Akkord

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FACT mix 421 - Akkord (Jan '14)

Originally designed as an anonymous project – though Akkord’s identity was eventually revealed as Apollo-associated producers Synkro and Indigo – Akkord introduced themselves with a brace of self-released 12″s in 2012. In truth, it felt like the group hadn’t found their identity at that point: those singles took cues from some of the underground’s most hyped acts (James Blake, Burial, Instra:mental) but although the surgical approach Akkord took to incorporating those acts’ characteristics was impressive, it didn’t exactly feel new – especially when presented anon.

Fast-forward a year, however, and the group’s self-titled album and preceding Navigate EP are doing serious damage. Precision-tooled music that draws from drum’n'bass, techno, Autechre and dubstep without ever quite feeling like it’s conforming to one genre, Akkord may have been overshadowed by the group’s labelmate Special Request in the publicity stakes, but it’s proving to be one of Fabric’s Houndstooth label’s sharpest moves.

Tool aside, there’s few surprises in the track list for Akkord’s FACT mix – let’s face it, it makes total sense that the group are fans of Muslimgauze, Andy Stott, ASC, Xhin and Felix K – but the way that it’s presented, with these tracks forming a whole like melted-down metals, is seriously something. It really feels like an extension of the album – download it now.

Track list:
01. Tool – Aenima
02. Muslimgauze – 8am, Tel Aviv, Islamic Jihad
03. Montalk – 54562
04. ENA – Decoding Method
05. ASC – Reconfig
06. Black Amiga – Crayola
07. Akkord – Folded Edge
08. The Machine – Track ll
09. Talk In Silence – Send Them Out
10. Xhin – Curtain Cloud / Biosphere – Meltwater
11. Bleaching Agent – Eksand
12. Andy Stott – Up The Box
13. Drumcell – Disturbance (Tommy Four Seven Remix)
14. Caski – Elephant Tribe (Troy Gunner Remix)
15. Akkord – Gradient
16. Fearful – Untitled
17. Montalk – Nocturnal
18. Felix K – Flowers Of Destruction #7
19. Emptyset – Order
20. Lakker – Mausoleum
21. Demdike Stare – Primitive Equations / Burial – Untitled
22. Akkord – Destruction (Special Request VIP)

Episode 67: Subvert Sessions Podcast | 170BPM [December 2013]

Episode 67 - more weird scenes into the deep and often mind-bending drum and bass goldmine. This time around, 19 melodic pop futurism from our favourite producers Kid Drama, Machinedrum, HijaQ, Synkro, Blu Mar Ten and many more. Enjoy the episode, and the festive season.

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Track list:

01. Machinedrum - Knowfuture [FREE]
02. Kid Drama - In Mind [Exit]
03. Kid Drama - What Do You See [Exit]
04. Homemade Weapons - The Gauntlet Amen [Samurai Music]
05. Blu Mar Ten - Thin Air (featuring Robert Manos and Yosebu) [BMT Music]
06. Homemade Weapons - Delorean [Samurai Music]
07. Gremlinz, The Untouchables and Rumbleton - Apache [Samurai Music]
08. Gremlinz - Mu-onna [Samurai Music]
09. Dom and Roland - Unofficial Jah [Metalheadz]
10. Blu Mar Ten - Hunter (featuring Seba) [BMT Music]
11. ASC and Synkro - Borderline [Auxiliary]
12. Cutwork, Bulb and Julia Marks - Against The Grain [Occulti Music]
13. Keeno - Golden Light [Med School]
14. Hidden Element and Liquid Break - We Have Our Own Atmosphere (W.H.O.O.A.) [Translation Digital]
15. HijaQ - Pond [FREE]
16. HijaQ - Coma [FREE]
17. Synkro - Lost Here (featuring Robert Manos) [Apollo]
18. Indigo - Spirit Of The Winds (with Versa) [Samurai Red Seal]
19. Akkord - Channel Drift [Houndstooth]

Time: 64:23
Recorded: Dec 14 2013
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RA.372 Akkord

