Afflicted - Afflicted LP [Afflicted In Techno Promo]

Released on the digital circuit only via their very own Afflicted In Techno label on May 20th, 2k22 is the "Afflicted LP", the first conjunctional longplay outing created by Sascha Müller and Ufuk Özbayar under their shared studio alias that is Afflicted. Rolled out over the course of ten tracks and more than an hour total playtime the pair provides some serious dancefloor punch with tunes like the raw, hypermassive peaktime Techno bang0r that is "Chicago Homesick" whilst "Deeproit" starts on a deep, washed out late night Detroit tip only to add tripping Acid Trance elements to the recipe later. Furthermore we see "Ding Ding" weigh in hefty, pumping House rhythms and more hypnotic, ever tripping Acid modulations, "Expect The Unexpected" amalgamates heavy drums, razor sharp hi-hats and an almost floating ClubTrance feel whereas "In The Ghetto" introduces spine-tingling subaquatic Techno vibes of almost Drexciyan nature to the albums musical ark and "Mega Man" taps into what's gotta be called whipping oldskool PsychoTrance for all the early 90s ravers. The subsequent "Natural Desaster" is on a hard and shrieking elastic 90s Acid HardTrance tip that's about to drive punters up to new ecstatic heights, "On The Run" dabbles with dark'ish slow motion Techno contrasted by lively synth basslines and ClubTechno stabs for a change whilst "The Fissel" takes on pumping, well uplifting MinimalHouse with a raw and quirky, yet fully primetime-functional attitude for all adventurous DJs out there before the concluding "Utek" rounds things off with a dark and sizzling, obviously Business Techno-infused TechTrance vibe for a closing. Defo an excellent collection of tracks on here. Go check.

Boddhi Satva - Manifestation [Batakari / BBE Music]

Released via BBE Music offshoot x sister label Batakari on July 1st, 2k22 is "Manifestation", the third and final episode of Boddhi Satva's so-called conceptual "Ancestral Soul Cyle" of extended longplay albums. Presenting a total of 31 tunes over the course of a 122+ minutes spanning 2CD-set created alongside an even larger set of collaborating and contributing artists known and lesser known from literally all over the world with the likes of Indira, Atjazz, DJ Satellite, Zaki Ibrahim, Fredy Massamba and many more amongst them Boddhi Satva sets out on a journey into realms of deep, Tribal-infused AfroHouse from the very first bars of the opening title track "Manifestation (feat. Ekele & Jorge Bezerro)" onwards, drifts into syncopated organic and vocal-driven dancefloor territories with the subsequent "Killah Mbongo (feat. Jerome Kaluta)", spreads thick layers of the locally most popular Amapiano music all over the place, gets deep into BrokenBeat-leaning social media criticism with the driving peaktime vibe of "Tuko Pamoja (feat. Ndagije)" whereas "Storia Storia (feat. ELLAH)" even provides a powerful touching, soulful and ethereal vocal performance which might make it a strong candidate for daytime radio airplay and heavy playlist action for a reason. Furthermore, CD2 opens with "You Come Knocking (feat. Indira)", a well intriguing, stripped down and tender Indie Soul x Afrobeat crossover whilst "Slow Down (feat. J'Something)" introduces a tense street vibe and a dangerously brooding gangster attitude and therefore might be our personal favorite on this massive album pack, "Say Something (feat. Polarishaven)" balances things out with dramatic Soul Pop vocals, "You & I (feat. Bong Mvuyana)" brings forth Vocal DeepHouse in all its glory whereas "Ragga Ragga (feat. Preto Show, Stonebwoy & Tenny)" weighs in heavy Bass Music influences just to pick out a few of way too many proper tunes to be found "Manifestation". Defo one loungy, yet still upbeat album that might end up on heavy rotation in many a beach bar x club throughout this summer season and far beyond.

The D3VI7 - Darkness [Stazis 365 Promo]

Put out on the digital circuit via Stazis as their cat.no. 365 on April 30th, 2k22 is "Darkness", another fresh release by The D3VI7 himself. Opening with the original mix of the title track we're lead straight to the heart of the dancefloor by pounding bassdrums and ever morphing, HardTrance-leaning 303 modulation sequences accompanied by dreamy piano tones and floating vocal atmospheres whilst Flensburg's DJ Nightnoise takes us further into slightly darker territories in his "Darkness *DJ Nightnoise Born In Darkness Remix" which combines elements of contemporary, well reverberating Business Techno and stripped down, ethereal PsyTrance for illegal rave situations somewhere out in the woods. If those sound like your place to be check this one out for a reason.

