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VLADISLAV

TodaysArt Festival 2011

La Frekuencia

Vladislav relay

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Vladislav Delay's sound works available for listening in Kiasma's toilets, as parts of the Kiasma Hits exhibition. This excerpt is from the women's toilet in the museum's lobby.

Vladislav Delayn ääniteokset Kiasman wc-tiloissa osana Kiasma Hits -kokoelmanäyttelyä. Tämä ääninäyte on aulan naistenvessasta.

Vladislav Delay - Kiasma revisited / female

the significant novelty of kyoka‘s first full length album »is (Is Superpowered)« is that she uses her own voice much more often than usual, in the form of short snippets as well as longer sung melodies. these elements are set and arranged as if they were an autonomous instrument. sometimes these voices give the impression of being a babelesque language mix-up, or even a kind of cryptic message for the listener like found in the song »meander«.

the production process of the record was heavily supported by her label mates frank bretscheider and robert lippok, which is, in this way of forming a production team, a unique constellation in the history of raster-noton. whereas lippok focused on preserving the roughness and complexity of kyoka‘s compositions, bretschneider concentrated on refining them regarding their fluidity and focus. both tried to keep the vitality and hyperactivity of the initial tracks without losing their distinctive eccentricity.

although kyoka‘s sound is often kind of chaotic, it is by no means stressful but rather energizing and easy to enjoy. the only exception to this can be found in »piezo version vision«, the noticeably roughest track of the record. her particularly progressive style is best reflected by the song »re-pulsion«, a rolling groove combined with unusual clicks and snares and topped with crazy sounding voice fragments.

the album thus further deepens what was already initiated with her first ep »iSH«, released as part five of raster-noton‘s unun series. it presents a stylistically broader spectrum of kyoka‘s music but at the same time exhibits the fresh and positive, sometimes even childlike attitude she is already known for. this eventually renders »is (Is Superpowered)« a perfect extension of our label catalogue.

kyoka. re-pulsion. taken from kyoka. is (is superpowered)

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Paco Mendoza - La Frekuencia (Dengue Dengue Dengue! Remix)

From IT029 "Fusion Pop"
Artist: Marc Houle
Label: Items & Things
Release date: 25 April, 2014
Tracklist:
1. Fusion Pop
2. Hello Friend
3. Fusion Pop (Magda's Lost In Mezcal Mix)
4. Fusion Pop (NYMA's Confusion Mix)

Also available on vinyl.

IT029 Marc Houle - Fusion Pop (Magda's Lost In Mezcal Mix)

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Transitions

From the 2002 album "Talkatif" (Ninja Tune). 

Talkatif

»vortices« is ueno masaaki’s first release on raster-noton, and the seventh release of the unun series.

ueno masaaki takes his musical cue from natural phenomenon and laws of nature by trying to reconstruct, not simulating them. the results are mainly rhythmical patterns that set off a chain reaction, expanding and contracting and creating new formations all the time.

the four tracks he presents on the EP are characterized by solid sound structures that appear to be very harsh and straight, sometimes even brutal, whereas the high pace even intensifies this impression. apparently repetitive at first sight, the tracks are in fact highly complex and intelligently arranged, presenting unforeseen breaks and shifts in direction.

ueno masaaki. excited state. taken from ueno masaaki. vortices

ueno masaaki. vortex state. taken from ueno masaaki. vortices

Taken from new album "C" out now !
Vinyl/CD available : recordmakers.com/album/c-94

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Downtempo

Emancipator - Nevergreen

JOHN NORMAN PRESENTS:
AN OBSESSION WITH SOUND
- AOWS042 -
- FEAT. G-MAN AKA GEZ VARLEY -

On todays show we have one half of the famous british electronic duo LFO who is none other than the G-Man himself, Gez Varley. 

TRACKLISTING

01. G-Man - Cosmic Shores (Original Mix)  //  Bangbang!
02. G-Man - Planet Rock (Original Mix)  //  Bitten
03. David Meiser - Zero Decibels (Original Mix)  //  Synewave
04. Tunnel - The Returning (Lee Holman Remake)  //  Etichetta Nera
05. Tunnel - The Returning (Lee Holman Deep Remake)  //  Etichetta Nera
06. Diego Hostettler & Krenzlin - Spinal Tap (David Meiser Remix)  //  Nachtstrom Schallplatten
07. Tunnel - From The Earth Rising (Submerge Remix)  //  Etichetta Nera
08. Unknown
09. Lewis Fautzi - Elliptic (Original Mix)  //  Soma Records
10. G-Man - Promo Beats
11. G-Man - House Of Vetti (Original Mix)  //  GMR Records
12. Gez Varley - Shon (Original Mix)  //  Keys Of Life
13. David Meiser - Machines Are Alive (Original Mix)  //  Subspecies
14. Sejon - Dark Tunnel (Aleja Sanchez Remix)  //  Etichetta Nera
15. Unknown

