7 Essential Releases From Haunter Records’ Catalog Picked By Its Artists
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# 7 Essential Releases From Haunter Records’ Catalog Picked By Its Artists
*[Haunter Records][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} is quite the
mysterious operation. From its headquarters in Milan, the label---helmed
by Daniele Guerrini (A.K.A. [Heith][2]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"}) and Francesco Birsa Alessandri (A.K.A. [Sense
Fracture][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"})---has established an
artistic network that contains some of the most unique, uncompromising
visions to be found in electronic music. Always direct and intentional
yet wildly diverse, the label's releases, which use industrial and
post-punk mentalities to dissolve the familiar sounds of rave and club
music into nebulous clouds of sound, feel like unpredictable
transmissions from a parallel timeline. *
[SoundCloud Track][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
*To commemorate the release of its sprawling
compilation, *Forever---*which you can listen to in full
above---*{::}*we tapped seven of Haunter's artists to look back through
the label's catalog and pick the records that they think represent the
essence of this hard-to-pin-down collective. *
## Petit Singe, "27.09.87 (Jesse Osborne-Lanthier alteration)" (2017)
[SoundCloud Track (351509428)][5]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
{: class=""}Lag Os: "The first time I
discovered Haunter Records was through listening to [Cage Suburbia][6]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"}. Both vinyls were presents from Daniele
Guerrini. He gave them to me after we shared a gig in a strip club in
Milan. Apparently opposed, both records represent a particular raw
attitude and openness that Haunter has towards pushing the constraints
of contemporary electronic music.
The remix that [Jesse Osborne Lanthier][7]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} did for [Petit Singe][8]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"}'s "27.09.87" is a highly-recommended work that serves as
a good example of what Daniele and Francesco Birsa have been promoting
for some years: freeform music that dissolves club music remainders into
liquid and evocative passages. Not to mention the ultra-sexy merch they
produce (the Advanced Audio Research sweatshirt being one of my
all-time favorites). However, Haunter is more than a record label to me.
I like to see them as a mutant family which I'm glad to be part of."
## Heith, *Laguna* (2018)
[Laguna][9]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
{: class=""}[**Ossia**{: class=""}][10]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"}: "It's hard to choose a favorite from the label, as
there are such vast differences between records and they all bang
in their own special ways. The one that I can't get out of my head from
the more recent releases has to be this *Laguna* record from Daniele
(a.k.a. [Heith][2]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}).
{: class=""}
{: class=""}I think he recorded this one after a trip to Southeast Asia,
and you can really hear the direct influence in the recordings he used
and re-shaped. It's a beautifully-twisted, mechanized
yet organic-sounding mix of high-intensity ambience and spectral
rhythms.
{: class=""}
{: class=""}Close your eyes. This is your ticket to new worlds."
##
## Constellation Botsu, *Botsu700* (2017)
[Botsu700][11]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
[**VISIO**{: class=""}][12]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}: "I don't
think this is effectively the best Haunter release or track---I like
most of the releases in different ways---but since I don't like charts,
I'd rather pick up one that had a big impact on me. From the opening
track, the whole [Constellation Botsu][13]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} release is a blast of sounds that totally blew my mind
at the first listen. It's Japanese sample craft fueled by digital
noise explosions and micro sound fragments, no stop. It's not the same
Japanese harsh noise release. The sound constantly disrupts in this
overload of hyper-stimulation. For me, it was a happy epiphany that
shocked me but at same time inspired me a lot. The whole release is a
gem, but if I have to pick up a song, I'd say 'Botsu700'. It has a
grungy-noise style, but melted by these soul-wretched childlike vocals,
that is dissonant but pleasant at the same time."
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{: class=""}
## ZULI, *Trigger Finger* (2018)
[ZULI - Trigger Finger OFFICIAL VIDEO][14]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"}
{: class=""}[**Maxwell Sterling**{: class=""}][15]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"}: "The genius of 'Trigger Finger' lies in its knife-edge
positioning between anxiety and ecstasy. [ZULI][16]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} distorts the listener's perception of time---on
levels of nostalgia and rhythmic phrasing, rendering it all in a sound
chamber of unholy bass weight and melodic metamorphosis."
