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Luigi Tozzi Vinyl Session August 2014

Acre Recordings are proud to present the next exciting instalment in their popular series of free compilations - Iugeri Sonus V - featuring both Acre regulars and a host of new talent. For this instalment they return to their IDM roots, with stunning contributions from the likes of Atomhead, Technicolor Yawn, Nonima, Hitori Tori and united Organics - amongst many others. This compilation covers a lot of bases: from the lush and expansive to the cold, clinical and intense, via analogue melodics, acid and the frenetically danceable. Acre would like to thank everyone for taking part and if you like what you hear please support the artists.

Abjective - Narayana (feat. DomainMeta)
https://www.facebook.com/abjective
https://abjective.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/abjective

Inwards - 104![my sequence]
https://www.facebook.com/inwardsmusic
https://soundcloud.com/inwardsuk

Blakbody – Wake Dynamics
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blakbody/573123582721289?fref=ts

The Utah Jazz & Eden Grey – 6.22 
http://edengrey.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/eden-grey
https://soundcloud.com/the-utah-jazz

Vizier of Damascus - Bishkek Falls Upon the Hour	
https://soundcloud.com/vizierofdamascus
https://vizierofdamascus.bandcamp.com/
https://www.soundcloud.com/kashgar

united Organics - ™12°•∏_◊ıÇÏ
https://soundcloud.com/unitedorganics

Technicolor Yawn - Toluca
http://technicolor-yawn.bandcamp.com/

voqyv - klip
https://soundcloud.com/voqyv

Inicolabug - DIY Kit for Humanoid Endoskeleton
https://www.facebook.com/inicolabugpage
https://soundcloud.com/inicolabug/

Hitori Tori - Renuvose
http://hitoritori.tumblr.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hitori-Tori/114752495265721

Jacob Birge - HaSustrum
http://www.jacobbirge.eu/music.html

Stormfield – Dissensus (Nonima Remix) 
Original version of "Dissensus" appears on the "Ten Years of Combat" compilation.
http://nonima.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/nonima
http://www.combatrecordings.com

C Mantle – Two [one]
https://soundcloud.com/c-mantle
https://www.facebook.com/cimantle

Atomhead – Diffraction Patterns
https://janrobbe.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/janrobbe

Graphics by Lawrence Clift
Mastering by C Mantle

Iugeri Sonus V - Free Compilation (02/02/2015)

»sleepstep« is the first collaboration between raster-noton and dasha rush. the record‘s subtitle »sonar poems for my sleepless friends« describes its underlying concept – »sleepstep« is a trip through electronically alienated microcompositions and sound collages that, interwoven with text passages, aim at creating a dream-like atmosphere.

the stations of this journey are striving for oblivion of time, an immersion, a drifting in universal states – death, life, birth, grief, desire. the titles often appear to be raw sketches, fugitive, surreal short stories that rather want to break open than execute.

the musical arrangement, in this context, can be described as rather subtle and fragile. though electronically manipulated, no production technique is pushing itself to the fore. and though clichés are not dreaded, »sleepstep«, as a result, stays away from being cliché. the sonar poems for her sleepless friends are feminine, subtle and personal reports. a musical dream journey in the form of a classical concept record – an album that also stands in the tradition of ambient music.

dasha rush is already known as a techno dj and producer. here on »sleepstep«, she celebrates her alter ego. the cd version comes with a 32-pages booklet that also shows her photographic interest and includes the aforementioned poems written by her. furthermore there is 2 x 12" vinyl version. 