AOWS042 - An Obsession With Sound - G-Man aka Gez Varley Guest Mix

Peter Van Hoesen [Time To Express] Belgium

When it comes down to combining the best of many musical worlds, Peter Van Hoesen can say he's been doing it for a while now. Deeply rooted in the Brussels electronic music scene as DJ and producer since 1993, he's considered by many as a man with multiple musical talents: from straight-up dancefloor jackin' techno to advanced abstract electronica. His music has been released on his own labels Time To Express and Foton as well as through Exone, Komisch, Lan Muzic, Curle, Meakusma and Morse. He's active as a DJ, producer, sound designer and composer for contemporary dance and theatre. Peter currently lives in Berlin.

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Smoke Machine Podcast 022 Peter Van Hoesen

CP/BW 

A1. Foreign Pedigree 
A2. Mr. Measles
A3. Helium Handicap
A4. Bored Hurt
B1. Worse Of The Hurse
B2. Immaculate Macula
B3. Sterility Factor
B4. Whips, Chips, Chains, and Dips
B5. Squamata Alley

Collaboration between Corporate Park and Beau Wanzer.
Recorded in Denton, TX.

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CP/BW (snippets)

First single of off Lapa's debut album "Meeting of the Waters."

9/9

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Lapa - Roadwalk

»LA DEMEURE; il y a péril en la demeure« is the opening to a five-part complex of works by artist grischa lichtenberger. »LA DEMEURE« – the residence – could be outlined as intimacy, a symbol of isolation and privacy: the joy of being withdrawn from economic, temporal or social restraints in the confinement of a home. it owes gratitude to a protective otherness, a hospitality that leaves a trace in all the works deriving from this freedom. the double bind of an enabling retreat (la demeure) and the remaining (demeurer) trace of this otherness in it generates the central tension of »LA DEMEURE; il y a péril en la demeure«.

the single tracks on »LA DEMEURE; il y a péril en la demeure« and their components are constantly ruptured, disassembled and reassembled again. some passages allude to a weird fractured version of pop music, others may evoke associations to a disjointing music box, to something mechanical that is not working as it should. the time signatures of the tracks are constantly subjected to a mangling and squelching process, all the while keeping a constant rhythmical flow.
in his very own way, grischa lichtenberger is examining limits, new experiences and unfulfilling expectations. this unfilteredness and rawness, the lack of a target group the music is made for, is what is fascinating about this record. »LA DEMEURE; il y a péril en la demeure« thus becomes a luxurious-kafkaesque collection of materials, an uncensored archive of a seeker.

»LA DEMEURE; il y a péril en la demeure« will be released on CD and accompanied by three vinyl EPs that will place the experiment in relation to the public. the five-part cycle will be completed with a second album focusing on »IL Y A PÉRIL EN LA DEMEURE« – exigent circumstances – a legal term which allows law enforcement to break into the private residence because of an imminent danger (péril).

grischa lichtenberger »keys t« taken from »LA DEMEURE; il y a péril en la demeure«

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

grischa lichtenberger »001_0315_13_dest« taken from »spielraum | allgegenwart | strahlung«

Nuel [ Aquaplano / Further Records ] Italy

Manuel Fogliata, aka Nuel, is part of a new wave of techno coming from Italy, led by studio partner Donato Dozzy. Togheter Nuel and Dozzy have released two highly sought after Aquaplano EPs, now selling for hundreds of Euros in Discogs. The Aquaplano sounds explores hypnotic techno and meditative ambient in equal measure. Nuel is continuing to expand his musical horizons, with his latest EP explorig electro and drum and bass. In late 2011 he will release his debut album on Further Records , a beautiful and deeply introspective work.

