Vaellus 008

“ A homage to the early years of radio astronomy. Also a self reflection of the artist itself and the process of accepting strengths and weaknesses in his art. By opening another window to let other people in and reach out for advice. A way of finding symbiosis in virtual and factual worlds. All combined into a cinematic and natural enhanced world of sound.”

“Another endlessly deep transmission from the vaults, emerging here with some vintage material culled from old tapes recently discovered by label head Steve Hitchell from mysterious artist "Intrusion". A perpetual and affected give-and-take transforms a wandering liquid melody trickling through the first minutes into electrified bolts of singing tone.”

“It's a remarkable index of the gilded eternities that you can magic from a reduced tonal palette: glistening guitars, ruminative piano, warps and weaves of subtle drone and hum.”

“a beatless, floating collection of loops that shift and morph - seemingly suspended in space, before an ambient orchestral element resolves the track. Soft, elegant, fluent, dreamy - achieving the effect of space-time morphing - magical states.”

“Aleksi again conjures up repetitive, minimalistic techno cuts that use clever drum programming and his signature Colundi scales to maximum effect.”

“ inspired by the world of gaming and the idea of composing an imaginary soundtrack for the classic racing video game Need for Speed, but in their unique style - kosmische techno, ambient soundscapes and gauzy electronica. ”

“ A musical meditation, and a psychedelia of sorts, since it provides momentary shelter from the the world outside its sonic walls. Together, as Dave Howell once eloquently essayed, cleansing your ears, and your head. ”

“When I close my ears I picture E23 as some kind expressway - rather a reference to the 23 enigma - given its purposeful propulsion. That said, maybe it`s exit 23. Then again the track could been named in a nod to Manuel Gottsching, and his E2-E4, considering its emotionally effecting, trippy, post-acid-house march - building from bleeps into something symphonic”

“Less in thrall to the strict rigours of techno and electro standards, encompasses a more fluid shift into abstract and downtempo, dub-inflected realms, without losing sight of the elements that have made VC-118A so compelling from the beginning.”

“Jondo creates a powerful piece of instrumental-grime-turned-quasi-jungle with DJ Plead. For his remix, Russian techno prodigy Moa Pillar warps the already minimalist lead synth into an even more sparse yet effective dancefloor weapon.”

“ Gathering recordings, removing them from their context and building worlds around them. Capturing and preserving personal experiences, and evoking vivid spaces. You could say the record is a miniature exploration of sound in relation to memory. Each piece is intimately connected to a place in time.”

“Haidinger takes Gimmik on a somewhat weightless journey above the clouds floating between the electronic music he nurtured in the Toytronic years. These new tracks represent a production concept where Martin saw himself more like a witness of a moving organism than a planning architect. ”

“piano music slowed down. reversed and processed meticulously against a backdrop of distant rain.”

“I had this strong feeling that the tracks were these floating sound objects, and I was peering into an empty center point which they orbited around. The center point of empty/radiating emotional resonance... the materials took on a resonance that I responded to while I was working. It's only after the fact that the emotional contour of the album became apparent”

“Gentle minimal pieces become all encompassing waves of sound. Cadences are woozy, cyclical, and calming. Weird impediments appear. Yet these just make everything better.”