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Renamed and reinvigorated from his former LOR incarnation a few years back, Belfast producer Gregory Ferguson has created a textured landscape of aural oddities that take the LP form of an ambient tapestry. Faith/Reason traverses the boundaries of space we find in the twilight hours when the world stands still for a second and we're reminded of the fragility of the lives we inhabit.

Faith/Reason

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Artist: @gropina
Label: @paesaggirecords
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After his debut "Mare Aperto", Amsterdam-based Gropina returns to the light with a four tracks 12” EP out on Paesaggi Records.

“Microcosmo” is a synth melody with a slow-rolling Roland 606 drum-machine rhythm, Quena flute by Hamburg saxophonist Linus Kleinlosen, ambient pads, and natural field recordings. The atmosphere of the song brings you into a dewdrop in a blade of grass in the early morning hours right after the twilight of a sunny day. Following we fade into a dreamy dancefloor jam called “Awumbuk” where bittersweet chords are backed with a Yamaha RX5 rhythm, a groovy FM baseline from a Yamaha DX100, and Roland D50 Lush pads. On the flip, we can find an adventurous downtempo break jam called “Natura Naturans” marked by trancey elements, a solid bassline, and an evocative flute melody. The journey ends with “Omen” which is a dark slow jam characterized by a live processed drum machine groove with a hint of wave influence and a metaphysical vibe to it.

Side B and the riso-printed insert depict the head of the bifid siren from the Romanesque church of S.Pietro in Gropina. In Christian symbology, the fish-tailed siren represents the seductive power of the senses and illusion, which distracts man from the spiritual realm by attracting him to ephemeral pleasures. Like every human-animal hybrid creature, the siren is the duality of intellect-primordial instincts and the conflict between the double nature of man.

Microcosmo has been conceived and recorded between 2018 and 2020.  The release includes a riso-printed insert and a sticker.
The release is hand-stamped.
Mastered at MaSpaventi Studio.
Instruments used: Roland 606 - Yamaha RX5 - Kawai K4 - Yamaha DX100 - Roland D50

PREMIERE : Gropina - Microcosmo

The music by Yan Kruau & Michele Ottini was first released in 2017 on 60 tapes only. Subject To Restrictions Discs makes them available on vinyl for the first time. Very raw, somewhere between darkwave and electro with soundtrack elements, the 6 tracks on “L'ultimo Di Noi” explore a yet not so common musical world. This release is limited to 200 copies

L'ultimo Di Noi EP

PREMIERE : Yan Kruau & Michele Ottini - Una Via D'uscita

This music carries the energy of the Celestial Breathing Tree — a symbol of inner peace, gentle rebirth, and quiet expansion of the soul. 528Hz supports emotional recovery 963Hz reconnects your consciousness to higher clarity Together, they guide you back to your natural state of calm and alignment.

Celestial Breathing Tree

A sonic portrait of a city suspended in twilight, it traces the quiet pulse of urban dusk — moody and gently immersive. As the day exhales and the skyline softens, textures emerge — quiet synths, distant echoes, and the hush of passing lives.

Le Code is a French ambient artist known for creating soft atmospheric soundscapes with subtle synthesizer or piano sounds inspired by nature (especially water and the ocean). He also co-founded Mare Nostrum Label, largely continuing the ocean theme.

Produced, mixed and mastered by Alexandre De Charrin (Le Code)
Cover picture by Alexandre De Charrin
Cover design by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)

Something in the Air

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Lucas Croon half of Bar and also known for his work with Düsseldorf projects like Stabil Elite and our uncle Themes For Great Cities delivers a four track EP full of downtempo synth and rhythm excursions. It's starting slow with a travel through the human spinal chord shaking it at a Suzuka Grandprix After Party in 1984 where you were praying on your knees in front of the Spiritus Sanctus because of too much champaign. You got me? All tracks recorded at Pferdestärken Studio Düsseldorf. Cover artwork by Holger Kurt Jäger, Layout by Jannes Becherer

006 Lucas Croon EP

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https://www.discogs.com/Liluzu-Whats-Your-Star-Sign-EP/release/13039985

It’s a new year and what better way to celebrate it than with a new release and a new artist. As Liluzu, Lachlan McGeehan debuts on Kalahari Oyster Cult with What’s Your Star Sign. Part of Australia’s growing pool of musical talent, McGeehan combines a wide spread of influences and styles to arrive at his own unique sonic personality.

“I Think That…” opens the 12”. Classic breakbeat percussion is countered by chanting samples and silken chords as western grooves collide with the exoticism of the east. Tribal toms are cut by a rasping drum for the Bubble Mix of “Arreca.” Delicate notes flutter next to squelchy basslines and aquatic flows in this dreamy and imaginative work. BPMs rise as “Scale Libra” makes itself known on the flip. Shapeshifting melodies glow from the outset, bright notes dawn and shine in this track of new age optimism and old-school class. The I Love You Mix of “Scale Libra” muscles up rhythm patterns, sourcing extra pound through thick kicks while adding height to the ascending lines of the Liluzu’s version. A provocative dust-mask remake by Sentiments that captures all the enthusiasm and grace of the original as it nods to the verve of the 1990s dance scene.

Liluzu - What’s Your Star Sign? EP (OYSTER16 - Snippets)

The party was in full effect, brimming with friendly faces and lively, incessant chatter. She shimmied through the crowd discreetly grazing her fingertips against his as she passed him. Their eyes locked for just a moment and her heart began to race. She gulped and quickly averted her gaze. This had become a recurring situation that they now knew all too well. Day after day, night after night they battled with these same desires, trying to fight their primal urges. How could something that feels so right also feel so wrong? It was their secret, and it would have to remain that way. At least for now...

Berlin-based party and mix series Warning kick off their new label with two reworks from Benedikt Frey and DJ TABLEDANCE. On today's premiere, Benedikt puts a dark and sleazy spin on a classic cut from Aaliyah.

PREMIERE: Unknown - Rock The Boat (Benedikt Frey Rework) [Warning]

https://optimomusic.bandcamp.com/album/heaven-to-hell

1 Heaven 2 Hell
2 Heaven 2 Hell (Eden Burns Baked Beans in the Basement Mix)
3 Heaven 2 Hell (Eden Burns Remix)

Heaven 2 Hell speaks of the journey from disempowerment into empowerment, from separation into unity, from hatred into love or visa versa, it speaks of a journey of deep inner transformation, of seeing the darkness within and around us, to see the truth, and to find acceptance, to bring ourselves from separation back into unity. From Hell back into Heaven. Heaven To Hell comes with two remixes from Vanessa’s partner, Eden Burns.  Vanessa’s album “Vanessa 77", delayed due to the pandemic is out July 10th (vinyl / digital).

Out on Optimo Music Digital Danceforce June 26th 2020

Optimo Music Digital Danceforce 030 - Vanessa Worm - Heaven 2 Hell EP

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