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Deena Abdelwahed's first album is shifting the epicenter of contemporary electronic music south: 'Khonnar' will be released on November 16, 2018 by InFiné. Pronounced 'Ronnar' (an essential detail so as to avoid facile misinterpretation by French-speakers) it is a term that makes the most of Tunisia's cultural and linguistic spectrum. It evokes the dark, shameful and disturbing side of things, the one we usually seek to hide, but which Deena instead sticks our noses in with her debut. It is a testament to Deena's coming into her own as a world citizen, and as an artist. A self-construction made of frustrations and constraints, borne of retrograde mindsets, which are not the prerogative of either the East or the West, and which she tirelessly strives to expose and break. Throughout the 45 minutes of 'Khonnar", Deena breaks down the codes of bass, techno and experimental music, and writes the manifesto for a generation that does not seek to please or to conform, taking back control of its identity - with all the attendant losses and chaos. A new creative world order is taking shape, a new tilting point between north and south, the response of a connected and liberated youth who takes the control of the new decolonization. About Deena Abdelwahed A Tunisian producer and DJ, Deena Abdelwahed arrived in France at the age of 26 after earning her stripes on the Tunis scene and as part of the Arabstazy collective.

Das französische Label Infiné ist dafür bekannt, elektronische Musik jenseits ausgetretener Pfade zu veröffentlichen - hier wird Techno und House neu definiert. So passt es ganz gut, dass die aufstrebende tunesische DJ und Underground-Produzentin Deena Abdelwahed bei dem Lyoner Imprint eine Veröffentlichungsplattform gefunden hat. Abdelwahed performte in den letzten Jahren zwischen Boiler Room und Berghain in allen namhaften Clubs und hinterließ bei der globalen Dance-Gemeinde mehr als staunende Münder. Nach der im Frühjahr 2017 veröffentlichten EP "Klabb" präsentiert die Tunesierin mit "Khonnar" jetzt ihr sehnlichst erwartetes Debütalbum.

Was beide Tonträger vereint: sie verbinden nordafrikanische Klangelemente mit elektronischen Sounds, haben jedoch mit Weltmusik nichts am Hut.

The new FEMUR release features the Swiss duo SAVAGE GROUNDS, agents of a dirty, raw and miserable sound. 'Es un flash electrónico' is a true exercise of proximity and freshness combining mid-tempo landscapeses with stimulating accelerated bursts. The release consists of 3 original tracks and a remix by Esplendor Geométrico, which elevates the original called 'Última línea' to another dimension.

Emotional Rescue returns to the music of Takenoko, the Bordeaux based synth-pop project from 1982-1988, to follow their LP collection L'Amour Est Mon Arme (ERC062), with an EP of remixes from Dresden's cult-like producer, Sneaker DJ.
The meeting of Takenoko and Sneaker offers a perfect marriage of left field cold wave tones, inventive drum programming and pop lyrics, with a master-mixer, programmer and DJ of today.
Following releases on cult labels like Uncanny Valley, Rat Life and Frigio as Sneaker and numerous labels such as Macadam Mambo, Bordello A Parigi and Bahnsteig 23 under several pseudonyms, Sneaker first contacted the label after his trance-inducing, drum heavy remix of C Cat Trance , with the suggestion to research an idea to create a reissue / remix project out of a band he had discovered, Takenoko.This was soon expanded to become a stand-alone album and remixes EP after the discovery in the vaults of a cache of unreleased songs. The breadth of styles found on L'Amour Est Mon Arme is matched with these "Mixes", as Sneaker takes 3 of their singles and indelibly puts his marker on them.
Starting with his retake of their second single, Lee Harvey Oswald, he reworks their pop ode to the Kennedy tragedy and strips it groove back for a near 9 minute vocal-meets-discodub that lets the lyrical structure remain, before stretching it out and letting the instrumental interplay between keys, guitar and rhythm machines glide before bringing it all back for finale.
Next, their 1988 single Trans Amor Express is given what is becoming a trademark Sneaker treatment. In a similar vain to his remix of C Cat Trance, here he rips the original apart to extend a single vocal refrain with the raw percussion elements for mind-inducing results.
Finally, his mix of the anthemic John Wayne is almost gentle in comparison, adding 909 overdubs but letting much of the original stay, showing again a modern mastery of mixing desk technique and craft.

