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Ryan Crosson’s Part II—the latest installment in his three album set with NFI recordings—leaves behind the first LP’s cinematic horizons in exchange for the somber realpolitik of darker atmospherics and sound design. If Part I looked to the empty, open spaces of an oddly Covid-evacuated world, Part II  examines instead the closed space of the self cut off from it. Granular sampling and synthesis become, in the conceptual scheme of the record, more than production techniques to process sound but rather tools by which to process the granularities of selfhood re-worked by Covid's dislocations. Still unwilling to commit to a full album of low frequency metronomes and rhythms (because there is no rhythm to our current life), Crosson’s Part II employs instead prepared pianos and dub leaning textures, while nodding to Ennio Morricone and the soundtracks of Spaghetti Westerns, to better approximate the out of tempo percussive and affective swings of the previous year.

Notes From Isolation Part II

RUSH

Rafter

Ryan Crosson’s Part II—the latest installment in his three album set with NFI recordings—leaves behind the first LP’s cinematic horizons in exchange for the somber realpolitik of darker atmospherics and sound design. If Part I looked to the empty, open spaces of an oddly Covid-evacuated world, Part II  examines instead the closed space of the self cut off from it. Granular sampling and synthesis become, in the conceptual scheme of the record, more than production techniques to process sound but rather tools by which to process the granularities of selfhood re-worked by Covid's dislocations. Still unwilling to commit to a full album of low frequency metronomes and rhythms (because there is no rhythm to our current life), Crosson’s Part II employs instead prepared pianos and dub leaning textures, while nodding to Ennio Morricone and the soundtracks of Spaghetti Westerns, to better approximate the out of tempo percussive and affective swings of the previous year.

Mastered by Kamran Sadeghi
Artwork by Hernan Sanchez

Deeper Spiral

Monoceros

Lyra

Follow up single to Notes From Isolation.  Keeping in theme with the album series.

NFI Recordings launches in 2021 with a series of three albums from Visionquest founder and label head Ryan Crosson. Recorded between the lean, Covid months of May and December (2020), Ryan’s sonic triptych, inspired more by the cinematic expanses of empty New York avenues than the cramped netherworlds of Berlin dance floors, is his most personal work to date. Liberated from the tyranny of the kick drum, Ryan explores more explicitly the film scores, ambient, and experimental electronic music that have always tacitly inspired him. The result is a sound that feels especially sensitive to the introspective moods wrought by Covid’s solitary, meandering days. Studio experimentation, lo-fi guitars, heavy sub bass, astral planes of thick slowly morphing reverb, and the ever present comfort of white noise—all of these elements shift in the foreground of the horizon’s gray distance, untalkative, out of reach.

Known worldwide for his dance music record label and group alias, Visionquest, Ryan has been representing the Midwest in electronic music for over fifteen years and has toured the world extensively since 2007. Having remixed the likes of Tracey Thorn and David Lynch, Ryan is no stranger to cross-genre productions and the ever increasing landscape of contemporary music. Equally at home in the studio or a dusty warehouse, Ryan’s production and sampling practices depart from the worlds of house or techno by referencing musique concrète, Downtown New York funk, drone, ambient and East African jazz. While Ryan was born and raised on a steady diet of post-apocalyptic landscapes, dark warehouses, and the sounds of Plastikman, Matthew Dear, and Villalobos, Ryan continues to expand the horizon of possibility within his music by continually venturing outside of his comfort zone to explore new territory.

Vida Cabin

Specdub -Savona Beach - I Katelanos Remix

Cari Lekebusch - Shaded (Compuphonic & Kolombo Dub)

Make My Day (Ryan Crosson's Morning Sorrow Remix) CJD14042011 1

'Don't Put Me In Your Box' EP - Hypercolour [HYPE022]
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Cutting It Fine

'Don't Put Me In Your Box' EP - Hypercolour [HYPE022]

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Dub Child

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Something in the Air

Antipodeans

Way To Wollongong

Ryan Crosson &amp; Guti feat. Don Fuego - You've Got Me

Oliver S - Do your thang (dzordz bootleg)

Taken from EP2 DOG018 on Dogmatik Records [DOG018]  released: April 2012

Available now at Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/ep2/904483

Track Listing

01. Maya Jane Coles – Watcher 
02. Smak – All I Need 
03. Alfred Taylor – Can’t You See 
04. Gavin Herlihy & Alex Arnout – Sureshot 


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Watcher

Delano Smith - Survival (Original Mix)

Tale of Us & Ryan Crosson -  Glory

Classic tune from CAJMERE aKa GREEN VELVET. This is my cut, it's gonna be available on Bport on Aug the 30th!

Cajmere - Percolator (Riva Starr Remix) [Cajual Records]

Remix of Gavin Herlihy for Leftroom Records

C'Mon People (Ryan Crosson Remix)

Rashid Ajami - Rule The World (Maya Jane Coles Remix) 

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Rashid Ajami - Rule The World (Maya Jane Coles Remix)

Gunnar Stiller - Loose Walk

Gunnar Stiller - Open You (Layo & Bushwacka! Remix)

Following last year´s critically aclaimed EP release ´DRM´, Visionquests own Ryan Crosson teams up with Cadenza’s Cesar Merveille for a full-length album that carries the ever-protean label into as yet uncharted waters. Tightly constructed so as to form a unity that is nothing less than cinematic, Crosson and Merveille offer up nine pieces of music that are less ‘tracks’ than sonic essays(Maouris).

