Jollies world famous underground record label is at it again. March 18th marks the NYC based imprints 10th release, “Content Aware”. A 10 track various artist compilation, available on limited edition cassette and digital formats. The release will presumably be followed by a wave of global hysteria, a tectonic shift, and a brief period of peace on earth, before… well this is just a press release we can only see into the future so far.

In this self conscious age where delicately curated environments of aesthetic perfection set the stage for personal brands, "unique" and slick vignettes. Buildings exteriors, tattooed with logos, windows littered with product advertisements. Some motorist's entire voting history are mapped out along bumpers like a journal. Without recalling your own lunch you know what some of your friends or family eat and drink each meal of the day. Even Chalkboards in front of cafes, double as art galleries, riddle contests, and stand-up acts.

Deepfake technology affords us access to manipulated celebrity and politician likeness, basking in the uncanny valley of our own making. Artificial intelligence serves up targeted ads, bespoke to our tastes and interest, mined from data we distribute like Hansel & Gretel's breadcrumbs. Every surface considered and designed, all lines straight, all messages on target. Cybernetic feedback loops echoing into the chasm. In this embrace of being the product ourselves, we have reached Content Awareness.

This compilation celebrates diverse perspectives, from an international roster of artists who subvert the very medium itself.

Released March 18, 2021

Mastering : Pheek

Design: One Day Vacation

Content Aware

04-Jap Kasai - ほおずき

@merdhlaleh
The 10th release of katharsis is the album “Matter Out Of Place” by Merdh Laleh, which will come out on April 15th. It will be the first physical release of the label, manufactured in an edition of 49 cassette tapes. Behind the Merdh Laleh moniker is the Copenhagen-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Valdemar Kragelund, who released his debut album “Water For Your Eyes” in 2019 on the danish label Petrola 80.

This second release of the artist is a collection of tracks and sketches made from vastly different perspectives and in divergent conditions, but which peculiarly made sense when put together in the context of the album. Consequently, the album seems to be a reflection on things that do not fit into a context. Themes of ostracism, the socially disadvantaged, shattered dreams and a lack of hope permeates the sonic atmospheres with deviating glimpses of serene and nostalgic
memories framed in sound.

The artist, who besides his Merdh Laleh moniker functions as one third of the experimental jazz trio Køs and as the keyboardist in the dark theatral rock band Josiah Konder, weaves together arcane synth-melodies with eerie vocals and hallowed saxophones to a veil of unsound laments. With katharsis-founder jjjacob contributing with the artwork and mastering, “Matter Out Of Place” sends the listener on a delirious journey, trying to understand the metaphysics of being the missing piece in a puzzle within a context you are not aware of.

thanks to Maria, Kristian, Jonas, Hjalte, Jacob & Martin
Ephemeral Dances originally commissioned for Camille Doussy's exhibition "Ephemeral Dance", 2018. 

Mastered by jjjacob & Merdh Laleh
Artwork by jjjacob

Matter Out Of Place

Merdh Laleh - blank dreams

𝑜... 𝓈𝒶𝑜𝓊𝓂𝓅𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓈𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝒻𝓇𝓊𝒾𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓂𝓎'𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝑒 𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝓃𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓌𝑒𝓁𝓁 𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇'𝒹 𝒷𝑒, 𝓉𝒽𝓎'𝓈𝓉 𝑒𝓃𝑒𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝓊𝓃𝒻𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝓌𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝑒𝓁𝑒𝓉𝓇𝑒 𝑒𝓁𝑒𝒸𝓉𝓇𝒾 𝒻𝓁𝑜𝒸𝓀'𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝒾 𝒾𝓃 , 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒻𝑒𝒶𝓇 𝒹𝒶𝓈'𝓉 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓃'𝓉 𝒾𝓃 𝓇𝒶𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝑜𝓇 𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇'𝓈 𝓂𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓎'𝓈 𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝓃𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉

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Tracks featuring More Eaze and Koeosaeme.
Mastered by Ryu Yoshizawa.
Art by Seth Graham
Layout by Paulina Okninska.

Pierre Ruby - Featuring More Eaze

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track made for Low Company 'Businesslunch!' compilation
https://www.lowcompany.co.uk/products/businesslunch

"...flushing Darkthrone down the shitter..."
- Kenny White

mastered by Amir Shoat
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Clathrus archeri

PhntUm tiDDies SmEGswag

From KR001 ZERRO Redux by Apulati Bien
Available October 6 2020: https://krutrecords.bandcamp.com/
Music by Apulati Bien: https://soundcloud.com/apulati-bien ~ https://apulatibien.bandcamp.com/
Artwork by Rufus Mich

Apulati Bien - Ajust

Saltrock

first track of Muestra Gratis, new album by the Buenos Aires based artist YOTO @todoyoto

https://pampsychia.bandcamp.com/album/muestra-gratis

YOTO - Awao

patrice

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concerts.


