A-Sim - Weird Dreams And Trouble Sleeping EP

Written and produced by a close friend to the Mantissa family, this unnamed and elusive artist has helped us launch the label with a bang with three club focused, space inspired tracks designed to decimate a dancefloor or provide the soundtrack to an afters.

Space Cadet opens the extraterrestrial affair, weaving from acoustic elements to electronic and eclectic synth lines. The A side ends with Frozen Bounce, a wobbly number, woven together with quick cuts and jerky elements. U10A, the most structured of a complex affair is a warming club tool perfect for both, beginning and finishing an evening. It's remix is similarly suitable for any party specific scenario, produced by the infamously talented artist Ciel.
 
Release date is Friday 18th June. Pre-order on Bandcamp:
https://mantissa.bandcamp.com/album/mantissa-001
https://soundcloud.com/ciel_dj
https://soundcloud.com/mantissa1

PREMIERE: U01A (Ciel's Subterra Dub) [Mantissa]

The summer of 2020 was a memorable one, Duane Island - real name Dan Komanoff - was in Manhattan, back in his childhood bedroom. Days were long but he was mostly inside. The view from the room’s window was just another brick wall, although for a few moments a day, a bit of light would hit the portable studio where he would jam after work. His brother was around, too, so Dan enlisted him on keys. When their parents left for a weeklong vacation, the party began: they could jam louder and smoke inside.

Armed with a dropbox of disco breaks a friend had just ripped from his collection, Dan spent the week chopping 16 bar loops and writing bass lines under his brother's airy pad progressions. Italo gems dug from the annals of discogs had been the soundtrack of Dan's year so far, and the brothers used these sounds to transport themselves to that otherworldly lakeside scene that, save a few mixes and grainy photos, might never have existed at all. After a few hours of writing, Dan and his brother would take their jams to the roof to test them out in the open air and smoke some more. New ideas would float toward them from the other side of lower Manhattan, where the sun had just set, and they’d head back inside.

The result of these sessions is Solar Effect, three enormous and heartfelt club excursions. The title track, “Solar Effect”, twists in on itself like a trip peaking at noon, pairing squelching FM synth lines with airy piano chords to get hands in the air, feet off the ground, and heads in the clouds.

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/duaneisland
Label: https://soundcloud.com/bliss-point-sound

PREMIERE: Duane Island - Solar Effect  [Bliss Point]

PREORDER FROM 9TH JULY / EP OUT 13TH AUGUST

MOY returns to Ritual Poison sibling label Batrachian with four galactic tracks, exploring different sides of his sound. Following an acclaimed debut album on Altered Sense, EPs for AC Records and Exalt, and a star appearance on We’re Going Deep, ‘Harmony Of The Spheres’ moves between tempos and genres, maintaining that key melodic sensibility. ‘Nautilus’ is a rolling breakbeat piece with a mystic dub synth riff, while ‘World Grid’ is electro with a bassline that wriggles all over the shop and astral keys. The epic ‘Vector Space’ will get under your skin with its looming bass and stratospheric vibe, while ‘Cyber Weapon’ kicks it up to jungle bpm, crashing Amen breaks colliding with trippy strings and warping bass. All add up to another exceptional MOY release.

MOY - 'HARMONY OF THE SPHERES EP' (CLIPS)

Pre-order vinyl: 
https://needsnfp.bandcamp.com/album/needs-x-gvr-present-the-future-of-vinyl

Needs moves into the future of vinyl production partnering with Green Vinyl Records in Holland to produce a 100% recyclable record which uses 60% less energy cost compared to traditional vinyl production methods. This revolutionary step in vinyl history features the production skills of Saoirse, Reptant, Sansibar, Pugilist, LUXE and Hassan Abou Alam.

For Needs 009 we welcome another all-star lineup of producers, established and emerging, from around the world. Featuring room 1 ready techno from one of the scenes leading lights Saoirse; a bass heavy, electro-tech weapon from Melbourne's Pugilist; the cosmic electro baselines of the irrepressible Reptant; an otherworldly space excursion courtesy of Norway’s finest Sansibar; dancehall inflected acid trance from London-based up and comer LUXE; and to round things off some twisted breaky tech-house from Egypt’s latest export Hassan Abou Alam.

