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it is our massive pleasure to announce the release of
record of tides´ new album ‘intercelestial’ via mahorka on march 27, 2026.
the album was produced in summer 2025 and is the tenth album of the ‘purchases’ series.
the album is supposed to be the legit follow-up to 'on a spectrum‘ (2025)
while using sample-based production merging influences of idm, techno, post hip-hop and post genre.
it will be available in multiple digital formats and as beautifully designed limited edition audio tape cassette.

the ‘intercelestial’ album – the record of tides´ debut on mahorka –
draws its primary inspiration from a summer trip to the dutch north sea,
where piayda took some time to enjoy albums of (mostly) german electronica artists.
back home he started working on new tracks which all ended up in the album.
he was supported by long-time friend, musician and producer michael schreiber (primal scapes),
who once again mastered the album and contributed visual material featured in the artwork.

the album includes a collaboration with IG-75, also known as mario meyendriesch,
paying tribute to piayda’s deep-rooted connection to the regional electronic music scene.
meyendriesch, schreiber and piayda are all part of the electric café ruhr collective
– a vibrant network of electronic musicians from the ruhr area known for
jamming, producing and performing at festivals together.

the ‘intercelestial’ album is released on mahorka and distributed by bandcamp and archive.org,
the album and will be available in different digital formats and on beautifully designed and limited tape:

mahorka.org/release/486
mahorka.org/artist/record-of-tides
mahorka.bandcamp.com
recordoftides.com

for this release record of tides teams up with bulgarian label mahorka as run by ivo petrov.
rumours had been circulating since last summer, in february 2026 the label introduced piayda with an official artist profile.
record of tides originally debuted with a physical only version of ‘timber’ on zany music in 2004.

after a 10 year hiatus the hamburg based label kreislauf.org re-released the debut digitally
followed by new material with ‘vessel’ in 2016. the label also released ‘solna’ (2017), ‘endurance’ (2018) and ‘black album’ (2020).
afterwards record of tides returned to zany music for the ‘aural park’ vinyl ep (2020)
as well as for the collaborative 'euclids series' (2021) and ‘purchases’ series (2021–).
in january record of tides officially retired from kreislauf.org.

by signing up with mahorka record of tides takes the opportunity to spread the music widely
and hopefully reach new audiences without leaving zany music as main artist.

sven piayda remembers the beginnings of the collaboration:
ivo was into the ‘on a spectrum’ album, so I offered him a compilation ep back in spring 2025,
instead he asked for new material to be released on mahorka.
to my own surprise, I finished the ‘intercelestial’ album in august 2025 and we agreed on a release date in spring 2026,
which left plenty of time to develop the tape artwork and music videos.
a big thank you to ivo for giving me the opportunity to share my music on the mahorka label and its audience,
while being open-minded, supportive, and patient throughout.

mahorka.org
zany-music.com

the album is escorted by two music videos as directed by sven piayda:
‘nice try’ released parallelly to the album, ‘filets’ a little time later.

watch ‘nice try’ on youtube | watch ‘filets’ on youtube

on november 22, 2025 the eunoia in mülheim an der ruhr hosted the novembertronica festival
curated by alex kupsch featuring live sets shunsoke oshio, thomas machoczek and record of tides.
within his set sven piayda teased numerous live versions of unreleased tracks like ‘nice try‘, ‘superdusk‘, ‘kitchen spam‘
and ‘the beach crate‘ which turned out to be material from the ‘intercelestial’ album.

a live recording if the gig is available from bandcamp:
record of tides 'live at novembertronica 2025-22-11' documents the room ambience of the performance
as recorded by alex kupsch and mastered by michael schreiber.

recordoftides.bandcamp.com/track /live-at-novembertronica-2025-11-22

piayda shares an anecdote on working with petrov in his recent blog post:
after months of writing, producing and planning, mahorka label head ivo petrov and me
have finally managed to fix the date for the release of the new record of tides album ‘intercelestial’ for march 27, 2026.
he is into a lot of processes, nevertheless he remains cool in spite of my frequent nerdy issues I come up with.
the last time I came up with a tape was back in 2002 for the debut album of shaved space monkey called ‘ready to go’.
back in the day it was a dying medium and wanted to have a tape copy for my ford fusion
which still had a tape player as I couldn't effort a compact disc player when I bought it.
now, about two and a half decades later, the tape is hip and back,
‘intercelestial’ will be available in numerous digital formats as well as on tape!
I even brought up my old sony walkman,
I guess it was build to last forever but it is actually not working anymore.

