[Live Set]: Cellarkalt – NovaFuture Blog Live Set September 2023

 

Artist:
Cellarkalt

 

Introduction:
Cellarkalt, that’s the oldest project of Benedikt Schmidt (Snuffo / Snuff Crew). Launched in the late 90s in the basement of his parent’s house, it’s about creating experimental soundscapes and keeping a DIY and Dada approach. Cellarkalt music got releases by labels such as Konglomerat, New York Haunted, Jetztwelt. Ardetha Records, Elephant Recordings, Bella Ursa Recordings and Killekill – plus through cellarkalt.bandcamp.com

 

Artist About The Set:
The live set, Cellarkalt recorded for NovaFuture Blog is something different and something challenging. It’s a 60 minutes and 35 seconds long free improvisation.

The artist just switched on his machines and started performing, without knowing where the journey will take him to.

Nothing was prepared before, everything happened on the fly, in a deep frenzy of sound. The result is a sonic mayhem full of floating drones and harsh noises, it is an intense experience of experimental music. And it’s also a preview of the Cellarkalt stage performances.

Artwork is based on photo by Halbert Ramis

 

Listen:
“NovaFuture Blog Live Set September 2023”

 

Tracklist:
live set – no tracklist

 

Recommendations:
Cellarkal’s “Blaue Stunde, Kleidermann” on Konglomerat
Snuff Crew’s “Still Doin’ It EP” on Next Door
Snuffo’s “In Restless Dreams I Walk” on Solemne Records
Snuffo’s “Twisted Mind Phone” on Analog Records

 

Websites:
Cellarkalt

 

out soon: Kr!z – Marbles EP [Token Records]

 

Artist:
Kr!z

 

Title:
Marbles EP

 

Label:
Token Records

 

Cat#:
TOKEN119

 

Release Date:
29th September 2023

 

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
Flare Gun

02.
Surge

03.
Marbles Lost

04.
Delirium

 

Press Info:
Up next on Token Records is Kr!z for his first release on the label since his acclaimed ‘Atlantis’ EP late last year. Keeping his sound pure, Kr!z presents a cohesive collection of decisive tracks for ‘Marbles’, his third release of 2023.

Kr!z’s A1 ‘Flare Gun’ introduces a loopy synth sequence, foreshadowing a minimal but rhythmically effective release from the Belgium based artist. Shuffling hi hats, sprinkled rides, and a round-bodied kick complement the nail biting lead, mapping out the mood for the tracks to come. The sharp quality of ‘Flare Gun’ quickly smoothes out for its follow-up ‘Surge’, in which a flexible chord creates a more bubbly atmosphere, competing with anxious white-noise transitions and high paced percussion line. The deeper aspect of Kr!z’s work on this last track is quickly subdued by the other side of the record, starting with ‘Marbles Lost’ – a chaotic club record that holds well to its name. A high pitch arpeggio lines Kr!z’s arrangement, sweeping through the spectrum and bursting at the seams with its genre-defining tension. The low end drives the record along, pulsating with the lead to accentuate groove under the drum machine. The outro to ‘Marbles’ is characterized by an intriguing use of chord triggering over a contained structure. Refined yet effective, Kr!z keeps his promise to honor the true spirit of techno in ‘Delirium’ with this classically efficient closer for his third EP on the label.

 

Snippets:

 

Full Track Streaming:
“Marbles Lost”

 

Special:
“DifferentSound invites … Podcast #211”

 

Recommendations:
Kr!z’ “Neutrino EP” on Blueprint Records
all stuff on Token Records we featured

 

Buy Vinyl:
Kr!z @ Bandcamp
Deejay
Juno
Decks
HHV
Red Eye Records
more soon

 

Buy Download:
Kr!z @ Bandcamp
more soon

 

Commercial Streaming Services:
soon

 

Booking:
Outlined AM

 

Websites:
Kr!z
Token Records

 

out soon: Die Selektion – Zeuge Aus Licht [Der Katalog]

 

Artist:
Die Selektion

 

Title:
Zeuge Aus Licht

 

Label:
Der Katalog

 

Cat#:
DK007

 

Release Date:
29th September 2023

 

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
Der Grundstein

02.
Zeuge Aus Licht

03.
Der Katalog

04.
Drei Gesichter

05.
Was Übrig Bleibt

06.
Der Rote Faden

07.
Ascheregen

08.
Instrument

09.
Mein Fundament (Uns Gehört Die Welt)

 

Press Info (English):
An empty club. Shrill beats echo through the deserted darkroom, rich synths waft across the space. Suddenly, a sad trumpet sound fills the dancefloor like a ghost: welcome to the world of DIE SELEKTION.