1.Emmanuel Top - Addiction
2.Kondens - Ruddock Rave (Norman Nodge  Remix)
3.Reality or Nothing - Mixes (Kalon 08)
4.The Mole - Beaver  Club
5.Shifted - Untitled
6.Cajun Hardt - Untitled
7.Morphosis -Wild in Captivity
8.Cub - C U 1
9.Shakleton Vs. Kasai Allstars - Mukuba Special
10.Roberto Bosco - Untitled
11.Juju Christian - Earth People
12.Patrick Walker - Phase Linear
13.Regis - Blood Witness
14.Sandwell Disctrict - Falling the Same Way (Reality or Nothing Extended)
15.Mark Ernestus meets BBC - Version 1


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Smoke Machine Podcast 032 Nuel

Chris [ MNML SSGS ] Japan

This mix is a reconstructed version of the set I played at our most recent ‘Sound Garden’ chill out party in Tokyo. My aim was to showcase the darker and more sombre side of the sounds I have been listening to lately. In doing so, however, I was trying hard to keep the balance right, making sure that the overall mood would not be too heavy or oppressive. I think I managed to do this. In keeping with the way we do things on MNML SSGS, the tracklist will be posted later, but suffice to say, most of the music used was released in the last year or so. I would like to thank my fellow ‘Sound Garden’ hosts David and Jerome, Makoto and Orbit for providing such a wonderful venue for our party, and to everyone who came down and supported us this year. We will be returning in January 2012.

Thomas Koner - "Teimo" 
Ricardo Villalobos and Max Loderbauer - "Rekondakion" 
Audela - "Zonked" 
The Haxan Cloak - "Parting Chant" 
Demdike stare - "Matilda's Dream" 
Eleh - "Pulsing Study of Sine Waves Part 2" with excerpt from "The Diane Tapes" 
Anduin - "The Voyeur's Wall of Glass" 
Thanet - "Sand Plant" 
Vatican Shadow - "Bin Laden's Corpse" 
Anduin - "The Number Twenty Seven" 
Coil - "Tainted Love"
 
Upcoming gigs:
 
30 December 2011: Chill out room at Tabloid
15 January 2012: Sound Garden at Orbit
3 March 2012: MNML SSGS party at Module
 
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UN #09 Chris (MNML SSGS)

vladislav delay‘s EP „espoo“ features two new conceptual, rhythm-intense tracks. whereas the groove of the opener „olari“ derives from a sound loop which is manipulated by filters and echoes and finally brings forth the intensifying beat, the reverse is done with „kolari“ on the b-side. starting from an impulsive, staccato beat, a sound carpet is woven by means of modifiers which gradually shape a permanent vacation-like melody, close to terry riley‘s minimalistic concepts. both tracks share a linear increase in density, and because of their break with the common four-four time, they create a certain folkloric atmosphere. like with „vantaa“ (r-n136), the experienced music producer vladislav delay continues his search for dance-floor compatible, yet unique and fresh music.

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vladislav delay. olari (exerpt). taken from vladislav delay. espoo

vladislav delay. kolari (exerpt). taken from vladislav delay. espoo

Ulf Eriksson [ kontra-musik ] Sweden

This mix is basically a view into the nearest future of the label Kontra-Musik. New or unreleased Kontra-tracks are blended with some older and to me special rough and minimal techno tracks. Through is all I have tried to select music that is unique, engaging and special in some way.
The mix has been recorded using two Technics 1210, twp cd-players and my very old, hardly working analogue Vestax pmc-mixer. Some vinyls used are very old and sounds like shit. But as we all know by now, funk must remain impure. Before publishing good old Andreas Tilliander did some small mastering work to spice up the sound a bit. He is also the man behind the TM404 tracks in the beginning. TM404 uses a multiple set up of the the classic Roland machines TB-303 and TB 606 to create a mesmerizing acidic techno-drone. TM404 will release a full lenght album on Kontra-Musik in January. Hope you enjoy the mix!

1. Goz Mongo - How to  tune a fork, arrow and nail [Ufomongo]
2. TM404 - 303/303/303/606 [Kontra-Musik]
3. TM404 - 202/202/303/303/606 [Kontra-Musik]
4. Tyler Friedman - Tylers Dream (A Jonsson & Alter remix) [Kontra-Musik]
5. Mix Mup - Before [Mikrodisko]
6. Frak - Urgent [Kontra-Musik White Label]
7. Frak - Dried Grapes [Kontra-Musik White Label] 
8. Freezy Freeze/Swayze Dub - Duck 3 - Prayer 1 [Blocky Diamond Discs]
9. Hieroglyphic Being - The Strenuos Life [Spectral]
10. Norman Nodge - Rush [MDR]
11. Marcellus - Perception [Deeply Rooted House]
12. Marcellus - Friction [Deeply Rooted House]
13. Terrence Dixon - One Bedroom Apartment [Tresor]
14. Terrence Dixon - Minimalism II A2 [Background]
15. Planetary Assault Systems - Shaken [Peacefrog]
16. Frak - Wobble [Kontra-Musik White Label] 
17. L.B. Dub Corp - It´s What You Feel [Ostgut Ton]
18. Fabric - Containers [Spectrum Spools]

