Dorisburg Sebastian Mullaert
That Who Remembers

Limited, hand numbered 10" from Pola T on Traditions, you know the deal...

PUNK003 - UK - 2020

What does a contemporary album mean to us? Marc Pinol and Hugo Capablanca asked themselves this question when faced with the challenge of recording their first C.P.I. LP. To find the answer they went back to some of the most important records in their lives and listened to them from start to finish. At a time when the whole concept of an album might be at its lowest ebb for decades, they wanted to return to the old way of telling stories, recreating the notion of a narrative "journey" but doing so in their own original manner. 'Alianza' displays a wide range of emotions through only a few elements. There are no structures, barely any drums. It's a puzzling journey that moves through darkness and light, happiness and despair, hope and menace, as it unveils its own mysterious universe. Every track is a world in its own, yet all of them are linked by an invisible energy that reflects a coherent constellation. To achieve this, Hugo and Marc used a broad array of vocal timbres, including their own drone-treated voices, digitized vocals from an old vector synth, and those of several contributors. Most of the sounds on the album come from digital devices, as they wanted to "prove themselves" in the studio "by doing something as warm as we could while trying to avoid analogue if possible? The major part of 'Alianza' was recorded during the spring of 2018 in Barcelona, with further takes and additions recorded in Berlin, New York, Los Angeles and Switzerland. It features contributions from Spacemen 3's Will Carruthers, Tanja Siren, Veronica Vasicka, Anna Homler, Demetrio Martini and Pablo Sanchez. The album was mastered by Gordon Pohl in Dusseldorf. The artwork is by Dominic Brucia and features a picture by Tanja Siren. The album was created with the support of The Richard Thomas Foundation.

Jon Iverson meets Prins Emanuel, Golden Ivy & Inre Kretsen Grupp by Jon Iverson Meets Prins Emanuel, Golden Ivy & Inre Kretsen Grupp

Berlin-based producer Mor Elian returns to Fever AM - the label she co-runs alongside Rhyw - for the first time in three years. Following the release of two albums as her Alloy Sea project and taking a break to experiment and develop her sound, Mor is back with a four-track EP, ‘Diva Test’, where she leans into a more colourful, playful side of her productions. The EP also includes her first collaborative release with Rhyw, ‘Liquid Silver’.This year, Fever AM celebrates its fifth anniversary with a compilation release ‘It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature’ featuring tracks from the likes of Pariah, Ayesha, Peder Mannerfelt, Son of Philip, MSJY and more. The label will also be hosting their first Fever AM club showcases across different cities with current confirmed dates including London, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Dublin.