The cascading hollowness of Japanese producer Mars89's latest album 'Visions' for Bedouin Records evokes a hypnotising atmosphere that takes the listener on a cinematic journey through what is best described as a post-apocalyptic daydream. In its entirety, this album is a political act against capitalism and urban infrastructure as a whole, paying homage to those who endure the various ways in which capitalists and authoritarian governments attempt to infiltrate and control their lives, and all that surrounds them.

Breaking musical boundaries in the creation of what is considered to be a new genre of Japanese street music, Mars89 draws on a wide range of influences –such as sci-fi films– to conjure an eerie dystopian scene, inviting the listener to imagine a world on the brink of collapse as a tyrannical authority stands by idly. Embedded in the back cover of the album, Mars89 pays tribute to the working-class resistance; 'This album is dedicated to the city dwellers who live with the rats and crows in the gaps of the city where the giant capital tries to control everything'.

Opening the album with 'They made me do it', Mars89 manages to convey an uneasy welcoming party that tempts you to stay longer with flickering distorted explosions of sounds, then further captivates us with 'Tete Apotre' by using a series of vivid, and energising hushed tones that are somewhat opaque and abstract, making it difficult to identify the echoes as human or not. Accompanied by hollering alarms overhead and hurried echoes, the standout track 'Dick Laurent is dead' emits a dark, pulsating soundscape through the repetition of a distant voice stating; 'Listen up, told you once told you twice; You know I'm in this'. Signalling what could be perceived as the brink of frustration, or a looming warning.

Through a combination of incessant bells and rhythmic distorted drums across the ten tracks, a building sense of urgency before a life-altering decision must be done begins to form in the listener. With its shuddering rhythms, abrasive whirring, and ominous chimes contributing to the ways in which the sounds break down into hisses and stark fluctuations between texture and volume; the surreal nature of this experimental album will enthral you.
 With every riveting listen, we are offered a glimpse into something inconceivable through a plethora of celestial sounds. 'Visions' concludes with 'LA1937', a chilling 5 minutes track that suggests the end of a chase has been reached, bringing everything to a breath-taking closure.

"Don't dream the past. Remember the future." - Mars89

Mars89 | LA1937

In the year 2017, rogue agent Eliza Mitchell silently infiltrated government systems and databases across the globe using a mysterious audio file known as "Alert."

Now, she's back for one final mission, deep behind enemy lines - this time with the assistance of a small handful of embedded operatives. 

https://elizamitchell.bandcamp.com/album/alert

eliza - alert (ciel's pressure remix)

Long-time friend of the label Plesk Parallel makes her way to All Centre to release a sublime double tracker. On Spit Fountain, Plesk Parallel revitalizes her sound with a pair of transcendent, explorative club tracks.

Spit Fountain opens as a CR-78 drum machine workout heavily manipulated by masterful sound design. Drum clicks reverberate across a cavernous space charted by booming sub-low kicks. A disorienting melody enters the fray in the latter half of the track, reminiscent of AFX b-sides and microtonal experiments.

Morpho shifts into a more mechanical, to-the-grid groove with rigid kick drums and earworm percussion. Drawing on 90s & 00s broken techno, Plesk Parallel puts her own spin on these conventions, augmenting the style with perfected sound design, hypnotic pads and a heavy, dubbed-out bassline.

Spit Fountain is available on all digital platforms from November 10th.

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Spit Fountain

Plesk Parallel - Spit Fountain [ACEN053]

Full stream of Soreab's "Trappola," taken from Maschera EP on Baroque Sunburst, out November 17.

Pre-order: https://baroquesunburst.bandcamp.com/album/maschera-ep-bsun010
More: www.orbmag.com/music

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Maschera

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BC: https://siumata.bandcamp.com/album/amasia-ep

Like tectonic plates, Siu Mata's music is in constant motion. Having made a name for himself across the global underground club scene for his exceptional versatility and genre-bending productions, in Amasia EP he turns the Earth’s kinetics into an ever-changing sound exploration which fuses psychedelic dub textures and compelling rhythms, forming a dynamic narrative universe.

Shifting, flowing, evolving, always on the move and in perpetual search of new forward-thinking sonic creations, each track is named after a period in the formation of continents, evoking the idea of never-ending fusion and evolution, both on the surface of the Earth and in music.

Amasia

pi pi pi premiere: Siu Mata - Nuna (Nervous Horizon)

Amsterdam-based label traverse announces the third instalment of their compilation series ''traversée' and sees nine "super talented artists who shape the vision of the label on a daily basis through the diversity of their musical background and origins." 

Swiss duo royalbrut delivers an excellent slow-burner with 'Wäutformatplakat' that is yours to cop now through traverse's Bandcamp page. The full project drops on March 13th.

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@tra_verse
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travers​é​e 03

Wäutformatplakat

Premiere: royalbrut - Wäutformatplakat | traverse

Alohn - 48Billion.ants [traverse]

PACKBACK=THE DEAD ><  NADII=FRIENDZONE

Altered Neural Pathways

i'm sitting there, thinking, damn.

track for compi via @phobhorecords with many amazing artists 🤯

Ed Lalo - Golden Hills

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-florist-headrush/

Fresh after taking care of our October broadcast on Netil Radio, @BaroqueSunburst flash onto the scene with their third 12-inch" 'Intermedia 1', a vibrant and enigmatic three-tracker from Berlin-based producer @Fl-rist.

BSUN003

Flørist - Headrush [Baroque Sunburst]

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Alohn - 48Billion.ants [traverse]

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