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Vorhees - Tracks For Movement - February 1, 2019

January 18, 2019 Phil Tortoroli
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Tracks for Movement charts a course of scores composed for film and dance by New York City’s Vorhees between 2011 - 2018. Vorhees, born Dana Wachs, displays the same emotional aptitude in sound and patient exploration of mood in her solo output as she does in these nine selected compositions.

Minimalism and ambient practices guide these forms, revealing a foundation from which Vorhees casts actors through physical space by powers of repeating, unraveling, and slow rapture. Collected and mastered for the first time and sequenced in chronological order, the songs in Tracks For Movement frame the majesty of Vorhees’ sound outside of their original context, affording a new perspective and appreciation for her work across mediums.

Wachs’ pieces for dance include “Visions of Beauty” (Visions of Beauty, Heather Kravas, 2018); “Of Fossil and Of Facings” (Are We a Fossil, and of Facings?, Molly Poerstal, 2016); “Welcome To The Green Surround” (The Green Surround, Heather Kravas, 2011); “Die In,” “Sacred Heart,” “LOV,” “Road” (Still Life, Morgan Thorson, 2015).

They beckon body echoes, a sway or a shake or a slide, gestures born from and bearing joy and the energy of release. Dana composed each piece in the same room as the dancers and choreographers, mirroring and contrasting their work as she created her own. Inspired directly by their movement, Dana worked to find a balance between action and atmosphere, respecting the energy in the room to reveal depths all present could tap.

Her compositions for film -“Tennis. Anyone?”, “The Bath” (Sugar, Kimi Howl Lee, 2017) - expose, color and underscore narrative peaks and troughs with sensitivity, showcasing an emotional intuition of sound manipulation that comes from decades of performing, composing, and engineering music in live and studio environments.

Dana Wachs, live sound engineer for Deerhunter, Cat Power, Jon Hopkins and many others, has written music under her Vorhees moniker for close to a decade, only recently committing her music to wide release. Her first solo record, Black Horse Pike, met the world in 2017. Her second release with Styles Upon Styles, Tracks for Movement, is only available on digital platforms, an unlimited space for uninterrupted, repeated listenings allowing for your own movement to come to form. A small gesture in the early hours or extended explorations of places new or old, Tracks For Movement casts an encouraging glow for your paths, however they unfold.

Listen below and support via Bandcamp / others:

Tunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tracks-for-movement/1448397354?ls=1&app=itunes

Apple Music - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tracks-for-movement/1448397354?ls=1

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/2nDeUwGutMYr1dARVlLlAE?si=fMpOa5uLSTCUNqxgCO9EIA

Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Tracks-Movement-Vorhees/dp/B07MBHQFLK

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Best Available Technology - UK / EU Fall Tour 2018

September 6, 2018 Phil Tortoroli
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hot dates with best available technology !

 copies of his album, Exposure Therapy, available from Styles HQ

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Rosehardt - "Convo" + "Goddamn"

March 6, 2018 Phil Tortoroli
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announcing Rosehardt's debut album ~ Songs In The Key Of Solitude will be available on April 6, 2018. listen to the new single, "Goddamn", and watch Rosehardt bare all in "Convo".

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Denitia - Special

February 28, 2018 Phil Tortoroli
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ecstatic to share a new sound from Denitia - listen to "Special" now before it's live on streaming / download platforms Friday, March 2nd

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Rosehardt - Bad Song

November 15, 2017 Phil Tortoroli
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new single from rosehardt - listen to "bad song" below:

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Diamond Terrifier Cipher - Chapel Master

October 10, 2017 Phil Tortoroli
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Announcing our final record of 2017, entrusted to us by a crew of ultra-talented friends and collaborators conceived under the guidance of NYC impresario Sam Hillmer: Diamond Terrifier Cipher's debut EP, Chapel Master

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A leader in the NYC live music scene and core member of
ZS, Hillmer’s melding of saxophones and electronics as Diaomond Terrifier has given way to a new bandit crew, the Cipher, bringing together four global- and generational-spanning tricksters: the scene’s best kept secret, Michael Beharie, on guitar, synths and effects; Cibo Matto co-founder, Miho Hatori, on vocals; and studio wizard / guitar deviant, Don De Vore, of Collapsing Scenery.

Their four-track suite melts together each member's strengths into a formidable whole, with four accompanying remixes courtesy of local troublemakers PTP fka Purple Tape Pedigree exclusive to the vinyl edition.

Check the title track for Chapel Master now and pre-order while you can, vinyl limited to 100 copies for the world.

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Diamond Terrifier Cipher x PTP x SUS @ H0L0

October 3, 2017 Phil Tortoroli
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on friday the 13th~~  join us in NYC to celebrate the coming together of many ny heads &&& a forthcoming release from D.T.C. on Styles.Upon.Styles

but more on that later

buy tix & see you there

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OUT NOW: KING GARBAGE – MAKE IT SWEAT

September 23, 2017 Phil Tortoroli
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IT'S FINALLY HERE. STREAM / DOWNLOAD / PURCHASE KING GARBAGE MAKE IT SWEAT NOW

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AFROPUNK PREMIERES DENITIA'S "BOUND TO HAPPEN / WAITING" VIDEO

September 18, 2017 Phil Tortoroli
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"A genre-defying artist who modernizes both rock and soul, Denitia is back with more confidence than ever, confidence you are bound to feel boosted as you watch soul-striking video."

