In ancient Greek mythology, Zeus was the king of the Olympian gods and the supreme deity. Zeus was the god of the sky, lightning, thunder (Κεραυνóς / ΚΕΡΑΥΝΟΣ), law, order, and justice. The Cyclopes were three, orb-eyed, immortal giants who forged the thunderbolts of Zeus. The lawless Titans, encouraged by Gaia (Γαῖα/Γη/earth), tried to wrestle control of the world from the olympian gods in a ten-year battle known as the Titanomachy. The Titans were the brothers and sisters of Cronus and it was only through the help of the Cyclopes (who made Zeus his thunderbolts) and the hundred-handed giants or Hecatoncheires (Briareos, Cottus and Gyges) that Zeus was finally able to imprison the Titans in Tartarus, the deepest part of the underworld. Making himself ruler of the skies, Zeus then gave dominion over the seas to Poseidon and of the underworld to Hades.

KEΡΑΥΝΟΣ was one of the most powerful symbols in ancient Greece – if not the most powerful. As contemporary science proved, the thunder that dominated the earth before the creation of life gave birth to the primordial substances by enhancing the production of nitrogen and thus amino acids which are essential for the production of proteins and life. In numerous civilisations they believed that the overlord of thunder was a deity.

In Celtic mythology, Taranis was the god of thunder. In Slavic mythology it was Perun and in Scandinavian it was Thor. In India, the god of thunder was Indra and in Finland it was Ukko. In China, Lei Gong was worshipped as the deity of thunders and in Rome the people who died because of a thunder were considered as blessed. Inkas believed that thunder was the son of the sun and the moon and in Christianity thunder is the voice of god.

The music of » ΚΕΡΑΥΝΟΣ « was composed by using environmental sounds and field recordings from the five continents: 

OCEANIA | Tarkine Rainforest
ASIA | Okinawa
EUROPE | Ancient Olympia and Iceland
AFRICA | Uganda, Botswana and Namibia
AMERICA | Amazon Rainforest and Niagara Falls 

» ΚΕΡΑΥΝΟΣ « will be released on occasion of our 25th anniversary in 2021.

ΚΕΡΑΥΝΟΣ

Novi_sad »Europe« taken from »ΚΕΡΑΥΝΟΣ«

Dutch sound artist Albert van Abbe now joins the raster family, with an unexpected collaboration with founder Olaf Bender aka Byetone titled DUAL. Having spent time working side by side in ’s-Hertogenbosch at the Willem Twee Studio, the result of their collaboration is both smooth and haptic, rounding out as an expressive camaraderie between the two veteran producers. Jovial and innocent, DUAL alludes to the experimental research process of finding common ground. Fully embracing the haphazard richness of live recordings, the result is a remarkable fusion of contrasting outputs; intricate collaborative efforts and byproducts woven together with an eager indifference towards expectation. 

The artists embrace a skewed navigation through pronounced highlights, intricate lulls and moments of temporal stasis, intermittently punctuated as a means of intentionally avoiding notions of rigid perfection. With ‘real-time’ approach directing DUAL’s creation, the pair effectively shies away from any meticulous planning, and the music runs free and negates any rigid parameters one might have expected. Quirky titles exude the collaged form of the release, and underline its innocent charm. As a whole, DUAL focuses on the creative process and fully engages listeners with its own dialogue, though it is very outspoken, at times even abrasive.

Dual

VA x BY »We should communicate that« taken from »Dual«

茶葉（demo）

from the album 'ghost poems' available 4/15

Ghost Poems

earthen sea 'rough air'

Live from the Junkyard at Lost Village 2021

📹 Video: https://www.youtube.com/c/LostVillage

🕸 Website: https://lostvillagefestival.com/

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Live from the Village - Breakbot

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https://basicrhythm.bandcamp.com/album/cool-down-the-dance

Basic Rhythm returns to his Jungle roots for his final release with Planet Mu. Harking back to the golden era of the mid 90s, but with a contemporary slant, Basic Rhythm hands in three dance floor killers, with a remix from the grim reaper himself, Loxy.

The titular track, Cool Down The Dance, opens with a jittery fragmented drum pattern and wooshing stereo effects, lending a slightly disorienting feel to the intro before the well known vocal refrain leads into a monster amen drop. Deep subs, amen breaks and steely stabs roll out this dance floor banger. This is followed up with an absolute behemoth of a track. Horse Mout’ utilises an infamous vocal sample in a fresh way, building upon the intro with waves of dubwise effects before launching into a devastating onslaught. With support from scene stalwarts DJ Storm and Flight this one has been smashing up dance floors! The third track is a remix of Cool Down The Dance by Loxy, bringing his inimitable cool production style to the fore, stripping away the amen layers to reveal something for the darker corners of the dance. One for the head noders and the eyes down crew. The final track, Satta, is a nod to the dub of Augustus Pablo, King Tubby, and On U Sound. A slow boiling minimal intro that drops into the extreme minimalism of just a kick drum and sub bass line belies the swagger of the eventual drop. Swinging drums in an almost military pattern tumble and stagger around the core line of kick drum and sub bass, lending this an almost drunken air.

