arlsm D024 [DIGITAL RELEASE]
Dead Seal- Corpus Animus Remixes Part 1

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Dead Seal - Corpus Animus Remixes Part 1 by Jason Short

First part of a compilation of remixes of Dead Seals album "Corpus Animus" featuring reworkings by Alland Byallo, Limacon & Marc Smith. Great summertime party tracks. Enjoy!

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arlsm D023 [DIGITAL RELEASE]
Imprint - VA Comp 01

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Imprint - VA Comp 01 by Auralism Records

Auralism is once again switching gears with a collection of techno odysseys forged in the reactors of a deep-space ferry en route to the center of the sun. This release demonstrates Auralism’s ceaseless desire to push forward into new and alien terrain.

Eutactic kicks it off with, Sentience, a bleeped-out journey grinding itself from the steel hulls of our star-bound vessel into the endless zero gravity terrain of outer space. In the end, our hero has lost his mind, and the android crew has taken the helm. What begins as a simple mission of self-destruction develops into fantastic late-night psychadelia perfect for those eyes-closed, time-lapsed trips that make day or night completely irrelevant concepts and the sense of self melt into nothingness.

COTK follows up with what is by far their most big-room techno excursion to date. Minimal, and throbbing, Amdroid is begging to be played on the loudest system possible for an ocean of sweaty, bobbing heads. A poly-rhythmic sci-fi womp builds over a pounding tech pulse, growing into a monsterous, hands-in-the-air pinnacle. Expect this one to make it onto the playlists of some big-time festival selectors.

Jason Short, ½ of COTK & Eutactic, and label manager of Auralism drops an acid-tech beast with Blood Brain Barrier. A composed banger, this track is filthy and full of raw sex. The bubbling bass line romps away underneath a thumping, steady beat setting dance-floors alight with its gurgling, beastly attitude.. Eww-faces a plenty when this one hits the bass bins.

Capping off this release full of future-classics, COTK brings it back to EDM’s roots with Persona Non Grata. A track that blends new-school technical precision with a classic texture & aesthetic that builds into the perfect tear-jerking ender. A pounding break & rolling bass contrasts the swelling chords & timeless vocal evoking the sense that this party really meant something. Expect some dance-floor kisses, and accidental romances when this emotional track seeps into the audience. This is a commanding end to a massive release for Auralism.

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arlsm D022 [DIGITAL RELEASE]
Dead Seal - Corpus Animus LP

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ARLSMD022 Dead Seal - Corpus Animus LP (Set 1) by Auralism Records ARLSMD022 Dead Seal - Corpus Animus LP (Set 2) by Auralism Records

San Francisco techno producer Derrick Boyd AKA Dead Seal delivers one of the more interesting and forward-thinking releases of 2009 with his debut album Corpus Animus for Auralism Records. The release, due out on October 13th is a dynamic translation of Dead Seal's frenetic live performances and years of home recording which have incorporated his mastery of the clarinet, guitar, and bass into the mix. The results are equal bits shoegazer techno, solid San Francisco house groove, and strikingly original musical portions- often in the same track. There is a clear vision of songwriting and cutting edge production ideas on Corpus Animus as Dead Seal ties together many disparate influences from Balearic to dripping psychedelia.

Dolgama– An icy foray into what sounds like an Eastern European modality with a rich aristocratic feel. "Dolgama" can best be described as somber with a digitally treated clarinet is transformed into a string lacrimosa.

The Triangle– Perhaps the most futuristic of the tracks on this release "The Triangle" is a nice mix of glitch and a strong organic musical aspect. Carried by a warm, dubby bass line and dense layers of intricate percussion the track is filled out by some glitchy vocal and piano snippets and some fine guitar work.

Bone Apple Tit.– Haunting synth pads, ominous vocal sounds, and a shrieking loop color this track. Interesting percussion drives it but the tension-inducing theatrics and intricate melodies add interesting new, almost gothic, dimensions to the track.

Above Lies– A dreamy roller coaster of deep, head swirling techno with a twist of goth. The melancholic arpeggios note a distinct sojourn into reflective, shoegazer techno.

Oklearance– Imagine ghetto house complete with P-Funk synth squiggles and bumpin' vocal hook as the bones skeleton for this track . Now add liberal amounts of dense melodic sequences unravelling around that minimal boompty bounce and "voila!"

Pull The Lever– This track has a low-key deep funk/West Coast house but also includes a proper "middle eight" as found in a pop song. This section is a strong contrast to the intro with a dark, post punk influence that is skillfully worked into the overall dynamic and feel of the entire track. The two parts interlace for something that sounds equal parts Ziggy Stardust and Berghain.

