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Rosso Polare - xiv - pavo (ft. Cinna Peyghamy) [09:36]
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Rosso Polare - falò [04:02]
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Rosso Polare - monte (ft. Riccardo Sinigaglia) [05:46]
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Rosso Polare - hastilude (ft. Riccardo Sinigaglia) [07:51]
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Rosso Polare - 1744 (ft. HMOT) [06:06]
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Rosso Polare - la cruma [07:29]
Cacciamali is an exploration of diegetic sound, folk chants and traditional rhythms and instrumentation building upon Milan based Rosso Polare’s last outing Campo Amaro and the subsequent departure of co-founder Anna Vezzosi from the group. Where the 2024 album incorporated a heavy use of folklore as a new tool, Cacciamali explores the influence further by bringing in a host of collaborative players including Italian avant-garde veteran Riccardo Sinigaglia, sound artist and researcher HMOT (Stas Shärifulla) and Persian/Parisian electro-acoustic musician Cinna Peyghamy.
‘Scoff Back Sickness’, as the title loosely translates, utilises the same approach, one based on non-hierarchical authorship and leaning heavily on field recordings that both contrast and blend with the tonal material, focusing on biophony, landscape and environmental audio as compositional material.
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‘Scoff Back Sickness’, as the title loosely translates, utilises the same approach, one based on non-hierarchical authorship and leaning heavily on field recordings that both contrast and blend with the tonal material, focusing on biophony, landscape and environmental audio as compositional material.
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More records from 12th Isle
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Moshi Likes It
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Gigabat Cave
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Shasho
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Ambient Bandit
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Volcan Snow Dogs
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Microhoof Croft Simulator
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Tower Of Butterflies
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Moshi Exit
The second album proper from the duo of Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid builds upon the horse box studio experiments of their initial collaborative tape Where The Round Things Live (2022) with a more refined focus on their playful synergy, all shifting textures, digital synth motifs and gigabat cave traversing side quests adding gracefully to the 12th Isle mythology. Fictional character Moshi details a ship-to-shore excursion across mountains, encountering deep-breathing bohemians, shaman shoes and butterfly towers along the way. The pair soundtrack said trip with eight tracks of drifting ambient-not-ambient, downtempo electronic jazz stylings and nods to cinematic synth scores and 90s techno trance futurism. Wood-workshop sampled percussive elements mesh with new age pleasantries and buried, bit-crush distorted vocal haunts. Looking For Mount Sylvan works with computer music, hi-tech dreams and electro-acoustic techniques alongside customised autoharp swells, natural world recordings of leaves-turned-percussion and a production attitude that breathes life into the fantasy realm our protagonist Moshi must navigate.
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Michel Banabila - Aunt Nadira
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Michel Banabila - Claudia
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Michel Banabila - Philisiwe Twijnstra
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Michel Banabila - Through Global Frequency - Sebastian Lee Philipp
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Michel Banabila - Ines Kooli
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Michel Banabila - Scanner
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Michel Banabila - Yuko Kobayashi
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Michel Banabila - Cengiz Arslanpay
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Michel Banabila - Maryana Golovchenko
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Michel Banabila - Simone Eleveld
Following on from the November release of the Material Things / Pike album Rain & Cymbals, 12th Isle enter the new year with a limited vinyl edition of Through Global Frequency, a prescient work of ambient synth, electro-acoustic music and voice recordings by long-standing Dutch multimedia artist Michel Banabila (b. Amsterdam, 1961). Structured around a poem largely composed of titles from recordings he has made over the years, and written during a period marked by new Dutch migration policies, the genocide in Gaza, and the rise of the far right across Europe, Banabila enlists the voices of friends and family, each reciting the poem back to him in their native language. These voice recordings are set within a unique composition that works with the tonality, cadence and rhythm of the vocals, encompassing languages such as Arabic, Spanish, isiZulu, German, French, English, Japanese, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Dutch. Contributions come from Scanner (Robin Rimbaud), Ines Kooli, Sebastian Lee Philipp (Die Wilde Jagd), Yuko Kobayashi, Simone Eleveld, Cengiz Arslanpay and more.
“I felt the need to create something warm, something that embraced diversity. Every voice here is uniquely recognisable and reflects how I know them. I truly enjoyed working with these recordings, focusing on their personalities and the distinctive sound of their languages. For me, making music has always been a way to stay sane, and I have always loved working with voice recordings.”
Music, mix and poem by Michel Banabila,
track 3 featuring Robin Schaeverbeke,
track 8 featuring Cengiz Arslanpay,
track 10 featuring Machinefabriek.
Cello on track 9 by Peter Hollo.
Artwork by Al White.
Mastering by Miles Whittaker.
Executive producer Fergus Clark.
2026 ? 12th Isle (Licensed from Tapu Records)
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“I felt the need to create something warm, something that embraced diversity. Every voice here is uniquely recognisable and reflects how I know them. I truly enjoyed working with these recordings, focusing on their personalities and the distinctive sound of their languages. For me, making music has always been a way to stay sane, and I have always loved working with voice recordings.”
Music, mix and poem by Michel Banabila,
track 3 featuring Robin Schaeverbeke,
track 8 featuring Cengiz Arslanpay,
track 10 featuring Machinefabriek.
Cello on track 9 by Peter Hollo.
Artwork by Al White.
Mastering by Miles Whittaker.
Executive producer Fergus Clark.
2026 ? 12th Isle (Licensed from Tapu Records)
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Material Things / Pike - Two Lanes
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Material Things / Pike - Those Days They Say
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Material Things / Pike - Walk The Plank
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Material Things / Pike - Coastal Town
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Material Things / Pike - Drums For Menelik
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Material Things / Pike - Wee Guys
12th Isle founding member Stewart Brown and London-based percussionist Pike present six tracks born out of preparations for live shows at Cafe Oto and The Three Wheel Drive festival, the culmination of collaborating on ‘No Direction’ from the first Material Things album (with DJ support from Donato Dozzy, Orpheu The Wizard, Not Waving, I-Sha, Donna Leake, Optimo and Huntley & Palmers).
Inspired by various traditions of experimentalism, the pair touch upon reference points such as Eliane Radigue and Nurse With Wound’s “Soliloquy for Lilith” (on “Coastal Town”), as well as the wider canon of motorik, dub and drone practitioners over the past 60 years. Concerned with the interplay between early exports of free jazz and more modern electronics, Rain & Cymbals builds on the project's first outing with a more refined approach to production and a clearer modus operandi, combining ambient pads with additional synth work by Dan Macintyre, multifaceted percussion work and heads-down, emotive minimalism.
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Inspired by various traditions of experimentalism, the pair touch upon reference points such as Eliane Radigue and Nurse With Wound’s “Soliloquy for Lilith” (on “Coastal Town”), as well as the wider canon of motorik, dub and drone practitioners over the past 60 years. Concerned with the interplay between early exports of free jazz and more modern electronics, Rain & Cymbals builds on the project's first outing with a more refined approach to production and a clearer modus operandi, combining ambient pads with additional synth work by Dan Macintyre, multifaceted percussion work and heads-down, emotive minimalism.
