Dreams Revisited
Omnicore Records 06
In Low Entropy's own words:
"The 'Dreams' album, released in 2013, was to me one of the most important releases I ever did. Not because it went big or had a lot of success, which it had not, but for more personal reasons.
I did it in a time I was very nihilist and pushed a bleak worldview, but I longed for more. So I did this release, in which I tried to go total with this nihilism, but also trying to reach idealism and truth at the same time.
So on one hand i wanted to erase everything I associated with music production and its rules; the tracks were all extremely lo-fi, no EQ, hardly any reverb or processing, hard clipping; absolute reduction of elements, sometimes just synths and a drum in the instrumental section.
But on the other hand, there was the 'idealist' longing, and this went into the production of the tracks too; I wanted to evoke dreams, ideal, otherwordly feeling with the choice of sounds and melodies; but most importantly, with the lyrics to the tracks.
So we have "We are the dreamers of dreams" which was based on a 19th century poem.
"Freaks United", a tale of the power of freaks and outcasts and a hymn celebrating those who dare to be different to the social norm.
"Global Riots", as a counterpoint to the more positive songs, with its talk about a global societal collapse; but an *ideal*, imagined counterpoint.
"Henrys", well, it's a long story, maybe I tell it another day.
"Let Us Change The World", a call for change, still more emotional then intellectual, but already with a definitive focus.
"Androgynous Girl", well, as the name says, a song celebrating those that are more on the androgynous spectrum.
And finally "Speech", contrary to its title, more a hypnotic recitation of mantras that tries to feed your mind.
But, overall, the main theme of the whole release is, as the name says, "Dreams". About dreamers, the world of dreams, visonaries, fantasies, imagination - and the underlying power of all of this.
So the release went out; and it changed my whole trajectory of doing music.
I quickly left the minimalism and nihlism behind, and instead of reduced lo-fi tracks began making complex and complicated productions again. And I discovered the philosophy of idealism and tried to incorporate it into my sound.
Over the years, the thought came to me to revisit these tracks; and turn these demo-like, fragmented sounds into fully fleshed tracks with better production values.
And I finally did! The result is here: "Dreams Revisited"
It was fun to work on these tracks again, and I put a lot of thoughts and energy into these productions, more than usually, and I'm really happy with the results.
On the stylistical level, a lof ot stuff is going on here:
Cosmic Ambient, Industrial Slowcore, Oldschool Speedcore, Spoken Word, New Wave Ravecore, Erotic Acid EBM, Krautrock, just to name a few aspects of it.
Aswell as the normal tracks, I also added instrumental versions of most the tracks.
So, after all this is said, I hope you enjoy this conceptual album a bit, too!
"Dreams Revisited", for real!
The Slowcore Compilation Part 2
While the Slowcore genre seemingly bubbled under the surface for many years, with this release, the word finally went out, and the Slowcore message spread quickly. People finally started to talk about Slowcore, and take the genre seriously.
A lot of artists began producing Slowcore themselves in the wake of the compilation.
And an effect on the Doomcore Records label itself was the formation of the first (sub)label solely dedicated to the Slowcore sound itself: Slowcore Records.
So it was obvious we had to do a follow-up this year; and here it is.
The Slowcore Compilation Part 2
Once again, the sound on this compilation is very varied; influences from Industrial Hardcore, Doomcore, Gabber, Techno, Dub, Noize, Oldschool, weird sound experiments... should really be something for everyone!
Both big name artists aswell as interesting newcomers are here.
And we think the release really shows the power of Slowcore: hard-as-nails drums, darkest atmospheres, hypnotic rhythms. All at slow speed. Showing the infinite possibilities of low tempo electronic music.
We were especially suprised how heavy and brutal a lot of the sounds were for this year's compilation. Definitely for the headstrong! But there are also calm and soothing moments.
In our opinion, Part 2 is even a step up from the first compilation!
25 tracks in total. Over 2 hours of music.
We once more hope that people enjoy this release, and that it might help to push the Slowcore idea a bit more into the worldwide music scene!
Huge thanks go out to all artists involved in this compilation!
Oh, in case, while reading this, you wondered all the time what kind of genre Slowcore actually is, you can find more information here: https://lowentropyproducer.blogspot.com/p/slowcore-records.html
Various Artists - The Slowcore Compilation Part 2
01. Silent Humanity - Lost In The Space (115 Bpm) 07:51
02. Der Cherep - Heresy Of The Maleficae (115 Bpm) 05:17
03. Life Runs Dark - Road To Acid (120 Bpm) 04:54
04. Mirvcore - Scourging The Soul Till There Is Nothing Left (100 Bpm) 05:26
05. ZornusMaximus - Tut Tut (90 Bpm) 07:06
06. Low Entropy - Slowcore Overdrive (Short Mix) (60 Bpm) 04:27
07. Origin Of Styx - Something Is Missing (90 Bpm) 04:47
08. Maël - Empty Your Mind (104 Bpm) 06:15
09. 303 Hz - Combo (125 bpm) 08:14
10. Raver Blaster - Vitamin (125 Bpm) 05:21
11. Dedraver - Keep It Movin (118 Bpm) 04:11
12. Braintune - The Truth (120 Bpm) 05:22
13. Cement Tea - Haunted Bagpipe (65 Bpm) 05:59
14. Terrorist Kriss - Locked Up (90 Bpm) 02:02
15. Plinn 1518 - Zone De Combat (83 Bpm) 05:12
16. Primitik - Dark Meditation (85 Bpm) 07:34
17. Underground Tacticz - Connected Devices (Original Mix) (105 Bpm) 06:06
18. Maël & Touffy - Acid Mists (115 Bpm) 06:26
19. Fabrikmutter - Colapso (112 Bpm) 05:08
20. Raver Blaster - Protein (125 bpm) 05:44
21. Bazer - Alien Swarm (100 Bpm) 06:06
22. Primitik - Alien Creep (66 Bpm) 07:45
23. DJ Kaioh - Cum (125 Bpm) 03:51
24. Autonomaton - Time-Trip Out Sequence (90 Bpm) 03:33
25. Dr. Slowcore - Suicidal Slowcore Epidemic (1 Bpm) 04:31
https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-slowcore-compilation-part-2
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