Decided to challenge myself to try finishing a song in 10 minutes since i never finish songs i work on for days.  This is what I came up with!

Against The Clock

STRX002: Satellite Trax presents the second release on our new sublabel - “Heartbreak EP” by Jeff Gill, best known as @norfik.

Out now on all major platforms: https://ffm.to/strx002

At the end of 2021, we welcomed Chicago-based Norfik onto our label with an attentive track [SERA010] that had us seeking more. Since then, the local beatmaker has extended himself to various pillars of the electronic music complex. He surely has learned to keep busy, from scoring short films and playing at local events, to showcasing his originals on household American labels such as TAR, Jollies Records, Juke Bounce Werk, and more.

Norfik tends to wear his influences on his sleeve with a high output of breakbeat-inspired tracks that celebrate his heavyweight predecessors. He is also unafraid to crank up the speed and tap into the world of jungle, drum & bass, and even breakcore. What makes his work stand out is his interest in ambient music, an external force that pushes him into a more emotive realm. The byproduct of his music genes is an authentic sound that may feel familiar to the avid dancefloor enthusiast, but genuine in its nature of being meaningful art from a real artist.

These attributes hold true to “Heartbreak EP,” a journey through lush ambiance met with rattling drum breaks. Norfik set out to make a collection of tracks that feel straightforward and transparent; what you hear is what you get. Unintended to be cohesive, the project feels woven together by raw emotion and shares the same theme throughout. With an influx of listeners crowding around the atmospheric jungle subculture, Norfik steers clear from the rest by delivering a recognizable yet unique body of work.

“Heartbreak EP” is composed of many different ideas that come together in a listenable package. The EP starts with “Greed,” a rhythmic introduction that captures listeners with rolling percussion. Tracks like “Denial” and “Into Action” do a wonderful job in displaying the contrast between thumping drums and atmospheric pads in the stereo space. The title track serves as the peak of the project, putting an emphasis on a tense buildup and rush of energy in its chorus. “Approach” concludes the EP with a track that touches on breakcore-fused antics, while staying persistent with the established ambiance.

One of the best qualities of “Heartbreak EP” is its ability to write its own story while still allowing space for interpretation. Norfik challenges his listeners to reflect on their own selves and remember what keeps them moving. Drenched in nostalgia yet holding itself to a high standard in modern production, the result is some of his best and most impactful work thus far.

Satellite Trax: an expansion of our core imprint that focuses on dance-centric music and its club roots; part of the foundation within our sonic heritage. This sublabel serves as a primary source of dancefloor weaponry for DJs and enthusiasts aiming to unveil the latest rhythms heard from around the electronic music sphere.

We Are Satellite Era. We Are Worldwide.

CREDITS
Jeff Gill - production, mix
Amir Mashayekhi - master
Nic Juister - cover art

BUY / STREAM

Norfik - Denial

Originally streamed 2023-04-27 for prox.bleep's EP release party. Grab the EP here: https://billegalbeats.bandcamp.com/album/fragmented

Visuals for this set here: https://youtu.be/chFVoSCugAA

00:00 - Basic Bitch Birbstep
03:28 - prime rirb (unreleased vip)
06:35 - Lazybird (unreleased vip)
07:36 - Sleeper (wip)
09:04 - unreleased Wireframe Wolves & amaranth_todd collab (amaranth_todd remix)
12:40 - Munky Beats - MURKEY
13:04 - Munky Beats - MURKEY (amaranth_todd remix)
14:59 - pdtest_3
16:06 - Belle Laide x pdtest_3 (unreleased)
19:44 - edmspc_2206-1-1
23:04 - No Royal Road To Geometry (unreleased vip)

amaranth_todd - prox.bleep ep release party set

Obstinacy Does Not Redeem Anyone is the second track in Hate Devours Its Host, a brand new full-length by Valance Drakes, and its third for Amek. Pre-order up here until September 29: https://amekcollective.bandcamp.com/album/hate-devours-its-host

Four years lay between An Angel In Alliance With Falsehood and Hate Devours Its Host, Valance Drakes’s brand new full-length for Amek Collective. This deeply personal record sets the producer on yet another path of narrative-driven musical alchemy. Without a doubt, Hate Devours Its Host is Valance Drakes’ most atmospheric work to date. Multilayered ambient soundscapes and spiraling melodic debris are used not as a backdrop but as the backbone of the record. The producer's signature intricate rhythmic structures, subterranean basslines, and hypnotizing sample manipulation are entangled in this drifting sonic environment. All these elements become an inseparable and emotionally intense whole.

We watched this album grow and unfold. As with all things Valance Drakes, the music in Hate Devours Its Host seems that it can be experienced in a breath but truly grasping everything that lies within requires patience and attention to detail. All elements in Hate Devours Its Host are carefully considered, meticulously organized, and purposeful. This full-length is another showcase not just of Drakes' sound design and compositional craftsmanship but an honest representation of life as beautiful or punishing as it can get.

Produced by Valance Drakes
Mastered by Marius Costache
Artwork by Nikola Kostov

Amek Collective

Valance Drakes - Obstinacy Does Not Redeem Anyone

Marie Antoinette say let them eat cake //
amaranth say let them eat birdseed

Mastering by: @woulgmusic

Bandcamp

prime rirb

amaranth_todd :
https://soundcloud.com/amaranth_todd
https://amaranthtodd.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/amaranthtodd

Z² 
https://soundcloud.com/z_prods
https://soundcloud.com/wellgoez
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551300461272

Mastered by https://dadubstudio.com/
Artwork by Z²

https://afteraffectsrec.bandcamp.com/album/sigma-ep

Sigma EP

amaranth_todd & Z² - SIGMA ( amaranth_todd Remix ) - After Affects Rec

cairo beat

𝑮𝑳𝑰𝑻𝑪𝑯 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑭𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑺 𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑰𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑽𝑶𝑳𝑼𝑴𝑬 𝑰𝑰𝑰

OUT NOW

https://glitchdotcool.bandcamp.com/album/glitch-with-friends-compilation-vol-3

Repetition and consistency cement themselves often by accident. The ritual is undertaken not for the sake of establishing a persistent pattern but simply because it is a good idea in itself.
Upon establishment, the tradition’s justification warps inward and begins to presuppose itself. The deed is complete because it is tradition to do so.

It is done this way because that is the way it has always been done.

This is not a trap into which we allow ourselves to fall. Novelty is, conversely, a tradition for us. The terrain of GLITCH is rich and varied and it would be shameful to never venture.
Glitch With Friends: Compilation Volume 3 is, for us, the latest ritual in a tradition in which a key constant is an inexorable expansion of our own horizons.

https://glitchdotcool.bandcamp.com/album/glitch-with-friends-compilation-vol-3

Euthymia

Daniel Salaghi
Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/daniellsalaghi
SoundCloud; https://soundcloud.com/danielsalaghi
Spotify; https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ELNkb7O1dlc2mfO1hysXI?si=k8YNzn7JRAeVfY14NIR9-w

Bafu - Genesis Sequence (Daniel Salaghi Extended Mix)

Feel It (2019) [Future Bass/Trap]

L⚬𝚜𝚝 Ꭵ𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚍ᶩ𝚎𝚜𝚜 ᶩ⚬⚬𝚙 ⚬𝚏 𝚝Ꭵ𝚖𝚎, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚛Ꭵ𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝖼𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 Ꭵ𝚗𝚝⚬ 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝖼𝚛𝚊𝖼𝚔𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚠⚬𝚛ᶩ𝚍𝚜.