RA New Tracks: August 2018

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ElectroLux vol. 12

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HYPER OPAL MANTIS

The tension between the natural and artificial, the body and mind, are central themes in electronic music in general, and Techno in particular, as the means of creation, focused around technology and interactions with machines, contrast with the emotional response to sound, the mystical ritual of collective dancing, and the ethos of liberation and tolerance embedded in the culture it produced.

We’re navigating a world of engineered pleasures, big data monitoring of movements and consumption habits, and falsely objective representations of reality, further blurred by a reduced attention span and several opaque layers of cultural interpretation and political manipulation.

Manichean simplifications are used to create hate and fear in order to achieve domination and impose limits on freedom, and the irrational belief in endless growth, increasingly disconnected from nature, led to massive environmental destructions and waves of unprecedented extinctions of species.

Our primal sensuous perception, vastly more abstract, emotional and sensual, make us feel the world as an ambiguous realm we are part of, but not in control of ; a complex network of interacting forces and enigmatic patterns, a matrix of overlapping desires. Rebuilding our bonds with nature, Reconnecting with our senses, and spreading love in the process becomes an essential act of resistance.

Hyper Opal Mantis is a triptych on 3 states of desire, and the first long player of Kangding Ray for Stroboscopic Artefacts.
HYPER is the primal, sensual lust, OPAL is the emotional catharsis, a blissful desire for love. MANTIS, like the insect it refers to, is the destructive, fatal attraction.

HYPER OPAL MANTIS

B2 - Kangding Ray - EPSILON [SALP005/SACD008]

Berghain residents Ben Klock and Marcel Dettmann link back to Ostgut Ton’s label launch in 2006 with their first studio collaboration in ten years and the extended Phantom Studies, on occasion of the one hundredth O-TON 12“ EP release.

With Phantom Studies Dettmann | Klock channel their first joined releases Dawning (2006) and Scenario (2007) from over a decade ago with their first co-production in ten years. On this extended, 40-minute 2x12" EP Marcel Dettmann and Ben Klock parlay their deep personal alliance and musical repertoire through emphasis on new functional Techno as much as hypnotic, melodic and soulful music by thinking outside the box. The seven new, original tracks reflect these attributions by communicating to the needs and expectations of both DJs and home audio listeners, but not neglecting one over the other.

Tracklisting 2x12":
A1. Phantom Studies (8:49)
B1. No One Around (4:34)
B2. The Room (4:48)
C1. Prophet Man (6:47)
C2. Bad Boy (4:02)
D1. The World Tonight (5:55)
D2. The Tenant (4:09)

release date: 27 January 2017

More information:
http://hundert.ostgut.de
&
ostgut.de/label/record/189

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Dettmann | Klock | Phantom Studies

In line with the first single from the upcoming album Non Places, to be released on Denovali Records in January 2018, Wælder have prepared a mixtape of new tracks, some featuring other artists and developed during the writing process of the album. A collection of experiments heading towards other musical genres, too gold to throw it away. 

[http://denovali.com/waelder]

& (Ampersand)

Wælder - Choir

There are few musicians who manage to explore the convergence between techno and experimental as successfully as David Letellier. Known as @kangding-ray, he has been producing for almost a decade, releasing his music exclusively on Raster-Noton and Stroboscopic Artefacts. The aesthetic domains of these two labels epitomizes Kangding Ray’s complex sound—it’s an aesthetic that tests boundaries, evolving tirelessly in its exploration of texture, rhythm, and sound design. Letellier’s foundations in rock and musique concrete give his music a vitality and uniqueness that has won fans the world over, from discerning avant-garde–electronica listeners, all the way to devoted clubbers.

This set is a partial recording of a DJ set KR made last year in a club. Kangding Ray has long been a favorite at The Bunker and we're looking forward to having him join us at The Bunker at Good Room here in Brooklyn on April 28, 2018. Full info and tickets to the event: http://thebunkerny.com/events/2018-04-28-the-bunker-x-no-sleep-novi-sad

tracklist:

