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Thursday, October 27, 2022

The Slowcore Compilation Part 3


The third installment of The Slowcore Compilation series already!
Once again we bring what we consider to be amongst the best and boldest in low tempo electronic music.
Featuring many well-known producers and masterminds, as well as up and coming producers.
Drawing influences from Hardcore, Gabber, Doomcore, Industrial, Techno, Dark Ambient, and many, many more styles.
Some of the tracks on here are more in a "Hardcore for the dancefloor" vein, some are more surreal and heady - but all are fierce.
Another attempt by us in our mission to spread dark and distorted slow tempo music.
And we sincerly hope you'll enjoy it!

23 tracks, 11-125 BPM, Runtime of 2 hours and 19 minutes.

To find more information about the "Slowcore" genre, check these links:

https://lowentropyproducer.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-slowcore-manifesto.html
https://lowentropyproducer.blogspot.com/2021/08/on-slowcore.html
https://lowentropyproducer.blogspot.com/2021/08/slowcore-records.html
https://lowentropyproducer.blogspot.com/p/slowcore-records.html

Also check Slowcore Compilation Part 1: https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-slowcore-compilation

and Part 2: https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-slowcore-compilation-part-2

Various Artists - The Slowcore Compilation Part 3

01. Is.end - Unforgiven (90 BPM)
02. Der Cherep - And Behold A Pale Horse (125 BPM)
03. Soulkeeper - Time To See The Cunt Doctor (102 BPM)
04. James F - Send The Demon (120 BPM)
05. Bdacid - Sandman (120 BPM)
06. Primitik - Energyze (80 BPM)
07. Der Cherep - In Memory Of The World We Lost (115 BPM)
08. Zak - Welcome To My Cult (120 BPM)
09. Silent Humanity - Abraxas (125 BPM)
10. [E.R.O.C.D.A.E.D] - [M16] (120 BPM)
11. Dedraver - Freezing Point (60 BPM)
12. Plinn 1518 - Putrefied Tank (60-120 BPM)
13. Deadcore - Eden Lake (120 BPM)
14. Zak - Anomaly (100 BPM)
15. Librarium - Death Is Slow (11 BPM)
16. 8hateB - Cheap Apocalypse (120 BPM)
17. Origin Of Styx - Cannabis Indica (80 BPM)
18. The Slowest Trepanator - Codeine Sirup And Antihistamine For Anesthetic (55-110 BPM)
19. Primitik - Dungeon (40 BPM)
20. Soft Ceremony - Changes Will Be Made (16.66 BPM)
21. Autonomaton - Interstellar Screams In The Vacuum (90 BPM)
22. LKPAS - Mixdown (52.5 BPM)
23. (Virginie) Sutures - S(low) Entropy Fukking Core (SΓΆnke Moehl Special Mix) (105 BPM)

Artwork (c) 2022 by Mattia Travaglini Artworks
mattia-travaglini-artworks.myspreadshop.it
contact (mattiadesigner@gmail.com)

The artwork for this release is based on a design for a poster which can be bought at Mattia's spreadshop.

Slowcore 22

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Syntax Error + The Advent Of Acid Remixed


Out now on Bandcamp!
I am happy to have joined forces with the very talented Esther Dune for this EP on the label Spirit Of Progress.
1 original track each by both of us, and 1 remix of the other one's track.
Techno, Hardcore, Acid... but essentially, beyond styles!
Also coming to the relevant online music platforms on November 1st.

Original release info by the label itself:

"SOP 063-1322
Esther Dune / Low Entropy - Syntax Error + The Advent Of Acid Remixed

Welcome Esther Dune, aka Dutch Djane Esther Duijn, who is known for her no-nonsense techno style, and whose skills have taken her as far as playing the legendary Tresor Club and going head to head on a remix EP with DJ Ruffneck.
Here she joins the race with Low Entropy, who himself is actually a part of the techno and acid legacy that Esther relates to. “Syntax Error” kicks off with all the essentials you need – the bang of the bass drum, a rave riff and subtle variation. Low Entropy submits a tighter edit of his 2015 ZUUR track “Advent of Acid”, and both then re-tweak these originals so that the result is a totally coherent EP that goes from A to B – and provides unadulterated fun on the way."

