Pure Space :: Home Listening Releases [previews]

黑芝麻 (Hēi zhī ma) invites you to retreat inwards - on both the physical plane and within the depths of your psyche - as part of the Pure Space Home Listening series. 

Imagined during lockdown, Pure Space Home Listening // 黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) probes home listening in the context of isolation.
As an artist, 黑芝麻 leans into the more emotive facets of sound, utilizing sonic and cerebral contrasts to subtly lull the listener into a journey unforeseen. This release sees them infuse this approach within their collaborations with artists Merph, Shoeb Ahmad, Moktar and Zhi. 

The artists explore the familiar feelings of solitude, urgency and release firmly etched into our collective consciousness, both synchronously and through their own distinct lens. 

“I Miss You” lulls you in with emotive pads that float above a sharp breakbeat and voice notes engulfed with longing. “Take Me Anywhere” provides a feeling of relief, as groove-laden techno bounces off the walls and into the abyss. “Associations” is an introspective, spacious and haunting track you want to float on and on. As you glide between these offerings, the intro and outro tracks hold space for tender ruminations.

The release serves as an archive of a more contemplative and confined period, through the distant murmur of voice notes, the metamorphosing drone of ambient soundscapes, poetic reveries that hang in the air, the rattling percussion of a breakbeat or techno high-hat and the gentle backdrop hums of nature.
This is an immersive audiovisual experience. Filmmaker Jane Inyang reimagines the EP in a short film through different listening contexts during a day in isolation for the protagonist. This short film will be accessible by a QR code in an accompanying poster and zine, which will also feature artist photos, recipes and poetry alongside the work of artist Jacquie Meng and photographer Chanel Nguyen. There will also be a limited run of earrings by Joanne Leong.

https://soundcloud.com/heizhima

Tracklist:
01. 黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) - Continuous Mix
02. 黑芝麻 & Shoeb Ahmad - Associations (ft Zhi)
03. bby tek - Take Me Anywhere
04. 黑芝麻 & Merph - I Miss You
05. 莎瑜 (ShaYu) - Surprised Again ~

Format: Digital

Mastered by Wayne Sutherland
Art by Jacquie Meng

100% of profits from this release will be donated to Firesticks Alliance, an Indigenous led network and aims to re-invigorate the use of cultural burning by facilitating cultural learning pathways to fire and land management.

黑​芝​麻​和​朋​友​们 (H​ē​i zhī ma and friends)

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PS002.3 - 黑芝麻 (Hēi zhī ma) - 黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends)

We continue our love letter to the French underground scene by welcoming the extremely talented @subsism, aka Guillaume. 

Subsism has a big part to play in Lyon’s thriving music scene. He has not only co-founded the collective @atomasso, but also become a key resident at @everybodytrance. He is the ultimate selector with deep knowledge spanning across bass, techno, breaks and trance.  Subsism’s productions aren’t to be forgotten, his carefully curated set of releases are perfect for any sweaty dance floor. 

In this mix Subsism seamlessly blends breaky, hypnotic, squelchy oriented sounds. Link in bio - Enjoy!  ‎٩(⸝⸝ᵕᴗᵕ⸝⸝)و*̣̩⋆̩*

Osmura w/ Subsism 12

Further Inward with Trois-Quarts Taxi System

Bending the limits between club music, sound design and concrete abstractions, Trois-Quarts Taxi system serves a four chapter mix, taking us deeper and further in between the reality planes. Dance music and story telling merged as one. Organic oddities filling the space of the inner self. 

I take great pleasure in hosting him in this series, as his very unique sound palette and blend of grooves has fascinated and inspired deeply me over the last year. 

