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@lottesounds has released two EPs on The Bunker New York label, and recently contributed a killer track to our 15 Years of The Bunker compilation. He will be joining us on Saturday, April 28th at The Bunker NY x No Sleep Novi Sad at Good Room (full info and tickets: http://thebunkerny.com/events/2018-04-28-the-bunker-x-no-sleep-novi-sad).

Løt.te tells us: "Topically, the mix is inspired by the Amazon rainforest and the ‘uncontacted’ peoples who still inhabit it. Technically, I was trying to merge influences from filmmaking with the patterns and techniques of a DJ mix. So you’ll hear a lot of ‘cuts’ in addition to smooth transitions between tracks, as well as manipulations and layering of audio to create a sense of environment, space and time. My goal was to explore new ways of making a DJ mix, and to create an evocative and transportive experience for the listener.

TRACKLIST

Dean Hurley — Future / Past

Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement — Homes Built over the Sea

Unreleased Løt.te track

Dust Belt — Green Void

De Leon — 09

Donor — Confine

Rain Text — 1.1

Acronym — The Sending

Planetary Assault Systems — Bawoo Bawoo

Rote — Rote 2 (Svreca Remix)

Xth Réflexion — /\05-06 3

Ossia — 7A - Tumult (Lurka Remix)

Sciahri — Shambles

Steve Bicknell — Why + For Whom Redefined (Surgeon Definition)

Dino Sabatini, Donato Dozzy — Penelope

Beto Bertolini — Amazon-07

Drew McDowall — Unnatural Channel (Part 1)

+ Various field recordings of rainforests

Various field recordings of uncontacted tribes

We are excited to share @Wata Igarashi’s mind-bending “Question and Answer EP”, his second release on The Bunker New York. We’ve been playing all four tracks at our parties for a while, watching people lose their minds on the dance floor and look at their friends with that “what is this?!” expression on their faces. These reactions are not surprising considering that Igarashi is a lifelong musician and a professional sound designer by trade. Through decades of experience composing music he has developed a sophisticated and nuanced approach to production that allows him to evoke powerful moods and emotions. In recent years he has been applying his production skills to great effect, developing a distinctive brand of psychedelic techno that has been released on labels including Midgar, Semantica and Time to Express. Describing his creative development, Igarashi tells us: “the more I produce and play, the more I discover. I keep finding different aspects or nuances of making and performing techno music. This process of learning and constantly going deeper is very exciting for me, it is unlike anything else I have experienced before. I am appreciative of the opportunities I have been getting and I just want to pursue them as far as I can, it is deeply motivating doing something I love with people I respect.”

A chance encounter at Berghain in February of 2015 connected Wata with Bryan Kasenic, founder of The Bunker New York, who already knew and loved his music. As a result of this meeting, The Bunker released a very well received podcast from Wata later that year, which was followed by Igarashi’s “Mood of the Machines EP” in 2016. The relationship has further deepened through working together on this follow up record and Wata making his North American debut as a DJ at The Bunker in September of 2017. According to Igarashi, the “Question and Answer EP” is “about communication and connections, so it makes sense for it to be on The Bunker NY, a label that features so many friends and artists that inspire me. My relationship with Bryan has been an important and rewarding one for me, and I am really happy to be working with him again on this record.” These rewards quickly become obvious on a dance floor with unfurling infinite arpeggiations working themselves out with the inexorable driving force that can be found in truly great techno. The EP opens with tense and driving “Outburst”, which is complemented by the slow-burning “Train of Thought”. The B side features the title track, a beautifully unfolding number geared for generating powerful moments of release on the dancefloor. The EP finishes in style with the downtempo vibes of ‘Broken Telephone’. Versatile enough to be dropped during peaks or at other times, this new EP from Igarashi boasts 4 equally kaleidoscopic cuts that will surely stand out in a set.

credits

Mastered by Neel at EnissLab

Cut at Manmade Mastering

Pressed at Brooklyn Vinyl Works

There are few musicians who manage to explore the convergence between techno and experimental as successfully as David Letellier. Known as @kangding-ray, he has been producing for almost a decade, releasing his music exclusively on Raster-Noton and Stroboscopic Artefacts. The aesthetic domains of these two labels epitomizes Kangding Ray’s complex sound—it’s an aesthetic that tests boundaries, evolving tirelessly in its exploration of texture, rhythm, and sound design. Letellier’s foundations in rock and musique concrete give his music a vitality and uniqueness that has won fans the world over, from discerning avant-garde–electronica listeners, all the way to devoted clubbers.