With thirteen years of shared history under their belt, the bandmembers Luca Gillian, Hannes Rief, Samuel Savenberg and Max Rieger turned DIE SELEKTION into an influential band that manages to bring both goth kids and techno fans onto the dancefloor – at the same time. With ZEUGE AUS LICHT (Eng.: Witness of Light), the quartet (which however performs as a duo live) releases their third studio record into the wild and throws a rave on the ruins of the present, somewhere between the apocalypse and the rampant insanity of our times.

DIE SELEKTION always knows how to balance the fine line between seriousness and self-irony with confident swagger. We see that in the charming call-and-response of DREI GESICHTER (Eng.: Three Faces), which, delighting in its provocation, mixes manspreading rock’n’roll poses from the last century with a Mardi Gras-esque trumpet. We also hear it in the euphoria of ASCHEREGEN (Eng.: Ashfall) and DER ROTE FADEN (Eng.: The Red Thread). And we experience it in the cold precision of the title track ZEUGE AUS LICHT, of course, which beautifully weaves together all the threads from which the principle of DIE SELEKTION is spun: pop harmonies, ice cold drum elements, hopeful synths, a radiant trumpet and lyrics that could deal with contemporary horrors like the imminent climate catastrophe as well as with failed relationships or an accidental fall into a K-Hole.

On ZEUGE AUS LICHT we hear the band coming into its own as a collective eschewing traditional hierarchies. From DER GRUNDSTEIN (Eng.: The Cornerstone) to MEIN FUNDAMENT (UNS GEHÖRT DIE WELT) (Eng.: My Foundation (the World is Ours)), it’s the shared vision of Gillian, Rief, Savenberg and Rieger that creates this sonic edifice full of sonic glitter and darkness we’re only too happy to queue up for. The admission fee is nothing but our sanity.

ZEUGE AUS LICHT will be released on September 29th, 2023.

Text by Aida Baghernejad.

 

Press Info (German):
Ein leerer Club. Klirrende Beats aus dem Drumcomputer hallen durch den verwaisten Darkroom, satte Synthesizerflächen wabern durch den ausgestorbenen Raum. Plötzlich ertönt von irgendwoher eine traurige Trompete gespenstergleich über den Dancefloor: willkommen in der Welt von DIE SELEKTION.

Über die letzten dreizehn Jahre Bandgeschichte entwickelte sich das Projekt von Luca Gillian, Hannes Rief, Samuel Savenberg und Max Rieger zu einer stilbildenden Band, die die Gothkids und Technojünger*innen auf einen Dancefloor zu vereinen weiß. Mit ZEUGE AUS LICHT veröffentlicht das Quartett (das mittlerweile allerdings Liveauftritte als Duo absolviert) sein drittes Album – und lädt ein zum Rave auf den Ruinen unserer Gegenwart zwischen Apokalypse und Wahnsinn.

DIE SELEKTION weiß immer stilsicher den schmalen Grat zwischen Ernst und Selbstironie zu balancieren. Das zeigt sich etwa im Call-and-Response von DREI GESICHTER, das mit Lust an der Provokation breitbeinige Rock’n’Roll-Posen aus dem letzten Jahrhundert mit Mardi-Gras-esker Trompete kreuzt. Oder in der Euphorie von ASCHEREGEN und DER ROTE FADEN. Und vor allem natürlich in der kalten Präzision des Titeltracks ZEUGE AUS LICHT, das alle Fäden, aus denen das Prinzip DIE SELEKTION gesponnen ist, aufs Schönste vereint: Popharmonien, klinisch-klare Drumelemente, hoffnungsfrohe Synths, eine strahlende Trompete und Lyrics, die sich mit Gegenwartshorror wie Klimakollaps genauso auseinandersetzen könnten wie mit gescheiterten Beziehungen oder einem unfreiwilligen Fall in’s K-Hole.

ZEUGE AUS LICHT ist das Resultat eines Zu-sich-Findens der Band als hierarchiefreies Kollektiv. Von DER GRUNDSTEIN bis hin zu MEIN FUNDAMENT (UNS GEHÖRT DIE WELT), es ist die gemeinsame Vision von Gillian, Rief, Savenberg und Rieger, die dieses strahlend-düstere Klanggebäude erbaut hat, vor dem wir nur allzu gerne Schlange stehen. Eintritt kostet nur den Verstand.

