Stendeck ::: Scintilla

Stendeck ::: Scintilla
Genre : Electronic, IDM

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1 hold my hand high in the sky ready for the deep dive
2 feel the flames burning inside me
3 catch the midnight girl
4 tired figures wave goodbye in the backdrop of a sinking boat
5 tight around her throat she slips away
6 like snowflakes on my fingers
7 run amok (against time rebels)
8 swimmers in a sleepless hour
9 voiceless wishes flicker in the shattered mist
10 six-door bedroom
11 that foolish fascination of a ghost light collector
12 why did we get so far?
13 learning how to walk through walls
14 last night an angel fell on a motorway
15 thieves of watercolour memories
16 the silence after this
17 crimson clouds cascade

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Two years after the release of the widely-acclaimed ‘Sonnambula‘ album, Stendeck returns with his highly-anticipated new full-length titled ‘Scintilla‘. Once again, Stendeck presents another outstanding mix of generous beats and emotional electronica, accentuated by deep, flowing atmospheres, heart-seizing melodies, expertly-placed noise elements, and lush synthlines.

‘Scintilla‘ is an energetic spark of creativity full of passion, life, and hope. The creation of a fantastic blaze of emotion, alluring and serendipitous; a spark that creates an everlasting fire that won’t soon fade away.

17 stunning new tracks on compact disc packaged in a beautifully-designed 6-panel digipak by Kostas K. of Subheim.

Tim Hecker ::: Ravedeath, 1972

Tim Hecker ::: Ravedeath, 1972
Genre : Electronic, Ambient, IDM

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01. The Piano Drop
02. In the Fog: I-III
03. No Drums
04. Hatred of Music: I-II
05. Analog Paralysis, 1978
06. Studio Suicide, 1980
07. In the Air: I-III

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Tim Hecker's latest work approaches a form of secular musical transcendentalism from within the battered temple of spirituality. Recorded in a church in Reykjavik, Iceland and using a pipe organ as the primary sound source, this new piece is essentially a live recording. In reality, it exists in a nether world between captured live performance and meticulous studio work, melding the two approaches to sonic artifice as a unity. It is in parts a document of air circulating within a wooden room, and also a pagan work of physical resonance within a space once reserved for the hallowed breath of the divine.

While the title of the piece "Hatred of Music" might be a clue, the album is also partly an attempt to confront a pervasive negativity surrounding music. Historical rituals of destroying pianos, mountains of pirated CDRs pushed by bulldozers in Eastern Europe, or the melancholy of the digital music era began as sideline motifs which quickly informed the work on this record. They also really didn't at all.

Despite that the context is wide open in such a form of musical abstraction, the substance of these immersive compositions showcases Hecker's continued mastery of organizing sound into a visceral near entity. It is an almost physical presence that the listener feels as much as hears. This work is a significant contribution to Hecker's oeuvre, one which spans over ten years of musical production. Ravedeath is an enigmatic document of beauty and force.

Maps & Diagrams ::: A Pulsating History

Maps & Diagrams ::: A Pulsating History
Genre : Electronic, Ambient, IDM


01 The Modern Century
02 Anti-Clockwise
03 First Quarter
04 Drake's Departure
05 On Esquiline Hill (feat Ylid)
06 Particles of Earth.
07 Coming in from the Cold
08 The Lonely Planet

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IJO - Delay Preform

IJO - Delay Preform
Genre : Electronic, IDM,

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1 Kemmu 4:22
2 Tier Valey 4:53
3 Mille Teck 4:56
4 Sunler 4:56
5 Mountains Of Peru 3:09
6 Forey 5:54
7 Coscom 5:15
8 Huntig Pletoria 3:51

