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Avatism - Ate-Up
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Avatism - Crisis Engine
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Avatism - Alex, Why? (Maenad Veyl Edit)
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Avatism - Alex, Why? (AQXDM Remix)
12” (+ download)
Tracklist
A1) Ate-Up
A2) Crisis Engine
B1) Alex, Why? (Maenad Veyl Edit)
B2) Alex, Why? (AQXDM Remix)
Infotext
Forever cursed with “deep-“ and “tech-house” labels by the press due to decisions taken 10 years ago before he had any idea how this industry worked, Avatism returns mildly angrier than ever before with ‘Ate-Up’, an EP the producer actually started writing during an MDMA-induced lucid dream after Vakant label boss spiked his drinks in 2011.
To give his poor soul some credibility, we’ve enlisted AQXDM (Aquarian & Deapmash, fresh from their storming debut on Bedouin Records) and the mysterious Maenad Veyl (Veyl, Pinkman, Death & Leisure) on remix duties.
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Tracklist
A1 Bad Summer
A2 Clandestine
B1 Outrospection
B2 Rassvet
X5 Myths Forgotten By Day
Following his return with 12"s on Vakant and Boddika's Nonplus throughout 2017, Avatism lands on Parachute with 4 '90s-inspired emo-trance breakbeat summertime anthems for people who despise summer.
Vinyl comes with a digital download featuring a track we couldn't fit on the record because we are not good with maths.
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avatism - Killing the Hour
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avatism - They Should Have Sent a Poet
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avatism - Assimilation Ritual
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avatism - Things To Do in New York City
A collection of tracks written & produced in 2016, Milan, Italy, including some of his first solo material after focusing on his CW/A project with Francesco Leali aka Clockwork for a few years. An audio engineer by trade, Avatism records electronic music and operates Parachute Records from his Milan-based studio. With original compositions and remixes on Nonplus, Vakant, Decca, R&S and his own imprint, the young Italian is well-respected for his own brand of dilapidated, muscular dance music. Performing solely as a live act, his improvised transmissions echo through the walls of clubs like Fabric, Berghain, Concrete, Panorama Bar and festivals of the calibre of Sonar, Audioriver and EXIT, either alone or under the guise of CW/A.
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Tracklist
A1) I Was Warned About People Like Us
A2) Self Control
B1) Gunmetal Grey
B2) Too Patient To Wait
Infotext
After a 3 year hiatus from his Avatism moniker, Thomas Feriero, one half of CW/A and owner of Parachute records, returns with an EP for his home label Vakant. A rough yet refined release, unassuming in its effort, Thomas channels both his previous solo work and his CW/A project into a tightly wound package with 4 solid cuts. Various influences converge yet a straight line is etched for all to follow. These are up-front, hard working tracks. Body Music with an undercurrent of breakbeat. His first EP on Vakant since his album. File under need / want.
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UPC 827170536968 Release: 17.03.2014
12" Tracklist: A1) Avatism - Serpentine (Clockwork (C/W) Remix) A2) Avatism - Adamant (Lake People Remix) B1) Avatism - Laments feat. Federico Rizzo (DeWalta Remix) B2) Avatism - Bitter Reminiscence feat. Clockwork (C/W) (Fairmont Remix)
Hey everyone,
It's me again. I'm sipping coffee and staring at this Mac's calendar, suddenly realising it's already been more than 4 months since the release of "Adamant". I think thank-yous are way overdue so I'd like to take this opportunity to acknowledge everyone involved in the project as these have been a really amazing four months. Enough nonsense and let's back to business, or the purpose of this text: I (drumroll) proudly present the final 5 re-interpretations from some talented friends. It's an honour for me to have Francesco's techno, David's modular madness, Jake's synthwork and Martin's melodies all in one package, but being both fan and friend of everyone on board I'd be blatantly biased in describing this record's contents. So, since it's 2014, why don't we switch banalities, skip the "description" and "let the music do the talking" (ugh, did I really just write that?)
Thank you all!
PS. Seriously, does anyone read these anymore?