Francois Robin & Mathias Delplanque - L'Ombre De La Bete [A La Zim! / Parentheses Records]

Released on July 1st, 2k22 as a collaboration effort of both labels A La Zim! and Parentheses Records is "L'Ombre De La Bete", the latest six tracks and approx. 40 minutes spanning album created and conceived by Francois Robin and Mathias Delplanque which is, once again in Robin's career, an attempt and exploration in electroacoustic treatments of his instrument of choice, the veuze, which is a local French variation of a bagpipe specific to the Nantes area. With this bagpipe variation playing the main part in this album alongside instruments like the Armenian doudouk and others we're facing a spine-tingling, almost oriental and DesertBlues-infused combination of brooding Dark Ambient drones and acoustic melodies in the opening tune "Sous De Cuir" whereas the subsequent "Perdu" pairs dry, sizzling layers of Industrial Electronica beats with multiple echoing layers of plucked and strummed strings to a well doomed high noon effect for dystopian dancefloors before "Dans L'Ombre" brings forth hypnotic, yet stripped down and extended Future Tribal x Dub variations that might be well suitable for polyrhythmic DJ sets as well as for, once again, dystopian movie scores. Furthermore "Le Puits" fuses Ambient and what could be described as yearning World Music for the lack of a better term in a beautifully comforting way that makes this one well suitable for both balearic sunset sessions as well as venues like the Parisian Buddha Bar, "L'Homme A Tete De Cheval" builds a trance-inducing vibe from warped synth movements and ever meandering, cascading harmonic layers drawing every punters brain into an alternate dreamscape of sorts whereas the final cut that is "Fin De Regne" drifts off into dreamlike Downtempo / World x TripHop crossover realms for a closing. A well varied, well fascinating album this is. Go check!

Album artwork on Instagram!

Reid / Kitamura / Bynum / Morris - Geometry Of Trees [Relative Pitch Records]

Put out on the circuit via Relative Pitch Records on May 20th, 2k22 is "Geometry Of Trees", the latest Free Improvisation-focused album on the label created and recorded at Connecticut's Firehouse 12 Studios on July 17th, 2k21 by Kyoko Kitamura, Joe Morris, Tomeka Reid and Taylor Ho Bynum in a live quartet setting on cornet, vocals, guitar and cello. This being said and considering the context of Free Improv as genre - or rather: umbrella term - the four artists manage to create a surprisingly calm, oftentimes even spatial sonic flow somewhat guided by  Kitamura's high register vocal performance accompanied by tender, expertly thought out minimalism in pieces like the mesmerizingly jazzy "Continuing Inexplicability" whilst the positive, playful and frolicking piece named "Imaginery Donuts" brings forth various layers of freestyle whistling and echoes of echoes of mediterranean engrained in its plucked string sequence before moving in to bustling Jazz chaos, the albums main piece "The Earth Laughs, The Brushes Her Teeth" sees the quartet exploring 14 minutes of free-floating Jazz goodness and probably primeval, tribal'esque jungle voodoo vibes whilst "Through The Shaft Of Nothing We Drive Onward" could evolve into somewhat of a deep, nocturnal FreeJazz standard of the future before turning into almost opera'esque heights in terms of its vocal performance just to name a few. If Jazz and Improv is your drawer, "Geometry Of Trees" might fit well and neatly into your realm of sonic pleasure.

Album artwork on Instagram!

Maxx - World In My Eyes [La Bomba Recordings 007 Promo]

Also put out on the digital circuit via La Bomba Recordings on April 8th, 2k22 is "World In My Eyes", the first ever single by the new project named Maxx which is not related to any Eurodance craze of yore. Opening with "World In My Eyes" we see the project go down a rather happy, uplifting and bouncy route when it comes to gooey, hypnotizing Acid modulations accompanied by highly seductive synth motifs and uplifting chord progressions whilst the second cut, "Vendetta", explores more of a cascading Trance vibe infused with layers of Latin-infused percussion heat and an oldskool-leaning EuroHouse / EuroRave melody that still brings heaps of joy to the global late night dancefloor posse for a reason. Nice one.