THE PROBLEM
With 4.3m vinyl sales in the UK last year (the 12th consecutive year of growth), it’s clear that vinyl is back in a BIG way. But the basic technological principles of record pressing have not changed for a century. While the vinyl boom has been a bright spot for physical media lovers and the record industry alike, pressing vinyl poses a more urgent environmental concern than it did in the format’s heyday. At times, the process can seem almost antithetical to green living. Records are made of PVC, which comes from refined oil and can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill. Traditional pressing machines are powered by steam boilers that require fossil fuels to generate heat and pressure; the water used is treated with anti-corrosive chemicals in order to prevent rusting, thus creating more wastewater. And that’s just the pressing procedure.

Consider, then, vinyl’s packaging and distribution. The ink that’s used to print cover art and liner notes is traditionally solvent-based, meaning it contains volatile organic compounds that can contribute to the production of ozone. Once the record is encased in a beautiful jacket, it’s then shrink-wrapped in plastic wrap before boarding a gas-burning, carbon-emitting truck to ship. Suddenly the choice to buy physical music shifts from an action that helps sustain an artist’s career, to one that potentially threatens broader sustainability.

THE SOLUTION
In 2019 Needs started conversations with Green Vinyl, a brand new pressing plant based in Holland, who have devised a revolutionary production method which uses injection moulding rather than steam energy, equalling 60% less energy cost than the traditional vinyl production. It also uses no PVC and is a 100% recyclable product, meaning you can dispose of it in your home recycling bin.

The other benefits are that the record sounds better (it has a wider frequency spectrum), it cannot warp, and it also has a longer play life.

The key features of a Green Vinyl produced record are:
- Injection Moulding instead of steam pressing
- 60% less energy cost 
- No PVC
 - 100% recyclable product
- Wider frequency spectrum - sound is equal or better than traditional vinyl pressing 
- Longer stamper life time - can be played more than 400 times (traditional vinyl starts to deteriorate after 100 plays)
- Rapid vinyl turnaround of 8 weeks (wait times are generally 12-16 weeks)
- No warping of records 
- No paper labels

Green Vinyl is currently the only pressing plant in the world with this technology and we are proud and honoured to be the first label to work with them and share this amazing new technology with you all.

Join us as we change the future of vinyl <3

B3. Hassan Abou Alam - Cluttered (Needs 009)

A3. Reptant - The Last Laugh (Needs 009)

Listen to this new track by hitter ALPHONSE, who is a steady source for breakin bangers and distinctive production for years now. With STILL EYE he is part of an excellent compilation curated by Bristol based producer REMOTIF. On his own label FAMILIAR STRANGERS he is releasing that pack of very dope tracks with the aim of raising funds for the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

IRC is currently assisting with emergency resettlement for Afghan refugees. Afghanistan is the single country most at risk of deteriorating humanitarian crises in 2022, and 100% of the profits from this release will provide uprooted families with tents, clean water, sanitation and other basic necessities.

The VA Compilation STRANGER TOGETHER will be out on the 4th of March and can already be preordered via Bandcamp

https://familiar-strangers.bandcamp.com/album/va-stranger-together

Mastering by Liam Doc
Artwork by AJAM

NEW HIT: Alphonse - Still Eye [Familiar Strangers]

Originally from West Wales now residing in Amsterdam in a studio nestled beside the river Ij, Maroki now joins the ROOS family following a string of stellar releases. He leaves nothing to chance, using his classically trained skills and expertly engineered sounds into a pool of influences that range from breaks, moon-lit acid and heads-down chuggy goodness. 

The record launches with title track ‘Emerald City’ a moody cut that whisks you away from the city's bustling streets and off the beaten track. Maroki’s fixed hand helps elements blend seamlessly into another, in what feels like a personal guide through the emerald’s subterranean. Then comes the gentle and tranquil electronics of ‘Alfred Stole My Brain’ both welcoming and meditative, while the swing in drums provide dance-floor functionality and set the pace. The A side comes to a grand close with ‘Talk2Me’ a brooding acid cut that mixes in elements of breaks and aquatic synths. The track's swelling energy feeds from the A side's previous two, culminating in a build up of emotion and speed. 

‘Total Recall’ raises its hypnotic head, a series of winding synths and 4/4 kick drums creating a maze of sound, before perhaps the record's hidden gem ‘All Be Over’ arrives like an old friend. The track’s familiar sound design coupled with Maroki’s distinct personality create a warm and lasting friendship; melting together old and new perspectives. ‘Slower’ rounds off the EP, an equally stunning and fiery mix of breaks and angelic electronics. 