some weeks ago I had a funny dream about ivo came up personally to me to deliver some tapes.
In this dream I was still living in my parent´s apartment in gelsenkirchen and the tapes looked quite bad.
I asked ivo: ‘did you drive up here from bulgaria for ten hours just to deliver the tapes?
do you do that for everyone you are working with?’
he replied: 'yeah, that´s no problem,
in my job I can say I have a breakfast or something and then it is okay to go somewhere else.’
even in my dream I considered this as a funny but also strange answer.
however we are running into the same direction and I am really looking forward to the release on this specific date.
we are also talking about a smaller collaboration afterwards but no album,
I just like to see how my label debut works out.
as we are talking about a lot I did a montage of a symbol image,
unfortunately we do not have face to face communications.

update 2026-03-17: yesterday, monday, march 16, mahorka label head ivo petrov
shared the first picture of the printed 'intercelestial' tape cassette.
based on the beautifully worn-look design delivered by sven piayda,
petrov added subtle outlines to the lettering to keep the text easily readable.
the font and layout follow the classic mahorka standard design and were not altered by piayda;
the album’s distinctive rhombus design was reduced to a bi-tone version
and either harmonized or partially removed to fit the required text.
we hope that the tape edition will also be available on march 27.
as the cassette will be released in a very limited quantity,
we recommend placing a preorder as soon as possible.

update 2026-03-30: after months of preparation,
bulgaria-based label mahorka has finally released the new record of tides album 'intercelestial'.
the release is available via bandcamp and archive.org in multiple digital formats as a name-your-price download.
the album also comes as a beautifully designed tape in a limited run of 50 copies.
make sure to get yours before they are sold out.
mahorka label head ivo petrov calls it 'a blast of a new album from record of tides' making it a 'spectacular debut on the label'
and adds that '[it sounds] so nicely chunky and pumping, yet warm from the tape.'

mahorka.org/release/486

piayda shares another anecdote on working with petrov in his recent blog post:
in all this constant frustration (which is mostly based upon the inability of proper interaction)
I am extremely happy with our release on mahorka.
ivo petrov makes a great job. he actually acts like a professional and a friend,
which is what I want to be like as well. releasing apart from zany music was often a dead end,
this time we even have a beautiful tape!
when I had productions like this in the past my partners usually created mistakes or stupidly edited the given material,
ivo put up everything properly, he even corrected some design issues to make it even look better.
this is what happens when we take ourselves and what we do seriously,
apart from what it is. and this makes a great project, a great journey and endeavour,
commercial success and the cheering of the masses is secondary,
but the basement for it was set. but how can he keep up to this releasing frequency…?

do not miss the brand new rewiew from our friends at nocovision:
small world... close connections... these things are meant to happen...
it is just when, not if, as one of the protagonists very recently confessed. [...]
sven piayda is not that easy to grasp. ask him if he’s a musician. musically, record of tides has always refused to choose;
'intercelestial' belongs to none of those damned, reductive genres—textures and structures stretching out,
sidestepping every pitfall. [...] savoring the sheer,
deliberate distance between 'nice try' and the triangle of 'the beach' is enough to turn anyone into an unconditional fan
- certainty or informed restraint. your call.
nocovision.com/2026/03/record-of-tides-intercelestial.html

and a long review by houz-motik magazine:
the term [post genre] often returns around record of tides.
here he holds. because it is not used to mask an absence of direction,
but to describe a method. piayda doesn't mix. he lets coexist.
electronica, post-hip-hop, avant-garde, post-rock fragments.
each element retains its density. the link is elsewhere.
in the breaths, the hollows, the areas where the structure relaxes.
houz-motik.fr/2026/03/intercelestial-de-record-of-tides-derive-controlee-sur-mer-du-nord-mentale

and there is even more feedback on bandcamp and facebook:

a richly immersive sonic universe, meticulously sculpted and thoughtfully conceived,
unfolds as a journey that expands the listener’s perceptual horizon, illuminating the imagination across a vast and dynamic spectrum.
— rodrigo passannanti

unexpextedly good in so many strange ways. approved!
— tamas zsiros

update 2026-03-30: also check out the intercelestial podcast over at the zany cast microsite
exploring the release in an englisch and a german episode.
zanyhour.zany-music.com

update 2026-04-04: the record of tides tracks 'superdusk' and 'filets' are featured on episode 466 (moonlit)
of the phantom circuit podcast, the two tracks are starting around 00:42:54.
this episode was first heard on beachy head radio on thursday, april 2, 2026.
you may find out more on podcast by following the links below.