Madeleine Cocolas - Spectral [Room40 Promo]

Another fresh one put out on the circuit via the Ambient staple that is Room40 on July 15th, 2k22 is "Spectral", the first ever album recorded for the label by Australian producer Madeleine Cocolas. Rolled out over a total of eight pieces and roughly 41 minutes playtime Cocolas explores a world of timeless, calm and beautifully washed out Ambient goodness from the very first moments of the opener "A Memory, Blown Out" onwards, adds tender, deeply melancholic piano swells to the mix with pieces like the caressing, well emotional "Presence" whilst bits like "Northern Storm" perfectly represents the tension of a looming natural disaster, yet presents a feel of revelation and relief throughout its sonic evolution as a tune, "And Then I Watch It Fall Apart" touches base with an intimate, hyperdreamy (Neo)Classical x score'esque feel for rainy October afternoons whereas the closing piece "Rip" even dabbles with a folksy, inward-looking guitar motif that might well function as a gateway to the sweetest of dreams just to name a few. One to check out for all Ambient x ChillOut collectors out there.

Maxx - Maxx 2 [La Bomba Recordings 008 Promo]

Another fresh single on the digital circuit is "Maxx 2", the latest outing by Maxx which is not the former Eurodance mainstay of the early 90s btw. Released on May 20th, 2k22 via La Bomba Recordings as their cat.no. 008 the single opens with "The Last Line", a well pumping, yet quite oldskool'ish and somewhat Acid- / EuroHouse-leaning affair sporting uplifting pianos and a massive throwback attitude whereas the subsequent follow up that is "The Fox" provides even more of a classic summer of love vibe with its unprocessed melodic madness and full-on AcidHouse feel which even matches the era in terms of production standards and unfiltered joyful ecstasy. Good stuff.

baze.djunkiii Charts 08/2k22

01. baze.djunkiii - In Macrospace [The Absence Of Light 001]
See announcement post for details...

02. Nihiti - Sustained [Lo Bit Landscapes 019]
See review for details....

03. Dawn Penn - No No No [Soul Jazz Records 477]
One of the most essential Studio One Rocksteady classics backed by Dub Specialists "Creator Version" and therefore a must have for all collectors of everything Roots, Foundation and Bass Music of any kind. But oh boy... we really wonder what actually justifies a distribution wholesale price north of 15€ for a two track 12" re-issue housed in a standard label sleeve? Who's about to pay twenty quid+ for a record like this in a brick and mortar store? This is getting ridiculous - and ridiculously out of hand!

04. Liminanas / Garnier - De Pelicula [Because Music]
What an album. What a combo of artists. Spread over the course of a 2LP album set we see the long-standing Liminanas and dedicated electronic music pioneer, DJ and producer Laurent Garnier dive deep into a thrilling amalgamation of PostPunk-elements, KrautDisco grooves and driving DesertRock elements alongsides bits of Psychedelia, echoes of (Neo)Cosmic and, of course, proper songwriting for extended night drive journeys. Defo one that's up to par with releases on the late DC Recordings label and one that will become a staple on the dancefloors of our forthcoming BETA-ZERFALL parties for a reason.

05. Various Artists - Running Back Mastermix: Front Classics By Boris Dlugosch [Running Back]
After dedicating two entire 2LP compilations to the sound once played in Hamburg's seminal Front club, a major hub for House music at the time, the label brings even more classic tunes to the table with this five track compilation EP. And yes, the main vibe is House, the majority of the tunes bordering DeepHouse even, with two major cuts to focus on. For one, there's "Come 2Gether" by the oftentimes despised U96 project of "Das Boot" fame in its 'Subtle Dub Mix' crafted by Boris Dlugosch and later HardTrance legend and Tunnel-resident Gary D. under their conjunctional moniker Subtle Houzze which caters an uplifting, well hypnotic groove for all oldskool House connaisseurs whereas VDT's "Strangest Music *Boris Dlugosch Edit" revives the sound of the Vorsprung Durch Techno - yes, that's hat VDT stood for in those naive and probably better times - in a well sexy and seductive manner.

06. Tommy 2000 - 2K Musik [G-Town 003]
The most recent cat.no. 003 of the elusive G-Town label covers quite a lot of musical grounds within a total of five tracks. Starting from washed out, atmospheric Juke x Broken Techno fusion vibes, progressing into to proper bass-heavy TechHouse x Techno derivatives and raw hounded Breakbeat excursions as well as providing more highly seductive and bass-heavy, super functional Broken Techno in "Tuna" and more of a Gangsta Jungle / Breakbeat Hardcore attitude in "T-2000" this 12" caters to many a taste, yet doesn't commit fully to one specific style which might make it difficult for Tommy 2000 to entice a specific audience with this release.

