happy new 2016

in 2016 ''roots.stop'' wishes you more money, less stress & solid health!
stay tuned...

links to us:

* https://www.soundcloud.com/on-the-mission-from-god
* https://www.onthemissionfromgod1.bandcamp.com/

wetyuo

''ben jones'' (a.k.a. ''wetyuo'' / member of ''atodaso'', ''p.i.s.s.'' / member of ''twentyfourtyeight'' collective) is a ''i.d.m. / freestyle fusions / ambient / electronic'' artist from ''abbotsford'', british columbia, canada, here presented with an outstanding ''freestyle fusions / i.d.m.'' masterclass called:

01 ''4;20'' (1-track single, unofficial release, 2015)

link: https://www.mediafire.com/download/ne4kxtvqffwhp4k/

* note: comes in both ''mp3, 320kbps, cbr'' & ''flac, 24bit, no compression'' options.

links to this artist:

* https://www.facebook.com/wetyuo/
* https://www.soundcloud.com/wetyuo
* https://www.wetyuo.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.twentyfourtyeight.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.wetyuo.tumblr.com/
* https://www.youtube.com/user/MrAnonotorious
* https://www.last.fm/music/WETYUO
* https://www.freesound.org/people/WETYUO/
* https://www.looperman.com/users/profile/829878
* https://www.edm.me/music/wetyuo

a reborn alliance

we are starting november with something quite similar to our previous post (or maybe ''morrison's prophecy'') but, on the other hand, something well enough interesting on its own...
''anthony reuben alviso'' (a.k.a. ''a reborn alliance'', ''alvisious disease''), a ''electronic / post-trance / post-industrial / hip-hop / trip-hop / metal'' music maker from ''fresno'', california, u.s., & a most interesting offshoot of todays ''alternative electronic'' scene. he has sent us his story & it would be such a shame not to convey it in its fullness...
''a reborn alliance started in 2007, after my dad had shown me the love/hate relationship that  so strongly want to escape called 'f.l. studio'. until 2013, my previous name was 'alvisious disease'. my music was a mixture 'hip-hop' & 'trance' music then. after i released my first album as 'alvisious disease', i had received a lot of negative feedback. then, in 2012, my best friend, 'caleb', passed away. this was a point in my music where my outlook on everything changed. 'alvisious disease' was over, & i gave up on music. however, because i knew he'd probably break a guitar over my head for giving up, i had to get back into the groove of things. that was when my first album, 'a world demented', was in process. my new band name had to have meaning. a relationship between music & the soul sown back together, a purpose & it's reason brought back to life. two friends, one in spirit, together doing what they loved. 'a reborn alliance'.
as a 'a.r.a.', i've released two albums, 'a world demented', & 'the invisible man', & an e.p. mainly in the genre of 'metal' known as 'trust issues'. i'm currently working on my newest 'metal' album called 'wolves among strangers'.
since i love all music, i don't really have just one influence.
i've never had a show, & even if i did, i'd need an actual band. but my aim for this band is simple: i want to get big of course, but i'm a producer as well. i want to collaborate a lot & i want to do a lot in music. help others make music, have people join me in making music...''
now, we believe, after all of this, it is up to you people to check out this promising young artist... in honor to this we bring you:

01. ''a view to a reborn alliance'' (compilation, e.p., unofficial release, 2015)

link: https://www.mediafire.com/download/x5bz4artddwb5rc/

links to this artist:

* https://www.soundcloud.com/a-reborn-alliance
* https://www.arebornalliance.bandcamp.com/

