Voorn, Chillage and Polar: Remixed by Jirku

I completed a few remixes earlier this year for our friends at Nice & Nasty in Dublin, Ireland… Three of ‘em… Jack Tripper would be so proud. And they clock in at about 10 minutes a piece… Hey, when I don’t have limited groove-room on a piece of vinyl to concern myself about I just can’t help myself:

T Polar - The Bubbling Brook of Brook Trout Remix by Tomas Jirku
Mick Chillage - Sub Harmony (Tomas Jirku Remix)
Orlando Voorn - Angles (Tomas Jirku Remix)

With those tracks we’ve got our funky, chill and slammin’ bases covered (respectively).
Had a bit of a lull in music production since completing the last one in March, but I have dusted off the motherboard and am now working on a set of tracks that, in a welcome change of format, just might end up on vinyl! I’m going to have to start exercising restraint with tracks lengths again?

I also recently completed artwork for an awesome new Nice & Nasty album from Mark O’Sullivan. Check out the CD booket, online edition and remix edition graphics:

Topics: Music, Remixes

RIVER012 - Mikrokristal’s “Little Latent Forest Dwellers” Album

Mikrokristal
(Vilnius, Lithuania)
“Little Latent Forest Dwellers”
(CD and Digital album)

01. Jaukiai (Cosily)
02. Naktį (At Night)
03. Slepiasi (Hiding)
04. Prabudę Pilkieji Augalai (Waked Up Grey Plants)
05. Paslaptingai (Mysteriously)
06. Brekšta (Lights)
07. Pušų Garsais (Pine Sounds)
08. Rasoje (In The Dew)
09. Upės Aidai (River Sounds)
10. Dovanoja (Remissive)
11. Purslų Žaismą (Rain Spatter Joy)
12. Organiškai (Organically)

Deep, dubby electronica. Heady beats enveloped in warm synths. Adomas describes it best himself: “This album creates mood, not only with the sounds which surround us, but als in the meditative sense… that everything is one. Senses and visions expanding and melting in gently, organic space. The ambiance of the album leaves room for individual interpretation and thought, yet it is imposible not to notice the artist’s attraction to nature, and nature’s expression. Mikrokristal gives respect to nature and nature’s miracles and it is strongly reflected in this album. Experienced guide Mikrokristal takes us together to the mysteriously micro world, hinted by the tracks’ titles. Silent, empyrean mists cover forests… twist through hills and along rivers… past stones in the glades… embrace lonely trees, clear greenery, bright fields, and your shoulders. You are sinking… turning. The sky descends and melts in the fog, You can reach beads of dew in the canopy above…. tiny stones in the bottom of river tickle your foot. You are breathing deeply in the calm moment and everything suddenly melts…. You can feel all of this and much more while being at home in that chilling autumn evening, with a cup of tea and Mikrokristal’s ‘Little Latent Forest Dwellers’”.

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Topics: Albums, Music

RIVER011 - Soundwarp’s “Swift Shadow” Album

Soundwarp
(Vancouver, Canada)
“Swift Shadow”
(CD and Digital Album)

01. Swifty’s Run
02. Szexy Reaktion
03. Burning Elevator
04. Carretera de la Costa
05. Green Vanishes Riverview
06. The Analog Question
07. Dancing Charlotte
08. Leaving Riverview

Mike Jevne is back to follow-up his still-hot debut album “Tryptamine”. With “Swift Shadow” we delve deeper into Mike’s analogue brain to find electro, techno and breaks, all crafted with impeccable skill. This album is sure to please classic electro heads and forward-thinking music fiends alike.

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RIVER010 - Vitalis Popoff’s “[Lethe]” Album

Vitalis Popoff
(Warsaw, Poland)
“[Lethe]“
(CD and Digital Album)

01. Tristia 1
02. Tristia 2
03. [Lethe] 1
04. [Lethe] 2
05. [Lethe] 3
06. [Lethe] 4
07. [Lethe] 5
08. [Lethe] 6
09. Somnum 1
10. Somnum 2

[Lethe] is the second part of the project trilogy presenting three aspects of life: a dream, an oblivion and death. the album’s main idea is slow, constant progress of a music theme, which leads listener to a trance or even a dream. The tracks were deliberate extended in time to make an impression that music theme keeps unchanged. The main part of the album was recorded during three 12 hours live sessions, cut into the loops and recorded live again.

