A vast technical understanding underpins the work of Rotterdam's @albertabalsam. It allows her to deconstruct norms and rebuild music with her own rules as she draws on electro, IDM, heavy techno, broken beats and avant-acid sounds. This has made her a firm favourite at artful events all across Europe where she joins the dots between outlier sounds while never forgetting to get people dancing, while also releasing on our label, Carista’s United Identities and Tzusing.

Alberta's quest to do the impossible, her passion for sci-fi motifs and a love of 90s vibes all shine through in this week's mix: it's a hard-to-define trip through elastic bass and out-there rhythms. Icy and sparse electro makes way for unhinged drum flurries and sleazy broken beats, freaky sound designs sit next to weirdo vocals and leave you wondering WTF? while loving every second of the maverick musical madness.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 397 - Alberta Balsam

SWU FM Podcast

Pluralist with Dom Carlo - 08 June 2024

Contrast

This mix has ended up being a pretty sentimental one for me. Taking a very influential records from the very beginnings of me forming my musical identity in Humanfly along with numerous obsessions I’ve had over the years and tying them altogether with this Terry Riley record I found in my late father’s record collection. Contrasting very different parts of my life in a very chaotic way.

Georg-i

Terry Riley - Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band 
Humanfly - Another Week In The Theme Park Of Death (Echoes Of The Roman Empire) (Part 1 Murder - Part 2 Is Equal To... - Part 3 Profit) 
Karl and The Kurbcrawlers - Same Day (Again) 
Demdike Stare - Past Majesty 
Keita Sano - Dead Zone 
Keita Sano - The World 
Headache - Bucket Listener 
Emptyset - Ash 
Mosca - Touchie Riddim pt. 1 
Lightning Bolt - 2 Towers 
Piezo - Nel Frigo Ah 
FACS - When You Say 
Vessel - Drowned in Water and Light 
Anohni - Returnal (Anohni Version) 
GAS - Pop 3 
Teezo Touchdown - Social Cues 
Terry Riley - Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band 
séverine - LOOK HOW HARD IM INTO YOU (ARIANA X BARKER) Lorenzo Senni - Rave Voyeur 
Anohni - Returnal (Anohni Version)

MNQE (Misturas Que Nunca Existiram) #05 - GEORG - I - CONTRAST (1)

Portal: What Lies Beyond.

Episode 05: Porter Brook

Following an extended break from our podcast series, we are very happy to return with another deep dive, this time expertly curated by Porter Brook. Taking his name from one of Sheffield’s great rivers, his sound and ethos is rooted in the Steel City - where the juxtaposition of a decaying post-industrial landscape against the vibrancy of a city at one with its neighbouring National Park has shaped a creative and expansive sound. Further refining his work with fresh influences from his current residence in Leipzig, Porter Brook walks the line between the clubland and the esoteric, showcased by a string of great releases on the likes of GROUNDWORK, Electroménager, and Trule.

Our first encounter with Porter Brook was at one of our most infamous early Motif parties in Leeds, a night that we find ourselves still reminiscing about to this day. We have since followed his career with keen interest, most recently witnessing the launch of the ‘Second Born’ imprint of which he is co-runner and debut artist with his EP ‘Prefrontal Asymmetry’.

We’re therefore delighted to have him deliver episode five of `What Lies Beyond’ - presenting a mix of deep, tripped out percussions and rich textures. Both hypnotic and playful, this rhythmic delight is both infectious and immersive.

@porterbrook
@second-born-recs

What Lies Beyond 05: Porter Brook

Live recording @ the Future Intel headquarters in The Hague. Streaming live on Youtube and futureintelradio.com.

Axefield ╚═ Future Intel ═╗ 12 09 2024

A full decade was needed for dubstep to heal after it went west (literally) waaay too far.
But now, the scene is as healthy as it's ever been: 

   • So many heads pushing great nights, pushing proper music
   • Some sick radio sets, some sick dubplate business
   • A big, big love for physical releases
   • Lots of well-established labels, but also fresh producers getting involved
   • And there's support for everyone

Classical Critical stands firm within this phenomenon. Like a raging bull, this mix charges into the very core of what makes dubstep while also repping the roots.
It's a celebration of the genre's foundation.

Hol tight everyone pushing the sound
Hol tight everyone supporting the sound

Follow artist - https://soundcloud.com/classical-critical

306⚡️Classical Critical

Taken from: Various Artists - Undercurrents Vol 1

We are proud to present ‘Undercurrents’, the third series of compilations featuring artists from the 3024 Mentoring Program.

Started in 2020, the Mentoring Program run by label owner Martyn has become a worldwide online and IRL community of artists sharing resources, ideas and inspiration. This compilation showcases the wide range of fresh and amazing music that is continuously surfacing from the program, unbound by strict genre definitions.

Besides a collection of new music, Undercurrents is also a consideration of what a record label can be in 2024. Whether it’s a platform for repurposing old material, providing daylight for new sounds, artists or even entire communities, or injecting new ideas about authenticity and sustainability into the current of the underground, rather than partaking in the unwinnable race over algorithm dominance. An understated approach for maximum impact.

“Undercurrents Vol 1” features the talents of Monibi, Ila Brugal, samwho, Tōph, Alberta Balsam, Kudeki, Annebel, Anna Bahow, Danny Goliger, Ross Lowder & 16 Faces.

Martyn & Jeroen Erosie @ 3024
releases September 27, 2024

Alberta Balsam - Modulators (3024-MEN6)

Read Round City EP

Read Wrong

07 Powercut (Rewired Remix)

- I trust you never doubt that

liquid FM DJ Savage - I trust you never doubt that l

PLEASE NO DEMOS THROUGH SOUNDCLOUD. CHECK OUT THE 3024 ARTIST MENTORING PROGRAM THROUGH PATREON!  TO CONTACT 3024 PLEASE EMAIL 3024world@gmail.com BOOKINGS s@icartists.net (AMERICAS) carin@outer-agency.com (EU & ROW) THANK YOU

Alberta Balsam - Modulators (3024-MEN6)

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