https://microfunk.bandcamp.com/album/667-ep

New microfunk-infused, dark bleep & bass EP from Abstract Elements is available for pre-order. ‘667’ EP is a masterclass in post-minimal drum & bass production, featuring an intricate interplay of crunchy drums and sharp percussion, all set against a backdrop of acid synths and sub-bass frequencies.

667 EP

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Abstract Elements - 667

taken from "hierarchia"
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i’m pretty sure that if I checked Bartek’s Google Chrome tab bar I’d see something like “lord of the rings fanmade bootleg 144p”, “classic post-soviet cartoons best moments compilation”, “Jožin Z Bažin” or some other cursed stuff . . . and maybe that's why “hierarchia” is such a complicated mixture of polygonal minimalism, hauntological sci-fi or numb trap beats, perfect for an obscure, dark-humored, 90’s point ‘n click game
. . . but that’s just my theory.

𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐤 Ⅰ
𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬.
𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.

“hierarchia” doesn’t stop impressing me with its confident, super coherent worldbuilding and shamelessly minimalistic storytelling built with microtonal, arrhythmic, disharmonic melodies melting more and more with every second.
Bartek’s polyphonic synths are talking to his acoustic guitar like they've been knowing each other their whole life.

𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐤 𝐈𝐈
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎.
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 (𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫.𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥), 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝.
𝐈𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐈 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 (“𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 “𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲”), 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 “𝐍𝐢𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐰𝐧𝐨ść” 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏.

It feels like I’ve been waiting forever to listen to something like this record.

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music by Bartek Kalinka
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artwork by Adam Kozicki
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master by radek sirko / duy gebord
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Bartek Kalinka - hierarchia

Music for Marimbas and Harps

Maximalist moments - colder than cold minimal electronics encounter tropical pulses.

Mit Dir (Contextualisation Tristes Tropiques) - Robert Görl

Hakanai

Tattered Bones

Dr.Nojoke - Mental Health Hotline EP on Destroy All Monsters incl. Berk Offset Remix

Anyone who’s followed the Berlin/ Shanghai and now Hong Kong-based Destroy All Monsters label’s recent endeavours will no doubt be acutely aware of the label’s propensity for doing this that (??) bit differently. Releases from the likes of MIIIA and Zuckermann are very much proof of the fact, while the label’s latest comes at us from Frank Bogdanowitz, who produces here under his Dr. Nojoke alias. The German producer and live act impresses on the ‘Mental Health Hotline’, a tongue-in-cheek EP that - in keeping with the producer’s alias - makes some lighthearted references to some serious issues. 
Opening up the release is the original, a gnarly, twisted, temperamental track that sounds as if it were lifted from a Donato Dozzy and Tin Man collaboration. Moody and minimal, it keeps the listener’s attention firmly locked courtesy of a range of swelling beats and unusual samples. A stifling, almost uncomfortable listen, this one will make most sense when the night is enjoying its most trippy moments. 
Berk Offset then somehow manages to lift the intensity further still. Another producer with a propensity for the unusual, his remix is no less sweaty, with Boiler Room levels of pressure and intensity at the core of all that’s good. A proverbial banger that’s best suited to cavernous rooms a la Printworks or Berghain, it’s a fitting slice of rave that compliments the original with some audacity. 
Last but not least is ‘Nemonuk’, Dr.Nojoke’s second original on offer. Again, the ethos here is firmly tied toward a minimal aesthetic and again, the results firmly lean towards a somewhat out-there place. Nonetheless, this is electronica at its most varied and a track that culminates an all-round fascinating EP with considered aplomb. Hats off to Destroy All Monsters for another fitting example of what makes them one of house and techno’s most exciting - and downright unusual - emerging labels.

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Dr.Nojoke - Mental Health Hotline (Berk Offset Remix)

Dr.Nojoke - Mental Health Hotline (Original Mix)

This new piece appeared spontaneously a few weeks ago. It expresses the anticipation and joy that one feels at being reunited with a loved one. It has only been heard in one live gig where people loved its paradoxical delicacy and strength. It reflects a universal feeling in simple, strong, accessible music, using post-minimal piano figures and a haunting pentatonic pop melody. Its natural warmth and spirit of peace and togetherness feel very apt for this time of year.

Two More Days

The structure of Malakosha is based on a repetitive textile weave which, on each repetition, is proportionally augmented until it is 24 measures long. Melodic patterns and change within these patterns also follow the structure of the weaving pattern. The work takes its title from the pentatonic Indian raga on which the harmony and tonal range of the music is based. Each section expands by adding more notes to the repetitive melodic patterns. Over the course of the work the role of the "noisy patterns"  develops: initially they are in the background and then gradually become part of a louder soundscape with the live instruments.

2 April 2019,  Decibel ensemble, conductor Daniele Rosina, Composer / Artistic Director / Electronics Ed Bennett, The Lab, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

The piece was originally commissioned by an annual contemporary music international festival ARS Musica, Belgium, Brussels, 2018.

Malakosha_Decibel ensemble

The title of the piece is the same as Indian raga Shrî, which signifies lethargy, melancholy, tenderness, love, spirituality, and is also a call for evening prayer. The harmony is based on the same raga scale. The rhythm is based on a change of timbre and pitch by creating different layers of pulse, dynamics, and micro-changes rather than structured rhythmical patterns. The electronics support the score in such a way that it creates smooth, almost imperceptible transformations from one timbral layer to another. Throughout the piece, the harmony expands by pizzicato notes that create new timbral/pitch layers. These disappear or merge from one layer to another until it grows into one soundscape.
The work was commissioned by the Thames festival Trust. The World premiere was performed by ensemble Apartment House on 18 September, in Tower Bridge, London, in 2019.
The work is dedicated to Apartment House.
Violin I - Gordon Mackay
Violinn II - Mira Benjamin
Viola -  Bridget Carey
Violoncello - Anton Lukoszevieze,

Shrî_Apartment House

For Phil, traditional classical piano training was something of a straitjacket. He rebelled from a very young age by teaching himself to improvise and play by ear. Fundamentally gentle by nature - he’s a vegan and life-long meditator - the competitive world of classical piano seemed brutal. Phil plays music simply for the love of it and nothing else matters to him. He’s not interested in definitive interpretations or who-can-play-the-fastest performances: what Phil offers is real musical sense, through delivering rhythm and groove, melody and harmony with depth, clarity and unconventional intelligibility.

Phil plays in a refreshingly unpretentious and accessible way, telling musical stories with vivid, straightforward passion. Being a Yorkshireman, he says it how it is, and music for him is profound solace, catharsis and joy: so this is what he offers. Being extraordinarily fluent in the language of music on the keys, he loves to improvise freely, allowing the music to pour forth spontaneously, from a place of deep body-and-soul consciousness. And he aims to make the music of Mozart, Chopin, Rachmaninov, and every piece he plays, come from this place of real transformation and healing.

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Each composition is based on the transformation of the various textile patterns or weaves into musical language. The methodology of mapping is concluded in PhD thesis at Durham University.  Textile patterns reflects distinct motions and atmosphere due its different structure and description. Indian ragas serves for the structure of harmony in order to construct a close relationship between sounds and textile patterns. Every Indian ragas has its own time, duration, specific mode of pitches as the textile patterns, which reflect various cultures and weaving methods.

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