Fine Diving 005

Techno cognoscenti know Alexander Kaline as half of the duo Alka_Rex, one of the jewels of the New York minimal scene. Their live sets mix expertly chiseled sound design, funk, and a dusting of humor in to a potent cocktail which manages to be as fascinating as it is fun.

Kaline's solo work is no less captivating. Freed from the constraints of the dance floor, he produces epic, widescreen, hi-def sonic landscapes which invite the listener to explore to the point of virtual disembodiment.

In addition to his Alka Rex work (with Edward Krilov), Kaline has released solo work as Alka, and, under the names "Nauchists" and "Portable Palace", created critically aclaimed audio installations with multidisciplinary artists Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand.

US born (New York) RJ Valeo is an electronic music producer, live performer, and event curator. Influenced by microsound, glitch, techno, new wave, idm, and industrial, he produces and releases under a variety of monikers. These monikers include the post-modern digital-futurist dance music of Isomer Transition, the brooding, somber and sometimes challenging experimental sounds of ‘Richard J Valeo’, and the uplifting, meditative and sublimely spiritual melodies of ‘RJ Valeo’.

To our ears, Valeo's sound is rich, dark, deep and satisfying, relying heavily on the inimitable sounds he derives from his enviable collection of vintage analog gear. His work is every bit as much about the physical feeling of sound as it is about compositional structure. We invite you to stop swimming for a moment and allow RJ's dark waters to close over you...

Kirschner's official bio is as follows: Composer Kenneth Kirschner was born in 1970 and lives in New York City; his music is freely available through his website, www.kennethkirschner.com. His work has also been released on CDs from labels such as Sub Rosa, 12k, Sirr, Leerraum, and/OAR and Room40, as well as online through a wide variety of netlabels and other sites.

Adding our own observations to that, we can tell you that he makes exquisite, restrained, delicate, intricate, sometimes challenging, always rewarding compositions. Ken's sense of sound, form, and experimentation leave our ears refreshed, reoriented and reinvigorated.