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The D3VI7 - Blue Line [Sound Kleckse Records 348 Promo]

Put out on the digital circuit via the notorious imprint that is Sound Kleckse Records on July 7th, 2k22 is "Blue Line", the latest two track single outing by no-one less than The D3VI7 himself. Opening with the title cut that is "Blue Line" we see the producer from hell on a raw, unprocessed and certainly bleep-infused high octane Techno tip exploring nothing but intense 100% peaktime realms sonically whereas the subsequent cut named "Cold Shaker" brings forth an expertly sculpted and hyperfunctional take on highspeed Techno minimalism, with its banging drums and motor city-infused synth stab sequence surely informed by aesthetics pioneered by greats like Robert Hood and Jeff Mills whilst its highly compressed uptempo attitude and dynamic structure are bringing nothing but maximum heat to contemporary Techno dancefloors for a reason. Bang!

Pierce Wernacke - Deafened By The Noise Of Time [Room40 Promo]

Scheduled for release via the Australian Ambient staple that is Room40 is "Deafened By The Noise Of Time", the new 39 minutes spanning album outing by Pierce Warnecke who presents us with a set of four untitled pieces aptly named "Untitled I - IV" with this one. Following a conceptual approach of focusing on sonic decay Warnecke starts his journey from an angle of progressively washed out (tape?) loops separated by distinct moments of silence, further provides similarly structured waves of warm, yet brooding Ambient minimalisms garnished with mysterious crackles and deep melodic structures in "Untitled 2", drifts into brittle, touching and most beautiful nocturnal, Dark Ambient-bordering soundscapes with "Untitled 3" which turns out to be our personal favorite on this album before "Untitled 4" even starts to dabble with atender, digitally reprocessed, melancholia inducing Electronica / Deep Listening Music fusion for a closing. Probably one of the most calm and chill longplay pieces out on the circuit these days. Check.

Polski Piach - Polnoc [Gusstaff Records Promo]

Polski Piach are back with their sophomore album outing, once again put out on the circuit via the Polish label that is Gusstaff Records. Released on June 17th, 2k22 the successor to their firstling "Poludnie" provides a new serving of ten brand new tunes rolled out over the course of 48 minutes which goes even deeper in terms of Desert Blues / Desert Rock from the very beginning of the opening title track "Polnoc" onwards which provides beautifully meandering guitar melodies alongside touching Jazz and string melancholia for hot summer nights, paving the way for things to come like the twangy high noon minimalism of "Wisielec" and the dusty, yet highly seductive dancefloor draw of "Fortuna" whereas pieces like "Nieznany" are probably a manifestation of well aged bourbon whiskey in sonic form, "Pogrzebowy" indulges in deep nocturnal minimalisms with a slightly mediterranean touch and the closing tune that is "Kochankowie" even weighs in a certain amount of drama after a short intro sequence reminiscent of classic horror score motifs to round things off nicely. Defo one recommended album, this.

Album artwork on Instaigram!

Pakistan Techno Force - Countries EP [Fresscode Records 011 Promo]

Put out on the digital circuit on June 6th, 2k22 via Fresscode Records as the labels cat.no. 011 is the "Countries EP", the third ever single released by the mysterious project named Pakistan Techno Force - which might not actually be hailing from Pakistan but this is pure speculation at this point. Opening with "Countries" we see the project exploring deep, stripped down and groovy Intelligent Techno realms infused by original Minimal Techno / TechHouse vibes and swampy, slightly distorted Acid bass sequences for a hyperhypnotic effect, the subsequent "Alligator" brings forth a way more violent and brutalist take on hard pumping Chicago Basement for all fans of raw, unprocessed Dancemania productions of yore whereas the closing cut that is "Castle" amalgamates psychotic, yet subdued MonoAcid vibes with hounded, ever so stumbling bassdrums and what seem to be heavily filtered Disco basslines to a truly state-of-mind-altering effect that actually is about to cause massive bloodshed on any dancefloor out there. The Pakistan Techno Force is a force to be reckoned with for sure.

