Drew Gragg - Adsr Toms

101, Milky Way

Euphoria in the Air

Emerald Waters

From a series of (almost) daily ocean glimpses. The music is composed to a video of the sea (photons captured fresh every day). You can experience the full video version here: https://youtu.be/tmwjr35wRDE

Glimpse 1280 (Apr 3 2025)

Taken from the 'Mosaic EP' - 11/05/18 http://smarturl.it/mosaic-ep
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Apollo new boy Chris Roth AKA Marenn Sukie joins up for the Mosaic EP.

A rabid fan of drum n bass and hip hop as well a classic soul, jazz and funk, Roth is an accomplished sample manipulator whose richly organic sounds call to mind 'Rounds' era Four Tet, the sophisticated jazz of Cinematic Orchestra or indeed the spacious moods of new label mates Albrecht Labrooy.

Mining audio gold from the widescreen productions of classic 70's music Roth balances an interest in contemporary beat culture with a winsome eye for the golden sounds of the past.

"My tracks have usually around 30 different samples in one tune,” Roth explains “I make a point to never sample 'loops' - it's a mix of pitching samples then maybe adding a synth for bass lines."

The Mosaic EP spans a wide range of moods and tempos - genre is fluid in the world of Marenn Sukie; house, drum n bass and jazz bleeding together, creating a beguiling blend all Roth's own.

‘Into The Silence’ is one of the EP’s real highlights - composed in the main from Polish jazz samples that Roth got while in Warsaw. Epic closer ‘Feels Like Love’ sees him splice three different jazz singers together to make up the haunting melody. 

Only his second ever EP release, the Mosaic EP came about following Apollo's own Synkro making the intro to R&S founder Renaat Vanderpapiere. 
Vanderpapiere loved what he heard and instantly signed Roth up, and this is the result; a strong and vital musical statement that suggest a bright future ahead.

AMB1803

Marenn Sukie - Into The Silence

Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort

White Ambient II

Ben Lukas Boysen shares a second single, the atmospheric yet hyper-dynamic Clarion, taken from his much anticipated new album Mirage out May 1. Opening with subtle piano and the delicate strings of cellist Anne Müller, it suddenly morphs into a colossal ensemble piece with heavy drums and electronics. 

· pre-order Mirage: https://idol.lnk.to/ben-lukas-boysen-mirage

"This song started as a simple piano line and while listening to it on loop over and over again some of the elements started to form one after the other, and depending on each other. I was working on a different song at the same time that had the drum section as a central instrument, and felt it was not going anywhere... In one of the sessions with Robert Raths (creative producer and founder of Erased Tapes) he suggested fusing the two songs together, which resulted in this faun-like version of Clarion after a few adjustments were made. It captured the foreshadowing character of the one piece, with the drive and rush-like feeling of the other piece, and therefore creating a very interesting tension" — Ben Lukas Boysen

The third album recorded under his own name, Mirage is Ben Lukas Boysen's most progressive and shape-shifting album to date. It follows 2013’s Gravity and the acclaimed 2016 full length Spells, a record as much admired by his peers as it was loved by fans that not only yielded remixes from Max Cooper and Tim Hecker, but also opened Jon Hopkins’ Late Night Tales compilation. Since then, Ben has been in demand for writing scores including his collaboration with cellist and composer Sebastian Plano, on the soundtrack for David OReilly’s landmark innovative video game Everything — the first video game ever to qualify for an Academy Award.

"With Spells and Gravity I was trying to hide the machines. On Mirage, I’m trying to hide the human”

Mirage

Clarion

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Ben Lukas Boysen - Clarion

- WATER -

Format: CD/Digital
full album here: https://takashikokubo.bandcamp.com/album/water

All tracks by Takashi KOKUBO

Sound Scape Of Monet “Seashore Of Etretat”

- WINDS -

Format: CD/Digital
full album here: https://takashikokubo.bandcamp.com/album/winds

All tracks by Takashi KOKUBO

Breathing Earth I

Takashi Kokubo is a Japanese ambient musician. He produces healing music that gently resonates with people's hearts. Along with "CyberPhonic", a humanoid microphone recorded in 3D, the sound scenes of nature around the world are recorded. More than 50 countries and regions have visited, such as the beaches of Jamaica and the jungles of the Amazon, and the recorded natural sounds are utilized in music and sound environment design.
Kokubo was nominated for the Grammy Award 2020 (Best Historical Album Category) in USA compilation album "Kankyo Ongaku".

Breathing Earth I

Takashi Kokubo

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