Modular synthesis

Monad XVI

Kneeling (Original Mix)

Tulip Space

In Place of Matter

Hymn to Moisture

Horizon

Please Touch

Spore

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/agartha_lp_dl

‘Where is Agartha? What is the specific region in which it lies? Along what road, through what civilizations, must one walk in order to reach it?.’ Saint-Yves d’Alveydre in 1886

Agartha, the debut full-length album by Japanese producer Wata Igarashi, is a mysterious, divine thing. Named for the mythical secret kingdom, understood as a complex maze of underground tunnels, perhaps designed by Martians who colonised the Earth tens of thousands of years ago, it’s a similarly mystical, perhaps even cosmic trip – but this time, exploring an inner, deeply personal cosmos. Beautifully detailed and bustling with rich incident, it takes Igarashi’s music to new places, which still retaining his unique sonic imprimatur; in this respect, it’s perfectly at home with Kompakt, a label that’s always encouraged artists to make the visionary music they need to create, to take risks and make sideways steps into uncharted territory.

An eloquent producer and DJ, Igarashi has been releasing techno for eleven years now, appearing on such imprints as The Bunker NY, Delsin, Midgar, and Time To Express; he has also self-released his productions via his WIP net label. Throughout, Igarashi has consistently explored his unique approach to techno and electronic music, one that’s eloquent and poised, even when it shifts into more psychedelic terrain; he’s a master at balancing the sensual and the functional, and he has an unerring ear for the right texture, the right tone, at the right time. He brings all of this into Agartha, his most thorough-going expression of self to date.

For Agartha, Igarashi had a strong concept he wanted to explore. Visualising specific scenes from an imaginary film based on the titular secret kingdom, he created soundtracks for those scenes, spending time during the pandemic in his studio, working away carefully at the ten tracks here. Given his background in creating music for television and advertisements, Igarashi is well-placed to explore the marriage of the sonic and the visual in such intimate ways, but freed from commercial concerns, he let his imagination run riot. He also drew on a rich palette of musical influences – techno is in there, of course, but you can also hear the smoky, improvised jazz of the likes of Miles Davis (to whom the album’s title is an indirect nod), and the minimalism and systems music of Steve Reich.

The latter is particularly pronounced on the gorgeous, beatless drift of “Floating Against Time”, where an arpeggiated sequence lingers, lovingly, around your ears for nine blissful minutes, coasting across swooning drones and waves of ambient noise. “Ceremony Of The Dead”, originally composed as part of a Sony 360 Reality Audio spatial sound concert, is a deep pass into systems composition, with various patterns overlaid and interlocking, before a wordless vocal rises from the depths, a gorgeous counterpoint to the swarming textures that gather across the track. On the other hand, tracks like “Burning” and “Subterranean Life” nudge toward Fourth World territory, painting deluxe dreamscapes of uncertain provenance; the title cut is an abstract drift-world, Igarashi painting an alien tableau dotted by shape-shifting creatures.

Agartha’s conceptual framework means that everything on the album sits perfectly together; listening to it in one sitting is a dizzying, lush experience. Its imaginings of inner landscapes recall, in some respects, the nautical, aqueous mythologies of the Drexciyan universe, though from different perspectives. But the result is Igarashi’s own creation, a deluxe, enchanting trip through the visionary Agartha of this unique producer’s cinematic mind’s-eye.

Agartha

Wata Igarashi - Floating Against Time

BETA 06
Track 1: Artefakt - Undercurrent
Track 2: DJ MARIA. - Purple
Track 3: Tasoko - SENKIN DUB
Track 4: YUTA/O-MA - Electro Dawn

Mastered by Tobias Freund at Non Standard Studios, Berlin.
Artwork by Qotaroo

Label: Liquid Drop Groove
Catalog: LDG029
Release: 2024.10.29

//ENG// 
The third release of the year is a collection of tracks that are linked to a party. The line-up includes Artefakt, an artist on the prestigious Amsterdam label Delsin. DJ MARIA who is now a techno icon in Japan. Tasoko who has had a huge musical influence on LDG. And a debut track by YUTA's new project with the outstandingly talented O-MA.

Break techno with ambient elements by Artefakt. A masterpiece with floating synths, elegant kick and bass, and a remarkable sense of balance between each part.

A energetic groove dropped into mid-tempo, DJ MARIA. opens new doors and updates the track.

Using effects on the main riff to create the structure of the track, this downtempo track shows Tasoko's playfulness and craftsmanship.

