An iridescent hope; an imagined reality. ‘Unsleep’ is the debut collaboration between NYC’s @laenzzz & Tokyo luminary @tsumutsumu. As Laenz’s falsetto vocals dance in the reflections of crystalline club textures, the EP presents an experimental dreamscape melted from 2020’s charred blossom.

“Imagine a pair of chopsticks submerged into a glass of water. They appear to be bent by refraction of light. While veritably straight, this encounter gives credence to the mental image of curved chopsticks. At times, we process this temporality into a dream state, a safeguard against a dissipating world. Yet when transience is incongruous with our wakeful states, dreams, clung to for their impermanence, uncover a reality that is just as illusory. Whether a spectre or a dream, perceptual experience exists. As dreams and reality clash, they create frictional heat, dissolving a once tenuous boundary. The sensation that differentiates the two is an uncalibrated compass. While this blurred landscape sits through an eclipse, the future becomes backlit with promise, a contour of dissimulated simulation. The dream, rather than a speculative retreat, becomes the illumination. To unsleep is to undo is to unlearn, a chance at reversibility and a sense of mutable permanence.”

All songs written, performed and produced by @laenzzz and @tsumutsumu
All songs mastered by Tsui Honagi (@djdirtykkkk)
Artwork & Visuals by Tabitha Swanson
Editing by Anthony Ko

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Laenz & T5UMUT5UMU - Unsleep (EM003)

An iridescent hope; an imagined reality. ‘Unsleep’ is the debut collaboration between NYC’s @laenzzz & Tokyo luminary @tsumutsumu. As Laenz’s falsetto vocals dance in the reflections of crystalline club textures, the EP presents an experimental dreamscape melted from 2020’s charred blossom.

‘Ontogenesis’ is the finale - awakening us into a re-imagined reality. And into another.

“Imagine a pair of chopsticks submerged into a glass of water. They appear to be bent by refraction of light. While veritably straight, this encounter gives credence to the mental image of curved chopsticks. At times, we process this temporality into a dream state, a safeguard against a dissipating world. Yet when transience is incongruous with our wakeful states, dreams, clung to for their impermanence, uncover a reality that is just as illusory. Whether a spectre or a dream, perceptual experience exists. As dreams and reality clash, they create frictional heat, dissolving a once tenuous boundary. The sensation that differentiates the two is an uncalibrated compass. While this blurred landscape sits through an eclipse, the future becomes backlit with promise, a contour of dissimulated simulation. The dream, rather than a speculative retreat, becomes the illumination. To unsleep is to undo is to unlearn, a chance at reversibility and a sense of mutable permanence.” 

All songs written, performed and produced by @laenzzz and @tsumutsumu
All songs mastered by Tsui Honagi (@djdirtykkk)
Artwork & Visuals by Tabitha Swanson
Editing by Anthony Ko

Unsleep

Laenz & T5UMUT5UMU - Ontogenesis

An iridescent hope; an imagined reality. ‘Unsleep’ is the debut collaboration between NYC’s @laenzzz & Tokyo luminary @tsumutsumu. As Laenz’s falsetto vocals dance in the reflections of crystalline club textures, the EP presents an experimental dreamscape melted from 2020’s charred blossom.

'Fever' is a moment of reprieve; an invitation to its altar of morphing textures.

“Imagine a pair of chopsticks submerged into a glass of water. They appear to be bent by refraction of light. While veritably straight, this encounter gives credence to the mental image of curved chopsticks. At times, we process this temporality into a dream state, a safeguard against a dissipating world. Yet when transience is incongruous with our wakeful states, dreams, clung to for their impermanence, uncover a reality that is just as illusory. Whether a spectre or a dream, perceptual experience exists. As dreams and reality clash, they create frictional heat, dissolving a once tenuous boundary. The sensation that differentiates the two is an uncalibrated compass. While this blurred landscape sits through an eclipse, the future becomes backlit with promise, a contour of dissimulated simulation. The dream, rather than a speculative retreat, becomes the illumination. To unsleep is to undo is to unlearn, a chance at reversibility and a sense of mutable permanence.” 

