Todd Anderson-Kunert - Conjectures [Room40 Promo]

To be released via the Australian label Room40 on August 23rd, 2k19 is Todd Anderson-Kunert's two track album named "Conjectures" in which the artist exclusively works on the rare Moog System 55 for his minimal and droning compositions. With the opening tune "I See What You Mean" we see the composer putting a main focus on providing an organic, mostly sinewave-based low end as a foundation for a most beautiful take on the Ambient genre introducing slowly evolving modulations and tender midrange pads as well as layers of single note pulses whereas "It Feels Right", the second tune on this 31 minute album, brings forth brooding, klaxon'esque sawtooth bass pulses coming at us from subsurface levels like signals from another, possibly primeval world as a sonic, time deteriorating Ambient agent created to alter our perception of the world for now and ever. Lovely.

Shura - Forevher [Secretly Canadian]

Put on the circuit via Secretly Canadian on August 16th, 2k19 and already announced on these pages with the video for "Religion (U Can Lay Your Hands On Me)" in mid-July is "Forevher", the sophomore album outing by Shura which, and hence the title spelling which is not an error, is dealing with the highs and lows of the artists long distance, two continents spanning relationship. This said, we see Shura focusing on the uplifting side of love musically, engraining songs like the autotune-ridden soulful swing of songs like "Side Effects" deep into our collective musical memory, paying homage to hours and hours spent on airports with the intimate late night Future Soul cut that is "BKLYNLDN" whilst "Princess Leia" provides a perfect, longing ballad'esque take on multi-harmonic vocal performance and "Skyline, Be Mine" caters expertly crafted Dope- / Downbeats in combination with ethereal harmonies, grungy, 90s referencing Leftfield Pop guitars and a hyperseductive bassline all falling together to create an instant classic and our favorite out of the eleven tracks on this album of which we covered just a few in detail. File under: Timeless Pop music.

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23.08.2019 baze.djunkiii guest set @ 90s Rave Radio / Ems-Vechte-Welle 99.3FM

Transmission starts @ 11 p.m. GMT+1

Terrestrial transmission on frequency 99.3FM in and around the Emsland-region of Germany.

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Blue Gene Tyranny - Out Of The Blue [Unseen Worlds 024 Promo]

Re-released via Unseen Worlds on June 14th, 2k19 is "Out Of The Blue", the longplay debut by Blue Gene Tyranny which was originally put onthe circuit via the Lovely Music label in 1978. Sporting a whole of 4 songs over the course of 49 minutes we see the opener "Next Time Might Be Your Time" provide a sweet, slightly twangy and somewhat Country-infused approach to daytime radio compatible Pop before taking an unexpected turn towards Ska-influences throughout the songs fourth quarter whereas the subsequent "For David K" dives deep into the realms of heavy Funk garnished with echoes of Psychedelia and thick layers of vintage sexyness. "Leading A Double Life" has Blue Gene Tyranny going for a piano-driven, inward looking yet expressive melancholia accompanied by spaced out falsetto harmonies before the albums main piece "A Letter From Home" encapsulates the psychedelic feel of the era over a nearly 26 minutes stretch, featuring storytelling SpokenWord passages, dreamy guitars and even references to singers like Joan Baez vibewise - at least in parts of the composition. A spine-tingling journey and defo a gem within the Avantgarde Pop niche for a reason.

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Sascha Müller - 40 Years Of Walkman [SM Tapes 004]

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the legendary, culture-defining device known and loved as the Sony Walkman we see Uelsen's creative overlord Sascha Müller coming up with something very special - a fifteen track C90 cassette tape release, limited to 20 hand-numbered copies with each copy being housed in a defunct - guess what? - Sony Walkman. Put on the circuit via SM Tapes the versatile producer seems to be sticking to a well thought out Electro- / Breakdance- / 80s-informed theme, opening with the melodic Technolectro cut "Mission To Mars" whilst "Dance Like Robots" covers a more stripped down approach towards vocoder-infused Phonk before "I Am A Computer" delivers a thin, dry, electroid anti-groove accompanied by beauteous Detroit strings. The subsequent ode to "Machines" once again harks back to the late 90s genre that was once known as razor sharp Technolectro, "Termalsonde" brings forth nearly 9 minutes of dreamy electroid Downbeat / ChillOut for SpaceNight purposes whereas the classic "Mr. Robot" brings back a lot of positive vibes for a reason and the "Weltraumprogramm" indulges in a deep, floating sonic realm of spaced out AcidElectro with a trancey twist. Looking into "The Sun" reveals a fusion of super positive ElectroClash and uptempo ItaloDisco, "Only Need You" is following up on a similar path whereas "Pokemoon Power" causes wild havoc on every advanced Electro floor for a reason and "Sundown" comes as a surprise in terms of oldskool'ish TechStep / Drum'n'Bass with clear Photek-influences. "19" is one of Sascha Müller's beloved classics once put out on the vinyl circuit via Intrauterin Recordings, attending the "Filmfestspiele" we experience a collage of classic movie samples, epic strings and a deep, rhythmically complex take on Phonk, the "Beat Junkie" comes at us as agressive and phonky as ever and the final cut "The First Step" once again goes back to a raw, hounded and slightly oldskool flavored variation of 90s Drum'n'Bass for a closing. Good stuff, this.

