With Me

Taken from 'Flower Knight' (G&P018) by hmurd, out June 27, 2021.

With acclaimed singles out on All Centre and TT, dozens of DJ and live gigs still resonating from the pre-pandemic era, and tracks frequently praised in shows by the likes of Rian Treanor or Beatrice Dillon, hmurd is one to watch. The rising London-based producer and co-founder of Cherche Encore oscillates from refined club-oriented tracks to beatless, code-leaning compositions, often drawing inspiration from computer games and their environments. Following the narrative of one of his latest self-released EPs 'The Grand Exchange', a collection of reworked themes from the cult MMORPG game RuneScape, he now presents a selection of songs from a soundtrack to a fictional game called 'Flower Knight'.

In this mini-album, hmurd documents glimpses of miscellaneous levels of the title game and its likely tricky challenges. Flower Knight is probably 2D. Well it might be 3D. The world is likely to be hostile to the player. It doesn’t exist so these things don’t need to be certain. Relaxed at times and thrilling the next, the captive nature of the gracefully composed collection underlines the relationship of simplicity and imagination. An immersivity fundamental of the sentiment we often hold of the well-aged titles like RuneScape or ICO, and of the relationships we build with the alternate realities they picture. Those endless runs to drop off your fully-loaded inventory, the sound of your catch cooking above the campfire, another gem obtained, a new level unlocked. One of the joys and satisfactions Flower Knight has to offer may lie in its reoccurrence - revealing itself slowly but steadily. Tone to tone, level to level, XP to XP.

Written, produced & mastered by Harry Murdoch (@hmurdoch)
hmurd.net

Artwork by Jiri Macku
jirimacku.tumblr.com

G&P018 🌸

Flower Knight

Digital & Cassette

hmurd - Forgotten Drawbridge

'Out of Body' is AQNB's fifth digital release of new music and visual works compiled by our London and Los Angeles-based team. 

Download for free: www.patreon.com/aqnb
Buy:  bit.ly/3v1zoD3

The download-only album features artists found in AQNB’s orbit, whose contributions reflect a notion of sound and art in the aftermath. Together, this trans-dimensional auto reply under accelerated technocapitalism presents as a eulogy to the year that never was.

Music by:
ANIMA
Helica
shushu
user2222 & ANDREW GOES TO HELL

Visual works by:
4fucksakebabes
Alexandra Koumantaki

Cover artwork by:
Margaret Haines

Acknowledgments:
Steph Kretowicz, AQNB editor
Jared Davis, AQNB associate editor
Matt Dell, AQNB music editor
Caroline Heron, AQNB managing editor

Isaac Treece, mastering

shushu, 'Capernaum' (2021). Courtesy AQNB, London; Los Angeles.

Bonus

Purpose

Coco Lovato [Give Your Heart A Break]

From @leop4rdi debut EP " a process of learning and understanding"

Stream & download: push.fm/fl/a-process-of-learning-and-understanding

Produced and mixed by @leop4rdi
Artwork by IG: @jonas_reubens
Mask design by IG: @laurenbouden @nico_verhaegen and @julballardt
Mastering by @dj_ghepard

Stream & Download

leop4rdi - an unforeseen distance

We'd Be Such A Glorious Fire

Swan Song

“Aeterna” is a slow-burning, hypnotic journey into the eternal space between time, memory, and emotion. Built on a deep, steady techno pulse and wrapped in soft trance atmospheres, the track creates the sensation of floating through an endless horizon—where the night has no beginning and the dawn never ends.

Warm pads unfold like distant galaxies, while subtle echoes drift around the listener, forming a serene but powerful sonic landscape. Each note feels like a heartbeat from a forgotten universe, resonating with calm intensity and a touch of melancholy. The melody emerges slowly, glowing like a small light that refuses to fade.

Made for:
✨ late-night introspection
✨ dreamy chillout sessions
✨ ambient techno lovers
✨ infinite-loop playlists
✨ long emotional journeys

“Aeterna” captures the feeling of being suspended in time—free, weightless, and deeply connected to something greater than yourself. An eternal moment, wrapped in sound.

Let the endless flow begin. 🌑✨

Aeterna

Eclipse

None 2 Me

Ristretto

Purpose

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