Name: Middle Ouest
Brand: Bergsonist

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

OMLP16

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-01-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

4250101411465

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Bergsonist

Genre GB

Techno / Electro

Label GB

Optimo Music

Optimo Music is a renowned music label based in Glasgow, UK. Founded in 2009 by Keith McIvor, also known as JD Twitch, the label has established itself as a prominent force in the electronic music scene. With an impressive roster of talented artists and performers, Optimo Music consistently delivers innovative and cutting-edge releases.

Since its inception, Optimo Music has been dedicated to showcasing diverse genres and pushing boundaries within the industry. The label's catalog spans across various styles including techno, house, disco, post-punk, and experimental sounds. Their commitment to quality and artistic integrity is evident in every release they put out.

With a focus on vinyl releases alongside digital formats, Optimo Music embraces the physicality of music while embracing modern technology. Their attention to detail extends beyond just the music itself; each release features stunning artwork and meticulous packaging that enhances the overall listening experience.

After a digital single on Optimo Music Digital Danceforce, Optimo Music welcomes Bergsonist to the main label with a full album. Ridiculously talented and prolific, Bergsonist is one of thee most interesting, thoughtful and important artists of our times. 

Bergsonist aka Selwa Abd is a New York–based artist and musician originally from Morocco. She is the founder of Bizaarbazaar, a music platform and publication that publishes podcasts and interviews by DJs and producers from around the world. Under the guise Bergsonist (derived from Deleuze’s Bergsonism), she uses a variety of media to investigate social resonance through divergent conceptual aesthetics (minimalism, techno, and music concrete, to name a few). Through her work, she explores notions of identity, memory, and social politics.

In 2017, she started Pick Up The Flow, a resource to promote congregation and exchange between peers. Currently, co-run with Stephen Decker. In 2019, she co-founded 3afak with DJ Sanna, a collective that aims to empower Arab women’s creative vision in New York.

Words about the album: Middle Ouest is an ode to my history, present and future self. Like a sonic autobiography, It’s the first body of work that realistically depicts my identity. It’s a statement towards all the people who tried to put me into a box. I’m not a box but a genre-less ocean. I don’t make genres, I just make music I feel making in the moment. It’s all about capturing the moment in a given time. If the aesthetic happens to be house or techno then it is. But I’m not a techno artist.. I’m just a free sonic ‘voyageur’. I make music as i feel the world; it can be dark, jovial, weird… I mirror the feelings into sonic compositions. However, the only variables that never change in this equation are the message and intention.

Middle Ouest

Music GB