labXIV “deftly tread the line between the sterility and of mid-eighties EBM and post-industrial and the melody and warmth of classic electropop” (IDie:YouDie). The new record was produced as a collaboration with Philpp Münch (Synapscape, Rorschach Garden) and is now available as a digital EP — to be followed by a full vinyl release.
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CONTACT
In February 2020, Coredark Labs teamed up with SOMA 2020 for the production of the CON><TACT theater performance at the Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica, CA —
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NAMM 2020
Once again we make the trip to Anaheim for the NAMM Show!
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OMBRA Festival
In November 2019 The Present Moment traveled to Barcelona, Spain for a performance at this growing international music festival, joining legendary electronic acts such as DAF and Psyche.
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Columbus Day weekend (or, rather, Indigenous People’s Day weekend, as it is officially referred to here in Los Angeles) has come to a close; now we’re looking back on the last couple of days and the performance by The Coredark at the Das Bunker 21st Anniversary event here in our hometown. Continue reading →
The Studio Project, Part Three
We’ve arrived in Los Angeles and unloaded a van full of vintage studio gear into our shop … now it’s time to get down to business! This is a major project: rebuilding a Soundcraft TS-24 that has been in many pieces for years and had just been driven across the country in a van … from unpacking all the bubble-wrapped components to the first signal through the desk!
The console reassembly represents the biggest project, but there’s also the JUPITER-6 and JUNO-106, and the Kurzweil, among other pieces of fine old gear that haven’t been powered up in well over a decade. What’s going to happen? Continue reading →