Fantastic March 1958 (Vol. 7 #3) Henry Slesar [as by Gerald Vance] / The Lavender Talent (Art: Leo Summers)

Artefakt & KMRU - Collaborations III

Examples of art from Świdnica, Poland.

Prehistoryczna twarz zwierzęcia z Göbekli Tepe w Türkiye (Arkadiusz Miodek)

Interior & artefacts of The Our Lady of Sorrows church - Opole, Poland.

Nick Lapien and Robin Koek have earned plenty of stripes exploring different strains of techno and electronica, both individually and together as Artefakt. It is their collaborative work which has found a natural home on Delsin, and now their second album, Days Bygone, helps launch the Interstellar series as they continue to explore beyond the dancefloor trappings of conventional techno. If their 2017 debut album Kinship married forthright techno dynamics with a mellow, melancholic sensibility and 2019’s Monsoon saw them heading into deeper, meditative rhythms, then Days Bygone finds Artefakt leaning even further away from standard structures to create an album steeped in mystery. It’s not a formless ambience they’ve conjured up though - pronounced patterns are still prevalent to propel Artefakt’s productions, but there’s less emphasis on percussion and more time spent shaping soundworlds with nimble arps and gliding pads.

Viking age stirrup strap mount with animal style ornamentation, found in Østfold last season.

Artefakt - Falling Into The Light