{"title":"Infinite Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfinite Machine is an independent record label that was founded in Montreal, Canada. It is currently run by Charlie Juárez, Nicholas James Concklin, and Alin Ceauselu. Although the founder now resides in Mexico, the label's staff is based in New York and Bucharest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on electronic music, Infinite Machine has established itself as a prominent player in the industry. The label prides itself on its diverse roster of talented artists who push boundaries and explore new sonic territories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough their dedication to showcasing innovative sounds and supporting emerging talent, Infinite Machine has gained recognition for their exceptional releases. Their commitment to quality music has made them a go-to destination for fans seeking fresh and cutting-edge tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ehkta","title":"Ehkta","description":"\u003cp\u003eInfinite Machine is proving again it's a label that refuses to sonically sit still. Having released everything from code-based compositions to bass-heavy techno in 2022, the imprint is readying the release of the black metal-tinged Ehkta by Bold Ruin later this month. A musician whose work has been described as 'apocalyptic' more than once, on this new mini-album, the Belgian producer blends field recordings, twisted samples and rave signifiers with an eerie tonality born out of his nocturnal production sessions and time spent absorbing the silence of his studio garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBridging the gap from his previous record to this one, 'Sktone' is a cinematic opener that unfolds like a bad dream in slow motion. Warped samples of Bulgarian choirs glide over synths wired in closed-circuit loops which feed back on themselves, degrading for infinity. Texture and space is added via field recordings of waves crashing over the ruins of Brighton West Pier. This track exemplifies the unexpected influence BOLT RUIN took from the wildlife he witnessed in the garden of his urban studio when working on Ehkta. Adapting to the material at their disposal, weasels and blackbirds create nests from organic waste and human trash - an astute metaphor for the Belgian producer's compositional approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext up, BOLT RUIN drives up the tempo with the rave-ready 'Nehng', where a frenzy of trance arpeggios and frantic drum programming builds and intensifies over its 5-minute duration. Inspired by Yves Klein's 'Leap Into a Void', 'Nehng' definitely evokes that bodily rush of freefalling into the unknown. 'Nehng''s driving rhythm is switched out for the brooding 'Tzarhk' - an ode to the soundtracks of B-movies composed on a vintage Roland SH-2 (a prominent character of the Stranger Things soundtrack). Bold Ruin runs thick, syrupy synth slabs and punishing drum patterns through a rain-soaked limiter the producer found lying on the street by chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother master-class in self-destructive arrangements comes in the form of 'Rfohmdrá' as delicate pianos and synth tones atrophy through daisy chained pedals which erode the signal. Valgeir Sigurðsson's mastering skills shines through here, taking BOLT RUIN's sci-fi-meets-metal sonics and amping them up to a scale on par with the Björk or Ben Frost records he's previously worked on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConceived of as the mirror reflection of the LP's opener, 'Maevr' pushes the approach of 'Sktone' to an even more nightmarish extreme. Embracing chance, the clattering layers of beats are sampled of a knocked mic on a window as BOLT RUIN attempted to capture a recording of rain from his studio. A happy and very effective accident for the foreboding mood of the track!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBold Ruin rounds off Ehkta with 'Ekztamnh'; an ode to that specific sensation of entering through a corridor to a rave and hearing the rumble of a soundsystem from afar. Snarling melodies are run through a reverse granular delay effect which fragments the signal, reverses it and plays them back in irregular order; much like the shattered memories of a late night in a warehouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA musical magpie who finds inspiration in the most unlikely of sources, Ehkta is a restless exploration of salvage-punk aesthetics where doom-laden black metal melodies, amen breaks and an experimental approach to sound design sit in an irregular and uneven musical apocalypse. For fans of Blanck Mass or Caterina Barbieri - this is a must-listen material from a fresh producer establishing himself with a singular musical voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Infinite Machine","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50453925232971,"sku":"2005323","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Ehkta_-_EP_0bad6bdf_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727178874"},{"product_id":"votive","title":"Votive","description":"\u003cp\u003eUK born, Shanghai-based producer SHALT lands on Infinite Machine for a full-length. The album is entitled \u003cem\u003eVotive\u003c\/em\u003e, functioning as an exploration of memory and how, \"over time, recollections of words and meanings become hazy and decayed, in turn taking on new forms and purposes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVotive\u003c\/em\u003e comes from a sense of an offering in 'devotion to a memory'. The offering that \u003cem\u003eVotive\u003c\/em\u003e makes is an overt one, where very little is held back. In this spirit, the album wears emotion on its sleeve: the grooves, the chords, the melodies are big and immediate, especially at the front end of the album. As it progresses and over the second half it draws in on itself, becoming more reflexive but no less sentimental, and a poignant melody or atmosphere is never far at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMangled vocals appear and then recede throughout the proceedings. You’d be mistaken, however, if you thought this provides immediate humanity: the processing and the unintelligible words keep the warmth at arms’ length, as if dealing with ghosts. According to SHALT himself, “words are removed from their original context, given different meaning by recasting the voice into new elements, rather than relying on the original language itself”. Indeed, often, a voice can only barely be made out as such, morphed beyond recognition into a lead synth or an alien texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall, Votive is more cinematic and expansive than any of SHALT’s previous releases, as if the familiar traits and gestures (big square-wave basslines, 3-D IMAX leads) were given free rein and were finally allowed to stretch out to their full potential, freed from the constraints of the dancefloor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Infinite Machine","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":57140967211339,"sku":"R2628-4687","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cover.ki-1_ba9b9f50-8816-4b7f-948f-283a2342deb6.jpg?v=1777308162"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_f513f48b_thumbnail_4096_2ad69ca6-0543-48cd-a0b6-9ad022e12873.jpg?v=1727178854","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/infinite-machine.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}