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OA301: Entire - Century of Sparks EP

1. Finest Lines
2. Fragment 101
3. Century Of Sparks
4. Coast Decay

Entire - Finest Lines (Original Mix)

Samurai Music returns to the evocative sound world of Ancestral Voices for an album that splits the difference between cinematic sound design and deadly restraint at 170 BPM. Nemeton continues Liam Blackburn's exploration of ancient Celtic mysticism through snaking rhythms and snarling sound design, conjuring a high-definition sonic image of sacred groves and the druids practicing amongst them.  

Blackburn's Ancestral Voices project tracks back to 2015, when he debuted on Samurai Horo with the Night Of Visions album. In stark contrast to his celebrated 140 work as Indigo, this project leaned on the inspiration of pagan spirituality to charge his vivid, advanced production style with a rich and mysterious atmosphere. While he's channelled this approach into a variety of tempos and styles, on his 2016 EP Old Earth Voodoo on Samurai Music he applied the concept to a drum & bass framework, which he returns to on Nemeton with rigorous focus.

Far from a straightforward collection of breakbeat tracks, Blackburn uses negative space and pointillist production to carve out an immersive, tense sound world around the 170 grid. He takes a widescreen approach to percussion, running from pin-prick synthesised one-shots to tumbling, organic drums you'd more readily associate with a Hans Zimmer score. Scene-building is the foremost mission across Nemeton, casting otherworldly forces in sweeps of low-end friction and dramatic melodic blooms amidst tangible real-world field recordings of flora and fauna.  

Casting the mind back some 2000 years is an exercise in imagination as much as research, and Blackburn ably summons dark fantasy as he delves ever deeper into Welsh mythology with a studious zeal and avid fascination. It's that drive that makes Nemeton burst forth and take shape so powerfully, bristling with kinetic energy and a barely-concealed, strangely seductive menace that leaves a lasting impression long after the last snatch of bass has bared its teeth.


Nemeton - out on 2025-05-02 


1. Ancestral Voices - Nemeton
2. Ancestral Voices - A Heart Of Oak
3. Ancestral Voices - Annwn
4. Ancestral Voices - Mist Of Avalon
5. Ancestral Voices - Arawn
6. Ancestral Voices - Stanzas Of The Graves
7. Ancestral Voices - Keltia

Nemeton

Ancestral Voices - Keltia [SMDELP14]

Fresh Faces Part II

Nexus

77th leans heavily into the UK Bass sound, a genre reminiscent of the urban cityscape in which Diuragga grew up. Packing lush atmospheric elements fused with growling and punchy sub-basses, the young producer showcases his remarkably sleek yet tough production skills.This EP features futuristic, non-conforming, soulful, 2-step-tech influences for the rugged beat enthusiast. Throw in some favela funk and dynamic drum & bass—Diuragga doesn't miss! If you're a fan of fast street cars and goose-down jackets, and COD, then be prepared to be one-shotted by the 77th EP. The EP includes a very special remix from Neo Grime extraordinaire Pholo, who delivers an icy-fresh and re-imaginative take on 'Tears' that simply crushes.

Out May 2nd, 2025

Label: @dionysian-mysteries
Buy: https://dionysian-mysteries.bandcamp.com/album/77th

PREMIERE: Diuragga - Stay [Dionysian Mysteries]

🧷 Read the interview with Hermeth (+ tracklist) → https://bit.ly/3ETNAau

Since 2019, Hermeth has been unleashing a reckless, acid-soaked blend of ghetto tech, electro, and breakbeat that’s impossible to ignore.

Rooted in club culture but never tied to one scene, his sound thrives on distortion, chaos, and pure dancefloor energy. Born in Geneva, sharpened in the DIY trenches, and fueled by a love of 303s, he’s become a key name in Switzerland’s Brainwaves collective. His sets are wild, unplanned journeys; his production, raw and instinctive.