This set is a partial recording of a DJ set KR made last year in a club. Kangding Ray has long been a favorite at The Bunker and we're looking forward to having him join us at The Bunker at Good Room here in Brooklyn on April 28, 2018. Full info and tickets to the event: http://thebunkerny.com/events/2018-04-28-the-bunker-x-no-sleep-novi-sad

tracklist:

Cari Lekebusch / Hide and Seek 2

Kangding Ray / Dune

Opuswerk / Narkomfin

S.O.N.S / A New Life ( Planet Earth Mix )

Cowboy Rhythmbox / Tanz Exotique

Under Black Helmet / Staring Into Yellow Eyes

Merlin Ettore / Onslaught Cataract

Marco Bailey / icefyre ( Setaoc mass rework )

Kangding Ray Optimum Perkin Flames

Dirty Basscore / Knock

Abstract Division / The Hunt (SHDW & Obscure Shape remix)

Lewis Fautzi / Stagger

Varg / Platforms surrounded by fences

Jlin / Nandi

Rushmore / Moment X

Clouds / Overflow ya

Kapoor / Acceptance of failure

Mosca / Dont Take This The Wrong Way

Moerbeck / Black magic night

Kangding Ray / Luna

Yan Cook / Spaz

Kamikaze Space Programme / Magadan

Talassa Barda / Wolf

Amandra / in effigia

Tobias / Visitors

Kangding Ray / Epsilon

PVS / Moondrama 02

DEAS / Memory Scan

Kangding Ray / These Are my Rivers

Oscar Mulero / Mentally induced action

Fixeer / Linear

Steve Reich / Pulses

Alex Randal / Convergence

Mod21 / Barra Nayek ( Mike Parker remix )

Kangding Ray / Oise

Adiel / Tempo lunare

Valentinø / Activity

Craft / Time will tell

Osse daemonum / Faut Section

Desroi / Indifferent

Kangding Ray / Blank Empire

Bohdan / Overflöd

Kangding Ray / L’envol

Ischion / Phase VI

Lewis Fautzi / Ancient way

Fennesz / Rivers of Sand

Marco Bailey / Saphire

Adiel / Rituale

Edit Select / Hi line extraction ( Mike Parker version )

Cleric / Unwritten Future

Cliff Martinez / Will She Come Back ?

Polar Inertia / Inland Return

Kangding Ray / Ardent

Lewis Fautzi / Degrees

MA / Ma Ni Au

Sagat / Few Mysteries Solved in a Year of Contact

Philip Bader / 17 PTE

Biosphere / Monju-2

Detroit native Sam Consiglio, aka @stallone-the-reducer, sent us this mixtape of weird music made ahead of his appearance in the Come Down Room at @ithqdetroit Presents: 15 Years of @thebunkerny at Tangent Gallery on Monday, May 28, 2018 (full info and tickets here: http://thebunkerny.com/events/2018-05-28-interdimensional-transmissions-presents-15-years-of-the-bunker). Sam has been involved in many Detroit bands and projects over the years including Tamion 12 Inch and Adult. He's been back in the studio recently with several releases out on Aaron FIT Siegel's Est. 83' imprint, most recently the "Always Late" EP available on bandcamp here: https://fitsound.bandcamp.com/

A list of the artists on this mix appear below:

