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Release date: 14/03/25

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180g vinyl//LP insert included//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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Italian sound artist Marco Shuttle debuts on Astral Industries with AI-39. Alluring and evocative, ‘Sonidos y Modulaciones de la Selva’ is a journey deep into the Amazon rainforest, seeking to capture its power and vastness, but also a rumination on the problem of its impending destruction.

In this album Shuttle sees the continuation and further ripening of an ongoing creative process, utilising both audio and visual documentations as source material. On this occasion most of the field recordings were taken in the Tupana Arü Ü nature reserve in the Amazonas region of Columbia, between Leticia and Puerto Nariño.

For the compositional process Shuttle employs a distinctly minimalist approach, achieving highly rich and articulate soundscapes with relatively little. Painting with an almost impressionistic stroke, the depth of imagery is underpinned by a strong experimental leaning and a sophisticated musical language.

Within its wild freeform, the seamless interplay between nature and the machines sees them merge into a mysterious dance - a liquifying sequence of scenes that shimmer with flora, fauna and the unmistakable aliveness of the jungle. A procession of sputtering and cavernous pulsations, sprawling biologies and hidden mysteries, the jungle as an entity, a spirit, begins to emerge. With all its peculiarities and strangeness, it reveals a world of seeming chaos, yet underneath it all a thread of something innately conscious.

Although it could be considered a form of sound diary, the scope spans much further than a standalone creative work. Within its intoxicating montage of shifting forms, ‘Sonidos y Modulaciones de la Selva’ stands as a sonic ethnography, and a contemplation on time, space, and our evolving relationship with nature.

Ongoing large-scale logging, agriculture and infrastructure projects are leading to significant deforestation in the Amazon, and continues to threaten biodiversity, the global environment and the livelihoods of indigenous communities. Part of the proceedings from this release will be donated to Amazon Watch (amazonwatch.org), a nonprofit organisation that works to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin.

“Special thanks goes to Marco Cruz from Amazon Jungle Trips and to Aberlardo and Manuel (who is also the narrator of the story at the end of Part 2), the indigenous guides who took me deep into the forest and made me experience its overwhelmingly powerful beauty. This record is dedicated to Colombia and all the fantastic people I met in this wonderful country” - Marco Shuttle 

AI-39: Marco Shuttle - Sonidos y Modulaciones de la Selva

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𝐏𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐤 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝.
𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐧𝐲𝐱 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 ~ 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 ~ 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

𝐀𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐏 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬,𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐬.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐃𝐄.

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Title: Neuritis Pt1
Label: Terenor Records

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Artist: Morpha 
Title: Eclectic Tribe
Label: BONKERS Society

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Label: Midnight Shift
Artist: Freivogel / Sinclaire
EP Name: Untitled
Cat No: MNSX029
Date: 14 Feb 2025

A1 Two
A2 Three
B Four

Freivogel / Sinclaire with their debut Untitled consisting of three live recordings made using only a concert flute and an Octatrack M1. The recordings are live taken from improvised sessions and have been left unedited. 

Shifting between playful and austere, the simple goal for these sessions was honest improvisation; comfortable in both its limits and potentials. Placing classical instrument performance and extended playing techniques alongside heavy sonic processing and cavernous acoustics, they are in some ways uninfluenced by genre, governed only by a drive to find moments of clarity amidst chaos. 

Recorded in single takes using a simplified setup of the flute - played into a microphone and wired through an Octatrack - every sound heard in the recordings comes in one way or another from the flute as a single sound source, manipulated and looped on the fly with additional live improvisation over the top. 

The result is a timeless capsule of heady drones, offbeat electronics, and mischievous flutes, captured during a time when the world stood still. Scuzzy at times, glistening at others, and ever-optimistic in the pursuit of something new. 

Adam Sinclaire is a flautist who has worked with artists such as Billy Bultheel and Ziúr, recorded for labels including PAN and Purple Tape Pedigree, and performed for institutions including KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Schinkel Pavillon, and Martin-Gropius-Bau. His practice focuses on using extended playing techniques to explore the limits of the C flute. 

Marco Freivogel is a producer and composer who has released an extensive discography on labels including Mannequin Records and Veyl, and collaborated with artists including dBridge, Mare Nero and Mathew Jonson, remixing artists as diverse as Hercules & Love Affair, Shackleton and Yappa. His Prequel Tapes project sits between utopian and claustrophobic, tracing harsh industrial atmospheres and levitational ambient from a lifelong obsession with sonic extremes. Marco currently works on compositions for film and television, alongside his own releases and collaborations. The EP will be released on 14 February 2025 as limited vinyl and digital via Midnight Shift. Art direction by Mauro Ventura.

All record profits from this release will go to 3ezwa.de, providing financial and legal support to those facing repression for their commitment to the Palestinian cause.

Performed by Marco Freivogel & Adam Sinclaire
Recorded in Berlin between 2019 - 2021
Artwork by Mauro Ventura
Layout by Takashi Makabe
Mastered and cut by Simon at The Exchange


Untitled

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Parisian forerunner https://soundcloud.com/Solmadj traverses mist-laden landscapes with his new album The Consciousness Of Plants on https://soundcloud.com/organic-signs. The debut full-length album fuses DnB, halftime and tribe cuts with the contemporary take on psychedelic synthesis popularised by a new generation of the French underground. 

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-solma---clay

Consciousness Of Plants will be out on February 2nd, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://organicsigns.bandcamp.com/album/os06-solma-the-consciousness-of-plants

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Part Two

@marco_shuttle traverses deep into the labyrinthine heart of the rainforest in @astralindustries’ latest extended listening journey. Channelling the spirit of the Amazon, the two extended tracks of Sonidos y Modulaciones de la Selva unfold as an untamed ecosystem, with ghostly birdsongs echoing across brooding, minimalist instrumentation.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-marco-shuttle---part-one 

Sonidos y Modulaciones de la Selva will be out on March 14th, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://astralindustries.bandcamp.com/album/ai-39-sonidos-y-modulaciones-de-la-selva 

A portion of proceeds will go to Amazon Watch, supporting rainforest protection and Indigenous rights in the Amazon Basin.

Premiere: Marco Shuttle - Part One [AI-39]

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Release Date: March 28, 2025

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