Are We Programmed, by Initial programs

Are We Programmed

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Originally released on Before & After Silence Recordings in Aug 2023
Initial Programs is a Mick Chillage production and was born back in late 2016 and sees him exploring his Techno, Electro, IDM, Acid and of course elements of his trademark Ambient
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"Are We Programmed?" is a glass-mastered CD presented in a four panel digipak with beautiful artwork by Tony Obr

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1.	Are We Programmed [Intro] 03:12	buy track
2.	City Speak 05:44	buy track
3.	Autal 06:33	buy track
4.	Kinopsia 05:00	buy track
5.	What Tomorrow Brings 07:37	buy track
6.	Between Our Space 10:09	buy track
7.	Pinch 05:45	buy track
8.	Mass Spectrometry 06:46	buy track
9.	Mutate Geometry 05:39	buy track
10.	Microcym 06:41	buy track
11.	Beauty/Energy 06:49	buy track
12.	Pinch [Mick Chillage's Empty Desert Rhodes Mix] 06:31	buy track

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The alias "Initial Programs" is a Mick Chillage project and was born in late 2016 after creating a track where all the sounds were created from scratch, basically from the default Initialised program setting of my Mopho X4 synth along with my MS20 mini etc.

The track I created appeared to have a lot of my electronic music genre influences, Techno, Electro, touches of the IDM movement, Ambient, Acid, so I thought to myself, wouldn't it be an interesting project to create a release that brings together as many of my influences as possible by merging them into each track.

In 2017 I had finished the first EP and this was released through First Cut on 12" vinyl in early 2018 and was very well received from many well known Techno & Electro DJ's and producers. This kept the momentum going to hopefully create an albums worth of material.

So over the last few years I continued randomly producing works with this alias in mind with the hope of producing a full length album and by early 2022 I began selecting tracks to make a coherent album.

August 2023 finally sees the release "Are We Programmed" a twelve track album that features the three tracks from the EP for First time on CD and nine new previously unreleased works.
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Mick Chillage Dublin, Ireland

Producing various strains of electronica since the mid 90's

Releasing CD albums on Pete Namlook's legendary FAX records, Lee Norris's ...Txt, Fantasy Enhancing, Neo Tantra Label, Carpe Sonum, Databloem, amongst many more labels from around the globe.

Also involved in many collaborations. Autumn Of Communion with Lee Norris autumnofcommunion.bandcamp.com. ... more

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