electronic circus

Dominik Eulberg - Afraid Of Seeing Stars [*Cuiviénen~]

Stefan Z - No Words - My Favorite Robot Records

Stephan Bodzin - Luka - Leon

Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen finally release their unique Nordic electronic sounds in album size.

Pre-order the CD/2LP/DL: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP062
Pre-order the DL via iTunes and receive the album version of 'Thrown' instantly: http://snip.ftpromo.net/kiasmos

After dropping several tracks and performing at select festivals throughout the years, Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen dedicated the year 2014 to explore the area in-between Ólafur’s more acoustic, piano-based solo work and Janus’s synth-heavy electro pop, with their collaborative electronic project Kiasmos.

By focusing solely on their self-titled debut album, Ólafur and Janus have been able to combine and further develop their unique sound aesthetics to complete an album driven by their mutual love for electronic music. Made in Ólafur’s newly build studio in Reykjavík, Iceland, a majority of the album was recorded using acoustic instruments next to a variety of synthesisers, drum machines and tape delays. It features a live drummer, string quartet and Ólafur performing on the grand piano, producing an ambient, textured sound, which makes it a perfect home listen and equally danceable record. If you listen closely, you can spot them record the thumb piano, finger snapping and even the sound of the metal grinder of a lighter slowly to replace the usual electronic hi-hat sounds, giving the album a far more intimate and unique atmosphere.

“We decided to start almost completely over with this record, so most of the material is written this year with the idea of making a record that can stand as one piece rather than a collection of songs. I am very excited to get a proper record out exploring a different territory than I am used to. I touch a lot on electronic genres in my own music but never have the opportunity to go full out electronic like we do here.” – Ólafur Arnalds

“The Kiasmos project has been around since 2009, but because of all our other projects we never really got the time to sit down and write all the tracks we always wanted to. So when we early this year finally found the time to sit down and make a full length album there was so much we wanted to try out. The result surprised us a bit, it's deeper and more emotional than we imagined it to be, but that's the beauty of being able to make an album.” – Janus Rasmussen

Kiasmos – s/t will be released on Double-Vinyl, CD and Download via Erased Tapes on October 27th, 2014.

TRACK LISTING: 

1. Lit  2. Held  3. Looped  4. Swayed  5. Thrown  6. Dragged  7. Bent  8. Burnt 

LIVE DATES:	

17.08. HAMBURG (DE) - Dockville Festival			
26.09. BRUSSELS (BE) – Bozar Electronic Arts Festival
27.09. DEN HAAG (NL) – Todays Art Festival

OFFICIAL WEBSITES:  	facebook.com/kiasmos · erasedtapes.com

Kiasmos

Burnt

Buy 2xLP/CD/DL

Kiasmos - Burnt

Kiasmos (Ólafur Arnalds + Janus Rasmussen) - Looped

LEN FAKI :
https://www.facebook.com/lenfakiofficial


OSTGUT TON : 
https://www.facebook.com/Ostgut.Ton.OFFICIAL

Len Faki -- Kraft Und Licht (Ostgut Ton)

Sometimes I turn up to a gig for my 6am slot, and the room is pitch black, deafening, and sweat is dripping off the roof, and I think, hmm, what should I play?

A lot of my solo tracks aren't quite right for this sort of atmosphere, so I've been working on a new project designed more for dark sweaty holes in which we like to spend our weekends.

It's a collaboration with someone I have been working with for many years, who is releasing under the new name - Satirist. The first vinyl + digital release coming next week on Berlin's Killekill label. No pretty melodies this time. The name I will be releasing this work under is - SKEW (because it's a bit off).

You can hear the rest of the EP here:
https://soundcloud.com/killekill/killekill-021-skew-satirist-through-the-compound-eye-ep-snippets

You can find the new Satirist facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/satirist.official/

I won't be making any new pages for my Skew project, as I think there are already enough facebook artist pages out there in the world.

Skew & Satirist - Morphogenesis

Gardens of God - Gluk (Original Mix)

My Favorite Robot aren't afraid to pay homage to their influences, as evidenced by this podcast. The basis is formed by a nice foundation of deep techno, yet al the garnish is formed by some synthpop, african drum patterns and wavey disco.

