2023 | NovaFuture Blog

out now: Alexander Kowalski – Machines Vortex EP [Arkham Audio Records]

Artist:
Alexander Kowalski

Title:
Machines Vortex EP

Label:
Arkham Audio Records

Cat#:
ARKIO23

Release Date:
01st December 2023

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Machines Vortex

02.
Machines Vortex
(Pfirter Remix)

03.
Binary Dreams

04.
Binary Dreams
(Kr!z Remix)

05.
Asylum

06.
Asylum
(Truncate Remix)

Press Info:
Arkham Audio prepares a new electrifying installment as Alexander Kowalski unleashes his latest EP, ‚Machines Vortex.‘ This collection of tracks comes with a twist, as can only be expected by this label, featuring three stellar remixes by Pfirter, Kr!z and Truncate.

‘Machines Vortex’: This hypnotic techno tune boasts a smooth and bleepy bass-line that keeps the groove steady and entrancing.

‘Machines Vortex (Pfirter Remix)’: Pfirter takes the original to another level, infusing it with glassy pads that build tension and a heavier groove. Prepare for hard-hitting and deep basslines.

‘Binary Dreams’: Kowalski switches gears with a more melodic approach to tech- no. Plucky delayed synths engage in a dynamic conversation with a deep, pulsating bassline.

‘Binary Dreams (Kr!z Remix)’: Kr!z adds his magic touch, guiding the track with sequenced basslines that coordinate a mesmerizing journey through electronic soundscapes.

Asylum: This deep and reflexive techno cut progressively evolves, featuring a bright sound palette with almost spatial elements and pounding basslines that take you on a sonic exploration.

Asylum (Truncate Remix): Truncate‘s signature madness shines through in this remix, with almost dissonant note combinations creating tension and releasing it through a hypnotic groove that‘s pure energy.

Full Track Streaming:

Special:
“20 years AD Sound”

Recommendations:
“Season Two EP” by Oliver Rosemann & Alexander Kowalski on Recorded Things
Alexander Kowalski’s “Reference EP” on made of CONCRETE
“The Abduction Of Europa EP” by Alexander Kowalski & George Apergis on made of CONCRETE
all Arkham Audio Records stuff we featured

Buy Download:
Arkham Audio Records @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
Beatport
iTunes
TraxSource
7Digital
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Spotify
Apple Music
Deezer
Youtube Music

Booking:
AD Sound for Alexander Kowalski

Websites:
Alexander Kowalski
Arkham Audio Records

01st December 2023: Klub: SEELEN at Conne Island @ Conne Island, Leipzig (Germany)

Event:
Klub: SEELEN

Date & Time:
01st December 2023 at 11:00pm

Line-up:
Anna Hjalmarsson
Shaleen
JANEIN
Stigmatique

Location:
Conne Island, Leipzig (Germany)

Press Info:
ONE LAST CHANCE TO SWEAT TOGETHER AT CONNE ISLAND THIS YEAR Two Facts : Punk is a music genre that developed in the mid-1970s widely known through it’s production style of fast-paced songs, with hard-edged melodies and stripped-down instrumentation paired with an embrace of DIY-culture and the rejection of established rules. SEELEN. is an independent Techno record label founded in 2018 by JANEIN and Stigmatique, that is based out of Leipzig, Germany. While at first glance these might not have a lot in common, upon closer inspection you begin to notice, clear as day, there is a distinctly punk mentality in the labels modus operandi. From their cover artworks, that have more in common with a record-stores Death Metal section, to the fact that the label is completely self-distributed to avoid the industry machinery that crushes the spirits of many trying to go through it. SEELEN.’s musical foundation can no doubt be found in this mentality as well. Formed around a tightly knit crew of artists sharing a single vision, it has sharp corners, an often eye-melting tempo and bleeds from every pore with ecstatic raving madness. Utilizing this, the label exploded onto the scene with two 12” compilations that garnered enormous support from audiences and industry heavy weights alike and also led to them being noticed by Leipzig’s reveled club Institut fuer Zukunft, MMA – Mixed Munich Arts or objekt klein a. If reading all this has not convinced you yet however, then that’s fine though. Because SEELEN. is not trying to win you over. SEELEN. comes from the hearts of the people who form it. It is a rejection of the mainstream. SEELEN. is Punk.

