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Trancemission over; Transmission begins. Delta Rain Dance is an experimental artist and label project delving into contemplative, and melancholic states, with a record that blissfully glides between ambient, and delicate-percussive, electronic states. A hybrid puzzle of melodic cuts, DJ tools and drum tracks, that can be mixed together to create new amalgamations of the source material.
'Trancemission/Transmission’ showcases a musical narrative that transcends genres and moods, switching between flashes of dubbed techno, abstract percussive electronica, and stark downtempo vibes.
'Trancemission/Transmission’ is a record structured around progressions, heavy on sound design and imagination. It takes the listener into different astral planes, from tranquil moments of temperate melodies, to off-kilter periods of electro. Ghostly radio transmissions, dubbed out Rhodes, underwater frequencies, and broadcasts from beyond the digital ether. It is a modern take on 'Music for Airports', albeit written for a post-millennial audience, one that grew up on Dilla, Vatican Shadow, Grouper and Digital Mystikz. Drum tracks, locked grooves, and sparse sketches of melody and reverb soaked harmonies. Delta Rain Dance has produced a body of work that exists in two halves; the trancemissions operating as celestial, ambient skits; moments of dreamlike serenity, while on the flip, carefully programmed beats infer moments of Detroit, dubstep, and IDM, gently providing the framework to the album’s intricate, grainy basslines, and saturated overtones. The two halves of the record can be mixed together, and like a puzzle that needs to be solved, tracks fit together perfectly, creating an interactive musical game, in which the DJ can create new sonic interpretations of the album.Produced in Berlin.
No samples were used creating this album.
Equipment:
BOSS KM-60 mixer
Siel Cruise
Hohner Electra Piano
Roland R70
MFB-522
AKAI MPC2000xl
MASCHINE MK3
Korg MS2000
Crumar Performer
Fender Rhodes Mk2
multiple effect pedals
Clavia Nord Lead 1
Crumar Roady
field recordings
binaural microphones - Additional Information
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Artist Delta Rain Dance Label Delta Rain Dance Music Format General Vinyl Music Format Specific 12" Genre Ambient / New Age, Electro, Experimental, Techno Release Date 8 Feb 2019 Track 1 Position A1 Track 1 Title Trancemission One Track 1 Preview URL https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/usolnaudiopreviews/DELTA1/A1.+Trancemission+One.mp3 Track 2 Position A2 Track 2 Title Trancemission Two Track 2 Preview URL https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/usolnaudiopreviews/DELTA1/A2.+Trancemission+Two.mp3 Track 3 Position A3 Track 3 Title Trancemission Four Track 3 Preview URL No Track 4 Position A4 Track 4 Title Trancemission Five Track 4 Preview URL https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/usolnaudiopreviews/DELTA1/A4.+Trancemission+Five.mp3 Track 5 Position A5 Track 5 Title Trancemission Ten Track 5 Preview URL https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/usolnaudiopreviews/DELTA1/A5.+Trancemission+Ten.mp3 Track 6 Position A6 Track 6 Title Trancemission Eleven Track 6 Preview URL https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/usolnaudiopreviews/DELTA1/A6.+Trancemission+Eleven.mp3 Track 7 Position B1 Track 7 Title Transmission One Track 7 Preview URL https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/usolnaudiopreviews/DELTA1/B1.+Transmission+One.mp3 Track 8 Position B2 Track 8 Title Transmission Three Track 8 Preview URL https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/usolnaudiopreviews/DELTA1/B2.+Transmission+Three.mp3 Track 9 Position B3 Track 9 Title Transmission Five Track 9 Preview URL https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/usolnaudiopreviews/DELTA1/B3.+Transmission+Five.mp3 Track 10 Position B4 Track 10 Title Transmission Six Track 10 Preview URL https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/usolnaudiopreviews/DELTA1/B4.+Transmission+Six.mp3 Track 11 Position B5 Track 11 Title Transmission Ten Track 11 Preview URL https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/usolnaudiopreviews/DELTA1/B5.+Transmission+Ten.mp3 Track 12 Position No Track12 Title No Track 12 Preview URL No - Reviews
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