alternate parallel reality

''sean cooper'' (a.k.a. ''alternate parallel reality'', ''crash symbol'', ''hammerhaus'', ''sean x'' / ex-member of ''boxcar'', ''tainted violets'') is a left-handed, married, middle aged ''electronic / industrial breaks / chemical beats'' musicmaker who lives in ''townsville'', north queensland, australia. he's never been affiliated with any record label or other commercial interest. for this reason, you’re unlikely to see him on ''m.t.v'' or on the cover of ''rolling stone'' any time near soon. his day job helps him resist the temptations of artistic compromise.
sean's been working under the moniker of ''alternate parallel reality'' since 2005. before that he's been known as ''crash symbol'' or ''hammerhaus'', & has released an ''ambient'' album under his own name but also spent three years before that as ''sean x'' writing ''dark techno''.
before solo career ''sean'' has spent years playing guitar & bass in various bands like ''boxcar'' or in his own band, ''tainted violets''.
here's what ''sean'' recently said about himself: ''i’ve been driven to create music my whole life, from garage bands in high school, to bands in my late teens & early twenties that culminated in some degree of commercial success & recognition to where i am now, creating existentialist 'electronica' as 'alternate parallel reality'. in 2014 my contribution to the electronic music scene in my home town 'brisbane' was recognised & chronicled in the excellent 'b.n.e.' book-&-c.d. set, both for my old band 'tainted violets' & for my current work with 'alternate parallel reality'. in addition to being sold online & through great 'brisbane' record stores, this compendium is also available at the 'queensland gallery of modern art' & it's been extremely satisfying to be part of the project.
i’m also a tarot reader. this is something i’ve studied & practiced since i was 15 years old. yes, i’m an atheist & i don’t believe in magic, voodoo, angels, talking to the dead, channeling spirit guides or anything like that. i do, however, view tarot as an excellent tool for development & growth, building intuition, understanding cause & effect, & getting a better sense of how things work''.
either from this or some other side of reality sean's work should be definetely checked out. that's why we are bring to you his most prolific release by now. it's unofficial but well enough awesome:

01. ''a view to alternate parallel reality'' (compilation, unofficial release, 2015)

link: https://www.mediafire.com/download/7qtp8n1syp413r4/

links to this artist:

* https://www.alternateparallelreality.com/
* https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alternate-Parallel-Reality/21918094344
* https://www.soundcloud.com/alternateparallelreality
* https://www.alternateparallelreality.bandcamp.com
* https://www.youtube.com/user/aprmusic
* https://www.discogs.com/artist/1241440-Alternate-Parallel-Reality

phortran

''thomas dinchak'' (a.k.a. ''phortran''), a ''electronic / i.d.m. / future hop / experimental'' musicmaker & a web programmer from ''phoenix'', arizona, u.s., has been around for quite some time. still, after all our efforts to find out something more on him we didn't have any luck so we went to the man himself to tell us something more about his trips & aims. this is what he said:
''i've been into 'i.d.m. / experimental' music since i took drugs as a teenager & listened to 'richard david james' (a.k.a. ''aphex twin'') album. i do a lot of audio-based programming as well, nothing super well known but fun experiments (more info about them here: https://www.github.com/dinchak. i have done some work with the 'monome' community including 'node.js' & processing tutorials recently as well as an application called 'pages' that was once used by 'imogen heap' on the 'david letterman' show. i'm trying to build interfaces that let me compose & perform on the fly, here are some examples: https://www.vimeo.com/87545387, https://www.vimeo.com/34208190. this setup is constantly changing & i've written all the controller software for it''.
we went through his entire discography which spans from around 2002 till now but still we've decided to bring you this. it's unofficial but, by our opinion, it's the best presenter of thomas dinchak's sound career:

01. ''a view to phortran'' (compilation, e.p., unofficial release, 2015)

link: https://www.mediafire.com/download/6laqdjyh62p6hx2/

links to this artist:

* https://www.facebook.com/Phortran
* https://www.soundcloud.com/phortran
* https://www.myspace.com/phortran
* https://www.last.fm/music/phortran
* https://www.github.com/dinchak
* https://www.vimeo.com/user645030
* https://www.phortran.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.discogs.com/artist/phortran

algernon

we are entering september with something most interesting for all of you ''i.d.m. / ambient / post-industrial'' fans.
''chris adam'' (a.k.a. ''algernon'') from ''chelmsford'', ''essex'' county, u.k., is a sound artist who was always been fascinated by cosmolgy & space. space interest in conjuction with a degree in physics was a right cornerstone & ispiration point for him to step inside the world of music. he said: ''there's a complex, vibrating pattern to reality &, although the universe might seem chaotic, there is a serene, ambient framework that it all builds from. it is this sense that i try & emulate within my music''.
''roots.stop'' has recognized this, hope you will too...

p.s. give thanks & praises to chris's girlfriend because without her this e.p. would
       never saw the light of the day.