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Radx - Calm Vortex
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Radx - Ovgo's Etheric Mind
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Radx - Heavenly Shepherd Of Silence
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Radx - Gaia Hypothesis
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Radx - Liminal Space
12th Isle ready the first of many new releases after a break over the first half of 2025. Radx is a new collaborative endeavour between label artists X.Y.R. and Vlad Dobrovolski (½ of S A D) exploring a shared appreciation of vintage 80s & 90s synthesisers, ambient-adjacent furniture music and, er, dragons. Referencing the electronica of artists such as Kim Cascone/Hydrosphere as well as the sci-fi literature of Michael Swanwick where dragons act as living machines, the pair combine various synthesis models, pedals and samplers for an album that sits somewhere firmly between each of their solo works. From the cathedralic ascension of ‘Heavenly Shepherd of Silence’ to the back-room bean bag swirls of ‘Ovgo’s Etheric Mind’ and dense, jungle-like humidity of ‘Liminal Space’, the more ambient-leaning end of the catalogue is built upon further.
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Fan Club Orchestra - Long Stay I
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Fan Club Orchestra - Long Stay II
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Fan Club Orchestra - Long Stay III
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Fan Club Orchestra - Parking
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Fan Club Orchestra - Long Stay IV
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Fan Club Orchestra - Very Long Stay
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Fan Club Orchestra - Long Stay V
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Fan Club Orchestra - Void
Fan Club Orchestra (FCO) has its roots in collaborative performances and recordings that began taking place in the late nineties in Brussels. These continued into the second decade of the new millennium around Belgium and neighbouring countries. At a time when large contemporary arts spaces were less professionalised, less obedient to funding and attendance numbers, and Still tuned to their founding DIY impulses, FCO were able to nurture their nebulous cast of players with their unconventional ensemble of instruments to their own ends. The apparent informality of their performances, mixed with the sheer spectacle of their unfolding, transplanted the experimentalism of New York's downtown scene of the 1960s into the cracked consumer electronics period of new media art at the turn of the century. A newly regrouped FCO now present their album 'VL_Stay' on 12th Isle. This iteration of FCO sees Baudoux joined by Ann Appermans on guitar and bass, and Ze´phyr Zijlstra on trumpet. Appermans is an original FCO member as well as a frequent collaborator with Baudoux. Zijlstra is a jazz student at the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels. Recorded in just two weeks, the trio invoke the pedigree with which FCO first toyed, while sketching a continuity with new references.
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Echo Party - Peeeeel
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Guizzi - Conga Cave
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Der Opium Queen - Extra Wet
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Memotone - Only So Young
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Lo Kindre - Igreja
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Raf Reza - Dubfoot
Repress coming 4th November.
Ltd 300 / Stickered full-body sleeve by Al White
12th Isle revisit the various artist compilation format first explored with 2019’s ‘Inkosi’ and assemble a veritable mixtape of sorts unfolding across six tracks aimed with the club in mind. Echo Party get things started with a dub heavy, studio alchemy excercise in discipline that appears in an extended mix to the original form on Murray Collier (Dip Friso) & Hannan Jones’s self-released CD-R. Italian newcomer Guizzi features with a thunderous downtempo excursion with tight conga percussion in a DK/RAMZi vein that feels very at home on the label. Der Opium Queen pulls off a propulsive, video game OST style dancefloor hit that brings to mind that Les Aeroplanes project on Jamal Moss’s Mathematics label from way back when whilst on the Side B a freak-folk skit from Memotone sits next to heads-down motorik from Lo Kindre and a bleep-infused dub techno piece by Toronto via Bangladesh real one Raf Reza. More V/A's to come.
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12th Isle revisit the various artist compilation format first explored with 2019’s ‘Inkosi’ and assemble a veritable mixtape of sorts unfolding across six tracks aimed with the club in mind. Echo Party get things started with a dub heavy, studio alchemy excercise in discipline that appears in an extended mix to the original form on Murray Collier (Dip Friso) & Hannan Jones’s self-released CD-R. Italian newcomer Guizzi features with a thunderous downtempo excursion with tight conga percussion in a DK/RAMZi vein that feels very at home on the label. Der Opium Queen pulls off a propulsive, video game OST style dancefloor hit that brings to mind that Les Aeroplanes project on Jamal Moss’s Mathematics label from way back when whilst on the Side B a freak-folk skit from Memotone sits next to heads-down motorik from Lo Kindre and a bleep-infused dub techno piece by Toronto via Bangladesh real one Raf Reza. More V/A's to come.
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Miradasvacas - I, II, III
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Miradasvacas - IV
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Miradasvacas - V
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Miradasvacas - VI
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Miradasvacas - VII
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Miradasvacas - VIII
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Miradasvacas - IX
'Of No Fixed Abode' gathers fragmented recordings by the Madrid duo of Pablo Mirón and Juan Vacas, the multi-disciplinary artists behind the collective Real No Real (realnoreal.org) and Ediciones Fontenebro label. Working with field recordings, found materials, instruments such as Violin and Harmonica and by manipulating old radios, turntables and reel to reels the pair have been performing across the world of late taking their collage style process with them. 'Of No Fixed Abode' uses cross-continental sound diaries from the 2019-2022 period and has been central to shows at venues and festivals around Europe and South America.
Contributing to the wider field of post-fluxus 'broken music', the duality of natural sound and decaying, processed tape loops along with gentle instrumentation across the record follows in the footsteps of the Dieter Roth school, Anne Gillis, Leyland Kirby or Henry Krutzen yet is anchored in a charming restraint in which each element seems to fall into place perfectly. Miradasvacas have a long history with presenting experimental music through shows on Madrid's Radio Relativa, concerts and gatherings across the city and self-published mixtapes and sound art, though debut here on 12th Isle with their first proper album. Far-flung gallery sonics at their finest.
Miradasvacas are Pablo Mirón and Juan Vacas
Artwork by Al White
Mastering by Sean McCann (Recital)
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Contributing to the wider field of post-fluxus 'broken music', the duality of natural sound and decaying, processed tape loops along with gentle instrumentation across the record follows in the footsteps of the Dieter Roth school, Anne Gillis, Leyland Kirby or Henry Krutzen yet is anchored in a charming restraint in which each element seems to fall into place perfectly. Miradasvacas have a long history with presenting experimental music through shows on Madrid's Radio Relativa, concerts and gatherings across the city and self-published mixtapes and sound art, though debut here on 12th Isle with their first proper album. Far-flung gallery sonics at their finest.
Miradasvacas are Pablo Mirón and Juan Vacas
Artwork by Al White
Mastering by Sean McCann (Recital)
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Cru Servers - Temperate Clay Banister
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Cru Servers - Shrubbery Grub Ratepayer
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Cru Servers - Sacramental Lettuce
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Cru Servers - Proximity To The Blellum
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Cru Servers - Bogged Embrace
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Cru Servers - Take Two Estate Agents
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Cru Servers - In Luted Plague Water
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Cru Servers - Woodwind Sunbather
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CCV - Party Time
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CCV - Slot Cut Trench
CRU SERVERS return to the 12th Isle after five long years with a new LP's worth of their technicolour machine mulch:
"Part hexagonal lube-pool, part peatman’s gallbladder; EEL marks an encephalitic (onward) plowter for both of us. Like intractable flagellations hoisted through individual druse romps, staminate bleachfields give way to unillustrated gonging, in chiefly 12V 3A veinlets.