phantomcircuit.com/listen-now/466.html
mixcloud.com/BeachyHeadRadio/phantom-circuit-466-moonlit
beachyheadradio.com

update 2026-04-08: the record of tides track ‘the beach crate’ is featured on
episode 150 (playlist 1: amber echoe drops) of the planck tone series,
the track ais starting around 01:04:56.
you may find out more on podcast by following the links below.

piayda is reportedly working on a planck tone mix,
featuring older material as well as collaborations,
tracks from befriended artists and new material. more soon.

mixcloud.com/mahork-mahorkian/planck-tone-150-playlist-1-amber-echoe-drops-w-trevlad
mixcloud.com/mahork-mahorkian

update 2026-04-10: it has been a long home stretch:
the story of making ‘interecelestial’ has been told and adapted quite often,
ending up in press releases, reviews and podcasts. once again this is a story of drafting and becoming.
as a great artwork is what it is supposed to be, my definition for being lucky is making a plan and experiencing it working out.
making a record of tides album is always a meaningful occupation.
this time it was made in cooperation with another label, waiting for sounds to come up.
this is where you really feel like leaving your own little bubble of reality which is not disturbed by anybody else,
this time we return to the thin ice of collaboration, feedback, criticism and fear of wasted time.

I did not only write about the inspirational process,
the production and the interaction with the label I even shared my nightmare about it going wrong all the way
and got a precise interpretation of dreams from the a.i.-hosted podcast. we have been into this project for about nine months,
then it is released and you watch the comments, the reviews, the podcast features
and the growing number having your album in their collection. you are always wondering how people percept it.
is it to simple? too complex? is it authentic? is it entertaining and worth listening to it anyway?
is this adding something to the infinite amount of shared creativity that way actually missed?

after a week mahorka dropped a new release as scheduled and it was a little bit like someone stabbed me in my heart.
the 15 minutes, well, one week of fame was over.
still, it echoes.

to close the circle I have to question if I the becoming turned out as drafted.
I know you cannot expect too much as I really have the perception
that there are way more electronic music producers than listeners…
anyway, I was happy for some positive comments and seeing that I was added to collections.
I even got a few more followers on bandcamp and a tape version of the album for my live merch desk.
but what really surprised me was the attention I received from france with reviews and personal messages.
however, if the german kid releases in bulgaria, the french nerds will approve it, can you think of something better?
apart from that I am really glad that I am part of the mahorka community now,
label head ivo is really busy and dedicated to keep it running,
to knot connections and make a bunch of outstanding independent electronica appear in this world.
(from svenpiayda.com/blog)

update 2026-04-10: it must have been a last summer when I last visited venlo,
I returned this spring with my mother for a ritualized day featuring fried fish,
some walking, vinyl, ice-cream, coffee and liquorice. [...] wait, I haven´t been in venlo for nine months?
well, as I have found out during this blog post that this is the time of the whole ‘intercelestial’ process.
so here we go, pictured above is me in venlo, before making and after releasing ‘intercelestial’.

mahorka label head ivo petrov send me a package with some ‘intercelestial’ tapes,
some for me, some more for my merch desk.
as a special goodie he also packed in some more physical releases by my new label mates,
this is like christmas but with yourself being a part of the story.
so many tapes (added to older tapes I received from another label instead of paying me)
and the tapes I recorded 30 years ago are floating around in the house – all without a proper player.
I will check my options, buy something and probably I will be back in the tape game.
some cool stuff may come up!
(from svenpiayda.com/blog)

mahorka.org/release/486

update 2026-04-17: we are still celebrating the release of the record of tides album ‘intercelestial’ on mahorka
and are collecting all the reviews, podcasts and mixes it is featured in.
a remarkable track if the album is the collaboration with IG-75 a.k.a. mario meyendriesch.
reportedly piayda has been drafting the idea for the track based upon some IG-75 sounds for months
ending up in a quite calm but beautiful track of the album.
zany music guest artist meyendriesch is also releasing as ka:jel and is recently working on a new release to be coming up in autumn.
in the context of the upcoming album piayda is reportedly working on a remix to be featured in the upcoming release,
hopefully a little earlier in an upcoming mix.