Friday, October 21, 2022

The Last Vigil


There is a new Taciturne vinyl EP - called "The Last Vigil" - to be released soon on Aneurysm Recordings. Essentially the first release with wholly new material by him since 24 years!

I contributed a tribute mix as part of the promotion for this release. The mix is made up of older material by him, taken from many relases, and is in a variety of styles; Hardcore, Industrial, Techno, Ambient...
You can listen to it here:


Also check Taciturne's bandcamp, where you can purchase some of his old EPs and more:


Original info text for the mix:

"Low Entropy gave us an amazing Taciturne's tribute mix to promote the incoming EP.
Downloading and listening are free.... but any support to the label is very welcome.
In this session you will find some Taciturne's classics, many from the Old Bullschitt collections and a track of the new record (try to find it if you can!).
So turn up the volume, play start and enjoy this mix!!!"

Tales Of The 90s Part 1



New Oldschool themed compilation on Gabbaret Records!
With a track by yours truly.

https://gabbaretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gbbr044-tales-of-the-90s-97-98-part-1

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Ecstasy Of Slowcore


Out now on Doomcore Initiative! Including the track "Slowcore Lacrima".

From the release info:
"Low Entropy, always a welcome guest on every label, shares with us six slowcore and doomcore tracks. Slowcore has evolved recently into a well recognizable genre due not only to its natural slowness but also to its esthetic profoundness. Low Entropy adds a layer of sadness with medieval touch into some tracks. Enjoy and stay doomed!"

https://doomcoreinitiative.bandcamp.com/album/act-xii


Sick At Home


Doomcore Records Pod Cast 039 - Clakbastard - Sick At Home

Clakbastard for the third time on the Doomcore Records Pod Cast!
With a set that crosses the boundary between ecstasy-infused Hardcore Techno dancefloor all-nighters and dark, sombre, introverted music. Doomcore introspection and Rave parties united.
So dance till you drop while you enjoy the twisted, surreal atmosphere.

This is truly a nasty, evil, dirty, distorted and grinding sonic attack. Creating a nightmarish trip into your own subconsciousness.
So turn up the volume and enjoy the madness.

Tracklist:

Mascore - Dance with Angel
Darkside vs. Fifth Era - War
Freez-E-Style (Rave Creator) - Enter The Gates Of Darkness
Undercover Anarchist - Ass Off
Pilldriver - Pitch-Hiker
KT-KLIZM - RΓ©sistance Sonore
Not A Dj - Reception Ext Angles
Maud Geffray - Enigma
C-Tank - Fire
Manu le Malin -12.02 (Black Day)
Undercover Anarchist - Didgeridoo
Ascendant Vierge - Influenceur
ChΓ΄KΓ΄ - Spectros
Dr. Macabre - Bio Hazard
Heisa - Zillion Mad Kicks
Speedyq`s - Boob_D_Base
Robbert Latumahina - Retrofix Two

https://hearthis.at/doomcorerecords/doomcore-records-pod-cast-039-clakbastard-sick-at-home/

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Music is my Drugs


Out now! New compilation on Gabbaret Records.
Including a track by yours truly!

https://gabbaretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gbbr041-music-is-my-drugs

Friday, October 14, 2022

An Introduction To Doomcore Records



Doomcore Records will turn 10 years in 2022, and there will be some happenings / releases surrounding this event.
So what better way to begin than with a compilation that serves as an introduction to the label itself?
We picked 7 tracks that in our view showcase Doomcore Records in a very good way. The tracks celebrate the various styles that have found a home on our label - Doomcore (of course!), Techno, Industrial Hardcore, Oldschool, Gabber, Dark Ambient, Experimental and more - and are excellent and well-produced tracks on their own at the same time.
So here you have the haunted sounds of Nkisi, the sheer brutality of Euthanasylum, the phuture sound of Danx, the new style of Naos, the reserved electronics of Aliocha, the bleak spoken word synths of Deep Sphere and InterStella Moonbeam, and the thundering Slowcore of Low Entropy - all joined in one compilation.
Whether you're new to the label and want to check this introduction, or are an old fan and want to appreciate some tracks that are still relevant: just go ahead, you won't regret it!

This release also marks the return of Mattia Travaglini as the designer for our artworks, who had to pause for almost a year, and we are very happy to have him back!

