Producer of electronic, ambient and experimental music from the south coast of England.

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Bio:

Immersed in the synth-pop and electronica of the Eighties growing up in southern England, State Azure (b. 1972) found early inspiration in Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, and Vangelis. Deconstructing their tracks ignited his passion, leading him to develop a foundational understanding of electronic music theory, composition and production entirely by ear and experimentation.

He honed his skills as a keyboardist and producer within live bands before venturing into solo ambient/experimental territory. This self-taught journey fostered a deeply improvisational and emotional approach, free from the confines of formal training.

State Azure's sonic world is further shaped by influences beyond music, drawing heavily from science fiction, cosmology, physics, and technology.

Seizing the opportunity presented by the burgeoning online music scene, he launched the State Azure project to connect directly with listeners, debuting with the album 'Outlines' in December 2011.


Thanks for listening and leaving your comments/feedback, it's very much appreciated and really helps to keep me motivated and pushing forward.
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Releases:

"Disconnect" - Album released: 30/3/2014
https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/disconnect

"Snowblind" https://offworldrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/ofw034-transmissions-volume-4

"So Long, Eternity" - album released 21/3/2013
http://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/so-long-eternity

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/so-long-eternity/id628160193

"Candle" 2-track Single http://www.loodmarecordings.com/loodma0020.cfm

"Reminisce EP"  on Loodma Recordings http://www.loodmarecordings.com/loodma0016

"Outlines"  Album released 24/12/11 - Free or pay what you want. Download: http://stateazure.bandcamp.com/

"Passing City Lights" track - part of a compilation album "Beautiful Sounds Pt.1". A Loodma Recordings release can be found here. http://www.beatport.com/release/beautiful-sounds-pt-1/395218

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Other projects:
http://soundcloud.com/synapsia ambient/dark ambient.

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Contact: stateazure@gmail.com

Synthwave // Darksynth // Cyberpunk // Indie

Beautiful, mysterious, exotic, entrancing sounds. Since 1998. Ambient dub, Asian underground, more…
if you like what you hear, give us a share! 

Based in Tokyo, Dakini has been releasing crosscultural ambient dub since 1998. For more of our catalog, please check out the Bandcamp link!
Artists include Makyo, Ishq, Adham Shaikh, Jairamji, Toires, Lumin, Drumspyder, Jaia, Padmasana,, Puff Dragon, Karsh Kale, Greg Hunter, Badawi and Gus Till. Active artists on the label include Makyo, Jinniyah, 23degrees and Atmosphere Factory.

Makyo:
Makyo is a Tokyo-based producer & dj who has been creating exotic Eastern electronica since 1994, with releases on Silent Records, World Domination, Dakini Records, legendary London label Planet Dog, Six Degrees, Interchill, and many more. As a remixer, Makyo has worked with Cheb-i-Sabbah, Natacha Atlas, Transglobal Underground, Adham Shaikh, Solace, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Kaya Project, and Shahin Badar, while Bill Laswell and System 7 have remixed Makyo tracks. Makyo's music has also featured on mix cds by Alex Patterson (The Orb), Youth, and Mixmaster Morris. As an early pioneer of the asian-electronic sound, Makyo has developed his sound contemporaneously with producers like Banco de Gaia, Loop Guru, Talvin Singh, and Karsh Kale.

Turbo Recordings was founded by Tiga in Montreal back in 1998. In addition to launching his own career, the label has been integral in the success of acts like Chromeo, Gesaffelstein, Duke Dumont and most recently, ANNA & Charlotte de Witte. Core talent includes ZZT (Tiga's collaboration with Zombie Nation), Jori Hulkkonen, BETON, Clouds, Harvard Bass, Pilo, Shaded, Dimitri Veimar and a host of new young producers in genres ranging from pure techno, electro, and house to pop. The list of artists who have released music on the label is a veritable 'who's who' of top-level talent spanning a broad musical range, and this, along with a commitment to beautiful design, has earned the label respect in the industry and a cult following among fans. 

“We started out singing into plastic bags and shipping them to stores as quickly as possible. Later, we discovered that vinyl sounds way better when delivered by kayak. I learned so much the first few years…Now, as I look towards the future, I can envision music for poor people, sonic odors for the hearing impaired, even MP3s for women....Vroom, sucka!” says Tiga, the lyrical lampsman lighting the way down Dance Avenue.

For licensing inquiries: licensing@turborecordings.com

Welcome to the electrifying world of Pocket Giraffe 🎶 Join our jorney and let the music take you to new height! 🚀

Javi Redondo started DJing in the late 90s in his hometown of Cordoba in the south of Spain before moving to Madrid, where he still resides today. There he crafted a career that would later help evolve and define Spain’s electronic music scene, making him one of the most significant characters in the Spanish scene today. This trajectory has also allowed him to showcase his eclecticism and musical background with appearances all over the world in clubs like Fabric in London, Rex in Paris, Nitsa in Barcelona, and the fabled Panorama Bar in Berlin. In 2018 Javi made his Boiler Room debut alongside his Correspondant crew.

Javi’s rise began in Madrid’s iconic club Sport where he spent five years as resident DJ and was also responsible for the club’s programming. It was in this 200 person capacity club and its solid sound system that he proved himself a resourceful DJ with a very wide vision. Here he developed his own genre-defying personal style, distinct in his ability to successfully mix down beat rarities with a mixture of different sounds and genres ranging from EBM and techno to post-punk and everything in between.

With that, he secured (2015 - early 2017) a much-coveted spot over at Madrid’s Mondo Disko, which is revered as one of Europe’s finest underground music clubs, where he played alongside some of the biggest names in dance music.

In addition to DJing, Javi’s productions have begun to gain traction in the world of electronic music. He started honing his skills back in 2007 but it wasn’t until 2012 that he became serious about it. Since then his music has appeared on labels such as Dischi Autunno, Motordisc, Rotten City, Meant, My Favorite Robot, Astrolab, and Jennifer Cardini’s Correspondant, which is the imprint that he calls home and where he has released the most music. In the past few years, Javi’s productions found a strong support list including the likes of Dixon, Ben UFO, Laurent Garnier, Erol Alkan, Trevor Jackson, John Talabot, Axel Boman, Andrew Weatherall, Ivan Smagghe, and many more of underground’s music royalty.

Javi worked as music director at Ballesta club in Madrid, a venue that gained international reputation from 2017 TO 2019 and where Javi also worked as a resident Dj. 

At the end of 2019, Javi started a new project as a director and promoter, Daycap. A Monthly daily party in Madrid that became a success since the first edition and is now on standby since the beginning of the pandemic. Bufiman, Ivan Smagghe, Manfredas, and Vladimir Ivkovic were the headliners of the 4 editions of this event that will hopefully be back very soon. 

Javi’s productions and his sets share a particular eclecticism and uncompromising passion for dissimilar sounds that he fuses with ability and technique. His open-mindedness and unique expression is what defines Javi Redondo as an artist.

Aficionado a la música desde que nací, trato de expresarme y canalizar mis ideas a traves de ella

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