“Within and without are different sides of the same coin, without separation there is no unity. ‘The Illusion Of Separation’ is for those who feel trapped in a situation to find hope and power”

DECISIONS is pleased to welcome Hong Kong based producer ASJ to the label with ‘The Illusion Of Separation’. Deploying a blistering and emotive sonic palette, ASJ explores emotional alienation, difference and the social unity that nonetheless binds us — themes that are especially pertinent in the wake of Hong Kong’s recent political upheaval and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The journey begins with ‘Melancholy’, a distortion-streaked meditation on loneliness and isolation. The richly melodic ‘Pendulum’ speaks to the potential for personal growth that stems from an awareness of the cyclical nature of positive and negative mind states. Imagining life as a video game, ’The Game Host’ features playfully twisted vocals and syncopated percussion to evoke agency beyond systemic rules, while ’Chant To Eternity’ offers an ultra tough sonic aid to personal empowerment by drawing on the spiritually cleansing power of chanting. ‘Sublimity’ completes the release. Arcing from musique concrete into ethereal vocals before arriving at a hypnotically elevated plateau, ASJ considers changes of state in the field of chemistry as an analogue to moments of transcendence in our daily lives.

A distilled and ambitious body of work that captures the deeply personal, social and metaphysical realms, ‘The Illusion Of Separation’ is an affecting and timely new entry into ASJ’s catalogue. A ‘Magic Eye’ style stereogram artwork (view at a large size!) further embodies the illusory and cosmic dimensions of the release.

The Illusion Of Separation

ASJ - The Game Host

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DJ SWISHA & Kanyon - Fleece

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Taken from @flore album 'Rituals' - 'Coded Language' receives a heavyweight remix treatment from Hodge, Walton and @3phaz with the new talent twisting the brief and frenetic original into three sure-fire cuts for the dance floor.

RITUALS RMX ep1

Flore - Coded Language (3Phaz Remix) [Polaar]

Premiere #180

Artist: Katatonic Silentio
Title: Prisoner Of The Self 
Album: "Prisoner Of The Self" LP
Label: Bristol NormCore
Format: Vinyl 12''/ Digital
Release: Jun 18th, 2020
Buy link: bit.ly/2A3TcxD

Soundsmith and technology rebel Katatonic Silentio back now on a solo LP one year after her first personal release. Bass missiles, encompassing atmospheres & killer fast focused drums shouts, everything is intently encased in an emancipation act, an insurgent statute against our own oppressions.

Seven tracks pathway leading to a final act of awareness and deliverance from ourselves, without any aversion to go far away, beyond all flags, all frontiers, all countries, all barriers, all beliefs.

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Katatonic Silentio - Prisoner Of The Self [Bristol NormCore]

ASJ - Chant To Eternity

@reclusebeats

A well overdue addition to the NHS realm comes in the form of Australian club aficionado Recluse with an interstellar 5-tracker titled ‘Golden Wings’. Early works from Ryan are heavily inspired by American-themed club aesthetics, calling for Jersey Club, Baltimore and Ballroom rhythmic structure and sonics, and his debut on NHS presents the same deep-seated quality, yet jettisoned into the cosmos, as Recluse states he found himself ‘Building on fanciful worlds and settings, in which I am the one orchestrating the soundtrack for these landscapes. The Golden Wings EP is no stranger to this methodology, this time calling upon the outer worlds, sci-fi entrenched tracks with a glimpse of the galaxies above.’

Ryan concludes – ‘Golden Wings' is a club-ready assortment of tracks that glide through the galaxies I've come to know through futuristic fantasies. An ode to the many adventures and escapades that have transpired there; and are to transpire there. A shining demonstration of how these themes have shaped the themes found within my productions.

Mastering by Cyrcular Mastering
Artwork by Mer Marin

Golden Wings EP

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Recluse - Hyper Drive

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