Mastering: Simon Davey @ The Exchange
Distribution: SAFE // www.safedist.ro

Official release: August 20th 2021

(All snippets ripped from vinyl)

//Horizon Records 2021

HZN003 - VA - United States Of Horizon (Preview)

Sharing with you the debut Album of Nice Girl titled “Ipsum”. 
As a natural progression from her prior singles on Public Possession the music has a very capturing energy, although essentially machine music every single sound on the record seems connected with mother earth. 
It’s rooted in the common ground that is home to all of us: the soil that nurtures flora & fauna, the air we breath, the water we drink, the sun & moon that shine upon our bodies.
One tribe, a million rituals, a common ground: The Dance (the Beat). Repetitive rhythms creating a sense of community & togetherness.

[PP057] NICE GIRL "IPSUM" (snippets)

A1. Crux
A2. Neverland
A3. Funclub
A4. Humid Gathering
A5. Shadow Of The Rock
A6. Heroes Show Up Late
B1. Gamelion
B2. Sundance
B3. Ancient Tape
B4. Time 2 L

Despite productions appearing here and there since 2015, Yuzo Iwata has kept a relatively low output. Contributing tracks to compilations and releasing singles under aliases Fabio Lazaro and Almost East, Iwata is also affiliated with Junki Inoue’s recent SAISEI label, editing pioneering early Japanese techno from the likes of Suzukiski and COLOGNe for rerelease.After ‘Acid House’ appeared on the Butter Sessions Come Together 12” in 2020, the label now play host to Yuzo Iwata’s first ever full length. The 10 tracks span a wide variety of tempos and show a consistent approach to unusual sound design first evidenced in Iwata’s RA Mix of the Day for Clubberia (100% originals recorded circa 2017).

Kaizu unfolds with dense environmental ambient textures before ‘Neverland’ takes us into broken dancehall rhythms and acid-tinged dub. ‘Funclub’ is reminiscent of Japanese video game soundtracks and 80s fusion whilst further into Side A the balearic energy continues to captivate, closing with the beautiful ‘Heroes Show Up Late’. This short piece is built around a looping vocal sample and shuffling drum work that all come together perfectly. There’s even a trace of Brazilian MPB influence at play with the vocal/synth interplay. It’s Iwata’s knack for percussion that is most evident across the album however, with Side B opening cut ‘Gamelion’ taking an Indonesian inspired approach to modern techno. It runs in a similar vein to Komodo Kolektif’s work and might be the dancefloor highlight of the whole LP. ‘Sundance’ follows with more Japanese motifs, recalling Haruomi Hosono’s F.O.E project. Another strong rhythmic workout suited to the floor. The environmental ambient textures return with the closing piece ‘Time 2 L’, strings, bird calls and droning synthesiser winding down the proceedings. Letting us know it’s time 2 leave?

Kaizu

Yuzo Iwata - Kaizu (BSR035) LP snippets

tim-sum w/ Sean OD - Aaja Channel 2 - 16 09 22

Rainy Day is a jazzy minimal track designed for introspective moments and slow-burning dancefloors. Soft chords, delicate rhythms and dub-influenced spaces create a melancholic yet comforting mood, like watching the rain fall through a window. The groove is understated but persistent, allowing the track to breathe and evolve patiently. A piece full of sensitivity, perfect for deeper sets and reflective moments.

Atmoodsphere - Rainy Day (Original Mix) [Hermit Wax]

https://www.beatport.com/release/techno-substance/5658263

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ISLA 25
Reissue of the 1994 debut from Phil Western and Dan Handrabur's 'Off & Gone' project. A hallucinating document of the pair's initial jam sessions and what would become the genesis of a fruitful collaboration between two key members of the West Coast electronic music scene of the 90s/00s. Four tracks of deep, psychedelic techno. Re-mastered from the original DAT tapes.

Physical: https://one-eye-witness.com/release/59557/Off-And-Gone-Off-And-Gone
Digital: https://isla.bandcamp.com/album/off-and-gone-ep

Distributed by One Eye Witness.
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut Mastering.
Art by Logan Sturrock

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