this sounds really really good. Excited to hear the full album ^_^

"It was then, floating in the passivity of induced consumption, in which it became clear that this functional mechanism of time was but a codified drift. With our particular indifference to an imposed rationality, all semblance of alterity had been lost".

@thodenmcr

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As we take a step back from what we knew as "club" music; Thodén's debut album, This Codified Drift, takes us on an emotional sonic journey through ambient experimentation and refined electronic sound design.

Music composed & produced by Thodén
Additional voice-over by Lise Perrier
Voice-over text written by Aurélie Vivarié
Sculpture by Thomas Viers & Maxence Alfandare (Niveau Zéro Atelier)
Photo by Olly Geary
Art direction & cover design by Yanni Caloghiris

EM004 - Thodén - This Codified Drift

Terra 589 is a galaxy - a galaxy full of riddles and without clarity.
A riddle is a statement, a question or a phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved or interpreted.

Atrices „Terra 589“ Release brings you into a spiral full of Invertebrates and future technologies, things that neither possess nor develop a reality in its own breed.

The Development Of The Species 589 - Ozelot Recordsʼ 7th Release that will have itʼs premiere on Ozelots Digital Pleasuredome. A new Plattform, that combines visual experiences with music, merchandise, art curation. A gamified experiment.

How does the future of Music looks like? What will 589 bring into our reality? This is our interpretation.

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https://soundcloud.com/ozelot-ltd

Terra 589

Premiere: Atrice - Speedlink [Ozelot]

Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP - Dekmantel - DKMNTL089

a1. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer I
a2. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer II
b1. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho
b2. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho (Moa Pillar Remix)

https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/phillip-jondo-little-princess-ep
https://phillipjondo.bandcamp.com/album/little-princess-ep

And here we are, after all is said and done, right at the dawn of club music’s reconstruction era. Granted, listening to dance music these days comes with a weird, two-faced sense of longing: a) for careless times before the world shut down, and b) for a (hopefully) near & ecstatic future, that’s, however, in desperate need of new ideas, sounds, and rave ethics.

In this sense, the Little Princess EP on Dekmantel by Cologne-based producer and DJ Jondo feels especially of the time. Each track draws elements from the hardcore club trajectory, but reassembles them in song-like arrangements that work just as fine in any headphone or home listening scenario, without ever falling for the self-serving traps that people mean when they talk of “deconstructed”.

Of course, none of this was intended. The tracks on this EP were created between pre-pandemic London, Berlin and Cologne in April 2019 and January 2020.
The A-side has Jondo team up with Maxwell Sterling, double bass player, producer, and master of dense soundscapes. Both had been fans of each other’s releases for some time, when they eventually caught up and locked down in a London flat, packed with a Digitakt, a bunch of VSTS, an autotune pedal and Maxwell's double bass. For Jondo, the real-life aspect of their collaboration has been key, as those tracks present a process of consolidation between two musical minds who tackle their craft from entirely different angles. The results are two sprawling, dynamic pieces, grimly titled “Dunkelziffer I” and “Dunkelziffer II” (the German term for “dark figure” has been ubiquitous all year, describing the looming undertow of a much higher number of infections).

The opener’s dimly lit, RPG-like atmospheres remain drumless all the way, giving a nod to the expansive compositions of Maxwell’s long-time collaborator James Ferraro. "Dunkelziffer II”, on the other hand, is a full-on club affair, whose complex grooves and muffled drums get disrupted midway through the track by a set of icy synths, only to break open and trade every bit of rave energy for a comforting ambient variation on the lead melody.

The B-side “Whowhuwho" sees Jondo create a powerful piece of instrumental-grime-turned-quasi-jungle alongside DJ Plead, an Australian producer with Lebanese roots, based in Berlin.
The track is a perfect canvas for their shared love of intensely percussive jams, as glimpses of Diwali-style handclaps, dubby delays and classic breaks drive the track forward.
On his remix, Russian techno prodigy Moa Pillar warps the already minimalist lead synth into an even more sparse yet effective dancefloor weapon.

