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out now: Headless Horseman – Inhabited Shadows [Headless Horseman]

Artist:
Headless Horseman

Title:
Inhabited Shadows

Label:
Headless Horseman

Cat#:
HDL009

Release Date:
June 2020

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
A1.
Breaking the Spell

A2.
Hunted

B1.
Dream Denier

B2.
Sitting Behind The Storm

B3.
Inhabited Shadows

C1.
Symphony Of Sorrow

C2.
Shadowbox

D1.
Echoes Of A Dimly Lit Moon

D2.
With Every Second I Drown

Press Info:
“Inhabited Shadows” is the new album by pioneering, Berlin-based techno artist Headless Horseman. This is his most daring and emotional release to date: the culmination of live performance, studio experimentation, and global exploration.

A total sonic experience, “Inhabited Shadows” takes listeners on a deeply personal journey through Headless Horseman’s creative brain. Dark industrial synths and broken beats form the spinal cord. A spirit of lightness and compassion guides the way forward.

From its opening, the album sets hard edges and metallic surfaces against dense and delicate textures. A-tonal ﬁgures and percussive attacks merge with melodic ﬂights and soulful rhythms. Classical counterpoint and cinematic soundscapes conspire together. The result is discordant joy.

Headless Horseman’s vitality comes from his determination to remain open and vulnerable as an artist. “Inhabited Shadows”, recorded over eight months in 2019, reﬂects a period of intensive growth. Each of its nine tracks ventures into uncharted territory, embracing many moods, changing climates, old ghosts, and new risks.

“Over years of trials and tribulations, music has been the antidote”, says Headless Horseman. “I’ve learned to live in shadows and darkness. Now I’m chipping off pieces of my shell and portraying directly how I feel without compromise. I still inhabit shadows, but I can move back and forth between darkness and light.”

Snippets:

Special:
“Upperberry”

Videos:
“Inhabited Shadows”

“Hunted”

“Symphony Of Sorrow”

Videos made by the29nov films

Buy Vinyl:
Headless Horseman @ Bandcamp
Deejay
Juno
Decks
HHV
Hardwax
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Buy Digital:
Headless Horseman @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
Hardwax
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Booking:
Elite Music Management

Websites:
Headless Horseman

out now: Julian Muller – Playing With The Devil [Lobster Theremin]

Artist:
Julian Muller

Title:
Playing With The Devil

Label:
Lobster Theremin

Cat#:
LT071

Release Date:
25th September 2020

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
01.
Final Devolution

02.
His Spirit All Around

03.
Not Afraid

04.
Shaping The Future

05.
Leaving Earth

06.
Inner Fire

07.
Devil Talks

08.
Come To Play With Us

09.
Stronger Than Him

10.
Eternal Damnation

Press Info:
Belgium-based French producer, DJ and Initial Berlin label owner Julian Muller has been slowly making his mark on the contemporary Techno scene over the past few years. Muller initially stepped into the limelight as one half of 90 Process alongside Hadone, with releases on Pushmaster Discs and 10 Pills Mate before going solo and delivering material for the likes of Arts Collective, Blue Hour, Bipolar Disorder and of course Lobster Theremin which will release his inaugural long player here.

Across the ‘Playing With The Devil’ LP Muller delivers his signature high octane aesthetic, fusing raw energetic rhythms with ethereal synth work and rave-leaning influence.

Tracks like ‘His Spirit All Around’, ‘Not Afraid’ and ‘Inner Fire’ all perfectly showcase Julian’s influence from early Hardcore, Trance and Rave music while contributions like opening cut ‘Final Devolution’, ‘Shaping The Future’ and ‘Leaving Earth’ edge towards a softer, more musical side with hints of Detroit Techno and early 2000’s IDM.

Muller also explores more glitched out electronica styles with choppy breaks, baroquely evolving synth melodies and cinematic soundscapes ebbing and flowing throughout ‘Come To Play With Us’ and ‘Eternal Damnation’. All in all resulting in a complete long player perfectly encapsulating Muller broad sonic palette.

‘Playing With The Devil’ LP drops Friday 10th September, via Lobster Theremin.

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Shaping The Future”

“Devil Talks”

“Inner Fire”

“Leaving Earth”

“Inner Fire”

“His Spirit All Around”

“Not Afraid”

“Stronger Than Him”

“Come To Play With Us”

more soon

Special:
“Bassiani invites … Podcast #77”

Recommendations:
EP “Prosperity On Mars” by Julian Muller on Lobster Theremin
self-released EP “Unrestricted” by Julian Muller
EP “Frustration” by Julian Muller on ARTS
EP “Covert Operation” by D.Dan on Lobster Thermin
EP “Language Of Love” by Narciss on Lobster Theremin

Buy Vinyl:
Lobster Theremin @ Bandcamp
Deejay
Juno
Decks
HHV
Red Eye Records
more soon

Buy Download:
Lobster Theremin @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
Beatport Classic
TraxSource
iTunes
WhatPeoplePlay
Google Play
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
Spotify
Tidal
Deezer
Youtube Music

