out now: Various – Various Artists II [RND. Records]

 

Artist:
Various

 

Title:
Various Artists II

 

Label:
RND. Records

 

Cat#:
RND.R020

 

Release Date:
15th August 2018

 

Format:
digital

 

Tracklist:
01.
Noiztatic
W.A.R. I

02.
Noiztatic
W.A.R. II

03.
Noiztatic
W.A.R. III

04.
Alpha & Necromante
Exodus

05.
Alpha & Necromante
Nightmare

06.
Alpha & Necromante
Tormentor

07.
Blasted
YMIR

08.
Blasted
Baphomet

09.
Blasted
Harborim

10.
Peryl
Wir Sind

 

Press Info:

 

Listen:

 

Full Track Streaming:
Alpha & Necromante – “Nightmare”

Blasted – “YMIR”

Noiztatic – “W.A.R. I”

 

Specials:
Noiztatic – “Noods Radio Guest Session // 29.05.2018”

Alpha & Necromante – “Raven Sigh Guest Mix Series EP71”

Blasted – “Knife Podcast 006”

 

Recommendations:
Monya’s “Political Revolution EP” on RND. Records
Savage Cult’s EP “Burn The Altar” on RND. Records
Gewalt’s single “Die Hände Der Hexe” on RND. Records
split EP “Bitter Teardrops” by RND. Records
Nathaniel’ “Monad Television” by RND. Records
more soon

 

Buy Digital:
RND. Records @ Bandcamp
more soon

 

Websites:
Blasted
Noiztatic
Alpha & Necromante
Peryl
RND. Records

 

out now: Inland & Julian Charrière – An Invitation To Disappear [A-Ton]

 

Artist:
Inland & Julian Charrière

 

Title:
An Invitation To Disappear

 

Label:
A-Ton

 

Cat#:
a-ton 05

 

Release Date:
28th September 2018

 

Format:
CD, LP & digital

 

Tracklist:
01.
Tambora

02.
Sandakan

03.
Up River

04.
Wirecam

05.
Ever Since We Crawled Out

06.
In Loco Parentis

07.
Terraforming

08.
Attalea

 

Press Info (English):
“An Invitation To Disappear” is the debut LP by British electronic musician Inland aka Ed Davenport – and his first release for A-TON. Based on his soundtrack for a video installation by conceptual artist Julian Charrière, Davenport has recast the material and field recordings into eight tracks of rhythmically intricate electronics and spectral, ambient techno, inspired by Charrière’s visually striking, 76-minute tracking shot through a palm plantation toward a totemic soundsystem on full blast.

Both the album and original soundtrack were created in response to the 200th anniversary of the eruption of Indonesia’s Tambora volcano in 1815, which plunged the world into darkness and caused a series of extreme weather conditions. At the time, the natural climate change crisis resulted in numerous global famines and is known throughout the northern hemisphere as “The Year Without Summer”, with global communities forced to adapt to sudden radical changes in temperature and weather.

An Invitation To Disappear offers a contemporary parallel, leading viewers – and listeners – down a seemingly endless direct path of gridded palms from dawn to dusk; a bio-commercial monoculture where ancient jungle once flourished. Light flickers between rows of fruit-laden trees and a distant fire burns in the undergrowth where the border between natural image and computer simulation breaks down. At the same time, formerly incoherent rumblings of sub-frequencies begin to transform into the contours of rhythm. This is reflected sonically in eight perspectives on the lush, synthetic jungle, made of myriad buzzing fauna, morphing melody and colossal bassweight. All paths lead toward an apocalyptic dancefloor, though speeds vary widely; rhythms dissolve from straight to broken, synth tempos operate by their own internal clocks (and logic). Juxtaposing industrial agriculture with rave culture, the album explores the industrialization and refinement of nature, and the new strange forms emerging from the synthetic grids of both.

As Inland, Davenport has previously contributed soundtracks to other installations by the Swiss-born Charrière, whose artistic practice focuses on bridging environmental science and cultural history, often taking place in remote geophysical locations, including ice fields, volcanos and radioactive sites.

The gallery version of An Invitation To Disappear premiered this past April at the Kunsthalle Mainz and will be on display at the Berlinische Galerie as part of Charrière’s solo exhibition As We Used to Float, opening September 26, 2018. The LP will premier live together with the video installation during a special presentation in Berghain the same day for Berlin Art Week.

