Antanas Jasenka - VOID 2

https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcms-20222-untitled-nite

VT.inno’s thunderous broken dance beats, randomized arpeggios, and inharmonic sounds morph and pulsate like a living organism. The intensity ranges from sparse to dense like a chaotic, free jazz ensemble of synthesizers.

[PCMS 2022.2] VT.inno - Untitled Nite

Metro - Jazz Band 6
Greenleaf - House of Drums
Data General - Shoemaker Gets Another Tack

https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcmsv023-12-rhythm-section

Rhythm Section

Rhythm Section 2x12" - Clips Part I

Opius - Subterranean Funk
Fada - Empty Frets
Enix - 1

https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcmsv023-12-rhythm-section

Rhythm Section 2x12" - Clips Part II

https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcmsv023-12-rhythm-section
Indidjinous and Ornette Hawkins - Noirism
Jegbee - Flight Path
Lambent Heights - Smokestack
ANMA and Nic TVG - 68 Veitstanz

Rhythm Section 2x12" - Clips Part III

Pinecone Moonshine 2022.5 - Facets
https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcms-20225-facets

Digital
A. Peeb - The Seeker
B. K-Chaos - Remote Viewer
C. Parallel - Abstract Movements
D. Try to Fix Tomorrow - DFT iDFT
E. Jiva - Ulnae
F. K-Chaos - Rusty Space
G. 6Blocc - Pluto (Data General Remix)
H. A Cosmic Gift - Could Be

Digital mastering by Macc
Artwork by Scratch and Line

[Pinecone Moonshine 2022.5] - Facets

https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcms-20232-freq-of-nature

The latest EP on Pinecone Moonshine:

Opius - Freq of Nature
A. Freq of Nature
B. Skin Deep
C. Skin Deep (Nic TVG's Have Mercy Mix)

[PCMS 2023.2] Opius - Freq of Nature (excerpt)

Pinecone Moonshine 2023.4
Dacamera - Don't Call It Jazz, It's Social Music
https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcms-20234-dont-call-it-jazz-its-social-music

Dacamera - Intro: Start At The Beginning

Pinecone Moonshine Vinyl 025
Fada - Pinecone Variations
https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcmsv025-12-pinecone-variations

Fada - I'm Gonna Boogalooarize You Baby

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Fada - Cut by 20

A. Cut by 20
B. Transient Thought
C. Brushes
D. Vapours (Re-Edit)

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[PCMS034] Fada - Transient Thought

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Cross Product

A. Dot Product - 56i 18j 144k (Metro Remix)
B. Snaper - Muted
C. Dot Product and Nic TVG - Brief
D. K-Chaos - Crackles of Fire

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Artwork and photography: Julie PoisonIV
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[PCMS035] K-Chaos - Crackles of Fire

Pinecone Moonshine NT 006
Nic TVG - Sampling

A. Back Up Your Files (Intro)
B. 09_13_2012
C. Ease of Streets
D. Tomato Seeds
E. The Dog Who Walks on Windowsills
F. Continuous

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https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcmsnt006-sampling

[PCMSNT006] Nic TVG - The Dog Who Walks On Windowsills

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Form Without Lines

https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcms038-form-without-lines
A. Indidjinous - It's My Nature
B. Parallel - A Dark Abyss
C. DYL - Horus Eye
D. Dot Product and Nic TVG - Brief (K-Chaos Remix)
E. Sloth of the Jungle - Delay Technique

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Tracks mastered by Macc : www.scmastering.com
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Form Without Lines revisits a reoccurring idea on Pinecone Moonshine by combining Drone with Drum and Bass in way that percussion is interrupted or de-emphasized. 

The EP starts with a distinctly Indidjinous piece where his synths oscillate as if they are vibrating in a mechanical system. The rhythm is steady but the drums filter out, interrupt each other, take full stops to continuously adapt to bass sounds never holding one pattern. 
Parallel emphasizes a single breakbeat in A Dark Abyss. Ambients are more noise than tones and quite low in the mix. Clicks and distortion break up the Drum and Bass elements not allowing the drums to run un-modified for more than a few bars at a time. 
DYL's Horus Eye also has a steady, but slower rhythm driven by one dominant bass hit. Percussion between the downbeat is splintered with clicks and slight hints of Drum and Bass patterns that have been almost hidden in the mix. Subs and tones result from densely manipulated granular snippets of audio. 
K-Chaos uses the jazz double bass samples from Brief and a modulating synth to set the rhythm. Percussion is sparse and a bit unpredictable where and when it is triggered. Trumpet is used in the last two minutes where the piece is just the synth, a few wood clack sounds, and an inharmonic tone sustained through the end. 
Delay Technique returns to more familiar Drum and Bass themes with chopped and delayed Amen break samples. Additional funk samples seed inharmonic, pulsing sounds which also go through enough delays and gates that they blend together as cloudy, noisy drone.

