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Artificial Intolerance

VA: Psybient [2020] 3

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going out to all those who caught this 1 on wax back in 2008 on RUDEEZ04 :)

wax out of stock atm

JACQUELINE - STAGGA REFIT

Vocals by Sara Robson 
Collab with @matasmusic off Waking Nights >
http://budokiba.bandcamp.com/album/waking-nights
or
www.mediafire.com/?c5b4pcbe4525xiu

Artwork by Alex Gohorel aka @oddlogic

waking nights

Matas & Edo Lee - Frost (feat. Sara Robson)

Good Man In A Storm

Over the years we have had the pleasure to develop a friendship with Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation. 

As huge fans of the group, a collaboration to have them play at Robot Heart at Burning Man was always a dream, if an impossible one.

This year at Burning Man, just in time for the inaugural Heart & Soul sessions from Robot Heart and Thievery Corporation's 20th anniversary, we finally had the honor of hosting Thievery Corporation on the Playa.  Three years in the making, the product of serendipity, determination and a lot of team work, here is that amazing, unannounced sunset performance at the Robot Heart camp before an audience of thousands of burners. Thank you Dave Geller, Elliot Dunwoody, Pascal Pharmacon and the 18-person team from Thievery Corporation for helping make our collective dream come true!

Happy Thanksgiving from Robot Heart & Thievery Corporation, hope you enjoy it! 

Heart & Soul

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Thievery Giving by Thievery Corporation and Robot Heart - Burning Man 2014

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Voice Over By: 
My Doan Cong

"We live in illusion and the appearance of things. THERE IS A REALITY. We are that reality. When you understand this, you will see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all."

Heart-Mind E.P

There Is A Reality

Common Tiger - There Is A Reality

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Kromestar "Alone"

Pitch Black’s Electronomicon builds on the success of their debut Futureproof by delving deeper into dance music’s dark side, layering walls of echo and delay over beats and breaks, all underpinned with fat basslines.

To cap it all, this release comes with a bonus disc of remixes and alternative versions taken from their solitary vinyl outing. Youth adds his visionary touch to Electric Earth, Ekto oomphs up Reptile Room for the dancefloor, while legendary bootlegger Downtown Brown takes Unadrumma down on a deep and dirty dub workout.

One for all lovers of good music and big basslines ……..

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Pitch Black - Reptile Room (preview)

From their remix of Salmonella Dub’s They Are Among Us, to live favourite The Gatherer, Futureproof set the standard for electronica in New Zealand for the next decade, and started Pitch Black on their path to worldwide dubination.

Best of all, this reissue comes with a bonus CD of remixes, including International Observer’s dubwise take on Speech and Youth’s lysergic version of Melt.

One for all good music lovers everywhere ………………

Pitch Black - Alternate State (preview)

03-Kromestar-Father

Invisible Chatter-Pitch Black~ Kaminanda Remix

Pitch Black - Melt (Live At Rippon Festival, Wanaka, 1998)(preview)

Pitch Black - Altered State (Live At Rippon Festival, Wanaka, 1998)(preview)

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Moldy Lotion

Tipper Cuckoo Remix

Pioneering electronic duo Pitch Black drop their sixth studio album, “Third Light”, on 13th September 2019.

Their two-decade career of fusing different musical styles is in full effect across the eight track release. Dub, downbeat, techno, drum’n’bass and cinematic ambience are all ingredients in an echo-drenched odyssey that moves the heart and mind and body, as Pitch Black’s distinctive sonic signature of deep analogue dub combines with beats ranging from slinky to slamming and vocals spanning enigmatic to emphatic.

As the album shifts between dance floor and brain food, it reflects on a world similarly in transition between two states. On the one hand, the planet faces depleting resources and a looming climate emergency; on the other, capitalism and consumerism are marching blindly onwards. As a result of this conundrum, there are many contemplative moments on the album, most notably with the world’s extinction echoing in the ambience of the final track “Did You Get the Message”.

Despite prevaricating between pessimism and optimism, “Third Light” is far from a depressing record. After all, Pitch Black are far from technological luddites, and just as their futuristic beats strive for a progressive future, so they hope for a more harmonious tomorrow.

Third Light

Pitch Black - Daylight Wasting (preview)

Pitch Black - Did You Get The Message (preview)

“Artificial Intolerance”, the first single from Pitch Black’s forthcoming album “Third Light”, finds the boys in a playful but questioning mood. The former is evident in the belting bass and bleep heavy breaks that make up the track, the latter in the samples about possible bias in the creation of artificial intelligence code.

“Numerous studies have highlighted that the majority of AI coders are Caucasian and male, and just as many have pointed out the problems that facial recognition programs have in processing people of colour. Then there are concerns about the growing quality of deepfakes and the creeping influence over our viewing and listening habits by recommendation system algorithms” says Mike. 

“Paddy and I are far from luddites – we just like to keep an eye on developments, stay aware of the issues and question the alleged perfection of technological systems. After all, there are amazing developments happening in the area of neural networks, for example, where a teenager, Brittany Wenger, can create a "Global Neural Network Cloud Service for Breast Cancer” on her laptop in her bedroom.”

Stepping up on remix duties are two fellow Kiwis, Akcept and SUBSET, both of whom have made regular appearances on Pitch Black’s monthly radio show. Akcept has been making a name for himself in bass circles thanks to his signature blend of dub, roots and heavyweight dread, while SUBSET has been building fans for his deep dub techno sound.

