Release date: 22/04/22

If you would like to review this release, please email info@astralindustries.co.uk

2x12” 180g gatefold vinyl//mastered by Noel Summerville//leaflet included//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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Son of Chi returns to Astral Industries, alongside Spanish artist Clara Brea, for the collaborative release of AI-29. A product of fate, chance experiments, but most of all, sensitive artistry - ’The Wetland Remixes’ exists as a confluence of two kindred musical spirits, a wayfaring epic that draws together a rich archive of ecological field recordings, live instrumentation and higher inspirations. 

Ahead of Hanyo’s concert at ‘Avalovara listening club’ (Madrid) at the end of 2019, the curators (Diskoan & Josephine’ Soundscapes) organised a special dinner and arranged the meeting of Clara and Hanyo. As Hanyo recalls, “It was like stereochemistry. There was an instant match and understanding, and basically we decided in a split second to exchange recordings and to collaborate on future live and studio experiments.”  

The auspicious meeting of the two ignited a remote exchange of materials and ideas, as the world descended into a series of pandemic-related lockdowns. The first of said recordings included the stems of Clara’s ‘Wetland Project’ - a site-specific audiovisual project originally produced for Eufonic Festival (Spain), using field recordings from the Ebro Delta nature reserve (one of the most threatened regions of climate change on the Iberian peninsula). 

From this initial impetus, Hanyo began working on the first sketches of the album back in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Just like their meeting in Madrid, the project developed naturally and spontaneously with extraordinary ease. Later, Hanyo started adding field recordings from the Magic Cave and Wetlands of the ‘Kallikatsou’ (Patmos, Greece) as well as organic and acoustic overdubs, featuring bass, drums, percussion, guitars, oud, piano, hammond organ, wurlitzer, flutes, bells, and mouth harp. 

In the distance, the sound of birds peak through the effervescent wash of the wetland soundscapes. The pass of running water flows deeper into a land full of secrets never told. On the strike of dusk, the silhouettes of shapely trunks and foliage melt slowly into the impenetrable darkness. As darkness passes, light emerges, with exquisite moments of tranquility that seemingly emerge from nothingness.  

Beneath the shimmering veneer of textures, wildlife and melodies, one may hear the deeper references of ’The Wetland Remixes’. With credit to Clara’s input, for Hanyo the album process became a kind of refuge, and ultimately inspired the return to the core of Abstract Sound - what the Sufis call “Saut-i Sarmad.” Such references allude to the spiritual quality embedded in the music - the autonomous process of self-expression, the great mystery. Hanyo: “An ambience like this cannot be created by routine. There is no blueprint. The music has to find you. It’s like a blessing if it happens. You should not interfere, just observe and be impressed...” 

Deep, luscious mind trips as per the classic Chi sound, ‘The Wetland Remixes’ beautifully correlates the interconnecting dots of geography, ecology, and mythology’s forgotten lore.

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Side D

Produced by @mateomoric
Mastered by Arthur Bohl at Melifera Studio
Artwork by Daisy de Montjoye
Marseille, France

In September 2023, Melifera Records announced a call for producers. We asked electronic music composers to send us a track created using at least one sample from our bank. This bank was made up of field recordings made by festival-goers during a workshop at our festival La Vallée Électrique.

☙ Live La Vallée Électrique festival 2023 experience: meliferarecords.com/la-vallee-electrique-festival/

The aim was to celebrate the creativity of our community of French and international artists.

We selected our favourite 20 and asked the legendary Luigi Tozzi if he could support the project with a remix.

This is how Whispers of the Valley was born: a Various Artists in three opuses, the crystallisation of a collective work. From the recording of the samples to the release of these twenty-one pieces of music, we are proud to have made Melifera a creative vehicle for this magnificent community.

Part 2 of this EP series is set for release on 15th April.

Part 3 of this EP series is set for release on 06th May

Whispers of the Valley Part.1

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Mateo Moric - Inspiración Nativa [MLF011 / Melifera Records]

Welcome to another hypnotic tribal journey.

This time we're really glad to introduce a DJ, producer and friend, Arsène Martinet.

With a lifelong love for music and a passion for experimentation, Arsène has been creating music in various styles for many years, but found his true calling in the hypnotic and psychedelic sounds of techno after a transformative experience.

Drawing inspiration from a wide range of genres and artists, his music is characterized by its unique and intriguing soundscapes, unconventional rhythms, and is constantly pushing himself to evolve his sound and explore new techniques.

We really hope you dig this intriguing & smooth ride, by https://soundcloud.com/arsene_martinet.

photo: www.instagram.com/exotherm_art
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CODECAST X - Arsène Martinet - Initiation

Javier Marimon - Gltx​/​Db Px 
Ns​/​Nc Db [HNL022 / Huinali Recordings]

Produced by Javier Marimon
Mastered by Motion Symmetry, UK
Artwork by Off T.
Released by Huinali Recordings from Jeju Island, South Korea
Release Date : July 15th. 2024

NS/NC is a collection of tracks produced at high tempos, exploring new speeds and pulses. 

The hectic patterns turned into its more abstracted versions trying to relax the vibrational research to more familiar, personal sound. 

