From the Scape One album Neutron Drive.
A brand new electro album taking in various elements of old-school styles with a new twist of synthetic waves and beat manipulation.
Buy: https://scapeone.bandcamp.com/album/neutron-drive
Stream: https://share.amuse.io/O7ZUngnCi0l6

Domed City

My remix of @thenewhuman track "Thought Patterns".

It's the opening track from his fantastic "Proximity Mantra" album on my label, Bricolage.

Limited number of tapes available. 
https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/proximity-mantra-bc087

We're also launching a remix competition for the track to celebrate our 9 year anniversary as a label. Full info and stems at the link below.
https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/thought-patterns-remix-competition

Proximity Mantra (bc087)

Proximity Mantra

The New Human - Thought Patterns (Fragile X remix)

Memento Mori

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Erich Fromm‘s “Escape from Freedom” was published 83 years ago. His assumption was that modern man, having freed himself from the shackles of the old days and living freely, longs to return to the totalitarian, destructive and conformist world. In 2024, the pluralistic and individualized way of life of the so-called West seems self-evident. Boundless freedom is suggested - but we continue to flee. Utopias are crumbling and conservatism is experiencing a renaissance. At the same time, the freedom to decide “to be able to stay” in contrast to “having to leave” currently seems to represent a high value.

This EP by the two producers from Germany and Ukraine, was created in this field of tension. David Heine and Konstantin Kost were already working together on the current AMAS project (Odessa EP). „Freedom From Escape“ adapts the former title of Erich Fromm‘s central work, which is given a prominent role on this record. Music and techno are freedom and escape at the same time: transcendence and escapism. In interaction and contradiction at the same time.

The cover picture was taken on 25 July 1909, when Louis Blériot became the first person to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane with the Blériot XI, which he had designed himself. The reversal of the title and the idea for the cover artwork came about during a conversation with the artist Jennifer Mattes in Vienna.

On the A-side, the two protagonists create a world of minimalist dub techno, which also has melodic, flat side strands in its narratives. The more than 60-year-old fragments from TV interviews with Erich Fromm on the subject of freedom, decisions, constructivism and destruction are presented so densely and rustlingly that you don‘t feel compelled to follow the lecture. Instead, the spoken word corresponds with the minimalist framework of the two pieces. The old audio recordings are embedded as part of the composition. Some of it may be understood and arouse the listener‘s curiosity, but again and again you get lost in the repetitive swamp of sound, so that you may understand more of the text each time you listen to it without it imposing itself on you.

The two remixes of the first track take a different approach. Save Your Atoll specifically frames and limits the spoken word in its interpretation and embarks on a hypnotic journey that is less worldly and more futuristic. Anna Kost goes one step further by literally suffocating the old man‘s spoken word, as if the destructive drum patterns were trying to shut him up.

„Freedom From Escape“ will be released on 18 October 2024 in a physical edition of 200 records and is available digitally on all common portals.

Freedom From Escape

David Heine X Konstantin Kost - Choices (Anna Kost Remix)

Format: CD, Digital
Pre-order: 14th March 2025
Release date: 21st March 2025

This album has its origins in North and South America. As is usual with most of my music, the field recordings came first, and the modular synth sourced music followed.
The field recording for Distant Thunder was recorded outside my home on an exceptionally hot day at the end of June. I returned home from a family reunion in the mountains to 100 degrees on my car thermometer upon entering Charlotte, NC. That is not normal but unfortunately appears to be becoming the new normal. There was a massive thunderstorm nearby that never materialized directly over my home. However, the auditory part of the outlying storm was significant enough to warrant recording it. The accompanying music reflects the somber realization that we humans are causing increasingly extreme weather conditions here on planet earth. The “moon echo mix” in the track name is a nod to the impressive Hainbach plugin that AudioThing rolled out this summer. I used it on virtually every track in this song.
The field recordings for the second and third track are from a vacation to Peru the latter half of July. We traveled to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley. There is a special energy to this place that comes from the people, beautiful natural surroundings and history of the Aztecs that seemingly permeates the air. I traveled twice to hike at a nearby small town named Yucay which is where both the field recordings were made.
Yucay Part 1 (riochuelo San Juan) features the sounds of my trek next to a beautiful river that flowed past the trail. I met very few people during this hike although eventually three local dogs joined me. The lack of human interaction led to an almost mystical experience with the natural surroundings. I hope the music reflects this unusual encounter with nature and her elements.
Yucay Part 2 (via sin nombre) also includes the sound of water. Earlier that day, I had completed a strenuous and somewhat risky scramble to some Aztec tombs on the side of a mountain. Afterwards, I took respite beside a small aqueduct that ran past the short trail to a summit that included a large Peruvian flag. I was unable to figure out the name of this place hence the name of the track. Once again, there was minimal human interaction and that led to a time of quiet contemplation.
The theme of oneness with nature reoccurs again and again in my music. One explanation for this recurring cycle is I rely on natural experiences for my mental health. The musical expressions of this time outdoors are equally important to my ongoing positive emotional state.
Special thanks go to Andrea and my sounding boards Paul and Pietro. Thanks as well to all who listen to my music. 