Born In Windsor Ct And Based In Bushwick Brooklyn, Acemo Is A Rising Producer / Dj In The Nyc Underground. Growing Up In A Nuyorican / Dominican Household Ace Was Raised On Salsa And Soul, Playing In Latin Jazz Youth Ensembles And Marching Bands. A Multi-instrumentalist And Lifelong Musician, Ace Started Producing In 2009 At Age 16. After A String Of Releases Culminating With The 'black Populous' Full Length On Bootleg Tapes, Acemo Returns With An Eponymous 4 Tracker On Vanity Press, Showcasing A Clean Style Of Production Balanced With Dirt And Grit.

German newcomer Ausschus debuts on Haunter Records with a 6-track offering, throwing in elements from the whole spectrum of contemporary experimental music. The subtle yet intense melodic work, put in the midst of bit-crushed drones, metallic clangs and slow hard beats, allows him to explore both negative and positive affections. Ausschuss' use of space, reverb and harmony gives solidity to the sound, creating a proper environment in which insight and growth can happen freely.

Six fresh, nervy experiments with grime, ambient, d&b, garage and glitch, bristling with ideas and drama, by this up-and-coming producer from Monza, for the Milanese label Beat Machine, plus a heavy remix by Bristol prodigy Walton, stepping up from Hyperdub and Tectonic. Beautifully presented, too: white vinyl in hand-painted fluorescent sleeves.

The hyper-chromatic music of Matt Cutler marks him out as a true
impressionist; as Lone, he drizzles brightly coloured melody through his tracks with all the reflexive skill of a master painter daubing inks and pigment across paper. On Cutler's fifth Lone album, Reality Testing, released on R&S, he sends notes and chords rippling delicately into space before allowing them to disperse, each oozing beautifully away into the background fabric of the music. Combined with rhythms that ebb and flow, shifting from propulsive club constructions to beatific coastal hip-hop, it's a sensuous, immersive, heady experience, and easily his most accomplished and selfcontained work to date.

It's easy to eye collaborative records between two established artists with either a weary sigh or a degree of cynicism. In an age where a track or record seems to perform better directly in relation to how many artist names are on the digital byline, it can often feel like engineered circumstance or a desire to exponentially boost appeal comes before any natural create endeavour. In the case of 'On Reflection' however - the new record by Derwin Dicker AKA Gold Panda and Jas Shaw, one half of Simian Mobile Disco, the venture, under the moniker Selling is rooted in a long-standing friendship and prior creative history.

It's easy to eye collaborative records between two established artists with either a weary sigh or a degree of cynicism. In an age where a track or record seems to perform better directly in relation to how many artist names are on the digital byline, it can often feel like engineered circumstance or a desire to exponentially boost appeal comes before any natural create endeavour. In the case of 'On Reflection' however - the new record by Derwin Dicker AKA Gold Panda and Jas Shaw, one half of Simian Mobile Disco, the venture, under the moniker Selling is rooted in a long-standing friendship and prior creative history.

Börft's long run & superb sublabel Ufo Mongo presents the 4th Synthesator LP - this edition by Daniel Fagerström. With many years in between one can get a hold of an exeptionally catchy synth-music LP - while lingering in the curve of typical "analog synth music" these tracks are sonically senseful, melodically giving and one of the live drum tracks (A3) are so well paired with the synths the execution should have been on a "Missing" poster since 1975

Bristol-based producer Drone finally makes his bow for Coyote Records with the release of new four-track EP, 'Light Speed'. Written over the first six months of 2018, 'Light Speed' forms Drone's most accomplished and absorbing release to date, bringing new textures, layers and depth to his music and to the club - a space where his beats have been a mainstay in the sets of producers like Kahn & Neek since debuting on Hear Other Sounds in early 2017. A regular at Coyote's Bristol parties over the course of 2016 and 2017 and inspired by the clinical, freeze-dried grime of label contemporaries like Last Japan, as well as Sector 7 bosses Boofy and Lemzly Dale, Drone has probed, honed and developed his sound to marry the raw impact of his early beats with detailed, widescreen scope. There are nods to the soundsystem culture of his new home city of Bristol on the coarse textures and booming, dubby low-end of 'Narroways' for example, while title-track 'Light Speed' captures the icy, shimmering Coyote sound aesthetic in full view. B-side tracks 'Probiscus' and 'Fangz' continue this theme apace, bleeding into one another like patchwork to showcase a grime sound moulded by the club, but finessed away from it. Born in Hastings, Drone has spent the last three years studying Music Production in Bristol, during which time he's guested on Rinse FM, released on London's Hear Other Sounds and Boofy and Lemzly Dale's influential Sector 7 imprint, as well as self-releasing a limited edition USB - comprised of a slew of unreleased beats - in February 2018.

