Working with old friends is always a joyous thing so Optimo Music is delighted to be releasing the new EP from our old friend Facets. Boris has been coming to our New York gigs for as long as I can remember and always brings a great energy. That energy flows over into his music. EBM has become a much abused term in recent times but here are some tracks exploring that EBM DNA where the creator 100% knows that history and what they are doing. Taking that knowledge and bringing that sound right up to date. We asked Boris for some notes on the tracks.
He said -
All three tracks spread across different genres I like and each has its own unique type of energy. “Noć,” which includes haunting Serbian vocals from Marija Kovacević and lyrics by Jesus Martinez, has an arpeggiated sequence along with a new wave-esque bassline. “Breakable” is a driving synth track that used lots of modulation accompanied by a 12-bit drum machine. Finally, “Reveal Yourself” is an EBM track on which I incorporated my own vocals for the first time, as well as lyrics that came from a vivid dream I had.

Breakable is out on November 10th.

Facets
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Facets - Reveal Yourself (Optimo Music)

Optimo Music / Dischi Autunno / Ombra Int'l / Skylax Records / Soil Records / Calypso / Death on Wax / Khoinix / Electric Shapes  

Samo Records / Samo Nights: @samorecords

contact / booking / promos: facetsmusic@gmail.com

Facets comes to New York by way of London and Belgrade, with a passion for all things leftfield, EBM, new beat, proto-house, electro, acid, italo, balearic, and beyond.

Releases on Dischi Autunno, Ombra International, Soil Records, Khoinix, and Electric Shapes. More original music out soon on Optimo Music, Skylax, and more. 

Over the years, Facets has been releasing edits on his personal channel and other outlets such as Calypso's 12" edits Correcciones series, Amor Fati, Hard Fist, whypeopledance,  Italo Moderni, Deep House Amsterdam, and more.

Facets has been billed with some of the scene's top talent, such as Ivan Smagghe, John Talabot, Ellen Allien, Vladimir Ivkovic, Moritz von Oswald, Adam X, Solar, Interstellar Funk, Kim Ann Foxman, Curses, Phase Fatale, Lindstrom, Lena Willikens, Moscoman, Lee Douglas, Khidja, Charlotte de Witte, and lots more, in top underground venues in the US, Mexico, and Europe.

Facets is the founder of Samo Records and Samo Nights, the club night associated with the label. Over the years, he has booked the likes of Black Merlin, Manfredas, Joakim, Hugo Capablanca, Andi, Sacha Mambo, Willie Burns, Wrecked, DatKat (Analog Soul), MR TC, In Flagranti, DJ Overdose, Cosmo Vitelli, Bustie, Patrick Russell, Sharif Laffrey, Heap, Naduve, and more.

Samo Records is a label exploring the darker, moodier side of electronic music. Some of the artists featured on the label so far include: Anatolian Weapons, Local Suicide, Skelesys, Intergalactic Gary, Mijo, Neud Photo, Antoni Maiovvi, Zombies in Miami, Fabrizio Mammarella, Balam, and Pixelife, to name a few. He hosts a show at The Lot Radio, which has included artists featured at the label-related parties and/or on previous releases. 

Facets is one-third of Italomatic, Brooklyn's premier italo-disco, new wave, freestyle, and synth party, along with Andi (Synthicide) and Rok One.

New tracks tagged #Facetd