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the truth/forty-eight thousand times a second

Born from the books of The Datura Press, The Datura Tapes is our sonic wing — an evolving archive where literature, art and attitude bleed into sound.

The Datura Tapes/darkStylus: the truth forty-eight thousand times a second

Sonic universes

From gospel anthems, to Balkan mini-operas, via lounge-lizard jazz — our titles have inspired us down some very weird rabbit holes,

Kathleen Waits

Do you want to hear a ten-minute black magic gospel opera about meeting the devil at a bleak crossroads?

Sure you do…

Until I Get Into Your

DarkArc: sonic foundry of The Datura Tapes

Deep in the centre of Florence, our sonic-production team darkStylus are creating some really hollow-point s*** from their studio, DarkArc.

From Arkansa-acoustic to killer Kingston dub, who know’s what they are mixing up next?

Meet the truth tellers were mixing with…

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    Lillit Vega

    Armenia/Sicilian firebrand brings her A-game every session, and she’s the first audio drop from the DarkArc studio!

  • Black and white photograph of a woman with dreadlocks, wearing an eye patch over her right eye, speaking or singing into a vintage microphone.

    Amarah Ray

    Raised between church harmonies and cracked drum machines, she’s all emotion with electronic pulse — a collision of heart and hardware.

  • A woman wearing sunglasses and a plaid shirt, with her hair in a messy style, looking directly at the camera in a black and white photograph.

    Etta Vale

    A soft soul that’s tken plenty of hard knocks, Etta makes dreamwaves for people who still believe in ghosts.

  • Black and white portrait of a woman with short platinum hair, dark makeup, and a crown of black roses and thorns on her head.

    Ronja

    A witch in the wire from Sweden, sending out pagan signals from a deep forest to save us all from our screens.

Ceiling / Sky

Etta Vale

DarkArc #010

A heartbreaking tale of lost memories and tragic love buried under addiction — Etta resigns to her fate on a random night at a stranger’s apartment.

Acoustic, minimal — Etta’s pure and powerful voice adds huge emotional weight to a poem about fate and longing.

There was that time when a smoke stained ceiling, became my sky

When it suddenly struck me,…
that all told, it was OK to die

Please be aware that this song deals with subjects such as suicide and addiction.

If these are difficult subjects for you, please take care when listening.

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The Great Collider (Mix One)

darkStylus vs Lillit Vega

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Lillit and darkStylus declare war on the ordinary in the first mix transmitted from the heart of DarkArc Studios.

Acid synths, disgraceful beats, killer poetry add up to a story of personality splits and catastrophe

I know a girl and Im nothing like her

I live a full five feet beside her

She got all her mistakes twist up inside her

She turned her heart into
The Great Collider

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Say My Name Again…

[SPELL ONE]

Ronja

DarkArc #005

Ronja’s first release is a cryptic, erotic spell sung from the treetops of a forest in another darker, more pagan universe. It’s he first track from her forthcoming EP GLITCH/WITCH

darkStylus deliver spree beats and ancient drones as Ronja implores her lover to welcome her down the wire and into their life.

Would you speak her name?

Say my name again, and it’s done…

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greetings from DarkArc

the studio and the signal

Hi — I’m Mujiki, Creative Director and Sonic NorthStar of The Datura Tapes.

If what we’re doing speaks to you — if you’d like to sing, remix, film, or just be part of this strange current we’re trying to create — I’d love to hear from you.

Our credo is All in. Always. If that sounds like you too, we’re sure can plug you in.

Let’s make something true, 48 thousand times a second.

Neon honjaga aniya

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