EEL – acronymised in ‘pen scrape’ – decontaminates, in our eye, four key baronial globoids, expunging gladly by 5 pin toddy ladle. In the torrential burn below, head hair, jaw hair and clothes sticky, stinking and greased with black charcoaled remains; arms are held aloft, supplicants to a muse long rent from this earth"
500 copies on black vinyl includes bonus 7" featuring two tracks by the mysterious no-wave punks CCV.
All Cru Servers material written and produced by Rickie & Jamie McNeill
CCV are, were and forevermore shall be Jon McNeill & George Cathro
Tape restoration for CCV by Connor Walker at the National Sound Archives of Scotland
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"Part hexagonal lube-pool, part peatman’s gallbladder; EEL marks an encephalitic (onward) plowter for both of us. Like intractable flagellations hoisted through individual druse romps, staminate bleachfields give way to unillustrated gonging, in chiefly 12V 3A veinlets.
EEL – acronymised in ‘pen scrape’ – decontaminates, in our eye, four key baronial globoids, expunging gladly by 5 pin toddy ladle. In the torrential burn below, head hair, jaw hair and clothes sticky, stinking and greased with black charcoaled remains; arms are held aloft, supplicants to a muse long rent from this earth"
500 copies on black vinyl includes bonus 7" featuring two tracks by the mysterious no-wave punks CCV.
All Cru Servers material written and produced by Rickie & Jamie McNeill
CCV are, were and forevermore shall be Jon McNeill & George Cathro
Tape restoration for CCV by Connor Walker at the National Sound Archives of Scotland
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Bruxula - Pala Mo
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Bruxula - A x
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Bruxula - The Bird On The Hill
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Bruxula - Dark Farfisa
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Bruxula - JD's Outerlude
‘Dark Farfisa’ is the debut EP by Bruxula, the studio project of Toronto’s Cosmic JD and Jerusa Leao. Firmly rooted in the city’s music scene, JD runs the Hypnotic Mindscapes parties and label whilst Jerusa works as a singer and multi-instrumentalist exploring traditional and fusion sounds centered around a Brazilian music repertoire. Introduced to us by our mutual friend Raf Reza, the pair began to jam together in the summer of 2020 with JD curious to incorporate Jerusa’s vocals into his often club-focused electronic productions. The results sit somewhere between the dancefloor and the living room, a psychedelic range of rhythm, melody and vocal harmonies that felt like an immediate fit for us.
First sharing an early mix of ‘Pala Mo’, the rest of the EP began to form quickly based on further recording sessions and we at 12th Isle are ecstatic to share their work with the world.
Written and produced by JD Casas and
Jerusa Leao
Vocals by Jerusa Leao
Bass on ‘Pala Mo’ by Ariel Peckel
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First sharing an early mix of ‘Pala Mo’, the rest of the EP began to form quickly based on further recording sessions and we at 12th Isle are ecstatic to share their work with the world.
Written and produced by JD Casas and
Jerusa Leao
Vocals by Jerusa Leao
Bass on ‘Pala Mo’ by Ariel Peckel
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Glide
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Dolphin
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Sun Cylinder
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Sanity Beach
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Langoustine Psychomagic
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Spalted Water Portal
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Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel - Cathkin Shark
Repress coming mid January 2023!
New family members Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel summon a long-overdue return to the 12th Isle with an album built around percussive sounds taken from various mic-ed up objects found in a wood workshop on the East Coast of Scotland. With the pair occasionally leaving said workshop to enjoy some respite in Innis Chonnel’s horse box / studio, the artists hatched a plan to process and program their field recordings, later combining them with improvised synthesiser rhythms and overdubs. The tracks began to materialise over the course of a few follow-up sessions by which time saws sang and flutes flowed through watering cans. Shortly afterwards they found their way to us via carrier pigeon on a CD-ROM that smelt vaguely of soiled hay and we knew we had to act.
With the help of an old reel to reel and the tape bounce & mastering work of Murray Collier, we present them here in their final format
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New family members Loris S. Sarid & Innis Chonnel summon a long-overdue return to the 12th Isle with an album built around percussive sounds taken from various mic-ed up objects found in a wood workshop on the East Coast of Scotland. With the pair occasionally leaving said workshop to enjoy some respite in Innis Chonnel’s horse box / studio, the artists hatched a plan to process and program their field recordings, later combining them with improvised synthesiser rhythms and overdubs. The tracks began to materialise over the course of a few follow-up sessions by which time saws sang and flutes flowed through watering cans. Shortly afterwards they found their way to us via carrier pigeon on a CD-ROM that smelt vaguely of soiled hay and we knew we had to act.
With the help of an old reel to reel and the tape bounce & mastering work of Murray Collier, we present them here in their final format
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Lucy Duncombe - Brace
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Lucy Duncombe - Mend
12th Isle quickly follow on from the double LP 'Athenian Primitivism' by Christos Chondropoulos with two recordings from performance, voice and sound artist Lucy Duncombe. Cut to 10" vinyl and mastered by Morgan Buckley (Wah Wah Wino), 'Brace / Mend' are collaborative works exploring an early musical fascination with theatrical vocal transposition and its duality with machinic interference and technologies. Lucy recently expanded upon this practice with a joint tape release with DJ Crud (Al White) entitled THE RAPTURE OF CELLULAR ACCRETION. This limited run single continues 12th Isle's on-going relationship with musicians in their city of Glasgow.
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It's 1995 and techno has hit max speed while house is going deep. UK soon-to-be-legend Baby Ford has different ideas as he kicks off his now cult Trelik label with this EP from Ian David Loveday aka Tan-Ru that strips everything back, layers in dubby low ends and masters the art of loop building. It's still driving and mind-melting but with a restrained and futuristic sound that is utterly fresh. As well as the original is a more textured dub and the flip-side classic ' Assembly'. This one is in a hurry, with claps and feathery snares riding the swinging drums. Freaky stabs bring some fun and decades on the EP, which started it all, still sounds unmatched.
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Mos Def - Umi Says (Mr. K 7" Edit)
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Jill Scott - Golden (Mr. K 7" Edit)
As you will already know if you're a regular reader of these reviews, Mr. K treats the edit like surgery. He's precise and almost invisible while working entirely in service of the song. The A-side of his latest splices Jill Scott's 'Golden' against an unreleased 2005 Blackbeard breakdown with strings sweeping in before a tambourine acapella strips it back to bone. Flip it over and Mos Def's 'Umi Says' gets a full extra minute of runway with swirling Weldon Irvine Jr. keys, a superb bassline coiling underneath and vocals held just out of reach. Two neo-soul monuments immaculately reworked.
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Vilchezz - Deadlock
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Vilchezz - Ghost In The Code
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Vilchezz - Lamina
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Tracklisting
A1 Vilchezz - Deadlock
A2 Vilchezz - Ghost In The Code
B1 Vilchezz - Lamina
B2 Vilchezz - Room101
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Sciahri and Sublunar are proud to welcome Spanish artist Vilchezz to the family. Known for his releases on labels such as KEY Vinyl and Vault Sessions, he makes his Sublunar debut with the powerful EP Deadlock, showcasing his unique ability to seamlessly blend contemporary sound design with timeless techno aesthetics. The release opens with the title track, "Deadlock", a highly groovy cut driven by sophisticated sound design and a compelling rhythmic flow. It is followed by "Ghost In The Code", where refined textures and carefully crafted elements create a hypnotic groove that remains effortlessly engaging. On the flip side, "Lamina" explores darker territory, delivering deep, shadowy atmospheres and a more intense energy. Closing the vinyl edition is "Room101", the deepest track of the EP, a versatile and timeless tool capable of creating memorable moments at any stage of a set. With Deadlock, Vilchezz demonstrates an impressive range of moods and sonic approaches, confirming himself as one of the most exciting and versatile artists emerging in today's techno landscape.