01. ''alien textures'' (e.p., 2015)

link: https://www.mediafire.com/download/2h83ww7704y9297/

* note: comes in both ''mp3, 320, kbps, cbr'' & ''flac, 24bit, no compression'' options.

links to this artist:

* https://www.soundcloud.com/flowers_for_algernon
* https://www.algernon7.bandcamp.com/

waves

today we are dealing with 19 years old ''electronic'' artist called ''waves'' (real name unknown) from ''brittany'', france, who likes to make music late at night in his shambolic bedroom, mainly influenced by ''trent reznor'', ''james holden'' & ''boards of canada''. ''waves'' is also involved in a ''death metal'' band which still has no name but also likes to make beats for his ''hip-hop'' friends.
at first, ''waves'' started this project with an intent to pay his musical school studies through its work, but that was, of course, just a dream... he said: ''now 'waves' is a sound experiment where i can destroy sound & try effects''. he also said: ''the future album will probably be a remix of my first album, 'noise', which will involve some other musicians. but being impulsive as i am it is possible that i will create another album before that with someone who will take part as a singer on some of the tracks''.
now before all of that you should definitely try out his brand new release, a ''electronic / ambient / post-synthwave'' masterclass called:

01. ''void'' (e.p., 2015)

link: https://www.mediafire.com/download/wt6i96tfsmsmda8/

link to this artist:

* https://www.wavesnoise.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJMITS9fTtr0cEfMDwanwkw/feed

2walls

this hot, hot summer seems like will never end so we thought you might need something to cool it off even for a moment...
''vladimir'' (full name unknown / a.k.a. ''2walls'', ''yav''), a promising ''ambient / i.d.m. / experimental / advanced techno / 2step'' artist from ''bratislava'', slovakia, heavily influenced by such artists as ''bvdub'', ''36'' & ''burial'' is one of the most interesting revelations of 2015. you can say he's just a everyday person but with a need for space where he can freely express himself without boundaries. as a reflection to this he has created one of the most interesting ''ambient'' tracks we've heard in a very long time. as you all know ''ambient'' is a pretty much uniformed genre where most tracks resembles one another. it takes something a bit special to jump out from the sea of similarity to be noticed. that's where ''2walls'' jumps in:

01. ''as we did before'' (1-track single, 2015)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/lh7i10ifbvz741z/

links to this artist:

* https://www.facebook.com/2walls
* https://www.soundcloud.com/2walls
* https://www.2walls.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.yavmusic.bandcamp.com/

schusei

so far this summer has been very generous to us, ''advanced electronic'' music admirers, so generous it gave us another exquisite release in such a short period of time.
''deepest seeds'' e.p., a ''i.d.m. / post-industrial / ambient / noise'' masterclass by a ''sapporo'', hokkaido, japan native but in last couple of years a resident of ''berlin'', germany - ''osamu naru'' (a.k.a. ''schusei'', ''schusei baba'' / member of ''hopscotch enetertainment'' production)
he started his musical journey at his very teens influenced by his friends, musicians  & painters but also by sapporo's nature surrounding. at that time ''schusei'' was a pro inline skater (sponsored by ''remz'') fascinated by street culture. always into ''noise'', ''i.d.m.'' & ''breakcore'' he soon began to create his own beats. first started with ''acid4'' but soon after ''roland sp-606'' came along, a machine responsible for his future sound shape-up. after ''sp-606'', ''roland mc-909'' & ''elektron analog rytm'' took place & now those machines are his audio signature.
watch out very closely, ''schusei'' is coming:

01. ''deepest seeds'' (e.p., 2015)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/y9m018gj0dkw6g7/

* note: comes in both ''mp3, 320kbps, cbr'' & ''flac, 24bit, no compression'' options

links to this artist:

* https://www.soundcloud.com/schusei-baba
* https://www.twitter.com/fact_or_fable
* https://www.myspace.com/schuseibaba
* https://www.instagram.com/schusei/
* https://www.schusei.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.vimeo.com/schuseibaba
* https://www.fiore.cside.com/hopscotch/

