The last one of 2020

As we recall back over 2020, we try to recuperate from angst, agony, and chaos – all undoubtedly present. However, it is easy to take a step back and revisit this year's timeline as one story brimful of fearlessness, empathy, heroism, and accomplishment. Even if we have to work a bit harder to hold this story in our minds, it is every bit as true. 

This time of the year has always been demanding, at least for most of us. Wishing things to be something else rather than what they genuinely are can make us feel worse. Wanting or even expecting this season to suddenly bring an end to quarantine, insomniac nights, inequalities, social tensions, and natural disasters are far from a quick fix. Sadly, December doesn’t come with a magic wand to make things instantly and promptly better. Reality sits here and waits for us to notice it. Most importantly, it challenges us to work and act on it, even if we believe that no amount of misdirection or distraction can change that.

This year, we are delighted to end our audio diaries with a podcast recorded live in Poland by the 22-year-old Jan - a producer known more widely in the music environment, under the pseudonym Raroh. Based in Warsaw, @raaroh is a live performer, whose artistry is deeply rooted in ambient, trancey, and somewhat intensive techno. 

In 2018, he released his first 12" vinyl split record with Głós on Unknown Timeline Records entitled “The Perfect Moment In Time-Space Continuum”. He has notable contributions of dark ambient tracks on series like “One Instrument” and “The Book Of Electronic Music”, the latter being released on Delayed Arrivals Records. His first solo EP called “Across The Sea Of Light” was released on Unknown Timeline Records, while his newest track “Storming Near the Baltic” comes off the new V/A on Crescent London. Full of ambient textures, dub elements, drones, and groovy hypnosis, Raroh most certainly, displays a new view of contemporary electronic music.

We hope that our last 2020 audio diary is a flawless gift for everyone who has supported us along the way of this unprecedented roller-coaster ride. So, even if you are one of the many whose festive season doesn't feel right, even if you find yourself tired from travel bans, lockdowns, quarantine, and restrictions because these initially do not fit in the holiday season, can you allow yourself to accept how things currently are? How does this moment feel? Are you warm? Are you hungry or full? Do you miss someone? Does the floor support your feet? Can you feel them lifting you from the ground? 

We believe you will find the answers. After all, gratitude moves us towards acceptance of the present. 
We wish you safety, freedom from hostility, and above all surplus of health.

Yours truly, as ever,
Vehemence

FULL TRACKLIST:
01. Raroh - Sleepless [Unreleased]
02. Raroh - Healing Of The Wound [Unreleased]
03. Raroh - No Response [Unreleased]
04. Raroh - Storming Near The Baltic [Crescent.London]
05. Raroh - First Meeting (Version) [Unreleased]
06. Raroh - Cadmeia [Unreleased]
07. Raroh - Vertebrae [Unreleased]
08. Raroh - Merchants & Shipyards [Unreleased]
09. Raroh - Here And Now [Unreleased]

№015 Audio Diary by Raroh

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FUTURE EVENTS
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PAST EVENTS
SUN, 19 MAY 2024 
ПРОТОН w/ Ana Malo, KARL.IE, OTON, Pro Athlete, Surt, Vidarr (live)
SUN, 31 MAR 2024 
ГЕНЕЗА w/ Ana Malo, Cunt Remember, Diah, KARL.IE, Sioc, Surt, Vidarr
SUN, 17 DEC 2023 
СИНТЕЗА w/ Ana Malo, DJ Fairytail, Karl Doherty, Shaven, Surt, Vidarr
SAT, 7 OCT 2023
EDGE OF CLIMAX w/ Ana Malo, Lethal M, ØBSTN, Surt, Vidarr
FRI, 15 SEP 2023
RAY OF LIGHT w/ Diah, Lesya, Lethal M, Yana Etc
THURS, 24 AUG 2023
СПЕКТРА w/ Ana Malo, August Tange (live), Daniel Berj, Egregore, Surt, Vidarr
SAT, 24 JUN 2023
VEIL OF SHADOWS w/ Bodan Jamakoski, Lethal M, Moraitov, Parapher
SAT, 6 MAY 2023
OUT OF THE VOID w/ Bodan Jamakoski, Diah, Lethal M, Petko.ov
THURS, 28 NOV 2019 
A Vehemence Event: Slayground
FRI, 6 SEP 2019 
Vehemence x Longbus Garden Hypnosis
SAT, 15 JUN 2019 
Vehemence x N-H // LON Festival Boat After Party
TUES, 4 JUN 2019 
Vehemence x N-H // LON Festival Boat Pre-Party: First Encounter

№015 Audio Diary by Raroh

VEHEMENCE