Aurora Borealis proudly presents the debut album from Maze & Lindholm, 'Where The Wolf Has Been Seen'.
Combining the talents of P.Maze, one half of noise/techno duo Orphan Swords, with fellow Brussels-based producer and musician Otto Lindholm, 'Where The Wolf Has Been Seen' is a meditative and claustrophobic work for electronics and double bass.
'Where The Wolf Has Been Seen' will be available on deluxe 180g black vinyl housed in a reverse board heavyweight sleeve with spot varnish and download code, limited to 300, in addition to limited CD and digital formats.
The four parts evolve and spread outwards, throbbing bass drones colliding with slowly bowed arcs of keening strings that make for a deeply immersive listening experience. 'Where The Wolf Has Been Seen' explores the boundaries of the modern classical and electronic disciplines, with slowly shifting and expanding compositions that thrive on the tension between.
Mastered by James Plotkin and cut for vinyl at The Carvery, East London. Cover photography by Solal Israel.
Otto Lindholm : Brussels-based producer evolving between drone music and modern classical , Otto Lindholm employs an array of loop pedals and electronic effects in partnership with his double bass to produce a range of rich and voluptuous tones, emotions, and elongated melodies. Otto Lindholm came to light in 2016 with his debut eponymous LP (Icarus), a "stunningly beautiful" record (FACT). His second LP 'Alter' (2017 Gizeh), was introduced on BBC6 by Mary Anne Hobbs as an "Extraordinary new LP. Deeply meditative". Early 2018, he opened the new Houndstooth compilation "In Death's Dream Kingdom". « The set opens with Otto Lindholm's Cain - all Ligeti / Xenakis style doom and dirge and cooling solar flares ». (THE WIRE) « Cain by Otto Lindholm with its tortured voices and shards of cello, is like William Blake soundtracked by Arthur Russell ». (MOJO). Upon invitation of Stuart Argabright, he has collaborated on the new Black Rain EP that is due on Blackest Ever Black at the end of this year.
P.Maze is half of the duo Orphan Swords. Described as 'a brutal hypnosis' by Ransom Note, Orphan Swords music has been released on Aurora Borealis, Desire Records, Clan Destine and Instruments Of Discipline. The duo has collaborated with Ike Yard, Helm, SHXCXCHCXSH, Emptyset, and many more. Earlier this year, Orphan Swords was invited to live score the Walter Van Beirendonck show at Fashion Week Paris. That meeting resulted into a techno-driven menacing album to be released in 2019. The art cover curated by Walter Van Beirendonck will present a painting of Wouter Steel. Next to the furious maximal output of Orphan Swords, P.Maze is exploring a quieter and much more minimal side. The collaboration with Otto Lindholm represents his first official output under that moniker. A solo debut album is in the works for 2019.

Originally released digitally back in 2016 and now available physically on Pro dubbed c70 cassette with risographed artwork & encased in coalesced molten candy floss blue and pink expandable foam The Modern Institute and Domestic Exile invite you to view a new album:

Another exhibition at The Modern Institute.

As communication is becoming less and less trustworthy - and one could say, purposely and progressively emptied out of meaning through politics and mass media - we search for meanings that lie elsewhere.

How can we free ourselves from set definitions enforced by spoken language's power structures This current exhibition (or rather the works within it) deal with the relative non-state and impossibility of that passage. This sort of empirical navigation can't be discovered through an unavoidable application—its compass is the unconscious knot that throbs in your lower gut when you learn your therapist's office is one level up from the fine French bistro where you first met.

In this new ambitious Exhibition by The Modern Institute, the subtle frictions of—faux—eel skin, ostrich, snake, crocodile make for a tactile image of vital interiority; and keep one from slipping haplessly through the ceiling cracks.

The Modern Institutes recent awards include Werkbeitrag, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia; Weiner Werkstipendium (Art Prize) City of Zurich, CH; and Art Prize 2011, Nationale Suisse Credit, Basel, CH; the recipient of a selection of very important awards such as the Spanish National Radio prize 'El Rojo Crítico', J. Vettriano Excellence Achievement, and scholarship from the Pièce Montée Fondantion in Paris. The Modern Institute have been awarded by a number of institutions including Arts Council Britain and Helvetia Arts Council, and National Council of the Kingdom of Iceland.