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A1 Vilchezz - Deadlock
A2 Vilchezz - Ghost In The Code
B1 Vilchezz - Lamina
B2 Vilchezz - Room101
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Sciahri and Sublunar are proud to welcome Spanish artist Vilchezz to the family. Known for his releases on labels such as KEY Vinyl and Vault Sessions, he makes his Sublunar debut with the powerful EP Deadlock, showcasing his unique ability to seamlessly blend contemporary sound design with timeless techno aesthetics. The release opens with the title track, "Deadlock", a highly groovy cut driven by sophisticated sound design and a compelling rhythmic flow. It is followed by "Ghost In The Code", where refined textures and carefully crafted elements create a hypnotic groove that remains effortlessly engaging. On the flip side, "Lamina" explores darker territory, delivering deep, shadowy atmospheres and a more intense energy. Closing the vinyl edition is "Room101", the deepest track of the EP, a versatile and timeless tool capable of creating memorable moments at any stage of a set. With Deadlock, Vilchezz demonstrates an impressive range of moods and sonic approaches, confirming himself as one of the most exciting and versatile artists emerging in today's techno landscape.
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Cash - Vocal
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Cash - Instrumental
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Cash - I Know You Care
983 Cleveland Ohio funk bomb from Dennis “Cash” Roberson’s trio CASH. Co-Written with Mike Calhoun (C-Brand, Dazz Band) and Kevin Kendrick (Cameo, Flash) two midwest talents unmatched. PPU-121 also includes “I Know You Care” the unreleased follow-up single (re-discovered by boogie-times records, france)
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Sub Basics & Pugilist - 20-25
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Sub Basics & Pugilist - Strings
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Sub Basics & Pugilist - Control
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Sub Basics & Pugilist - Depth Charge
Collaborations have always been an aspect of music I enjoy a lot, it can bring out the best in both artists when done well. It's a privilege to return the favour for one of the most exciting producers around in my opinion and to put out some of our music on my label after I released 'Reflections' on his excellent Temple of Sound back in 2019.
Tom and I came up through similar circles of music, inevitably connecting. We started to chat online and send ideas back and forth, immediately finding a shared enthusiasm for production and music in general. With a similar ethos of DIY and letting the music speak for itself, this EP was formed from the track 20-25 aptly named due to the stems being bounced back in 2020 but it eventually came together in 2025. We exchanged a few ideas and quickly realized we had a pretty strong EP in the works combining the best of both our sounds.
The EP consists of 4 hypnotic & rolling bass music tracks around 130 BPM merging influences from broken & deep Techno styles, Breakbeat & House. Perfect for deep listening or wiggling air in the club.
20-25 is a crunchy broken beat roller with lush pad work, stabs and slinky grooves before dubbed out bongos crank the energy up a notch and solidify the groove. 5 years in the making, but definitely worth the wait!
Strings on the A2 leans heavier into repetition and hypnotic grooves with slinky synthetic percussion and cavernous atmospherics. The track gradually evolves with elements filtering in and out whilst the groove anchors the track before the breakbeat science and pitchy bass comes into play. It's low and slow, building the tension before weaving in the full power of the track with haunting dissonance and dark melodics.
The title track takes the EP in another direction with it's delicate melodies and vocal, ushering in thunderous kicks. Around 2 mins in, the full weight of the track is noticeable with the low sub bass and modulating percussion. The track slowly morphs into an insatiable groove with peaks and troughs before a full send on the 2nd drop with additional percussion, intensifying the energy and taking the track into more dancefloor territory.
Finally we have Depth Charge on the B2, eyes down, dubby with a wonkified groove. This one is a slow burner, coming in at over 8 mins long. The rhythmic prowess is on full display with counter balanced rhythms, an interesting bassline and dubby pads and stabs. The track has a noticeable energy shift around 3.30 with a key change, and the slow meshing of subtle elements culminate in an easeless hypnotism where 8 mins feels like a lot less, a perfect closer.
We hope you enjoy, keep it deep!
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Tom and I came up through similar circles of music, inevitably connecting. We started to chat online and send ideas back and forth, immediately finding a shared enthusiasm for production and music in general. With a similar ethos of DIY and letting the music speak for itself, this EP was formed from the track 20-25 aptly named due to the stems being bounced back in 2020 but it eventually came together in 2025. We exchanged a few ideas and quickly realized we had a pretty strong EP in the works combining the best of both our sounds.
The EP consists of 4 hypnotic & rolling bass music tracks around 130 BPM merging influences from broken & deep Techno styles, Breakbeat & House. Perfect for deep listening or wiggling air in the club.
20-25 is a crunchy broken beat roller with lush pad work, stabs and slinky grooves before dubbed out bongos crank the energy up a notch and solidify the groove. 5 years in the making, but definitely worth the wait!
Strings on the A2 leans heavier into repetition and hypnotic grooves with slinky synthetic percussion and cavernous atmospherics. The track gradually evolves with elements filtering in and out whilst the groove anchors the track before the breakbeat science and pitchy bass comes into play. It's low and slow, building the tension before weaving in the full power of the track with haunting dissonance and dark melodics.
The title track takes the EP in another direction with it's delicate melodies and vocal, ushering in thunderous kicks. Around 2 mins in, the full weight of the track is noticeable with the low sub bass and modulating percussion. The track slowly morphs into an insatiable groove with peaks and troughs before a full send on the 2nd drop with additional percussion, intensifying the energy and taking the track into more dancefloor territory.
Finally we have Depth Charge on the B2, eyes down, dubby with a wonkified groove. This one is a slow burner, coming in at over 8 mins long. The rhythmic prowess is on full display with counter balanced rhythms, an interesting bassline and dubby pads and stabs. The track has a noticeable energy shift around 3.30 with a key change, and the slow meshing of subtle elements culminate in an easeless hypnotism where 8 mins feels like a lot less, a perfect closer.
We hope you enjoy, keep it deep!
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milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Rhodora
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milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Tulip
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milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Honeysuckle
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milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Camellia
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milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Tulip (Pacific Coliseum Remix)
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milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Honeysuckle (Teuteu Remix)
Territory: Worldwide
Tracklist:
A1. Rhodora
A2. Tulip
A3. Honeysuckle
A4. Camellia
B1. Tulip (Pacific Coliseum Remix)
B2. Honeysuckle (Teuteu Remix)
Info
On Last Night At Marienbad's latest, the imprint brings together three of the brightest souls found within the realms of Jazz, namely Mauricesax, 9ick and Milan93, with their collective talents synergising effortlessly on 'A Garden Between Us', alongside a stellar cast of remixers who add even further delight between the grooves….
As a genre, Jazz has perhaps lent itself the most to other musical universes, in that its curious heart, endlessly experimental nature, and parameter-defying spirit have wrapped itself deep within the core of countless albums, scenes, and music makers. It's a genre that welcomes reinvention, consistently defying its contents and always reaching out to find new methods of expressionism. Electronic music, in its many forms, has truly embraced Jazz perhaps like no other movement of music has, with a truly astonishing array of records surfacing in the past 40 years which have blended Jazz's unique motifs with grooves, chords, and emotive excellence. From 90s Jazz house and UR Techno, through to Future Jazz, downtempo, and Hip Hop, and around many other suns, there remains such an intrinsic and symbiotic relationship between the two musical realms that caters to those who wish to live music both within and out with themselves.