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3cloneB - B-Sides EP [Psychocandies 079]

Released only recently via the buzzing Psychocandies-imprint is the "B-Sides EP", a new outing by the mysterious 3cloneB who's been associated with the label from early. Opening with "Mr. Spanky" 3cloneB provides a massive banger for all those loving their bubbly, fast-paced Acid to the max whilst "Normalize The System" employs a spiralling, hypnotic dark AcidTrance approach evoking memories of the long forgotten 1994 "Sunrize EP" on the Think Green-imprint and "Püppy Love" provides more dry, stripped down HypnoAcid for maximum dancefloor madness in tiny, totally fogged out underground venues. Great stuff.

The Quilz - Fishing For Ketchup [Prickly Records]

Put on the circuit via Prickly Records these days is the first fully fledged vinyl longplay outing by Milwaukee-based local heroes The Quilz which is available as regular black vinyl pressing and as a limited to 100 hand-numbered copies burgundy vinyl edition for die-hard fans and collectors of the bands work. Opening with "Delete Delete" the band immediately revisits one of their biggest tunes for a captivating start only to dive deeper into a thrilling amalgamation of spaced out ItaloDisco and halftime Dubstep with "Robot Love" before "Take Me To Your Leader" transforms dedicated IndieElectro punters into a raving, glowstick-swinging crowd driven by pure mass hysteria and "Are You Still Out" is providing dreamy romance for all spaced out SynthPop lovers out there. When The Quilz do "Drown In Your Love" they're truly drowning in muscular, bass heavy ElectroBreaks, cute melodies and vintage vocal lines, to "Fade Away" means to lose oneself on the dancefloor grooving to cascading synth melodies and super seductive Indie guitars whilst the group is listening to twangy, (Neo)Cosmic "Until The End Of Time" and we're gladly tagging along. Furthermore "Fan The Flame" provides a cute, yet dramatic variation of the sweetest, most candy-coated synth-driven SpacePop around, "Say Anything" weighs in the right amount of steaming hot sexyness and highly seductive low end works for the wee hours, "Hip Hip Hooray" comes at every dancefloor with an advanced, somewhat Reggae-reminiscent swing in combination with more sparkling, spine-tingling SpacePop and the concluding "Hung Up On You" waves farewell in a sweet, slightly dusty vintage manner. What's not to love about this?

Sandro Perri - Soft Landing [Constellation Records 148 Promo]

In the pipeline for release via Constellation Records on September 6th, 2k19 is Sandro Perri's forthcoming six track album "Soft Landing". Spread over the course of a total playtime of 41 minutes the opener "Time (You Got Me)" brings forth a tender, ever caressing variation of SoftRock rolled out over 16+ minutes whilst turning into a soothing stream of krautsy quality whereas the following "Floriana" is indulging in calm and peaceful folksyness garnished with a little twang and a feel for dreamy Jazz influences whilst "God Blessed The Fool" brings forth more of a California feeling in terms of dedicated SoftPop for those who know. With being "Back On Love" we see Sandro Perri provide another variation of super dreamy Krautrock meets inward-looking, romantic Pop, "Wrong About The Rain" drifts into lush 70s YachtRock territories and the concluding title song is as soft and comforting on an instrumental tip as its name promises. A beautiful vintage transmission from seemingly better times, this is.

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Erkki Veltheim - Ganzfeld Experiment [Room40 Promo]

Scheduled for release on AUgust 16th, 2k19 via the Australian label Room40 is Erkki Veltheim's "Ganzfeld Experiment" which is the producers first full-on solo recording published on the imprint. With the title referring to a method of para-psychology we see Veltheim cater a one-track composition with this one, a 44 minutes long stream of sonic events comprised of a steady, rhythmic transmission of hissing static noize as a foundation for altered, warped and modulated impulses from the artists electric violin which for the most part are not recognizable as violin by any means. Instead the Finland-born composer creates a cold, well alienating athmosphere through these emissions, an intense, yet unsettling thrill remiscent of borderline transdimensional experimentation in a frosty sci-fi lab of the future, channeling evil forces and unspoken of powers that exist beyond our field of perception and knowledge, and this for a good reason or two. Imagine picking up daytime radio transmissions from the Upside-Down and being paralysed by the otherworldly tones of a vantablack lovecraftian fog and ever growing evil copse covering a realm unseen whilst the tonal shifts and musical evolution of these transmissions work their way towards cataclysmic madness and (Neo)Classical insanity before a final stretch of total desolation takes over. A soundtrack for a world too dark.