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Scone - Maze Ambients

Scone - Maze Ambients
Genre : Electronic, IDM, Ambient

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01 D90 Ambient
02 Why Ambient
03 Blando Ambient
04 Do Ambient
05 Sprak Ambient
06 Luttel Ambient
07 Maze Ambient
08 Night B4 Celine Ambient
09 Snth 65 Ambient
10 Ketayson Seaming Ambient
11 Bice Ambient
12 Second Ambient
13 Sowieso Ambient
14 Halfkriel Ambient
15 Dramstuk Ambient
16 Lisen Ambient

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Finally, after some of these tracks spent a long time in the vaults, we are ready to share this ambient drift into the melodic realms we explored with Kettel as Scone. The full original album is there, plus 3 unreleased tracks, including a Vade ambient with Halfkriel joining this brew.

Рrоеm - Enough Conflict

Рrоеm - Enough Conflict
Genre : Electronic, IDM

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01 Deep Sleeping Birds
02 Back To Fail
03 guns.knives.lemons
04 jiittirrrrriii
05 She Never Cries
06 Fall Forward
07 Sudden Sharp Turns
08 Kalimba Jam
09 Enough Conflict
10 seafaring velvet waltz
11 skulls
12 @ the firey abyss
13 a short bit before you go
14 untitled

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For those keeping track of Richard Bailey's (a.k.a. Proem) output, Enough Conflict is album number eight from the North American IDM veteran. The album finds Bailey in top form utilizing his technical bag of tricks to render an album for die-hard fans and new-comers alike. Those concerned with Bailey's dark ambient album “til there's no breath” on Nonresponse in 2009 can rest assured that Enough Conflict is just what they have been craving since “A Permanent Solution” (n5MD). Enough Conflict is Bailey's most diverse album mixing catchier melodic passages with some of his roughest beatwork since his debut album “Burn Plate no1”. This diversity of mood and style makes “Enough Conflict” engaging on repeated listens and a possible contender for one of the best IDM albums of 2010.

Mnemonic - Denkmodell

Mnemonic - Denkmodell
Genre : Electronic, IDM

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01. Denkmodell
02. Stille Tage
03. Die Kunst des Schweigens
04. Lautlos
05. Entdeckung der Einsamkeit
06. Ein Hauch von Poesie
07. Im Augenblick
08. Lichtblick
09. Phlegma
10. Ein Ich aus Glas
11. Tuchfьhlung

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The project MNEMONIC, based around Michal Belletz and Sebastian Schulz, has been around on the electronic music scene for quite a while now, with ever increasing resonance and respect from both fans and media. The first two MNEMONIC albums "Identifikationsstörung" and "Konstruktive Vergangenheitsbewältigung" were published by Alfa Matrix. They are very different to the third album "Monokultur", released on French label M-Tronic. On this new, very limited release on Halbsicht Records, MNEMONIC further develop their unique sound, based on the foundations laid in "Monokultur". The song structure appears less chiseled and thereby creates a transparent ambience where catchy tunes form a perfect symbiosis with intelligent entangled beats, casting a spell over the audience.

Deru - Say Goodbye To Useless

Deru - Say Goodbye To Useless
Genre : Electronic, IDM
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01. I Wold Like
02. I Want
03. Peanut Butter & Patience
04. Hello
05. Basically, Fuck You
06. Walk
07. Fadeaway
08. Days, Then...
09. What Happens When You Ask
10. Cottonmouth Lothario
11. Goodbye

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Say Goodbye To Useless is Deru’s third full-length release, and his first for Mush Records. While you will find similar aesthetics to his previous releases – moody, atmospheric sounds, haunting melodies and organic textures – they are augmented by his most mature song-writing and cutting-edge beats to date. The album pays homage to classic genres and structures while cultivating a 22nd century smart-party ethic that will snatch the ear of the snobbiest beat head. Deru’s listeners will continue to appreciate his drive for challenging them as much as he challenges himself.

