The FMs: Fabulous Morning Swim EP
#NSDD006 - Jan. 18. 2008

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The FMs' debut EP Fabulous Morning Swim melts shoegaze, IDM, dub techno and atmospheric foley into a deep and rewarding listening experience. The FMs are Steve Nalepa (Bass Science) and Justin Rickles (Brasswork Agency), a pair of Chicago-born, LA-based musicians and multimedia event producers.

Their gentle music pulses with warm swells of feedback guitar, evolving synths and live sound recordings over subtle, blissed-out rhythms reverberating with waves of evolving color. Peppered with percolating pads, deep bass, and their signature meticulous programming, Fabulous Morning Swim is a lush, cerebral headphone trip layered with digital and acoustic elements.

1 Consider Consolidate Daydream
2 Fancy Seeing You Here
3 Jetlagged in Japan
4 Getting Sentimental Over Early Autechre

Bass Science - Transmissions From Planet Dub
#NSDD005 - Dec. 07. 2007

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Bass Science's debut EP Transmissions From Planet Dub fuses dubstep, IDM, glitch hop and dub into a fresh new sound that is simultaneously super filthy and extremely clean. Italian-born, Tokyo-based dub master MattB (RaNDom) and Chicago-born, LA-based audiovisual luminary Steve Nalepa conduct their sonic experiments on different continents, mutating files and sending them back and forth across the web.

The resulting soundclash melds serious low end, deep pocket rhythms, crunchy distortion, glitchy mouth percussion, blips, bleeps and a heavy dose of dub delay. Call it glitchstep, call it dubhop…whatever you call their Frankenstein baby, it has escaped from the lab and is about to wreak havoc on dancefloors everywhere.

1. Transmission From Planet Dub
2. Razors
3. Imminent Threat
4. Super Alice In Dub

KiloWatts - Ground State
#NSCD008 - Dec. 03. 2007

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Native State presents the brand new album from North American electronic mastermind KiloWatts. Mixing glitch and complex programming with warm downtempo and psychedelic loops, this album breathes new life into the genre. This release is nothing short of masterful, with enough twists and turns to keep even the most demanding listener excited. We are proud to present a new release from a producer who is stretching and leaving his mark in various genres, from intelligent tech house, to outer space alien breakbeats.

1. Astral Accident
2. Two Parts
3. Deep Sea
4. Old Twisted Trees
5. Dub Serious
6. Azure
7. Hang Gliding
8. Monument

krill.minima - Nautica
#NSCD007 - Dec. 03. 2007

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Native State proudly presents ‘Nautica’, the first CD release of well known German recording artist Martin Juhls, aka krill.minima. Already known from his numerous release on Native State, Aleph Zero, and Thinner, he has also received considerable international acclaim under his Marsen Jules alias. His first CD release is an ambient journey of deep aquatic worlds and otherworldly atmospheres underscored by a sophisticated minimalist approach to beat production and sound design which will appeal to fans of Brian Eno, Basic Channel, and the Native State take on digital downtempo music.

1. Submarine Poetry
2. Nautica
3. Octopus and Sextant
4. The Escargots Dream
5. Princess Of The Undersea Gardens
6. Kalmar
7. The Sea Horse and Soft Coral
8. Surface From The Groundless Oceans

Welder - Bamboo Snow EP
#NSDD004 - June 15th. 2007

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Brendan Angelides, aka "Eskmo" / "Welder" is a San Francisco based produced and performer who has been writing music steadily since 1999. The name of Eskmo is used for his high energy breaks / dubstep / dnb oriented sounds and Welder for his melodic downtempo works. He currently has releases on the record labels Vertical Sound(UK), Cyberfunk(UK), Mechanoise(UK), Downbeat(NYC) and Cyberfunk(SF).

1. Bamboo Snow
2. Fabric Of The Space
3. Impossible Word
4. Sumeria

saQi - Kyubi - The Quest For Beauty EP
#NSDD003 - June 15th. 2007

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Portland based artist saQi is a classically trained composer and trumpet player gone electronic. Finding balance of darkness and light through rhythm and melody, his work carries a delicate sensibility and evolving sense of moodiness. He also composes and plays trumpet with The March Fourth Marching Band.

