Far & Off, a collaborative creation by Vincent Villuis and Mihalis Aikaterinis, known as AES DANA and MIKTEK, has been fully rethought—remastered and graphically redesigned. Originally conceived from the essence of three EPs — Cut. | Alkaline | The Unexpected Hours — this album represents a poignant journey born from a period of extended detachment and isolation.

In today’s world, where life is saturated with incessant information, stimuli, and fragmented time, many feel overwhelmed. Some adjust, some collapse, and others, like the composers, feel the profound need to escape. Far & Off was not a spontaneous reaction but a slow culmination of necessity, not driven by any philosophical, spiritual, or religious belief, but as a natural response to the surrounding frenzy. This album is about seeking solitude, crossing into a different rhythm, and feeling the flow of time.

With Far & Off, the artists share this experience through keys and sounds, pads and patterns, glitches, and drums, aiming to create contrasted tales that highlight life’s paradoxes, from harshness to tranquility.

Written, arranged, mixed and produced by Vincent Villuis and Mihalis Aikaterinis
Mastering by Vincent Villuis @ Ultimae Studios
Artwork by Vincent Villuis

FAR & OFF (Remastered)

Diffraction Protocol (Remastered)

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AES DANA Feat. MIKTEK | Diffraction Protocol (Remastered)

Derived from the Latin “Ultimae Terrae,” meaning “the furthest places,” the name Ultimae reflects a profound theme of exploration. This concept is at the heart of Ultimae Records, an ambient music record label and publisher dedicated to transporting listeners to the outer edges of experience through sound and offering a space for introspection and discovery within the vastness of the mind and beyond.

In 1999, Vincent Villuis and Sandrine Gryson, also known as AES Dana and Mahiane, united over a shared passion for the immersive world of electronic music. This collaboration led to the birth of the label. Initially envisioned as a musical portal, Ultimae’s mission was to explore and disseminate the diverse expressions of Ambient music far and wide through the production of records and the establishment of an online shop.

Over the years, Ultimae has expanded beyond its original scope, evolving into a multifaceted company with sound design, post-production, and mastering studios based in Lyon, France, along with professional services in publishing, music licensing, and synchronization.

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"neurotica" comes from one of the first psychoanalytic discoveries, when research oscillated between trauma, fantasy and reality.

A contemporary vision of the "neurotica" theory which tends towards the sharing of obscure and introspective sounds, offering a journey to the heart of the darkest parts of the soul, always destined to bounce back towards the light.

Through psychedelic and experimental music (darkpsy, psycore, or even ambient, tribal), imagine chimerical journeys implying the idea of a long-term work for the human being becoming.


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- September 2025 : Esoteros Act II, Ain (01)
- September 2025 : Cathartic Rituals - Venomous Visions, Essonne (91)
- July 2025 : ADN Festival, Isère (38)
- December 2024 : Villa Rave, Switzerland (BL)
- October 2024 : Opsygene (Multiversal Records), Lyon (69)
- August 2024 : Spiritus Silvam Festival (Spiritus Silvam), Isère (38)
- June 2024 : Nexen Festival (Dystopsy Elements), Angers (49)
- May 2024 : MoDem Teaser France (Dripping Tales Records), Angers (49)
- April 2024 : Bungalow Family Session, Thurins (69)
- February 2024 : Binary Fusion (ADN - Arts et Distorsions Numériques), Grenoble (38)
- January 2024 : Azakha, Lyon (69)
- September 2023 : Lunar Symbiosis (Dripping Tales Records), Isère (38)