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out for a while: Kalipo – Alles (Single) [Iptamenos Discos]

Artist:
Kalipo

Title:
Alles (Single)

Label:
Iptamenos Discos

Cat#:
IDI023B

Release Date:
06th June 2025

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Alles

02.
Alles
(Club Version)

Press Info:
Kalipo announces his fifth solo album with title track ‘Alles’ on Iptamenos Discos!

The Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist Jakob Häglsperger has been one of Germany’s busiest producers for almost two decades. In addition to countless hits, six albums with his band Frittenbude and four critically acclaimed solo albums as Kalipo, he also co-founded the band Dina Summer – together with Local Suicide – another side project that has been making waves internationally since 2020.

With over 30 million streams and worldwide radio airplay, his solo project combines electronic intensity with emotional depth somewhere between club culture and indie aesthetics. Straightforward, driving beats rooted in krautrock meet striking melodies inspired by electroclash, house and techno of the 2000s and 2010s.

With five solo albums and a wide catalog of remixes and singles on renowned labels such as Ki Records, Get Physical, Audiolith Records, Iptamenos Discos and Heimlich, Kalipo has earned himself a firm place in the scene. His releases have been praised by media such as TAZ, Spiegel Online, Rolling Stone, Musikexpress, DJ Mag, Mixmag, Tsugi and Resident Advisor.

The new album comes with a good dose of darkness, floating guitars and a pounding beat. Kalipo sings casually about letting go of inner fears, relationships and everyday burdens, sometimes in German, sometimes in English. Without scaring off his fans, he once again manages a harmonious balancing act between club music and classic song structures on ‘Alles’.

The title track ‘Alles’ gives a good impression of this masterpiece, which will be released on LP and digital on 19.09.2025. In addition to the original version, there is also a club version that goes one better. With its thumping arpeggio bass and pushing string arrangement, this indie-sleaze hit is sure to get its deserved approval on the dance floor.

Full Track Streaming:

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Related Release:
album “Alles” on Iptamenos Discos

Recommendations:
Kalipo’s “Yaruto (B-Sides & Remixes)” on Antime
Kalipo’s “Yaruto” on Antime
“Dominator EP” by Kalipo & Local Suicide on Hold Your Ground
“Wunderbar” by Kalipo & Local Suicide on Hold Your Ground
all stuff on Iptamenos Discos we featured

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Booking:
Kalipo

Websites:
Kalipo
Iptamenos Discos

out for a while: Pan Sonic – Aaltopiiri [Blast First]

Artist:
Pan Sonic

Title:
Aaltopiiri

Label:
Blast First

Cat#:
BFFP166

Release Date:
19th February 2001

Format:
vinyl, CD, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Ensi

02.
Vaihtovirta

03.
Toisaalta

04.
Johdin

05.
Kuu

06.
Aanipaa

07.
Arvio

08.
Liuos

09.
Ulottuvuus

10.
Hallapyydys

11.
Reuna-Alue

12.
Valli

13.
Kone

14.
Johto 3

15.
Murskaus

16.
Rasite

17.
Kierto

Press Info:
Mika Vainio and Ilpo Vaisanen formed as Panasonic in 1994 a hundred miles West of Helsinki in their hometown of Turku, Finland. Originally a three piece with Sami Salo, they have not only lost a member but also a letter in their name.

Now known as Pan sonic, due to intervention from the Japanese electronic corporation in 1997, the duo return to us in 2000 with their new album AALTOPIIRI.

Pan sonicAALTOPIIRI offers the listener a wide range of flowing, atmospheric sounds and rhythms. Recorded at their studio in Barcelona, the pair choose an improvising approach to recording their music. “When we are in the studio everything is recorded straight on to tape. We might do several takes of a song, but there are no overdubs,” explains Mika. Mainly recorded on analogue equipment, some of which is designed and built for them by long time friend, Geri Lehtinen, a physics expert. “For me the most important thing in our music is the sound itself,” says Mika. “The structure is secondary. For different kinds of tracks, of course, were looking for different kinds of sounds. But I still don’t know myself what is in a sound that attracts me. There’s some kind of nature in the sound itself, some kind of information.”

