As Your Skies Are Fading Away

The Light That Returns

DO 4

V/A - Nord1 - Sagas

A.1  Skymn - Memory
A.2 Nobody Home - Speglar
B.1  Fjäder - En Liten Saga
B.2 Korridor - Somnolence

Visionary art; Birdie
Graphic design; Johanna Krikonenko Hepp

A2. Nobody Home - Speglar

Elements of Joy / Stave - SPLIT#4
Pre-order now available: https://pielectronics.bandcamp.com/album/split-4
Release Date: 14 February 2025
Format: 12'' / digital
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SPLIT#4

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Stave - Free Design [PEVA10]

Two years after releasing the acclaimed Crash Recoil, Anthony Child aka Surgeon returns to Tresor with new LP, Shell~Wave. Retaining the minimal equipment list and studio-version-of-live-show-sets approach of the previous album in order to focus on the work itself, Shell~Wave is a deeply personal document of both where Surgeon is and has been, converging three decades of experience with a continued curiosity in the untested.

"To make this project, I had to dig really deep in terms of what my relationship was to techno; I've been involved with it for a really long time and there's a lot about it I feel dislocated from, so I had to really think hard about what techno is to me. I often get asked "what is techno to you?" but I can't answer that with words; this album is the answer."

From the complex, twisting track Infinite Eye to the caustic Soul Fire, the eight tracks that make up the body of the album are single-take explorations of the vast, hard yet minimal techno Child is synonymous with. 

Neatly dividing the record in two, the emotional centre of the record comes in the form of Dying, a vibrating, beatless piece that with a mantra-like vocal loop steeped in reverberating effects.

Further echoes of dub production appear throughout the record as tracks like Divine Shadow, and Empty Cloud have an almost ever-present mist of reverberation, driven by the appearance of a new delay unit in the equipment list; while much of the philosophy of Crash Recoil's creation is present, the process and the instruments have changed as Child again switches up his approach to studio work.

This insistence on trying novel techniques doesn't preclude returning to old ones, as this use of modern digital machines with live, hands-on takes that are as inspired by 60s producer Joe Meek and 70s reggae as they are by this year's synthesiser expos.

"For me, it's an interesting experience returning to old techniques again after 30 years. [I'm] always exploring and finding myself back at the beginning. Connecting the present with the past."

This philosophy of 'time travel' is inherent to the music itself as the synchronised loops repeat while the delay and effects branch out, forming unique eddies; distinct quantum moments within the circular whole; the future leaking through the spaces between the sounds. All of the concepts on the album are perfectly communicated through the painting by Taiwanese artist Jazz Szu-Ying Chen which suggests the movement of water, sound waves, and the chitinous shells of sea creatures.

BANDCAMP

Surgeon - Divine Shadow

Artist: TRSSX
Title: 'Eat Away at One Another'
Label: Zhark Recordings
Cat. #: ZHARK0041
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Release: 7th April, 2025
Pre order: https://www.zhark.de

Sounds From NoWhere is pleased to premiere a new TRSSX' gem on 'Zhark Recordings'.

FIRST STRIKE of TRSSX, co-founder of the Wodawater label and Glasgow's underground club EXIT on ZHARK.

An amalgamation of harmonic distortion and gruelling modular signals recorded live to embrace rawness and throw you of balance. 
Divergence versus sameness.
Incongruity versus equilibrium.
Tautology versus paradox.

Dichotomy versus chaos.

@trssx
@zharkrecordingsberlin

Premiere: TRSSX - Eat Away at One Another [Zhark Recordings]

The Fifth Stigma is an industrial and esoteric project by French-American artist Rodolphe Vidal. Through music, Vidal explores fictive history and forgotten wonders.

Unlike contemporary techno, The Fifth Stigma produces slow, heavy, and raw metallic techno influenced by history, emotions, and obscure world music. This project aims to stand out in a fast-paced, homogenized musical landscape.

Vidal creates intimate sonic atmospheres filled with captivating imagery and explores diverse sounds, from ritualistic elements to techno, noise, and punk electronics. The sets feature a range of genres, including techno, EBM, and unconventional club electronics, each telling a unique story.