Composer, Synthesist And Producer Matt Robertson Is Set To Release His New Album 'entology' Via Tape Club Records On 16th November 2018. It Follows His Warmly Received 2016 Album 'in Echelon', Described By Mojo As "nils Frahm's Modern Classical Meets Jon Hopkins' Grainy Techno", "an Album Of Symphonic Electronica And Leftfield Techno Thats Cinematic In Scale" In Mixmag And "magnificent Wild Sound" By The Line Of Best Fit.

As Musical Director For Björk, Cinematic Orchestra And Anohni As Well As Working With Lamb, Emiliana Torrini And Bat For Lashes, Matt Has A Wealth Of Experience Collaborating With Some Of The Most Exciting Artists In The World. Working With A Collection Of Vintage, Modern And Diy Synths, And Combining Electronic Music Production With Classical Composition And Cinematic Soundscapes - Artists, Producers And Film Composers Alike Seek His Enveloping And Distinct Sound.

"i Love The Idea That Not So Very Long Ago, The Idea That A Species Could Become Extinct At All Was Laughed At. In The 17th Century, Fossils Were Believed To Be From Mythical Creatures Like Dragons. In 1796, George Cuvier Presented The Idea That A Species Could Have Existed And Now No Longer Existed, And He Was Laughed At By Scientists. Darwin Then Suggested That Evolution Did Not Need Catastrophic Events To Explain Extinction - More That It Was Due To Perpetual Competition In An Overcrowded World.

I'm Adopting The Word "entology" To Be An Awareness Of Our Current Period Of Geological Time Being An Extinction Period, Where An Extinction Period Is Defined As A Time When A Significant Proportion Of Species Die In A Geologically Insignificant Amount Of Time. I Was Trying To Imagine The Obvious Desolate Spaces Of A Post Apocalyptic World, But Also The Slightly More Opaque Vision Of The Fact That So Many Things Are Becoming Extinct Around Us Without Us Noticing, Or Even Being Aware Of Their Existence In The First Place.

The Idea Is Of Desolation But, Because Of The Awareness, Also Of Hope."

- Matt Robertson

Noise To Meet You, Spanish label of recent creation, was born with the intention of offering the most personal sensitivity of electronic music.

In this first reference, we can find a complete selection of Electro tracks in which artists of the stature of Synth Alien or ElectroBerlin, seconded by new talents as Module 3F, Vronsky, Astro Quake or Ticco Ross, show its best version to welcome a project that promises musical joys to those who are real lovers of the genre.

NormCore emotions from two Bristol lovers and Dreamers that involves the deliberate choice of unremarkable or unfashionable casual electronic music. Odd Shy Guy & Rose Again after several Mango Juices..

Being closely connected to the label, it was only a matter of time before Daniele Cosmo was released on Pinkman. At long last, he makes his debut appearance with co-conspirator CCO as Savage Grounds. What they came up with is a tight two tracker presenting full speed, minimalistic punk electro workouts. Both tracks, while boasting with furiosity and dread, as is often the case in the Broken Dreams releases, carry an infectious groove that is guaranteed to get bodies moving in the highest gear and right into the abyss. Pressed on a single 7" this concise release is far from falling short in completeness, expertise and potential to break dreams.

Berlin's Ecke Records returns with its second release this December, coming courtesy of Squallfront who offer up their two-track EP, 'Stormin''.

Ecke Records's Xantrax & Johnny Counce aka Squallfront (as the pair like to be referred to when alone in a darkened room) bring you their debut two-tracker. The artwork is the second in a series of works by Ben Fables. Each piece is handcrafted be the man himself and standing as a visual interpretation of the music itself, a theme that will continue with the label.

A-Side 'The Bells' Straddles the boundaries between Electro, Rave & UK Bass with a twisted arrangement laid out over seven-minutes via syncopated, dynamic drums, murky bass tones and choppy rave style string samples.

On the flip-side we have 'The Crack' laying focus on off-kilter, groove-step percussion and the emergence of 8-bit style chords hinting towards the deep-dystopian electronica days of old. The composition was recorded in 'the cave', an old underground wine cellar in the south of France. The distorted cracking comes from a dusty old analogue electric organ, bugging-out whilst gained the max. Playing powerful chords on the lower keys caused the inner workings & chassis of the old organ to shake profusely adding a further distinctive character to this already forward thinking production.