King Burk– "King Burk" is ominous, sounding like a lost Joy Division demo. Everything about this track is spine-tingling as if it was drowned in aged absinthe and the works of Poe from the wicked bass line to the dark and doomy lyrics. Atonal string sounds and a steady techno pulse help push this track into a unique creative space that lies somewhere between dance and pop.

Sword Play– Tracks like this were commonplace in the late 80s, ones that combined a dark, aggressive menace with a good danceable groove. Dead Seal revisits that vibe here with buzzsaw synths but adds strings and dub elements to give it techno's deep sense of space.

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arlsm D021 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Kenneth Scott- What Do I Do? EP

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ARLSMD021 Kenneth Scott - What Do I Do? EP by Auralism Records

Auralism is proud to present the new five track EP from talented San Francisco producer Kenneth Scott. The title track “What Do I Do?” is a dynamic vocal cut framed by hints of Eighties synth-pop contrasted against the modern techno sleekness and intricate musicality of Scott's work. On the flip, "What Do I Say?" is all about bass line, recalling the heady free-for-all of the early Nineties illegal party scene- but updated to meet 2009 standards.

What Do I Do?
"What Do I Do?" combines cutting edge late night techno, groovy house music, and solid pop hooks into something distinct. There is a serenity to this cut that can be found inside a memorable vocal, solid use of melody, and that serpentine bass line.

What Do I Say?
Imagine putting a heavy plumber's wrench into a commercial dryer, that's about the best description of the masculine bass bin destruction going on the flipside of the EP. But this track is far from a thuggish techno onslaught, the weird mechanical throbs and clicks serve as the melodic glue holding this counterweight of musical ideas together. This allows "What Do I Say?" to take on a simple life of understated grace where the best elements of the track partially obscure themselves only to reveal its magic to those souls who really sit and listen.

What Do I Do? (Dave Aju Remix)
Circus Company's Dave Aju brings real elements of the Eighties into his remix of "What Do I Do?", although the handclap percussion hook exudes more of a downtown Oakland influence of old school electro rather than the New Romantic pulse of the original. However, the cleverly crafted bouncing bass line could only come from San Francisco circa 2009 and gives this remix its form and definition. The melodies are the key attraction, though, always in perfect balance with the emotions Aju is trying to capture in this subtle re-working.

What Do I Do? (Rift Remix)
Rift transforms the A-side track into a sleazy, late night tech house voyage to an after-hours club somewhere on the wrong side of the tracks in Florida. His remix is loaded with the musical interpretations of overworked flesh peddlers crowding the dance floor of the club. The brilliant flashes of micro melodies tangled in Rift's dense web of sounds help keep things from getting too dark but it's the blowzy and swollen bass line that defines the track’s decent into unbridled hedonism.

What Do I Say? (Jason Short’s Response)
Auralism head Jason Short brings a tackle box full of sounds and throws every one of them at his remix of "What Do I Say?". Far from sounding cluttered, Short uses each ping, blip, and bleep to make contact the “great beyond” via a psychedelic musical conversation. A rolling bass line meets shamanistic techno buzz saws and an otherworldly clacking to create a face numbing late night 8-bit excursion to a place just a little beyond our universe.

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arlsm D020 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Limaçon - With You EP

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The latest EP from influential American techno producer Limaçon follows the same arc the Santa Cruz, CA native has been carving out since his debut release for Poker Flat way back in 2005. Here he steps away slightly from the minimal techno sounds he's been constructing for German labels like Flash, Resopal Schallware, and Force Inc. for something decidedly more American. That's not to say Limacon has drastically re-worked his unmistakable sound for the "With You" EP, instead he uses it as an add-on to the white-hot "Ef" EP he dropped last year for the label. The sounds on this three tracker are the same kind of crisp, eccentric, and cutting-edge bleeps & blips you'd expect from the Auralism camp but  contained within the minimal techno framework that Limaçon has devoted much of his passion to perfect. The subsequent results are a collision of rhythms and sounds that stretch both label and artist's right out of their comfort zone into something pleasantly noisy and invigoratingly fresh. Each of the three tracks are tension-builders that seem all too simple at first but unfurl like a snowflake upon closer inspection into myriad, fractal nuance.  With such a diverse palette of sounds, "With You"  has exactly the kind of kinetic energy that fans have come to expect from an Auralism release.

1. With You
A disco funk grooves holds this track together like a gloppy coating of epoxy. Now add some bouncy, rubber-band bass stabs with zippy electro accents, a smidge of zapping lasers, eerie modulated vocals, and some heavy-duty miminal techno bass undulations to this sticky mess and suddenly there's a lot going on with what at first seems like a fairly languid opus. As with all of Limacon's best work this track is not an anthem but a rather well constructed, late-night tracky groover for all the hipsters out there who like to stay up way past their bedtimes dancing.

