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While my Sequencer gently Bleeps 
Rougness EP
4 Tracks


Rich and steppy electronics from Stefan Schwander (aka Harmonious Thelonious) - seemingly looking back at his own Rephlexion in a mirror of inspiration. He's got it spot on. The whole EP was made exclusively using the beautiful synthesis of Elektron's hallowed 'Monomachine'.

Worldwide Distribution via Rushhour Amsterdam.

Available in all fine Recordshops (including yours) End of January 2024.

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Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/agartha_lp_dl

‘Where is Agartha? What is the specific region in which it lies? Along what road, through what civilizations, must one walk in order to reach it?.’ Saint-Yves d’Alveydre in 1886

Agartha, the debut full-length album by Japanese producer Wata Igarashi, is a mysterious, divine thing. Named for the mythical secret kingdom, understood as a complex maze of underground tunnels, perhaps designed by Martians who colonised the Earth tens of thousands of years ago, it’s a similarly mystical, perhaps even cosmic trip – but this time, exploring an inner, deeply personal cosmos. Beautifully detailed and bustling with rich incident, it takes Igarashi’s music to new places, which still retaining his unique sonic imprimatur; in this respect, it’s perfectly at home with Kompakt, a label that’s always encouraged artists to make the visionary music they need to create, to take risks and make sideways steps into uncharted territory.

An eloquent producer and DJ, Igarashi has been releasing techno for eleven years now, appearing on such imprints as The Bunker NY, Delsin, Midgar, and Time To Express; he has also self-released his productions via his WIP net label. Throughout, Igarashi has consistently explored his unique approach to techno and electronic music, one that’s eloquent and poised, even when it shifts into more psychedelic terrain; he’s a master at balancing the sensual and the functional, and he has an unerring ear for the right texture, the right tone, at the right time. He brings all of this into Agartha, his most thorough-going expression of self to date.

For Agartha, Igarashi had a strong concept he wanted to explore. Visualising specific scenes from an imaginary film based on the titular secret kingdom, he created soundtracks for those scenes, spending time during the pandemic in his studio, working away carefully at the ten tracks here. Given his background in creating music for television and advertisements, Igarashi is well-placed to explore the marriage of the sonic and the visual in such intimate ways, but freed from commercial concerns, he let his imagination run riot. He also drew on a rich palette of musical influences – techno is in there, of course, but you can also hear the smoky, improvised jazz of the likes of Miles Davis (to whom the album’s title is an indirect nod), and the minimalism and systems music of Steve Reich.

The latter is particularly pronounced on the gorgeous, beatless drift of “Floating Against Time”, where an arpeggiated sequence lingers, lovingly, around your ears for nine blissful minutes, coasting across swooning drones and waves of ambient noise. “Ceremony Of The Dead”, originally composed as part of a Sony 360 Reality Audio spatial sound concert, is a deep pass into systems composition, with various patterns overlaid and interlocking, before a wordless vocal rises from the depths, a gorgeous counterpoint to the swarming textures that gather across the track. On the other hand, tracks like “Burning” and “Subterranean Life” nudge toward Fourth World territory, painting deluxe dreamscapes of uncertain provenance; the title cut is an abstract drift-world, Igarashi painting an alien tableau dotted by shape-shifting creatures.

Agartha’s conceptual framework means that everything on the album sits perfectly together; listening to it in one sitting is a dizzying, lush experience. Its imaginings of inner landscapes recall, in some respects, the nautical, aqueous mythologies of the Drexciyan universe, though from different perspectives. But the result is Igarashi’s own creation, a deluxe, enchanting trip through the visionary Agartha of this unique producer’s cinematic mind’s-eye.

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Na Nich - Dune

What We Need
[FSR007 | Fur:ther Sessions]

Production | Alexander Pavlenko aka Na Nich
Mastering | Giovanni Conti at Artefacts Mastering Studio
Artwork | Frank Weidenfelder

Format | 12" Vinyl, Digital

Released by Fur:ther Sessions from Bad Kohlgrub, Germany
Release Date: July 5, 2024

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🛒 https://sungaterec.bandcamp.com/album/healing-rays-valencia-fundraiser
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Sungate joins friends and family with a V.A in support of the victims of the storms in Valencia.

On October 28th, flash floods decimated the better part of the southern and western areas of the Valencia province, alongside many other points of spain. What followed was a catastrophic event resulting in storm surges, collapsing bridges, thousands stuck on roads and streets, ultimately leading to a death toll that is now estimated over 200, and unfortunately, rising.

Homes, animal shelters, businesses, personal property, and ultimately, families, have been destroyed by this catastrophe. an event that caught thousands out in the street, heading to and from school, work, and daily lives unalerted. severe warnings only got to our phones 10 hours after, despite being warned by weather centers and flood prevention institutions for days.

With Sungate’s staff both residing and having ties to the city, we’ve decided to release “Healing Rays”, a V.A with 22 tracks to gather funds to re-distribute to those most in need, buy essential products and help in the re-construction of a damaged region. We are joining a series of charitable releases from others in the city that has seen a wave of supporting press, and more importantly, an overwhelming amount of support.

We are infinitely thankful to Maspaventi for mastering this release and all the artists that have given their music away for the cause.

Tracklist: 

ABSIS - Terra
Alderaan - Captivate
APRS - I Was Still Awake
Arkajo - Ascension
Deano - When It Rains
Dj Sodeyama - Daisy
Einerlei - Gaizka Mendieta
Fase Bipolar - Syllable (Vitamined Mix)
Gentian - Redundant Questions
IORI - Tree
Iro Aka - bi02
Kato De Vidts - Mihr
Markus Suckut - Imagination
Oma Totem - Cançó per València (u)
Private Press - Modulated
Raytek - Unity
Saku Niamh - Eat Your Melancholy
Sayne & Escalated Edits - Planet V23
Scøpe  - Luminous
Skudge - Sungate
So Oishi - Chromatic Ground
Vera Logdanidi - Parkovi Ozera

PREMIERE: Iro Aka - bi02 [Sungate]

Iro Aka are back on Hivern Discs with two new EP's showcasing some of the most edgy and fast paced music they've released so far. Aural and Aural II are a deep dive into the catalan's duo universe, a proper follow up of their album Planet Earth released back in 2023. This time focusing on mental sequences, ethereal pads and acid melodies.

artwork by Nina Muro
mastered by Marco Pellegrino
distributed via Clone

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