@troisquartstaxisystem
Dive into the egoless realm - 03/2024
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Matt Shoemaker - Warung Elusion [Trente oiseaux]
Thomas Ankersmit - Perceptual Geography [Shelter press]
Vincent Jehanno - De ce qui reste [Ferns]
Stefan Goldmann - Traction [Ash International]
Puce Mary - Enter into them [Posh isolation]
Mike Parker - Elliptical Dissolve [Semantica records]

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Aerae - Nyx Mystica [Annulled Music]
Polygonia - Orenda [Molten Moods]
Plebeian - Panic [Grid]
Notte Infinita - Air Tight [Oscilla Sound]
Rhyw - Engine Track [Fever AM]
Sunday Bath - Sticoplastic [Circular Limited]
VC-118A - Spiritual Machines [Delsin Records]
Plastikman - Ask Yourself (Sleeper Remix)
Feral - Bolide [Hypnus]
Khey Mysterio & Trois-Quarts Taxi System - Psychotria [Blue Night Jungle]
Trois-Quarts Taxi System - ??? [forthcoming on Bait]

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Kaboom Karavan - Parka [Miasmah Recordings]
Malesa - ??? [forthcoming on Comic Sans Records]
Bernhard Günter - Then, Silence [Trente oiseaux]
Tamburi Neri - Dolce Veleno [Mad on the moon]
Monochrome - Enter into Dampness [Annulled Music]
Gi - Blue car [Altered States Tapes]

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Christian Coiffure - Thorns of Reminder [Comic Sans Records]
Kick21 - 10Se [Blue Night Jungle]
Seta Loto - Pivotal Scape [Comic Sans Records]
Pianeti Sintetici - Ciclo [Hypnus]
Aerae - Insania [Annulled Music]
Jan Loup - ???
Black Merlin - Pk 9 [Bitta]
Beatrice M. & Cléo II - GUM [Blue Night Jungle]
Agonis - Pyrchid [Amentia recordings]
Trois-Quarts Taxi System - Drache [SousTraitance]
Notte Infinita - Oxygen [INDEX:Records]
Varuna - Cupertino [A Walking Contradiction]
Trois-Quarts Taxi System -A Visit [A-Biotic]
Jan Loup - ??? [forthcoming on Nerve Collect]
Malesa - ??? [forthcoming on Comic Sans Records]

Further Inward ✧ Trois-Quarts Taxi System

Head-snapping DnB percussions embedded in spacious sound design characterise @3rd-space‘s upcoming release ‘dot points’ on @absorb-label. With rhythm building as lyrical prose, the producer and live act takes a cultivated detour from drone, back to where his exploration into neo-classical experimentalism once began. 

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-third-space---dot-points

dot points will be out on April 30th, 2024. Order a copy via https://absorb-label.bandcamp.com/

Premiere: Third Space - dot points [ABSORB003]

Hewan Aman taking you through fifty shades of dub influenced sounds, this one will take you into a vortex from 80 to 160. Dub influences, but not only.

Rinse France Podcast

Dub Delights IX avec Hewan Aman - 02 Mai 2024

Next up in our mix series is the talented DJ and producer, hailing from the blossoming Naarm-scene - Zara. Guided by a profound state of introspection, Zara utilises intricate rhythms and deep atmospheres to draw out expressive qualities in music. Whether it’s IDM, drum and bass, or techno, the Kinesis label-head fuses it all with an enigmatic sense of delicacy. Embracing music production as personal catharsis, she developed a distinct sound at the crossroads of the calm and the energetic. 

In this mix Zara, takes us a journey ranging from peak-time spirits to more mind-leaning energies. Zara showcases how she traverses the polyrhythmic and trippy in innovative ways - blending it psy trance, brainy tek, psychedelic techno and broken syncopated beats. It's a monumental blend of genuine gravity, forging ahead with newfound light.

@zaraolsen
@kinesis-recordings

Ute Mix Series #87 | Zara

Neon Cleptu 29

Nanoscopic movements. For this episode I’d like to welcome Anémi
@anemiflux

Hiding behind the trees, Oslo based and Flux Collective co-founder Anémi known for the deep approach that relates to Norwegian forest roots. Sferical and dense patterns that occasionally dipping a translucent limb into nanoscopic movements. 

