Reject the Algorithm

https://mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/secret-garden

In Spring 2021, Mike Paradinas (µ-Ziq and the owner of Planet Mu) spoke to long time friend and past label signing Hannah Davidson (Mrs Jynx) about the therapeutic power of writing music when times are tough. Both had recently been dealing with the loss of a parent due to cancer, and fresh from writing Scurlage, Paradinas suggested a collaboration.

“I’ve always thought Hannah’s melodic sensibilities chime well with my own," says Paradinas, "and I've wanted to collaborate with her for a long time, since [her 2010 album] 'Shark Carousel' in fact, because she'd written some melodies that I wish I had.”

In a matter of weeks the two collaborated online, sending stems back and forth, each encouraging the other and fitting perfectly together. 

“After about ten days we had ten tracks we were happy with." adds Davidson, "It was exciting to hear what Mike would do with the stems I sent, and equally exciting to see what he thought of my additions to his stems.”

Overall the result is an opus of deeply personal moments of grief, depicted in a feeling of serene, misty tranquility that makes it easy to get lost in. Davidson and Paradinas settled on the title 'Secret Garden' due to the melodic vista which unexpectedly opened up before them on the final track. The album truly is a melodic exploration that is so often missed in this genre. 

There are twists and turns in mood, from the pastoral loveliness of 'Jynxiq' and 'Unheard Melodies' which fall away to the dubby beats of 'Hi Jynx'; the sadness of 'Loss' leading into the beatless forlorn 'The Ballad of Darth Vader. The album ups the pace with the muffled kicks and warm atmosphere of 'Afternoon Sunshine', which sets the tone for the happier mood of the second half. This all leads up to the album's denoeument in final track 'Secret Garden' whose naïve meandering synth melodies, orchestral accompaniment and glockenspiel end the album in happy resolution.

µ-Ziq & Mrs Jynx - The Secret Garden

Fwd: Re: late (Ref.: karoshi)

from upcoming "Seed" album available April on Spectrum Spools.

"Luau" by Brett Naucke

The title track from the forthcoming album from Ocoeur.

Ocoeur - A Parallel Life

First Various Artists EP on eudemonia with four electro tracks by Sound Synthesis, Hermeth, Caramel Chameleon and Larionov each exploring the acid side of the universe.

Tracklist:
A1 - Sound Synthesis - Magical Harmonies
A2 - Hermeth - Berlin Sunrise
B1 - Caramel Chameleon - Bordone Acid
B2 - Larionov - Solar Wind

Release date:
31.03.2023

Preorder: 
https://kompakt.fm/releases/acid_explorations

https://soundcloud.com/sound-synthesis-official
https://soundcloud.com/hermeth
https://soundcloud.com/caramel_chameleon
https://soundcloud.com/larionov

Magical Harmonies

Various Artists - Acid Explorations EP

Dont Really Know What To Say About This Tune, Its Off This Crazy Glich Album I Got A Few Years Back, Full Of Carzy Shit Some The Tunes On It Were So Shit Its Not Worth Explaining, This Tune Is One Of About 4 Tunes Out Of 25 That Wernt Bad,,Hope Someone Else Likes It, Its A Nice Tune,Nothing To Crazy

Radiopropulsive - Bochum Welt

Gescom - KeyNell (Autechre Remix)

A new album from The Fear Ratio on Skam Records. 
Written & Produced by Mark Broom & James Ruskin.
Release date - June 2015.

The Fear Ratio - Ferm

Meat Beat Manifesto - Lurker - Kasm02
Kasm is a new series of ten 10”s. 
We are very proud for the Second release in the series to be Written & Produced by Meat Beat Manifesto.


Meat Beat Manifesto - Lurker

No Paradise

hodge

Bola - D.E.G - Release Date 26th May 2017
Vinyl - CD - Digital - Stems

Bola - Pelomen Vapour 1 - Fade

Taken from the album, Mr 76ix - Experiment Four – Skald029.
Release date 27th February 2012.


Mr 76ix - Dr Eamprie Stess

Premiere: Dyl - Veil Of Ignorance Feat. DB1

Moon Wheel — Maze Siren

https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/107937-richard-devine-sortlave
https://richarddevine.bandcamp.com/album/sort-lave
http://smarturl.it/RDSortLave

After a break of 6 years, Atlanta based electronic musician, producer and sound designer Richard Devine returns with a new album ‘Sort\Lave’ on Venetian Snares‘ Timesig imprint. Recorded between 2016 and 2017 using Richard’s custom built Eurorack modular system and two Nord G2 Modular units, Sort\Lave features 12 tracks of intricate electronica that ranges from abrasive percussive experiments such as ‘Revsic‘ to ‘Astra’s dazzling juxtaposition of sounds and onto the radiant ambience of the album’s closer ‘Takara‘.

Talking about the album’s genesis Devine explains “I’ve been using modular synthesizers since I was 17, but have never written complete tracks using these newer systems. This was my first experiment to see if it would be possible and I probably spent about 5 years building up the systems that I used on this album.”

“I wanted the record to sound very different to my previous works which had been more cold, digital, clinical even, and had all been made using computers. The aim here was the complete opposite, to create something that felt very organic, detailed, spacious, big and warm and just as importantly, a record that you could put on and play all the way through that flowed in a seamless way.”

This new approach was to prove fruitful and enabled Devine to create music in an entirely new way. “I really wanted to break free from timeline-based music creation and do things with my hands on the fly,” he explains. “So the tracks are more like captured snapshot performances where I could experiment and play around with the idea of probability-based sequencing for every patch, string multiple sequencers together that would feed other sequencers to come up with interesting rhythms and melodies. It was really fun coming up with new sounds this way too, I felt like I created several I haven't heard before with this album. Some of the tracks on the album were complete accidents and evolved from something that happened spontaneously. In the end I feel this is one of the best records I have released to date, so I’m very excited to share it with the world.”

Making his debut in 1995, Devine’s releases for labels including Schematic, Warp Records and Detroit Underground have established him as one of the leading figures within the electronica community. In addition to his musical productions, Devine has enjoyed a lengthy and successful career in sound design, developing patches for many of the world’s leading music technology businesses and working with companies such as Google and Nike.

Sort\Lave

Richard Devine - Opaque Ke (TIMESIG009)

Kestrel Manoeuvres in the Dark

Polyhedron Navigator

William Fields returns to Conditional with 'Shackamaxon', a colourful collection of no-messing volleys shaped by Fields' generative music system.

Released 28th January 2020 on cassette and digital, backed with remixes from Vytear, {arsonist}, Renick Bell and Kindohm.

Reject the Algorithm

Palimpsest