Phase Duo - s/t [Aut Records 048]

Put on the circuit via Berlin's Aut Records label on June 25th, 2k19 is the debut album by Phase Duo, a group comprised of Eloisa Manera and Stefano Greco who are combining their musical arsenal of violin, monochord and further electronics to combine a musical menu of nine tracks described to be influenced by Minimal Music masters like Reich and Riley as well as Indian Raga patterns alike. Stretched over the course of 38 minutes the result of this effort in amalgamation doesn't sound so minimal at all but unveils a rich, saturated and panoramic approach to sound somewhat meandering  in between early Synth masters, retrofuturist Vaporwave and hyperscore'esque Ambient in the opener "Prometheus Journey" whereas the follow up presents a calm and solemn, yet rhythmical flow towards our "Inner Cliff" before the "Space Flow" enters realms of lively (Neo)Cosmic infused synth movements and elegic string arrangements for those loving their sugary kitsch to the max. Following up is "Tangram", stepping slightly into formal medieval Folk territories backed by electronic percussion and low end, "Wanderlust" is as dramatic and excited as the originally German term deserves to be, telling tales of adventure and celebration for highly advanced IDM dancefloors within less than 5 minutes before "Scarabeo" presents more of a jam-like approach towards feedback driven, lo-fi experimentation, friendly computational tones and a certain edge of Phonk. Furthermore "Hermes" introduces a darker, brooding and well twisted tone to the music of Phase Duo, once again providing proof of their score'esque qualities, "Elo's Arp" is following on a dramatic, yet more nervous and somewhat uneasy path before the final cut that is "Ethereal" waves goodbye in a beatless, solemn and inward looking manner, providing moments of late evening reflection and contemplation best experienced in front of an open fire on a winter evening for a reason.

Sascha Müller - Traxxx Vol. 15 [SM Traxxx 38-2019]

Scheduled for release on August 22nd, 2k19 is Sascha Müller's new digital two track single named "Traxxx Vol. 15". Opening with "Track 29" the Uelsen-based producer caters a well hypnotic take on minimalist Techno percussions whilst paying homage to early genre classics like Plastikman's "Spastik" and other productions of this polyrhythmic era before "Track 30" sheds blood on the dancefloor employing  a deadly mixture of hypercompressed Broken Hardcore and screaming MonoAcid for the headstrong to kill every living soul in front of underground teknival rigs within seconds. Pure evil.

16.08.2019 BETA-ZERFALL meets Lost Places @ MS Stubnitz / Hamburg

file under: PostPunk / ElectroPunk /(No)Wave / Industrial / IndieElectro + more

decks:
baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings / El Caballo Semental]
Herr Brandt [Sonnenbrandt / Damaged Goods]
Herr Defekt [Lost Places]
Junge Obscur [Lost Places]

doors: 10pm
admission: 6€ 

MS Stubnitz
Kirchenpauerkai 26
20457 Hamburg
Germany

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Wil Bolton - Surface Reflections [Sound In Silence 066]

Put on the circuit via the Greek Ambient staple Sound In Silence on July 15th, 2k19 is Wil Bolton's new album "Surface Reflections", the artists second longplay outing on the label after his 2014-released "Whorl". Making a return with five new tracks and a limited print run of 200 hand-numbered copies we see the long time-established artist bringing forth quite an unusual musical approach compared to the releases within the Sound In Silence-catalogue over the past year or so as he pairs up a darker, droning and more experimental sonic backdrop with Field Recordings captured in Hong Kong and soft Post-PostRock textures in the album opener "Shrouded" whereas "In The Air Of The Morning" evokes memories of the late 90s and early 2000s with its beautiful polylayered and all embracing, yet slightly glitched out Ambient / Indietronica sound. The follow up named "Shallows" brings forth full on floating Ambient romanticism at its best, "Crossing" offers more tender guitar-textures alongside a distinct peaceful and intimate balearic sunset vibe bordering the popular PopAmbient genre in parts whereas the concluding title track "Surface Reflections" amalgamates slowly meandering pads and a minimalist, carefully performed ever repeating guitar motif to create a most calm and comforting sonic pillow able to turn everyone into a die-hard Ambient / ChillOut head within a few minutes only. Great stuff. Get.