>> @letsgomaroki

Welcome To The Emerald City

BUY RELEASE

ROOS013 // Maroki - Return To Emerald City

Ukraine's own @lostlojic steps up with a total groove weapon for the Ukraine appeal series. 

Not one to miss.

his awesome track 'Venus Clouds is available as a 99p + 'pay more if you want to' download with all the proceeds immediately going to @disastersemergencycommittee, thanks for your support! Link in Linktree in bio >>

#ukrainehumanitarianappeal #disastersemergencycommittee #iebus #holdinghandsrecords #holdinghands #bandcamp #donate #ukrainianmusic #monotronique #ukrainianartists

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Lostlojic - Venus Clouds [clip] HHANDSUHA8 (Ukraine humanitarian appeal fundraiser)

After a 2 year hiatus, Silver Dollar Club returns to round out a trilogy of EPs with a sparkling slab of weirdo tearjerkers and club-ready cuts from Bristol's own Remotif. 

With a healthy lineup of releases on Coymix, Air Miles, and his own  label Familiar Strangers, it's been a busy year for Joe Reddick and for good reason: Prolific and versatile, he combines a classic club sensibility with an exploratory approach to space and texture that results in a sound all his own.

Slap Bass, wet arps, emotional breaks & driving percussion all come together to make a record that we're very proud to be able to put our name on.

This will be the last in a series of three records from Silver Dollar Club; so play it in your sets, play it in the car, play it in the bath, whatever you do, just play it!

A Passionate Evening in the Igloo Tragique

Remotif - A Passionate Evening in the Igloo Tragique (SDC003)

A-Sim - Weird Dreams And Trouble Sleeping EP
@Eddylarkin

Release : 20.01.2020

Article : http://www.seeksicksound.com/premiere-breakbeat-un-extrait-du-nouveau-sim-pour-eddy-larkin/

@a-sim1988
@eddylarkin

Weird Dreams And Trouble Sleeping EP

[Premiere] A-Sim - Where Is The Pause Button? (out on Eddy Larkin)

Three years after releasing his Drama EP, A-Sim returns to Eddy Larkin with Weird Dreams and Trouble Sleeping, an intriguing, nocturnal invitation for insomniac dance that combines London and Detroit influences with the producer’s deeper and more personal style.

@a-sim1988
@eddylarkin

Buy:
https://eddylarkin.bandcamp.com/album/weird-dreams-and-trouble-sleeping

PREMIERE: A-Sim - Why Do People Keep Avoiding Me? [Eddy Larkin]

A-Sim - Weirdo Indian

A-Sim - 712 Build

4 shit hot tracks from the vaults of Brooklyn based producer, @doxadoxa.
Out early September 2020.
Preorder at https://bluffrecords.bandcamp.com/

100% of proceeds from this release will be donated evenly to The Black Curriculum (https://www.theblackcurriculum.com/) and Bed-Stuy Strong (https://bedstuystrong.com/).

Mastered and cut by Beau @ Ten Eight Seven.

Doxa - BLUFF003 [Clips]

Booking ; Dazel Agency -> fabien@dazelagency.com
Promos / Discuss : a.wz.sim@gmail.com
The guy behind @human-disease-network Send demos to hdnrecordings@gmail.com

@R-SRECORDS - R&S
@DBH-MUSIC - RAWAX
@LKRRECORDS
@MERGELAYERS
@NOSUITRECORDS
@EDDYLARKIN
@CROBOTMUZIK


RELEASES : 

A-Sim - Express Yourself // LKR Records
Awz & A-Sim - The Pessimist // Awz Records
A-Sim & DE:MA - Axis // Eddy Larkin
A-Sim - The Homie Breakdown // Merge Layers
A-Sim - Disaster Theory EP // Rawax Motor City Edition
A-Sim - Atmosphere // Crobot Muzik
A-Sim - Unpeaceful Mind EP // No Suit Records
A-Sim - Love & Hate // R&S Records
A-Sim - No One Is Innocent // Crobot Muzik
A-Sim - Peaceful Mind EP // Rawax Motor City Edition
A-Sim - Drama remixes EP // Eddy Larkin
A-Sim - Voices In My Head // Eddy Larkin
A-Sim - Drama  EP // Eddy Larkin
A-Sim - Fuck The Groove // Eddy Larkin

A-Sim - 712 Build

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