Genre: Organic House, Deep House, Tech-House


Tracklist EP:

A1. Traumfänger
A2. Mein Lieber Scholli
B1. Mein Lieber Scholli (Lee Jones remix)
B2. Traumfänger (Sanderson's sunshine remix)


Short Info:

Following up on his fantastic full length from a couple years ago, Adriano Mirabile continues to bring forth that down tempo and mid-tempo organic house mood and chillout lounge atmosphere blend with his productions. Side A we get the original Traumfänger tracks showcasing all that we've loved from the get about what Adriano brings to our imprint. Side B offers up two reinterpretations courtesy of Aus Music recording artist, Lee Jones, and Stasis Recordings mainstay, Sanderson Dear. Both take the chillout and bump up the pulse a bit with their techy flare.




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Genre: Ambient


Tracklist LP:

A1. Autumnal Dew
A2. Dawn Lined Horizon
A3. Zodiacal Clouds
B1. Infinite Pathways
B2. Dusk Settled Over The Mountains
B3. Alternate Spring Sundown


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Simon Huxtable’s Inhmost project has been a focal outlet for his ambient and downtempo compositions. Pierre Nesi’s Owl production alias likewise is rich in ambient tones and textures. The resulting collaboration is chillout bliss.




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Genre: ChillOut, Downtempo, Deep House, Deep Techno

Tracklist LP:

A1. Maps Of Hyperspace – Beta (longer version)
A2. Off Land – Collapsar (extended cut)
A3. Glo Phase – Fire Flies (extended 12” mix)
B1. John Beltran – The Descendent (longer version)
B2. Adriano Mirabile – Cajú (extended version)
B3. Sanderson Dear – A Place For Totems (extended version)


Short Info:

We celebrated a decade of releasing music in 2020 with our Time Capsule boxset compilation. “Time Capsule Extensions” sees the longer versions of six tunes from that anniversary release aggregated for this special companion album.




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Genre: ChillOut, Deep House


Tracklist LP:

A1. Mapping Water Marks
A2. Neon Eon
A3. Gleam
A4. Entwine
B1. Soft Gems
B2. Infinite Simplicity
B3. Octagon Shore
B4. Entwine (reprise)


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Following a string of beautiful digital albums and cassette titles. We get our first Glo Phase long player on vinyl. “Soft Gems” captures Joseph’s up-tempo arrangements for fans long pining to see and hear more of his sound presented on wax. Your record collection will immediately thank you.



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Genre: Drum & Bass, ChillOut

Tracklist EP:

A1. They Shine
A2. Solitary Moon
B1. Flow
B2. Inside Your Soul


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SubDan effortlessly composes within the chillout genre running the gamut on style and feel in his music. For his vinyl debut Dan flexes his drum & bass background with this luscious 4-track EP.



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Genre: Drum & Bass


Tracklist LP:

A1. Aura Of Solitude
A2. Eastern Promise
A3. Once In A While
B1. Luna's House (ft. Luna Pixie)
B2. Metasphere
B3. Shelter From The World


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Lush and atmospheric tapestries are the hallmark signatures of Aural Imbalance's compositions. Easily spotted and loved by his knowledgeable fans. Dreaming In Future Tense, remembers all the euphoria, optimism, and exploration of the nineties D&B movement and carries it forward to the now in six soothing rollers. The perfect balance of embracing the past, living in the present, and eyeing the future.


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Genre: Techno, Deep Techno

Tracklist:

A1. A Lucid Dub (Diahgonal rework)
A2. A Lucid Dub (Beltran’s spring forward mix)
B1. Metronomik (Shawn Rudiman reconstruction)
B2. Metronomik (Santiago Salazar remix)


Short Info:

“A Lucid Dub” and “Metronomik” get the remix treatment for the companion 12” to Louis’ Metronomik EP.

Diahgonal and John Beltran handle the a-side with masterful remixes of A Lucid Dub.
Santiago Salazar and Shawn Rudiman add their knowledge to the techno discussion with their remixes of Metronomik.



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A1. Sweet Storm
A2. Time To Sail
B1. She Walks
B2. Daydreamin'


Description: La Mañana is the ideal toe dip for people not familiar with the styles and sounds of John Beltran. Longtime fans will recognize the luscious production and arrangement detail synonymous with John's name and gravitate to the EP quadrant they identify with.