Credits:
Contact - feat. Rena Jones
Offering, reminder - feat. Eve Ladyapples, saQi-trumpet
Voyager - saQi-trumpet/flugelhorn

1. Contact
2. Generate
3. Voyager
4. Offering/reminder

Aerostatic - Code EP
#NSDD002 - June 15th. 2007

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Aerostatic compose and perform a hybrid style of electronic music that is atmospheric, ambient, microbeat and downtempo with breakcore/grindcore sensibilities.

Based in Brooklyn, NY, Aerostatic utilize artifacts of sound generated by digital and analog processing in conjunction with a variety of interactive technologies to compose and design audio environments for music performance, installations and film.

Credits:
Convosn: Voice: Livia Beasley

Track: Aerostatic/Ludwig

1. Drone
2. Surface2Breath
3. Convosn
4. Phosphene
5. Funck

Vibesquad - Return Of The Pudding People EP
#NSDD001 - June 15th. 2007

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Native State is proud to announce the first official release from Vibesquad, aka Aaron Holstein (Zilla). This bass heavy EP twists and turns your subliminal undies into a 5th dimensional fractal knot. Dub, breaks, and downtempo duke it out with a sense of humour, and supreme dancefloor functionality. It's all about the wobble really, but don't take our word for it. Check out the audio samples below.

1. Dome Piece
2. Getting Grumpy
3. Porcupine
4. Punchingbag

 

Various - Bioluminescence
#NSCD006 - June 15th. 2007

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Bioluminescence is the latest compilation from the West Coast's innovative label Native State Records. Compiled by label A&R/DJ Naasko this laidback selection brings together the freshest musical stylings from both emerging and respected producers around the world. Conjuring light from the depths Bioluminescence is an outstanding collection of hypnotic digi-dub grooves. With brand new tracks by Pitch Black, Adham Shaikh, Bluetech, krill.minima , raNDom and others this compilation features a stunning remix of Shen's track Embrace by ~scape digital dub legend Deadbeat.

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01. krill.minima - Kronen Dab
02. Selffish - Easy, Mr. Palmer
03. Sympath - Zero Sum
04. Xerxes - Longyaard
05. Echopilot - Revelation Ridge
06. Bluetech - Diaspora Dub
07. Shen - Embrace (Deadbeat's Soaking In The Dub Remix)
08. RaNDom - Dubmage
09. Vakuum Sounds - A Journey After A Snakebite
10. Pitch Black - Transient Transmission
11. Adham Shaikh - Micro Dreams
12. Yagya - Discernment

Shen - 'Outlines'
#NSCD005 - Dec. 1st. 2006

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Native State proudly presents ‘Outlines’, the highly anticipated full-length album from Shen. Taken from the arcane Taoist term for 'refined energy' or 'depth', Shen is Noah Pred's outlet for low-tempo explorations of forward-thinking computer music. Drawing inspiration from geomancy and botanical architecture, Shen dives deep into forward-thinking electronic dub and downtempo. His music takes advantage of cutting-edge digital technologies while retaining an analog warmth and character through exquisite chords, textures, and atmospheres.

Aimed equally at the public thrill of the dancefloor and the internal transcendence of headphones, ‘Outlines’ evolves over 14 tracks while carrying a passionate sense of depth and restraint, seeking tension through minimalist structure and delicate sound design. The album is kinetic and fully functional for dancefloor DJs, while presenting strong melodic sensibilities and textural ambience for a rich home listening experience.

With tracks appearing on the acclaimed 'Leftcoast Liquid Vol. 1', 'Floating Point 3' and various Green Samurai Clan compilations, Shen has already made a name internationally among downtempo aficionados. With this unique project, Noah Pred creates music which is fresh and breathes new life into the chill-out genre, exploring dub, IDM, downtempo, electro, and ambient music with a clear and pristine sensibility. Not content to repeat the past, Shen creates a new album of futuristic electronic music for discerning listeners. Fresh, evocative, and energetic.

