Flatland FrequenciesDeep and heady dubbed out ambience from the Ish Records camp. Echoes of early Basic Channel swirl around more contemporary production techniques, with an emphasis on surface noise and dynamics.
A record that would serve equally well on a big soundsystem to warm up the dance, or to listen at home.
Head to Ish to cop the vinyl.
Shot during the last hour of daylight on the evening of 9/11 from Basinski’s rooftop, this single-shot film coupled captures the decaying melancholic tragedy of events that would shape the passing decades.
Tracklist:
| Antiflower | Lewis Hunter |
| Part 2 (extract) | Polypores |
| Late Night Black News | Progetto No Name + DuoSerpe |
| Benelevatoir | Lewis Hunter |
| Only Casino For Miles | Luke Sanger |
| Zaruchejnaya feat. Lunar Abyss Deus Organum | Subterranean Source |
| Part I B | Dechmont Woods |
| Epsilove and Ployer Fower- Auguries of Innocence | Epsilove and Ployer Fower |
| Between This World And The Next | Ghostwriter |
| Part I G | Dechmont Woods |
| Phrygian Pan | Luke Sanger |
Last month we welcomed our new resident selector extraordinaire, Toby Tobias. Bringing a dope selection of undocumented digi dub and om shanti house trax, alongside resident Luke Sanger.
Vital Contrast is a gorgeous release coming 25th June from Paul Oednom on the ever-reliable Serein label, operating out of Wales, UK. Check the player for an exclusive preview of ‘Flux’, the opening track from the EP. Guitar and synths ebb and flow as one, into a psychedelic tapestry of tones.
The second album by Local T is here and picks up exactly where his 2019 debut left off. Suffolk Palms is another portrait of life by the sea on the east coast of england, packing enough beach snacks and summer optimism for everyone. It’s all about having fun, no thoughts, nothing else!
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💬 Artist notes:
Music made between March and May 2021 in Felixstowe, Suffolk.
Recorded live with:
– Sega Megadrive + genMDM w/ GENajam
– Dx27
– Kawai K1r
– Korg Er1
– Volca Kick
– Various shitty guitar pedals
Balmat’s first release comes from Luke Sanger, a Norwich, UK-based artist whose two decades of electronic music-making have encompassed a range of tools and techniques, from MaxMSP to modular synthesis. Along the way he has built an extensive catalog encompassing ambient atmospheres, abstract soundscaping, and more. With Languid Gongue, he puts multiple approaches into play. Experiments in microtonal composition balance out pieces in standard tunings, while esoteric electronic machines merge with familiar acoustic treatments and microphone techniques.
The result is a constellation of his signature sounds: freeform new-age fantasia; spring-loaded toytronic arpeggios; quartz-driven braindance clockworks. Drifting between consonant, almost lyrical compositions and shape-shifting textural sketches, the album drifts with the nonchalance of a sky-high cirrus cloud, and it glows as if illuminated from within. When we heard the material, we knew that it was the perfect choice to launch the label. To us, it sounds like a roadmap for points unknown.
Pre-order now via Balmat
| Vanessa Valencia Ramos | Plantas Medicinales Contra el Patriarcado |
| 白水 Baishui | Stranded |
| Ishmael Cormack | Critter |
| José Alfredo Rodríguez | vistiendo a un hombre muerto |
| Ishmael Cormack | Dandelion |
| Fiorella16 | Laura En Su Laberinto |
| Xylitol | Popcone |
| #DMTh5 | XXXX XXXX XXX XXX |
| Luke Sanger | Your Session Has Ended |
| Xylitol | Business Direct |
| 孫瑋 Sun Wei | Electromagnetic wave and vibration in Wetland Park |
| 李帶菓 Li Daiguo | Chengdu Tuberculosis Hospital |
| Ali Wade | Demons |
| Vavabond | 胎藏 |
| Malanai Ascending (Seahawks Remix) | Private Agenda |
Split cassette featuring two long form jams from drone duo The Transcendance Orchestra (aka Daniel Bean and Anthony Child) and label owner Ali Wade.
The A-Side features five melded movements: entrance, acceleration, abstraction, revelation and obliteration. Which range from contemplative tones, to hyper spatial widescreen drones. Flipping for Demon’s and Wade goes on an off-grid excursion, visiting some varied and impeccably produced textures, from clean and shiny, to the soft and clouded.
Looks like this is already sold out, that was quick. Digi still available on their Bandcamp.
It’s hard to keep up with all the amazing DIY labels these days. Woodford Halse is one particularly prolific outfit, releasing a couple of tapes and CDs every month. Here’s a quick round up of what to expect in June/July 2021.
As usual, lots of music from the label features in our monthly radio show. Pick of the bunch for me is the Xylitol tape ‘Inside a Stone of Cream there is a Language’, with bubbling resonant synth tracks like Popcorn evoking some serious Raymond Scott vibes and mellow library-esque moments with Business Direct.
Consider this post a heads up, as generally these releases sell out on pre-orders, so stay frosty people and keep an eye on their Bandcamp.
