⛰️ monolithic. ancient. alien.

a brutalist beat made of stone and energy  
produced by me 
listen loud / share if it vibrates your DNA

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Chotto Matte (Japanese for "wait a moment") leans into lo-fi drum machine vibe with a raw, unpolished mix. Distorted percussion, thick pads and heavy hats create a dense groove. A mono-style layout and saturated kick give the track a compact, brutalist character. Rude, bassy and rolling.

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Kuttin Edge - Chotto Matte (Bandcamp Exclusive)

With great influence from the underground Berlin Techno scene, this mix conveys the same hypnotic tension through brooding industrial atmosphere, intricate percussion and sub heavy pressure - featuring many releases from dark experimental labels UVB-76 and Samurai Music.

REJOICE (FREE DOWNLOAD)

JUBILATION (FREE DOWNLOAD)

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DizzyEight Feat. Peso Pete - Titan (Bassgrinder's Brutalist Remix)

I was ecstatic to get the call-up from Runway Rhythm to help soundtrack the section featuring local Te-Whanganui-A-Tara based clothing label FORMULA 7. Designed by Jake Puklowski, the garments capture visions of a cold and gritty technological future, and echo cries of escapism from the mundane human form. Already familiar with the brand, I went into Ableton for the first time ever and got started on something I hoped would capture the essence of this aesthetic.

TRACKLIST:
Field Enhancement - exp_076 (part 1)
Courten - Penthouse
Silent Servant - Loss Response
LORN - OXBOW B
SEXCORP - BEAT A KAVARI (VENHA A BRASIL)
Gridlock - Suture V

FEATURING SAMPLES FROM:
Cyber Tracker (film - 1994)
Future World (Barclay's UK commercial - 1980)
Text-to-speech software

AND CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
Stella (vocals)
Neo (vocals)
Me (vocals)

The mix ends with Lose Count by Ghost Phone, wherein a piece by local designer Laurence Sabrine was showcased, before I left the stage for Thorfina to take over the decks.

Runway Rhythm Section 3 - Formula 7

PISTOL

-La’Quantavius Quavo DeShawntrayvious McJesus No3-
Brutalist techno meets cinematic glitch, madness and swagger.
This shit got out of hand.
A dark cinematic techno cut from another dimension —
brutal, stylish, and a little too smooth for its own good.
Glitchwave swagger meets analog decay.
Written, Produced and performed by ZEMANDAN

Lyrics:

His shoes know secrets from foreign floors
Hotel lobbys don’t trust him no more
Passport full of ghosts, stamps like scars
Check-in with a grin, check-out with the stars
Some bellhop said “Yo bro grab your bags”
Next day found strangled - shot three times to the back
La’Quantavius Quavo DeShawntrayvious McJesus number three chalked the scene – heart attack

Needle hums like a chainsaw lullaby
Skin drinks the story, waves a crooked bye
Ink worth more than the skin it rides
Signs with a smirk, mark hides
Front-row sinner with a seaside view
Jailhouse manners but a limousine mood
Breaks the law just for being this smooth
Bar tabs holy, receipts in flames
Neon mercy on a friday crime
Half saint, half payday loan
Counts scars like miles, drinks champagne
Talks in riddles and plays his game
Bent moonlight into knife and sold it twice
Poor bastard fell on the blade 49 times

Pours codeine in a dirty jacuzzi – calls it punch
La’Quantavius Quavo DeShawntrayvious McJesus number three never loses, just redeems
Makes money from others’ dying dreams
Soul on hire, sins on lease

Jailhouse manners and a limousine mood!
Breaks 5 laws for just being this smooth!
La’Quantavius Quavo DeShawntrayvious McJesus number three hums – I will get you
Gold on cuffs, chaos on cruise
Mirrors bend when he walks through
Shadows flicker, mocking all you choose

Sunburnt alibi and a tropical bruise
Smells like money and others bad news
Kicked out twice, showed up again
Taxi confession sings your rearview fate
Red lights season, just another trait
Prison perfume and a court house smoke
Talks in codes that rich men broke
Watch ticks backwards, prays in lowercase
Laws bend, gravity doesn’t dare

Needle hums like a chainsaw cry
Skin drinks the story, waves at the crooked sky
La’Quantavius Quavo DeShawntrayvious McJesus number three smirks, stacking sins on high
Every scar, every laugh, every twisted tie
Mirrors crack, bending all the lies

Jailhouse manners but a limousine mood!
Breaks 4 laws just for being this smooth!
La’Quantavius Quavo DeShawntrayvious de la McJesus number three hums – Will for sure accuse you
Gold on cuffs, chaos on cruise
Mirrors bend when he walks through
Shadows flicker, mocking all you choose

Found strangled, shot 3 times to the back
They chalked the scene then marked it as a heart attack
La’Quantavius Quavo DeShawntrayvious McJesus number three hums through halls
Tiptoes past system, breaks all laws

La’Quantavius No. 3

Record label, founded by DJ Flight in 2005. Quality controlled beats from across the drum & bass jungle spectrum.

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I don't know what to name the genres of my songs half of the time

Renoise as my DAW/Tracker

SUPER CEREAL NOW ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/4nnbYipcqMZMtP7Ld0AzSv?si=RzHWW8OhTJKgNidFcKNggw
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Blending progressive house, cinematic EDM anthems, bacon, techno, dubstep & hypnotism into glitchy grooves, distorted fat bass and euphoric darkness🔥

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(NO promoters-Really, try me)

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𝕵𝖚𝖇𝖎𝖑𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓
𝕽𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊
𝕰𝖝𝖚𝖇𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊
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