"homework - year 8" is the eighth volume in an ongoing series of compilations which are released at the end of each year and gather unreleased tracks composed/recorded/tweaked/finalized during the year by as much taâlem artists as possible.

so once again, we've asked every artist who had a release on taâlem during these 22 past years to contribute a 2023 track.

we've received 71 tracks for this eighth edition. most of the contributing artists were already present on the previous editions (even on all of them for a few!) while others could unfortunately not make it.

as always, taâlem wishes to thank all the artists involved for their generosity, patience, trust and support during all these years.
and of course big thanks to our ever loyal customers too! we couldn't go on without you.

photography: kaeru-chan

homework - year 8

Abyss gazes into you (tomonari nozaki / 2023)

@jonnnah
@second-end-457363025

BC: https://secondendrec.bandcamp.com/album/the-next-kingdom-lp-ser001

Embark on an ethereal journey with Second End Records’ inaugural release, as the new entity unveils today “The Next Kingdom” LP, from label-founder Jonnnah.

As a manifest of SER ethos, the Lyon-based Producer’s second personal album is also a pure merging of his own touch: mesmerizing soundscapes, pulsating rhythms, and enchanting synth melodies. From Jonnnah’s intricate layers of instrumentation and melancholic vocals, arise the fragile yet powerful aesthetic encapsulated in the contemporary electronic scene. Boundaries between genres and emotions dissolve through the prism of digital hybridizations, and each track of this twelve-act offering alternately conceal or lay bare what’s deeply rooted in Jonnnah’s soul.

“The Next Kingdom” LP, To be released on April 19 in digital and a very-limited vinyls edition.

pi pi pi premiere: Jonnnah - Big Apple Under Water (Second End Records)

Breathe

The new album from Chihiei Hatakeyama is out on January 24th 2025 via First Terrace Records. 

Featuring guest appearances from Cucina Povera & Nailah Hunter

Lucid Dreams

Order the record

Chihei Hatakeyama - 'Wind From Mountains' (feat. Nailah Hunter)

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘥
𝘐𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘭
𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴
𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘮𝘶𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵
𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴
𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦
𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘯
𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘺
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘬
𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘯
𝘈𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺
𝘋𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴

Vessels of Chaos is a musical tale - an ode to change and reconfiguration. Set in a crumbling lorescape, it explores primitive forms of collective organizations rooted in material reality and its associated imperfections.

It takes the form of a double EP, released on MONTAGE and Over My Body.

Both EPs explore different directions with similar structures. Seen as complementary, they explore the use of voice and organic noises as source material to craft hypnotizing soundscapes and cathartic rhythms. Infused with paleofuturist imagery, they imagine new forms of communities, beliefs, rituals and worships - cherishing communion, shifting perspectives and internal transformations as ways to situate ourselves in the emptiness of existence.

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Celestial Tears blends shimmering textures with vast soundscapes, distilled with ethereal winds, heart-felt melodies, and astral cries - 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 

Credits:
Tracks produced by Griigg
Additional production on "Stardusters" by Pénélope & Sprælle
Guitar recording on "Tears of the Eternals, Whole" by Bademjan
Mastering by Bademjan
Visuals by Ovoïde Studio & Griigg
With sculpture by Barbara Leclercq

Vessels of Chaos : Celestial Tears [MONTAGE]

Griigg - Whispers from the Void

LOFS021

Diegesis: an album about being a character in the dream of the universal mind. A soundtrack to the ever unfolding story-machine that is reality. De-contextualised voices sing archetypal melodies over vivid ambient textures. Shifting layers of time-stretched samples are held together by dubbed out drums. A mood of melancholic bliss and ambiguity permeates throughout. Diegesis is an auditory reflection on the narrative nature of existence.

Olson is a regular collaborator with the ‘LOFS’ collective run by Number One, Oshi Moon, eleu, Jamie Genome and Adam Barnes.
Olson runs the LOFS x Crend Request Party ‘2 Crends Deep’ with the rest of the LOFS crew, not being afraid to stray away from his calmer ambient side he can be found regularly closing the night with an array of dance music spanning from jungle, footwork, techno and beyond. This can also be experienced with his dance floor focused releases on labels Audio Bambino and RLO.

Quiet Earth

"lingering shadows" is a track from the "night mind" mixtape.

youtu.be/lHhpiAtJaBw

"night mind" is a 10-track ambient mixtape inspired by Jack Womack’s novel "Random Acts of Senseless Violence"—a hauntingly prophetic story of societal collapse, transformation, and survival. This mix channels the book’s raw emotion through cinematic soundscapes, drifting between melancholy, tension, and fleeting moments of beauty.

Each track seamlessly blends into the next, mirroring the novel’s evolving chaos and introspection. From quiet despair to fractured reality, "night mind" is a sonic descent into a world unraveling—yet filled with moments of haunting serenity.

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lingering shadows

My interpretation of Aphex Twin - Stone In Focus  

Unconformist - Focus

2015 $UICIDEBOY$ EUPHORIC / NOSTALGIC TYPE BEAT

::F L O A T I N G // WEIGHTLESS DREAMS (2025)

I was listening to some of the sound files I had made for past live performances to use as reference for a particular work. The file for a live performance in 2017, which I was supposed to appear but never did, really caught my attention. 

I have no idea what I was thinking at the time when I created the file with the looping processed water sound. All I can say is that the sound, though very simple, captured my heart in 2021. 

It was just a loop of some processed water sounds of different lengths, but there was a nostalgic comfort in it, like when I was still asleep in my mother's womb. 

In line with my concept as an artist, which is to "Multidirectionally considering aesthetics which are very familiar, often forgotten, concealed in nature or events, and finally reveal them," I discovered a beauty that I had seen many times but had been unaware for years in my Mac hard drive. It is very pleasant to listen to it by myself, so I present it here with some modifications to the original file.

Produced by Hidekazu Imashige 
Cover Photo by Hidekazu Imashige

Origin

mix series and label by @deep_creep

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label ~ https://pi-pi-pi.bandcamp.com

say it with me...
pi pi pi = (pie pie pie)

pi pi pi premiere: Jonnnah - Big Apple Under Water (Second End Records)

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