Maayan Nidam, an artist in flux, continues to change, evolve, and challenge boundaries both in her Berlin studio and on stage. She has built a reputation as a fine DJ and producer who favors a subtle approach towards mesmeric moments. Her DJ sets, predominantly based in stripped-back, deep sounds, utilize an intriguing vinyl collection, using obscure interludes for re-contextualization. This approach makes for some magical moments on the dancefloor, where a night's highlight may come from the most unlikely of tracks. As a musician obsessed about sound and the technology behind its creation, her workflow places a strong focus on the studio environment. Triggering chain reactions between guitar pedals, drum machines, modular synths, and acoustic instruments, generating sounds in unpredictable, exciting ways. Inspired by her 2014 performances as The Waves with an accompanying band, Maayan has developed a solo live set that allows her to further her studio experiments and take them on the road. With a flexibly evolving range of hardware, she re-creates the spontaneous frame of her productions, delving deep into the possibilities of live dubbing and improvisation, keeping the performance exciting for both the crowd and Maayan herself.
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2019 repress; Double LP version. Get ready and prepared for a very exclusive visit. With Sea Of Thee, Maayan Nidam welcomes the inauguration of a place that feels exactly like it should be, in every moment, with every movement; it just adapts to one's preferences. Her sonic realm is an elastic and exotic wonderland, full of cozy challenges for feverish dancers, acrobat time travelers, shady lounges and lovers of small, clandestine gestures. It is a realm with many different angles and a wide perspective that opens the zone so one can marvel at its arcane resonance. Lost in space and time, sounds from far away come together before one's inner eye to caress each other like they have never met before but ever belonged together. They form up to tonal episodes that tell stories of sublime darkness, sneaky affection, mystery and magic, dream destinations, and the wisdom of sound. They provoke the awakening of a drama that takes twists and turns to express all facets of sweetness and danger. Falling into a void of pleasure, the mindset feels soft and warm and thick like a forgotten layer of a favorite, padded memory. Time to feel comfortable and alert; welcome to Maayan Nidam's realm of tech blues noir.
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PERL 119CD
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Get ready and prepared for a very exclusive visit. With Sea Of Thee, Maayan Nidam welcomes the inauguration of a place that feels exactly like it should be, in every moment, with every movement; it just adapts to one's preferences. Her sonic realm is an elastic and exotic wonderland, full of cozy challenges for feverish dancers, acrobat time travelers, shady lounges and lovers of small, clandestine gestures. It is a realm with many different angles and a wide perspective that opens the zone so one can marvel at its arcane resonance. Lost in space and time, sounds from far away come together before one's inner eye to caress each other like they have never met before but ever belonged together. They form up to tonal episodes that tell stories of sublime darkness, sneaky affection, mystery and magic, dream destinations, and the wisdom of sound. They provoke the awakening of a drama that takes twists and turns to express all facets of sweetness and danger. Falling into a void of pleasure, the mindset feels soft and warm and thick like a forgotten layer of a favorite, padded memory. Time to feel comfortable and alert; welcome to Maayan Nidam's realm of tech blues noir.
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PERL 110EP
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Two songs in a 10" format from Maayan Nidam. Far out!
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Maayan Nidam's (Miss Fitz, Laverne Radix, Spunky Brewster) second album New Moon has many different levels. Stylistically, the Berlin-based producer has created a work of alternative electronic rhythms that combines everything from blissful broken beat, to surrealist electro, jazz-influenced moments, acidic house, exploratory techno, and piano interludes. Psychologically though, there is much more going on. Clearly unfazed by constructing a bigger, more audacious picture, Nidam links her many different artistic desires on this album through cyclical electronic expressionism. The album is expansive. Disparate influences and eras are joined together through a subtle interplay of contrast and tone. The beats, repetition and some occasional fruity whistle stops make the journey absorbing and multi-dimensional. Beginning with a downtempo treat called "On My Street," New Moon immediately captivates you with a dreamy, sun-kissed afternoon feel. Worming its way through soft electro on "Harmonious Funk" (whose lyrics hint at a possible universal truth) it arrives at the quirky synthesizer jam, "Trippin' Over You," which plays out like a strange ode to chemical love. The rolling, bass-driven house of "The Great Suspenders" is a loose, groovy bumper and perfect for those ever-so-serious after-parties. "Send A Pigeon" plays out like an electronic symphony of doom, with its squealing feedback and fluttery distortion evolving subtly. The album then takes you down another unexpected corridor with "Undermine," which sees a fun, child-like melody slowly beat a warbled techno loop into submission. "Sunday Sunday" is its warm piano accompaniment. Disco loops, filters, delays, and a gorgeous vocal then clash on "Lies In Love." And then, once again, we find Nidam playing with juxtaposition on the impending unease of "Last Moon," with its warped vocals and twisted syncopated beats. Finally, "Never Forever" ends the album on a high note with perhaps a hint or an amalgamation of the album's base ideals: freedom, truth, and the cyclical nature of change. Spread across two LPs and a bonus limited edition 7", the vinyl version includes 10 out of the 11 tracks from the CD.
