CS + Kreme – EP #1

Label: Total Stasis – STASIS006-RE
Format: Vinyl, 12", Repress
Country: US
Released: 2016 (2025 Repress)
Genre: Electronic
Style: Leftfield, Ambient, Downtempo, Experimental, New Age

CS + Kreme (Conrad Standish and Sam Karmel) present a beautifully understated and immersive release on Total Stasis, drifting between downtempo electronics, leftfield club abstractions and hazy ambient moods. The duo’s sound here is loose, tactile and deeply atmospheric, blending soft rhythmic pulses with live instrumentation and a strong sense of space.

Devotion opens the record with gentle momentum and flute-led warmth, while Basic Instinct (Club Scene) twists skeletal club elements into something cinematic and introspective. On the flip, Fresh Exit glides on muted trumpet tones and slow-burning groove, before Paw Paw closes the EP in a dreamlike, half-lit haze. A quietly powerful and distinctive record that rewards close listening—subtle, soulful and unmistakably off-grid.

A1. Devotion
A2. Basic Instinct (Club Scene)
B1. Fresh Exit
B2. Paw Paw