zany-music.com

update 2026-04-17: as we are collecting all reviews and comments on the 'intercelestial' album
we are exremelely happy to share a statement by mahorka label boss ivo petrov:
sven piayda a.k.a. record of tides [has] a blog to follow, besides [he is] an artist to follow.
definitely try to catch him live you happen to be around (it is a total blast, undoubtedly!),
and also check out his latest album that we released on one of the most beautiful cassettes ever,
if you still haven't: mahorka.bandcamp.com/album/intercelestial

update 2026-04-17: this came straight out of nowhere:
over the years zany music has abandoned compact disc releases
to focus on digital releases with a few releases on vinyl record.
as the mahorka label has put out record of tides´ latest album ‘intercelestial’ on tape,
it brought back all of the (sounds) aesthetics which have been sleeping for over thirty years.
thanks to mahorka label boss ivo petrov zany music will also be contributing ordered tapes.
additionally a bunch of tapes from mahorka´s catalogue are now in our collection.
plus: we are recently rediscovering tapes with recordings of demos and pre-1999 era songs
as well as live performances from band projects like apologies.
recently there are plans for digitalization of old tapes in order to find lost gems
as well as discussing special runs of tape-only releases and similar projects.

we are very happy to present another great review on ‘intercelestial’:
j. bishop has written a fanastic review for choon review on the recent record of tides album
while taking a closer examination of each track and absolutely nailing it:

there is a moment early in intercelestial when the whole record seems to shrug off reality. [...]
the album behaves like a mischievous entity that knows exactly what it is doing, even when it pretends otherwise.
record of tides clearly enjoy bending the rules, but here the project dissolves those rules entirely. [...]
there is joy in the chaos, a kind of cracked celebration of sound for its own sake.
nothing is tidy. everything is alive.[...]
intercelestial is a rare creature.
it is experimental without apology, adventurous without self-consciousness,
and confident enough to wander wherever curiosity leads.
record of tides has crafted an album that refuses to sit still, refuses to sit inside of a genre,
refuses to explain itself, and refuses to be anything other than exactly what it is:
a strange and beautiful transmission from a place just off the map.

choonreview.com/record-of-tides-intercelestial-mahorka-album-review

update 2026-04-17: rumours are swirling for some weeks zany music has been preparing
to launch its very own radio station through the official label site zany-music.com.
as piayda produced radio shows including mixes and talks for radio makro while being unhappy with the station,
so he left the radio station after six episodes.
as all the shows feature an amount of invested time and effort by
everyone involved the productions are now set to return randomly.
the station will stream all zany hour shows, the deep dive podcast episodes, talks,
plus exclusive mixes and live performances — bringing the full zany music universe together in one place.
you can listen to zany radio by visiting the zany music site.
enjoy!

update 2026-04-29: artist, friend, and record of tides collaborator matthias danberg
has shared a picture of his copy of the 'intercelestal' tape.
you can still order yours from mahorka and zany music
— packages are on their way, slowly but surely.

mahorka.org/release/486
zany-music.com

the makroscope in mülheim an der ruhr launched radio makro,
it´s online-based community radio curated by katharina geling on october 19, 2025,
the station is on air and presenting music and shows since.

the program also features 'zany hour', sixty minutes of songs and tracks from zany music.
here sven piayda himself picks songs and tracks from the zany music label catalogue which is growing since 1999.
the episodes focus on artists like AESTATE, architects of utter destruction, the flamma piayda complex,
penrose delta, record of tides, primal scapes as well as on collaborations and guest artist features.

makroscope.eu/radio

now we are up to announce the last episode of zany hour featuring music from the zany music catalogue and beyond:
this episode will feature three tracks from the upcoming record of tides album.
in episode 6 piayda phoned in his farewell words to the listeners of the radio station,
he originally left a message that made a hint at plans for a second season of zany hour or a new show concept.
in january 2026 he was phoning in a new message on quitting the show and leaving radio makro.

