Fallen Metropolis

01/12/2024

[FAM131] Fallen Metropolis - I

Out now via our Bandcamp shop

Limited edition cassette with handmade covers. Text done with old dymo label maker. Artworks is acrylic paint on recycled paper. Each cover is unique and numbered.
Edition of 6.
Cassettes dubbed in realtime on Tascam, Marantz and Dansound machines.

A compilation of 2024 remastered versions of classic Fallen Metropolis tracks. Rave ready material!

Dedicated to my dear friend Jovanka Keka Jovanovic, RIP

Released September 7, 2024
Recorded by: Christian Rutz
Artwork: Christian Rutz
Masters: Vladimir Mihajlovic

30/11/2024

[FAM130] Kagami Smile - Corridor Of Tears

Cassettes sold out, digital still available via our Bandcamp shop.

Limited edition cassette with handmade covers. Text done with old dymo label maker. Artworks is acrylic paint on recycled paper. Each cover is unique and numbered.
Edition of 6.
Cassettes dubbed in realtime on Tascam, Marantz and Dansound machines.

We are proud to welcome back Kagami Smile aka Ryan Hill to the Fallen Metropolis with seven new original tracks, exploring ambient techno and drone territories.

Kagami Smile is from an industrial city a few hours from Chicago. He takes influence from shoegaze records as well as minimal techno labels such as Chain Reaction and Modern Love. His most recent output of music focuses on minimal meditative synthworks and strong nods to Japanese video game soundtracks as well as the concept of liminal spaces.
His music reflects a series of recurring dreams had since 2017, that of a missed moment with a stranger.

Released September 1, 2024

Recorded by Ryan Hill
Mastered by Vladimir Mihajlovic
Artwork by Christian Rutz

https://www.fallenmetropolis.com/

24/11/2024

[FAM129] Bufo Bureau - Creation Myth

OUT NOW via our Bandcamp shop.

Limited edition cassette with handmade covers. Text done with old dymo label maker. Artworks is acrylic paint on recycled paper. Each cover is unique and numbered.
Edition of 10.
Cassettes dubbed in realtime on Tascam, Marantz and Dansound machines.

Bufo Bureau returns to the Fallen Metropolis with a fresh summer EP accompanied by exciting remixes by label regulars like Gjoll, F.Hannibal, Sukkube, Young Faith and others. This is the first album of new Bufo Bureau works since the short EP "Contact" (Fallen Metropolis 2022) and contains deeply personal and important works by the producer.

"Nobody truly knows the origin of the cosmos or of abstracts creations like art. Maybe the answer is logical and scientific. Maybe it is deeply spiritual. Maybe there is no answer, we just do not know. The very notion of something being unexplainable is both scary and awe-inspiring in the same time and leaves so much room for creativity.

"Creation Myth" is a special album for me because it represents a soundtrack to transitional states, intentionally full of light melodies and floating atmospheres to provide contrast to dark emotional states I found myself in. Creating this album has been a therapeutic process and a window into a magical world of creation which I spent most of my past in, and hopefully will continue to in the future".

Released June 21, 2024
Written and recorded by: Vladimir Mihajlovic
Artwork: Christian Rutz
Masters by: Vladimir Mihajlovic @ Fallen Metropolis Studios

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24/11/2024

[FAM128] Polarne Ptice - Polarne Ptice

Cassettes sold out, digital still available via our Bandcamp shop.

Limited edition cassette with handmade covers. Text done with old dymo label maker. Artworks is acrylic paint on recycled paper. Each cover is unique and numbered.
Edition of 6.
Cassettes dubbed in realtime on Tascam, Marantz and Dansound machines.

Fallen Metropolis is proud to present Polarne Ptice - Polarne Ptice
Self-released in 2022, now available for the first time on cassette.

Polarne Ptice (Polar Birds) are musical duo from Rijeka, Croatia, composed of vocalist Vedran Burul and instrumentalist Srđan Galić, formed in 2020. Lately with an additional band member - a guitarist Damjan Babić from Belgrade, Polarne Ptice are writing inventive pieces with simple, yet profound lyrics over layers of analog synthesizer drones, pads and effects and distinctive guitar and drum loops. The band's sound is related to drone-rock, post-punk and ambient/noise, based on live playing and sampling analog synthesizers, along with melodic singing. Their self-titled debut album on Fallen Metropolis brings eight songs which capture the essence of Polarne Ptice sound.

