Resurrection. Aug 2016.
Mannerfelt/Haydo "Radio Mohave" Cassette (Avian.)$18 SGD
Swedes Pedar Mannerfelt & Simon Haydo arrive on Avian with Radio Mohave, an EP of razor sharp leftfield Techno.
Whilst much of the output on the label might be seen as a triumph of atmosphere and energy over traditional production values, Mannerfelt & Haydo find little problem articulating both at once. Title track Radio Mohave is as reduced as one might expect, but perfectly balanced - each element occupying its designated frequency range and serving a purpose. This theme of balance continues throughout the record - even as rhythms become more complex on Never Let You Down, and the pair take a more experimental turn on Stepping In.
“…five cuts of finer wave functions oscillating between monotone jacks, rumbling rhythmic noise and EBM-tainted throbbers for the hardest-to-please experimental techno heads…” Boomkat 2015
Edition of 100
Pterygium - "The Revival Of Unwritten Laws" - Cassette (Algebra Of Need)$18 SGD
A four part tale of violence from an unknown world. The debut EP by Pterygium explores the mindset and morals of divided factions in a forgotten time.
Crafted from library records and found sounds, run through feedback loops and soaked in distortion to paint a picture of tribal ritual and warfare.
Housed in a handmade box and lined with silk.
10 insanely catchy tracks by Italy's Roberto Semeraro aka Pearl River Sound. A juxtapose amalgamation of downtempo & electronica with an acid backbone.
Transparent 'prison' cassette with yellow hubs and white on-body print.
Listen - "447"
Brand new work from Northampton, Massachusetts percussionist and electronic producer Jake
Meginsky. Known best for his solo work both under his own name as well as the Vapor Gourds
moniker, Meginsky has also been highly active in collaborative groups such as Slaughterhouse Percussion with John Truscinski, and F/I/P with guitarist Bill Nace. After last year’s brilliant “Vandals” LP on Open Mouth and Vapor Gourds’ “Incision Objects” LP on Fogged, Meginsky starts 2016 off fresh with “Seven Psychotropic Sinewave Palindromes” for NNA
(Hyperdub) $30 SGD (PRE-ORDER)
Dean Blunt's Babyfather delivers an abstract, conceptual hip hop album that explores the struggle of a fictional UK rapper and DJ.
Blunt's take is a crude mix of grime,noise and sound collages amidst his take on rap and spoken word. This album is entertaining if you're a fan of Dean Blunt but can't be taken too seriously and I believe that was the objective.
James Ferraro - Skid Row 2xLP (Break World Records) $42 (PRE-ORDER)
Skid Row is the studio debut from James Ferraro released Nov 13-2015 it was recorded entirely in Los Angeles CA and is the follow up of 2013’s moody brutalist masterpiece NYC HELL 3AM musically Skid Row deconstructs and rebuilds a scrap yard of genres and aesthetics Thrash / Country / Modern Classical / Neo-Brutalism all shuttering under a metallic detritus overloaded like a skipping CD.
Hex- Hex LP (Liberation Technologies) $30 SGD SOLD OUT
Liberation Technologies continue to work with innovative artists and encourage experimental and challenging perspectives in modern electronic music, welcoming newcomer HEX with their latest release.
Hex is comprised of London based artists Charlie Noon & Tom Field. Drawing influence from and exploring the outer realms of techno, experimental, rave and grime they breathe new energy into the dance floor. Their spacious sound design fuses unfamiliar sound elements and building waves of melody with blistering percussion and kinetic soundscape.
Personable - Oyster LP (Black Opal)$25 SGD
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Ged Gengras' Personable project is the boiled down syrup of many years spent learning his craft within synthesis. Captured directly from live home studio recording, each track lives and breathes in it's own space, 'Gambetti' serves a light structure of rattling snares and resonant bass boops dressed up with gorgeous, almost gothic hanging notes. 'Window' is a funked slice of Ged at his best, referencing grime/garage structure but extended out into am 11+ minute epic that conjures buccolic idyll, like funky sunshine. B-side opener 'Oyster' flips the vibe inward into a more paranoid number, similarly long form and rolling but with all melody turning in on itself and riffs decaying away into thin whispers. To close; the stunning 'Cormorant' forms itself from a bed of padded out bliss. Listen -"Cormorant"
Metrist - This is For Sore is Just There LP (Black Opal)$25 SGD
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Metrist AKA L. SAE AKA Joe Higgins brings the noise in this tech-punk sound-clash straight outta' Hades. His background in bass music of all moulds can be felt throughout but the round edges of dubstep have been fragmented into harsh shards, prismatic in approach, each track swaggers and pumps under it’s own mad weight. Jabbering speak & spell voices lead into tape busted kicks and sinuoid crow calls. Seismic filtered drums and a broken mirror landscape of screech synth and dull tonal slope. The record is a vivid nightmare, absurd and chilling. Listen -Petrol Arses
Patricia - Bem Inventory LP (Opal Tapes)$28
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"Bem Inventory is not only well-produced, it's surprisingly varied as well. In just six tracks, Ravitz goes from pounding techno to unusually smooth deep house. On first glance, Bem Inventory is another slice of proficient, raw dance music from a scene that seems to spit out new records of its ilk every few minutes. It certainly works in that context, but lift the lid and there's a whole lot more going on underneath." - Resident Advisor
Grace - Grace LP (Avian.)$24 SGD
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SOLD OUT (Available for Pre-Order)
Originally released via Ascetic House in 2015, Vereker’s Grace tape owes much to the canon of vintage anti-music, exploring catharsis via a transgression of traditional compositional & technical values. Working with the same thematic concerns of much of the more leftfield additions to the Avian catalogue - in it’s more subdued moments, anxiety & dissafection; in it’s more high energy - pure hysteria - the recording pairs basic synthesis with warped vocals in the same manner as Industrial progenitors Throbbing Gristle and Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound).
Listen - Untitled 3
Aphex Twin - Cheetah EP LP (Warp) $35 SGD (PRE-ORDER)
The Aphex Twin Cheetah EP uses digital sound generation techniques combined with wave sequencing technology to bring you sounds with movement and depth rarely found on records today. To assure you that your Cheetah EP will give you many years of enjoyment, please be sure to read the owners manual carefully before attempting to operate the Cheetah EP. All forms of Cheetah EP come encased in high gloss packaging with silver foil detailing to ensure a high quality product experience.
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