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Maayan Nidam's (Miss Fitz, Laverne Radix, Spunky Brewster) second album New Moon has many different levels. Stylistically, the Berlin-based producer has created an 11-track collection of alternative electronic rhythms that combines everything from blissful broken beat, to surrealist electro, jazz-influenced moments, acidic house, exploratory techno, and piano interludes. Psychologically though, there is much more going on. Clearly unfazed by constructing a bigger, more audacious picture, Nidam links her many different artistic desires on this album through cyclical electronic expressionism. The album is expansive. Disparate influences and eras are joined together through a subtle interplay of contrast and tone. The beats, repetition and some occasional fruity whistle stops make the journey absorbing and multi-dimensional. Beginning with a downtempo treat called "On My Street," New Moon immediately captivates you with a dreamy, sun-kissed afternoon feel. Worming its way through soft electro on "Harmonious Funk" (whose lyrics hint at a possible universal truth) it arrives at the quirky synthesizer jam, "Trippin' Over You," which plays out like a strange ode to chemical love. The rolling, bass-driven house of "The Great Suspenders" is a loose, groovy bumper and perfect for those ever-so-serious after-parties. "Send A Pigeon" plays out like an electronic symphony of doom, with its squealing feedback and fluttery distortion evolving subtly. The album then takes you down another unexpected corridor with "Undermine," which sees a fun, child-like melody slowly beat a warbled techno loop into submission. "Sunday Sunday" is its warm piano accompaniment. Disco loops, filters, delays, and a gorgeous vocal then clash on "Lies In Love." And then, once again, we find Nidam playing with juxtaposition. She throws the impending unease of "Last Moon," its warped vocals and twisted syncopated beats, together with the beautiful, drifting electronica of "Boastful." The track is hard to pin down -- it manages to sound both like vintage pop and futurist electronica at the same time. Finally, "Never Forever" ends the album on a high note with perhaps a hint or an amalgamation of the album's base ideals: freedom, truth, and the cyclical nature of change.
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Maayan Nidam, previously known as Miss Fitz, presents a collection of three productions that engage the listener on a journey into the heart of this impressive talent. A Turnaround commences with the rolling frequencies and jovial melodies of "Perplexday" before reaching the magnetic pulses of "You Break Me" and culminating with "The Road To Recovery," an eerie yet remarkably charming endeavor. Maayan continues to develop her style with each release and this is yet another collection that marks her as a true talent.
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2012 repress, originally released in 2010. Miss Fitz, Laverne Radix, Spunky Brewster, Mara Trax, Uli Künkel -- that's all Maayan Nidam, who has already released on various labels such as Contexterrior, Raum...Musik and Sushitec, to name only a few. Earlier in 2009, Maayan presented her first full-length album, Nightlong, through the Japanese label PowerShovelAudio. And the music? Deep!
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Double LP version. This is the first full-length release by Berlin producer Maayan Nidam (Miss Fitz, Laverne Radix, Spunky Brewster). The product sticker on Nightlong reads: "Maayan Nidam is Miss Fitz. The classical Cuban voice made electronic. The tropical warmth and the minimal beats." The making of this record inadvertently began in Cuba in January, 2008. Powershovelaudio was in Havana, recording some of the best contemporary Cuban singers and musicians. The resulting recordings were of an inspiring beauty, and the label decided that this outstanding collection of voices, woodwinds and brass needed to be deconstructed and reassembled by a female talent in honor of their upcoming series devoted to women in contemporary music and art. Nightlong is a synthetic work. Maayan has inexplicably, quickly and with incredible precision, captured the essence and the expressivity of the Cuban musicians and taken it to a hitherto unknown place. Maayan is well-known for her diligent talent in inserting voices of quality in her mixes, but on this occasion, the result is spellbinding. Instead of concentrating on her signature minimal beats, Maayan has experimented with different cadences, depths and moods, leaving behind a swirling, disconcerting record of inspired beauty. Minimal bolero? Loungetronica? Doesn't matter -- it is mature, accomplished, utterly danceable and totally unique. To top it all off, the cover of this record is graced with photography by one of the best and most influential photographers in the world: Daido Moriyama.
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This is the first full-length release by Berlin producer Maayan Nidam (Miss Fitz, Laverne Radix, Spunky Brewster). The product sticker on Nightlong reads: "Maayan Nidam is Miss Fitz. The classical Cuban voice made electronic. The tropical warmth and the minimal beats." The making of this record inadvertently began in Cuba in January, 2008. Powershovelaudio was in Havana, recording some of the best contemporary Cuban singers and musicians. The resulting recordings were of an inspiring beauty, and the label decided that this outstanding collection of voices, woodwinds and brass needed to be deconstructed and reassembled by a female talent in honor of their upcoming series devoted to women in contemporary music and art. Nightlong is a synthetic work. Maayan has inexplicably, quickly and with incredible precision, captured the essence and the expressivity of the Cuban musicians and taken it to a hitherto unknown place. Maayan is well-known for her diligent talent in inserting voices of quality in her mixes, but on this occasion, the result is spellbinding. Instead of concentrating on her signature minimal beats, Maayan has experimented with different cadences, depths and moods, leaving behind a swirling, disconcerting record of inspired beauty. Minimal bolero? Loungetronica? Doesn't matter -- it is mature, accomplished, utterly danceable and totally unique. To top it all off, the cover of this record is graced with photography by one of the best and most influential photographers in the world: Daido Moriyama.
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