amazing release on a label that shows immense promise

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Maara - The Ancient Truth (STEP07)
@maara

Vinyl Preorder: https://tinyurl.com/mx3bj39v
Digi Preorder: https://tinyurl.com/4syr625y

A1. Sip From My Chalice	6.12
A2. Nothing Sacred	4.12
A3. Yearning		6.32


B1. Erotics Of Betrayal	5.34
B2. Rough N’ Ready	5.04
B3. The Ancient Truth	3.49


C1. Just Give Me Time	4.46
C2. Insidious Force	5.03
C3. Oh I Remember…	6.26


D1. Awaken, Plum Plum	6.04
D2. Sapphic Rehabilitation Center	6.40
D3. Surrender		4.43


Mastering by Marco Pellegrino 
Cut by Marco Pellegrino at Analog Cut
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Artwork by Michael Mitsas & Vivien Hoffman

Montreal’s sapphic mixxtress, the elusive mogul Maara, unveils her debut full length LP via Step Ball Chain. A pairing written in the stars, with twelve dynamically diverse and emotive soundscapes of downtempo bliss, spine-chilling drum and bass and elevated electronica - timeless anthems for sonic indulgence and reflection. Take a deep dive into the sensually charged inner workings of the already prolific producer’s mind. 

An effervescent atmosphere envelopes it’s way through the records entirety, whether it be gloriously lush pads, melancholic words and whispers from her own lips or subterrantian bass. Maara’s world of sound showcases the wild spectrum of emotion, the empathetic passion of joy in Awaken, Plum Plum and Sapphic Rehabilitation Centre alongside the darkness of Insidious Force or Rough ‘N’ Ready. But like most things, the purest beauty can be found within the grey areas, where majority of this records lies. A powerful ebb and flow between cloudy twilight and it’s recurring silver lining, Nothing Sacred wraps you around it’s finger whilst Erotics Of Betrayal pulls you in unexpected directions sure to conjure feelings you didn’t know existed.  

A masterfully united album from start to finish, each listen unveils endless intricacy, delicately and deliciously revealing the potent DNA of Maara.

Maara - The Ancient Truth (STEP07)

Previews for the first release on pi pi pi as a label from Oscar Huang. 

Out April 20th

Pre-order: https://pipipi.bandcamp.com/album/oscar-huang-slipstream

pi01 Oscar Huang - Slipstream EP (Previews)

Parallel Minds' 4th label release comes via a long-time friend of the label and one of the city's most idiosyncratic artists, @vibrant-matter. A drummer, producer, film composer, DJ, and a veteran of the city's experimental pop scene, Kieran Adams' music has intrigued us at the label for a long time. From label co-founder Ciel's early days as a local promoter/DJ, she had been inspired by Adams' psychedelic & percussive DJ sets and found a kindred spirit in someone who shared similarly diverse musical interests. After two distinct & spellbinding releases on ACT!’s (fka Egyptrixx) Halocline Trance and beloved experimental label Seance Centre, PM cofounders received a batch of demos from Adams that felt too ideal to pass up. Encompassing everything from abstract improv performances, sound poetry, dub riddims, voice notes from friends, jazz drum breaks — the tracks were simultaneously confounding while still firmly rooted in club music.

12" vinyl distributed by One Eye Witness.
Vinyl Pre-order - https://www.one-eye-witness.com/release/1686130073/Vibrant-Matter-Syncrete
Digital Pre-order - https://weareparallelminds.bandcamp.com/album/syncrete

Tracklist:
01. DeJohnette
02. Swoop
03. Ultra-Lettrist
04. Flint

Parallel Minds 004 - Vibrant Matter - Syncrete EP

incredibly honored to have been invited to contribute a piece of music for the new @companionmelb compilation.

this one is called ‘metanoia’ which essentially means the change in one’s life after a profound mystical experience. my intention with the music is for those moments of depth where your heart and mind have been opened and you feel raw and vulnerable and the music is just holding you there, reassuring that you’re experience is valid and you are seen by the universe, by the earth and by your fellow humans.

thanks to @pjenne and @milluu for including me in this amazing body of work and to all the other artists involved.

bless,
-r

metanoia

Ronan lands with renewed focus and a new EP for nascent X-Kalay sub-label, Another Place. Musing on personal crossroads, ‘Leaves of Life’ is evocative and truly genre-spanning; the lush and introspective sounds of Ronan at his finest 💠

Pre-order: https://tinyurl.com/e7xpc69a

Available 01/09/2023

@ronan-music

Buy 12"

ANP002 | Ronan - Leaves of Life

Collaborative album by NAP & Linear Flux. Originally made at Deep Blue Studios (Vancouver BC, 2021) for “Sound & Fire”, a radio play commission for CJSF FM Radio at Simon Fraser University. Originally broadcast December 22nd, 2021.

