IM092 - @bonebrokk - The Astral Catalyst
Label: Infinite Machine
Release Date: July 30th,2021
Format: Digital
Artwork: @benfikaa

A new signee to Infinite Machine, Bonebrokk’s The Astral Catalyst EP marks his first official release for the Athens-based producer outside of his Trial & Error imprint. Influenced by late capitalism and sci-fi dystopias, across two productions Bonebrokk deftly showcases his ‘ExoPunk’ sound; a retrofuturist mix of broken beats from the continuum blended with meticulous, future-facing sound design. Long-standing IM alumni Galtier as well as techno giant Surgeon round off the release with two blistering remixes of Bonebrokk’s originals.

The Astral Catalyst opens with the EP’s eponymous track - an heady dose of industrial percussion and low-end bassweight that could easily shake the paint off a club’s walls. Amongst these dense layers of clattering percussion and dread-laiden bass lines, Bonebrokk weaves in haunting cycles of noisy feedback - a dissonant ghost in the machine.

The following track, Hyperparadox, eases up on the bass somewhat but goes big on the breaks. The track’s mid-range groans and samples that seem to squelch like shoes hitting mud gives Hyperparadox an almost tactile and material nature; as if you could physically sink your teeth into Bonebrokk’s rich arrangement here.

First up on remix duties; UK dance music giant Surgeon reworks The Astral Catalyst into a 3am fever dream, taking Bonebrokk’s original into a more functional techno direction. Surgeon applies a heavy, groove-laden drum pattern to the track whilst still keeping its unnerving mood and white noise-rich environment of The Astral Catalyst very much intact.

Closing off the EP, Galtier reworks Hyperparadox by stripping back some of the layers of samples but ramping up the tension with the elements he leaves in the mix. A great prelude to a bigger body of work by Galtier that Infinite Machine will be releasing soon.

A wild blend of dubstep and breakbeats that could easily re-soundtrack a nightclub scene from The Matrix, this might be the first but it’s certainly not the last time you’ll be hearing Bonebrokk’s unique sound

Mastered by Fausto Mercier

The Astral Catalyst

bonebrokk - The Astral Catalyst (IM092)

Ancestral Vision - Halcyon Collision

For our latest Cashmere Radio show we’re happy to present @10r3n, who pieced together an auditory trip that simultaneously builds up and breaks down club music structures.

Thank you to 10_r3n for the killer mix and artwork.

Tracklist:
10_r3n - ???
bela - Noise and Cries
Emptyset - flame
Async Figure - Gen
Anh Phi - ()
✧ :- shuriken bebe -: ✧ - 巴嘎NONO反毒大使_ FLIP
Sineraw - Very Angry Typing
逆流 - Kagura
slikback - Armada
ljj555998 - Boiling
Fetus & Itti & Indus Bonze - Kyara (Indus Bonze Remix)
Osheyack & Nahash - Temperance
Ice_Eyes - SHIBORI
hanali - Yomigaeri
T5UMUT5UMU - Marginal Era
ubu boi & r hunter - Proxy, Lover
Exploited Body - Contortion
Rat Section - Rat Lifestyle
Evian Christ - On Embers
Tadleeh - White Flames On Black Embers (Slikback Remix)
Eden Aurelius - Broken Fangs(ft Millia Rage)
SD Laika - Reckless
Yotah - Landing Sequence

xenial on Cashmere Radio w/ 10_r3n

Lambda

Plateau (reprise) [feat. Abdullah Miniawy]

mixtape aired 25.06.2024 — ATHENS, stegi.radio / KRAMA Festival (@krama-431760381)

To write;++ “I am my own ___” ? what are +*

Tracklist: 
J.R. Howard - CompiledFields.Trk1
Finlay Clark – strong
Tin_Wing - #2 sneAky
natefromfloral - there with you (excerpt) 
network glass - 35yq622 (excerpt)
Tin_Wing - #1 check check check
HKW, Fabian Saul - Schlechte Wörter / Bad Words #3 (excerpt)
Still House Plants – Pleasures (excerpt)
Or Or - Le Pieu Ou Le Bémont
Angelina Nonaj - I’m Ffffffff
Ziúr – Partygoodtime
Odwalla1221 - Trash Bag Top
Klein - not a gangster but still from endz
Angelina Nonaj – always

"uttered" – KRAMA Entries #19 – MARAws

Pulse Sur Mesure B2B with Yvu

lower your eyelid: as the serpents venom enters your system - skyte & geo.  - 28/08/2024

“Nie Boję Się” is the first single from @spalarnia 's upcoming album Paradoks. Like the album, it is inspired by Eastern European spirituality, folk traditions, eurodance, and R’n’B. The track is suspended in a continuous state of becoming, hovering between a ballad and a club banger. It takes its title (meaning “I'm not afraid” in Polish) from the first line of the lyrical meditation on the relationship between fear and desire delivered in spalarnia's trademark voice oscillating between singing and speaking, calmness and intensity.

Paradoks will be released on November 15 as a box set (incl. a CD, a shirt, a bag, and a booklet), in digital format, as well as for streaming. The album is jointly published by @gang-of-ducks from Turin and the Switzerland-based @praesens_editionen and features illustrations by Polish artist Mania Łukaszewska.

spalarnia is the music project of Wojciech Kosma, a performance artist known for his intimate, quasi-theatrical works. He creates a unique brand of hypnotic and poetic emotionality—both in his recordings and live performances, as well as in his many collaborations. He has performed widely, including at Tate Modern, Cell Projects, Camden Arts Centre, Galerie Molitor, 90mil, Ephemera Festival, Komuna Warszawa, and numerous DIY venues across Poland. His music has been released by @dymrecordsmusic , enjoy life, @ehhahah , Alicja, and his own imprint Poza.

Gang of Ducks is an artist-run multidisciplinary platform—operated by @sabla , XIII, and Oddgrad—that has, over the course of the past 11 years, published audio works by artists such as @donato-dozzy , Sara Berts, @f-cavaliere , Anna Homler, @haf-haf , and River Y.

Präsens Editionen is a publishing house and label for community-run projects including zweikommasieben Magazin, a broad range of print publications, as well as music and sound works by artists including @anomv , @red_on , @beliawinnewisser , @martina-lussi , @samuelreinhard , and @magda-drozd .

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Written, recorded and produced by Wojciech Kosma
Mastered by Nick Foglia
Photography by Michael J. Fox
Photo art direction by Jess Zamora-Turner
Illustrations by Mania Łukaszewska
Graphic design by Kaj Lehmann

Published by Gang of Ducks & Präsens Editionen, 2024

spalarnia - Nie Boję Się

Track Name : METAPH
Artist : DISTKICK

With the second edition of our Various Artists series, we’re making a clear statement: this is where uncompromising energy meets pure artistic individuality. For this compilation, we’ve brought together a selection of producers whose sonic identity reflects the essence of our label – raw, distinctive, and full of expressive power.

Various Artists 2.0 unfolds like a journey through experimental acoustic worlds. Fast, driving beats provide relentless momentum, while dark, detailed atmospheres build a dense, almost cinematic tension. Punchy, precisely crafted kicks cut through the soundscape, giving every track an immediate physical intensity. Subtle dystopian undertones weave together, forming a universe of sound that captivates, challenges, and lingers long after the final note.

Every track on this compilation stands as a unique piece of art – an individual statement bearing the unmistakable signature of its creator. That’s the heart of our label: highlighting character, celebrating diversity, and embracing true uniqueness.
UNIKAT Various Artists 2.0 is more than just a release. It’s a manifestation of vision, creativity, and a sound that refuses to compromise.

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