Forza (I)gnota is a special gift from Argot Digamma, the experimental downtempo side project of Sectio Aurea, a Swiss group inspired by mathematics. This album-length release features four expansive journeys into ambient alchemy that will confound your senses and delight your intellect. There is an epigram to accompany the release:

“The newness of the sound and the great light
Kindled in me a longing for their cause,
Never before with such acuteness felt.”
―Dante

Mastering by Sectio Aurea @ Argot Digamma Studio (Switzerland) with artwork by Sectio Aurea.

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The adventures of Neogoa continue with Turlitava, an imaginative voyage into the world of downtempo music and deeply chilled soundscapes. DJ Anub1s (Darko Kolevski) from Macedonia has selected nine outstanding tracks for this compilation, made by talented and experienced artists who present their unique visions of this genre through music and art. The name “Turlitava” comes from a traditional mixture of vegetables in the Balkans, perfectly reflecting the diversity of music that we’re presenting, from emotional and dreamy ambient to dark and deep tribal psychill, all filled up with mysterious and psychedelic atmospheres. The compilation is mastered by Deimos (Igor Čeranić) at Deimos Soundlab. The cover artwork is done by Richpa (Ivan Parić) at Neogoa Design, using photos made by Maja and Danijel Mejdandžić.

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Tales Of The Coin Spinner is the third full-length downtempo and ambient album by Easily Embarrassed, a Dutch group formed by brothers Jeffrey and Nick van der Schilden working alongside Peter Spaargaren. Since 2006 they have been exploring the emotional depths of electronic music, drawing inspiration from a wide variety of retro and contemporary styles while crafting their own distinct sound. Now releasing independently on their own EE Records imprint, Easily Embarrassed invites music lovers everywhere to experience the magic and enchantment of their latest symphonic fable. Included in the release is a short introduction to set the mood, reprinted here in full:

Deep in the heart of the forest, a lonely house rests hidden away from sight. Its neglected state might make it seem as though it were abandoned, but it is home to an old man and a jack-in-the-box. This toy, tattered by age, was once animated by magic, and is now a living companion to the man whom people call “the coin spinner.”

Every night, without fail, a girl wanders to the depths of the forest to visit. Tonight as she approaches the old house, its broken roof illuminated blue by the light of the full moon; she felt as she always did, as if it were from a dream. It seems so close but also so far. As always, the door was left unlocked for her, and as she slowly opens it, a loud creak breaks the silence.

Upon hearing the sound, Jester jumps out of his box and hurries to the door to welcome her. The old man remains at the table spinning his coins, completely entranced by the spinning motion and oblivious to the girl in the doorway. She picks up the little jester toy and embraces it, while closing the door. Walking towards his cube, a barely audible lullaby escapes her lips. She lowers him gently down into the box and coaxes him to sleep with her soft voice. Then, she looks up at the old man and silently watches him as he spins his coins over and over.

Tonight, she suddenly asks him, “What are you looking for, old man?” His hypnotic stare breaks, and his eyes roll towards the girl. “The Truth,” he mumbles in a low voice. “Do you seek it too, little princess?” She shrugs. Looking up through a hole in the roof her big, green eyes gaze up at the bright, blue moon. “Are the moon people still watching us?” The man spins his coin again and waits for it to fall onto one of its sides. The jester, apparently still awake, calls “Heads,” and indeed it is as he said. The coin spinner smiles. “Sorry princess, no tales for you tonight!”

As he starts spinning his coin again, a tear rolls down the girl’s cheek. “Could you please continue the story about the triplets?” she asks with a jittery voice. He heaves a deep sigh and replies, “Oh… Alright.” To his right two books lay on the table and picks up one, blowing off the dust, revealing an elegantly engraved title: “the little match sister” in gold lettering.

He opens the book, and thus the story continues…

Mastered by Jeffrey van der Schilden @ EE Music Studio. Artwork By Alvin Hew.

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Metaphorical Cloud (Eduard Sionov) is a project from Obninsk, Russia, combining ambient and psychedelic chill out in Morphing, his debut album on Flying Woofer Records. Eduard experimented with music for more than five years in the attempt to find a unique style. Mixing live instruments and synthesized sounds, his style developed into a fusion of influences from ambient, psychedelic chill out, and downtempo music. This album is showing us a deep journey full of simplicity and complexity at the same time. Expect trance-inducing ambient textures bubbling with lysergic atmospheres. Mastering smoothly crafted by Akes. Fractal morphing artwork by Bjorn Bionik.

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A truly masterful work of slow magic, Deep In Blue is an ambient, IDM, and downtempo album by Frost-RAVEN (Dustin Musser), an American producer based in San Francisco. Inviting curiosity into this realm with the use of his mysterious tones, this album has a psychedelic, otherworldly feel to it. Carefully chosen instrumentation and subtle effects make it easy to get lost in the atmosphere of this soundtrack to a blue water world released by Elephant Head Records. Mastering by Frost-RAVEN with artwork by Modcam (Cameron Gaut).

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