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Paradoxe Club is a record label of Parisian artists drawing influences from a global palette of club styles. Since 2016, Birol, Le Dom, Sunareht and De Grandi have been releasing innovative and bold electronic music from France.

Tune in for Paradoxe Club every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month, from 22h to 23h [CET] on rinse.fr

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Paradoxe Club : De Grandi - 21 Avril 2021

This is the first in a talks series originally broadcast on dublab radio featuring conversations between contributors to the Unsound 'Intermission' book and album, created as part of the 2020 festival.
Here, Chris Watson and Jana Winderen – two of the world's best known field recordists – engage with writer, artist and curator Kristen Gallerneaux. 

The 'Intermission' album features tracks by Chris and Jana, whilst the book opens with an essay by Kristen. More info on the Unsound Bandcamp page and website:

https://unsoundfestival.bandcamp.com/
https://unsound.pl

Unsound Talk 08: Chris Watson, Jana Winderen, Kristen Gallerneaux

This second in a series originally broadcast on dublab radio featuring conversations between contributors to the Unsound 'Intermission' book and album, created as part of the 2020 festival.
Musicians Ben Frost and Tim Hecker speak with writer Andy Battaglia. The recording was made earlier this year.
The 'Intermission' album features tracks from Ben and Tim, while the book includes an essay by Andy. They discuss Ben and Tim's contributions to the album, impacts of Covid-19, performing, scoring for film and TV and more.
The following tracks also feature on the podcast:

Ben Frost, Trevor Tweeten & Richard Mosse - Fire Front near Humaitá 
Tim Hecker, Agata Harz & Katarzyna Smoluk - Demeter & Johannes' Song of Pandemia
Weavings - mixed by Nicolás Jaar, featuring Aho Ssan, Angel Bat Dawid, Dirar Kalash, Ellen Fullman, Księżyc, Laraaji, Nicolás Jaar, Paweł Szamburski, Resina, Rolando Hernandez and Wukir Suryadi 

More info on the Unsound Bandcamp page and website:

unsoundfestival.bandcamp.com/
unsound.pl

dublab.com

Unsound Talk 09: Andy Battaglia, Tim Hecker, Ben Frost

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NTS 063 [6th July 2021] Nile Sessions Vol XIII ft. Youssef Yasser

Artist: Various Artists
Premiere Artist: Atrice
Title: VA1
Track Title: Haumea
Label: Hektar
CAT#: HKT_01
Release date: 15.07.2021
 Format: digital

Hektars debut release features 8 different artists from across the globe. The musical variation spans from free experimental works to more
club oriented tracks. The release is meant to be diverse while still beeing cohesive.

Hektar - VA

Premiere | Atrice - Haumea (HKT_01)

Delightful opening set by sashaklu @stealthy00
[recorded 8.11.21 at bossa nova civic club]

SASHAKLU // UKLON RACING LLC @ BOSSA [8.11.21]

AM: Let’s start with your album! Had such a whirl listening to it, how long was it in the making? What was the the concept behind it & what does your set up look like?

G: Thank you for the kind words! The album was around a 2-year project in total from the inception of the concept to finally being put through production ready for release. The concept originated from the beginnings of a personal spiritual journey that started 2 years prior to when I first started writing it, where I began to delve into philosophy from various periods of time, mostly being the Hellenistic period of Ancient Greek Philosophy, Buddhism and 1920’s Existential Philosophy to name the most predominant things I explored, along with the incredible world of psychology. Through making attempts to understand myself I began to make a connection with something greater than me – a kind of unifying bond that brings all of us and everything together as one, which the album title ‘Pulchra Es Elementis’ alludes to, translating roughly to ‘Elements Are Beautiful’ in Latin, where the elements are essentially what makes us who we are and everything else around us. The general mood of the album is quite uplifting, almost melancholic, which I think reflects the way life is most of the time; an underlying pessimistic, realistic perspective that I have learnt has allowed me to truly understand how beautiful the world can really be. We all experience some form of suffering, and I think that this is an important thing to consider about the human race; we are all bound together by this fact I think, and in a way I feel a powerful beauty around this idea that enriches my experience with the world. The setup during the production of the album was incredibly simple – an Akai MIDI Keyboard, monitors, and interface, my ancient Macbook Pro and Ableton Live 9. A lot of the production techniques I used on the album were sample-heavy, but I did use a specific set of VSTs, including Massive and Zebralette.

AM: Tell us a little about the mix, how and where did you record it? Did ya enjoy it? 

