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Artist: Jaeho hwang
Album: Inner-self 
Format: Digital / Tape
Cat.No: CHI038
Master: Justin Randel
Artwork: Jaeho Hwang
Release Date: 1st June 2022

Jaeho Hwang is releasing his second EP, Inner-self, on Chinabot. Combining elements of gabber, industrial rhythms components and experimental music gleaned from ten years in London's electronic music scene, Hwang also uses traditional Korean instrumentation as part of his compelling, original voice.

The literal and spiritual follow-up to his 2019 EP Non-self, Inner-self examines contemporary life through a Buddhist lens. But where Non-self took delight in the glitchy, dissolution of the self in a digital landscape or on the dance floor of a club, Inner-self looks back towards Korea's past, exploring the echoes of past people and cultures in Seoul's modern landscape.

Hwang's desire to reach into the past is personal. In 2020 he moved from London, his home of a decade, back to Seoul to spend time with his mother before her death in 2021, which he calls “the most shocking, sorrowful, and bizarre event in my life.”

In the self-directed video for the lead track Betweenness/사이, archive footage of early 20th century Seoul life is interspersed with Hwang's own daily life, a hundred years later. Many actions remain the same across the centuries – dancing, working, walking down the street. The two time frames are interlinked further with hovering squares of facial recognition technology over the faces from the past, an attempt to use technology to “recognise” people who are ultimately unreachable, but whose culture deeply influences those in Seoul today.

“During this period [of his mothers passing], I was lost in thought of how the deceased affects or changes us who continue to live in this world, what kind of meaning has been left after they have gone,” says Hwang. With its joyful melody piped out on a classical Piri flute, undercut with a dirty, bouncing bass line,  Betweenness/사이warmly embraces living traces of the past.

Traditional Korean instrumentation continues to meet sounds from contemporary clubland throughout the record. On the closing track On the Way to the End, created in the final months of Hwang's mothers life, a tense shiver of  Kkwaenggwari cymbals are punctuated by a clash of the Jing gong, while a post-industrial dirge whirls beneath. The track is the first time Hwang has used his own vocals – his distorted voice becomes a primordial wail of grief and rage.

On Yellow Eardrum, gabber beats and a punching kick drum create a driving rhythm under an otherworldly voice, a sample from master shaman Dae-rye Kim. Born in 1935 on the island of Jindo, Kim believed she could cleanse the souls of the recently deceased, as well as their living relatives, through her shamanistic singing and ritual practice she had learned from her mother. Similarly, Inner-self creates a space of communion between the past and present, making for a cathartic, timeless record.

About Jaeho Hwang
Jaeho Hwang is a London/Seoul-based DJ, producer, and visual artist who recontextualises traditional Korean instrumentation and brings it into the contemporary club music scene. After releasing his first EP on Chinabot in 2019, he has been featured in DJ Mag, BBC Radio 6 Music, 4:3 Boiler Room, XLR8R, DUMMY Magazine and Mixmag Korea. Now based primarily in Seoul, he is involved with Seoul community radio and Nek-O Future Club.

Inner-self

Betweenness/사이

Jaeho Hwang - Betweenness/사이

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Galtier makes his second return to his own label with a 5-track offering of off-kilter, obscure electronic madness aptly titled 'Imitation Plantae'. Inspired by the idea of man-made imitations attempting to capture the essence of natural beauty. Galtier's take on this very concept manifests itself through the ever-present sense of unease that is evident across all five tracks. The melodies drift in and out of tune, ever so slightly, ultimately sounding pleasing but always fleeting in their general aura of pleasantness. A showcase of Galtier's breadth of confidence across a huge span of BPMs and rhythmic influences that is showcased on his sophomore NHS release, reflecting the sense of uncertainty conveyed through the Intentionally awry mood throughout.

The EP itself is a distinct shift, once again, in gears off the back of his debut LP on Infinite Machine, which encapsulated the journey into one's own existence and presence in a vast world that is, to this viewer, connected on an atomic and deeply spiritual level. This decidedly stark difference in output originated as an attempt to play contrarian to his own 'style' of productions - Setting out to prove that he is capable of branching out once again into a new, confused realm that steers away from theatrics and hones in on sharp, digitized and overtly computer-programmed aesthetics.

