Artist: Sonic Soul Orchestra, Kathy Brown
Track: So Into You (Instrumental)
Label: https://soundcloud.com/quantize-recordings
Format: Digital Single
Release date: 15/9/2023
YouTube: https://youtu.be/jBiIqNeGhZk

Sonic Soul Orchestra has been making waves on the soulful house scene recently with releases such as ‘You’re The One For Me’ feat Colonel Abrams, ‘Touch Me’ feat Kathy Brown and ‘Happy People’ feat Phillip Ramirez, ramping up support from some of the biggest names in dance. ‘So Into You’ is an outstanding reinterpretation of Michael Watford’s 1994 club classic, as SSO enlists the amazing talents of vocal diva Kathy Brown, together injecting fresh and uplifting dance-floor-ready vibes into this beautifully penned love song. 

Sonic Soul Orchestra, aka JP Firmin is an English DJ / producer based in London and Los Angeles. He started his own label Interstate Records back in early 1990, along with running his own club nights, which led him to become a booking agent for NY’s DJ Disciple, Dave Camacho and legendary vocalist Michael Watford. In the 2000’s, he began directing and managing global tours for some of the world’s biggest artists and still does today. It was during lockdown that JP became inspired to get back into making house music and now that he’s armed with a plethora of hot new releases and classic revamps ready to go, 2023 looks set to be an exciting year!

PREMIERE | SSO Feat. Kathy Brown - So Into You (Instrumental) [Quantize] 2023

For their next curation, Phuture Shock Musik launches a new Various Artists series named ‘Mo’ Dubz’. Somewhat an extension of the ‘PSM DUBZ’ series and sticking with the 10” format, ‘Mo’ Dubz Vol. 1’ gathers a host of fine talent to serve up a melting pot of electronic sounds over the course of three tracks – touching on futurist forms of techno, bass, bruk and electro – that reflects the genre-hopping nature of the Bristol label.
Pitching in for the first outing is London-based producer, DJ and long-standing NTS radio host, LDLDN – who in the last five years has been making a mark as a producer, with a great deal of his highly melodic, Detroit-flavoured techno productions surfacing on his Natural Frequency imprint, and now here landing his debut entry on PSM. Also stepping up is Bristol’s Sentinel 793, who follows up his T. Relly-assisted single ‘A Bruk Ting’ released via Phuture Shock last year, which was later reworked by J:Kenzo and has been tearing up dancefloors ever since. Lastly, another familiar face on board, although in remixed form, is Belgian-born, multi-skilled artist Rosie From The Block. Whilst here, remix duties are handled by Heavenly recordings’ signees The Orielles, who take the original track – lifted from Rosie’s ‘Believe In It’ EP [PSMDUB002] – into a club-bound direction that’s far removed from the Manchester band’s groovy indie-pop roots.
Helming the A-side is LDLDN with the Detroit futurism of ‘Very Online’, a raw slab of machine funk driven by stomping 4/4 kicks, claps and rippling hi-hats; fittingly set against a giddy backdrop of angular synths that spiral across the cosmos, and chord patterns switching from trippy, sci-fi shapes to soulful lushness. Next up and on the flip is Sentinel 793 with the introspective bassism of ‘Tomorrow’s World’, which dwells in the far-flung corners of broken beat, and is built around a hefty base of weighty kicks and post-junglist breaks; coupled with a meandering synth b-line tightly woven into the groove, and cradled in swirly IDM-tinged soundscapes. Closing out the disk is The Orielles with their quirky rendition of Rosie From The Block’s ‘Let The Drum’. Dialling down the guitars and bringing their electronic influences to the fore, the trio convert the track into a playful blend of electro and footwork, whilst utilising Rosie’s vocal hook and key stabs into a hypnotic loop; fringed by zippy percussive elements and deep subs.
Label: Phuture Shock Musik
Cat #: PSMDVA001
Format: 10" Vinyl
Release date: 31st May 2024

https://phutureshockmusik.bandcamp.com/album/mo-dubz-vol-1

https://soundcloud.com/ldldn
https://soundcloud.com/phutureshockmusik

PREMIERE: LDLDN - Very Online [Phuture Shock Musik]

