RSS at ART3F, Live DJ Set by PASSWAR D, Cannes, May 2019

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RSS had the chance to record some great shows during various art fairs in 2019 and we are sharing with you one of our favorite ones. Please enjoy the supersonic storytelling by our very own Passwar D, recorded live in Cannes, May, 2019. 

THE TRACKLIST |

DJ Koze - Intro [Pampa Records] Berlin
Jonasclean - Jc 017 [Pure Moment Records] Istanbul 
Mirko Loko - Radio Vini [Cadenza Music] Vernier 
Shakarchi & Stranéus - The Return of Uncle Benon [Studio Barnhus] Stockholm
Mirko Loko - Radio Vini [Cadenza Music] Vernier 
Popnoname - Anna [Stereo Deluxe] Berlin 
Nozinja - Tsekeleke [Warp Records] London
Mirko Loko - Radio Vini [Cadenza Music] Vernier 
Rionegro - Carruseles [Comme] Berlin
Roisin Murphy - Jealousy (Timo Maas & James Teej's 'Machina' Mix) [Crosstown Rebels] London
Radio Slave - Children of the E (South London Mix) [Running Back Records] Frankfurt
Whirlpool Productions - From: Disco To: Disco (Wighnomys Mittmikks Remikks) [Great Stuff] Munich

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Immersion, Remembering José Padilla

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José Padilla has been a constant inspiration for all of us here at DJSD. His ability to use a wide range of styles of music to tell a sonic story that expands hours at a time was a pure gift. The key architect of "Balearic beat", Padilla popularized the upbeat form of electronic dance music through his live DJ sets and the releases of the infamous Café del Mar compilation series. This chill, soulful, yet groovy, and optimistic vibe feels like a breath of fresh air in 2020 when many have a weight of a thousand tons on the shoulders.

Unfortunately, on October 18th, it came the sudden news that José Padilla had passed away at the age of 64 in Ibiza. This saddens us all. It is only days after the arrival of the news, we start to think about how we can pay tribute to Padilla.

Back in 2003, Velizar in the mix was the resident DJ at Midway, New York. The spirit at the time called for freestyle expressions, which reflected itself in New York's club culture. After a long night of techno and house, Velizar would often entertain the inner cycle with an early morning sunrise set. It was an intimate, personal, and meandering after party, and very much in the spirit of the Balearic Beat. As put by Mixmag in July 1990, "What the 'Balearic concept' has taught us is that it doesn't matter what genre the track falls into, as long as the beat 'n' groove move the feet and what's on top of 'em is pleasing to the ear." It was a pure expression.

We dug into our archives and found one recording from those early morning sessions, titled Immersion. It feels appropriate to re-introduce it as our way to pay respect to José Padilla, the Godfather of Chillout. His style of music has made the idea of sunset and sunrise such beautiful memories for people. We hope that Immersion will remind all of us of his legacy and what beautifully crafted music story can bring to us.

R.I.P.  José Padilla.

THE TRACKLIST |

Eugenia Manolidou - Hymn To The Moon 
Pressure Drop ‎– Elusive 
Rodrieg Ensemble - Bacio
Lustral - Everytime (A Man Called Adam's Mix)
Pink Martini - La soledad
Kayah & Goran Bregovic - Tabakiera
Grace Jones - Strange
Todor Kolev - Golemi I Malki
Erica Jennings - It's A Lovely Day
José Padilla - Bosaxi (Touched Mix)
Zohar - Byzantine
Nina Simone - Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (Jaffa Remix)

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Passwar D - Alien Pets (Break Mix)

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For the fourth and the final teaser before the official worldwide release, the cosmic frequency creature Passwar D remixed Alien Pets from his debut album “Personal Cosmology” with a melange of sounds, effects, textures and rhythms that reflected his bewildered curiosities on the world around him.

Groovy and minimal, Alien Pets (Break Mix) combines drum beats with abstract modular synths, transforming the track into a textural aura of lights. The deliberate application of white noise as the leading sound effect is a challenge Passwar D set for himself. 

“ I was eager to push the possibilities when using effects that are as popular as white noise. Will there be any new territories I can reach? Can I introduce something interesting? I was not sure, although the idea thrilled me.” 


The less-than two and half minutes mix is indeed a fine study on sound experimentation. It successfully married a dope head-nodding beat structure with a cosmically atmospheric ambiance all while keeping the listeners wanting more.