I recorded the mix at home in my studio (my bedroom) using a MIDI Mixer given to me by some friends (Thanks Neil and Jodie!) using Traktor on a sunny afternoon. I absolutely love recording mixes and taking the listener on a journey so the experience was great! When I record mixes I try to make each one different to the last, and this mix was centred around the more slower tracks on the LP, which are all featured throughout. I am a huge fan of slower tempos between 90 and 120 BPM for their more hypnotic, flowing nature and so I drew for a selection of tracks that followed suit with this energy, as the tracks off the album are made to capture this same force. There are a mix of older and newer tracks inside and it is cool to hear how different periods of music history from the last 10 years meld together so brilliantly! It is chuggy, meditative, warped and full of dense low end.


AM: We’re big fans of your label NHS too, it’s quite varied and all the releases are great. Was there a specific idea with it to start with?

Thank you! I had initially wanted to start a label when I still lived in Australia and cycled through a range of idea that didn’t stick. Nostro Hood System finally came to be when I considered my long-term love for Science Fiction and Fantasy. I imagined what it would be like to receive an audio artefact from an alternate galaxy; what would that music sound like? By this time I was deeply interested in the left-field realm of electronic music and it seemed fitting to take NHS down the thematic route. So Nostro Hood System is essentially the name of the alternate system much like our Solar System that occupies the universe and the records are the sounds that come from it. The team that interprets the sound files are Xenologists on earth who receive and transmit the audio into comprehensible sounds that our ears can comprehend.

AM Podcast #50 - Galtier

@iamquestionmarq's music is largely influenced by rave parties - mixing diverse inspirations (jersey club, UK garage, house, metal, techno, hardstyle), their sets put forward a strong story-telling narrative, and toy with the concept of techno therapy.

Quest?onmarq - 18 Septembre 2021

Beautiful night of July at the bel air festival. One of the first festival in France after health crisis. First gig for me in such a big event. 2 hours of set that I will keep in memory for a long time. Thanks to the bel air team and big up to all the people present this evening.

Tracklist :

Susumu Yokota - Grass, Tree and Stone - The Boy And The Tree
Blame - Knight Rider
SiM - Slick Talk
TSVI - Noflute
Cando - Jinx
Stacktrace - Wicked Sitar
Stacktrace - Heatwave Riddim
Kouslin - Sharper
Swordman Kitala - Kimbalagala (Kouslin remix)
Ploy - Pax Cultura
Henzo - For Your Consideration (Terrace Mix)
Yak - Umbra
Populous - Caparica
Jurango - This Better Worth
Gvijin - Trip To SA
Palf - Agra
Pugilist - Your Doing It Wrong
A$AP Ferg - Shabba feat. A$AP Rocky
DJ Polo - Lemongrass
Henry Greenleaf - Rumble (Cando Remix)
Kaval - Four Flute Tunes
Circuit 900 - Opal
TSVI & DJ JM - Aziza
Kahn & Neek - Backchat
Doc Daneeka - Paname (Piano Vers)
Paul Woolford - Chaos
Reese & Santonio - How To Play Our Music
DJ Lag - Switz
Roska x Razzler Man - Neutral Grounds
Forest Drive West - New Day
Peverelist and Kowton - Beneath Radar (Kowton Mix)
Desert Sound Colony - Pompey Cruiser
Roska & Untold - Myth
Nazar - 2 African Sickos Ft. Citizen Boy (Scratchclart Remix)
Facta - Doves
YGG - Strikers (Bailey Ibbs RMX)
Main Phase - This 1
Al Wootton - Operator
Nic As Well - Nacaduct
Greena - Tenzado
Violet - Togetherness
Textasy - Blow Your Head
Qant - Blumen
Tyree - I Like It
Stylistic - People (Urban Myths Remix)
Al Wootton - Cephas

Lost Drums Show - Kaval @ Bel Air Festival (Octobre 2021)

Air Texture takeover avec Gil.Barte, Talita Otović, Glass & DJ Rustic Widow - 10 Novembre 2021

SwwwwwEEEEEETTT XXXSCAPE

Cultural commentator and stylist Ayishat Akanbi presented a key talk at Unsound Krakow 2019, including ten practical steps to help navigate the linguistic landmine of social media. As Ayishat explained: “The digital discourse that shapes our cultural landscape is a hotbed of conflict, shaming, one-upmanship, and misunderstanding. It’s hard to be an avid online user, without becoming disillusioned by the eagerness to see the worst in people. But I do believe we can use the Internet to further our understanding, and create multiple avenues for empathy if we are disciplined in our use."

Unsound Talk 05: How To Respond Instead of React in the Digital Age

Our counterculture is deeply rooted in the status quo it proclaims to oppose. Concerns around inclusion, economics and “cancel culture” occupy our attention and fuel the compromises we make. Meanwhile, institutions co-opt once progressive concepts and our scenes may be dominated by brands, opaque funding models and celebrity culture. Through being open about the systems we are complicit in, this discussion explores what our communities stand to lose and how much more we have to gain. Moderated by Tayyab Amin, with Frankie Hutchinson of Discwoman, Mat Dryhurst, Teto Preto's Laura Diaz and DeForrest Brown Jr.

