@cupocupo - Armor EP
[PAYNOMINDTOUS, PNMTU004, out Dec. 3rd, 2021]

CupoCupo is a duo of musicians hailing from Bergamo, Italy, presenting their second work after the debut ‘Hypermetabolism’ EP out earlier this year on the US label @wearetar. Coming with an album cover by the Italian visual artist eurasiandesert [https://instagram.com/eurasiandesert/] and an official two-sided A5 300 gr. cardboard artwork print, the 4-tracker release is a coherent, eventful episode of knife-edge post-club hybridization, a treasury of outstanding sound design skills, vicious bass handling, and rhythmical obsessivity.

The centerpiece of their work is extensive vocal manipulation, employing voice chops with the role of primary composition tools within the multi-faceted pieces rich in heavy kick drums, snappy percussions, and gurgling vibrations. Drawing influence from contemporary electronic genres as well as free-form experimental music, the EP is closed by a trancey, grandiose rework of the opening track Yerro curated by the influential artist @galentipton (she/they), and a somber, pitch-black remix by Italian-based composer and producer @shevsmachine (she/her).

With ‘Armor’, CupoCupo hand out explosions of shattered sounds cramming themselves in turbulent flows of energy, where self-perception is challenged, strength is tested, and certainties are dismantled. Sealed lips utter red-hot rants oscillating from burning outbursts of chaos to sudden clarity. Tragic voices sing penetrating ballads for wandering bodies, waiting for their destiny to manifest and vehemently start opposing it. Light comes with darkness, and anything can be worth struggling for. CupoCupo’s outings are nothing but heartfelt testimony that brighter times are yet to come. Or not. 

01-04: Produced and mixed by CupoCupo. 05-06 remixed by Galent Tipton and SHE/MACHINE, respectively. Mastering by @wimdehaen. Artwork and flyer design by eurasiandesert.

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@shevsmachine is a human producer from Italy creating romantic synthetic scores with the help of computers and artificial intelligence. Her style is characterized by lo-fi IDM. Her official debut EP, Ritual, is out for Ghost City Collective. She has made various collaborations during the years with Antistandard Records, Soul Feeder, Sostanze Records, Biodiversità Records. She is part of the music collective VBRA and, since 2020, she is curating a podcast series on No Joke Radio titled OTHER VOICES. EXTRA: Ritual is a 4-tracks journey through machine meditation. An alliance between cyberpunk futuristic technology and the warm imperfections of lo-fi soundscapes created by humans.

Armor

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CupoCupo - Lava Lips (S H E / M A C H I N E Remix)

Oroboro alias Emanuele Rossi is an Italian-born and based theatre sound designer as well as an aspiring producer. After sharing his debut EP "Wild Mutation", sophomore EP "A Clockwork Existence" via TAR, and making a cameo on Air Max 97's label DECISIONS with an EP "Harkonnen", this time Rossi's sonic focus has allowed him to return to his homeland this time around. Throughout his new work, he aspires to cautiously absorb as well as proudly embrace the attitude and the sonics of punk-slash-hardcore scenes, which are vividly present in his hometown of Cesena. As our anniversary #020, we at Gin&Platonic are excited to present Oroboro's latest project - a bestial chimera named "NOVOID".

Stitched out of often contradictory elements, the influences here are meticulously studied but also are undergoing quite a burdensome test. As is the tentious mini-album intertwined with misery and confusion, it might come out as a true ordeal for a fearsome listener. "NOVOID refers to the act of trying to stuff everything in every place, the sort of Horror Vacui I always had in making music but also to the horror vacui that pervades everybody’s life in one way or another", Rossi states. In contrast to the producer's rigorous research of insights of the local scene, the blueprint of NOVOID remains primitive and imperfect, chaotic even, but way far from just a strange compound of different and established musical norms. Creeping out from the shade of Cesena, NOVOID is an affectionate creation driven by both visceral anger and inconsolable sentiment.

Written & produced by Emanuele Rossi (@orbr)

Drums by Emanuele Maraldi

Mastered by Wim Dehaen (@wimdehaen)

Artwork by Jiri Macku w/ drawings by Anežka & Jakub D.

G&P020 ⛓️

Oroboro - FRIGHTENCORE

Kazuki Koga has dedicated his new EP to a tradition of GORGE. "Instinctive Plagiarism" was created with the theme of plagiarism, appropriation, and falsification, with the aim of arbitrarily reconstructing music that seems to have approached or came into contact with GORGE before it was proposed as a subgenre of electronic music (Roots GORGE).

It is not a sampling, a remix, a tribute, either a homage, and a parody. GORGE is just an imitation.

It is a free-solo take on a route that was climbed in the past.

Instinctive Plagiarism

Kazuki Koga - Instinctive Plagiarism EP

Inspired by the iconic tradition of the sample pack, the Source Folder series seeks to explore the diversity of interpretations, paths and offsprings that might emerge from a common resource. In each installment, a member of the Global URL Nation provides a sample pack from which other artists are invited to create a new track. 

