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https://blackseedacts.bandcamp.com/track/narcotic

Narcotic

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/fetter
Track: A Different Body
Label: https://soundcloud.com/osare-editions
Format: Cassette tape, Digital, LP
Release date: 5/12/21
YouTube: https://youtu.be/iSmxQ0UPVlg

Inspired by Clarissa Pinkola Estés canonical text, Women Who Run with the Wolves (1992), the eponymously titled Donne che corrono coi lupi is a dedication to feral feminine energy, connection and sisterhood. In the book, Estés – a psychoanalyst, poet and cantadora, or “keeper of old stories” – draws on Jungian theory to weave an alternative mythology of The Wild Woman archetype. She conjures images of the underworld, rivulets of menstrual blood; a lumpen mass of placenta splattering onto a cave floor. In a mirrored gesture, for Donne che corrono coi lupi, more than twenty artists and producers have come together, giving rise to a primal, mystical compilation destined to entrance and ensnare.

PREMIERE | Fetter - A Different Body [Osare! Editions] 2021

Vtgnike - Panarama Bar Shitt

https://soundcloud.com/osare-editions
🛒 https://osare-editions.bandcamp.com/album/oe-015-violetov-general-gentle-reactor
🔊 https://youtu.be/Kh_FnaYYhpw

Welcome to the magenta world of Emil Valev. During the late 1980s and 90s, at the helm of Violetov General, he pioneered a darkly melancholic, avant-garde formulation of the new wave sound. The band enjoyed international acclaim, spending time in the underground scenes of Bulgaria, Berlin and Slovakia. Since then, Valev has gone on to refine his hypnotically idiosyncratic style with a number of solo releases and appearances at electronic music festivals. Now, Osàre! is honoured to present Gentle Reactor. Collecting together twenty-five years of remastered and more recent material, the album is powered by the sensual fission of harsh textures, metronomic beats and playful excess.


Label boss Elena Colombi initially received over eighty songs from Valev, two of which appeared on the compilations Il Monte Analogo (2021) and Il Lupo Della Steppa (2020) respectively. But it was clear that a full album dedicated to Violetov General needed to be in the works. The pair spent two years combing through recordings, selecting the tracks that would eventually form the double-sided LP. From the locked-groove beat of ‘Valahoveine’ to 'Poliani’s sizzling industrial refrain and the slap-bass finale of 'Black Cat', Gentle Reactor is a wild ride.
The record takes the darkwave genre on a cosmic journey across the realms of prog rock, noise, Eastern European folk-tinged melodies, ritualistic percussion and a patchwork of vocal breakdowns. Driven by an intuitive compositional process and slick production, the retrospective is a fascinating slice of experimental music history that's anything but backwards facing.

Tracklist:

1. A1 Vdahnovenie
2. A2 Haotichen Izgrev
3. A3 Poliani
4. A4 Exhibition ( Master, Mix )
5. A5 Dvigatel
6. A6 Rain Thoughts
7. B1 Give me all your love-III
8. B2 Slow Dancer
9. B3 Kwarks
10. B4 Hope
11. B5 Black Cat

PREMIERE: Violetov General - Vdahnovenie [Osàre! Editions]

They held one another tightly as they walked peacefully along the dimly lit boulevard. The wind howled and the rain battered the pier in the distance as they watched the waves crash in against the shore. It was dark, there was nobody else around. 

In the distance they could see the faint shadow of a boat moving against a milky backdrop of stars and murky clouds. She held his hand tighter now, it were as if no palm was too big to ease her nerves. Not even his...

Vienna-based Florian Stöffelbauer – also known as Heap, has built a consistent reputation as a skilled DJ, producer and Neubau’s label head.

Now he is set to release a new record via Isla, a collection of abstract electronics with influences from punk, industrial and leftfield sounds galore.

'False Hope' will be available from the 4th of November next month.

PREMIERE: Heap - No Palm Too Big feat. Gayna Rose Madder [Isla]

READ > inverted-audio.com/premiere-roma-zuckerman-waterfalls-pt-2

Ten years after their inaugural release, post-Soviet imprint Gost Zvuk (@gost-zvuk-records) prepare to release the 11-tracks effort 'Phenomenon of Provincial Mentality' - courtesy of Siberian techno luminary @roma-zuckerman.

Phenomenon of Provincial Mentality

Waterfalls Pt.2

Roma Zuckerman - Waterfalls Pt.2 [Gost Zvuk]

"When you say goodbye to the spring and not ready to say hello to summer. Classical confusion freestyle, all forms which we feel at the moment.
Catch them!"

