Derlich: Affirmative

Limited edition of 200 copies on white vinyl with four remixes of Solaris from the Ciclop EP - Zhark 0004 - by Kareem from 1997.Kareem revisits his own track on the A1, followed by Orphx, the other side features remixes by Rrose and SHXCXCHCXSH.

FIRST STRIKE of TRSSX, co-founder of the Wodawater label and Glasgow’s underground club EXIT on ZHARK.  An amalgamation of harmonic distortion and gruelling modular signals recorded live to embrace rawness and throw you off balance. Divergence versus sameness.Incongruity versus equilibrium Tautology versus chaos.

The Music for this release was a process of literal Catharsis, a purging of a build up of negative thoughts and emotions, but the music is also designed to be confrontational. The intent is to challenge mediocrity, to ask questions about the whole notion of techno as merely a form of debauched escapism. The music also asks questions about destructiveness and apathy. The aim is for something with meaning, as opposed to transience. Our demons are your contentments” <iframe style="border: 0; width: 480px; height: 600px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3586373925/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e32c14/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://catharsis666.bandcamp.com/album/a-purging-of-demons">A Purging of Demons by Catharsis</a></iframe>

Kareem on his own Zhark imprint with a more slowed down instrumental hip hop approach, something that in the past was usually reserved for the Ramadan sublabel. Nice atmospheres and rhythms, album length (with extra tracks on the digital version).

With Resistance Belgium based Derlich presents his severly stripped down to its essence technoid visions. In avoidance of any irrelevant superstructures RESISTANCE delivers 6 equaly effective Tools ranging from ritual aesthetics with evolving rhythms and variations to unexpected heavy punches and deeply embeded obscurity reminiscent of the early Zhark releases. Derlich erradicates the lines in genres as industrial, Underground Techno and Dark Ambient Minimalism, heavy strokes clarifies the abstraction of modern life. His passion for art, derelict dark landscapes, and abandoned locations feeds the inspiration to work in his shadowy area of electronic music.

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