#or:la

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Or:la - Moonlight Crush

[knightofleo]

Or:la | Chant

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041: OR:LA

by Jamie Drew (@jdshotyou)

[dustedmagazine]

Or:la — Trusting Theta (Fabric Originals)

Orlagh Dooley’s debut full-length has been a long time coming for understandable reasons. The Irish-born Liverpudlian has been staying busy as long as she’s been active, whether working to further the cause of her Deep Sea Frequency label and erstwhile NTS radio show, promoting the work of her more recent Céad (and Céad Damhsa) offshoot imprints, or simply DJing out to keep sharp. The results of that work are plain for all to see, a nine-strong suite of siren songs for the heads. That’s the easy read of it, anyway.

Dig just a scratch deeper and you’ll find a record that’s political and pointed, if not necessarily insular. Or:la’s motives behind the music are meant to capture “sapphic love, friendship and defiance against the still-neverending injustices against the feminine.” Much is also made of her attraction to Greek (in addition to being the eighth letter of that alphabet, the theta referred to here is of theta brain waves, which occur in states of “autopilot” or deep relaxation) and Celtic (which favorably views women for being healers, mothers and leaders) mythology. Other than the 3D-printed bust of Or:la on the album cover, however, the mythologies play into things little beyond spirit compared with the feminine nods she offers in titles like “Cooking Up Pepper Spray With Mary Lake” and, most definitively, “Patriarchy Purge.” This is not one for the boys.

It is, rather, a record for anyone in support of evening out the odds. For Or:la, that means drawing from her community, the people immediately around her — and in addition to the recipe discussion with DJing compatriot Lake, the features from fellow Derry native Bridie Monds-Watson, aka Rough Trade veteran SOAK, as well as Rinse FM staple and Rosebud Recordings head Eliza Rose help flesh out her vision, help channel the percolating anger and frustration.

Carefully deployed, these features keep listeners locked in throughout what’s actually a pretty lean record — despite the suggestion of a label name like Deep Sea Frequency and the proof of concept that many of her sets turn out to be, the nine songs fly by at less than 35 minutes. She covers a lot of ground, too, which shouldn’t come as a surprise; her sets have long eschewed any one style in favor of rhythmic crosspollination, and Trusting Theta is no different. Whether it be the slow-mo first-wave dubstep influence of opener “Milky Way of Glitter” or nigh-EBM machinations of “Cooking Up Pepper Spray With Mary Lake” or big synth plinks of first single “Fired Up,” listening for what’s happening in the production is a full-time affair.

Which is what this record is really about. The party line might say Trusting Theta is a debut album of defiance, but she’s also saying it’s about women’s “quiet conversations, intimate moments and mournful prayers, projecting them out into the world.” For all the girls who get it, this one’s dedicated to you; for all the girls (and anyone else) who don’t, stop what you’re doing and listen, focus, understand. Then trust.

Patrick Masterson

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Zajok a nappaliból - 2024 Top 12 album és kislemez megjelenései

Megkezdődnek a szokásos éves zárások, összegzések. Először 2024 legjobb LP illetve Single/EP megjelenései a 12 havi „Zajok a nappaliból” alapján. Érdekesség, hogy két kazetta is felkerült a dobogóra, természetesen az albumok között. A zsűrinek nehéz dolga volt... hát nem, zsűri se volt, a korábbi szelekciók számadatai döntöttek utólag, viszont az elmondható, hogy nagyon szoros és erős volt a mezőny mindkét kategóriában, és mondjuk a 10. és 20. között egyáltalán nincs akkora távolság, mint a sorszám azt sugallja. Nem kis bravúr, hogy Phase Fatale két EP-je is Top12-es! Ami részemről nagyon vicces, hogy a két lista tetején a következő fontos üzenetet dobta a gép: The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now – Tomorrow Doesn't Exist

Top 12 LP – 2024

1. Holy Tongue Meets Shackleton - The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now [AD 93][LP] 2. Boundary - Oxido En El Espejo [Exotic Robotics][MC] 3. Microcorps - Macrocorpse - 2021-2024 [The Tapeworm][MC-Comp]