As practitioners of blending electronica and Jazz, few do it like the trio of Mauricesax, 9ick, and Milan93. All three are known for their distinctive soundscapes, yet share commonalities in terms of musical language, feel, and sense of progression. Bringing them together allows for overlaps in their sounds to emerge, and just like Jazz itself, this is where the intrinsicness of sound begins to blossom. 9ick brings his softly evolving vibe to the table, one which was so prevalent and celebrated on his 2025 album 'SMIL'; Milan93 draws from his focal point of exploring fill-laden grooves and a myriad of emotive sensibilities; and Mauricesax draws up his extensive musicality that exists at the corner of jazz, electronic, and experimental music, along with running musical workshops all over the globe.
'A Garden Between Us' represents the trio's core tenets, with this immediately obvious from the record's opener, 'Rhodora'. A gentle solo piano quickly evolves into a series of powerful rhythmic pulses, with brass lines bringing vitality and feel to proceedings. The track shifts gears with purpose, transitioning between musical vignettes of the highest order, with the synth work doing much to bind the transitions together. 'Tulip' emerges slightly differently, with glossy Rhodes tones and an unravelling rhythmic undercurrent setting an enthralling stage. The track flourishes amongst sweeping textures, coming up for air amongst a deeply hypnotic rhythmic section that holds on and never lets up. 'Honeysuckle' lands next, which sees the trio emerge with a boundless, dynamic soundscape. The drums shift within the undertones, as keys, chords, horns and hip-hop vocal samples dance around the pulse, capturing the imagination with their narrative-like placement. Wrapping up the A side comes 'Camellia'. A dazzling array of harmonic sounds converges around the transfixing rhythm section, which emerges from deep below to lavishly roll out over the midsection, with the delicateness of the instrumentation a real highlight here.
The B side features two exquisite remixes, with Pacific Coliseum's version of 'Tulip' landing first. Beginning with a signature four to the floor to get things going, his careful handling of the source material is seen in the tactful introduction of the blissful elements that made the original cut so impactful, with great focus placed on emotive fidelity. The result is a summer-bound house number that reimagines the original in all the right ways, flipping it into a euphoria-driven jazz-laden pacer that reaches for the heavens as much as it drives right into the heart. Teuteu then showcases their take on 'Honeysuckle', and at 9 minutes long, represents the longest cut on the record - and the experience is all the richer for it. Leaning heavily into dance music flavours, Teuteu shifts perspective totally into the realm of the club, with the walls beating hard to the kicks. The sax lines that drift ethereally up top keep eyes closed and souls full, as the dance shifts into the next phase.
An experience that drifts from the daydreaming, to soul-warming through to the club shaking - what else is left to experience, except for 'A Garden Between Us' and how it will brighten up life itself….
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Tracklist:
A1. Rhodora
A2. Tulip
A3. Honeysuckle
A4. Camellia
B1. Tulip (Pacific Coliseum Remix)
B2. Honeysuckle (Teuteu Remix)
Info
On Last Night At Marienbad's latest, the imprint brings together three of the brightest souls found within the realms of Jazz, namely Mauricesax, 9ick and Milan93, with their collective talents synergising effortlessly on 'A Garden Between Us', alongside a stellar cast of remixers who add even further delight between the grooves….
As a genre, Jazz has perhaps lent itself the most to other musical universes, in that its curious heart, endlessly experimental nature, and parameter-defying spirit have wrapped itself deep within the core of countless albums, scenes, and music makers. It's a genre that welcomes reinvention, consistently defying its contents and always reaching out to find new methods of expressionism. Electronic music, in its many forms, has truly embraced Jazz perhaps like no other movement of music has, with a truly astonishing array of records surfacing in the past 40 years which have blended Jazz's unique motifs with grooves, chords, and emotive excellence. From 90s Jazz house and UR Techno, through to Future Jazz, downtempo, and Hip Hop, and around many other suns, there remains such an intrinsic and symbiotic relationship between the two musical realms that caters to those who wish to live music both within and out with themselves.
As practitioners of blending electronica and Jazz, few do it like the trio of Mauricesax, 9ick, and Milan93. All three are known for their distinctive soundscapes, yet share commonalities in terms of musical language, feel, and sense of progression. Bringing them together allows for overlaps in their sounds to emerge, and just like Jazz itself, this is where the intrinsicness of sound begins to blossom. 9ick brings his softly evolving vibe to the table, one which was so prevalent and celebrated on his 2025 album 'SMIL'; Milan93 draws from his focal point of exploring fill-laden grooves and a myriad of emotive sensibilities; and Mauricesax draws up his extensive musicality that exists at the corner of jazz, electronic, and experimental music, along with running musical workshops all over the globe.
'A Garden Between Us' represents the trio's core tenets, with this immediately obvious from the record's opener, 'Rhodora'. A gentle solo piano quickly evolves into a series of powerful rhythmic pulses, with brass lines bringing vitality and feel to proceedings. The track shifts gears with purpose, transitioning between musical vignettes of the highest order, with the synth work doing much to bind the transitions together. 'Tulip' emerges slightly differently, with glossy Rhodes tones and an unravelling rhythmic undercurrent setting an enthralling stage. The track flourishes amongst sweeping textures, coming up for air amongst a deeply hypnotic rhythmic section that holds on and never lets up. 'Honeysuckle' lands next, which sees the trio emerge with a boundless, dynamic soundscape. The drums shift within the undertones, as keys, chords, horns and hip-hop vocal samples dance around the pulse, capturing the imagination with their narrative-like placement. Wrapping up the A side comes 'Camellia'. A dazzling array of harmonic sounds converges around the transfixing rhythm section, which emerges from deep below to lavishly roll out over the midsection, with the delicateness of the instrumentation a real highlight here.
The B side features two exquisite remixes, with Pacific Coliseum's version of 'Tulip' landing first. Beginning with a signature four to the floor to get things going, his careful handling of the source material is seen in the tactful introduction of the blissful elements that made the original cut so impactful, with great focus placed on emotive fidelity. The result is a summer-bound house number that reimagines the original in all the right ways, flipping it into a euphoria-driven jazz-laden pacer that reaches for the heavens as much as it drives right into the heart. Teuteu then showcases their take on 'Honeysuckle', and at 9 minutes long, represents the longest cut on the record - and the experience is all the richer for it. Leaning heavily into dance music flavours, Teuteu shifts perspective totally into the realm of the club, with the walls beating hard to the kicks. The sax lines that drift ethereally up top keep eyes closed and souls full, as the dance shifts into the next phase.
An experience that drifts from the daydreaming, to soul-warming through to the club shaking - what else is left to experience, except for 'A Garden Between Us' and how it will brighten up life itself….