Siberian Railway - Tokio blues

Siberian Railway - Tokio blues
Genre : Electronica, IDM, Indie,

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1-Naoko
2-Watanabe
3-Midori
4-Reiko
5-Hatsum

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Nuearz – Saturation Point

Nuearz – Saturation Point
Genre : Electronica, IDM

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01 Saturation Point 4.58
02 Humble Diet 5.25
03 Spiral Ramp 4.31
04 Protocol C 5.33
05 Counterpoise 5.55
06 Innerspace 5.15
07 Turn and Twist 4.59
08 Non Linear Vibration 5.32
09 Watershed 7.40
10 Self Absorption 5.20
11 Escalator over the Super Flat 6.00
12 Hundred Views of JP 6.02

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The solo project of one Kazuhiro Okuda, Nuearz is the latest recruit to the Skam roster, and while a solid core of heavily edited electronica is at the heart of this record, there’s an awful lot more going on as well. The tricky cutting, in-depth percussive detail and cranked levels of compression all make Saturation Point an aptly titled sensory assault. ‘Protocol C’ works well, benefitting from playing down the more overloaded compositional traits of elsewhere – ‘Counterpoise’ for example is a beast of a thing, full of melodic, twinkling tones, lurid synth lines and strummed acoustic guitar. In fact, acoustic guitar is heavily used throughout the record, which isn’t really something you’d expect of a Skam release. Far more in keeping with the label’s traditional agenda is the obliteration of beat structures and a thorough working knowledge of advanced electro experiments, which is apparently something Okuda is eminently adept at, albeit in a slightly noisier, scrappier – even psychedelic fashion than is customary for anything that might come under the banner of IDM.

Grouper / Xela - Tsuki No Seika: Volume 1

Grouper / Xela - Tsuki No Seika: Volume 1
Genre : Ambient, Drone, IDM

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01 - Pale Through
02 - I Drowned Her In A Dreamless Sleep

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Strictly speaking, this split 7" from Grouper and Xela is a subscription-only release, and so shouldn't really be available to shops.
This record marks the very first installment of Root Strata's 'Tsuki No Seika' series, a sequence of four 7"s that will go on to include contributions from Christina Carter, Richard Youngs, Islaja, Zelienople, Hisato Higuchi and Valet. The common theme running throughout is a restriction to acappella compositions, and the overall air of autonomy and self-sufficiency is even carried over into the artwork: each artist illustrates their own side of the sleeve. Grouper's musical contribution has something faintly festive about it, sounding like the warm-up hum of undead Christmas carollers. The piece acquires the seamless, fog-caked, drone-like quality that characterised Liz Harris' earliest output, momentarily abandoning her more songwriterly instincts for a return to the brilliantly intangible and esoteric qualities of 'Way Their Crept'. The Xela side is more discernible as a vocals-only piece, and avoiding droned-out abstraction he layers darkly reverberant falsetto recordings that tap into the almost Arvo Part-like streak recurrent in his work of late. The tone encroaches on something that's at least similar to ecclesiastical music, taking on the improbable aesthetic of a one-man church choir from the fourteenth century. Only the song's title upsets that logic: it's called 'I Drowned Her In A Dreamless Sleep'. This all makes for an exceptional start to the series, and with the likes of Carter and Youngs - both seasoned purveyors of unaccompanied vocal recordings - waiting in the wings, this bears all the hallmarks of an absolutely classic collectors edition.

Newworldaquarium - The Force (Ame Remixes)

Newworldaquarium - The Force (Ame Remixes)
Genre : Electronica, IDM, Techno, Ambient
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A The Force (Ame Remix) 7:59
AA The Force (Alternative Version) 9:41

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NWAQ's mind-blowing 'Dead Bears' LP continues to blossom and bear fruit with two further remixes from Ame, taking 'The Force' for two essential remix trips. Jochem Peteri's original version is the majestic opener to said album, creating a memorable introduction with head-pressurised technohouse vibes ripe for a remix job from some capable hands. Ame prove they're the right fellas for the job with a pair of utterly sublime revisions diverging the track in opposite directions. The first mix imagines 'The Force' as a rolling breakbeat disco special, taking hefty influences from Carl Craig's 69 project and A'dam's Aaradvarck, programming crisp funky drums with that German kink. Much like their 'Fiori' track for Ostgut, we're sure this is going to held as one of the finest examples of their work for a long time to come. On the flip they take a very different tack, swiping away any trace of percussion for a haunting 'Alternative Version', remaking the track as an infinitely effective set opener or closer for the DJs, or a sublime piece of home listening for everyone else. Well recommended and strictly limited!

