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out now: DJ T.A.G. – Draw EP [BFT Records]

Artist:
DJ T.A.G.

Title:
Draw EP

Label:
BFT Records

Cat#:
BFT008

Release Date:
07th April 2020

Format:
digital

Tracklist:
01.
Hype

02.
Escape

03.
Numb

04.
Escape
(Oliver Rosemann Remix)

05.
Hype
(Davinson Remix)

Press Info:
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featured releases from BFT

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Websites:
DJ T.A.G.
BFT Records

out now: Konnektivitat – Immaterial [Koma Recording]

Artist:
Konnektivitat

Title:
Immaterial

Label:
Koma Recording

Cat#:
KOMA001

Release Date:
18th May 2020

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
01.
Eternal Limbo

02.
Lobotomy

03.
Man Of Madness

04.
Tentacular Nightmare

Press Info:
This EP represents the first in a series of releases will start a conceptual work developed in several years from the artist. Recorded entirely with modular synthesizers, tape sampling and analog gears; he wants to keep an ‘handcrafted’ approach both in music and the artwork (painted by the artist with acrylic colors).

The first track ‘Eternal Limbo’ tells about a dying philosopher. The philosopher is tel- ling us the story of his life in third person. There was a man that managed to reduce the world to pure logic. Looking at this perfection he wondered about the perfect ice and the perfect form. But when he tried to walk on that he realizes that missed something so he fell down. That world was so perfect to let him live in. So he under- stood that roughness and ambiguity aren’t imperfections. They are the blood that move the world. So he felt really free and started to live differently. But…., he was homesick for that perfection, that wonderful ice where everything was radiant and absolute. Though he had come to like the idea of the rough ground, he couldn‘t bring himself to live there. So now he was marooned between Earth and ice, at home in neither.

‘Lobotomy’ it’s a physical trip into the modern human mind/body lobotomy. Characters: repetition, electricity in a huge analog distortion amount, experimental ob- session with an imperfect rhythm structure touch to give the track the life needed.

‘Man Of Madness’ talks about darkness and multidimensional demoniac possessions. Every man has the Devil inside, and for someone these secrets are so heavy in horror that can be thrown down only in the grave. The only way to undivulged them.

‘Tentacular Nightmare’ is pretty title-described. Is the modern man halfway being sleeping and awake. In another level, cosmic floor, with all his demons, his garbage but also his dreams.

Full Track Streaming:

Video Teaser:

Video:
“Lobotomy”

Video made by the29nov films

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out now: Various – Transistor [Voltage]

Artist:
Various

Title:
Transistor

Label:
Voltage

Cat#:
VOLT001DIGI

Release Date:
30th April 2020

Format:
2xCD & digital

Tracklist:
01.
6SISS
Bloodymindedness

02.
Altinbas
Moonshine

03.
Atis
Muskus

04.
Border One
Diva

05.
Counterfact
Stronghold

06.
Dardenne
Freq Of Fred

07.
Davy
Circular Days

08.
Emily Jeanne
Unseen

09.
Farrago
Tiempo

10.
Foreign Material
Altar of Fate

11.
GoldFFinch
Placide

12.
Hadone
Your Own Personal Dream

13.
Haissem
Confound

14.
Jacidorex
Noise Disturbance

15.
Jan Vercauteren
Object Of Desire

16.
Kr!z
Scorpion’s Tail

17.
Lunar Convoy
KREEP

18.
Marco Bailey
Firefight

19.
Neila
Life Plank

20.
One Track Brain
The Savage Child

21.
Phara
Primrose Gold

22.
PTTRN
Kiviuq (Irregular)

23.
Radical G
One Of Them

24.
SIWEI
C.T.B.H.

25.
Sonhan
Incubation

26.
TWAN
Dead Freight

27.
X&Trick
Distance Yourself

Press Info:
On the 30th of April, VOLTAGE Imprint will release the Transistor compilation featuring a long list of artists that contribute to our local Belgian scene – north, south, and central. Hosting a variety of styles, from hypnotic to industrial, and familiar names; a collection of people who have distinguished themselves in contemporary dance music not just in our country, but around the world. 75% of the proceeds of this compilation will go to these artists in an effort to support them doing what they do best: delivering us joy and a soundtrack to our night. This compilation isn’t just a cry for help, but equally an affirmation that our scene is worth fighting for.