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Genre: Tech-House, Drum & Bass, Ambient, IDM Techno

Tracklist 12”:

A1. Horizons (Adriano Mirabile remix)
A2. Horizons (Driftsystem remix)
B1. Lost (Louis Haiman’s deep midnight ambience)
B2. The Empty Night (Maps Of Hyperspace remix)
B3. Horizons (Robert Roos’ next dimension remix)


Short Info:

A trio of tunes from Diahgonal’s brilliant debut LP “Spiral” gets remixed by label mates for this
Special 12”. We’ve packed a sonic spectrum into this release: a tech-house shaker from Adriano Mirabile, autonomic goodness from Driftsystem, ambient soundscape from Louis Haiman, abstract
IDM chillage from Maps Of Hyperspace, and tribal techno tones from Robert Roos.


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Genre: ChillOut, Ambient, Deep House, IDM Techno, Drum & Bass


Tracklist Boxed Set:

Disc 1
Maps Of Hyperspace - A - Theta
Maps Of Hyperspace - B - Beta

Disc 2
Aural Imbalance - A - Flow Control
Aural Imbalance - B - Clean Slate

Disc 3
John Beltran - A - The Descendent
John Beltran - B - High On Rain

Disc 4
Off Land - A - Hypernova
Off Land - B - Collapsar

Disc 5
Glo Phase - A - Patina Sunset
Glo Phase - B - Fire Flies

Disc 6
Sanderson Dear - A - A Place For Totems
Sanderson Dear - B - What Once Was

Disc 7
Adriano Mirabile - A - Xingu
Adriano Mirabile - B - Cajú

Disc 8
Diahgonal - A - Here I Am
Diahgonal - B - There U Are

Disc 9
Louis Haiman - A - Breathing-In
Louis Haiman - B - Beachfront Watch

Disc 10
Driftsystem - A - Five Rivers Surround Me
Driftsystem - B - Augminter



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We've now been in this game of releasing music for ten of our eighteen year existence. The mantra from day one has been striking a balance between the nightlife sound system and the living room listening experience. "Time Capsule" celebreates this achievement in 7" fashion.


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Genre: ChillOut, Dub Techno, Drone


Tracklist LP:

A1. Só Para Você
A2. Ich Sag's Mal So
A3. Once Were Warriors
B1. Sonntag Morgen's (featuring Joyce Bela)
B2. Alea Iacta Est
B3. Don't Look Back


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"I wanted my first long form album to represent the joys of life, strength of positivity, the wonderfulness of nature, and celebrate how music plays an intricate part in sewing all of it together."

From the subtle rhythmic brush strokes of South American music to the sounds of Bern's underground scene, "Mirabile Dictu" pulls from those spheres of influence and more to succinctly capture the translation of Adriano's surname perfectly.


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Tracklist LP:

A1. The Bodhisattva Knows
A2. Infinite Dimensions Of Mind
B1. Cravel
B2. Chasing Rabbits
B3. Invisible Landscape


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After a short hiatus Maps Of Hyperspace is back with his sophomore long player. Against All Ends wraps itself in a snug 'ohm' meditative blanket and slow burns like an incense stick.


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Genre: ChillOut, Deep House, Downtempo, Drum & Bass


Tracklist LP:

A1. First Thing
A2. Second Time Around
A3. Third Bass
A4. Fourth Wall
A5. Fifth Element
B1. Sixth Sense
B2. Seventh Heaven
B3. Eighth Wonder
B4. Ninth Life


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Aural Imbalance dives deeper into the sonic hues and palettes touched on by his Propagation Of Light album. Transparent Blue comes at that trademark AI sound from a different production ethos on each tune, bending the predefined boundaries of dance genres and their subcategories. Simon's goal this turn was to form an album playable as standalone songs and symbiotic as a holistic listening experience.


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Genre: Downtempo, Downbeat, ChillOut


Tracklist 7":

A. All That's Happened
B1. Eventide
B2. Red Rock (pt. I)
B3. Red Rock (pt. II)


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With half a dozen releases under his belt Glo Phase moves into the wax frontier with this fantastic 7" single of downtempo jams.