##
{: class=""}John T Gast, *Inna Babalon* (2017)
[Jonathan \[Official\]][17]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
{: class=""}**[Lutto Lento][18]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}:**{:
class=""} "Originally put out by [John T Gast][19]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} himself on his [5 Gate Temple][20]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"}, this record remains a fascinating piece that shows
Gast's incredible sensitivity. The combination of heavyweight low end,
primitive stepper structures and British medieval themes with extremely
emotional, otherworldly chords makes this album so special. All these
elements are put together in a chill and dreamy production, giving the
same unique feelings as most of his other releases. 'JONATHAN'
is definitely my favorite one here."
##
{: class=""}ZULI, "Ladies and Gents" (2018)
[ZULI - Ladies & gents \[Haunter Records\]][21]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"}
{: class=""}**[Elvin Brandhi][22]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}:**{:
class=""} "Composed as an interruption of formality, uncompromising
kicks drown out their own introduction, mocking etiquette. The sound
does not need an invitation to take the space it deserves. It
ploughs straight through any context in which it's played, obliterating
pre-existing standards. Ineffable blasts engulf public pretension.
Distorted, ominous bells drown out the wiry voice of authority with
uncompromising force, defying hierarchy by dominating all space. The
lurching tempo and the warped variation of textures clad together like
an ocean surge render explanation obsolete. It's expression refusing to
be domesticated."
##
{: class=""}Heith, "Sangkakala Malaikat" (2018)
[SoundCloud Track (467603238)][23]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
{: class=""}[**Broshuda**{: class=""}][24]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"}: "Deep inverted psychoactive gamelan spirals from the
intriguing Heithian Mind himself, spectral dissection and
feverish flashbacks of ancient demons wafting across temple floors
before dissolving into a cloud of half-remembered memories and
emotions."
[1]: https://soundcloud.com/haunter-records-1
[2]: https://soundcloud.com/y-153
[3]: https://soundcloud.com/sense-fracture
[4]: https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/899994883
[5]: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/351509428
[6]: https://soundcloud.com/cagesuburbia
[7]: https://soundcloud.com/jesseosbornelanthier
[8]: https://soundcloud.com/petitsinge-music
[9]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGok0BQg14s
[10]: https://soundcloud.com/ossiamusic
[11]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUsM3fV6h78
[12]: https://soundcloud.com/visi00
[13]: https://soundcloud.com/constellationbotsu
[14]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX1W-vSAd9Y
[15]: https://soundcloud.com/sehnsuchtsounds
[16]: https://soundcloud.com/zulimusic
[17]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKhtDmfHhDw
[18]: https://soundcloud.com/luttolento
[19]: https://soundcloud.com/stonehouse_uv
[20]: https://soundcloud.com/5g8temple
[21]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8rtA0ggKIE
[22]: https://soundcloud.com/elvin-brandhi-1
[23]: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/467603238
[24]: https://soundcloud.com/broshuda
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text: '<p><em><a href="https://soundcloud.com/haunter-records-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Haunter Records</a> is quite the mysterious operation. From its headquarters in Milan, the label—helmed by Daniele Guerrini (A.K.A. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/y-153" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heith</a>) and Francesco Birsa Alessandri (A.K.A. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sense-fracture" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sense Fracture</a>)—has established an artistic network that contains some of the most unique, uncompromising visions to be found in electronic music. Always direct and intentional yet wildly diverse, the label’s releases, which use industrial and post-punk mentalities to dissolve the familiar sounds of rave and club music into nebulous clouds of sound, feel like unpredictable transmissions from a parallel timeline. </em></p><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/899994883" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track</a></p><p><em>To commemorate the release of its sprawling compilation, </em>Forever—<em>which you can listen to in full above—</em><em>we tapped seven of Haunter’s artists to look back through the label’s catalog and pick the records that they think represent the essence of this hard-to-pin-down collective. </em></p><h2>Petit Singe, “27.09.87 (Jesse Osborne-Lanthier alteration)” (2017)</h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/351509428" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track (351509428)</a></p><p><br class=""><b class=""><a href="https://soundcloud.com/lag-os" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lag Os</a>: </b>“The first time I discovered Haunter Records was through listening to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/cagesuburbia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cage Suburbia</a>. Both vinyls were presents from Daniele Guerrini. He gave them to me after we shared a gig in a strip club in Milan. Apparently opposed, both records represent a particular raw attitude and openness that Haunter has towards pushing the constraints of contemporary electronic music.