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Chancha Via Circuito & Sofía Viola - Renacimiento
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Chancha Via Circuito & Sofía Viola - Virgen del lo alto
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Chancha Via Circuito & Sofía Viola - La esperanza
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Chancha Via Circuito & Sofía Viola - Diosa
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Chancha Via Circuito & Sofía Viola - Pajarito ya volaste
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Chancha Via Circuito & Sofía Viola - Ofrenda
Sofía Viola and Chancha Vía Circuito unite on Oro en Ti, a deeply spiritual collaboration shaped by their shared roots in the southern suburbs of Buenos Aires. Blending Latin American folk traditions with hypnotic percussion, ambient textures, and Eastern influences, the album explores themes of nature, faith, humanity, and inner connection through a warm, meditative lens. Chancha Vía Circuito brings significant international profile to the project, built through years of globally acclaimed DJ sets, nearly 200 million cumulative streams across DSPs, and strong physical sales over the past decade. His work has been championed by outlets including Resident Advisor, Pitchfork, Billboard, The Guardian, NPR, and The Fader. Since emerging from the Buenos Aires underground,Sofía Viola has built a strong reputation across Latin America and Europe through her singular songwriting and live performances, earning selections to major international showcase festivals including IMESUR, Circulart, FIMPRO, BIME Pro, and MAPAS. Oro en Ti captures the chemistry between both artists through devotional songwriting and richly textured production, offering an emotionally resonant and transportive listening experience that feels both timeless and deeply connected to the present moment.
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Label:Scissor And Thread
Cat-No:satltd008
Release-Date:14.08.2026
Genre:Deephouse
Configuration:12" Excl
Label:Scissor And Thread
Cat-No:satltd008
Release-Date:14.08.2026
Genre:Deephouse
Configuration:12" Excl
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Francis Harris - You Can Always Leave (Curtains) feat. Gry Bagøien (DJ Sprinkles
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Frank & Tony with DJ Sprinkles - Companion
FORMAT: 12”
GENRE/S: House, Deep House
TRACKLIST:
A. Francis Harris: You Can Always Leave (Curtains) feat. Gry Bagøien (DJ Sprinkles Remix)
B. Frank & Tony with DJ Sprinkles: Companion
SHORT INFO:
From the acclaimed remix of Francis Harris single You Can Always Leave (Curtains) to her collaboration with Frank & Tony on the heavily sought after Companion, DJ Sprinkles indelible touch has become legendary.
You Can Always Leave (Curtains) feat. Gry Bagøien (DJ Sprinkles Remix) was originally released on the vinyl only single You Can Always Leave in 2013. The original appeared on Francis Harris album Minutes Of Sleep (2014) and features the vocals of danish singer Gry Bagoien alongside Greg Paulus on trumpet.
Likewiese Companion was released vinly-only on the first out of three EPs that formed Frank & Tony's debut album You Go Girl in 2014.
Both vinyl releases have been out of print since their initial release and now, after much demand, Scissor & Thread presents a limited re-issue including new DJ Sprinkles remasters.
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GENRE/S: House, Deep House
TRACKLIST:
A. Francis Harris: You Can Always Leave (Curtains) feat. Gry Bagøien (DJ Sprinkles Remix)
B. Frank & Tony with DJ Sprinkles: Companion
SHORT INFO:
From the acclaimed remix of Francis Harris single You Can Always Leave (Curtains) to her collaboration with Frank & Tony on the heavily sought after Companion, DJ Sprinkles indelible touch has become legendary.
You Can Always Leave (Curtains) feat. Gry Bagøien (DJ Sprinkles Remix) was originally released on the vinyl only single You Can Always Leave in 2013. The original appeared on Francis Harris album Minutes Of Sleep (2014) and features the vocals of danish singer Gry Bagoien alongside Greg Paulus on trumpet.
Likewiese Companion was released vinly-only on the first out of three EPs that formed Frank & Tony's debut album You Go Girl in 2014.
Both vinyl releases have been out of print since their initial release and now, after much demand, Scissor & Thread presents a limited re-issue including new DJ Sprinkles remasters.
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Label:Mistress Recordings
Cat-No:Mistress19
Release-Date:31.07.2026
Genre:House / Techno
Configuration:12"
Label:Mistress Recordings
Cat-No:Mistress19
Release-Date:31.07.2026
Genre:House / Techno
Configuration:12"
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Nico Lahs - Fiori Di Maggio
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Nico Lahs - A Place In The Sun
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Nico Lahs - In Search Of Truth
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Nico Lahs - XPRESSION
Seductive jazz-rooted polyrhythms, deeper than deep house: Italian DJ and producer Nico Lahs lines up a five-track EP, painted in blue notes and soulful, hypnotic grooves. Dedicated to the love of the drums, Mistress 19 is filled with tension, release, and the space to feel something real.
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Picture - Faaaaaaaaa
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Picture - Gaaaaaaaaaa
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Picture - Kaaaaaaaa
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Picture - Tuuuuuuuu
Regelbau chief Natal Zaks, who you may better known as Danish house talent Central, returns to his Picture alias hot on the heels of a full-length under the same moniker on his usual home, Short Span. This EP comes on P-TON, NMP's sub label, and is pristine dub techno with clean lines and minimal fuss. 'Faaaaaaaaa' has the right amount of swing and pop under sleek chords, 'Gaaaaaaaaaa' is less about firmware demotion and more about locking you in an endless cycle of brain cleansing thought. 'Kaaaaaaaa' is a darker world of cavernous bass and icy futurism and 'Tuuuuuuuu' nods to the best of Basic Channel. Proper dub techno that reinvents nothing but does everything exceptionally well.
limited to 80 copies.
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limited to 80 copies.
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Label:NOTON
Cat-No:N-068-2
Release-Date:18.09.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP Excl
Label:NOTON
Cat-No:N-068-2
Release-Date:18.09.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP Excl
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - A_01_12_conversation_01
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - A_02_12_conversation_02
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - A_03_12_conversation_03
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - B_04_12_conversation_04
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - B_05_12_conversation_05
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - C_06_12_conversation_06
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - C_07_12_conversation_07
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - C_08_12_conversation_08
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - D_09_12_conversation_09_part1
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - D_10_12_conversation_09_part2
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - D_11_12_conversation_09_part3
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - D_12_12_conversation_09_part4
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - D_13_12_conversation_09_part5
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - D_14_12_conversation_10
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - D_15_12_conversation_11
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Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - D_16_12_conversation_12
2LP | 2 × 12 Inch ‘Black’ Vinyl, 33.3 rpm, Tip-on Cover, Special Varnish
Available in the following Territories: Wordwide minus Japan & Korea
NOTON is pleased to announce12 Conversations, a collaborative album by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto to be released on 18 September 2026.
The partnership between the legendary musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and the German artist Carsten Nicolai (aka Alva Noto) has produced some of the most distinctive and enduring works in contemporary electroacoustic music. Beginning with Vrioon in 2002, the artists spent more than two decades fusing and expanding their disciplines, with Sakamoto's evocative, sustain-drenched piano compositions finding their counterpart in Nicolai's skilful and sensitive electronic detailing.
Each successive project further deepened their artistic dialogue: from the five studio albums of the V.I.R.U.S. series (Vrioon, Insen, Revep, Utp_ with Ensemble Modern, and Summvs), to their score for Alejandro G. Iñárritu's The Revenant; Glass (2017), a wholly improvised performance inside Philip Johnson's iconic Connecticut landmark, in which the pair fixed contact microphones to the glass walls, playing the architecture itself as an instrument; and Two (2019), a document of their live performance at the Sydney Opera House.
