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ARTIST- DVS1
RELEASE - Hush 03
Available - June 4, 2014

Distributed by HARDWAX. available soon at all proper vinyl shops!
Digital available at HUSH bandcamp - (Link above)

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‘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.

Agartha

Wata Igarashi - Floating Against Time

Wata Igarashi - Ceremony of the Dead

Wata Igarashi - Subterranean Life

Wata Igarashi - Searching

Wata Igarashi - Abyss

MISTRESS 5.3, VARIOUS ARTIST.  Released as single 12's.  3 part release.   More on A&S - https://www.facebook.com/ASLive01

F2. A&S - Xenix - SNIPPET (MR 5.3)

Dorian Gray - Nyctophilia (Edit Select Remix)

TEA Podcast: Wata Igarashi

Smoke Machine Podcast 019 Edit Select

Antonio Ruscito -  Prima Imaginne - Edit Select Remix

Menno Cirk - Epsilon_MM:MS Remix

B2 Blawan - Marga

'Dry Me (Acid Mix)' showcases Laux at his pulsating best. A throbbing acid line and booming kick emerge from the very first beat, serving as a strong base from which the track swells upwards with Laux's signature immersive textures.

Premiere: Heiko Laux 'Dry Me' (Acid Mix)

A. Voices From The Lake: Zulu Vortex
B. Wata Igarashi: Night

Both Donato Dozzy and Neel have appeared individually on Time to Express before, here they appear for the first time together as Voices From the Lake. The Italian duo offer more evidence of their distinctive brand of hypnotic techno with ‘Zulu Vortex’, a spiralling percussive workout. This is paired with a track from Wata Igarashi, a rising Japanese DJ and producer. ‘Night’ is a glowing, radiant piece of techno that has become a regular feature in Peter Van Hoesen’s recent DJ sets.

Stealth 2/3 preview (T2XS302)

SHDW & Obscure Shape's (@shdw-music & @utobscure0010) will be released on their own From Another Mind imprint in Mid April. More info: bit.ly/FAM003

Info

SHDW & Obscure Shape - Die Weiße Rose

"This is a live recording of my DJ/Live hybrid set from “Phc meets Celebrate 10 years of Semantica Records” event at Troopcafe in Kobe, Japan on March 5th, 2016.  It was a 90min set before Svreca" ~ @wata 

He's been a skate-punk, a jazz-head and a commercial composer, Wata Igarashi is fast becoming one of Japan's top techno artists.
https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/2611

Wata Igarashi - 429 - Electronic Explorations

A1. Warehouse Memories
A2. Warehouse Memories ( Emmanuel AKNF remix )
B1. Daydream
B2. Shades of Night

Buy the vinyl :

www.decks.de/t/i_hate_models-wa…se_memories/c7m-b3
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B1. Daydream

LOKTIBRADA AND RUMENIGE - EVERGREENS AND EVERBLACKS - ANTIDANDRUFF 5.0 CD

01-chris liebing - youfm clubnight-sat-11-26-2011-talion

Pre-order: http://bit.ly/2FnMHTn

Melbourne native Mosam Howieson debuts on Butter Sessions with two original techno cuts. 

On the opening track ‘Napalm (Romance)’ an advanced pulse pushes against intricate bleeps and soundscapes until we are rewarded with an emotional vacation drenched in euphoric pads before being locked back into the grind of the beat. Next up on ‘Brain Scatter’ Howieson goes in for a heavy drum workout bolstered by unique sound design and expertly crafted dynamics.

On the flip, label heads Sleep D step in and expand on the minimalism of ‘Brain Scatter’ with a hypnotic bassline and industrial leaning SFX . Wrapping up the EP we have one of Japans leading producers Wata Igarashi, debuting on Butter Sessions with his signature take on deep electronics...Peak time acid infused techno glory at its finest!

http://bit.ly/2FnMHTn

BSR016 - Mosam Howieson - Napalm (Romance) + Wata Igarashi & Sleep D Remixes

@WataIgarashi debuts on @TheBunkerNY imprint with a mind-bending "Kioku EP". Monument premieres track "Gravity" from the release, that will be out on June 18th.

Kioku EP

MNMT Premiere: Wata Igarashi – Gravity

This is where I currently am musically. Any help would be great, and comments are welcome. Just don't bash the track for no reason. I made this in FL Studio 10 mostly using Sytrus because I find that is gives me a lot of flexibility with the sounds to manipulate the to sound how I want. Most of the drum samples are from a trap kit I downloaded (effects can make trap kits sound pretty awesome in my opinion).

Cicadas

From Paco Osuna´s Mindshake label come these two great tracks. Showcasing his great ability as a producer, and fulfilling all expectations, Paul creates the “Just Two” track. A powerful, seductive and explosive tune; 100% pure Ritch style.

Mindshake Records 08
Oct 2008

Tracklist:
A. Paul Ritch - Just Two 		
B. Paco Osuna - It Wasn't True 

Paco Osuna, It Wasnt True (original mix)

Time To Express was founded by Peter Van Hoesen in 2008. It serves as an outlet for deep, physical electronic music. Time To Express is based in Brussels. 

Distribution: Clone, Rotterdam: www.clone.nl

Service announcement: If you're here to send us a demo then please know that *we are not looking for new music*. Don't bother.

Stealth 2/3 preview (T2XS302)

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