Brainwave Research Center - Psychic Antenna

Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: RIO18
Barcode: 4251353214415
Release Date: 02 May 2025
Genre: Electronic /Ambient/Experimental/Downtempo/IDM

* Brainwave Research Center - Psychic Antenna (R.i.O.)

R.i.O. welcomes Brainwave Research Center, a NYC-based duo consisting of house/techno producer Chase Smith and documentary filmmaker Christa Majoras. In early 2023 they freed their debut album “figure 1” via their own label BRC. Two more albums followed. All documenting their love for experimental yet charming music of all kinds. 

Their influences span a vast spectrum, from Steve Reich, Laurie Spiegel, and Edgar Froese to Martin Rev, John Carpenter, early Kragwerk, or the ambient techno of Pete Namlook’s Fax +49-69/45046 label. Yet, Brainwave Research Center forges a sound distinctly their own, seamlessly blending analog synthesis with electro-acoustic experimentaZon.

On “Psychic Antenna”, the duo takes a gentle rawer approach. The tracks range from the manic verbal Die-Tödliche-Doris-like loops of "I Find Myself" to the meditative cosmic trance of "Open Your Mouth." "Orange Drop" and "Transmi_er Park" toy with the dancefloor, channeling slow-motion acid trance and krautrock echoes.

The release is rounded out by three remixes: R.i.O.’s own Benedikt Frey delivers a deep, trippy groover full of inner musicality, while close companion DALO crags a dark, echo-drenched pop rework, and Berlin’s Nathan Dawidowicz injects psyched nu-disco rhythms, expanding “Psychic Antenna” into seven noZons of intense neural oscillations.

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* Tracklist: 
A1) Brainwave Research Center Open Your Mouth 
A2) Brainwave Research Center Orange Drop 
A3) Brainwave Research Center Transmi_er Park 
B1) Brainwave Research Center I Find Myself 
B2) Brainwave Research Center Open Your Mouth (Nathan Dawidowicz Remix)
B3) Brainwave Research Center Transmi_er Park (Benedikt Frey Remix)
B4) Brainwave Research Center I Find Myself (DALO Remix)