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December - I Stumble, I Walk (LP) 

Upcoming on Drowned by Locals on September 19th

December - "I Stumble, I Walk" LP snippets (Drowned by Locals)

Vapor Cone w/ OBL4KA | Shella Radio 16.09.2025

INDEX:Records alum vase (aka Downstairs People; games) and label-head Conna Haraway team up as ‘Department’ to deliver a two-track mini-epic of sprawling brooding soundscapes and future-facing rhythms, via finely chiseled abstract outbursts and widescreen cinematic depth of field. (Additional live instrumentation comes courtesy of Glasgow-based staev, and INDEX:Rec affiliate MCRD supplies intuition suggestions.)

Starting off as a proper serene slice of beatless musing, 'Cogent' slowly hatches into a rhythmic shape-shifter combining the immersive power of elastic sound membranes with the incisiveness of post-industrial breaks, leaning towards IDM-oid fractals and signature UK bass menace.

All in vaporous piano chords (cue: staev), heavily dubbed-out layers and FX-coated emotion, 'Recovery' beckons us onto the path of soulful elation with its poignant melange of brittle stabs and skittish drum patterns gone astray. Dark and solar at once, the track blends cavernous entrancement with verbed-out RnB samples and percussive trenchant on a steely, broken techno tip.

Ethereal like a mirage yet daunting as the four elements boiling up a storm, Department's debut two-tracker is an elusive piece of sewn-together sketches exuding the sheer magnitude of a master painting in sound.
credits

A1 Cogent (7:16)
AA1 Recovery (10:09)

releases November 28, 2025

Written, Produced & Mixed by vase & Conna Haraway
Final Composition & Arrangement by vase
Drum Programming by usiq
Live Instrumentation and Additional Production by Alex Keogan
Intuition Suggestions by MCRD
Recorded in the Scottish Highlands, September 2025

Mastered by Ike Zwanikken
Cut by Pitchcraft Mastering
Artwork by Conna Haraway
Words by Baptiste Girou

pre-order 12"

Department – Department (previews) [INDEX:021]

A "serving suggestion" mix built around my new EP 'Hyperobject'. Recorded in one take with 2 XDJ 700's & a Xone 92 mixer. Best served with some hot sauce, bon appétit!

1	flywheel - Opposite Lock 			[YUKU]				
2	Rizio - Digital Spell 				[All Centre]					
3	Loot - Disconnection Protocol							
4	Vincenzo Pizzi, Mary Gehnyei - POWER 		[Pyteca+]		
5	Tsepo - Perc Track				[Intercept]		
6	NIKS  - Moves Like 2				[Bloom Tone]				
7	Paleman  - I'LL BE 				[Heras]					
8	Ōtone - Slice					[OBSCUUR]
9	Kessler - Lotus					[Holding Hands]
10	Kontronatura - RLK3000				[Tete Vide]	
11	Rizio - Hyperobject 				[All Centre]			
12	Teqmun - Optimistic Fly (TSVI Remix)		[Nerve Collect]
13	G-Emerald - Rowback				[Extra Spicy]
14	Unkey & MYTHM - Killshot			[Artikal Music UK]	
15	Sister Zo & Sam Binga - Panda Beef  	[Pineapple Records]	
16	Ina Kacz - Dive In				[QEONE]
17	Shai FM - Breakdown			
18	Rizio - Channel Code 				[All Centre]		
19	Addison Groove - DTF			
20	Korzi - Long Story Short	 		[BONE IDLE]
21	Peder Mannerfelt & Dyslecta - Records & Vibes	[LNS]
22	Pol100 - Pastel Clouds 				[YUKU]				
23	ITE - Contraband				[No Snakes]			
24	DJ Mastercard - Lethal feat. DJ Paypal		[MALL MUSIC INC.]

Hyperobject Serving Suggestion Mix

evo-lation six is evo-natura's sixth fundraising compilation, featuring RougeHotel, Ryo Murakami, Kagami Smile, Penelope's Fiance, DJ Warzone, Souvenir, DJ Angst.

All profits made will be donated to Eden Reforestation Projects. (www.eden-plus.org)

Artwork by Ronja-Elina Kappl
Curated & Mastered by Ioannis Nafpliotis

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Ryo Murakami - To lead

Atoloi - Soglia Nacre (2022)



@dorisdana
@oscilla-sound

Ghostly whispers and crisp soundscapes drift through low-slung dustiness on doris dana's 'wild at heart' EP - the latest in Oscilla Sound's Liminal series, a hazy transmission from the borderlands of memory and dream.

pre-order

premiere: doris dana - holes [label: Liminal / Oscilla Sound]

fabric.lnk.to/ratiosIV

Critically acclaimed producer Nick Worrall pka Wordcolour returns to the Houndstooth fold with his latest Ratios IV - a sublime 2 track cut with lead single “Spiral Emoji” showcasing his distinct and lauded production skills. Ratios IV follows on from his previous Ratios I, II, and III and will be the penultimate EP with Ratios V album coming in Q2 2026. Revered amongst his peers, with fans including Djrum, Aphex Twin, Arca, Autechre to name a few. Expect dazzling intricate music production on his latest offering showcasing his talent for true musical craftsmanship.

Spiral Emoji

Gaul Plus "Hissing Nest" [+FILE003] is now available for pre-order in both digital and vinyl formats and releases officially on November 28, 2025. We're thrilled to make the announcement alongside the single release of "Public Screamer" – a firestarter of a track with a vocal feature from James K that is as majestic as it is brooding.

@gaulplus @neutral_cloud @jamesk_1

Written and Produced by Gaul Plus
Vocals by James K
Vocal Mixing by Loric Sih
Mastered by Loric Sih

Design and Layout by Gina Lee
Artwork by Cato Ouyang

Gaul Plus – Public Screamer (feat. James K)

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Gaul Plus – Bitter Stimulant

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