The Quilz - Vol. II [TQ 003]

Released back in 2018 is "Vol. II", the second mini-album / EP by The Quilz which provide a sweet nine track menu straight outta their Milwaukee / USA-based studio with this one. Opening with the highly seductive and spaced out SynthPop vs Psychedelia cut "Are You Still Out Tonight" The Quilz are paving the way for things to come like the subsequent "Organ Blues" which brings forth raw, muscular Dope Beats in combination with a take on well dubbed out retrofuturism whilst "Fade Away" is getting deep in terms of hard stomping ItaloDisco / ElectroClash hittage with a sweet tongue-in-kitsch twist. Furthermore "Blind You" turns out to be a lo-fi, yet large scale SynthRave / Vaporwave banger for those who know, the bands variation of Debbie Harry's "Heart Of Glass" is a nothing short of a fest for all 80s lovers and "Hip Hip Hooray" provides sparkling, cascading, piano-driven drama bordering ballad'esque territories and an undeniable low-end drive for the wee hours on the dancefloor. The follow up that is "Guilded Cage" reveals an unexpected turn towards acoustic guitars and more of a folksy attitude, "Ghost Town" causes havoc on dancefloors worldwide with a massive, and well unique, rework of The Specials' hit of the same name including a few slightly Dubstep-infused bass bursts before "Delete Delete" brings down the house with a muscular take on Electronic Breakbeat Funk and a super thrilling vocal performance that's about to stick in everyone's eardrums for months for a reason. Big tune. 

The Cray Twins - In The Company Of Architects [Fang Bomb 029]

Put on the circuit via the Fang Bomb-imprint on August 1st, 2k19 is "In The Company Of Architects", the sophomore album by the group known as The Cray Twins. In this album we see the core duo behind the lose collaborative group arrange and sculpt a menu of three tracks in total which were created by main members Paul Baran and Gordon Kennedy alongside a whole bunch of contributing artists and musicians adding everything from chimes to microtonal saxophones to spoken word and modular synthesizer to the mix. Opening with the albums main piece, the 38 minutes spanning title track, we see The Cray Twins provide a deep dive into stripped down Ambient and Deep Listening Music of well score'esque quality incorporating altered, slightly warped background vocals as well as calming Ambient movements, a variety of hard to identify clangs as well as electroacoustic composition techniques, all layered and interweaving to tell a unique sonic story of its own. Furthermore the subsequent "The Absence Of Architects" combines dreamy Spoken Word with more of a romantic, cinematic and naturalistic Ambient backdrop somewhat reminiscent of early Synth masters like Tangerine Dream or Jean-Michel Jarre whereas the concluding "Anarchitects" brings forward another variation of dream state like, super calm and comforting Ambient Chill Out music for die-hard fans of the genre. Good stuff, there.

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Intrauterin Recordings @ Bandcamp

Celebrating 20 years in the business this year baze.djunkiii's 1999-founded imprint Intrauterin Recordings, alongside its sister labels Intrauterin Tapes and El Caballo Semental, has now touched down on Bandcamp to sell highly limited vinyl and tape release directly to fans and followers worldwide. Go check!

Aniyo Kore - In Your Light (Official Video)

Our Dortmund-based friends of Aniyo Kore on a deep meandering tip, touching down on both PostRock and experimental Desert Blues.

The Quilz - With A Boy Like You [TQ 001]

Going back to the year 2016 with the review of the first ever release by Milwaukee-based band outfit The Quilz who've set out to cover the 60s mega hit "With A Boy Like You" on a limited to 500 copies, hand-numbered square white flexi disc edition for a start, transforming the well known cut originally written by Reg Presley and both performed by The Troggs as well as Sandy Edmonds into a floating piece of slightly Psychedelia-infused Pop music with a dreamlike twist which defo suits the tune very well and provides a sweet, highly recommended alternative for dedicated collectors and lovers of all things Pop alike. Good stuff.

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baze.djunkiii Charts 08/2019

01. Fixate v Double 99 - Ripgroove [Ice Cream Records 045]
What a banger! One of the biggest anthems of the UK Garage-scene reworked by one of the hottest Drum'n'Bass producers on earth right now inna proper, ever rolling Future Jungle stylee - a combination that could only turn out big and man, it did. Even before it was pressed on one-sided 12" vinyl this one was already making waves and defo for a reason. Instant classic.

02. Traxman - Tekvision Volume 2 [Teklife Records 009]
Teklife is quality and quality is Teklife. After we already announced this album with the massive preview tune that is "4 Da Lyfe" we see the Juke / Footwork legend Traxman provide a seminal seven track album that draws influences both from the classic Miami Bass sound of the late 80s / early 90s in cuts like "It's Lasting Bass", pays homage to classic Chicago Basement with "Work Dat Mutha Fucka *Footwork Remix", gets deep into massive GhettoHouse and brings super abstract Footwork greatness alongside Jana Rush in "Wildcard" amongst others. If you love bass you need this one album in your life.

03. Skeptical [MUSKET 001]
Skeptical is another force to reckon with in todays Drum'n'Bass scene and this one-sided, stamped 10" whitelabel proves why this is. Clean, dark'ish and super precise beats meet threatening, intense sci-fi vibes and a stripped down, slighty distorted synth motif to create a deadly weapons of choice for heaving late night dancefloors. Tune!

04. Ellis Dee - Big Up Your Chest [JUN002]
One of our alltime favourites re-released after 25 years. Back in early 1994 or even late 1993 baze.djunkiii found this classic included in one of the first ever Jungle tapes he got his hands on and this tune has been stuck in his head ever since. So seeing this one re-issued to celebrate Ellis Dee's 30 year anniversary is a big one and maybe one of the most meaningful additions to the ever growing vinyl arsenal this month.

