A year on from the release of an album that made many 'Best Of 2023' lists, Bjarnar & Jonas enlist the talents of 4 friends to piece together an essential remix 12". Seven Villas label boss Pablo Bolivar opens with a dreamy take on the albums closer 'Bára', before Merv add layers of chords to dancefloor monster 'Erebus'. Stólar's Philipp Priebe completely reimagines 'Stratospheric Clouds', stripping away the hard Arctic winter, to replace it with a 24hr sunlit groove; whilst Waage takes Anguta into slightly harder territory to close out."

Ohm & Octal Industries - Northwest Passage remixes clips

Alex Albrecht returns with Aurora - a pristine followup to his Blue Caves transmission via Scissor and Thread in 2018.

The Melbourne based composer and sound designer Albrecht has leans into his predilection for woozy, affecting melodies intertwined with skittering drums and snaking grooves, and Aurora brings that to the fore with six tracks of shimmering beauty.

The title track Aurora is shared here as a remix by @roza-terenzi, who entirely reworks the track with her signature club ready grooves.

Remixer: @roza-terenzi
Buy: https://melquiades-alexalbrecht.bandcamp.com/album/aurora

Aurora

PREMIERE: Alex Albrecht - Aurora (Roza Terenzi Remix) [Scissor and Thread]

Artist: @soelaela
Buy/Stream: www.linktr.ee/scissorandthread

Soela is the DJ and production alias of Elina Shorokhova, a Russia-born Berlin-based experienced pianist and vocalist who has made a hugely impactful transition into electronic music.

Having released material on such labels as Kompakt, Dial, Shall Not Fade, Lost Palms, E-Beamz, Red Ember Records, Sushitech, and others, Soela joins the ranks of Scissor & Thread for this exquisite album - Dark Portrait. 

The album opens in a typically understated manner with Unsuitable - a melancholic trip-hop adjacent track that sets the tone for the next 8 pieces. As Soela explains, “I was dealing with some very complex feelings, so I came up with this album, which helped me not to despair, to work on myself, to grow internally, and to start listening to myself. It helped me to keep sane when my country invaded Ukraine with a full scale war. It absolutely broke my heart, and music was one of my main salvations.” 

This complex mix of emotions plays out across the album with tracks that utilize her beautiful musicality (Through the Windows feat. Francis Harris and Philipp Priebe, Drowning feat. Module One) and ear for details with skittering beats, ambient soundscapes (Spirits, Lost In The Fog) and lose-yourself dancefloor moments such as the collaboration with Lawrence on February Is Not Going To Be Forever. The title track Dark Portrait combines dubby elements with affecting pads and melodic touches, while the lead single Even If I Ask You Stay delves into multiple feelings around escaping toxic situations, and battling depression. It features a powerful vocal from Soela supported by a deeply affecting arrangement. The closing track The Darkest Hour Before Sunrise brings a sense of hope and light, balancing subdued keys and strings with ethereal tones and atmospheres

Dark Portrait

Soela - Lost In The Fog

Soela - Dark Portrait

Please welcome German DJ and producer Matthias Schildger aka Star_Dub to the pH and BuenaVida Family.

Matthias has been recording since the early 2000's.
Since his first production steps, Matt has developed his production skills and split his music into various pseudonyms. 

His most up to date sounds are getting released under the name: CNTRL, POLYFAN, POLYPHENIX, BINARY OPERATOR, STAR_DUB, MATT STAR but also works or has worked on limited projects like YAM YAM, STARBUG and some secret projects he doesn't like to mention anymore.

As passionate musician, he also is in high demand as a remix artist and is always busy creating new interpretations for other artists. 

These days Matt focuses more and more on sounddesign and
experimental music outside the club-context but also stays true to his roots in techno and house of course.

Massive thanks to Star_Dub for coming on thee show.

♫ FOLLOW Star_Dub
Facebook @www.facebook.com/StarDub1
Soundcloud @soundcloud.com/matt-star
Beatport @www.beatport.com/artist/star_dub/472248
Bandcamp @mattstar.bandcamp.com/

Music for your mind, body and soul.

Tracklist:
Part 1 Thee pHactory w/dESUS Star_Dub Retrospective Mix

Intro
Star_Dub - DIGIDUB 13 [Star Dub]
StarDub - Cut And Paste [Lo-Fi Stereo]
Star_Dub - A Space In Between [Dubwax]	
Star_Dub - Voodub Outtake 2 [Star Dub]
Star_Dub - Untitled A1 [Star Dub]
Star_Dub - Cracking Grasshopper [Dubwax]

Part 2 Thee pHactory w/Star_Dub

Thee pHactory w/dESUS & Guest Star_Dub

Love Was a Tool

The continuous passage of time and peaceful passing of loved ones from this existence to the next with an unexpected ending and reminder that time carries on.

scenes volume two

Angels

Ambient Chill - Relaxing Chill Music - Study - Sleep - meditation

Caldera

Sven Weisemann - Caldera [Mojuba 028] (Preview)

Endless Stream

this podcast was recorded by I:cube dedicated to the w-h-y ? 10 th birthday party
05 avril 2013 @ la machine du moulin rouge
>> ivan smagghe | barker & baumecker (live) | I:cube (live) | joakim | spitzer | paleman | south london ordnance | nautiluss | X_J
>> I:cube / live @ le central - 03:35 / 04:25

i:cube : https://soundcloud.com/i-cube
event fcbck : http://www.facebook.com/events/415945418500582/
w-h-y ? : www.w-h-y.org

subliminal aurra - ease the pressure - ease the pressure [indisc_1990]
matrix - equator music - isolated dot [chain reaction_1999]
marcellis - untitled - workshop 16 [workshop_2012]
L.H.A.S Inc. - liquid soul drop - dusk til dawn / liquid soul drops [cynic_2010]
frak - synthfrilla - börft EP [sex tags mania_2012]
peel MD - henry, second bass - grip [börft records_2012]
spekter - pipe bomb - pipe bomb [sound signature_2011]
fran benitez - la grimas negras ( dub) - unknow [unknow_1900]
pépé bradock - dropping the ball - imbroglios part 3 [atavisme_2013]
the gherkin jerks - red planet - 1990 [gherkin records_1989]
DJ qu - repozitioned souls - passing states [strength music recordings_2007]

selected modern music #219 by I:cube

Scissor & Thread is cut from a different cloth than your average dance imprint.