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A freshly picked selection of music for your ears and feet.

Selections // 3rd November

#Playlist 19

p*dis sampler 2017.12

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Wannabe

Lipgloss Twins - Wannabe

From "A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness"

http://rocketship.bandcamp.com/album/a-certain-smile-a-certain-sadness

Rocketship - "I'm Lost Without You Here"

“Questo ricordo, che la prima reazione collettiva fisico-emotiva è stata uguale all'ultima, e che man mano le canzoni crescevano, passando dal provino alla forma attuale, il nostro modo di reagire fisicamente ed emotivamente al loro ascolto si consolidava e si enfatizzava ancora di più verso un'unica direzione. Così, chiunque si trovasse in studio di registrazione insieme a noi a sentire quei brani che avrebbero composto il nuovo album puntava sempre e incondizionatamente il dito al cielo alzando il più possibile il braccio, il rituale che compiono i
battitori di baseball quando vogliono avvertire il pubblico che hanno intenzione di battere un fuoricampo. E noi questo avevamo intenzione di servire: un FUORICAMPO. 

Non che le cose si decidano a tavolino. E' bastato tornare alle origini senza sprechi di tempo senza vergogna, immersi dalla testa ai piedi in quella cultura pop in cui siamo cresciuti. Figli dell'animazione giapponese che sfodera il mito dell'eroe malinconico, figli dei treni che si perdono nello spazio e che planano in mare, del volo, delle stelle e delle nuvole. Buttarsi via dopo un amore estivo rigalleggiando lungo il litorale nei mesi freddi, partecipare al vizio che ci rende vivi e felici. Il vizio e il sesso che fermano lo scorrere del tempo. Il gioco della bottiglia è solo un preambolo infantile di un orgia. Abbiamo voluto gridare contro le veglie insonni, cresciamo e non dormiamo più, cresciamo e ci vestiamo sempre peggio, noi non crediamo nel paradigma del modello calciatore. 
La moda deve essere altro. Noi crediamo ancora nei film d'autore, nella storia e nella natura, crediamo nell'educazione.
È quando il battitore batte un fuoricampo che tutto il pubblico sugli spalti si mette a guardare il cielo”
Tommaso Paradiso (Thegiornalisti)


Thegiornalisti - Promiscuità

Digitalism's new single 'Roller' is out 8th June via PIAS
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/roller-ep/id991293750?ls=1

www.facebook.com/digitalism
www.twitter.com/digitalismmusic
www.instagram.com/digitalismofficial
www,soundcloud.com/digitalism_official
thedigitalism.com

DJ MAG WEEKLY PODCAST: Digitalism

Amon Tobin occupies a peculiar position in the dance music firmament – a point where the gravitational forces of IDM, EDM, D’n’B and rather more hipster-friendly bass music balance one another out. He’s got every bit the production finesse, and often the weirdness, of WARP luminaries, he can also make some very deep and dark basement-friendly tunes – yet he is something of a rave superstar in the USA, and for The Six Rhythms EP he’s on Dutch loudness-warriors Noisia’s label Division. His Two Fingers guise was originally created for tracks with UK MC Sway, but it’s now an instrumental project. We won’t lie, the other tracks on this EP slide a bit far into stadium rave territory for us, but this one – a healthy dose of body-rocking warehouse electro – does the business and then some. It’s out on 22nd June – you can preorder on the Division site or iTunes.

Preorder

Two Fingers "Adrian's Rhythm" - Boiler Room Debuts

Modeselektor / Berlin

700358bc5 by Second Woman from the S/T album due out early summer 2016 on Spectrum Spools.

"700358bc5" by Second Woman

as a central point of reference of grischa lichtenberger‘s »la demeure/il y a péril en la demeure« complex, raster-noton releases a limited edition of three 12“ vinyl EPs that are accompanied by a handmade, signed and individualized screen print.

the three EPs were set up as an experiment. each of the records is guided by a word that could be described as a phantasmagoria, a delusion of the 20th century – like a metaphor that is concerned not only with its immediate meaning, but with an implication more emotional, more irrational, telling something about the mindset of the not so distant past.

these keywords already existed before the production on the tracks began and thus played the role of an indirect orientation or playground for association. nevertheless, the EPs are not conceptualized, but rather a collection of habits and strategies in relation to the titles.

