Beyond Boundaries, eleven

Beyond Boundaries is a 10-track playlist aiming to feature 10 “out-of-the-box”, outstanding gems! Not exactly unclassified, but certainly unique and uncommon.

“Sound Explorer”: Christos Doukakis

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Seine & Mauvais

(idm, glitch, experimental)

Quick pitch: Idm glitch from outer space with fre(ak)e jazz influences….

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A Sea of Dead Trees

(post-rock, folk, doom metal)

Quick pitch: One man band from Glasgow, specialising in Doomy Shoegaze with folk & post-rock elements…

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JAF 34

(post-rock, ambient)

Quick pitch: Post-rock/ambient with some real heart, lost in the “social media emptiness”. A must-watch video!

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drosophila

(glitch, experimental, drum & bass)

Quick pitch: “The Auditors” uses a 3:3:2 d’n’b pulse, accoustic source material and generative sequencing to construct a tense and moody beat with a strong narrative.

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Freakin’ Disco

(electronic, jazz, techno)

Quick pitch: The music blends the precision of electronic music with improvisative jazz elements, in the triangle of electronica, space music and techno.

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Lichtriss

(dark ambient, drone)

Quick pitch: Intense & cinematic dark ambient gem with drone elements from Austrian artist Lichtriss.

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Àbáse

(smooth jazz)

Quick pitch: Hungarian jazz collaborative project Àbáse live track “Align” featuring French/Nigerian artist and FKJ / Darius collaborator Wayne Snow.

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Unpleasantville

(experimental, trip-hop, sound samples)

Quick pitch: Unpleasantville (Kim Halliday) has created the perfect soundtrack to the impending chaos.

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OTOs

(jazz, classical)

Quick pitch: OTOs is a musical performance duo of pianist “OHJI” and zendrumer “puloco”. They write and perform music based on classical, jazz, country, rock, world music and so on.

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Jan Roth

(jazz, piano solo, instrumental)

Quick pitch: The earth swings through space. Seen from here the sun rises and sets, music is in the air, lovers love, food is ready. And Jan Roth – the grand seigneur of cultivated understatement? Four aces fall out of his jacket.