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VA: Psybient [2020]

VA: Psybient [Best Of 2020]

A playlist of musical inspirations from Isle of Jura label head Kevin Griffiths. Refreshed on the first Friday of every month with 25 new tracks. Featuring Pachyman, Mystic Jungle, David Bowie, Mad Professor and MORE.

Jura Soundsystem  Selects Monthly

Chill Jazz

The Stamp

Music Of Wellness (From Severance: Season 1 Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack)

People On Sunday

We Almost Got Lost

Power of Seven

Davy Jones' Locker (feat. Alex Paterson)

Water Pattern (Sine Wave Version)

Anima Mundi

Four Seasons In Kyoto

A Drop of Dew

Oásis

Travessia

More

A Spanish Piece

Old Codes, New Chaos

Whose Money

Strange Thoughts

Part of the Shanti Planti VA Compilation Rhythm Code 5 

https://shantiplanti.bandcamp.com/album/rhythm-code-5



The fifth electrifying entry to Shanti Planti’s annual compilation series, ‘Rhythm Code 5’ unites the musical visions of over twenty artists from across the globe in a tale of converging minds and shapeshifting realities. Drawing energy from a menacing fusion of dark, surreal, and heavy-hitting electronic styles, these protean creations speak to the essence of psychedelic music in their deployment of rapturous basslines, mind-bending melodies, and full-spectrum acoustics. Hitting on every tempo and extracting the raw essence of what those landscapes can offer, Shanti Planti and its expanding cohort of sonic mystics invite listeners to peel back the layers separating these realms and relish in the universal rhythms embedded within all creation. 🌍🌎🌏

Artwork by Quanta
Mastering by Mindex
Writing by SoundScrybe

Feel Your Skin

Out now on Shanti Planti : https://ekorce.bandcamp.com/album/imago


Following his mesmerizing inclusion on Shanti Planti’s annual ‘Rhythm Code’ compilation, Ekorce returns to the label with his ethereal 4-track EP, ‘Imago.’ Named for the final stage of insect metamorphosis, ‘Imago’ explores the sensory realms of deep, psychedelic downtempo and rhythmic psybass through the lens of organically-infused sound design. A soothing matrix of oscillating basslines and crisp, opulent instrumentation, Ekorce’s iconic sound blends world music styling and psybass energy with cerebral and dreamy atmospheres to evoke a sense of mystery that has played a central role in this European producer’s project since landing on the scene in 2014.


Credits :
All tracks written, produced and mixed by Ekorce (Kyrian Nicolay-Kritter)
Mastering by Mindex
Cover Art by Karl Andreas Groß, pixelpoems.de 
Words by Christian Cortes (Soundscrybe)

Petrichor

@plutoera

Purchase the full release here:
https://therustmusic.bandcamp.com/album/otoconia

Pluto Era's career has been defined by consistently staying two steps ahead of the curve on each successive project.

Brandishing a host of new sound design tools, compositional wiles, and a nuanced attitude, the Otoconia EP represents the cutting edge of contemporary electronic production. There's no shortage of pure flavor across any vector of the release, with every track standing up on its own legs, pressing the narrative forward like distinct, interlaced chapters.

The Pluto Era veneer is one of quiet confidence, letting the music speak for the project itself, so it's no wonder that the sounds of Otoconia speak volumes about the nature of this lifelong audiophile.

Artwork by Matik.
Mastering by Base2.

Otoconia

Pluto Era - Rumination

Pluto Era - Edge Of The World

Fri Sept 28th - Cabbage 20th Anniversary, Hebden Bridge, UK
Sat Oct 20th - Café Seven Live, Under The Bridge, London UK
Sat Nov 19th - Shiiine Weekender (with Orbital), Minehead, UK

Café Seven, the new album from System 7’s Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy mixes 5 tracks from their chill-out project Mirror System with 5 more up tempo System 7 tunes, and features a System 7 collaboration with Marcus Henriksson (Minilogue / Son Kite) on ‘Million Suns' and a Mirror System collaboration with Ajja on ‘Smooth Operator’.  The album also features some high profile remixes by Steve and Miquette including Sudo’s 'Sensation (System 7 remix)’  and Joujouka’s ‘And Justice Killed  (System 7 remix)’ and a Mirror System remix of Six Degrees Records artists The Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society on ‘Cloudface’.

X-Port - the latest album release of System 7 - presenting a unique combination of techno and trance beats and live musicianship. On October 16th 2015 A-Wave Records simultaneously released the full power System 7 X-Port album and the more chilled Mirror System album titled N-Port. This ambitious release plan celebrates the 21 year anniversary of System 7’s seminal Fire and Water dual albums, and presents the full range of Hillage and Giraudy’s work in the field of electronica.

Released March 2015:-  System 7 & Mirror System mini-album N+X - a trailer for the ambitious simultaneous dual album release of System 7's new album X-Port and Mirror System's new album N-Port planned for the autumn. This is a celebration of 21 years since the release of System 7's ground breaking Point 3 Fire album and Water album.

SYSTEM 7 released Out (dbl CD) - on 07-07-14 - The Definitive Single Remix Collection featuring remixes and collaborations by Richie Hawtin / Dubfire / Carl Craig /James Holden / Laurent Garnier / A Guy Called Gerald / A. Mochi / Liquid Soul / Son Kite / Alex Paterson / Voyager / Rovo / Evan Marc / Jam El Mar / Doc Scott

SYSTEM 7's previous release - the Passion EP - really hits the spot, showing that in 2013 they remain on top of their game with their unique blend of trance and techno.

The most recent full System 7 album UP (released May 2011) tips the balance a bit in a more techno and tech house direction, still showcasing the unique System 7 sound with ultra modern production and a feeling of positivity. The album was inspired by time spent in Berlin. The club single, taken from UP, is PositiveNoise, a collaboration with Berlin-based A Guy Called Gerald, and features a new deep techno remix from Carl Craig and a powerful remix from Japanese techno star A.Mochi. PositiveNoise also has great new Japanese animation video clip

SYSTEM 7’s Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy have had a strong influence on the birth of psychedelic dance music and it’s journey up to the present, forging a unique and bang up-to-date identity on the genre map, in a space where techno, progressive and trance meet – with a healthy side-element of unique quality ambient chill which is connected and reflected in their sister project Mirror System. 

Since the beginning of the 90s System 7 projects have been marked by a series of high powered collaborations, working with Detroit luminaries Derrick May and Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier, The Orb, Jam El Mar, Son Kite among others. System 7’s club singles have had outstanding remixes from the likes of Plastikman, James Holden and Dubfire, whose mix of Space Bird was number one on Beatport’s main chart for 2 weeks in 2008.