黑芝麻 (Hēi zhī ma) invites you to retreat inwards - on both the physical plane and within the depths of your psyche - as part of the Pure Space Home Listening series.

Imagined during lockdown, Pure Space Home Listening // 黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) probes home listening in the context of isolation.

As an artist, 黑芝麻 leans into the more emotive facets of sound, utilizing sonic and cerebral contrasts to subtly lull the listener into a journey unforeseen. This release sees them infuse this approach within their collaborations with artists Merph, Shoeb Ahmad, Moktar and Zhi.

The artists explore the familiar feelings of solitude, urgency and release firmly etched into our collective consciousness, both synchronously and through their own distinct lens.

“I Miss You” lulls you in with emotive pads that float above a sharp breakbeat and voice notes engulfed with longing. “Take Me Anywhere” provides a feeling of relief, as groove-laden techno bounces off the walls and into the abyss. “Associations” is an introspective, spacious and haunting track you want to float on and on. As you glide between these offerings, the intro and outro tracks hold space for tender ruminations.

The release serves as an archive of a more contemplative and confined period, through the distant murmur of voice notes, the metamorphosing drone of ambient soundscapes, poetic reveries that hang in the air, the rattling percussion of a breakbeat or techno high-hat and the gentle backdrop hums of nature.

This is an immersive audiovisual experience. Filmmaker Jane Inyang reimagines the EP in a short film through different listening contexts during a day in isolation for the protagonist. This short film will be accessible by a QR code in an accompanying poster and zine, which will also feature artist photos, recipes and poetry alongside the work of artist Jacquie Meng and photographer Chanel Nguyen. There will also be a limited run of earrings by Joanne Leong.

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100% of profits from this release will be donated to Firesticks Alliance, an Indigenous led network and aims to re-invigorate the use of cultural burning by facilitating cultural learning pathways to fire and land management.
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releases February 17, 2023

Tracks written and arranged by Moktar, Shoeb Ahmad, Zhi, Merph and 黑芝麻

Mastering: Wayne Sutherland

Album Art/Painting: Jacquie Meng

Zine Graphic Designer, Earring Design, IG Filter Creator: Joanne Leong

Sticker Ilustrator/Designer: Lynn Nguyen

Writer: Tanya Akinola

Special thanks to Eugene, Rebecca, Hen, Chanel, Kavya, senzer online and artsACT

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Noma - No More - Spiral Trax. https://soundcloud.com/spiral-trax
https://www.facebook.com/spiraltraxgroup

Spiral Trax is excited to present this classic Progressive Psytrance Album that was one of the key releases of 2000. Noma - Navigator set a new standard for dark deep and pumping dance music. Noma aka Magnus Andersson is the enigmatic creator of the Noma project as well as one half of the classic Goa act Prex with S-Range' Anthony Sillfors.

The long awaited debut album Sweden's top act Noma is out now!

Produced at a staggering standard Navigator features 8 previously unreleased progressive trance tracks with thumping kicks, groovy rythms and deeply pushing baselines.


Noma ?– Navigator
Label:
Spiral Trax ?– SPITCD005
Format:
CD, Album 
Country:
Sweden
Released:
Nov 2000
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Progressive Trance

Tracklist 
1	Brötekölserud
Written-By, Producer – Kristofer Larsson
8:31
2	Trouble	8:43
3	No More!	9:32
4	Navigator	9:00
5	Dooda
Written-By, Producer – Mikael Bakke
9:08
6	Why?	9:28
7	Böse	9:02
8	Add.X
Written-By, Producer – Kristofer Larsson
9:07

Companies etc
Recorded At – Spiral Studios
Mastered At – Tom Puss Point Studios
Distributed By – Cosmophilia Distribution
Designed At – Loets Design AB
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Spiral Trax
Copyright (c) – Spiral Trax
Credits
Graphics – Christian Loets
Mastered By – Guru Selleri
Written-By, Producer – Magnus Andersson
Notes
Recorded at Spiral Studio, Sector 2 
Mastered at Tom Puss Point Studios in Koppom 
Graphics, Loets design AB. www.medium.to 
Released in a digipak 

(P) 2000 Spiral Trax (C) 2000 Spiral Trax
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 7 332052 210056

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Son Kite - Mirage - Spiral Trax. https://soundcloud.com/spiral-trax
https://www.facebook.com/spiraltraxgroup

Spiral Trax Label Group presents a powerful Sublabel during its transition. Acid Casulaties becomes ACDC. A part of the Spiral Trax label group. Acid Casualties started at a time when trance was going through a lot of changes. The sound was dated and a lot of DJ´s were looking at techno, house and drum n bass for inspiration. As a result, Acid Casualties was set up to cater for the new sound that was being labelled "progressive trance". Acid Casualties is now a finished chapter. 
The label is from catalog number ACDC 010 and on called ACDC and it will continue by releasing "high voltage house music".
This compilation reflects the first chapter of the label as we now focus our efforts on the search of new progressive sounds.
For everybody who is looking for Progressive Trance.

Various ?– Acid Casualties: Progressive Trance - The End Of An Era
Label:
ACDC ?– ACDCD011
Format:
CD, Compilation 
Country:
Sweden
Released:
14 Jun 2002
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Psy-Trance, Progressive Trance

Tracklist

1	–Vibrasphere	Airfield	8:19
2	–Neum	Time Machine	8:23
3	–Necton	Bob On Acid	10:01
4	–Son Kite	Mirage	8:42
5	–Necton	This Is Weird	7:43
6	–SRange	Boom (S-Range's Limousine Remix)	7:21
7	–Vibrasphere	Urban Grace	7:13
8	–London Sewer Tour	Suggestive Digestive	6:52

Credits
Artwork – Mikael Bakke
Mastered By – Guru Selleri
Notes
Mastered at Tom Puss studios, Koppom. 

Barcode: 7332052030111

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Name: Ghost
Label: New Port

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