@merdhlaleh
The 10th release of katharsis is the album “Matter Out Of Place” by Merdh Laleh, which will come out on April 15th. It will be the first physical release of the label, manufactured in an edition of 49 cassette tapes. Behind the Merdh Laleh moniker is the Copenhagen-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Valdemar Kragelund, who released his debut album “Water For Your Eyes” in 2019 on the danish label Petrola 80.

This second release of the artist is a collection of tracks and sketches made from vastly different perspectives and in divergent conditions, but which peculiarly made sense when put together in the context of the album. Consequently, the album seems to be a reflection on things that do not fit into a context. Themes of ostracism, the socially disadvantaged, shattered dreams and a lack of hope permeates the sonic atmospheres with deviating glimpses of serene and nostalgic
memories framed in sound.

The artist, who besides his Merdh Laleh moniker functions as one third of the experimental jazz trio Køs and as the keyboardist in the dark theatral rock band Josiah Konder, weaves together arcane synth-melodies with eerie vocals and hallowed saxophones to a veil of unsound laments. With katharsis-founder jjjacob contributing with the artwork and mastering, “Matter Out Of Place” sends the listener on a delirious journey, trying to understand the metaphysics of being the missing piece in a puzzle within a context you are not aware of.

thanks to Maria, Kristian, Jonas, Hjalte, Jacob & Martin
Ephemeral Dances originally commissioned for Camille Doussy's exhibition "Ephemeral Dance", 2018. 

Mastered by jjjacob & Merdh Laleh
Artwork by jjjacob

Matter Out Of Place

Merdh Laleh - blank dreams

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Remix of Habitual of Real Terms (Lewis Thompson)
Mastered at Declared Sound by S. Bishop. 
Cut at MAP Charity.
All production costs have been donated to MAP, a fantastic charity based in Leeds helping with issues close to the heart.

Real Terms - CGC (Remixed)

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Real Terms - Habitual (Nocturnal Phase Remix) [Soft Verse]

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velvet tides w/ güns | Root Radio 05/05/2021

from the lost split with Travis Johnson http://www.discogs.com/Travis-Johnson-2-METEK-Pink-Money/release/3899402

METEK - Sunrise

SPECTRALITY!!

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Base Line

Yvette Sheurich - Miami Memories

A cult Italian new age, ambient cassette from 1992 that offers reverberating balearic electro-acoustic guitar riffs with entrancing, metallic new age synths. Remastered and reissued by @hybridesentimento.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2018/04/16/cabaret-du-ciel-falasama-exposure/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/cabaret-du-ciel

Listen on Youtube

Cabaret Du Ciel - Falasarna Exposure (STW Premiere)

https://soundcloud.com/daisymortem x Avant
Oscillating between rave parties and the goth scene, while experimenting and blending genres, Daisy Mortem was born in 2018 with the idea to create “the soundtrack of an erotic dream that ends in a nightclub massacre,” all sung in French. After having shared the stage with artists like Catnapp and The Garden, and going on tour with IC3PEAK and GFOTY, the duo has just released their debut album, “Faits Divers”, on the Berlin label https://soundcloud.com/napprecords . The album is a futuristic soundscape laced with gabber, electro, trap, noise, or reggaeton, and punctuated by morbid lyrics with a sense of humor - very dark, obviously.
Tracklist:
01. Hamza - God bless ft Damso (Bonaventure remix)
02. Daisy Mortem - Mange tes morts (skit)
03. Daisy Mortem - Arêtes
04. Ic3peak - TRRST ft Zillakami (edited)
05. Amnesia Scanner - AS Smelly
06. Cindy Bluray - 1D0NTN33DANYB0DY3LSE (demo)
07. Daisy Mortem - Gamelle (edited)
08. Linn Da Quebrada - Pirigoza Vampyr (Odete Remix)
09. Mount Kimbie - Ruby 10. Glitchgirl - Apa Plata ft Kalimoxo
11. Clipping - Body & Blood
12. JPEGMAFIA - I might vote 4 donald trump ft Freaky (Daisy Mortem remix)
13. Daisy Mortem - La nuit sexuelle
14. Jimmy Urine - Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush cover)
15. Sophie - Not Okay (Alone mix)
16. Daisy Mortem - Faits Divers
17. M3C - Pornboy
18. Charli XCX - Shake it
19. GFOTY - Destroy U
20. Dalla$ - Salpètre
21. Pakun Jaran - HAPPY/5AD (demo)
22. Abdu Ali - Chastity (Daisy Mortem remix)
23. Gargantua - Mohammed je t’aime
24. Show me the body - You thought what you saw was it (feat. Eartheater)
25. Sturquen - Toxinas
26. Daisy Mortem - L’empoisonneur de chats
27. Luci - Blaster
28. Catnapp - Give it back
29. JPEGMAFIA - Thug tears
30. Diamanda Gallas - Les litanies de Satan
31. Daisy Mortem - Etoiles
32. Slayyyter - Mine (Umru edit)
33. Prison Religion - XNT NFC B.O.O.T (feat. Eartheater)

Streamed June 10 2020 on RadioVirus, MacaoMilano

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