repress - ive never met rod modell (deepchord) in person, but we have met through music. he found an obscure cassette of chi music (from 86), sent it to astral industries and paved the way for the release (30 years later) of the original recordings in 2016. since then, weve exchanged ideas and good music. i sent rod a preview of the kallikatsou recordings - he really liked it - and here came the idea for a remix of lanterns. i started working on some random, lo-fi samples from youtube, using audacity, perhaps the simplest way of producing loops and samples. it’s the only computer based system that feels like the tape recorders i used to work with. i sent the first sketches to rod on facebook, but they ended up in the wrong inbox. i forgot about them, but months later he came back saying he loved them. i decided to go back to working on them, maintaining the lo-fi approach. i began manipulating the samples: time-stretching, tempo and pitch-shifting, mixing different layers and adding old-school monophonic old speaker effects, delays and loops. i used a few field recordings, voices and samples from my early ambient cassettes, and they matched. ario from astral industries got involved and the experiment turned into a plan a vinyl release - red lantern at the kallkatsou.

ranges welcomes elias. with an exclusive reminiscent dub ep. the a-side opens with the expansive soundscapes in “aquatic”, followed by a beautifully designed 4/4 dub action in “red lantern”. the b-side puts emphasis on faster shades of dub. “severe” delivers a reminiscent chord action accompanied by peak-time grooves. “fm therapy” and “fog” showcase a darker edge of dub with raw energy supported by cold yet evocative atmospheres. a compelling collection of 5 diverse tracks making a unique contribution to the label catalog. limited 12” pressing!

velvet desert music vol. 1 introduces a new compilation series on kompakt, curated by one of cologneÕs leading figures in electronic music, jšrg burger (aka the modernist, the bionaut, burger/ink and many more).

black vinyl repress - lanterns - an epic journey through an evolving sonic landscape propelled by the churning momentum of reverb-soaked percussion. red lantern is an ode to the eerie red glow that once beckoned sailors to the port of amsterdam - on one side, the gentle thud of a bass drum rolls beneath haunting yet uplifting pads whilst on the reverse, bubbling bass underpins echoes of a shoreline that shifts in and out of focus. blue lantern merges dub techno and ambient experimentation, showcasing modells impressive talents in sound design and the diverse influences that span his 25-year career as a musician