully assembled collection of ten tracks captures the numinous essence of cinematic ambient music, IDM, and electronica, enveloping listeners in atmospheres that transcend the everyday, leading them into a lush sonic landscape. OPIA ideates the ambiguous intensity of eye contact, which can extrapolate to the profound connection between the music and its audience.

With influences ranging across a wide palette of rhythms, patterns, and pads, OPIA invites exploration of the liminal spaces between sound and silence. Within its fugacious harmonies, the music's transient beauty emerges, where melodies dance on the edge of perception before gently fading, leaving an afterglow of serene awe.

Featured artists include Miktek, Lars Leonhard, Cell, Martin Nonstatic, SYNC24, AES Dana, and Erot, each also collaborating with Christian Samsara and Carbon Based Lifeforms. Additionally, OPIA welcomes newcomer Formant Value to our realm.

V/A OPIA

Resonans

CARBON BASED LIFEFORMS & EROT | Resonans

"This set is the result of a recent collaboration between two artists looking for new paths and sounds in electronic music. 
This is the first episode of two. The session was recorded in jam session mode, ranging from ambient to half-beat."
by @floating-machine & @inrt

https://youtu.be/tfaeykPc9E0?si=YGdllU00h1YlVjjr

📷 Graphic design by Ghashgaie
Jingle by @hidolas

Abyssaï | Floating Machine & Inerte • Sol (Live)

written and produced by Vitaliy Rybakin
Remixes by Asphalt Layer, Submersion, Substak
Mastering by ROSTO
Photo provided by Alexander Startsev

The Interprotonic (Submersion Reprocess)

A great friend of the Victory Beats project - Shantiago - is coming with a new DJ set named ‘The Rhythm of Peace’. This set is a beautiful part of a fundraising project that helps to change lives.

UPDATE. The endeavor is already closed, the goal achieved, and the DJ equipment arrived, with thanks to everyone for the contribution.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJWWTQ6iHkX/?img_index=3

Follow the link in case feeling like keep donating to the project. Or share and spread the word. Music heals.


Together, we’re aiming to purchase a new DJ controller that will be used in the rehabilitation of civilians affected by hostilities, using music to support their psycho-emotional recovery.


As part of the music therapy program, Victory Beats introduces the technique of DJing as therapy. Many people have already discovered this fascinating art, and the number of people wishing to join is growing.

Listen to Shantiago’s Goa Trance set ‘The Rhythm of Peace’, feeling the energy behind the cause.


Clementz - Flying Among Stars
Ephedra - Neon Hued Daze
Moon Beasts - A Goat Story
SETI Project - Acid Monastery
Fiery Dawn - Hi Tech Dervish
Katedra - Alienated Hallucinations (Alienapia Remix)
Travma -Tesla (Median Project Remix)
Xenomorph - Dying Sun (Sol Aeternus Mix)
Solar Drift - Nomad Rituals
Journey Into Sound - Up to me
Color Box - Conky Knoll3n


Shantiago on soundcloud: @shantiagomusic

Shantiago — The Rhythm of Peace

Entitled “Nothing Left for Us“, this compilation features a veritable “who’s who’s” of the underground Industrial / IDM scene.

Introducing exclusive material by: Access to Arasaka, Tapage, c0ma, Acnode, Apparent Symmetry, Candle Nine, VNDL, Erissoma, Impurfekt, Miktek, Synthetic Violence, LAN Formatique, MyNDSETER, aAirial, Opposite Exhale, r.roo, SE, Structural Fault, Blutspan and Human Error.

Lovely Beams

live recording by Roel Funcken at Mindcamp in Utrecht /  Tivoli.

Live @ Mindcamp Utrecht Oct. 2016

A selection of tracks from the twelve releases this year on Archives.
You can still use the code arch35s on Bandcamp for a 35% discount  in all physical and digital releases https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/music

Tracklist:
01. Yoyu - Forest Purple
02. llya Glebov & Joe Fujinoki - Glimmer IV
03. Logic Moon - Oblivion
04. Purl - Under Mjuka Vatten (Version)
05. Steve Pacheco - Monte Sol y Monte Luna
06. Warmth - Odessa (SineRider Remix)
07. Shuta Yasukochi - Daylight
08. Warmth - Home
09. Robert Farrugia - Coastal
10. Hotel Neon - Landmarks
11. Warmth - Time As A Reward (Wil Bolton Remix)
12. Chris Weeks - A Pool of Light
13. Tone Color - I Knew It Then, And I Know It Now
14. Halftribe - Vintage
15. Warmth - Waves (Purl Dub)
16. Zoltan Ban - Lumiere (Volunteer Remix)

Mixed by Warmth.

Archives 2017

Mihalis Aikaterinis is the name behind project Miktek, born in Mytilene, on the island of Lesvos in Greece. Miktek constantly explores various soundscapes, styles, and atmospheres; experimenting on a large scale in electronic music mostly in ambient, IDM and downtempo.