Cnidae is a Latin word for specific cells present among jellyfish, sea anemones, corals etc. It is these cells that separate cnidarians from other animals. Cnidarians are built in a very simple way, lacking skeleton animals. They seem to be innocent and beautiful, but there is also a sense of mystery, weirdness and wobbliness in them. They use cnidae, explosive cells, to capture prey and as a defence from predators. They do so by the use of toxins contained within the cnidae. If you have ever been stung by a jellyfish or felt the electric tingle from the tentacles of a sea anemone, you have been touched by cnidae.

cnidae is the sixth album released on the Ransom Note Records offshoot Bytes. jik is Paula, 21, and Bartek, 23, students based in Warsaw, Poland. cnidae is their debut album. Paula’s raw sketches formed the basis for almost all of the tracks. They were made in Ableton Intro, proof that constraints can be beneficial and also a reminder that great music doesn’t have to be created on sophisticated gear.

The album is made up of two extended ambient/drone pieces, embedded alongside several shorter, abstract electronic compositions. You are hearing 'arp', which falls into the latter category. Its beauty lies in its simplicity. The reflective, moving track is reminiscent of early AI-era Warp Records, with its lush pads and twinkling melody.

cnidae - Side A

PREMIERE: jik - arp [Bytes]

a ouvir o tempo entre o compasso de espera

casa limão ৹ festa piloto ৹ coletivo tundra
︵  ︵  ︵ ︵   csom ৹ piezzoria ৹ kraut kontrol
pedra perdida ৹ ensemble decadente ৹ gmdt

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22/08 Warm-up Les Siestes ~ Casa das Artes Bissaya Barreto (Coimbra)
23/08 Oficina CSOM "PhotoSynth" ~ Casa das Artes Bissaya Barreto (Coimbra)
13/09 Pedra Perdida ~ Festa Piloto x Ácida

<<<
06/08 Oficina CSOM "Synth TOKE" ~ Pedreira (Porto)
24/07 Projecto de Vida ~ Cosmos
15/07 Low IQ Q by Silvestre ~ Rádio Quântica
12/07 Pedra Perdida ~ Desterro
06/07 Oficina CSOM "Synth TOKE" ~ Almada
28/06 GMDT ~ Castelo de Areia
30/05 Tundra vai à praia ☼
29/05 Primavera S/Título ~ Cosmos
25/05 Oficina CSOM "Constrói a tua Mixer" ~ Almada
02/05 Ensemble Decadente ~ Sirigaita
30/04 Vago c/ carolf
24/04 Noite Fresca ~ Desterro
20/04 Out Of Páscoa (b2b Patrícia Brito) ~ ZDB 8 Marvila
14/03 GMDT ~ Tundra x Damas
13/03 Pedra Perdida ~ Cosmos
13/03 Formation w/ Lizatron ~ East Side Radio
20/02 Test FM ~ Lusophonica web radio
15/02 M3RCADO LIVR3 ~ Zirkus Mond
08/02 Müzak ~ ZDB 8 Marvila
19/01 LBX ep.19 https://youtu.be/FbXmZXkP4dw
11/01 Free Rice ~ Arroz Estúdios

2024
31/12 Rave 5205 ~ Margem Sul
13/12 Enciclopédia do Comum, Fascículo L ~ Casa do Comum
06/12 duo c/ Guilherme Rodrigues ~ Damas (FEIA Parangona)
07/12 oficina 'constrói o teu primeiro synth!' c/ Mariana Pinho ~ Mercado de Arroios (FEIA Parangona)
16/11 Piezzoria ~ Tundra x SMUP
02/11 Lançamento da Revista Decadente #83 ~ Ócio Lisboa (dj set + live w/ Ensemble Decadente) 
26/10 Müzak ~ ZDB 8 Marvila 
11/10 Rave dança da chuva ~ Trafaria
06/10 Arte Pela Palestina ~ Casa do Comum
05/09 Ácida ~ Porto
28/09 Ufonic ~ Mono
21/09 Sunsetnoise ~ SMUP
13/09 Boogie Nights ~ Desterro
31/08 Interlúdio Balnear
19/07 Pataguay #01
14/07 Oficina Sonora ~ Tundra x Estuário
03/07 guest mix for Sibson on Radio Alhara
29/06 Pataquistão 2024
28/06 Ensemble Decadente ~ FARRA, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas
15/06 Rotten \ Fresh ~ Spacy Club, Caldas da Rainha
01/06 Ensemble Decadente ~ Serralves em Festa, Porto
25/05 guest mix for Radio Tempo Não Pára
27/04 Ensemble Decadente ~ Centro Periférico, Lumiar
26/04 live/dj set w/ Phusis ~ PROC
16/02 UIVO II launch party ~ Casa do Comum, w/ Durga Black, Ensemble Decadente, Horácio Boavida, Laura Gama Martins and Xavier Almeida
26/01 'Comandante' ~ Cargo 111, w/ Slower Than Goa

