Tracks I Like - 3

Whoa (Yamill Remix)

Snoh Aalegra - Whoa (Yamill Remix)

Rolling dubby garage flip of Jeshi - 30.000 feet, start to finish in one session then straight up for DL

30,000 Feet

Fall Break

James Blake x Andre 3000 - Where Is The Catch? (The Materiel Remix)

Order: http://www.kompakt.fm/releases/signs_under_test_2xlp_cd

- The lastest full-length effort from LA-based synth mastermind JOHN TEJADA
- An unabashedly dreamy collection of 11 expertly crafted cuts that rank among the artist's best work to date
- 2xLP edition pressed on 180gr audiophile vinyl, including a CD of the entire album

Following his much-acclaimed full-length „The Predicting Machine“ (KOMPAKT 267 CD 102) and a slew of pop-infused 12“ singles - „We Can Pretend“ (KOMPAKT 286) and „Somewhere“ (KOMPAKT 264) -, LA-based synth mastermind JOHN TEJADA returns with new album SIGNS UNDER TEST: comprised of all-new material, this latest effort sees the studio wizard digging deeper into his modules, unearthing particularly dreamy tracks that rank among John's most accomplished work to date.

From the get-go, SIGNS UNDER TEST presents itself as a whole new ball of wax, reaching even further into the depths of JOHN TEJADA's hot-wired synth machinery, while cranking up the already stunning levels of musicality on display in his oeuvre. Opener TWO 0 ONE serves as a prime example for the sonic aplomb in place, thanks to its beautifully rendered melodies and finely tuned textures – a perfect storm made of cosy melancholy and celestial bliss. This expertly wrought piece serves as a particularly strong entry point for the album, setting the bar high for its successors.

An unabashedly brilliant listen, the album continues its thrilling journey with existential bleepfest Y 0 WHY and the bass-heavy BEACHT, followed by the intricately arpeggiated R.U.R. and brooding electronica vignette VAALBARA. The second part is ringed in by the undulating CRYPTOCHROME - another proof for JOHN TEJADA's uncanny ability to craft tracks that operate as distinguished bouncers as well as introspective meditations. The deliberate vivacity of connecting cuts RUBRIC and PENUMBRA only confirms the growing suspicion that this might be a timeless masterpiece we're dealing with.

As gorgeous as it sounds, texture isn't the only star here: a surprisingly diverse set of rhythm patterns suffuses the mesmerizing synth licks - take for example the multilayered ENDORPHINS effortlessly switching between straight techno stylings and vintage breakbeat ornaments. Meanwhile, electronic landscape painting MEADOW purrs away on its road to redemption, priming the listener for closing cut HEAVE IN SIGHT, an atmospherically rich composition that marries abstract storytelling with a flurry of reversed synth sounds.

„There's a bit more dreamy tape wobble going on throughout“, says the producer about his latest effort, „as I’ve gone quite analog tape with my delays and patches - on the verge of actually being broken, which gives them a nice character.“ It also might explain the air of intimacy surrounding the album - a quite personal listening experience taking the listener up close with its details and idiosyncracies, „maybe even more than before, as I’ve tried to cut out distractions and really focus on the production.“
The result is a record that is not meant to be trendy, even though it’s a product of analog hardware connoisseurship: „Everything is built from the ground up using hardware synths - mostly analog, but that’s a bit annoying to say nowadays. It’s not a record that fits in with any current stuff, but something that hopefully holds up as it ages. Something that hopefully reveals more on repeated listens.“ In our humble opinion, this mission has been more than accomplished with SIGNS UNDER TEST.

01 Two O One

Piccadilly Un:Plugged is curated by New Public and a part of Art after Dark commissioned by Art of London , an immersive creative journey and ecofeminist experience by Nelly Ben Hayoun- Stépanian across London’s West End for Art After Dark on 6th, 7th and 8th March 2025.
This installatio is in loving memory of Láwû Makuriye’nt (aka EOBIONT, Mango, half of Mirrored fatality)

Moonbounce or Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) is a technology that allows sending radio signals from one location to another location on Earth, using the Moon as a natural satellite.  It is like DJing with the Moon, the audio signal goes about 3 meter inside the crust of the moon before travelling back to earth picking up the Big Bang static on the way- which gives it this distorted audio, alien and eerie.

