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https://majia.bandcamp.com/album/el-plvybxy-sinteticlub

Gregorio Da Silva a.k.a "El Plvybxy" is an producer/DJ residing in Buenos Aires. With Argentinian and Brazilian roots, El Plvybxy founded netlabel AGVA in 2016. El Plvybxy forms part of a new wave of forward-looking Latinx producers intent on creating a representative and inclusive scene and sound, and has collaborated with local and international artists Catnapp and Defensa.

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Premiere: EL PLVYBXY 'Insomniaa'

Bristol native Wilfy D makes his debut release on the new Vitamin D imprint. Since working behind the counter at Idle Hands record shop at seventeen he has since been behind releases on Idle Hands, Peach Discs, Apron, Dr Banana and a remix on Conch. VTD001 is 3 tracks of no-nonsense UK Garage with a heavy R&B influence and 90’s flavours. An undeniably playable release that's tried and tested on the dancefloor.

https://www.unearthedsounds.co.uk/products/wilfy-d-vitd-001

VDT001

Premiere: Wilfy D 'What's Up'

https://lack.bandcamp.com/album/inside-e-p

Manchester's Lack lands on Livity Sound with the 'Inside' EP following on from recent releases with UK labels Cong Burn and Blank Mind,   

This new record distills the Lack aesthetic across four tracks. The title track's pulsating drift channels Chain Reaction and vintage Kode 9; 'Machine Club' brings a thumping deep techno sprawl; whilst the grit laden 'Rrrush and 'Shifter' build and innovate on UK rhythm styles. The 'Inside' EP is a window in to the world of Lack and a major statement of intent from one of the UK's most promising rising producers.

Livity Sound is a label set up by Peverelist in 2011 as a vehicle for a raw and exploratory strain of UK techno, rooted in the heritage of UK dance music and sound system culture. It has since become one of the UK's foremost protagonists for cutting edge underground music.

Premiere: Lack 'Rrrush'

Out May 29, pre-order here: https://leftrightandcentre.bandcamp.com/album/vol-1-nothing-left-to-say-lrc001

Manchester party crew @leftrightandcentreuk is launching its label arm with a four-track V/A EP 'Nothing Left To Say Vol. 1' featuring Henzo, Heritage & Delo, Josh Scott and Korzi. 

@heritage_ds & @delouk's contribution 'Babylon Gone' packs a low-end punch, opening ominously before a switch up with more frantic textures entering the fray.

Premiere: Heritage & Delo 'Babylon Gone'

Out May 22, pre-order it here: https://elkka.bandcamp.com/album/every-body-is-welcome-remixes

@elkka follows up last year's 'Every Body Is Welcome' EP on @femmeculture with a remixed version featuring new takes from Violet, Ilana Bryne, Philou Louzolo and Jossy Mitsu.

@ilanamusic desribes this joyous 'Stupid' remix as  “early 2000s minimal meets classic early 90s house”.

Premiere: Elkka 'Compromise... for what?' (Ilana Bryne's 'Stupid' remix)

For its second release, Climate of Fear proudly presents “So Nice,” the debut LP from Soft Boi aka Pessimist aka Kristian Jabs. Following 2019’s sludge-crawl collab with Karim Maas and the eco-hellscape new age of Boreal Massif’s “We All Have an Impact,” Jabs turns his attention to a new nightmare: dating. “So Nice” dials back the suffocating d’n’b bass weight Jabs has perfected, opting instead for a shimmering palette of magenta hued synth leads and chunky Rhythm Nation snare cracks.

So Nice

Premiere: Softboi 'Just Run'

Out June 5, pre-order it here: https://clubyeke.bandcamp.com/album/mega-ep

The second outing on @tash-lc's @clubyeke label comes in the form of a five-track EP titled 'MEGA' from Lison artist Bubas Produçoes (@bubas-produtor). The title-track closes out the release on an emotional note, with melodies twinkling above punchy percussion.

Premiere: Bubas Produçoes 'Mega'

Downtime is a new series that showcases a different side of our favourite DJs. Up next, a mix of dusky and previously unreleased UKG productions from K-LONE

https://mixmag.net/feature/downtime-k-lones-lockdown-ukg-dubs-mix

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Downtime: K-LONE's Lockdown UKG Dubs Mix

Bandcamp Pre-Order link: https://bit.ly/3ehNF4U

This release combines a series of live actions by HHY &
 The Macumbas, from November 2017 in a club in
 Barcelosto December 2019 in an oiltank in Tenerife
 Island, with aJ une2019 open air performance featuring
 Adrian Sherwood on the mix in between. Edited and
mixed by Jonathan Saldanha during Covid-19 lockdown
 in Kampala.

Camouflage Vector: Edits From Live Actions 2017-2019

Premiere: HHY & The Macumbas feat Adrian Sherwood 'Orfeu Version'

aurora. is a brand new label from a group of like-minded artists around Europe who look to connect people through techno. The first release is a compilation that presents eight tracks from eight artists in eight different European countries, and three more volumes will follow so that eventually all 28 countries in the EU are represented.

https://soundcloud.com/auroratechno

Premiere: Fran Hartnett '2000 Machines'

Out June 1, pre-order here: https://hotdesk.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-wfh001

A brand new mix of all original material from @hirokone.