05. Silicon Scally - Skoda Banger [Cultivated Electronics 031]
Four massive Electro cuts from genre don Carl A. Finlow employing his Silicon Scally moniker and delivering maybe his best work in years overall. The beats got the dry Phonk for real, everything is nicely stripped down and minimalistic whilst the basslines are coming straight from the dark side of the Electro genre. Perfection.

06. Clouds - Sharp Like A Razor [Headstrong Records 003]
Rave is making a large scale comeback and Clouds is defo in for it. Four tracks meandering in between humungous, strobe-lit warehouse raves, hammering Techno, classic, and classy..., oldskool sample madness and well thought out Hardcore- / Gabba-references cause nothing but pure havoc on dancefloors worldwide when blasted through big ass rigs in illegal dance gatherings at peaktime levels. Vibes.

07. Tyrone - Lunar City EP [Metalheadz Platinum 031]
A release on Metalheadz or one of the mainstays offshots is always like a seal of approval and high quality and Tyrone proves that he's worth all praise with the title track alone which fuses super precise, hard stepping beats reminiscent of the 1996 / 1997 era with large scale basslines and melodic atmospheres to create a future classic in its own right. But despite this, the other three cuts on this 12" EP are gold as well, especially when it comes to the more junglistic "Warriors" on B1.

08. FFF - 24/7 Soundkiller [PRSPCT RVLT]
For the past two decades or so the Dutch Breakcore / DarkJungle producer FFF has provided an endless stream of trackwise goodness to the scene and mashed up many a dance with his expertly cut and crafted amen terror cuts. His latest outing on PRSPCT RVLT is meandering somewhat in between trademark DarkJungle madness and ultrablack, oldskool GangstaJungle paying homage to the early, mid-90s heydays of the genre. Proper stuff.

09. Psy Def X - Psy Def X EP [Klasse Wrecks 024]
Trance is back. The mysterious duo that is Psy Def X provides massive oldskool Trance greatness with the A-side track "Lunar" which mysteriously turns into a balearic Downbeat / Breaks affair towards the very end whilst the flipside caters two more uplifting, fast-paced takes on TechTrance for all the ravers out there.

10. Chris Inperspective - Dragons In The World [Inperspective Records 027]
It's been a while since we've seen a new release by Drum'n'Bass / Choppage legend Chris Inperspective who's delivering four new cuty on limited, multi-layered marble grey vinyl here. Whilst the title track is as complex and atmospheric as slow Intelligent Drum'n'Bass / Choppage can get the other tracks on this EP are surprisingly straight, yet also well deep and perfect fodders for more intimate and advanced club settings within the D'n'B scene.

180° - Submental [Splitrec. 029]

Coming in from the Australian imprint Splitrec. as the labels' cat.no. 029 only recently was "Submental", the first ever album by the new trio named 180° which is comprised of Jim Denley, Nick Ashwood and Amanda Stewart. With Denley and Stewart sharing a musical history since the late 80s and Ashwood and Denley connecting over the course of three years before forming the group, 180° utilize their long standing connection as musicians to cook up an intense and most experimental menu of eight tunes which possibly make up the most leftfield, unique, outstanding and threatening release on Splitrec. so far, with prepared guitar and pitched down bass flute providing a vantablack DarkAmbient meets Tribal backdrop for Amanda Stewart's hypnotic Spoken Word sequences and further rhythmic non-vocalisms which, in their rhythmicity, seem to hark back to the chants of Australia's aboriginal people at times whilst at others, especially in the deep, minimalist and partly PostRock-reminiscing outing that is "Oblique" even touch one's innermost soul at a very seductive, intimate note with a velvety tone and quasi-singing approach. Furthermore, cuts like the subsequent "Isosceles" introduce a kind of wistful melancholia alongside a certain form of tender musical romanticism and thrilling, slightly varied rhythmic repetition, "Acute" somewhat seems to describe a mental state on the brink to madness whilst "Degenerate" seems to capture outerdimensional hissings from the deepest, lightless vaults of the ultraworld just to name a few. Recommended, this!

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Love Fame Tragedy - My Cheating Heart (Official Video)

A massive Indie hit garnished with down-to-earth Blues guitars anyone? Take this song taken from Love Fame Tragedy's forthcoming album "I Don't Want To Play The Victim, But I'm Really Good At It" for a start.