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Genre: Ambient, Deep Techno


Tracklist 10":

A. Off Land - Aegirine (Diahgonal rework)
AA. Diahgonal - Movement B (Off Land recon


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Two minds on a sonic rendezvous best describes our first split release. Off Land and Diahgonal swap remixing duties on each other's respective songs. Aegirine from Off Land's "On Earth" album undergoes a mild shift once put thru Diahgonal's lens flare. Movement B from Diahgonal's "Spiral" album gets an ambient makeover by Off Land.


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Genre: ChillOut, Ambient, Dubtechno, Deep House


Tracklist 12":

A1. Shadows In The Sun (Aural Imbalance's shadows mix)
A2. Shadows In The Sun (Glo Phase remix)
A3. Shadows In The Sun (Maps Of Hyperspace's classic remix)
B1. Shadows In The Sun (Diahgonal rework)
B2. Approaching Silence


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Four variances of Shadows In The Sun from Midnat's dreamy dubtecno infused ambient album "Small Things In Life" courtesy of Glo Phase, Maps Of Hyperspace, Diahgonal, and Aural Imbalance. Each brings their unique take on Kenneth's original arrangement and sonic presentation.

Opening the side. Aural Imbalance flashes all his traits of luscious pads and sublime breaks on his version. Glo Phase takes the original's core dubtechno themes and infuses them with a sweet sneaky midtempo chug to bring the bump and hustle for house headz. Maps Of Hyperspace rounds out the A-side, delivering another of his exceptional remixes with this terraformed slice of chillhouse as only he can do. Diahgonal brings the epic and ambience on his beatless rework. Approaching Silence closes out our journey with a return visit to Midnat's gene pool.


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Genre: ChillOut, Detroit Techno


Tracklist 12":

A1. Mind Chime
A2. Metonomik
B1. Eightfold
B2. A Lucid Dub


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Louis captures the secret life of techno in all his compositions. On Metronomik his stripped 808 grooves emulate the harsh time keeping of life's metronome. Warm, gentle, washes and thoughtful melodies remind us of who we are in this time/space. Ideal for home listening or inspired movement.


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Tracklist:
A1 / IN ORDER 2 (Quelza Remix)
B1 / IN ORDER 2 (Jump Source Remix)
B2 / Silence of Love ft. Jesse Boykins III (Reznik Remix)

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Within Tiga’s stripped-down electronic funk and Hudson Mohawke’s grandiose beats exists a common thread; an idea Tiga expresses as “hardcore romance”. Recorded in Los Angeles over the last few years, these commonalities ebbed and flowed through various recordings, culminating in their debut album - L’Ecstasy. Turbo revisits the album with a set of club-driven remixes, bringing together Keinemusik’s Reznik, Montreal masters Priori & Patrick Holland as Jump Source, and Berghain stalwart Quelza. Pressed loud on a stunning 12” picture disc, featuring imagery from none-other-than Wolfgang Tillmans.

Key Selling Points
- Tiga & Hudson Mohawke are remixed by two of Berlin’s very best, plus a pair of Montreal masters.
- Stunning 12” picture disc features imagery from none-other-than Wolfgang Tillmans.


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1. Cherry
2. Blush
3. Grasshopper
4. Brown
5. Bubbles
6. Old Vine
7. Jaune
8. Summer Rot
9. Hogshead
10. Legends
11. Botrytis
12. Daddles


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Wilson Tanner return to dry land with Legends, a wine-soaked agricultural fantasy, made among the grapevines at Manon Farm in South Australia. Where their earlier works settled into the sun-struck torpor of a suburban Perth backyard (69) or drifted off-course on a riverboat on Port Phillip Bay (ii), Legends trades salt air for vineyard sweat, the scrape of boots on dry earth and workers’ radios humming with the summer test cricket season.

Through this agricultural haze an image of a working vineyard emerges - ducks, dogs and plovers intrude; tractors and quads fly-by; stainless steel gleams at the edges. Recorded without mains power, the Manon demos overflow with farmyard ingenuity. Wind, brass, balalaika, balloon, pipe and synth are trained onto the staff with wire, tape and string.

A caricature of Australian viticulture, Legends is packed to the horns with the mythology and manure of natural wine. Swigging and belching in camaraderie, Wilson Tanner press their surroundings into something raw and unfiltered, letting bum notes, leftovers and sediment linger in the bottle. A cornucopia of biodynamic sounds.