Across these works, their distinct approaches achieved a rare synthesis, a brilliantly sustained dialogue between piano and electronics, Sakamoto's warmth and melodic finesse meeting Nicolai's abstract electronic formalism to invoke a mesmeric quietude as deeply satisfying in its melodic resolutions as in the merger of its filmic romanticism and meditative subtlety.
12 Conversations brings together musical exchanges recorded in November and December 2022. Rooted in the same creative period that gave rise to Sakamoto's final solo album 12, these recordings were not originally intended as a standalone release. It was only after the completion of 12 that Sakamoto and Nicolai decided to present these exchanges as a work in their own right.
The album reflects the vitality and curiosity that defined more than two decades of shared inspiration: fluid, exploratory, and forward-looking. Created with openness and trust, it captures a creative process in constant transformation - sounds expanding, altering, and evolving through attentive listening.
Conceived as the continuation of an artistic dialogue extending beyond the physical, 12 Conversations honours Sakamoto's wish that these encounters should exist beyond the archive, offering an enduring testament to one of contemporary music's most revered collaborations.
Carsten Nicolai writes:
"A heavy breath can be heard in the recordings. Yet this work is not about remembrance but continuation, vitality, curiosity, and the spirit of experimentation that shaped an artistic relationship over decades.
The twelve pieces we exchanged in November and December 2022 possess extraordinary density: sounds expanded, altered, recontextualized. Initially, every intervention felt almost inappropriate. Yet this was part of our openness and trust: adding, shifting and radically yet softly transforming.
Even in these final exchanges, plans for future projects continued to take shape, mindful of finite yet firmly believing in the power of new ideas. We chose the name Conversations, which has become a space of memory and vision, where past, present and future intertwine.
For a long time, releasing this music seemed impossible. The loss felt too sudden, and the emotional connection too profound. As time passed, it became clear that these twelve musical encounters should have life outside the archive. To honor Ryuichi's wish, these pieces are now being released as the continuation of a dialogue that extends beyond the physical."
The first single, Conversation 3, will be released on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The second single, Conversation 6, will be be released on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
12 Conversations will be available worldwide on vinyl, CD and digitally. A Japanese edition will be available on Ryuichi Sakamoto's commons.
Tracklist
1. Conversation 1
2. Conversation 2
3. Conversation 3
4. Conversation 4
5.Conversation 5
6. Conversation 6
7. Conversation 7
8. Conversation 8
9. Conversation 9 Part I
10. Conversation 9 Part II
11. Conversation 9 Part III
12. Conversation 9 Part IV
13. Conversation 9 Part V
14. Conversation 10
15. Conversation 11
16. Conversation 12
Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai & Nibo.
Mastered by: Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering, Berlin (2026)
Voice on Track 07: Emma Maeda
Texts: Rainer Maria Rilke, Primal Sound
Press release text: Maria Orciuoli
Special thanks: Norika Sora, Alec Fellman, Sherry Kennedy, Erin Gleeson
© & P: 2026 NOTON. Archiv für Ton und Nichtton. All rights reserved.
Tracklisting
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 1
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 1
Playtime: 00:06:50
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600003
(P):
Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 2
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 2
Playtime: 00:05:42
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600004
(P):
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 3
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 3
Playtime: 00:05:53
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600005
(P):
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 4
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 4
Playtime: 00:08:56
Explicit Lyrics: No
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 5
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 5
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 6
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 6
Playtime: 00:07:26
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 7
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 7
Playtime: 00:10:31
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 8
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 8
Playtime: 00:03:20
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 9
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 9 Part I
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 10
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 9 Part II
Playtime: 00:03:27
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 11
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 9 Part III
Playtime: 00:00:51
Explicit Lyrics: No
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 12
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 9 Part IV
Playtime: 00:02:15
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 13
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 9 Part V
Playtime: 00:00:39
Explicit Lyrics: No
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 14
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 10
Playtime: 00:03:01
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ISRC: DE1N62600016
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 15
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 11
Playtime: 00:04:35
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 16
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 12
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Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Available in the following Territories: Wordwide minus Japan & Korea
NOTON is pleased to announce12 Conversations, a collaborative album by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto to be released on 18 September 2026.
The partnership between the legendary musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and the German artist Carsten Nicolai (aka Alva Noto) has produced some of the most distinctive and enduring works in contemporary electroacoustic music. Beginning with Vrioon in 2002, the artists spent more than two decades fusing and expanding their disciplines, with Sakamoto's evocative, sustain-drenched piano compositions finding their counterpart in Nicolai's skilful and sensitive electronic detailing.
Each successive project further deepened their artistic dialogue: from the five studio albums of the V.I.R.U.S. series (Vrioon, Insen, Revep, Utp_ with Ensemble Modern, and Summvs), to their score for Alejandro G. Iñárritu's The Revenant; Glass (2017), a wholly improvised performance inside Philip Johnson's iconic Connecticut landmark, in which the pair fixed contact microphones to the glass walls, playing the architecture itself as an instrument; and Two (2019), a document of their live performance at the Sydney Opera House.
Across these works, their distinct approaches achieved a rare synthesis, a brilliantly sustained dialogue between piano and electronics, Sakamoto's warmth and melodic finesse meeting Nicolai's abstract electronic formalism to invoke a mesmeric quietude as deeply satisfying in its melodic resolutions as in the merger of its filmic romanticism and meditative subtlety.
12 Conversations brings together musical exchanges recorded in November and December 2022. Rooted in the same creative period that gave rise to Sakamoto's final solo album 12, these recordings were not originally intended as a standalone release. It was only after the completion of 12 that Sakamoto and Nicolai decided to present these exchanges as a work in their own right.
The album reflects the vitality and curiosity that defined more than two decades of shared inspiration: fluid, exploratory, and forward-looking. Created with openness and trust, it captures a creative process in constant transformation - sounds expanding, altering, and evolving through attentive listening.
Conceived as the continuation of an artistic dialogue extending beyond the physical, 12 Conversations honours Sakamoto's wish that these encounters should exist beyond the archive, offering an enduring testament to one of contemporary music's most revered collaborations.
Carsten Nicolai writes:
"A heavy breath can be heard in the recordings. Yet this work is not about remembrance but continuation, vitality, curiosity, and the spirit of experimentation that shaped an artistic relationship over decades.
The twelve pieces we exchanged in November and December 2022 possess extraordinary density: sounds expanded, altered, recontextualized. Initially, every intervention felt almost inappropriate. Yet this was part of our openness and trust: adding, shifting and radically yet softly transforming.
Even in these final exchanges, plans for future projects continued to take shape, mindful of finite yet firmly believing in the power of new ideas. We chose the name Conversations, which has become a space of memory and vision, where past, present and future intertwine.
For a long time, releasing this music seemed impossible. The loss felt too sudden, and the emotional connection too profound. As time passed, it became clear that these twelve musical encounters should have life outside the archive. To honor Ryuichi's wish, these pieces are now being released as the continuation of a dialogue that extends beyond the physical."
The first single, Conversation 3, will be released on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The second single, Conversation 6, will be be released on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
12 Conversations will be available worldwide on vinyl, CD and digitally. A Japanese edition will be available on Ryuichi Sakamoto's commons.
