Through field recordings captured by his cell phone and accompanying the recording process with his SP-404SX, the creation of pads and sound ...]]> ‘Incendios’ is the second release from Artificio and Andrés Hernández’s, a.k.a. Rainmaker, debut album. Here he creates an exhilarating labyrinth of blackouts and breaks that invites the listener to savor both harmony and dissonance.

Through field recordings captured by his cell phone and accompanying the recording process with his SP-404SX, the creation of pads and sound design in Ableton, Rainmaker resorts to environmental sounds from Medellín and relies on vocals in Spanish. This allows ‘Incendios’ album to begin with a colloquial message about the country’s street fruit vendors, who day by day roam the neighborhoods, letting percussion and environmental ascents intersect and entangle in an awakening with the voices of Sarah Jaramillo and his ex-boss, in ‘Sótanos’ the most personal track on the album, inspired by bad work experiences in an office in a small basement.

The most critical moments come in the last tracks, recorded and composed while the country was in protests against the government. The voices of the young marchers, the blow of stun bombs, and the infinite sound of the cacerolazos, show the rumbling of a city that was on fire and cried out for help. This is reflected in the track we are presenting now, ‘Todo lo que quema + Purifica’, where he transitions from worldliness to something pure after a transition of illumination in ‘Zenith’, perceiving the calm of a rain and the poetic voice of Talvezmanuela. All this being guarded by a sharp and intimidating rhythm that questions defeat.

“When you think of fire, it is understood as a purifying element. The same happens when the fight or flight response arrives: adrenaline flows and perception connects, marking a behavior of emotional intensity that creates transitions; like the one that is reflected in Rainmaker, supported by a context of protest experienced in Colombia during the composition of ‘Incendios’.” – Rainmaker

‘Incendios’ EP will be available after the 12th of March HERE.

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Originally from the south of Israel, NISSIM started as a DJ and has been making music for over a decade. With a passion for a myriad of musical styles, NISSIM’s love for electronic sounds was ignited by the psychedelic trance ...]]> Electronic music producer NISSIM inaugurates his self-titled imprint with an experimental, debut album entitled ‘Uneven Ground’.

Originally from the south of Israel, NISSIM started as a DJ and has been making music for over a decade. With a passion for a myriad of musical styles, NISSIM’s love for electronic sounds was ignited by the psychedelic trance music scene and parties of the mid-2000s that he used to organise. Now based in Berlin, NISSIM’s music-making journey has been one of exploration and experimentation combining different production techniques with a mix of genres and concepts, his intuitive production method is the antithesis of the meticulous craft he exerts as a sound engineer. During the ebb and flow of 2020, NISSIM has used the industry’s downtime to put his focus towards finishing his first full-length album entitled ‘Uneven Ground’.

In ‘Uneven Ground’, his first-ever official release, NISSIM has created an intimate narrative space that traces his journey over the past eight years. The full-length album is a mindful introspection and melancholic contemplation of the composer’s own flaws. In his search for himself and his distinct sound, NISSIM has drawn on his own experiences to build a sequence of multidimensional soundscapes that lure his listeners deeper and deeper into a world that continuously recreates itself. The result is a highly personal ten-track album that marks NISSIM’s coming of age as an electronic music producer.

With a creative process that is characterized by single takes, no edits, no boxes, no planning ahead, sparse mixing, deep mastering, and sound design only in the final stages, NISSIM creates cross-genre storytelling musical journeys that want you to get lost within. The album unconventionally moves on a wide spectrum of electronic music, combining a wealth of elements from various genres, thus creating unexpected sonic layers whilst showcasing a complex diversity in the arrangement, sound design, and rhythm.

We are presenting the second track ‘After Tears’.

‘Uneven Ground’ EP will be available after the 19th of February HERE.

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“If we see and analyze our world as it should be in reality, a complex blue sphere covered by an immense green garden ...]]> Barcelona-based dark and emotional music label WOOD welcomes back label boss Main Leaf and his brand new EP called ‘Another Perspective’, with ambient and electronic vibes taking the lead of the musical journey.