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DJ Python’s Worldwide Unlimited return with a trio of giddy-up garage screwballs by BFTT of the Mutualism cohort - tipped if yr into Aya, Hessle, Pangaea…

’THP’ hails BFTT’s transition from one party city, Leeds, to another, Manchester, in the post-lockdown euphoria when everyone was dusting off their dancing clogs. He hadn’t made club music during the pandemic, but got right back on it that summer, chiselling signature production details into a trio of restive swingers and buoyant steppers explicitly built for the party.

‘THP’ trains his energies into an itchy switch of Yorkshire garage-techno-donk aerated with feathered dub chords and percolated percussion. ‘Keeplies’ more loosely dances on the offbeat complete with unstable, grinding subs whisked into a dipping UKG lather like Pangaea meets early Aya, and ‘Seems’ picks up your trotters on a ruggedly warped speed garage tilt, all melting Moschino logos and acid-spiked fizz bound for peak times.

released July 26, 2023

All music written and mixed by BFTT
Digital mastering by Joker
Artwork by Jack Anderson
Released on worldwide unlimited
https://worldwideunlimited.bandcamp.com

BFTT - SEEMS [WWU143]

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Obligated Records presents Regal86 b2b 1OO1O - 29 December 2024

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Early Reflex continues its Eyes series with a powerful return from Brooklyn-based producer
Sobolik, whose distinctive and emotionally resonant club music first landed on the imprint with
Opening track “Sandbox” is a hypnotic roller driven by a constant mantric bass and led by
ethereal, airy synths. The piece flows with emotional clarity, balancing softness and propulsion in
equal measure—an entrancing meditation through rhythm and texture.
On the flip, “Turning Back” explores a darker, more angular energy. Grime-inflected and
basslines. The track moves with restrained intensity, echoing internal shifts and the slow
untangling of anxious loops.
With Eyes III, Sobolik expands on their singular voice within experimental club music, continuing
Early Reflex’s commitment to foregrounding emotionally charged, forward-thinking sonic work.

‘Eyes III’ is available on all platforms starting from Friday 1st August 2025.

Eyes III

Sandbox

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Sobolik - Sandbox

As we unveil a second excerpt from our TD10 anniversary compilation, label founder Batu takes the reins with a storming Techno number and signs his first release on his own imprint since 2023.

TD10 out 10/10/2025

Frostbite

Bass Kitty: VA001 OUT NOW on Bass Kitty Records

XENO UK presents his track OH YEAH, a UK Garage tune with thundering, hypnotic basslines, perfect for raves or clubs. 🔊🔥🎶

Artist: @xenomedia
EP: Bass Kitty: VA001
Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: UK Garage

Where Bass Meets Grace #basskittyrecords
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XENO UK - OH YEAH [BKR]

Following their contribution to Superclasico Vol 2., @tomsobolikmusic officially joins the Clasico family in a major way!

Five new tracks from one of the US underground’s most exciting voices, Heavy Eyes finds Sobolik refining their sound while reconnecting with their roots. Written over eight months between June 2024 and February 2025, the record came out of a moment of recalibration. After a run of dense, chaotic releases, Sobolik stripped things back and turned their focus to groove and percussion, gravitating towards techno, tribal house and dubstep for inspiration – but never long enough for any one genre to define them.

The result is a set of tracks that balance dissonance and playfulness, with a renewed emotional core. “I wanted to hone things down,” they explain. “None of them are straightforward bangers, but they’re all playful, charged, and connected to the deep reverence for pop music that’s always driven me.”

Musically, the EP takes influence from Trekkie Trax, 85 Acid and Yaleesa Hall, late-‘00s dubstep pioneers like Appleblim and Peverelist, and the DJ worldbuilding of CCL, Gigsta, Objekt, and Kiernan Laveaux. But at its heart, it’s rooted in Sobolik’s most formative experiences in the North American underground, channeling the unbridled spirit of DIY raves like Montreal’s Layer05 and STM, Philadelphia’s Chrysalis and Concréte, New York’s Groovy Groovy and TOSSD, and of course Sobolik’s own Antidote nights. “This music is for those floors,” they say. “The places that captured my heart.”

As their seventh EP, Heavy Eyes feels like a sure step forward. “It comes from me DJing more, deepening my knowledge of how dance music works on the body and on a crowd,” Sobolik reflects. “I feel more confident now, put less pressure on myself – and I think the tracks are cleaner, more distilled.” That maturity doesn’t come at the expense of personality, though: this is still music full of texture, humour, and an air of “why the fuck not?”

The EP closes with a remix from Swedish innovator Peder Mannerfelt – ‘business (techno) in the front, party in the back’ personified and one of Sobolik’s earliest inspirations. “He’s been flying the flag for freaky, fun, bassy techno for years,” Sobolik says. “His tracks set my gold standard for dancefloor music – I did not expect he’d be so immediately down to remix my material, and I’m really humbled by his support.”

With Heavy Eyes, Sobolik delivers their sharpest and most focused work yet: club tracks that are fierce and frenetic, but also deeply earnest.

Perc Loop Princess is the second single on the EP, before Heavy Eyes drops in full on October 2.

All tracks written and produced by Sobilik in Queens.
Mastered by Alex Gordon.
Remix mastered by Wordcolour.
Artwork by All Purpose Studio.
Cover photo by Thomas Sobolik Sr.
Released by Clasico Records | Catalog #: CCO011

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Heavy Eyes

Sobolik – Perc Loop Princess

For the first time ever, Berlin-based producers DJ Spit and Mathis Ruffing link up for a 4 track collaboration. Tekky, bass-heavy and built for sweaty floors, these cuts channel the pulse of the two like minded heads and push club systems to their limit.

DJ Spit & Mathis Ruffing - Low Block

Tarnished EP

Hassan Abou Alam - Handookh [Casa Voyager]

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