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Berlin-based imprint LPS (Le Petit Signal) prime the release of 'Ruines, Béton & Industrie', a brooding album from H.L.M. (Haute Lévitation Mutée) - the collaborative brainchild of Andrew Claristidge and Guillaume Laidain...Our pick 'Ruines, Béton & Industrie', emerges like a transmission from a forgotten brutalist utopia, space-delayed signals and chugging rhythms leading the audience into a sweat-slicked basement ritual on the banks of the Drac River. As the track unfolds, it mutates, shifting from a slow-burning dirge to a fevered hypnosis of dark disco arpeggios, acid-washed bass and ominous monologues dissecting dystopian behaviours in landscapes of steel and stone. The track pulses with the fractured heartbeat of an abandoned metropolis, where echoes of the past reverberate through the machinery of the present.

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Lyrics: 

PÉTROLE, PLASTIQUE, SYNTHÈSE CHIMIQUE ET OPIACÉ
DÉCOMPENSÉ
BÉTON ARMÉ, PIERRE PERFORÉE, POLYESTER ET THC
DÉCOMPRESSÉ
LAINE DE VERRE, LAINE DE ROCHE, POLYURÉTHANE, ANGUILLE SOUS ROCHE
DÉSINFORMÉ
GAZ PROPULSEUR, VERNIS, COLLE ET PEINTURE, GHB
DÉCOMPLEXÉ
PCP, LINDANE, PYRÉTHRINOÏDE, AMIANTE ET LSD
FORMES DÉFORMÉES
AGGLOMÉRÉ OU CÉLLULAIRE, ÉGOCENTRÉ COCAÏNÉ
DÉFONCÉ
H.L.M.
HAUTE LÉVITATION MUTÉE
H.L.M.
HAUTE LÉVITATION MUTÉE
À PRIORI L’IDÉE PREMIÈRE DE VIVRE ENSEMBLE S’EST TRANSFORMÉE
DEALÉ
MICROFIBRILLES ET ISOLANT, TAG SUR GRILLE ET DISSOLVANT
CAGES D’ESCALIERS BIEN IMBIBÉES, CAGES THORACIQUES BIEN VENTILÉES
DÉSINCARNÉ
FORMALDÉHYDE SUR PLUSIEURS STRATES, L’ENFLURE D’EN FACE T’A DÉNONCÉE
BUTÉ
JE METS DES BASSES ET JE M’EN FOUS, J’DÉFONCE LES PORTES D’ENTRÉES J’M’EN FOUS
J’SUIS ALLUMÉ
H.L.M.
HAUTE LÉVITATION MUTÉE
H.L.M.
HAUTE LÉVITATION MUTÉE

Ruines, Beton Industrie

H.L.M. - Ruines, Béton & Industrie [LPS]

H.L.M. (Haute Lévitation Mutée) is a duo of lifelong friends whose 30-year journey through Rave culture has profoundly influenced their sonority. Their strong bond and shared experiences have resulted in a distinctive sound that seamlessly blends experimental, electronic, and ambient elements. This close partnership is reflected in the rich, immersive textures, and hypnotic rhythms they have meticulously crafted over the years, working between Bordeaux and Berlin.

Their latest LP, released on the Berlin-based label Le Petit Signal, invites listeners into a post-industrial soundscape. The album, titled "Ruines, Béton & Industrie," creates an atmosphere of concrete and fleeting moments, capturing the essence of a cityscape in transformation. The music bridges the physical and digital realms, offering a deeply resonant experience.

Lyrics: 
EAU / TROUBLÉE
HA QUAND LE TEMPS S’ÉTIRE
EAU / PROFONDE
VERS QUI LE TEMPS SE FIGE
FOND / SOMBRÉ
CORPS / PLONGÉ
SABLE / RUGUEUX
MER / INSTABLE
BLEU DE CHANTIER
SOLEIL DE PLOMB
FENÊTRE SUR COUR
HA QUAND LE TEMPS S’ÉTIRE J’ T’ATTENDS J’ M’ÉPUISE
DES EMBRUNS CHAHUTÉS
MES LOINTAINS SOUVENIRS
SE DÉPLOIENT MÉDUSÉS
QU’ON ME NOIE SI ÇA EMPIRE / POISSON ABYSSAL EN LIGNE DE MIRE
HA QUAND LE TEMPS PRÉSENT DU TEMPS J’ M’ENLISE
HA QUAND LE TEMPS S’ÉTIRE J’ T’ATTENDS J’ M’ÉPUISE
PLAGE / GACHÉE
ÂME / SOUILLÉE
DUNE / RONGÉE
SALE SE SENTIR
EN PHASE DE DÉCOMPRESSION
HA QUAND LE TEMPS S’ÉTIRE J’ T’ATTENDS J’ M’ÉPUISE
DES EMBRUNS CHALOUPÉS
MES CERTAINS SOUVENIRS
SE DÉPHASENT MÉDUSÉS
QU’ ON ME PLONGE SI ÇA EMPIRE
POISON ABYSSAL EN LIGNE DE MIRE
HA QUAND LE TEMPS PRÉSENT DU TEMPS J’ M’ENLISE

