On his new release, Gavin Russom explores the possibilities of layering his homemade analog processors, trying to create an evolving and changing repetition. Pulsing and deep, this limited edition 12” will hypnotize you into a cosmic lull. Although not founded in religious beliefs, still excellent for starting off your Friday afternoon prayer.
Entropy Trax, is the new sister label to Kompakt’s Walls helmed Ecstatic imprint. Expect limited edition hand artworked white-label 12”s from a variety of artists, focussed on experimental dance floor sounds. The debut release comes from DFA’s Gavin Russom (The Crystal Ark/Black Meteoric Star) with a titanic double-header that announces the first of a series of releases for the label. Recording under his own name for the first time since 2011’s ‘Night Sky’, this material finds Russom creating visceral and hypnotic dance floor tracks.
“We Came To” is the 4th single by The Crystal Ark, the developing collaboration between Gavin Russom & Viva Ruiz. The song is a dance music rally cry – profound in its bare bones and raw production, and equally for the spanish/english lyrics – which praise ancestors and call out for liberation. The “House” and “Dub” versions featured on the single were mixed alongside the album version, which will be released later this year as part of the self titled debut LP by The Crystal Ark on DFA Records
New release by Gavin Russom on Ntrop Recordings. Gavin breathes life into his new Knight Skyy moniker with a magnificent sci-fi acid marathon that will have all the analog gear junkies grinding their teeth in ecstasy.
DFA Records presents “Night Sky”, a track that grows and grown into an 13 minutes odyssey. The buzzy bottom end enters and expands before Russom’s vocals – alleyway dark and mysterious – make their way in. The song dips and dives, going from barebones synthesizers resting on organic percussion to explosive vocal choruses. The end reunites nearly every sound that made a previous appearance in an ensemble of ecstatic rhythms and noise. Mutant Beat Dance aka Beau Wanzer & Melvin Oliphant III, undo the original and transform it. There are so many new elements to be found here – a thick bassline, shuffling beat, wiry electro etchings, eerie washes of synths that swell unexpectedly and unannounced – it all makes for a collection of sounds that, thankfully, are head swimming in their unique and wonderful unpredictability.
Cosmin TRG – Love 2 Hide
Grasscut – Muppet (Nathan Fake Remix)
Ben Rymer – La Trinciarice (Main Mix)
Carl Craig – Experimento
Nickodemus – The Love Feeling (Christian Prommer Remix)
The Juan Maclean – Accusations (Gavin Russom Remix)
The Juan Maclean – Happy House (VHS or BETA Remix)
Alex Smoke – Lux+ (Automaton UK Remix)
Anthony Collins – Another Lonely Night
Skinnerbox – King Of Diamonds
Pantha Du Prince – The Splendor
Cazals – Life Is Boring (Runaway Remix)
Lindstrøm & Christabelle – Baby Can’t Stop (Idjut Boys Remix)
Lindstrøm & Christabelle – Baby Can’t Stop (Aeroplane Vocal Remix)
Headman feat. Dieter Meier – Gimme (In Flagranti Remix)
Bot’Ox – Blue Steel (Azari & III Remix)
Abe Duque & Blake Baxter – What Happened? (Max Cooper Remix)
2562 – Flashback
Etienne Jaumet – For Falling Asleep (Edit)
Little Dragon – Blinking Pigs
Gatekeeper – Forgotten
KZA – Unfaithful
The Hipodrome Of Music 