Name: quiet thunder 2.0 by Otto Taimela in tunes
Duration: 3 min
Description: "like a distant thunderstorm - knowing it's power, yet not feeling it's presence..."

tunes

sunflower

Sadovaya - Юность [26.06.2022]

https://vk.com/r_u_r_a_l

Sadovaya - Юность [Tape]

https://archive.org/details/AphexTwin-Soundcloud

Aphex Twin - CIRCLONT10A [orig]

"like a distant thunderstorm - knowing it's power, yet not feeling it's presence..."

quiet thunder 2.0

SERA019: Satellite Era presents "Distant Arrays Volume 07" - the seventh edition of our various artist series that aims to diversify our collection of experimental electronic music.

Out now on all major platforms: https://ffm.to/sera019

Nearly one solar return since our last Distant Arrays adventure, it felt necessary to make an inevitable comeback to the series that helped us expand our label across the music sphere. This edition continues to build on the foundation of what makes this project so special: welcoming experimental artists from different parts of the world to come together and push sonic boundaries in a genre-free setting.

We begin with the return of our distant friend who resides over 10,000 kilometers away from the Satellite Era HQ - representing the beautiful destination of Nagano is Japanese artist Ton Mise. With previous work on underground imprints such as Eerik Inpuj Sound stateside and NoDiscoRecords from Japan, his diversity in sound has only grown with his catalog over time. Influenced by earlier renditions of trip-hop and ambient, he approaches experimental music with a warmer and more lush perspective. Blending dusty synths with heavy percussive elements, “Ait6 U1” is a great example of his unique take on moody electronica.

A year after his contribution to our last label showcase, we welcome Romanian producer Hexalyne onto our collective. With standout releases on household experimental labels such as Evel Records and Kaer’Uiks, his darker approach to braindance caught our attention years ago. Fans of Autechre, Phoenecia, and many others in that realm will feel right at home with “Invicate.” The track takes synthesized drums and coats them with glitched-out tones throughout the stereo space, creating a rhythmic yet spaced-out feeling as it progresses.

Over three years since appearing on our first-ever Distant Arrays compilation, we have brought back Portland-based producer Naudible to contribute a high-octane track filled with shifting breakbeats. Although “Vase” contains elements recognizable in some of our favorite older subgenres like breakcore and drill 'n' bass, its most outstanding quality is the variance in sampling. The song feels like a sound collage that incorporates vocals from hip-hop, outdoor foley recordings, and a barrage of different drums that are cleverly layered together throughout the frantic few minutes.

Finally, we welcome another new face to the label with Spanish producer AZ-Rotator. Known for generating some of the most eclectic modular and programmed sounds that we have heard thus far, he has already established a name for himself in the niche experimental community. “Tr4ns_v4” is no different from his renowned formula - it boasts unpredictable, metallic drums fused with grueling bass occasionally entering the soundscape. The result is an appreciable summary of the entire compilation and proper ending to it.

Distant Arrays is an immersive showcase of our audio/visual capabilities as a collective. We are honored to introduce you to our growing team, continuously expanding our newfound interpretation of sound.

"Stationed beyond the horizon lies a cluster of autonomous satellite arrays - each serving as capsules of detained time, points of transit between diverse concepts, and the sensorial relation between tangible audio and visual worlds. They fill the thin air with varied frequencies and beam optic elements into the minds of drawn newcomers and devoted adherents alike. Though each array hosts different creators from every remote edge of this decaying planet, they communicate with us through the vigorous potential of art. They link together to create a limitless field without borders – only human connection. These are the Distant Arrays..." 

1. Ait6 U1
Keisuke Matsuoka - production, mix
2. Invicate
Hexalyne - production, mix
3. Vase
Micah Young - production, mix
4. - Tr4nS_v4
Uge Ortiz - production, mix

Amir Mashayekhi - master
Nic Juister - cover art, visuals

BUY / STREAM

Ton Mise - Ait6 U1

Apolo-Apolo - Slasher

eternal

A Star That Shines Just Like Any Other Star

Life With Birds

Life with Birds

Unintentional Healing Loop

primordial

A layered, synth-driven journey through the cosmos. Seven Sisters Odyssey drifts freely without drums, letting cascading 80s-inspired synth textures carry a powerful, expansive energy. Each sound intertwines like starlight, evoking the mystique of the Pleiades as it propels the listener on a cosmic odyssey.

Seven Sisters Odyssey

Cerebral Numbing

gone (SSR009)

from In A Pause out Nov6 Leaving Records All Genre 2020
limited cassette preorder ---> https://a-v-c.bandcamp.com/album/in-a-pause

AV Moves - I Don't Mind Waiting

Untitled

www.ottotaimela.com 
label releases:
Uncommon & Fragile [SWIM16]
86 Sprinter (various) [MIU105]
Falling Snow [MS-016]
The Vortex Is Sinking: a benefit for Appalachia - SSR033 (various)
dispersion - SSR032
The Lost Hour - EABE DIGITAL XXXXIX
Inner Beauty - SWIM006 
Clouds/Waterland (with Olli Aarni) - SWIM005 
Sunflower seeds - COLD BLOW
A Life - CUD71 CASS
Cold Blow: 5Y and still Blowing (various)
Reflections 06 (various)
Finite Source FSVA01 (various)
Stars & Silence - ULTRA-039 7” (vinyl only)
DREAM - CUD25 CASS 
Bluebird - Vieno003 
Anthozoa Anthology - SSR030 (various)
Finite Source - FS 003 EP DIGITAL
Shared Quarters vol 3. - SSR025 CASS (various)
EABE DIGITAL XV (various)
Discontinuity - EABE DIGITAL XXXIII EP
Kimmeltie - ULTRA-025 LP (vinyl only)
City Lights - SSR009 CASS
AAAAA - ULTRA-024 CASS (cassette only)
Emotional Listenings Pt. 1 - Vieno001  (various)
syvennys - ULTRA-017 CASS

quiet thunder 2.0

Otto Taimela

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