2. This
"This" is dominated by two major elements: a dub soaked minimal techno bass line that pulses constantly as if it was a terrestrial quasar and vocal accents of the word "this" which seemingly highlights the important portions of this track to listeners. Beneath the bass line and hook, "This" is also a hefty helping of true German minimal techno-the kind that drives the kids the wild, but with a heavy dose of San Francisco funk to help keep the track interesting and danceable throughout.

3. Bumped
Rattling chimes create an off-kilter and strange melodic theme while the shuffling percussion give this b-side a major German minimal techno bounce. The coy whooshing sounds and clattering drum breaks add a solid late night foundation with Limaçon adding flourishes of his trademark sub-bass work that give "Bumped" a great deal of warmth and sophistication.

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arlsm D019 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Jason Short - Pheromonal

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Pheromonal


On the second single-sided solo effort from Coalition of the Killing's Jason Short, he's really beginning to show off another side of his musical personality- a wicked savageness that would make the villainous old Mr. Hyde proud. Stripped of Short's typical adornments-the dense filagree, shadow of his mid-range color and the sculpted psychedelic meanderings of the beat, "Pheromonal" is none of these things and could best be described as punk-funk.

Here a powerful, animalistic bass line engulfs the whole track like a runaway forest fire but before the whole thing goes sailing down into the Inferno with a big Dante-esque thrust, Short paints in some tiny little uplifting flourishes in the form of angelic tinkling bells. The chiming offers some much needed relief from the bucketful of tension that "Pheromonal" offers as well as solidifies what is becoming Short's instantly recognizable web of dense aural passion. However, the new direction of this single is still everything you'd expect from the San Francisco techno scene, with all of the dramatic tech-house sleekness at the kernel of "Pheromonal.” Yet, there is this underlying feeling that the track may have been jabbed by broken beer bottles and a rusty razorblade or two, as if Short was letting you know that this flight may get a little bumpy while he sails through some serious synewave squall. It's a bold move but this guy is a serious risk taker and this is what he's all about-transforming the avant-garde into the palatable. Sure there may be some new kind of squelch that anchors this single but Short's bell choir, in contrast, is the one vital tidbit of musical information that gently reminds listeners that everything will be okay, and to just sit back and let the groove wash over them. It's the musical equivalent of an ice cold shower on a hot summer day - shocking at first but refreshing for hours to come

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arlsm D017 & D018 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Primaveral EP Pts. 5 & 6
Various Artists

Available now on Beatport & iTunes

Part 5

Mikael Stavoestrand - Look Kids

Clint Stewart - Shark Belly

Jonni Darkko - Congo

Beaner & C.L.A.W.S.present War vs. Sleep - Date Raver

Mikael Stavoestrand - Look Kids
Mikael Stavoestrand is one of the hottest techno producers in the world right now and the main reason why are his original drum sounds and man does "Look Kids" have drums-all kinds of drums. This is the kind of track that can be looped or played on a third deck for hours, it is minimal in the truest sense. But what Stavoestrand omits in terms of melody on "Look Kids" he amply reciprocates with onion skin layers of percussion integrated in strikingly inventive new ways.

Clint Stewart - Shark Belly
Clint Stewart is not only partially responsible for the cooling looking Auralism releases and event flyers he is a wise and wonderful DJ and producer in the Marcel Dettmann mold. His "SharkBelly" starts with a familiar San Francisco house glide, some subdued blippings, hints of acid, and good old fashion handclaps for flare.  But what at first seems like just another funky house cut then unfurls into something entirely different, worshipping the dark side of techno. Unexpected stabs appear throughout to add a sense of disconcerting tension to a track already enamored with some seriously evil sleaziness.

Jonni Darkko - Congo
"Congo" by newcomer Jonni Darkko is part of the vast array of sounds on this exciting compilation from Auralism. It is very dark and menacing, reminicent of the hard late night techno favored by producers such as the Hacker.  But instead of being as bleak and nihilistic, Darkko chooses to include subtle elements to keep the grooves tasty. The odd combination of styles lends itself to a unique dance floor ready tune.

Beaner & C.L.A.W.S.present War vs. Sleep - Date Raver
"Date Raver" is straight-up late night alien abduction techno defined by a rolling bass line with more than just a few hints of psy trance in it along with some eerie clinking chimes to make the whole thing even creepier. Hide the women and children on this one it is all about the freaks coming out at night and getting their mothership boogie on.

Part 6

Nikola Baytala & Myles Egner - Ha!

