re:30
12" vinyl + digital, edition of 100. Lino cut by Lcp, label sticker design by Efentwell.

@inhmost

https://relationreset.bandcamp.com/album/the-meaning-of
https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/136666-re-30-inhmost-the-meaning-of--
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/inhmost-the-meaning-of/832459-01/

The Meaning Of… what, I wonder. Life? Art? The shifting patterns of the cosmos? Perhaps the truth is more mundane, and sounds this grand and enveloping and extraterrestrial accompany Inhmost’s everyday musings, but I suspect he was alluding to the big questions when he put that title on his new LP.

Inhmost is Simon Huxtable. He first gained traction in the late 90s as Aural Imbalance, putting out a series of fleet-footed intelligent D n B singles that’ll now set you back a fair wedge on Discogs. Since then he’s gradually stripped his sound of the drum and (most of) the bass, and Inhmost now serves as Huxtable’s outlet for his most distilled and chasmic ambient. This is his fourth album under the moniker and his first on Swiss imprint re:st, a label whose output sits neatly amid the same sonics as Huxtable’s, encompassing the minimal percussive workouts of DB1 and Dyl, spacious techno and half-step from Lcp, and dub-skewed, dancefloor-adjacent excursions by Owl.

Scenic, is I think the word that best describes The Meaning Of… The opener sounds like a rainy walk below a neon moon, with gliding synths and fuzzed, drizzling water sounds. On ‘Outside Space’, rustling field recordings evoke a dazed mooch around a misty jungle, one where you stumble across an end-stage forest rave that’s blasting Global Communication’s 76:14 until everyone leaves. ‘Outer Thoughts Dub’, if not the most transportive track here, is the most pleasing to my ears. Fireside crackles and cosmic twinkles are carried upward by a feathersoft pulse, compelling you to look out into the beyond while retaining the warmth and intimacy of your favourite duvet.

The kicker with this album is the deceptive ease with which Huxtable melds the organic and synthetic. It almost makes you want to give it a go yourself; just grab a field mic and strike off into the night, take the fruits of your labour home and mush it together with some warm electronics. But no, there’s much more at play here. With all the elements involved it could easily spill over into a crowded, trite, Eno-goes-hiking soundtrack. Instead, Inhmost strikes a delicate balance, offering up densely layered, vertiginous arrangements that manage to remain light as aether.

In the end, I think The Meaning Of… lives up to the lofty implications of its title. While it might not reveal the truth of existence, or provide solutions to the crushing complexities of day-to-day living, it does allow you to escape into glistening worlds where those questions seem just a little less pressing. And for now, I think that’s more than enough.
- Oscar Allan, Inverted Audio

The Meaning Of​.​.​.​.​.

Inhmost - The Meaning Of​.​.​.​.​. LP

Slow Life Friends Podcast - 020 - MOSH PROJECT -

Full tracklist and feature here: https://shrptyp.co/sharpfm007

A soft downtempo mix from one of NYC's finest techno DJs. In a post-pandemic New York that has witnessed an explosion of new talent, Emma Olson, who goes by Umfang, is by now a recognized veteran who is well-respected for her fluency in techno – and not just as a DJ, but also as someone engaged with its political history and contemporary social contexts. Her psychedelic all-vinyl sets move the body AND mind and are proof that the true skill of the DJ isn’t necessarily what one plays, but how.

“I have been wanting to make a slower mix for a long time which is hilariously challenging for me coming from mostly playing techno,” says Umfang. “I make subdued sparse music and have had a difficult time closing the gap between soundscapes I'm drawn to and the music I play in the club.” 

The result is the sound of a bridge. “This is a reflection of some intentional digging for downtempo, a desire to feature the music my friends are making now that excites me, and the one-off ambient tracks from techno artists that often don't find a place in the club.” Considering these new tempos and textures, the variety here is cohesive, and it also feels intimate — the sound of an artist earnestly building out new comfort zones.

007: Umfang

Self Luv is a project in dedication to the human spirit. This project was meant to be a blank canvas for each artist to show their unique form of creative luv - with the only commonality being the vocal. 

Artists from all around worked together to make this one happen - Puerto Rico, Romania, Toronto, Dominican Republic, Detroit, and St. Petersburg (USA).

@protect-thishouse
Buy the full release: https://cxllective.bandcamp.com/album/self-luv

PREMIERE: Protect & Mayan Cxllective - Self Luv (Tanez Rei Remix)

Buy AF003

Premiere: B1 - Sweely - Do What U Want With Me [AF003]

Tracklist & download available here: http://blrrm.tv/rYybPu

Mr Ties Boiler Room x Dekmantel Festival DJ Set

MyWayHome(redux)

More info here: http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=300

DJ Harvey, RA.300 Mix

REMIX & ADDITIONAL PROD. BY COSMIC METAL MOTHER

Mille & Hirsch- Change - Rainy Woods Mix (Apollo Krieg 02)

one of my first live act with my new pseudo noise project...Played for Brigadisco&C.a.g.a Festival at the old castle in itri on the 29 august 2012

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