Super Jazz Sandwich - Plays The Enneagram Vol. 1 [Umland Records 024]

Conceptualism for the win. Based on the slightly esoteric concept of the enneagram, a schematic idea to describe one's personality and personal development the trio named Super Jazz Sandwich, comprised of Flavia Zanuttini, Florian Walter and Umland Records mastermind Simon Camatta, got together to cook up a nine track album resembling the nine steps of the leading concept of the enneagram with each one named after one of the distinct level descriptions of the program. Recorded in a straight one-day session in February, 2k19 the artists combine their musical armoury of trumpet, sax and drums in widely varied ways on this longplayer, starting with the thrilling, driving and slightly BigBeat'ish high speed Jazz of "The Challenger" whereas "The Investigator" engages in a more sparse, minimalistic framework and "The Fearful" acts on a more heralding, theatric and intense note, employing screaming and other non-vocalism techniques alongside a barrage of drum rolls and other technical finesse for the followers of FreeJazz and more expressive, muscular embodiments of the genre. On the other hand "The Individualist" brings forth a multilayered, multi-rhythmic and well complex attitude over its 9+ minutes playtime, "The Lazy" dabbles with a distinct slack going hand in hand with a certain Cool Jazz meets Jazz Noir vibe and "The Enthusiast" indulges in what could be roughly described as Stop Motion FreeJazz with a high dynamic range and a proper sense for experimentalism. Furthermore "The Helper" has got the groove for sure and even reveals a distinct, dancefloor-friendly EthioJazz vibe which makes this our favorite tune on the longplayer whilst "The Reformer" deals with friendly, low-key Ambient Jazz minimalisms and the final cut "The Vain" gets darn hot on the dancefloor again with a classic uptempo swing and highly complex breakdown sequences for the advanced Jazz lover. Check.

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Sascha Müller - Faith [Audio B Records]

Another new digital single by Uelsen's best known international secret that is Sascha Müller's is "Faith", released via Audio B Records on May 30th, 2k19. Consisting of two well-crafted electronic cuts the single opens with "Dead Science", a hard banging, atmospheric take on perfectly sculpted, stripped down sci-fi Techno warfare for the darkest, most uncompromising warehouse rave moments ever imaginable whereas "Cornelius", the second cut on here, presents a hounded, yet thrilling highspeed variation of jackin' ChicagoTechno alongside trippy, spiralling and trance-inducing Acid modulations for hardcore underground ravers and strobe-lit bunker brockouts. Excellent.

Trupa Trupa - Remainder (Official Video)

This is news! The Gdansk-based lo-fi Indie / PostPunk heroes Trupa Trupa have a new album scheduled via Glitterbeat  Records on September 13th, 2k19.

Bushman's Revenge - Et Han Mot Overklassen [Hubro Music]

Scheduled for release via Hubro Music somewhen in August, 2k19 is "Et Han Mot Overklassen", the label debut by Norwegian trio Bushman's Revenge comprised of Gard Nilssen, Rune Nergaard and Even Helte Hermanssen after releasing exclusively through the renowned Rune Grammofon label over the course of many years. On this new album the trio presents a menu of ten brand new compositions which are fusing a The Doors-resembling take on bluesy Psychedelia with deep, late night Jazz vibes on the opening tune "Sly Love With A Midnight Creeper" whilst drifting off into dreamy full-on Ambient territories with "Folk Kremtar No Av Og Til Berre I Lause Lufta Og" or presenting a deep, down-to-earth vision of PostRock / DesertRock with "A Bottle A Day Keeps The Wolves At Bay" which turns out to be our favorite cut on the whole album for a reason. Further recommendations: the atmospheric, score'esque, textural beauty of "The Curious Case Of The Resting Blue Steel Face", the psychedelic, inward-looking Blues rock presented by "Greeting To Gisle", the tense droning beauty of the "Ladies Night At The Jazz Festival" and the repetetive, tribal meditations of "Toten", just to name a few.

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The Murder Capital - Don't Cling To Life (Official Video)

The Murder Capital are coming at us with the first video taken off their forthcoming album "When I Have Fears" which is scheduled for release on August 16th, 2k19 via Human Season Records. Does anybody else think THE CURE in capital letters when listening to this tune?

Sascha Müller - Time To Acid [Phased Mind Records 006]

Put out on the digital circuit via Phased Mind Records as the labels cat.no. 006 on May 24th, 2k19 is Sascha Müller's "Time To Acid" single on which the Uelsen-based producer presents a set of three new bangers for the worlds dancefloors. Opening with "Dilemma" we see the ever active artist riding a wave of stomping, raw and merciless MonoAcid for ultimate club warfare and braincell destruction whereas the follow up "Desert Force" brings forth a well distorted, yet melodic and rave-oriented approach to captivating, super seductive Acid madness and the final cut named "Da Police" even enters a sonic realm that could be well described as early 90s ProtoHardcore with its uncompromising, dark'ish AcidRave attitude. Guess who's the one and only dominator?

@C - Espaco, Pausa, Repeticao (Official Video)

Anotações Sonoras: Espaço, Pausa, Repetição from Miguel Carvalhais on Vimeo.

A detailed, intense look on sound installation art.

