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ZG is the moniker of London based Zansika Lachhani and Grant (aka Anthony Collins, and the Tony in Frank & Tony). Their upcoming de- but-album ZG is set for a release in November and was borne out of a connection online, as Grant and Zan connected on Soundcloud, both independently vibing off each other's music and approach to their art.

Jungle Times sets the scene for the album with an atmospheric, ambient opening giving way to a wonky breakbeat and whispered vocals from Zan. It sets the tone perfectly, pitching the sound equally between London and New York.

Jungle Times

ZG - Jungle Times

Radiant Energy - Evolution

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Martin Jarl - Drömsekvens III (TR - Rework)

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A contemporary product of relentless capitalism has been a trend called slowness for several years now. In order to counteract the perceived fast pace of the times in which we live with a little deceleration, sustainability and relaxation, phenomena such as Slow Food, Slow Travel, Slow Fashion or even Slow Cruising, the tourist sailing of the world's oceans with somewhat smaller cruise ships "away from the mainstream", have been introduced into the world. 

That slowness is more than the opposite of speed, that elements, things, sounds that move as if in slow motion unfold a special power, precision, aesthetics and beauty, doesn’t need to be explained twice to ambient musicians. The 23rd edition of the Pop Ambient compilation, compiled as always by Wolfgang Voigt, is no exception, but instead provides the proof. Already with the first tracks of Leandro Fresco/Thore Pfeiffer, Gen Pop (Burger, Pfeiffer, Würden), Morgen Wurde feat. Tetsuroh Konishi and Max Würden up to Triola's gloomy and melancholic "Kupferblüte", the feeling of a slowness and calmness not experienced before, of an exceedingly lively standstill, creeps over us. A mental state that resembles dreams, in which we follow strange events as if paralyzed, yet awake and sensory. 

The Cologne-based Sono Kollektiv, an association of experimental artists Annie Bloch, Stefanie Grawe, Joel Jaffe, Alex Linster, Luis Weiß, Moritz Riesenbeck, Lukas Schäfer, Emily Wittbrodt and Max Würden, is represented for the first time with two contributions on Pop Ambient. The two works, the fragile "Bolzano Sessions IV" and the rather light-flooded "Bolzano Sessions V" (only available on CD and in the digital version) nestle perfectly into the musical whole of this year's compilation, not only in terms of their majestic leisureliness. 

In Jens-Uwe Beyer's "Nero", melancholic guitar chords reduced to the bare minimum are carried away by the wind like leaves, the reverberation holding the last note so long that it almost comes to a stop in the ear. If you like it synesthetic, look at the once again ravishing cover artwork by Veronika Unland right at this moment. Colors and shapes in which there is both everything and nothing to discover. Both feel equally right. 

The final third of Pop Ambient 2023 begins with Reich & Würden's herbaceous "Receiver," a track so dignified and carried by pads reminiscent of the sound of bagpipes that it would have perfectly punctuated her majesty the Queen's 8-hour funeral ceremony - a wonderful example, by the way, of the spiritual confluence of deceleration and precision that eventually turns into trance. 

The slowness is joined by togetherness at the end: Pop Ambient veteran Joachim Spieth cooperates with American sound artist zakè on his literally weightless "Air", Thore Pfeiffer co-produced the wonderful "Instinct" with Scottish brother duo Andy and Mike Truscott aka Kinbrae. California duo Patrick Hills and Morgan Fox aka Blank Gloss close out the vinyl version with the yearning "Down At The Heel," while that honor falls to debutant Ümit Han on the Pop Ambient CD. "Sieg über das Ungute" (victory over the unpleasant) in all its beauty brings us painfully back to reality.

Pop Ambient 2023

Joachim Spieth / zakè - Air

~ LAAPS 025 ~ [SEQ.04 - LP25]

artist : Arovane
 album : Sinter
duration : 39.29 mn
 date : January 23rd, 2023

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- cd : limited to 200 copies / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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Written and produced by Uwe Zahn.
Recorded and edited at Saale Studio.
Track 03. Konstant is dedicated to Taylor Deupree.

