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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

Visionquest remix of the Claude von Stroke classic

Claude Von Stroke - Whos' Afraid Of Detroit - (Visionquest Remix)

Mood Five

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Patryk Molinari - Vob (Luna Ludmila's Subtle Dub Remix)

Tale of Us & Ryan Crosson -  Glory

Mix recorded for Jay & Friends for Ibiza Underground Radio

Ryan Crosson Visionquest Takeover - Jay & Friends on 6AM Radio Ibiza

Stores: https://lnk.to/KWR008

Venerated Frankfurt native Sascha Dive, a gifted producer whose name has become synonymous with first-class house music, is the next artist to drop on Cassy’s thriving label Kwench Records.
The Deep Vibes record label boss’ extraordinarily expressive discography is heavily influenced by the electronic vibrations which came from the US during the formative years of the mid-late ‘90s and the first waves of esteemed German house labels like Playhouse.
“Sascha is an extremely classy producer with a refined signature style. Not many people can achieve that. For me, records should have an element of timelessness and I want Kwench Records to reflect this preference. His productions have longevity which is proven by the fact they’ve had their place in my collection for what must be going on a decade.”
Sascha weighs in on the title track with a muscular drum loop which navigates a steady path through a delectably absorbing brew of synthetic sounds primed for clubbers. The ominously titled ‘Jack The Ripper’ packs a precarious punch and Sascha’s penchant for ‘90s Chicago stimuli becomes clear as the vocal sample utters the infamous line, “Jack your body.”
A surging, slick groove directs the laidback progression of ‘Gadgets & Buttons’, and again we hear how Sascha’s affections for vintage house tracks of the ‘90s educes his deftness in capturing and repurposing those sounds for modern times.

Sascha Dive - Gadgets & Buttons

I Hope You Will

VQ075 Ryan Crosson - A. ITYC  PM

...At this point we have nestled heavily into some house classics.  This could have been one of my favorite CDV Sundays since I began going in 2006.   I was able to spend 36 hours with 3 of my closest friends, playing music for most of it, at one of our favorite places in the World.  Head to Clovis' page for the first five hours of the session.  Hopefully we can chop up more parts from the session and get those up in due time.

CDVeterans Pt.3 - Ryan Crosson, Clovis, Cesar Merveille, Shaun Reeves

First EP from Ryan Crosson as Theoretical Speed joined by the instrumentation of John Camp and Greg Paulus.  Ep also includes remixes from Akufen and Pola.

VQSE014 B2. Theoretical Speed featuring John Camp  - OC9 (master)

For CELO Rec's very first Various Artists compilation, we have carefully selected 14 quality tracks divided in two parts. This Second part reunites very talented artists and friends from the minimal house scene. This release contains a large palette of subtle and unique sounds sustained by groovy rhythms. Enjoy the Trip!

Marcelo Cura & Origins Of Time - Hadra (Snippet)

Chez Damier/Ben Vedren - St. George (Free Download)

H2H - Saint George Dedication To Shazz Unreleased

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.”