“Are you telling me this isn't a real place? It's some kind of virtual construct?”
“We come here during our regeneration cycles. We can exist as individuals here.”
“Unimatrix Zero.”
“You used to come here, before you escaped the Collective. You have the recessive mutation, too. Don't you remember any of it?”
Is it a dream, a Jungian fantasy, a deep dive into the repressed psyche? Is it a malfunction? Or is it the one place where you can escape from the repetitive drone of the hive mind?
"Interlink: B" is the second V/A release from Unimatrix Zero, a collection of tracks from our friends across the North American dance music community and beyond. The release is accompanied by a limited edition custom fragrance available in a 10 mL roll-on, “The Mutation” – a blend of various musks, black hemlock, and bay leaf – a spicy, botanical scent with a hint of smoke and vanilla.
LDY OSC, a Bunker NY alum based in Vienna with roots in Mexico City and NYC, kicks things off with a gritty, acidic bassline gradually unfurling into percussive madness in “Untitled 303606,” a noise-tinged rave workout that’s a masterclass in restraint and tension. Philadelphia-via-NYC’s M Parent’s “Low End Loser” takes us back to the depths with his signature sharply mixed, low-slung electro, punctuated with the cheeky-yet-demented vocals we’ve all come to know and love from the artist. Alonzo, hailing from Brooklyn via Miami, continues the theme of tough, heady low-end in a rough-and-tumble electro number, “White Sheets.”
Next up is NYC’s Escaflowne, who offers a hint of melodic levity grounded in a classic techno groove with a strong sense of Midwest shuffle on “CZ Beat.” CHAINLETTER’s “Drum Bop 3” delivers on its title - a slinky percussive bop suited for a psychedelic forest frolic. Hailing from Durham, NC, they’re a welcome addition to this collection of tracks. Finally, label co-founder Guilt Attendant teams up with M Parent for their collaboration “Shake It (Philly Swing Mix),” departing from their previous dub techno excursions as Modal Form with a twisted, trippy number recorded live in Parent’s home studio in Philadelphia.
All proceeds from this release in the first year will be donated to Underground Music Academy in Detroit:
www.undergroundmusicacademy.com