Vision of 1994 - Concrete Memories

One of the most lasting imprints which soviet occupation left on identities of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people is something we all usually perceive as ordinary or boring, insignificant almost. The concrete dys-utopia of the prefab housing, built by the communists in the 2nd half of the previous century was a place of coming-of-age for many. Endless blocks of flats, parched public places, the unfulfilled modernity’s idea of a community life, but also a vast playground for the youngest, whose imagination didn’t let them settle. Growing up in one of those imaginary worlds himself, Czech producer Vision of 1994 taps into the post-soviet collective memory on his ‘Concrete Memories’ album, released as a six-track vinyl and a full-length digital on Prague’s Harmless Youth label. He takes his childhood and teenage memories as a point of departure, but transforms his recollections into an universal sonic realm, where anyone, even one without similar origins, might feel that nostalgic rush.

Vinyl

A1. Ravers Insomnia
A2. Warm Night
A3. November

B1. Drowning
B2. Drowning (Universe of Everything Remix)
B2. Drowning (Oliver Torr Remix)

Digital

01. Ravers Insomnia
02. Sundown Cruisin'
03. Warm Night
04. November
05. Valediction
06. Rain (Edit)
07. Over & Over
08. Shining Through
09. Invisible Summer (w_Thrown)
10. Cover Delight
11. Lost Control
12. Drowning
13. Drowning (Universe of Everything Remix)
14. Drowning (Oliver Torr Remix)

Label : Harmless Youth
Mastering : Snap / Lukáš Turza
Track 12 mixed by Roman Rai
Track 13 remix by Universe of Everything aka Roman Rai
Track 14 remix by Oliver Torr

Vision of 1994 - Concrete Memories (HYLP001)

‘Defragmented Dream’ is the second half of Vision of 1994’s double album dedicated to his raising in middle class 90’s and early 00’s Czechia, and of his personal transformation in more recent years.

The first album ‘Concrete Memories’ was indebted to his childhood among the ‘pre-fab’ soviet tombstone tower blocks; growing up in the disillusioned socialist urban environments of the Eastern Bloc, of graffiti, parties, and running riot. ‘Defragmented Dream’ is his self-reflection, set in the here and now, on the inescapable demands of maturity and the troubled fulfilment of hand-me-down dreams of prior generations; the kid, the family, the house and car.

Vision pulls back the veils of youthful expectation. Reeling out of wild adolescence and on to the barren fruitlessness of adulthood proper, the fabric of the Dream is in sampling: repurposed memories painting dour false negatives of life.

Defragmented Dream may have its roots in the cold ground, but its upper reaches bathe in the sun. The good with the bad; bright days in gardens and long nights in basements. Keeping the darkness at bay with piecemeal happiness; smiling grim as we walk through the rain.

releases October 17, 2022

Written, mixed and produced by Karel Průcha
Except: Jakob Schubert (track 3.), David Herzig (track 6.), Yunis Safarov (track 9.), Václav Paur (track12.)
Cover design: Jakub Kučera
Cover font: ZCAP
Master: Gargle & Expel

2022 © Harmless Youth

Vision of 1994 - Defragmented Dream LP (HYLP002)

My new Silhouette project “The Cold Lands” is out now on Diffuse Reality Records. I’ve been working on this EP for some time and it’s finally here. Four original tracks, two remixes from Pluge, Dleeb and vocals from Anna Coranić


Cover by https://soundcloud.com/kuba93_hy

Tracklist:
1. Cold 1
2. Cold 2
3. Cold 2 (Pluge Remix)
4. Cold 3
5. Cold 4 (ft.Anna Coranić)
6. Cold 4 (ft.Anna Coranić) (Dleeb’s Obsessed Dub)

Catalogue: DRSS869

Silhouette - The Cold Lands

The Mission

Channeling peak-era dark garage ambience and contemporary trance stomper technology in the same breath, on their debut collaboration Silhouette (AKA Vision of 1994) and Kobayashi Maru join forces on Amphibian Records for The Mission, a 4-track EP that airlifts the snarl and frayed temper of early dubstep into the psychedelic frontiers of modern dance music.

On the A1, the title track’s driving 140BPM two-step thunder, scored with doomy metallic bellowing reminiscent of early Distance and a rolling bassline right out of Big Apple’s playbook; on the flip, Last Transmission’s frosty atmospherics and crisper-than-snow UKG-inflected percussion, a sharp retort on every third beat superimposed onto a trance-techno model.

Two lower-tempo cuts kiss each runout groove, with no lessening up in sound pressure. Winter Outpost is at the last of its tensile strength, neo-noir synths pulled skin tight over a frame of sharpened breakbeat, while End Credits shakes it all loose with a serpentine beat...  more
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released April 3, 2025

All music written and mixed by Daniel Valášek and Karel Průcha
Master by Ladislav Štěrba
Artwork by Omar El-Sadek
Graphics by Jakub Kučera
Words about the release by Freddie Hudson

AMPH003

Kobayashi Maru & Silhouette - The Mission EP

Nuclear Autumn is a music project born out of personal change and reflection. It explores what comes after everything falls apart — that strange, quiet space where you start piecing things back together.