Event @ Resident Advisor

Mixes:
Anna Hjalmarsson – “mutedFM 14 – 17.04.23”

Shaleen – “@ Tresor Berlin | 28.10.22”

JANEIN – “HÖR Berlin – 10. October 2023”

Stigmatique – “@ Distillery Closing, 28.05.2023”

Tracks:
JANEIN – “Meteor Rain”

Stigmatique – “Somewhere At Nowhere”

JANEIN – “Gaja”

Stigmatique – “Unholy Discription”

JANEIN – “Test”

Stigmatique – “Weltschmerz”

JANEIN – “Escape”

Stigmatique – “A Never Forgotten Soul”

JANEIN – “1129514”

Recommendations:
Stigmatique’s “Kollisionen” on DVNTT
JANEIN’s “Wormhole EP” on Warg Records
split single “Super Sound Tool #3” w/ JANEIN on Super Sound Tool
all stuff on Seelen. Records

Websites:
Seelen.
Conne Island

[Track Premiere]: STUTE – Virt [Ohne Kommerziellen Wert]

Artist:
STUTE

Track:
“Virt”

Label:
Ohne Kommerziellen Wert

Related Release:
album “Petra”

Websites:
STUTE
Ohne Kommerziellen Wert

out now: Laibach – Final Countdown EP [Mute]

Artist:
Laibach

Title:
Final Countdown EP

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
MUTE117

Release Date:
1994 (CD & vinyl)
06th November 2023 (digital)

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist CD & Digital:
01.
Final Countdown
(7″ Euro Mix)

02.
Final Countdown
(12″ Mark Stent Alternate Mix)

03.
Final Countdown
(Juno Reactor Version – Beyond The Infinite Mix)

04.
Final Countdown
(Fortran 5 Version 1)

Info:
Digital re-release in 2023

Snippets:

Video:
“Final Countdown”

Video Special:
“Exit Festival 2021 | Main Stage”

Recommendations:
Laibach’s “Laibach’s “Love Is Still Alive EP” on Mute
Laibach’s “The Engine Of …” (feat. Donna Marina Mårtensson) on Mute
Laibach’s “The Future” on Mute
Laibach’s “Spectremix” on Mute
Laibach’s “Spectre” on Mute
Laibach’s “Reproduction Prohibited” on Mute
Laibach’s “Iron Sky Soundtrack” on Mute
all stuff on Mute & sublabels we featured

Buy CD:
soon

Buy Vinyl:
soon

Buy Download:
Laibach @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
JunoDownload
Boomkat
Bleep
iTunes
more soon

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

Websites:
Laibach
Mute
Mute @ Facebook
Mute Germany @ Facebook

out now: STUTE – Petra [Ohne Kommerziellen Wert]

Artist:
STUTE

Title:
Petra

Label:
Ohne Kommerziellen Wert

Cat#:
OHNELP001

Release Date:
24th November 2023

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Virt

02.
Tomorrows

03.
Unrest

04.
Strom

05.
Como

06.
Uncertainties

07.
Marlin

08.
Explorations

09.
Skynet

10.
Ease

11.
Leaves

12.
Petra

Press Info:
The first album on ohne kommerziellen Wert comes from label co-founder Stute. After several appearances with hard-hitting club material on the OHNE EP series, Stute’s debute LP “Petra” demonstrates a beyond-genre approach that shows a different and more introverted side of the Hamburg-based producer. Far from being a collection of stand-alone gems that have accumulated over the years, the 12 stages of “Petra” sound like they were formed in a single cast. It is a personal and intimate journey through a unique man-machine mindset that has been manifested in music and sound.

Stute isn’t new to the game, but he has been producing under the radar for far too long. He started DJing and producing more than 20 years ago and found himself progressively drawn to different genres like Hip Hop, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass and Techno. And all of those experiences culminate in “Petra”, where Stute maneuvers his production skills through a wide range of styles and tempi somewhere between leftfield and rave. Urgent techno coldness, promising downtempo dystopia, restless acid dreams, floating breakbeat pleasure or hopeful leftfield romance – every track represents a different phase of a long-time companionship with music and making music, resulting in “Petra” being filled with conflict and drama as well as bliss and belonging.

Like all of Stute’s releases, his first LP is shaped by a very high level of production paired with a rare sensitivity for harmonies and arrangements. Every sound is made from scratch with analogue equipment – heavy dragging beats surrounded by glistening synths and bleeps built on a pure love for music and hardware. “Petra” sounds unlikely complete: nothing is missing, nothing is overdone. Nevertheless… or maybe because of that, the 12 arrangements offer you enough space to conjure up images of distant worlds or let you turn inwards to dive deep into your inner self.

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