Booking:
Raise Music for Julian Muller

Websites:
Julian Muller
Lobster Theremin

out now: Various – Insurrection Vol. 1 [Dstm Records]

Artist:
Various

Title:
Insurrection Vol. 1

Label:
Dstm Records

Cat#:
DSTMV002

Release Date:
09th September 2020

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
01.
Lars Huismann & Casual Treatment
Extrusion

02.
Aahan
The Filth

03.
Don Woezik
Calamity

04.
Pier
Digital Success

Press Info:
Insurrection vol l is the first various artists on Dstm Records. This edition hosts very talented young artists already known and supported in the world of techno. Aahan, Pier, Don Woezik, Lars Huismann & Casual Treatment release 4 works to turn the heads of the most passionate ravers.

Snippets:
all tracks in full length soon

Full Track Streaming:

Specials:
Lars Huismann – “Lost In Ether | Podcast #151”

Casual Treatment – “Techno.logy | Podcast #95”

Aahan – “MX Tape #24”

Don Woezik – “Ismcast Presents 091”

Pier – “Perception 037”

Recommendation:
Pier’s “Divided Attention EP” on Märked
Don Woezik’s “Ephemeral Light EP” on Ismus
Don Woezik’s “Greed Is Futile EP” on Take Hit Records
Casual Treatment’s “Silicate EP” on Bipolar Disorder
Casual Treatment’s “Dorf EP” on KSR
Lars Huismann’s “Cyclops EP” on Animal Farm Records
Lars Huismann’s “Compromised System” on Pls.Uk
compilation “ISMVA002.2” w/ Aahan track on Ismus

Buy Vinyl:
Dstm @ Bandcamp
Deejay
Juno
Decks
Red Eye Records
more soon

Buy Download:
Dstm @ Bandcamp
more soon

Websites:
Dstm Records

out now: Phil Berg – Facial EP [Liquid One]

Artist:
Phil Berg

Title:
Facial EP

Label:
Liquid One

Cat#:
LQD006

Release Date:
04th September 2020

Format:
digital

Tracklist:
01.
Concentrate

02.
Facial

03.
Surrealist

04.
Void

05.
Facial
(Rove Ranger Full Load Mix)

Press Info:
Schimmer Resident Phil Berg is making his debut on Liquid One. With his raw and pure sound of Techno, Phil Berg is a new artist in the scene who sets high standards. Vision Ekstase pioneer Rove Ranger joins this EP with his Full Load Mix of the track Facial.

Full Track Streaming:

Special:
“Obscene 009”

Recommendations:
all stuff on Schimmer Records & Liquid One

Buy Digital:
Schimmer Records @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
Beatport Classic
TraxSource
more soon

Websites:
Phil Berg
Schimmer Records, home of Liquid One

out now: Robert Rental – Paralysis EP [Dark Entries Records]

Artist:
Robert Rental

Title:
Paralysis EP

Label:
Dark Entries Records

Cat#:
DE-274

Release Date:
31st July 2020

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
A1.
Paralysis

A2.
A.C.C.

A3.
G.B.D.

B1.
Untitled

B2.
Ugly Talk

Press Info:
Robert Rental is an artist as influential as he is overlooked. An anchor of the early British DIY and post-punk scene, his name is most frequently uttered alongside illustrious collaborators such as Thomas Leer and Daniel Miller. Dark Entries and Optimo ally to illuminate some of Rental’s early solo works with an expanded reissue of his debut 7” Paralysis /A.C.C.. Both labels have previously excavated Rental’s catalog; we reissued the collaborative LP with Glenn Wallis in 2017, and Optimo released a collection of demos in 2018.

The double A-side Paralysis /A.C.C. 7” was self-released on Regular Records in 1978, around the same time as Leer’s Private Plane/International 7”. The record is a perfect document of the DIY ethos. It was recorded with the assistance of Leer in the council flat that Robert lived in, using an assortment of budget electronics: a Roland drum machine, a Stylophone, an Electroharmonix DrQ, and a TEAC A3440 4-track recorder. The record’s sleeves were surreptitiously photocopied after hours at the offices of Virgin Records by Robert’s partner Hilary Farrow, and the labels were hand-stamped The initial print run was a scant 650 copies. With its prominent notes of Krautrock, prog, dub, and ambient, Paralysis /A.C.C. points to a then-emergent musical form. “Paralysis” makes its four and a half minute runtime feel like an eon, an endless morass of processed vocals and mournful melodies underpinned by the static whirrings of synthesizers. “A.C.C.” is an angular pop song that is at once both fractured and droning, like a skipping record that sounds incrementally more warped with each iteration. The original 7” material is joined here by three previously unreleased tracks. Instrumentals “G.B.D.” and “Ugly Talk” evidence Rental’s outre-prog and melodic electronic sides, respectively. Sitting between the instrumentals is “Untitled”, a sparse gem that layers Rental’s gently processed vox with guitar and drum machine, beautiful in its simplicity.

Snippets: