RA New Tracks: April 2018

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EY001 - Oblique - Argandiwal (ارغنده وال)

FJAAK - Keep The Funk

2018 repress of the debut full length LP from Spencer Doran and Ryan Carlile's Visible Cloaks project. Initially recorded in 2013 and issued on cassette by Sun Ark in 2014 (as Cloaks), this first offering uses conceptual processes to weave many of the same threads as their later work; synthetic FM tones, tuned mallet percussion, and electronically modulated voice, all arranged in a gossamer web, spun with neon electronics. On this release the duo set off on the sonic journey they are still on today, refracting their influences through East<>West feedback loops, augmenting traditions with technology. Remastered 45rpm DMM version with additional surprises!

BUY HERE: https://www.seance-centre.com/shop/visible-cloaks-st-lp

For EU distribution contact: info@rushhour.nl
For NA distribution contact: info@seance-centre.com

Repress by Musique Plastique.

Produced & Distributed by Séance Centre

Visible Cloaks - Painter Stream (MP001)

Artist: @born-in-flamez
Title: Impossible Love
Format: Digital
Release Date: June 8th

Berlin based artist Born in Flamez returns to Infinite Machine with 'Impossible Love', a 7 track EP which questions the restrictions and tactics of queer love in the current political climate. 

The notions of heteronormative monogamous ideals and so called queer "free love" are probed as binary poles in a world of tinder and an increasing trend of non-commitment. The constant pressure of hypercapitalism crescendos in an impotence of actual contact, but capitalism is also built on the ideal of "family values“ - if you love you forget about the world (and your call to change it).

Basing their lyrics on commonplaces of rom-coms and heteronormative ideals of the "one true love“, reading phrases like "I will never let you go“ closer, the phrase reveals a threatening subcontext. In this dilemma it becomes clear how any such dualism raises a myriad of questions and by this opens up a space for something outside its poles in which we navigate our violent love for each other

Catch them performing "Impossible Love " live here:

07.04.2018 MX - Toluca, Ceremonia Festival
27.04.2018 MX - Mexico City, Ensamble
29.04.2018 MX – Mexico City, Traicion 
09.05.2018 DE – Hamburg, Golden Pudel
18.05.2018 CZ - Prague, Music Ports
26.05.2018 AT - Vienna Hyperreality Festival
21.06.2018 DE – Berlin, Schwuz
22.06.2018 BE – Brussels, Berschouwburg
29.06.2018 DE – Berlin, About Blank
18.08.2018 NL – Biddinghuizen, Lowlands Festival.

Impossible Love

Born In Flamez - Fear Anger Love (IM068)

Sharda EP out now on @CoilRecords
Stream & buy >> http://lnk.to/COIL001
Chin Up video >> https://youtu.be/CJfUL0lZbhc

Chin Up

Up next on Trouble Maker we have got some intergalactic riddims courtesy of newcomer cosmic weirdos - Extra Terrestrial.

The aptly named 'Renegade' keeps things cool on the inside and rowdy on the outside - electro vibes with a certain garage flavour. On the flip, black hole banger 'Satisfaction' takes a trip around Jupiter and finds itself disco dancing amongst the stars with unidentified alien objects.

This one also comes equipped with a smokin’ remix from someone who definitely knows a thing or two about inter-dimensional space travel - Mr Carl Finlow aka Random Factor aka Silicon Scally aka Voice Stealer - who serves up exactly the kind of quality you'd expect from the captain of the Starship Enterprise.

The truth is out there.....

(All tracks written, produced & mixed by Adam Curtain & Bobby Pleasure) 
@AdamCurtain @ThePleasureCentre

Extra Terrestrial - Renegade

Taken from Stroboscopic Artefacts' first compilation, Flowers From The Ashes: Contemporary Italian Electronic Music, out April 13th, 2018 on 2x12" / CD / Digital.

Order: stroboscopicartefacts.com/shop/flowers…006-sacd009/

Flowers From The Ashes is the latest multi-artist project to bear the acclaimed Stroboscopic Artefacts imprimatur. There is a sensibility of decadence and corroded grandeur etched within its four album sides, reminding us that historically “decadent” times have nonetheless resulted in some of the boldest acts of individual and collective creativity. Like the "floral" theme that has remained a consistent feature of S.A.’s graphic presentation, the music here equally presents fragility and intensity in a way that really drives home this visual metaphor for good, while still holding out the promise that similar creations will be seeded in the near future.

