“𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙳𝙾𝙽’𝚃 𝙱𝙴𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙴 𝙰 𝚂𝙿𝙴𝙲𝙸𝙰𝙻𝙸𝚂𝚃 𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁𝙽𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃. 📈

presenting ‘𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬’, the super-stacked follow-up to 2019’s ‘drug full of remixes’ fan-remix project – this time around, we’re showcasing the crème de la crème of remixes of “climbing the corporate ladder” (arguably the most popular nmesh track of the past decade.)

this team of audacious audio architects has outdone themselves, generating exceptional synergies and maximizing shareholder enjoyment throughout the fiscal year of 2022 – rest assured, the results of this creative collaboration are positively reflected on the balance sheet – we extend our heartfelt appreciation to all the talented producers whose remixes, though not featured, contributed to the monumental pool of submissions.

brace yourselves for an auditory odyssey, as we embark on this exhilarating ascent to the summit of corporate success!

💸 for those who choose to purchase this release, all proceeds will go to 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘𝟮𝟬𝟰𝟬 ” – Nmesh

“Fans, peers, and proper legends have a go at one of the most deranged and colossal Nmesh tracks in recent history – no holds barred – results vary drastically – i can’t believe i still have say this, but 𝒫𝐿𝐸𝒜𝒮𝐸 𝐸𝒩𝒥𝒪𝒴 𝑅𝐸𝒮𝒫𝒪𝒩𝒮𝐼𝐵𝐿𝒴.” – NMESH

A lovely review of the cubus remix by listencorp:

“We end with Cubus. A grey fog falls over us as we lay bruised and beaten by all the tracks before. Flashes appear all around us, but the layer of echoed sound shrouds like fog and does not permit us to see the full form of anything. An austere take on Nmesh’s original, we find ourselves adrift. Not tripping out in any immediate or intense way, but awash with ethereal plumes of grey nothingness. Certain tones and sounds hang in the air in front of us. It becomes impossible to identify melody from percussion. The artist’s employed in this remix compilation have made it their duty to stretch the boundaries of the source material so far, that the final take on the track is unbelievably poignant and affecting. Much like Drohnwerks remix, its difficult to identify what was used from Mall Full of Drugs in this track. But the boundless chasm that is enshrined before us is the perfect closer to a perfect journey.”

Album available here – https://nmesh.bandcamp.com/album/drug-full-of-remixes

Finally something new from cubus ! The duo of Dimitris Avramidis and Ross Baker, better known as Middlemarch, join the Carpe Sonum roster after the quietly devastating Wolf Hall, issued on Time Released Sound in 2014. This disc of remixes retains the magisterial heft and splendor of that sterling debut, with all the album’s participants building on the duo’s template while adding numerous idiosyncratic touches of their own. The opening “Visitation”, strangely enough, doesn’t really prepare you for the detached, pixillated sparsescape of “The Dead Complain of their Burial” but its cinematic vocabulary is as revealing in its own atmospheric way as its predecessor. Across the record’s timespan, the collective of remixers that includes Mick Chillage, Maps and Diagrams, Darren McClure, Ambidextrous, Neotropic, Off Land, and others wrestle with the duo’s blossoming & Budd-ing tendencies, reflecting the subtly shifting piano motifs and flurrying electronic textures in their own inimitable fashion. Chillage especially shines, as his interpretation of “A Painter’s Eye” is a thing of regal beauty. Neotropic’s post-classical side is also especially notable, as her version of “Visitation” channels a strange, quasi-glitchy/ivory-tickled hybrid, maximizing a myriad of odd warbles and Derbyshire-esque touches to produce over six minutes of pure pleasure. So rarely do remix albums succeed on their own merits; here’s one where the sum easily transcends its component parts, setting a new gold standard by which successive others will no doubt be judged.

