ASC – Eccentric Orbits [SSX010]

December 17, 2017December 17, 2017 hipodromeasc, drone, james clements, minimal techno, silent seasonLeave a comment

ASC are a perfect fit for Silent Season, favouring as they do greyscale melodic content and a cerebral approach to mutant techno. “Cerulean” is a fine opening gambit on this 12″, all crooked kick patterns and micro bleeps calling out into nothing, while “Dimension 1010” maintains the austere approach with a slow swell of melancholic ambience over a meditative rhythm. “Enchanted” is no less restrained, but there’s a subtle shard of light in the murmuring pad that lingers in the background. That’s well and truly dealt with on the bleak beatdown “Molniya”, which pings bleakest techno into a black hole of sound, which is of course a wonderful thing to behold.

Antenes – Shifting Zones [SSX09]

December 17, 2017December 15, 2017 hipodromeambient techno, antenes, drone, experimental, silent seasonLeave a comment

Silent Season tap up Antenes for a rare 12″, building on the sizable impact her last and only release on L.I.E.S. had back in 2015. Here we get three trips into dark, evocative techno territory as you would expect to find on Silent Season, leading in with the doom-laden march of “Dream Uncreates The Land”. “Take Me To The Birds (For A)” ditches the drums and heads straight into the most delicate and stirring of ambient pieces, while “Metra Train Chicago 1000x” makes use of field recordings and processed static to make for an even more immersive listening experience. This is a daring release that eschews the need for functionality to take the listener somewhere else entirely.

Docetism – Potential Natural Vegetation [SSX08]

December 17, 2017December 15, 2017 hipodromeambient, docetism, drone, maciej banasik, silent seasonLeave a comment

Maciej Banasik has been releasing plenty of music as MB as well as Docetism since 2012, but this release on Silent Season marks the first time the prolific artist’s music has been committed to wax. In true Silent Season style the mood is consistently haunting, leading in with the foggy pulse of “Dentario Enneaphyllidis – Fagetum I” before the second part of the piece heads off into pure swelling drone. “Querco – Pinetum I” is a different kind of droning techno that comes loaded with cinematic poise, but it makes for a natural partner to the A side. The second part of that piece drifts into calming field recordings of birds and shapeless synth swells of a truly majestic nature.

OWL – Blackstone [SSX07]

December 17, 2017December 15, 2017 hipodromeambient, drone, owl, silent seasonLeave a comment

OWL has previously been spotted on labels such as Anekoic, Circular Limited and Planet Rhythm, but he made quite an impression with the digital release of his Blackstone EP on Silent Season. Now the label have done the right thing and cut the release to vinyl, giving ambient belters such as “Fragment” the chance to sit beside none quieter gems like “Solar Wind” on wax. There are whispers of rhythm to be found tucked away in “Blowing The Light”, while “Innominate Horizon” imparts a little warmth with its tender chords, making this a record rich in variation as much as subtlety.

Winter In June – Eternal Lovers [SSX06]

December 17, 2017December 15, 2017 hipodromeambient techno, drone, experimental, silent season, winter in juneLeave a comment

The Silent Season 10 Year Anniversary collection celebrates a decade of deeper electronic music. The vinyl series features artists whose music continues to inspire the Silent Season journey. Having only made spotted appearances in the past, icy ambient techno artist Winter In June makes a fine first outing on vinyl with a press of his formerly digi-only EP Eternal Lovers. It’s prime Silent Season material, using massive slabs of reverb and a foreboding sense of space as his main weapons while rolling out bleak machine matter that sounds as though it were blown across the tundra. “About Life & Death” is particularly moving with its heart monitor bleeps and forlorn strings, while “The Party Is Elsewhere” is a telling trip into the coldest of coldwave.

Mohlao – Landforms [SSV012]

December 16, 2017December 15, 2017 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, drone, mohlao, samuel van dijk, silent seasonLeave a comment

Samuel van Dijk is an electronic music producer, sound designer and media artist from the Netherlands releasing deep electronic music as VC-118A, Mohlao, and Multicast Dynamics. Drawing inspiration from technology, nature, film, and fiction, his productions and live sets embody a dynamic musical framework. Since the Dutchman surfaced as Mohlao for labels like Meanwhile, Field and Other Heights at the turn of the decade, van Dijks music has found a firm position; the ethereal electro VC-118A project, deep ambient techno as Mohlao, and subterranean ambient as Multicast Dynamics.

Mystica Tribe ‎– Far West Sound [SSDB002]

September 24, 2017September 23, 2017 hipodromedub, mystica tribe, silent season, taka nodaLeave a comment

Limited edition lathe cut 7″ featuring 2 booming dub filled tracks laced with Melodica and loaded with heavy rhythms by Mystica Tribe.

Wanderwelle – Lost In A Sea Of Trees [SSV011]

August 6, 2017August 3, 2017 hipodromealbum, ambient, silent season, wanderwelleLeave a comment

Amsterdam-based duo Wanderwelle return to Silent Season for their debut album which is inspired by the mysterious pagan tribes that once roamed across the European woodlands. ‘Lost in a Sea of Trees’ tells the tale of a lone traveller who enters a dark, ancient forest. Lured deep into the woods by something not of this world as he enters uncharted grounds. Step by step his journey is getting darker as he encounters strange phenomena and beings among the trees.