Pitch Black - Artificial Intolerance (SUBSET Remix)(preview)

“One Ton Skank”, the second single off “Third Light”, is classic Pitch Black, seamlessly fusing ambient, dub and techno into over eight minutes of joy. It is both reminiscent of their early Futureproof work and yet still sounding unmistakeably from now. 

Named after an early hours conversation with Christchurch musician Winston Campbell about the heaviness of a riff he was playing, the track, built on a stonking steppers riddim, progresses with an uplifting, forward motion, full of warmth and optimism, as the dubby skank builds naturally into a techno cacophony.

The remixes have come from around the globe: from Mexico, space pirate Tor.Ma in Dub doubles down on the steppers tip to create a killer dancefloor vibe and from South London, 8-bit rudeboy Robot Riddims presents a cheeky ska meets dubstep re-rub.

Pitch Black - One Ton Skank (Tor.Ma In Dub Remix)(preview)

The second single from Mexican Space Pirate, Tor.Ma in Dub, is a suitably dubwise meditation on Rastafari, complemented by a fruity IshDub remix.

The Everything

Tor.Ma In Dub - The Everything

Distant Echo 2

Westworld (Cinematic Version)

Mind Works

Unive

Release Date: March 18, 2013
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Several years after his successful debut album „Keep It Raw,“ Dusty hits home with this ecelectic 4 track EP which represents a foretaste of his second album „Mood Matters“. The Jazz&Milk label founder consistantly straddles the line between tradition and modernity and proves that an album need not simply commit itself to a genre or two; and in the process ups the ante considerably by featuring a broad spectrum of musical styles, bringing together Dusty’s favourite leanings such as Jazz, Funk, Soul, Afrobeat, Latin, percussive Beats and Deep House rhythms, while seeking a natural balance between accoustic, electronic and traditional sounds through the prism of a club-music oriented approach. 

This fusion is brilliantly demonstrated on the title track „Mood Matters“ which meshes forward-driven house beats with organic instrumentation – a big Jazz banger for the dancefloor! „Danse Macabre“ features Dusty’s live band project „Bad Jazz Troupe“ taking you on a wild trip between massive horn sections, heavy beats and deep basslines. On the B-side you’ll find the strong Afro-Funk piece „Seventy Three“ with its sweeping horns, charming Afrobeat guitars and mighty drumbeats and let’s not forget the soulful beauty of „Longing Lingers“, featuring the heavenly voice of Carla Vallet ,as well as one of Munich’s most talented producers, Bartellow. 

Catch the video for the title track „Mood Matters“. Paper drum- and tape machines are brought to life through elaborately generated stop-motion sequences which can also be found on the cover artwork - handmade and directed by the artist himself. 


Mood Matters EP

Mood Matters

We're proud to follow up our “Third Light” album with a companion selection of remixes entitled “The Light Within”, with the remixers hailing from across the globe *and* the bass music spectrum. The resultant ten-track collection is playful, spiritual and sensory, with upbeat tempos and slithering effects woven deep into the rhythmic pulses and dark undercurrents of our original tracks.

Bookended by uptempo versions of “Daylight Wasting” from International Observer and Berlin bassheads qnp, “The Light Within” features contemporary bass cuts from Portland’s Bodie and Christchurch’s Akcept, downtempo grooves by Argentinian dubsalon and South Korean mcthfg, dancefloor dubs from Mexico’s Tor.Ma in Dub and Brisbanite SUBSET, as well as drum and bass by Wellingtonian Zuke and the legendary UK producer Adrian Sherwood.

Contemplative but cheerful, either way, as “A Doubtful Sound” states, ‘The rhythm IS gonna get ya!’

The Light Within

Pitch Black - A Doubtful Sound (Adrian Sherwood Dub Mix)(preview)

Pitch Black - Daylight Wasting (International Observer's Durian Hook Remix)(preview)

Awakening

Secret of Nature

Synergy 1-5

Synergy 1 (Ambient Version)

Love Kingdom

Love Kingdom (Freigänger Remix)

Taken from Pitch Black's debut album "Futureproof"

Pitch Black - The Gatherer (preview)

Pitch Black are Michael Hodgson and Paddy Free. Having pumped their way through New Zealand’s electronic music scene since their inaugural performance at the annual Gathering New Year's eve festival in 1996, they have spent the subsequent years rousing dance floor punters, generating rave reviews, winning awards and gaining thousands of fans across the world. 

Hard to box into a single audio 'genre', Pitch Black is a combination of musical journeys. Their sound is distinctive; ranging from organic ambient beginnings and layered soundscapes to skanking keyboards, cutting acid riffs and thumping rhythmic grooves, with dub being the glue that holds their sound together. One critic has described them as like "Orbital meets King Tubby, or Rhythm and Sound in Technicolor". 

It is their live show that really makes Pitch Black stand out from the rest of the crowd, both sonically and visually. Their tracks take on an added dynamism and their performances reveal the dialectic behind the band - Paddy wants to do it for the crowd, Michael wants to do it to the crowd. Visually they are in another dimension thanks to Michael's cutting edge visuals.

They have toured the world relentlessly, playing everywhere from Amsterdam to Zagreb and the streets of Las Vegas to the Australian outback, supporting acts such as Coldcut, Skream, Easy Dub All Stars and System 7 along the way.

NZ Bookings: h (at) strikeagency.co.nz
RoW Bookings: info (at) dubmissionrecords.com

Pitch Black - A Doubtful Sound (Adrian Sherwood Dub Mix)(preview)

Pitch Black (NZ)