Pub - Cassette Three

Pub - Cassette Three
Genre : Electronica, IDM
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01 - Lady Legs Of Swords
02 - I'm Sick Of Your Kicks

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A really nice little treat here in the ongoing Cassette series from, I believe, Pub. Following what I consider to be two epic 3”s with the kind of divine electronica that keeps me coming back for more comes this third instalment and it’s just what the doctor ordered. Two tracks of pure, deep, melodic, funky and outright class slices of magic. ‘Lady Legs Of Swords’ opens things with a skipped-out and rolling rhythm that’s downbeat but lively. Add some almost flavours to the melodies and some straight-up lovely chords and you’ve got a track that’s fluid, yet head nodding, deep and spacious, yet tightly focused. ‘I’m Sick Of Your Kicks’ follows and travels down a more classically electronic kind of avenue. It’s no less rhythmic, mind you, but it has that lightly clicky sort of groove that you’ll find very pleasing if you’re a fan of Arovane and, of course, some of Pub’s older material. Low-key, delightfully put together and oozing a genuine beauty that you rarely hear these days. In some respects this really does have a similar touch to some of the Lucky & Easy releases and it definitely harks back to a time when electronica was a lot more innocent. In my opinion that’s definitely a Very Good Thing and this release comes as highly recommended as anything I’ve ever recommended by Pub before… and that’s virtually everything I suppose as I’m a bit of a fanboy! Limited as usual but, just to let you know, I do have a couple of spare copies of the first two releases just in case you missed them. Smallfish

Kettel - Myam James Pt. 2

Kettel - Myam James Pt. 2
Genre : Electronica, IDM, Ambient
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01 Kingscourt Imp (05:27)
02 Shinjuku Inn (03:10)
03 Michael Space Airlines (04:00)
04 Cherie (02:01)
05 Pers Patrys (03:38)
06 Boekebaas (04:29)
07 You Understand This Night? (02:37)
08 Nicola (04:13)
09 Sentiment (03:49)
10 Song From Toverpeeks (02:40)
11 Begging For A Herring (04:00)
12 Hymnuh (01:26)
13 Verkens In Londen (04:39)
14 Sauce (01:24)
15 Song From 4pm Herring (03:14)
16 Kitana (05:16)
17 Memory Steps (04:57)
18 Fish Creek (06:01)

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"Good things come in two, right?" - It was our philosophy when we launched Kettel’s (aka Reimer Eising) Myam James album series a year ago. Today we are sure that our philosophy has become true. We present the astonishing sequel and final part of the series: Myam James 2!

The first part of the Myam James series was the ultimate score for one of Kettel's specialties: melodic 303/acid madness, poured over with melancholia. We consider it as a milestone in Kettel's electronic affairs. Myam James 1 is a specialization course; one that you may love, hate or feel indifferent about. Either way, it set an expectation for the second part.

Myam James 2 is a far cry from the first part. MJ2 is mournful, intriguing and it unfolds musical sides of Kettel that many of us could only have dreamed of. Some of you will compare MJ2 with the few movies that became a bigger success than their prequels. Another analogy with motion pictures is that a number of tracks from MJ2 could directly be taken from a cinematographic score.

