Cuddle Protocol [LP]

Vel - Cuddle Protocol [LP]

Vel, recognized for her striking presence in the contemporary techno scene, initiates the Cuddle Protocol, her first ambient album and the third outing on her own label PURR. The nine-track record is a personal and intimate statement. With Cuddle Protocol, Vel explores the paradox of intimacy in a coded world. "I like the idea of a protocol for softness," she explains, "of codifying something that should be intimate and spontaneous." This tension runs through the album: fragile voices and soft layers unfold against serious, carefully structured arrangements, balancing tenderness with rigor. Ambient music has always been Vel's "first love." Before producing techno, she composed ambient exclusively, and this album marks a return to the form in its most sincere expression. "I know this music will follow me all my life. It's not a phase. It's how I express myself most truthfully." Cuddle Protocol is about slowing down, embracing sincerity, and reaching for deeper connection. "When I listen to ambient, I access another world. It's charged with emotion, it makes me drift and forget everything. That's the feeling I wanted to share." Mastering by Sixbitdeep. Artwork by Adone Giuntini. A1. Bloom ASMR_x000D_ A2. You Move I Am Ecstatic_x000D_ A3. Softly Surrender_x000D_ A4. It's Mine Now_x000D_ A5. It's How I Suffocate_x000D_ B1. I Moan In Bass_x000D_ B2. Sound Curves Around Us_x000D_ B3. Sonic Daydreamer_x000D_ B4. I Am Happy And Sad All The Time