</p><p>The remix that <a href="https://soundcloud.com/jesseosbornelanthier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jesse Osborne Lanthier</a> did for <a href="https://soundcloud.com/petitsinge-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Petit Singe</a>’s “27.09.87” is a highly-recommended work that serves as a good example of what Daniele and Francesco Birsa have been promoting for some years: freeform music that dissolves club music remainders into liquid and evocative passages. Not to mention the ultra-sexy merch they produce (the Advanced Audio Research sweatshirt being one of my all-time favorites). However, Haunter is more than a record label to me. I like to see them as a mutant family which I’m glad to be part of.”</p><h2>Heith, <em>Laguna</em> (2018)</h2><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGok0BQg14s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Laguna</a></p><div><br class=""><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ossiamusic" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b class="">Ossia</b></a>: “It’s hard to choose a favorite from the label, as there are such vast differences between records and they all bang in their own special ways. The one that I can’t get out of my head from the more recent releases has to be this <em>Laguna</em> record from Daniele (a.k.a. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/y-153" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heith</a>).<br class=""><br class="">I think he recorded this one after a trip to Southeast Asia, and you can really hear the direct influence in the recordings he used and re-shaped. It’s a beautifully-twisted, mechanized yet organic-sounding mix of high-intensity ambience and spectral rhythms.<br class=""><br class="">Close your eyes. This is your ticket to new worlds.”</div><h2></h2><h2>Constellation Botsu, <em>Botsu700</em> (2017)</h2><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUsM3fV6h78" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Botsu700</a></p><div><a href="https://soundcloud.com/visi00" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b class="">VISIO</b></a>: “I don’t think this is effectively the best Haunter release or track—I like most of the releases in different ways—but since I don’t like charts, I’d rather pick up one that had a big impact on me. From the opening track, the whole <a href="https://soundcloud.com/constellationbotsu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Constellation Botsu</a> release is a blast of sounds that totally blew my mind at the first listen. It’s Japanese sample craft fueled by digital noise explosions and micro sound fragments, no stop. It’s not the same Japanese harsh noise release. The sound constantly disrupts in this overload of hyper-stimulation. For me, it was a happy epiphany that shocked me but at same time inspired me a lot. The whole release is a gem, but if I have to pick up a song, I’d say ‘Botsu700’. It has a grungy-noise style, but melted by these soul-wretched childlike vocals, that is dissonant but pleasant at the same time.”<br class=""><br class=""></div><h2>ZULI, <em>Trigger Finger</em> (2018)</h2><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX1W-vSAd9Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ZULI - Trigger Finger OFFICIAL VIDEO</a></p><div><br class=""><a href="https://soundcloud.com/sehnsuchtsounds" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b class="">Maxwell Sterling</b></a>: “The genius of ‘Trigger Finger’ lies in its knife-edge positioning between anxiety and ecstasy. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/zulimusic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ZULI</a> distorts the listener’s perception of time—on levels of nostalgia and rhythmic phrasing, rendering it all in a sound chamber of unholy bass weight and melodic metamorphosis.”</div><h2> <br class="">John T Gast, <em>Inna Babalon</em> (2017)</h2><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKhtDmfHhDw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jonathan [Official]</a></p><div><br class=""><b class=""><a href="https://soundcloud.com/luttolento" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lutto Lento</a>:</b> “Originally put out by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/stonehouse_uv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John T Gast</a> himself on his <a href="https://soundcloud.com/5g8temple" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5 Gate Temple</a>, this record remains a fascinating piece that shows Gast’s incredible sensitivity. The combination of heavyweight low end, primitive stepper structures and British medieval themes with extremely emotional, otherworldly chords makes this album so special. All these elements are put together in a chill and dreamy production, giving the same unique feelings as most of his other releases. ‘JONATHAN’ is definitely my favorite one here.”