But it's just one side of MJ2; songs in the vein of previous Kettel albums My Dogan slash Volleyed Iron plus Whisper Me Wishes make their appearance - the collab with cellist Sietse-Jan Weijenberg in "Pers Partys" is a pure bliss. The tracks "Verkens in Londen", "Kingscourt Imp" and "Boekebaas" evolve from MJ1 and nuance the album's desolate soul. Myam James 2 echoes Kettel's broad fan base with an even broader palette of tastes. This album serves them all without making any sacrifices.

Last but not least, we are grateful to Jeroen Advocaat who did a cracking job matching the art to the mood of the album. We couldn't have thought of a better way to celebrate the landmark of Sending Orbs' tenth release.

Access To Arasaka – Oppidan

Access To Arasaka – Oppidan
Genre : Electronica, IDM,
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01 Nypox 03:56
02 Medway 03:43
03 Monoscan 04:23
04 Ruin 02:35
05 Caeropore 04:29
06 First Kill (Feat. Beau Jestice) 06:14
07 Montcalm 01:46
08 Parisville 05:03
09 Jody 04:58
10 Recon (Feat. ESA) 04:51
11 Delicate Annihilation 03:15
12 Chem 04:33
13 Sylvan-Hesh 05:06
14 Transcendence 04:00
15 She 03:36
16 Waiting War 04:37
17 Aftermath 03:19

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The long-awaited and highly-anticipated debut CD from New York’s amazing young new talent Access To Arasaka has finally arrived. With a steady momentum of buzz from fans and critics over the past year, remix collaborations with Zentriert ins Antlitz, Aphorism, and Totakeke, and more-than-well-received compilation appearances for the Hymen Records and Tympanik Audio labels, Access To Arasaka now offers the true scope of his capabilities with his innovative new album ‘Oppidan‘.

A futuristic journey of a cerebral nature, demonstrating a virtual equinox of expert beatwork and densely-layered atmospheric explorations, ‘Oppidan‘ transcends complexity and innovation in electronic music and seems to arrive at the very edge of its own inner space. Dark and cinematic and fascinating to no end, ‘Oppidan‘ is truly full of life and genuine mystic, opening the imagination of the listener into epic new dimensions at the hands of a true master of modern electronic composition.

Pub - Cassette Two

Pub - Cassette Two
Genre : Electronica, Ambient, IDM
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01 - Madame Chandelier Nip
02 - Sliothar Brain Tap

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Pub is back – at least I think it’s Pub. It’s all very mysterious, that is until you hear the tracks themselves and you breathe a big sigh and sit back with a smile on your face like I did. I forget how many awesome releases Pub has put out over the years and really he shows no sign of abating at all. Consistently awesome and always somehow inventive, Pub really is a treasure trove of wonderful music. Cassette Two follows neatly on from the first part with two more pieces of electronic bliss. The first track, Madame Chandelier Nip, is a restrained and elegant slice of offbeat electronica that has an incredibly deep underlayer of sound going on. You need to get this on the headphones straight away and underneath the clicky, hypnotic beat you’ll find some seriously fine background textures and melodic elements that you feel are almost like a special secret for only you to hear. It’s a magical piece that combines his penchant for field recordings and ambience with his well known rhythmic abilities. Gorgeous. The second cut gets darker with a more, well, I hesitate to say upbeat, but certainly more robust kind of sound. It works well against the first track’s peace and quiet by upping the ante and ending up being actually quite groovy. As you all know I’m a big fan of Pub and Ampoule in general so it’s safe for you to assume that I’ll be recommending this. Oh yes indeed. Quality and, as always, a limited edition release. Smallfish

Pub - Cassette One

Pub - Cassette One
Genre : Electronica, Ambient, IDM
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01 - Madrugar
02 - Where Were You

