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Boot & Tax - Brace Brace EP - MEANT022

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Buy the digital version (Beatport Exclusive):
https://pro.beatport.com/release/brace-brace/1468799

Played And Supported by:
The Hacker, Justin Robertson, Massiliano Pagliara, Chloé, James Teej, Sean Johnston, Acid Washed, Erol Alkan, Populette, Matt Walsh, Prins Thomas, Phred Noir, Craig Bratley, Pulp Disco And The Outcast, Maceo Plex, Fairmont, Danny Daze, Tim Paris, Ivan Smagghe, Ewan Pearson, Mr G, Headman, My Favorite Robot, Split Secs, Dimitri Veimar, Golden Bug, Fabrizio Mamarella, Alien Alien, Villanova...

12" Vinyl Tracklist:
A1 - Brace Brace (Original Mix)
A2 - Brace Brace (Alien Alien Remix)
B1 - Niente Per Niente (Original Mix)
B2 - Balkan Youth (Original Mix)

Behind the next release on Meant Records are Italian duo Boot & Tax, a relatively new pairing made up of Claudio Brioschi and Cristian Croce. Here they serve up three great originals baced with a stellar remix from Alien Alien.
Before now, Boot & Tax have released two extremely well received EPs on JD Twitch’s Optimo Trax and have also recently had their music licensed to Erol Alkan’s Fabric live 77, so the pair are really on the up.
Title track ‘Brace Brace’ is first and is an elastic, analogue workout with gurgling synth lines riding up and down atop steely drums as punky vocals come on at various intervals. Acid and electro, techno and house all get bottled up in the arrangement, which is fresh and just what you would expect of someone backed by JD Twitch.
The Alien Alien remix of this one is slow and trudging, purposeful and swampy. Snaking synths, coarse claps and a sense of foreboding pervade this most groovy of slo mo cuts.
‘Niente Per Niente’ is a dark but balearic feeling bit of chugging disco, with big licks and groaning bass all gliding along at an inviting tempo. Breathy female ad libs add a sense of character to the shadowy drums and ensure this one will set parties like ALFOS on fire. Lastly, ‘Balkan Youth’ gets much more cosmic with its flipping synths, twinkly melodies and rattling percussive patterns. Ascending ever higher, it takes you on a ride through the cosmos and dumps you out somewhere altogether happier.
This is sure to be a breakout release for Boot & Tax who seem right at the heart of the analogue disco revolution.
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Brace Brace EP

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B1 - Boot & Tax - Niente Per Niente (Original Mix)

Roman Flugel  -  Wilkie

Song and Lyrics by Wildsilences
https://wildsilences.bandcamp.com/track/dovah

Music remix by Progeny -1

"Standing on the bridge
Thoughts like glass and I
Scales like mirrors
Reflecting hearts and bones

Listen to the wind
Feel the leaves
Falling to the earth
Holding on to fire and ice

Scales like mirrors
Reflecting hearts and bones

Listen to the wind
Feel the leaves
Falling to the earth
I can feel the heat
Broken girl

Standing on the bridge
Thoughts like glass and I
Scales like mirrors
Reflecting hearts and bones
And you

Listen to the wind
Scales like mirrors
Reflecting hearts and bones
And you
Fire and ice."

Dovah - Wildsilences  *Progeny -1 Remix*

DJ H-Force remix 1709

THE STILLNESS BETWEEN (Beatport Exclusive)
Release Date: December 12th 2025
 Artist: Pyrrhus
 Label: Somnia Records / Beatport Exclusive

Overview The Stillness Between is a deeply personal EP from PYRRHUS, written during a period of emotional weight and reflection. The project explores the relationship between nature, memory, inner silence and emotional processing — allowing sound to become a quiet space of grounding, clarity and internal truth.

Sound Direction This EP leans closer to neo-classical minimalism — very Ólafur Arnalds adjacent — with intimate strings, delicate melody, downtempo electronic pulses, soft harmonic movement and restrained modular detail. The EP prioritizes emotional resonance over momentum — a study of vulnerability, space and the gravity that exists between notes, breaths and moments.
Key Positioning / Genre Placement Main: Electronica Secondary Reference Inspiration: Modern Classical / Downtempo

Why it matters Where Elements speaks to natural forces externally — The Stillness Between speaks to inner landscape. It documents the part of the human experience that cannot be rushed — and transforms personal difficulty into musical presence, reflection and emotional honesty.

The Stillness Between Ep

Pyrrhus - Strings & Things Original Mix (The stillness between EP)  12.12.25 Beatport Exclusive

Under the cloak of darkness large shipments travelled the country, from head to toe. They brought with them packages and parcels in all shapes and sizes, a curious assortment of brightly coloured envelopes, bits and bobs. The night mail was an intriguing and mysterious process, a delivery system with a structure and support system all of it's own. People would depend on the delivery of their prized possessions. In warehouses up and down the country, machines whirred and people raced against the sunrise to deliver. 

New Jackson first released 'The Night Mail' on POGO Recordings back in 2011, a beneath the radar anthem with huge potential and firm support from key figures which never quite got the chance to shine. Now Maeve are set to re-release the track with a remix by none other than Mano Le Tough alongside new music from New Jackson himself. Highly recommended.

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