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Track list:
A1. Home
A2. Not enough feat. Haile Supreme
A3. The present is always perfect
A4. Girl feat. Faye Meana
B1. Run, run, run
B2. Only ever now
B3. Open feat. Samson
C1. I need you
C2. Bloom feat. Joep Beving
C3. Some day feat. Ric Wilson
C4. Kiki feat. LYMA
D1. Is this love?
D2. It's okay, I can wait
D3. Closer

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Amsterdam natives Maarten Smeets and Lars Dales, aka Dam Swindle, unveil their third long-player with the release of a new track, the first to be shared from the upcoming album, ‘Open’ - out on 30 May 2025 via Heist Recordings.

The new album sees the acclaimed duo dive far beyond the deep sonic waters they’re most known for, exploring lower tempos, synthwave, hip-house, and ambient across fourteen tracks. With a gestation period that traces back several years, ‘Open’ is their most intimate and personal body of work thus far, birthed during a time of self-reflection away from touring and personal transformation as individuals.

“We felt the need to tell a very personal story through our music as a translation of our personal development in the past years. We also wanted to make music without a specific goal in mind; We simply wanted to create. By taking away the grid of dance music and any expectations of what a Dam Swindle song should sound like, the creativity started to flow naturally with songs in many different styles and tempos. The result is an album that feels refreshing and uplifting and still very much true to the heart and soul of our sound.” - Dam Swindle, January 2025.

While the trademark Dam Swindle four-to-the-floor beats are still ever-present on tracks like ‘The Present Is Always Perfect’, ‘I Need You’, and ‘Is This Love?’, it’s the gentle waves of synths on opener ‘Home’, the contemplative piano chords of ‘Bloom’ featuring Joep Beving, and the lo-fi ambience of ‘It’s Okay, I Can Wait’ that showcase a melancholic, ethereal sensibility previously uncharted by the duo. Collaborations with vocalists such as NYC’s Haile Supreme on ‘Not Enough’ and Neo-soul singer Faye Meana on ‘Girl’ expertly find room in between the dancefloor and home listening sessions, and a clear standout on the LP is the title cut where message-heavy rapped vocals from UK artist Samson ebb and flow amongst iridescent grooves.

Under the helm of Maarten and Lars’ adept A&R, their Heist imprint has become a beloved home for house heads of both schools old and new, platforming some of dance music’s biggest names from Cinthie to DJ Sneak as well as the musical dawnings of artists such as Kassian and Makèz. The Dam Swindle alias has achieved house music royalty-like status across a storied 15-year career that includes two critically lauded full-lengths, collaborations with the likes of Tom Misch and Kerri Chandler, and a globetrotting touring schedule. This album stands as their most profoundly personal work of art to date, and they can’t wait to share it with you.


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Format: 2LP, incl inlay - 2025 Re Edition

Tracklist

A1. A Sea Of Love
A2. Lifeblood (Naïve Melody)
B1. Hear Me Out
B2. Kraanvogel
C1. On The Embankment
C2. Marked For Life
C3. Cubist Camouflage
D1. Promises Of Fertility
D2. The Sacred Dance

Monolithic and stark but extremely warm, intensely personal, and for every one in every which way. We are very happy to present to you "For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have), an album by Huerco S.”















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Belgian duo Borokov Borokov present their new EP on Magma Records. Inspired by a surreal, feverish dream by one of its members, World War captures the raw energy of the band's live performances.
Incorporating live musicians, including the voices of Lara Chedraoui (Intergalactic Lovers) and Frankie Traandruppel, and co-produced with Youniss Ahamad, the EP showcases Borokov Borokov's distinctive blend of chaos and artistry while venturing into new dimensions of their sound. Departing from their signature DIY approach, the band enlisted Youniss Ahamad as a co-producer to bring out a visceral, live feel. Drums, bass guitars, and brass instruments layer over their electronic foundation, with guest vocalists adding depth to each track's unique intensity.

World War is a molten blend of sounds and emotions-a dance between chaos and order, built to radiate heat that pulls listeners into its burning core. Balancing raw analog sequences, mesmerizing chants, distorted effects and hypnotic synth loops, their new output embodies the sounds of a post-apocalyptic dream, influenced by DFA-inspired Electro Funk, echoes of the Italo Disco era, angular post-punk, and trippy Acid House.

