Ukrainian sound artist Dmytro Nikolaienko is a man of many hats. Music experimenter, eclectic DJ and meticulous vinyl collector he is also a mastermind behind the private music label Muscut.
Being obsessed with digging, researching and listening to the archives of early electronic, library, exotica, science fiction and soviet documentary soundtracks Dmytro released his debut album Loops & Cuts Soup in 2010 on Nexsound. Later, keeping and reinterpreting the aesthetics, he recorded The Sounds of Pseudoscience co-published by GRAPHICAL/Muscut is intended to sound like a library soundtrack for a scientific documentary.
Nikolaenko’s label is widely collaborating with young avantguard Eastern European musicians, spreading around the world precious limited editions of beautiful noisy electronica, new cosmic-psychedelia and spaced out krautrock born by the Black Sea. For Thisispaper Dmytro recorded an impeccable blend of his influences, favorites and own creations. The tracklist features Indirect & Nikolaienko (forthcoming on Muscut), Cluster, Piero Umiliani and Sun Araw, amongst others. Full tracklist here
Muscut will release Ode To The Sea by Indirect & Nikolaienko in November 2016.
Here’s the first trailer from the upcoming album Planets by Jeff Mills. The album is based on a live recording of a Planets performance in 2015 at Casa da Musica with the Symphony Orchestra of Porto.
International Feel has started a new sub-label called Feel International, with the first release out on September 9th.
Feel International will be vinyl only, photocopied inserts, no art. The first release comes courtesy of Juan Marco. Juan Marco make music for Daydreamers. They are new too.
Feel International will release Flumlens EP on September 9th, 2016.
Founded with Raffaele Attanasio’s Black Bloc EP in 2011, Non Series has become one of techno’s key labels. It’s put out more than 20 records throughout the past five years, with a slick, propulsive sound rinsed by top-tier jocks from across the genre’s spectrum.
Stream FIVE I here below
Non Series will release FIVE I, FIVE II and FIVE III on September 30th, October 28th and November 25th, 2016.
The Ibiza DJ picks Dip In The Pool, CFCF and Dorisburg in this chilled-out mix for Fader.
Out on July 1 via the label he created, International Feel, Sketches From an Island 2 is just as sublime as the original. Order it here — it’s essential listening for anyone looking to clear some headspace, and so is this live mix he did to celebrate. Fader Interview Mark Barrott.
The Salon Des Amateurs associate steps up for The Ransom Note.
This month saw the release of a collaborative project on International Feel. ‘The Sound Of Glades’ is a joint effort of Jan Schulte and Niklas Rehme-Schlüter: a collection of ambient soundscapes, subtle pads, field recordings and soft drums. Jan Schulte aka Wolf Müller has amassed a reputation as a crafty producer without borders. From worldy percussion, eccentric wobbles and soothing melodies he has honed his sound, undpredictable by nature, each record is often different from the last. We caught up with him following the album release for an assorted mix of music which inspired the record – “music to do the sound of glades to” , as he puts it. Read the Interview here
The Sound Of Glades is out now on International Feel
