'Soft Opening' by Atom™ is a non-stop sound journey of one hour and 15 minutes: psychedelic ambient-non-ambient of mantra loops, field recordings and sonic dèja-vu, it is strongly recommended to listen with headphones.
Derya Yıldırım is a Berlin-based German musician who was born in Hamburg in the mid-1990s. With her band Grup Şimşek, in which she sings and plays Bağlama, the artist fuses Anatolian folklore with Western psychedelia and has been releasing on Catapulte Records, Bongo Joe and Buback since 2016.
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The influence of the legendary Hamburg punk band Abwärts, founded in 1979, has a formative effect on the development of an entire scene. Singer and bandleader Frank Z (Frank Ziegert) acts as the mastermind, composing and writing all the songs and even as a long time partner of Freibank. Our very own Mark Chung used to play bass for Abwärts back then. Stylistically, Abwärts do not fit into the typical German punk pigeonhole. Their repertoire covers a much wider spectrum. They like to use electronic elements, heavy metal, pop and purely acoustic arrangements.
Originally released in 1992, this album is arguably another stone-cold classic of FAX +49-69/450464 records and one of the rarest and wanted ambient recordings out there.
The first two volumes of the Silence project are credited to Peter Kuhlmann aka Pete Namlook and Dr. Atmo while the following three are by Pete Namlook alone. The long overdue reissue is now finally available again in a limited one-time pressing of 500 copies for the world with original artwork and liner notes from Dr. Atmo.
This minimalist and intimate marvel was remastered by Stephan Mathieu and features a new design by Juliane Hohlbaum.
Flo Mega has the soul back. Freshly reunited with his band The Ruffcats, the man from Bremen on his new album "Über das Grau" all varieties of soul. The warm and and funky sound caresses the poems and stories from the heart of life. The singer with the special, variable voice sings wisely about love, friendship, dreams and gratitude and floats casually above the everyday gray, always with a few millimeters of air under his shoe. a few millimeters of air under his shoe.
Apollo Brown's track ‘Glimpse’ exhibits his signature laid back instrumental production style with smooth keys, old school drums and lush vocal melodies.
"I wrote 'The End.' during the pandemic and especially with the climate crisis and policy makers in mind, and I didn't think or want the latter to become so topical with Putin and his invasion war on Ukraine," says Gregor McEwan. "Lyrically, it's about a lot of things: all the clowns, despots, swindlers, the church, lobbying, algorithms, climate change... Quite a lot for a mere 2:30 minutes."
With Rosa Anschütz’ LP Goldener Strom picking up widespread praise, BPitch presents the first instalment of remixes from Ellen Allien and Métaraph. The album will undergo a transformative process, with several remix packages reimagining Rosa’s stunning works due for release in the coming months.