Released June 2, 2024

Music and Lyrics - Srđan Galić and Vedran Burul;
Vocals - Vedran Burul
Polivoks synth, Yamaha MR10, guitar loops - Srđan Galić
Clarinet - Josip Visković (tracks 2, 5)

Recorded at Studio Gis and Studio Pehlin, April and May 2022, Rijeka
Mix: Hrvoje Nikšić, Kramasonik studio, Zagreb
Mastering: Joe Talia, Melbourne
Artwork: Christian Rutz

Tape plays same both sides.

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13/09/2024

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Snapshots from a possible future. Artist collective and record label, focusing on abstract art and experimental music.

25/05/2024

[FAM127] 6884 - Refactored Ontologies

OUT NOW via our Bandcamp shop.

Limited edition cassette with handmade covers. Text done with old dymo label maker. Artworks is acrylic paint on recycled paper. Each cover is unique and numbered.
Edition of 6.
Cassettes dubbed in realtime on Tascam, Marantz and Dansound machines.

Köln based, Italian born Stefano Ugliano joins the Fallen Metropolis with 'Refactored Ontologies'

"I've been making music for way more than half of my life, and yet I have the impression that only a few of my tracks, scattered across oh so many great and not-so-great releases, really tell something about me.
In a sense, I realize I don't know much about the real me either. Not enough to understand what has been going on for the last many years, which is what this (album? collection? journal?) can hopefully help me with. A compendium to therapy? A audioguide to whatever the hell?
These tracks are exercises in introspection, reflection, expression. I challenged myself to avoid whatever I felt already too comfortable with, at least for the first iteration.

Step one: gather and generate. The same sound elements then return over and over in different parts of the release, repurposed and recontextualized. Some are purely musical, others have a personal meaning: voices of dear ones, quotes from movies, or sounds stolen from people that probably forgot about me. I stole them the same way you steal a glimpse through a crack in the door and save it forever in your memory, playing it over and over until you can't tell anymore what is reality and what is fantasy. A summer day that has never been, whose colors I know perfectly but not through my own eyes. Blue. “Our blank selves flowing through life and getting stained”.

Step two: reframe, reproduce and return. I can’t hold a rifle, I don’t know how to blow up a tank. I wish my music could be a molotov launched from the right side of history. All this rage sublimating into frustration, what do I do with it?

I try to tell my story, first of all to myself. To find a meaning for a past that somewhere makes no sense, to learn to live in full a Present that is blooming with happiness.
And to accept the fact that there's no such thing as an Eternal Sunshine. The however many days of Summer have long gone, and I only now understand.
Although I probably don't, and that's fine. You were right once again.
And yet, a faint echo of all what will have been "me" might one day still resonate in the ruins of the Fallen Metropolis. It takes some ego

Step three: can you still hear me? I am fine. I think I understand that, at least."

Written and recorded by: Stefano Ugliano
Artwork: Christian Rutz
Masters by: Fallen Metropolis Studios

18/05/2024

[FAM126] Tonallaxe - That Which is Always Already

Out now via our Bandcamp shop!

Limited edition cassette with handmade covers. Text done with old dymo label maker. Artworks is acrylic paint on recycled paper. Each cover is unique and numbered.
Edition of 6.
Cassettes dubbed in realtime on Tascam, Marantz and Dansound machines.

Michal Swieboda aka Tonallaxe returns to the Fallen Metropolis with - That Which is Always Already

"These pieces were created in my bedroom studio, recorded in one take using analog equipment. The inspiration behind this music is the laws of our universe and experiencing them through the limited human consciousness, which often struggles to grasp their magnitude. While understanding the universe is a daunting task, there exists a natural curiosity within each of us that propels our development. Are we living in a simulation that holds us captive? We will continue to dream until we find the answers."

Released May 18, 2024

Written & Recorded by: Michal Swieboda aka Tonallaxe
Artwork by: Christian Rutz
Masters by: Fallen Metropolis Studios

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10/05/2024

[FAM125] KAGAMI Smile - Where I'm Likely To Find It

OUT now as limited edition cassette tape & digital via our Bandcamp shop!

Limited edition cassette with handmade covers. Text done with old dymo label maker. Artworks is acrylic paint on recycled paper. Each cover is unique and numbered.
Edition of 6.
Cassettes dubbed in realtime on Tascam, Marantz and Dansound machines.