Designed for the eccentrics of the dancefloor, the EP is slated for release on February 28 on vinyl and all digital platforms via Magma Records.

Tracklist:

A1 Alles (ft. Lara Chedraoui)
A2 Wrong Pi (ft. Frankie Traandruppel)
B1 If This Is The Title Of This Track You'd Better Listen To A Bob Dylan Song
B2 Uomo (ft. Lara Chedraoui)


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No Return!

A veteran of the UK reggae scene, Peter Spence meets young and ambitious Portuguese singer Fidel of Real Rockers posse, both providing their very own unique style with sharp lyrics and flow on the brand new 'Suburban' riddim.
"Outlaw" encourages to seek for righteousness and keep on pursuing what's yours, and Peter Spence here makes his best with vocals and lyrics.
Fidel's "More Love" is a message of peace, unity and cooperation - the simple things that we always need to remember about.
This EP is the first one to feature Seafront Crew on production duties.

Tracklist:

A1 Peter Spence - Outlaw
A2 Seafront Crew - Suburban Rhythm
B1 Fidel - More Love
B2 Fidel, Seafront Crew - More Love Dub





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Track list:
A1. Will Saul & Fink - Slo-Mo Life
A2. Will Saul & Fink - Slo-Mo Life (Sideshow Remix)

B1. Will Saul & James Alexander Bright - Blue
B2. Will Saul & James Alexander Bright - Blue (James Alexander Bright Remix)

Aus Music founder Will Saul collaborates with Fink and James Alexander Bright on the final EP in the AUS200.

After music from the likes of Quantic, Dam Swindle, K-Lone and Cinithe, Will Saul brings celebrations around his label's 200th release to a close with one track alongside long-time friend Fink and one with James Alexander Bright, an artist he discovered and signed to !K7 during a 10-year stint A&Ring with the label.

Saul's music has provided the backbone of the label since day one. His club-ready EPs and more immersive, expansive albums have helped to define its melodically rich fusion of bass and house. Just as importantly, his A&R has helped it evolve over the last two decades so it remains as relevant as ever with the current generation while providing a platform for contemporary talents to shine.

First up here he links up with his old friend, singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Fink who, as Sideshow, was behind the first-ever release on Aus back in 2006. Since then, he and Saul have continued a fruitful working relationship which now bears juicy musical fruit once more. Their 'Slo-mo Life' is six sublime minutes of deep, dubbed-out downtempo. It's powered by a prowling bassline with tender melodies and introspective chords next to subtle vocal loops that cannot fail to bliss you out. Fink then offers up a remix as Sideshow that rides on airy jungle breaks while evocative synths are smeared in painterly fashion before decaying in endless reverb to an angelic ambient sound.

British multi-hyphenate James Alexander Bright has built up a colourful body of albums and EPs that soundtrack everything from hazy daydreams to lazy afternoons in the park via dance floor trips. The singer has worked with, among others, Groove Armada’s Tom Findlay and Girls Of The Internet and always brings a lovably lo-fi and intoxicating sensibility.

'Blue' is a raw, live sound with crashing hits and broken kick patterns. Bright's nagging vocal speaks of emotional pain while shimmering chords bring the heat. Bright's remix reworks the track into a widescreen hazy breakbeat soul track that gives his vocals extra room to make their mark while the exquisite live drums from Joris Feiertag keep you moving.

Will Saul, Fink & James Alexander Bright's 'Paradise Ave EP' arrives digitally and on 12” the 7th May




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Format: LP, 300 copies. 180g audiophile vinyl with extensive book. Comes with Obi.


Tracklist:

a1. Kingdom of Lo 12:34

b1. Chasing the Demon 12:50

While they’ve been active for more than two decades, it’s only been in
recent years that the Berlin and New York based contemporary sonic arts
platform, Soundwalk Collective, has begun to gather the accolades and
attention that they rightfully deserve. Firmly rooted within a
multi-disciplinary practice that engages the narrative potential of
sound within the contexts of visual art, dance, music and film, as well
as tapping anthropological, ethnographic, and psycho-geographic
research, they’ve gained great note for collaborations with Jean-Luc
Goddard, Nan Goldin, Sasha Waltz, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and numerous others.

