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2001, the first year of the 21st century, but especially for many born in the 60's, 70's and 80's, the year that was surrounded with an aura of the Future and which became symbol of the new and unknown things that life has in store, the starting year of a new transgression period in both scientific, cultural and spiritual evolution. In that year Transllusion recorded music in the Dimensional Waves Productions studio of which till date two known productions saw a release: "The opening of the Cerebral Gate" and shortly after that the mysterious "L.I.F.E." album on Rephlex. More than 15 years later, an unknown wave resurfaced, washing up an incomparable emotional state of electronic depth. Music from the future rooted in an underwater Afro-futurist realm and the grandiose cosmological truths. This time rushing over us in a much more personal, reflective and more introspective way, yet leaving behind sonic confusion. We now know who was responsible for all these futuristic recordings perfectly reflecting what the year 2001 stood for, James Stinson can be seen as one of the last few techno musicians from his generation that lived up to the high expectations of moving forward, finding the unknown and embracing the future without reliving the past. This recently discovered DAT-tape, using his Transllusion alias, is the 3rd outing of the project and, surrounded with an even brighter aureole than the previous recordings, confirms the status of its producer's mastermind. No further details are known, except for the project name written on the tape, but these intimate moments in the studio tell us what the future sounds like according to James Stinson!

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Matt says: Another Drexciyan relic rematerialized for our delectation. A James Stinson solo project sounding light years ahead of anything then and now. 20 years seemingly no time to catch up to up these sub-aquatic cosmic technologies.

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Originally released in 2002, Drexciya's cult "Grava 4" gets a juicy repress on double vinyl with fresh new artwork!

The epitome of the underwater sci-fi electro wizards' prowess, the album explores sub-aquatic sonic worlds and deep space techno with an intrepid, beyond-human approach; solidifying them as one of the most groundbreaking and innovative artists to work within electronic music. 


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1 Cascading Celestial Giants
2 Powers Of The Deep
3 Drexciyen Starchamber
4 Gravity Waves
5 Drexciyen R E S T Principle
6 Hightech Nomads
7 700 Million Lightyears From Earth
8 Astronomical Guidepost

Japanese Telecom (aka Dopplereffekt / Der Zyklus) first outing recorded at the end of the 90's and officially released in 1999. A sonic exploration of the culture and technologies that influence daily life in one of the most advanced countries on this globe, the land of the rising sun. As a recurring theme in Heinrich Muellers work, the Japanese Telecom EP takes inspiration from the exciting culture of the upcoming internet, robots, high speed trains and game culture from a future past and combines this with Detroit's hi-tech machine funk. Remastered and re-issued for the first time since its original release.

STAFF COMMENTS

Patrick says: Clone's Aqualung Series plunge deeper into the Drexciyan waters here, bringing us a much needed reissue of Gerald Donald's first album under the Japanese Telecom alias. Though perhaps not as polished as 2001's 'Virtual Geisha', it's still a vital piece of electro history with a dope Castlevanian aesthetic.

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01 Rising Sun
02 Japanese Animation
03 Asian Amazons
04 Character Maps
05 Game Player
06 Nipponese Robots
07 Kubi
08 Bullet Train

Re-issue of Drexciya's 4th storm! Another seminal work of 6 futuristic deep & Drexciyan electro / techno tracks. Hypothetical questions translated into music by the visionaries of contemporary electronic music. ''Music beamed through Dimensional Waves by Abstract Thought...'.

Rightly deserved of its cult following, the album is the absolute epitome of underwater techno greatness - resplendent with Drexciyan tropes and containing some of the most skilled synthesis you're likely to hear on record.

First released in 2003 on Kombination Research. Remastered from the original session tapes.


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1. Bermuda Triangle
2. Synchronised Dimensions
3. Me Want Womans Punani
4. Consequences Of Cloning
5. Solar Pulse
6. Galactic Rotation

Aqualung

Aqualung - 2022 Reissue

    Doleful, plaintive pianos combine with electronic atmospherics that wouldn't be our of place on 4AD's This Mortal Coil albums. There's echoes of Coldplay (without the bombast) or even Radiohead's nursery rhyme - pretty ballads. It's sad and lovely stuff.

    Aqualung

    Dead Letters

      Dead Letters is the new album from Aqualung - aka songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Matt Hales - his first in more than seven years.

      Aqualung first came to attention in 2002 when the debut single ‘Strange & Beautiful (I’ll Put A Spell On You)’ became a surprise UK Top 10 after being discovered via a Volkswagen Beetle advert. While that song created a magnetic allure, the strength and versatility of Hales’ songwriting further enamoured audiences. The debut self-titled Aqualung album reached Gold status in recognition of over 100,000 domestic sales, while the brighter symphonic scope of his second album, ‘Still Life’, led to another chart hit with ‘Brighter Than Sunshine’. By the time Aqualung’s third album, ‘Memory Man’ emerged, glowing comparisons had been made with everyone from Bacharach to Radiohead via The Beach Boys, while his music has featured in ‘Twilight’, ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.

      Collaborating with all kinds of artists - including Lianne La Havas, Bat For Lashes, Mika, Tom Chaplin, Jason Mraz, For King & Country and countless others – Hales’ hectic yet immensely rewarding schedule resulted in huge acclaim, including both an Ivor Novello and a Grammy. No wonder, then, that aside from occasionally briefly resurfacing, Aqualung remained in hibernation.

      Hales says, “When I need to work something out I write a song. When I'm overwhelmed by a feeling I write a song. When there's something I need to say but can't say it, I write a song. There were things I needed to say and songs I needed to write for myself and once we were home and the piano was there, I started writing them. At some point I realised these songs were all letters, but not necessarily to be sent. Dead letters.”

      TRACK LISTING

      1. Here And Now
      2. Champion Of The World
      3. Fool
      4. Imperfect Cadence
      5. November
      6. Possible Impossible
      7. Add Me Up
      8. Devotion
      9. Bad Dreams

      Aqualung

      Aqualung

        Aqualung is one Matt Hales and you may know him (unfortunately) through the new VW Beetle advert and the aptly-titled "Strange And Beautiful". Doleful, plaintive pianos combine with electronic atmospherics that wouldn't be our of place on 4AD's This Mortal Coil albums. There's echoes of Coldplay (without the bombast) or even Radiohead's nursery rhyme - pretty ballads. It's sad and lovely stuff.


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