Falsehood

Rebirth Protocol

Liquid fell from the sky in small droplets, each raindrop was multi coloured and sweet to taste upon the tongue. Delicate and moist they were a blessing from above, fruit pastel acid which was sent from the heavens like a radiant kaleidoscope of liquid fluorescence. The night was young, his dreams were wild as he careered amidst the city streets in search of his next adventure. Who knew where he might end up come morning, perhaps by then his fears would be long gone. 

Miss Represented is set to release a new EP via Edinburgh based record label Paradise Palms. A slow moving acid tinged affair for heads down dancers.

PREMIERE: Miss Represented - Fruit Pastel Acid [Paradise Palms]

Purring and purring, she slinked along the skirting board towards the sweet scent of wet matter. Her blades undulated like a well oiled piston while her fur glistened in the half-light with natural polish. Turning casually to the right, her mirror image twisted back at her. Both froze at once, wide eyes locked. A few moments later, they proceeded to engage in a careful tango before going about their bored business once more.

Yu Su goes deeper into the depths of dub-wisdom with this latest release for Bangkok's Siamese Twins, a remix for Mogambo. The latter are a Thai-based duo pursuing mind expansion and bodily comfort through their outernational brand of psy-tronica and trance. The Chinese producer, though, gives their Goan beach comedown track 'Jeena' a renewed and almost sinister intensity. Unlike the levity of her previous dubby moments, such as her Technicolor outing Watermelon Woman, 'Jeena' is a more frowning interpretation that suits the current social climate: dark, cold and unforgiving.

PREMIERE: Mogambo - जीना (Jeena) (Yu Su Aroi Mak Dub) [Siamese Twins]

Label head Random Alias shapes the first release “Innerchild”. A dancefloor killer A Side! Sawl's crispy bass waves create a
dense acid feeling and sets the ground for Hibiscus to impact with its futuristic electro patterns and aggressive sharp drums. On the flip side Basilisk runs fast, with glitchy fills and metallic percussions in an almost ethereal atmosphere. Innerchild closes the record with a deep melodic journey modeled across euphoric sequences of notes, leaving a warm and wistful feeling...almost like coming back home.

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PRÉMIÈRE: Random Alias - Basilisk [Breakfast On Mars]

To honor Stephen and his impressive career as musician with Psyche (together with brother Darrin Huss) and as a solo artist, Artificial Dance decided to release his solo work on vinyl for the very first time. The Galaxy LP is a collection of 6 tracks recorded between 1983 - 2005 selected together with Darrin Huss. Belial, Quest 6 and Eternal City will be familiar to fans of Psyche as bonus tracks on the CD version of “Daydream Avenue”. Marooned In Step Time, Galactic and Rattlesnake are discoveries from solo archives that are being made available on a physical release for the first time.

Stephen’s music was featured on the Artificial Dancers compilation earlier this year and after discovering all the great music he has made as a solo artist Artificial Dance contacted Darrin to work on a compilation. Stephen’s music as the foundation of Psyche is known worldwide, but he kept his profile as a solo artist relatively low. 

Together with Darrin, Artificial Dance selected 6 tracks that give a complete overview of Stephen as a solo musician. These wide-ranging synth instrumentals were recorded between 1983 and 2005 and you can clearly hear the range of talent through the early Psyche influences to his further experiments in the electronic genre. Let Galaxy be your guide into this unique musical experience created solely by Stephen Huss.
All tracks are remastered by Darrin Huss, artwork by Steele Bonus.
This compilation is a dedication to Stephen Huss and all the great music he has done.

PREMIERE : Stephen Huss - Eternal City

For the third release by Darkish we propose three retro-futuristic tracks strongly inspired by Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter, 1980s  obscure sci-fi, and TV Series scores like V Visitors and Miami Vice, which had originally been composed during our Berlin years and revised until today, keeping however the original incomplete structure. To counterpoint the mood of the tracks, the syncopated Detroit driven remix of Prelude To The Stars by Dutch legendary producer Orlando Voorn. The release title is inspired by a verse of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot.