Luise Volkmann / Didier Matry - Wünsche [Umland Records 025]

Saxophone meets church organ - this is the basic formula of "Wünsche", the first collaborational album effort created by this unusual duo consisting of Luise Volkmann and Didier Matry released via the ever busy label Umland Records in July 2k19. Recorded in one night in March 2k18 at the Paris-based St. Augustin church in the cities famed 8th Arrondissement the two artists create an eight track, 36+ minutes journey on this album which is somewhat meandering between intense Future Jazz, Ambient, Contemporary Classical and a fragile, slightly score'esque attitude, bringing forth both spine-tingling atmospheres like in "Wunsch #2: Materielle Existenz" as well as beauteous romanticisms most prevalent in the tender, caressing "Wunsch #3: An Blumen Riechen" whereas "Wunsch #4: Stehen Bleiben Und Schauen" creates a yearning, wistful atmosphere for lovers of inward looking melancholia. On the contrary we see "Improvisation #1" drifting into more dramatic territories, providing a brooding, intense opening sequence and high dynamic range, marking a mid-album shift in the duos approach as "Wunsch #5: Lächeln Von Fremden Auf Der Strasse" weighs in  a maelstrom'esque atmosphere well suitable for silent movies and classic black and white horror flics in terms of scoring. Following up is "Egalite", a surely more calm and peaceful variation of the duos musical work, "Wunsch #7: Mehr Tanzen" indulges in more thundering drama and FreeJazz-bordering sequences as maybe the most outstanding composition on this longplayer before "Improvisation #2" waves goodbye building up towards a climax of danger heralding nature, telling tales of all the dark things that lurk slightly beyond the visible borders of our world. Good stuff this.

Tralala Blip - Facing Monsters (Official Video)

One of the big, 80s-infused neon smashers included on the album "Eat My Code If Your Light Falls".

Sascha Müller [Supersix Records 088]

Fresh on the circuit is Sascha Müller's 88th - sic! - untitled album effort put on the circuit via his very own label Supersix Records. Once again serving a selection of twelve brand new tracks we see the Uelsen-based artist diving deep into soft, spatial and melodic, yet club functional DubTechno-realms with "Mars" whilst the follow-up "Mikrostrukturen" caters a twisted, bubbly take on MonoAcid-infused MinimalTechno and the "Mind Machine" enters your deep consciousness on a swampy Acid-infused IDM / Electro level.  The subsequent "Monodelay" presents a dry, polylayered approach to raw, ear-piercing MinimalTechno, "MonoPoly Mit CR-76" brings forth a raw, hounded, lo-fi version of stripped down ElectroTechno and the "Moontrip" takes us into the lands of muscular, jumpy uptempo Hardcore Rave bassdrums and uplifting HardTrance elements for all the oldskool ravers out there. Furthermore "Nagelbrett" competes with early 90s raw, monotonous Italian sawtooth RaveTechno over the course of nearly 6 minutes, spilling ecstatic AcidTrance excellence all over the place, "Neurotransmitter" emits a soft, melodic, yet buzzing IDM vibe accompanied by dreamy, trance-inducing melodies whereas the "New Sound" brings forth highly seductive bass pulses alongside dry, oldskool'ish and well classic MinimalTechno harking back to the origins of the genre for a reason. Following up is "Niederfrequenzohm", a weirdly shuffled variation of bleepy, sweeped subaquatic Techno, "Ninja" is banging, gooey oldskool HardTrance on hyperspeed and the concluding take "No Talk" transfers minimalistic Tribal drums onto super stripped down, yet jacking AcidHouse for a well hypnotic closing.

DJ Haram - Gemini Rising

Fascinating nuskool club sounds bordering both Bass Music and Future Tribal with a distinct, melodic attitude. We need to see this hammered onto peak time dancefloors over big ass rigs for major impact and devastation.

Rhys Mottley - Parasite [Splitrec 028]

Coming in from the headoffices of the Australian imprint Splitrec only recently was "Parasite", the new solo album effort by Splinter Orchestra-member Rhys Mottley. Based on prepared acoustic guitar we see Mottley present an array of three compositions stretched out over the course of 49 minutes, with the opening "Gut Feeling" occupying more than half of the total playtime. This tune, as the rest of the album recorded in an abandoned Sydney sports club, is like a deep meditation on percussive, yet well-stripped down Post-PostRock carefully performed and evolved by the former Metal guitarist who's able to touch the inner core of the human subconscious with these slightly varied, ever evolving repetitions slowly and steadily progressing into more of an electro-acoustic take on experimental Ambient soundscapes with squealing metal sounds and scraping surface noises whereas the subsequent "Throat Feeling" provides an inward-looking jouney into the realm of minimalist, tenderly plucked guitar figures as well as what can be described as a beauteous, ultra-calm overall vibe for PostRock lovers and those beyond. Finally, "Ear Feeling" brings forward a tense, flickering and partly score'esque arrangement with a slightly post-apocalyptic touch, telling dark tales of lurking, yet unspoken of dangers and a world torn down in which only echoes of human civilisation still exist whilst nuclear tumbleweed finds its way through abandoned streets and into progressively decaying ruins of what once west a thriving metropolis. Great stuff. Recommended.

