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36

Night Language

We've got an agreement now, Pure Life (the person) comes into the shop and brings me some records and says 'You'll like this' and then I take ages to upload it and when I finally listen to it I *really* do like it and tell everyone to buy it and by the time I do, it's sold out. 

I know that's not the best way to hear about something when you probably can't buy it, but believe me if you see this and like synth music or ambient music or even Pure Life (the label), you'll be entirely up for this, but let me warn you now, you should definitely buy anything you like when you can.  

So then to the latest from Dennis Huddleston aka 36. Waves of digital synth and blipping arps, shimmering reverb and FM-stabs, woozy crescendos and echoing, Jan Hammer-y melodies, slowly growing walls of sound that fade and bloom, swell and retract. It's a gorgeous thing, and It deserves all of your attention, not that you'll have a choice after a couple minutes. 

A stunning, characteristically immersive behemoth from 36 and Pure Life.  

TRACK LISTING

1. Pre-Dream Condition 07:02
2. Manual Dream Transmission 06:17
3. A Bright And Tranquil Light 06:51
4. Night Language 05:43
5. Nite Range 07:07
6. An Endless Purple Sea 05:48 

Cryosauna

Restless

Soaring, rippling ambient drifts and crisp sidechained synth throbs come together into a perfect, cohesive dance of rhythm and melody, with local favourites Pure Life's latest release from Cryosauna, 'Restless'. 

'Urban' beautifully sets the precedent for pace, with slowly growing organic echoes and warm pads joined by momentous percussion and twinkling melody. If that was the starter, it's easy to see the brief lysergic wooze turned euphoric brain-massage of follower 'Steel' as the main course, with the echoing abstracted vocal samples providing an ever-changing audio cushion for the crisp and intricate percussive slices. 

I'm instantly reminded of the uplifting drift and FM'd digital chords of Japanese city pop or Burial's more ear-friendly percussive streaks (honestly, the percussion programming and sonic depth is mindblowing), and while the more thoghtful moments veer faultlessly into Vangelis-like walls of CS-80 saturation and echoing paddles, the more propulsive moments could easily be slammed out on a dripping dancefloor at 3AM ('Ishii' is probably my abosute zenith of banger / chill ratio). 

They just keep coming too, 'Dremcipher' starts like it's going to launch into some Neptunian acid, but soon turns into an alien wash of dubby basses and compressor-laiden chords before the title track shows that braindance can *always* be around the corner (lest you forget it). It's all brilliant, anway and needs you to listen to it. I already know this one will sell like the Cult Member banger from last year, and it desrves to as well. Ace. 
 




STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Rippling synthwave, crisp IDM percussion and roaring, D&B adjacent bass drops, a beautifully produced and perfectly paced electronic odyssey.

TRACK LISTING

1. Urban 02:12
2. Steel 04:15
3. Jade Glass 02:03
4. Cobalt 03:30
5. Ishii 04:09
6. Disused Sector 02:45
7. Dreamcipher 04:31
8. Restless 04:51
9. City Mist 04:06
10. Midnight 03:53

Kuroi Ame X Eulalie

Dreaming Machines

Pure Life are a label unique in their visual and musical identity, with every single one of their releases having a strong connection between the music and the carrier of the music (Cassette, Video, vinyl - whatever that may be). It's this meticulous management of the output of the label that means that there are no wrong moves when it comes to giving something you've not heard of a bash. If you've followed Pure Life's output then you'll know that Kuroi Ame is a collaborative endeavour between Panta Rhei and CMD094, both brilliant artists in their own right and co-owners of Pure Life Records, if you don't know that then that's ok too. 

Anyway, what's on the cards? Well, we've got all sorts of throbbing dystopian soundscapery and shimmering neon-tinged grooves that are both machinated and strangely organic, sounds slowly seep out of the propulsive backdrop and become major players in the wall of dreamlike bliss that envelops you. There are flickering, glitched arpeggios and vocal shards, synergising perfectly and organically drifting in and out of sync with the insistent, dancefloor percussion. Endlessly hypnotic, dreamlike bliss that's both perfectly produced and seamlessly integrated with the label's faultless aesthetic. A superb listen, and a perfect fusion of dreamy futurism and chiseled, danceable electronica.  

