‘city of tears’ out now!

Written By cstl



'city of tears' is my first sonic experiment under this new moniker. stripped to the bone, this live performance embraces a minimal techno aesthetic nearly devoid of musical substance or intent.



this is not music for storytelling, it's a place, a moment in time. a stark, monochrome architecture of rhythm and repetition. pushing the idea of techno as pure machinery, an exercise in restraint and reduction. each track unfolds with mechanical focus, favoring function over feeling. just the pulse of a city too tired to weep.

raw, cold, and strangely human in its refusal to pretend.



 

listen & support:

credits:

all tracks written, recorded & mixed by cstl
all tracks mastered by cstl.
released via Petite Victory Collective.
artwork by Guillaume Blj.

 

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cstl

cstl ~ is the solo project of a french native musician, composer and electronic music producer. Today based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Long sleepless nights and a certain vision of aesthetics brought this project to life with the idea to create a musical base throughout which cstl could play whatever he would feel like, without any boundaries. Mixing energy, melodies and samples to forge his own recognisable style. Through his music, cstl is sharing different feelings with only one philosophy: making music that is all together artistically, technically, and emotionally engaged in hopes of establishing connections with all interested people.

https://cstl-music.com
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