Cari Lekebusch / Hide and Seek 2
Kangding Ray / Dune
Opuswerk / Narkomfin
S.O.N.S / A New Life ( Planet Earth Mix )
Cowboy Rhythmbox / Tanz Exotique
Under Black Helmet / Staring Into Yellow Eyes
Merlin Ettore / Onslaught Cataract
Marco Bailey / icefyre ( Setaoc mass rework )
Kangding Ray Optimum Perkin Flames
Dirty Basscore / Knock
Abstract Division / The Hunt (SHDW & Obscure Shape remix)
Lewis Fautzi / Stagger
Varg / Platforms surrounded by fences
Jlin / Nandi
Rushmore / Moment X
Clouds / Overflow ya
Kapoor / Acceptance of failure
Mosca / Dont Take This The Wrong Way
Moerbeck / Black magic night
Kangding Ray / Luna
Yan Cook / Spaz
Kamikaze Space Programme / Magadan
Talassa Barda / Wolf
Amandra / in effigia
Tobias / Visitors
Kangding Ray / Epsilon
PVS / Moondrama 02
DEAS / Memory Scan
Kangding Ray / These Are my Rivers
Oscar Mulero / Mentally induced action
Fixeer / Linear
Steve Reich / Pulses
Alex Randal / Convergence
Mod21 / Barra Nayek ( Mike Parker remix )
Kangding Ray / Oise
Adiel / Tempo lunare
Valentinø / Activity
Craft / Time will tell
Osse daemonum / Faut Section
Desroi / Indifferent
Kangding Ray / Blank Empire
Bohdan / Overflöd
Kangding Ray / L’envol
Ischion / Phase VI
Lewis Fautzi / Ancient way
Fennesz / Rivers of Sand
Marco Bailey / Saphire
Adiel / Rituale
Edit Select / Hi line extraction ( Mike Parker version )
Cleric / Unwritten Future
Cliff Martinez / Will She Come Back ?
Polar Inertia / Inland Return
Kangding Ray / Ardent
Lewis Fautzi / Degrees
MA / Ma Ni Au
Sagat / Few Mysteries Solved in a Year of Contact
Philip Bader / 17 PTE
Biosphere / Monju-2

The Bunker Podcast 167

The Bunker Podcast 167: Kangding Ray

This episode of Boarding Gate features a dark and hypnotic guest mix by Raster-Noton artist and techno master @kangding-ray / aired 05.06.18 on @n10-as

Photo and artwork: Nadia Khashan

Boarding Gate 004 W/ Kangding Ray

Isaac Reuben - Pounder [OUT NOW]

Hugo Massien marks his third E-Beamz EP with ‘Where Your Body Begins’. The title track is a flurry of broad bass swells, enchanting melodic trills and a quick hi-hat led pace…

Read more: https://bit.ly/2vpLGY8

Where Your Body Begins EP

Premiere: Hugo Massien ‘Where Your Body Begins’

Watch the official music video: https://youtu.be/YVoqGMWVTF0

Daniel Brandt, co-founder of acclaimed German ensemble Brandt Brauer Frick, is set to release his second solo album via Erased Tapes on October 12th. Called 'Channels', the new record follows the release of the London and Berlin based producer’s solo debut Eternal Something from 2017.

The seven-track LP is Brandt’s biggest statement yet, with the album’s thrilling avant-garde framework interweaving chord-driven techno, orchestral flourishes, rich electronic textures and hints of dark cinematic pop. Following on from Eternal Something, which captured a contemplative kind of isolationism, with Channels Brandt set out to create an album that captures the essence of minimalism whilst lending it to a more playful context. 

Intricate floor-filler and lead track ‘Flamingo’ synthesises the measured pacing of Detroit techno with an orchestral background. As with all of the tracks on Channels, ‘Flamingo’ began life as a sketch with very basic instrumentation, before taking it into the studio to rehearse with his band members, giving the album a live and visceral sound that sets it apart from his debut; “It was a great experience to do it this way as I have always wanted to have the chance to try out something in a live setting before recording it in the studio and not the other way round,” explains Daniel. “The actual typical rock band recording style that I never had the chance to do before.”

With Brandt also being skilled as a filmmaker, directing and producing visuals for BBF and Eternal Something, much of the new album’s creative ideas reference a rich visual palette. He directed the video for ‘Flamingo’, a sideways glance at the art world that takes the concept behind John Cage’s 4’33” and turns it on its head. 

“The video for Flamingo is deliberately non performance — people sitting in a room and watching basically nothing, never really sure if anything is ever going to happen. It’s also a play on John Cage’s 4’33”, except in this instance there isn’t even a performer present.” — Daniel Brandt

Daniel’s passion for film even prompted him to kick start his own online television channel Strrr.tv in 2017 that since attracted a lot of attention with guest moderators including BBC Radio DJ Gilles Peterson, modular synth legend Suzanne Ciani and Berghain bouncer Sven Marquardt counting amongst the most popular episodes. 

Recorded between Berlin and London, Channels is a deeply enthralling listening experience, which sees Daniel Brandt build upon his distinctive percussive sound whilst exploring new and expansive horizons.