Squallfront's 'Stormin' EP' is out on Ecke Records 4th December 2018. With a party to celebrate the release planned for the 7th December, Ecke has invited UntilMyHeartStops' Joe Ellis down for an evening of deep, rolling rhythms.

Volume 2 of retakes of C Cat Trance's unique post-punk meets world beat brings the collaboration between Malka Tuti and Emotional Rescue to a close. Here again, the label's call in a selection of heads to re-envisage a modern vision of the music to present a perfect representation for today.

Starting with Red Axes retake of an almost untouchable classic, the booming, sound system-quaking version of Shake The Mind is a heads down mover that should add to their reputation and finally give DJ's a follow up to utilise.

Next, Jamie Paton gives the perfect trance-inducing, dubbed edit of Take Me To The Beach. Looping the drums and horns infinitum, building through repetition was never truer, before release. His individual take on remixes is again displayed, deep dubs from the brethren.

To close the 2 EPs, the final side is given to a meeting of older and established artist and new, upcoming, but already respecting crew. In Prins Thomas, the psychedelic protagonist of the heralded northern disco lights, his name was first to be penciled. His live, drum-heavy reversions have become trademark and in Sudaniyya, it's all there. Subtle, confident and alluring, Thomas builds to a steady jam of machine and man, letting it all hang and simply, groove along.

In finale, Khidja bring in friend and fellow Romanian production rising star, Borusaide to cover Simple Helen. A slow-burning ode in original form, their genius reversion captures the essence and much more, giving C Cat Trance's music a whole new lease, while presenting their production talent and musicianship. As was the hope and intention of these updated versions - Re-mixes for the 21st Century - with a nod to the past, but feet firmly in the future. Play loud and play out.

ABOUT THE 'LIBRARY TOOL KIT' SERIES

The new sub-label from WNCL Recordings features 12 short 'tools' per release, for use on discotheque sound systems and home stereos alike. Released on 10' vinyl with digital to follow at a later date

ABOUT THIS RECORD

EKOPLEKZ contributes to the Library Tool Kit series with 12 unique transmissions, live and direct from his radiochronic workshop.

"Horton makes the scene.

The caped rave wonder, alive and spitting since '88.

Pyschedelia set for anthemic mind expansion.

Eclectic Day a journey to the centre of Jupiter.

Smokin' Roachin' si bella bella.

The Box drummers gonna work it out.

Horton hears a trippin' !!"

Mijo aka Alec Sander is a legend and you must know this by now. The Mexican born, Japanese raised and taco lover producer makes his solo EP debut with Duro. 'THXTASY' is one of those many forgotten gems you can find inside Alec's dusty laptop hard drive, charged with plenty of rawness and humor; two of the main Mijo ingredients.

The single is splendidly accompanied: on the A-side we have the upcoming rising superstar Paulor (whose career is currently being endorsed by Rebolledo and Pachanga Boys) with a strong, guitar driven mix. B-side goes more eclectic: D.Y.O.R. aka Dig Your Own Rave, from Spain, delivers an epic madchester style acid odyssey, while The Chica, from Argentina, delivers an edgier punk house mix. Enjoy!

Mega-rarity from the Korean Ambient / Experimental band, Puredigitalsilence! First released in 1998 on a barely marketed and quickly forgotten 1000-run CD, this is some of the most mental, druggy music to ever see life in Korea. Taking the style of Swans, Spacemen 3 and My Bloody Valentine as a starting point, PDS, formed in the fertile university neighborhood of Hongdae in Seoul, branched into more experimental choices of sound layers and textures, incorporating elements of Drone, Ambient and Noise into intense, lengthy improvised jams. Analog electronics, reverb and delay-drenched atmospheric synth lines comprise the supporting cast of this mind-twisting soundscape, almost completely lost to the sands of time before being rescued by Daehan Electronics.

This release has been carefully remastered and is being offered on Vinyl for the first time, spread over two full-length LPs for the best possible sound. Available from Daehan Electronics, a Seoul-based label dedicated to tracing the history of Korean electronic and experimental music, on December 8th, 2018.

