Phase Group

As @kulku_band arrive in the UK this weekend, the next release on Phase Group lands just in time for their second tour of the island. A special limited-run lathe cut 7” for you here, featuring the solo material of Kulku’s compelling frontman, Wenzlovar. With ‘You Declared the War/She’s Born’, Andreas Riska shares material recorded at his home studio in Berlin during down time from the intriguing No-Age collective’s activities. Listeners familiar with Kulku’s work will hear the parallels, albeit in a more personal sphere. On ‘You Declared the War’, Wenzlovar laments the greed and destruction of war amongst rolling bass, drum rhythms and bluesy guitar work, with the track rising to an intense crescendo of vocal cries and sirens. On ‘She’s Born’, guitar and cello sit calmly over organ drum patterns as Wenzlovar recounts a surrealist tale, sounding something like Loaded-era Velvets flirting with the lap-steel. Lathe cut 7” available in an edition of 50, with a printed, double-sided insert. Head to our SoundCloud to hear previews. Preorder available now via bandcamp and advance copies available at all of Kulku’s gigs in the UK this week. Music recorded and mixed by Wenzlovar Mastering by Giussepe Ielasi Artwork designed by Andrija Čugurović Lathe cut by Lathe to the Grave Printing by Calverts

PHASE008 TC LK is out tomorrow Thanks to everyone that has preordered so far. Only a handful of these limited 10”Dubplates left. We’ll have a couple available at the release party tomorrow or else head to our bandcamp to snap up the last of them. Otherwise the album will be available on bandcamp and all usual digital & streaming outlets We celebrate the release in London with a heavy line up at @spanners.club @rick.shiver joins us from Brussels with @kt__peanut opening and TC LK playing live. Tickets available from resident advisor.

These beauties have arrived Passive Progressive by @lovesongsband is out tomorrow on cassette and digitally 🖤 Thanks to those that have already preordered. You can head to our bandcamp to pick up a copy or else find one in a store near you soon. Distribution is via @rubadub_distribution There will also be copies available to buy at our release party this Sunday at @tennisbarberlin with Love-Songs and @saekokilly playing live. Hope you can join us.

Catch @kulku_band on @nts_radio with a live session for @minus_kendal recorded in London after their recent UK tour 🖤 15:00 UK / 16:00 DE over at www.nts.live Tune in! 📡

Phase Group bosses Thomas and Daniel are live on @clydebuiltradio together from 12:00 (UK) Tune In at 📡

saturday~~ Pop Mutations & A Cut Above present: Kulku + Fiscal Harm + Innis Chonnel then afterparty with - Lizzie Urquhart B2B Mr TC + 12th Isle + Emma Diamond + Luca Venditozzi (free with Kulku tick or £5 on RA) Saturday 4th April The Flying Duck 18+ Kulku embodies an exhilarating Happening, a profound ceremony of raw music. Organic, driven, grounded yet floating. Kulku was founded by Johanna Riska and Andreas Riska alias Wenzlovar. The roots of their music grew out of influences from early minimal music (Moondog, Steve Reich), ritual music and art rock legends of the 60s. In the tradition of German Krautrock bands such as Can and Faust, the band is characterized by a sound whose raw material is made up of Orff instruments. With this special collection of instruments: metallophone, drums, orchestral timpani, xylophone, clarinet, saxophone, cello and an assortment of self-made instruments a universe of metaphysical stories is created. Stories about enlightened dogs or lost visionaries in the urban jungle full of light and shadows. An acoustic perpetuum-mobile that is fed by concentrated absorption. Exploring the sound spectrum of wood, metal and the human voice. Kulku calls their music No Age, a mix of un- kitsch spirituality and the raw energy of punk/no wave.

Our next Phase Group mix comes from Bristol’s own, @junior___ricketts . A Noods affiliate and master chef, his Phase Group mix is a homage to his rediscovering of different style of DJing, the simple art of play and pause. Taking us on a ride through various styles and sounds, Junior leads us from cavernous rhythms and drones, drawing the line between that and playful rock and post-punk adjacent funk, wave and insistent dub-inspired musics of various kinds. It’s best to just press play here. Artwork by @undriia

next Saturday~~ Pop Mutations & A Cut Above present: Kulku + Fiscal Harm + Innis Chonnell then afterparty with - Lizzie Urquhart B2B Mr TC 12th Isle Enma Diamond Luca Venditozzi (free with Kulku tick or £5 on RA) Saturday 4th April The Flying Duck 18+ Kulku embodies an exhilarating Happening, a profound ceremony of raw music. Organic, driven, grounded yet floating. Kulku was founded by Johanna Riska and Andreas Riska alias Wenzlovar. The roots of their music grew out of influences from early minimal music (Moondog, Steve Reich), ritual music and art rock legends of the 60s. In the tradition of German Krautrock bands such as Can and Faust, the band is characterized by a sound whose raw material is made up of Orff instruments. With this special collection of instruments: metallophone, drums, orchestral timpani, xylophone, clarinet, saxophone, cello and an assortment of self-made instruments a universe of metaphysical stories is created. Stories about enlightened dogs or lost visionaries in the urban jungle full of light and shadows. An acoustic perpetuum-mobile that is fed by concentrated absorption. Exploring the sound spectrum of wood, metal and the human voice. Kulku calls their music No Age, a mix of un- kitsch spirituality and the raw energy of punk/no wave.

