Nothing Prepared

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HHMM-0000 A1 Michele Mininni - Hyper Martino

From our "Warm Me Up" EP, released by Optimo Music

Junto Club - Nothing Above (Optimo Music)

Something had happened. But our minds were too nebulized, our visions to blurry to remember what it was. When we stopped searching for our inner and outer selves in past tenses we eventually fully realized it was the future we had to sharpen our senses for. In the things that lay upon us, things that were bound to happen, we would find shelter. That universally necessitated shelter, which we could rely on, would give us possibilities to conquer unseen grounds to walk on. Only then we would find out it was not us envisioning this new land, but the land that envisioned us, that saw us firmly walking on its unspeakable grounds, allowing us to go wherever we could imagine ourselves to go to. We fly toward grace.

Rhytch is an artist based in Berlin. When we were originally approached by the label about featuring a track from his forthcoming LP 'Baba Ganoush' it was through a friend. It was quite the introduction and the record is an exciting prospect. Ancient Future Now, a label from Cologne, are set to release it.

baba ganoush

PREMIERE: Rhytch - Glueck [Ancient Future Now]

Thanx to Grischa and Sascha from ogon.me > https://www.facebook.com/ogonme
for recording our Liveset at Signal Festival in Russia this year!!

Live @ Signal, Russia (pt. 1)

Yovav - "Caribbean Zen Mode"

Chess is the thinking mans game. A game for the chronic overthinker, whether you start with the Sicilian defence or the Queens gambit, this is a game for Karpov... not Kasprov. 
Karakter have been on fine form this year and this is a gorgeous addition with a slightly off kilter and pretty wonky breakbeat track which straddles the line between new age and heater. 
Alex Pletnev has been a staple of Vilnius scene and his remix is an absolute testament to both chess and his skills as a remixer. 
Some lovely noises punctuate this track as it slowly builds with no fanfare but total intensity, listen without prejudice please because this is awesome.

https://soundcloud.com/knotk
https://soundcloud.com/pletnev
https://soundcloud.com/karakter-records

PREMIERE | Karpov Not Kasparov  - Elisabeta (Pletnev Remix) [Karakter Records] 2018

Pre-order the album here: https://AWAL.lnk.to/LaimaHome

Laima, announces the conceptual double vinyl debut album 'Home' to be released on November 8th 2019 via DEEWEE & The Vinyl Factory. Featuring beats from Iggor Cavalera and production from the Dewaele brothers. 

There are two key elements that make ‘Home’ such a distinctive project. Thematically it explores how the two core contrasts that inform Laima’s life can coexist. On one hand it’s about domesticity – her love for her family and her frustration with domestic routine. Yet on the other, it’s about her creativity – her desire to express herself artistically while still tending to her role as a mother and a housewife.  

“It's almost like a family photo album in another format,” says Laima. “I needed to find the balance in this dichotomy, to feel good with myself in both roles, and be aware of things that really mattered to me. To be a woman, a mum and a female producer: all of these feelings were in the music.”

Sonically, ‘Home’ is also a striking proposition. It’s a package which features two records that are designed to be played simultaneously: Laima’s vocal and synth tracks on the ‘TONAL’ disc alongside Iggor’s beats on the ‘RHYTHMICAL’ record. Syncing two records offers an unconventional way to experience the music. Rather than passively hearing the music, the listener’s need to ritualistically sync both records makes for an immersive experience.

1 Power
2 Home
3 Anxiety
4 Future
5 Life And Dreams
6 Disco Pregnancy
7 Pairs
8 Primal
9 Before America
10 Poem Song for Iggor

Written & Produced by Laima Leyton, David & Stephen Dewaele.
All Vocals by Laima Leyton.
Drums by Iggor Cavalera.
Recorded, Produced and Mixed at DEEWEE.
Art Direction : Ill-Studio.
Photography by Justinas Vilutis.

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Home

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LAIMA 'HOME'

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Mytron & Ofofo - Blauw

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