4. Scotch Rolex, Shackleton & Omutaba - The Three Hands of Doom [Nyege Nyege Tapes][LP] 5. E-Saggila - Gamma Tag [Northern Electronics][LP] 6. Legowelt - Like a Song From Your Dream [L.I.E.S.][LP]

7. Chateau Flight - La Folie Studio [Versatile][LP] 8. Rrose & Polygonia - Dermatology [Eaux][LP] 9. Fake Youth Cult - White Light / Black Noise [Shipwrec][LP]

10. Open Yellow Circle - New Meridian [Optimo Music][LP] 11. Years Of Denial - Suicide Disco Vol.2 Remixes [VEYL][Rmx-LP] 12. EROS - Your Truth Is A Lie [Downwards][LP]

12. British Murder Boys - Active Agents and House Boys [Downwards][LP] 13. NVST - Silence Itself Is Noise [Seilscheibenpfeiler][LP] 14. The Future Sound Of London - Presents Pulse Five [De_tuned][LP] 15. Big Yawn - NGBE [Research][LP] 16. Or:La - Trusting Theta [fabric Originals][LP] 17. Nic Arizona - Shavua Tov Remixed [Malka Tuti][Rmx-LP] 18. Rainsoft - Nature Resonance [Oslated][LP] 19. Paranoid London - Arseholes, Liars, and Electronic Pioneers [Paranoid London][LP] 20. Contours - Elevations [Music From Memory][LP] 21. JK Flesh - Echo Chamber Music 01 [Avalanche][LP] 22. Tolouse Low Trax - Kiosque Versions [Bureau B][LP] 23. Monolake - Studio [Monolake - Imbalance Computer Music][LP] 24. CRC x VC-118A - Flow Zone [Touched Music][LP]

Top 12 EP/Single – 2024

1. Reeko - Tomorrow Doesn't Exist [Samurai Music][EP] 2. Phase Fatale - Altars [Bite][EP] 3. Neel - Movimento [Spazio Disponibile][EP]

4. Detroit's Filthiest - Proceed with Caution [Syncrophone][EP] 5. Lawrence - Epiphany Remixes [Giegling][EP] 6. Black Dot - Love at Glance [Italo Moderni][EP]

7. Phase Fatale - Love Is Destructive [BITE][EP] 8. Vril & HVL - Far Field [Delsin][EP] 9. Sepehr - Genesis Domain [Dekmantel][EP]

10. Ivy Lab - Mild Snake [Sneaker Social Club][EP] 11. Lewis Spybey - LEWISPYBEY [Up][EP] 12. Timothy J. Fairplay - Convictions That Stick [Pinkman][EP]

13. Committee - The Conquest [Trule][S] 14. Akob / Atomic Moog - Destinations [Indefinite Pitch][S] 15. Tagliabue - Abisso [Subject To Restrictions Discs][S] 16. Orlando Voorn - No Cellphones [Kompakt][EP] 17. Al Wootton - River Songs [Trule][EP] 18. Red Axes - Up [Shall Not Fade][EP] 19. Azu Tiwaline - The Fifth Dream (Remixes)[I.O.T.][EP] 20. Re:Ni - BeautySick [Timedance][EP] 21. Mantra - Schemes & Dreams [System Music][S] 22. Andrei Rusu - I've Lost Control [Malka Tuti][EP] 23. Furious Frank - Raving Lunatic [Kalahari Oyster Cult][EP] 24. Developer - Rhythms Translated in Volstron [Modularz][EP]

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Looking back at 2024, pt. 3: music I enjoyed:

I didn't get to see much music live this year, both the agenda as the tinnitus not being kind at times. However, I listen to plenty of music on a daily basis. And unlike, the previous 2 lists, this one only exists out of music released this year. Both movies and books are dependent of mood. Anyway, without further ado, my favourites:

Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She Without a doubt my number 1. Over the course of the year, it's the album I've listened to and focused on its individual tracks the most.