Though many of the artists involved have set of residence outside of their native Italy, all contribute here to make a captivating portrait of a shared spirit and cultural memory. The album opens with 'Errori', deceptively fragile sonic ornaments crafted and suspended in space by Blackest Ever Black artist Silvia Kastel. This is followed closely by the mellifluous, warming glow of percussionist Andrea Belfi’s 'Spitting & Skytouching', and then by the resolute electric bass patterns and luminous fog of 'Lux et Sonus', from Eeri label head Marco Shuttle. Hospital Productions alumnus Ninos du Brasil open the B-side with a similarly dense, amorphous construction built from tribalistic chants and rhythmic patterns, to be followed by Mannequin label boss Alessandro Adriani’s 'You Will Not Be There For The End', showcasing his distinctive take on the "paranoiac breakdance" aesthetic of classic EBM. S.A. veteran Chevel rounds out the first record in the program by interlacing several percolating synth lines together into a richly conversational piece.

The journey continues with 'Starving The Mind', an undulating mini-epic from S.A. founder Lucy that is animated by his signature balance of seductiveness and concentration. The bright, biting acid synth tones of 'PRV-HH3-X', by Lory D, then takes a sharp right turn into an invisible metropolis ruled by reflective high fashion and hidden intrigue. The imposing architecture of 'Virgo Rebellion', designed by modular synth futurist Caterina Barbieri, acts as an excellent companion piece, and sets up the closing '4G' from Spazio Disponibile co-founder Neel - a crepuscular serenade that accurately sums up much of the foregoing activity.

All tracks (w)&(p) by Silvia Kastel, Andrea Belfi, Marco Shuttle, Ninos Du Brasil, Alessandro Adriani, Chevel, Lucy, Lory D, Caterina Barbieri & Neel.
Graphic concept by Ignazio Mortellaro [OA].
℗ & © Stroboscopic Artefacts 2018.
Cat. No SALP006 / SACD009 - all rights reserved.
www.stroboscopicartefacts.com
info@stroboscopicartefacts.com

Flowers From The Ashes: Contemporary Italian Electronic Music

Order

A1 - Silvia Kastel - Errori [SALP006/SACD009]

Aïsha Devi shares new track “Light Luxury” from new album ‘DNA Feelings’ - Out 11th May.

https://houndstoothrecords.lnk.to/lightluxury

International live dates including London, Oslo 14th June

TWO SERPENTS OF FREQUENCIES CIRCLING AND ELEVATING, HEALING ATOMIC AND ENERGETIC FORM

STREAM / BUY

Aïsha Devi - Light Luxury

New Music: Future Four 'Connection' feat. I:Cube Rework
Buy vinyl direct from Phantasy (with a free download) here: phantasy-sound.lnk.to/PH68
A Connection (Original Mix)
B Connection (I:Cube Rework)
This is PH68 @phantasysound

Initially paying tribute to the analogue absurdity, sonic diversity and sheer imagination of the early 90s dance music landscape, Future Four returns after a hiatus of several years, pushing into new eras, machines and ideals with 'Connection'. Initially a solo project of Andy Meecham, the brains behind Emperor Machine, Chicken Lips, and Bizarre Inc., 'Connection' is the first Future Four release to feature the contribution of Erol Alkan as a permanent member, and is a coupled with a remix from I:Cube.

A veritable powerhouse of synths, vintage drum machines and all manner of effects, 'Connection' unfolds with minimal tempo and maximum impact, as sequences of unexpected electronics gradually build from every direction, each landing with the razor sharp precision associated with their composers. Cascading synths overflow like fizzy drinks, propelling the track along an electronic patchwork of FM synthesis and psychedelia.

On the rework, I:Cube takes the unpredictable rhythm of 'Connection' and coaxes it’s versatile, multiple elements into a timeless slice of boogie house. Nurturing the outsider Casio feel of the track under a musical heat-lamp, the always forward-thinking Frenchman emerges with a cut that could easily soundtrack both sun deck and space station.

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Connection

A1 track from the ZODIAC vinyl, Klasse recordings sublabel
digital here: 
https://klasserecordings.bandcamp.com/album/zcapri
previews here:
https://soundcloud.com/klasserecordings/zcapri-buttechno
search for vinyls in your local record store and in all online stores

808 mod cutz

Taken from "A Parade, In The Place I Sit, The Floating World (& All Its Pleasures)," by the artist know Loidis aka Huerco S. aka Pendant aka The Royal Crown of Sweden. Forthcoming on anno May 2018.