Tracklist
1. Conversation 1
2. Conversation 2
3. Conversation 3
4. Conversation 4
5.Conversation 5
6. Conversation 6
7. Conversation 7
8. Conversation 8
9. Conversation 9 Part I
10. Conversation 9 Part II
11. Conversation 9 Part III
12. Conversation 9 Part IV
13. Conversation 9 Part V
14. Conversation 10
15. Conversation 11
16. Conversation 12
Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai & Nibo.
Mastered by: Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering, Berlin (2026)
Voice on Track 07: Emma Maeda
Texts: Rainer Maria Rilke, Primal Sound
Press release text: Maria Orciuoli
Special thanks: Norika Sora, Alec Fellman, Sherry Kennedy, Erin Gleeson
© & P: 2026 NOTON. Archiv für Ton und Nichtton. All rights reserved.
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Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 1
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ISRC: DE1N62600003
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 2
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 2
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Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 3
Playtime: 00:05:53
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 4
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 4
Playtime: 00:08:56
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 5
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 5
Playtime: 00:06:26
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600007
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 6
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 6
Playtime: 00:07:26
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600008
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 7
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 7
Playtime: 00:10:31
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600009
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 8
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 8
Playtime: 00:03:20
Explicit Lyrics: No
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 9
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 9 Part I
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Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600011
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 10
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 9 Part II
Playtime: 00:03:27
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600012
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 11
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 9 Part III
Playtime: 00:00:51
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600013
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 12
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 9 Part IV
Playtime: 00:02:15
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600014
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 13
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 9 Part V
Playtime: 00:00:39
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600015
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 14
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 10
Playtime: 00:03:01
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600016
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 15
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 11
Playtime: 00:04:35
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600017
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Medium: // Side: // Track: 16
Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto
Title: Conversation 12
Playtime: 00:02:41
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: DE1N62600018
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Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
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Germany
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aus isoda - Autumn Has Broken
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aus isoda - Veiled
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aus isoda - White Eye
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aus isoda - Swift
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aus isoda - Penumbra
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aus isoda - Susurration
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aus isoda - Palinode
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aus isoda - All Bound Up Together
Territories: WORLD
LP: Limited Edition, Heavyweight Sleeve With 3D Selective Varnish, Sticker
Genre: Environmental, Ambient, Minimalism, Electronic, New Age, Chillout
Tracklisting LP
A1. Valleria
A2. Autumn Has Broken
A3. Veiled
A4. White Eye
B1. Swift
B2. Penumbra
B3. Susurration
B4. Palinode
B5. All Bound Up Together
Info
WRWTFWW Records is very happy to announce the release of Interwoven, the deeply moving collaborative album from Ken-ichiro Isoda and aus (Yasuhiko Fukuzono) — now available on limited edition transparent sea green colored vinyl LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve with selective-varnish 3D print, as well as in digipack CD and digital formats.
Recorded between Hachijo Island and Tokyo, Interwoven distills two visionary voices of Japanese ambient and electronic music into a single breath of feather-light and quietly luminous meditative sound.
Isoda is a revered figure of New-age and environmental music whose work on Oscilation Circuit – Série Réflexion 1 (originally released on famed label Sound Process) has long attained mythic status. He composes, notably with harp and wind instruments, produces contemporary music and video game scores, and crafts his very own brand of ambient music from the volcanic island of Hachijo-jima. Tokyo-based electronic composer and synth master aus is known for tender, melody-driven soundscapes. From the two artists comes a dialogue suspended between land and sea, bridging the generation gap and the physical distance between them.
What began as a series of sketches — impressions of water, islands, and shifting light — gradually evolved into an exchange without explanation, a correspondence of sound that dissolved boundaries. In that anonymity, both artists discovered an uncommon freedom: a place where each could move lightly and intuitively, without expectation. The music drifts with a gentle, intuitive grace: lingering piano, soft cinematic synths, and field recordings that unfold like whispered recollections, while flute and saxophone lines pass through like occasional breezes — a human presence felt as warmth more than form.
Interwoven is music for those who cherish stillness and the delicate beauty of the everyday. It’s music for admirers of Satoshi Ashikawa, Midori Takada, Satsuki Shibano, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Takashi Kokubo, Brian Eno, and all who seek a quiet refuge in sound.
Points of interest
- For fans of ambient music, Japanese environmental music, minimalism, New Age, nature, reflection, island atmospheres, healing sound, tender electronic compositions, meditative listening, subtle emotional landscapes, and deep inner calm.
- First-ever vinyl release of Interwoven — a profound meeting of Ken-ichiro Isoda and aus (Yasuhiko Fukuzono).
- Presented on limited edition Transparent Sea Green Colored Vinyl LP in a heavyweight sleeve with selective-varnish 3D print.
- Connects two generations of Japanese sound creators — Isoda’s acoustic and environmental compositions with aus’ contemporary electronic sensibility.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
LP: Limited Edition, Heavyweight Sleeve With 3D Selective Varnish, Sticker
Genre: Environmental, Ambient, Minimalism, Electronic, New Age, Chillout
Tracklisting LP
A1. Valleria
A2. Autumn Has Broken
A3. Veiled
A4. White Eye
B1. Swift
B2. Penumbra
B3. Susurration
B4. Palinode
B5. All Bound Up Together
Info
WRWTFWW Records is very happy to announce the release of Interwoven, the deeply moving collaborative album from Ken-ichiro Isoda and aus (Yasuhiko Fukuzono) — now available on limited edition transparent sea green colored vinyl LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve with selective-varnish 3D print, as well as in digipack CD and digital formats.
Recorded between Hachijo Island and Tokyo, Interwoven distills two visionary voices of Japanese ambient and electronic music into a single breath of feather-light and quietly luminous meditative sound.
Isoda is a revered figure of New-age and environmental music whose work on Oscilation Circuit – Série Réflexion 1 (originally released on famed label Sound Process) has long attained mythic status. He composes, notably with harp and wind instruments, produces contemporary music and video game scores, and crafts his very own brand of ambient music from the volcanic island of Hachijo-jima. Tokyo-based electronic composer and synth master aus is known for tender, melody-driven soundscapes. From the two artists comes a dialogue suspended between land and sea, bridging the generation gap and the physical distance between them.
What began as a series of sketches — impressions of water, islands, and shifting light — gradually evolved into an exchange without explanation, a correspondence of sound that dissolved boundaries. In that anonymity, both artists discovered an uncommon freedom: a place where each could move lightly and intuitively, without expectation. The music drifts with a gentle, intuitive grace: lingering piano, soft cinematic synths, and field recordings that unfold like whispered recollections, while flute and saxophone lines pass through like occasional breezes — a human presence felt as warmth more than form.
Interwoven is music for those who cherish stillness and the delicate beauty of the everyday. It’s music for admirers of Satoshi Ashikawa, Midori Takada, Satsuki Shibano, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Takashi Kokubo, Brian Eno, and all who seek a quiet refuge in sound.
Points of interest
- For fans of ambient music, Japanese environmental music, minimalism, New Age, nature, reflection, island atmospheres, healing sound, tender electronic compositions, meditative listening, subtle emotional landscapes, and deep inner calm.
- First-ever vinyl release of Interwoven — a profound meeting of Ken-ichiro Isoda and aus (Yasuhiko Fukuzono).
- Presented on limited edition Transparent Sea Green Colored Vinyl LP in a heavyweight sleeve with selective-varnish 3D print.
- Connects two generations of Japanese sound creators — Isoda’s acoustic and environmental compositions with aus’ contemporary electronic sensibility.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More