My Favorite Robot tries to maintain the spontaneity of their DJ sets in their live performances, in accordance to their mission of ignoring borders and broadening the definition of electronic music in order to deliver it to as many music lovers as possible: “When we were rehearsing for our first live shows, Voytek suddenly started a spontaneous jam of Alice in Chain songs. Jared and James were completely surprised and thus decided to keep that in our live set.” - C.

The full DJMag-interview will soon be available through http://www.sekoia.nl/my-favorite-robot-a-three-headed-entity/

Social:
http://www.myfavoriterobot.net
https://soundcloud.com/myfavoriterobot
https://www.facebook.com/myfavrobot
https://www.facebook.com/MyFavoriteRobotRecords
https://soundcloud.com/my-favorite-robot-records

Image: Drew Geraets
https://www.flickr.com/photos/drewgeraets

Become part of the SEKOIA community: 
Website: www.sekoia.nl
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Interview

SEKOIA Podcast #029 - My Favorite Robot

2014 Beachcoma Recordings

BUY: http://www.beatport.com/release/grizzly/1389969

Grizzly

BPC300 Ellen Allien - "Freak EP" is out on BPitch Control
Download from Beatport:
http://www.beatport.com/release/freak/1318726
Order Vinyl from BPC Webshop:
https://www.bpitchcontrol.de/market/browse/8898

To be free, means to be a freak. Whether as a DJ, label manager, T-Shirt creator or all-round talent – since two decades, Ellen Allien is one of Berlin’s exceptional phenomena that have created her own universe with the combination of old school-based underground love and contemporary experimental spirit. After the lovely musical affair with Thomas Muller for the track „Free Nation“, for her new solo release we hear the anniversary bells ringing. The three tracks – which are co-produced by Martin Eyerer and Skinnerbox – already mark the 300th catalog number of BPitch Control.
The „Freak EP“ is not only the result of the last months in Berlin; it also flags up the change to Ibiza, where Ellen uses the warm season to spray her positive vibe during her residency in DC 10. „Butterfly“ acts like the kick-off and not only host graceful 808 pinpricks, with the dreamy melody in the background a nostalgic aura raises that reveals Ellen’s warmer side. Especially the bass rumble emphasizes the physicality of her music in an impressive manner – in short: pure love. „Come To
Me“ is desire and passion within seven and a half minutes. In addition to the deep house frame groovy beats pushes in the foreground that sets free a hypnotic mantra. Spineless dancefloor magic that rewinds time with the haunting rave signal, floating Roland synths and the SH101 raveline. With the title track „Freak The Night Away“, Ellen once more succeeded in creating a hymn that embodies both the slogan of every great night as well as the strong atmosphere of her energetic DJ sets. Again, we hear Ellen’s charming voice – crazy, playful, creative. Following the motto: just go! With rattling claps and a warm bass, dancing won’t become a compulsion; the track clearly goes under the skin with its 303 acid hints as well as Roland piano sounds and opens the gate to another dimension. A stunning release! Happy jubilee!

Ellen Allien - Butterfly

This track is taken from the package remix "Lie to me" by Fairmont, including other remixes by Abstraxion, Mattheis, MFR, John Digweed & Nick  Muir. Out now on My Favorite Robot Records.

http://www.beatport.com/release/lie-to-me-remixes/1412260

Fairmont - Boa (Chloe Remix)

Daso - Open Cage

ÓLAFUR ARNALDS & NILS FRAHM - a2 (Max Cooper Remix) 

DOWNLOAD it exclusively from XLR8R: http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2012/04/stare-max-cooper-remix

ORDER the Ltd. Edition 10" Vinyl/Download from our store and receive the remix with it:
http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP042

'A starry-eyed house experience that fits seamlessly into a soulful, deep-felt dancefloor dynamic. Swells of low end surge into a crisp, percussive breakdown that never seems to shift too abruptly, leaving Arnalds' & Frahm's original melody work to come humming through the compressed kick in a blissful wave of moonlit elegance' – XLR8R

'A hazy slow-builder that sits nicely equidistant between Arnalds’ solo work and his excellent Kiasmos project' – The Line Of Best Fit

Erased Tapes label mates Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm record and mix their first collaborative record between Reyjkjavík and Berlin as a surprise release for label founder Robert Raths.

