You might find that the piano playing at the beginning seems a little out of tune - that’s because I’m
not using the standard western scale known as equal temperament. I’ve actually tuned the piano in
line with the alp horn, the national musical instrument of Switzerland. It’s a really long (like, several
metre-long) horn with no holes in the sides so it actually plays in a natural harmonic overtone series,
so I think it gives the piano a beautiful clear resonance as well as (to western ears) a sort of gentle
wooziness. The rhythmic elements of the track are inspired pretty much directly by the original, just
translated into a quicker tempo with some added sound design. I’m really interested to hear what

people think!

Wordcolour - Bluster (Djrum Remix)

Prang (feat. Huerco S.)

Step Ball Chain’s unconventional prototype band trickpony is the 11th release on the ever evolving imprint. An assortment of sensual cyber jams collaged together by the trio over timezones, birthed in Perth, Australia by Mike Midnight and Roza Terenzi; old friends joined by Helsinki’s visionary songstress Maria Korkeila. A trinity of alchemy blossomed into an audio rendition of exquisite corpse, layers of each entity glistening through amongst a united cosmos; trip hop atmospherics and downtempo drippings. 

The five track EP reveals a metamorphosis of nostalgia, a foot in the ever present and daydreams of future. A subconscious deep dive into lustful pop, guided by spine tingling vocal fantasies; textural hallucination, harmonic odes to the golden era underground and a flirtation with drum and bass, tribal percussive freakouts and dream tinged lyrics of desire. 

Pillow talk is a timeless exhibit of esoteric treasures, a portal to a private world of modern enchantment that reveals itself in new ways each listen, music for lovers created by a supergroup of innovators to be digested, shared and cherished.

Buy: https://stepballchain.bandcamp.com/album/pillow-talk

PREMIERE: trickpony - Shiver DnB [Step Ball Chain]

Objekt launches his new label, Kapsela, with a 10-year anniversary reissue of his lauded production ‘Ganzfeld’. An ambitious, evocative electro/IDM epic with cavernous drums and a riotously funky bass solo, Ganzfeld was initially released in 2014 on Leisure System as the B-side of Hypnagogia, a split EP with Detroit electro pioneers Dopplereffekt. It quickly garnered critical acclaim (including Track Of The Year by Resident Advisor) and amassed a cult following despite clocking in at 147bpm, a relatively unwieldy tempo for most DJs at the time. Given the seismic shifts in tempo and genre that have taken place in the 10 years since and the emergence of a new generation of producers with whom Ganzfeld’s influence has resonated, 2024 seemed like the perfect moment for a re-release.

Commissioning remixes for the first time, Objekt enlists Djrum, who delivers a jaw-dropping 10-minute rendition which weaves through multiple genres and tempos with the cinematic flair of a short film score. Milan’s Piezo contributes a taut, prickly interpretation that builds tension at 80bpm before exploding into a cathartic double-time closer. Finally, US ambient artist Ulla fully deconstructs the original into a serene, undulating lullaby.

Objekt - Ganzfeld (Djrum Remix)

This track is all about experimenting with the idea that a song can be an amalgamation of sounds that are trying to find some meaningful physical structure. Like atoms that form an object, the sounds are wild and exploring space and in their journey, they are finding meaning and moving in that direction. 

This song makes me think about an artificial intelligence finding a voice once it spends enough time analyzing what a voice is. A voice is a sound, a way of thinking, a perspective. I think that’s what a voice is at least. 

This song aims to show the process of a voice finding itself. Like all of my songs, I think I found some new voices in making this one too. Like how melodies are layered with different sounds, but over time and out of time with each other.  I’m sure there is some musical term for that. Maybe it’s just arrangement. 

I hope when you hear this song you think about an AI trying to talk and ask its user to stop asking it stupid questions. I also hope you think of yourself finding the voice you want to create and use to change the world around you. You can change anything in your life if you speak up and listen to what you truly want to say.

A Voice Finds Itself

Not that this is anywhere close to the great electronic neo-cumbia being created by El Keamo, El Satánico, Sistema Nacional de Cumbia, and many many others right now, but...inspired by them for sure. 

Composed by me on the Ableton Note, played live a few times, finally arranged and mixed by me in Live 12. 

Mastering engineer: stress actual

Cumbionica

Taken from 'Advanced Aerial Threat' EP, released 15 June 2018.
Order: https://bleep.com/release/102198-hugo-massien-advanced-aerial-threat-ep

Hugo Massien - Ursa Minor

Rounded

Taken from "The City Rings". Out on @nmbrs February 7th 2020

http://nmb.rs/perko-cityrings

Stutter

The fifth release on Intergraded. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton @ Metropolis. Vinyl and Digital out February 27th.

Buy/download/stream here: smarturl.it/INTGRD005

@otikmusic

Wetlands

Otik - Clairvoyant [INTGRD005]

Struktur

Untitled 9

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Stutter

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