 

Press Info (German):
“An Invitation To Disappear” ist das Debütalbum des britischen Musikers Inland alias Ed Davenport – und seine erste Veröffentlichung auf A-TON. Basierend auf seinem Soundtrack für die Videoinstallation des Konzeptkünstlers Julian Charrière hat Davenport Field Recordings und anderes Ausgangsmaterial in acht Tracks spektralen Ambient-Technos übertragen. Inspiriert ist Inlands Musik von Charrières visuell bestechender 76-minütiger Kamerafahrt durch eine Palmölplantage in Richtung eines totemischen Soundsystems auf Anschlag.

Sowohl Album wie auch Original-Score entstanden als Antwort auf den 200. Jahrestag des Ausbruchs des indonesischen Vulkans Tambora (1815), der die Welt in Dunkelheit tauchte und eine Reihe extremer Wetterereignisse auslöste. Seinerzeit resultierte diese natürliche Umweltkrise in zahlreichen globalen Hungersnöten, in der nördlichen Hemisphäre weitläufig als „das Jahr ohne Sommer“ bekannt. Weltweit waren Gesellschaften gezwungen, sich den plötzlichen radikalen Veränderungen in Temperatur und Wetter anzupassen.

An Invitation To Disappear bietet eine zeitgemäße Interpretation und führt Betrachter – und Hörer – entlang eines scheinbar endlos geraden, mit Palmen gesäumten Weges, von Sonnenauf- bis -untergang; eine bio-kommerzielle Monokultur, dort wo einst ewiger Urwald florierte. Lichter flackern zwischen obstbehangenen Bäumen, in der Ferne lodert ein Feuer im Unterholz, da wo die Grenze zwischen Naturaufnahme und Computersimulation verwischt. Gleichzeitig beginnt sich zuvor zusammenhangloses Rumoren verschiedener Sub-Frequenzen in rhythmische Konturen zu wandeln.

Klanglich reflektiert wird dies mittels acht Eindrücken von üppigem, künstlichen Dschungel, bestehend aus Myriaden surrender Fauna, gestaltwandelnder Melodien und kollosalem Bassweight. Alle Wegen führen in Richtung eines apokalyptischen Dancefloors, wobei das Tempo stark schwankt: Rhythmen lösen sich von gerade zu gebrochen auf, die Synths ticken entlang ihrer eigenen inneren Uhr (und Logik). Durch die Gegenüberstellung von industrieller Landwirtschaftskultur und Rave Culture erforscht das Album die Industrialisierung und Raffinierung von Natur – als auch die merkwürdigen Formen, die aus den synthetischen Flächen beider Kulturen hervorkriechen.

Als Inland hat Davenport vormals Soundtracks für andere Installationen des schweizerischen Künstlers Charrière entworfen. Charrières künstlerische Praxis will ökologische Wissenschaft und Kulturgeschichte miteinander verbinden, findet oft an abgelegenen geophysikalischen Orten wie dem ewigem Eis, Vulkanen und radioaktiv kontaminierten Flächen statt.

Die Galerie-Fassung von An Invitation To Disappear wurde erstmals im April in der Kunsthalle Mainz gezeigt und wird bis Frühjahr 2019 in der Berlinische Galerie im Rahmen von Charrières Einzelausstellung As We Used to Float ausgestellt, Eröffnung am 26. September 2018. Das Album wird erstmals live zusammen mit einer Videoinstallation im Rahmen einer Berghain-Sonderveranstaltung vorgestellt, am selben Abend als Teil der Berlin Art Week.

 

Listen:

 

Full Track Streaming:
“Wirecam”

 

Special:
Inland – “NovaFuture Blog Mix July 2018”

 

Recommendations:
Inland’s “Metatlantic” on Black Crow Records
Inland’s “Coriolis” on Counterchange Recordings
Ed Davenport’s “Festnetz” on Siamese Records

 

Buy CD:
Ostgut Shop
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Buy Vinyl:
Ostgut Shop
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Buy Digital:
A-Ton @ Bandcamp
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Booking:
Sweat Lodge Agency for Inland

 

Websites:
Inland
Julian Charrière
A-Ton
Ostgut Ton

 

© Photo By Johannes Förster

out now: Dold – Version [Interstate Records]

 

Artist:
Dold

 

Title:
Version

 

Label:
Interstate Records

 

Cat#:
INS003

 

Release Date:
31st August 2018 (vinyl)
12th October 2018 (digital)

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist:
A1.
Version

A2.
Rise And Fall

B1.
Version
(SLV Remix)

B2.
Version
(Newa Remix)

 

Press Info:
For our third release, we are happy to welcome Dold. Throughout releases on Polegroup, MindTrip and his very own imprint Arsenik, the Swedish producer has shaped a distinctive sound – raw, minimalistic yet warm and energetic. For INS003 he delivers two tracks. While the title track, “Version”, demonstrates Dold’s darker side, “Rise And Fall” bears a more hopeful tone. Although the vibes are different, both tracks are driven by the same raw 909 – infused drums that have made Dold one of the hottest Swedish talents in the first place.