Building on the back of 2023’s brilliant “All the Beauty and the
Bloodshed”, Soundwalk Collective now returns with “Khandroma”, one of
their most fascinating and singular endeavours to date, which re-engages
their enduring creative partnerships with Patti Smith. Issued by Ubi Ku,
a brand new imprint founded by the Italian Buddhist Union dedicated to
the relationships between Buddhist cultures, music, and sound, across
the album’s stunning two sides this incredible ensemble draws
inspiration from and conjures Tibetan deities, the Himalayan Plateau,
the valleys of Nepal and the highest peaks where the most ancient
Buddhist temples reside, culminating as a sprawling sonic tapestry like
little else. Issued as a beautifully produced, limited edition vinyl LP
and CD, mixed and mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi, complete with a booklet
featuring liner note essays penned by Chiara Bellini and Filippo
Lunardo, and images by Stephan Crasneanscki, it’s hands down among our
favourite releases by Soundwalk Collective to date and not to be missed!

An international experimental sound art collective founded in 2001 by
the artists Stephan Crasneanscki, who was joined in 2008 by producer
Simone Merli, Soundwalk Collective is a contemporary sonic arts
platform, featuring a rotating constellation of artists and musicians,
that, in vastly varied number of ways, has continuously explored the
remarkable potential of sound within the contexts of visual art, dance,
music and film, offering particular emphasis to anthropological,
ethnographic, and psycho-geographic research, examining conceptual,
literary or artistic themes. In addition to their many collaborations
and accolades that attend to an increased ambitious catalog of releases,
they scored Laura Poitras’ film, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”,
which won the Golden Lion at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, as well
performed and exhibited at Berghain, CTM Festival, documenta, Manifesta,
New Museum, and Centre Pompidou, where they notably opened “Evidence”, a
exhibition with Patti Smith comprising an audio-visual journey from the
work of French poets Arthur Rimbaud, Antonin Artaud and René Daumal.
While Soundwalk Collective’s output and use of sonority - sometimes
original composition and others manipulated archival recordings - and
context is varied, the project’s endeavours are unified by a focus on
sound as material that is both tactile and poetic, pursuing layered
narratives that address ideas of memory, time, love and loss. Their
latest, “Khandroma”, enlisting Patti Smith’s contribution on one of its
tracks, stands among the most exciting and rich of these explorations yet.

Perhaps the best way of approaching “Khandroma” is through Soundwalk
Collective’s longstanding focus on the discipline of psycho-geography -
a practice that interrogates the impact of an environment’s embedded
histories and meanings on the psychology of the present - as well as the
group’s integration of observations of nature, and uses of non-linear
narrative, as a vehicle for recording and the synthesis of meaning. Like
previous projects that have encountered them traveling extensively
across the world, occupying diverse environments for long periods of
investigation and fieldwork, during which they source materials for
subsequent works, the material roots of “Khandroma” are a body of field
recordings made by Crasneanscki, Francisco López, and Merli at altitudes
between 2,760 and 4,500 meters, in varying locations across Upper
Mustang during 2016.

Drawing the album’s title from the Tibetan feminine deity who reigns the
skies, the album’s two compositions weave a stunning sonic tapestry from
collaged sounds of nature, bells, drones, unplaceable tones and vocals,
and in the case of its second piece, “Chasing the Demon”, the voice of
Patti Smith, culminating as a deeply emotive and imagistic expanse that
taps something far more profound than any of its single parts. As the
collective states: “the album traces the continuous morphing of the wind
into sound expressions. The Himalayan Plateau seems designed to amplify
and echo the encounter of the breaths, the prayers, and the chants
emerging from around and within those temples; amid the sounding of
bells, the turning of prayer wheels, and the billowing of flags. A
resonant musical body that we recorded so as to capture its boundless
mutations; an unstoppable force that cries, whispers, and blows through
and over stones, wood, empty halls and monastic robes, etching an
ever-changing sonic landscape onto the surfaces it encounters.”

Immersive, stunningly beautiful, and haunting, “Khandroma” draws the
ancient and distant into the consciousness of the present, close to
home, bordering on the profound. Issued by Ubi Ku as a beautifully
produced, limited edition vinyl LP and CD, mixed and mastered by
Giuseppe Ielasi, complete with a booklet featuring liner note essays
penned by Chiara Bellini and Filippo Lunardo, and images by Stephan
Crasneanscki, we can’t recommend it enough.

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