common to all EPs of the triptych is the question of a connection between intimacy and the public sphere. aesthetically, the music presented on the EPs ranges from distressing and unaligned dancefloor-oriented tracks to tribal and politically charged drones to unsettling noise ballads. on »spielraum«, for example, hypnotizing music box melodies are combined with claustrophobic breakbeats. »allgegenwart«, on the other hand, presents mechanical rhythms and sawing pads, topped with high-pitched warning sounds. last but not least, the final EP »strahlung« features self-forgetful, gloomy and melancholy tracks backed by melodies that remind of a barrel organ turned upside down.

please note: this special edition is limited to 500 copies and was printed, stamped and signed by the artist himself. print and paint application variations are intended.

for more on the ideas behind the series in grischa lichtenberger‘s own words, see: http://www.grischa-lichtenberger.com/spielraum_allgegenwart_strahlung/

Spielraum | Allgegenwart | Strahlung

grischa lichtenberger »003_1115_fn_2« taken from »spielraum | allgegenwart | strahlung«

Jaubi:
https://www.facebook.com/jaubimusic
https://jaubi.bandcamp.com
https://twitter.com/jaubi_band

Astigmatic Records:
https://www.facebook.com/astigmaticrecords
https://www.instagram.com/astigmaticrecords
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4staRkyWr3SMaWGeC-J6Pg/
https://twitter.com/astigmaticrec

The Deconstructed Ego

Jaubi - Her Smile Made Me Smile

Jaubi - Dha-Vi

Greenspan and Taraval

01 Earthly Delights

»decadent yet depraved«, the debut album by belief defect, finds shelter and complicity in raster as home and label.

familiar with the underground music scene and how its skeptical nature can also be an obstacle to overcome, belief defect abandon any claim or credit in an attempt to transcend the limits authorship imposes, avoid the boundaries or expectations earned or self imposed and find the clearest, most direct path to their music for themselves and the listener.

at the core of the album is the music that inspired them, the conclusion of countless recordings listened to in their formative years that ultimately result in a life-long devotion to electronic music: from dance floor to primal anger and self-annihilating noise, to transcendental, ambient escapism and intense self-reflexive sonic layering.

the result is a soundtrack for this apocalyptic time, an uncompromising reflection on the state of mankind and its uncertain future — underscored by a sense of religious and secular demise referenced in track titles, samples, and soundscapes scattered throughout the album.

yet, more than a political statement »decadent yet depraved« is an introspective journey, turning each listener into a spiritual soul-seeker staring into the abyss, reaching for some kind of cathartic truthfulness.

sculpture, prosthetics, photography by sarah sitken.

Decadent Yet Depraved

belief defect »deliverance« taken from »decadent yet depraved«

"We Are What You Think We Are" is the tenth dispatch from the crew here at Lost Soul Enterprises, New York City, USA. This compilation features a whopping 15 artists who together represent all corners of the label's extended family, with frequent local collaborators paired with past guests of our various parties. It is served with love from us to you on 3 slabs of vinyl released in 3 installments.
  Each installment charts a different component of our sound: 10.1 highlights the influences of synthwave and postpunk electronics, 10.2 is comprised of razor-sharp acid and overdriven electro, and 10.3 delves into darker shades of industrial techno. Together, all of these elements loosely sketch our little corner of the sonic universe. With this humble offering we tried to capture and share with you a little sliver of what we've found together in hazy rooms full of flashing lights and strange sounds.

We Are What You Think We Are 

LSE10.3 B1 Vapauteen - Lost Again

SADAF - SHELL EP out August 18 on @outside-insight

Buy SHELL 12" Vinyl // Digital - sadaf.bandcamp.com/album/shell-ep

SHELL is the debut EP from SADAF, exploring a young cineaste’s failed script and discombobulated thought process. The loose narrative of the album pivots from the narrator’s viewpoint to the fictional characters she has imagined. Grappling with writers block and a self-sabotaging disposition, the narrator decides to burn the script and start anew. Burning a script becomes an exorcise in burning an image of oneself, leaving behind an empty shell or crust without a formed centre. The shrill combustible sounds and crackling beats echo the destructive sentiments that plague the narrator’s creative process.

YOUR LOVE IS A HOSPITAL

belief defect »unnatural instinct« taken from »decadent yet depraved«

From the new 12inch with remixes from Biosphere and Klara Lewis. Out now on Smalltown Supersound. 

Purchase the release here: smarturl.it/sts32512

Carmen Villain - Borders (Klara Lewis Remix)

Makeness - Loud Patterns

Buy / stream: https://makeness.lnk.to/loudpatterns

Makeness - Loud Patterns

Reginald Omas Mamode IV - 'Working'
Taken from the forthcoming album 'Children of Nu'
Out 3rd November 2017

pre-order: 
Ltd Double Vinyl: reginaldomasmamodeiv.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-nu
Digital: https://fiveeasypieces.lnk.to/ChildrenOfNu

Reginald Omas Mamode IV follows last year’s self-titled debut album with ‘Children Of Nu’, set for release on 3rd November 2017. 