Delivered from Moskow with love by our beloved and longtime-no-see friends. 
So sad that these puppetmastaz decide to spread the friendships but we'll always keep the faith and struggle for peace.

SA-luters - Thawluters mix MAY 2024

JAC BERROCAL + DAVID FENECH + VINCENT EPPLAY feat COSEY FANNI TUTTI and JAH WOBBLE - 'Broken Allures' CD / LP / Ltd LP

"Broken Allures", the fifth LP from trio Jac Berrocal, David Fenech, and Vincent Epplay (following releases on Blackest Ever Black, Akuphone, KlangGalerie), furthers their unique recording style with a musique concrète approach to mixing, characterized by the distinctive sound and technique of musicians and producers. Fenech and Epplay have paired with legendary French musician Berrocal, renowned for his collaborations with Nurse With Wound, Vince Taylor, Jaki Liebezeit, Pascal Comelade, Sunny Murray etc. "Broken Allures" is arguably their most coherent and fully accomplished album to date.

For this album, the trio has invited two fantastic musicians to compose with them: COSEY FANNI TUTTI and JAH WOBBLE.

COSEY FANNI TUTTI (Throbbing Gristle, Chris & Cosey, COUM Transmissions) contributes vocals, cornet, and electric guitar in her unique style. She has also written lyrics for two tracks on the album and brings a radical touch to the instrumental track 'Viva la Hacienda', which, in her own words, recalls her time recording with Throbbing Gristle.

JAH WOBBLE (founding member of Public Image Limited, and collaborator with African Head Charge, Brian Eno, Björk, Holger Czukay, Jaki Liebezeit, Bill Laswell, Primal Scream, Evan Parker, Sinéad O'Connor etc) plays a deep bass line on one track. He adds his signature industrial dub sound, with deep sub-bass frequencies.

File next to Throbbing Gristle, early Clock DVA, Chris & Cosey, Bill Laswell, Master Musicians Of Jajouka.

• CD in a matt-laminate flood-printed digipak.
https://coldspring.co.uk/csr339cd

• Ltd Ed 150 copies on transparent yellow vinyl in a matt-laminate sleeve with full-colour insert.
https://coldspring.co.uk/csr339lp-yellow

• Black vinyl in a matt-laminate sleeve with full-colour insert.
https://coldspring.co.uk/csr339lp 

https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/broken-allures

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/coldspring/sets/broken-allures

Digital: https://orcd.co/csr339cd

Video by Vincent Epplay (YouTube): 'Outspoken Caress' feat Cosey Fanni Tutti: https://bit.ly/Outspoken-Caress

Tracks:

1. Warszawa
2. Tones Of Blue And Red
3. Cerbère Passage
4. Outspoken Caress
5. Viva La Hacienda
6. Zadar Melodia
7. Morocco Shanghai
8. Broken Allures
9. Coiffeur Pour Vince
10. Christal Venus
11. Sondelimosa
12. Preacher Feature

DAVID FENECH: https://davidfenech.fr
VINCENT EPPLAY: http://www.viplayland.net
JAC BERROCAL: https://facebook.com/jacberrocal
COSEY FANNI TUTTI: http://www.coseyfannitutti.com
JAH WOBBLE: https://jahwobble.com

OUT 30th AUGUST 2024

JAC BERROCAL + DAVID FENECH + VINCENT EPPLAY feat COSEY FANNI TUTTI - Outspoken Carress

Velz Presents: Virtual Roots - "Frequency & Horizon"

Welcome to the sonic journey of Frequency & Horizon.

This album is a broadcast from the heart of Florida, an exploration of the space between the signal and the noise. Frequency & Horizon charts a course from the quiet introspection of tracks like "Low Tide Day" to the sun-drenched optimism of "Sunshine State of Mind." It confronts the societal "Static in the Air" before diving deep into the echo chambers of dub with "Digital Ghost" and the danceable reggae-house fusion of "Crossfade."

This is more than just an album; it's a mission statement. It’s about finding your personal wavelength in a world of chaos and looking toward a future full of promise. It's the organic feel of roots reggae blended with the deliberate pulse of electronic music—a sound we call Virtual Roots.

Thank you for tuning in. We hope this music helps you find your frequency.

Velz

Released by: EmpowerPlayStudios
Album release date: 08/13/2025

#Reggae #CaliReggae #Dub #Electronic #HouseMusic #ReggaeFusion #FloridaMusic #Velz #VirtualRoots #FrequencyAndHorizon #ConsciousMusic

Digital Ghost Sunrise Dub

DJ Sundae (Idle Press // Paris)
@djsundae

Illustration: @steviewhisper

DJ Sundae says Yes.

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