Tracklist 2LP:

A1 Better Times
A2 On The Dancefloor
B1 Ne Travaillez Jamais (Still Working Mix)
B2 Shibboleth
C1 Burning Snake
C2 Thank You feat. Taiko Saito
D1 IGFT
D2 Evin


Smallville purveyor of the deep Christopher Rau with his third longplayer for the label, „Better Times“. Timeless crispy house music to stay forever.

All tracks written, produced and mixed by Christopher Rau
Vibraphone on C2 by Taiko Saito
Mastering by Helmut Erler, Vinyl Cut by Lathesville
Artwork and Typography by Stefan Marx
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2024 repress in white standard sleeve


Tracklist:
A1 Abspace
A2 Set It Off
B1 Do It
B2 One More Time

Get down with 4 magic House-cuts by Christopher Rau. These irresistible grooves
will make the sun shine brighter for forever. Including full cover Artwork by Stefan Marx.

All tracks written, produced and mixed by Christopher Rau

Mastering by Helmut Erler
Vinyl Cut by Lathesville
Artwork and Typography by Stefan Marx
Distributed by Wordandsound
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Christopher Rau is back in the house of Smallville. Four irresistible cuts, the keys
to outer-worlds. Driving, yet playful. Sweet, yet haunting. There is only one who
can do it like this. Make sure to lock the door and get lost.
Comes with a full cover artwork by Stefan Marx.

Tracklist:
A1 Who Am I
A2 The Keys
B1 Slu Terms
B2 Beamer

All tracks written & produced by Christopher Rau
Mastering & Vinyl Cut by Helmut Erler, Dubplates & Mastering
Artwork by Stefan Marx
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Tracklisting:
A1 Yamato A2 Odd Regrets B1 Just For You B2 Early Korn
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Christopher Rau is one of Smallville's steady mainstays, with "Yamato" he is delivering four tracks, that perfectly describe the seductive cosmos of Smallville's sound. There is nods to the past as well as a paved way to a timeless future. Carefully evolving melody, voices and something caressing from somewhere far away- but within your heart in just a moment. It's bubbling and telling stories from the inside but it's still targeted straight to a dancefloor- dedicated to the sweetest ones of the world.


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UPC A Barcode: 827170533868 Releasedate: 24.02.2014
Tracklisting: A: Mehris Mood B1: Friends B2: Cherry Jams
Christopher Rau strikes back with another Smallville episode of dreams that money can buy. After a couple of diverse releases lately on Office, Dérive and Junk-Yard Collections, he proves his unique exposure to deeply diving with the machines again on Smallville. Christopher Rau's aural works feel like an outer world's embrace, an analog kiss from the beyond. Here it is the soundtrack made for our favorite places to escape reality: a magic club, a deepest dream.
Don't wake up!

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Of course we still have those venues, promoters, musicians who do not believe in flatrates and refuse the constant synchronize button. Those few are always on a rush to find that feeling so many have lost. Like Robert Johnson Club where magic is happening all the time. Djs like Gerd Janson, Move D or Jus Ed who bring back the love every night. The Record shops Ya Digg Detroit or Smallville who spread the music and culture in a most lovely way. Labels who keep it family. Smallville again. And here we are: There is only one Christopher Rau. The 28year old producer is not on a big mission against club depression. But he knows how to turn a simple beat, a reduced baseline and only a few sound elements into heaven. His choice of labels to release belong to those who want to keep the world of house music a special place: Pampa, Giegling/Staub, Laid, Mule Musiq, Aim, and Ethereal Sounds and Hamburg's Smallville who now are about to release Rau's second album "Two". The Cover by Stefan Marx becomes even more colorful and so does the music:Well known for his minimalistic choice of ingredients Christoper Rau somehow frees himself of any straight format. Songs full of sweetness, a glimpse of soul here, a detroit electro influence there, broken beats, breaks that are no breaks, sexyness and funk and fun. The City of Christopher Rau's music turns into a Universe. A world that believes in that particular moment when a minute turns into life. Where you will dive through the surface of beat, bass and sample - something underneath grows to the unreachable. As you reach that overwhelming feeling, the night could last forever. After the essentials of House Music have been invented some 25 years ago, Christopher Rau proves again how far we still can go searching for the perfectly wonderful track. Maybe "Two" is the soundtrack to the sweetest war, a lovely silent strike against convention, boredom and emptiness. For the best night at the best club with the best crowd and the best music played by the best dj. Forever.
A1 Apple Snapple Tracking A2 Swag Lude B1 Unlimited Dancemoves B2 High C1 Weird Alps C2 Girl D1 Sound Shake D2 Ciao




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Tracklist 12" and Digital:
A1. 010103 07:18 Min
A2. And The Temper 01:53 Min
A3. Mars (Epoch Mix) 06:52 Min
B1. Arash 07:24 Min
B2. Fine fine 04:04Min
B3. Strategie '98 03:25 Min



Short Info:
Berlin-based music software technician by day and producer's producer by night, Iron Curtis (AKA Johannes Paluka), returns to Office Recordings for his third release on the label entitled 'And The Temper' EP.