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H.L.M. - Corps Plongé

Driving from Bretagne to Berlin, I was contemplating those wonderful landscapes, cities, countryside… crossing bridges.
… it gave me all the ideas about how I would like this mix to sound like. I especially wanted to create a harmonious relation between slow & fast moments. 
It is a trip! I invite you to join me on this travel away from all the problems our dear planet and humanity are facing right now. 
Long travels by car are a fantastic and cosmic escape. 
Peace & Love.
Acid Washed. 

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01) Carl Abrahamsson & Genesis Breyer P-Orridge - Slowly (iDEAL Recordings)
02) Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith - Peradam (Bella Union)
03) Axel Larsen - Les Éléments Du Crime (Macadam Mambo)
04) Jeremiah Sand - Lift It Down (Sacred Bones)
05) Gudrun Gut - S-Bahn Schoneberg (Moabit Musik)
06) Giorgio Moroder - Einzelgänger (Oasis)
07) Yoann Pisterman - Particulized Solid (Bytes)
08) Cavern Of Anti-Matter - Malfunction (Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks)
09) Miss Kittin - I Come.com (Nobody's Bizzness)



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Milk Me Session w/ Acid Washed [24.03.25]

Sound Of The System #57 : Super Collider

w. Andrew Claristidge (Acid Washed) & Plastique De Rêve (NOO)

broadcast live on reboot.fm Berlin - 05.04.2025

tracklist:

Carlos Futura: Is It Really Bach (Prelude XVIII) - Metronome
The Irresistible Force: Space Elevator - Liquid Sound Design
H.L.M.: Aphone - Le Petit Signal
Thee J Johanz: Calm Your Tits Kitty - Ballyhoo
Luca Vera: Black Mood - Moodmusic Records
Flug 8: Radarstation - Ransom Note
Dylan Dylan: Natural High - Pont Neuf Records
Gallegos: Memories You’ve Memorised - Rhythm Section International
Purple Disco Machine: Dirty Pleasure (Erol Alkan Rework) - Sweat It Out
Sebo K: Too Hot - Mobilee
Decius feat. Lias Saoudi: Ghent - Leaf
Jacy: Move Your Body  - Smallville
Consequential: Magic Key - Discom
Marco Faraone & Diego Infanzon: Control Your Mind - Turbo Recordings
Dark Vektor: Sat 1 - Subsonic Device
Black Light Smoke: Last Song Before Sunrise - Turbo Recordings
Black Light Smoke: Break Your Back - Turbo Recordings
Fausto feat. La Shei: Irreverente (Mishell Remix) - Complaint Kulture
Die Antwoord: Reanimated - Zef Recordz
Panthera & Darly Wiys: Come With Us - Sincopat
Vaälha: Odyssey (Panthera Remix) - Feinstoff
SIIE: Cité Lunaire (Panthera Remix) - Cold Transmission
Trancesetters: Roaches (Bug In Slacker’s Basement Remix) - Touché
Die Antwoord: Age Of Illusion - Zef Recordz

Illustration: REZ screen capture

Sound Of The System #57 : Super Collider

Sound Of The System #58 : Alone Together

Acid Washed & Plastique De Rêve

broadcast live on reboot.fm, Berlin - 31.05.2025

playlist:

Jimi Tenor - 24-Hour Madness (Puu)
Bochum Welt - Fcs (Rephlex)
Alesandro Cortini - La Storia (Mute)
Gatekeeper - Serpent (Merok)
Drexciya - Drifting Into A Time Of No Future (Tresor)
Black Meteoric Star - Manifesto (Voluminous Arts)
Jonathan Fitoussi - Light (Pan European Recordings)
LFO - Think A Moment  (Warp Records)
David Bowie - Blackstar (Columbia)
Forrest J. Ackerman & Frank Coe - Tone Tales From Tomorrow (Science Fiction Records)
Jackson & His Computer Band - Utopia (Warp Records)
KIMURA-AOKI 研究所: 完璧に まだ (Bandcamp)
Craven Faults: Foddergang (Bandcamp)
Max & Harvey: Space Therapy (Woob Remixes - Ambient Disaster Movie Mix) (Bandcamp)
Fantastic Twins: Why Are You Here? (Optimo Music)
The Black Dog: Conspiracy Tapes 02 - Christian Science (Bandcamp)
Nuevayu: Temptations (Tantalize Records)
TowerBlock1 And The Peoples Pyramid Foghorn Orchestra: Music For Funerals And Bricklaying Ceremonies (Bandcamp)

Sound Of The System #58 : Alone Together

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Bandcamp: https://thisberecordings.bandcamp.com/album/mutation
Release Date: June 6th, 2025
Info: "Mutation" - or Pyrame´s journey to the "Hyperspace of Dimension 7". In his new EP, the versatile artist dug deep into his electro, punk and new wave influences to draw a postmodern scenario for a world mutating ever faster and with which he can barely keep up, he says. Joining the Mutation hyper-spaceship, H.L.M., Oltrefuturo  and Acid Washed, reworked both tracks to ensure a 360 experience for the listener she/he won't be going to forget.