It's been revealed that the Akkord project is headed up by Synkro & Indigo, which, if you're familiar with their music, makes total sense. Both solo and in tandem, Joe McBride and Liam Blackburn have spent the past five years turning out intelligently crafted bass music in a variety of vibrant shades. The Akkord name has similarly grown to be associated with complex rhythms and imposing bass weight. The journey began in 2012 with a couple of limited-run vinyl releases and continued with Navigate, a standout four-track EP for Houndstooth, the high-flying label venture from London venue Fabric. That release's title track is a good place to get a handle on Akkord: the mood is cold but engaging, and its clever drum programming puts it at an intersection between techno, bass music and IDM.

In THIS interview, an Akkord album is the works for Houndstooth, but ahead of that release we get RA.372, a near hour-long exploration of the duo's thrilling vision of club music.

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Track list:

01 - Synth Sense - Corrosion [Forthcoming Samurai Horo]
02 - Alva Noto - Uni Dia [Raster-Noton]
03 - Edmondson - Authentic [Forthcoming Mindset / Emf]
04 - Szare - Leaning Towers Of Concrete (ASC Remix) [Forthcoming Mindset]
05 - Stickman - The Dogs Dead [Forthcoming Mindset / Emf]
06 - Emptyset - Point [Subtext]
07 - Alex Smoke - Dust (Tessela Remix) [Forthcoming R&S]
08 - Edmondson - Mango [Forthcoming Mindset / Emf]
09 - Akkord - Navigate [Houndstooth]
10 - Plastikman - Ask Yourself [NovaMute]
11 - Toasty - Like Sun [Hotflush]
12 - Acre - Symbols [Dub]
13 - Edmondson - Junot [Forthcoming Mindset / Emf]
14 - Akkord - Destruction [Houndstooth]
15 - Biome - Far East [Forthcoming Mindset / Emf]
16 - Akkord - Untitled [Forthcoming Houndstooth]
17 - Dj Distance - Dark Crystal [Boka]
18 - Akkord - Compound [Houndstooth]
19 - Kode9 - Stalker [Hyperdub]
20 - Stickman & Kapture - Big Boss Beat [Dub]
21 - Wen - Its A lot [Dub]
22 - Akkord - Untitled [Forthcoming Houndstooth]

Episode 47: Subvert Sessions Podcast | 170BPM Mix [August 2012]

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Track list:

01. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (Marcus Intalex Remix) [Soul:R]
02. Minor Rain - In My Place [Rotation Deep]
03. Indigo - Symbol #7.1 [Auxiliary Symbol]
04. Zul + Diphasic - Distractions [unreleased]
05. HijaQ - We Need To Do One Thing Before We Fade [Something Deep]
06. ASC - Prometheus [Samurai Red Seal]
07. Silence Groove - Carried By The Clouds [Offworld]
08. Cursa - Ivory [Buried Audio]
09. Ivax - White Lilies, Your Eyes (Bulb 2012 Edit) [FREE]
10. Get People - Something Better (dBridge Remix) [FREE]
11. Blu Mar Ten featuring Stray - Blind Soul (BCee Remix) [Blu Mar Ten]
12. Tomahawk - Until Dawn [Hospital]
13. Nu:Tone - Breathless [Hospital]
14. Heavy1 - The Light Upon My Road (instrumental) [Rubik]
15. SpectraSoul - Away With Me (Calibre Remix) [Shogun Audio]
16. Quantax + Shookz - The Warning [Flexout Audio]
17. Mode - The Abyss (Sam KDC's Acid Dub Re-Think) [The Crescent]
18. Diphasic - Night On The Sun [Danger Chamber]
19. Need For Mirrors - Fabric [Zoltar]
20. Doc Scott - Swarm [Metalheadz]
21. Bulb - Buried Future [Silk]
22. Akkord - Nexus [Akkord]
23. Kiyoko - Rainfall [Auxiliary]

Recorded: 20 Aug 2012
Time: 56:47