Following his 'Upstream Color' LP late last year, And The Temper explores introverted tempos and timbres, while traversing a diversity of themes contained within six tracks, portraying a ying/yang of world-class analogue and digital engineering.

From the meticulously programmed acid lines and dissonant chords of '010103', through to the infectiously groovy and damn right funky-and-ridiculous 'Mars (Epoch Mix)', the EP closes out with a weightless cushion entitled 'Strategie '98', highlighting Paluka's on-the-fly jams and passion for purist machine funk!

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Mini LP - Following a long-player 'Orbiter' on Avenue 66 and an untitled single for Office Recordings earlier last year, mysterious producer Trux follows up with a brand new EP simply titled 'Eleven'.

Tracklist 12"
A1 Another World
A2 Behaviour
A3 Earth Floor
A4 Sleeper

B1 Eleven
B2 Give It Up
B3 Prelude
B4 Soda


Short Info:
Following a long-player 'Orbiter' on Avenue 66 and an untitled single for Office Recordings earlier last year, mysterious producer Trux follows up with a brand new EP simply titled 'Eleven'.

Throughout the record, textures of mind-bending ambient, dreamy harmonics and crushed, lo-fi experiments are manipulated across the 8-track 12" marking Office's fifteenth release.

The record sits among a discography of artists that includes Iron Curtis, Christopher Rau and of course, label-owner Baaz.
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Trux’ second EP on Berlin based record label Office is a bow to the many outstanding moments in the history of Ambient music. Allusions to Brian Eno are just as recognisable as to the charming concepts of Pop Ambient or Clicks & Cuts. It’s between these poles that the four tracks on the a-side oscillate and manage to capture the listener with vibrant and diverse soundscapes. The flip side sees Trux drop a stunning melodic breakbeat tune besides remixes by Workshop’s premier Techno chef Lowtec as well as a freestyle Electronica version by O$VMV$M. The much loved Super Quiet tops the record artwork off with another remarkable example of his casual and airy black and white photography
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Office Recordings continues to surprise us. After Baaz’ Techno-/Ambient-hybrid on Office 011 the label from Berlin comes up with a stunning new and anonymous project called ‘One Day’ featuring four also unnamed tracks. The A-side of the record starts off with a with a superb Deep Techno track which tempts us with very emotional pads and a strong kick and bass fundament – an irresistible combination. A2 goes in the same direction but feels like the slightly mellower and softer brother of its predecessor – a little bit moody but still straightforward at the same time. The flip side is dedicated to two freestyle electronic tracks standing in the tradition of the best Warp offerings from their heyday in the 90s. We’re talking charming melodies and sparse but elaborate rhythmic patterns. The record comes in a hand stamped and with a lovely artwork also hand made by Office art director Super Quiet. All tracks have been mastered and cut by sound engineering proficient Pole at Scape Mastering.
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Baaz from Berlin gives us further insight into his diverse musical interests with his ‘Two (For You)’ EP on Office. As the title suggests the talented producer splits his musical activity into two genres on this record: One is deep and moody Techno with a knack for strong sub bass and soft pads. And the other one is striking Ambient with a wonderful appreciation of moving melodies and mellow chords combined with touching vocal parts. What is remarkable how well these four carefully building tracks go together and how effortless they further underline Baaz’ artistic vision of reduced and understated electronic music which unfolds slowly but emphatically. A respectable new record which is well worth opening yourself to.
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For number 09 Office Recordings comes up with four slow bottom up intense house groovers
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Office Recordings introduces Trux with Office 07, an extended EP tinged in a smokey blue hue of low-fidelity candour and aberrant compositions. Blankets of white noise and distortion, lap over renditions of hazey house, stripped synth arrangements, jungle breaks, and queer patterns.


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After Baaz’s successful album Red Souvenirs, Office Recordings is coming up with three wild remixes by Dorisburg, Christopher Rau and S.A.M.