T
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UPC 827170136823 Release: 13.01.2014
2LP tracklist:
A) Adamant, Different Spaces feat. Forrest Ghost, Coil
B) Planetario feat. Mind Against, Behind The Hourglass, Blackened
C) Bitter Reminiscence feat. Clockwork (C/W), Laments feat. Federico Rizzo,Curtains feat. Blue Mountain Club
D) Not Everything is Lost, Mastodon
For over 12 months Thomas Feriero AKA Avatism, our friend and label partner, has been staying at home and working on his album. He moved to Berlin to work on it and now sadly (for us) yet (gladly) for him he is moving back to Milan. Poof! Just Like that. So what did this year entail exactly? Well for some of us not much. We got to see him in his studio comfy pants a couple of times (he wears slippers) we heard his studio woes, ate pasta with him, drank beers and of course got to hear his album at every juncture. While this self-imposed exile may have been a little worrisome the result is fortunately spectacular. Adamant is a glimpse into how a city shapes a life and how intrinsically life then shapes music. It's less than 2 years since his first gig yet in that time he's managed to craft killer EPs on Vakant and Dumb Unit, collaborated with Clockwork & Mind Against (who both make appearances on the album) played diverse shows including SONAR By Night and generally had a really good run at it all. While many would be content simply continuing on this already exciting path, Thomas decided that Adamant was a chance to explore other forms of writing production & collaboration and imposed strict conditions so that Adamant would evolve differently than his earlier works. "I imposed mandates on myself while making it: The tracks (the music, at least) had to be written in a day. "Written", not mixed, arranged or produced, simply "written" and even though I was convinced the album was going into a different/wrong direction approximately 292829 times while making it I decided to follow through on all the musical parts that I developed in these one day cycles." As an artist and friend it is alway inspiring to see something take shape from its single (Logic) cell beginnings to the ornate abstractness where it now resides. It is an album that exudes a depth and immediacy, the restrictions and exile only strengthening Thomas' depth and detailing. The uncertainty, the melancholy, the general studio stink now neatly wrapped into a glittering whole that we're pretty confident the world will enjoy. J.Caufield
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UPC 827170528864 Release: 2.12.2013
12" Tracklist: A1) Avatism - Mastodon (Mind Against Remix) A2) Avatism - Not Everything Is Lost (Lake People Remix) B1) Avatism - Behind The Hourglass (Alex Smoke Remix) B2) Avatism - Blackened (Sons of Tiki Remix)
So here I am, happily an album older, introducing the first of Adamant's remix packages. Since the whole project was, generally-speaking, "a personal affair" and a lot of the album was not necessarily "club-ready" (does that even make sense?), we invited our friends on board to do the dirty deeds for me and rework my sounds into something normal people can dance to. First up are Mind Against. I've known these guys for a long time, and despite them being somewhat "new" to the scene, I clearly remember them fiddling around with cheap cracked software like the rest of us Milanese idiots around the same time. Matured into true synth magicians, they've been years in the making and, if you ask me, it shows. Next is Alex Smoke, who I believe needs no introduction. Probably one of my biggest influences, I have been a fan for ages and he is the reason I discovered Vakant. In case you've been living under a rock, after a little break he's now back with a bang, responsible for probably one of the year's best LPs (as Wraetlic), an outstanding EP on the legendary R&S and now this. I've had the pleasure of finally meeting and hanging out with Alex a few times while we were both living in Berlin and I have to say he's exactly as awesome. His remix totally destroys my original, which I thought sounded "fat" but now sounds like a skinny girl in Barbie clothes in comparison. Lake People (actually just one Lake Person, Martin Enke) is another really nice guy who just happens to make great music. After months of people telling me I should check his stuff out, mentioning we had a lot of things (sound-wise) in common, I had the pleasure of playing after him in Paris. His liveset totally rocked the place and I've been a fan since, so it was a pleasure to have him on board. Last but not least, new Vakant boys Sons of Tiki round off the package with a club-oriented version of "Blackened".
I guess that's all. I'm not very good at this marketing hype thing, and upon re-reading this it actually made little sense, nor is it particularly inviting. Whatever the case I hope you enjoy listening, playing or partying to this as much as we did making it: I assure you the music is better than this writing. T.
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For over 12 months Thomas Feriero AKA Avatism, our friend and label partner, has been staying at home and working on his album. He moved to Berlin to work on it and now sadly (for us) yet (gladly) for him he is moving back to Milan. Poof! Just Like that. So what did this year entail exactly? Well for some of us not much. We got to see him in his studio comfy pants a couple of times (he wears slippers) we heard his studio woes, ate pasta with him, drank beers and of course got to hear his album at every juncture. While this self-imposed exile may have been a little worrisome the result is fortunately spectacular. Adamant is a glimpse into how a city shapes a life and how intrinsically life then shapes music.
It's less than 2 years since his first gig yet in that time he's managed to craft killer EPs on Vakant and Dumb Unit, collaborated with Clockwork & Mind Against (who both make appearances on the album) played diverse shows including SONAR By Night and generally had a really good run at it all. While many would be content simply continuing on this already exciting path, Thomas decided that Adamant was a chance to explore other forms of writing production & collaboration and imposed strict conditions so that Adamant would evolve differently than his earlier works.