He's back. After a break that felt like an eternity, @Cuthead has finally awoken from his creative beauty sleep to check up on his home base Uncanny Valley with his new album THE DETOUR. To avoid overexciting everyone’s attention span, the album is spread over four parts. And he's definitely not coming back as a cheapskate since the album is full of gifts that true Cuthead fans desire. In other words, he does what he does best: Blasting out slick tracks that oscillate between laid-back underground hip-hop, sample heavy house and vintage acid, but with enough surprises along the way. The tracks were created over the last few years, including some jams from his live set that he made while travelling or in a hotel.

As soon as the typical cozy, warm chords kick in during the INTRO of The Detour Part 1, you immediately feel at home again in Cuthead's world, where it's always Saturday afternoon and laid-back jams drip out of the speakers (at least on two of the four parts). On top of that, Chester Watson from St. Louis (one of Cuthead's absolute favorite rappers) provided a feature. With his distinctive voice and dreamy flow, Chester explains in not one but two versions of PROCEED how to carry on and stay relaxed despite adverse circumstances. TOUR DE FRANCE, on the other hand, is a trapstrumental for the masses in which a hi-hat thunderstorm is intertwined with a wind sample that constantly twists around itself.

The second in Cuthead's tetralogy is what we can certainly call a house monster. It starts with a track named after one of Cuthead’s special skills: MPC JAM. With its filter attacks and unmistakable drops, the track builds on Cuthead's great house floor fillers, leaving no ass standing still. SUNDAY 5 PM enters the floor like a bird of paradise with room-filling disco strings, before SPACED OUT follows with Theo Parrish-like grooves. MIDNIGHT ROUTE closes The Detour Part 2 with broken beats and an unusual but irresistible electronic bassline.

The opener of the third part once again praises the old promise of the House Nation, not without ZUBU being refined with the very own Cuthead spin, which definitely puts the track on a techno floor as well. POWER ACID lives up to its name and comes across as a classic warehouse acid screw that takes every rave to the edge. Understatement is also not required with PARTY LIKE IT'S 99. After all, every Saturday afternoon is followed by a Saturday night and a piano house bomb with a little ounce of acid always goes down well on such an occasion.

The final chapter of THE DETOUR opens promisingly and in typical Cuthead style with the aptly titled BONKERS and the kind of weirder head-nodding beat that only the Dresden resident can squeeze out of his samples. In LISOLEIL, Malone the Chemist drops his lines over what feels like an aquatic jazz foundation. Cuthead spotted the Canadian rapper when he posted a freestyle under a tweet from Flying Lotus. After that, the snares are turned up again in the sample fest that is FOXY. OUTRO is almost epic by Cuthead standards and could easily be the soundtrack to a modern giallo film.

The album is accompanied by beautiful animations created in collaboration between illustrator Robert Deutsch and animator Tobias Kramer.

The Detour Part 1
Release Date: 21.03.2024

The Detour Part 2
Release Date: 28.03.2024

The Detour Part 3
Release Date: 17.05.2024

01 Cuthead - Zubu
02 Cuthead - Power Acid
03 Cuthead - Party Like It's 99

The Detour Part 4
Release Date: 31.05.2024

Credits

Written and produced by Robert Arnold.
Lyrics and Rap on Proceed by Montrell Haymon. Lyrics and Rap on Lisoleil by Marlon Gray.
Published by Copyright Control. Proceed published by Copyright Control and Chester Watson. Lisoleil published by Copyright Control and Hoxton Music Publishing.
Artwork by Robert Deutsch
Animation by Tobias Kramer
Mastering by Jacob Korn at Tailout Studios

The Detour Part 3

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Cuthead - Power Acid

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/zobol
Track: Fight Or Flight
Label: https://soundcloud.com/tiger_weeds
Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital EP
Date of release: 31/05/24
YouTube: https://youtu.be/o6NSMnBwxhk

The "Retrofuturism EP" by Zobol is a release that looks back nostalgically while also looking ahead, invoking bygone visions of the future. It includes five unique tracks that vary from lively and vigorous to tranquil and reflective. Each piece is a narrative voyage, delving into various facets of Electro and Braindance. Created with a blend of analog and digital equipment and augmented by contemporary production methods, it embodies the essence of Retrofuturism. The outcome is a collection of warm, wistful soundscapes that bridge the past and the future.