Loidis - A Parade

Taken from the 'Polymod EP'

Buy/Stream: 17steps.lnk.to/Polymod

PG1000

Buy/Stream

Polymod - PG1000

PE05: Vofa - PI05  [π05]
Available in Vinyl and digital via our Bandcamp page:
https://vofa.bandcamp.com/album/pi05-05

www.pielectronics.net
www.facebook.com/pielectonics

This is the return of the collaborative project ‘VOFA’, by Sawf and ANFS, on Pi Electronics. The Athens based duo, that put out the label’s debut release, deliver another 4-tracker of their signature sound for the 5th Pi record. PI05.1 is a bass line oriented composition of thrilling beauty, while PI05.2 and PI05.4 provide different takes on the main PI05 theme: one leaning closer to UK breaks’ influences and the other closer to industrial, hard hitting broken beats. Pi05.3 offers a driving tool of distorted realities and tuning bass lines. All tracks showcase further focus on sound texture and dynamics’ balance, providing a perfect blend of Sawf and ANFS in joint forces as VOFA.

PI0t

PI05

Vofa - PI05.3

The 2nd release of 2018 on Gang Fatale is the first solo project from founding member Neana (on the Trak)
Following the lounge album Portal, the label returns to the natural environment of The Club. Two long-awaited Fatale classics come in the form of Neana’s ‘Private Joke’ and ‘Scrub’ with a video by Jungle Joe. 
Private Joke is a rendition of Ms Jackson’s Control, syncopated snares, toms and pastel synth chops scrap over a constantly rotating 8 bar structure. An intense sense of nostalgia is executed within JJ’s video: concise or lost memories are warped through hazy filters of shapeshifting colour, reflecting the fast paced but personal attitude of track 1.

Track 2 'Scrub' is a drum machine workout heading straight for dance club euphoria. Mimicking the rolling structure instigated by Private Joke, Scrub denies all melodic elements to allow the clientele to present their own tonality with confidence. Crashing and burning for over 5 minutes of action!!! , Scrub embodies utopian big room ambitions for dystopian futures.

Mastering by Rupert Clervaux
Art & Video by Jungle Joe

https://gangfatale.bandcamp.com/album/private-joke-scrub
https://open.spotify.com/album/0wzGmOQyeZp8dKn8rVxxMV?si=zoB6BmkTRIGzRUp80fHv1w
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/private-joke-scrub-single/1361921070
https://boomkat.com/products/private-joke-scrub

Private Joke / Scrub

Neana on the Trak - Scrub

"End-of-days, brain haemorrhage techno with pulverised breaks. " - Resident Advisor
Support from Aphex Twin, Nina Kraviz, Ben UFO, Objekt, Avalon Emerson, DJ Seinfeld, JASSS and more

AQXDM aka @aquarian x @deapmash -- out now on Bedouin Records

BUY:
Digi: bedouinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/aegis
12": honestjons.com/shop/artist/AQXDM/release/Aegis

AQXDM - Ballad 002

Full track now streaming as part of RA's new tracks.

'Stratosphere' by Twoman, out on Man Band 22d June.

Buy:
Phonica: https://goo.gl/EThLC9
Clone: https://goo.gl/sUdVjn
Juno: https://goo.gl/YjCq5f
Rush Hour: https://goo.gl/e4muvm
Deejay: https://goo.gl/ByS5PT
Redeye: https://goo.gl/jnX9Sw
Decks: https://goo.gl/rDeH1V
HHV: https://goo.gl/DJZuqk

Twoman - Hot Jam Mixer Routing

buy: https://tomasurquieta.bandcamp.com/track/m-e-s-h-mimic-tom-s-urquieta-remix
Mastered by James Whipple

M.E.S.H. - Mimic (Tomás Urquieta Remix)

'Erhu' - the first track from Walton's new album, 'Black Lotus'.
Released 6th July.
Pre-order now: https://tectonic.databeats.com/group/walton-black-lotus

Erhu

Walton - Erhu

Arkajo returns with three new cuts on the Aniara frequency, travelling through soundscapes in his elegant yet rugged style.

Artwork by TAS Visuals

Bandcamp

Arkajo - Avasarala

Another one off At Ease!! Out in May :)

Pre-order digi via FT > https://futuretimes.bandcamp.com/album/at-ease
Pre-order vinyl > http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=102387