PREMIERE: Artefakt - Natant [Semantica Records]

For more than ten years now, Robin Koek and Nick Lapien have been creating music together as Artefakt. Since then, they have consistently released music at the intersections of ambient, IDM, techno, with LPs on Svreca’s Semantica, Delsin, and Delsin electronica sub-label Ann Aimee in addition to their many EPs.

Their next release is 6 track mini album “Floodplain”, landing on the impactful Spanish label Semantica next month. Ranging from brooding ambient on openers and closers “Fugacity” and “Floodplain”, to dance floor-oriented tribal on “Diorama”, “Natura” and “Delta”, the LP showcases the duo’s range and further illustrates their commitment to adopt techno “as an art-form rather than a genre.”

On “Natant”, we follow the squirming, tenacious bassline’s path that is at the forefront of the track, being amplified but never overshadowed by their signature style pad or sturdy kicks. The 3.5-minute track reaches its climax two-thirds of the way in before slowly beginning to disintegrate and letting the bassline say its last words.

“Floodplain” comes out on April 7th, 2023 as Semantica’s staggering 143rd release. The LP is available for purchase on vinyl (with the digital files included) via Bandcamp.