[PCMS038] Parallel - A Dark Abyss

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A Third Sun

https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/
A. Phuture-T - Ominous Maze
B. Dave Hoax - Man from Another Place
C. Cordani and Nic TVG - Woods (Martsman in a Cabin Version)
D. Dam Nation - The Third Man
E. Earl Grey - Without Purpose

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Tracks mastered by Macc: http://scmastering.com/

[PCMS039] Earl Grey - Without Purpose

[PCMS039] Dave Hoax - Man from Another Place

Pinecone Moonshine 040
K-Chaos - Scene

A. Looking Glass
B. Rock
C. Scene
D. Scene (Eschaton Re-Majig)

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[PCMS040] K-Chaos - Scene (Eschaton Re-Majig)

https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcms041-thursday

Pinecone Moonshine 041
Metro - Thursday

A. London
B. Box
C. Spoon
D. MHC
E. Thursday

Metro, who started the label Ortem this year, demonstrates how to use repetition in Drum and Bass in a non-mechanical way. These pieces are like Funk or Soul music that is mostly low frequency content. The opening track loops the word “London” through out most of the five minutes, allowing the sound to become an atmospheric or rhythmic element. Most of the energy is in large bass notes. And without any other percussion these few notes and the air between them make up the dominant rhythm. Drum patterns are a mixture of synthetic sounds and found or recorded excerpts. 
The second track, Box, focuses on three large bass kicks and one low pitched, echoing synth. An abrasive, inharmonic sound grows in strength before resetting the track to the original few elements.
Spoon and MHC introduce break beats and even vocal shots. These elements are weaved into the unconventional drums hits and percussion sticking closely to the feel of the other tracks. The title track, Thursday, reveals Metro's use of sampling in a raw way. Dusty vinyl and noise from ungrounded or bad wiring are forward in the mix. The main rhythm sounds like small snippets of a dragging record needle.

[PCMS041] Metro - Box

[PCMS041] Metro - London

Pinecone Moonshine 043
https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcms043-shreds
Dissident - Shreds

A. Oxymoron
B. H2Oil
C. Equivoque (featuring Fluter)
D. Stuck in Texture

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Track A includes samples from Future Jazz Ensemble.
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[PCMS043] Dissident - H2Oil

[PCMS043] Dissident - Oxymoron

Pinecone Moonshine 046
https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcms046-tea-of-sears
Scale and Acid Lab - Tea of Sears

A. Contact Lost - Tea of Sears
B. Scale - Mind Control
C. Acid Lab - The Unspoken Divination
D. Contact Lost - Walking in My Gloves

Copyright Pinecone Moonshine 2017
Tracks mastered by Macc.
Artwork by Scratch and Line.

With the rising and dropping of a harmony, wisps of filtered breaks, and spread out bass notes, Scale and Acid Lab use their alias Contact Lost to stray away from Drum and Bass on the title track. Building to a peak two and half minutes in, Tea of Sears is a suspenseful introduction of minimal 160 bpm. 

Scale’s Mind Control continues the apprehensive tone adding in two aggressive, lo-fi and noisey drum kits. As the piece progresses and the drums relentlessly push forward, sparse piano and jazz chords add dimension and lightness. 

Acid Lab brings the layered break beats of a late 90’s rolling Drum and Bass track. The foreboding ambiences and delayed sound effects are reminiscent of Science Fiction. The track slows down and starts to unravel like it is falling sideways. 

The last track opens with warm ambient pads and subtle percussion. A sampled drum break speeds up the pace while keeping the tone uplifting. Looping vocals and a synthetic drum break lead out the track in a Footwork fashion.