zany hour (episode 6): season finale/farewell show
airing march 25, 7 pm on radio makro

featured tracks played as following:

record of tides – vorwegnahme feat. cosima and monkelmann
architects of utter destruction – bombshell
record of tides – battery drill
sven – missing feat. targia
AESTATE – the dog circuit (edit)
the flamma piayda complex – body & soul
penrose delta – golden
record of tides – the beach crate/the beach shop/the beach motel
architects of utter destruction – free fall

zany hour (episode 6): season finale/farewell show is available for listening via zany hour microsite in advance.
it is supposed to remain available here, additionally all zany music episodes are archived on mixcloud:

mixcloud.com/Radio_Makro/playlists/zany-hour-mit-sven-piayda

playlists, schedules, player, downloads archive, links, radio launcher
and recent episodes for listening are available from the zany hour microsite:

zanyhour.zany-music.com

escorting this special episode zany music additionally presents it´s first official podcast called the deep dive.
the three available episodes in english language as produced by NBLM are hosted by kim & jay
and are available from the zany hour microsite exclusively.
the third and final deep dive podcast will be discussing architects of utter destruction.
the deep dive episodes on primal scapes and record of tides will also remain available from the microsite.

2026_03_10 via svenpiayda.com/news
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yesterday, february 18, record of tides performed an ambient and beatless live set
for the SLOWROOM event series at mono/black plastic in dortmund.
a big thank you to the fantastic series curator florian grass and to everyone who came by, enjoyed and supported.
we look back on a great evening.

for now, there are no further live dates scheduled, but we are working on a release of the live set recording.
we are also discussing ideas for future collaborations.
more exciting news on new music will be announced soon.

mono.blackplastic.de
recordoftides.com

update 2026-02-21: we are currently working on editing and mastering the live recording to release it in spring.
in the meantime, we have reconstructed the set’s tracklist:

phoenix organ intro
queens
drawn from memory
splines
splines (kaivalya)
old faith
day rivulet
moonstretches
coa ment beatless
new technologies (aural park mash-up)
bad syntax (asleep)
appregii
consolation for the hopeless
aedits
hat & cane
be sure to wear flowers in your hair
phoenix organ outro

a release is scheduled for may 2026.

the makroscope in mülheim an der ruhr launched radio makro,
it´s online-based community radio curated by katharina geling on october 19, 2025,
the station is on air and presenting music and shows since.

the program also features 'zany hour', sixty minutes of songs and tracks from zany music.
here sven piayda himself picks songs and tracks from the zany music label catalogue which is growing since 1999.
the episodes focus on artists like AESTATE, architects of utter destruction, the flamma piayda complex,
penrose delta, record of tides, primal scapes as well as on collaborations and guest artist features.

makroscope.eu/radio

now we are excited to announce a very special episode of zany hour
featuring talk on selected tracks from the zany music catalogue and beyond.

on november 5, 2025 michael schreiber and sven piayda recorded nerdy talk at primal scapes studios
for 'zany hour' episodes 3, 4 and 5 reviewing common productions and remarkable tracks from the catalogue.
the first of two episodes featuring selected tracks talk will be airing in january:

zany hour (episode 5): selected tracks special
airing february 25, 7 pm on radio makro

featured tracks being discussed and played as following:

AESTATE – 6548
architects of utter destruction – spark in the jar
record of tides – care (all notes off rework)
record of tides – quartet for swantje feat. philharmonia
primal scapes – what about (live)
record of tides – concrete walls of gruga (primal scapes remix)
architects of utter destruction – riposte
record of tides – consolation for the hopeless

intro/outro: primal scapes x record of tides – c114_ndrmxt

zany hour (episode 5): selected tracks special is available for listening via zany hour microsite in advance.
it is supposed to remain available here, additionally all zany music episodes are archived on mixcloud:

mixcloud.com/Radio_Makro/playlists/zany-hour-mit-sven-piayda

playlists, schedules, archive, links, radio launcher and recent episodes for listening
are available from the zany hour microsite:

zanyhour.zany-music.com

escorting this special episode zany music additionally presents it´s first official podcast called the deep dive.
the three available episodes in english language as produced by NBLM are hosted by kim & jay
and are available from the zany hour microsite exclusively.
the second deep dive podcast will be discussing record of tides.
honouring michael schreiber as guest and co-producer of selected zany hour episodes
the deep dive episode on primal scapes also remains available from the microsite.

2026_02_19 via svenpiayda.com/news
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