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This just dropped out of nowhere (big thanks to Ampoule) and had me rapt within seconds. Imagine if you will a blend of Pub and Lucky & Easy... yes, very appealing isn't it? A classically melodic and deeply beautiful sound pervades every second of this lovely little 3" and the gorgeous melancholic electronic vibes of Madrugar are a real tonic on this, frankly, crap Monday. Add in some lightly skipping, >Single-era Pub-esque rhythms and you've got a real doozy right there. Where Were You is almost a continuation of the first track but with more of an abstract lilt to the percussion. Musically it has a really lush modern minimal feel with layers of sound caressing and warming you. What a brilliant start to the week! It's recommended... oh yes indeed. Smallfish

Lusine – A Certain Distance

Lusine – A Certain Distance
Genre : Electronica, IDM, Techno
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01. (00:04:44) Lusine – Operation Costs
02. (00:04:38) Lusine – Two Dots
03. (00:04:41) Lusine – Tin Hat
04. (00:06:26) Lusine – Thick Of It
05. (00:03:51) Lusine – Twilight
06. (00:05:00) Lusine – Baffle
07. (00:04:14) Lusine – Every Disguise
08. (00:06:10) Lusine – Double Vision
09. (00:05:09) Lusine – Gravity
10. (00:05:24) Lusine – Crowded Room
11. (00:06:38) Lusine – Cirrus

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For years, Jeff McIlwain has been recording music as Lusine that expertly straddles the electronic/pop divide; with A Certain Distance, McIlwain cracks open his productions to reveal the beauty lurking within. A Certain Distance sees McIlwain employing human vocals and pop structures, hooks and melodies in the service of something warmer and more welcoming than the Lusine of old. Mapping human emotions via technology may be an insurmountable task, but A Certain Distance brings McIlwain closer than most to achieving the impossible.

McIlwain has been gradually building his Lusine persona from the jagged majesty of 2005's Ghostly debut Serial Hodgepodge through the drifting atmospheres of 2007's Language Barrier (on Hymen Records). Now, with A Certain Distance, Lusine has finally arrived, synthesizing decades of electronic music both popular and experimental into a sophisticated, catchy, and danceable sound unlike anything else. Lassoing bits of downtempo and ambient, pop melodies and leftfield noise, and a smattering of techno and house both minimal and maximal, A Certain Distance is ultimately a work of singular beauty by an artist in full command of his craft.

Each track on A Certain Distance is a world unto itself, as McIlwain's careful touch lends the album a depth that goes on for days. "Two Dots," the album's lush first single, features vocals by Vilja Larjosto sliced up into a slinky, paranoid downtempo number; "Baffle" creeps like a well-dressed stalker as slivers of clean-toned guitar dance around a static-y beat; "Every Disguise" and "Crowded Room" are the record's most dancefloor-friendly tracks, the former trafficking in jaunty, humid funk, and the latter grafting Detroit-style chords onto airy, weightless rhythm that seems to hover inches above the ground.

On A Certain Distance, Jeff McIlwain dives deep into his technological array and comes up with something breathtakingly complex and, yes, emotional. The record unfolds like electronic-pop fractal-each detail, upon closer examination, reveals a lovingly constructed world of details within details, multiplying and dividing, extending into infinity.

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Loess – Burrows

Loess – Burrows
Genre : Electronica, IDM
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01 Lull 06:24
02 Schoen 06:06
03 Troper (Remix Of Chrometaphore By Gridlock) 07:16
04 Fascine 02:06
05 Tranter 02:24
06 Bud (Remix Of Bud By Quench) 06:33
07 Selkuth 11:55
08 Spetaelska 06:34
09 Nyckel 04:30
10 Thresh 03:03
11 Nomon 06:00
12 Cyanor (Remix Of Cianuro By Ontasyo) 07:06
13 Hohn 08:34

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Near The Parenthesis - L'Eixample

Near The Parenthesis - L'Eixample
Genre : Electronica, Ambient, IDM
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01. Modernisme
02. Cerda's Plan
03. A Brief Walk In The Sea
04. Guell
05. SMDM
06. The Second Nave
07. Empty Square
08. Paral.lel
09. Departing Gate

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