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Foraging Music

Roy Mills (19.05.22)

Off-Kilter's latest submission is a mix of original live unheard recordings with unreleased material by Copenhagen-based composer and viola player, Astrid Sonne.

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With a background in classical music, Sonne opens up an electronic space to channel different perceptions of sensory and emotional states of being through open, melodic compositions. Balancing contrasts is a reoccurring theme in Sonne's work, where alternation between repetition and renewal is used as a means of expression. Utilising synthesisers, vocals samples, guitars and viola, her music draws on diverse influences from Danish choral tradition to noise.

Her latest album 'outside of your lifetime' was released on Danish label Escho in September 2021, following critically acclaimed previous works Cliodynamics (2019) and Human Lines (2018) (both also on Escho).

Key performances and commissions to date include Berlin Atonal, where she performed new work Ephemeral with a choir; Rewire Festival, who commissioned her to write and perform Cycles of Lost and Found; plus and a set of site specific compositions for the ruins under the Danish Parliament and a stretch of the Copenhagen Metro as part of Strøm Festival.

Follow: @a_sonne
Instagram: @astridsonne_

Off-Kilter 004 - Astrid Sonne

Toronto-based musician David Psutka aka ACT! (fka Egyptrixx / Anamai / Ceramic TL) returns with a stunning debut album, ‘Strange Bounty / About Life’ on his own Halocline Trance imprint - out on the 3rd June. 

Speaking about the record Psutka (ACT!) says, “‘Strange Bounty / About Life’ is in some ways my most refined record. The previous period of solo material was quite experimental and spontaneous, whereas this was written slowly and with more intentionality, and as a result, feels very clarified. Robin Dann of Bernice, and Alanna Stuart of Bonjay both contributed lovely vocal work to the record and it was written and performed primarily on guitar. I think it is fair to call this an 'experimental guitar record’.”

The album showcases a new aesthetic for the ACT! project, leaning more towards psychedelic and ecstatic groove - feelings of familiarness and warmth running throughout. 

On the latest single to be released from the album, ‘Lotto’, calls you to attention right away with the dizzying pinball sound before leading into an ethereal guitar riff and silky vocals. The track showcases the two opposing sides to ACT!’s sound where the softness echoes through via the buttery voice whilst hard electronic instrumentation stutters underneath. 

Toronto-based musician David Psutka aka ACT! (fka Egyptrixx / Anamai / Ceramic TL) returns with a stunning debut album, ‘Strange Bounty / About Life’ on his own Halocline Trance imprint - out on the 3rd June. 

Speaking about the record Psutka (ACT!) says, “‘Strange Bounty / About Life’ is in some ways my most refined record. The previous period of solo material was quite experimental and spontaneous, whereas this was written slowly and with more intentionality, and as a result, feels very clarified. Robin Dann of Bernice, and Alanna Stuart of Bonjay both contributed lovely vocal work to the record and it was written and performed primarily on guitar. I think it is fair to call this an 'experimental guitar record’.”

The album showcases a new aesthetic for the ACT! project, leaning more towards psychedelic and ecstatic groove - feelings of familiarness and warmth running throughout. 

On the latest single to be released from the album, ‘Lotto’, calls you to attention right away with the dizzying pinball sound before leading into an ethereal guitar riff and silky vocals. The track showcases the two opposing sides to ACT!’s sound where the softness echoes through via the buttery voice whilst hard electronic instrumentation stutters underneath.

‘Strange Bounty / About Life’ by ACT! will be released via Halocline Trance on the 3rd June - pre-order here: https://actactact.bandcamp.com/album/strange-bounty-about-life 

@egyptrixx

Premiere: ACT! - Lotto (Halocline Trance)

Buy : gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/da-capo-al-coda
Stream : li.sten.to/9c4whbyp

Grid turns one ! To celebrate our first anniversary, we are happy to release our second compilation with twelve amazing artists from around the world (USA, Japan, Ireland, Mexico, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and England, of course).

Still focused on eclectism, each track is part of a colorful selection ready for a party summer. From experimental opening by K Wata, through bass bangers from Sputnik One, Mafou and Yilan, deep objects by Kincaid, Mistareez and Tristan Arp, engineering techno from Erik Luebs, Christian Kroupa and Fingers of God, to crazy shifted tracks by Nico and Henzo.

As its musical title evocates, after a heavy loaded first year, we are starting a new loop coming back with a compilation, to go further next.