Perla - You Are Threatened

Dead Seal - The Breeze

Touane - Together

Nikola Baytala & Myles Egner - Ha!
"Ha!"  comes loaded with a slappy equestrian hitch beat and an ever so slight breakbeat pumping up the booty flava in this relentless stomper. An old school sounding rave siren and growling bassline anchor the beginning of the track with an instant hands- in- the- air feeling. String pads come in and give it some nice Kraftwerk touches making "Ha!" one of the more unique and memorable tracks in the series.

Perla - You Are Threatened
Auralism gives some exposure to yet another newcomer in Perla. He reciprocates the favor with a moody Plastic City style tech houser with subtle hints of progressive house and South American house. "You Are Threatened" is infused like a rare tea with a Zen feeling of melodic innocence but drenched in subwoofer choking bass. The contrasts are shocking building serious dancefloor tension but gradually decaying as does the lotus bloom in summer.

Dead Seal - The Breeze
Derrick Boyd aka Dead Seal closes out the Primaveral series with "The Breeze" one of the most foward looking tracks on Auralism to date. There are nods to Stimming but the zipping acid bass line betrays the tracks inner lust for Hardfloor. Heavily edited vocals give the track some organic contrast amongst the hum of sleek machinery. The vocal hook "You'll never be free again" carries the whole track's  ominous desperation.

Touane - Together
Glamor, described in the most traditional sense conveys a meaning of magic, a fragile wonderment with an evanescense that crumbles quickly to dust . That description perfectly describes "Together" from veteran Italian producer Touane, who once again perfectly mimics both Boards of Canada and Vangelis with glamorous melodies. He also adds his dubby Basic Channel style techno bass lines to give the track some bounce.  Touane's special attention to detail brings a melancholy and beautiful anti-anthem worthy of a Lee Burridge mix.

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arlsm D015 & D016 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Primaveral EP Pts. 3 & 4
Various Artists

Available now on Beatport & iTunes

Part 3

Marc Smith - Insisting Upon Itself

Elon - Cup Of Coffee

Franklin De Costa - Matters

Marc Smith - Insisting Upon Itself
Marc Smith leads off the series with a memorable opener. Smith is best known as a member of the production duo Coalition Of The Killing, one of Beatport's artists to watch in 2009. On "Insisting Upon Itself" he goes solo with heaps of dubby goodness on this late night tech house pearl. Squelching bass line accents add to the meticulous filter action that define this track. But it is the demented San Francisco bent that gives this track supreme dance floor appeal.

Elon - Cup Of Coffee
New York's rising talent Elon returns to Auralism with a follow-up to his hit EP "Snorting Pinky". This time around he presents something a little more subdued and stately. "Cup Of Coffee" is the kind of elegant house with pretty synth washes of melody that only Elon seems to be capable of creating.

Franklin De Costa - Matters
Berlin's Franklin De Costa has put out some fantastic records for well-established labels like Trapez, Leena and Sender. Here he concocts a wicked brew of deep, dubby house that descends precariously into a world of sounds that are both eternal midnight and luxuriously delicious afternoon. Despite the delicate precision of De Costa's melodies this track can still summon a tempest on late night dance floors with an incredibly chunky house bass line that instantly asserts itself.

Part 4

Moniker - Pocket Call

Dave Aju - Weebles

Alland Byallo - Into My Here

Moniker - Pocket Call
Moniker is comprised of Kenneth Scott and Eo, who in turn extract the sweetest sounds imaginable from lots and lots of gear. Here the two absorb twenty-five years worth of Chicago jack with a stripped down, tracky, almost minimal style cut that never loses its soul. The bass line anchoring this workout is a heads-down chugger that allows the track to remain firmly plugged into the future without sacrificing any of the groovy retro touches that paint all of the corners on "Pocket Call"

Dave Aju - Weebles
Dave Aju has to be one of San Francisco's most notable rising stars with critically acclaimed releases on Circus Company and is a welcome addition to the second Primaveral release. Cowbells and funky popping percussion hem in the vocal snippets forming them into a catchy hook giving the abstract techno framework of this track more of a San Francisco house swing.


Alland Byallo - Into My Here
Nightlight Music chief and [KONTROL SF] resident Alland Byallo delivers a heady quaff of tasty house with a dash of dark tribal atavism.  "Into My Here" is very dramatic, complete with jarring horns, crazy vocals, and tension building pauses in the action for total peak hour perfection and one of the many unexpected surprises on this compilation.

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arlsm D014 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Jason Short - Cutting The Losses

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Cutting the Losses

On "Cutting The Losses" Auralism honcho Jason Short takes a brief respite to step away from his many collaborative partnerships-most notably Coalition of the Killing-for something completely different.