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Office 04 circles in memories: The record is about Johannes “Iron Curtis” Paluka’s time at Karl-Marx-Straße Berlin where he used to live next door to label head Baaz and graphic designer Chris Fladung. A1 track “Magnet” is an ecstatic piece of house music holding all elements IC’s production is esteemed and loved for : Heavy, unrelenting kicks, rolling bass lines, shimmering pads, topped with searing hot yet gamelan-like synts and an icing of slightly loose, detuned organ stabs predesting grand emotions on any dance floor. ‘What happened happened’ surely marks up as another proof of Curtis’ fearless takes on house music: distorted field recordings and blurred spoken words, a web of gossamer melodies and subtle clicks and cuts, all cohered by the louche bassline and the reshuffled groove in a true dilla-ish vein. Adapting elements to their own agenda, clandestine groove explorers Berg turn ‘What happened’ into a true midnight roller: razor-sharp hihitas join forces with a steam-maschine like percussion, whipping relentlessly in-between kick drum and kick drum. Berg cools off their take with prancing melody motifs and strung out pads of the original track, though never loosing focus of the ‘reductions’ aim: keep the dancer dancing.
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The second part of the “what about talk about” series by baaz starts with “owl’s night”. A deep house tool with a vigorous bassline, some classic 909 elements, weird vocals and a pumpin’ piano chord. “Those Things” the second Track on the A, infects you with positive vibrations and the magic mood. The B side enters with a remix by the highly skilled producer Michel Bauman under his moniker Soulphiction. He turned the track called K.M.S. into an emotional and strong kicking house tune. A cut for the special moments. The Original is produced by Iron Curtis & Baaz . 90 Bpm, a dippy pipe organ, wooden beats and shaky percussions. (You will find the download Info for the original plus some other goodies in every record sleeve). The last track ”Whatabouttalkabout” is a lush experimental listening slice, prober for the dark and chilly winterdays.
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The debut release on Office Recordings is the first part of a series produced by label founder Baaz.
?In My Mind? is a subtle, shiny piece of jazzyfied house music with a steady rolling groove and dirty kickdrum. ?Glim? bangs the box with deep dubs and a sexy vigorous groove. The flip starts with two mind-bending downbeat cuts with a stumbling beat. Last but not least a slowburning remix of ?Way Out Citti? by Matthias Reiling (Session Victim, Giegling Recordings) and Björn Astrup who did a brilliant job twisting the original into a soulful homage to the slow side of house
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Genre: Techno

Tracklist:
Kaiser – Run (Original Mix)
Kaiser – Lupi (Original Mix)
FORUM – Incunabulum (Original Mix)
FORUM – Sartorial (Original Mix)

Short Info:
The second release on the BINÄR-Label is a split between Kaiser and FORUM. The EP starts with a bouncy track, continues with dreamy noises and ends with two massaging and tooly tunes. The tracks are mastered by Nihad Tule.






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Format: LP, heavy cardboard sleeve. Release date: 18.07.2016 (TBC) UPC: 7640153365781
File under: Avant Garde, Repetitive, Minimal, Stoner Rock, Religious.
Tracklisting:
A. Do Den Haag Church 20:22 B. Do Den Haag Church (continuing) 23:23

The Band:
A french trio called France, using drums, bass and amplified hurdy-gurdy.
They perform only live, in the middle of the audience - turned in to face each other - full on smoke machines and strobes. And they play only one 'song' for the duration of their hour-long set. And it's the most transfixing live experience of intense physical and mental focus.
The distorted hurdy gurdy plugs France's sound into the country's history of folk music and popular festivities, of communal trance and immersive pleasure. The rhythmic basis is pretty much the same throughout the whole live. One doesn't need to actually be tripping balls for the auditory illusions to start coming thick and fast. Those who've stayed for the whole duration of their performances know they've shared something. However disparate the phantom forms each might have discerned in the midst of the howls and groans. Gigs like this you leave feeling you're not quite the same person who went in, even though you'd be hard-pressed to pinpoint precisely what has changed.
One certainty remains at least, that there is still a France we can believe in. David McKenna (The Quietus). The Release:

Initially released as a 50 copies CD-r in 2009, swiss Mental Groove has teamed with french Standard-Infi to reissue this classic live performance onto glorious vinyl edition. The 45 minutes are radically sliced onto the two sides. The recording is raw and the mastering is fat. The first two pressings made in 2014 and 2015 were distributed confidentially and during the numerous live performances of the band. They are long time sold out and sought after. Now everyone has a chance to get a slice of France's trance with this third pressing featuring a brand new artwork.