oceans in space

who would have guessed, after 2 months of void ''roots.stop'' has came across 2 masterpieces in just 2 days... first ''normalboy'' & now this:
''oceans in space'', a project of a man called ''ben weber'' from ''minneapolis'', minnesota, u.s.. as a project, ''oceans in space'' is best described as ''the deconstruction of stringed instruments by electronic means''. ''oceans'' started as a bass player, creating music in the ''experimental metal'' & fusion genres before discovering the ''chapman stick'', the instrument that would define his existence & shape up the ''oceans in space'' sound. most of his releases involve the ''chapman stick'', played in an extremely non-traditional way over fractured synths & glitched-out beats of ben's own design. he records constantly, taking the stick + electronics formula into genres like ''black metal'', ''grindcore'', ''8-bit electronic'', ''trap'', ''slam'', ''glam'' & even ''pop''.
most of his music has been released by ''scumcom'' netlabel like this masterclass we're presenting to you here - ''femalien predation on mars'', probably one of the 5 most interesting ''i.d.m. / braindance / freestyle fusions / freestyle electronic'' albums of the year.
here's what ''ben'' told us about it:
''this album was inspired by my discovery that mars is inhabited. i learned of this via the research of three chrononauts: andrew basiago, bernard mendez & brett stillings. definitely look them up. i’ve done countless hours of research & this was my way to interpret & reflect what i’ve learned via sound. life on mars does exist, & this album is my way of telling the world.
most of this was created on the ipad with turnado, glitch breaks, tonestack & others. these apps were used to create the synth & drum sounds, over which i used my 8 string n.s. stick to create the guitar, bass & additional synth sounds. those are the main elements. there are some additional hidden things, but it's probably best not to discuss them.''
amen!

01. ''femalien predation on mars'' (2015)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/8i27ns9cz6ztlzc/

* note: ''roots.stop'' would like to thank ''ryan harrison warnberg'' (a.k.a. ''scum'') of
           ''scumcom'' netlabel for intercession between us & ''ben weber''
           (a.k.a. ''oceans in space'').

links to this artist:

* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUpjCHxl5-fl-daoQwJ1lwg
* https://www.soundclick.com/Oceansinspace
* https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ben-weber/95/ab/945
* https://www.scumcom.bandcamp.com

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add:

a superb brand new ''i.d.m. / advanced breakcore / high-end electronic / ambient / downtempo'' masterclass album from ben weber (a.k.a. ''oceans in space''), out now:

01. ''the stick jungle cuts'' (2016)

link: https://www.mediafire.com/download/m2a6ya1xeg1b1y8/

normalboy

it's been a while but we're back... we've been searching for the right type of artist for our next post & after almost 2 months of exploration we have finally found someone who coincides with our criterion.
he goes by the name of ''anthony'' but he's also known as ''normalboy'' & also as a member of ''hillsgoteyes'' project (along his friend ''john mcvay'', a.k.a. ''go as death''). originally from ''tucson'', arizona, u.s., ''anthony'' started making music at very amateur level with microsoft sound recorder back in high-school. then started publishing it online in greater frequency using sequencing programs around 2004, although very few of those creations still exist.
his first official release made in 2007 for just 28 days was outstanding ''dead signal'' album, a superb ''post-industrial / i.d.m.'' self-release made way ahead of its space & time. it's one of those albums you didn't know that even exist but as soon as you hear it you'll say - ''how the hell could i miss this...?!''. same goes for other 3 officials: ''works in progress'' (singles collection, 2014, self-released), ''triptych'' (e.p., 2015, self-released), & ''abstracts'' (2015, self-released). it's the materials you just simply have to have stored on your hard-drive, especially if you're a fan of ''i.d.m. / ambient / post-industrial / experimental / synthwave'' type of crossovers.
we were in doubt which one of these masterpieces should we bring you here so we've decided to give you this - a superb piece of ''i.d.m. / post-industrial'', unofficial but stunner it is:

01. ''a view to normalboy'' (e.p., compilation, unofficial release, 2015)

* note: comes in both ''mp3, 320kbps, cbr'' & ''flac, 24bit, no compression'' options

link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/q0aoz3vttczahr3/

links to this artist:

* https://www.facebook.com/yoblamron
* https://www.normalboy.wtfux.org/
* https://www.soundcloud.com/normalboy
* https://www.normalboy.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.thishorriblemachine.tumblr.com/

zero tep

''kaelin bougneit'' (a.k.a. ''zero tep'', ''d.j. hawken'', ''mad atlantic'', ''psychic sex'' / member of ''contact sports'', ''vincent van dough'' / owner of ''subviolet records'' label) is a versatile & multi-talented producer, sound artist & musician from ''oshkosh'', wisconsin, u.s. over the years he has been involved in many projects either as a solo act or a group member. depending of the pseudonym, his variability & multiplicity of styles are quite something, spanning from ''i.d.m.'', ''glitch hop'' & ''post-dubstep'' to ''punk'', ''rock'', ''hardcore'' & ''powerviolence music''.
from his entire discography we've decided to bring you this - a superb piece of ''i.d.m.'' called:

