Pauze III

The mountain was calling out to them from up above, it were as if the peaks themselves were demanding that they be climbed and conquered so as there may be no stone left unturned by man. The clouds hovered thick around each pointed top, in the distance they watched as eagles soared high. It was easy for them, without such fear of falling.

The morning air was cold and brisk as they watched from the riverbank beneath, it seemed an awfully long way up and a very far way to go. Was it worth the risk? To who would their effort be worth?

Soon they would pack up and depart, taking with them all that they could carry. For it was right to leave no trace and heaven forbid they upset the whimsical power of the mountain to crush them beneath its might and weight at any time.

Gem Wallow is set to release a new EP on Barcelona based record label Playground . The record features a fun assortment of downtempo tracks with a pensive slow moving ambience which is almost ritualistic. It's rounded off by remixes from Simple Symnetry and Francis Inferno Orchestra.

PREMIERE: Gem Wallow - Zunzun (Francis Inferno Orchestra's Dero God Mix) [Playground Records]

Last track from 'The Loop of Heavenly Echoes'

Infinite Loops

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Infinite Loops from 'The Loop of Heavenly Echoes'

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Emotional Response completes its 10th anniversary by welcoming Benedikt Frey to the label with a special release, a fantastic dub-psychedelic cover of Joy Division, delivered in multiple versions, including a wonderful dub-meets-prog reinterpretation from Lucas Croon.

An established producer for over a decade, with a releases for a myriad of respected labels like ESP Institute, Crème Organisation, Hivern Discs, Live At Robert Johnson and Serious Trouble, plus Frey’s own excellent R.I.O Records that is quickly becoming label to watch, it’s pleasure he joins Emotional Response with a fresh, but respectful remake.

Alongside PiL Ltd, Joy Division were the ultimate post punk band, the music, design and untimely passing of lead signer Ian Curtis, creating a mystique around the band that survives today. Opening their second, and final, album Unknown Pleasure, the song is a big part of their history. Frey’s version – with secret vocalist Carla Koller – offer a wide-screen retake, the dub bass and modulated snare wrap around lyrics, while haunting guitar adds to an unease.

Starting with a classic, but perfect Vocal Mix, there is an accompanying Instrumental that together highlight a propulsion and incessant groove, allowing the space between to herald the production’s beauty.

This is backed with a live remake by Lucas Croon. A label fan since his appearances in Stabil Elite, BAR and The Kloom, this Dusseldorf fraternity member continues Emotional Response’s long-standing association with the city. With celebrated releases on Aiwo Recs and Themes From Great Cities, his fireside remix begins as some dub-psyche odyssey before morphing in to a steppas-delight rock out that will capture the open ears and minds.

To close, Frey returns with his own Dub. Possibly the EP’s stand-out, this half step remix sucks the listener to the spaces between, as vocals dissipate and collapse within, bass bins distorting to distraction, the pull of a true and worthy dub symphony.

B2. Benedikt Frey - She's Lost Control (Dub)

Schwarzfunk - Studio Session 03.07.15

From the forthcoming album 'Black Mill Tapes Vol.3:All Pathways Open'

Inside The Wave

Music composed for 'Descaler', a dance performance choreographed by Rafael Reynoso in collaboration with Nicholas Grubbs during his September 2017 residency at Otion Front Studio

Descaler I, II, & III

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Paerels

Drums (Instrumental)

A2| Oceanic - Drums (Instrumental)

Nathan Surreal returns with another EP for Biologic Records. ’A Change Of Heart’ is due for digital-only release on June 29th.

‘A Change Of Heart’ is a cathartic peak time workout full of radiant vocal bursts and ricocheting percussion. ‘Kanakotoba’ is a blissful ambient stepper full of dubby echoes and crisp percussion. For his remix of ‘Where Were We’, Lord Of The Isles brandishes warm, expansive pads amongst sharp broken beats.

On the same day as this EP, the label will also release a vinyl-only EP featuring a joint effort from Nathan Surreal and Herzel, with further remixes by Marquis Hawkes and Lord Of The Isles.

Nathan Surreal - Where Were We - Lord Of The Isles remix

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For his Dark Clover debut, James Davey a.k.a. Blak Nite unsheaths the technical prowess which had him pushing the boundaries of post-Ed Banger heavyness on his previous EPs, and repurposes it for slower, if not necessarily less intense jams. In simply and overtly trying to fit the pallete of what James sees as "the Origami Sound sound", he accomplishes so much more, his "Shadow Party" leveraging not only his considerable talent but a wide array of impeccable influences into bass music truly worthy of the oft-abused "future" hashtag.

Going for "something that sounded as if it was found in a ditch or gutter or down a back alley", Blak Nite delivers instantly memorable sonics – like a garbage pail coming to life, the din of its unholy movement providing the percussion, as it wrests old ghetto blasters from itself and plays whatever damaged tapes were in them when first discarded. "Dope Machine" firmly establishes this aesthetic from the outset, and employs a cinematic flair for mystery, before erupting into an uplifting assembly of manipulated vocals. "Shake" lays masterfully restrained Burial-esque heartwrenching upon a bed of brooding bass and truly broken beats. "Wicca" takes the deconstruction further... by now the beats are falling apart in real time before our ears, the vocals hauntingly and musically detune, with the song climaxing via Blak Nite's introduction of a signature grimy bass that seems to have built up organically from the crackle, hiss, feedback and detritus. "MoNY", by far the most jocular of the four, racks up the tension via its unnerving rhythm before revealing itself as a soothing finale worthy of innumerable gasps of contention.

Every track is "littered" with myriad small details, brief dialogue samples, movie quotes, all of them faintly audible at times... unveiling the considerable concept, meaning and soul poured into these songs, but only at the cost of lenghty repeated listening. Dim the lights, and have yourself a shadow party.

Blak Nite - Wicca

Optimo Music presents the debut album from New Zealander Vanessa Worm, ‘Vanessa 77’, released on 10 July (vinyl and digital). 

Following the acclaimed ‘I Did A Lava Dance’, ‘Rando M !’ and ‘222’ released as part of the ‘Z Time’ EP last year, and ‘In Heaven We Are’ in April, ‘ Vanessa Worm returns to Optimo Music with a full album to show the world what she is about and how talented she is. 
Vanessa Worm is exactly the kind of artist Optimo Music dreams of finding; her music fits in with no genre and no scene - it is its own genre and its own scene.
Musically free and anarchic, Vanessa conforms to nobody’s dogma. 
Before lockdown Vanessa played a series of Southern Hemisphere live shows that entranced all who saw them. 
Hopefully next year she can come and do the same in the Northern Hemisphere.

Vanessa Worm
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