Premiere: Hear Symbol’s haunting, atmospheric “Umasa”
On Friday, March 9, Holodeck Records is releasing a massive compilation of exclusive tracks, featuring a wide spectrum of sounds. The Austin-based label has a catalog full of innovative electronic sounds, and Holodeck Vision One expands on that with contributions from its own roster artists (VVV, Stranger Things composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein—individually) as well as other notable contemporary artists like coldwave outfit Automelodi, darkwave group Drab Majesty and dream pop band Single Lash.
Today, Treble presents an exclusive premiere stream of “Umasa,” by Symbol. Symbol is the solo, synth-driven project of Christopher Royal King of This Will Destroy You, and his contribution to the compilation is a serene, gorgeous set of futuristic ambience. It’s an atmospheric haunting that has the feeling of a film score, but with the visuals left to the listener’s imagination. Listen to the Symbol “Umasa” stream below, and take a look at the full, 30-song tracklist.
Holodeck Vision One tracklist:
1. Omni Gardens – Ceiling of the Mind
2. Michael C Sharp – Blublocker
3. Dallas Acid – The Orgy in San Felipe
4. Flatliner – Dream Last Night
5. Jake Schrock – Levitation Station
6. Joey – Fall for Sport
7. Automelodi – Toujours de Jamais 05:20
8. Curved Light – Endgame Scenario
9. Michael Stein – No Standards
10. pulseCoder – Hypermuck
11. Thousand Foot Whale Claw – There is a Garden
12. Dust Witch – Sister Planet
13. Virgin Pool – Cloak & Dagger
14. Future Museums – Calcite
15. Sungod – Frequence
16. VVV – Shahmat
17. Kyle Dixon – Dat Way
18. Samantha Glass – The Proof Inside Your Mind
19. LACHANE – Olneyville
20. Smokey Emery – Broken Clouds
21. Dylan Cameron – Graceless Gods 05:49
22. Norm Chambers – Crossing Over
23. Windows1995 – Chills Hill
24. Single Lash – Insect Hell 06:19
25. JU4N – Gauzing
26. Bill Converse – OK Karplus
27. Symbol – Umasa
28. Skullcaster – Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier
29. Drab Majesty – Cannibal
30. Troller – Rodan
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