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Mindspring Music presents: Deviceful - Gradient Drift [MSM142]

This EP represents Deviceful's journey in exploring new ways to express the depths of sound and to tell stories through music. As the tracks unfolded, it became clear that music holds color, and color holds music; the two join as an evolving, gradient landscape of vision, imagination, and technology, connected to our lives—a true Gradient Drift.
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A special mention goes to track 2, Construct Dust. Several years ago, Ott visited Don Brown, aka Deviceful, at his studio.while he was in town (they had been in touch for years, and it was great to finally have a proper visit for a few days). After experimenting with some gated chords, DBX compressors, Ott’s incredible bass line, and some backing percussion, a groove emerged. It was just a short construct, though, and ultimately ended up in the hard drive dustbin. Ott believed it deserved to become a full track, so here it is—even if “soon” turned into years. His original bass line is still in the intro, and the final creation stays true to it.
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released November 22, 2024

Artists: Deviceful
Title: Gradient Drift
Release Date: 11/22/2024
Catalog #: MSM142
Artwork Photo: Robert Petersen
Mastering: Gregg Janman at Hermetech Mastering, Milan
Release Biography: Don Brown
Track 1,Black Stones, dedicated to “Wonderful Hannah,” Don's favorite and most loved pest.
Track 2. Construct Dust:
Bass by Ott and Deviceful, Co-mixed by Psybur

Deviceful - Gradient Drift [Mindspring music]

Mystic Chill Vol. 5

Kinetochore

Wild Places

OFFICIAL WORLDWIDE RELEASE DATE 24th August 2011. 

Available exclusively ONLY on Bandcamp from 10th August 2011. Get your voucher code on http://www.facebook.com/artistabakus. Valid only until 24th August 2011.


Abakus is the artist project of music producer Russ Davies, who also releases nudisco-electro under the Cinnamon Chasers alias, and progressive rock/ambient with his father Dave Davies (founder of 60s cult act The Kinks) as The Aschere Project. 

This release is the first in a series of exclusive new reworked versions of classic Abakus tracks which he has been spinning at live sets around the world this year.

Keep a watch out for the full length LP album from Abakus coming later this year (2011)


Abakus - California Sunshine (2011 Live Version)

Origin # 04

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Zephyr (Origin 2013)

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In Memory (Origin 2006)

ARBOU-Ashes of Summer [DARK NATURE CONCEPT]

Hell Yeah's lovingly curated Buena Onda series is back with a new edition that focuses on Adriatic Beats & Beyond. It has been assembled by label head Marco Gallerani and features four exclusive new tunes that reflect his summer residences at a cosy beach bar on Italy's Eastern and Adriatic coast.

Marco moved back to his hometown of Ferrara after the pandemic and began spending more time at the local seaside, the famous Lidi Ferraresi. It's there, at Lido di Spina, that a friend runs Kai Beach Bar, a small spot where, every Thursday throughout August for the last three years, he has soundtracked afternoons and sunsets under the Buena Onda banner, more than a decade after the party first started in Berlin.

"The beat has become less Balearic, more Adriatic," he explains of the sounds that can be heard up and down the coastline. "There’s no sunset culture yet, but they like a groove for aperitivo. This selection reflects the music I propose there, a kinda sunrise to sunset trip."

The 13-track selection includes four exclusives: the first is Blende's 'Amor,' which is forthcoming on the label. Johan Blende is a Swedish producer, songwriter and DJ who weaves together modern dance with retro sounds of the 70s and 80s and debuts on the label this summer with his Recess EP. 'Amor' is a bubbly groove with a New Age wash and lo-fi pads full of charm.

Hell Yeah regular and Italian magic man Walter Del Vecchio aka Quiroga also offers a new Baia Club Ambient Version of 'French Kiss' which has a lazy acid line worming its way through dubby kicks and tabla drums, and his dreamy electro soother 'Cala Ventosa' also features. Secret Soul Society, aka South Wales's Cal Gibson, also tests a new EP with his 'Orange Surprise' blending off-balance rhythmic shuffles with starry cosmic melodies. The final exclusive is from Balearic Gabba Sound System, who flip The Vendetta Suite aka the legendary Gary Irwin's 'Della Notte' into a quietly epic cinematic closer with icy analogue beats and a warped bassline for dubbed out late night escape. His 'Island Hill Microdot' also offers some warped cosmic ambient house introspection.

Elsewhere, Michele Mininni features twice - once with Gallo's Tropical Hinterhof Remix of the suspensory ambient lushness pop 'Carousel of Tears' and once with the original percussive pressure and hip-house fusion of 'Urban Voodoo' from his Pop Archetypes LP. Buena Onda veteran Feel Fly comes through with an Estatico Danzante Remix of Pedro Bertho's 'Tornei' feat Mariana Gehring and takes us to the stars on twinkling keys, dusty breakbeats and steamy vocals that glow as warm as a setting sun.

Add in further groovy gems such as Bonnie and Klein's synth and vibes laced 'Horizon Avenue,' dreamy, breaks-driven downtempo brilliance from pub wave innovator Dawn Again, hints of Ibiza cool from Willie Graff's remix of Aura Safari & Jimi Tenor and some upbeat synth-laced house from label stalwart Luminodisco and you have a faultless collection of grooves for grown up dance floors. 

Compiled by Marco Gallerani
Artwork by Matteo Gallerani

Thanks to Everyone at Kai Beach Bar - Lido di Spina (FE)

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The Vendetta Suite - Della_Notte (Balearic Gabba Sound System Remix)

Photo: Emden, Germany, 2025.

I've had the drum loop for this in mind for a few months now but couldn't find a creative route to do something with it. Hope this works though and it's a gentle piece.

As ever, listen all the way through = good karma... thank you.

Drums: NI Kontakt loop.
Bass: Sandberg Elektra 4-string with flats through NI Guitar Rig.
Guitars: Fender Telecaster into NI GuitarRig.
Keys: various VST from NI and Arturia. Strings are from Spitfire Audio.
Mastering: Ozone 11 Standard.
DAW: Ableton 12.

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