Dennis Duck

Charles Wuorinen

Gundella

Bushido

Genetic Factor

Fashion Flesh

Die Form

Anne Gillis

La Voix Qui Rit

Pink Industry

Isabelle Adjani

The Brothers Fuck

Steve Fisk

Martial Canterel

Mutant Beat Dance

Mike Ratledge

Con

Perspects

Phranc

Red Crayola

Inhalants

23 Skidoo

Desmond Simmons

When we started The Bunker New York label in 2014 there was a short list of artists whose music we knew that we wanted to get out into the world. Lori Napoleon, aka @antenes, was high up on that list, although at the time the Brooklyn-based Chicago native had yet to release her recorded music at all. Five years on, after acclaimed records on L.I.E.S. and Silent Season, residencies at Issue Project Room and Bell Labs plus a busy global touring schedule as both a DJ and live performer, we are proud and excited to present Lori’s Ante Meridiem EP under her Antemeridian production moniker. She tells us that the Antemeridian project is a special outlet for her more melodic synthesizer compositions and the name Antemeridian refers to “morning light and the meridian lines of the planet, the view you would have from above if you were already in the sky/space/seeing the atmosphere also from a great distance.”

With this EP, Antemeridian has created nothing less than a masterwork of synthesis comprising unique soundscapes unbelievably detailed and crisp. We asked Lori to tell us a bit about her production techniques, which include home-built machines from unorthodox source materials including vintage switchboards and telecommunications equipment. She actually built her first synthesizer out of an antique telephone switchboard we donated to her from The Bunker HQ! “I use a combination of synths and controllers/sequencers that I’ve made along with commercially available/ bought or modded analog synths and field recordings that have gone through a number of effects chains. There may be a crackling sound that emerged from the modular which made me think about a flame sparking and burning out, recalling a very organic process in nature - but in a composition it’s a drum element. Perhaps the sense of detail comes from how I work on finding sounds before arranging them in a track so when I find one with little nuances and textures, then I'll be inspired to compose with it. Visceral sounds are very important to me, and sounds that you may not instantly identify with this or that synth model – which is why I like the idea of designing my own palette for portions of tracks.”

Mastered by Neel at EnissLab

Cut at Manmade Mastering

Pressed at Brooklyn Vinyl Works

When we started The Bunker New York label in 2014 there was a short list of artists whose music we knew that we wanted to get out into the world. Lori Napoleon, aka Antenes, was high up on that list, although at the time the Brooklyn-based Chicago native had yet to release her recorded music at all. Five years on, after acclaimed records on L.I.E.S. and Silent Season, residencies at Issue Project Room and Bell Labs plus a busy global touring schedule as both a DJ and live performer, we are proud and excited to present Lori’s Ante Meridiem EP under her Antemeridian production moniker. She tells us that the Antemeridian project is a special outlet for her more melodic synthesizer compositions and the name Antemeridian refers to “morning light and the meridian lines of the planet, the view you would have from above if you were already in the sky/space/seeing the atmosphere also from a great distance.”

With this EP, Antemeridian has created nothing less than a masterwork of synthesis comprising unique soundscapes unbelievably detailed and crisp. We asked Lori to tell us a bit about her production techniques, which include home-built machines from unorthodox source materials including vintage switchboards and telecommunications equipment. She actually built her first synthesizer out of an antique telephone switchboard we donated to her from The Bunker HQ! “I use a combination of synths and controllers/sequencers that I’ve made along with commercially available/ bought or modded analog synths and field recordings that have gone through a number of effects chains. There may be a crackling sound that emerged from the modular which made me think about a flame sparking and burning out, recalling a very organic process in nature - but in a composition it’s a drum element. Perhaps the sense of detail comes from how I work on finding sounds before arranging them in a track so when I find one with little nuances and textures, then I'll be inspired to compose with it. Visceral sounds are very important to me, and sounds that you may not instantly identify with this or that synth model – which is why I like the idea of designing my own palette for portions of tracks.”

Mastered by Neel at EnissLab

Cut at Manmade Mastering

Pressed at Brooklyn Vinyl Works

When it comes to new music from Ulysses (@scatalogics), you never know what you're going to get. His career has spanned genres from techno and house to experimental and disco, with every release delivering an exciting musical surprise. An essential pioneer of the late-‘90s electro scene in New York, Ulysses threw some of the biggest large-scale electro parties with legends such as Alexander Robotnick and Arthur Baker, as well as stars like I-f, Adult, and Miss Kittin and the Hacker. Over the span of his eclectic discography, this Brooklyn-based DJ and music producer has collaborated with Thugfucker’s Holmar Filipsson as Filipsson & Ulysses as well as with John Selway in the prolific Neurotic Drum Band. We've released two of his EPs on The Bunker New York label and this latest podcast includes his track from our 15 Years of The Bunker New York anniversary compilation as well as a treasure trove of unreleased Ulysses tracks.