The ambient/electronic work ‘Stare’ is a true family effort from Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm with Anne Müller joining in on cello and all graphics by close label-friend and now in-house designer Torsten Posselt of Feld Studios.

This release will be strictly limited and exclusively available on Record Store Day 2012, April 21st. Coinciding with the 5th Anniversary of Erased Tapes, it’s also available from the official Erased Tapes online store and sure to become a must-have for fans of the label and these two artists.

LABEL: ERASED TAPES RECORDS    UK RELEASE DATE: APRIL 21, 2012
CAT.NO: ERATP042 EP/DL   EAN: 4050486068137

TRACK LISTING:  1. a1  2. a2  3. b1  4. a2 (Max Cooper Remix)* digital bonus track

OFFICIAL WEBSITES:   OLAFURARNALDS.COM   DURTONSTUDIO.COM   ERASEDTAPES.COM 

Stare

a2 (Max Cooper Remix)

Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm - a2 (Max Cooper Remix)

I purchased it but I do not own the rights of this track. Let me know if I need to take it down. Enjoy!

Rone - Parade  (Dominik Eulberg Remix)

Kangding Ray [ raster-noton ] Germany

Kangding ray's music reflects his wide musical background, and a particular way of merging beats and atmospheric soundscapes into slowly evolving compositions.
KR combines machines with « real instruments » in a subtle and rythmic suite, integrating noises, walls of distortion, massive bass lines, voices and field recordings, blending techno grooves with dark textures, always on the edge between experimental music and club culture.


1.Egisto Macchi . La Calme ( Gemelli )
2.Bee mask . The Story Of Keys And Locks (  Spectrum Spools ) + Kero . Vikkie ( 3.Semantica Records )
4.Harald Grosskopf . 1847 - Earth ( Sky Records / Rvng Intl. )
5.Outer Space . Deathless ( Arbor )
6.Arvo Pärt / Keith Jarrett / Gidon Kremer . Fratres ( ECM ) + Raime . Soil and Colts ( Blackest ever Black )
7.Swans . Children of Gods ( Caroline records )
8.Demdike Stare . Kommunion ( alternate version ) ( Modern Love ) + Edmx . Cerberus ( Power Vacuum )
9.Cut Hands . Nine-night ( Very Friendly )
10.Taeji Sawai & Aoki Takamasa  . BBBB ( op disc ) + Andy Stott . Posers ( Modern Love )
11.Ancient Methods . Dämmerung Der Parhelia ( Fondation Sonore )
12.Yoshihiro Arikawa . Cosmonaut ( Hypnotic Room )
13.Massacondensatie . Imbrium ( Unreleased )
14.I-f . I do because i couldn't care less ( USA mix ) ( Disko B )
15.Actress . Ascending ( Honest Jon's Records )

Asia Tour Date
FRI 11 Jan . Seoul, Korea
SAT 12 Jan . Tokyo, Japan
MON 14 Jan . Kyoto, Japan
WED 16 Jan . Taipei, Taiwan
SAT 19 Jan . Bangkok, Thailand
SUN 20 Jan . Hanoi, Vietnam


kangdingray.com
www.smkmachine.com 
www.facebook.com/SmokeMachineOfficial

Smoke Machine Podcast 073 Kangding Ray

Nhar - The Swallow

► Download audio on our app: http://blrrm.tv/BR_APP ► Watch here: http://blrrm.tv/eulberg-60min
► Dominik Eulberg coming at you with his inimitable house style from Berlin.

Dominik Eulberg Boiler Room Berlin DJ Set

Paul Kalkbrenner - Altes Kamuffel (Special Berlin Calling Edit)

Upcoming track produced by AES DANA for V/A DREAMSCAPE on TechSafari Records (Montréal, Canada) ! 10 exclusive tracks selected by DJ Rikam !


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