right from the get go... i'm lulled into a trance

Hard Fantasy lands on All Centre with a 5 track EP, Mechanicus, exploring the distinctive experimental style of the London-based producer's sound.

Rogue Advisor emerges with atmospheric sound design. Pummeling drums provide an industrial groove whilst a piercing siren sounds above, its intensity rising to a fever pitch as the track progresses.

Mechanicus is available across all platforms on the 3rd of February.

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Mechanicus

Hard Fantasy - Rogue Advisor

'Huiracchuro' is the first single taken from the EP 'Aviario', out on the 23rd February.

'Aviario' is a collaborative EP by Ecuadorian electronic music producers Entrañas and Ene Ese, alongside visual artist Destello. The release coalesces the unique sonic palette, textures and rhythms of Ecuadorian music with the darkness of Club and Bass music. Taking influence from bird species inhabiting the diverse ecosystems of Ecuador, Entrañas and Ene Ese seamlessly transmute delicately layered soundscapes and birdsong into cutting drum patterns, creating invigorating compositions that spotlight the rich musical heritage of Ecuador and its natural environment.

'Aviario' ranges sonically from moments of ambient textural exploration in 'Trogón', to dance floor ready tracks such as the single 'Huiracchuro' where overdriven melodies weave between sultry drums making heavy use of 6/8 polyrhythms found in Ecuadorian genres such as Albazo and Bomba. The third track 'Curiquingüe' features additional composition from producer Zunfo.

The EP is accompanied by six corresponding artworks by Destello, who reimagines the colours and forms of the birds into candescent abstractions.

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Entrañas & Ene Ese - Huiracchuro

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Entrañas - Caverna
Label: Infinite Machine
CAT#: IM114
Format: Digital
Release Date: September 27th, 2024

Tracklist:
1. Indignado
2. Ajicito
3. Diclofenaco
4. Cruces
5. Cascada
6. Coscacho
7. Tigrillo (ft. Buena Tarde)
8. Nauseas
9. Toque De Queda (ft. Ene Ese)
10. Chivo
11. Muerto a Puntapiés (ft. Carlos Pabón)
12. Caverna

Ecuadorian producer Daniel Gachet “Entrañas” presents his debut full album Caverna on Infinite Machine. The project explores an amalgam of polyrhythms found in traditional Ecuadorian music such as bomba and albazo, blending them with jagged atmospheres of uk bass and grime. Through deliberate sound design, Entrañas seeks to place the listener within the unpredictable ecosystem of the city of Quito and its surroundings.

In this record Entrañas searches for a sound that conveys both the infrastructural chaos he experiences currently in his home city, while also reflecting the hauntingly beautiful and seemingly perpetual terrain just outside of Quito. Not far from the frequent and unpredictable power outages and city wide lockdowns which are now commonplace due to the ongoing narco wars, there is an Andean stratovolcano visible from many parts of Quito, including Entrañas own bedroom window. Ruco Pichincha stands nearly 5000m in height, attracting awe and curiosity of many who happen upon it, perhaps by way of its beauty as well as its innate potential for mass destruction. A particular location of interest for the artist, the mountain emits a kind of objectivity that is distinct from the urbanscape of human activity; it asserts itself, unobservant of the adjacent violence, trials and tribulations. Its very name–“Ruco” translated in English to "old" from the indigenous Quechua language–seems to reflect both its acquired reverence from native inhabitants of the region, as well as the relative incomprehensibility of such natural monuments.

On Caverna, references to Quito and its encompassing geography are apparent in ways that are direct at times, nuanced at others. “Toque de Queda” (trans. “lockdown”) was produced in real time during a city wide lockdown in which Entrañas and his collaborator Ene Ese were unable to leave an apartment for hours on end. The sheer apprehension of such a situation can perhaps be gleaned from the seething claps and non-melodic droning atmospheres that build, producing a tone of frustration and unease. Tracks like “Coscacho”, “Muerto A Puntapiés” and “Cruces” seem to take on a similarly minimal approach, focused on brooding heavy bass lines and relentless polyrhythms that become increasingly menacing as the tracks build. A listener might imagine these compositions to conjure the rumbling subterranean activity of Ruco Pichincha. As their names might imply, “Caverna” and “Cascada” take a different approach, building up shimmering soundscapes reminiscent of 90s new age. These ephemeral sequences seem to summon meditation on natural landscapes in a way that feels lighter and more optimistic, unveiling a softer vision.