Mika and Ilpo first met in the late 80’s when Mika was organising illegal raves. Their long and productive partnership has seen them explore many different avenues. At one of the first live Panasonic shows an early band member swallowed a microphone. “We were just interested in what it sounded like in his stomach,” says Ilpo, “he started running into the wall and we were amplifying the sound.” Their first releases were for the Finnish label Sahko and they were soon picked up by Blast First. They have been invited to perform at venues and events as diverse as Angela Bulloch’s show at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Finnish Embassy in London (where they literally brought the ceiling down), in front of thousands of baffled New York clubbers at the Limelight and two Commes De Garcons fashion shows in Paris and Tokyo.

They also have a thriving art career & through invitation have produced sound installations for The Pompidou Centre & Cartier Foundation, Paris, The Haywood Gallery, London & The Walker Gallery, Minneapolis.

They also are developing a series of recording & live performance collaborations with other artistes, the first with Suicide’s Alan Vega was released as an album titled “endless” under the name V.V.V. in 1998 and they recently recorded with Einstürzende Neubauten’s F.M. Einheit , the fruits of which will be released as an album in 2001.

PansonicBoth Mika and Ilpo indulge in their own side projects and they have remixed tracks for the likes of Björk, 2K (KLF) and Riuchi Sakamoto & also release their own solo projects on various labels including Touch, Sahko & Mego.

AALTOPIIRI is an album filled with alluring, ambient frequencies and hypnotic rhythms. Tracks like Kone and Kierto stutter and groove, while elsewhere Aanipaa and Liuos provide lush, addictive pulses. They are often asked what the track & album titles actually mean when translated into English, but as they often invent or combine Finnish words the “definitions” become quite vague. For example, a legendary maybe mythological low creeping mist from a particular area of Finland or, a variant technological term for a certain aspect of a early radio wave experiments.

As Mika says, “There is no theory for Pan Sonic. We have no plan. We just make the music.”

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Kone”

“Johto 3”

“Kuu”

Recommendations:
Panasonic’ “Remix EP” on Sähkö Recordings
Pan Sonic’ “Oksastus” on Kvitnu
Ø’s “Konstellaatio” on Sähkö Recordings

Buy CD:
originally released in 2001

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originally released in 2001

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Websites:
Panasonic @ phinnweb.org
Mute, parent label of Blast First

out now: Strathy – Fooling Around EP [Diffuse Reality Records]

Artist:
Strathy

Title:
Fooling Around EP

Label:
Diffuse Reality Records

Cat#:
DRSS1212

Release Date:
08th September 2025 (Beatport)
06th October 2025 (other digital stores)

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Beste Freunde

02.
Geputzte Augen

03.
Fooling Around

04.
Dust 2

Press Info:
…

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:

Special:
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Recommendations:
Strathy’s “Daybreaker EP” on Diffuse Reality Records
Strathy’s “Bite Me EP” on Out Of Place
Strathy’s “Subspace EP” on Ohne Kommerziellen Wert
Strathy’s “Vault Series 24.0” on Vault Series
“Bent Images” by Boyd Schidt + Strathy on Diffuse Reality Records
alll stuff on Diffuse Reality Records we featured

Buy Download:
Diffuse Reality Records @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
Beatport
7Digital
JunoDownload
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Clone
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Websites:
Strathy
Strathy @ Instagram
Diffuse Reality Records
Diffuse Reality Records @ Instagram

out now: ORBE – Ascender EP [Token Records]

Artist:
ORBE

Title:
Ascender EP

Label:
Token Records

Cat#:
TOKEN134

Release Date:
12th September 2025

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
Flashback

A2.
W9Y

B1.
Ascender

B2.
Break Nation

Press Info:
Unmistakable are the sonic experiments of Spanish alchemist ORBE; with this fresh release on Token. ORBE’s iconically viscous textures and impactful percussion weasel their way into ‘Ascender’ for a deeper release on Kr!z’s label. Thick, brooding atmospheres drive these tracks into stories of pursuit and escape throughout its four tracks.

