FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Environments 12 is a new, speculative addition to the once-popular Environments series: a sequence of 11 records released between 1969 and 1979 that anticipated a mass-market in mood-altering nature recordings. Now, in the era of planetary scale computation, it is the ...
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RESLP038 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Mariano Melo, aka Marian Sarine, is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist based in São Paulo, specialising in percussion and drums. Known for his drumming with the band DEAFKIDS and his solo work as Sarine, Mariano's latest album, "Asas Terenas," features his first ...
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RESLP034 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"When the performance group LIGNA approached me in 2012 to compose music for a play based on Rudolf von Laban's revolutionary kinetic theories and so-called 'Bewegungschöre' (movement choirs), I thought of a soundtrack that would be both rhythmically engaging, abstract ...
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RESLP040 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"As I sit down to pen these words for Stilluppsteypa's latest vinyl release on the enigmatic Futura Resistenza label, I find myself jumping back a year or two, reminded of the profound impact this Icelandic ensemble has had on the northern landscape of experimental arts ...
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RESLP036 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Although Berlin-based musical seekers Jules Reidy and Sam Dunscombe are friends who've worked together in numerous contexts over the last decade or so, Edge Games is their first, long overdue collaborative album. Over two expansive, mind-bending excursions the former's ...
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RESLP029 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"The first few minutes of '3 × hullo, hullo' sound like a little mole creeping up through the soil. The little thing hoes and scoops up some sand, building a small pile of dirt. But then, anger... because this drives them mad-those who want their lawns clean and ...
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RESLP035 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

special offer - "Dialogues and shadows, the second recording by the duo of Gonçalo Almeida and Pierre Bastien emanates a distinct and intriguing sound from the beginning, inducing our listening toward a world that goes way beyond a succession of notes and timbres. We ...
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RESLP024 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"It was the lonely, overwhelming early days of the pandemic. Topu Lyo was living in Georgia, feeling distant from his home in New York City, and Salenta De Badisdenne was in Wisconsin helping an elderly relative. When Topu sent Salenta the files of Moon Set, Moon Rise, ...
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RESLP021 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"The sonic alchemy of rotating objects is the focus of a substantial part of Trobollowitsch's curiosity. Around 2020, one such object was set up inside the Kleiner Wasserspeicher in Berlin: a sound installation based on a turntable 2 meters in diameter. The music ...
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RESLP033 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"The sonic alchemy of rotating objects is the focus of a substantial part of Trobollowitsch's curiosity. Around 2020, one such object was set up inside the Kleiner Wasserspeicher in Berlin: a sound installation based on a turntable 2 meters in diameter. The music ...
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RESLP030 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"When the first cameras were introduced, some people were terrified the machine would steal their soul and refused to be photographed. A similar fear appeared when early sound recording technologies came about. To record the human voice meant: to split it from the ...
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RESLP031 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"What is - or rather: what could be - a "Pruttipal Index"? In books, libraries and databases, an index is usually a concise overview or inventory. It suggests that this album could be a mini-encyclopedia of the work of its makers. In economics, indexes are measurements ...
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RESCD002 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Christof Migone's 'Wet Water (Let's Dance)' immerses you in a mysterious soundscape, characterised by electronic noise and watery flows. Each piece explores inarticulation and the struggle to communicate, challenging traditional notions of sound and language. In the ...
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RESCD006 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Arthur Chambry is a mysterious troubadour, walking the artistic crossroads of sound, poetry and theatre. Using a wide range of personalised gear to compose music, his is a viral energy: hiding and showing off behind the unexpected, playing gut-vibrating frequencies ...
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RESLP026 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Futura Resistenza is pleased to present the latest release from the prolific, restlessly creative composer-performer Anthony Pateras, two side-long pieces - one performed by Callum G'Froerer on double-bell trumpet, the other sung by Clara La Licata - in which soloists ...
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RESLP016 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Arthur Chambry is a mysterious troubadour, walking the artistic crossroads of sound, poetry and theatre. Using a wide range of personalised gear to compose music, his is a viral energy: hiding and showing off behind the unexpected, playing gut-vibrating frequencies ...
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RESLP025 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Roger 3000 is a painter and a musician from Brussels, Belgium. Rest En Vie follows his 2020 release on his own imprint Tundra Records, Fiftine. His first solo EP, UFO Love Letters, was released by JJ Funhouse in 2014, followed by a contribution to Ekster's 2017 ...
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RESLP019 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Renowned for her percussion genius, Limpe Fuchs surprises with a rare venture into her classical roots - the piano. Despite her extensive musical career, documented piano performances have been scarce until now. In this album she transcends time and expectation, diving ...
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RESLP022 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Melancholic guitar songs made of endless loops in D minor, overlaid with crooked voices. This 7-inch single is a product of a couple of recording sessions during some dark and misty, bone chilling nights in Finland and a sweaty, hot summer's day in Rotterdam in 2019. ...
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RES7001 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Efrain Rozas is a Peruvian musician / researcher, specialized in the combination of new technologies and Latin American genres. He holds a PhD in composition and ethnomusicology at New York University, funded by the McCracken fellowship. He has published the book / ...
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RESLP002 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Tunes & Scenery (Hard To Whistle) is an adventurous and quite unique work that was originally recorded on an analog four-track in 1983 by the young visual artist and musician Jacques van Erven. The album brings together the surprising combination of analog ...
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RESLP001 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"Studies / Studien / Etudes' is a collection of pieces on synth by Rotterdam-based artist Joost M. de Jong jr., inspired by the first wave of Krautrock, Wendy Carlos and straight-to-VHS soundtracks. His music is both abstract and melodic, playful and austere, highly ...
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RESLP004 | FUTURA RESISTENZA

"It would be hard to find a better soundtrack for these uncertain times than multidisciplinary artist Viktor Timofeev's latest record Exocursion. In terms of composition and sound design, the album is a progression from his earlier efforts GIVE_HEALTH999 and the ...
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RESLP007 | FUTURA RESISTENZA