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Daytime Movement

This month’s Amulet of Tears mix comes from Istanbul-based artist Ekin Fil, which is veiled in reechoing wind, freefalling from misty sky. 

The mix embodies acoustic qualities over tangibility of the spatial structure of turbulence - the sound, which unites phenomena, a vast world in yielding shafts, pliant brims with billows - stream of rush-hour merged into a single point.

Amulet of Tears 033: Ekin Fil

Music: @ekin-fil

Artwork: @anasisana

Amulet 033: Ekin Fil

If you download these mixes to listen to later, please pop back here and click the remixers you're into some love for their work before the 26th of May. The remixer with the most heart then wins a Keith McMillen controller and some Plaid swag, http://tinyurl.com/myannzy The original version of Tether can be heard and played with via Jono Brandel's web app, http://tether.plaid.co.uk and is included on our album, Reachy Prints, http://warp.net/records/plaid/new-album-reachy-prints

Tether [Roel Funcken Remix]

ᴄᴏɢɪᴛᴏ ᴠɪʀᴜꜱ

Where does pop start and experimental music end? Instead of drawing lines, @red_on keeps on exploring the spaces in between these supposed poles with his latest album Phantom Easy, a record that offers moments of pure beauty as well as unpredictable, uncontrollable wilderness.

The spaces Red On moves in aren’t per se terra incognita, but have been explored in recent years by like-minded musicians such as How To Dress Well, Fever Ray, or Dawuna, as well as artists that are affiliated with Präsenes Editionen, where Red On’s album is published, such as @martina-lussi , @beliawinnewisser , or @magda-drozd . Yet, Phantom Easy is an exploration of its own: The melancholic album, which is informed by pop, electroacoustic music, rhythm-focused jazz, and krautrock, is carried by Red On's voice, which appears in ever-changing stages of alienation. The wistful tone of the twelve tracks is reinforced by single phrases sung by Red On that, through their repetition, develop an urgency that can hardly be escaped. The result is pop music that is brave enough to embrace the adventure; or experimental music that doesn’t shy away from offering catchy hooks and grand melodies.

Behind Red On is Philipp Dittmar, a producer, DJ and co-founder of Nuremberg label Verydeeprecords. In a productive, DIY-driven environment, which also includes the It Isn't Happening Festival, the Musikverein collective or the label Signal Weltfunk, Dittmar has released a number of EPs and albums over the past decade. Phantom Easy is the highlight of Red On's forward thinking work to date and underlines his innovative strength and artistic vision. For the live performances of Phantom Easy, Dittmar continues to work with visual artist Subrihanna; together they offer an ever-evolving, immersive audio-visual experience.

Phantom Easy is published by Präsens Editionen, a Switzerland-based platform for community-run publishing projects. It was founded in 2011 while launching zweikommasieben Magazin. Ever since music on vinyl, cassette, as well as in digital formats has been released next to zines, magazines, books, and some oddities as well. Recent audio releases include material by @samuelreinhard , Belia Winnewisser, Martina Lussi, @gewissheit , and Magda Drozd.

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Written, recorded and produced by Philipp Dittmar

Drums by Philipp Schärdel
Mixed by Philipp Dittmar
Mastered by Isabel Schröer at Olo Mastering 
Lacquer cut by Stefan Betke at scape mastering
Cover by Sabrina Zeltner
Photography by Meike Männel
Graphic design by Philipp Dittmar

Red On - Wildlife

@marinetartine on @sensory-cells

BUY:  https://sensorycells.bandcamp.com/album/metallic-initiation

A new chapter begins. A first edition, a first release, and the starting point of an adventure devoted to sensory exploration, music, and human collaboration. Born from the desire to connect science and art, matter and emotion, texture and perception, Sensory Cells envisions sound as a medium for sensation.

Metallic Initiation opens the series of our Various Artists Compilations — a cycle of musical explorations devoted to explore synesthetic links through music, around various subjects. For this first edition, metal becomes the thread, expressed through its textures, reflections, and raw sonic presence.

Guest artist H2O, together with the label’s founders Konalgad, Marine Tartine, and ergen101, deliver the debut 12’’ vinyl release of Sensory Cells. A deep sonic study woven with intricate sound design and atmospheres moving between broken techno, ambient, and the more enveloping sides of techno.

Artist SC: https://soundcloud.com/marinetartine
Label SC: https://soundcloud.com/sensory-cells
Artist Insta: https://instagram.com/marine_tartine
Label Insta: https://instagram.com/sensorycells

𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: marine tartine - Razorfish [SCVA01]

Smuggie

I had to make some slight changes from the original, but I tried to keep it as close the original as possible. Some of the edits in this track are the removal of the radio host talking over the track and the overlapping of another track playing at the start. I also kept the hissing sound intact as it was part of the original. 

The track was first played on RinseFM dBridge's The Aptitude Show (December 2011). I've sampled the original directly from this radio recording.

Download link to a zip file with both the original and Re-Fix in MP3 format: https://www.mediafire.com/?mb9fdrzkw2sevis

// CONTACT: 
https://mixcloud.com/m0rph0 - More mixes available here.

RinseFM - The Aptitude Show (Dec. 2011)

Burial, dBridge & Instra:Mental - Pole Position (m0rph0 Re-Fix)

Vol.0 is the initial release from the freshly launched, Mr. Bill curated label “Billegal Beats”.

An 18 track sonic saga compiled of works from various artists ranging from veteran IDM producers such as Boxcutter, The Flashbulb and Mr. Bill to fresh up-and-coming talents like Blanketdragon, Jonah Hodges, Cloud Cluster (and many more).

The goal of this compilation is to revive the “fallen angel” that is IDM, a genre that inspired so many of us artists to get into the electronic music production game in the first place!

Vol.0 shall take you on a auditory journey through various styles of glitch music ranging from vibey detuned synthwork threaded through glitched out percussive elements to dark, heavy bass design that’ll peel your dick straight off & leave you feeling confused & most likely sexually aroused.

If you like weird electronic music then whack your (hopefully nice) headphones on & give her a whirl!

13 Generate - Heliosfeer

NYS - Justdrumz [maus-ified] sketch

Making electronic music since 1988
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Plaid (pronounced \ˈplad\) are the London based electronic music duo Andy Turner & Ed Handley. They are two of the founding members of The Black Dog, releasing their first EP in 1989 and signing to Warp Records in 1991. They have used many other pseudonyms including; Atypic, Repeats and Balil, but have focusing on Plaid since 1995. They have released 11 studio albums as Plaid, from 1991's 'Mbuki Mvuki', to 2022's 'Feorm Falorx'. 

Various sources claim they took their name “Plaid” from the Welsh word for “Party”.