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Belgium's Sky H1 presents Motion. Drawing from a background of widely-varying musical tastes from ambient to grime, her work is an amalgamation of emotive compositions of orchestral Elysian synths, often displaced with sparse percussive elements. Motion is a highly personal endeavor: "It signifies leaving behind a period in my life and stepping into something new." Moving through bleak soundscapes layering vaporous choral synths, ethereal vocals and glassy, lucid tones crafted in complex structures, the record bears moments of melancholy as well as joy. Mastered by Jeremy Cox. Cut to vinyl by Matt Colton. Album of the month at Mixmag.
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Visionist's PAN sublabel Codes label presents Liverpool-based producer Ling's debut EP, Attachment. It's a data-centric collection built from field- and browser-recordings, loosely exploring the themes of habitual mental tendencies. "The idea that taking an instinctual interpretation of information potentially warps and distorts reality. If data triggers internal responses, it risks following a predetermined path that can stray from reality." The heavily processed sample material re-explores recordings collected between 2011 and 2015. Reconstructed within sound collages across the record, they strive to find an independent voice but at times back away in order to grapple with something else. Blending explorative futuristic sounds, Ling's glacial and at times glitchy constructions feature fleeting snippets of vocals or malfunctioning machines while dipping into tentative, broken melodies. Loose references to UK culture and contemporary sounds are restructured, offering moments of something teasingly familiar before withdrawing into abstraction. The EP was made in summer 2015 in Liverpool, mixed by Chris Pawlusek, and mastered and cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy. It features artwork by PWR Studio and Bill Kouligas with additional art by James Whipple.
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Kamixlo lands on PAN and Visionist's relaunched Codes imprint with his debut EP. Kamixlo is a key member of South London's roaming Endless party. Following an appearance on collaborator Blaze Kidd's 2014 Exclusivo mixtape, Demonico is a stark, raw, and militant opening statement. From the satanic drones of opener "Otra Noche," Kamixlo's club-forward approach combines Latin influences of reggaeton and bachata with punishing crunch and spat percussion. Visionist re-grids "Lariat" with signature cut-and-paste techniques and glacial synths. Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy. Artwork by PWR Studio and Bill Kouligas with additional art by Daniel Swan.
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Visionist resets his Lost Codes imprint as a PAN sublabel, Codes, with a killer collaborative grime/techno collage by Acre and Filter Dread, marking the first time either producer has collaborated properly. "Drumz 34" burrows in with viral eight-bit squiggle and squashed subs before "Flash Speed" arches up a skeletal, mutant eight-bar onslaught and "Trashed" bruks out the toms on a swooping halfstep techno flex. Darkside droog raver "Life" whips reversed drums, bass, and Mentasms with very canny Wendy Carlos vibes, while "Unknown" deals in guttural, monotone functions and "Blood Artist" pulls coarse lo-fi drums and electronics into sharp focus.
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