Concrete and nature, yin and yang. She and the new her. 

I’m very pleased that she participated and will be the one to guide us through her musical fascinations.

Broadcasted 16.05.2024
www.lyl.live

Neon Cleptu 29 → Anémi

Harald Uunk - Live
https://soundcloud.com/haralduunk
steeplejack_live(s)_05

Live @ The Dohm Rotterdam 30 - 03 - 2024

From start to finish I incorporated a lot of field recordings into this liveset, so all kinds of natural elements laid a foundation. slowly building towards something more static and rhythmic with soft paddy breaks in between. It was such a pleasure bringing this set to life inside a dome with a dedicated crowd on a custom made soundsystem by Kantarion Sound!

Harald Uunk (live) // Steeplejack_live(s)

ACD001 - VA - Transparent World 

A Collaborative Compilation from Academeia

Academeia's debut album, Transparent World, is a collaborative effort that brings together a diverse array of artists, each contributing their unique sonic vision. 

Crafted over several years, this compilation is a testament to the collaborative spirit.

1. Vanity Productions -  Genex Tower 	
2. Response - Mankind Is Fucked (Transparent World)	
3. Atikka - Prequel	
4. Asmus Odsat - Steam Valves
5. Martinez - Dance Of Demona
6. Space Drum Meditation - Seven Up Eight Down Nine Death	
7. Atypikal - Landing
8. Anthony Linell - Istedgade Speeball
9. K.O.P. 32 - I was Once With Giorgio Celeste
10. Delta Rain - Hollow Point	
11. Bias - Modell
12. A.dixen - Ksueroh (Cycles Dub)
13. DJ JM - Buck
14. Á&H - Blautt Loðið (Atmos Mix)
15. Keeptress & Xyro - Terminal イセーニン
16. BMSK - -1	
17. Voyager Solar System - Homespin	
18. Bewegt - Maxagony
19. Nicole - Naiznaku
20. Pure K - Siccadis
21. KoketaMC - C_Thru (North Mix)
22. Anthony Linell - (We) Wash Ashore (KX Edit)

Edition of 100

Pre-order: May 17, 2024
Release: June 21, 2024
Buy: https://academeia.bandcamp.com/album/transparent-world

Mastered by George Deligiannis Mastering Studio
Front landscape by Chiara Bastoni
Graphic design by Max Jurisch

Distributed by One Eye Witness
Limited CD and digital format via Academeia Bandcamp

© Academeia
Copenhagen, Denmark, est 2024

VA - Transparent World (preview)

Remix for Autogenesis - Terminus EP @auto-genesis on @steeplejackrec

Artwork by Xpearl
Video by niph
Mastered by Borg Queen at Syntonix

Terminus

Physis (Zara Remix)

Autogenesis - Physis (Zara Remix) [STPLNT009]

A fierce introduction to the world of Oomycota, Confluence is the debut long form release presented by Naarm based bluhol (aka Loïcc).

Building upon bluhol’s debut liveset performed at Minutiae Festival, held on Wiradjuri Land in NSW during the new year cycle 23. 

Confluence represents a conscious shift in the Australian electronica soundscape, drawing deep inspiration from the vast bush land lining the eastern coast and paying homage to the unique nature and phenomenons that exist there.  

@bluhol

releases June 18, 2024

OOM01
01 - Confluence 
02 - Glider
03 - Approach (interlude)
04 - Cenote
05 - Tor
06 - Subsidence 
07 - Light and Shade 

Written and produced by: Julian Loïc Boggs (Naarm, Aus)
Mastering: Joseph Buchan (Naarm, Aus)
Artwork: Dampwetbody (Naarm, Aus)

bluhol - Confluence (OOM01) // Previews

Pure Space Recordings are thrilled to share our first release of the year!