1. Main Springs
2. Causation
3. Symbol Range
4. Cold Bones
5. Crater Lake
6. Swift Moon Pass
7. Peering Down Gazing Up
8. Flood Plain
9. Bridge Of Dust
10. Red Pine Cliff
11. Forgotten Grove
12. Broken Jade
13. Embrace
14. Onflow

Rena Jones - 'Driftwood'
#NSCD004 - Sept. 12, 2006

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"For some reason, cellists--more than any other classical instrumentalists--seem drawn to electronica. Recent CDs by Zoe Keating, Jami Sieber, Hans Christian (Rasa), and Gretchen Yanover find cellists riding electronica atmospheres. Rena Jones is a bit different from most of them. They use electronics to extend their cellos' range and sound. Jones plants her cello next to her laptop in fractalized grooves. Driftwood is an entrancing album that's as much about Jones's translucent laptop compositions as her gifts on cello, guitar, violin, and clarinet. But all those instruments give her music a different feel from many laptop jockeys. Compositions like "Photosynthesis" and "Driftwood" have an almost classical flow, as her strings and clarinet articulate Arvo Pärt-like lines of liquid inevitability while rhythms pulse, shudder, and ping through the melodies. But it's not all airy on Driftwood. "Open Me Slowly" finds her plucking a cello bass line with a funky grit you can't get with a computer sample. Rena Jones's soulful cello lines lend her music a somber tone and soulful beauty, which is all the more striking when cast against her chromium-plated arrangements. The combination makes Driftwood intoxicating". - John Diliberto, Echoes.org

‘Driftwood’ is the brand new full length album by seasoned studio musician and performer Rena Jones. It is an album of complex emotional depth, instrumental mastery, and tender attention to detail. Imbued with a sense of feminine grace, this album moves through textured and layered realms to pieces of touching mystery.

Rena Jones is an anomaly in modern electronic music. She writes, performes, produces, programs, and plays virtuosic strings all by herself. In a music scene dominated by men, she has proven herself to be more capable and more original than her contemporaries. Not content to be an addition or continuation of anyone else’s work, she has created a modern electronic statement which is entirely unique. Her work is sophisticated, delicate, touching, and personal. The music connects to people instantly in an emotional way, and allows them the freedom for an experience of depth as they journey through the worlds she has created.

Throughout, the album is graced by Rena’s cello and violin work, which makes this release stand out in a sea of records which tread the same ground. The juxtaposition of organic and electronic sounds blends seamlessly into an unforgettable musical experience.

Native State is proud to present ‘Driftwood’, the first in a series of new artist albums which showcase our sound: forward thinking, emotional, and distinct.

1. From Star To Seed
2. Photosynthesis
3. Driftwood
4. Open Me Slowly
5. Undercurrent
6. Sea of Bubbles
7. Cypress And Evergreen
8. Seedling
9. The Passing Storm
10. Aurora Borealis
11. Firefly
12. Photosynthesis (slidecamp remix)

Various - 'Beneath The Surface'
#NSCD003 - Mar. 6th, 2006

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"In my opinion this compilation is without a shadow of a doubt the most innovative and exploratory at the moment. Loads of new solutions in sounds and arrangements, the whole concept is a breath of fresh air for all the forward-thinking chillers out there. Excellent!" - NOVA, Ultimae Records

“A delicately engineered masterpiece of the most sophisticated “chill/IDM”. The perfect after party album!” -Gaudi

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‘Beneath the Surface’ is an exploration of that which lies just below the threshold of consciousness, where subject and object lose their distinction, and the definitions of the commonplace lose their validity.

‘Beneath the Surface’ weaves its way into the listener’s experience through deep ambient landscapes, crystalline digital beat structures, and lyrical organic melodies over the course of 13 tracks.

This compilation represent a foray into deeper and more delicate ambient structures. Atmospheres are allowed to evolve, textures wind quietly through the background, and inteligent electronics establish icey and foreign structures for your imagination to inhabit.

More info and audio samples coming soon!

