"One release away from number ten, Archipel presents Gyges who debuts his first Archipel netrelease, 'Thinly Veiled As Music.' His EP starts of with '4.44.444' which begins as a stuttering soup of deep, warm and humid bass pads and a light kick surrounded by tiny whisps of noise and a low and stab. It later leads up to gently floating melodies and background noises wrapped in a stuttering veil of subtleties. 'Thin Fiend' is a far more chilled escapade into Gyges' star speckled soundscapes and builds up into a glassy living organism which constantly folds over and through itself within an infinite plane of light pads and stabs which drift off into the subconscious growls of bass and vast fields of static scratches. The last track of Thinly Veiled as Music, 'Sugrus' is a sugary wrap of swelling warmth which is somewhat chilled at the same time and is filled with rushing hisses and sweeps of degraded sounds. It constantly swirls and flows straight into the listener's ambient core and sheds new light on previously unthought of mental landscapes.
While Jesse Somfay's album launch in Montreal, Gyges played live for us. As a bonus track, you can hear the full set for your own pleasure. NO DERIVATIONS for this release, sorry." (From the Archipel's release page)

"Confronted with the idea of only using 3 samples from the samplepack and then picking one extra, a bunch of Archipel artists went beyond their usual creative routine to deliever a massive effort. Eight tracks that introduce you to an exercise which will be repeated regularly, as Archipel is a label about challenges and new ideas. Only reprocessing and effects were permitted, as Archipel believes that creative limits are actually a door that leads beyond our personal limits.
This release opens up with Navarro, who goes on an ambient excursion and sets a tone for the whole release. If minimalism is the operative word, Bern follows with a very cold and heady track, a perfect tool for DJs and also a door opener to personnal introspection. Tpolar is next with a moment of glitchy punches, followed by Le_Cantin who takes it deep. Then, we introduce a new artist to our label, Plaster, who makes his first appearance with a bit of the dark side, very deep and serious. Next is Gyges with an intensly minimal track, reminiscent of Richie Hawtin's Concept series. Finally, Jesse Somfay and Pheek close this first Assignement with 4/4 tracks, as they love to do.
Should you have any idea of challenges for future Assignement Compilations, please share them with us at info@archipel.cc" (From the Archipel's release page)