</div><h2><br class="">ZULI, “Ladies and Gents” (2018)</h2><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8rtA0ggKIE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ZULI - Ladies & gents [Haunter Records]</a></p><div><br class=""><b class=""><a href="https://soundcloud.com/elvin-brandhi-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elvin Brandhi</a>:</b> “Composed as an interruption of formality, uncompromising kicks drown out their own introduction, mocking etiquette. The sound does not need an invitation to take the space it deserves. It ploughs straight through any context in which it’s played, obliterating pre-existing standards. Ineffable blasts engulf public pretension. Distorted, ominous bells drown out the wiry voice of authority with uncompromising force, defying hierarchy by dominating all space. The lurching tempo and the warped variation of textures clad together like an ocean surge render explanation obsolete. It’s expression refusing to be domesticated.”</div><h2> <br class="">Heith, “Sangkakala Malaikat” (2018)</h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/467603238" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track (467603238)</a></p><div><br class=""><a href="https://soundcloud.com/broshuda" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b class="">Broshuda</b></a>: “Deep inverted psychoactive gamelan spirals from the intriguing Heithian Mind himself, spectral dissection and feverish flashbacks of ancient demons wafting across temple floors before dissolving into a cloud of half-remembered memories and emotions.”</div>'
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# 7 Essential Releases From Haunter Records’ Catalog Picked By Its Artists *[Haunter Records][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} is quite the mysterious operation. From its headquarters in Milan, the label---helmed by Daniele Guerrini (A.K.A. [Heith][2]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) ...
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[Sense Fracture][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"})---has established an artistic network that contains some of the most unique, uncompromising visions to be found in electronic music. Always direct and intentional yet wildly diverse, the label's releases, which use industrial and post-punk me...
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## Petit Singe, "27.09.87 (Jesse Osborne-Lanthier alteration)" (2017) [SoundCloud Track (351509428)][5]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} {: class=""}Lag Os: "The first time I discovered Haunter Records was through listening to [Cage Suburbia][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"...
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The remix that [Jesse Osborne Lanthier][7]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} did for [Petit Singe][8]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}'s "27.09.87" is a highly-recommended work that serves as a good example of what Daniele and Francesco Birsa have been promoting for some years: freefor...
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I like to see them as a mutant family which I'm glad to be part of." . ## Heith, *Laguna* (2018) [Laguna][9]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} . {: class=""}[**Ossia**{: class=""}][10]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}: "It's hard to choose a favorite from the label, as there a...
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{: class=""} {: class=""}Close your eyes. This is your ticket to new worlds." . ##
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This is your ticket to new worlds." . ## . ## Constellation Botsu, *Botsu700* (2017) [Botsu700][11]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} [**VISIO**{: class=""}][12]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}: "I don't think this is effectively the best Haunter release or track...
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The whole release is a gem, but if I have to pick up a song, I'd say 'Botsu700'. It has a grungy-noise style, but melted by these soul-wretched childlike vocals, that is dissonant but pleasant at the same time." {: class=""} {: class=""} . ## ZULI, *Trigger Finger* (2018) [ZULI - ...
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## ZULI, *Trigger Finger* (2018) [ZULI - Trigger Finger OFFICIAL VIDEO][14]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} {: class=""}[**Maxwell Sterling**{: class=""}][15]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}: "The genius of 'Trigger Finger' lies in its knife-edge positioning between anxiety ...
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All these elements are put together in a chill and dreamy production, giving the same unique feelings as most of his other releases. 'JONATHAN' is definitely my favorite one here." . ## {: class=""}ZULI, "Ladies and Gents" (2018) [ZULI - Ladies & gents \[Haunter Records\]][21]{...
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