whatsisname – Displacements (Self-Released)

Label Description: Here is my thirteenth self-released album. The title was particularly guided by the opening track, and the appearance of distortions in my daily life and, I suspect, the lives of many others too. The presence of déjà vu has also been keenly felt here, although those past echoes seem more akin to prophecy and prediction.

I would describe this as predominantly ambient music, but featuring some occasional glitchy, synthetic elements.

All tracks were originally recorded between October 2021 and July 2023. Final mixing and mastering took place between November 2021 and December 2024.

I think it’s interesting to note that the number of instruments and effects used on this album is quite low in comparison to earlier releases.

Genre: electronica, ambient, glitch

Written, recorded, mixed and mastered in 24-bit audio by Whatsisname

Paramnesia and Polarised recorded and mixed in EnergyXT2.7
Extinguished recorded and mixed in EXT64beta3-mar23,EXT64beta4-jun23
Antarctica and Bathe at Your Own Risk recorded and mixed in MuLAB 9
Dissolve recorded and mixed in MuLAB 8
Lens recorded and mixed in EXT64alpha5,EXT64beta4-jun23


Instruments: FMERA2, Z3TA+2, Iris2, DUNE, Reaktor5, Tassman4, LABS, Rapture, Ultra Analog VA-2, Absynth5, Lounge Lizard Session, Skanner XT, Zebra2, DUNE2

Effects: Shimmer, EQuivocate, Gain3 Stereo, Satin, kHs Gain, Aether, Ozone 7 Imager, Blackhole, 4 Band EQ, Amplifier, B2, Supermassive, High-Low Shelve EQ, Auto Pan, Grainstrain

All tracks mastered in 24-bit audio using T-Racks5:

Linear Phase EQ
EQP-1A
Brickwall Limiter

The Hedonistic Imperative – Planetoid 3 (Self-Released)

Label Description: Planetoid 3

Decades of attempts later.
Escaping the pull of gravity.
Released into the void.
Yet another culmination.
I disappeared, intermittently.
I appear, briefly.
“Please enjoy this soundtrack to a parallel world. Creating, recreating, and fine-tuning this experience has brought me great satisfaction and much needed diversion. May listening to it provide you with something valuable as well.”

Third time’s the charm?

datewithdeath – Execution Style (Poverty Electronics)

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Label Description/Info:
datewithdeath is Travis D. Johnson: drum programming, field recordings, digital synthesis, percussion, transistor radios, mixing
linktr.ee/datewithdeath

voice on “underplay” by Diana Gruber
linktr.ee/dianastarshine

vocals, lyrics, and additional synth and mixing on “meltingpot” by dvdv
linktr.ee/dvdv

sopranino saxophone on “Ele1” by Massimo Magee
www.massimomagee.com

cover painting by MiHee Kim Magee
www.miheekimmagee.com

mastered by Dominic Clare at Declared Sound
declaredsound.com

special thanks to Amptek, Angel Marcloid, Audiobulb, clipping., Cole Lee, Fumbata Phiri, John Lithium, Jukka-Pekka Kervinen, Neuro… No Neuro, Pete Cann, sadfem, and Teen Smoking

Bahia Mansa – patagonia (ep) [Self-Released]

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Bahía Mansa embarks on a new sonic odyssey, where digital textures entwine in a mesmerizing dialogue with intricately processed acoustic sounds. Forged through uninhibited, free-form sessions, the album unveils lush soundscapes adorned with spontaneous melodic nuances and cascading waves of bitcrushed brilliance, crafted through the integration of salvaged field recordings interlaced with on-site explorations, thus, offering a uniquely organic and immersive auditory experience.

credits

released December 16, 2023

field recordings by ivan aguayo.
all sound design by ivan aguayo.