After a first dancefloor-oriented release, Vilamar open their second editorial line dedicated to more narrative explorations with this sonorous 6-track mini album, written and composed in 2019 by Hiroma Keo. Formal yet experimental, each track plays with textural contrasts, gossamer lightness brushing up against uncompromising density. The result is a thing of austere beauty: from the cinematic opener to the climactic rush of the finale you will find shimmering arpeggios, industrial polyrhythms and, at one point, even an unabashedly 80s synth lead. Made in Lisbon, but with its gaze fixed firmly beyond the horizon.

A1 - Unstructured Confessions - 4:22
A2 - Cycles Innit ? - 3:30
A3 - Chocolate - 5:00

B1 - Unfulfilled - 4:22
B2 - Rise up you piece of shit - 4:26
B3 - Chaos Is - 6:30

Produced, Mixed and Arranged in Vilamar Studios by https://soundcloud.com/hiromakeo (Lisbon - PT)
Mastered at Angstrom Studios (Brussels - BE)
Pressed at Deepgrooves (Leeuwarden - NL)
Distributed by Crevette (Brussels - BE).
Artwork by David Rubio-Meau

The Ordeal Cycle

VMRLP001 - Hiroma Keo - The Ordeal Cycle (Snippets)

Keep it steady, pass through alone, in some city without any friends

Big thanks to Loz, Amarz, Nesh, Ana & João

Experimental musician and performer Moss Kissing debuts on vinyl for Lisbon collective Vilamar. Thick layers of ambience and intense bass weight form a canvas for plaintive melodies and brooding dance rhythms. These latter range in tempo and gait from dubstep to techno to jungle and back again, summoning contrary moods often within the confines of a single track. This freedom with form arises from Moss Kissing’s background in noise guitar and his current focus on dynamic improvisation led hardware jams, which have gained him notoriety around his chosen city of Lisbon. The British connection is unmissable, though, as the Pass Through LP is haunted by many of the spectres conjured by FSOL, Autechre and Burial before it. As with their previous releases, Vilamar bring to light an artist playing with the boundaries of dance music without ever losing sight of what’s at its core: the physical texture of bodies and minds in space, moving, seeking connection.

All tracks produced by Moss Kissing
Mastered by Angstrom
Artwork by James Usill & Sky Goodman
Layout and text by David Rubio Meau

Pass Through

Pass Through LP - VMRLP002

VMRLP002 - Moss Kissing - Pass Through LP (Snippets)

Vilamar collective’s second dancefloor-oriented EP lands with a bang, confirming the intentions laid out in their opening salvo from late 2020: this is classical, transparent techno that leaves little room for interpretation. Intense bass weight, watertight arrangements, and an appreciation for the power of silence – all these qualities combine into raw momentum that will satisfy the voracious dancers of Waking Life’s floresta stage, Labyrinth, or the big house itself. Plug in and feel the pressure.

Perceptions EP

VMR002 - Mardel - Perceptions EP (Snippets)

VILAMAR EP 01

Purchase on bandcamp : https://vilamarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/vilamar-ep-01-vmr001

Vilamar finally step out from the shadows with a debut of rigorously sustained bass pressure. The product of endless smoke-filled studio sessions in Lisbon's industrial Eastside, each cut is imbued with the contrasting glint and grime of the nearby river port. Whether it's the earthy breaks and grinding half-step of the A-side or the water-drenched dub and dnb on the B, Vilamar take a wrecking ball to the monotony of the club, breaking a new path out into the rave jungle beyond.

A1 – Vilamar 01 – 5:34
A2 – Vilamar 02 – 5:09

B1 – Vilamar 03 – 5:44
B2 – Vilamar 04 – 6:52

Produced, Mixed and Arranged in Vilamar Studios by Vilamar(Lisbon - PT)
Mastered at Angstrom Studios (Brussels - BE)
Pressed at Deepgrooves (Leeuwarden - NL)
Distributed by Crevette (Brussels - BE).

Special Guest : Lucky Charmz on Vilamar 01

Vilamar EP 01

VMR001 - Vilamar EP 01 (Snippets)

Vilamar is an open collective led by like minded individuals. No music boundaries are to be expected.

contact : vilamarrecords [a] gmail

Vilamar Archives : those mixes are recorded by one or more members of the collective.

Discography :
- Feb 2023 : Moss Kissing - Pass Through LP - VMRLP002
- Sept 2022 : Mardel - Perceptions EP - VMR002
- Oct 2021 : Hiroma Keo - The Ordeal Cycle LP - VMRLP001
- Nov 2020 : Vilamar 001 - VMR001



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