The contributions involved will come from a combination of each of our very own artists from the Voltage Agency & Imprint and others – proudly including the likes of Kr!z, Marco Bailey, One Track Brain, Farrago, Jacidorex, Radical G and TWAN to name only a few. We are proud to showcase their work as it represents the current sound of our scene and the music we are eagerly waiting to dance to once again in our favorite clubs and events after this isolated period of confinement.
The Transistor Compilation, a name meant to honor an effort to rectify the damages being done to our artists, will be available on all digital platforms including Bandcamp. We ask you to consider buying it, as COVID-19 has rendered it impossible for these artists to play their booked gigs and therefore benefit from their main source of income.

This isn’t the first time our community has been threatened and it certainly won’t be the last. Music and art become more important as times become increasingly trying. Dancing has never felt so appropriate.

Listen:

Full Track Streaming:
Phara – “Primrose Gold”

6SISS – “Bloodymindedness”

GoldFFinch – “Placide”

Counterfact – “Stronghold”

Neila – “Life Plank”

Border One – “Diva”

Hadone – “Your Own Personal Dream”

Lunar Convoy – “KREEP”

Video:
Kr!z – “Scorpion’s Tail”

Video made by the29nov films

Specials:
Phara – “Music & Interview [NovaFuture Blog Exclusive Mix]”

SIWEI – “Live – OCTA”

Lunar Convoy – “NORCAST07”

Kr!z – “MindTrip Podcast 041”

Hadone – “Intercell.027”

Foreign Material – “Supercinema Records Podcast 01”

Border One – “Reclaim Your City 373”

Recommendations:
Border One’s “Restless EP” on SK_Eleven
Border One’s “Samadhi EP” on Knowledge Imprint
Border One’s “Abyssal EP” on Border One Records
Border One’s “Insight EP” on Wolfskuil Records
Border One’s “Restive EP” on Escapism
Border One’s “Unspoken Voices EP” on Invite Records
Border One’s “Despair EP” on Form And Function
Border One’s “Throw EP” on Ressort Imprint´
Foreign Material’s “The Quest” on Norite
Foreign Material’s “Luna” on Norite
Foreign Material’s “Supercinema 003” on Supercinema Records
Foreign Material’s “Black Sun” on Norite
Lunar Convoy’s “Outer Rim Territories” on Norite
Siwei’s “FSBP EP” on Siwei Recordings
Siwei’s “Dawn Of Down EP” on Siwei Recordings
Siwei’s “IFLN (Part I-III)” on Siwei Recordings
Siwei’s “Mine I Series” on Siwei Recordings
Phara’s “Road To Manilla EP” on EarToGround Records
Phara’s “Velvet V. EP” on Planet Rhythm
Phara’s “Rosemany EP” on Projekts
Phara’s “Mind Inside EP” on Planet Rhythm
all stuff on Voltage

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Voltage

out now: Pole – 1 2 3 [Mute | Pole Records]

