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I’m deeply troubled by the recent comments made by Ron Morelli of L.I.E.S. Records. The use of derogatory language and harmful rhetoric in his podcast appearance is not only disappointing but goes against the values of respect and inclusivity that our community stands for.

Art and music should be a space where all voices are heard and valued. It’s crucial for us to support and uplift those who promote positivity and unity. Let’s champion a culture where creativity thrives in an environment of mutual respect.

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No Nation, No Falcons

Maelstrom returns to Central Processing Unit for the fourth time, and it's the one born Joan-Mael Péneau's lengthiest drop on the Sheffield label yet. The French artist has been a mainstay in the European electro game since the 2000s, and Malestrom brings that experience to bear on new LP The FM Tapes. He goes about this album with the assurance of a seasoned pro, combining his mastery of electro production techniques with a trademark guile to craft an expertly-paced eleven-track affair.

The first section of The FM Tapes sets out the album's stall with style and aplomb - listeners are in store for a rich feast of off-kilter machine-funk which will feature no shortage of intriguing detours. On opener 'Ondes Courtes' the mix throbs with all manner of strange electronic gristle: a distorted bass hum rattles the monitors; wisps of distortion float across the mix; eerily pretty keys wax and wane before giving way to a radar pulse.

'Ondes Courtes' is an ominous slouch of a scene-setter, and it lines things up perfectly for following cut 'Alt50ser' to lock in. This track's churning, gurgling mid-tempo rattle brings to mind the wacky insistence of Modeselektor. Maelstrom repeats the slow-fast one-two again directly afterwards - 'La Vie Sociale Des', a strange nugget that sounds like an early Eski instrumental stripped for parts and blasted into the cosmos, is an ideal prelude to the twitchy space-funk of 'My Digitone'.

Maelstrom's staying power in the electro world comes, in no small part, from his ability to apply his delightfully idiosyncratic choices to some of the genre's staple production tropes. On The FM Tapes, he marks himself out once more as a pleasingly unorthodox talent by taking tracks in unexpected directions to produce surprising - and often rather moving - results.

There are multiple cuts here which channel the more cerebral end of Richard D. James' AFX/Analord output: 'My Digitone' may be a quicksilver techno-electro number, but there's still something cinematic about the synth treatment here which softens the edges; 'Suede's minor-key oscillations bring other CPU veterans like Cygnus and Bochum Welt into view; 'Res 06', one of two Fasme collaborations on the record, is full of pathos even as the beat programming bangs and whirrs throughout.

While there's a deep emotional undercurrent to The FM Tapes, though, Maelstrom's commitment to bringing the thrills surfaces time and again. If 'Res 06' had Maelstrom and Fasme getting wistful, the album's other Fasme link-up 'Trempo' is one of the hardest club joints here, a piece of old-school Detroit energy replete with some great cascading drum production. Indeed, 'Trempo' comes in the middle of a run towards the album's end where Maelstrom takes the handbrake off - there's a wild-eyed sense of fun to 'The Operator' and 'Upside Down DX7' which has one thinking of the zany cut-and-thrust of KiNK's best work.

Maelstrom's latest drop for Sheffield's Central Processing Unit label is an album of leftfield electro numbers that bring both pounding beats and poignant production.

RIYL: KiNK, Modeselektor, Cygnus, Bochum Welt, AFX

The FM Tapes

Maelstrom - The FM Tapes

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Samara-based producer d. towärds self-releases his ninth album named ‘System 1‘ delivering 4-tracks of igneous dark ambient, experimental textures and sinister drone...The second track ‘hydra unt' has a particularly intriguing sound design climax, thanks to its bubbling echoes invoking the arcane of the underworld, surrounded by an arsenal of drone-infused bass oscillations that set the tone for a swirling hurricane of glitches at the end.

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System 1

hydra unt

d. towärds - hydra unt [Self-released]

faxxe mix by @itsu-1 - electronic musician, modular synths enthusiast and sound designer Artyom Markaryan. the musical style of the project originates at the intersection of genres such as idm, minimal and experimental. the musician has several releases on the Detroit Underground, Diffuse Reality, Simphonic Silence Inside, Kotä labels, as well as live performances at festivals and events such as Sonar (Istanbul, 2024), Public Visuals (Tokyo, 2022), Urvakan (Yerevan, 2019), etc.
ITSU mix for faxxe fauna is a minimalistic and deep selection of experimental and ambient tracks, which immediately sends you into a transcendental trip, carefully leading through shades of melancholy and facets of subtle sensations

faxxe mix: ITSU

HLM38's album is on its way via the very own Bristol label, Plaque! For depressive dub lovers, it's over here: https://plaquebristol.bandcamp.com/album/hlm38

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HLM38 - A Challenge To Dark (A1)

Fanta Summer Mix 2024 [17.08.24]

Reymour - NoLand (Album, LP) (Forthcoming September 18, 2024)
Pre-Order on Bandcamp (Vinyl/Digital): https://tinyurl.com/2nuy3e7j
Label: Knekelhuis [KH054]

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🍁🍂🍃Autumn is around the corner, getting moody. U know I love edits, these ideas usually come when browsing deep corners of YouTube before going to sleep. This time I’ve revisited Czechoslovakian Stromboli from 1987, and gave it a new touch.

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https://www.retreatradio.net/oratio

For U-R-S, sound is not merely an expression of what has already been mastered or performed. Instead, it’s a living archive, a musical encyclopedia in constant evolution. Much like a library of unread books, her studio is filled with instruments, recordings, and fragments of compositions that might never be fully realized but are essential in her potential. These sounds are not just records of past achievements but seeds for future experiments—a reservoir of possibilities waiting to be explored.
Every note played, every texture created, adds to a vast network of interconnected ideas. On U-R-S approach, the incomplete sketches, dissonant layers, and raw recordings are not failures or incomplete works; they are tools, ideas in waiting, elements of a larger and ongoing process. In this way, her mixes are not a finished product but an evolving workshop—a space where sound is continuously transformed, recontextualized, and enriched.
Artefact : 
Just as Umberto Eco’s library is a repository of future projects, U-R-S’s archive of sound is not a reflection of what has been definitively achieved but a workshop brimming with future explorations. Her music, like Eco’s library, embodies the ever-unfolding pursuit of knowledge, creativity, and discovery.

Oratio #2 w/ U-R-S (28/08/24)

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