Tracklist:
1. K Wata - In A Mug On A Rug
2. Sputnik One - Connected by a Wall
3. Erik Luebs - Feels Like Jelly
4. Nico - Silent Treatment
5. Henzo - Be That As It May (Unhinged Mix)
6. Mafou - Nomad
7. Fingers Of God - Modal Resonator
8. Kincaid - Sight
9. Tristan Arp - A Subtle Shift In Air Pressure
10. Yilan - Bayon
11. Christian Kroupa - Blooming Foliage
12. Mistareez - Air XS

Mastered by Krikor Kouchian
Artwork by Unité Services

Supported by : Batu, Ben UFO, Benjamin Damage, Borusiade, Breaka, Cando, Chekov, Ciel, Cop Envy, Danielle, De Grandi, Deena Abdelwahed, Dario Zenker, Doctor Jeep, Duckett, Ectomorph, EMA, Etch, Feloneezy, Flore, Giant Swan, Gigi FM, Gigsta, Hodge, Huerco S, Ido Plumes, Impurity, Jasss, JP Enfant, Kouslin, Laksa, Lurka, Machine Woman, mad miran, Madam X, Marcel Dettmann, Martha, Mor Elian, Mt Beatnik, Nick Craddock, Om Unit, Oxyd, Peder Mannerfelt, re:ni, Rhyw, Romy Mats, Rroxymore, Silas Gray, Surgeon, Surgeons Girl, Synkro, Tammo Hesselink, Triple Point, Unperson, Upsammy, Wata Igarashi, Wordcolour, Yu Su, Yushh and more.

Da Capo al Coda

Christian Kroupa - Blooming Foliage

https://www.nts.live/shows/svbkvlt/episodes/svbkvlt-13th-june-2022

Svbkvlt w/ Scintii & Silvia Kastel 130622

Vegetal Passivity

Pre Order: https://fastcastle.bandcamp.com/album/archipelago

Drush emerges from the pixelated haze to make his debut on Fast Castle. "Archipelago" is a collection of three versatile and playful post-dancehall hybrids with plenty of bass and full of creativity. Recorded in improvised live takes in Drush's NK hideout, the cuts feature signature progressive arrangements and an unpolished live feel. 

Taking up the full depth of Side A, "Birds and Bass" kicks things off with pitched percs, sharp drums and a pulsating bass before a psycho-bird melody lifts you to a lucid dance craze. The flip shines light on a sunnier vibe with "Archipelago" and "Flat Earth Dub" both hoovering and modulating around soothing melodies, generous bass swells and occasional dub-outs

Mastering comes courtesy of Isabel at Olo Mastering while artwork duties are once again with Jonas at 200 Kilo. 

Distribtuion by DnP (WW) and RWDFWD (UK) – thank you for your support!

FC03 - Drush - Archipelago (Snippets)

Really excited to have been a part of this.

Translucent Blonde is the alter ego of Manchester-based artist and porn archivist, Jodi Venca. Her work explores the artistry and sleaze of the porn industry and its attendant culture, and probes the intersections between material culture, technology, and sexuality.

This orgiastic feast of a mix is one part paean to the erosthetics of queer maximalism, drawing lines between the transgressive noise of Throbbing Gristle and the sweat-drenched sleaze of club tracks by Patrick Cowley and Soft Cell.

It also includes some of her own work, using cut-up techniques indebted as much to William Burroughs as to musique concréte, to repurpose and recontextualise material from vintage pornos, queer cinema, and text-based digital interactions with various characters in porn-site comment sections, rendered into audio in the voice of the inimitable Zoe Filthy-Rich.

Proper sleazy listening, hope you love it as much as I do.

Mike Smaczylo Invites Translucent Blonde 18/09/22

@orchidj : 

Contes à la frontière entre hypnose et contemplation, explorant les itérations qui lient bass music, hard dance et half tempo.

Orchid présente Sigil ep01

@beatrice-triste
@130e0a

Pour sa résidence bi-mensuelle partagée entre Ola radio et z•est radio, Beatrice invite 130e0a pour les 40 dernières minutes d'émission. « 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 » est un tissage d'ambient et de bass musique, allant de la dub à la dubstep via des déclinaisons plus expérimentales. Attendez-vous à des bangers classiques tout autant que des nouvelles releases désorientantes.

BEATRICE TRACKLIST 
( lapse ) - cluster5
Tremble - Vibes Deh Bout
TÉNÈBRE - Wum (feat. TRAKA)
Hella - Dare I Say 
PLASTICMAN - CAMEL RIDE
Ms Dymanite - Ramp
PlasticMan - Hard Graft
Sir Spyro - Side By Side (GUNDAM Refix)
Drone - Polar Opposite
Impey - 4titude
Infant - Brigh

130E0A TRACKLIST 
1. Alex Coulton - Ground Zéro 
2. Glass - Jim & Caroline were bad omens (Christian Coiffure remix) 
3. Intelligama - Hive Sedation 
4. Cares - Obstacle 
5. Ghost Warrior - Meet At Infinity 
6. Kincaid - Pages 
7. Blocks & Escher - Shot In The Dark 
8. San - Half In 
9. LAL - End of this world together (Ciel Remix) 
10. Perko - Sky Host

Void Field ⏤ Beatrice & 130E0A

Our sixth VA compilation continues in the collective spirit at the heart of Pressure Dome; here taking its fullest form. The first of its kind in the label catalogue, ‘Two [Is Greater Than] One’ sees a selection of PD regulars and friends of the label put their heads together across eight atmospheric tracks, equally as suited to the club as to solo listening. 

