Ben Lukas Boysen expands on 2020’s album Mirage with his brand new follow-up EP Clarion featuring a rare Kiasmos remix.

Containing two brand new tracks from the Berlin-based electronic composer and producer, plus three very special remixes ranging as wide as from Hyperdub producer Foodman to Scottish post rock legends Mogwai, Clarion picks up where Mirage left off. The first single arrives in the shape of a rare Kiasmos remix of the title track, crafted by the Icelandic techno duo and Erased Tapes label mates Janus Rasmussen and Ólafur Arnalds.

“Hearing how Kiasmos tamed the somewhat rough nature of Clarion and elevated it to a focussed and highly energised dream-like state made my day when I first heard the remix.
The floating and driving rhythm of this version distils the original into a luxurious percussive meditation,” Boysen says.

About the making of, Janus Rasmussen explains: “Sometimes remixes can be a joy to work on, especially when the original material is as strong as this one. Immediately after hearing the stems, the idea of the remix was so apparent. It was almost as if the song had already existed in this remixed form. The main melody is so catchy yet intriguing that it's a perfect fit for a Kiasmos remix.”

The new material on this 6-track EP expands on themes of Ben’s 2020 album.

“Mirage was about the diffusion and change of weight of elements within a piece as well as giving the instrumentalists featured, such as cellist Anne Müller, a different function and meaning. Lux and Plexus revisit this mindset, diving into granular, resyncing patterns and harmonic studies,” he adds.

Clarion will be released both digitally and in a limited 12” vinyl edition on March 18.

Clarion

Ben Lukas Boysen - Clarion (Kiasmos Remix)

"'I Fell in Love' is a lush and emotive tune, one whose airy melodies and icy structure mirrors the group's "Scandinavian surroundings of native forests and snow," from which Gidge is said to gather much of its inspiration. Spanning over six minutes, the track moves at a patient pace, gradually adding melodies and new layers of miniature percussion to the song's somber bounce as it builds towards its climax."
- Glenn Jackson, XLR8R

Order our debut album 'Autumn Bells' here:
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Download 'I Fell In Love' for free over at XLR8R:
http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2014/05/i-fell-love

Autumn Bells

I Fell In Love

Gidge - I Fell In Love

Night Crawler by Nexus takes you on a journey through the shadowy depths of sound, blending the haunting allure of darkwave synth music with the electrifying pulse of a dystopian nightscape. This album is a masterful fusion of ominous melodies, pulsating rhythms, and atmospheric synths, creating a soundscape that’s both chilling and captivating. 🌌🎹✨

With each track, Night Crawler conjures images of neon-lit streets, mysterious alleys, and the untamed energy of the night. Nexus skillfully weaves together moody tones and cinematic elements, crafting an immersive experience for fans of darkwave, synth music, and retro-futuristic vibes. Perfect for those seeking music that resonates with the darker, more enigmatic corners of the soul, this album invites you to lose yourself in its hypnotic embrace.

Step into the shadows, let the beats guide you, and experience Night Crawler—a soundtrack for the nocturnal wanderer. 🚨🌃✨

Electric Shadows

Sad Devil * Instrumental

She-Cat Interval

Kiasmos & Nils Frahm - Live improvisation at Hardern Pop Festival 14.8.2015

Swedish songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Menke, who recently released her debut EP Till Havet via Size/Cosmos, will release a remix of her track ‘Nattskärran’ from acclaimed German electronic producer Christian Löffler.

Using Menke’s hushed melancholia as a backdrop, Loffler injects ‘Nattskärran’ – a stunning interpretation of Karin Boye’s poem of the same name – with deep house beats and underlying synth lines, a far stretch from Menke’s more folk-tinged music.

Speaking about the track, Loffler says: ‘Nattskärran’ moved me from the first second. Instantly I knew that the darkly emotive Scandinavian timbre of her voice aligns with my artistic world perfectly."

Nattskärran CL Remix

Menke - Nattskärran (Christian Löffler Remix)

Aeons/Revisited 
w remixes by @tomday / @huminalmusic & @themangoalley founder Mango

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A centenary release worthy of the name, Ryan Davis forges a new path of melodic variation and beatless introspection. The timeless qualities of “Aeons” marks the perfect end to one musical epoch and the start of another, revisited in glorious new future visions.

Dutch imagination creates a new era as Huminal reach once more to the future. Full of dynamism and primal bass resonance, stratified melodies hint at “Aeons” past. Returning to musical summit, Mango is pivotal once more. Rippling arpeggios cascade against robust rhythmic foundation in a work for the ages.

Harnessing raw elemental forces, Tom Day reveals a moment of pure melodic beauty. Frozen in time and etched in the annals of Alley history, cool synths of power and precision are sculpted into warm undulating waves of cinematic grandeur.

Immortalised in zeroes and ones that cover the world, paradigms shift and “Aeons” pass.

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RYAN DAVIS Aeons (Instrumental)

BRAIDS are one of my favourite bands, so when I had the chance to work with them I jumped on it. The vocals were the starting point, which I layered and used to generate a general feeling also in fitting with the lyrics, which then defined how I built the rest of the tracks around them. The first one from the EP is "Pleasures", for which I wanted to make something positive and warming, with nice straightforward drums and nothing too harsh in terms of builds and drops, just a delicate flow to give a pleasurable listening experience, hopefully!

Max Cooper Feat. BRAIDS - Pleasures

first single release of the upcoming An Analog Guy in a Digital World - out 09.09.2020

An Analog Guy in a Digital World

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Simplicité

The title track and first single off of Gidge's upcoming album New Light, coming November 6th through Atomnation.
https://atomnation.bandcamp.com/album/new-light

New Light

Gidge - New Light

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BIO
The Concise characteristics of Ryan Davis's music are within the inexhaustible dimensions of sound, taking the listener on a journey full of stories which describe dreams, desires and create imaginary worlds within oneself.

Since 2006 you can follow Ryan's traces on almost every important melodic electronic music label worldwide such as Erased Tapes, Anjunadeep, Watergate, Traumschallplatten, Bedrock or Last Night on Earth. Touring the globe constantly being invited to iconic venues like Bilbaos Guggenheim Museum, Stockholm’s Fotografiska or Berlin´s legendary Funkhaus inspires Ryan´s musical aesthetics whose quality brought him an international fan base and a remarkable reputation.

Over the years he collected notable attention by a variety of artists out of every electronic music genre such as Aphex Twin, Olafur Arnalds, Stephan Bodzin, Apparat, Max Cooper, Sasha, Hernan Cattaneo, Boys Noise or even Depeche Mode including his music on their ‘Sound of the Universe‘ tour.
Nowadays Ryan represents a fundamental name in the modern electronic music culture, in which compositional qualities are a must. 

His remixes for masterminds like Olafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm, collaborations with Robot Koch and Alex Banks or placements of his music in shows like ‚How To Get Away With Murder‘, documentaries like ‚The Last Glaciers‘ or Cadillacs ‚No Perfect Formula‘ underline his work and musical mindset to celebrate & push the compositional form of electronic music which leads the way to establish a world on its own besides pure dj-functionality.