The 20 track album draws influence from the world around us, everyday life. As we witness rising poverty, global events, political and ethnic divisions - these factors prompt some of Reginald’s themes and call for humanity to recognise we are all interconnected. 

“We are all related. We're all brothers and sisters with common ancestry, common history and a common origin regardless of race, geographic location or belief systems. Love and compassion are universal feelings/practices we all should embrace and apply to all aspects of our lives, our interactions and our relationships, regardless of the kinship”.
- Reginald Omas Mamode IV

‘Children Of Nu’ encompasses Reginald’s musical and sonic influences - Afro Roots music through to jazz and soul. It draws from Africa as much as the west, an attempt to make a record 
that can exist in many contexts; the present, the future and past.

Recorded with freedom - most tracks remain from the first take - the process of creating ‘Children Of Nu’ was an open ended development from a natural, intuitive, starting point. Made with minimal thought of how tracks would end up, the music was led through the creative process. Born of a moment, each track is an attempt to capture that instance, mood, feeling or subject.

Last year’s self-titled debut album was warmly received, collecting critical success including Mojo (“A brand-new-retro delight”), Mixmag (“Peckham beat brilliance”), Record Collector (“Equal parts D’Angelo to J Dilla”), The Wire (“Soul music turned all the way inward”) and a Bandcamp Album of the Day (“Breathing lifeforms that are equally steeped in hip-hop, funk, soul and jazz”). It was also nominated for ‘Album of the Year’ at Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards 2017.

Along with Mo Kolours, Jeen Bassa, Henry Wu, Al Dobson Jr and Tenderlonious; he’s helped forge in the 22a co-operative that The FADER calls “a kaleidoscopic patchwork of hip-hop, house, and groove investigations bound by one thread: a timeless belief in rhythm as a universal language”.

Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Working

READ > inverted-audio.com/premiere-j-zbel-nik-molina

Next up after releases by Basses Terres, Full Quantic Pass and Simo Cell, this time the Lyon-based imprint @bfdmrec join forces with Ron Morelli's seminal imprint @l-i-e-s for a one-off conspirative 12" featuring label mainstays J-Zbel, Low Jack and Morelli for a rare appearance under his U-202 moniker.

J-Zbel - Nik Molina [BFDM / L.I.E.S.]

Taken from SS (2017), a new mixtape comprising 9 original compositions inspired by classic cinema. Watch the Requiem trailer: youtu.be/HpLGV0FXlG4

Featuring @0800shygirl
Watch trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpLGV0FXlG4

SS (2017)

Download

Requiem (ft. Shygirl)

»winter, or a time which represents that season, in a metropole that appears to be moscow. the visitor is taking metro no. 6 at leninsky prospect as he is on his way to the ballroom close to gorky park. the air is icy, the sky is grey. a cat, previously hidden among the dirty snow, is crossing his way. the closer he gets to his destination, the clearer he can hear music, music that reminds him of future days.

the dimly lit room is only sparsely filled. on stage a graceful singer, capturing the room with her presence. captive voices merge with chords played on yet unknown instruments – machine rhythms cycle in 3/4 time. the vigorous peasant dancers, following an instinctive knowledge of the weight of fall, utilize their surplus energy to press all their strength into the proper beat of the measure, thus intensifying their personal enjoyment in dancing. here, in the transhuman ballroom, time stands still and values are being dissolved by numeric progressions. spiritually allied, the visitor, the singer and the peasant dancers short-circuit the present moment while the last falling snow slowly turns into rain.«

with »walzerzyklus«, atom™ returns to raster to complete his series that has once begun with »liedgut« and continued with »winterreise«. the 7 tracks, created in collaboration with russian singer lisokot, are subdivided into 3 pieces of 2 minutes each and 4 pieces of 3 minutes each, intentionally reflecting the 3/4 time of a classic waltz.

throughout the release, lisokot’s delicate vocals are put into different relations to atom™’s rather cool machine music, either complementing or contrasting each other. in the same line, the 3 shorter “leitmotifs” provide the main theme that is taken up repeatedly in the course of the release.

the EP will be released on CD and as special vinyl edition limited to 300 copies.