The remix album can be streamed and purchased here – https://middlemarch.bandcamp.com/

Memories Overlooked: A Tribute To The Caretaker”, is a collaborative effort of over 90 artists (including a new one from cubus), paying tribute to the visionary works of Leyland Kirby — in particular his Caretaker project, a long-running ambient affair exploring memory, nostalgia, and more recently, the effects of dementia. In proper fashion, this compilation was diagnosed with having early onset dementia, and is mixed and arranged in accordance with the advancement of the disease. Every passing hour, to quote Mr. Kirby in regards to his ‘Everywhere At The End Of Time’ series, “will reveal new points of progression, loss and disintegration. Progressively falling further and further towards the abyss of complete memory loss and nothingness.” The project began as a compilation for the fans, by the fans – yet upon receiving numerous submissions from artists whose family members had battled with dementia, it seemed to take on a more meaningful purpose.

100% of the digital proceeds of this compilation will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org), who for 37 years, have been advancing research to end Alzheimer’s and dementia while enhancing care for those living with the disease. The prestigious No Problema Tapes will be releasing an exclusive run of 4x cassette box sets before the end of the year. (stay sharp…)

Tonight, let’s all raise a golden drink to Leyland Kirby, aka The Caretaker. We know the score.

Listen and download here – https://caretakertribute.bandcamp.com/

A new WATMM compilation for 2017 based on the theme ‘Wearing Headphones without Listening to Anything’ has been released today, with a brand spanking new and exclusive cubus track, spectrally composed by eye (and finished off by ear). Download the album for free here: cytoplantastic.bandcamp.com

The digital version of the Byzantium compilation is now available for pre-order on bandcamp, with a tape version to follow shortly afterwards. Further details including full track previews available here: https://desolatepresents.bandcamp.com/

After much anticipation Touched Music has finally put out a new compilation titled ‘Touched 3’. The mammoth release contains 417 tracks, with some of the world’s most prominent electronic artists featured.

808 State, Amon Tobin, Autechre, Bibio, (cubus!), CJ Bolland, Future Sound Of London, Holly Herndon, Mark Broom, Mr Signout, Nils Frahm and Plaid represent a fraction of the wealth of talent featured on ‘Touched 3’.

All proceeds will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support, a cause that Touch has already raised over £38,000 for since its launch in late 2013.

Speaking about the project, label founder Martin Boulton said: “After three years of running Touched, ‘Touched 3’ is the biggest and (I think) the best release to date. I’ve been overwhelmed from the start with the support and kindness of everyone who has contributed to, and been touched by, Touched Music. Not only can people feel good from giving to charity, they get a shitload of top tunes – a win-win in my book. Music can make a difference.”

(original words from Patrick Hinton of Mixmag.net)

Download here: https://touched.bandcamp.com/album/touched-3

More albums and EPs added to the discography section including previously unreleased stuff. Go get it sister: https://www.ilovecubus.co.uk/v3/discography/

After 8 long years the precariously cobbled-together-Drupal-botch-job incarnation of the site is now no more. All hail the new less precarious-botch-job-ness !

To celebrate, here’s a mixset I got asked to be a guest on last week, chat about all things cubus-y  and WATMM-y: 

The annual most IDM competition on watmm.com has chosen a large volcano on Mars as this year’s winner, and asked for contributions in tribute to the 25km beast.

Tracklisting:

Tricone – Mars Base Night Watch (05:07)
Northern Plastics – When the Red Dust Clears (03:04)
Grain Bastard – 72 Pascal (03:01)
Nimajeb – Omon (08:08)
Sweguno – Psalm of the Polypheme (06:58)
Grain Bastard – Tumbling Red Tragments (03:00)
kamulja – sherpa (01:52)
Zephyr Nova – Ascending Olympus (04:56)
Zephyr Nova – Red Majestic (04:20)
Raccoon Acid – Tharsis Bulge (03:45)
cubus – Nix Limpus (12:14)
iteritinerant – scarpfall (03:51)
Embers Lucent – Hypoxic Ascent (Venture Beyond…) [Excerpt] (10:21)

Downloadable for free on bandcamp here – Clickedy click face