dasha rush. sleep ballade (excerpt). taken from dasha rush.  sleepstep

cory arcane found her comfort zone in a constant state of crisis, and her liberation through love, sensuality, and high-speed internet access.
as some might recall, she used to struggle with her own decay, navigating an intricate web of bureaucracy, endless social-media scrolling, 24-hour news channel feeds and marketed strategies of seduction.
her intense and continuous obsession for surf, breakdancing and cat videos might have saved her from a silent decline, but it would be her first attempts at integrating a professional ballet company that provided the initial spark. her unorthodox dance movements were often considered shocking, transgressive, and barely legal; and even though some recognised her genuine talent, it was clear she would never make it into this structure. this is when she started her slow drift towards the outer limits of society, in search of the way to achieve the conditions for absolute freedom.
her emancipation was surely marked by different forms of excess: the inappropriate use of fireworks, the consumption of large quantities of alcohol and controlled substances, as well as the occasional blasts of kitchen appliances.
she bypassed the gender war and became an expert in advertising sabotage. soon cory would give academic courses on the true liberation of the mind, or, in her own words, the apotheosis of senses.
lately, she could be seen squatting in the outskirts of different giant metropolises, embracing the mayhem, contemplating the crumbling of a system. the sound of the city, mixed with the music on her headphones, would weave complex rhythms and futuristic textures into a beautifully coloured, pixellated surface.
looking out onto this fabulous chaos, she smiled.

»cory arcane« is kangding ray‘s fifth album on raster-noton and will be released as CD, double vinyl LP, and digitally.

kangding ray - dark barker

Luigi Tozzi - Vinyl Session April 2016

Patterns Of Consciousness

Caterina Barbieri - This Causes Consciousness To Fracture - from Patterns Of Consciousness LP

Wacław Zimpel - Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, hammond organs, synthesizer, drum programming

Jakub Ziołek - 6-string acoustic guitar, vocals, drum programming, synthesizer, fx, lyrics

Guest appearance: Jaśmina Polak - backing vocals

This song was recorded at Tonn Studio in Łódź, Poland between 20th and 22nd of January 2017.

Recording engineers: Maciej Staniecki & Krzysztof Tonn
Mixing engineer: Jakub Ziołek
Mastering engineer: Marcin Bociński
Photo: Aleksander Makowski

Wrens have been gorging on
Meadows blindly
Following the bride

We have failed to be
Much more distant than
The real is to night

All I ever knew is
How misguiding is
Hanging on to words

Under aspen tree
We will vibrate
Wiping out the birds

Zimpel/Ziołek - Wrens

iPhone-Dembow vol. 6

Soldado Callejero - Kid Cala

»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«

Luigi Tozzi - Vinyl Session August 2017

ALVA NOTO + RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - GLASS [N-044]

VINYL, CD, DIGITAL: http://bit.ly/N44-NOTON-SHOP

The emotional drama of the forty-five minute performance was echoed in the natural environment. A sudden rain storm forced the evening’s guests into the Glass House at the start of the performance. During the performance, the storm cleared into a dramatic red and pink sunset and concluded in nightfall. Rehearsing only one day before, Sakamoto and Nicolai experimented with a keyboard, mixers, singing glass bowls, crotales, and the architecture of the Glass House. Contact microphones were attached to the surface of the Glass House, and using various weighted gong mallets with rubber heads that were gently but firmly dragged along the surface of the glass, Sakamoto and Nicolai transformed the Glass House into an instrument, creating a wistful sounds of contemplation and longing. Similarly, Nicolai played two sets of high and low octave crotales with a horse hair bow. The pair improvised in what could be described as an intuitive call and response manner. This sense of fresh sound experimentation was captured in Derrick Belcham’s film of the haunting soundscape created by Sakamoto and Nicolai at the Glass House. 

GLASS, PERFORMANCE BY ALVA NOTO AND RYUICHI SAKAMOTO 1ST SEPTEMBER 2016, GLASS HOUSE IN NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT - A SITE OF THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION. ORGANISED BY IRENE SHUM.

@alvanoto

GLASS

N-44 - ALVA NOTO + RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - GLASS

with »redsuperstructure«, robert lippok created a new foundation for his musical endeavors. now – 7 years later – this system properly comes to life on »applied autonomy«. the title of the new album is a clear indicator as to what the berlin-based producer has been up to during the last couple of years, both on a conceptual level as well as how he molds his ideas into tracks.