Various Artists - An Introduction To Doomcore Records

1. Naos - Multi-Armed Form
2. Danx - The Afterlife
3. Euthanasylum - Cernnunos (Krampus Edit)
4. Aliocha - Cupidon Is Dead
5. Nkisi - Killer Instincts (Instrumental)
6. Deep Sphere & InterStella Moonbeam - And So It Ends (Vocal Mix)
7. Low Entropy - There Is No Future (Extended Version)

DCR 186

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/an-introduction-to-doomcore-records

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Decayed & Ruined


That was fast! Disrrr whopped up a new album for Omnicore Records - and we think it's even better than the debut!
And the sounds on here *are* fast, too. It's a Breakcore release crossing over into heavy Dub, Industrial, Noize, Dark Ambient, Glitch, and Speedcore. Defined by a very bleak, cold, dark, but beautiful atmosphere throughout these tracks.
This is definitely not some IDM-ish Pop-Breaks album!
Once again, there are plenty of traces of 90s Breakcore influences to be found in here, so if you dug that stuff, you might dig this, too.
And, what we especially liked is that there is a huge focus on beatless, droney, ambient parts, which takes this release very far away from dancey club-friendly Drum'n'Bass etc. stuff.

Here we have music that is contemplative and brutal at the same time.
10 Tracks, 47 Minutes.

Omnicore 15

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/decayed-ruined

Monday, October 10, 2022

DJ Ghost


Doomcore Records Pod Cast 038 - DJ Ghost

We are happy to announce another Doomcore Records Pod Cast, this time by Melbourne-based DJ Ghost.
This is a very eclectic and varied mix - incorporating genres such as Techno, Breaks, Industrial, Doomcore, even Speedcore and more.
Showcasing the vast array of dark, rough electronic music. You can even find some Doomcore Records back catalogue favorites in this mix.
So, if you want to have your brain cleansed and your ears punctured by some twisted and doomed sounds - head right over here!

DJ Ghost Short Bio:

DJ GHOST will bring an experimental style characterised by a grindcore influence, with elements of hardcore, texturing frenetic kicks with lulling melodies, assembling ethereal contexts for deconstructed mixes suitable for clubs and rave spaces.

Unapologetic in his delivery and brutal sound; DJ GHOST comes from social housing and is focusing on developing more spaces for and agencies for new LGBTQIA+ artists and artists living in social or transitional housing. He has played across numerous community radio stations and his music journalism has reached publications in Berlin. He has supported acts as big as Kay Tseng and DJ G2G.

TRACKLIST:

motherless fuck - deli girls
spire - obelisk
void sector (massacre - tapage) - wedlock & comababy
roaming - al.xtc
Modular Mafia - Kaoslog & 7thSense
Synesthesia Symptom - DJ LOSER
The Echoes of the Beyond - Duma
Babim - Rails
Ayahuasca - Hoax23
Shrouded In Ash - Enko
Coma - Middle M
We Got Guns - Disrrr
fallen - enduser
Treading Water - Glitter Strip
ANOTHER TOY - SPEED
Oldschool Project - Roux
Vivement Le March� - Aliocha
The Truth Is Elsewhere - Nkisi
Dissension - Pardonax
Bjork - Fossora
Absorbing Dystopia - TRIS x Reinhaudt
Fracture - DJ Kureneko
Blood In My Mouth - Djrum

https://hearthis.at/doomcorerecords/doomcore-records-pod-cast-038-dj-ghost/

Saturday, October 8, 2022

PCP – Legends In Their Life - The Unofficial Planet Core Productions Book


In 2014 I wrote an unofficial eBook about Planet Core Productions, the label, the artists, etc.
I did a revised edition first in 2021, and I did another one now, and fixed some errors and did some minor changes.