Those who have followed the label for a while will be no stranger to the comp’s first collaborator. Human Resources teams up with London dub techno specialist, Keplrr, on ‘Spring’: a mood-led composition where the impact is contained in atmosphere. Fragmented drum breaks are engulfed by airy synth pads and punctuated by a dancehall-indebted rhythm that marches at 90BPM. ‘Yuppel’ welcomes Noods Radio mainstay Sid Quirk aka Keppel into the mix. He is joined by label boss, Yushh, on a ruminative percussive tool, guided by cavernous drums that fabricate a vivid, immersive environment. With the guidance of Brighton’s Caldera, the journey continues with Süss Choc. The reverb-laden synth plucks on ‘evoke water droplets, and hallucinatory details echo around them to create the illusion of being in a mountainous cove.

Delay Grounds – an audiophile in the truest sense of the word – is next to take the baton. Together, he and Yushh take it up a notch on ‘Telomere’ – a full-bodied club-ready track packed with glitchy chords and giddy drums. A gnarly, Pariah-esque breakdown segues into the track’s second wind where pitched-up vocal chops accelerate it to the compilation’s energetic climax. With the help of London drum specialist, Syz, ‘Fuzbidun’ keeps our feet firmly on the dancefloor. Breakbeats are chopped and rearranged, flitting between double and half time whilst a distorted mid-bass roughens things round the edges, prepping the ground for the compilation’s move to a more inorganic feel.

Bristol don, Forever, joins Yushh next on ‘Passing Notes’ – a groove-driven club track where skittish percussion ricochets from side to side, so palpable it tempts the touch. ‘Crash Bash Party At BUFOs’ is no different. The link-up between Delay Grounds and dance music’s stalwart of musique concrète, Wordcolour, is completely idiosyncratic to both artists: the perfect combination of found-sound percussion and skillfully rehashed vocal samples. It’s up to two PD mainstays – Roy Mills and Human Resources – to close proceedings. A chugging rhythm bubbles under the surface of ‘Sycophantasy’, sending us on a dubbed-out trip before picking the pace back up again.

Copy – Annie Parker
Artwork – Jesse Webb
Mastering – Matthew Bentley

Süss Choc

Caldera X Yushh - Süss Choc (PDCOLLAB001)

Release: Camina Lp
Artist: Daniel Imhof
Label: MŎNɅDɅ
 Cat-No.: MND063
Release Date: 2023-04-05

➟ Download/Stream: bit.ly/3ZC62ss
➟ Bandcamp: bit.ly/3ZJ6pkU
➟ Beatport: bit.ly/3TxVbhU

We’re thrilled to share with you our next release woven by modular-magician Daniel Imhof, accompanied by outstanding remixers such as: Landhouse, Mujia & Tajo, Indygo, Malü & Kalypsoul, Kunterweiß and Isaque Solaris.

Get ready for a truly stellar journey through deep emotional realms. <3

"Camina" is Daniel Imhof’s first release on Monada. Both songs are minimalist in their sound structure and yet radiate a true fullness of emotion. A slow, soulful and warm journey through deep space into an imaginary world, where a certain kind of peace of mind can unfold. After decades of playing for crowds as a club DJ, this Lp reflects his gradual move towards the sonic realm of ambient music. He is thrilled by the contributions of the artists on this project.

Daniel Imhof is a musician and DJ based in a village close to Bern. His studio on the grounds of an organic farm is surrounded by birch trees. When he lets his gaze wander over his modular landscape, sometimes a red kite or a white crane flies into the picture. This might be one of the reasons why his music has this organic feel to it. His monthly ambient show "voyage" on the alternative radio station "Rabe" on Sunday mornings is an invitation to listen deeply, to lie down, to daydream. Occasionally he plays live for sleep concerts or other kinds of horizontal meditations.

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✪ Follow Daniel Imhof:
☛ Soundcloud:  @daniel-imhof
☛ Facebook: facebook.com/daniel.imhof.18
☛ Instagram: instagram.com/landei_imhof
☛ Spotify: spoti.fi/408iukC

✪ Follow MŎNɅDɅ:
☛ Soundcloud: @monada-project
☛ Facebook: facebook.com/cosmicmonad
☛ Instagram: instagram.com/monada_musica

Camina Lp

Camina

Download/Stream

Daniel Imhof - Camina (Original Mix)

PREMIERE : Le Matin (@cestlematin) - What Would We Do [LAN] (@lan-berlin)

With a name like “Le Matin” - French for “the morning” - one could be forgiven for expecting something mellow. Gritty drums are layered over revolving time signatures, taking inspiration from footwork, grime, hip hop and rave. Le Matin celebrates the power of a vocal sample, chopping, reconstructing, looping to infinity and re-emerging with momentary clarity before diving back into disarray. Claiming that “we can change the party”, or “I just took my first shot”, his sense of humour is as strong as his sense of rhythm. Noisy hits pan and shake from one side to the other, turning the body to butter, Le Matin is a master of deranged patterns. Simple yet effective, his latest release is sure to unhinge any joint.

Links:
https://soundcloud.com/lan-berlin
https://soundcloud.com/cestlematin
https://lansonor.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/_willisanne

What Would We Do

PREMIERE : Le Matin - What Would We Do [LAN]

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