Released In September 1978, A Mere Two Months Before Ymo's Debut, Cochin Moon Is A Clear Precursor To The Groundbreaking Synth And Sequencer-dominated Sounds That Would Come To Define The Iconic Trio. Credited To Hosono And Pop Art Legend Tadanori Yokoo (who Created The Cover Art), Cochin Moon Is A Fictional Soundtrack To A Journey Into Unknown Worlds, Inspired By Hosono And Yokoo's Trip To India.
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The Unbelievably Prolific Haruomi Hosono Is One Of The Major Architects Of Modern Japanese Pop Music. With His Encyclopedic Knowledge Of Music And Boundless Curiosity For New Sounds, Hosono Is The Auteur Of His Own Idiosyncratic Musical World, Putting His Unmistakable Stamp On Hundreds Of Recordings As An Artist, Session Player, Songwriter And Producer. Born And Raised In Central Tokyo, His Adolescent Obsession With American Pop Culture Informed His Early Forays Into Country Music, Which He Would Revisit Later In His Career. Hosono Made His Professional Debut In 1969 As A Member Of Apryl Fool, Whose Heavy Psychedelia Was Somewhat At Odds With His Influences, Which Leaned Towards The Rootsy Sounds Of Moby Grape And Buffalo Springfield. The Latter Was One Of The Main Inspirations For His Next Group, Happy End, Whose Unique Blend Of West Coast Sounds With Japanese Lyrics Proved To Be Highly Influential Over The Course Of Three Albums. After The Band's Amicable Break Up In 1973, Hosono Began His Solo Career With Hosono House, An Intimate Slice Of Japanese Americana Recorded Inside A Rented House With Recording Gear Squeezed Into Its Tiny Bedroom. Hosono's Solo Career Would Take Many Twists And Turns From This Point Forward, With Forays Into Exotica, Electronic, Ambient, And Techno, Culminating In The Massive Success Of Techno Pop Group Yellow Magic Orchestra (ymo).

Released In September 1978, A Mere Two Months Before Ymo's Debut, Cochin Moon Is A Clear Precursor To The Groundbreaking Synth And Sequencer-dominated Sounds That Would Come To Define The Iconic Trio. Credited To Hosono And Pop Art Legend Tadanori Yokoo (who Created The Cover Art), Cochin Moon Is A Fictional Soundtrack To A Journey Into Unknown Worlds, Inspired By Hosono And Yokoo's Trip To India. Initially The Album Was To Be A Kind Of Ethnographic Musical Document, Using Found Sounds And Field Recordings Made By Hosono Himself. Instead, After Yokoo Introduced Hosono To The Sounds Of Kraftwerk And Krautrock During The Trip, Cochin Moon Became Something Much Stranger. Created Almost Entirely On Synthesizers And Sequencers With The Help Of Future Ymo Collaborators Ryuichi Sakamoto And Hideki Matsutake, The Music On The Album Is The Perfect Encapsulation Of Hosono's Concept Of sightseeing Music,' Transporting The Listener To An Exotic Place That May Or May Not Exist. This Highly Sought-after Album Sees Its First-ever Official Release Outside Of Japan

Nach dem vielgelobten Debütalbum "Penelope One" 2017 auf Optimo Music setzt die in New York lebende australische Künstlerin Penelope Trappes ihren intimen und geisterhaften Ambient-Gothic-Romantizismus auf ihrem Nachfolger für Houndstooth fort. Dabei vereint sie Spuren von Angelo Badalamenti und Julee Cruise ("Twin Peaks", "Blue Velvet") mit dem Dreampop von Galaxie 500 und Slowdive, der düsteren Melancholie von Tuxedomoon und Colin Newman, sowie zeitgenössischen Künstlern wie Grouper, Tropic Of Cancer und Sky H1.

Delving deep into social and political subtexts, Thomas Ragsdale bases the framework of his new album 'Self Zero' around classified mind analysis, ritualistic cults and savage primal urges.

It's as much blissful pensiveness as it is pure trance brutality. Seductive vintage string machines, thrusting 808 drum rhythms and jugular striking 'Penderecki' style vocals weave in a rainstorm of serene chaos. Thomas describes it as 'it's own world of diseased, neon-coloured sour sweets put through distortion units on volume 11: there's a warm welcoming smile, but it shrouds the grim reality of what truly lies beneath'.

'Self Zero' was pieced together in Ragsdale's basement studio in Yorkshire, where he honed his craft for writing music for commercials, feature films and documentaries. Whereas his output has varied from minimalist ambient guitar preludes to throbbing techno workouts, 'Self Zero' sees him in a particularly vicious mode with a 'when is this thing going to explode' mentality.