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Release date // 26th September 2012

Smoke Machine Podcast 062 Ulf Eriksson

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»the title ›and IV (inertia)‹ refers to a fictionalized successor of the baksan neutrino telescope in the caucasus region. at first, it has been an idea for a novel, based on the consideration that it is impossible to deal with the topic of a ›lebensraum‹ like berlin without being hit by stylization – so I had to experiment with strategies of fiction.«

with »and IV (inertia)«, grischa lichtenberger presents his first full length record on raster-noton after his participation in the unun-series. for his musical production, he uses field recordings of his environment which are manipulated and broken down to their bare nakedness until only fragments are left. apart from analogue sources, he also uses digital sound data which is likewise turned and twisted until the boundaries between analogue and digital are blurred.

the arrangement of these atomic elements results in a rather rough and brute, machine-like cut-up sound with an outstanding dynamic – almost none. it seems like that the 21 tracks only consist of a minimal set of elements, but which are rearranged in a virtuous manner and with a high degree of variation. broken beats and dribbling basses allude to downbeat tunes, let one stumble because of their arhythmicity, to eventually take up the underlying groove again. equally, there are fierce and harsh technoid elements. and towards the second part of the record, there is also room for new developments where more introverted and airy songs take over.

lichtenberger’s musical production on »and IV (inertia)« goes in line with his general artistic work, which also comprises other artistic genres such as installations and paintings. there is a mental attitude behind all this, and while the music sounds abstract, one may still identify his personal note. In this way, »and IV (inertia)« is the extension of a concept he already started with his »~treibgut« ep (r-n112), »to define aspects of legitimation for an artistic work in engagement with the concreteness of one’s living situation.«

grischa lichtenberger. 1210_08_4+ (excerpt). taken from grischa lichtenberger. and IV (inertia)

grischa lichtenberger. 1110_01_lv_1b. taken from grischa lichtenberger. and IV (inertia)

We are very exited to anounce the release of Dengue Dengue Dengue´s first album titled: La Alianza Profana (“The Unholy Alliance"). The unique sound of this production is a fusion of several elements like the psychedelic sounds of Peruvian 70's cumbia, the deep basslines of dub and UK Bass combined with elements of techno and dancehall. The visual element is key in their dj/live shows, using always handcrafted masks and insane video animations, embracing perfectly that tropical and psychedelic journey which creates an explosive energy in the dancefloor. This shows generated a solid fan base even before they started releasing tracks. 
2012 has been an amazing year for the masked duo, they have been booked to play at major events and festivals, sharing stage with artists such as Calle 13, Manu Chao, Bomba Estereo or Mad Professor, among others; they have also been invited to perform at NOVA 2012 in Sao Paulo, Brazil (http://rojoprojects.co/nova) one of the most important festivals of contemporary culture.

Now, finally, and after near two years in the studio, Dengue Dengue Dengue! present their first official release, an album with 11 original cuts, which takes cumbia into new exiting territories. Tracks like "Don Marcial" or "Rayos Cumbicos" take us into a mystical digital journey, while tunes like “Alpha & Omega” and “Chacalom” mix cumbia with contemporary tendencies like Trap or Uk Bass. There are also dub elements everywhere in this album, specially in “Dumbia Murdahs” and even a sonic acid Tribal Guarachero track, “La Alianza Profana”.

This release comes hand in hand with their first video: "Simiolo", directed by Mikael Stornfelt (Chita Films), that in three minutes, shares with us that dementia which is included in all the different visual sensations behind the mask.

The album "La Alianza Profana" will be available on october 12th as a digital download via itunes and on CD throu the Auxiliar website, record label which will introduce very interesting an exciting artists from Peru in their upcoming releases.

Dengue Dengue Dengue! - Rayos Cumbicos (Preview)

inspirada en la chicha peruana, narra historia de amor en mototaxi. tropicalismo a lo romeo y julieta.

Masilva-Mototaxi Love

Selected soundtrack to the launch of MOTHER Volume One : Genesis at the Townhall Hotel, London. November 1st 2012. In no particular order.

Vantaa - Vladislav Delay

Finnish composer Sasu Ripatti returns in late summer with Tummaa, his first album as Vladislav Delay since 2007’s Whistleblower. The new album marks a significant shift in emphasis in this acclaimed musician’s work, reflecting a renewed interest in jazz and acoustic performance: Tummaa is far more organic and live-sounding than anything he’s done before. 



