The Crystal Ark return with a double pack 12” containing some wildly engaging, stripped-down mixes of 4 tracks from their 2012 debut album on DFA. Contains brand new extended versions of the songs Rain, Paradise, Ascension, and We Came To.

The band has the following to say about these remixes:

“Mixing The Crystal Ark album was a deep process. Viva Ruiz and I spent a month in the studio with Matt Thornley and as we mixed the tracks we discovered that certain parts of them sounded so wonderful and driving when stripped down that we did some extra mixes to highlight this aspect. It felt connected to the "Dub" or "Techno" mixes you'd find on late 80's - mid 90's dance 12"s, which were often much more pounding than the original versions of the tracks, more geared to the dance floor than the radio.”
-Gavin Russom, The Crystal Ark

"We wanted to create some more DJ friendly versions of some of the songs, so we approached it like we would a traditional remix, with the difference of doing most of the moves live on analog gear. Kind of old school DUB style. This way it captured more energy and spontaneity than if we had planned every move before hand. "
-Matt Thornley, The Crystal Ark

“At the end of the very intense process of mixing the tracks for the record, Gavin, Matt and I were excited to approach these tracks with an entirely different perspective. In my mind, I saw these tracks going out to the people holding down the dance floor, those people who are the VIPS at any function, so for me essentially these dubs are dedicated to the dancers.”
-Viva Ruiz, The Crystal Ark

DUBS EP

2019

middle

paradise songs

Elektronika #1

Brand new single from Death In Vegas frontman Richard Fearless on his Drone imprint. Debut single 'Higher Electronic States' premiered on Dummy, Ransom Note and The Drone.  

Welcome to the second aural outpouring from the world of Drone, the London-based label from producer, artist and Death In Vegas guiding light Richard Fearless, now firmly established as an artist in his own right. Earlier this summer Drone laid down its debut mandate in the form of Fearless' own Higher Electronic States, which picked up plaudits from corners far and wide.
 
Discussing the second single Richard says "With Higher Electronic States I wanted to make a record to end my sets with, Gamma Ray is something much deeper. I wanted to create a timeless stark, minimal, desolate landscape of a track."
 
And he's done just that, creating one of those rare things in electronic music, a song with longevity. A piece of finely crafted techno of the highest order; 
 
"I obsessed over Gamma Ray. spending a week on the drum sound alone". 
 
To make matters all the more enticing he's enlisted the supreme talent that is Legowelt to rework the track. Stripping it back further to its core elements this is pure heads music from Danny Wolfers, another extreme audiophile. The depth, texture and atmosphere he injects into the track completes what is an exceptional and significant second release from Drone.  
 
"I feel like I've made the record that is true to this vision." We wouldn't disagree.
 
Having recently taken in part in an RBMA lecture in their Russian headquarters and an appearance at the hallowed turf of Golden Pudel planned for later in the year, the world of Richard Fearless and Drone is in its ascendancy.
 
Dancefloor distortion and other musical explorations, created in the Metal Box, Drone releases oscillations in many forms, further transmissions incoming.

Gamma Ray (Legowelt Remix)

Richard Fearless - Gamma Ray (Legowelt Remix)

"The Paradise - In Love With You" has always been one of my all time favorite songs. 
Therefore I decided to do some kind of a tribute and remixed it. 

Show some love to Alan Braxe ( https://soundcloud.com/braxe1 ) who produced the awesome original.



♥ Hearts for U ♥

The Paradise - In Love With You (OHYEAH Remix)

The Crystal Ark return with a double pack 12” containing some wildly engaging, stripped-down mixes of 4 tracks from their 2012 debut album on DFA. Contains brand new extended versions of the songs Rain, Paradise, Ascension, and We Came To.

The band has the following to say about these remixes:

“Mixing The Crystal Ark album was a deep process. Viva Ruiz and I spent a month in the studio with Matt Thornley and as we mixed the tracks we discovered that certain parts of them sounded so wonderful and driving when stripped down that we did some extra mixes to highlight this aspect. It felt connected to the "Dub" or "Techno" mixes you'd find on late 80's - mid 90's dance 12"s, which were often much more pounding than the original versions of the tracks, more geared to the dance floor than the radio.”
-Gavin Russom, The Crystal Ark

"We wanted to create some more DJ friendly versions of some of the songs, so we approached it like we would a traditional remix, with the difference of doing most of the moves live on analog gear. Kind of old school DUB style. This way it captured more energy and spontaneity than if we had planned every move before hand. "
-Matt Thornley, The Crystal Ark

“At the end of the very intense process of mixing the tracks for the record, Gavin, Matt and I were excited to approach these tracks with an entirely different perspective. In my mind, I saw these tracks going out to the people holding down the dance floor, those people who are the VIPS at any function, so for me essentially these dubs are dedicated to the dancers.”
-Viva Ruiz, The Crystal Ark

Ascension (Deep Mix)

Paradise (Space Mix)

Rain (XXXtended Mix)

We Came To (House Mix)

Slow Songs Remix - The Holdup

track 1 from https://soundcloud.com/lenolovecraft's "Platinum Planet EP", coming January 1 on Secret Songs. 

