c’mon tigre, the innovative music collective known for their genre-blending compositions, releases their highly anticipated fourth album habitat.

reissue

after an 8 year hiatus, tanlines are back with their 3rd album.

limited ice age blue coloured vinyl reissue of the 2006 album from califone.

ltd. col. lp: (silver vinyl)

limited to 100 copies

first ever vinyl reissue of the rare 1978 album from italian electronic music pioneer and new age visionary il guardiano del faro. pressing on 180 gram vinyl.

there’s a good reason new age music has been soaring back to the forefront of the media’s cultural agenda and the population’s consciousness: this planet is a stressful ball of confusion at the best of times, and seeking refuge from reality’s shitstorm has become mandatory for us to regain a semblance of sanity. new age music is an effective coping mechanism in this regard. st. louis-based heavy breathing is one of america’s foremost proponents for the cause, proven here through his meditative “escalators in space” mixtape.

welcome to ‘magic maze’ a guided meditation from oslo’s helene rickard. over two sides of a c60 cassette, the norwegian dj curates an immersive journey through imaginary landscapes and possible musics, marrying the organic and synthetic into a deep tissue massage of healing frequencies. showing infinite patience, the camp cosmic regular gradually oscillates between fourth world exotica and pastoral new age, at once opening our minds with the celestial splendour of crystalline chimes connecting us all with future primitive hymns. as we float along under helene’s benevolent gaze we encounter each of the elements, oceanic reverb, vaporous reeds, earthy drones and smouldering tones, each imparting its own ancient wisdom as we pass.
but enlightenment seldom comes without adversity and the mixtape’s most divine moments often appear in the wake of disorienting intensity. fortune favours the brave, and if you free your mind, open your heart and follow the twists and turns of the ‘magic maze’, your rewards with be both earthly and divine.

metal

gegründet in berlin um die jahrtausendwende, haben sich kulku zu einem einzigartigen und frei geformten kollektiv von musikern entwickelt, die trance-induzierende, jazz-verwobene, perkussive und gefühlvolle (meist) akustische musik machen, die sich am rhythmischen antrieb von jaki leibezeits can, dem street-folk von moondog, dem minimalismus von steve reich und dem dröhnenden rock n roll von velvet underground orientiert und einen sound kreiert, den sie selbst als no-age krautrock bezeichnen.

repress - space ghost on pacific rhythm is back!

b-stock! cover with seam split. vinyl unaffected & mint. a year after his debut outing on the label, max essa makes a welcome return to hell yeah with the han zon roc ep, which is another of his impossibly laidback offerings. essa is of course the long time uk talent who has become a part of the balearic mafia thanks to releases on labels like aficionado, music for dreams, and his own jansen jardin. this is the second coming together of artist and label and is another timeless excursion far out to sea. opener han zon roc (midori coup) is an epic 12inch minute adventure that slowly awakens your spirit with new age guitar plucks and heavenly ambience before organic drums slowly being to drift into earshot. they grow ever larger as synths start to spray about the mix, hand drums pitter patter and big chords bring the soul-shine. its like the soundtrack to an afternoon boat party all condensed into one brilliant cut. how you showed me everything then gets super chill with lazy drum tumbles, bendy guitar lines and scattered hits. withering cosmic chords colour the airwaves and its a track that will slow your heartbeat to nothing. last of all, rain birds alfalfa jam is a analogue drum work out with early 90s hip hop influences and diving basslines. it s light and airy, nimble and playful and of course filled with the sort of tropical rays that make all of essa works so brilliantly escapist.

downtempo, ambient, new age, vaporwave

classic uk hardcore from 91 - 94 compiled by blank minds sam purcell and producer tammo hesselink. include s rare and legendary cuts from skanna, dj mayhem and xray xperiments (aka b12) 2x12 inch all tracks remastered by beau thomas