Praise for Daniel’s previous album, Eternal Something:
“Propulsive, tense, and entirely mesmerizing” 7.6 — Pitchfork
“An evocative ray of multi-instrumentalism” 9/10 — DJ Mag
“A fizz bomb of overlapping ideas” — Record Collector
“Utterly abstract and wholly melodic” — Clash
“A cracker”  — Electronic Sound

Channels

Flamingo

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Daniel Brandt - Flamingo

Taken from The Field's forthcoming album "Infinite Moment" out September 21st. 

Buy Single: https://TheField.lnk.to/WhoGoesThereSD
Pre-order Album: https://TheField.lnk.to/InfiniteMomentSD

Infinite Moment

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PREMIERE: The Field - Who Goes There

Diamondstein & Sangam - The Price Of Failure

“Test-File” is the title track of @MarcelDettmann's upcoming 2xEP. The 3-minute opener bangs in with rapid fire kicks and tape-delayed electric zaps, reversing midway into a kind of electronic palindrome – a rhythmic departure for the longtime Berghain resident.

Out September 14, 2018 the 2x12" EP ‘Test-File’ sees him in explorative form, combining compact experimental techno vignettes with writhing, dubby and distorted long- form dancefloor portals – as well as a stoned and unexpected turn into house territory. At 22 minutes over 6 tracks, ‘Test-File’ is a series of sonic contrasts united by Dettmann’s uncanny intuition for patiently shifting, improvisational dance music.

Listen at
Bandcamp: https://marceldettmann.bandcamp.com/album/test-file
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/album/test-file-ep/1424343332
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6kRjAMrEeZNFJPIb1PiGQs?si=UKQx6WtMS-2ipy3svbRD-g

Taken from the forthcoming Ostgut Ton 2xEP: Marcel Dettmann | Test-File [O-TON 114], out September 14, 2018.
Pre-order as 2x12" or in digital formats: https://marceldettmann.bandcamp.com/album/test-file

All info: http://ostgut.de/ton/record/223
Artwork:  6th Finger Studio, https://www.6thfinger.studio | Layout: Yusuf Etiman

Catch Marcel Dettmann on the road: http://ostgut.de/booking/artist/marcel-dettmann/dates

Test-File

Marcel Dettmann | Test-File

Finally available on bandcamp!

https://kristyharper.bandcamp.com/track/slut

Kristy Harper - My Body. My Future. (feat. Samirah Raheem)

♫ Read More ♫:
http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/london/premier-acumen-mattia-pompeo-forrest-res-de-la-mer-original

"Brune" is available 7 September on Time Has Changed

https://soundcloud.com/acumen
https://soundcloud.com/mattia-pompeo
https://soundcloud.com/forrestmusic

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Premiere: Acumen & Mattia Pompeo Feat. Forrest - Près De La Mer (Original Mix) [Time Has Changed]

Out now on vinyl & digital release - https://lnk.to/REKIDS124

Matt Edwards and multifaceted artist Patrick Mason team up as SRVD with debut release entitled ‘ELEVATE’ dropping on Rekids this August. 

Whether as Radio Slave or his various other monikers, Matt Edwards is one of electronic music’s most consistent and innovative artists. Ever since his early reinterpretations of Kylie Minogue and New Order, Edwards has continually commanded respect as a producer and in-demand remixer, whilst as a label owner his Rekids imprint is undoubtedly one of house and techno’s most influential platforms. 

Meanwhile, Patrick Mason continues to conquer the fashion world; a devout club kid and gifted creative turning heads as an outstanding art director, illustrator and model, whose extensive artistic talents include a unique and compelling voice destined for dancefloors. 

SRVD’s story begins when the pair met in Panorama Bar, which soon led to Edwards and Mason hanging out at the studio and later evolved into improvised performances in Berlin’s club scene and beyond. ‘ELEVATE’ perfectly captures the raw spirit and vibe of their live show, with whispering vocals ushering in precision kicks and piercing stabs until Mason’s mesmerising voice comes fully into play. 

An homage to the New York vogue scene and a huge hit at Panorama Bar - where the pair have set the house on fire with three unannounced shows so far this year - ‘NASTY’ is a syncopated, bass-driven monster of a cut complete with infectious claps and metallic effects.

Elevate

SRVD - Nasty

Maribou State "Nervous Tics" feat. Holly Walker (Maceo Plex remix) radio edit - Counter Records - COUNT167

Maceo Plex insta: https://www.instagram.com/maceoplex/?hl=en
Maribou State insta: https://www.instagram.com/mariboustate/?hl=en
Listen: mariboustate.lnk.to/nt-rmxSO

Maribou State - "Nervous Tics" feat. Holly Walker(Maceo Plex remix) radio edit

Contact / demos policy: https://www.ostgut.berlin/label/contact/

Marcel Dettmann | Test-File

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