2023
29/12 Arroz Estúdios w/ Salti and Breeches Buoy
09/12 Passos Manuel w/ Farpas, lendl and Lanav
23/11 'Postmodernist Games #3' by Russian Library at Desterro
17/11 Gasoline ACD w/ YPY, TOMÉ and DJ Music
13/11 live performance with Catarina Rodrigues and sound installation for 'Pet de Pet', an exhibition by Inês Barros and Giovanna Martins at Segundas na Z (Galeria ZDB)
03/11 Damas, w/ WTVR, Putas Bêbadas and Doum
21/10 Compañia w/ Amor Cryo
15/10 1 FESTÃO by 1 TOSTÃO at PENHA SCO
10/10 guest mix for Invisible Sounds, Lizatron and Idle Rich show on Mutant Radio
07/09 Sala Lisa w/ Vica Pacheco and CIA Debutante
28/08 guest mix on Kiosk Radio, Brussels
23/08 Velvet, Düsseldorf
17/08 guest mix w/ Remis Doussos on Big Toilet Radio, Amsterdam
11/08 live w/ Farpas, for anti-mining protest in Covas do Barroso
03/08 Ferro Bar, Porto
21/07 Ócio, Lisboa
20/07 Gala S/Título w/ TOMÉ and Lvis at Prisma
14/07 Bindi Laika after party w/ Tundra DJs
09/07 'Barro e Vidro' w/ André Silva (live) at Cantinas de Amigue by Tundra
25/06 Pataquistão <3
14/06 Cosmos w/ RAMZi 
03/06 'Noite JA Remix' w/ Paulo Vicente at Desterro
20/05 'Linha Separatriz' exhibition closing by Raquel Espadinha at ARTROOM
13/05 'Desarme' w/ Alicia Carrera, Lizatron, Bruxizme and Panda Bear b2b Sonic Boom at Largo Residências
10/05 guest mix on 'For 0', usof show on Rádio Quântica
29/04 PENHA SCO 4 ANOS
16/04 'DOM!NGÃO desconstrutivo!' w/ FFFV and Violeta Garcia at PENHA SCO
08/04 'Sexto #01' w/ DMX Krew, Koloah and Lobanov K. at Arroz Estúdios
28/03 'Café Cosmos #03' (b2b Miguel Abras), w/ Erica Jewell installation at Cosmos
15/03 'Idle Rich Film Night' at In Bloom
03/03 'Miguel&Miguel' records and voice w/ Miguel Abras for Desterro 8th bday
14/02 Café Cosmos 'Sem Valentim' w/ Zé Bastião at Cosmos
04/02 Tundra x Cosmos w/ Joana Guerra, GOLPE and Vasco Alves

2022
17/12 'Natal Surreal' w/ Discos Sortidos at Quartel Largo Residências
29/10 guest mix on Gasoline Radio 
15/10 'JazzDao' w/ Max Data, Idle Rich and Puke & Peas at Carpintarias de São Lázaro
22/09 Cosmos w/ Riva Mut and Yes Indeed (Nariz Entupido / Casa Limão)
16/09 Ano 0 festival w/ Living Room DJs at Galeria ZDB
14/09 guest mix for Leche Con Pan, a radio show by Vica Pacheco and Apulati Bien on Lyl Radio
07/09 'A Night of Psychedelic Repetition' at Ouriço w/ Pôt-Pot
05/08 Tundra #04 with HUH!, DJ Music and Astrea
01/07 'Noite Fresca #24' with Nico and DJ Privilégio at Desterro (Rotten \ Fresh)
16/06 Cosmos w/ Pedro Sousa + Simão Simões
14/06 'Fim de Emissão #15' with Cube and Kara Konchar at Desterro (Nariz Entupido)
26/05 'Music For Space Tourism #09' with Quatroconnection and Passarumacaco at Cosmos
02/04 'Festa Piloto #02' w/ Sónia Trópicos, Seán Being and Arrogance Arrogance
12/03 'Datacenter' with Eyal Talmor and Faga at Desterro
04/03 Desterro 7th birthday
01/03 'Café com Limão' on Lusophonica Radio
26/02 'Piezzoria', sound installation with Sal Grosso at Cosmos
25/01 sound installation and dj set for '1_dissolver 400g de sabão em água', an exhibition by Clément Vergé and Inês Barros at Cosmos
07/01 guest mix for HUSH, a radio show by Carolf on Rádio Paranoia

2021
22/12 Cosmos w/ Vera Dvale and Rudi Brito
30/11 'Café com Limão' on Lusophonica radio
20/11 'Music For Space Tourism #06' with Aires and Rita Silva at Cosmos
31/10 'Café com Limão' with Onya Dev on Lusophonica radio
31/08 'Café com Limão' on Lusophonica radio
29/07 'Music For Space Tourism #04' with Banha da Cobra and Patrícia Brito at Cosmos
15/07 'Liquid Light' by Uliarud Uliarud with Tempura at Desterro
10/07 'Café com Limão' on Lusophonica radio
08/07 Crew Hassan
17/06 'Music For Space Tourism #03' with Tempura & Uliarud Uliarud and Incendiário at Cosmos
07/06 Crew Hassan
29/05 'MAGNETICA' at Plantasia
25/05 'Café com Limão' with Ricardo Grüssl on Lusophonica radio
24/04 'flu·í·di·co', mix for Colectivo a Postos
13/04 'Café com Limão' on Lusophonica radio
27/02 mix for Living Room
06/01 'Music For Space Tourism #01' with Paulo Vicente at Cosmos

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