Different in the sense that this single sided release is raw and a little further afield than the elegant, psychedelic techno for which Short has become best known. But also rest assured this isn't raw as in Short was suffering from sunstroke when he made it and the results were "raw". This is  the channeling endless hours of late night Z-grade horror flicks,  disturbing alien abduction fantasies, and lots of black coffee kind of raw.  Not surprisingly "Cutting The Losses" comes springing out of the speakers thusly-all jagged and sweaty. The track is almost shocking at first listen with disturbing techno sounds that verge on the avant garde but as it begins to unfolds a Derrick Carter style "boompty" bass line pops uo to keep asses on the dance floor in the midst of some heavy duty sonic chicanery. This rock solid bounce provides some sharp counterbalance to Short's alien landing explorations and gets wicked after the miniscule breakdown with two bass lines appearing-one rising and the other falling that give the whole thing a seriously forward thinking edge. Add on some innovative ticky-tacky percussion work to the bass line play and what emerges is something new for both artist and label that is tough as nails yet effortlessly groovy.

"Cutting The Losses" is a wild ride in some new directions that captures a bold raw quality previously unexplored by artist or label. Viva la difference!

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arlsm D013 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
COTK vs Eutactic - What of the Future? EP

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COTK - Attack Of The Elephant Army

Eutactic - Science, Hi Fi, Wine, Women, and Song

COTK & Eutactic - Aww Naw

COTK & Eutactic - Haven't Gotten So Far

What Of The Future? combines the recent Eutactic partnership of Jason Short and Kenneth Scott with the longstanding Jason Short and Marc Smith partnership of the Coalition of The Killing. Riffing on the success of last year's Hypnagogia EP the two forces coalesced for a great show at an Auralism sponsored Aural Therapy party and from that awe-inspiring live surround sound set this new EP was born. What Of The Future? succeeds by uniting the best parts of Eutactic (weird, demented late night insanity) and COTK's elegant, emotionally charged techno. The results can only be described as a moment of dance floor Zen for the ADHD generation.

COTK & Eutactic - Aww Naw
This dark, late night roller jiggles more than Jell-O with some serious ghetto house underpinnings complete with Prince-approved chirping 80s synth accents. The rising wooze of the wobbly horns that drive this track hit harder than a handle of cheap vodka causing the dance floor to stagger gleefully like a reckless drunken mass. Add a helium-coated vocal line and suddenly it all becomes a fun house from hell.

COTK - Attack Of The Elephant Army
Gorgeous fusions of Detroit and Berlin technos' melodic precision with the housey looseness only found in San Francisco come shining through on this track from Auralism cofounders Jason Short and Marc Smith. Add the pair's fondness for elegant psychedelic and this track is unmistakably a COTK production.

Eutactic - Science, Hi Fi, Wine, Women, and Song
The extended spoken word here contains the source of this curiously named track. It is pure deep space buzz-and-ping techno that would make the crop-circle making aliens circling Earth proud. Science rings, roars, and zips like some distant relative of the old psy-trance scene but with a tight minimal techno beat instead of the goa scene's over the top excess.

COTK & Eutactic - Haven't Gotten So Far
Exquisitely gorgeous and melancholic chimes powder this intensely deep piece chunk of late night "personal space" techno. The melodies unwind like a lost 80s synth pop nugget while the bass line throbs and pulses subliminally in the background before giving way to a modulating 303 line for the slightest touch of acid. The dubby washes keep the acid in check with aching twitches of romantic yearning rarely found in dance floor techno.

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arlsm D012 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
The Captains’ Crunk - Monosodium Booty Breaks EP

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Monosodium Booty Breaks

Monosodium Booty Breaks (Acid Circus Mix)

Best known as a drum & bass producer in his hometown of Miami, DJ Stereotype (Gary Montoya to his friends) teams up with Jason Short and Marc Smith of Coalition of the Killing to form the techno bootiliciousness of the Captain's Crunk.

The a-side- Monosodium Booty Edit- is a wicked slice of dancefloor jiggle that sounds as if Lil Jon stormed the studio and the crunk juice from his pimp cup spilled all over the bass creating something wonderfully nasty. Super edited and glitchy like a mutant strain of hyphy and abstract mode minimal, this track brings a refreshing urban edge to the techno scene without relinquishing any of Auralism's strong roots in cutting edge electronic noise.

Droid Behavior's Vidal & Vangelis Vargas man the Captain's chair under their Acid Circus alias on the flipside-Monosodium Booty Breaks(Acid Circus Crunkfunk Mix). The sound is gossamer wings of blip-a-delia that even the zombies from a vintage George Romero flick can get their strut on to anchored on a bedrock layer of filthy jungle-esque bassline. The results are immediately physical with a lean, sinewy peak hour pleasure avalanche of West Coast techno.

