deFocus is a monthly mix experiment that explores the catalogs of various netlabels via freeform audio collage. The first installment showcases a very inspirational label for me, Archipel. My ears were changed forever just after hearing their first releases, being one of the first instances where I felt I could really hear the human side of electronic music. It's been a pleasure to see this label evolve over the years, not only in forward thinking sound crafting, but also in graphic design, business model, and their overall approach to the concept of a digital label.
In regards to the mixing style, I have taken a different approach than usual, applying Archipel's idea of a "musical sandbox." A common criticism of mixing with software is that it sounds too "perfect" when your beatmatching is done for you automatically. In response I have deliberately smashed the grid by using many tracks as textures, often without regard for their tempo, time signature, or phrasing, and often utilizing time stretching fx. The end results are disorienting unpredictable rhythms and unusual tonal combinations that were totally unique to the moment of the recording. Nothing was prearranged or planned other than the order of the tracks triggered, which is chronological by release #, and no edits were made to the final mix. So in many cases the music presented is not exactly as the artists intended, but instead transforming into a new listening experience. If you like what you hear I highly recommend downloading the original tracks from Archipel's site.
Much respect goes out to the Archipel crew for all their hard work...and please enjoy the mix!
-revy
Download deFocus.01: Archipel (192 kbps mp3) runtime 2:03:57
Tracklist:
Anonym - Another Day at the Factory
Jesse Somfay - She Gave Me an Eclipse
LeCantin - Fancy Stairs
Navarro - Far Away From Your Mind
Plaster - Conspiracy Part o1
Dafluke - New Strut
Navarro - Sable Chaud
Ryan Crosson - Blue to Green
Gyges - 4-44-444
Christian Dittmann - Musica Para Robots
Half Moon Dragster - Terra
Social System - Right of Way
Sul_a - Motorik
Sul_a - Sans Nom
Anonym - Last Gate
Anonym - Cruising the Circuit
Kabale und Liebe - Blow Your Own Trompet
Ditch - Tsunami
Ditch - Son-da
Pheek v. Bored of Canada - Out of Time
Leif - Substance
Leif - Catalyst
LeCantin - Harddrive Calculation
Scout - Action Pans End Frames
Scout - Long Term
Dualism - Audio One
Dualism - Suzuki Fighter (Tractile Remix)
Alexandre Navarro - Silence
Keinzweiter - Blurred Codensa
Sul_a - Lets Hope
Tom Ellis - bb2
Tom Ellis - nm
Liebe ist Cool - Ok (Casanova Remix)
Jesse Somfay - Small Pebbled Forest
Layborn - Solitary Drive
Layborn - The Art of Stumbling
Marc Neyen - Mirror Maze
Social System - Oh Slow Crickets
Ten and Tracer - Kunstenaar
Zhao - Spatial
Jesse Voltaire - On the Prowl
Vincent Casanova - Travelling with Felix
Ben Goodwin - Bend the Walls With Your Mind
Zentex - Ask Who
Michel Lloyd - Reve Analogue
Sul_a - Apricot Blossom
Offthesky - Atmosphere
Dr. Nojoke - Desertas
Sackrai - Hundred Feet
Russian Linesman - Mouth (Roland Klinkenberg Remix)
Rico Casazza - Brickbeat
Rico Puestel - Ainz
Rudolf - Bday County
Van Valen - Robot Destroy
Inkwell - Cannonball
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