Alexandra Grimal - Refuge [Relative Pitch Records]

Put out on the circuit via Relative Pitch Records on June 17th, 2k22 is "Refuge", the new, eight tracks and roughly 58 minutes spanning album effort created by French saxophone player Alexandra Grimal who's amassed quite an impressive catalogue since appearing first on the longplay circuit back in 2009. Oepning with two solo pieces both exceeding the ten minutes mark Grimal sets the tone for all things to come on this album, providing a playful, almost (Neo)Classical or even rennaissance'esque take on her instrument of choice, the soprano saxophone, in the opening piece that is "Salamandre" whereas the subsequent "Chateau" is following on an eerie, haunted and solemn path into the twilight before losing itself in extended longing hauls which seem to find their nightly response in "Susumu" whereas both "Martinets" and "Vent" go down a road of pronounced minimalist repetition, "Roseliere" and "Escalier" hark back to enchanted Classical motifs from ancient fairytales and the final cut that is "Berceuse" rounds things off on a slightly more playful, yet melancholia infused note for a closing.

Album artwork on Instagram!

Trzaska / Vrba / Tokar / Pandi - Mala Pardubicka Vol. 4 [Gusstaff Records]

Put out on the circuit via Gusstaff Records on June 10th, 2k22 is "Mala Pardubicka Vol. 4", the latest full length album outing created by the international quartet comprised of Mikolaj Traszka, Petr Vrba, Mark Tokar and Balasz Pandi which once again combine their instruments of choice - sax, trumpet, electronics, double bass and drums - to take us on a 15 tracks and roughly 66 minutes spanning journey. Weighing in both individual influences and experiences as well as (Free)Jazz traditions from their respective motherlands as the participating artists are hailing from Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Ukraine, their journey starts from a point of masterfully subdued, yet HyperFunk-infused bassline pressure accompanied by loads of expertly worked out Jazz / DarkJazz details, later progresses into more nocturnal territories whilst bits like "Freshly Born" provide grounds for a fascinating musical dialogue of sorts, the "Heavy Moth" might turn out to be a longing experimental Jazz standard of the future whereas "Kotva Tova" drives and wrenches its apparent main motif through improvisational hell leading it to ecstatic heights just to name a few. Heavy, yet well fascinating stuff.

Album artwork on Instagram!

Kl4ng - Live A Venise [Studio Lab'ut 003 Promo]

Put out on the circuit as cat.no. 003 of the Studio Lab'Ut series on July 7th, 2k22 is "Live A Venise", the latest album affair thought up and performed by the multi-artist collaboration project that is Kl4ng, in this particular case comprised of and represented by Francoise Kubler, Armand Angster, Yerri-G Hummel and Pablo Valentino. Originally coming from an angle of remixing given experimental source material from a DJ perspective initially Kl4ng has moved forward to what could be described as fully improvisionational terrain with the 13 cuts on this 65 minutes spanning longplayer, pairing experimental Downbeats with elements of Opera, haunted electronics and playful Jazz excursions, going down a touching, yet fully theatrical route with "Carlos", bringing forth a spaced out, tongue-in-cheek attitude in "Le Fou Saxophonisant" which even employs modified, reprocessed scratching techniques within its rich sonic palette whilst drifting off into calm, melancholia-inducing territories with "Cage", drawing further inspiration from raw HipHop b-boy beat culture in "Firmin" whereas "Sing Song" re-introduces us to full on FreeJazz from a faraway retrofuture just to name a few. Quite a unique one, this, which by far defies the vast majority of all genre categories out there.

Antti Tolvi - Spectral Organ / Feedback Gong [Room40 Promo]

Released via the Australian staple that is Room40 on July 8th, 2k22 is "Spectral Organ / Fededback Gong", the latest - two tracks and roughly 43 minutes spanning - album effort by Finnish composer x sound installation artist Antti Tolvi. Opening with "Spectral Organ" Tolvi presents an unaltered live recording of a piece performed in a 14th century church on the island of Kemiö which takes the micro-genre of warm and hypercomforting Minimal Drone Ambient to a new, near static level. Furthermore "Feedback Gong", originating as a piece for a sound / light installation, is following up on a similar, more low end oriented path, providing slightly more movement and agitation in terms of creating the illusion of the original sound source rapidly moving back and forth, away from and towards the actual listener and therefore creating what could be called a slightly discomforting feel of disorientation, dizzying nausea and motion sickness in parts even though the tune tends to calm down and turn into a comforting sonic cocoon over the course of its continued playtime. Deep Listening Music doesn't get any deeper than this.

