Plead the 5th Element [RELUX REWIND]
Original Release: July 19, 2019

Tracklist:
1. Helm 108
2. Four Stones (Not 1 or 2 or 3)

Plead the 5th Element

Buy it!

Four Stones (Not 1 or 2 or 3)

Shooter's Tour

Smoother than Michael Jackson moonwalking on the actual moon #sla2oon

Sla2oon 2

Smooth It Out

little guitar line, recorded through SOMA Cosmos Pedal
Mastering/Mono down mix in Ableton

Guitar/Left1Mono(disquiet0636)

This was my contribution for Disquiet Junto Project 0636: Left (1 of 3)

Here’s a copy of my post on the Disquiet Junto 0636 discussion thread:

Created this generative ambient track using SDKC Helical on my little ALM 3U 52hp rig. No other modules were used except for a bit of reverb with FX Aid. Manually adjusted note spread, envelope, filter cutoff, etc. while recording. Mangle, chop up or do whatever you’d like for your creation. The main thing of course is to enjoy the process. Busy few weeks coming up so not sure whether I’ll be able to participate 100% in this series, we’ll see.
This is in C# Major.
River image by Nitish Kadam via Unsplash.     

More on the 636th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Left (1 of 3) — The Assignment: Record the first third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0636/

View From The Left Bank [disquiet0636]

East Hampton, NY / Near Oslo, Norway — March, 2024

Born from Kaoss, but carefully composed, Brillman & Tape Lab’s electrifying first colLABoration, Crash Course [Trakor Mix] bridges two distinct realms of the techno spectrum. With roots on both sides of the Atlantic—Brillman near Oslo, Tape Lab in NY/NC, the collaboration highlights a fruitful fusion of sensibility and style.

At the heart of their connection is a shared love for the Korg Kaossilator, revealing a mutual respect for innovation and a penchant for distinctive sounds. As a nod to this shared instrument, Crash Course [Traktor Mix] is imbued with the Kaossilator's unique sounds, adding a layer of trance-like, ambient texture that sets the track apart. Worlds collide, a crash course if you will.

Brillman is an OG and has maintained a prolific musical output for more than 20 years in every genre, while Tape Lab is newer on the scene, releasing music since 2019. Recommended for its raw, unfiltered and fearless approach, Tape Lab brings some wonk and twists to Brillman's refined, technically sophisticated sounds. The blend of immediacy and polish in Crash Course [Trakor Mix] showcases a collision of sounds only they could deliver.

Crash Course [Traktor Mix] is a head-on explosion of ideas—concentrated and intractable—away from the isolating effects of solitary production to a more collaborative, dynamic process. The track benefits from Brillman's experience, patience, and skillful mixing/mastering shining through.

The collaboration saw Brillman taking the lead, meticulously crafting the track's backbone, melodies, and arrangements, while Tape Lab infused the project with a touch of madness—contributing samples from the Moog Subsequent37, modified drum patterns, and elements from the Korg R3.

Tape Lab & Brillman - Crash Course [Traktor Mix]

07.07.24: Received Tape Lab’s mix a while ago and it already sounded good in it’s original state. “Capacity Bus” included a moog bass, nice synth lines/melodies and the sample “i have the capacity to change…”. Loved it immediately. Now I only had to find the correct bpm and a track to blend “Capacity bus” with. Enter my old track “3 Scenarios” that chugs along with a hip hop style beat and includes the vox of climate scientist Will Steffen. Using Traktor/S8 the 2 tracks lined up perfectly and really complement each other. They form a kind of synthesis where our individual parts blend together as one musical shape/form moving in perfect synchronicity.

Brillman & Tape Lab - Capacity Bus (Traktor mix)

"So called tipping point"…


[preGalia] What started as a long jam session recorded by Tape Lab's 2yng2smpl was hastily exported to be listened to on the way to a Coastal Elite Gala. As is common, albeit obnoxious, 2yng2smpl, in turn, shared the raw 25-minute mess with Brillman. Ever patient and delightfully tolerant, he crafted and honed the sound while retaining the bursts and bounce of the original bop.
[on what should be, but isn’t, a straightforward explanation] Beaten Earth, well-worn and warning. Do you "shhhh" the drowning for interrupting your lunch while you look around for a lifeguard? Is it annoying to announce alarm again and again. It's so fucking hot the water is on fire. Is that a platitude? ARE YOU SCARED?
[beating earth i + ii] Two do too much, twice as many and multiplying. We're on the way to the party, melting into jet fuel, longing to land on long island, along .wav away from just outside Oslo. The method is madness, and it's made, in patchwork in precision. Recycled and downsampled, a tedious task, mastered masterfully.
[visually arrested] The Old Universal, that scion of soft power scratched and scrawled on the sub-conscience. We were born to fly, not drudge the bus. We are the They you can’t put your finger on (we’ve got security). Earth is Obsolete, obl0ng. An Egg and we’re beating it.
Served twice because we don't have to decide. We're already working on new shit, so keep your shirt on about quality control. (Text: Tape Lab)

Headphones are obligatory to make sense of the chaos!

Brillman & Tape Lab - Pregalia (beating earth II)

21 Varia & Dissonant - Phasebraker 240bpm Master By Hypnokrono

Proper Pull proudly presents: PROPEP002 – this time introducing our more rave-focused side. For this, we invited several friends and producers we admire to create a collection of mutable plains woven from psy, tek and tribe influenced sounds.

Artist: @bratanova
Mastering by @afgangtil
Artwork by instagram.com/diemitdemdoenertanzt

PROPEP002 - Mutable Plains

Bandcamp

bratanova - Introspective [PROPEP002]

Caution

Welcome to #TapeLab—stay a while and listen. Founded in 2017 by lifelong friends, Tape Lab is a collective of artists and a hub for innovation, always open to collaboration. With the zeal of a self-published memoir, our sound is our own, but you can be the decider. We make music and art that sounds like it was fun to make and stands out in a sea of bland beats. 

As independent artists, we are always exploring new ways to expand our audience and find new creative outlets—especially with other undiscovered artists!

#TapeLab is currently based out of two headquarters in Durham, NC, and The Hamptons, NY.