1. Irwin's Conspiracy - “The Beginning Of Something Good”
2. Bluetech - “Ice Forming On Glass”
3. Sympath - “Amethyst”
4. String Theories - “White Dragon”
5. Marconi Union - “Buildings And People”
6. krill.minima - “CatDinR42”
7. Nalepa - “Porcelain”
8. Ganucheau - “Stillness”
9. Rena Jones - “Aurora Borealis”
10. Desert Dwellers - “Stellar Dendrites”
11. Bluetech vs. Shulman - “Midnight Bloom”
12. Aerostatic - “Continuous”
13. David Last - “Landscape”

Various - 'Left Coast Liquid Vol. 1' 
#NSCD002 - Sept. 20th, 2005

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'A great debut album from a label to watch' - Andrew Ross Collins, Interchill Records

'Mmm, nice... the whole thing adds up to another superior psybient release' - Mixmaster Morris, The Big Chill

'Certainly one of 2005's best collections....' - Morpheusmusic.co.uk

'A stunning album with nothing but gorgeous and substantial music on it and one that you'll treasure for a long time to come' - Dead Earnest

Streaming into a richly textured exploration of global ambient realms, Native State Records debut compilation is a flowing sound environment lacing together oceanic soundscapes with reverberating, intricate rhythms and glitch-dipped melodies.

Imbedding laid back grooves with polysignature ambience, Left Coast Liquid Vol. 1 graces global chill-out with the polished digital aesthetic that defines the label.

Compiled by Evan Bluetech, this second release from Native State is an eclectic mix of new world music and atmospheric downtempo embodying the warm and spacious elements of the West Coast. Crystal clean production values meets the inspired spirit of the emerging musical imagination, making this sonic foray into the future an instant underground classic.

Tracklist:

1. Shulman - 'NN3'
2. Sympath - 'Pond Life'
3. Bluetech- 'Leaving Winter Behind'
4. Rena - 'Autumn'
5. Nalepa - 'Fresh'
6. Bluetech - 'Oleander' (Phutureprimitive Symbiotic Remix)
7. Shakatura - 'Baldocious Turp'
8. Shen - 'Stonehouse'
9. Desert Dwellers - 'Parabolic'
10. Adham Shaikh - 'The Garden'

Bluetech - 'Elementary Particles'
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Elementary Particles is the second album from Bluetech, and the first official release of Native State Records. These tracks skip through ambient, idm, and dub without losing the ethereal melodic sensibilities that have become a signature of the Bluetech sound.

6 new tracks of digital bliss from Bluetech, plus a gorgeous remix of the classic 'Prayers For Rain' track from Israeli mastermind J. VIEWZ.

Tracklist:

1. elementary particles
2. alchemie dub
3. cosmologic
4. koinonea
5. prayers for rain (J. VIEWZ remix)
6. oleander
7. worthy


This release is only available in North America through Native State Records.  For orders outside North America, 'Elementary Particles' is packaged as a double CD with the first Bluetech album 'Prima Materia' available from Aleph Zero Records.

Evan Bartholomew - Caverns Of Time
Somnia Nov. 2007

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Deep emotional and textural ambient music in the eno, roach, rich school of sound design. Sine wave minimalism and dsp manipulation of organic source material create an atmospheric and spatial album of cavernous depth and underground emotional movements.

'Caverns Of Time' explores a mythical journey into subconscious realms, and is an attempt to explore the deep waters through an experience of sound.

This CD is limited to 777 copies, signed and numbered, hand stamped on hand made paper, hand sewn, and sealed with a wax stamp.

Incredible cover art by ray massini.

Listen to the whole album in streaming format at www.somniasound.com

Evan Marc- 'Emotional Ecology'
Psybooty Records 2007

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Brooding, ambient, experimentation, improvisation, filled with emotion

These are some of the words that describe the sound of Evan Marc (aka Bluetech). A classically trained pianist and master of the art of software production, Evan's love of the melodic and exquisite sense of sound design makes him one of the most ingenious producers today.

Evan achieved international recognition and success with his downtempo / chill-out project, Bluetech, releasing three full-length albums on Waveform Records and Aleph Zero Records. His unique twist on the psy-chill sound, incorporating elements of IDM and dub, and the top-notch production quality of his music made waves throughout the chill-out world.