OUT NOW: baze.djunkiii - In Macrospace [The Absence Of Light 001]

Format: C76 cassette, limited to 120 copies
Artist: baze.djunkiii
Title: In Macrospace

Label: The Absence Of Light
Cat.No.: DARK001

Tracklist
A1: Andromeda Strain
A2: Drop On Demand
A3: The Dyson Sphere
A4: Technical Threat
A5: Subaquatic Movements

B1: Reroll For Trips
B2: Metaphysics Of Noise
B3: Do Not Talk About...
B4: Dark Bells Of Karma
B5: Ancient Tribes Of Sirius

File under: Death Ambient / Dark Ambient / Drone / Industrial

„In Macrospace“. The monolithic album debut by Hamburg-based DJ x producer x electronic music activist baze.djunkiii, the essence of 25+ years on the scene and continuous research in sonic fields reaching far beyond your regular club music. A dark and threatening journey through the realms of brooding DeathAmbient, cold, hostile sci-fi atmospheres and an innate feel of darkness, doom, desolation and industrial wastelands covered in toxic fumes and the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse. Generated solely and exclusively by a process of extensive vocal synthesis the ten tracks on „In Macrospace“ represent a sonic manifestation of vantablack dystopia and mind threatening, braincell eroding claustrophobia, an ode to both minimalist sound structures as well as a maximized psycho-acoustic impact that might overwhelm even those used to stare into and listen to their innermost void for extended periods of time. Not for the faint-hearted. Listener discretion is advised.

RELEASE DATE: July 22nd, 2k22

Distributed via Word And Sound / Hamburg – www.wordandsound.net

X.D.D. - Vol. 02 [X-Static Dance Department 002 Promo]

Released via the elusive digital imprint that is the X-Static Dance Department is "Vol. 02", the second ever two track single put out on the circuit by a project named X.D.D.. With its name harking back to good old Techno Rave days stylewise we see the X.D.D. project set course for full on dancefloor movement with the raw and well muscular attitude of "Exit E" which combines the untamed madness and unpolishedness of early 90s Italian productions with a hint of heavy, relentless Techno Trance hypnotizm to a great effect whilst the subsequent cut named "Geek" shifts gears towards a hounded, whipping lo-fi variation of slightly shuffled ToolTechno action, weighing in loads of filter action, an overall percussive attitude and warped echoes of slightly mutated Disco licks hidden deep within the mix for all adventurous and most of all: relentless and fast mixing trueskool DJ's out there. Bang.

Nitrogene - Pump [La Bomba Recordings 006 Promo]

Put out on the digital circuit on March 2nd, 2k22 via La Bomba Recordings as their cat.no. 006 is "Pump", the very first musical outing for the imprint provided by the upcoming artist that is Nitrogene. Opening with the title track that is "Pump" we see Nitrogene on a classic, uptempo and highly functional Techno tip bringing back certain percussive elements and grooves we all loved so much about labels like Monoid back in the days whilst playing around with one of the most classic vocal samples in electronic music history ever whereas the subsequent follow up that is "Star Basic" brings forth a deep, beautiful and enchanted take on Ambient House / ProtoTrance that puts even genre classics like Atlantic Ocean "Waterfall" to absolute shame. One most perfect tune, this last one is.

Rafael Anton Irisarri - Agitas Al Sol [Room40 Promo]

Scheduled for release via the Australian Room40 imprint on July 22nd, 2k22 is "Agitas Al Sol", the latest album outing by NYC-based composer Rafael Anton Isarri who presents two extended tracks over the course of roughly 39 minutes on this one. Opening with "Atrial" we see Mr. Isarri provide an intense fusion of droning Death Ambient x midrange Noize pressure which evolves only ever so slowly, with hints of atmospheric strings carefully emerging from a whirling maelstrom of sound, turning the whole tunes feel around to a more calming and comforting effect whereas "Clock", the second cut on this longplayer, sets out for a glacially moving, yet classically Ambient-driven vibe from the very start, making way for a widescreen droning meditation accompanied by ethereal choirs of non-vocal nature, best consumed in a most natural setting watching an epic balearic sunset - or -rise, if you're one of these early bird creatures that allegedly exist. Somewhere. In a land far, far away.