A transcript is available at @truants:
https://truantsblog.com/2020/unsound-2019-complicity-accountability-agency-counterculture/

Unsound Talk 06: Complicity and Accountability: Our Agency in Counterculture

In this talk recorded at Unsound 2019, New York writer and musician DeForrest Brown Jr. discusses the state of Black representation across the music industry, covering a general history of Black music (with a focus on techno) as it relates to the general development of on-the-ground music cultures. A book related to this talk will be published by DeForrest Brown Jr. with Primary Information later in 2020.

Here's a tracklist for the music running beneath the talk:
Urban Tribe - Social Theorist
Underground Resistance - Acid Africa (Roots Electric Mix)
Galaxy 2 Galaxy - The Theory (Mind Mix)
Underground Resistance - The Illuminator
Juan Atkins - Techno City
The Martian - Wardance
Drexciya - Aquatacizem
The Deacon - Multi-Dimensional Drama
Underground Resistance - Hunting the Program Director
Dark Energy - Black Strategy
Mad Mike - Hi-Tech Dreams

Unsound Talk 07: Assembling a Black Counter Culture

++ TINNITVS - A 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMPILATION ++

In 2015, Club Late Music was created as an open-source music label, with the ambition to explore the production and diffusion of artistic contents by connecting artists worldwide into a network based on collaboration, sharing and mutual aid. It was quickly followed by the creation of the Global URL Nation in 2017 : a still growing community of artists, designers and enthusiasts willing to crystallize this idea into a tangible reality.

Five years later, after more than a dozen projects - from EPs and compilations to audiovisual pieces and installations, as well as many radio shows, live acts and club events - we are still more than convinced that collective action, togetherness and genuine openness are much needed guides to navigate our troubled times.

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We are happy to celebrate this double anniversary with TINNITVS, a 12-track compilation made by members and friends of the Global URL Nation. With 24 artists from more than a dozen countries, it acts as a statement of our current mindset by presenting only collaborative tracks made by two or more persons. An embodiment of playful exploration and muti-faceted creation, covering a broad range of sounds and styles, from the lowest roars to the sparkliest ringing vocals.

As a reverse present to our supporters, as well as a way to explore further what open-source could mean in contemporary music production, the stems of each track are made available for anyone to use as they please when downloading the compilation. We hope this initiative will give birth to inspiring reworks and remixes, expanding the scope of the original tracks into new beings in perpetual evolution. We invite any contributions, from GUN members and beyond, to be sent to us in order to be gathered under a common project that will take shape in the coming months with the same mindset.

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We are overwhelmingly thankful to anyone who has joined and participated in the adventure, as well as to everyone who has shown support in any way possible - from those who listened to our music to those who played it, from those who shared our content to those who involved us in their activities. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for the continuous inspiration.

We still have a lot to learn and to improve, and we hope that this anniversary only marks a foundation to build upon. A basis that will allow us to keep further exploring sonic realms and visual wonders, as well as collective organization and collaborative processes.

Let’s hope we can celebrate and dance together soon.

🕊🕊🕊

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++ TRACKLIST ++

01. GRIG & jjjacob - Antechamber
02. HeedLess & Mansa - Call Whisper
03. ASJ, Désiré, Kelvin T, Thegn & Tommy Moisi - Pumped Up Hash
04. Arj0na & Metrakit - Mov3
05. LCL Stream, Quasistate & DJ Skynet - VR Chads
06. Désiré & SNKLS - Last Plane
07. NEW FEAR & LMN3 - ORSUS
08. Gwia Ekim & indigoblue - Content Corruption
09. Sport Eyes (dj dialup & PK Is Cool) - Tkee
10. SNKLS & Soft Matter - Warm Circuits
11. VINÍ & P I T - TEMPESTADE.exe
12. Didier XCX, GRIG & pan_x - It’s Late Not Latte

++ CREDITS ++

Visuals by Gourau&Phong, GRIG & Robin Lopvet
https://www.instagram.com/gourauphong
https://www.instagram.com/griigg
https://www.instagram.com/robinlopvet

Mastering by Lorenzo Targhetta & Metrakit (Track 04)

Tracks produced by Arj0na, ASJ, Désiré, Didier XCX, DJ Skynet, GRIG, Gwia Ekim, HeedLess, indigoblue, jjjacob, Kelvin T, LCL Stream, LMN3, Mansa, Metrakit, NEW FEAR, pan_x, P I T, Quasistate, SNKLS, Soft Matter, Sport Eyes, Thegn, Tommy Moisi, & VINÍ.

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SNKLS & Soft Matter - Warm Circuits

An amorphous global-minded festival and creative platform dealing with music, sound, words and related visual arts. Founded in Krakow in 2003, Unsound has taken place in 30 cities around the world.

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