Artist:
Pole

Title:
1 2 3

Label:
Mute | Pole Records

Cat#:
POLE123 | PL4

Release Date:
24th April 2020 | in 2008

Format:
Vinyl+bonus 12″, CD & digital

Tracklist CD:
CD01-01.
Modul

CD01-02.
Fragen

CD01-03.
Kirschenessen

CD01-04.
Lachen

CD01-05.
Berlin

CD01-06.
Tanzen

CD01-07.
Fremd

CD01-08.
Paula

CD01-09.
Fliegen

CD01-10.
Modul

CD02-01.
Fahren

CD02-02.
Stadt

CD02-03.
Streit

CD02-04.
Huckepack

CD02-05.
Hafen

CD02-06.
Weit

CD03-01.
Silberfisch

CD03-02.
Taxi

CD03-03.
Karussel

CD03-04.
Überfahrt

CD03-05.
Rondell Zwei

CD03-06.
Klettern

CD03-07.
Strand

CD03-08.
Fohlenfurz

Tracklist Vinyl:
LP01-01.
Modul

LP01-02.
Fragen

LP01-03.
Kirschenessen

LP01-04.
Lachen

LP01-05.
Berlin

LP01-06.
Tanzen

LP01-07.
Fremd

LP01-08.
Paula

LP01-09.
Fliegen

LP01-10.
Modul

LP02-01.
Fahren

LP02-02.
Stadt

LP02-03.
Streit

LP02-04.
Huckepack

LP02-05.
Hafen

LP02-06.
Weit

LP03-01.
Silberfisch

LP03-02.
Taxi

LP03-03.
Karussel

LP03-04.
Überfahrt

LP03-05.
Rondell Zwei

LP03-06.
Klettern

LP03-07.
Strand

LP03-08.
Fohlenfurz

BONUS12-A.
RAUM 1

BONUS12-B.
RAUM 2

Tracklist Digital:
01.
Modul

02.
Fragen

03.
Kirschenessen

04.
Lachen

05.
Berlin

06.
Tanzen

07.
Fremd

08.
Paula

09.
Fliegen

10.
Fahren

11.
Stadt

12.
Streit

13.
Huckepack

14.
Hafen

15.
Weit

16.
Silberfisch

17.
Taxi

18.
Karussel

19.
Überfahrt

20.
Rondell Zwei

21.
Klettern

22.
Strand

23.
Fohlenfurz

24.
Rondell Eins

25.
Heim

26.
Sachte

27.
Spaß Rewind

Press Info:
Pole, aka musician, producer and mastering engineer Stefan Betke, has announced the remastered reissue of his debut album releases, 1, 2 and 3, available on Mute as a box set on 24 April 2020.

Released on vinyl (for the first time in nearly 20 years) and CD (remastered since its 2008 reissue), the box set releases mark 20 years since the trilogy was completed and a return to the label for the groundbreaking artist. The vinyl edition includes a bonus 12″, RAUM, originally released on DIN records in 1998.

Taking his name from a defective analogue Waldorf 4-Pole filter, the broken machine’s distinctive crackles gave Pole the starting point for his equally simple and subtle sound layers. Rhythmic textures and warmly pulsing bass lines join in play and, at least from Pole 2, experience a slow shift towards Minimal Dub.

Betke explains, “A common factor in all the releases was that they all originated in a kind of dub continuum. Melodies have never been my motivation – they were always more peripheral. But across those albums, the reverbs and the bass lines were always related and interlinked with each other. By working that way, I didn’t feel as if I was under any artificial pressure, and I could allow things to end loosely in order to continue my work.”

Pole 1 (1998), Pole 2 (1999) and Pole 3 (2000), originally released as three consecutive albums in their own right, and described by The Wire as “…a set of roadmaps for the soul”, are presented together to highlight Pole’s deliberate statement – reinforced by the titling of the albums and their minimalist monochrome cover art.

Pole’s music has a unique way of oscillating between melody and avant-garde, between pop and experimental. While many of his electronic peers swore off all danceable elements during the latter half of the 1990s, Pole decided to walk the edge, championing both radical reductionism and psychedelic dream states. Tracks like ‘Kirschenessen’ or ‘Hafen’ give ample proof that his music doesn’t limit itself to mere functionalism, but encourages new and poetic associations.

Pole’s classic 1 2 3 trilogy still resonates in contemporary electronic music. The unmistakeable crackles infiltrated both mainstream Pop and the burgeoning Dubstep scene and now, with the reissue of his first three albums, listeners get a chance to experience Pole 1-3 as a coherent entity and explore this defining benchmark in the history of electronic music.

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