01. ''synthetic diaspora'' (e.p., 2015)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/pbh835rdocqkrn3/

* note: comes in both ''mp3, 320kbps, cbr'' & ''flac, 24bit, no compression'' options

links to this artist:

* https://www.subviolet.com/
* https://www.facebook.com/ZeroTep
* https://www.soundcloud.com/zero-tep
* https://www.zerotep.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.facebook.com/psychicsex
* https://www.soundcloud.com/psychicsex
* https://www.psychicsex.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.contactsports.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.facebook.com/madatlantic
* https://www.madatlantic.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.facebook.com/djhawken
* https://www.djhawken.bandcamp.com/
* https://www.soundcloud.com/itsvincentvandough

0point1

from the boiling summer of australia to the freezing winter of europe it came, an ''electronica / inditronic / ambient / post-rock / i.d.m. / glitch'' masterpiece called ''embryo from a collapsing star'' e.p., donated by the artist himself - ''bob streckfuss'' (a.k.a. ''0point1'', ''0.1''). even if created where the sunshine & warm weather are nothing but a common thing we take this to be the best winter's electronica-based release &, at the end, surely, one of the best e.p.'s of the year:

01. ''embryo from a collapsing star'' (e.p., 2015)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/m5bxsuje7ud046z/

* note: comes in both ''mp3, 320kbps, cbr'' & ''flac, 24bit, no compression'' options

links to this artist:

* http://www.facebook.com/pages/01/123024479419
* http://www.soundcloud.com/0point1
* http://www.youtube.com/user/zeropoint1bob/videos
* http://www.zeropointone.bandcamp.com/

costa cadeu

throughout the everyday routine he's a digital designer but when the planets are in a perfect conjuction he becomes ''costa cadeu'', a russian ''electronic'' musician, producer & remixer based in ''санкт-петербург'', российская федерация.
born as ''konstantin kazhev'', ''costa'' is not a trained musician. his first music kicks were made in his early teens along with his long time ally ''nata rudman''. primarly an ''i.d.m.'' artist he is also interested in other genres as well in collaboration with other artists.
under different monikers ''costa'' has produced a dozen of self-released albums & e.p.'s, & he's also a part of a ''synth-pop'' duo called ''r.u.'' (formerly known as ''shadows dream'').
as a remixer he won the ''beatport'' contest with his remix for ''garbage'' & their ''automatic systematic habit''.
in honor to this promising artist we bring you his latest & probably his best release so far:

01. ''tissues'' (e.p., 2015)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/g06b6wbd6n3b4r8/

* note: comes in both ''mp3, 320kbps, cbr'' & ''flac, 24bit, no compression'' formats

links to this artist:

* https://www.facebook.com/iamcostacadeu
* https://www.twitter.com/costacadeu
* https://www.soundcloud.com/costacadeu
* http://www.vk.com/costacadeu
* https://www.youtube.com/user/costacadeu
* https://www.costacadeu.bandcamp.com/
* http://www.discogs.com/artist/3272225-Konstantin-Kazhev

undogmatic

''joão pedro martins'' (a.k.a. ''undogmatic'') from ''lisboa'', portugal, best known as a developer of dark, melancholic & atmospheric beats made under the influences of ''hip-hop'', ''trip-hop'', ''downtempo'', ''ambient'', ''dark ambient'', ''industrial'', ''dub'' or even ''e.b.m.''. here we present his latest ''downtempo / trip-hop / ambient / freestyle fusions'' masterclass, ''je suis charlie'' e.p., his best & the most prominent release by now, dedicated to all those killed in the ''charlie hebdo'' incident:

01. ''je suis charlie'' (e.p., 2015)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/yaqnuslqxizzl7e/

* note: comes in both ''mp3, 320kbps, cbr'' & ''flac, 24bit, no compression'' options

links to this artist:

* http://www.undogmatic.net78.net/
* http://www.facebook.com/Undogmatic
* http://www.twitter.com/undogmatic1
* http://www.soundcloud.com/undogmatic
* http://www.undogmatic.bandcamp.com/
* http://www.discogs.com/artist/2801726-Undogmatic