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'Displacement Activity Vol. 3'
Steve Hadfield
See Blue Audio SBA 012

1. Reflected
2. Blossom Is a Vector
3. Ever Onward
4. Liminal Night Feeds
5. Alone, Dark

Release date: 6 November 2020

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See Blue Audio: ambient / electronic / beatless / cinematic / downtempo / eclectic / introspective… Shade rather than light...

Back in January 2020, Steve Hadfield released the first instalment of 'Displacement Activity', which was also his second release on See Blue Audio, when the COVID-19 pandemic was just an approaching blip on the radar. Its release also coincided with the delights and challenges of becoming a parent for the first time. Volume two followed in May as we were in the midst of a strange new world, and Steve’s music had taken on a more reflective, shadowy tone as the world grappled with confinement, and his parenting took on a higher level of intensity than perhaps originally anticipated, while all around uncertainty raged.

Ten months on and as one of the most remarkable years of modern times draws to a close, we have 'Displacement Activity Vol. 3', the twelfth release on See Blue Audio, and five tracks in Steve’s trademark fusion of ambient/modern classical and glitchy electronics. The first two volumes of 'Displacement Activity' were written prior to coronavirus as Steve was beginning to see the early signs of conflict and dark political forces, and then think about how these could be navigated through parenthood. Those warnings are turning into reality alongside the pandemic. This gives the music its shadowy feel, and it seems particularly apt that these latest tracks are being released as we approach a time when some kind of 'new normality' sits uneasily beside the fresh storm clouds that may be gathering, virus-related, social and political.

There are a range of different moods on 'Displacement Activity Vol. 3', and it was forged during a time when the pandemic inevitably casts its shadow. The opening track, 'Reflected', is a reworking of 'Reflections' from 'Displacement Activity Vol. 1', and more ghostly, beatless atmospherics, but with the same lightness of touch and sense of adventure (the original was composed before the birth of his daughter, while the new version reflects the joy she has brought).

The more uptempo, percussive 'Blossom Is a Vector' with its layers of warped piano and strings, and 'Ever Onward', which takes the mood down a notch with melancholy piano notes and electronic distortion, both retain this sense of warmth and promise. The former was composed after the family's first walk in the local park following the relaxation of lockdown, where a nine-month-old could finally see nature, but not touch it; fear of infections transmission still couldn't take away the wonder of this new experience. The latter, meanwhile, captures a time when the gripes of mild illness descend into sleep with the soothing accompaniment of improvised music.

'Liminal Night Feeds', as the name suggests, is all about the nocturnal rhythms of infants: the space between waking and sleep, breathing and movement, and parental synchronisation. The music takes on a jittery, almost illusory quality as time and space fold in on themselves.

As with the first two volumes of 'Displacement Activity', the final track sees Steve take a leftfield turn. As the mood changes to a more claustrophobic atmosphere through 'Ever Onward' and 'Liminal Night Feeds', it might be expected that this would continue inwards and downwards. In contrast, Steve flings open the window to let in bursts of electronic light underpinned by defiant beats and a pulsating bassline. It's a jagged, hesitant kind of hope – how could it be otherwise in these times – but hope, nonetheless. The future is unwritten, and we end on a note of positivity. New music, new challenges and a new optimism will surely come.

Photography: R.Cleveland Aaron.

Displacement Activity Vol. 3

'Displacement Activity Vol. 3' (preview) – Steve Hadfield (See Blue Audio SBA #012)

'Displacement Activity Vol. 3' (preview) – Steve Hadfield (See Blue Audio SBA #012)

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