Bandcamp: https://aakaara.bandcamp.com/album/obsidian-promises
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/aakaara

        Lost in the depths of space, AAKAARA takes listeners on a journey to the outer limits of the sonic universe with their latest album “Obsidian Promises”. Blending influences from punk and metal, EBM, architectural design and certain celestial objects, AAKAARA offers a fresh take on industrial techno. This body of work is dark and brooding, full of haunting and thought-provoking soundscapes. Metallic and cold one moment, blisteringly hot the next. Pounding drums create searing rhythms, acid-drenched synths weave abrasive textures, and noise permeates the stereo field.

        Inspired by the mysterious and alluring world of black holes, the producer explores the beauty of extremes through sound.

        "If you know my work or me," AAKAARA says, "it's no secret that I have a spiritual connection to, and an obsession with, black holes. It's not about doom and gloom, but about beautiful extremes: infinite calmness, ultra-high energy, being deeply centered, and inevitable attraction.”

        “I try to sonify this in a naive sense. It isn't an attempt at science; it's a way for me to practice a makeshift spirituality about these entities through craft and functional dance music for people."

        Spirituality and stellar inspiration were essential to AAKAARA's life during the three years they spent between Los Angeles and London, while writing this album. It provided a sonic home during a period of transition, when they didn't feel at home and didn't have access to a studio. Everything was made "in the box" using only Ableton 10. After collecting guitar pedals and amplifiers for years, AAKAARA has shifted away from a hardware-focused mindset and is now more invested in the conceptual framework, narrative, and cultural implications of their work.

        Visuals also play an integral role in this maximalist experience. The outer sleeve (front and back cover) conveys the “big ideas” visually, while the companion poster includes custom typography, detailed drawings, symbol design, and poetry. The poetry provides a textual counterpoint to the lyric-less music, written in parallel but later stages of the production process. The visual identity of this work is inseparable from the music, describing it in an integral way. It’s the other side of the coin, not simply an accompaniment.

        With its spiritual connection to the infinite and mysterious, “Obsidian Promises” harnesses the beauty and intensity of celestial entities as musical inspiration, transforming the science into mystical, narrative-driven sonic . Get ready for a ride through the unknown as AAKAARA's latest offering takes you on a high-energy trip through the black hole's playground.

SE 16 // AAKAARA - "OBSIDIAN PROMISES" (12")

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TL Premiere #1268 (2023.05.30) : HGHR LVLS - Sananga [SoundUnbound Recordings]

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For this 133rd Premiere of 2023, we have a track by HGHR LVLS titled ‘Sananga’ from the forthcoming VA Compilation "WHITE_001" on the underground record label from Enschede, The Netherlands : SoundUnbound Recordings.

▶︎ The VA Vinyl will be available from June 3, 2023 on Limited Edition 12" Vinyl (100 copies) & Digital on Bandcamp : https://soundunboundrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/white-001

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Release Info :

Various Artists - WHITE_001 [SoundUnbound Recordings]

SoundUnbound Recordings boss Fentom is shining a light on the talents in his local stomping ground in the east of The Netherlands. Featuring music HGHR LVLS, Bastian Benjamin, Nerds With Acid, |grens|, Odaira and Oosterse Lach, and the label head himself, the VA vinyl release explores the fringes of acid, electro, techno and bass, with the aim of showing the world what’s happening in this lesser know underground scene.

Tracklist :
1. Fentom - Mesotron
2. HGHR LVLS - Sananga
3. Bastian Benjamin - Antique
4. Nerds With Acid - Doe 't nou
5. |grens| - Interval
6. Odaira - Boogieman
7. Oosterse Lach - Deugdzaamheid

releases June 3, 2023

Compilation curator : Fentom
All tracks are mastered by : Rude 66
Artwork : Jeroen Kooren

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Follow HGHR LVLS :
Facebook : www.facebook.com/hghrlvls
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/hghrlvls
SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/hghrlvls

Follow SoundUnbound Recordings :
Bandcamp : www.soundunboundrecordings.bandcamp.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/SoundUnboundRecordings
Instagram : www.instagram.com/soundunboundrecords
Linktree : www.linktr.ee/soundunboundlive
SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/user-910206226

WHITE_001

Sananga

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TL PREMIERE : HGHR LVLS - Sananga [SoundUnbound Recordings]

It's the final release of the eight-part Astra Spectra series featuring none other than label co-founder Syrte with a powerful 6 track EP that traverses the space between IDM, Electro and something else. Included is a collaboration with Science Cult co-operator Aura Nox.

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DJ Unisex is an interdisciplinary DJ, Producer and Radio-Host based in Leipzig (Germany). In the past years he had gigs for example at: Terminal Club (Mexico City), About Blank (Berlin), Le Bourg (Lausanne), Operator (Rotterdam). In 2019 he started a residency on Callshop Radio called Intergalactic Rhythms, together with Friedrich Ernst. Since 2020 he is co-running the record label Self Learning System. Also he has released tracks of different styles on labels. all over the world.

Which artist has influenced you the most? 

- Many artists have inspired me in the past, when it's about djing I think about: I-f and Egyptian Lover, when we talk about producing I’d say: D.I.E., DJ Stingray and Kraftwerk, to name a few. 

What new projects/releases with your participation are expected in the near future? 

- Working on different releases with my label Self Learning System atm. We just released a tape cassette with more experimental music. At the end of this year we’re going to release another 12”, the first various artists on our label. Also I'm thinking about dropping some tunes on my own bandcamp very soon.  
 
Which artists/labels is more relevant to you now? 

- Right now I'm listening to a lot of Nick Klein records and really enjoy digging through all the older releases on Bunker Records and Viewflexx which in general opens myself up again to the more experimental side of Electro. I have to say that I really connect to these more simple and analog sounding tracks then the now modern "overproduced" peak time tunes. 

What inspires you now to create music? 

- Honestly I’m not spending that much time behind the synths right now. Summer, Gigs and other creative projects are taking over.

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State Of The Ether #17
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State Of The Ether is a bi-monthly radio show on @operator-radio. Its focus lies on the artists along the axis Rotterdam <-> Leipzig and their music. Aiming to showcase unreleased tracks, an amalgam of unfinished, unmastered and not quite thought out tunes is presented.
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For the spooky season and fitting the grim vibe the world is taking on, this episode features Uptempo Wave and EBM, dark Electro (some of the records had skulls on their covers !!!!!) and finishes with Techno. As always, a huge shout out to everyone who provided me with unreleased tunes.
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Alles kann, nichts muss!
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Tracks on request!

TL PREMIERE : HGHR LVLS - Sananga [SoundUnbound Recordings]

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