PREMIERE | Zobol - Fight Or Flight [Tiger Weeds] 2024

jmoy is the musical alias of artist and designer Justin Moy. Influenced by his background in architecture, the Amsterdam-based producer draws analogies between spatial design and musical composition, seeking to tell imaginary spatial narratives through sound.

The music resulting from this is a sonic journey traveling through a sequence of spaces, transitioning between interiors, exteriors, and the thresholds between them.

The first culmination of these sonic and spatial explorations is "Udys," jmoy's debut EP. "Udys" consists of four tracks, each envisioned as a narrative journey through an imaginary world. Atmospheric and rhythmic elements found within field recordings from his environments lay the foundation for each track.

@sann-odea
Buy: https://jmoy.bandcamp.com/album/udys-ep

PREMIERE: jmoy - Euris [Sann Odea]

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Following up ‘Synch Unity‘ EP from Froid Dub, Paris-based imprint Delodio prepare to release the short-length 12-inch ‘Timeless Echoes‘ from French synth maestro OFFLINE...Today, we focus on the third track ‘Ghosted Vision‘. Kicking off with a dewy-eyed symphony reminiscent of a synesthetic romance in an outer space galaxy, followed by space-echoed chords, ultra-fine drum patterns and subzero frequencies, this track conveys an impeccable balance between kosmische serenity and modern funk nostalgia.

@delodio-label

Timeless Echoes

Ghosted Vision

OFFLINE - Ghosted Vision [Delodio]

dubmentalist - Journey EP
BUY LINK: https://syrinxmusicfr.bandcamp.com/album/dubmentalist-journey
Label: Syrinx Music (https://soundcloud.com/syrinx_music)
https://www.instagram.com/syrinx_music/
> dubmentalist (https://soundcloud.com/dubmentalist)
https://www.instagram.com/dubmentalist/

Syrinx Music’s tenth digital EP is the works of Saint-Etienne’s producer dubmentalist. A member of the French bass scene since the late 00s, Olivier Satre patiently built his take on drum&bass, breaks & more making great use of numerous devices & instruments he found in flea markets and secondhand stores. The Journey EP showcases this approach to sound: anchored in contemporary halftime d&b, it derives it towards a more narrative, introspective version, hinting at IDM & 90s electronica. These four tracks may also been seen as a story of the dubmentalist project, melting loops, samples & bruises that where sometimes collected more than 15 years ago, or referencing memories of the artist.

From its very first seconds, title-track “Journey” assembles around layers of retro electronic organs, samples from raï tapes and a drum section influenced by modern halftime and old-school hip-hop, giving a luminous, timeless feeling. The darker “Memories” is based on a haunting piano melody, which builds a nostalgic and uneasy vibe that feels closer to trip-hop, while “Elliptic” offers yet another take on dubmentalist’s sound with its subtly shifting loops, slowly developing an unsettling groove that seems to constantly rebuild. The EP’s last track, “Ghosts In My TK6”, matches creaking sounds, weird noises and more, coming from a vintage portable recorded, which are recycled in a perfectly arranged d&b track. It also closes an EP that feels both evocative and personal, as well as a new Syrinx Music release located in between the club & the lab.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : dubmentalist - Ghost In My TK6

Serge Geyzel - It's Cancelled
BUY LINK: https://adepta.bandcamp.com/album/its-cancelled
Label: ADEPTA EDITIONS (https://soundcloud.com/adepta)
https://www.instagram.com/adepta_editions
> Serge Geyzel (https://soundcloud.com/sergegeyzel)
https://www.instagram.com/sergegeyzel