It is also published on archive.org now, where you can read it online, or download it.

https://archive.org/details/pcp-legends-in-their-life-the-unofficial-planet-core-productions-book/


Thursday, October 6, 2022

Malfunction Remix Competition

My album "Malfunction" had a bit of a troubled production history.
After the tracks for my "Anarcho-Psychotic EP" were finished, in early 2002 Christoph Fringeli approached me and asked me if I would be interested to do a 2x12" release for Praxis, that would also be released as a CD, with bonus tracks.
I of course said yes!
Over the next 2 years, multiple times I began working on this album and stopped again, scrapping the unfinished tracks I created because I was not happy with them. I also got distracted by other projects such as working on a sequel to my "Urban Uprising" track.
So eventually, I thought, this won't work this way, so I got up and made a plan, and wrote down exact details for every track I wanted to create.
In Spring 2004, I then set down and created 6 tracks in 6 weeks (and added one 7th track that I actually had finished earlier). This was a bit of a new thing for me, as usually it took me multiple weeks or months to finish a single track alone!
So it was a lot of effort for me to finish everything. I also had to study for a kind of exam at the same time, so I more or less spent the entire days learning, and then working on the tracks. With some minor exceptions, I didn't see friends anymore, didn't go to parties, and so on. Maybe I watched a movie at night now and then, as the last bit of "free time" I saved.
So, after this work, the tracks were finished. I don't think I strayed from the details I set beforehand for the tracks (maybe in one or two very minor things) - yet they sounded quite different to how I imagined them.
But they were okay with me, and Christoph loved them too.
All was set to be released, but then some events in my life happened that prevented the release altogether, which had to do with my interest in occultism and similar things I had at that time. I wrote down that story elsewhere, so there is no place for it here.
Years passed, I slowly walked back into life again, and the tracks lingered on. I even lost them due to hard drive damage once, but 1-2 years later I found a backup of them.
Christoph eventually convinced me that they should be released after all, this time on Praxis Digital.

So they were finally released in Autumn 2018, 16 and a half years after their inception (and 14 years after their creation!).
They quickly became a lot of people's favorite release by me; and they're definitely different from most other stuff I did over the years.

The Low Entropy project turns 25 this year, and in light of this and the things mentioned above, I thought it would be a nice idea to do a remix competition featuring this release.

Low Entropy - Malfunction Remix Competition

I created stems for all tracks from the album.
If you're interested in this project, hit me up and I'll send you a link to the stems.
You can listen to the original tracks here https://praxisrecords.bandcamp.com/album/malfunction-praxis-digital-00101

Rules:

1. You can do the remix in any style you want, Hardcore, Breakcore, Speedcore, Doomcore, Synthwave, Dark Ambient, Chiptune, Accoustic Guitar, whatever, it's your choice, as long as it's a cool track!
2. You can use the stems as you like for the remix, but you don't need to use all, or any; for example you could recreate the melodies with your own software / hardware and add your own sounds, or just use the idea of the track, etc.
3. You can remix more than one track.

4. Deadline for submission is 7.11.2022 (November the 7th, 2022) 11:59 pm. No track will be accepted after that date.
5. The tracks that get accepted will be released on a digital label (likely in a "free or pay what you want" release - profits made will be donated to charity).
6. I don't do mastering for this release, so if you want to have your own track mastered, you have to do it yourself (but it's not necessary).

Contact me at low.entropy.80@gmail.com for the stems, and also send the finished remixes to that address, subject "Malfunction Remix Competition".
Also send me a message if you have any questions about this project etc.

So, for now, I wish you a lot of fun with the tracks, and I hope to hear many interesting sound creations!

Monday, October 3, 2022

DJ Pr8orian


The Doomcore Records Pod Cast continues! With a killer set by DJ Pr8orian, purely done on vinyl.
Expect some crispy Hardcore and Techno with a Doomcore and Industrial vibe.
Relentless dancefloor food, with an apocalpytic twist.
Enjoy!

Tracklisting:

DJ PR8ORIAN

GOD FUCK THE QUEEN

(VINYL SET)

1 Doom HK : Valse Nocturne

2 Cyrilien : The Last Day Trypod remix

3 D Carbone : Back to the empire hardcore

4 Perc : Toxic NRG

5 Somniac one : Midnight intruder

6 EAS : Absolute territory

7 kilbourne : Society scandal

8 Slave to the Society : Path of self destruction (Perc remix)

9 Ayarcana : Laminator

10 Mindustries : Translated vision

11 Mindustries : Struck a nerve

12 Strange Arrival : Planchette

13 Strange Arrival :

Apprehension

14 Armageddon Project & Promo : Diamonds for the pigs

15 Armageddon Project : Blessed by kaos

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Ultra Speedcore Resistance



Out now!
Some very fast, very distorted Hardcore tracks against the rise of fascism in Europe and the world.