AALES (JP/FI)
PTU (RU)
CONCORDE PILOT (FI)
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AALES was formed by Ryo Nagata and Sohei Yasui in 2015. The electronic music duo aims to make exquisite live performances with the pure sounds of hardware instruments. The whole concept of Aales is focused on the live performance and is very different from the kind of “live” music which is done just by pressing the play button. Aales sound is very much inspired by ’90s techno, acid and IDM, but also a wide range of other genres of music. Yet their sound system - which includes everything from a vintage Roland synthesizer to a new generation drum machine that are all uniquely connected - has a big potential and flexibility to swallow the separation of music genres and recreate sound organically in a real time live session.
The members of the music duo live on different sides of the world, Nagata in Japan and Yasui in Finland. The sound of Aales is the result of an exchange process of shared sound files and their personal live experiences and it also suggest you to take part of their journey of the borderless world of music.
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PTU is a Russian duo from the city of Kazan - Kamil Ea and Alina Izolenta. PTU’s music is a blend of related genres; an abstract joint where bass music meets techno with this mixture being spiced up with break beats, acid lines, pads, futuristic concepts and sounds.
The abbreviation PTU means "Professional Technical School” - a term born in the former Soviet Union, where the musicians grew up in the 90’s. PTU was a kind of alternative for young working class people unable to attend a university. PTUs are - technically - educational facilities providing general education of the third degree. It is a Soviet social phenomenon, a clichéd concept and a cultural ghetto; but also a kind of a refuge for people when there’s nothing to do and you feel free before doing the military service or getting married - ideas and values imposed by the state machine.
Surprising is the way PTU work meticulously with Space in between sounds in a way that silence is making itself a vivid element of the song and creating an unfinished dramaturgy. Nina Kraviz
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