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*PREMIERE* Pyrame - Mutation (H.L.M. Remix)

Sound Of The System #60 : Move On

w/ Andrew Claristidge (Acid Washed) & Plastique De Rêve (NOO)

broadcast live on reboot.fm Berlin - 26.07.2025

playlist:

Dynamic Bass System: Arabian Dreams (International Deejay Gigolo Records)
David Shaw and The Beat: The Mechanic Of Your Power (Her Majesty´s Ship)
Semoha Homes: Unknown Material Zero One (Return To Planet Underground)
Electrospy: Flaky (Palace Trax)
Rodion & Mammarella: La Memoria Dei Sistemi (Slow Motion Records)
Gregory Moore: Excursions (Underground Pacific)
The Sabres Of Paradise: Tow Truck (Warp Records)
Muslimgauze: Arabic American Radio - Song 6 (Staalplaat)
Tutu Ta: Pelican On A Bike (Long Gone Are The Old Traditions)
Magas: Feel the Face (Ersatz Audio)
Moon Duo: Jukebox Babe (Sacred Bones)
Silver Apples: Oscillations (Kapp Records)
Solar Quest: The Open Path (SSR Records)
11Schnull feat. Newinfluenzer: Ich und meine Ubahn (Architectural Remix) (Turbo Recordings)
M.C.L. Micro Chip League: New York (Future Dance)
The Unknown DJ feat. X-Men: It’s More Fun To Sample
Ruksby: Damsel In Peril (Side Up Works)
Eauki: Ambush (Bandcamp)
St. Theodore: Deceitful Idol (Clasicos Del Ruido)
Time Modem: Ibogain (My E*Motion) (Lust Mix) (Royal Records) 
PPK: Воскрешение (Space Club Mix) (Perfecto)
Visionmasters & Tony King feat. Kylie Minogue: Keep On Pumpin’ It (Angelic Remix) (Mushroom Records)
The Shamen: Move Any Mountain (One Little Indian)
The Black Dog: The Tyranny Of Choice (Bandcamp)

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Sound Of The System #60 : Move On

Sound Of The System #61 : Mille Et Une Nuits

w/ Andrew Claristidge (Acid Washed) & Plastique De Rêve (NOO)

broadcast live on reboot.fm Berlin - 23.08.2025

playlist:

Andrew Claristidge: Le Chant De L´Enfant À La Rivière [Mille Feuilles Records]
Jennifer Touch: Anthem [Fabrika Records]
½ GOTT: Sehnsucht [Uncanney Valley]
Assembler Code & Jensen Interceptor: Wrong Place [Rattleznake]
JT Almon: Is Anybody Out There (Physical Therapy Remix) [Bottom Forty Records]
Black Light Smoke: Work feat. Leah Lazonick [Death Decay Magic]
David Shaw And The Beat: Fever [Her Majesty’s Ship]
Parole E Azioni: Outro [Detriti Records]
Sleepwalker: Sleepwalker [Musique Pour La Danse]
Sha-Lor: I’m In Love (Deconstruction Remix) [Gertie Records]
Sniper Mode feat. Dave Clarke: Blinded By The Dark [Turbo Recordings]
Zaatar: Rise In Silence [Es Mi Momento]
Fausto feat. La Shei: Irreverente [Complaint Kulture]
Ravage Sentimental & Nick Hanzo: Un Rêve Sans Fin (Club Mix) [Belly Dance Services]
Zeroton: Amount [Darkroom Dubs]
Dina Summer: Hypnotized (Etane Remix) [Iptamenos Discos]
Zsa Zsa Deluxe: Lekker High (DJ Jan Remix) [Straatlawaai]
Die Antwoord: Pitbull Terrier [Zef Recordz]
Phantasia: Violet Skies [Mental Radio]
Carl Abrahamsson & Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: Slowly [Ideal Recordings]
Yoann Pisterman: Individual Friends [Hologram Opera]
Aphex Twin: Siding Nails [Warp Recordings]
Muslimgauze: Maroon Of Gaza [Staalplaat]
Mica Levi: Hosting [NTS]

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Sound Of The System #61 : Mille Et Une Nuits

Artist Chapee, "Empty Conversations" from his upcoming Ep "Modesty"

Chapee "Empty Conversations"

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