words, lyrics & voice: johanna kaptein. music, sound collage & multichannel mixing: baze.djunkiii sound sources: 2x technics 1210mkII turntables 2x cd player 1x tape deck 1x live microphone for lyrics unearthed from the archive. this mix x sound collage x live radio experiment has never been available to the public since its initial one-off broadcasting date in april of 2000 ..read more

Put out on the circuit via the Egyptixx-run Halocline Trance label on October 11th, 2k24 is "Dormitive Virtue", the latest album conceived for the imprint by Vancouver-based artist, writer and composer Eldritch Priest. Over the course of eight brand new pieces and a total runtime of a little more than 32 minutes Priest takes a deep dive into the realm of basically improvised solo guitar recordings only slightly influenced by the classical Jazz training he underwent decades ago, but capturing and recording the first live solo guitar performance he played in 35 years - in April of 2k23 somewhere ..read more

Put out on the digital circuit via the long-standing Psychocandies label on September 10th, 2k24 is Sascha Müller's "Programm 2 EP", the next two track outing by the Uelsen-based producer and label head. With the title track that is "Programm 2" Mr. Müller presents a bouncy, well uplifting take on Acid-infused Techno goodness based upon expertly sculpted bass drums and a well seductive, ever looped and filtered latino vocal snippet for ecstatic peaktime floors, followed by the slow moving, ever spiralling Acid Grunge of "The Silence" which, due to its grainy lo-fi sound, sharp hi-hats and subd ..read more

Released via the Canadian label Earshift Music on November 15th, 2k24 is "Forever Stories Of: Moving Parties", the first collaborative album effort of long time friends and musical partners in crime Peggy Lee and Cole Schmidt as a core duo, collaborating with a wide circle of artists and musicians over the course of this roughly 53 minutes spanning longplayer and its fourteen pieces. Having worked together on several occasions and over many years, which includes playing in each others respective bands alongside various other projects, Lee and Schmidt are exploring a wide range of sounds on thi ..read more

Put out on the circuit via the ever buzzing Polish label Gusstaff Records on November 15th, 2k24 is "Gaps", the third full length album recording cooked up by the Wroclaw-Torun based NoiseRock outfit RZWD revolving around the bands core duo comprised of Szymon Szwarc and Damian Kowalski alongside a respective, and obviously changing, set of collaborating musicians. Their latest longplay release, a set of eight tracks rolled out over the course of roughly 44 minutes, leads RZWD into a conceptual approach of further evolving musical ideas which sprung to life throughout a countless set of shows ..read more

Released via the ever active digital imprint Dancefloor Socialism as their cat.no. 030 on September 3rd, 2k24 is Sascha Müller's "Jupiter Jazz E.P." which, once again, sees the Uelsen-based producer cooking up another two track single for the label. Opening with the title track "Jupiter Jazz" Mr. Müller brings forth a killer take on TechTrance-infused Rave Techno sporting twisted, ever spiralling midrange synth modulations and dubbed out stabs reminiscent of Steve Mason sets ca. 1994, later backed by panoramic strings, uplifting risers and a slightly psychedelic touch, subsequently followed by ..read more

Put out on the cassette circuit via Mühlheim's Audiophob label on August 23rd, 2k4 as well is Tony Young's a.k.a. Autoclav1.1's "Coral Bleaching EP", the accompanying sister release to his "Diamondbackviper" album released on the same day. With this additional four track EP we see Autoclav1.1 providing a floating take on perfectly arranged Ambient structures hovering beyond the realm of space and time with the opening cut "White Into Amber" whereas the darker, stripped down title track indulges in moody, minimalist Dark Ambient melancholia and frosty soundscapes blown over from afar, crossing ..read more

Put out on the digital circuit on August 20th, 2k24 is "19", the next in a consecutively numbered album series cooked up by the supposed label head 2020. With four tracks named "Omega I - IIII" (sic!)" the quasi-anonymous artist provides a quadruple set of Deep Listening Music starting with the almost 29 minutes spanning sonic whiteout of "Omega I" which is backed by deep and quasi-rhythmic low frequency movements whereas "Omega II" continues the journey in an even more time dissolving, droning and washed out manner, probably best described as Glacial Ambient if one needs to take a deep dive i ..read more

Incoming at the very end of the last year was the "Liquid Sky Berlin Ambient Session (Live)", probably the last ever recorded live session released physically to emerge from the now long defunct Liquid Sky Berlin artist collective. Put out on the circuit independently as a highly limited transparent lathe cut 12" the session in question sees Noize guru Dr. Noisem team up with Dr. Walker of Air Liquide fame for an extended journey into an intense and alienating Cold Ambient drones, a sonic trip into the mind-numbing white-out experience of antarctic blizzards only interrupted by even more unset ..read more

Coming in from the offices of the Mühlheim-based Audiophob label only recently is "Diamondbackviper", the August 23rd, 2k24-released CD album produced by Tony Young a.k.a. Autoclav1.1. Over the course of ten tracks and a total runtime of approx. 37 minutes Mr. Young explores a surprisingly deep, Ambient- and Synth-leaning sonic approach with the whirling, almost krautsy synth spirals of the opening tune "Spearmint Rocket" which is backed by muscular Electronica x Downtempo fusion beats followed by the almost playful, hyperchromatic and almost Vaporwave and CityPop infused fusion of "Home Made ..read more