Walzerzyklus

atom™ & lisokot »transhuman melody« taken from »walzerzyklus«

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http://londonambient.com
Taken from the @loomsounds 'London Ambient' EP (GOB026) out 24th November, 2017
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Gobstopper alumni Loom returns to the label for his third outing since debuting with ‘Grade’ back in 2014. 

Now a founding member of club collective and party, Acid Fantasy — a popular club night he has helped run for the past year alongside Akito and Nervous Horizon duo TSVI and Wallwork — Loom’s palette has continued to expand and evolve, as evidenced by sparkling new record, ‘London Ambient’. 

Where ‘Grade’ and 2016 follow-up ‘European Heartache’ functioned around experimental grime tropes and fractious melody, ‘London Ambient’ unfurls broader, complex landscapes and sounds, inspired by discovering ‘so much new music’ working in London record shops over the last two years. “I’ve been introduced to so much new stuff, music I never would have heard before”, Loom explains, “…and these new influences gave me loads more drive to start making music”. 

Written with a wide-eyed sense of discovery, ‘London Ambient’ flexes between futuristic, sci-fi soundscapes (‘Heavy Glow’), sprawling acid-y club trips (‘Aacccid’) and sub-heavy, rave breaks (‘Saturday Job At Laser Quest’). These myriad sounds, bookended by the lush ‘Heavy Glow’ and dreamy, bubbling soundscape, ‘Forever’, compound Loom’s new-found sense of discovery — a fitting motif for a label that continues to grow and re-mould with every release.

Loom - Aacccid

Download: https://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2017/10/k-leimer-noise-coiled-sleep/

[via XLR8R] - FTS001

Download: K. Leimer - Noise Coiled Sleep'

J.G. Biberkopf
'Fountain Of Meaning' EP
DN010
Format: vinyl / digital
Release Date: 8 December 2017
Mastered by Rashad Becker at D&M
@jgb-k


Fountain of Meaning is a new sonic fiction from sound artist J.G. Biberkopf following last year’s Ecologies II: Ecosystems of Excess released on Knives. Emerging out of a situation of overflow, the record burrows deeper into his practice of palpable audio theater with a study of object and relations across space-time specific sounds. 

The Fountain as a theme reflects a spouting and spilling of information, an erotic gushing of imagined aural history. “The Fountain was the source of water in the public space in cities,” J.G. Biberkopf explains. “Now it’s pretty much a sexualised architectural gesture of both beautification and the spectacle of dominant ideologies.” 

The western classical musical canon, much like the perpetual coming of the fountain, flush the headphone space with stimuli. Reflex and memory guides the listener through a semiotic architecture of processed recordings of masses in Catholic churches and contemporary performances of pre-medieval music. A liquidity of structure has an anxious influence and is a closed system approach to form and imagination. When water flows, it fills every space, then spills over to claim more. History is equally abundant and alive. We have never had as much history as we have now. We have never been able to see ourselves as we can now. 

A knowledge of a grander architecture of knowing and recalling oppress the ecologies of human decision-making.The nature of the archive has  transformed into a total and panoptic intelligence. A life is a gamble as the inventory of the world overflows into the production of a spectral third, an other, a confrontation. Fountain of Meaning offers a dynamic tension and release. A molecular tragedy, our abject recovery into a collaborative reimagining of a trauma long forgotten. 

What can be gleaned from this overflow?

DN010 - Fountain of Meaning

Fountain Of Meaning

J.G. Biberkopf - Delirium

far from the atmosphere / Chihei Hatakeyama

full-length ltd. cassette & digital album: https://leavingrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mudai-version

Japanese composer Fumitake Tamura (aka Bun) & Berkeley via Detroit producer Dakim team up for their second release on Leaving Records.  Mudai Version explores 2014's Mudai collaboration from a multitude of re-inventive angles, versions, and variations.

TAPE + DIGI

Fumitake Tamura & Dakim - 裏 12

From the album "12 & 1 SONG" (KI-008, KITCHEN. LABEL)

Available via KITCHEN. LABEL 
http://www.kitchen-label.com/catalogue/ki008-janis-crunch-and-haruka-nakamura-12-and-1-song

Janis Crunch & haruka nakamura - カノン (12 & 1 SONG, 2011)

Originally just an improvisation. I thought I'd give it structure and finish it. Maybe too cluttered for a single composition.

Dream Cycle

"Itchy" is taken from the forthcoming Siriusmo album "Enthusiast" (MONKEYTOWN033) Out June 14

Siriusmo "Itchy" taken from the forthcoming album "Enthusiast" (MONKEYTOWN033) Out June 14

official soundcloud page of raster - artistic platform.