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DEFTR, the newly formed alias of Answer Code Request and Jan Wagner, presents their debut album on npm, introducing a captivating fusion of ambient and techno. This collaborative project marks a departure from Answer Code Request's renowned 4/4 techno framework, venturing into expansive auditory realms enriched by Jan Wagner's classical expertise.

Spanning eight meticulously crafted tracks, DEFTR's debut album explores a spectrum of blissful and resonant soundscapes. The compositions unfold with a delicate balance of ambient textures and rhythmic innovation, punctuated by evocative vocal samples that enhance the album's atmospheric depth.

Having previously released three EPs that hinted at this innovative direction, DEFTR solidifies their unique sonic identity with this full-length release. The interplay between Answer Code Request's intricate rhythms and Wagner's ambient sensibilities creates a dynamic tension, resulting in a listening experience that is both immersive and transformative.

DEFTR's vision extends beyond the studio, aiming to bring their sound to life on stage with a focus on live performance elements, including drum machines and synths. While details of the debut album release show are forthcoming, Berlin is anticipated to host this significant event.

With their debut album, DEFTR not only establishes a new creative path for Answer Code Request and Jan Wagner but also sets a high standard for npm's inaugural release, promising an engaging and profound auditory journey.
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DEFTR, das neu gegründete Alias von Answer Code Request und Jan Wagner, präsentiert ihr Debütalbum auf npm und führt eine fesselnde Fusion aus Ambient und Techno ein. Dieses kollaborative Projekt markiert eine Abkehr von Answer Code Requests bekanntem 4/4-Techno-Rahmen und wagt sich in weitreichende auditive Bereiche, die durch Jan Wagners klassische Expertise bereichert werden.

Über acht sorgfältig gestaltete Tracks hinweg erkundet das Debütalbum von DEFTR ein Spektrum von glückseligen und resonanten Klanglandschaften. Die Kompositionen entfalten sich mit einem zarten Gleichgewicht aus Ambient-Texturen und rhythmischer Innovation, durchzogen von eindrucksvollen Vocalsamples, die die atmosphärische Tiefe des Albums verstärken.

Nachdem sie zuvor drei EPs veröffentlicht haben, die auf diese innovative Richtung hinwiesen, festigt DEFTR mit diesem Longplayer ihre einzigartige klangliche Identität. Das Zusammenspiel zwischen Answer Code Requests komplexen Rhythmen und Wagners Ambient-Sensibilität erzeugt eine dynamische Spannung, die ein immersives und transformatives Hörerlebnis bietet.

DEFTRs Vision geht über das Studio hinaus und zielt darauf ab, ihren Sound auf der Bühne mit einem Fokus auf Live-Performance-Elemente wie Drum Machines und Synthesizer zum Leben zu erwecken. Während die Details der Debütalbum-Release-Show noch ausstehen, wird erwartet, dass Berlin dieses bedeutende Ereignis ausrichten wird.

Mit ihrem Debütalbum etabliert DEFTR nicht nur einen neuen kreativen Weg für Answer Code Request und Jan Wagner, sondern setzt auch einen hohen Standard für die erste Veröffentlichung von npm und verspricht eine ansprechende und tiefgehende auditive Reise.

Tracklist
1. / A1. The Call
2. / A2. Part two
3. / B1. A Farway
4. / B2. A Glimpse

5. / C1. Shade Off
6. / C2. no knock, no doorbell
7. / D1. twentysix
8. / D2. Runaway

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Written and produced by Patrick Graeser & Jan Wagner
Cover and artwork photography by Max Knott
Mail: contact@npmlabel.com / www.npmlabel.com
Mastering by Alain Paul, Berlin
Layout by Oliver Sperl
Made in the EU
Distributed by KOMPAKT
Published by npm LTD

Special thanks to PW

Release date
September 20, 2024

A Glimpse

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4. / B2. A Glimpse

While Scalameriya's first album, Hubris (2016) on Genesa Records, was an exploration of what he considered "uncharted territory" at that time, Aeon Core (2022) on Perc Trax, on the other hand, was a process of cataloguing the various techno influences from his teenage years, seen through the lens of his modern, unmistakable style.
The next chapter of Scalameriya's turbulent saga in electronic music is Kornukopiya (2024), the manifesto of a mad scientist, a depiction Nikola resisted for years that ultimately became an embraced part of his persona as he finally takes on the lab coat of a genre-defying artist he was bound to become.
His documented, unwavering discipline has transformed into nothing less than rituals that are performed daily, securing him the grace of the muse as a result.
With Kornukopiya, Scalameriya ventures beyond the ordinary and dashes to the forefront of avant-garde club music, evading the shackles of conventional techno yet again while he effortlessly showcases his limitless hyperphantasia across 25 tracks, each as relentless and articulate as the other, making this album an auditory opulence for listeners eager to experience more than just a simple interaction between an effective kick and a random blip.
Always remaining conceptual, worshiping the idea and imagination as sacred phenomena, this time he consolidates the ever-recurring motifs of sci-fi, danger, and weight in his music with the mystical, bringing forth coherent displays of sound that, collectively as an album, emit an uncanny fusion of mechanical ferocity and ethereal enchantment.
At the moment, Kornukopiya can be considered Scalameriya's "magnum opus", but with his merciless pursuit of the apex of sound design, this statement will likely be rendered obsolete in the blink of an eye.

Artist: Scalameriya
Release-Name: Kornukopiya
Catalogue: V+1007V
Release-Date: 13.09.2024.
Series: V
Format: Vinyl + Digital
Track-List:

//Digital (Full album)//

01 Final Form Manifesto
02 Aether Responds
03 Non-Euclidean Paradigm
04 Aural Engram
05 Scarlet Acolytes
06 Phantom Engine Cottontail
07 Interdisciplinary Process
08 Stay Away From The Mirror
09 H1V3
10 Kornukopiya
11 Graviton#9
12 Instinctual Dread
13 Apex Protocol
14 Nyx-E's Howling Ramen
15 Retrocausal Maelstrom
16 Menagerie Of Paradoxes
17 GX.05-T
18 Apparatus Bizarre
19 Vitrified Structures
20 Purple, Talk To Me
21 Resurrection Pod
22 Anomaliya
23 Monolithum Divitiarum
24 Peeker's Advantage
25 Tomorrow Isn't Promised

//Vinyl sampler//

A1 Phantom Engine Cottontail
A2 Aural Engram
B1 H1V3
B2 Graviton#9

//2x12" LTD Lathe-cuts//

A1 Aether Responds
A2 Final Form Manifesto
B1 Kornukopiya
B2 Non-Euclidean Paradigm
C1 Vitrified Structures
C2 Apex Protocol
D1 Nyx-E's Howling Ramen
D2 Apparatus Bizarre

Written and produced by Nikola Grebovic
Mastered by Nikola Grebovic
Sampler-cut by Simon at The Exchange
Lathe-cuts by Thanos Hana
Graphic design by VOID+1
Distributed by Triple Vision
2024 Void+1 Recordings

4. / B2. A Glimpse

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