In light of his prolific catalog, Entraña’s twelve-track work reaches into territory that feels both more personal and experimental–though these compositions are undoubtedly dance-floor ready. Caverna brings together anthems of leftfield club music with chambers of ambient reflection–both of which read as significant and distinct to the artist’s background and day-to-day experience in Quito. As the majestic and humbling mountainous surface of Ruco Pichincha might resemble, Caverna’s title track ends the record with a reminder; a gentle nod to the significance of such sacred wonders as places of refuge in our human experience; whether we can grasp them, or see them from our bedroom window.

Artwork by Benfika
Mastered by Fausto Mercier
Words by Sueuga

Entrañas - Chivo

Bapari is a Haitian-American musician, producer, and DJ. Their third EP Oasis (2023) features singers Lolahol and Kidä and has been highlighted in major music outlets like Mixmag and Resident Advisor. They also did additional production for Eusexua, the title track for FKA Twigs’ upcoming album. Bapari has released other EPs, including Stamina and Daybreak, with Daybreak being named one of the best tracks of 2021.

A regular headliner for Boiler Room and host of the monthly NTS Radio show Puffy, Bapari’s music has been featured in campaigns for fashion brands like YSL Beauty and i.am.gia. They’ve also composed soundtracks for fashion shows at New York Fashion Week.

0008: Bapari - 5000 SS25 Mabuhay Gardens Soundtrack

INCUNABULA HEROES: DECISIVE BATTLE
"The next episode of Incunabula Heroes parses humanity’s primeval sense, related to their ego of dominion. Each track acts as a chapter, fraying a scenario of ancient trauma and contemporary distortion.

Sanjonas approaches this album with murky experimental club sounds, heavy distorted guitar riffs blending with trance, grime, and fast reggaeton creating an atmosphere that reflects the harsh reality being depicted."

TRACKLIST & DETAILS:
Sanjonas - Moving Disaster
Sanjonas - Heavy Rain of Iron
Sanjonas - Red Horizon over the Fences
Sanjonas - Haven

All songs are written, produced & mixed by Sanjonas

ARTISTS PROFILE:
Known as Sanjonas, Yonaz Kristy is a Yogyakarta-based artist, graphic designer, electronic music producer, and DJ since 2012. Most of the time, he spends surfing the internet, playing RPG games, reading manga, and listening to everything from bass to experimental, club to eclectic music. As a result, he has largely created a sound that combines different information of regions. 

Apart from his persona, Sanjonas active on platform & community hub called Post Party Syndroma, also the co-founder of Bast Cultura music collective, the founder of RAR Editions which is an interdisciplinary collective focusing on research and archive-based project, Additionally, he is part of the record label named Ear Flux (2022). 

His latest release album Incunabula Heroes (POSTWORLD / Thailand / 2023) and some past releases like BOTE EP (SOFT/BRUTE Records / Indonesia / 2021), Kanon EP (FunctionLab / Hangzhou, China / 2020). Besides that, he also did some remixes for Senyawa, xato & Griigg, HXXMO, etc.

Artists: Sanjonas @sanjonas_48b
https://www.instagram.com/sanjonas_/

Label: D1S
https://www.instagram.com/d1s.asia/

Cover Design by: Xingdi
https://www.instagram.com/wngxgd00s12z20o/

All songs are written, produced & mixed, mastered by Sanjonas
https://www.instagram.com/sanjonas_/

released November 7, 2024

0008: Bapari - 5000 SS25 Mabuhay Gardens Soundtrack

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