Jondo curated and finished all these team efforts with the same care and curiosity that inform his DJ sets, as well as his A&R process at Spa, the label he runs with Friday Dunard and DJ Brom. (Given the chemistry between these 4 tracks and the people involved, it comes as no surprise that Spa has put out releases by everyone featured on this record.) Just as in his sets, the Little Princess EP proudly exhibits all of Jondo’s musical roots – but instead of sticking with one style, tempo or formula, he innately trusts the music to let it take us into unexpected territories, time and time again. Buckle up and enjoy the trip.

DKMNTL089 // Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP

London-based artist Yraki makes his debut on inklingroom with an immersive EP, ‘Argento’. With previous support from Loraine James, Yraki is one to watch as he exercises in modern club music aesthetics and a hybrid of experimental sound design. On ‘Zenith’, Yraki showcases a grand contemporary take on grime.

‘Argento’ by Yraki will be released on the 24th June via inkling room - pre-order here: https://yraki.bandcamp.com/album/argento-ep

@inklingroom
@yraki

Premiere: Yraki - Zenith (inklingroom)

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Ambient ethereal soundscapes to help you chill, relax and deep focus. Enjoy!

NECRONOMICON DREAMS No14 CIRROSTRATUS

21 Oct - Nod

Next up on All Centre is BFTT with the ‘Mauldeth’ EP. Hear the percussive, bass-fueled title track now...

Read more: https://dj-m.ag/2ZeZFx5

Premiere: BFTT ‘Mauldeth’

On ACEN010 Sydney based producer Hence Therefore steps out from releasing on his own 3BS imprint to deliver a two track single on All Centre.

A side ‘Waste Frontier’ utilises elastic percussion and torn samples drenched in his signature atmospheric reverbs as it Gradually building from a handful of carefully placed elements into a spacious dance floor excursion. The body of the track melodies and kick drum patterns against each other eventually giving way to an emotive lead melody supported by driving drums.

B side ‘Census Map Museum’ axis's around a chromatic melody which bobs around the stereo field as the frenetic percussion builds around it. As the track presses on supporting melodies grow from the main motif creating a web ear worms that carefully jostle amongst one another.

Waste Frontier is available across all platforms from the 18th of October.

Waste Frontier

Hence Therefore - Waste Frontier

"Here is INDEX:007 by Ike, featuring two original compositions and a remix by GOD69.

The A Side: lazuline blueness, with perforations of laser lemon
(pressed at 45rpm, it complements percussive electro textures, that intricately mesh into sub-flecked breakbeat arrangements)

The B side: a cameo of pale pink, with roasted umber tones
(pressed at 33rpm, it accompanies acidic electro wobbles, accessorised by futuristic drum patterns)"

INDEX:007

PREMIERE: Ike - Seven & Seventeen [INDEX:Records]

My track from our compilation 'Victim Of The System' out on @twinsystem, all profits go to Brixton Soup Kitchen.

https://twinsystem.bandcamp.com/album/victim-of-the-system

Victim Of The System

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A high-def fusion of searing club deconstruction and sentimental ambient drift from Copenhagen's Thodén.

'This Codified Drift' is out January 25th on Electroménager.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3bvVCoN

@thodenmcr
@electromngr

Premiere: Thodén - Hyperreal [Electroménager]

Artiste : @thodenmcr
Album : This Codified Drift
Label : @electromngr
Sortie : 11/01/2021
Acheter : https://bit.ly/3p8A4Tr

Tsugi Premiere : Thodén - Futura Primitive

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Thodén - Poor Binarized Ghost

Thodén - Alterity

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Past Showcases :

16.11.24 at Backsteinboot, Berlin
21.09.24 Music IRL at Cahier Central, Paris
10.02 — 02.06.24 Exhibition at Galerie Kernweine, Stuttgart
01.03.24 at Le Tony, Paris
30.11.23 at Cahier Central, Paris
06.10.23 at Le Sample, Paris
08.10.21 + 09.10.21 at La Station, Paris
29.01.20 at Paloma, Berlin
23.11.19 at Galerie Kernweine, Stuttgart

Tsugi Premiere : Thodén - Futura Primitive

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