Bandcamp: bit.ly/utter16bandcamp
Phonica: bit.ly/utter16phonica

MARMO, a collaborative project between Christian Duka (Vādin / Amoenus) and Marco Maldarella (Sinestesie), was born out of friendship and shared passion for music-making. Starting off respectively as the electric guitarist and singer in a metal band nearly a decade ago, the pair have worked their way through various flavours of electronic music inhabiting someplace between ambient and dance music, arriving at their singular aesthetic on this, their second album and first for Utter.

'Epistolae' - Latin for 'written letters' - was created between London and Bologna during the COVID-19 pandemic, an ode to friendship and as a way to keep connected during a time of isolated separation. The album is conceived as one continuous musical experience, with each track flowing effortlessly into each other in sequence as is heard on the final cut you are listening to now. A veritable sonic journey, as one might say.

The outcome is an undulating collage carrying emotion as its common thread, with rich ambient textures giving way to bursts of percussion, simmering with shrouded whispers and spoken word, embossed with rhythms and borrowing influences from downtempo, dub, breaks, techno and tribal electronica.

'Epistolae' is available on limited vinyl and digital formats, mastered & Cut by Anne Taegert at D&M. Artwork by Marco Maldarella. Distributed by Rubadub (Vinyl) + Above Board (Digital).

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[UTTER 16] MARMO - Epistolae

✧ ‘Faded’ out december 9th
https://mu-tate.bandcamp.com/album/faded
https://www.phonicarecords.com/product/mu-tate-faded-pre-order-utter/183994

Mastered and cut by Anne Taegert at D&M
Artwork by AS, center labels by Art Crime, laid out by Alex Egan. 
A special insert designed by Art Crime is also included with physical copies.

Faded

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MARMO, a collaborative project between Christian Duka (Vādin / Amoenus) and Marco Maldarella (Sinestesie), was born out of friendship and shared passion for music-making. Starting off respectively as the electric guitarist and singer in a metal band nearly a decade ago, the pair have worked their way through various flavours of electronic music inhabiting someplace between ambient and dance music, arriving at their singular aesthetic on this, their second album and first for Utter.

'Epistolae' - Latin for 'written letters' - was created between London and Bologna during the COVID-19 pandemic, an ode to friendship and as a way to keep connected during a time of isolated separation. The album is conceived as one continuous musical experience, with each track flowing effortlessly into each other in sequence as is heard on the final cut you are listening to now. A veritable sonic journey, as one might say.

The outcome is an undulating collage carrying emotion as its common thread, with rich ambient textures giving way to bursts of percussion, simmering with shrouded whispers and spoken word, embossed with rhythms and borrowing influences from downtempo, dub, breaks, techno and tribal electronica.

'Epistolae' is available on limited vinyl and digital formats, mastered & Cut by Anne Taegert at D&M. Artwork by Marco Maldarella. Distributed by Rubadub (Vinyl) + Above Board (Digital).

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B1. Fenomenologia Del Giudizio [PREVIEW]

A3. Respiro [PREVIEW]

A2. Sacrificio Quotidiano [PREVIEW]

A1. Introduzione [PREVIEW]

Hour 1: Alex Egan
01. Doof - Mantra [Mysticisms]

02. Oro Azul - Lemuria [Mood Hut]

03. Kouslin - Soup And Jam [Kouslin]

04. Effective Force - Diamond Bullet (Act 1 – Will To Power) [Transmigration]

05. Mortal - Mentor: Low Flying [Sunny Crypt]

06. DMX Krew - Escape To 92 [Hypercolour]

07. Mr. Ho - 000 Baby [Klasse Wrecks]

08. Alex Kassian - E2-E4 (Mad Professor’s Qantas Crazy Remix 2) [forthcoming on Test Pressing]

09. Pure Science - Ekeyz [Favorite Recordings]

10. Shinichi Atobe - Dub 6(six) [DDS]

11. Syclops - Pink Sarah NYC Is Back [Bubbletease Communications]

12. Labyrinthine - Integumento Labyrinthum [forthcoming on Utter]

13. Dopplereffekt - Programmable Organism [Curtis Electronix]

14. Theo Kottis - Lighthouse [Dekmantel]

15. Xray Xperiments - Techcore (Edit) [Blank Mind]

	