Pop Mutations & A Cut Above present: Kulku + Fiscal Harm + Innis Chonnell then afterparty with Lizzie Urquhart B2B Mr TC 12th Isle Enma Diamond Luca Venditozzi (free with Kulku tick or £5 on RA) Saturday 4th April The Flying Duck 18+ Kulku embodies an exhilarating Happening, a profound ceremony of raw music. Organic, driven, grounded yet floating. Kulku was founded by Johanna Riska and Andreas Riska alias Wenzlovar. The roots of their music grew out of influences from early minimal music (Moondog, Steve Reich), ritual music and art rock legends of the 60s. In the tradition of German Krautrock bands such as Can and Faust, the band is characterized by a sound whose raw material is made up of Orff instruments. With this special collection of instruments: metallophone, drums, orchestral timpani, xylophone, clarinet, saxophone, cello and an assortment of self-made instruments a universe of metaphysical stories is created. Stories about enlightened dogs or lost visionaries in the urban jungle full of light and shadows. An acoustic perpetuum-mobile that is fed by concentrated absorption. Exploring the sound spectrum of wood, metal and the human voice. Kulku calls their music No Age, a mix of un- kitsch spirituality and the raw energy of punk/no wave. poster by @eippek

Pop Mutations & A Cut Above present: Kulku + Special Guests Saturday 4th April The Flying Duck 18+ Kulku embodies an exhilarating Happening, a profound ceremony of raw music. Organic, driven, grounded yet floating. Kulku was founded by Johanna Riska and Andreas Riska alias Wenzlovar. The roots of their music grew out of influences from early minimal music (Moondog, Steve Reich), ritual music and art rock legends of the 60s. In the tradition of German Krautrock bands such as Can and Faust, the band is characterized by a sound whose raw material is made up of Orff instruments. With this special collection of instruments: metallophone, drums, orchestral timpani, xylophone, clarinet, saxophone, cello and an assortment of self-made instruments a universe of metaphysical stories is created. Stories about enlightened dogs or lost visionaries in the urban jungle full of light and shadows. An acoustic perpetuum-mobile that is fed by concentrated absorption. Exploring the sound spectrum of wood, metal and the human voice. Kulku calls their music No Age, a mix of un- kitsch spirituality and the raw energy of punk/no wave.

The Phase Group Mix continues into a new year with an offering from the UK’s North East, courtesy of @cornbilljon . Jon lives in Newcastle where he oversees the programming of @thelubberfiend , a venue that in the two and a half years since it opened has become a beacon for underground and experimental music in the UK and a hub for the music scene in Tyneside. To say he’s one of the hardest working guys doing it would be totally fair, as on top of booking the program, Jon manages @slacksradio , a community station dedicated to the local scene and can also be found regularly DJing in the venue and others around the UK . When we met him he was covered in dust, having just installed the plumbing for the now newly opened Lubber Kitchen. Somewhere between all the booking, admin, DJing, DIY and community work, Jon found time to record us this mix - a mind-bending 80 minute journey through the kind of downtempo, dub infused, minimal synth, acid and slow trance sound that he’s mastered playing countless warm-up sets in the Lubber. Thanks Jon! Link in bio Artwork by @undriia

Phuong Dan has spent two decades at the cutting edge of the electronic music scene in Europe, hosting and curating the legendary Gatto Musculoso nights at Hamburg’s Golden Pudel club. As a DJ he’s known for his ability to blend sounds from experimental and avant-garde electronic music to contemporary underground techno through dub, post punk, disco, house and rave in sets which show little adherence to conventions and genre. This rare London appearance of Dan’s in the unique setting of Spanners for Phase Group and Sagome this Saturday is sure to be one not to miss. Joining him on the night is Lizzie Urquhart, another DJ with a talent for connecting the dots between a wide range of sounds and co-head of the wonderful Somewhere Press label. Nice Strangers is a radio producer, record selector and half of the team behind Sagome, a London-based record label and event series known for pushing the envelop of electronic and experimental live sound. And MR TC is a versatile DJ producer of electronic music with releases on Optimo, Offen, Neubau and his own Phase Group, an imprint dedicated to forward-thinking electronic music that he co-runs with Lo Kindre. Phase Group x Salome: Phuong Dan, Lizzie Urquhart, Nice Strangers, MR TC 13/12/2025 - 10pm-3am - Spanners Tickets are moving fast on RA. Hope you can join us!