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Burgeoning experimental label Soniclab have come up with something very special for their second release: an album from XNX (who was responsible for the first release on the label) pressed onto a black CD, which comes with a pen drive enclosed inside a bar of hand-made, lavender soap. The pen drive contains not only the album, but an 80 minute feature film and a web app. The idea behind the project was to provide a multi-sensory experience targeting hearing, sight, smell and touch, transferring the serene, rejuvenating experience of the spa into the context of musical experimentation.
The music itself is strong enough to carry the concept, built from meditative drones, sparse chimes and eerie keys that sound like a trip through someone else's dream. It's reflective and pensive music, with each track taking its name from an ingredient commonly found in natural beauty products. 'Rosemary' is particularly deep and delicate, while 'Peppermint' is an extended, many-hued jam. Much of the sounds used seem to riff on New Age music tropes, but there's also a decidedly dark undertone throughout which sits in contrast to the spa theme. The sharp and rasping buzzes on 'Charcoal' and the groaning drones of 'Coconut' add ambiguity, while the noise that takes over in 'Lime' is intense, though in a more unsettling than peaceful way. Taken all together it's an intriguing project from Soniclab, one that shows great ambition and promise.
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Lavender
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Coconut
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Shea
4:16
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Charcoal
17:03
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Rosemary
4:19
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Cinnamon
10:36
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Peppermint
7:40
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Lime
12:54
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Basil
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Jasmin
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Music for spas (Continiuous Mix)
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XNX
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- Artist
- XNX
- ReleaseProduct
- Soundtrack From A Life Unexpected
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- Soniclab
- Catalogue Number
- Soniclab 001
- Release Date
- November 21, 2013
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Soniclab
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- Artist
- Billy Dalessandro
- ReleaseProduct
- Boomers - The Movie
- Label
- Soniclab
- Catalogue Number
- Soniclab 003
- Release Date
- May 4, 2015
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Electronic and Electronica
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- Artist
- Nuron
- ReleaseProduct
- Blanchimont
- Label
- De:tuned
- Catalogue Number
- ASGDE046
- Release Date
- May 3, 2024
- LP (special)
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- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- WeMe20ans
- Label
- WeMe
- Catalogue Number
- WeMe20ans
- Release Date
- May 10, 2024
- LP
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- Artist
- Aïsha Devi
- ReleaseProduct
- Aethernal Score (Live with the BBC Concert Orchestra)
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- Houndstooth
- Catalogue Number
- HTH163D
- Release Date
- May 2, 2024
- LP (special)
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- Artist
- John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies
- ReleaseProduct
- Lost Themes IV: Noir
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- Sacred Bones Records
- Catalogue Number
- SBR336DIGITAL
- Release Date
- May 3, 2024
- LP (special)
- CD
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- Artist
- Two Lone Swordsmen
- ReleaseProduct
- Still My World
- Label
- Rotters Golf Club
- Catalogue Number
- RGCDL024
- Release Date
- May 3, 2024
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- John Tejada Presents Future Stars 5
- Label
- Touched Music
- Catalogue Number
- 5050580825000
- Release Date
- May 2, 2024
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- Artist
- Jon Hopkins
- ReleaseProduct
- RITUAL (evocation)
- Label
- Domino Recording Co
- Catalogue Number
- RUG1433D
- Release Date
- April 30, 2024
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- Artist
- Soo Joo & Hudson Mohawke
- ReleaseProduct
- Running Water
- Label
- LUCKYME®
- Catalogue Number
- LM106S1D
- Release Date
- May 1, 2024
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