Canadian born, Melbourne based Jennifer Loveless may be a familiar name for those acquainted with the Australian music scene. She frequently tours the country, however, her enigmatic productions might not be so familiar just yet… 

For her debut outing ‘Hard/Soft’ Jennifer presents an emotive 20 minute piece which holds its strength in exactly that, hard complexities and soft contrasts. A comforting beat sits underneath a complex array of melodies exploring tranquility and tension all at once. At times the narrative stretches and gives you the pleasure of zoning out before pulling you back into the foreground with structured percussion. Jennifer has a gift of playing with emotion, she raises goosebumps with a simple gentle keyboard melody. Contrasting that with a subtle muted beat and rounding out the piece with a heart-felt poem, the release speaks to the confidence of Jennifer’s artistic vision. 

Hard/Soft teeters on the edge of tension and calm throughout, all the while bringing you into a dream-like state. She makes it difficult to pick a side between Hard andSoft, and instead shows us the happy medium of finding the space between. 

The release is accompanied by visuals and prints created by Sydney-based artist Sophie Penkethman-Young. Sophie’s practice explores how experiences translate digitally, her work has been shown across Australia, HongKong, USA, Europe and the UK. 

https://soundcloud.com/jenniferloveless

Tracklist:
1. Hard/Soft (Continuous Mix)
2. Flowers
3. Tinnitus
4. DCS

Format: Digital

Hard/Soft

PS002.1 - Jennifer Loveless - Hard/Soft

Despite the days and hours all but losing their meaning, new rhythms emerge onto which we can grasp. A duo providing us with respite this year is Sydney’s jobfit.

With the intention of marrying two practices to find a sincere intersection of spoken word and electronic music we welcome jobfit to Pure Space Recordings with their release ‘Corner Sure’. An expansive 21 minute piece of poetically punctuated jungle.

Through the release spoken word becomes entangled with jungle-tinged rhythms, eluding to a playfulness while rubbing up against traditional poetic structures. Within this playfulness is an undeniable sense of discipline and restraint in their composition.

The first half of the release toys with you, building tension with drones and repetition. The melodies swirl and entwine themselves with the spoken word, enveloping you completely before retreating and leaving you in a raw moment. Halfway through the drones give way and you are swallowed by a challenging jungle rhythm. Tension continues to build before finally, the release gives you the space to breathe, take note and pay attention.

The constant reference to water within the piece and sampling of domestic environments allows an atmosphere in which jobfit reconfigure traditional musical and poetic structures.

jobfit have created a listening experience which plays with levels of control, at times it feels as though you’ve lost your grip before they guide you back to familiar ground. There is a constant flux between serious and playful tones, often dipping in and out of dramatic rhythms, cheeky pads or gentle words. jobfit have expertly created their own interpretation of home listening reminding us all that the ‘hardest’ music we listen to is often at home.

In accompaniment to this release, Craig Stubbs-Race has created a visualiser responding to the themes and ideas within the release. Craig is a 3D designer/artist with a passion for typography, experimental shapes, and communicating succinct messages through motion. With a background in film-making, his work is inspired by a range of text-based graphics including interactive digital art, book covers, band posters and East Asian signage.

https://soundcloud.com/jobfit

Tracklist:
1. Corner Sure
2. Corner Sure (Visualiser Mix)

Format: Digital

Written and produced by jobfit on unceded Gadigal land
Mastered by Brendan Zacharias (Cirrus Audio)

Art and visualiser by Craig Stubbs-Race

Thanks to Create NSW for making this release possible

10% of profits from all Pure Space releases is donated to Aboriginal Legal Service, Australia's first Aboriginal Legal Service est 1970 - if you have the means we encourage you to also donate directly alsnswact.org.au

Corner Sure

PS002.2 - jobfit - Corner Sure

label, radio and occasional parties by https://soundcloud.com/andygarveyandygarvey focussing on so-called Australian music made for home listening and the club 

est. 2016

au distribution :: purespaceau@gmail.com
ex-au distribution :: orders@one-eye-witness.com

[politely, please no mix submissions]

PS002.1 - Jennifer Loveless - Hard/Soft

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