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Delfonic & Kapote are finally back with the 7th release of their "Illegal Jazz" Series. Four Disco-Jazz Tunes reworked for the dancefloor…

A1 Groove Head Rejam
A2 Power Journey Rejam
B1 Imparable Rejam
B2 I Like Music Rejam
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12" non retournable!

Special remarks:
limited 12" vinyl in screen-printed cover

Genre: Techno, Detroit Techno


Tracklist 12":

A1 - Flow
A2 - Royal S

B1 - Regenerate
B2 - Aerial Scape

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Next up on a.r.t.less is Viktor Apo with his Regenerate EP hailing from Skopje, with four tracks of finest Detroit Techno made in Macedonia, needless to say his mentor and fellow music friend Stojche can't be prouder about this debut 12". Enjoy the music! Limited edition in hand-pulled screen-printed cover.


Vital Sales Points:

(add some important short facts as below)

- limited edition
- collectable hand screen-printed cover
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Tracklist 12":
A1) Orlando Magic, A2) Cabrio Mango
B1) 1981, B2) She Keeps It Good

The Toy Tonics crew is known for being addicted to two things: vintage music machines and old vinyl. 100% music aficionados. On the Tonic Edit series the crew shares some of their favorite old tracks - in a reworked version.

This time COEO get back in time. They destroyed a couple of 1970ies disco jams. Recut & repasted them. And gave them their special COEO touch. Of course it's irresistible!
This release comes on vinyl only first. Later maybe could be out on selected Digital sellers.. not sure yet.
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12" EP, - Follow up to Visions of Dance Vol. 1
- Releases on Kalahari Oyster Cult, Superconscious Records and more.


GENRE/S: Electronic, Deep House,

3. TRACKLISTS:
A1. Beyond control
A2 .Hyper.Sonic
B1. Sparticle Boom!
B2. West Coast

SHORT INFO:
Fantastic Man continues to gain momentum as he presents the
second instalment of his series 'Visions of Dance'.
Featuring four new tracks, each a harmonious blend of euphoria, made for use at every stage of your nocturnal journey.


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AAL record on Other People.
Pressed on to wax due to popular demand.

Tracklist:
A 1. THIS OLD HOUSE IS ALL I HAVE 3:39 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
2. I NEVER DREAM 6:46 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
3. SOME KIND OF GAME 6:47 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
B 4. HOPELESS 5:41 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
5. SUCH A BAD WAY 4:53 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
6. FLASH IN THE PAN 7:28 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
C 7. CITYFADE 5:41 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
8. NOW U GOT ME HOOKED 5:51 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
9. KNOW YOU 4:25 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
D 10. YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE ME AND SCREAM 5:35 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
11. RAVE ON U 9:56 A.A.L (AGAINST ALL LOGIC)
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2LP:
A1. Ritual (04:39:00)
A2. Confrontation 1 (00:06:50)
A3. Village 1 (00:05:14)
A4. Confidential Information 1 (00:03:33)

B1. Confidential Information 2 (00:01:40)
B2. Confrontation 2 (00:05:01)
B3. Death Laguna (00:05:05)
B4. Information Policia (00:03:29)

C1. Sarayaku Hidding (00:07:52)
C2. Information (00:02:19)
C3. Demonstration (00:03:44)
C4. Info Resistance (00:02:55)
C5. Sicario (00:03:50)

D1. Village 2 (00:01:50)
D2. Storming Camp (00:03:10)
D3. Legal Process (00:02:10)
D4. Trail (00:03:55)
D5. Swat (00:01:40)
D6. Ritual Reprise (00:06:40)

Release Info:
Alva Noto’s award winning score for the 2022 German documentary film ‘This Stolen Country of Mine’ directed by German filmmaker Marc Wiese features nineteen compositions to be released on NOTON in April 2023.

The documentary film explores the question of a state's sovereignty in the face of foreign powers. The film portrays Ecuadorian resistance fighters and journalists who oppose the sell-off of an extensive part of the country's resources to Chinese investors.

Alva Noto's music subtly accompanies the struggle of a mountain village, immersing us into the film’s narrative and pathos. Across nineteen compositions, the music exposes and holds back when the images and statements of the protagonists speak for themselves, reflecting the dark shadows and the glares of hope of communal resistance.

The documentary was the recipient of the German Documentary Film Music Award 2022.