Leno Lovecraft - Platinum Planet EP
1. Paradise Planet
2. High Definition Emotion
3. Starlight
4. Alien Islands
5. Holographic Waterfalls

Please play with Leno:
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Leno Lovecraft - Paradise Planet

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DFX - Relax Your Body (1989)

Coldplay - Paradise (8-Bit)

Vocals by Wolfgang Tillmans, music by Bert Lessmann, Tillmans, lyrics by Tillmans 
Additional instruments and produced by Justin Strauss and Bryan Mette
Mastered by Klaus Knapp at Trixx Studios, Berlin

Heute Will Ich Frei Sein EP

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Fast Lane (Whatever/Whatever Remix by Justin Strauss & Bryan Mette)

After a pair of solo releases in 2016, Tel Aviv duo Xen and Yovav converge on Malka Tuti with a track full of post-punk spirit.

'Hayom Etmol' is out March 26th on Malka Tuti.

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Premiere: Xen & Yovav – Hayom Etmol [Malka Tuti]

Mata El Meta

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Da Robotz

To celebrate the release of the record, she lost kontrol is premiering the last track of the ep: Jonathan.

Buy: https://shelostkontrolrecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-your-arms

In Your Arms

Jonathan

Premiere: Kris Baha - Jonathan

age 10 in this recording

music and lyrics by Anna Graceman

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Paradise (2010) - Anna Graceman - The Early Songs

HeimatklÃ¤nge

I do these hour long mixes every year or so featuring cover versions, sample-heavy tracks or songs that obviously owe a debt to the Dusseldorf quartet. Each mix is laced with spoken word, interviews or info about Kraftwerk too. 
I had the idea several years ago and the more I dug, the more I found, the amount of material out there is mind boggling. Not so strange for such an influential band who rarely release new material I suppose, fans have to fill the gap somehow. For anyone wanting to play catch-up, the first 5 volumes will be available at www.djfood.org with full artwork and track listings.

Tracklisting:

New David - Computer Love (mp3)
Glass Candy - Computer Love (Italians Do It Better)
8-bit Operators - Computer Love (Astralwerks)
Kraftwerk - It's More Fun To Compute (Busy P remix) (mp3)
DJ Tameil - Trans Newark Express (Money Studies)
Between The Sheets - Late Night Radio (Bootlegs)
Keith Mansfield - Electromatics (A&B) (KPM)
The Simonsound - Tour de Mars (Project Blue Book)
8-bit Operators -  The Robots (die roboter) (Astralwerks)
Santogold - Anne (Switch mix) (CDR)
Dreamland Happy Times For All - Showroom Dummies (Spill)
Christian Prommer - Trans Europa Express (Sonar Kollektiv)
Doormouse - Werkin' It (Addict Records)
Para One -  It's More Fun To Compute (Phonofile.dk/The Orchard)
8-bit Operators -  Pocket Calculator (Astralwerks)
Hajime Fukuma - Musique Non Stop (FGL Productions)
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet -Autobahn (mp3)
New David - Autobahn (mp3)
Antediluvian Rocking Horse - Craft Work Out (Spill)
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (Warner Brothers)
Vibravoid - Ruckzuck (Fruits De Mer)
Clowns Smiling Backwards - Hall of Mirrors (Spill)
The Cure - Like Cockatoos (Rhino /WEA)
Death in Vegas - Zugaga (Drone)
Soma Mestizo - Trans Europe Express (Soma Mestizo)
Two Litre Dolby with Chris Smith - Radioactivity (Spill)
Huon - Upfield Bike Path (Spill)
New David - Expo 2000 (mp3)


Kraftwerk Kover Kollection Vol.6

The Crystal Ark is Gavin Russom's body-centric, New York avant-pop collaboration with Viva Ruiz. The group began when Russom asked Ruiz to write and sing Spanish lyrics over a pair of instrumentals he had created blending his signature hypnotic synthesizer sound with distinctly danceable beats. Ruiz's vocalizations, which blended song, spell and rallying cry, took these pieces to new heights and the result was the group's first two singles released on New York's DFA label: "The City Never Sleeps" and "The Tangible Presence of the Miraculous".  The second single featured percussionist Alberto Lopez's fierce polyrhythmic drumming as a supplement to the already driving electronic pulse.  A desire to carry the sound forward and expand it further solidified the collaboration. The nucleus of the band began to crystallize as they drew together a group of dynamic individuals with different creative and cultural backgrounds; including Lopez, vocalists Jaiko Suzuki and Sokhna Heathyre Mabin (whom Viva had worked with previously), bassist Tyler Pope and electronics expert Matt Thornley (both of whom Gavin had worked with during LCD Soundsystem's final tour) and 2nd bassist Eliza Douglas.

Gavin and Viva created a collection of new music, specifically designed as an album, and gathered the group to record their self-titled full length debut. Released in October 2012, the album showcased the collective’s adventurous multidimensional soundscape. Featuring tracks like “We Came To”, “Rain”, “Ascension” and “Morir Soñando”, the set vividly reflected the surging intensity of New York City itself through pulsing meditations about possibility, transformation and opening up to the forces of nature.

The live show expands this recorded output into a multi faceted ultra-sensory performance, often adding dancers Discos and Alberto Cortes and a video crew comprised of Bec Stupak and Johnny Woods, to fully realize their celebratory sonic and visual aesthetic. Always eager to bring the party, they hit the road in many combinations - from a 5 person core group to a 13 person art ensemble - performing all over the world at premiere venues such as the Sydney Opera House, Palais De Tokyo, The Hirshorn Museum and MOMA PS1, festivals like Noise Pop and Serralves em Festa, as well as many sweaty, dark night clubs.  