Indulge in the timeless space and portal beyond the edge of genres and boxes in Variant Field's new release ‘Immeasurable’ out now on
Gravitas Recordings. >>> https://variant-field.fanlink.to/immeasurable

Silhouette (Summer)

Letting Go (Spring) "[Conscious Electronic Premiere]"

Immeasurable

Letting Go (Autumn)

Part 5 of the series of chilltempo mixes I wanted to throw together for your listening pleasure. I wanted to change things up a little for this fifth part & take you on a sonic journey for the time being. As always, enjoy everyone <3

Artwork By: Hannah Yata

Music By: Relativity Lounge, ikuma, Atyya, Mindtality, Wassuop, SubRoot, EurythmY & Aquiver.

Chilltempo Pt. 5 2021

Saguache

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@jacksonhalemusic

Subverting compositional and design tropes each step of the way, the Zonra project has maintained a striking consistency in its escape from the norms of conventional electronic music. Straddled somewhere between the dance-centric sound of contemporary bass music producers and the aural experimentation developed by IDM pioneers, Jackson Hale achieves a stable balance between groove and intrigue with each subsequent release, moving that needle closer to either end whenever the need arises. In time-tested fashion, his latest LP is a work of beauty from every angle, and as such, The Rust is incredibly excited to premiere Time Is A Tool as our 61st label release.

Previous Zonra records have featured an amalgam of shredded synthesis, mean breakdowns, and carefully threaded melodic elements. Unsurprisingly, Hale flipped the script entirely for Time Is A Tool; The LP’s opening moments involve smooth harmonies egressing into smooth cadence, and that relationship carries on throughout each track. Choice waves of tension and release, told through the intentional splaying of tones and textures into glitched-out symphonies, creates a permeable catharsis within each fold of the record, slowly churning the listener towards the album’s zenith. Opting for slow, caressing tempos and chord phrases reminiscent of serene lullabies, the traditional throaty bass lines and hyper-compressed downbeats are put out to pasture in favor of a record filled to the brim with particularly intentional and resoundingly magical moments of introspection and rest. For those keen on finding their next sonic journey amidst a crowd with a dancefloor focus, Time Is A Tool is assuredly the album you’ve been searching for.

Composed, produced, and mixed by Jackson Hale
Mastering by Mindex
Artwork by Katie Hale

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Time Is A Tool

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Released: 19 January 2010
℗ 2009 Desert Trax

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Mindscapes

Elation

Written, arranged, produced, edited and mixed down by CrypticFlow
Vocal Poem by Ian V. Crispi

Mastered by Mindset 

Album Art: Ian V. Crispi

Seeking

An ode to all the joys, all the sorrows, all the wins, all the losses, all the pain, all the struggles, all the doubt and all the growth endured Below the Radar. Let it not go unfelt, let it not go unsaid. 

All music written, produced and mixed by Mistiko.
Vocals lyrics by Aaron Amor (track2) & Nunasa (track 4)
Mastering by Slava Mindex

Below The Radar

Born from a path of shared experience and kinship, Variant Field is a fusion of two minds traversing the boundless landscapes of beat-driven electronica from one chapter of musical history to the next. Touching on every tempo and instilled with the energy and spirit of warehouse, club, desert, and festival culture, the project draws upon technical influences from years recent and past while reveling in its creators’ enduring instincts to explore, expand, and reshape concepts lying at the core of music and the greater human experience.

After meeting in Santa Fe, NM in the mid-nineties, producers Alex DeYoung and Amani Friend (Desert Dwellers, Liquid Bloom) began producing electronic music together in 2004, developing a distinct sound that collided the cerebral influence of IDM and UK electronica with a genre-blending array of fast and downtempo beats, heady breaks, deep bass, and rich dub rhythms that spoke to their mutual love of underground music and dance floor culture. Building on musical themes that had endured through the decades, DeYoung and Amani’s releases displayed a timeless and technical quality that bore the hallmarks of numerous musical styles yet could not be decisively placed into any single genre. They began releasing these deep and cinematic stylings in 2008 under the banner of Variant Field and quickly found favor in the international scene, with releases on Iboga Records, Merkaba Music, Interchill Records, Twisted Records, and Desert Trax lining their discography in the years that followed.

A portal to the unfolding story of electronica through time, Variant Field’s compositions occupy a space between niches and deviate from the traditional constraints imposed by genres, tempo ranges, and the everlasting battle between light and darkness that has come to define music scenes across the globe. Whether inoculating ambient soundscapes with syncopated drumwork and heavy bass, blending acid-style synth progressions with classical instrumentation and mid-tempo beats, or conjuring opulent psychedelic atmospheres alongside the warm and soothing rhythms of boom bap, the duo’s sonic identity is rooted in the notion that music is a spectrum without limits — flexible, expansive, and perpetually in flux.