We caught up with him to talk creative process, hardware obsessions, the state of Swiss nightlife, and why ghetto tech still hits like nothing else.

Expect talk of metal, tech house, and sweaty basements. Expect honesty.

https://soundcloud.com/hermeth
https://instagram.com/hermethmusic

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Adrenaline | Hermeth

Caspian, the emerging force from New Zealand, delivers his sophomore EP on Onset Audio- a relentless exploration into shadowy halftime jungle deconstructions with Insomnia. Furious amens skitter across droning atmospheres while bass pressure propels compositions into immersive haunted spaces. Out May 16th. 

OA307 - Caspian - Insomnia EP

1. Insomnia
2. Cryptic
3. Terminal
4. Kōauau


Caspian - Terminal

A ride through global club sounds with a focus on producers from Southeast and East Asia and the diaspora.

Tracklist
SKETCH – Khayal
Sanjonas – Barefoot Dance
B E N N – 大開門 (Hakka drums remix)
T5UMUT5UMU – Lightning Injury 電紋
DJ MORO – Nour
NirBorna – Plexus (VIP)
Sonia Calico – Moonlight Raving
mess. – Volcano
T5UMUT5UMU – Drought 旱魃
Anh Phi – Ừ
WILHELMINA – Sarunay Rhythm (deep groove)
lil toilet – THÍCH
Heiyuen – Water Drop
Anh Phi – Nói Thì Nói
Raissa Febriani – Whimsy
WILHELMINA – Gongs Of Death
Dirty K – Taipei Prince
XHANKONKON – XXXME
rom & BAAWLA – 서울교통공사 (Seoul Metro)
Sun Yue – DA JIA YI QI LAI (大家一起来)
Bé Xuân Mai – ALIBABA (ALI-33 Remix by MiNH // dOnüt)


Dalia's Late Night Lemonade w/ Thao – Southeast & East Asian Club Sounds

Disruptive Italian artist Fabrizio Carlini aka COIDO debuts on Nerve Collect with his Irreversible EP, which brings a hyper-charged collision of rhythm, tempo and genre.

COIDO is a new project from an accomplished artist who is all about engineering bold new sound worlds. It draws on a lifetime of collecting sonic data and pulls from techno, Jersey club, breakbeat, global groove and much more. Previous high-energy works found their way to labels like YUKU, Vision and Exit and into the record bags of artists like Jamie xx, Ivy Lab and dBridge. This latest EP sits in a space-time playground that imagines a new future for club music. 

Opener 'Irreversible' is powered by throbbing bass and intricate percussive accents that demand a physical response. Precise sound design, low-end distortion and humming static all bring it to life in HD. 'Make Make' is then a relentless 160 bpm assault with scattershot percussion triggering manic toms, twisted bass stabs and wordless vocal loops. It's controlled chaos and frenzied funk of the highest order. 'Majana' slows things down but is another sub-powered juggernaut with syncopated hits that swings, bumps and prowls in irresistible ways. '12am' is a dank, bass-loaded workout with warped pads bending around the kinetic architecture in ways that contort minds and bodies. Lastly, 'Delirio' is polyrhythmic bass science with ghostly pads and slithers of synth sketching out guaranteed dance floor hysteria. 

Weaponised, unpredictable, and wired for the future, this is club music for a post-genre world. 

All tracks written and arranged by COIDO
Artwork by Nina van den Berg
Mastering by Maspaventi Studio

NC010 // COIDO - Irreversible EP

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⚡ Stream / Download 'Kiritchenko - Null Myth' → http://bit.ly/43UHLSr

On his debut EP for POLAAR, Ukrainian producer Kiritchenko pushes IDM into high-velocity terrain, filtering breakbeat chaos through a sharp, emotional lens.

https://soundcloud.com/kiritchenko
https://instagram.com/andrey.kiritchenko

https://soundcloud.com/polaarsounds
https://instagram.com/polaarsounds

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