MERVEILLE & CROSSON ALBUM PREVIEW

Daniel Steinberg - Cry All Night

Pow Wow - Conspirator

Right/Wrong - The Company We Keep (Conspirator remix)

Jake Fairley AKA Fairmont has been pioneering forward thinking electronic music for well over a decade now, working alongside heavyweight labels such as Border Community, Traum Schallpletten and most recently My Favorite Robot Records who released his third artist album November 2012. The LP, ‘Automaton’ received
broad critical acclaim with praise heaped on it by publications such as Mixmag, DJ Mag, Groove, Tsugi and Faze magazine and select cuts from the album began to show up in the charts of a number of leading DJs. Now Fairmont & My Favorite Robot Records have decided to collect together a series of remixes of some of the leading lights from the LP, reworked by some of their favourite producers, the results are here on ‘Automaton Remixes 1’ with a 2nd remix package scheduled to follow later this year.

The EP kicks off with ‘Last Dance’, a key cut from the album which now gets overhauled by remix heavyweight Ewan Pearson. Pearson’s remix credentials needed little introduction having been a go-to man for the likes of Depeche Mode, Metronomy, Hot Chip etc as well as numerous dance acts. Here he takes ‘Last Dance’ and works it into an epic ten minute electronic anthem as only Mr Pearson knows how, simply stunning!

Following hot on his heels, Ryan Crosson picks up the remix baton and sets about transforming ‘Alkaline’ into a brilliantly understated slice of leftfield techno with a light and airy feel to it. The third mix sees Factor City's Undo remix ‘Fate’, turning in a slo-mo electro influenced piece of electronica that marries Fairmont’s song structure with some intense and moving production. The penultimate mix sees recent MFRR convert Arthur Oskan gets to grips with ‘Tiny Diamonds’ delivering a remix that pulses and purrs with it’s arpeggiated synth
lines bringing a truly uplifting quality. Finally we close the package as we started it with remix overlord Ewan Pearson delivering an instrumental version to sit against his remix.

With the recent Jori Hulkkonen remix package fresh in the memory and now this stunning selection of Fairmont mixes it’s clear that My Favorite Robot Records are becoming very adept at picking the right remixer for the right job. ‘Automaton remixes 1’ is a must have collection for all lovers of quality electronic music.

MFR070 - Fairmont - Alkaline (Ryan Crosson Remix) - My Favorite Robot Records

Subb-an feat. Footprintz - Rain (Original Mix)

Trace

Midland - Trace

Steve Lawler - Avaida (The Organ Track) out now on VIVa MUSiC.

18th March: Digital www.beatport.com/release/avaida-t…an-track/1059125
11th March: Vinyl (ORDER: www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/483008-01.html)

Steve Lawler & VIVa MUSiC come with his first EP of 2013, "Avaida (The Organ Track)". This is a special release for Steve, named after his daughter to be, whom will be born in March. Hence the release date.

This track is known for its characteristic organ interludes. Already a massive track throughout the VIVa Warriors season 2012 in Ibiza, it finally sees the official release as a special vinyl picture disc. Between pulsing beats and a sexy groove, this track breaks down to show off an impressive display of organ notes, in celebration hitting keys up and down the scale. Thriving with life (hence the name) from the beginning, the production displays a multitude of layers and percussion, from its solid drum groove, to cymbals, high hats, claps and synths and its sexy bass line accompanied by the melody of the organ. Already gained support from the very limited 4 artists to have it, Seth Troxler, Jamie Jones, Pete Tong and our friend Darius Syrossian.

The special item vinyl picture disc makes this EP an exciting start to the year for Steve and the VIVa MUSiC crew. The digital release will drop a little later with a stunning interpretation from Murk.

"I named this track after my darling daughter to be, because like making a baby this record took me on and off 9 months to make. This record means a lot to me it has taken many many hours to make this record what it is, produced with analogue equipment made the way music used to be made and was mixed down on a mixing desk like the old days" - Steve Lawler

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Steve LAWLER - Avaida (The Organ Track) (Dub) /// VIVa MUSiC 2013


Out on Beatport April 10th 2013!!!

Please visit www.facebook.com/FutureFormMusic . Keep your ears & eyes pealed for what is to become a great imprint for future music.

Longstanding legend, John Graham, aka Quivver, delivers the first original for FutureForm Music's premiere release. In textbook Quivver style, 'The Fog' represents an infectious, groove-laden, speaker rumbling and mind altering experience. Punchy drums, throbbing sub bass, eclectic synth hits and vocal stabs drive the track into the realms of dance floor destruction. Relentless in its nature, ‘The Fog’ will have you moving uncontrollably with its addictive cadences.