 

Full Track Streaming:
“Drei Gesichter”

“Der Katalog”

“Ascheregen”

“Zeuge Aus Licht”

more soon

 

Videos:
“Drei Gesichter”

“Zeuge Aus Licht”

 

Related Releases:
Die Selektion’s one-tracker “Drei Gesichter” on Der Katalog
Die Selektion’s one-tracker “Der Katalog” on Der Katalog
Die Selektion’s one-tracker “Zeuge Aus Licht” on Der Katalog
Die Selektion’s one-tracker “Ascheregen” on Der Katalog

 

Recommendations:
album “Deine Stimme Ist Der Ursprung Jeglicher Gewalt” on A+W
EP “Deine Stimme Ist Der Ursprung Jeglicher Gewalt (Remixed)” on A+W

 

Buy Vinyl:
Die Selektion store
WOM
Rough Trade
Decks
HHV
MediaMarkt
Saturn
Weltbild
more soon

 

Buy Download:
soon

 

Commercial Streaming Services:
soon

 

Booking:
Rowzero Agency for Die Selektion

 

Websites:
Die Selektion

 

out for a while: Leftfield – Leftism [Hard Hands / Columbia]

 

Artist:
Leftfield

 

Title:
Leftism

 

Label:
Hard Hands / Columbia

 

Cat#:
tba

 

Release Date:
19th May 2023 (remastered vinyl)
earlier (CD & Digital)

 

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

 

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
Release The Pressure
(Remastered)

A2.
Afro-Left
(Remastered)

A3.
Melt
(Remastered)

B1.
Song Of Life
(Remastered)

B2.
Original
(Remastered)

B3.
Black Flute
(Remastered)

C1.
Space Shanty
(Remastered)

C2.
Inspection (Check One)
(Remastered)

C3.
Storm 3000
(Remastered)

D1.
Open Up
(Remastered)

D2.
21St Century Poem
(Remastered)

 

Tracklist CD/Digital:
01.
Release The Pressure
(Remastered)

02.
Afro Left
(Remastered)

03.
Melt
(Remastered)

04.
Song Of Life
(Remastered)

05.
Original
(Remastered)

06.
Black Flute
(Remastered)

07.
Space Shanty
(Remastered)

08.
Inspection (Check One)
(Remastered)

09.
Storm 3000
(Remastered)

10.
Open Up
(Remastered)

11.
21st Century Poem
(Remastered)

12.
Release The Pressure
(Adrian Sherwood Mix)

13.
Afro Left
(Hodge & Peverelist Mix)

14.
Melt
(Quiet Village Mix)

15.
Song Of Life
(BodyJack Mix)

16.
Original
(Adesse Versions Mix)

17.
Black Flute
(Ben Sims Mix)

18.
Space Shanty
(Voiski Mix)

19.
Inspection
(Check One) (Maffi Mix)

20.
Storm 3000
(Dungeon Meat Mix)

21.
Open Up
(Skream Mix)

22.
21st Century Poem
(Zomby Mix)

 

Press Info:

 

Snippets:

 

Videos:
“Open Up”

“Original”

“Afro Left”

 

Special:
“@ Creamfields 2018, 25-08-18 @303liverpool”

 

Buy CD:
Amazon Germany
Phonica Records

 

Buy Vinyl:
Deejay
Rough Trade
Juno
Bleep
WOM
Decks
Amazon Germany
HHV
Saturn
MediaMarkt
Drift Records
Phonica Records

 

Buy Download:
Qobuz
Beatport
iTunes
more soon

 

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Qobuz
Deezer
Apple Music
Spotify
Youtube Music

 

Websites:
Leftfield
Columbia

 

[Track Premiere]: Boytronic – Voloczny [Eskimo Recordings]

 

Artist:
Boytronic

 

Track:
“Voloczny”

 

Note:
Compiled and curated by Luca Venezia, aka Curses, Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX is a celebration of the darker side of electronic club music. Featuring 49 tracks the compilation connects 5 decades of music as embodied here by an exclusive track from iconic German synth pop band Boytronic.

Originally founded in Berlin in 1983 by Holger Wobker, Boytronic’s sleazy synth-pop gained them a cult following that 40 years on still sees the band a draw at festivals around the world. An unreleased track exclusive to this compilation Voloczny marries a theatrical spoken word performance to ominous synth stabs, cavernous percussion and a keening melody to create an unforgettably cinematic piece.

 

Label:
Eskimo Recordings

 

Related Release:
compilation “Curses presents… Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX (Chapter 2)”

 

Websites:
Boytronic
Eskimo Recordings