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RIVER008 - St.Helens’ “Beat Tape #1” Album

St. Helens
(Vancouver, Canada)
“Beat Tape #1″
(CD and Digital Album)

01. Voodude
02. Soup Mask

“…Flow is central to [the] music, as is a focus on spontaneous digital music creation. Improvisation and instant gratification seem to be the key elements to this album, but that isn’t to say that this was a magical accident. With diverse influences and sounds, from experimental noises and hip-hop to electro, techno and jazz, [St. Helens] has created two tracks that show an incredible amount of preparation in terms of collecting and editing sound sources. “Soupmask” is the more dance-friendly of the songs, but both tracks also work as electronic listening music. [St. Helens] have managed to cram a lifetime of musical influences and experiences into this 38-minute epic and it shows. The cover art, a mix of computer designed and hand done printing, puts a personal touch on a genre of music that can often seem distant and corporate despite its independent, artist-run nature.”
Marinko Jareb, Exclaim! June 2007

St. Helens is Rob Warren and Tomas Jirku. Check out our artists pages for further information.

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Tomas Jirku - Live! - Thursday, March 19th

The first ever “manoeuvres:live” event showcasing the best local electronic music takes place this Thursday, March 19th at the Media Club featuring Michael Red, Tomas Jirku, Taal Mala and Ookpikk.
Doors at 8pm, $10 cover.

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Rift - Bottom Breathing (Tomas Jirku Remix)

RIFT
Bottom Breathing
with remixes from Limaçon, Tomas Jirku & Ruoho Ruotsi
TLM019

After making a splash with his contribution to Thoughtless Times v.3, Florida’s Patrick Campbell dives deeper still to present two fresh tracks. Employing a rare balance of percussive impulse and textural finesse, ‘Forever Is Happening Now’ fills out a stripped-down house structure, while delicate melodies skirt the sharper edges of ‘Bottom Breathing’. In the first of three remixes, Limaçon molds a sub-aquatic juggernaut spliced with shards of coral and translucent reef. Minimal tech-house pioneer Tomas Jirku’s synthetic echoes cast light from a turbulent surface to the ocean floor, illuminating the skeletal breakbeat that propels his version through the depths. Finally, Def’child’s Ruoho Ruotsi takes the aquatic elements of the original to their logical conclusion, dub-heavy bass anchoring a tide of sparkling sine waves and analog bubbles. Take a deep breath, and dive – into the thoughtless Rift…

01. Forever Is Happening Now
02. Bottom Breathing
03. Bottom Breathing – Limaçon Remix
04. Bottom Breathing – Tomas Jirku Remix
05. Bottom Breathing – Ruoho Ruotsi Reshape

”Quite like ‘Bottom Breathing’ – thanks again for the music.” TYLER STADIUS – Fabric

“Limaçon on form here again – his mix is for me. Thanks!” CHRIS FORTIER – EQ Grey

“Thoughtless music continues an output of deeper-than-average fodder. Always quality. Limaçon wins here, but all are fantastic, electronica-rich explorations.” DEEPCHILD – Future Classic

“I’ve really been enjoying this release, and have been playing it a lot. Fantastic deep melodic intuition.” KILOWATTS – Voodeux

“Nice package – thanks!” DAVIDE SQUILLACE – Minisketch

“Limaçon’s remix - for play - and Tomas Jirku’s remix - for listening - are my favorites on this EP. Thanks!” ANGEL MOLINA – Sonar

“Thanks for always sending such quality music. ‘Forever is Happening Now’ and ‘Bottom Breathing - Limaçon Remix’ are the ones for us here, will definitely play these two. ‘Forever is Happening Now’ is a great track with a super nice groove, lovin’ it. Nice EP!” SIGNAL DELUXE – Eintakt

Take a listen and buy it now exclusively on the brand new BEATPORT.

thoughtlessmusic.com
myspace.com/thoughtlessdigital

Topics: Music, Remixes