There are benefits to owning your own label. Besides being able to sign friends and newcomers alike, while heading up Lucidlow, Nadja Lind and Helmut Ebritsch have also been able to exert creative control over their Klartraum project to their own exacting specifications. Their last studio album ‘Enneagram’ was a conceptual piece that spanned four releases over the course of the year. Now their fourth album ‘Void Universes’ sees a similar concept, inspired by the teachings of Stephen Wolinsky, with each a quartet of releases themed to each one of the aforementioned universes.
We’ve had ‘Energy Void’ and ‘Space Void’ editions to get us thoroughly warmed up, and now it is time to go a little eyes down with the deep and dubby ‘Time Void’ edition. This release feels keenly poised for the time of year, where the afternoon sun has a desperate edge, chills creep into the early evening, and those shadows start to stretch earlier and earlier.
We lead off with the awesomely atmospheric ‘The No-State State’, muted and atmospheric with it’s klaxon-esque bass note that peals out over the track. It’s a dominating presence – commanding, demanding your absolute attention to the groove and utterly effective in its use. Following this, ‘White Lady’ conjures an image of a ghostly apparition wrapped in mist with its frozen ethereal tones. As you move closer, you realise she isn’t quite the wraith you imagined as the mist parts to reveal a warm inner core.
‘Animal Kingdom’ uses satisfyingly hollow and wooden percussive hits to add a little tumble to the intricate groove. Tribal chants permeate the breakdown as the track rouses itself for widescreen final stretch. Finale ‘Travel Pussy’ then takes ‘Time Void’ home with a resolving emotion. Hidden behind the twang of bass and perky beats are the subtlest of details – fleeting melodies twinkle and bend out of sight just as you try to grasp them with your fingers, a deftly dropped stretch of 303 embellishes the final third, and distant percussive effects filter up and down in prominence.
Coming out on 2nd October on Beatport, keep an ear to the ground for the final editions. Plus check back on the already released ‘Energy Void’ and ‘Space Voice’ editions.
Other Feedback
Legit Trip (): “” (will play)
Nadja Lind / Klartraum (Lucidflow, Bandcamp, others): “” (will chart) (will play)
Miguel Garij (Ibiza Global Radio): “Great job. Support, gracias” (will play)
Frankie Deep (): “Magnifique Ep :D thank You!!!!” (will play)
Pele Corral (desperadoz): “another good one, thanks a lot.” (will play)
Ronin (Beirut in the mix): “Lovely. will play xx ” (will play)
Detroitrocketscience / Alan Oldham aka T-1000 (): “Good tracks here for certain situations. Will play if I get the opportunity.” (will play)
Jonas Franzén (): “So nice release again!!” (will chart) (will play)
DJ Franksen (plastic city, treibjagd records, sinnmusik, embi music ): “will airplay” (will play)
Giuliano Rodrigues (Flowing Movement Music): “travel pussy and white lady. ” (will chart) (will play)
Dinamo.FM (): “nice sounds thanks!” (will play)
Marc Mac (Soundcollective/ It Runs Deep/ Frequency Radio Show): “Killer Vibes.. Top Release Lucid…” (will chart) (will play)
riccicomoto (LUCIDFLOW / Ibiza Global Radio / Retrospective Zoology / double7music): “thanx for sending…very nice trippy stuff…animal kingdom and travel pussy are my fav….will play…” (will play)
malchevsky (): “Great stuff guys, love the depth!!!” (will play)
Deepinradio (): “Deep tech with style! ” (will play)
Jack Jenson (): “nice” (will play)
Eric (3bridges Records): “Nice stuff, Animal Kingdom is my favorite from the 4” (will chart) (will play)
Matteo (): “Thanx a lot for this nice music waves. Animal Kingdom is so organic + positive” (will chart) (will play)
Supagroove (aka Mark J) (Ahoren Music): “no state slate is awesome! great e.p.” (will play)
Radio show Soundtraffic – DJ RIM-K (): “Nice ep !” (will play)
Lee Guthrie ((Click Therapy/Wiggle/Cubism/SDA)): “Animal Kingdom for me here. nice EP. Thanks :) ”
Misk (): “playlist in altroverso” (will chart) (will play)
Renato DE (): “All are solid! But Animal Kingdom and Travel pussy, for me! ” (will chart) (will play)
Eddy Romero (Expmental/ Little Helpers / Lucidflow / Deeperfect): “As always Brilliant ! Nice work White lady probably my pick !” (will chart) (will play)
Mauro Picotto (Alchemy): “Thanks for the tunes” (will play)
johnny mack (Deep House Radio): “All 4 tracks have distinct personalities and really digging the vibe on this release. ” (will chart) (will play)
Ilias Katelanos (Lovezone ,200 Records , I Records Acryl ,Etoka,Pesto): “great tracks ! and beautifull production !” (will play)
Terje Saether (Darkroom Dubs, Lucidflow, Hope Records, ConnaisseurParquet, Savoir Records): “Great EP :) I love White Lady and Animal Kingdom. And of course, everybody needs to have a Travel Pussy! Thumbs up :)” (will play)
Jam El Mar (Jam & Spoon): “The No-State State is for me – nice atmosphere here! ” (will play)
Satoshi Fumi (Moodmusic,Plastic City,Klik,King Street Sounds etc.): “quality!”
Gabriel Le Mar (Liquid Sound Design (LSD(, Praxxiz): “lovely moody EP amd good floating tracks, Travel Pussy is my fav” (will chart)
ABarth (phonanza fm): “Great release! I’m looking forward to the rest of this album. “Animal Kingdom” is my favorite, so far…” (will play)
Rebecca (xlr8r): “Will try it out, thanks.”
Jason Ireland (): “good work, thank u!” (will play)
Daz (): “Track 1 for me. Excellent” (will chart) (will play)
dubiks (): “I will play and chart” (will chart) (will play)
Spettro (ELEVATE, Get Physical): “The No-State State and Animal Kingdom are super top. Full support!” (will play)
Steve Parry (Selador): “tasty!” (will play)
Marco Carola (): “downloading for marco carola, thanks ”
Teknobrat (Karma Loft, Karma Dance, Restructured Records, Sounds Of Juan, Kulture Room): “Will play, support & test Thanks Teknobrat..” (will play)
A-Kintero (intimate Project Music – ebb+flow – NYC ): “Klartraum never disappoints..!!!” (will play)
Hernan Bass (): “Good tracks, the no state state is very good” (will play)
Jay Hill (King Street Records, Static Music, FM Elle): “Nice one guys loving the dub chords in No State State and little acid flavour in Travel Pussy! good stuff as always” (will chart) (will play)
Sossa (): “nice release full support”
Qu-Zen (): “” (will chart)
Estroe (Rosedale Records): “Quality music like always, my favorites are The No-State State and Animal Kingdom” (will play)
