arlsm 002 [DIGITAL ONLY RELEASE]
Limaçon - Ef

Available 9/25/08 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

Now 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
Now 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
Now 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
Now 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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