After that, it gets closer. Floating Points, Kelly Lee Owens, Or:la, Four Tet and Torus have all been on repeat with relative ease. Robert Dietz's 3 Mirrors delivered strong bangers and the same can be said about the latest I Hate Models EP. Although it was only released a week ago, I'm sure it will be played often in the future.

Lastly, Kontravoid and genCAB speak to my darker side. Seeing the former perform live helped cement him in the top 10, whereas the latter was driven by nostalgia.

Finally track of the year is Badthiings by Brutalismus3000, combining ravey beats and simple lyrics, it was the last thing I heard before falling asleep in the summer. The bad things coming to me easy were insomnia, mosquitoes and overthinking.

Other noteworthy releases: Not Waving & Romance - Wings of Desire Vanity Productions - The Night Has Passed Already Rainsoft - Nature Resonance Priori - This but More Suffer Ring – Book of Miracles Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea – Reveries Kim Gordon – The Collective A Taut Line – Restoration Iglooghost – Tidal Memory Exo The Cure – Songs of a Lost World White Ring – Angel 13 (vol 1)

(knowing myself, this list will probably get longer)

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Or:la.

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Or:la - Chant

Machine funk + deadpan vocals = Banger?! Yep, this works. -Kris

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Or:la @TheLotRadio 01-27-2025

[knightofleo]

Adrianne Lenker, Akini Jing, alva noto, Aphex Twin, Ariana Grande, Arooj Aftab, Art School Girlfriend, Astoria, Astrid Sonne, Ativin, AT-XYA, Barrie, Bat for Lashes, BbyMutha, BEA1991, Belén Aguilera, berlioz, Beth Gibbons, Beyoncé, Big Ever, Brimheim, BRONQUIO, The Bug, Burial, Caribou, Cassandra Jenkins, Charly Bliss, Cheekface, Chelsea Wolfe, Coined, Dawn Richard, The Deep, Dexter Colt, DjRUM, Douglas Dare, Drown, Enrico Demuro, Entrañas, Father John Misty, Fennec, FKA twigs, Forest Swords, Fine, Footballhead, Floating Points, Four Tet, Fousheé, Gesaffelstein, Ghostly Kisses, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Greg Mendez, Hakushi Hasegawa, Hana Vu, Hannah Elizabeth Cox, Henrik Lindstrand, The Horrors, Horse Jumper Of Love, Hour, Hovvdy, HUNJIYA, illuminati hotties, Ingrid Witt, James K, Jane Remover, Jeff Rona, Jessica Pratt, Joan As Police Woman, Joanna Sternberg, Joe Goddard, Julia Holter, Julia Kent, Julieta, Kali Uchis, KAVARI, KAYTRANADA, Keeley Forsyth, KETTAMA, Kim Gordon, Laryssa Kim, Lip Critic, Lisa Gerrard, Lonnie Holley, Loren Kramar, Macseal, Magdalena Bay, Maria Chiara Argirò, Martha Skye Murphy, Masayoshi Fujita, Matthew Bourne, meg elsier, Memphis LK, Meth Math, MJ Lenderman, Moor Mother, Mustafa, Naomi Sharon, Nicolas Jaar, Nicole Miglis, Nilüfer Yanya, Oklou, Oliver Coates, Orcas, Or:la, Orlando Weeks, Otha, Poe, Prins Thomas, Priori, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Ravyn Lenae, Raia Was, Real Lies, Remi Wolf, Richie Culver, Robert Owens, Rosa Anschüts, Rose Gray, Saya Gray, Selvagia, Silly Silky, Skeleten, Smerz, Spencer Zahn, St. Vincent, SUN ORGAN, Susanna, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Tristan Arp, TSHA, Two Shell, Ty Dolla Sign, underscores, Verde Prato, Vitesse X, Waxahatchee, Wishy, Yan Wagner, Yasmin Williams, YHWH Nailgun, Zsela, 1-800 GIRLS

2023, 2022, 2021

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📽️Video of the day: Or:la shops at Phonica Records for DJ Mag's Crate Diggin', powered by Pioneer DJ

Credits: DJ Mag

➡️Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9apSfSpDh4&t=3s

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Poster for Or:la Invites Batu and Momo 

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or:la: "chant"