xphresh is ben bondy and special guest dj

eikon

3XL02 
Remastered tunes from bandcamp fridays and some comps.. 
Sleeve design by Nahyun Park. 
www.nahpark.xyz

"Clearing their cache of stray bullets, Exael returns with a gyring plunge into percussive wormholes and low-lit mood enhancers .The tracks are broadly cleft along schisms of dark/light and demonic/angelic, switching from restive propellers to more sublime sensations in a fine testament to their practice - making for prob our favourite Exael release thus far.

On the “darker” side, they commit the convulsive, fractious footwork pulses and warped tones of ‘Circle (Squishy Mix)’ in a sort of parallel to 33EMYBW’s insectoid rhythms and combustion systems, while ‘Ice That melts The Tips’ trades in rapid, ice-skating thizz and ‘Ghoul Search (Demonic Attachment Mix)’ fires up the junglist particle accelerator for a proper gauntlet of hyper techstep dynamics.

The contrast is epitomised by ’Composure’, arranging flinty breaks on a luscious waterbed of floating pads, before ‘Eidolon’ renders a sort of airborne dembow pressure in the vicinity of Ben Bondy & special guest dj’s xphresh works.  ‘L-theanine’ closes the session on a fine tread inside emo ambient styles and flurries on the same spectrum between DJ Lostboi and Teresa Winter, complete with a reverberating, half-buried vocal. 

All smoke & strobe doozies."

Ice That Melts The Tips

endobliss [„XOXO, c’est la résistance“]

jjjacob & clair x - vespertina

Billy Bultheel - Snows of Venice (Snow Cycle) 
Label: PAN
Cat.No.: PAN 138S2
Release Date: 22 February 2024
Purchase: pan.lnk.to/SnowsofVenice

Billy Bultheel shares 'Snows of Venice (Snow Cycle)', the second single from the upcoming full-length album 'Two Cycles' out via PAN on March 8th.

Dedicated to Jonas Wendelin
Written for the performance work Unter by Billy Bultheel in collaboration with the instrument builder Tanya ‘Viviana’ Abelson, 2021

Played by Adam Sinclaire and Rebecca Lane on flute
Recorded by Rabih Beaini at Morphine Raum, Berlin, DE, April 2022

Mixed by James Ginzburg
Mastered by Enyang Urbicks

Billy Bultheel - Snows of Venice (Snow Cycle) (PAN 138S2)

Billy Bultheel - Two Cycles
Label: PAN
Cat.No.: PAN 138
Release Date: 08 March 2024
Purchase: pan.lnk.to/TwoCycles

Billy Bultheel's debut solo album is an ambitious distillation of the composer's,' sprawling litany of influences and his unique approach to site-specific composition. A compilation of pieces created between 2016 and 2023, the album is a forceful testament to Bultheel's expansive performance practice and collaborations with cutting-edge visual artists like Anne Imhof and James Richards.

Drawing inspiration from industrial music and metal as well as medieval and baroque polyphony, Bultheel devised a way to present this collection of works side-by-side. The record is split into two distinct cycles: the Snow Cycle, which collects Bultheel's electro-acoustic and compositional work, and the Game Cycle, which assembles his electronic productions. These two suites have unmistakable symmetry; Bultheel's traditional compositions are bolstered by his understanding of electronic production, while his electronic pieces are moulded by his knowledge of classical and traditional music. "Two Cycles" is an album that exhibits duality, embodying the dichotomy of Bultheel's roles as both an ensemble composer and an electronic producer.

The haunting opening track of the 'Snow Cycle', 'The Arcades Project', — named after the unfinished compendium of architectural contemplations penned by the eminent German philosopher, Walter Benjamin - places four tubas in strategic towers surrounding the audience, creating an immersive auditory experience. Conversely, 'The Snows of Venice' — named after Alexander Kluge and Ben Lerner collection of short stories and poems — was conceived for two flautists directed to intertwine their melodies as they traversed through knee-high water.

The 'Game Cycle' meanwhile places a strong emphasis on rhythm, crafting a sonic landscape that resonates with overdriven metallic clanks and sharp stabs. Drawing upon his extensive experience in composing for choreography, Bultheel envisions a series of jittery dances that purposefully deviate from conventional timelines. 'Decreation' infuses techno with the visceral qualities of noise music and 'Game Theory' offers an unsettling skeletal barrage of saturated, precisely tuned percussive hits. Bultheel brings 'Two Cycles' to a close with 'Gigue,' a reference to the 6/8 baroque court dance that traditionally marked the conclusion of a dance suite; by merging marching rhythms performed by two percussionists on a single drum set with chaotic and evocative synth leads, he establishes a tantalizing counterpoint.

'Two Cycles' is a musical compilation that explores the themes of locale and landscape, elucidating the intricate dynamics that arise between the musicians and their audience, the ears and the architecture. Considering timbre, density and the psycho-acoustic qualities of communal spaces, from the warehouse to the cathedral, Bultheel draws indelible lines between seemingly distant concepts, merging the celestial with the terrestrial.

The double album cover, one for each side and cycle on the record, features a collage created by the Welsh video artist James Richards that merges medieval iconography with snippets of queer memorabilia.

All tracks written by Billy Bultheel
Mixed by James Ginsburg
Mastered by Enyang Urbicks

Billy Bultheel - The Thief's Journal (Game Cycle) (PAN 138)

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s/o to millenium affair

e-motions X knopha (angel&atusa bootleg)

https://soundcloud.com/eliasqz for https://soundcloud.com/ekko-doomdale

https://www.retreatradio.net/g-string

g-string #3 w/ eliasqz (08/08/24)

[EP047] Guest mix by https://soundcloud.com/f0ment.

Aired via https://soundcloud.com/stegi-radio-athens.

Tracklist:

Mats Erlandsson - A holographic sky
A Dead Forest Index - Cast Of Lines
Spivak - Laura
Arthur Russell - Fuzzbuster #10
Holly Childs & Gediminas Žygus - A Circle, A Spiral
Sissi Rada - Delayed Mausoleum
bod [包家巷] - and they would find ways
Croatian Amor & Scandinavian Star - With Eyes Unclouded By Longing
KAVARI - Yearn
Racine - Migraineux
f0ment - A Disconnected Body Is A Vessel You Will Exhaust (feat. Coy Mistress)
Honour - ILLBETHERE, 4EVERANDEVER
Flora Yin Wong - The Sacrifice (ft. Adam Sherry)
Heith - medicine boy
Coil - Drone Geff Master
Racine - Boue VII

Commissioned by Stegi Radio
Produced by Onassis Stegi