It blends elements of techno, dub, trance, and ambient music to create hypnotic, atmospheric landscapes — equal parts heavy and hopeful. There’s a clear influence from the eerie world of Silent Hill, but instead of staying in the dark, the music keeps moving forward, step by step, through fog and fragments of memory.

The name Nuclear Autumn reflects a season that doesn’t quite exist — a metaphor for the emotional in-between space after something has ended, but before anything new has begun. The project’s visual identity is grounded in post-Soviet decay and haunting beauty — the cover art features a reimagined figure from the street art of Pripyat’s Lenin Square, turned spectral and mysterious, like a ghost watching over a lost world.

Silhouette - Nuclear Autumn

Prague's @Silhouette_Chik — AKA Chik, AKA Vision of 1994 — is something of a shapeshifter, and a DJ and producer who has played a pivotal role in the Czech nightlife scene for years. 'Hůrka', the second album under his Silhouette alias, arrives though Czech label @Dolec.

Hůrka LP

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Silhouette - Hůrka (Side A)

Recording of my set from Harmony & nite vibes. In these 2 hours, I tried to include all the genres I have been playing and producing under all of my alter-egos in the past 12 years. Enjoy! 

📷 @JT Tomcik

Silhouette @ Harmony & nite vibes 26082022

Defragmented Dream

Give it Back

Vera

Champion Theme (with St.Jakob)

Love-less

Indescribable

Silhouette - Cold 1

Silhouette - Cold 3

Silhouette - Cold 2

Silhouette - Cold 4 (ft.Anna Coranić)

Silhouette - Cold 2 (Pluge Remix)

Kobayashi Maru & Silhouette - Winter Outpost

Unwelcome Guest EP

Silhouette - Unwelcome Guest

Unwelcome Guest

Silhouette - Pitch Black

Silhouette - Deathly Silence

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Silhouette - December 21 (Bonus Track)

Kobayashi Maru & Silhouette - The Mission

Kobayashi Maru & Silhouette - End Credits

Kobayashi Maru & Silhouette - Last Transmission

Silhouette - Curbstone

Silhouette - Closer_2

Silhouette - Radioactive Rain

Silhouette - A Deafening Hush

Silhouette - Seas of Poison

Where The Waves Remember Us

Silhouette - Death of Desire

08. Translucent Paranoia

09. Different Sounds (ft. Dryman)

Vision of 1994 - What's Going on Sandy?

Silhouette with his new project Vision of 1994 is trying to bring his roots together in the form of a 4-track EP "Every Path Leads Back Home". Whole release is a mixture of IDM, Breakbeat, Hip-hop and Ambient.

Tracklist

01. Polaroid Album
02. The Fallen Hero
03. Untitled Thought (2001 Mix)
04. U Don't Know

Every Path Leads Back Home EP

Vision of 1994 - U Don't Know

One of the most lasting imprints which soviet occupation left on identities of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people is something we all usually perceive as ordinary or boring, insignificant almost. The concrete dys-utopia of the prefab housing, built by the communists in the 2nd half of the previous century was a place of coming-of-age for many. Endless blocks of flats, parched public places, the unfulfilled modernity’s idea of a community life, but also a vast playground for the youngest, whose imagination didn’t let them settle. Growing up in one of those imaginary worlds himself, Czech producer Vision of 1994 taps into the post-soviet collective memory on his ‘Concrete Memories’ album, released as a six-track vinyl and a full-length digital on Prague’s Harmless Youth label. He takes his childhood and teenage memories as a point of departure, but transforms his recollections into an universal sonic realm, where anyone, even one without similar origins, might feel that nostalgic rush.

Vinyl

A1. Ravers Insomnia
A2. Warm Night
A3. November

B1. Drowning
B2. Drowning (Universe of Everything Remix)
B2. Drowning (Oliver Torr Remix)

Digital

01. Ravers Insomnia
02. Sundown' Cruisin
03. Warm Night
04. November
05. Valediction
06. Rain (Edit)
07. Over and Over
08. Shining Through
09. Invisible Summer (w_Thrown)
10. Covert Delight
11. Lost Control
12. Drowning
13. Drowning (Universe of Everything Remix)
14. Drowning (Oliver Torr Remix)

Label : Harmless Youth
Mastering : snap mastering
Track 10 mixed by Roman Rai
Track 11 remix by Universe of Everything aka Roman Rai
Track 12 remix by Oliver Torr

Lost Control

Over & Over

Valediction

November

Warm Night

Sundown Cruisin'

Ravers Insomnia

Silhouette’s musical style is an intriguing fusion of ambient, deep techno, and his roots in dubstep, seamlessly blending these genres. His work transcends traditional boundaries, offering a mix of melancholic, introspective tracks with spacey atmospheres, alongside high-energy techno bangers crafted for the dancefloor.

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Silhouette je producent a DJ z Klatov. Jeho hudební styl je zajímavou kombinací ambientu, deep techna a jeho kořenů v dubstepu, přičemž tyto žánry plynule propojuje. Jeho tvorba překračuje tradiční hranice a nabízí směs melancholických, zamyšlených skladeb s vesmírnou atmosférou i energických techno tracků určených na taneční parket.

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