Basic Rhythm - Horse Mout' (ZIQ 437)

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Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - Heart Of Sogguth (Latency 011)

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TRACKLIST : 

Gladys Knight and The pips - Friendly Persuasion
Droids - Tchoung Fou
Atlantic Starr - You’re The One
Harvey Mason - Never Give You Up
Patrice Rushen - Hang It Up
Harvey Mason - I’d Still Be There
Orlando Riva Sound - Body To Body Boogie
Breakbot feat Irfane - Another Dawn (acapella)
Rhythm Heritage - Theme From Rocky (Gonna Fly Now)
Breakbot - Into Your Eyes
Chic - Believer
Keni Rightout - Another Day
Father’s Children - Hollywood Dreaming
Teddy Pendergrass - Come Go With Me
Susanna Estrada - ¡Gózame Ya!
Breakbot - Malfunktion
Earth Wind & Fire - Devotion
Earth Wind & Fire - Devotion (live)
Cortex - Bring My Bonnie Back
Orlando Johnson - Turn The Music On (John Jellybean Benitez Remix)
Khemistry - I Got A Feeling
Howard Johnson - Take me Through The Night
George Benson - Love Ballad (Joey Negro Jazzy Reprise)
Bobby Broom - Share My Love
Kitty Grant - Glad To Know You
Ann C. Sheridan - Sing It Low
Breakbot - You should know demo version 1
El Turronero - Si Yo Volviera A Nacer (Aires De Huelva)
George Duke - Ride On Love
Khemistry- Who’s Feeling Who
Sister Sledge - You Fooled Around (Joey Negro Fooled Around With Mix)
Breakbot feat Irfane - Baby I’m yours (acapella)
Vertigo - Relight My Fire 
Diana Ross - Tenderness
Breakbot - Peanuts
Sad Dale - Knock on Wood
Mari Natsuki - Uragiri

"By Your Side" Anniversary Mixtape

CD available directly from Important Records - imprec.com 

Colliding Bubbles (surface tension and release) - 28:50
Composed by Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard, 2022

Quatuor Bozzini:
Alissa Cheung, violin I + harmonica (G) Clemens Merkel, violin II + harmonica (G) Stéphanie Bozzini, viola + harmonica (C) Isabelle Bozzini, cello + harmonica (C)

Colliding Bubbles (surface tension and release) is a composition for string quartet and harmonica quartet, meaning that Quatuor Bozzini is playing string instruments while playing harmonicas.

"The title refers to different kinds of bubbly matter which are set to collide within the composition, leading to different ruptures and possible release of surface tension.
The collision of bubbles unfolds partly in relation to sound, where small fluctuations appear in the encounters between harmonicas and string instruments and partly in relation to a more performative or conceptual bubble where instruments representing different systems, or bubbles, will collide; the very celebrated instruments within the classical string quartet and the perhaps more prosaic harmonica."  - Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard

This release was made possible with generous support from Augustinus Fonden, The Danish Conductors Association & The Danish Composers’ Society.

This release has been supported by Conseil des arts lettres du Québec

Cover photos by Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard (Bubble studies, 2023)

Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard & Quatuor Bozzini: Colliding Bubbles CD release: 3.1.24

Tape available directly from Important Records: www.imprec.com 

On ‘Fluorescent Standard,’ guitarist Anthony Vine and clarinetist Gareth Davis present two luminous and serene worlds of harmonic sound. 

The duo entwine sustained tones, glowing with the resonant hues of their instruments, into enveloping and expansive atmospheres. Clarinet sonorities, swelling guitar chords, and tumbling elegiac piano fragments drift quietly through time in elusive cycles that subtly change and expand with each return. 

Every vibration is interconnected, aligned and fused attentively, causing the instruments to dissolve into themselves and emit residual vibratory energies, like fluorescence. What emerges is a music that invites quiet contemplation and rewards deep listening.
 
While Vine and Davis met through the world of modern classical music, ‘Fluorescent Standard’ finds itself in the realms of drone, ambient, and new age. The music is grounded in early minimalist aesthetics of composers like La Monte Young and Phill Niblock, but also shares the sensibilities of contemporary artists like Fennesz, Sarah Davachi, and Stars of the Lid.

茶葉（demo）

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