As in previous releases, the two originals are accompanied by two remixes on the B-side. The first one comes from Virgo and Soma Records protegé SLV. While focusing on the synth of the title track, smacking percussions and dark tribal sounds add a more punchy and energetic vibe to the original. Klockworks affiliate Newa, however, laid eyes on the pads and strings. Through carrying “Version” into slightly more playful and spheric worlds the Georgian delivers an ideal closing to this records.

 

Listen:

 

Full Track Streaming:
“Version (Newa Remix)”

 

Special:
“@ Tresor, Berlin 05-04-2017”

 

Recommendations:
Dold’s “Gryning EP” on Intimate Silence
Dial Tone’s “Lucid EP” on Interstate Records
sampler “V/A One” on Interstate Records

 

Buy Vinyl:
Triple Vision
Deejay
Decks
Juno
Red Eye Records
more soon

 

Buy Digital:
Interstate Records @ Bandcamp
more soon

 

Booking:
Parabel

 

Websites:
Dold
Interstate Records

 

out now: Johnny Island – Radius EP [Smaragd]

 

Artist:
Johnny Island

 

Title:
Radius EP

 

Label:
Smaragd

 

Cat#:
SMRGD003

 

Release Date:
31st August 2018

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist:
A1.
Radius

A2.
Decomposition

B1.
Last Flight

B2.
Resolution

 

Press Info:
third release on Smaragd

 

Listen:

 

Full Track Streaming:
“Last Flight”

 

Special:
“Oecus Podcast 114”

 

Recommendations:
Johnny Island’s “Sculptures EP” on Smaragd
Johnny Island’s “New World EP” on Smaragd

 

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

 

Buy Digital:
Smaragd @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
Beatport Classic
Hardwax
more soon

 

Websites:
Johnny Island
Smaragd

 

out now: Non Reversible – Initial Mass Function EP [Bipolar Disorder]

 

Artist:
Non Reversible

 

Title:
Initial Mass Function EP

 

Label:
Bipolar Disorder

 

Cat#:
BDD008

 

Release Date:
08th August 2018

 

Format:
digital

 

Tracklist:
01.
Initial Mass Function

02.
Initial Mass Function
(Escape To Mars Remix)

03.
Initial Mass Function
(Kyle Geiger Remix)

04.
Ellipsoid

05.
Ellipsoid
(Philippe Petit Remix)

 

Press Info:
With DJ/Producer from Berlin – with an affinity for all things music, he went on to attend the University of the Arts. After a difficult period in his life, the artist found himself channeling his emotions through his music – Non Reversible believes that music should evoke emotions not only in the producer but also within listeners. Put simply, Non Reversible speaks through his music, and his music speaks back to its listeners. His deep and hypnotic Techno led him to earn great support from the likes of Marcel Dettmann, Slam, Dax J, Laurent Garnier, DVS 1, Ben Sims, Joseph Capriati, Remco Beekwilder and many more…

With releases on labels like EarToGround Knotweed Records, Affekt Recordings, he also played in Berlin‘s mythical places such as Tresor, Griesmühle, Suicide Circus and recently joined the Bipolar Disorder crew.

As Non Reversible continues to spread his creative wings, expect nothing less than powerful unapologetic Techno.

 

Full Track Streaming:

 

Special:
“The Chef Podcast 056“

 

Recommendations:
Non Reversible’s “Open Cluster” on EarToGround Records
Non Reversible’s “Spectral Irradiance EP” on Anaøh
Non Reversible’s “Confusional State EP” on Knotweed Records
Non Reversible’s “Convergent Boundary EP” on Knotweed Records
all stuff on Bipolar Disorder

 

Buy Digital:
Bipolar Disorder @ Bandcamp
more soon

 

Booking:
Non Reversible

 

Websites:
Non Reversible
Bipolar Disorder