To initiate the series, we are honored to welcome SNKLS, a French producer blending rich sound designs, intricate drum patterns and synthetic curiosities into unique entities at the crossroads of genres and labels. 

For his participation, he curated not one, but two packs of sounds, made from a selection of Eurorack modules such as Rings, Morphagene or DPO, providing a set of tools, materials and supplies for others to appropriate, upcycle, reuse and combine in order to create their own item. 

The 127 Pack edition gathers artists César Ch, Cosmic Caz, EURROPE, King Demitri, Lukann, migu, T.U., VIO_L3T, & xato. From soothing soundscapes to ominous saturated hits, the different tracks draw the contours of a peculiar environment, a garden of synthetic singularities and beauties to be observed, appreciated and get lost into.

The two sample packs are available for anyone to create their own objects at this link : 
https://clublatemusic.com/resources


++ TRACKLIST ++

01. César Ch - A Garden Of Delights
02. VIO_L3T - Ferrum
03. T.U. - My Eyes Are Birds
04. migu - Descent
05. Lukann - Bend Soothe Ignite
06. xato - Usui
07. EURROPE - Hurlevent Quartier Moderne et Marché aux Créatures (Malfamé)
08. Cosmic Caz - Sonus Synthesis
09. King Demitri - Serendipitous Citadel

++ CREDITS ++

Tracks produced by César Ch, Cosmic Caz, EURROPE, King Demitri, Lukann, migu, T.U., VIO_L3T, xato

https://soundcloud.com/corrupted4ta
https://soundcloud.com/cosmiccaz
https://soundcloud.com/eurrope
https://soundcloud.com/kingdemitri
https://soundcloud.com/lukann4
https://soundcloud.com/miguzo
https://soundcloud.com/tu_music
https://soundcloud.com/vio_l3t
https://soundcloud.com/iamxato

Cover & visual works by medieval_cortex 
https://www.instagram.com/medieval_cortex/

Mastering by Cédric iFa Oléon at IFL3Studios
ifl3studios@gmail.com

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VIOLENT BEND

'Astra', remixed by @katnzingha from @ice_eyes & @locr3 collaboration 'Dreamless Shadows' EP out now via Fixed Abode.

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Ice_Eyes & Locre - Astra (Kat Nzingha Remix)[Fixed Abode]

"A Better Tomorrow" conveys a very special feeling, full of confidence, optimism and hope. Heady, pounding bass, chopped breaks and captivating melodies come together and create little moments of tension and release. The titles loosely allude to themes of self-fulfillment and ambition, amplifying the message behind the album. This unique mix-and-match of genres is definitely a fresh take on experimental bass music - it can ramp up your excitement or put you in a blissful zone out.

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k:i:o:s:k - DJ, Producer, Promoter, Collaborator of all sorts. Driven by collective energy, the 00effort co-founder contributes to the growth of the local scene by organising club nights, releasing compilations, designing posters and album covers. Their productions and dj sets balance danceable with experimental, with an intent to capture fleeting, subtle emotions.

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k:i:o:s:k - Fashion Victim (Bonus Track)

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"Ahead of the release of ÖÖÖ forthcoming compilation "Exhalation" out on April 28th, the artist KLUSĀ DABA from ÖÖÖ debut compilation presents the mix with all tracks from “Exhalation” and other favorite tracks on Ola Radio.

"Exhalation" is the debut compilation of ÖÖÖ, which embodies the label's main theme of "Primitive Future". The concept captures the essence of a universal cycle that encompasses physical and spiritual elements for generating life, intelligence, and emotion. It speaks to the movement of life forms in all their subtlety or grandeur, from humans, creatures to planets, from unknown beings to unpredictable happenings. "Exhalation" is rooted in the origin of natural orders and chaos since time immemorial.

Participating artists are crossing different continents of the earth - SÁCCEA (Argentina), Aestum (Vatican), e6c41(Brazil), Iva Peralta (USA), Ylateau (China), Anh Phi (France/Vietnam), Locre (Russia), Ice_Eyes (Athens), Azelsgöattii (China), Toby Davis (China), Klusā Daba (France).

The artists developed their envision of the theme through different sonic landscapes - from futural energy paradise, turbulent apocalypse earth cracks, cult incantation from posthuman tribes, the nirvana of subconscious struggles, to oracle lights and dreamlike chants that heal wounds... Any possibilities are expected as artists will tell a consistent story of Exhalation together with their unique perspectives.

𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧  'ÖÖÖ compilation mix' ⏤ Presented by KLUSĀ DABA

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Original track by @sh_o from the "Among Nights / Feral Laws" split with @lymbs forthcoming 16/10/20 on @cruxaxul.

Mastering: Simon Hawemann at Sludge Studios
Artwork: Sarah Kowalewski

Among Nights / Feral Laws

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