Hour 2: Nick Williams	

16. Silsila Dubs - Walk In The Light feat. Luther Vine [Silsila Dubs]

17. Ilo - Supernature [Nómada Records]

18. Der Strom - Dammerung [Industrial Lies]

19. The Holy Ghost Inc. - In The Groove Of The Ghost [Holy Ghost Inc.]

20. Pir - Lasis [Off Topic]

21. Shinichi Atobe - Ongaku 1 [DDS]

22. DJ Kolt - Vuguvuguu [Príncipe]

23. Dan Andrei - Oddity [a:rpia:r]

24. rrao - Ramanujan Prime [Worldwide Unlimited]

25. Persian - UK Apache Dubplate Mix [Existence Is Resistance]

26. Major Problems - Overdose (The Final Trip) [Nu Groove]

27. Rotor - Nexocis [Up-Roar]

Rinse FM Podcast

Phonica Records with Alex Egan & Nick Williams - 05 May 2024

My live mix for the Alien Jams show on NTS Radio. Thanks again to Chloe for very kindly letting me play the whole hour (if it was my show I'm not sure I'd be so generous)... as usual I packed way too many records and only played about a quarter of what I wanted to. I have no concept of time.

Disclaimer: There's no disco/house/'fun' stuff on this. As it was for Alien Jams I kept it (relatively) strange and electronic.

NTS Mixcloud stream: https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/alien-jams-w-chloe-frieda-alex-egan-22nd-november-2015/

Alien Jams Mix (22.11.15)

"We dive into two hours of classic, rare and unreleased tracks from the Düsseldorf cultural activist and Salon des Amateurs founder.
Vladimir Ivkovic pays tribute to friend and brother-in-arms Tolouse Low Trax, AKA Detlef Weinrich, as he chronicles Salon anthems, lost remixes and unreleased dubs. These include cuts from projects like Kreidler and Toresch that feature Tolouse Low Trax’s inimitable atmospheres and tripped-out, broken polyrhythms." First aired 25 Sep 2018

1. Tolouse Low Trax & Inga Danysz - Untitled - Unreleased
2. Philip Schulze & Detlef Weinrich - 2014 - Apparent Extent
3. Toulouse Low Trax - Subghosts - Karaoke Kalk
4. Michel Gonet - Devil Dance (Tolouse Low Trax Remix) - Tele Music
5. Kris Baha - Passage (Tolouse Low Trax Remix) - Unreleased
6. Xen - Sakit (Tolouse Low Trax Remix) - Unreleased
7. Tolouse Low Trax - Late - Porcelain And Volcano
8. Brain Machine - Light Space (Tolouse Low Trax Remix 1)
9. Khidja - Microb (Tolouse Low Trax Dub) - Malka Tuti / Unreleased
10.Tolouse Low Trax - Earthship - Unreleased
11.Tolouse Low Trax - Tape Wish Bass - Unreleased
12.O Yuki Conjugate - Insect Talk (Tolouse Low Trax Remix)
13.Black Merlin - Untitled Tolouse Low Trax Remix - Unreleased
14.Tolouse Low Trax - 8 #01 - Unreleased
15.Akis - Into The Light (Tolouse Low Trax Remix)
16.Tolouse Low Trax - 21 #06 - Unreleased
17.Tolouse Low Trax - Gang 1 - Corridor Plateau
18.Kreidler - Tornado - Bureau B
19.Macadeo (Tolouse Low Trax Shorty Remix)

Artwork by Henrik Büren

Lunatic Love Songs 3 for Red Bull Radio // Celebration Of Tolouse Low Trax

Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/utter3phonica
Full feature on Off The Record: bit.ly/PhonicaPremiere80

Phonica Premiere: O Yuki Conjugate - Insect-Talk (Howes Reduction) [UTTER]

Amsterdam-based Jorge Velez unveils his new album on Utter titled ‘The Saturn Star’. Inspired by Coil and Carlos Peron, the New Jersey native recorded the score to an imaginary film based on the tale of a 16th Century Alchemist hunted down by The Inquisition in Western Europe. It follows a string of Velez releases over the past few years for labels such as L.I.E.S, Berceuse Heroique, Creme Organization and Rush Hour. ‘The Saturn Star’ is limited to 250 copies and includes the A5 ‘Systema’ booklet illustrated by Velez. Our pick for the premiere is the gritty and ethereal A-side track ‘Labour’. 

Order your copy here: bit.ly/utter4phonica

Check out the full feature over on Off The Record: bit.ly/velezlabour

Phonica Premiere: Jorge Velez - Labour [UTTER]

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Sub-label 'Quoth' run with @Mike-Smaczylo.
Worldwide distribution by @RubadubDist: info@rubadub.co.uk

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