“If you listen to the original mix first, then this one, I think you will get a sense that I am making some sort of journey and this imaginary yet unknown journey is not over at the end of track. It feels there should be more places to go to... Perhaps, there will be more to come… perhaps, in the end, there will be this mega track that combines all the remixes … The possibilities end when the imagination stops”  Passwar D chuckled. 

  To be continued … 

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Passwar D - Reasons vs Impulse (Church Techno Mix)

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This month, the alien frequency creature Passwar D is back at it again. Reason vs Impulse, his third single release from the debut album "Personal Cosmology", is an experimental sound voyage of techno and electronica. It juxtaposes the beats of the classic 808 drum machine with the mystical and magnificent sounds of the church pipe organ. A TB303 bass riff is introduced as a surprise in the middle section. Liquified and distorted with the peculiar synth effects, it further intensifies this techno saga and ushers the listeners into a spatial vacuum with an increasingly heightened sense of euphoria.

Scheduled to be released on August 7th, one day before Roland 808’s 40 anniversary, Reason vs Impulse is a 3 1/2 minute celebratory tribute to this classic drum machine. The recording provides a passage to the captivating explorations into the 808's robotic and spacey sounds. And this time, it is to accompany the highly synthesized and sometimes distorted melodies.

Exemplifying Taro (Roland's founder) and his philosophy in simplicity, the track’s schematic approach in structure and instrumentation is intentional. Using the drum machine in its purest form allows Passwar D to focus on applying multi-dimensional dynamics to the synth melody lines. First, the drum beats kick off the track. Then, the melodic sounding of the pipe organ takes the center stage. The melodic line morphs itself throughout the track until the end when the steadfast beats of 808 re-emerge from the background and end the piece with its distinctive sound.

Reasons vs Impulse is Passwar D's attempt to apply the foundation of simplicity in his music-making. It is about leveraging systematic reasoning to guide humanistically impulsive tendencies. Ikutaro Kakehashi, aka Taro, had the vision to create electronic musical instruments that were easy and simple to use. And, he built one of the best companies in the world for that. Passwar D, deeply inspired by Taro's disciplines, applied his principle in simplicity to his usage of 808 drum machine. Yet at the same time, he managed to successfully unleash his very strong inclination toward human impulsiveness. 

"I wanted to strike a balance. I want to use this drum machine the way it is without embellishments. Then, I want something really out there. Something very impulsive. No reason. No logic. Purely visceral. So, there came the idea of pairing church organ with Roland 808".

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Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show, EPS.0q1m by PASSWAR D

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE |

DJSD (the DJ’s Daughter) is welcoming Passwardy back to the Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show to continue on his sonic adventure from the previous episode. Shortly after recording his live set here at the radio show, Passwardy traveled to Shanghai for some gigs, unknowingly walking right into the world’s first Covid-19 epicenter. Unable to get back to the US as planned, Passwardy utilized this quarantine time to conjure up his very first Album “Personal Cosmology” (coming soon) and some awesome mixes.

Strangely for Passwardy, being alone in an unknown city for a prolonged period without the option of getting out proved to be an enlightening experience, to the say the least. "Trapped without feeling trapped was an interesting sensation", said Passwardy. "There was so much chaos, frustration, confusions, sadness, contradictions… Yet, I had all those creative urges. Putting all of those emotions, observations, and energies into music-making, whether my own productions or the mixes I was making, somehow just made all sense".

 When we asked him what were his thoughts (if any) behind this mix, Passwardy said "it was to reflect the current mood in which myself along with many others found ourselves in. It was to embrace the loneliness, the ugliness, the heartbrokenness … all those depressing, end-of-world emotions we are facing nowadays. Yet somehow had this faith that we would all come out of it with a stronger determination than ever. Perhaps it was a utopian idea. But it was really how I was feeling and continue to feel so."

EPS.0Q1M FEATURES MUSIC BY |

Analemma, Pär Grindvik, Deepchild, Rydim, Savas Pascalidis, Ellen Allien, Emmanuel Top, and some of Passwardy’s mix driven re-arranging edits.