Vladislav Delay - Melankolia (edit)

Kangding Ray [ raster-noton ] Germany

Kangding ray's music reflects his wide musical background, and a particular way of merging beats and atmospheric soundscapes into slowly evolving compositions.
KR combines machines with « real instruments » in a subtle and rythmic suite, integrating noises, walls of distortion, massive bass lines, voices and field recordings, blending techno grooves with dark textures, always on the edge between experimental music and club culture.


1.Egisto Macchi . La Calme ( Gemelli )
2.Bee mask . The Story Of Keys And Locks (  Spectrum Spools ) + Kero . Vikkie ( 3.Semantica Records )
4.Harald Grosskopf . 1847 - Earth ( Sky Records / Rvng Intl. )
5.Outer Space . Deathless ( Arbor )
6.Arvo Pärt / Keith Jarrett / Gidon Kremer . Fratres ( ECM ) + Raime . Soil and Colts ( Blackest ever Black )
7.Swans . Children of Gods ( Caroline records )
8.Demdike Stare . Kommunion ( alternate version ) ( Modern Love ) + Edmx . Cerberus ( Power Vacuum )
9.Cut Hands . Nine-night ( Very Friendly )
10.Taeji Sawai & Aoki Takamasa  . BBBB ( op disc ) + Andy Stott . Posers ( Modern Love )
11.Ancient Methods . Dämmerung Der Parhelia ( Fondation Sonore )
12.Yoshihiro Arikawa . Cosmonaut ( Hypnotic Room )
13.Massacondensatie . Imbrium ( Unreleased )
14.I-f . I do because i couldn't care less ( USA mix ) ( Disko B )
15.Actress . Ascending ( Honest Jon's Records )

Asia Tour Date
FRI 11 Jan . Seoul, Korea
SAT 12 Jan . Tokyo, Japan
MON 14 Jan . Kyoto, Japan
WED 16 Jan . Taipei, Taiwan
SAT 19 Jan . Bangkok, Thailand
SUN 20 Jan . Hanoi, Vietnam


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Smoke Machine Podcast 073 Kangding Ray

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with kuopio, we release the second full length album by vladislav delay aka sasu ripatti. the record features eight new songs which allow the listener to dive into delay’s cosmos of deep and likewise organic sounds. subtle yet complex electronic manipulations are used, resulting in a high degree of variation within every single track and a nearly imperceptible intensification of their density.

progressive and energetic rhythms play an important role as already indicated in his recent release espoo (r-n141), the EP which forms a bridge between his former album vantaa (r-n136) and kuopio, best illustrated by the track “kulkee”, meaning “to move forward”.

kuopio clearly represents a further attempt to depict the finnish landscape as well as its isolated charm, which is also obvious from its design and conceptional approach by referring to the city of kuopio.


vladislav delay. hetkonen (excerpt). taken from vladislav delay. kuopio

vladislav delay. hitto (excerpt). taken from vladislav delay. kuopio

with RV8, the osaka-based producer and musician AOKI takamasa continues his long- term project that focuses on the modulation of rhythms and grooves. it began with his first ep ‚rhythm variations‘ in 2009, released as part three of the unun-series. besides his collaboration with raster-noton, he released records on several labels like commmons, progressive form and op.disc, produced remixes for well-known musicians like ryuichi sakamoto or yoshihiro hanno and played performances at, for example, elektra/montreal and club transmediale/ berlin, all in all making him a renowned producer in japan and beyond.

starting with a firework of bleeps and bops, already the very first minutes of his new record reveal aoki‘s preference for vibrating beats and likewise his playful approach to music, generating a sound that is aiming at the dance floor.

like the first ones, almost all tracks of the record are characterized by a constant modulation of chords and lines that sometimes appears somehow hyperactive, but nevertheless results in a natural flow that perfectly reflects AOKI‘s laid-back attitude combined with his will to produce danceable and funky music.

the fluent arrangement is only interrupted by the third track which forms a caesura by being more reduced and slower. in contrast to this, the following tracks present a faster tempo and an increased intensity; and whereas the first tracks reflect downbeat and r‘n‘b influences due to their broken beats and chunky sound, the later songs are characterized by a more sleek and technoid style, incorporating dribbling basses, clappy sounding snares and modulated voice snippets.

although all of the musical components are constantly broken down, modulated, and rearranged, the overall sound of the record is dense and compact, featuring a groove made up of numerous elements that are complexly intertwined. the eight tracks of the record fit seamlessly together and create a composition that nearly functions like a dj set.

the album was mastered by yoshinori sunahara. needless to say that RV8 will be released as cd and lp.

AOKI takamasa. rhythm variation 02 (excerpt). taken from AOKI takamasa. RV8

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