Mastered by Taylor Deeper (12K)
Artwork by Marco Cadioli
Design by Sprflxgrfzm

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Sinter

Arovane - Konstant

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Noisy(Free download see link in description)

— Mel, everything has exceeded my expectations! However, now we are wanted, so keep the proceedings to yourself for a while.
— Always happy to help, buddy! Yeah, you made some noise. To steal a huge load of blue crystals from under the nose of the shadow government! Graves said there's a decent bounty on your heads. These scoundrels can’t wait to put back in their place any witness who might inadvertently blab about the secrets of the sanctuary.

This unnatural masquerade has been replaced by a cozy penthouse where you can chill out with your favourite music, relieve tension and just sleep after a busy weekday. Thin wisps of smoke have entwined in discussions about the future, sometimes disturbed by pictures from childhood. "I haven't been home for so long that I'm starting to forget its existence. Isn't scientific research going too far?" — an internal dialogue made Spacelunch face a cunning question. Reflections about the innermost were interrupted by intermittent footsteps that increased with each passing moment…

Get Tired

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Always Maybe Tomorrow

https://www.smallplasticanimals.com/release/7018/yagya/always-maybe-tomorrow

After the 2020 release of Old Dreams And Memories, Icelandic dub techno linchpin Yagya returns for a second release on his emergent label, Small Plastic Animals. This latest venture marks a new chapter in the artist’s accomplished career, having released on Delsin, Subwax BCN and A Strangely Isolated Place as well as forming a core part of the Thule collective alongside his partner in Sanasol, Thor. As those associations ably point out, the music Yagya crafts is spacious and atmospheric, using the techno tradition as a vessel for meditative as well as emotional exploration and experimenting with sound design according to a specific, patiently cultivated style.

Always Maybe Tomorrow finds Yagya ruminating on the behavioural energy of environments as viewed from afar – the man-made electricity of urban expanses and the interconnected flora and fauna of ecosystems. Looking to his chosen tools as a means to express these ideas, he employed a non-linear approach to each of the four tracks on this EP, choosing to create musical systems in constant flux rather than composing each piece in a conventional left-to-right narrative. Yagya’s trademark voluminous chords and vast pads ebb and flow through filters controlled by LFOs and randomness, creating their own micro-incidents and macro evolution as though holding a mirror up to the environments the initial inspiration was drawn from.

Written and produced by Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson
Mastered by LUPO
Artwork by Richard Ortiz
Layout by Erris Huijgens

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The Women Everyday project is a series of EPs, each comprising 5 tracks and a visual created exclusively by female artists. The different EPs will be defined by hypnotic and haunting electronic styles but the project will be guided by the artists' musical worlds.

The Women Everyday series is a passionate celebration of women's talent, everyday.

Part of the profits will be donated to the NGO #noustoutes which is committed to denouncing gender-based violence.

We are delighted to welcome the artists Elisa Batti ft. Jenny Thiele, Irina Kotik, Slow Dimension, Vice City and Kato de Vidts for this second volume accompanied by the visuals of Daisy de Montjoye.

In this EP composed entirely by women, each track has an evocative female name. Their work takes us on a sonic odyssey through the ages and cultures. Like an invitation to journey into the mind, we travel introspectively to mystical and distant lands.

Each track creates a musical expression that is both dark and radiant, flowing together to form a circle. This circle represents both women's power and solidarity, and this EP is a celebration of their work and creativity.

Slow Dimension has been producing for 20 years. Her productions are the exact combination of the nuances and opacity of dark techno sounds with light dubby chords echoed and filtered.

Tracklist: 

1. Elisa Batti - Jörd  ft. Jenny Thieve
2. Irina Kotik - Mira
3. Slow Dimension - Vesper Lux
4. Vice City - Gaia Horizon 
5. Kato De Vidts - Saloya

PREMIERE: Slow Dimension - Vesper Lux [Melifera Records]

Have a wonderful Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

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