A slick, pulsating low end in ‘Flashback’ stands out as a first impression for an imposing EP. Electric leads zip by for maximum psychosis; he’s known for his uncompromising dissonance and drive. A staple of the Spanish scene, ORBE bites down hard on deep and hypnotic techno to resonate through concrete warehouses. This jagged edge to club music continues through ‘W9Y’ – a more drum-forward cut with noisy transitions and breathable synthwork. Sharper stabs occupy this space as opposed to the track’s predecessor and tension is maintained with a lingering pad in the background. A meditative conclusion for the A side, ORBE quickly shifts his attention in the titletrack ‘Ascender’. Emphasizing tone and tune on the kick, the lead comes with confrontation. Rolling through shifting hats, the producer brings boiling tension through minimal arrangement and the weight of his sound design – a skillset only the most seasoned artists can claim. To close things out, ‘Break Nation’ does just that – cutting off the traditional four/four rhythm and instead presenting itself as a bass stepper. With ORBE’s classic unison packed synths, this dweller presents a whole other perspective on ‘Ascender’. A hybrid of influences and yet still destined for the techno dancefloor, this breath of fresh air serves as deep dive into the subconscious for an eyes-closed experience.

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Flashback”

“Ascender”

more soon

Special:
“Bassiani invites …. Podcast #254”

Recommendations:
“Tagma 2” by Psyk & ORBE on Orbe Records
“Atonal EP” by Psyk & ORBE on Mote-Evolver
split EP “Parallel Series 7” w/ ORBE on Mote-Evolver
all stuff on Token Records we featured

Buy Vinyl:
Token Records @ Bandcamp
Deejay
Juno
Clone
Red Eye Records
Decks
HHV
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Token Records @ Bandcamp
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Booking:
ORBE

Websites:
ORBE
Token Records

out for a while: Robert Lippok – Open Close Open (2024 Remaster) [Morr Music]

Artist:
Robert Lippok

Title:
Open Close Open (2024 Remaster)

Label:
Morr Music

Cat#:
MORR202

Release Date:
01st March 2024

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Open
(2024 Remaster)

02.
Close
(2024 Remaster)

03.
Open (Pt.2)
(2024 Remaster)

04.
Licht

Tracklist Bandcamp:
01.
Open
(2024 Remaster)

02.
Close
(2024 Remaster)

03.
Open (Pt.2)
(2024 Remaster)

04.
Licht

05.
Licht
(640 nm)

Press Info:
In 1998, Carsten Nicolai, also known as Alva Noto, visited a sound installation created by Robert Lippok for a group exhibition in Weimar, Germany. Soon after, he invited Lippok to release music on his label raster-noton. »Open Close Open« was released in 2001 and marked the beginning of Lippok’s solo career. Before, Lippok had already played in Ornament und Verbrechen (with his brother Ronald Lippok) and To Rococo Rot (with Ronald Lippok and Stefan Schneider).

The title of the EP is a linguistic reference to the instructions found on everyday objects. In fact, the sound of birds or a closing door can be heard. Besides field recordings, cultural fragments were used – including the sample of the famous Adagietto from Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. – and integrated into three loop-based pieces, that have been praised by Fact Magazine as »a masterclass in collage, looping and tactile processing.«

The source material for »Open Close Open« initially served as a soundtrack for a video by Takehito Koganezawa, a visual artist from Japan. For this remastered vinyl reissue, Lippok revisited the original sound material and produced a new track called »Licht«.

Snippets:
@ Deejay

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“Phase Transition Mix”