Listen Again: baze.djunkiii presents: Clashment Volume 7 @ Radio Flouka / Paris (14.07.2022)

Radio Flouka راديو فلوكة · baze.djunkiii presents Clashment Volume 7 - 14/07/2022

Baldrian Quartett - Entschlummern Sollst Du, Sollst Entschlummern [Bruit 011]

Put out on the circuit via the Bruit imprint as their cat.no. 011 on June 10th, 2k22 is "Entschlummern Sollst Du, Sollst Entschlummern", the latest full length album effort by the famed Baldrian Quartett which takes on four string quartet compositions allegedly written by composer Frieda Bertelsohn Martholdy throughout her short, and somewhat tragic, life from 1878 to 1907. Allegedly, because the internet has taught us to be skeptical about each and everything and even though the CD booklet contains detailed, yet somewhat nebulous information about Bertelsohn Martholdy's life mentioning her being somewhat of a musical wunderkind which somehow anticipated 20th century composition techniques without having access to a proper instrument in her later years are to be taken with a grain of salt and point toward an elaborate hoax rather than toward a true story from our perspective. This being said, the music featured on "Entschlummern Sollst Du, Sollst Entschlummern" comes across as a rather contemporary affair, gravitating to a realm of brittle Minimal Ambient / Minimal Music rather than towards Modern or Contemporary Classical which might also be suggested by the albums artwork which pays homage to the classic layout of record companies like Deutsche Grammophon with the opening title track being comprised of fragile high frequency dronings, electroacoustic movements and what seem to be computational bleeps of a retrofuturist nature as well as extended periods of near silence which are also found in the subsequent cut that is "Schaurig Empfundene Nähe", a piece also incorporating microtonal airflows, echoes of scraping surface noises as well as deep and heartfelt nocturnal melancholia. Furthermore "Ode Für Den Tod (Fragment)" pairs more minimalist string dronings with calamitous bass presence, Field Recordings and an overall ominous atmosphere of sorts before "Ich Habe Genug" rounds things off on a rather rhythmically defined and dynamic tip in comparison to its predecessors. Recommended to all fans and followers of electroacoustic composition, this one.

Album artwork on Instagram!

baze.djunkiii - In Macrospace [The Absence Of Light / DARK001] (Album Snippet)

bazedjunkiii · baze.djunkiii - In Macrospace [The Absence Of Light / DARK001] (Album Snippet)

Low Frequency - Calculation EP [Dancefloor Socialism 013 Promo]

Released on the digital circuit via the imprint that is Dancefloor Socialism on May 23rd, 2k22 is the "Calculation EP", the first appearance on the label made by an act named Low Frequency. Opening with "Calculation" we see Low Frequency on a deep and pumping Hypno HardHouse tip bringing forth warm grooves, mind-bending background modulations and a short, yet top notch stab sequence for all the vintage club heads out there whilst the subsequent tune named "Alpenglühen" is weighing in hard bouncing, highly functional Techno minimalism in combination with twisted WildPitch x Acid infusions to provide well excellent fodder for all the real DJs out there. Proper good stuff, this.

Logout - Instrumentals [Sound In Silence 093]

Put out on the circuit via the ever active Greek label Sound In Silence as their cat.no. 093 on June 10th, 2k22 is "Instrumentals", the latest EP / mini album release by the highly elusive producer that is Logout. With this release Logout caters a set of seven miniatures over the course of a mere 17 minutes which sees him work his instrument of choice, the classical guitar, alongside additional violin support from Kalliopi Mitropoulou to present a surprisingly semi-acoustic and most of the times uptempo take on full-on frolicking, mostly instrumental Folk with bits like "Time Wasters" bringing forth a catchy, innocent songwriting attitude that moves as easily as flowers in a swift summer breeze whereas sweet miniatures like "Malignant" employ a kind of innate melancholia and subtle minimalism leading towards a dramatic climax to get their sonic point across just to pick two standout tunes here. Not necessarily a release we would've expected on Sound In Silence but a quality one to check out for all fans of Folk, Singer-Songwriter and probably (Neo)Classical-infused medieval sounds as well.