THE TRACKLIST |

Analemma  Liminal Crisis [Trip Recordings, Moscow, Russia]  
Pär Grindvik  Silent Below Deck (Solid Blake Remix) [Stockholm LTD, Stockholm, Sweden]  Analemma  Plunging Asymptote  [Trip Recordings, Moscow, Russia]  
Pär Grindvik  Silent Below Deck (Solid Blake Remix) [Stockholm LTD, Stockholm, Sweden] + Extensive edits by Passwordy 
Deepchild IsoGrind 5000 [DCR, Sydney, Australia] 
Rydim  FOMO (Original Mix) [Pets Recordings, Berlin, Germany] 
Savas Pascalidis  Resonate (Echologist Cover Mix) [Atrophic Society, Australia] 
Ellen Allien  Call Me (Emmanuel Top Remix) [Bpitch] 
Emmanuel Top  Festival Suicide (Closing Night Mix) [Materia] 
Pär Grindvik  Drift (Physical Therapy Remix) [Stockholm LTD, Stockholm, Sweden]

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Passwar D - Robo Tribe (Tribeless Humanity Mix)

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The 2nd exclusive release on Bandcamp and Soundcloud from Passwar D debut album, Personal Cosmology, is Robo Tribe (Tribeless Humanity Mix).

This over 6 minutes percussive track explores the future civilization of man and machine. Although it is unclear whether Passwar D is confident in man's ability to control the machine or believes that machine will take control of the human world,  Robo Tribe paints a world of multidimensional coexistence.

When being asked about his intention for creating Robo Tribe,  Passwar D said, 
“ I mean, there are no hierarchies in future civilization, no racial differences, no gender bias… and most of all, there is no tribalism or superiority of one group over another.” 

He paused, then continued on. 

"I am very new to the earth. I don't want to throw in my own view of the world and its society as I still have much to learn and to experience. In the last few months, I have witnessed many debates, protests, pains along with some great victories. People all over the world want something together. They are asking for, and are willing to fight for a more unified society that are built by people who have realized their own individualities. I was very inspired by this spirit and I wanted my record to reflect just that."

Robo Tribe is not a love letter to a future utopia. Rather, it is a marching group, drumming to the idealization of individualism. The passion in his voice rose as he said: “I think the listener might expect some sort of utopia from this track, when the fact it is really about not belonging to a group but belonging to oneself. If people manage to break free from gender and race presumptions, from the tribal model of thinking, and identify themselves as the independent being, they will begin to fully embrace their unique identities, and to understand and support each other” 

Passwar D, 2020

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Passwar D - Alien Pets (Original Mix)

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We are happy to announce that DJSD is teasing the listeners with a few tracks from Passwar D debut album, Personal Cosmology, exclusively on Soundcloud and Bandcamp. Alien Pets is the first one to become available for streaming and downloading on either platform. Have a listen and let us know how you feel about it. 

After an alien pet accidentally entered the earth orbit and landed unwillingly on an industrial wasteland somewhere near Bushwick, Brooklyn, it was approached by a mysterious form, Passwar D. As neither belonged to the earth, both of them realized instinctively that love was their best language.

Musically, the track is filled with unrecognizable cymbals. The opening ambience is transformed into a textural aura resembling the burning fire, signifying the initial tension when two creatures met. The white noise eventually breaks away to unveil the otherworldly soundscape from the unknown worlds. The sonic fusion returns back to the harmonious playfulness at the end, calming the intensity of this chance encounter.

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RSS at Frieze New York, Live DJ Set by PASSWAR D, May 2019

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You've been asking for it and it's finally the time! RSS had the chance to record some great shows during Frieze Art Fair in New York in May 2019 and we are sharing with you one of our favorite ones. To kick off the first installment of Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show, please enjoy the innovative set with our very own experimentalist Passwar D, recorded live at the iN SOUND tent. An extravagant Leftfield House and Techno favorite it is to become!

THE TRACKLIST |

Mario Hammer And The Lonely Robot - Koyaanisqatsi [Cocoon Recordings, Frankfurt, Germany]
Ireen Amnes - AWAKE [Kombinat, London, UK]
Heiko Laux - Untitled, Pt. 6 [UTURN, Bad Neuheim, Germany]
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge - Ritual Music [Ostgut Ton, Berlin, Germany]
Efdemin - Temple [Ostgut Ton, Berlin, Germany]
Surgeon - Raw Trax 6 [Dynamic Tension, Birmingham, UK]
Modeselektor - Fentanyl [Monkey Town Records, Berlin, Germany]
Dave Aju - Max at Masonic [Accidental Jnr, Earth, The Milky Way]
Recondite - Lichtung (Uchi Remix) [Plangent Records, Berlin, Germany]

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