Mystica Tribe – Island Oasis [SSDB001]

April 2, 2017July 7, 2022 hipodromealbum, ambient, dub, dub techno, mystica tribe, silent season, taka nodaLeave a comment

Mystica Tribe is the musical alias of Tokyo-based producer, Taka Noda. Drawing on a wide range of influences from dub, soul, bass music, rhythm and blues Mystica Tribe has quickly been developing a very distinctive sound that exists in a weird, freaked out zone between dub and techno. Noda is especially interested in deep, psychedelic music, and this is reflected in his productions, which are equally suited for late night listening sessions or bent, broken in dancefloors. Now he heads over to Canadian label Silent Season for his debut album, capitalising on his emergent career in the field of dub-influenced downtempo with his most complete artistic statement to date. From the spacious stalk of ”On The Lookout” to the edgy piano delay of ”Peek-a-Boo”, this is the work of a man who has immersed himself in the tradition of classic dub music, but not at the expense of bringing things up to date. The loose, live and natural feel of the album is testament to Noda’s skills in the production department, not to mention his instinct for a killer sub-heavy rhythm.

Refracted – Through The Spirit Realm [SSV008]

October 18, 2015February 16, 2022 hipodromealbum, ambient, ambient techno, refracted, silent seasonLeave a comment

REFRACTED - Through The Spirit Realm

Through The Spirit Realm is Refracted’s first LP to date, and it comes Canada’s excellent Silent Season. “Enter The Jungle” quickly gives a picture of what’s to come thanks to the track’s abstract blend of animal sounds, a myriad of noises which is swallowed up the warm and dubby swings of “The Jungle Is Thick”. The whole LP follows a similar string of thought, one that binds stripped back techno together with deep ambience and slow-moving plates of drone; “The Ritual Begins” is simply hypnotic and we could keep it on for hours on loop. It’s tribalism at its most cutting-edge, and an altogether fantastic debut performance from this growing techno personality.

ASC – Beneath The Surface [SSV009]

October 18, 2015December 15, 2017 hipodromeambient techno, asc, james clements, silent seasonLeave a comment

Long-serving Brit in San Diego James Clements dons his familiar ASC guise once more, for a typically atmospheric trip into deep, ambient-influenced abstract techno for Canada’s Silent Season imprint. As usual, there’s much to admire, from the sparse percussion, glacial electronics and icy melodies of “Deep Freeze”, to the minimalist, modular-sounding hum of closer “Raging Seas”. Arguably best of all, though, is “Immersion”, which sees Clements expertly combine early ’90s style dreamy ambient chords, textures and melodies – think Pete Namlook or early Irresistible Force – with scraped metal textures and impeccable IDM beats.

Sonitus Eco – The Light Between Oceans [SSV007]

January 11, 2015December 15, 2017 hipodromeambient techno, dub techno, silent season, sonitus ecoLeave a comment

Here are times when the ocean is not the ocean – not blue, not even water, but some violent explosion of energy and danger: ferocity on a scale only gods can summon. It hurls itself at the island, sending spray right over the top of the lighthouse, biting pieces off the cliff. And the sound is a roaring of a beast whose anger knows no limits. Those are the nights the light is needed most.

Edanticonf – Forest Echo EP [SSV003]

October 7, 2012August 11, 2021 hipodromeabdulla rashim, ambient, deep techno, edanticonf, edoardo zerbinati, iori, silent seasonLeave a comment

EDANTICONF - Forest Echo

Ambient and Dub Techno dramas from Hamburg’s Edoardo Zerbinati. ‘Forest Echo’ is his debut album and scopes deep, rolling, atmospheric Techno scenery summoning the mystical aura of mid-late ’90s electronica. This 12” sampler of the full length, 10-track CD album, includes also a remix by Adbullah Rashim.

Djorvin Clain – Pattern of Thought [SSCD12]

April 8, 2012March 31, 2017 hipodromealbum, ambient, djorvin clain, dub techno, silent seasonLeave a comment

Pattern Of Thought speaks a believers language. It was created and processed with care. We experience time and our conscious emotions in a most individual space of mind. Our thoughts are formed by what we feel. Our own personal diary, the mind and heart guides us through. All tracks and sounds where recorded in Belgium with the use of hardware instruments and several recording techniques, from field recordings to reel to reel tape. The sounds of the album are kept authentically as possible, away from what was happening in the music world around me, it is a deepest personal reflection.

STL & Djorvin Clain – Beats of Spirit [SSV002]

February 5, 2012July 8, 2015 hipodromedeep techno, djorvin clain, silent season, stephan laubner, stlLeave a comment

Track artwork

STL and Djorvin Clain are featured on the second vinyl outing by Silent Season Records from Canada. 3 Thick and moody techno/house hybrids that are limited to 300 color vinyl copies, coming in 100% recycled sleeve jackets

Federsen – Echo Relics [SSD04]

September 6, 2011October 24, 2011 hipodromealbum, dub techno, federsen, silent seasonLeave a comment

Very deep (which absolutely is a Silent Season trademark) yet very danceable album by Federsen, who shows us he is very capable of delivering high-quality, varied tracks that never lose the specific trademark we mentioned earlier.

Atheus – Compile [SSCD009]

April 10, 2011April 7, 2011 hipodromealbum, ambient, atheus, compilation, dub techno, silent seasonLeave a comment

The latest release from Vancouver Island’s Silent Season imprint, “Compile,” collects ten compositions (nine previously available as vinyl-only releases) in CD form from Montreal’s Serge Collin under his Atheus moniker.

VA – Full Circle [SSV01]

November 19, 2010December 15, 2017 hipodromedeer, dub, iori, mohlao, relapxych.0, silent season, technoLeave a comment

Techno that’s deep enough for your headphones and danceable enough for the floor! Featuring artists like: Iori, Mohlao, Deer and Relapxych.0, on the first release from Silent Season.

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