Tracklist:

1. Ulysses - Subway Escalator

2. Ulysses - Listen To The Beatless

3. Ulysses - Soft Targets

4. Romans - Cyrene - The Bunker NY 020

5. Ulysses - Followed By Monkeys

6. Ulysses - Tomorrow It Rained

7. Ulysses - Everything Happens So Much

8. Ulysses - Shiny Seduction

9. Ulysses - The Fight Scene

10. Ulysses - There’s No Distortion In Heaven

11. Ulysses - Analogy Restraint

12. Ulysses - In You, My Mind, I Measure Time

13. Ulysses - Diet of Worms

14. Ninos Du Brasil - Animais Soar O Alarme (Patrick Russel Remix) - The Bunker NY 027

15. Ulysses - Substitutions

16. Ulysses - No Matter How Many Hashtags You Use You’ll Still Die Alone - The Bunker NY 031

17. Ulysses - Mr. Sox Fox

18. Ulysses - Blue Caesar

19. Ulysses - Coffee Breath And Tender Ankles

20. Løt.te - La Marée - The Bunker NY 031

21. Ulysses - St. Regis Pillowtop

22. Ulysses - Disco Brain

23. Ulysses - Never Used To Hurt Before

“After nearly 15 years of operation, The Bunker has mastered the art of curating lineups that strike a balance between the challenging and the danceable. Also, their persistent focus on showcasing locally-bred artists makes every party feel like a reunion. In a clubbing landscape crowded with nights that either recycle old ideas or try too hard to do something new, The Bunker is that rare event that gets it just right.” - Resident Advisor

In January of 2003, The Bunker started as a weekly party at subTonic in the Lower East Side of New York, sometimes attracting mere dozens of people every Friday for the first year. Fifteen years later it’s grown beyond an established party to encompass a record label, long-running podcast series, radio show, North American booking agency, and is now an internationally respected techno institution. In the past few years, we’ve watched our resident DJs go from local heroes to busy touring artists and have presented The Bunker parties around the world in places we never thought that we’d go to much less play.

To celebrate our 15 years of existence, we present this 26 track, 3+ hour compilation of artists from The Bunker NY label, our agency roster, and a few new members of the family. Most of these artists you should already know, but we’re very proud to present the debut productions from rrao, Abby Echiverri, Coward, and LDY OSC., all of whom have been involved in The Bunker community for years.

Due to the time-consuming nature of vinyl pressing and distribution, we wanted to experiment with the immediacy of a digital-only release to provide an extremely fresh example of where The Bunker family of artists are at right now. As with all releases on The Bunker New York, everything has been mastered with loving care by Neel at Enisslab in Rome. For those who love objects to go with their digital music purchases, we are offering a very limited edition of this release exclusively on The Bunker New York Bandcamp that includes a Common Name-designed deluxe boxed USB with all the tracks, a long sleeve t-shirt only available as part of this release package, stickers, and an immediate lossless download on release day. The standard digital release will be available on our Bandcamp and everywhere else you can buy music online.

DJ mix of all 26 tracks from the 15 Years of The Bunker compilation, which comes out on The Bunker New York on February 16. Studio mix made at The Bunker HQ in Brooklyn. All tracks are exclusive to the compilation, which will be in digital stores worldwide Friday and is available for pre-order at:

https://thebunkerny.bandcamp.com/album/15-years-of-the-bunker

More info on the compilation at:

http://thebunkerny.com/releases/bk-031-various-artists-15-years-of-the-bunker

tracklist:

David Last - Physical Value System (@davidlast)

Coward - Bend Back (@cowardice)

zemi17 - Awera (@zemi17)

Derek Plaslaiko - Praia da Amalia (@plaslaiko)

Abby Echiverri - Dento Ronso (@echiverri)

Forma - MMT-H8 (@forma-1)

Neel - Sima (@neel)

Function - Norfolk Street Acid (@functiondave)

