CMD094 — Cassette

Intro

CMD094 is a pivotal figure in the international dreampunk and ambient scenes, originating from Ukraine. As a co-founder of Pure Life Records and a prolific mastering engineer, his influence extends beyond his solo discography into the very sonic signature of the 'Pure Life sound.'

His work is characterized by high-fidelity production applied to lo-fi aesthetics, bridging the gap between vaporwave's nostalgic sampling and ambient techno's structural depth. His career arc is marked by a significant hiatus following a severe health crisis in 2021 that affected his auditory nerves, a narrative that adds a layer of vulnerability and resilience to his later works like 'AVA' and 'Diffraction.' Critically, he is regarded as a technical perfectionist within a genre often defined by intentional grit, bringing a cinematic scale to bedroom-produced electronic music. His collaborations, most notably as half of Kuroi Ame, further cement his position as a cornerstone of the 'slushwave' and 'hardvapour' evolutions, moving the genre toward a more sophisticated, narrative-driven form of electronic storytelling.

Our Catalog9 Albums · 2017 · 2025

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The Sound · Center of Gravity

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Shares vaporwave, glitch, ambient techno (subgenres); processed, ethereal, whispered (vocal style)

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