Taken from: VC-118A - Waves of Change - Delsin Records - 157dsr

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On his fifth album as VC-118A, Samuel van Dijk (@mohlao) is using his evolved electro practice to explore the notion of change - a universal constant which keeps us barrelling towards unknown futures.

With 2021’s Spiritual Machines, van Dijk presented a new approach which took his established (and celebrated) sound into downtempo and experimental pastures. Now the Dutch artist builds on that premise with a clear-sighted focus on the idea of change, as forces and factors in our present moment accelerate the states of flux within our lives.

Crooked machine rhythms remain the driving force behind VC-118A, but it’s the treatment of the drums and the richly developed layers around them which tell the story. The sources are largely analogue, from a trusted bank of outboard tools ranging from 606s and 101s to ample modern and vintage effects and various modular systems, but these sounds are carefully sequenced and shaped with digital processes to create the nuanced tones and textures which envelop Waves of Change. Crucial to the spatial immersion of the album is the subtle drop in tempo, widening the rhythms and leaving room for the atmospheric sound design to have a greater impact.

The fluid synthesis and sound design which permeates tracks like ‘The Deep’, ‘You’ and ‘Replace Image’ might well be considered a sonic metaphor for the ever-shifting state of the universe, while the reliably crisp rhythmic structures applied to the likes of ‘Heat’, ‘Club’ and ’Elektri’ have a metronomic quality as steadfast as time itself.

It’s the extended immersion of ‘Motherboard’ which offers the most complete summation of the album’s qualities at the midway point, coursing through subtly vivid soundscapes guided by elegant, constantly probing drums. The snatches of voices which emerge through the mix are those of van Dijk’s parents, sampled from a discovered box of tapes from the mid-80s when they were both sound artists. Thematically, the samples also embody the sense of change van Dijk was striving for making this album, capturing a moment in time for his now-separated parents when their lives were very different.

Balancing the disciplines of machine-powered sequencing and hand-shaped sound to render his ideas in sonic form, the continued evolution of VC-118A results in another mesmerising record steeped in craft and loaded with intention.

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VC-118A - You (taken from 'Waves of Change' 157dsr)

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On deck for today’s premiere is none other than Guido Camino aka Forest On Stasys and a tune from his forthcoming Neotrópico EP on Technologia Organica. Always close to our musical heart at Delayed, his music brings forward spiraling deep techno, and the best tribal infused rhythms.

Coming in as B1, Autóctono is a groove filled tribal tune rife with that infectious energy that keeps dance floors moving. Bongos, and soaring pads take presence in the foreground, while the upbeat percussion bounces playfully along keeping things high. Forest On Stasys’ innate talent to create these moments and energies within his tracks make them incredibly versatile to DJs and listeners alike.

Autóctono and the rest of the Neotrópico EP will be released on the 8th of April.

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Berlin’s Horny Toad (aka @djhighfuture) brings her signature textured breakno sound into the tribal banger 'Hey Mami' by Mala Junta’s Alphaconda (aka @hyperaktivist).

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VORM002 | Efflorescence (2014)
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Maasym blossoms into new sonic territory with Efflorescence (2014) – a deeply textured six-track EP navigating between raw bass pressure, cinematic ambience, and leftfield rhythmic explorations on cassette.

The journey begins with the title track Efflorescence (2014) – a widescreen ambient piece where emotional pads and luminous melodies unfold like a slow-motion bloom, evoking vast cinematic spaces with a fragile intensity.

The mood fractures with Become Free Swimming – a hyper-saturated vortex of FX-driven abstraction and throbbing low-end turbulence, equal parts chaos and propulsion.

Somatic Cells follows, offering a moment of suspended calm – spacious, atmospheric, and warm with an organic flow. Then Respect The Balance and The Picasso Bug shift the focus to the floor, delivering two rumbling tools forged for weighty sound systems and shadowy dancefloors.

Closing things out is Vibrant Symmetrical Pattern – a broken beat experiment at 80 BPM, fusing haunting melodies with heavy basslines and twisted synth shapes. It’s a left-turn finale, strange and bold.

Efflorescence (2014) is a shapeshifting document of club abstraction and emotional resonance — comes out 09th May 2025.

Tracklist:
01. Efflorescence (2014) (Original Mix)
02. Become Free Swimming (Original Mix)
03. Somatic Cells (Original Mix)
04. Respect The Balance (Original Mix)
05. The Picasso Bug (Original Mix)
06. Vibrant Symmetrical Pattern (Original Mix)

Release Date: 09th May 2025
Format: Cassette / Digital
Credits: Written and produced by Maasym
Design: Marcel Weiershaeuser
Mastering: Biorc

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