AFROPUNK has premiered a two-part visual piece to Denitia's brilliant EP, Ceilings –– check out the new video combining "Bound To Happen" and "Waiting": 
http://bit.ly/Denitia-AFROPUNK

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KING GARBAGE – "LOST IN THE SAUCE" VIDEO + BANDCAMP INTERVIEW

September 13, 2017 Phil Tortoroli

Check out the premiere of King Garbage's "Lost In The Sauce" video over on PASTE:
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/09/daily-dose-king-garbage-lost-in-the-sauce.html

The boys also are featured on this week's  Bandcamp Weekly radio with a new interview on their forthcoming debut album, Make It Sweat. Listen to the lads wax lyrical on the origins of the band, how they record, and their evolution from 2013 to now: https://bandcamp.com/

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OHAL – "HORNET'S CAVE" VIDEO + REMIXES

September 12, 2017 Phil Tortoroli

Excited to premiere the official video for Ohal's kaleidoscopic "Hornet's Cave", a standout piece from her 2016 synth-pop opus Acid Park.

Alongside the video, a trio of producers dive the depths of the original track with three immersive takes on "Hornet's Cave" – scope the remixes from Black Hat, Ash Koosha and James Place here: https://ohal.bandcamp.com/album/hornets-cave-remix-ep

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BERGSONIST ADDED TO WILLIAM BASINSKI SHOW IN BROOKLYN

September 5, 2017 Phil Tortoroli
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Awesome! Bergsonist has been added to the William Basinski show at Issue Project Room this Thursday: https://www.facebook.com/events/1366087866841048

Give her EP, Mutation, a listen & try and cop a second hand ticket!

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INTRODUCING ROSEHARDT

August 29, 2017 Phil Tortoroli

One of the founding emcee/vocalists behind Quincy Vidal and formerly known as CE, the artist newly christened as Rosehardt steps from solitude to spotlight with “Fall Into You," a love song that transitions through the stages of attachment, manipulation, emotional burden and, ultimately, blissful detachment. More from Rosehardt to come via Styles Upon Styles soon.

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BERGSONIST EXCLUSIVE MIX FOR JUNO DOWNLOAD

August 28, 2017 Phil Tortoroli
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Bergsonist comin' in 😤  w/ an exclusive mix for Juno Download: "a mind blowing journey through rhythms, textures and moods, somehow seamless leaping from Drone to Dance and back again." DIVE IN:

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DENITIA – PLANES (SPACE PEOPLE REMIX)

August 22, 2017 Phil Tortoroli

Got a funky freeessssh remix of Denitia's "Planes" for you today, courtesy of Styles' heavyweight hitter Space People!

Scope the track across any digital platform you desireeee: https://lnk.to/planesrmx

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ANNOUNCING: KING GARBAGE – MAKE IT SWEAT (SUS025)

August 16, 2017 Phil Tortoroli

"...it’s no surprise that Zach Cooper and Vic DiMotsis would drop a video that would instantly make you smile."

The kings are back! We are pleased upon pleased to present our next release, the debut long player from SUS alums King Garbage: Make It Sweat

Wonderland's got the premiere for the first single/video, "Forbidden Lovers":
https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2017/08/15/premiere-king-garbage-forbidden-lovers/

Make It Sweat is available for pre-order now, and will be released into the universe September 22 on vinyl / CD / digital. Stay tuned for more garbage!

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BERGSONIST – MUTATION – OUT NOW

August 11, 2017 Phil Tortoroli

It's here! It's here! Check out the bombastic and beautiful Mutation by the one and only Bergsonist – available now in our webstore and on Bandcamp.

Happy Friday!

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BAT INTERVIEW ON TRUANTS

August 8, 2017 Phil Tortoroli

Check out an in-depth and laid-back interview with the man Best Available Technology on TRUANTS this week – a good read into the sonics and mindset behind his June LP Exposure Therapy:

http://truantsblog.com/2017/interview-best-available-technology-2/

 

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Denitia - Ceilings EP - Available Now

July 21, 2017 Phil Tortoroli

Denitia's Ceilings now available to enjoy in full - listen / buy at our shop or your preferred streamer (everyone's got one, right?)

come through Baby's All Right tonight for Denitia's release show w/ CE and Space People /// we'll have special ltd ed t-shirts avail for sale (along with free Styles sampler CDs and new posters!) 

 

see u,

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THE PRESENT AT WOODS II MUSIC FESTIVAL IN VERMONT

July 18, 2017 Phil Tortoroli

Mary Sky's second annual summer music festival takes place Saturday, July 29 in Hancock, Vermont. Check out The Present with the the legend Traxman and many others!

Tickets: https://mary-sky.ticketleap.com/woods-project-ii/
RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/101944930410731/

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