A need to expand his sound lead him to explore his love for tech-house resulting in his latest album, 'Emotional Ecology.' On 'Emotional Ecology, ' Evan delves into the deeper side of tech-house and brings to it his signature production quality and atmospheric sensibility that defined the Bluetech sound. 'I really wanted to make an album which brought a sense of the sacred to the dance floor, ' Evan says of the album. 'I've always loved the sense of play that people feel when they release themselves to the moment in dance. It's light hearted, healing, and holy all at the same time.

This album was written for people who dance. It was written to make a safe space for people to let themselves go and experience magic through movement.' His signature touch on the tech-house sound is sure to make 'Emotional Ecology' a stand out release in the genre and a sought after release for collectors who know premium quality electronic music. PsyBooty Records is proud to present yet another ground breaking, genre bending masterpiece by Evan Marc!


1. Skyline
2. Centigrade
3. Silver
4. Lineform
5. Shuffle Bits
6. Active Ingredient
7. Stamen
8. Spacesuit
9. Divide By Zero
10 . Ekoshok
11 . Spiralhouse

Various - 'Midnight Soul Dive'
Aleph Zero Records 2007

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Aleph Zero is happy to present you with a new musical companion to end your day. This compilation will escort you in a nocturnal journey starting in any other evening of everyday life and going through mysterious musical back roads and unknown sonic paths, spiraling down and diving deep inside your soul- a Midnight Soul Dive. Hovering in and out of realms of downtempo electronica, idm, ambient & chillout, accomplished artists such as Shulman, Bluetech Ishq, Seb Taylor, Omnimotion and Rena Jones, together with some new fresh names, construct for you an imaginary internal world of sounds. Midnight Soul Dive will draw you slowly inside that world, gradually relaxing you while exposing for you amazing wonders - the wonders of the soul.

01. Unoccupied - Everyday Life
02. Cord - Zodiac
03. Krill.minima - Wie die Wolken zieht auch der Tag vorbei
04. Hibernation - Melt
05. Cosmic Fools - Bohemian Atmosphere
06. Anahata - Prana
07. Vataff Project - Plasticine Bird
08. Omnimotion - Embrace
09. Ishq & Shulman - Mother Nature
10. Elve - Cyantium Flower
11. Bluetech - Snow Drift
12. Rena Jones - A Curious Unraveling

Evan Bartholomew - 'Borderlands'
New Land Music 2007

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New CD from Native State Founder Evan Bartholomew aka Bluetech!!!

”Borderlands" is neo-classical, ambient minimalism at its very finest. Evan aka Bluetech has produced a brilliant ambient CD, and created his own unique brand of soundtrack music for the expanses of imagination in your mind. Reminiscent of Eno, Glass, Reich and the current innovators of ambient music, ”Borderlands" is a distinctive and creative masterpiece that continually breaks new ground. It is easily on a par with some of the most provocative soundtracks of late.

There are eight themes explored musically, each in couplets, expanding the interpretations between two linked experiences. The themes include birth, memory, dream, fever, medicine, practice, death and tomorrow. The liner notes (please note: beautiful packaging!) take these core ideas a step further, briefly developing the thoughts behind the delivery.

Fans of the fine Bluetech CDs will likely be very satisfied with this mostly beatless release, while ambient/space fans from all corners should flock to this “Borderlands” montage. This is a CD you will want to develop a personal relationship with, as discoveries galore await the listener.

Features beautiful photography by David Fokos and words by Eve Ladyapples.

1. Birth: Becoming
2. Birth: Being
3. Memory: Experience
4. Memory: Imagination
5. Dream: Idea
6. Dream: Emotion
7. Fever: Boil
8. Fever: Burn
9. Medicine: Initation
10. Medicine: Healing
11. Practice: Mastery
12. Practice: Mystery
13. Death: Falling
14. Death: Flying
15. Tomorrow: Intention
16. Tomorrow: Surrender

Between Worlds - 'Between Worlds'
Invisible Productions 2004

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Between Worlds is a deep ambient journey into the heart of the rainforest. Immersed in a visually rich environment of live field recordings from the jungles of Australia and Brazil, this CD features electronic atmospheres, native instrumentation and shamanic elements. Between Worlds is ideally suited for plant medicine spaces, body work,
meditation and sleep induction.

Produced by Don Peyote and Naasko with didgeridoo by Ganga Giri and Mbira by Yeshe Reiners.