VA – ENOUGH!

June 9, 2024June 6, 2024 hipodromealessandro adriani, an-i, bookworms, compilation, cucina povera, dreaming live, elena sizova, gamma intel, gavilan rayna russom, heidi sabertooth, ireen amnes, jerusalem in my heart, job sifre, jtc, kmru, legowelt, martin rev, matrixxman, morah, nick klein, nicolas jaar, rabih beaini, sam de la rosa, sound synthesis, suzanne ciani, tolouse low traxLeave a comment

In the face of the atrocities committed against Palestinians in both Gaza and all occupied territories the Jordanian label Dreaming Live issued this fundraiser compilation under the title ENOUGH!

All proceeds from this compilation will support Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah’s Children’s fund. Dr. Ghassan had volunteered extensively in Gaza throughout multiple crises. During this genocide, he worked in both Al-Ahli and Shifa hospitals. He was a survivor of the Ahli Hospital bombing which killed hundreds. His press conference outside of the hospital, surrounded by dead bodies, will be etched in our memories forever. He has now established a Children’s Fund which aims to treat injured children, rebuild the destroyed medical infrastructure, and establish a sponsorship program for 20,000+ orphans from the conflict.

VA – Tresor 30 (30th Anniversary Edition) [TRESOR330]

September 29, 2021October 1, 2021 hipodromeafrodeutsche, anthony shake shakir, basic channel, blake baxter, claude young, compilation, d strange, daniel bell, detroit techno, dj minx, dj stingray 313, donato dozzy, drexciya, ectomorph, fjaak, function, helena hauff, huey mnemonic, james ruskin, jeff mills, jensen interceptor, joey beltram, juan atkins, k-hand, kmru, moritz von oswald, paris the black fu, porter ricks, regis, robert hood, russell e.l. butler, similant, surgeon, techno, terrence dixon, tresor records, underground resistance1 Comment

VARIOUS - TRESOR 30 (30th Anniversary Edition)

Since 1991, Tresor has provided a home for artists to germinate their ideas for advanced new sounds and broadcast them to the world. The pioneers that first traversed the Detroit-Berlin connection and were at the forefront of a new cultural movement gave to Tresor its original and continuing mission: community, resistance and reshaping the world to come. The Tresor 30 compilation represents a major land- mark in this continuing history of electronic music. This unique collection of music profiles some of the artists that gave the previous three decades of Tresor its sound and foundation, but it also casts its gaze forward. Writing new postcards from the future, this collection brings new artists who main- tain a connection to that original mission to the fore, charting ways in which this ethos can contin- ue to build bridges and break walls in the next 30 years. Bringing together 52 essential tracks – both clas- sics and exclusive commissions – each of the 12 records in this box-set charts a unique line of flight from those artists that helped define the shape of this new music to those who continue to pattern its landscape further.

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KMRU – Peel [EMEGO289V]

October 4, 2020September 30, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, drone, editions mego, experimental, joseph kamaru, kmruLeave a comment

KMRU - Peel

KMRU is the moniker of Joseph Kamaru, a sound artist, and producer based in Nairobi. One of the leading exponents of the burgeoning experimental music scene in Nairobi and beyond he was listed by Resident Advisor as one of ’15 East African Artists You Need To Hear’ in 2018 and is a regular performer at the fabled Nyegenyege Festival having also presented live performances at CTM festival and Gamma Festival. Peel is KMRU’s first release for Editions Mego. exquisite mix of field recordings and electronics unravelling at a repetitive and leisurely pace to expose a rich tapestry of sound that has been revered for it’s ability to cross borders with the sheer undertow of emotional content. The subtle calming atmosphere within Peel belies the compositional prowess as layers of delicate sounds wrap around each other creating a hybrid new form ambient musics both captivating through it’s textural depth and kaleidoscopic patterns. The track titles lend themselves to the themes and mood set within: Why are you here, Well, Solace, Klang, Insubstantial and the title track. This is a deep heartfelt journey with a new strong voice being expressed through the means of organically presented electronic ambient sounds, one which reveals further layers on repeat listens.

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