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arlsm D011 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Peter Seligman- Diffraction Subs EP

Available on Beatport & iTunes

See Saw Slow

Bassems

Spinout

Petrolum Float

Still

Petrolum vs. Hi Five (Jason Shorts Dawn to Dusk Mix)

Newcomer Peter Seligman drops some adventurous leftfield techno sounds on Diffraction Subs his first EP for Auralism and follow-up to his track Bingo Fleece that appeared on this summer's Primaveral Pt.2 compilation. Seligman explores exciting new sound frontiers on his latest that add to Auralism's already broad sonic palette.

On See Saw Slow a punchy elastic beat is reminiscent of Optimo's retro industrial leanings but with buzzing blips exploding from the mids that insistently remind you this is a modern techno track.

Bassems creates an atmospheric interlude into rich ambient tones and warm, blanketing textures that recall the best of serious experimental pioneers like Steve Reich, Experimental Audio Research, and Throbbing Gristle.

Spinout is propelled by a shambling beat and a pinch of electro-house sass laying an off-kilter funk foundation for the groove. This groove becomes the perfect set-up for a memorably wonky melodic before the track breaks down into some abstract mode techno that should catch the attention of Perlon fans.

Petrolum Float ventures to the farthest fringes of the micro-verse once explored by the Warp Records catalog. Here is as a heady infusion of the subtlest moments of Autechre's seminal LP Amber and the purest clarion sounds of the San Francisco techno scene co-mingling and creating something wholly unique.

Still is a real speaker freaking mindbender popping and sizzling with rabid intensity. Although deep down below those zips and pings there is a molten techno core that helps to control some of the sonic chaos as well as creating fresh new sound possibilities in the process.

Jason Short's remix of Petrolum delivers a stunningly gorgeous techno mashup that both uplifts the soul and drives the body with a gentle pulsing beat and teasing hints of achingly lush melodies for a quintessential late night floor filler.

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arlsm D010 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Rift - Dredging

Available on Beatport & iTunes

Dredging

Deep Bled

Deep Bled (Roman Stange’s Femoral Cut Rmx)

Deep Bled (Clint Stewart and Dead Seal Rmx)

With the Dredging EP, Rift brings a totally fresh perspective on Auralism's sound. Dredging starts off the EP with a solid groove, intricate sound design and bubbling melodies. This is the perfect song to get bodies moving at any open-air or sunny after-hours session. Deep Bled is a moodier cut with a cloud of harmonies surrounding pulsating rhythmical melodies. Deep Bled sounds halfway between a deep Detroit track and one of those rare and epic journeys crafted by the South American techno prodigies. On Roman Stange's Femoral Dub Cut, Roman strips the original down to its bare essentials, keeps the strong tonal elements, but structures them in a way that they progress one into the other, making for the perfect after party builder. For the final track, Clint Stewart and Dead Seal come together to remix Deep Bled. They dug out the hidden grit and bounce, and brought it right to the front of the sound spectrum. The result is a late-night warehouse-ready beater with heady textures and grimy rhythmical-splashes.

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arlsm D009 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Elon - Snorting Pinky
Available on Beatport & iTunes

Jennie's Keys

Jennie's Keys (Justin Maxwell Remix)

Snorting Pinky

Snorting Pinky (Justin Maxwell Remix)

New York-based DJ/Producer Elon leads of with Snorting Pinky a dark, tech monster that begs to be heard on the biggest system possible. Despite its hefty bottom end, it manages to still nimbly swing with crisp snare accents and plenty of midrange touches to keep things engaging. Justin Maxwell's remix is a tasteful overhaul of the original, focusing more on sonic textures rather than the sheer physicality of the original. Jennie's Keys is a more restrained cut, perfect for early set buildup, while Maxwell's mix ups the tempo and adds some gelatinous bounce and tight, high-pitched stabs for the floor.

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arlsm D008 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Kyaro - Vortices (Stewart Walker Remix)

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Vortices (Stewart Walker Remix)

Auralism Records presents a deep and moving remix of Kyaro's techno stormer Vortices, recently released on Fade Records. Stewart Walker, founder of the amazing Persona Records imprint, takes the melodic elements of the original into a more hypnotic, late-night territory. Stewart starts his remix off with a rolling sub and eerie tones, then building pads and warm harmonies enter the mix and give the listener a sense that they are embarking on a long journey. Slowly, the rhythm unfolds in unexpected ways until everything comes together finally, transforming into emotional and subtle techno reminiscent of Stewart's classic productions on Persona. This track will be perfect for dark-room warm-ups or sunrise rooftops alike.

