Building on the promise of nearly 10 years testing limits within club music, Batu presents his debut album Opal. Experimentation is a well-established facet of Omar McCutcheon’s identity within the leftfield techno zeitgeist, but more than ever on Opal he seizes the opportunity to incorporate ideas beyond dancefloor impetus into his animated, forward-leaning sound. 

Out on Timedance on the 29th of April 2022

Artwork by Butt Studio
Mastered by Beau Thomas @ Ten Eight Seven

Batu - Atavism

Following up on his much acclaimed debut album ‘Opal’ released in 2022, Batu heads into a new year introducing A Long Strange Dream : a new imprint dedicated to his spontaneous musical explorations, conceived with the aim to follow curiosities and share his own music in a back-to-basics and spontaneous fashion.

The inaugural release « For Spirits » is packed with some of the Bristol based producer’s most psychedelic dancefloor studies to date. Flowing seamlessly as a whole piece, this long-form EP showcases Batu’s versatile and deep personal sound, as well as a riveting talent for electronic experiments ranging from trance-inducing ambient to peak-time techno wreckage.
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releases May 26, 2023

Written & produced by Batu.
Artwork by Laurie Herman.

Mastered by Rhys Crouch at Optimum Mastering

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Excelsior Ruth - Excelsior Ruth LP
BUY LINK: https://highpriestessrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/excelsior-ruth
Label: High Priestess Recordings (https://soundcloud.com/highpriestessrec)
https://www.instagram.com/highpriestess.world
> Excelsior Ruth (https://soundcloud.com/xlsior)
https://www.instagram.com/exlruth

Excelsior Ruth is a composer, DJ and producer born in the North-East of England but who currently resides in South London.

On her eponymously titled debut, she combines a life-long love of euphoric trance with echoes of her live performances as exlRuth, which incorporate sound recordings, drone, traditional choral music and the makina backdrop of her youth.

Embedded in community heritage, it’s a record that probes connections between the classical and contemporary.

Gossamer harp drifts across time on ‘Haunt’, leading to the affecting arpeggios, strings and high BPMs of ‘Dream Of Night’, programmed, as much of the EP was, on classic 90s synthesisers, including the Roland JP8080 and Quasimidi Rave-0-Lution 309. Drinkwater’s ‘Dawn Return mix’ reduces ‘Dream Of Night’ down to a moment of 6am E-motion, limbs weaving through dry ice like mist on long-forgotten moors.

A cathedral of angelic voices swells in ‘Dream Of You’, their hymn to oceanic feeling rooted to earth by a raining cascade of kicks.

‘Sleepy Hollow’ journeys further into deep, unspeakable bodily knowing, pushed & pulled between propulsion and stasis as fizzy high hats and restless melodies weave through shrouds of ambient pads.

Words by Joe Roberts.

High Priestess Recordings

Tracks Recorded and Mixed at Acre Lane

DJ Drinkwater Remix - Mixed by Peter Rocket

Artwork by Dream Software & Charlie Maclagan,
Design & Layout by Oliver Kay

Tarot design by Al White, Poem by Gray

Special thanks to Barnaby, Van Dyke Browne, Fizzy Disc, The Compound & Dawson's Heights

Physical distribution from Rubadub and One Eye Witness

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Excelsior Ruth - Dream Of You

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Henry Greenleaf delves into a new catalogue series for the label, focusing on vinyl releases. ‘Keepsake’ is a reflective piece on creative exploration and personal growth, written while navigating post-university unemployment. The release samples records and cassettes to weave a unique tapestry of sound, each track stretching anticipations with an eclectic blend of strange sound effects, filter sweeps, and other alterations, showcasing a diverse palette of sound and meticulous attention to detail. Embodying the spirit of fearless innovation, listeners are invited on an immersive pursuit of creativity and connection.

Label: @different-intel
Buy: https://linktr.ee/differentintel
Bandcamp: https://differentintel.bandcamp.com/album/div001-henry-greenleaf-keepsake-ep

PREMIERE: Henry Greenleaf - Get The Hell Out (2 Step Take) [Different Intel]

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yoko kanno - prophet
tangerine dream - movements of a visionary
masanori tadachi, taro kudo - dracula's theme
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aphex twin - cock/ver10
aphex twin - mt saint michel + st micheals mount
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