Presenting my final tune on the Potential Energy EP off @scuffedrecs :  Ecstatic Descent...  Something whimsical yet heavy for your crates :)

Stream/Buy full EP:  smarturl.it/PotentialEnergyEP

"Brooklyn-based DJ and producer Ayesha lines up a four-track EP with Scuffed Recordings, channelling percussive techno, breaks, and bass.

The Potential Energy EP bears all the hallmarks of the sonic universe that Ayesha has made her own on previous releases for the likes of Fever AM, Kindergarten Records, Control Freak, and Daytimers.

Aptly-named opener ‘Potential Energy’ is a rallying cry for the current moment in dance music, as clubs in parts of the world begin to open and ravers release the pent-up energy of the past eighteen months.

‘Ecstatic Descent’ is up next and lives up to its title with euphoric arpeggios sprinkled liberally over heavy, syncopated breaks.

Third track ‘We Be Bubblin’ encapsulates Ayesha’s approach to sound design and sample selection, with playful bubbling sounds and vocodered vocals dancing over driving percussion.
Ending the EP is ‘Dark Matter’, the fastest and heaviest track of the bunch, which saw its first outing during Yung Singh’s already-legendary Boiler Room set as part of the Daytimers takeover."

Potential Energy

Ecstatic Descent [Scuffed Recordings]

Toma Kami returns to Livity Sound for a third EP of provocative, experimental club gear. At the helm of his own Man Band label the French producer continues to explore a hybridised style which favours fractured beats, playful samples and occasional psychedelic flourishes.

Compared to the busier sound of previous releases, minimalism informs Toma’s approach on LIVITY053 as he sits his crunchy drums and weighty low-end in a tangibly spacious mix on ‘Amapicante’. Even within a stripped-down context, his unique approach shines through as ‘Later To The Bone’ progressively ramps up in scratched and scuffed sonic interference and ‘Mzecal’ trips over its own fragmented found-sound drum formations.

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 electronic music.

Amapicante EP

Amapicante

Toma Kami - Amapicante

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Beatrice M. treating us to a XXXL V.I.P. version of Fortunately which came out earlier in the year on INTL.PDCOMP002 <3

Beatrice M. - Fortunately (V.I.P.) (INTL.PDS001)

DJ Polo returns to Livity Sound with an EP that moves beyond the UK funky styles he established alongside Tribal Brothers on The Link Up EP in 2021. Through his productions and steady online radio presence, the Bristol-based producer has been flying the flag for lean, punchy rhythms with a low-end focus, but on If The Glove Fits Polo has branched out to explore different tempos and sounds taking influence from gqom, techno and Afrobeats. 

Much like his approach to funky, this isn’t a set of genre exercises but more a celebration of the shared qualities which bind together dance music from different parts of the world. The result is four sharply-defined club workouts unique to DJ Polo that balance tension and release, flair and subtlety and a consistent physical weight true to Livity’s emphasis on soundsystem suitability.

If The Glove Fits E.P.

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DJ Polo - Bloodhound

More exploratory works into the deepest realms of bass frequencies from Batu on his imprint A Long Strange Dream : ‘Sour 2 Taste ‘ showcases the Bristol producer switching gears to 170bpm and unleashing a kaleidoscopic vortex eyeing towards DnB.
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released April 10, 2024
Written & produced by Batu.
Artwork by Laurie Herman.

Mastered by Rhys Crouch at Optimum Mastering
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Batu - Sour 2 Taste

Dual Monitor - Gulf of Paria (clip / unreleased)

NEIGHBOURHOOD 10A : THE HIVE - VOLUME 2

Full release & buy: https://neighbourhood-ldn.bandcamp.com/album/hood010a-the-hive-volume-2

THE HIVE VOL 2

HOOD010A 4. Jay Carder - Pentacle

Free / Right There

Right There

re:lax HQ finishes off a stellar year with their third and final record of 2024 - WONDA. Following re:ni's head spinning debut, Laksa comes with more arsenal for the club. Sampling iconic grime hype escalation, that energy is channeled into 3 UK sound-system techno cuts. Razor synths, drum workouts, visceral bass-weight with vocal psychedelia, this is sonic exploration and experimentation with a FWD spirit.

The record also sees Laksa delve into his first vocal collaboration, working with Nyege Nyege affiliated Phelimuncasi - all the way from South Africa. Club and Dubwise versions - take ur pick

digi - November 21st 2024
vinyl - January 2025

pre-order - https://laksa.bandcamp.com/album/wonda

A1 Laksa - WONDA

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Radiant Echoes

Ayesha’s performances reflect a playful curiosity and a decade of experience honed in DC and NYC’s vibrant club and warehouse party scene. As a beloved resident at Nowadays, she weaves through percussion-based techno, breaks, garage, and everything in between, delivering heady, maximal body music tailored for the dancefloor. As a DJ, her style is eclectic and dynamic, drawing from North America’s techno underground, leftfield UK sounds, and her Indian heritage.

Ayesha is gaining recognition as a producer of forward-thinking club music. Her music, hypnotic, pulsating and powerful, is as fitting at a deep forest festival as it is in a sweaty basement or dark nightclub. It's crafted with meticulous sound design, spongy textures and alien melodies. She writes tracks with deliberate consideration for how bodies move – and how music moves bodies – making her work unusually tactile and physical.

Her 2021 EP, ‘Potential Energy,’ released on UK label Scuffed Recordings, marked the beginning of her rise. Subsequent releases on Fever AM, Control Freak, and contributions to NYC label Eto Ano’s ‘No Cash In Booth’ compilation further solidified her status. Her debut album, ‘Rhythm is Memory,’ released on Kindergarten Records in 2022, was lauded as “a revelation” by DJ Mag and “a fierce mission statement” by Resident Advisor. Mixmag placed her at number two on its list of the 25 Producers Who Defined 2023. This year, Ayesha is set to debut her live set at MUTEK Festival in Montréal, signalling an exciting new chapter in her career.

Releases on:

@feveram
@femmeculture
@scuffedrecordings 
@kindergartenrecords 
@controlfreakrecordings
@daytimers_uk

rene@octopus-agents.com (worldwide)
s@icartists.net (americas)
ian@theblackacre.co.uk (mgmt)

Ecstatic Descent [Scuffed Recordings]

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