"I imposed mandates on myself while making it: The tracks (the music, at least) had to be written in a day. "Written", not mixed, arranged or produced, simply "written" and even though I was convinced the album was going into a different/wrong direction approximately 292829 times while making it I decided to follow through on all the musical parts that I developed in these one day cycles."
As an artist and friend it is alway inspiring to see something take shape from its single (Logic) cell beginnings to the ornate abstractness where it now resides. It is an album that exudes a depth and immediacy, the restrictions and exile only strengthening Thomas' depth and detailing. The uncertainty, the melancholy, the general studio stink now neatly wrapped into a glittering whole that we're pretty confident the world will enjoy.
Tracklist:
01. Adamant
02. Different Spaces feat. Forrest
03. Planetario feat. Mind Against
04. Ghost Coil
05. Behind The Hourglass
06. Bitter Reminiscence feat. Clockwork (C/W)
07. Blackened
08. Not Everything Is Lost
09. Laments feat. Federico Rizzo
10. Mastodon
11. Serpentine
12. Curtains feat. Blue Mountain Club
13. I Never Thought I'd Find Myself Here
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Avatism, - Constants
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Avatism, - Follow Through
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Avatism, - A Farewell Portrait
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Avatism, - We Were
Unusually for a record (for me, at least), "Constants" collects tracks written in four very different moments in time: some are recent - so recent I've only had the opportunity to play them out just a handful of times - while others are over one year old. I really wish the story behind this EP would be a bit more interesting so this text could completely blow your mind but I'm afraid there were no dragons, no sex, no drugs and definitely no rock'n'roll involved. All four were mostly produced by me while sipping coffee and wearing boxer shorts in front of a computer. I could somehow try to describe the music on here but it would probably take less for you to give it a listen. However, if you happen to be one of the humans that prefer reading about music, you might want to wait a little bit longer: hopefully some smart blogger will skip through the SoundCloud previews for you and describe them in detail using words he learned a few minutes prior to posting it on the internet. Anyway, I'm really happy to see these finally out, especially on a label I have always looked up to like Vakant. I really used to think Smoke, Kaden and Ozer were aliens at some point.
Hopefully you will enjoy this music as much as I loved writing and playing it out. T
PS: I was kidding about the blogger thing. Bloggers, I love you.
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Avatism's dark yet hopeful productions are already receiving plaudits by some of the scenes top artists. Coloured.
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Avatism, - The Slug
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Avatism, - Thought Patterns
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Avatism, - The Slug
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Avatism, - Part of Me
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Avatism, - Slow Hearts
Thomas Feriero, aka Avatism, brings his "Thought Patterns" to Souvenir this fall season. And just as autumn is; the EP inspires a feeling that only the cool moist nostalgic night time air of autumn can bring. Meet "The Slug"; a rather melancholic mix of dusty dub chords, crisp claps and foggy, degraded vocals. Right from the start we're treated to subtle percussion, before the kick hits and fuzzy chords come forward. The bass begs us to move with it's thick itchy presence. The mysterious voice drops; and the hairs on your neck stand. The atmosphere of this track is perfect for those rainy morning commutes; but just as well at home in a sentimental peak on a sweaty dancefloor. "Thought Patterns" begins innocent enough; a faint chords in the distance, a shaker here and there; then the bass hits. Leads slowly rise, atmosphere builds around the penetrant beat, piano's sound off, perceived chaos. The vocals fade it, a haunting chant sets up the break; and then; back to the beat with the lead in order and chords on cue. Patterns emerge. Thought is accepted. It's a track that is chilled just right for every occasion; but dreamy enough for any post midnight club soundtrack. The B side brings us the "Clockwork (C/W) Remix" of "The Slug", a version which pushes out an extra dose of Dub. A version who's tendency to bring out the dance in people is deceptively simple. The bass rumbles beneath us; rolling like thunder through our body. The chords echo into the still night, calling the damp vocals to swallow our thoughts. Be prepared to hear this track, or not, as this will definitely go underground. The Second track on the backside is "Part Of Me", an airy track with natural piano and streetside ambience. Relaxed and smooth, until the ominous bass comes in. Deep, dark and melodic. Horns pipe out a serious tone as the rhythm of the synths and piano chords work together to create an unmistakable moody ambience. Exclusively digital; "Slow Hearts" captures us with a solid beat, as we drift into reverberated tones of the piano, backed by a guitar. The bass holds the whole things together; as hi hats rattle out a perfect tempo. As the title eludes to, "Slow Hearts" is a emotional piece set to a great beat, allowing for various feelings to call this track home.
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