YUTA/O-MA's track, an accidental product of their sessions, is structured in two parts, the first half being break techno and the second half changing to four beats, making it one of the most innovative pieces of listening tunes in LDG's catalogue.

Offered mastering to Tobias for listening comfort and absolute sound quality. BETA 06, released 29 October.
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//JPN// 
今年のリリース第三弾は、パーティと連動した作品集。アムステルダムの名門レーベルDelsinのアーティストArtefaktを筆頭に、今や日本のテクノアイコンとなったDJ MARIA.、音楽面でLDGに多大な影響をもたらしたTasokoと、LDG主宰のYUTAとO-MAによるデビュートラックがラインナップ！

Artefaktによるアンビエント要素が散りばめられたブレイクテクノ。フローティングな上音と、上品なキックとベース、各パーツの抜き差しのバランス感など、匠技が際立った名曲。

DJ MARIA.の代名詞であるフロアライクでエネルギッシュなグルーブをミッドテンポに落とし込む、新たな扉を開いた彼女のアップデートが著しい楽曲。

メインリフの質感とエフェクトで楽曲の構成を創る、Tasokoの遊び心が存分に発揮された職人芸と言えようダウンテンポトラック。

二人のセッションから偶発的に生み出されるYUTA/O-MAの楽曲は、前半がブレイクテクノ、後半から四つ打ちに変わる二部構成、LDG作品の中でも斬新なリスニングチューン。

サウンドテクスチャーに合わせて、マスタリングはTobias.にオファー、聴き心地とクオリティを追求したBETA 06。

https://liquiddropgroove.bandcamp.com/album/beta-06

BETA 06

Artefakt - Undercurrent

Dermatology

Inhaler

The journey continues, but the path is no longer clear. The ground dissolves beneath you, shifting into currents of static, pulses, and distant echoes. You move forward, not by sight but by instinct, drawn to signals that vanish the moment you reach for them. Every step distorts the air, bending reality like a fractured transmission—sometimes sharp, sometimes weightless, always fleeting. The rhythm builds, intensifies, unravels. And then, just as it all begins to make sense, silence takes over.

releases March 5, 2025

Mastered by Erckens Kevin

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Biocym - Dysphoria - Previews

Causa, the latest release from Stuttgart-based label PREDAWN Records, presents a compelling blend of classic techno textures, intricate rhythms, and experimental soundscapes. The EP delves into the natural principles of motion, force, and matter.
The tracks offer a unique exploration of organic forms: “Continuation” exemplifies motion with its almost melodic texture and well-defined rhythms. “Äthenae” represents matter, characterized by intricate rhythms and sophisticated sound design. The minimalist and focused track “Vis” embodies force within the framework. Pianeti’s reinterpretation of “Vis” serves as the perfect counterbalance to the original, featuring more complex rhythms and richer textures that beautifully complete the essence of the EP.


A1 Continuatio
A2 Ätherna  
B1 Vis (Pianeti Sintetici)
B2 Vis

Release: 07.04.2025 
Vinyl & Digital 
Bandcamp: 

Written & Produced by Nils Edte 
Remix by Davide Perrone aka Pianeti Sintetici 
Artwork by Davide Perrone
Mastering by Mattias Friedell 
© Predawn Records, 2025 Stuttgart (Germany)

Nils Edte
soundcloud.com/edte-1
www.instagram.com/nils_edte/

Pianeti Sintetici
soundcloud.com/pianetisintetici
www.instagram.com/pianetisintetici/




@edte-1
@pianetisintetici

Nils Edte - Causa (w/ Remix by Pianeti Sintetici)

Hang loose, Breathe deep. You’re about to be guided through Ilayruni’s cosmos.

This 6 tracker, comprehensive of the young producer’s versatility and elegance, shows us the depth of a carefully crafted universe. From the undulating half-time meandering of “Cleanse” to the unrelenting, oblique approaches to groove in broken techno of “Focus”, “Burn” and “Give”, all the way into the hyperspeed percussive buzz of “Build”, this EP is a demonstration of the complex sound puzzles within Ilayruni’s music.

This stellar tour de force gets rounded off with Toki Fuko’s reinterpretation of “Cleanse”, taking the name in earnest, it provides us with a welcome craneal massage in sonic form.

