This week we go deep into the Amsterdam underground and welcome 42nd Avenue to the series. The Maastricht-born Amsterdam-based selector has been a mainstay for years, earning his stripes in illegal raves back in the day at places like Waterhouse with the Sonorous Cell crew, or more recently as a resident DJ for the talented Kraft und Licht crew. Over the years, he's shared the stage with Adam Pits, Eversines, D. Tiffany, and many others. His selection is typical of Amsterdam which covers deep acid, electro-tinted bangers, and dub including tracks by local gem Jasmin, Lurka, Laurel Halo & Hodge, Equiknoxx. Lock in!

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@kraftundlicht

Galactic Funk Podcast 089 - 42nd Avenue

Gilbert - Ylem

After appearing on Acid Test’s 10 Year Anniversary compilation Patricia, aka Max Ravitz, debuts an EP on the label with Less Than 7, a collection of tracks that sits squarely in the club-focused end of the label’s output. Ravitz grew up in Chicago and has family roots in Detroit; these cities cultivated his affinity for mid-western dance music, with early Trax Records being a standout favorite. Years later, while living in New York, collaborator Alexis Georgopoulos introduced Ravitz to Tin Man’s Neo Neo Acid LP (released on Acid Test in 2012). This album struck a particular chord, impacting his creative vision for the Patricia project and setting him on the path towards a fruitful collaboration with Tin Man as Ociya (also released on Acid Test). 

After 2021's IDM-leaning Blue Ridge LP, the Less Than 7 EP marks Patricia's return to the dance floor. Here, Ravitz explores four dimensions of acid music, each track deploying that classic squelch to differing effect. Both tracks on the A side pack a gut punch. The almost industrial beat on ‘At A. Gallop’ stomps along under moody pads and dripping acid lines until, midway, new harmonies reveal fresh vistas. ‘Head Gap Width’ is the EP’s most direct statement, a bolt of dubby techno energy with gurgling acid bass and rhythmic Detroit stabs. The B side then shifts things to a more emotive plane. ‘Winding To The Side’ uses its 9 minutes to fully explore the harmonic interplay between its buoyant braindance acid lines, which are engineered to suspend the late morning dance floor in time. ‘Coffee Computer’ closes things out, with its detuned pads, walking acid bassline and child-like piano lending it a wistful air that falls between house and IDM. 

Less Than 7 was recorded at Ravitz’s home studio in Asheville, NC, and mastered by close friend Josh Bonati.

https://patriciaaa.bandcamp.com/album/less-than-7

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Artist: DJ Unisex
Track Title: Instrumental C.03
Album Title: Chromatic Stimulations
Label: Self Learning System
Cat#: SELF003
Release date: 14.10.2022
Format: vinyl, digital

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@self-learning-system


Within just one year, the Leipzig-based label Self Learning System has established itself as a serious and cheeky contender in the electro scene, and the third release aims to live up to this claim once again. DJ Unisex surprises with Chromatic Stimulations, as his four otherworldly tracks unfold a no-frills attitude on par with a trippy sound design between a revealing in and outro. This EP is not afraid to present raw and unsettling machine noises and rather revels in the bubble bath of reverberating and resonating synths from late night hardware sessions. 

Desire [ 136 bpm ] Don't be misled by the early onset synth pads, DESIRE is a disturbingly catchy bass monster of an electro track. 

Observer T - 8EM [ 132 bpm ] A perfect example of how a minimal club electro track doesn't have to be complex to make your body bang to it. 

Electro Techno Freaks! [ 136 bpm ] DJ Unisex screws a smacking bass into your auditory nervous system again and uses only selected inorganic ingredients. 

Instrumental C.03 [ 141 bpm ] You came for the machine funk but you'll stay for the blinding trip. Secret tip. 

SELF003 comes again with stunning artwork painted by Dominik Widmann himself. Included as A2 inlay print in every record.

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Premiere | DJ Unisex - Instrumental C.03 (SELF003)

It is like a voyage of discovery into unknown lands, seeking not for new territory but for new knowledge. It should appeal to those with a good sense of adventure.

— Frederick Sanger

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https://soundcloud.com/lavytas

Artwork by https://soundcloud.com/aliciacarrera

PREMIERE⚡Floatilla (feat V2) - Beyond The Clouds [Electric Shapes]

Title: “Bash Man - Candid”
Label: Non Stop Rhythm
Cat: RYDM78
Date: 16/12/2022
Country: UK

https://nonstoprhythm.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/nonstoprhythm

PREMIERE: Bash Man - Swirl [Non Stop Rhythm]

ANCPT007 D82 - Galaxico EP

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

Mick Woods ╚═ Future Intel X Brokntoys ═╗ 02 03 2023

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VOICES maps tension, space and motion across three cuts — Voices, Stop and Flow. Minimal, deep, and refined with intent.

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