TRACK LISTING

1. Kaneda 04:30
2. Paprika 04:32
3. Colourless 03:47
4. Lil Slugger 04:59
5. Katsuragi 04:00
6. Perfect Blue 04:17
7. Yuffie 04:07
8. Innocence 03:13
9. Dreaming Machines 02:58
10. Black Rain 05:22

Phazma

Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics

It's always a good day when a Pure Life record lands on my desk. This time, it's been a little while since it landed on my desk (sorry Andrew xx) but if anything, that's made the wait all the sweeter. As ever, the visual aesthetic of any PL record is absolutely on point, and anyone who heard the piccadilly chart-bothering Cult Member release from earlier this year will know, the quality of the music is always first rate. 

This time sees the shadowy Phazma smash out a bristling neon-city filled suite that is both incredibly futuristic and forward-facing while effortlessly absorbing and reconstituting elements of all of my favourite electronic music from the 90's and 00's. There are hints of flickering braindance and alien textures, slamming acid breaks and snappy hi-passed breakbeats, woozy aquatic drift and the solid core of meditative ambience and crsyalline digital percussion. In short, if you're a fan of any sort of electronic music with a bit of drive, you'd do well to pick up this beauty. Big recommend. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Impeccably manicured avant dance music that's both wildly inventive and perfectly produced, encompassing elements of breakbeat, braindance, IDM and a whole host of others seamlessly. A triumph in design and execution, and another release that's perfect for legendary MCR synth institution, Pure Life.

TRACK LISTING

1. 2049 03:12
2. RONIN 04:33
3. Dead Aim 05:05
4. Ninsei 05:57
5. Futurizms 03:56
6. Flash Clone 05:36
7. Brain Dive 06:17
8. Ishimura 05:24
9. Cyber City 04:32

Hyetal

Red Gates

Pure Life is proud to present "Red Gates" a new collaborative work from musician Hyetal, visual artist R3N, and author Tim Maughan (Infinite Detail).

Inspired by contemporary sci-fi-like chaos, wellness tech, and megalomaniac CEOs, "Red Gates" is an abstract, multi-format, first-person narrative experience. It details the visions experienced when a near-future VR meditation device is alpha-tested by its creator in an immersive journey told through three intertwining mediums—sound, visuals, and writing.

Marking his first LP release since 2017’s "Youth & Power", London-based producer Hyetal uses unique production techniques to soundtrack the virtual world. Speech samples are twisted into rhythmic mantras and pulsing atmospheric synths provide rhythm, melody and dynamic cinematic sound design. "Red Gates" plays on the memories of its main character, referencing early rave, analog synth scores, digital experimentation, and post-rock.

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STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: An endlessly deep, filmic experience that drifts from shimmering, barely shifting ambience to paddling digital stabs and incidental glitch fragments. A deep, immersive ride from some undoubtedly talented producers and one of the best labels in the game.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Bridge 03:28 
2. Runner 04:20 
3. Crystal Range 02:28 
4. Ceremony 04:27 
5. Face My Ghost 05:12 
6. Light Flash 03:58 
7. Hyper Prayer 02:43 
8. Furnace 04:08 
9. Red Gates 04:32 
10. Safe And Well 03:40 

HKE / T E L E P A T H

Gateway / Ascension

Originally released in 2015, Gateway アセンション was the final of 3 split releases from the members of breakaway vapourwave producers known collectively as ‘2814’, HKE and T e l e p a t h. As 2814, the colour scheme of purple was employed as a compromise between artists wanting Red and Blue respectively, and in this release we see these colour schemes fully explored with each artist.

The HKE side ‘Gateway’ explores the world of ‘Red’: dust, fire, the desert, death and hell, with a futurist take on tribal techno of ‘From Dust’ before exploding into a kind of electronic post-rock cinematic climax of ‘Spiral’ before the aftermath is considered in Vangelis style synth piece ‘Light Patterns’.

The T e l e p a t h side ‘アセンション’ (Ascension) then dives into the concept of ‘Blue’: water, vapour, rebirth and life, building the new world with the soundtrack of ‘つかの間の思い出’ (Fleeting Memories) followed by the achingly beautiful and somber ‘アセンションゲート’ (Ascension Gate) and then the cycle completing with the long form electronic closer ‘超越愛好家’ (Transcending Love).

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Another absolute stunner from the ever-reliable Pure Life here. It's a stunningly effective and perfectly weighted pairing between some of the most talented voices in modern synth music. Superb.

TRACK LISTING

1. HKE - From Dust 06:27
2. HKE - Spiral 13:34
3. HKE - Light Patterns 09:44
4. T E L E P A T H Ã


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