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all tracks produced, mixed & mastered by @maxdahlhaus
remixes by @lilianechlela @najibmusic @TSUMUTSUMU @xliks
artwork by Luna Woelle

The core of 'A Cracked System' resonates from the urgent need of change and immediate self-care. “It's an EP with ups and downs, surprises and different states of feelings, all wrapped into soundscapes,” says Berlin producer and audio-visual artist Max Dahlhaus about his new EP, which takes a different sonic paths than previous releases 'Short Morrow' (Infinite Machine, 2021) 'Be A Glitch' (Hyperboloid Records, 2021) or 'Glacier' (self-released, 2022) and which was also heavily influenced by the series of lockdowns.

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We bring you Supreems' Being EP for AM005, a  masterful and moving 5 tracker encompassing many different tones and moods. 

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Label: Infinite Machine
CAT#: IM103
Format: Digital
Release: May 26th, 2023
Mastered by Fausto Mercier
Artwork by Luis Tomita

UK producer Renslink calls IM103 his first effort focused on the dancefloor, but it belies a lifetime steeped in it. This is prime material for the most advanced of DJs.

The first cut, Static, blends heavy, droning atmospheric sound design with the half-time template of dubstep, complete with jungle vocals. Before reaching the first half, however, it goes into a healthy techno gallop, making the track a perfect set opener if drama is your thing.

From that we go into the three-on-two mindbend of In My Mind, full of beautiful rhythmic trickery and rave culture nods in the sampled female vocals.

Cenotaph feels like a Pinch & Mumdance dub that they kept for themselves around the Control/Strobelight era, all rolling, persistent kick, dubbed-out dready vocals and dystopian hoover.

In Touching The Void we find a moment of drama and relative tenderness, as cinematic strings and choir soar over a busy rolling breakbeat. Occasionally, the proceedings are punctuated by a reese bass and bleeps fill that keep it fresh (an you on your toes).

Closer Silence is a mutant dembow wobbler with alien vocals by Nivalis, like dancehall for after the nuclear apocalypse, when we’ll have all the extra limbs we’ll need to dance to music like this.

Renslink - Cenotaph Corner

No dignity no honour no breathing no sweat, no time to be alive no yearning no end no end no end never the finality that word represents only spun-out ever-eroding gradations of less, no more, no being yes Modo Mero, yes 'What You Are', yes liking reposting sharing widely, no no, yes yes, no yes no, there are affirmations yet. Yes!

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sysadmin's second addition to evo-natura's catalog is the captivating two-tracks drone EP "2".

The project features the mesmerizing compositions "Sickly Sweet" and "Enigma," both centered around mournful progressions that gradually evolve over time, where decay becomes an art form, creating a contemplative atmosphere that exudes a soothing aura. Within the gentle embrace of the pieces, themes of forgiveness and awareness intertwine, leaving an open invitation to explore the depths of emotion through sonic exploration.

Artwork, Written & Mixed by Ashland Ristoff.
Mastered by Ioannis Nafpliotis.

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Something special for you. 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘳 is the beautiful and ultrachaotic first single from @atheropendoor's upcoming release 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙮 𝙀𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙚𝙨. Uplifting trance synths mashed with glitching noise and manic keys. It's uncategorisably great.

At Her Open Door is an experimental music project started in 2007 by Japanese artist Taiki Kobayashi. He has previously released the album FLIR on CHINABOT and the EP Demon Stinger on formforum, and has participated in compilations for Magdalena's Apathy and Subsist Records.

Mastered by personalbrand
Cover art by __.gncd1100101.__ (IG @__.gncd1100101.__)

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Recordar es hermoso. Recordar es revivir aquellas experiencias que te han hecho ser quien eres hoy. Algunos recuerdos no son tan gratos, pero dejan experiencias que luego aplicas y ayudan. En esta ocasión, todos son buenos, o al menos así los veo hoy.

Este EP es una recopilación de esos recuerdos, momentos importantes de mi vida que ahora se manifiestan en forma sonora para todos ustedes.

Recordar es hermoso. Quédense con los buenos recuerdos. 

Recuerdos II
1. Pagano 
2. Consejos ft. Karen Herrera 
3. Hadas 
4. Mientras Crezco ft. Sandra Granillo
5. De noche somos pardos 
6. Pretendiendo ser otro 

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Footwork influenced 'Buona Fortuna'. Taken from @laughingears LP 'Blood'. Forthcoming on @infinite-machine.

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