Project: Mooncircle & Finest Ego have teamed up to establish a fresh new 12” producer series, entitled “Faces”. On every edition, you will find two different producers. Respectively, each producer will have their own record-side and unique cover artwork by the aspiring Bioniq, known for his surrealistic portraits, blending humans and technology.

On our fourth “Faces” edition we are featuring the two ascending artists Lomovolokno and Sieren, presumably the two most unknown so far. Originally hailing from Krasnodar, Russia and Bielefeld, Germany, one was inspired by naive childhood memories of imaginative creatures seen floating in the nighttime sky, while the other looks into an uncertain future that holds the anxiety of a fresh start but also the ever present risk of failure. The artwork takes these motifs and implements them in a vision of technological enhancements of human capacities and evolvement, forming a futuristic symbiosis that enables for synaesthetic senses heightened to an subatomic degree. But it is unsure, however, if these augmentations can actually expand our human experience or rather amplify our solitary existence and emotional void while traveling across fantastic worlds and the universal vacuum filling the space between.

Krasnodar, Russia: In the midst of grey soviet housing projects, a young boy enjoys playing and improvising his first little melodies on his parents piano. Always being inspired by the nature nearby the city – memories of peaceful springtime swimming sessions in the Black Sea come to mind – Lomovolokno grows up fascinated by machinery like samplers and the rapidly increasing possibilities of modern computers. Delving deeply into twisting melodies, building sounds and crossing notes leads his way to first field recordings resulting in an influx of elements ranging from waves of the sea, the wind, sand, crackling noises, banging and rustling becoming a part of his sound.

Sieren is the maiden name of Matthias Frick’s mother and also his current alias under which he started to release his first free tracks in 2011. Rumor has it that he has a dark secret history of producing experimental techno, albeit his love for UK influenced bass music existed for more than one handful of years. It was not until recently that he began to make the most of his love for field recording and experimental soundscaping and is now throwing his full force into music, while simultaneously finishing a university degree in computer science and design before moving from small town to métropole to follow a new set of challenges and advance to the next stage of his life.

Bioniq is an artwork designer, DJ and producer from St. Petersburg in cold Russia and Project: Mooncircle’s special KGB agent. With his drawings he aims to create new horizons on paper and draws inspiration from historic tales, events of the present age but also possibilities the future might hold.

Limited 12” vinyl for serious collectors, DJ’s and record addicts only!

Mastered by Sven Friederichs. A&R: Gordon Gieseking & Malte Tarnow. Artwork by Bioniq.

Release date: March 1st.

You can pre order the vinyl version at hhv.de | Rush Hour | Cargo UK | Crosstalk | Jet Set Records | Boomkat | Diskunion | Juno and more.

Digital download at Bandcamp | Itunes | Juno | Zero Inch | Beatport | Amazon | Boomkat | BLEEP.COM and more.

Excerpts of press or air play outcomes:
MTV|Iggy February 25th, 2013 feature – READ. Native Instruments February 22th, 2013 Traktor video tutorial with the song Blue Memories – WATCH. XLR8R February 21st, 2013 free download with the song Blue Memories – LISTEN. BBC 6 Music January 18th, 2013 Hosted by Tom Ravenscroft with the song Cutout – LISTEN. Basic Soul Radio (PLAY.FM/Samurai FM) January 28th, 2013 Hosted by Simon Harrison with the song Rope – LISTEN. TheGreed (Sol Fm 100.7) January 28th, 2013 feature with the song Rope, Break of Dawn – LISTEN. 1LIVE February 3rd, 2013 Hosted by Klaus Fiehe with the song Gleaming Light – LISTEN. Byte.FM February 3rd, 2013 Hosted by Sebastian Hinz with the song Sirius – LISTEN. Dressed Like Machines February 12th, 2013 video feature with the song Eena – LISTEN. Alt Sounds February 23th, 2013 feature – READ. The Line Of Best Fit February 26th, 2013 exclusive live set – LISTEN. Chrome Kids Radio Show | Radio Cardiff 98.7FM February 27th, 2013 Hosted by Kaptin with the song Eena – LISTEN. Indie Shuffle February 27th, 2013 exclusive dwnld with the song Rope – LISTEN. XLR8R March 1st, 2013 video premiere with the song Break of Dawn – LISTEN.









Quotes:
Let beats courtesy of Lomovolokno and Mooncircle put you in a sweet, sweet coma! (MTV|Iggy)
Nothing but love for Project: Mooncircle, who consistently deliver some of the most forward-thinking releases you’ll find floating around these here Interwebs. (Indie Shuffle)