Finland’s progressive-techno champion, Cid Inc., provides the first remix on the package, a markedly hypnotic and mesmerising interpretation that is sure to take listeners on an unforgettable journey in sound. Subtle yet powerful stacking of pulsating synth layers in combination with a crisp, thumping drum groove and a commanding bass line will transport you into an interplanetary hypnosis. Undoubtedly, this remix is one of Cid Inc.’s most captivating productions to date.

Rounding off the first part of FutureForm’s premiere release is Brazilian DNYO, with his ‘2029’ remix, a superb rendition that skillfully bridges the gap between the eclectic music heard at 90's warehouse raves, with the cutting edge sounds of next decade’s techno visionaries. Immense waves of morphing bass frequencies and twisted beats establish a solid foundation, making way for the lead arpeggiator lines to induce dance floors into a trance like state.

Reach for the heavens and get ready to be taken on a trip to the future and back, FutureForm is here.


Quivver -  The Fog (Cid Inc Remix) out now!

Pär Grindvik's Stockholm LTD label has been around for over ten years now and it's easy to tell that the label is Pär's love child. Wrapped up with emotions Pär is delivering the frequencies on Stockholm LTD's first release in 2013: "The Air EP" is setting a high standard for the year to come. With this journey in sound, Pär is choosing form over function. It's very clear this music comes from deep within.

Out now on vinyl : www.decks.de/t/par_grindvik-air/c14-nk

B1 - Pär Grindvik - Biome - Sthlm LTD 027

Download EP: http://www.beatport.com/release/kybernetik/1054757

EP Release Date: March 29, 2013

Following two tracks on the label compilation “Variables,” Iranian-born, Berlin-raised DJ and producer Nyma returns to Items & Things with Kybernetik, his debut solo release for the label, released here as a digital exclusive. A mainstay on Berlinʼs club scene and perennial figure in the Items & Things camp, Nyma hones his craft with Kybernetik, its slow burning disco groove and relentless funk guaranteed to function as adequately in a warm up set as at peak time; its contagious rhythms as appropriate for that early morning injection of energy or for the creation of that late night disco explosion.
 
Fusing organic instrumentation with machine, the driving rhythms, slap-bass hits, and infectious guitar riffs of the original are drawn out on the EPʼs flip side, with the dub version bringing the bass even further into the forefront of the mix: breathing additional groove into the track whilst nevertheless maintaining the dynamic intensity of the original. 

Remix duties come from label boss Marc Houle, who in true Items & Things fashion strips Nymaʼs original down to its bare bones, sprinkles it with his unique blend of experimental techno, and turns the bass up to eleven. What results is a mix as eerie as it is groove driven: its building lead lines, stuttering 909 hats, and synth eccentricities a flawless expansion on the funk of the original. 

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Nyma - Kybernetik (Marc Houle Remix) | Items & Things | 2013

Kenneth James Gibson - Something In The Way (Ryan Crosson Dub Trip Remix)

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Plastikman - Mind In Rewind (Berg Nixon Remix)

A Motor City, Berlin, London hybrid, Ryan Crosson is a complex artistic creature. Equal parts energetic, down to earth Detroit native and ultra-refined, musical aesthete, Ryan has one ear to the club and one ear far, far beyond. Known the world over for shape shifting, shoulder shaking tracks on groundbreaking labels including M_nus, Supplement Facts, Spectral, Wagon Repair, and his own Visionquest, Ryan’s production and sampling practices depart from the worlds of house or techno by referencing musique concrète, Downtown New York funk, and East African jazz. Born and raised on a steady diet of post-apocalyptic landscapes, dark warehouses, and the sounds of Plastikman, Matthew Dear, Magda, and Villalobos, Ryan’s DJ sets aim to expand the horizon of possibility without sacrificing dance music’s core element of sweaty, hedonistic fun. His unique musical vocabulary and tireless dedication insure him a place in the dynasty of forward-thinking techno transplants.

Alongside Lee Curtiss and Shaun Reeves, Ryan is responsible for the day-to-day running of Visionquest, one of dance music’s most cherished and eclectic imprints. Ryan and his partners in Visionquest have honed a whole new landscape of lush, organic techno and esoteric leftfield electronica. In 2014, Ryan oversaw the construction of Visionquest’s newest venture—their digital arm and sub-label Brachtune. Full of off-kilter, loopy and positively circus vibes, the tracks showcased on Brachtune will remind long-time friends and fans of Ryan’s early morning sets in the notorious “Tesh Club” basement.

In addition to his work with Visionquest, 2014 was Ryan’s most prolific production career yet, with a staggering number of releases on labels such as Darkroom Dubs, Mobilee, and . Highlights include Bricolage, Ryan’s hotly anticipated first EP for Visionquest, especially the labyrinthine, twisted “Club Chimes,” a heady collaboration with long-time friend and fellow Visionquest artist Cesar Merveille. The year also saw Don’t Be Left Out, a mix CD with another fellow traveler Matt Tolfrey, which has been described as “deep, diverse, and exciting all the way through.”

Kenneth James Gibson - Something In The Way (Ryan Crosson Dub Trip Remix)

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