Unwitch - The Presence | Various Artists

Unwitch - The Presence

by Various Artists

supported by

more...

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

€4.90 EUR or more
Unwitch - The Presence 12" vinyl LEYLAVA005
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
The long awaited vinyl release of Unwitch - The Presence. Pressed on 140 gram vinyl and housed in a reversed board sleeve.

Includes unlimited streaming of Unwitch - The Presence via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out

1.	I Hate Models - Beloved & Damned 08:52	buy track
2.	VSK - Inception 06:07	buy track
3.	Chafik Chennouf & Manni Dee - Hostage to Hope ft. HUREN 06:12	buy track
4.	Parrish Smith - Moshpit 06:02	buy track

about

Leyla Records presents their next VA: Unwitch - The Presence, featuring label regulars and newcomers alike.

Commencing proceedings with an industrial churner is Leyla debutant I Hate Models with 'Beloved & Damned', making use of crunchy drums and concise percussion. The sharp call and response stabs cut through the speakers like shards of glass, acting as a hook for the listener as the reduced tempo slugs and punches along.

47 regular and Scalameriya collaborator VSK provides a solid A2 with 'Inception'. Rolling drums and impressive sound design create a concrete wall of sound, dense in detail and off-kilter percussion. Ominous drones and one-shots marry together to produce a polyrhythmic feel, pushing and pulling the listener between aggressive propulsion and elongated pads.

The B-Side gets underway with an interesting first time collaboration between Chafik Chennouf (Leyla, Opal Tapes), Manni Dee (Tresor, Perc Trax), and Huren (Zhark, AMOK Tapes), crossing borders and styles to produce a broken-beat punk infused techno track. The sardonic vocals from Huren channel aggression, mocking the state of the scene, consumerism and exploitation. Chennouf and Dee collaborate to produce an acid infused roller, with halftime percussion and distorted kicks, backed with field recordings from Chennouf's visits to Morocco.

Fresh of the back of releases on L.I.E.S and Dekmantal UFO Series, Parrish Smith closes proceedings with 'Moshpit'. Grinding kicks and percussion establish a strong groove before shrill tones take the fore, eventually forming a quasi-melody. Drum breaks are utilised intelligently to propel things forward, with thick snares landing on the two and four, locking the groove together. Rave synths and detuned samples elevate the track to new heights, closing out the compilation with as many memorable elements as it started with.

credits

released October 19, 2018

Mastering by Simon Davey, London, 2018.
Tracks selection by Chafik Chennouf, Amsterdam, 2018.
Artwork by Marcin Nagraba
Additional artwork by Peter van Langen
Cat. No. LEYLAVA005 – all rights reserved
℗ & © 2018 Leyla Records

license

about

Leyla Records Amsterdam, Netherlands

contact / help

Contact Leyla Records

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Report this album or account

If you like Unwitch - The Presence, you may also like:

Spreading Plague
by I Hate Models

supported by 28 fans who also own “Unwitch - The Presence”

I require more of this Jimmy Underwood
go to album
Hellzone Megapunk EP
by Scalameriya

supported by 27 fans who also own “Unwitch - The Presence”

Must have - I adore everything Scalameriya Henjo Techno Show
go to album
Everyone's Replaceable Now
by Manni Dee

supported by 26 fans who also own “Unwitch - The Presence”

比较相见恨晚的一张，拯救我通勤的无聊。 this is insane，i love this one! panzersnail_蜗牛
go to album
VA Fundraiser Album: Human Rhythms Vol. 1
by Milka

Electronic musicians across the world can be found on this cancer awareness benefit compilation by Mika. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 8, 2021
go to album
Glass
by Illum Sphere

Illum Sphere doubles down on darkness on “Glass,” writing spacious electronic songs that are blanketed in fog. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 29, 2016
go to album
Second Sight
by Illum Sphere

A shot of doomy darkness from Ninja Tune, the new 12" from Illum Sphere, draws on the sound of early industrial to menacing results. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 19, 2016
go to album
Hyperlink / London Isn't England Remixed (TPTX002)
by Perc / Manni Dee

supported by 26 fans who also own “Unwitch - The Presence”

That Tymon remix just murders me every time. Adrian Rowe
go to album