Taken from the forthcoming album Artefakt - Days Bygone (dsr/int1) to be released on Delsin Records on May 10th 2021.

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Nick Lapien and Robin Koek have earned plenty of stripes exploring different strains of techno and electronica, both individually and together as Artefakt (@artefakt-official). It is their collaborative work which has found a natural home on Delsin, and now their second album on the label, Days Bygone, helps launch the Interstellar series as they continue to explore beyond the dancefloor trappings of conventional techno.

If their 2017 debut album Kinship married forthright techno dynamics with a mellow, melancholic sensibility and 2019’s Monsoon saw them heading into deeper, meditative rhythms, then Days Bygone finds Artefakt leaning even further away from standard structures to create an album steeped in mystery. It’s not a formless ambience they’ve conjured up though - pronounced patterns are still prevalent to propel Artefakt’s productions, but there’s less emphasis on percussion and more time spent shaping soundworlds with nimble arps and gliding pads.

There is still space for beats on Days Bygone, but as on ‘Orinoco Basin’ those drums fall in fluttering formations to gently buffet languid keys rather than imposing on the direction of the music. The heaviest they get is on the dense, swinging ‘Terraforming’, but it’s a light-footed configuration compared to a trad-techno thump, with the drums serving as another texture in conversation with the elements surrounding them.

Because of the shifted focus away from hegemonic beats, it’s left to the keys and pads to define the landscape each track traverses. Sometimes furtive and suggestive, elsewhere pearlescent and diffused across great expanses, it’s these striking, sublime formations which define the atmosphere Lapien and Koek have sought to create. The outright ambience of the closing double act pushes this idea to a logical conclusion, leaving the possibilities open for what comes next from Artefakt.

Artwork by Raymond Lemstra.

Orinoco Basin

Artefakt - Orinoco Basin

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Taken from the Present Shock EP on Transcendent records.

Versalife returns to his home base Transcendent with four iconic electro space trips. The Transcendent imprint, run by Boris Bunnik himself, is the deep sea playground for for all sorts of experimentation by the prolific Dutch producer. Having released there as Conforce, Hexagon and Silent Harbour before, this four track EP as Versalife is another thoughtful addition to the catalogue. A well varied package of dancefloor friendly atmospheric electro drifters.

Versalife - Shadow Warrior - TRSD008

Shape Shifter 2 EP

Versalife - Cone of Silence

Embark on an experimental and futuristic musical journey that explores the intricate beauty of broken beats at a slower pace.

Underground Wedding

God Fix Me

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Title Track from the upcoming 12" on Delft , Due Nov 3rd.
More info on: @delft_la-4a

Mor Elian- Miracle Mind Program (Delft)

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Italian duo @naturalelectronicsystem mark their second solo outing on Casablanca’s @tikitarec with a 4-track EP which perfectly showcases the pair’s diversity and breadth over tempo and style. This variability is echoed in the titles of the four works, with each piece named for a different wind pattern native to the Mediterranean area.

Tikita 011

natural/electronic system - Grecale [Tikita]

Disloyalty, selfishness, betrayal, lies, pain, cynicism, coldness, heartbreak, darkness, frivolity.
Release on Furthur Eletronix (Birth Compilation)
Tracks:
A1 µ-Ziq - Syon Vista
A2 Hamatsuki - Advanced Apathy
A3 The Jaffa Kid-Fifth Signal
B1 kreggo - old small message
B2 Lausen-Simply Boxin
B3 DJ MUDAK 2000 - jongle for club use
B4 ScanOne_NeonSun
C1 Kosmik Kommando- E
C2 Lou Karsh-LIVEELECTRO001
C3 ΠΕΡΑ ΣΤΑ ΟΡΗ - Γκιζαρίζω
D1 Dawl -Exodus
D2 D-UFO 027 -- Breakbeats 002m2KICK-
D3 Alek Stark - VFV
E1 Khan - Killer Trance
E2 JACK LEVER - MIDSUMMER FIRES
E3 Uf0 - The human being disgusts
F1 John Beltran-Under The Light
F2 Thee J Johanz - Beyond The Wormhole
F3 Kreggo - Birth master
https://furthurelectronix.bandcamp.com/album/birth-compilation-3xlp-tests

The Human Being Disgusts (Furthur electronix Birth Comp)

Written, Produced and Engineered by kuprion
Mixing by Taube
Artwork by Sofia Altova
Mastered by PBM (Precision Berlin Mastering)

Plus Bus

kuprion - Plus Bus

With so much going on in today’s world, music is often an escape, a vehicle to transport the listener to different worlds, soundscapes and more. Especially now more than ever, we look to music to provide that trip, and through many forms that have happened. With a pause in clubbing, the spotlight has shifted back into the world of Downtempo, Ambient, and all in-between, providing a wealth of mixes, releases, and moments more apt for home.

‘Tomorrow, or till the end of time’ is part of Will Oirson’s seminal offering into the world as the beginning of The Something Something’s label. As creator and curator of the former monthly Red Light Radio show, Will has been refining his taste for years as a purveyor of fine music and this release leaves naught to be desired. Sweeping melancholic pads, intricate auditory details scattered throughout, set the scene for the warm embrace of the bass as the track swells with feelings of future moments, with a tinge of those past.

For all of these reasons and more, we’re happy to highlight Will, his talent, and his ear. We will also be looking ahead for future releases and keeping a close watch on The Something Something! Inland, TSS001 will be out on the 13th of July

write up by Zach Huenink https://soundcloud.com/huedj

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We are delighted to welcome Swedish techno and deep house extraordinaire Dorisburg to the Phonica label family! 

Alexander Burg has had a rock-solid string of top-class releases on labels like Hivern Discs, Aniara and Northern Electronics in recent years, and his brand new EP ‘House Organ For The Lonely’ is certainly no exception to the rule. 

Comprised of three slow-building and ominous techno masterpieces - each set upon a bed of delicate synth-lines, off-kilter percussion work and whirring electronics. Perfect for those after-hours moments. 
Vinyl out now! You can also grab it digitally from all of your favourite sources (Spotify, Bandcamp, Beatport, Juno Download etc). Links below. Enjoy! 🙌 

Vinyl: bit.ly/phon028-vinyl
Spotify: bit.ly/phonica028-spotify
Bandcamp: bit.ly/phonica-bandcamp

House Organ For The Lonely

Dorisburg - Rhythm Paint [PHONICA028]

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