Digital out now:
https://isla.bandcamp.com/album/aloneptu 

Cassette version out soon via Doom Chakra Tapes:
https://doomchakratapes.bandcamp.com/merch 

Mastered by Nik Kosub
Cover Art by Ignacia Paredes

Cassette version out soon via Doom Chakra Tapes

ISLA35 - NAP & Linear Flux - Aloneptu (Previews)

Putting a pigeon amongst the cats we are back with that good shit. An out of step, incidental artefact of peaceful sophistry: YS - Brutal Flower (2 x “12 LP). A no airs and graces piece of cool future-proof ambience. A modern ballad for brave young clubbers, local pubbers, slipstream warriors, and emotional doggers. 

The distinctive aesthetic hallmarks of YS are all here: slabs of urban flavor from emotional interior; raw data straight from the interface. Both hopeful and mourning: this is the lay of the land in Brutal Flowers. It feels young in an ancient sort of way: pure as first snow. Unfolding with the patience, tranquility and the expansive poise of a work that is for now and always. Pulsating and gently to assured - a flickering skyline, swarming with warm memories. 

An aesthetic reflection of a creative process that is delicate and restless. Created in the edges, where long distances, fast cities and global melancholia are wrought large. Burning the midnight oil Berlin-Singapore style: from real to reel. A sentimental exercise of modern faith by old friends. With a nudge and a wink, Brutal Flowers is a (de)coded map of memories wavering with familiar intrigue. Patient listeners and the already initiated will be rewarded on revists - as playful & profound as you please, as deep as the heart. 

The scathe that cuts is clean and deep. There are no sleight of hands to be found in this opus, only hearts are worn on the sleeve here. 

If this is the final dance music boss, then so be it.

Release Date:  19.09.2023
Pre-order: https://paceyourself.bandcamp.com/album/brutal-flowers
Distribution: Rubadub

@ysystem

YS - Brutal Flowers  2 x 12" LP (PACE005)

https://itsdelicaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/volume-2

Volume 2
by So Klarity

https://soundcloud.com/ruinxxx
https://soundcloud.com/d-tiffany

1. Collect Calling             05:59
2. Count The Loving      08:00
3. Signs Out Of Time      06:21
4. The Choice                 08:09

A body, a voice, a relationship to space and to another. Confrontational at points, reflective at others, an achingly honest presence is articulated throughout the 4 tracks of So Klarity "Volume 2".

Constructed space moves between emotional registers; opening with "Collect Calling". A centering of desire, a desire to desire. What is it to be inside but somehow on the outside, to be both exhibitionist and voyeur? A charged melancholy reminiscent in sensibility of some of post punk’s most iconic heroines.

Granular, glassy planes stretch into the second track; expansive and subtly psychedelic. "Count the Loving" feels to be a meditative massage as medium sent from afar with a guitar pluck so thoughtfully romantic. Hand acoustics fritter over loops and vocal delay with heavy repeats underlines this mood. The sensation of travel, mentally at least, feels to be invited here.

"Signs out of Time" alludes to fractured dissociation, there is a knowingness in this, which nods to a deep understanding of this community. Field recordings and Time blurs. But we don't know what time it is or what time is Love. Dissections. Cuts. Memories. There is a real mass to this track and this weight feels to lean heavy on a heart.

So Klarity closes Volume 2 with "The Choice". Written in the past tense, a feeling of something lost or an echo bouncing back. Could it be a regret or a coming to terms with a situation? Holding on and holding together, drum machine stapling a wound. Flashbacks minimum twice a day appear confessional. Staccato edges and it ends.



"Collect Calling" recorded in Berlin, 2021
"Count The Loving" & "Signs Out Of Time" recorded in Berlin 2022
"The Choice" was recorded in Paris, 2023 
released August 7, 2023

PED002
Streaming & Digital 
Lyrics & vocals by Klarity
Production by D. Tiff
Mastered by Marco @ Analogcut
Words by Katie Shannon https://soundcloud.com/domestic-exile
Artwork Sophia

So Klarity "Volume 2" [DRD002]

UwU all starz ~ a va collection of lush & mischievous servings of glistening dubscapes, bubbly breakbeatz, tantalising tech & effervescent electronica

ft. @maara, @8salamanda8, @roza-terenzi @d-tiffany, @phubu, @specialguest-dj @pontiacstreator @benbondy, @milliamusic, @jephvanger, @plebeiann, @loiflan, @simisea, @benoitb

uwudustbath.bandcamp.com/album/uwu-all-starz-uwu002

ltd edition cd wrapped in a yum pack w/ sexi riso print & sticker <3<3

mastering by disc archive
art by sarah lim
cd layout by noff
riso by sleep on it press

UwU all starz (UWU002)

Album #4 of 5, RECOGNIZER

Alternate title: BORG KAFE

This was an album that was made when I moved to Seattle in 2020. I was intrigued by the idea of a future where robots have replaced humans and are mimicking their ancestors by going to electronic 'cafes'. What would they be listening to?

It's now 2024, almost a quarter of a century later. The idea is one that I think is closer then we think.

RECOGNIZER is an acronym for what happened to humanity, and is buried somewhere within the album. See if you can where it's hidden..

2021

RECOGNIZER G

mix series and label by @deep_creep

label ~ https://pipipi.bandcamp.com/album/oscar-huang-slipstream

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