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VA 074EP
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Forever cursed with "deep-" and "tech-house" labels by the press due to decisions taken ten years ago, before he had any idea how this industry worked, Avatism returns mildly angrier than ever before with Ate-Up, an EP the producer actually started writing during an MDMA-induced lucid dream after Vakant label boss Alex Knoblauch spiked his drinks in 2011. To give his poor soul some credibility, we've enlisted AQXDM (Aquarian & Deapmash, fresh from their storming debut on Bedouin Records) and the mysterious Maenad Veyl (Veyl, Pinkman, Death & Leisure) on remix duties.
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PAR 020EP
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Following his return with 12"s on Vakant (VA 069EP) and Boddika's Nonplus throughout 2017, Avatism lands on Parachute with four '90s-inspired emo-trance breakbeat summertime anthems for people who despise summer. Includes download code featuring the bonus track "Myths Forgotten By Day".
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VA 069EP
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After a three-year hiatus from his Avatism moniker, Thomas Feriero, one half of CW/A and owner of Parachute records, returns with an EP for his home label Vakant. A rough yet refined release, unassuming in its effort, Thomas channels both his previous solo work and his CW/A project into a tightly wound package with four solid cuts. Various influences converge yet a straight line is etched for all to follow. These are up-front, hard-working tracks. Body music with an undercurrent of breakbeat.
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VA 055EP
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"I (drumroll) proudly present the final five reinterpretations from some talented friends. It's an honor for me to have Francesco's techno, David's modular madness, Jake's synth-work and Martin's melodies all in one package, but being both fan and friend of everyone on board, I'd be blatantly biased in describing this record's contents. So, since it's 2014, why don't we switch banalities, skip the 'description' and let the music do the talking -- (ugh, did I really just write that?)" Featuring: Clockwork C/W, Lake People, Federico Rizzo, and DeWalta.
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VA 054LP
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2LP version. "For over 12 months Thomas Feriero aka Avatism has been staying at home and working on his album. He moved to Berlin to work on it and now sadly he is moving back to Milan. Adamant is a glimpse into how a city shapes a life and how intrinsically life then shapes music. It's less than two years since his first gig, yet in that time he's managed to craft killer EPs on Vakant and Dumb-Unit, collaborate with Clockwork and Mind Against (who both make appearances on the album) play diverse shows including Sónar by Night, and generally had a really good run at it all. While many would be content simply continuing on this already exciting path, Thomas decided that Adamant was a chance to explore other forms of writing, production and collaboration, and imposed strict conditions so that this album would evolve differently than his earlier works. 'I imposed mandates on myself while making it: the tracks (the music, at least) had to be written in a day. 'Written,' not mixed, arranged or produced, simply written, and even though I was convinced the album was going into a different/wrong direction approximately 292,829 times while making it, I decided to follow through on all the musical parts that I developed in these one-day cycles.' This is an album that exudes a depth and immediacy, the restrictions and exile only strengthening Thomas' depth and detailing. The uncertainty, the melancholy, the general studio stink now neatly wrapped into a glittering whole that we're pretty confident the world will enjoy." --Jeremy P. Caulfield
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VA 052EP
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Introducing the first of Avatism's Adamant (VA 006CD) remix packages. Since the whole project was, generally-speaking, "a personal affair," and a lot of the album was not necessarily "club-ready" (does that even make sense?), Avatism invited their friends onboard to do the dirty deeds and rework the sounds into something normal people can dance to. Features work from Mind Against, Lake People, Alex Smoke, and Sons Of Tiki.
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VA 006CD
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"For over 12 months Thomas Feriero aka Avatism has been staying at home and working on his album. He moved to Berlin to work on it and now sadly he is moving back to Milan. So what did this year entail, exactly? Well for some of us not much. We got to see him in his studio comfy pants a couple of times (he wears slippers), we heard his studio woes, ate pasta with him, drank beers and of course, got to hear his album at every juncture. While this self-imposed exile may have been a little worrisome, the result is fortunately spectacular. Adamant is a glimpse into how a city shapes a life and how intrinsically life then shapes music. It's less than two years since his first gig, yet in that time he's managed to craft killer EPs on Vakant and Dumb-Unit, collaborate with Clockwork and Mind Against (who both make appearances on the album) play diverse shows including Sónar by Night, and generally had a really good run at it all. While many would be content simply continuing on this already exciting path, Thomas decided that Adamant was a chance to explore other forms of writing, production and collaboration, and imposed strict conditions so that this album would evolve differently than his earlier works. 'I imposed mandates on myself while making it: the tracks (the music, at least) had to be written in a day. 'Written,' not mixed, arranged or produced, simply written, and even though I was convinced the album was going into a different/wrong direction approximately 292,829 times while making it, I decided to follow through on all the musical parts that I developed in these one-day cycles.' This is an album that exudes a depth and immediacy, the restrictions and exile only strengthening Thomas' depth and detailing. The uncertainty, the melancholy, the general studio stink now neatly wrapped into a glittering whole that we're pretty confident the world will enjoy." -- Jeremy P. Caulfield
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VA 045EP
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London's Avatism continues his mastery of deep, dark house. Previous releases on Dumb-Unit, Haunt and Souvenir.
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SOUVENIR 039EP
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Thomas Feriero aka Avatism brings his Thought Patterns to Souvenir. Meet "The Slug" -- a rather melancholic mix of dusty dub chords, crisp claps and foggy, degraded vocals. "Thought Patterns" begins innocently enough; a faint chord in the distance, a shaker here and there; then the bass hits. Leads slowly rise, atmosphere builds around the penetrating beat, and pianos sound off with perceived chaos. The "Clockwork (C/W) Remix" of "The Slug" pushes out an extra dose of dub.
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HAUNT 004EP
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Haunt is proud to present the debut EP from London's Avatism, a new artist that has truly mastered the old art of deep, dark house. Coming from a background in Audio Engineering, Thomas Feriero is no stranger to exceptional sound quality and on this release he truly proves it. Avatism's Taking It Too Seriously is a journey into the dark side of house.
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