»applied autonomy« orchestrates a certain state of frantic standstill, which occurs once a structure is set. has this state been reached, the artist is free to focus on other equally important aspects, balancing the various shades, pushing ideas even further to really make them shine and blossom in their self-declared autonomy. the more light one lets in, the more layers become visible.

layers are key when it comes to understanding »applied autonomy«. big chunks of the material with which the album has been produced derive from sketches specifically made for a club performance.

rather than meticulously devising each and every detail, lippok focussed instead on recording as many fragments as possible in a short period of time, elements which he could later combine and layer on stage. based on this material and his experience experimenting with it in a live environment, the album slowly began to shape. an album culminating in a collaboration with klara lewis, with whom lippok spent 2 days at the EMS studios in stockholm, approaching the idea of autonomy from yet another angle. during the session, both musicians played and performed simultaneously, yet not explicitly together, lost in their own thoughts and ideas, only subconsciously taking in what the other one was coming up with. the result is »samtal«, 14 minutes of a constantly evolving state of poise, magically connecting all the dots lippok had already defined as »applied autonomy«.

the artwork for »applied autonomy« has been created by the berlin-based argentinian artist luca gutierrez. over the last couple of years, he has made a name for himself with his spectacular AV performances.

Applied Autonomy

robert lippok »all objects are moving« taken from »applied autonomy«

with »redsuperstructure«, robert lippok created a new foundation for his musical endeavors. now – 7 years later – this system properly comes to life on »applied autonomy«. the title of the new album is a clear indicator as to what the berlin-based producer has been up to during the last couple of years, both on a conceptual level as well as how he molds his ideas into tracks.

»applied autonomy« orchestrates a certain state of frantic standstill, which occurs once a structure is set. has this state been reached, the artist is free to focus on other equally important aspects, balancing the various shades, pushing ideas even further to really make them shine and blossom in their self-declared autonomy. the more light one lets in, the more layers become visible.

layers are key when it comes to understanding »applied autonomy«. big chunks of the material with which the album has been produced derive from sketches specifically made for a club performance.

rather than meticulously devising each and every detail, lippok focussed instead on recording as many fragments as possible in a short period of time, elements which he could later combine and layer on stage. based on this material and his experience experimenting with it in a live environment, the album slowly began to shape. an album culminating in a collaboration with klara lewis, with whom lippok spent 2 days at the EMS studios in stockholm, approaching the idea of autonomy from yet another angle. during the session, both musicians played and performed simultaneously, yet not explicitly together, lost in their own thoughts and ideas, only subconsciously taking in what the other one was coming up with. the result is »samtal«, 14 minutes of a constantly evolving state of poise, magically connecting all the dots lippok had already defined as »applied autonomy«.

the artwork for »applied autonomy« has been created by the berlin-based argentinian artist lucas gutierrez. over the last couple of years, he has made a name for himself with his spectacular AV performances.

robert lippok »applied autonomy« taken from »applied autonomy«

»sichten« refers both to »opinions« as well as the »examination of material«. in lose sequence, we will invite friends and colleagues, but especially music lovers to share their opinions on music with us or to look through their collected materials in order to present music that tends to be out of the focus of current media channels.

as a label for electronic music our focus is on examining exactly this genre. but in the context of the series, we are rather looking for more hidden, unknown, perhaps forgotten music. we want to present the yet undiscovered, and also offer a platform for other cultural environments with different musical approaches.

each issue will be supervised and compiled by a curator. an introductory text shall explain the artistic approach of the respective curator. in this sense, the format of a double lp can only provide a first insight and wants to invite to a more in-depth research.

for the first issue of the series, »sichten 1«, we asked frank bretschneider to compile his own, very personal selection of current electronic music. his choice fell on six artists, whose different styles meander between accessible music on the one hand and very abstract compositions on the other hand.

Sichten 1

benjamin brunn »joy« taken from »sichten 1«

Set minimal-techno

official soundcloud page of raster - artistic platform.