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arlsm D007 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Eutactic - Hypnagogia

Available on Beatport & iTunes

Hypnagogia

Cavour

Hypnagogia (Komposit Remix)

Hypnagogia (Ruoho Ruotsi Reshape)

This debut EP from Eutactic continues the Auralism tradition of stretching the boundaries of the label's sound and keeping audiences on their toes. Hypnagogia, the title track, starts off the EP with a mid-set, 4am beating. The track builds into a dreamlike frenzy after an unexpected break picks the energy up through the roof. Its fluid melodies intertwine with the heavy groove to make a real dance floor masher. The 2nd original song on the EP, Cavour, is a more funky excursion, maintaining the same warehouse feeling of Hypnagogia, but combining a swinging, playful rhythm with some eerie forces driving the groove into the darkness. Komposit's (owner of Lobotomy Records) remix of Hypnagogia takes the original to a more twisted place, focusing more on mind-warping intricacies and micro-hypnotics. Ruoho Ruotsi's (owner of Def Child Recordings) remix dubs out the original melodies and creates a droney, floating track perfect for the late-night jam sessions.

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arlsm 002 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Limaçon - Ef

Available on Beatport & iTunes

Ef

Ef (Billy Dalessandro Remix)

Ef (Falko Brocksieper Remix)

Dark Glitz

Dark Glitz (Jason Short Remix)

Having recorded for noted imprints such as Force, Inc. and Poker Flat, Limaçon comes with a funky yet twisted, bottom-heavy groover on Ef. On remix duties, Billy Delassandro adds slightly more swing and percussion flourishes to the track, before diving deeper halfway through into hypnotic dub techno, emerging again to the surface for air. Falko Brocksieper's remix of Ef is a droney and dark beater, suited for transitioning from funkier cuts, deeper into the abyss. The other Limaçon original, Dark Glitz, is a track that lives up to its name with gritty textures over an expansive bass line. As Auralism's label manager and half of Coalition of the Killing, Jason Short has been very busy with a recent release on Karloff and a slew of remixes coming this summer. His remix of Dark Glitz keeps the edgy aesthetic of the original, but adds a bit more groove, turning it into a peak-time, hands-in-the-air rocker.

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arlsm D006 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Roman Stange - Paratroupr

Available on Beatport & iTunes

Paratroupr Maximal

Paratroupr Minimal

Goodbye

Paratroupr (Elon Remix)

Paratroupr (Dave Aju Remix)

Roman Stange's latest for Auralism embraces warped, radiant melodies and house music roots, all framed in different contexts. The original mix of Paratroupr sits atop a 4/4 chassis, but with programming that is more IDM-styled in construction. Bright pads -- seemingly culled from a classic house tune and then cut up and reconfigured, bounce and undulate above a layer of static while sinewy textures play over the straightforward kick. The minimal mix reduces the sonic elements and warps the proceedings further into leftfield and with both versions, the strength lies in the interplay between the abstract and the immediate. With his remix, Elon transforms the track into straightforward, ambient-tinged house with plenty of percussive nuance, and San Francisco producer Dave Aju turns in a cut that works equally well in headphones as it does on the floor, emphasizing vivid spatial elements -- a jagged, simple bass line, jazzy hi-hat shuffle, and ethereal pads floating in the top of the mix.

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arlsm D005 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Primaveral EP Pt. 2
Various Artists
Available on Beatport & iTunes

Rift - Astral Bridge

Alland Byallo - Haunted Heart

Peter Seligman - Bingo Fleece

Lance Desardi - Match Point (Jason Short Edit)

Domingo Castillo - It Could Have Been You

Auralism's fifth release kicks off with Rift's Astral Bridge, a dark, cinematic soundtrack to a cityscape of the future, complete with the standout production the imprint is increasingly known for. Alland Byallo follows with Haunted Heart, a dark, peak-time cut where aggressive, grumbling synths build into a buzzsaw crescendo of white static.

Next up, Peter Seligman's Bingo Fleece brings a playful, tight, and decidedly techy bounce to the proceedings, while noted SF producer Lance Desardi shows his techno-oriented side with Matchpoint an powerful track with an analogue feel and bulbous, dubby undertones.

D. Castillo rounds the release off with It Could Have Been You, which shows off a completely different, more introspective side of the label, with beautiful, sprawling melancholic tones that hang over glitchy, syncopated drum programming.

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arlsm D004 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Primaveral EP Pt. 1
Various Artists
Available on Beatport & iTunes

Miguel Colmenares - Tapipas Groove

Limaçon - BA Incandescent

Crazy Larry - Rooftop Music

Habersham - Donotdonut

Clint Stewart - Wormwood

SF-based Auralism returns with an EP of the label's signature techy, psychedelic sound.