20/05/24 Le Cameleon, Toulouse
18/05/24 ZONK! au Corcorans, Paris
07/04/24 Punctum Krásovka, Prague
06/04/24 Hlubina, Olomouc
05/04/24 VEKKS, Vienna
04/04/24 Unterton, Innsbruck
03/04/24 UMBO, Zurich
23/03/24 C3 with Francesca Heart, Milano
04/03/24 Rumsteek, Brussels
01/03/24 Codex Club, Berlin
03/12/23 CIQ, Milano
20/10/23 RO-HE-GE, Belfast ME
17/10/23 The Apohadion Theater, Portland ME
16/10/23 The Firehouse, Worcester
14/10/23 Mayday, Providence
12/10/23 Purgatory, New York
11/10/23 Cousin Danny's, Philadelphia
03/10/23 Combo (DJ set), Milano
24/09/23 Hyper Local Festival with Francesca Heart, Milano 
14/09/23 Nuova Atlantide, Bomarzo
25/08/23 Cura Fest, Grottaglie
01-08/08/2023 Criatur Fest, Alcamo
29/07/23 Habitatt, Portico e S. Benedetto
22/07/23 Braille Satellite, Vilnius
07/07/23 Magick Bar with Francesca Heart, Roma
01/07/23 Spettro with Parasite Jazz, Brescia
14/06/23 Fanfulla, Roma
14/05/23 TV Control Center, Athens
04/05/23 Bar Zilli, Milano
08/02/23 Spettro, Brescia
06/02/23 RBL, Torino
04/02/23 L’écurie, Genève 
03/02/23 w/WASH CLUB. DATA, Marseille
31/01/23 Azul Portal, Toulouse
17/12/22 w/Intutive Gestures and as DJ FISHER PRICE. Onlyfuckinglabels, Macerata
05/12/22 L’Engeance, Dijon
15/11/22 DMNTDR, Strasbourg
14/11/22 Neue Schachtel, Stuttgart
01/11/22 Psychedelic Breakfast, Torino
15/10/22 Club Cocoon, Bruxelles
04/09/22 Garage 5, Le Mans
03/09/22 Belle Etoile Festival, Mortain
02/09/22 Lieu Unique, Nantes
30/07/22 Fluff Fest, Rokycany
18/06/22 as DJ FISHER PRICE. IDRAA, Terme Di Vulci
29/04/22 as DJ FISHER PRICE. Apollo, Milano
09/04/22 Le Zorba, Paris
18/02/22 Neue Schachtel, Stuttgart
17/02/22 Punctum Krásovka, Prague
14/11/21 CISIM, Ravenna
30/10/21 Depuratore, Veneto
29/10/21 Bagnoler, Paris
28/10/21 Les Lentillières, Dijon
27/10/21 La Perm, Billom
26/10/21 Zaouech Corner, Lyon
25/10/21 La Gite de la Colombe, Crest
23/10/21 L’Embobineuse, Marseille
22/10/21 Povera, Torino
21/10/21 Fanfulla, Roma
20/10/21 Circolo Arci, Foligno
19/10/21 Circolo Dev, Bologna
18/10/21 w/Tikoy Cavei. C3, Milano
16/10/21 Parade Electronique, Milano
17/09/21 w/Babau. Circolo IAM, Milano
07/09/21 w/Krush Lumpkin. Freakout Club, Bologna
06/09/21 Bar India, Roma
04/09/21 w/Krush Lumpkin. Secret Location, Torino
03/09/21 w/Intuitive Gestures. Iklektik Art Lab, London
21/08/21 w/Rorschac. Neue Schachtel (Troglobatem), Stuttgart
06/06/21 Macao, Milano
15/05/21 Ex Alge, Milano
09/04/20 as Heart & Goodman. Seraphim Dream, Online
17/04/20 Avantgardening, Online
22/02/20 Standards, Milano
26/01/20 DAS, Bologna
20/09/19 as Intuitive Gestures. Depuratore, Veneto
10/08/19 Hector Denisstraat, Bruxelles
16/07/19 as Gondola Wish. Spazio T, Milano
24/06/19 Pritličje, Ljubljana
22/06/19 Toestand, Bruxelles
20/06/19 The Word, Bruxelles
19/06/19 Bïennale van België, Ghent
18/06/19 Eisi, Leipzig
05/06/19 La Pointe Lafayette, Paris
10/05/19 Container City (Troglobatem Festival), Stuttgart
20/04/19 La Fondazione, Pisa 
19/04/19 Secret Location, Bergamo
18/04/19 w/INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ZEN SHADOW BOXING. Macao, Milano
24/03/19 Spettro (Freaky Shit Fest), Brescia
14/12/18 Macao, Milano
13/12/18 Mint Sound (Ombre Lunghe), Bologna
28/11/18 Chez Adel, Paris
18/11/18 w/Rorschac. La Cheminée, Bruxelles 
09/11/18 w/Rev.23 . Le Zorba, Paris
06/12/17 Bar Robo, Ottawa
26/09/17 as Gondola Wish. Avant-garde bar, Ottawa
12/08/17 nadine/morpho (Politopia Extendida), Bruxelles
16/07/17 Spazio Conteporanea, Brescia
15/07/17 as Gondola Wish. Ghirba, Reggio Emilia
14/07/17 Stereoclab, Lido Di Dante
08/07/17 Spazio Materia, Prato
20/11/16 K-Home, Ottawa

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