Social media links:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thefifthstigma
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefifthstigma/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_fifth_stigma/
Bandcamp: thefifthstigma.bandcamp.com

Lightvessel Transmissions #23: The Fifth Stigma - “A canticle from the echoes of the hollow age”

Confirm Bad Choices And Repeat

Wata Igarashi's Ciphers Ep (MDG006) out in March 2016 is getting reworked. The artist involved were carefully chosen together with Wata Igarashi after some friendly exchanges during his last visit in Europe. We want to deeply thank Nuel, Yves De Mey, Orphx, Shawn O'Sullivan, r²π and Ruff Cherry for taking part to this project and giving their amazing contribute! As happened for the original Ciphers Ep, which included 2 free download only digital tracks, we decided also this time to give away two tracks: 'Cocytus' remixed by r2π, newborn collaboration of Ruhig, Retina.it and PRG/M and 'Displacement' remixed by the Ruff Cherry. We are also happy to announce that the vinyl finally comes with full artwork cover plus innersleeve (for those who know and complained that we saved on that so far). cheers!

MDG006X
Wata Igarashi - Ciphers Ep Remixed
A1. Ciphers (Nuel Remix) - A2. Hailstones (Yves De Mey Remix)
B1. Lucifero (Orphx Remix) - B2. Mantle (Shawn O'Sullivan Remix)
D1. Cocytus (r²π Remix) - D2. Displacement (Ruff Cherry Remix) 
Release Date: February/March 2017
Mastered by Matt ColtonWata Igarashi's Ciphers Ep (MDG006) out in March 2016 is getting reworked. The artist involved were carefully chosen together with Wata Igarashi after some friendly exchanges during his last visit in Europe. We want to deeply thank Nuel, Yves De Mey, Orphx, Shawn O'Sullivan, r²π and Ruff Cherry for taking part to this project and giving their amazing contribute! As happened for the original Ciphers Ep, which included 2 free download only digital tracks, we decided also this time to give away two tracks: 'Cocytus' remixed by r2π, newborn collaboration of Ruhig, Retina.it and PRG/M and 'Displacement' remixed by the Ruff Cherry. We are also happy to announce that the vinyl finally comes with full artwork cover plus innersleeve (for those who know and complained that we saved on that so far). cheers!

MDG006X
Wata Igarashi - Ciphers Ep Remixed
A1. Ciphers (Nuel Remix) - A2. Hailstones (Yves De Mey Remix)
B1. Lucifero (Orphx Remix) - B2. Mantle (Shawn O'Sullivan Remix)
D1. Cocytus (r²π Remix) - D2. Displacement (Ruff Cherry Remix) 
Release Date: February/March 2017
Mastered by Matt Colton

Wata Igarashi - B1. Lucifero (Orphx Remix)

STAUB comes back on wax for a third episode. Following the no name policy from the parties which started 5 years ago in ://about blank, it is time again for unknown artist to shine. This new EP sees the shy producer appearing on 4 tracks of pristine techno. A1 is an atmospheric trip while A2 is more brutal, on the B side it is going weirder and darker. We think Unknown Artist tries to craft interesting techno cuts and that he loves variety.
That it is the idea behind STAUB since its beginnings, it does not matter whether you are a newcomer or Lady Gaga, what matters is the quality of the music. This is what was again aimed with this third record.

Split color vinyl

Unknown Artist - STAUB 003

A1 - Unknown Artist - STAUB 003 A1 
A2 - Unknown Artist - STAUB 003 A2 
B1 - Unknown Artist - STAUB 003 B1 
B2 - Unknown Artist - STAUB 003 B2

Label: I/Y
Cat. Nr.: IYSTB003
Artwork: Kurt Von Bley
Mastering: Man Made Mastering

Release date: 23 Feb. 2017
at STAUB 5 years Anniversary

IYSTB003 - A1 - Unknown Artist - A1 - STAUB 003

hypnoza .01

Worldwide booking: clara@acheron-booking.com

www.orphx.com
www.orphx.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/orphx
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/orphx
www.last.fm/music/Orphx

One of the most highly respected acts in both techno and industrial circles, Orphx (Rich Oddie and Christina Sealey) have been refining their signature fusion of hypnotic rhythms and experimental noise for many years. They began in the early 90s with a raw sound inspired by old school industrial but soon began incorporating elements of dub, techno and electro into their work. Orphx built up an international following as one of the pioneering acts within the European "rhythmic noise" scene. More recently their work has come to the attention of techno fans through a series of acclaimed releases on the Sonic Groove label, collaborative work with the likes of Ancient Methods and Justin Broadrick, and remixes for many artists including Front Line Assembly, Oscar Mulero, Perc, and Conrad Schnitzler.

Oddie and Sealey have performed around the world at celebrated venues like Berghain and Tresor, and festivals such as Berlin Atonal, Movement, Mutek, and Unsound. They are renowned for their improvised performances, combining software with modular synthesizers and other hardware. Building on a sprawling back catalogue that stretches across industrial, ambient, and techno, their recent output has demonstrated that Orphx are both pioneers and innovators in the fusion of rhythm and noise.

The Light That Returns

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