Marking their 10th release, Bangkok-based Siamese Twins Records prepare to issue ‘Nueng Kamtham‘ EP from Thai performance artist Tul Waitoonkiat, bolstered with remixes from Black Merlin,
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ArtistBlack Merlin
Results5Black Merlin is the alias of George Thompson, also part of Spectral Empire with Kyle Martin and Karamika alongside Gordon Pohl.
Black Merlin lines up ‘Kode’ EP on Die Orakel
Following a string of release on Berceuse Heroique, She Lost Kontrol and Mannequin in 2018 – Black Merlin lands on Oliver Hafenbauer’s imprint Die Orakel with a
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Premiere: Black Merlin – R24
Nearly a year after the release of his latest double package for Berceuse Heroique, tenebrous proto-tech alchemist George Thompson aka Black Merlin turns up again on the London-based
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Black Merlin: Phase One
Needless to say George Thompson has been on fire as of late. If you check in on a regular basis at your local record store you’ll have noticed his omnipresence both on the shelves and in a flurry of DJ bags altogether. After a host of compelling transmissions on Island Of The Gods, Berceuse Heroique and Jealous God, Black Merlin takes back his magic wand for a two-track brain melter on Rotterdam’s finest Pinkman.
Black Merlin: Hipnotik Tradisi
On ‘Hipnotik Tradisi’ Black Merlin navigates away from the clichés of “postcard soundtracking”, putting on what Segalen once defined as an exote’s view, effectively implementing the “Hindu mechanism” – a process by which the conscious being finds himself face to face with his own self, rejoicing in his diversity rather than assimilating completely.