All songs written, performed and produced by @laenzzz and @tsumutsumu
All songs mastered by Tsui Honagi (@djdirtykkk)
Artwork & Visuals by Tabitha Swanson
Editing by Anthony Ko

Laenz & T5UMUT5UMU - Fever

An iridescent hope; an imagined reality. ‘Unsleep’ is the debut collaboration between NYC’s @laenzzz & Tokyo luminary @tsumutsumu. As Laenz’s falsetto vocals dance in the reflections of crystalline club textures, the EP presents an experimental dreamscape melted from 2020’s charred blossom.

 ‘fantasma’ pulls us deeper into an altered consciousness: as concrete club rhythms bounce in the VR echo chamber. 


“Imagine a pair of chopsticks submerged into a glass of water. They appear to be bent by refraction of light. While veritably straight, this encounter gives credence to the mental image of curved chopsticks. At times, we process this temporality into a dream state, a safeguard against a dissipating world. Yet when transience is incongruous with our wakeful states, dreams, clung to for their impermanence, uncover a reality that is just as illusory. Whether a spectre or a dream, perceptual experience exists. As dreams and reality clash, they create frictional heat, dissolving a once tenuous boundary. The sensation that differentiates the two is an uncalibrated compass. While this blurred landscape sits through an eclipse, the future becomes backlit with promise, a contour of dissimulated simulation. The dream, rather than a speculative retreat, becomes the illumination. To unsleep is to undo is to unlearn, a chance at reversibility and a sense of mutable permanence.” 

All songs written, performed and produced by @laenzzz and @tsumutsumu
All songs mastered by Tsui Honagi (@djdirtykkk)
Artwork & Visuals by Tabitha Swanson
Editing by Anthony Ko

Laenz & T5UMUT5UMU - fantasma

The musical experimentations of Laenz and T5umut5umu to be released on the label which connects London and Asia: Eastern Margins

Read more on CxC: https://couvrexchefs.com/en/eastern-margins-blue-moon-laenz-t5umut5umu

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[PREMIERE] Laenz & T5UMUT5UMU - Blue Moon [Eastern Margins]

Starting out as a space for the East and South East Asian community to come together in London, Eastern Margins has morphed from a party,  into a wider collective, label and platform for its diaspora.

Already with a strong pair of EP's out in the world, the next on their label strand sees a transatlantic collab with NYC-based, Laenz and Tokyo's T5UMUT5UMU. Together, they bring 'Unsleep' EP. 

Driven by syncopated, multi-layered percussion, 'Death Blossom' forms a beautifully haunting prance around the 8-bit dungeon. The celestial vocals of Laenz adding a blissful chill to an all-encompassing, body-pulsing arrangement.  

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-laenz-t5umut5umu-death-blossom-eastern-margins/

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First Listen: Laenz & T5UMUT5UMU - 'Death Blossom' (Eastern Margins)

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T5UMUT5UMU seeks for the sweet spot between tracks that are connected not by genre but vibe and style. Especially techno, breakbeat, and jungle, etc are his main shaft.

Acid Hazing [EP] @TREKKIE-TRAX
https://smarturl.it/t5umut5umu-ah

Laenz, T5UMUT5UMU - Unsleep [EP] @EASTERNMARGINS
https://soundcloud.com/easternmargins/sets/unsleep-laenz-t5umut5umu-em003

NTS
https://www.nts.live/shows/eastern-margins/episodes/eastern-margins-13th-november-2020

DUMMY MIX @DUMMYMAG
https://www.dummymag.com/mix/dummy-mix-580-t5umut5umu/

AVYSS
https://avyss-magazine.com/2020/03/04/13806/

higher frequency
https://higher-frequency.com/news/t5umut5umu-incantation-functionlab-hangzhou

TRENCH Radio: 10 Of The Best Mixes This Week
https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/trench-radio-10-of-the-best-mixes-this-week-1-1

FTL EP @Unizonelabel
https://unizone.bandcamp.com/album/ftl

Incantation EP @functionlab
https://t5umut5umu-fl.bandcamp.com/album/incantation

Magnetic Field EP @lovelessrecords
https://lovelessrecords.bandcamp.com/album/materia07-magnetic-field

Curiosity EP @knightwerk
https://knightwerk.bandcamp.com/album/curiosity-ep

Neutoxin EP [self-release]
https://t5umut5umu.bandcamp.com/album/neurotoxin

Wounds EP [self-release]
https://t5umut5umu.bandcamp.com/album/wounds

T5UMUT5UMU EDIT PACK [self-release]
https://t5umut5umu.bandcamp.com/album/t5umut5umu-edit-pack