Artwork by Abel Fdez.
Mastered by Maspaventi

Ilayruni - Mountain Flyers [SNG055D] (Snippets)

FUR:THER SESSIONS : PREMIERE 270

Artist: Foreign Material & Mown
Track: Revelation
Album: Mown - Trinity
Label: Art Bei Ton
Cat. No.: ABT-EP003
Mastering: Tomás González
Artwork: Apo.G
Format: Digital
Genre: Hypnotic Techno
Release date: 12/04/2025

Buy it here:
https://artbeiton.bandcamp.com/album/mown-trinity 

Tracklist:
01. Epiphany
02. Trinity
03. Apocalypse
04. Revelation w/ Foreign Material
05. Trinity (Mod21 Remix)

Mown:
https://soundcloud.com/mownofficial
https://facebook.com/mownofficial

Foreign Material:
https://soundcloud.com/foreignmaterial
https://instagram.com/foreign_material_music
https://facebook.com/foreignmaterial

Art Bei Ton:
https://soundcloud.com/art-bei-ton
https://instagram.com/art_bei_ton
https://facebook.com/artbeiton
https://artbeiton.bandcamp.com

Fur:ther Sessions:
https://soundcloud.com/furthersessions
https://furthersessions.bandcamp.com
https://instagram.com/further_sessions
https://formaviva.com/furthersessions
https://facebook.com/furthersessions
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3irNAR4

Contact and Premiere Requests:
furthersessions[at]gmail[dot]com

PREMIERE: Foreign Material & Mown - Revelation [Art Bei Ton]

𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑴𝑰𝑬𝑹𝑬: Mown - Trinity (Mod21 Remix )

Art Bei Ton returns with his third EP, featuring one of his beloved resident artists, Mown. "Trinity" consists of five tracks.
The exclusive remix debuts, showcasing the unmistakable sound of Italian Mod21.

Release Date: 12th April 2025
Label: Art Bei Ton
Mastering: Tomás González
Distribution: Triple Vision
Artwork: Apo. G

Follow the artist: Mod21

SC: @mod21
IG: https://www.instagram.com/mod21212121/#
Bandcamp: https://21label.bandcamp.com/album/chapter-1

Follow the artist: Mown

SC: @mownofficial
FB: https://www.facebook.com/mownofficial/

Follow the label: Art Bei Ton

SC: @art-bei-ton
IG: www.instagram.com/art_bei_ton/
FB: www.facebook.com/artbeiton/
RA: ra.co/promoters/79893
Bandcamp: artbeiton.bandcamp.com/

𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑴𝑰𝑬𝑹𝑬: Mown - Trinity (Mod21 Remix ) [ABT-EP003]

𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑴𝑰𝑬𝑹𝑬: Solarythm Vestigia Mentis (Solma Remix)

Solarythm returns to the Artbei Ton label, and this time features a great remix by the talented French artist Solma.
Opening the EP with ritualistic sounds, this ambient track guides the listener on a ecstatic journey, exploring uncharted territories where monotonous textures and dissonant echoes evoke a shamanic trance.

Release Date: 1st June 2025
Label: Art Bei Ton
Mastering: Tomás González
Distribution: Triple Vision
Artwork: Apo. G

Follow the artist: Solma

SC: @solmadj
IG: https://www.instagram.com/solma.als/?hl=fr

Follow the artist: Solarythm

SC: @solarythm_deeptech_side
FB: https://www.facebook.com/solarythmdeep

Follow the label: Art Bei Ton

SC: @art-bei-ton
IG: www.instagram.com/art_bei_ton/
FB: www.facebook.com/artbeiton/
RA: ra.co/promoters/79893
Bandcamp: artbeiton.bandcamp.com/



𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑴𝑰𝑬𝑹𝑬: Solarythm - Vestigia Mentis (Solma Remix)  [ABT-EP004]

With Sensory Processing Sensitivity, Barcelona-based producer @bassywax balances club-functional rhythm with moments of restraint, psychedelia, and off-centre emotion. Soon to be released on Archypness’ @emahorecords.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-bassywax---ttattaki

Sensory Processing Sensitivity will be out on August 1st, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://emahorecords.bandcamp.com/album/sensory-processing-sensitivity

Premiere: Bassywax - Ttattaki [4]

buy
https://deathinvegas.bandcamp.com/album/honey

Witchdance Dub ( Richard Fearless Dub ) 

Death in Vegas 'Witchdance Dub'

Honoured to announce that our track “Tridimensionale” will be release on @r-srecords as part of the RV Trax Vol.5 compiled by label founder @Renaat
Pre-order here smarturl.it/rvtrax-vol5
Release date 22nd of May!

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Primal Code - Tridimensionale - [R&S Records] RSRV05

https://www.instagram.com/monkeybrewing?igsh=NDhlN2V0enhkc3pp&utm_source=qr

This is the only official Rrose Soundcloud page, activated in 2023...

home page: http://rrose.ro

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