We are proud to welcome back Kagami Smile aka Ryan Hill to the Fallen Metropolis with five new original tracks, exploring ambient techno and drone territories.

Kagami Smile is from an industrial city a few hours from Chicago. He takes influence from shoegaze records as well as minimal techno labels such as Chain Reaction and Modern Love. His most recent output of music focuses on minimal meditative synthworks and strong nods to Japanese video game soundtracks as well as the concept of liminal spaces.
His music reflects a series of recurring dreams had since 2017, that of a missed moment with a stranger.

Released May 10, 2024

Written & Recorded by: Ryan Hill aka KAGAMI Smile
Artwork by: Christian Rutz
Masters by: Fallen Metropolis Studios

Explore our new website:
www.fallenmetropolis.com

03/05/2024

[FAM124] Fallen Metropolis - Mixed By RVMC

OUT now via our Bandcamp shop!

Limited edition cassette with handmade covers. Text done with old dymo label maker. Artworks is acrylic paint on recycled paper. Each cover is unique and numbered.
Edition of 5.
Cassettes dubbed in realtime on Tascam, Marantz and Dansound machines.

The fourth FAM mixtape features RVMC with an exquisite showcase of Fallen Metropolis' ambient talents like Recloser, The Volume Settings Folder, KAGAMI Smile, Ten Atmospheres, Stryczek, and others in this expertly crafted 90 minute mixtape.

Fallen Metropolis is the brainchild of Christian Rütz and his long-time friend and fellow musician, Vladimir Mihajlovic. What began as an experimental music project with the inclusion of friends, painters, and other artists— quickly evolved into something much more—a DIY cassette tape label.

The name “Fallen Metropolis" serves as a nod to the prevailing dystopian nature of urban living, influencing the label's work and shaping its vibrant community.

The impact of Fallen Metropolis extends far beyond the confines of a traditional music label. It represents a movement, a shared vision of celebrating artistic expression and challenging the status quo.

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28/04/2024

LIVE listening party streaming at 18.00 PM CEST.

Join the Fallen Metropolis for a free listening party to celebrate the release of [FAM123] We Shouldn't Even Be Here

Everyone is welcome, we will be hanging out in the chat answering questions and handing out free random download codes.

Hope to see you there, and thank you all for your support.

Listening Party from Fallen Metropolis.

27/04/2024

[FAM123] Fallen Metropolis - We Shouldn't Even Be Here

OUT NOW as limited edition cassette tape & digital via our Bandcamp shop!

Limited edition cassette with handmade covers. Text done with old dymo label maker. Artworks is acrylic paint on recycled paper. Each cover is unique and numbered.
Edition of 6.
Cassettes dubbed in realtime on Tascam, Marantz and Dansound machines.

released April 26, 2024

Written & Recorded by: Christian Rutz
Artwork: Christian Rutz
Mastering: Fallen Metropolis Studios

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21/04/2024

New release on Fallen Metropolis.
https://fallenmetropolis.bandcamp.com/album/fam122-pheromones

21/04/2024

[FAM122] Forest People - Pheromones

OUT NOW as limited edition cassette tape & digital via our Bandcamp shop!

Forest People returns to the Fallen Metropolis with a three track EP -Pheromones. Including remastered vertions of the two tracks from Forest People's FAM050 cassette, and remixes from several FM artists.

Released April 19, 2024
Written & Recorded by: Dragan Lakic
Artwork: Christian Rutz
Mastering: Fallen Metropolis Studios

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12/04/2024

Streaming LIVE right now.

Join the Fallen Metropolis for a free listening party to celebrate the release of [FAM121] Domani/Avvenne! Everyone is welcome, we will be hanging out in the chat answering questions and handing out free random download codes. Hope to see you there, and thank you all for your support. All the best C...

09/04/2024

We are back!

[FAM121] Deeb - Domani / Avvenne

OUT NOW as limited edition cassette tape & digital via our Bandcamp shop!

Fallen Metropolis welcomes Gennaro Di Bartolomeo aka Deeb
from Turin, Italy with entry number 121 in our catalogue -
Domani / Avvenne, a timeless storytelling ambient album which atmosphere is reminescent of hacyon days of idm/ambient electronica

A simulation of a not so distant future.
Music for introspection, slow days and deep space exploration.

Released April 9, 2024
Written & Recorded by: Gennaro Di Bartolomeo
Artwork: Christian Rutz
Mastering: Fallen Metropolis Studios

Explore our new website:
www.fallenmetropolis.com