Included in this playlist:  the heartbeats of women in Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian’s Armenian family for International Women’s Day; recordings from the city’s streets and institutions produced by multi-instrumentalist Ayse Hassan (of Savages and Esya); and a series of original tracks from Nelly and the University of the Underground's long term collaborators: Massive Attack, The Avalanches (feat. Blood Orange), Pussy Riot, Mirrored Fatality and Moses Boyd. Additionally. newly produced track in collaboration with the late noise artist EOBIONT (Láwû Makuriye’nt), who tragically passed away this week features the heartbeats of Ben Hayoun-Stépanian’s Armenian family.

With special thanks to the team at Jodrell Bank Observatory for their support in making this technological feat happen.

6- moonbounce - We Will Always Love You (feat. Blood Orange) by The Avalanches

Home

Album number three, conceived in three different studios around the world, by the three-headed love monster which is Buttering Trio.

Our third and new album is the reflection of the sobering evolvement of ourselves. We approached the making of the album with clarity and intention, working on a regular basis with a very specific vision, a vision of an album that ultimately combines the beauty of studio-beat-making and organic songwriting. Unlike our previous albums, that were more on the range of spontaneous intuitive combustions, this album is a matured love child of an ever-awaking threesome of parents. ‘Threesome’ is an album that moves the soul, bounces the body and looks in the eyes.

The album was created in 3 different studios around the world - Trixx Studios in Berlin, Fossil Studios in London and Firehouse Studios in Tel Aviv. All the sessions were driven by an uncompromising sound approach, yet always with the natural twist of noise. The creative process was in liquid form - it could be an intuitive beat making upon which harmonies and lyrics are laid, or it could begin with a well processed harmony to which a rhythm is matched.The song making was always potent with playfulness but the big picture was solid. 

Influenced, as always, by round-the-galaxy rhythms and ideas, from indian ragas thru tribal music to archetypical melodies with a drop of dub, this is definitely a new kind of genre. Or no kind at all. This style represents our music and comes to a perfect extraction in this album. Each song stands for itself as an individual, tells a single complete story, still contributing to the harmony of the whole. The special kind of tension between the single song and the whole musical vision is one that we play with, in our live concerts and in this new album specifically. 

The album owes its’ existence to the uniquely changing relationship between the three of us. A relationship that manifests through communication that allows space and mystery, and is based on the common primal acceptance that nothing stays the same.

Some ultra talented friends helped to make this album - Asaf Shay, Piloni, Yogev Glusman, Yonatan Albalak, Tomer Bar, Raz Olsher and Avi Tuchman.

Buttering Trio - The Runner

The Avalanches - Since I Left You (Skule Toyama Flip)

I Want You Around

Avbvrn Snacks Vol. 5

Yves Tumor - Licking an Orchid (Avbvrn Edit)

Why Why Why Why Why

6Music Compilation of the Week. 

Available on limited edition pearl white 2xLP.

Buy: http://smarturl.it/technicolourpearl

Buy 2xLP

Sink Ya Teeth - If You See Me (Future Disco Edit) [6Music Rip]

Venezuela Riddim

Peep the mashup!

90s Hip hop All day!

Rinse, Share & Repeat

Beastie Boys - Get It Together - VS Notorious B.I.G. - Give Me The Loot - Uncle Doobie Mashup

James Blake - You're Too Precious (edit)

DOWNLOAD

Lous and the Yakuza - Solo /w. andrew

Available on Bandcamp:
https://invisible-city-editions.bandcamp.com/album/touch

Re-discovered island disco masterpiece by the Trinidadian Quincy Jones. ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ was DJ Harvey’s end-of-the-nighter for his long awaited tour of Europe last year. Both sides are previously unreleased extended versions of these tropical gems re-mastered from the original tapes. Officially licensed, limited edition.

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