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Hollowed Out

Trauma by jjjacob (@jjjacob), Bungalovv (@bungalovv) & Odete (@queriastarmorta). Taken from jjjacob new album Brutal Nature, out June 20, 2022, via katharsis (@katharsislabel)

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The 23rd release of katharsis is the collaborative album “Brutal Nature” by label founder jjjacob and various other artists. The idea of the project, which has been in progress for several years, was to extend the artistry to a more conversational form than the classic introverted style of the electronic music composer. The album shaped itself through several exchanges of ideas and stems between jjjacob and the numerous artists of the project.

The final product of the collaborations has a common theme of finding solace in the darkness and brutality of nature. This could be exemplified by the deep melancholy infused with an inner peace of losing a loved one in the mourning song “Threnody” with Hajj, or in the overcoming and healing of both internal and external wounds by the catharsis of music and art on the eloquent track “Trauma” with Bungalovv and Odete. As an introduction to the album, jjjacob and the local Beham created an auditory interpretation of self-blame with movie samples and abrasive low-end explosions, and to conclude it jjjacob and Slikback created the bass-heavy club lullaby “Bonum Nocte”.

The album follows jjjacob's previous two EPs on katharsis from last year, “Journey Before Destination” and “Internal Presence”, but it is his first full-length album since “Body Without Organs” released on the Spanish label Sweat Taste in 2020. The album artwork is a collaboration between jjjacob and Emil Stephensen, with the main motive being a painting by the latter.

Artwork by jjjacob & Emil Stephensen

Mastered by jjjacob

Released by katharsis

Premiere: jjjacob, Bungalovv & Odete - Trauma [katharsis]

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Taken from SBKT064: sideproject - sourcepond
Release date: 30th May 2024

Following up from work on Björk´s 'Fossora', Icelandic trio 'sideproject' debut on SVBKVLT with their new full-length album 'sourcepond'. Taking influence from the fog-covered wetlands of their native island, sideproject transfigure influences from the low-end frequencies of grime and bass music, and reshape it into a haze of transient-smeared beats accompanied by breathy synths that grow ever wetter till they slip beneath the surface tensions of their harmonic stratum. Compared to previous output, 'sourcepond' opts for a more concise approach to their music, stacking up their influences of experimental electronic, Icelandic punk and contemporary club music, and builds a sound that oscillates between melodic hooks and experimental rhythms. Each track carves through the sensuous material, pulling the listener into the dank sourcepond as though magnetic forces were guiding a bird's beak towards misty horizons.

Artwork by sideproject
Mastered by Raphael Valensi

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Édition de rentrée de la Méridienne, zone d'écoute et de rêverie phonique.

Méridienne : Vendredear (25.08.24)

Written by Emme Dalla Dea Worthy
Produced by Emme Dalla Dea Worthy
Mastering by Lorenzo Targhetta
Cover by Raphaël Moreira Gonçalves

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"BANGZ" hard dark trap type beat instrumental rap hip hop freestyle beats

Clips of our very first forthcoming various artist LP: Dysfunctional Junkies Vol.1. This VA features 10 original tracks by some of the most talented artists from all over Aotearoa.

Tracks from: Ayaluna, Sano, PLISSKIN, Koda, Øbserve, CHUNGA, Oliver Prince, Rimu Tree, Dub Shrubs, Zero Plussed & Kongductor.

Mastered by Kultiv & Oliver Prince

Album Releases 1st September, 2025

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Lead single from "When they go under, how they navigate," the debut release from Helsinki-based multi-disciplinary artist Helena Pulkkinen(@inthisroom) out 10/07/20 on @worldcanvas.

Mastering: Joni Judén
Artwork: Gabriel Boicel

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