Pressure Front

~ IIKKI 030 ~

music : Ethan Syann
artwork : Yorgos Yatromanolakis
album : Farewell To The Night
duration : 29.30 mn 
date : November 17th 2025

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Music by Ethan Syann
Composed and recorded between 2013 and 2015

Mastered by James Plotkin
Artwork by Yorgos Yatromanolakis 
Design by Sprflxgrfzm

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edition : 
• vinyl: limited to 200 copies /ultra clear LP / hand numbered  / selective UV varnish (front + back) / white inner 
• cd: limited to 150 CD / hand made, hand numbered /  digisleeve: white cardboard 300 gm. outside : adhesive glossy paper
• book: limited to 500 copies / hand numbered & hand stamped / hardcover book (15 cm x 21 cm) on Ora canvas / Silkscreen printing on covers / Swiss binding with visible stitching with purple thread / 80 pages, 30 photos on Arena Rough Natural 140g/m2 / logo and slot embossed (front and back cover) 

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pre-order : October 16th, 2025 / official release : November 17th, 2025

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Links : 
https://iikki.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.iikki-books.com/iikki-030-farewell-to-the-night
https://www.instagram.com/iikki_laaps/


Ethan Syann - VI

Available on Bandcamp:
jeanroupech.bandcamp.com/album/robots

Composed by Alexis Levavasseur in 2012, edited in 2025.

Robots

"Robots Dream..."

Recorded between March and June of this year, Future Flowers is both a reflection and a rebirth - a gentle yet resolute act of hope from composer Hans Nox.

Some of these pieces have lived quietly for years - written a decade or more ago, resting like seeds beneath the soil. Others emerged spontaneously during the recording sessions, unfolding in real time as Hans allowed instinct and feeling to take the lead. The result is an album that bridges past and present, memory and anticipation - where old melodies find new breath, and improvisation opens unexpected pathways.

“I wanted the entire experience to be more free-flowing, more playful, more adventurous than the usual cautious approach I take to composing,” Hans writes. “Rather than regretting where I’ve been or the paths that led nowhere, I’ve chosen to trust my Savior and strive toward the brightness ahead. Yesterday is gone - tomorrow is coming. How much better it is to pursue confidence and courage.”

That sense of spiritual renewal and creative surrender runs through every note. There is a tender humanness here - fragile piano phrases that pause as if mid-thought, ambient textures that drift like light across water, melodies that carry both ache and affirmation. Even the silences seem to speak, offering a kind of stillness that listens back.

Future Flowers is, in many ways, an album about release - about letting go of the weight of the past to make room for something more open, more alive. It celebrates the decision to move forward with faith and boldness, even when the path ahead is unclear. The music does not rush; it unfolds patiently, like petals opening in the sun - quiet gestures of trust and becoming.

Like its title suggests, Future Flowers invites us to believe in renewal - to tend to the unseen roots beneath our lives, trusting that beauty will bloom again in time.

In keeping with the spirit of the music, this release has been lovingly hand-assembled in a limited Fluid Audio edition, pairing Hans Nox’s compositions with bespoke artwork and tactile design. Natural textures, archival papers, and hand-numbered inserts bring a physical warmth to the experience - each copy a small act of devotion, crafted with the same care and intentionality that shaped the album itself.

Gentle, honest, and filled with quiet light, Future Flowers is not just a collection of songs - it’s a testament to resilience, to grace, and to the faith that something beautiful still lies ahead.

Music - Hans Nox
Mastering - Ian Hawgood
Design - Daniel Crossley

Hold Fast

Scottish Fold

Your Breath On Every Branch

Following his debut Dolere (2024) and a collaboration with Joachim Spieth and Markus Guentner on Arcadia (2025), zakè returns to Joachim's Affin imprint with an intensely captivating work that explores the resonance of low frequencies and subsonic vibrations. There are only three pieces on this 55-minute release (the first track runs for over 28 minutes!), and you get to preview one of them before the album is out. This is music shaped for your deep, immersive, and glacial listening sessions. Good headphones and a subwoofer (yes, at the same time) are recommended. Perfect for my slowly-waking, frazzled mind this morning!

"Low Harmonics builds upon the reflective world first introduced by Zach on Dolere, which explored how time stretches during periods of sorrow and how sound can create a brief shelter from that weight. The predecessor fluctuated between ache and relief, and now its follow-up dives further into the inward, existential space beneath those emotions. Here, the use of deep and subterranean tones feels both intimate and vast, pulling you deeper into the lower spectrum of sound, shaped by heavy bass ebbs, low-frequency flow, and slow-moving drift. This album echoes the textural gravity of artists like Thomas Köner and the cold Arctic brush of Geir Jenssen, while remaining rooted in Affin’s commitment to sound that lives outside the expected."

HEADPHONE COMMUNITY EXCLUSIVE: zakè - Low Harmonics, Part 3

Premiere : Kclab Sephas - One
(From Zeroone EP) V.A. Out 21th december 2025
on
Black Shapes records
@blackshapesrec

We are proud to introduce the debut release from our newly established record label. The EP immediately opens up obsessive, acidic sonic horizons with DUSTYWORK's first track. This intensity is followed by a deep plunge into the muddy abyss of DUB TECHNO courtesy of OYDET. The EP's closing track, by KCLAB SEPAHS, annihilates any preconceived certainty about DANCE MUSIC, offering a devastating conclusion to this essential debut.

Pre-Sale
https://blackshapesblack.bandcamp.com/album/zeroone

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Ak Family / Submit premiere:
submit.akfamily@gmail.com
@ak_family



Premiere : Kclab Sephas - One

> @niclas_ofc
> @bergersound
> @junjorec

Junjo Records launches its first release with a four-track VA crafted by Berger, Le Fred, lerg, and Niclas. Produced in their shared studio in Bern, this EP marks the start for their newly founded record label. Butyrum opens with warm, mysterious tones and hypnotic rhythms — a gentle invitation into the groove. Oxytocin follows with playful energy, driven by vibrant synths and crisp percussion. Things take a darker turn with Zodiac, where eerie atmospheres and rising tension build toward a groove made for the later hours. Closing the journey, Styx dives into raw, dubby soundscapes, balancing melancholy with subtle hope. A deep, analog-rooted debut that sets the tone for Junjo’s future projects.

PREMIERE: Niclas & Berger - Butyrum [JUNJO001]

A sub-bass focused ambient drift built for monotone lock and immersive low-end exploration. 
Minimal pads, granular glitches and processor stutters float through a calm, even soundscape flexing depth and subtle modulation.

Grey Horizon Pulse

Absynth workout

Various formats available at:
http://oejerum.bandcamp.com

Your Breath On Every Branch

øjeRum

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