Thomas' resume boasts music featured on two BBC documentaries from film maker Adam Curtis ('Bitter Lake' & the highly acclaimed 'HyperNormalisation') as well as composing for the likes of BMW, Prada and Twitter. He sits alongside Luke Abbott and Jon Hopkins in Domino Publishing's esteemed and prestigious roster and his music has been praised highly by Resident Advisor, FACT, Mary Anne Hobbs and The Guardian.

TUTTI is comprised of eight soundscapes: an audio self portrait comprising of manipulated sound recordings from Cosey's life, music and art:
'It's the only album I've made that is an all encompassing statement expressing the totality of my being. A sense of the past in relation to the present and everything in between.'

These eight pieces were originally conceived as the soundtrack to the autobiographical film 'Harmonic Coumaction', and performed live in February 2017, part of a series of events that accompanied the COUM Transmissions retrospective which opened Hull UK City of Culture 2017. Later that year, 'Harmonic Coumaction' was presented as an audio-visual installation for Cosey Fanni Tutti's solo exhibition at Cabinet Gallery, London.
Cosey Fanni Tutti explains: 'Working on the COUM Transmissions exhibition also coincided with writing my autobiography - collating archive material and re engaging with my past. My work is a continuum, the past feeding the present and vice versa. The album is an interpretation of my past and present, of my understanding the shifting perceptions of how they inform one another. One form creating another through a metamorphic process.'

On TUTTI, the music has been updated and enhanced with elements of the original tracks re-recorded and further processed specifically to create a unique stand-alone document, separate to the live performance and installation. Recorded at Cosey Fanni Tutti's studio in Norfolk, the album, as on her debut release, Time To Tell, merges Cosey's art activities with her exploration of sound: The album's autobiographical theme is not locked into any specific time or place, the 'voices', instruments and sounds together span decades of my life, music and art. In this context my name 'TUTTI' shifts from its role as a noun to perfectly represent the concept of the album, also acting as sign for me the artist.
TUTTI is Cosey Fanni Tutti's only solo album release since 1982's Time To Tell. Time To Tell was recently given its first release on vinyl, on a long awaited official deluxe edition. The interim years between solo releases has seen a blisteringly prolific output as an artist and musician. Renowned for her art, her work in the sex industry, as co-founder of Industrial music and Throbbing Gristle, and her pioneering electronic music solo and as Chris & Cosey, Carter Tutti and Carter Tutti Void, she has created throughout with the motto 'my life is my art, my art is my life'.

Cosey's autobiography ART SEX MUSIC was published to worldwide acclaim by Faber & Faber in 2017, a Japanese edition has just been published with further translations and an audio book to follow. TUTTI

After dropping a handful of tunes on split EPs for Jungle Rollerz and 7th Storey Projects over the past 4 years, the time has finally come for Necrotype's debut solo release. Taking a different path from his previous outings, this 12' shows a more gentle side of the man best known for his darkstyle jungle concoctions.

Yosei is pure D&B beauty, a bit faster and less jungle oriented than what we're used to from Diamond Life, but definitely on a similarly lush and melodic tip. On the flipside we're treated to Break Through, think 'atmospheric roller meets halftime junglism'. Quality.

From the westcoast of Sweden Neunaugen gives you three funky-space-electro-acid tracks for the dancefloor. No chance to sit still when this is played. Electro boogie!

Nach Ersten Ep's Auf Maslo Und Houndstooth Veröffentlicht Der Manchesteraner Idm-produzent Vester Koza Nun Sein Debütalbum "loader Mither". Verwurzelt In Der Britischen Rave/club-kultur, Überrascht Vester Koza Mit Frischen Ideen, Komplexen Melodien Und Teils Mystischer, Teils Emotionaler Poetik. Abstrakt-melodische Idm-electronica Für Fans Von Aphex Twin, Squarepusher Und Call Super.

Optimo Music is delighted to release the new album from Lia Mice, Australian-born but UK-residing DJ, producer and instrument designer.