[PCMS046] Acid Lab - The Unspoken Divination

Pinecone Moonshine Vinyl 017 / 048
https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcms048-pcmsv017-remixes-i
Remixes I

A. Greenleaf - Forward Motion (Phuture-T Remix)
B. Phuture-T - Ominous Maze (Earl Grey Remix)
C. Metro - MHC (Ibiza Mix)
D. K-Chaos - Visible (Hidden Element Remix) [digital]

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[PCMS048] K-Chaos - Visible (Hidden Element Remix)

[PCMS048] Metro - MHC (Ibiza Mix)

[PCMS048] Phuture-T - Ominous Maze (Earl Grey Remix)

[PCMS048] Greenleaf - Forward Motion (Phuture-T Remix)

Pinecone Moonshine 050
https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcms050-pcmsv018-remixes-ii
Remixes II

A. Earl Grey - Without Purpose (Dave Hoax Remix)
B. Relapse - Down the Sun (Shins-K Remix)
C. Paluca - Temnota (Fushara Remix)
D. Nic TVG - The Moth is Compliant (Dissident Remix)

Part two of the remix series starts with Dave Hoax taking on the Jungle influenced Without Purpose originally by Earl Grey. The signature pads set the background as Dave turns up the distortion on the drum breaks. The sub is low and rattling and the variations and edits on the rhythm are frequent.

Digital mastered by Macc at Subvert Mastering. 
Vinyl mastered by Beau at Ten Eight Seven. 
Artwork by Scratch and Line.

[PCMS050] Earl Grey - Without Purpose (Dave Hoax Remix)

Pinecone Moonshine 051
https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcmsv019
Profane - Guardian

A. Guardian
B. Iceberg 74

Profane’s Guardian immediately starts into the main melody and rhythm with a filtered bass synth. Additional percussion elements both synthetic and sampled build on the central idea morphing between sparse and dense layering. Staying true to Profane’s sound, hints of funk samples are dropped throughout the piece.

Released February 9, 2018.
Vinyl mastering by Beau: teneightsevenmastering.co.uk 
Digital mastering by Macc : www.scmastering.com 
Distribution by Unearthed: www.unearthedsounds.co.uk 
Artwork by Scratch and Line: www.etsy.com/shop/ScratchandLine

[PCMS051] Profane - Guardian

Pinecone Moonshine 052
https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcmsv019
Shift - Song Cycles For Ritual Dance

A. Juju
B. Totem
C. Wasteland
D. Kekkai (Spiritual Barrier)

Shift’s Juju leaps into a vibe like late 90’s dark jazz Tech Step but with large amounts of variation on the rhythm. The percussion is sharp and a rapidly evolving. Double bass and squelching synth notes trade off. This is a high energy piece.

Released February 9, 2018.
Vinyl mastering by Beau: teneightsevenmastering.co.uk 
Digital mastering by Macc : www.scmastering.com 
Distribution by Unearthed: www.unearthedsounds.co.uk 
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[PCMS052] Shift - Juju

Pinecone Moonshine Vinyl 020
https://pineconemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/pcmsv020-pcms056-beginning-with-the-drums
Beginning with the Drums

[A1] Greenleaf - Seventeen 
[A2] Greenleaf and RTP - Noise93 
[B1] Profane - Far Side 
[B2] 6Blocc - Lunatik 
[B3] Jaskin - The Drag

Digital masters by Macc. 
Vinyl Mastering by Bea at Ten Eight Seven. 
Artwork by Scratch and Line.

Beginning with the Drums 12"

Pinecone Moonshine 2020.1
Vector Space
March 20, 2020.
pineconemoonshine.com

A. Contact Lost - Vector
B. Ibunshi - Chimaera
C. Wetman - Chant
D. Eschaton - Rogue Code
E. 6Blocc - Pluto
F. DYL - The New Kid
G. Jiva - Orange
H. Nic TVG and Dot Notation - Because Tomorrow I Won't

Vector Space calls back the earliest various artist EPs on Pinecone Moonshine where the intention was to use a common theme to tie together artists with different Drum and Bass styles. Vector Space mixes ambient drones and sparse synth sounds with a range of rhythm approaches. Featuring musicians from the beginning of Pinecone Moonshine to some new names to the record label.

[PCMS 2020.1] Vector Space

Run by Nic TVG, Pinecone Moonshine is a growing collection of Drum Funk (a style of Drum and Bass) and abstract music highlighting the label's specific tone. Majority of the tracks are melancholy collages of noise, heavily processed samples, and atmospherics driven by broken break beats and heavy sub.

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