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baze.djunkiii Chart Haul 07/2k22

Gamlaskatten - Voltage [Audiophob 038]

Put out on the circuit via Jena's ever active Audiophob label on April 1st, 2k22 is "Voltage", the first full length album effort cooked up by the Aachen-based project Gamlaskatten which is the latest musical outing by producer Ralf Gatzen who has been pretty active on the underground scene throughout the past years, employing a variety of different guises which shall remain unnamed here. With his newest project and the sonic nom de guerre that is Gamlaskatten Mr. Gatzen serves a menu of eleven brand new tracks over the course of roughly 67 minutes, covering grounds from the expertly shaped and heavily syncopated Electro / Broken Techno fusion of the opener "Magadan" to pounding Industrial Techno in "Dirty Ground" which is slightly reminiscent of Current Value's long forgotten Techno ventures under the name of Curve #146 before entering high octane territories with the title track whereas pieces like "Transmission 3" explore the grey area in between Industrial, Acid and heavy early 90s Techno in an intense, ever spiralling fashion that's well suitable for strobe-lit peaktime dancefloors whilst the closing cut that is "CCCPx" brings forth cold and haunting Space Ambient atmospheres and heavy, grinding Downtempo Industrial / Illbient structures for a change just to name a few. File under: heavy artillery for adventurous DJ's. Check.

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14.07.2022 baze.djunkiii presents Clashment Volume 7 @ Radio Flouka / Paris (2200 GMT+1)

Starting this months mix with the elusive first 2018-released single of the Combat Dubs project, a conjunctional studio effort shared between Hamburg-based Radio Flouka-resident baze.djunkiii and long standing underground producer Sascha Müller, „Clashment Volume 7“ provides a captivating journey through almost 20 years of urban bass music. From Proto Grime riddim instrumentals to recent bangorz, from peak vocal fire and heavy MC barrage produced and recorded throughout the genre's first peak to a few classic Dubstep tunes and beyond - baze.djunkiii is here to deliver and to unearth some gems especially the new and younger generation of today's bass music fans might've never heard before. This is a trip.

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings / El Caballo Semental]

file under: Grime / Dubstep / Bass Music

transmission time: 22oo - 23oo GMT+1

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Nihiti - Sustained [Lo Bit Landscapes 019]

Released as cat.no. 019 of the L.A.-based Lo Bit Landscapes imprint on July 7th, 2k22 is "Sustained", the latest longplay effort created by the label staple Nihiti who's been invlvd in the ventures musings ever since 2009. With the latest album being a commissioned work originally created for the 2k20-edition of the American Sustain-Release festival we see longplay piece being rolled out over 43 minutes and a total of three extended compositions. Opening with "Stellar Observer" Nihiti caters a well extended 20+ minutes take on calm, scenic Ambient pulses which will surely resonate with fans of the slow moving, melancholia-inducing romanticism of Wolfgang Voigt's classic GAS project whereas "Tetrachrome" provides comforting waves of warm, yet brooding and spine-tingling Ambient droning paired with the digital equivalent of a faraway surf blown over by summer winds before "If The Color" amalgamates slightly brighter, chromatic and twisting, in parts even (Neo)Cosmic-leaning structures with ghostly whispers seeping through from a realm slightly beyond our normal space-time-continuum to a fascinating, yet somewhat eerie effect. Deep.

Akemi Tanaka - We Came In Peace [Eyes Wide Open Records Promo]

Another fresh one put out on the digital circuit via the mysterious label that is Eyes Wide Open Records more recently is "We Came In Peace", the new single by Akemi Tanaka. With two tracks named "Part 1" and "Part 2" Mr. Tanaka pairs an epic, infamous, yet well cut-up vocal sample with driving uptempo beats and warm, all embracing sinewave bass pressure as well as a slightly trancey, positive vibe on the first cut whereas the second cut presents a deep, washed out and most classic Ambient / ChillOut variation which sticks true to the genres approved genre formula and probably would've been a staple in Paris' Buddha Bar sets and sessions if it had been produced and released two decades prior to now. Ambient in its true form, this tune is.

P.T.B.S. / The D3VI7 - Tod [Hate Ministry 010 Promo]

Released on the digital circuit via Hate Ministry as their cat.no. 010 is "Tod", the latest collaboration single cooked up by Ufuk Özbayar a.k.a. P.T.B.S. in collaboration with the lord of his personal Techno hell - the mysterious force that is The D3VI7. Opening with "Heute Ist Ein Guter Tag Zu Sterben" puts a hammering Broken Business Techno perspective on samples and atmospheres well known to those who've been blown away by Near Dark's early 90s Techno take on the then shocking movie 'Flatliners' which featured an illustrious cast of Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland in headlining roles with "Klinisch Tod" following in a similar fashion with another set of banging, reverberating BrokenTechno drum violence whilst - unlike its predecessor - adding nothing new or essential to the electronic music narrative apart from being hard just for the sake of being hard. And unfortunately that's not enough to stick out these days.