April 26, 1986. At 01:23, two explosions echoed through the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. In the sky above Pripyat, a glow emanated from the burning reactor, releasing tons of radioactive isotopes into the atmosphere. The event forever changed the lives of ordinary people.

Maksym Merkulov, also known as Whaler, incorporates conceptual and, to some extent, cinematic elements in his work. With releases such as Mothership, which tells the story of an artificial intelligence wandering through space, and Noncommon Sense, which explores the journey of internal transformation, the artist returns to the narrative format to recount the event that left a profound impact on both him and the entire planet.

He sublimates his experiences of the disaster's consequences into a haunting soundscape filled with the hum of reactors, the crackling of dosimeters, and the chatter of internal communication systems.

In his compositions, Whaler places great emphasis on melody and atmosphere, drawing from his classical and jazz background. His diverse catalog features IDM-inspired tracks, pure ambient pieces without a single beat, and heavily rhythmic compositions with broken beat patterns, as showcased in his latest release, "Dome."

Mastered by Bogdan Zaiets
Designed by Anton Pcholkin

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26 04

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The Jaffa Kid - "Lef" (from Passing Signals - suction056)
PRE-ORDER NOW: http://linktr.ee/suctionrecords

Artist: The Jaffa Kid
Title: Passing Signals
Label / CAT#: Suction Records / suction056
Format: Vinyl / digital LP
Release date: June 3 2022

“Passing Signals” is the Suction Records label debut of The Jaffa Kid, aka UK producer Daniel Pringle. Over the past few years, The Jaffa Kid has been building up a strong following amongst braindance/d’n’b/acid heads, with killer releases on labels like 030303, Altered Sense, Utter, and his 2 standout “anonymous” WH03 and WH09 EPs on the Withhold label series. 

From the melody-drenched 303 acid of “Olyqu” and “Xom”, to the Bochum Welt-style electro vibes of “Ief” and “Tropet”, it was clearly just a matter of time before The Jaffa Kid appeared on Suction. With these 8 carefully curated tracks, Suction Records delivers 8 tracks of timeless melodic electronics, and surely the most solid The Jaffa Kid release to date, in our books!

Available digitally, and on limited vinyl LP in a reverse board jacket — includes a Bandcamp download card inside. 

Tracklist:

A1. Olyqu
A2. Lef
A3. Globbi
A4. Renumb
B1. Exa
B2. Tropet
B3. Xom
B4. Octaxonagonn

The Jaffa Kid - "Lef" (from Passing Signals - suction056)

from the "Good, You're Here, It's Time" CS (SILK135)
100% Silk / 2022

YOU'RE HERE:
https://malasso.bandcamp.com/album/good-youre-here-its-time
https://midheaven.com/item/malasso/good-youre-here-its-time

MALASSO - PRIVATE (SILK135)

Artist: Frunk29 / @frunk29
Title: "The Fifth Season"
Label: Not Not Fun / @not-not-fun-1
Release date: 2 December 2022
Format: cassette/digital
Buy: https://frunk29.bandcamp.com/album/the-fifth-season

Label's words: "Moscow producer Marat Shainsky aka Frunk29’s newest opus of bedroom Balearica birthed in a room with a view: trees, rolling hills, and a mountainous, majestic landfill (“It looks like Fujiyama in winter – or how I imagine it”). Stirred by a muse he describes as “magical and foggy,” he began crafting soft-focus fusions of 4th world electronica and sunrise shoegaze with synthesizers, 5-string bass, and a thrifted Phil Pro electric guitar. The Fifth Season floats between warm and wavy, hang gliding above windswept fields and glittering harbors. It’s music of vistas both seen and felt, looming in the distance and hidden in the heart".

PREMIERE: Frunk29 — Aprll2 (NOT NOT FUN, 2022)

ANDREW RED HAND - NOSTALGIA EP on  CHIWAX (RAWAX), Germany. Release date : upcoming 2024 (after some pressing plant delays)
Genre: Electro / House / Acid. Format : Vinyl 12" + Digital.  Cat. : CHIWAX022LTD
Pre-order at Dbh Music > https://dbh-music.com/shop/release_view/15594
A1. Andrew Red Hand - In The Cemetery (Part II)
A2. Andrew Red Hand - Summer Nostalgia
B1. Andrew Red Hand - Autumn Nostalgia 
B2. Andrew Red Hand - Sorrowful Joy

Pre-order at Decks - https://www.decks.de/track/andrew_red_hand-nostalgia_ep/ckq-h6

Enjoy ! Warm greetings ! ;) 

FB Page : www.facebook.com/AndrewRedHand
Bandcamp : www.AndrewRedHand.bandcamp.com
Discogs: www.Discogs.com/artist/964360-Andrew-Red-Hand

Nostalgia EP

Andrew Red Hand - Nostalgia EP on Chiwax (Rawax), upcoming 2024

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CP Theme 1

Kyiv-based @gasolineradio is opening a music label with a first release on 26th of April. This first effort is from the Ukrainian musician from Kharkiv - Maksym Merkulov aka @thewhaler. It is dedicated to Memorial Day of the Chernobyl tragedy.