Hüma Utku - Black Water Red

Brooding dark electronics taken from Hüma Utku's debut album "Gnosis" on Karlrecords.

27.07.2019 Sternbrücken Festival @ Beat Boutique / Hamburg

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Philippe Petit - Descent Into The Maelstrom [Opa Loka Records]

Put on the circuit via the ever thriving label that is Opa Loka Records is Philippe Petit's "Descent Into The Maelstrom", an album inspired by an Edgar Allan Poe novel of the same name. Produced and performed on the elusive Buchla Easel synthesizer we see the three tracks spread out over 48 minutes total providing a thrilling journey into the very depths of modular synthesis, opening with "Descent", a dark, yet partly also tongue in cheek ride through the buzzing, intense, oftentimes warped realm of pure spaced out modular synthesis whereas the relatively short "..." - yes, this is the tracks title! - deals with a clean, minimalistic array of retrofuturist computational bleeps in combination with actual, comprehensible melodic structures of raw, slightly alien but still well familiar, and somehow cute, nature which makes this our favorite track of this longplay piece. Furthermore the final cut, the 21 minutes spanning "Into The Maelstrom" even introduces abstract, glitched out beat structures alongside spatial bleeps, brooding low frequency shifts and an overall, highly reverberating sound aesthetic which, in combination with massively twisted repetitions of tonal sequences and a piercing electrical buzz, comes across as a well threatening affair, heralding unknown dangers from outer dimensions and unexplored regions of the non-visible cosmic consciousness. Intense and demanding, this.

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Andrew Poppy - XY Song (Official Video)

A cosmic space opera song adventure taken off Andrew Poppy's most recent album "Hoarse Songs" which we've reviewed earlier this month.

Babe Rainbow - Something New (Official Video)

Sweet lo-fi Psychedelia with a little funky twist is what Babe Rainbow are serving with this video taken off their forthcoming album "Today" which is due for release on August 16th, 2k19 via 30th Century.

Tralala Blip - Eat My Codes If Your Light Falls [Someone Good Promo]

Coming in from the Australian imprint Someone Good is "Eat My Codes If Your Light Falls", the latest album release by the inclusive project Tralala Blip, a five piece group consisting of members of various abilities and disabilities who've joined forces to create a new way of musical expression. Released on July 19th, 2k19 the album caters a menu of eight tracks / songs stretched over the course of 31 minutes and is focused on the broad realm of what could be described as Electronic Leftfield Pop, opening with the dreamy glitch meets autotune-effort "Pub Talk" whereas the follow up "Voodoo Pins" presents a super catchy, seductive amalgamation of IndieElectro and over the top 80s ItaloDisco before the group is "Facing Monsters" feeding off more lo-fi ItaloDisco greatness whilst the "Star Of Hope" shines over glitzy neon signs in a kitsch-driven instrumental ballad fashion, well suitable for late night dancefloors. Furthermore we see "Voltage Flowers" in bloom, picking up on syncopated lo-fi rhythm signatures, a certain IndiePop vibe and soft, dreamy atmospheres reminiscent of early UK SynthPop, "Nightmare Lands Welcome You To" brings forth a little bit of darkness in its super blurred, shuffled mid-tempo range, "Dear Formless" surely bangs on intimate (Neo)Cosmic-related dancefloors with a sweet'ish, lo-fi 4/4-based SynthPop vibe and noisy, percussive spaced out climax and the final cut named "The Canyon" indulges in beatless, multilayered synth melodies and reverberating vocals for a soft, tender closing. Intredasting stuff, this.

Shura - Religion (U Can Lay Your Hands On Me) (Official Video)

Does this video mark the return of 80s-infused Disco Funk?

Siavash Amini - Serus [Room40 Promo]

Scheduled for release via Room40 on August 2nd, 2k19 is "Serus", the most recent album effort catered by Iranian composer Siavash Amini who is presenting four brand new compositions stretched over the course of roughly 34 minutes on this album. Sifting through "A Recollection Of The Disappeared" we see Siavash Amini focusing on a noisey, droning DarkAmbient journey garnished with aggressive, bleepy and partly even hostile sound warps which surprisingly takes a turn towards more score'esque beautiful Ambient later on whereas the follow up "Semblance" provides more of a tender, scenic approach towards the genre from the very start. Furthermore the double feature of "All That Remained Pt.1" and "All That Remained Pt.2" brings forth a take on brooding and highly intense DarkAmbient for horror movie scores, incorporating ominously looped high frequency screeches and scraping Noize pulses from the darkest vaults of the underworld, danger heralding minimalisms and finally calming echoes of echoes of (Neo)Classical arrangements for a peaceful closing.