Written in the pages of our legacy is an artist that we have been in love with since his first remix project with us over 6 years ago. KiloWatts premiered on the label as a breakthrough artist trying his hands at his first couple tech house tunes. The response was huge and KiloWatts has been a Harmonious Discord staple ever since. Over the years his releases have amazed our listeners and he has always stayed true to the obscure and abstract nature of the label and in many ways represents the signature sound we have taken and spanned over 19 releases. Since his first remix with us he has branched out releasing EP’s on some of the hottest imprints in today’s techno landscape such as Mothership, Thoughtless, OM, and DirtyBird. Whether he is on tour with his band KiloWatts and Vanek, playing live shows alongside Voodeux counterpart Tanner Ross, or releasing intellectual dance music from his solo project KiloWatts James Watts is always pushing sonic boundaries to create a sound that is widely appreciated and beautifully unique.
We begin with a deep moody soundscape of Thom Yorke esk dissonant Rhodes that moves in waves of calming security. In the background there is a sharpness building that breaks through with the introduction of an elastic bass shake down and our funky groove is set in motion. Frozen Funk is a deep cerebral tune with plenty of swirly distractions that culminate into a funky syncopation of synth sounds, vocals, and bass. The elements dance together before exploding into an energy filled neutron star of sheer musical mastery. Floating keys and frozen vocal stabs add to landscape and force the senses into perpetual motion. Our second selection resides in a darker place. Nocturnal Sunrise is a slow creepy march of haunting melody. The track builds with the addition of off-pitch keys and terrifying drones only occasionally interrupted by growls of resonant bass. This selection gives you the impression you entered the wrong room and there is no way out! Our final track is a great light-hearted deep melody driven tune. Remembering Spring pays homage to the pastel colors and warm atmosphere of spring with light trickling reversed Rhodes and plenty of sneaky pads that enter like a breeze and trail off taking the hard cold of the winter with it.
1. Patchen featuring Super – Agent Dangerass – Acid Love
2. Vegenaut – There it Is
3. AllenMD – Parsley
4. John Walker – P.M.D
5.Elevotion – Ice Caverns
It is our pleasure to announce we are ending the year with our acclaimed series of samplers aimed at exposing newer artists that represent a new breed of innovative producers. Discordian Dreaming has historically been a deep trippy collaboration of tracks that dissociate the listener and leads them down dark hallways into obscurity. Discordian Dreaming 3 just may be the best hallway venture to date with selections from Patchen Preston (Om), John Walker (Fair Park), Elevotion (Deepness), AllenMD, and new to the label Veganaut. The Discordian Dreaming Samplers are perfect fodder for deeper areas of the dance-floor and a sonic treat when listeners enjoying the full scope of sonic depth.
This year’s sampler starts off with a deep West-Coast inspired offering from Patchen Preston and vocalist Super-Agent Dangerass. Tribal drums and deep chords set the relaxed tone while an acid bass line pierces through the layers to get hips shaking. Dangerasses’ tongue and cheek vocals turn the night naughty with lots of sinful suggestion and luscious word-play. Next in rotation is Texas native John Walker who is well known for his subversive brand of funk. P.M.D is a deep dive into pad conversations and outer world percussion that feels like a rush of cold air inside your cranium freezing your senses and relaxing your body. The last Discordian Dreaming series featured a break-through artist and introduced us to his creepy brand of techno. AllenMD returns to this sampler with an army of drones and percussion from faraway lands. Parsley is a swirling hurricane of harmonic remnants and pulsating bass that is a great tool for late night dance-floors. Following in Allen’s theme of hypnosis comes Nick Dolan aka Vegenauts synthesizer symphony. Random computer bleeps and effects trills make it clear that this robot is no following instructions. Vegenauts unique brand techno will be soon be an in-demand addition to forward thinking DJ’s. Last but never least, is label friend and Deepness Records founder Brent Thomas aka Elevotion. Elevotion first brought is a minimal classic on our last sampler properly called “Discordian Accordian”. Brent returns to this sampler with another minimal masterpiece complete with robot chants and lots of melting synthesis.
Harmonious Discord 017 PointBender- Sifting Through Circuits
1. No Kiss
2. Sly Operator
3. Vibe Monster
4. Tv Pill
5. Hero Belt
6. The Red Eye
Harmonious Discord is proud to present the debut album from Grey music member and label front-man Sean Anderson aka PointBender. In early 2007 Sean started performing a loopy, fun, improve based live performance act that was focused on very basic techno music with an underlying twist of sharpness and tech accents. A lot of the early song creations came from experiments that Sean had during his live shows. In 2008, Sean decided to make PointBender his main music project and from that came a string of Ep’s, remixes, and live shows. Much like the label, the project kept true to estranged noises and complex soundscapes that culminate into an overall dance-floor experience like no other. This album covers all shades of PointBender, from deep offerings that explode in headphones to dance floor rompers that tingle with insanity.
No Kiss starts us off with a super moody interlude that draws you in. Do not operate machinery while this ones on, a nice sci-fi beginning to the LP. Sly Operator swoops in to shake you back to life with some punchy Plastic City-ish tech house and moogy lead synth line which pierces the midnight air. Vibe Monster is another hip shaker with cascading vibe trills and bouncy bass that steps up and down to pierce your center of gravity. Vibe Monster breaks into swirls of drunken Rhodes conversations that get vacuumed into the return of the smooth beat and bass line. TV Pill features the return on Grey vocalist and purveyor off all things creepy Professor Diabolicas. A homage to the hours wasted away staring at flashy images displayed by everyone’s favorite vacuum tube. Tv Pill is a techno floor banger with lots of disruptive static and thick rigid bass tones. This tune reminds us all the bliss gained by turning our brain off and embracing the moving picture images. Hero Belt takes us from Detroit to Berlin by way of a 303 reminiscent undertow groove and driving closed hi-hat and dubby repetitive keys. The Red Eye is pure Berlin-ish bliss with hypnotic repetitive tones in different octaves and a punchy bass. It has a tenseness to it and is definitely a building, moody bitch. It’s a walk down a dark hallway with things jumping out at you. One for you Coccoon Rec fans.
Your favorite local strange music imprint is proud to announce its 16th release available in Aug. 2009 exclusively on beatport.com with a heavy force in the current techno tidal wave. Chris Lee aka Limacon has been featured on labels like Poker Flat, Thoughtless, and Auralism and is known for his assault of bass and synth growls and moans. This EP delivers a correct dosage of tech sharpness met with Harmonious Discord’s ever true off-beat sound.