Pre-order

Premiere: Whaler — Зрада (feat Mykola Lebed)

First listen: @thewhaler - Мирний Атом (Gasoline Records)
Максим Меркулов aka Whaler: «Я написав цей реліз протягом кількох квітневих ночей, переглядаючи архівні відео Прип'яті перед катастрофою. Аварія на ЧАЕС стала моїм першим знайомством з методами тоталітарної машини, що перемелює людські життя, обмінюючи їх на час, репутацію, гроші чи політичні переваги. Я назавжди запам'ятав, наскільки безликим та жорстоким може бути символ, за яким йдуть люди. Через це їх смерті та скалічені життя стають ще більш трагічними – людей, які йшли на самопожертву, ліквідуючи аварію, чи просто тих, хто опинився поруч».

Mastered by Bogdan Zaiets
Desidgned by Anton Pcholkin

Pre-order gasolinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/26-04

Listen full album

First listen: Whaler - Мирний Атом (Gasoline Records)

Premiere of track by @thewhaler from EP "26 04" that will be released via @gasolineradio (Gasoline Records).
Pre-order link: https://gasolinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/26-04

Whaler: "I wrote this release over several nights in April, watching archival videos of Pripyat before the disaster. The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was my first introduction to the methods of a totalitarian machine that grinds people's lives, exchanging them for time, reputation, money or political favors. I will always remember how faceless and cruel a symbol can be that people follow. It makes their deaths and mutilated lives all the more tragic - the people who sacrificed themselves to clear the accident, or just bystanders".

Premiere: Whaler - Викид (Gasoline Records)

DC Promo Tracks #1148: "Спогад" by Whaler is part of the release "26 04" on Gasoline Records @gasolineradio  

Buy Now: https://gasolinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/26-04 

More Promo Tracks: https://www.dreamchimney.com/promo

DC Promo Tracks: Whaler "Спогад"

https://gasolinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/26-04

April 26, 1986. At 01:23, two explosions echoed through the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. In the sky above Pripyat, a glow emanated from the burning reactor, releasing tons of radioactive isotopes into the atmosphere. The event forever changed the lives of ordinary people.

Maksym Merkulov, also known as Whaler, incorporates conceptual and, to some extent, cinematic elements in his work. With releases such as Mothership, which tells the story of an artificial intelligence wandering through space, and Noncommon Sense, which explores the journey of internal transformation, the artist returns to the narrative format to recount the event that left a profound impact on both him and the entire planet.

He sublimates his experiences of the disaster's consequences into a haunting soundscape filled with the hum of reactors, the crackling of dosimeters, and the chatter of internal communication systems.

In his compositions, Whaler places great emphasis on melody and atmosphere, drawing from his classical and jazz background. His diverse catalog features IDM-inspired tracks, pure ambient pieces without a single beat, and heavily rhythmic compositions with broken beat patterns, as showcased in his latest release, "Dome."

Mastered by Bogdan Zaiets
Designed by Anton Pcholkin

Silver Tree

After a very long wait....
we are happy to announce this release is set to drop shortly of 
July/August 2021 on our sublabel Kode will be Sacred†Article 
recreating a production from the legendary band Psyche for 
a 12 minute psychedelic trip of dark electronic horror seeking 
to honour the sound of the original putting their vision of 
electronics in their region of cold harsh industrial,warm synthpop, 
dancefloor minimal mayhem and beyond on a 1-time very limited 
quantity pressing for the A Side of this release.

Sacred†Article- Empty Spirit Of A Psychopath(long clip)

http://lyl.live/show/la-penequet/

First hour – side projects / unreleased
Second hour – #taladrumcorps

La Penequet 05.19 on Lyl Radio - Unreleased special! & Tala Drum Corps

Dissolve

contact: iamwhaler8@gmail.com
I experiment with contemporary music genres including ambient, breaks, garage, IDM and trip hop.

Find us at https://dreamchimney.com   
Out now: RIK "Matter of Time" on CD/Cassette & new Tommy Awards Album https://dreamchimney.bandcamp.com/

DC Promo Tracks: Whaler "Спогад"

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