PREMIERE : Darkish - Do I Dare

Nobody's life was perfect but he started to think he'd been dealt a far worse hand than many others. Several toxic relationships, a myriad of lost jobs and unsuccessful opportunities, not to mention the countless mishaps, had seemed to be the dish of the day since his youth. Luck had never been on his side and things just didn't seem to go his way; he'd come to terms with living with it after all these years. 

Previously shrouded in mystery, Brother Nebula is the moniker of dance music veteran Lance Desardi who, over the last few years, has crafted cosmic and atmospheric breaks and house. He made his debut on Legwork back in 2018 with a collaborative EP alongside Solar, before quickly following it up with his first solo releases on the same label. Last year saw him land on Nick Höppner's Touch From A Distance, but now he makes a triumphant return to Legwork once again for The Physical World, an album of retro-futurist and interstellar electronics.

The Physical World

PREMIERE: Brother Nebula - Living With It [Legwork]

She was preened and pruned, not a hair out of place nor a crease in sight. Heaven forbid she'd be seen in anything but her best, she had a reputation to uphold, a name to represent. As the guests entered she greeted them with a quivering smile painted on with bright red lipstick — it wasn't easy for her to pretend she liked these people, but she could put on a false front for a few hours. At least until she got what she needed from them...

Having added releases for the likes of Pinkman, Bunker and Blackest Ever Black to his arsenal, Dutch producer Ian Martin joins the roster for Onrijn Records with a new 6-track mini album. The release is as eclectic as his general output, bringing several different influences to the table, from new wave and house to minimal synth and electro, searching for different melodies and building tension along the way.

PREMIERE: Ian Martin - Conservative Chakra [Onrijn Records]

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/june
Track : Infinity Room
Label : https://soundcloud.com/artificialdance
Format : 12" Vinyl, Digital
Release date : 01/02/21
Purchase : https://artificialdance.bandcamp.com/album/june-horizons-ad012

Following up to his studio companion Trenton Chase’s latest LP ‘Planar Array’ released earlier in 2020, half of Manie Sans Délire June turns up on Artificial Dance with his anticipated new mini-album, ‘Horizons’. True to the signature synth-splattered sound of his and his duo, June’s newest wave-imbued manifesto has us swimming amidst an organized chaos of roughly extruded keyboard wizardry, punk-minded drum programming and a retro-futuristic headspace.

Scanning out the gap between Italo, new wave, EBM and new beat, ‘Horizons’ shifts seamlessly from forward-moving, arpeggio-laden circuitry (‘JW’, ‘Infinity Room') to hi-intensity body music (’New Horizons’), through ambientoid spaced-out sonic explorations (‘Uncharted Territories’) and quirky downtempo chuggers (‘Reverie’, ‘Psychic Process’). A kaleidoscope of rhythmic tricks and shape-shifting mirages, June’s scope-expanding six-track voyage vows to play mind games with its listener till all lights have gone off.

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PREMIERE #1400 | June - Infinity Room [Artificial Dance] 2021

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/fiverituals
Title: Pungi
Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital
Label: https://soundcloud.com/jaroska
Release date: 05/03/21
Purchase: https://ledotmatmusique.bandcamp.com/album/v-rituals

What is a ritual? What story do dust will tell? V Rituals examine endeavour in the act, pains of self-growth mirrored with the fury of nature. Album establishes vivid audio-images of experience and memory. Utilizing a selection of field recordings from now destroyed places, isolation allowed Deividas Jaroska and Andrius Grinevskis to make connections in a moment creating a cinematic journey. To be continued as the ritual of description evolves.
This record 100% Eco-friendly. Please note, this is an entirely recycled production - pressed on 100% recycled PVC, and the covers printed on wood-free 320 gsm 100% recycled uncoated card stock using plant-based inks. No shrink wrap. Limited edition of 100 copies.

V Rituals

PREMIERE #1409 | Five Rituals - Pungi [Ledotmat Musique] 2020

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PREMIERE: Ian Martin - Conservative Chakra [Onrijn Records]

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