ALVA NOTO – HYbr:ID I

Posted on 2021-11-08

The first instalment of Alva Noto’s new series HYbr:ID aligns his prolific work in digital culture, performance, visual art and scientific phenomena with his heterogenous compositional methods. HYbr:ID Vol. 1 captures the music commissioned for the score of ‘Oval’, a choreographic piece directed by Richard Siegal and performed by the Staatsballett Berlin at the Berlin State Opera in 2019. Having navigated sound’s limitless territories over decades using a unique system of signs, spectrums and visual symbols, this work culminates his unbounded vision into cinematic perfection.

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JAPANESE TELECOM – MOUNTING YOKO

Posted on 2021-11-08

Re-issue of the long out of print “Virtual Geisha” album by Japanese Telecom (aka Dopplereffekt / Der Zyklus) first released in 2001. A further exploration of the culture and technologies from the land of the rising sun by Heinrich Mueller on the successor to the “Japanese Telecom EP”.

This time the inspiration is more adult and Manga orientated and even goes a little more ‘poppy’ with Y.M.O inspired tracks. On “Virtual Geisha” there’s also a first glimpse of the directions he’d take his other projects in the future on tracks like ‘Enter Mrs. Suzuki’ and ‘Japanese Matrix’. While still keeping true to his Detroit Hi-Tech Machine Funk roots with Electro anthems like ‘The Making Of Ultraman’ and ‘Beta Capsule’.

Remastered and re-issued on our Clone Aqualung Series for the first time since its original release.

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TECHNICAL ITCH – ANOTHER LIFE

Posted on 2021-11-08

Darkstep kingpin Technical Itch breaks out on Over/Shadow for an absolutely stellar amen slice up session, bringing two raging rollers to what is already an almighty canon for the label. Those fearing how O/S could possibly follow on from Sully’s instant classic for the imprint should fear not, the veteran producer showing us how it’s done with his impeccable form here. The pinnacle for us has to be the mangled vocal samples leaking into the breakdown midway through B-side, Melt, fully bringing about the track’s name sake.

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ANZ – DECISIONS (AM INTRO)

Posted on 2021-11-01

Manchester based Anz joins the Ninja Tune family with a kaleidoscopic amalgamation of influences from across dance music’s underground culture following releases on Hessle Audio, Houndstooth, XL Recordings and her own Otras Mitades imprint.

Touching on electro, breakbeat, UKG and jungle throughout – the EP serves as the soundtrack to various stages throughout the night. After the mood is set by the AM Intro, West London vocalist and producer George Riley features on You Could Be with a glossy pop production sitting neatly alongside modern classics like Kelela’s LMK. The A-side closes with the uplifting skittering breakbeats of Real Enough To Feel Good supplying buoyant pre-rave anticipation. Inna Circle opens the B side with well versed b-boy electro samples and a heavier bassline before Last Before Lights distills the energy from headline sets Anz has become famous for across festivals worldwide into a timeless techno, jungle and hardcore hybrid.

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EXM – DEPTH LIGHT

Posted on 2021-11-01

On his third full length on Touched Music exm provides an expansive vision of electronica with descent. Robust bass and stony-faced drums kick things off on ‘slew’ while samples of falling water suggest a world beyond synthesis. From crystalline FM on ‘Nimal’ to the scatterbrain percussion and stabs on ‘Thegreathypothetical’ the sound design here is janus-faced, always ready to knock the listener off balance before the record climaxes with the harrowing ‘Core’ where the horror-soundtrack dissonance is all the more chilling for its frenetic 190bpm+ percussion.

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HANA VU – ANYTHING STRIKING

Posted on 2021-11-01

On her Ghostly International debut, 21-year-old Hana Vu unpacks emotive memories over lush guitar-driven bedroom pop. Coming up through LA’s DIY scene and with early Bandcamp cuts released on Luminelle Recordings, Public Storage develops Vu’s sonic palette while always highlighting her distinct contralto voice. With synth textures and an expanded range of instrumentation here, the album has an added sonic depth supporting its always personal lyricism. Each track, and the record as a whole, is envisioned as a space to channel emotion and for the listener to find solace — a kind of storage unit. While bringing in subtle Grunge, New Wave, alt-rock and disco influences the tracks here are never far away from an anthemic pop hook.

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