A while ago I started working on a new Dereleech release. The working name of the release is "Valosade". The current draft tracklist looks like this:

Bloom (100% done) (6:24)
Valosade (100% done) (16:00)
Ναϊάδες (80% done) (6:32)
Kristallihiekka (90% done) (5:12)
Sol Scion (50% done) (6:16)

(The lengths are taken from the newest test versions and are subject to change.)

Cover art (0% done)

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Original entry, 28 May 2012: The style and concept of this release will take a turn towards a lighter, more peaceful approach while the mood still remains relatively sad/melancholic. The basic theme follows ideas…

Deadspace, the sequel to Standstill by Dereleech released (free download)

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Tracklist:
01. Deadspace
02. Legacy
03. 299792458
04. Derelict
05. Aeonic Pulse
Total length: 44:00

Concept:
Continuation of Standstill.

Artist's comments:
Standstill was in essence quite clean. With this sequel I wanted to tackle a similar feeling to that release but with a much angrier and dirtier approach using tons of distortion and grit. The bulk of this release is essentially drone/dark ambient with some drone doom influence and rare lighter ambient moments as well as a subtle touch of noise. This album uses exclusively electronic/virtual instruments.…

Textures II: Ahtola, the second EP in the "Textures" series by Dereleech released (free download)

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Tracklist:
01. Ahtola
Total length: 9:22

Artist's comments:
This track is completely based on sampling and sample manipulation as opposed to my usual VST-based approach. It has zero rhythmic or melodic structure, as it's based on a continuous living ("organic") sound environment. One could call it an "unreal field/nature recording" that follows someone or something on the way down to Ahtola. The concept is a mixture of influences drawn from both Finnish folklore/mythology and H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu/R'lyeh.

Credits:
Matti Tolkki - Composition, arrangement,…

Work has begun on a sequel to Standstill (Dereleech). The working name of the album is Deadspace and the current draft tracklist looks like this:

Deadspace (100% done) (10:26)
Legacy (100% done) (2:00)
299792458 (100% done) (11:31)
Derelict (100% done) (2:40)
Aeonic Pulse (100% done) (17:22)

(The lengths are taken from the newest test versions and are subject to change.)

Cover art (100% done)

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Original Entry, 16 Sep 2011: The style continues a similar simplistic slowly pounding style with funeral/drone doom influences like the first "Standstill" did. The first track "Deadspace" is mostly done and is indeed…

I am working on several very different projects for Dereleech at the moment. Many of them have seen actual progress. This has both pros and cons. Having several different things to do gives me a choice on what to work on based on my mood, but at the same time it also slows down the progress for all of them.

I should type a few words about these projects:

- The upcoming full-length "Dominion" is going forward, although slowly. You can track its progress in detail here.

- The second part of the "Textures" series is soon nearing the end…

A new single Daybreak by Dereleech is out now as a free download.

Tracklist:
01. Daybreak
Total length: 7:22

Concept:
The title speaks for itself.

Artist's comments:
This was basically an experiment where I just sat down and composed a song from scratch in a few hours to see what I get. The total time put into this is probably somewhere around 5 hours and the "post-production" phase was minimal or nearly inexistent, so it has a kind of a raw and "clumsy" quality in some ways. The style itself isn't something I've explored with Dereleech that much. It's basically…

Textures I: The Desert Calls My Name II, an EP by Dereleech is out now as a free download.

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Tracklist:
01. The Desert Calls My Name II
Total length: 17:58

Concept:
Revisiting the improvised pieces on Downstream and approaching them from a different angle.

Artist's comments:
This is the first release in a series of "Textures" releases I've started to work on as kind of a side project. As the name suggests the intention is to create texture-based minimal atmospheres using very simple structures that slowly change over time. This first one is a revisit to the first…

So, it has been a while since I've worked on anything major in the musical area. The reasons for this are numerous, but the most notable ones were the countless hardware and software incompatibility problems that really killed a big portion of my motivation. The good news is that I've recently moved from 32-bit winXP to 64-bit win7 and so far all of the needed software is working smoothly without any noticeable problems. This means I'm back to being more active with the project(s). A new Dereleech album following "Servant of Entropy" is now under construction. Theme-wise it is going…

DNR, an old unfinished single of Dereleech is out now as a free download.

Tracklist:
01. DNR v1
02. DNR v2

Total length: 16:12

Concept:
N/A.

Artist's comments:
DNR is an older piece of drone / dark ambient that I found lying around in one of my testing folders. DNR was going to be part of Servant of Entropy, and I remember scrapping it because I didn't like the dynamics of its flow and it felt out of place on the album's context. After revisiting these test versions I felt I could just release it anyway. Don't consider…

Longing for the Fallen Sun, a single by Dereleech is out now as a free download.

Tracklist:
01. The Fleeting Light
02. Longing for the Fallen Sun
Total length: 7:22

Concept:
Winter in the far north.

Artist's comments:
This short release is trying to capture the essence of a mystical untouched winter landscape. The "darkness" and "coldness" is being presented in a more pleasant way instead of employing darker horror-like elements, coarse sound generation/samples or other dark ambient elements. "The Fleeting Light" uses one track of guitar based sound generation, the rest of the material is completely based on…