Gunnar Haslam - Isola (@gunnar_haslam)

Romans - Novaria (@gunnar_haslam @tinman)

Ulysses - No Matter How Many Hashtags You Use You'll Still Die Alone (@scatalogics)

Marco Shuttle - Ewe Tech (@marco_shuttle)

Clay Wilson - Arado (@claywilson)

Lady OSC. - OAO (@ldyosc)

rrao - Anita (@turiyarrao)

Ectomorph - Snake Charmer (@ithqdetroit @erikadotnet)

Leisure Muffin - Isoprene (@leisuremuffin)

Justin Cudmore - Real Shock (@cudmore)

Mike Servito & Justin Cudmore - Juice Boxx (@mikeservito @cudmore)

Wata Igarashi - Adrenochrome (@wata)

Jasen Loveland - Paranoid Raver Pt. 3 (4AM Curfew Mix) (@jasen-loveland)

Tin Man - Melt Acid (@tinman)

Mark Verbos - Meet Me There (@verbos)

J.F. Burma - Good Servant Bad Master (@jfburma)

Løt.te - La marée (@lottesounds)

Tobias. - Impossible (@tobias-freund)

tracklist:

01 David Last - Physical Value System

02 Coward - Bend Back

03 rrao - Anita

04 Mike Servito & Justin Cudmore - Juice Boxx

05 Lady OSC. - OAO

06 Jasen Loveland - Paranoid Raver Pt. 3 (4AM Curfew Mix)

07 J.F. Burma - Good Servant Bad Master

08 Tin Man - Melt Acid

09 Wata Igarashi - Adrenochrome

10 Mark Verbos - Meet Me There

11 Leisure Muffin - Isoprene.

12 Løt.te - La marée

13 Ectomorph - Snake Charmer

14 Abby Echiverri - Dento Ronso

15 Clay Wilson - Arado

16 zemi17 - Awera

17 Derek Plaslaiko - Praia da Amália

18 Neel - Sima

19 Forma - MMT-H8

20 Gunnar Haslam - Isola

21 Function - Norfolk Street Acid

22 Marco Shuttle - Ewe Tech

23 Romans - Novaria

24 Tobias. - Impossible.

25 Justin Cudmore - Real Shock

26 Ulysses - No Matter How Many Hastags You Use You'll Still Die Alone

All tracks are brand new and exclusive to this compilation.

“After nearly 15 years of operation, The Bunker has mastered the art of curating lineups that strike a balance between the challenging and the danceable. Also, their persistent focus on showcasing locally-bred artists makes every party feel like a reunion. In a clubbing landscape crowded with nights that either recycle old ideas or try too hard to do something new, The Bunker is that rare event that gets it just right.” - Resident Advisor

In January of 2003, The Bunker started as a weekly party at subTonic in the Lower East Side of New York, sometimes attracting mere dozens of people every Friday for the first year. Fifteen years later it’s grown beyond an established party to encompass a record label, long-running podcast series, radio show, North American booking agency, and is now an internationally respected techno institution. In the past few years, we’ve watched our resident DJs go from local heroes to busy touring artists and have presented The Bunker parties around the world in places we never thought that we’d go to much less play.

To celebrate our 15 years of existence, we present this 26 track, 3+ hour compilation of artists from The Bunker NY label, our agency roster, and a few new members of the family. Most of these artists you should already know, but we’re very proud to present the debut productions from rrao, Abby Echiverri, Coward, and LDY OSC., all of whom have been involved in The Bunker community for years.

Due to the time-consuming nature of vinyl pressing and distribution, we wanted to experiment with the immediacy of a digital-only release to provide an extremely fresh example of where The Bunker family of artists are at right now. As with all releases on The Bunker New York, everything has been mastered with loving care by Neel at Enisslab in Rome. For those who love objects to go with their digital music purchases, we are offering a very limited edition of this release exclusively on The Bunker New York Bandcamp that includes a Common Name-designed deluxe boxed USB with all the tracks, a long sleeve t-shirt only available as part of this release package, stickers, and an immediate lossless download on release day. The standard digital release will be available on our Bandcamp and everywhere else you can buy music online.