Here's a few words from Lia - "When I moved to London in 2015, many things changed at once - I started going to more techno and electro nights, I changed my live-set setup, and I had access to a fully-equipped recording studio through my music masters programme. At the same time I was reading a lot of books on time travel, not just science fiction but also psychology and neuroscience - like how the human brain perceives time from moment to moment, how we can experience overlapping time, and how we interact with our past and future through memory and imagination. 'The Sampler As A Time Machine' is the result of all these new influences coming together. The tracks were developed out of ongoing studio experiments interpreting these different ideas of time travel by using samplers and tape to re-sample and manipulate original music performed by me on various instruments including my voice."

Texas club music icon Lotic continues Bjork's makeover on One Little Indian with another beautiful 12", cropped and packaged in a gorgeous silk-screened bag. Bjork's "Notget" had already been retuned by Lotic, but this time he returns to the turn with his Fromdeath version, jumping from solitary drones to broken shreds of power electronics, tribal drums and gun shots. It's a jagged, wayward affair for the more adventurous disc jockey, and one that will please both the floor shakers and the brain melters - this tune is only a shadow of its original self, and it comes as this week's top of the tips..!

Vienna based producer and Affine Records founding member Cid Rim hitting the streets again with two original synth-drenched firecrackers and a rework by dutch crate-digger and avant-garde jazz cognoscente Jameszoo.

Cid Rim celebrated his debut in 2010 with his Full Nelson EP on Affine Records, which was followed by a signing from prestigious Lucky Me label where he released two much-noticed EPs so far. The last 18 months have seen him produce for the likes of Theophilus London, Okmalumkoolkat or Spoek Mathambo. At the moment you can find Cid on tour as a drummer with labelmate and fellow campaigner Dorian Concept for his "Joined Ends Live Show". His trademark remixes for CHVRCHES, Mikky Ekko or Sky Ferreira clocked up serious airplay all across the world and his original tracks are featured constantly by the likes of Gilles Peterson, Lefto, Hudson Mohawke or Eclair Fifi.

Cid Rim delivers with his new 12" release "Charge/Kano" hybrid dance music in style!

6 tracks EP from a US-Swiss duo called Couteau Latex.

Two years after the fizzing pulse of his debut Telo left an indelible mark on the experimental club scene, Gage returns to Crazylegs to deliver a personal statement bristling with dark energy: a six-track EP called Mercury. 'Most of the time making music is fun for me but at times it's therapeutic too. The tracks on Mercury are generally ones that have externalised recent frustrations in my personal life and I think that comes across when you listen back. I kinda removed myself from the outside world for a bit and it freed up a lot of the limitations I used to unknowingly place on my work' - Gage. Time moves quick in electronic music. Since Gage's 2014 breakthrough a whole generation of innovators has flourished - the likes of Murlo, Rabit, Bloom, Slackk, Mr. Mitch and Mumdance sending out loud signals amongst the ever-increasing noise. In that time, Gage has quietly carved his own identity as a creator and purveyor of oddball club music. Output has been irregular but always impressive, with notable remixes for Inkke and Mr. Mitch and his sleeper hit Bad Bitch with Kevin Jz Prodigy. But Mercury is Gage's loud signal: from the frenzied decay of Turbulence, via the deafening fizz of Gruellin to the breakneck elastic thump of Rochester Way, there's barely a familiar sound across its 20 minute expanse. It's intense, disorientating and at times it feels like it's tearing open at the seams. But like all great records, there's a fiercely unique sense of character that binds it from start to finish. Crazylegs is an independent record label from Bristol and Resident Advisor's label of the month November 2015 - home to a close-knit family of artists including Gage, Ziro, Bloom, TRC, Murlo, ISLAND and Deadboy.

Roughly said, Night Sticks is a completely obscure synthesizer duo from Sweden, to quote the protagonists. But for us, love started many moons ago. Their melodies have been floating at home for years. For years, we have been listening to the only 4 tracks available on Soundcloud. With the same exact emotion each time, like unconditional love. Anyway, we could write loads about this record, but compared to its beauty every word sounds discordant...

Mastering : Frédéric Alstadt

Fantastisches Debütalbum der neuen Formation Szun Waves, bestehend aus dem Electronic-Produzenten Luke Abbott, dem PVT-Drummer Laurence Pike sowie dem Portico-Saxofonisten Jack Wyllie. "At Sacred Walls" wurde in James Holdens gleichnamigen Studio aufgenommen und ist eine electro-akustische, tief hypnotische Melange aus experimentellem Spiritual-Jazz und schimmernder Psychedelia. Alle 6 Tracks haben eine Länge von 5 bis 12 Minuten.