TEN YEARS OF ARTEFACTS

TRACKLIST A1. Lotus Eater - Tripholium A2. Shifted - K Pop B1. Efdemin - Entropie B2. L.B. Dub Corp - Look Shiny C1. Rrose - The Myth of Purity C2. Lucy - The Goat God D1. James Ruskin - From Here On D2. Denise Rabe - Paralysed Spheres E1. Zeitgeber - Double Down E2. Adriana Lopez - It All Adds Up F1. Chevel - Va Lavorar F2. Alessandro Adriani - Two Journeys F3. Serena Butler - Giubia INFO Stroboscopic Artefacts releases ˜X  Ten Years Of Artefacts™, a 13-track album curated by Lucy, the nom de techno of Luca Mortellaro. It celebrates ten years of his label by boldly confirming its raison d™être: a continual redefinition of modern techno. ˜X  Ten Years Of Artefacts™ is a various artists album in which the label™s key artists respond to its tenth anniversary with fresh compositions. Artists with divergent perspectives and MOs are equally at home expressing themselves. These tracks™ timbres, tempos and moods differ greatly yetžsomewhat improbablyžthey seem together, ideologically unified. The album will be later complemented by a special remixes EP, with four new reworks of pivotal back catalogue material from the label (Donato Dozzy, Caterina Barbieri, Xhin and Klock). And from fall 2019, Lucy and an incredible cast of Stroboscopic Artefacts artists will begin an extended club tour to mark the anniversary. On ˜X  Ten Years Of Artefacts™, Mortellaro features solo as Lucy, in collaboration with Rrose as Lotus Eater and together with Speedy J as Zeitgeber. (Rrose also appears alone with šThe Myth of Purity.›) Shifted, Efdemin, L.B. Dub Corp (Luke Slater), James Ruskin, Denise Rabe, Adriana Lopez, Chevel, Alessandro Adriani and Serena Butler each feature, representing a group of singular artists whose relationships with the label range from years to monthsžStroboscopic Artefacts™ past, present and future must exist simultaneously. Back in September 2009, Lucy released šWhy Don™t You Change / Dub Man Walking,› the first record from Stroboscopic Artefacts, which began a discography that, ten years later, is almost unparalleled in its ambition and vision. Put simply, Mortellaro wanted to create something that didn™t exist. Stroboscopic Artefacts would be respectful of, and indebted to, the great techno and electronic music artists of the past but would develop new paths forward for the label and the genre. The label refused to perpetuate the established dichotomies of electronic musicžbetween the dance floor and home listening, between club music and experimental music, between the past and the future. It took risks knowing it wouldn™t always work. But within a year or so of the label™s inception, it was obvious Stroboscopic Artefacts™ approach had captured imaginations far beyond its Berlin base, showing us that the boundaries of techno are often constructs of limited imagination. The label pursued constantly evolving methods of releasing music. It created concept-driven series like Monad, Stellate and Totem, establishing frameworks that would give freedom in limitation. Standout albums by Lucy, Xhin, Dadub, Zeitgeber, Chevel, Kangding Ray, Lotus Eater and Alessandro Adriani were deeply considered longform presentations. With this new album, remix EP and tour, now is the moment for Stroboscopic Artefacts to look fondly at its past while drawing breath, reenergised, and hinting at new chapters. ˜X  Ten Years Of Artefacts™ tour dates: 12.10.2019 Elysia, Basel (Efdemin, Lucy, Serena Butler) 25.10.2019 999, Warsaw (Denise Rabe, Oake live, Zeitgeber) 02.11.2019 Pal, Hamburg (Alessandro Adriani, Lucy, Shifted) 09.11.2019 Village Underground, London (Lotus Eater, Lucy, Rrose, Shifted) 16.11.2019 Mondo, Madrid (Kangding Ray, Lucy) 22.11.2019 Ankali, Prague (Lucy, Rrose, Silvia Kastel) 29.11.2019 Stereo, Montreal (Lucy, Yotam Avni) 06.12.2019 Warehouse, Chicago (Denise Rabe, Lucy) 07.12.2019 Analog, New York (Alessandro Adriani, Denise Rabe, Lady Starlight, Lucy) 18.01.2020 De School, Amsterdam (Lotus Eater, Lucy, Rrose)