There is / Dubs and Beats, / Glitched Percussions, / Melodic Drives, / Pseudo-Beats, and / Unknown / Unanswered Matters that influenced all this music.

Javier Marimon (Madrid, Spain)
https://soundcloud.com/javiermarimon
https://www.instagram.com/javiermrmn
https://www.instagram.com/offtstudio

Oslated & Huinali Recordings.
http://www.oslated.com

Ns​/​Nc Db

Gltx​/​Db Px

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Javier Marimon - Gltx​/​Db Px [HNL022]

"Contrasts between traditional atmospheres and sounds that evoke something more classical, with glitchy and luminous melodies that transport you to a city of the future. An amalgam with a refined, aesthetic quality that defines an influence."

Menhir is a music and art collective formed by singer Coco Moya (@mediococo) and producer Iván Cebrián, based in Spain. In between contemporary electronics, ambient, and minimalism music. Menhir creates immersive musical experiences by combining analog synthesis soundscapes, ethereal voices, and layered sound processing.

WORKS & LIVES:

https://menhir.xyz
https://menhirartmusic.bandcamp.com

Menhir's note: 

This mix is the result of exploring some of our musical influences. It features a couple of surprises, such as a recording we made of Gregorian chant at the monastery of Silos, a renowned site for this musical form across the peninsula. It's quite fascinating and beautiful how it blends into the mix with absolutely contemporary music. In essence, we were seeking music for listening and music as a form of knowledge.

Tracklist:

1.- James Holden - In the end you'll know
2.- Sofi Páez - New beginnings
3.- Canto gregoriano, Monasterio de Silos 2021, grabación de Iván Cebrián
4.- Loscil - Lawrence english - Black
5.- Ylia - Nuances of care
6.- David Lang - Just (excerpt)
7.- Aphex Twin - Stone in focus
8.- Susumu Yokota - Tobiume
9.- Rival Consoles - Visions of self
10.- Four tet - Leila Came around and we watched a video
11.- Steve Hillage - Garden of Paradise
12.- Stars of the Lid - Requiem for Dying mothers, part 2
13.- Tonada de Luna llena - Simón Díaz

HOCast #198 - Menhir

Artist: Kryss Hypnowave [Milano, Italy]
Format: Digital
Release Date: August 5th 2024
Cat: ST076

. Kryss Hypnowave - Lago Vostok
. Kryss Hypnowave - Lago Nostoc
. Kryss Hypnowave - Lago Nostoc (@aionlazura Re Interpretation)
. Kryss Hypnowave - Lago Booney
. Kryss Hypnowave - Lago Booney (@orcasilent Re Interpretation)

Kryss Hypnowave
https://soundcloud.com/krysshypnowave
https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/2980206-Kryss-Hypnowave
https://krysshypnowave.bandcamp.com/music
https://ra.co/dj/krysshypnowave

Free Download:
secuenciastemporales.bandcamp.com/music

Written and Produced by Christian Scalas in Milano, Italy.
Mastering Secuencias Temporales Studio, México.
Secuencias Temporales ℗ & © 2024 - All Rights Reserved

Antartide

Free Download

Kryss Hypnowave - Antartide (Incl Aiôn Lazura & Orca Silent Interpretations)(ST076)

Koscoy - Esker (Bluecommand Re Interpretation)
Other Landforms [ST077 / Secuencias Temporales]

Produced by Socorro Izaguirre aka Koscoy
Additional Production by Mariana Cosio Tornel aka Bluecommand
Mastered by Jorge Eafhm at Secuencias Temporales Studio
Artwork by Scencist
Released by Secuencias Temporales from México City, México
Release Date : August 26th. 2024

Bluecommand (CDMX, Mexico)
https://soundcloud.com/blue_command
https://www.instagram.com/blue__command

Koscoy (CDMX, Mexico)
https://soundcloud.com/koscoy
https://www.facebook.com/KosCoy
https://www.instagram.com/koscoy

Secuencias Temporales
https://soundcloud.com/secuencias_temporales
https://www.facebook.com/secuenciastemporales
https://www.instagram.com/secuencias_temporales
https://secuenciastemporales.bandcamp.com

Oslated.
http://www.oslated.com

Other Landforms

Esker (Bluecommand Re interpretation)

Koscoy - Esker (Bluecommand Re Interpretation) [Secuencias Temporales]

@UndetdMusic aka Undetd Dj set @ SubRadio Bcn / 19.07.24 / 20.00.-21.00

Recorded at RUSC

Live Transmission On Fridays from 7.30 to 9.45 PM

Check out the full audiovisual set here: https://youtube.com/live/k9ytLxFFdfc?feature=share

Artwork: @ Javier Elefanto (IG: @ javier_elefanto )

Supported by Suburbia Bcn, Absenta del Raval & RUSC

Undetd @ SubRadio Bcn / 19.07.24

Pulling Together Again

3am #jerseyclub

prod. and composed by ISHIE

(cover image: https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/16/0f/01/160f01de6d56c9b016f677b7637fd3f9.jpg)

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Oslated & Huinali Recordings. Independent labels sharing one platform, born on the peaceful island of Jeju, South Korea.

Javier Marimon - Gltx​/​Db Px [HNL022]

Oslated

Javier Marimon - Gltx/Db Px [HNL022]