With his latest EP, It's Cancelled, featuring diffused electronics on the A-Side and menacing drum infestations on the B-Side, Serge Geyzel keeps pounding beats and bass into oblivion. Adepta Editions expertly compiles these recordings onto vinyl and digital media, emphasizing timeless limited editions. While "Take Your Time And Be Mine" deftly walks the line between Plaid-infused melodics and Clark's shuffling rhythms, "Before the Silence Came" features fuzzy electrical sound fields that eventually collapse, while Serge Geyzel crafts his distinctive characteristic textures. With percussive acrobatics and synth strands floating away, "Come Closer" bookends the A-Side.

Conversely, "Renamed" kicks a hole in our bass bins with its rough outer shell that combines parts of MBM and DHS staccato beat work (listen to Man From Mantis on Love Love to compare and contrast). It seems like Geyzel has flipped a mystical switch and gone completely drum focused. "It's Cancelled" ends with an avalanche of glitchy blips and bleeps covering the landscape with rough and funky rhythms, while "Out of Context" continues to push low-wobbling dub limits with rapid fire beats, bass, and distortion.

It's Cancelled is a top-tier EP for 2024, and is a strong and comprehensive collection of six tracks with mind-blowing tectonic tempos, low-flying bass-beats, and magnetized electro-nics. Those who enjoy imprints like Love Love, Touched Music, Analogical Force, and Brokntoys ought to pay attention.

Pietro Da Sacco, Igloo Magazine

PREMIERE : Serge Geyzel - Come Closer

https://soundcloud.com/mysterykidbaker
https://soundcloud.com/discord-dj
https://soundcloud.com/pacotysonrecord
🔊 https://youtu.be/8Si4fFt0iDo

Faithful to his love for breakbeat, Mystery Kid offers a dive into her deep universe.

Listening advice : close your eyes, and transport yourself
through the winding and dangerous Los Santos’s streets for a cruise full of twists and turns.

Tracklist: 

Mystery Kid & Discord - GTA CRUISE
Mystery Kid & Discord - Kitkat Anthem

PREMIERE: Mystery Kid & Discord - GTA Cruise [Paco Tyson Records]

Words form @dotanb:   

"hello everyone, the little journey of my bandcamp project continues today with a new release that im really happy with. as usual its a 2 tracks EP that best describe my love for this music. i can say that its the perfect mixture of my approach to house & techno. hope your going to enjoy it as much as i enjoyed making it. thanks again to my friends that helping me and doing amazing job as always!"

Buy: dotanbibi.bandcamp.com/album/morning…all-and-chain

PREMIERE: Dot - Ball And Chain

READ > inverted-audio.com/premiere-opalo-the-days-in-the-jaar

Six months after the release of 'Waistline' from Alex Burkat, Prague-based imprint Moving Pictures prepare to release their fifth various artist compilation...Our pick is ‘The Days In The Jaar‘ from Quito-based producer Ópalo – a skewed dancehall oddity designed for terrestrial shufflers seeking interplanetary gateways, combining stretched-out kick-drums with ceremonial percussions, FX-drenched textures and superlunary soundscapes.

@opalomusic
@movpic

Sailing to Valinor

The Days In The Jaar

Ópalo - The Days In The Jaar [Moving Pictures]

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GAIT01EP: youtu.be/eVxzdAABSFs
GAIT01LP: https://youtu.be/ZAfPiXsPSzI
GAIT02EP: youtu.be/wvSqmxbTQ1o
GAIT03EP: youtu.be/mu6GkR7JZtY
GAIT04EP: https://youtu.be/WB3gu0eDnpI
GAIT05EP: https://youtu.be/LGJJQsAp0iU
GAIT06EP: https://youtu.be/W6JEzvoIBHQ
GAIT07EP: https://youtu.be/HTHWnfXLfCE

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PREMIERE | SSO Feat. Kathy Brown - So Into You (Instrumental) [Quantize] 2023

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