It arrives as part of @hot-desk's new mix series Work From Home. Each instalment will feature live sets of original material, recorded by artists during lockdown. 

The sets will be released in groups of three alongside a painting by Alfie Kungu, with proceeds split between the artists and charitable causes.

The inaugural release features @pikselsound, @hirokone and @qgb, with donations going to the Hackney Migrant Centre: https://hackneymigrantcentre.org.uk/

Hiro Kone's mix is an atmospheric and at times angular trip through experimental textures. Listen above.

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Premiere: Hiro Kone 'The Comb Of The Wind' mix

Out May 29, pre-order it here: https://www.beatport.com/release/feel-ep/2960513

@joshwinkofficial has a new EP 'Feel' coming via @ellum, backed with a  @dj-seinfeld remix. The Swedish artist's take on the track is a driving, peak-time banger that combines the power of bright synths and murky foundations

Feel (inc. DJ Seinfeld remix)

Premiere: Josh Wink 'Feel' (DJ Seinfeld remix)

https://soulclap.bandcamp.com/album/jussa-come

When the NYC Club Classic “I’m In Love” by Sha-Lor hit the streets in 1988, singer Lori Lava (the ‘Lor’ of Sha-Lor) was only 16 years old. That record was produced by Newcleus/Dream 2 Science mastermind Ben Cenac aka Cozmo D and his connections landed Sha-Lor the opportunity to perform live at Tony Humphries' legendary club night at Zanzibar in New Jersey. It was a hit, but for a variety of reasons the group’s house music story seemed to end…. UNTIL NOW

Thanks to a friendly bridge built between Cozmo D and Soul Clap and his suggestion to continue Sha-Lor! Today in 2020, Sha-Lor is singer/songwriter Lori Lava and daughter Ashanti Maynard who fills the role as ‘Sha’. These two vocalists bring some serious energy to the collaboration’s debut record, “Jussa Come.” The true house heads know, “I’m In Love,” but few know of Sha-Lor’s Caribbean roots.

Soul Clap wanted to capture and mix the flavors to create “Jussa Come”; part house, part soca/dancehall and definitely HOT FIYAAH. Sha-Lor’s chatting vocal style is right up front and center over an infectious, uptempo and anthemic beat. Sha-Lor states “It feels good to be back in a genre that I love, bringing my Caribbean Roots to you. Like my Tune says “Uno Tink say mi dun but mi Jussa come” meaning I’m Not Done Yet ..... I’m Just Getting Started!!”

Soul Clap feat Sha-Lor 'Jussa Come' (House Mix)

Metrist contributes the second part of his Pollen EP trilogy to Timedance. This installment sees the producer up the intensity of his sound to a fever pitch. Brash synths, sub drops and bold edits combine to make an evil concoction. His singular production aesthetic showcases meticulous and forceful sound design, but all the time keeps a sense of humour like no one else.

Pollen Pt. II

Premiere: Metrist 'VV Squi'

Out May 29, pre-order it here: https://astralplanerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-broken-heart-is-more-than-a-metaphor-it-is-terraforming-in-action

@michaelbrailey is debuting on @do-the-astral-plane with the 'the broken heart is more than a metaphor it is terraforming in action' EP.  The nulti-disciplinary artist - who curates Manchester's VIRTUALLYREALITY event series - sequences the tempestuous, spiralling complexity of conveying love into four compelling tracks.

'remove protection' is simultaneously wild and vulnerable, with soft mumbling and hesitant piano keys dancing between pulsating chords. At the midpoint, the track takes off into an electrifying club-ready crescendo.

Premiere: MICHAELBRAILEY 'remove protection'

Order it here: https://figure-music.bandcamp.com/album/indigo

@exos is releasing his fourth album 'Indigo' via @figure-official. It's been almost 20 years since the Icelandic techno master last released a full-length record, and this 13-track effort is a mighty return to the format, packed full of intricate and mesmeric dub techno.

Premiere: Exos 'Það Er Allt Mögulegt'

http://lnk.to/chickenlipsPH98

A key fixture in the record bags of DJs throughout the past few decades, best known for their unforgettably odd house anthem ‘He Not In’, it’s been some years since Andy Meecham and Dean Meredith last collaborated as Chicken Lips. As such, it’s with no little delight that Phantasy welcomes them back into the fold with one of their most mind-bending tracks yet, accompanied by a remix from a fellow stalwart of the underground, DJ Sotofett.

Goldenlips (incl. Dj Sotofett's 'Golden Funk' Mix)

Premiere: Chicken Lips 'Goldenlips'

@chrissytrax delivers a mix of sub-100 BPM sounds for our Downtime series

Tracklist + Q&A: https://mixmag.net/feature/downtime-chrissy-slowed-down-mix

Tracklist + Q&A

Downtime: Chrissy's slowed-down mix

https://kaizenltd.bandcamp.com/album/they-know

Biome returns with 5 heavy hitting, warehouse-ready club tools.

They Know EP - KZN007 - KAIZEN

Premiere: Biome 'Garvey'

It's telling that when Yazzus describes what she wants to hear in the club, she just throws up a pair of gun fingers. No words needed.

https://mixmag.net/feature/yazzus-dj-6-figure-gang-footwork-jungle-rave

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