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In a departure from the lockdown angst of its predecessors, Berlin-based MC @lloydfears finds himself guided by a sense of renewed optimism. 

Set for release on @postworldmusic, ‘Saint & Ogre’ becomes a vessel for bittersweet introspection; an exercise in emotional catharsis that marries spoken word and grime with club abstraction and electroacoustic experimentation. But while hopeful, it’s also the human response to a world that feels increasingly dystopian with each passing day.

Raised in Bradford, West Yorkshire, our premiere, ‘Calm Down (16 breaths pt. 2)’, is coloured by the same pervading feeling of Northerly angst that has typified his music to date.

'Saint & Ogre' is out November 1st on POSTWORLD.

Pre-order: https://postworldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/saint-ogre

Saint & Ogre

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Premiere: lloydfears - Calm Down (16 breaths pt. 2) [POSTWORLD]

track for the painting installation nocturnal murmur
the track was displayed in headphones in front of the painting.
can you hear the murmur?

Nocturnal Murmur

COLLABORATION WITH @SINMALDITA
OUT NOW ON TRA TRA TRAX
https://tratratrax.bandcamp.com/album/no-pare-sigue-sigue

art by weirdcore 

support:
https://sinmaldita.bandcamp.com
https://lilatirandoavioleta.bandcamp.com

Lila Tirando A Violeta & Sin Maldita - Consonante Rótica (TraTraTrax)

Cloak-and-dagger outfit @hedohydr8 opt for caustic texture and widescreen sound design.

The follow-up to 2022’s ‘IDENTITY SAMPLER’ EP, a second instalment in the series finds the Danish duo attempting to reconcile their various sonic interests. Expect furious squashed breaks and hyper-emotional experimentalism, complete with a remix from Miss Jay.

Evoking dystopia, our premiere emerges a poignant exercise in avant-garde hauntology.

'IDENTITY SAMPLER' II is out April 21st.

Pre-order: hedohydr8.bandcamp.com/album/identity-sampler-ii

Premiere: HEDO HYDR8 - Adult Sorrow

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The Cats Ballad

From 'v1984 - Pansori' out 5th May 2017 on Knives
Preorder Knives store: https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/81573-v1984-pansori
Preorder bandcamp: https://v1984.bandcamp.com/

Moving forward from last year's well received debut EP 'Becoming (N)one' on Glacial Industries, v1984 releases his debut for Knives, the label founded by Jamie Teasdale (Kuedo) and Joe Shakespeare. Jamie says "v1984 was the first artist we approached as a label, in 2014. He's been a core part of Knives as an idea, since before our first record."

v1984, real name Christopher Ramos, is of Korean/Filipino descent and the title ‘Pansori’ reflects his Korean heritage. It has the dual translation of a 'gathering place for sound' and it specifically refers to traditional storytelling, which in turn is a neat description of the EP.

The music here is delicate and meticulously laid out. Even when it approaches noise it's detailed and elegant rather than bludgeoning, like the piano and arpeggio that give way to a cold crystalline spray and shimmering drone in the opener 'SPfiNAL TAP re-JUVENescence'. The switches in mood from track to track suggest a loose narrative, even with a brief interlude in the shape of 'False Awakenings' that feels as if it's inspired by long forgotten anime soundtracks, constructed from beatless clustered pitch-shifting vocals, bells and airy whooshes.

Musically the EP references both the classical music Christopher studied as a child and contemporary electronic music, but it's shattered and smeared into unusual shapes that are, in the more abstract tracks, his musical interpretation of lucid dreaming. Even the club ready tracks have an element of the sublime, such as 'Too Much' which sounds like a synthetic take on the emotional soundtracks of Joe Hisaishi with crafted contemporary hip hop beats woven in, or the damp neon melancholy of 'Aria of Dawn' which colours a mood with a simple gentle glassy melody over tip-tapping drums.

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The final track 'beauty_IT5INYR-H3D' draws the whole EP together, into a track that contrasts the frenzied and the elegant with crashing, whirling imp-like voices and glassy noise dragged over a tender solo piano melody underpinned by depth charge bass chords.

As with every Knives release, visual communication is an integral part of this project. Berlin-based Maren Karlson's illustrative practice is absurd, technically sharp and walks a fine line between beauty and the corruption of aesthetics.  Maren has provided the artwork for 'Pansori', and these traits align perfectly with Christopher's compositions. Christopher says of the EP's imagery: "There was something immediately beautiful, yet maybe a bit unsettling as well, that felt quite tangible to me and resonated within my work.  For me, the image depicts some of these moments, between the real and unreal, like lucid dreaming."

Pansori

v1984 - Aria of Dawn

Free download from http://www.k-n-i-v-e-s.com

'v1984 - Pansori' out 5th May 2017 on Knives
Preorder Knives store: https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/81573-v1984-pansori
Preorder bandcamp: https://v1984.bandcamp.com/

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Dublin-based producer, DJ and co-founder of the Thrust collective, Glimmerman announces his next release: "Slip EP" soon to be released on Knightwerk. 
Read more on CxC: https://couvrexchefs.com/en/glimmerman-knightwerk-slip/

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[PREMIERE] Glimmerman - Slip [Knightwerk]

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Release Date : November 2020 (Digital)
Label : Comic Sans Records
Cat n° : COMPILSANS3

Graphic Design by Virgile Flores
Mastering by Troels B. Knudsen

Tracklist :
01_Modern Collapse Still Missing Your Morning Texts
02_Estebahn Rudeboy
03_Maquis Son SistŽm Tamborn C—r
04_luxxuryproblems SCENE CHANGE
05_J-Shadow Asphyxiate
06_Realitycheck Breach
07_Splash Pattern Freeside Run

Comic Sans Records is back with a new compilation of 7 fun tools to play in imaginary clubs.

luxxuryproblems - SCENE CHANGE

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