Miguel Colmenares leads off the release with Tapipa's Groove, a crisp, melodic mid-paced groover buoyed by a big bottom end. Limaçon follows with BA Incandecent, an angular, slightly deranged cut from the asylum (or a particularly twisted after hours), complete with off-kilter vocal grunts and chantings over tight production.

Crazy Larry's Rooftop Music rides a tough, aggressive beat through a ethereal and sublime breakdown, while Habersham's cut – the most fluid option of the bunch – seduces with a deep, hypnotic rhythm and incredibly nuanced sound design.

Finally, Clint Stewart's Wormwood is the hardest and most techno leaning track on the release, with a poised kick drum cadence, woozy bass and a dark yet colorful hook.

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arlsm 001 [VINYL/DIGITAL RELEASE]
COTK - Too Many Machines
Available on Beatport & iTunes

VINYL SOLD OUT!

Franklin DeCosta Remix

Argenis Brito Late Nite Mix

The flagship artist in the Auralism fleet, Coalition of the Killing lead off with Too Many Machines, where thick walls of static sit in a haze over a dub techno groove, building in atmosphere and intensity with sci-fi tinged vocoders and razor sharp synth stabs. The Argenis Brito Late Nite Mix dubs things out nicely, adding crisp percussion to contrast the dark grooves, while the Franklin DeCosta Remix is the late night option of the bunch, and wouldn't sound out of place in a particularly twisted session at Berlin's Panoramabar.

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arlsm D003 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Aural Therapy 1.4 Singles
Available on Beatport & iTunes

Jason Short & Clint Stewart - Mimetic

Miguel Colmenares & Jason Short - Trading Abuses

Dead Seal - Spark

Auralism Digital 003 kicks off with Short and Stewart's Mimetic; a lumbering, heavy, yet oddly fluid track that seems to blur the lines of time and genre. Trading Abuses finds melodic stabs cutting through dark, crunchy tones while Sparks is the headiest selection of the lot. Dead Seal's production is an immersive, often haunting affair that builds into resonating and oddly disorienting church bells and panning vocal incantations over dark, ambient tones and a deep groove.

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arlsm D002 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Aural Therapy 1.3 Singles
Available on Beatport & iTunes

Luther Mandross - We Set Them Up the Bomb

Kyaro - Good in a Bad Way

COTK - Alpha y Omega

Luther Mandross, a collaboration between Jason Short and Roman Stange, kicks off the release with their cheeky reference to Internet pop culture. Sci-fi tones sit over a mid-paced groove with plenty of tight, skeletal percussion to keep things engaging. Good in a Bad Way highlights Auralism's penchant for beautifully off-kilter tracks with melted melodies, warped bass, and plenty of pitched-down vocals and effects. Alpha Y Omega finds COTK walking their trademark line between gritty dancefloor heft and cerebral flourishes˜most notably the panning arpeggios that plant themselves smack in the middle of the mix to achieve an immensely hypnotic effect.

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arlsm D001 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Aural Therapy 1.2 Singles
Available on Beatport & iTunes

Roman Stange - Paratroupr (Jason Short Remix)

Le Chous Chou - Tu Balli

Miguel Colmenares - Retocante

On the first installment of Auralism Digital, each cut suits its own, functional purpose in the night. Roman Stange leads off with a nuanced, early evening track that builds through a syncopated, experimental introduction, flowing into straight 4/4 with a pronounced melody, and finishing cleanly with a beautiful, pitch-bent ambient outro. Le Chous Chous bring a techy building block to build up the pace and tension, while Miguel Colmenares' Retocante is a sparse, hyponotic music for the deeper ends of peak time.

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arlsm CD001 [CD/DIGITAL RELEASE]
Aural Therapy 1.1
Available @ Select Stores!
Online Ordering Also Now Available

After signing a strong series of releases for the forthcoming year, San Francisco-based label Auralism Records kicks off with their debut commercial release; a mix of the imprint's unreleased music, selected and mixed by label boss, DJ, and producer, Jason Short.

Aural Therapy provides an overview of the nascent label's range of sounds, spanning time-stretched, high-tensile minimal techno constructions, to raw, warehouse cuts, to gritty, acid stormers with industrial undertones. The label's releases are all united by a relentless attention to sound design, finding the elusive balance between sonic detail and cerebral textures and raw, dancefloor physicality.

In addition, the mix features remixes by Short for two tracks by Alland Byallo (Kontrol SF) on Nightlight Music, as well as Billy Dalessandro's Are You There? on Siteholder Records.

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