Focus track #19

'Ritual Reprise' is the closing composition of Alva Noto's award-winning score for the 2022 German documentary film 'This Stolen Country of Mine.' The piece merges minimal digital textures with emotional resonances, taking the listener to a sonic path filled with a serene tenor. The tone is set on the slow-burn haze of gloaming ambient-electronica scapes, compounding under a unified cinematic soundscape of warm digital ambiances and liquified electronics.
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Genre: Deep House, Detroit, House, Electro, Breaks

Tracklist 12“:

A1 Slow Motion
A2 In The Meantime
B1 My Joy
B2 Fringe Food
B3 Unity Drums


Short Info:

The 2nd solo EP by Bielefeld’s finest RR on Feuilleton is bringing jazzy & classic house music feels toge-ther with a fresh & futuristic twist on 5 cuts - dedicated to the fine stereo systems & sophisticated dancefloors on the planet. Written & produced by René Raabe, mixdown by Tim Eder, mastering by Sven Weisemann, lacquer cut by Stefan Betke at Scape Mastering and photography by Paula Theiss.

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Territories: World excl. UK + North America

FORMAT 180g. 2LP vinyl w/ download code / Special pantone printed sleeve

2023 repress

TRACKLIST:
A1. Triangulation 02:58
A2. Reiki 05:18
B1. ITO 05:55
B2. Riga 05:38
B3. Jade 06:12
C1. Tracer 06:19
C2. Scrawler 05:32
D1. Qurra 05:44
D2. Air-Port 07:41

Release Info:

Tresor Records is delighted to welcome Rod Modell to its catalogue, with the release of his new album
Captagon.
Rod Modell needs no introduction, his various projects render him a master of techno. In repetition and barely
noticeable change, Modell resculptures perceptions. His sound-design echoes cinematic ethereality, where
ferric artefacts slam against percussion, rusty delays filter observation - the resulting web is a complex,
radiating ambience that etches a natural ebb and flow.
Transformative sounds alight from the outset, “Triangulation” recalls flickering harmonies and grains, a
tectonic swipe. Fast-paced dub techno emerges in “Reiki”, the disorienting clangs suggesting a step away
from his recent ambient excursions. “Ito” crunches the pulse further with insistent noise, into soaring
epiphanies of darkened transmissions.
Modell singularly uproots standard sonic hierarchies of techno production, crisp static as forceful as his
beats, a provocation of rhythm and noise. Unceasing in its fast tempo, “Jade” is trademark Tresor business -
the seismic sub-sonics underpin a momentous drive, with reverberated vocal inflections disfiguring warped,
dancing materials. “Scrawler” is upfront and direct, a slamming groove and swaying chords diusing
ethereality. Enter vast chambers of smeared minimalism.
Where Modell’s recent releases had indicated a priority for ambient sounds, this new album extends Modell’s
essential vision within techno. Closing track “Air-Port” shows Modell at his most crucial best - an ethereal
colossus of sub-bass weight and morphing geometry.
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WORLD EXCL DE, EU, UK

Tracklist:
1. Phase Transition 04:39
2. Age Of Tide 05:41
3. World Line 06:16
4. Plus Operator 05:52
5. Degrees Of Freedom 04:11
6. Fringe 04:43
7. Kepler Mire 06:04
8. From The End To The Beginning 04:50


Release Info:
Nothing is explained in the mysteries around us, but some art touches their soul: last year, Justin Tripp, one half
of the US-American impro electronic duo Georgia and London-based electronic artist Zaheer Gulamhusein man
behind projects like Waswaas and XVARR -joined forces as STRING. Together they went on a virtual vacation and
never came back. As the virtual is fully real due to its virtuality, they created a truly authentic aural hardware
journey, hauntingly adventurous, calm, and surprising.
Without defining the scope, STRING tumbled through a dark musical zone that stretched to the horizon, letting
the sound shape itself while falling discreet into an appealing abstract space. Hovering clockwise shortly above
the ground, they formed impossible geometric musical figures - weightless, fluid clouds, made up of relations
between asymmetrical elements. Like in nature, their collaborative work avoids identical characteristics. In an
expression of respectful admiration, they softly celebrate the irregularities between their specific genetic musical
fingerprints, creating eight light binding clouds of dawn. A meditative musical voyage that transports cosmic
particles of idealistic Berlin school ambient right into the heart of their electronic machines. All tunes swing calm
but constitutive, dancing around synthesized surfaces that form obsessed flaming orbs of fear and hope, of
matter and antimatter.
A shared love for hardware and the ethos of improvisation guided STRING into an experimentation, in which each
party aligns closely to the core ideas of co-operative, in-the-moment electronic music, tied across the eight tracks
in a sequence.
Finding a home with the highly esteemed Hamburg based label V I S, STRING’s debut “Last Index Of…“ will enter
the earth in double vinyl and cassette format, plus tripping on at the digital platforms.
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