for our second podcast, we invite you to listen to Michal Vagner @afineman smooth selections. enjoy a deep sea trip far out from the ocean shore! 

〰️ underwater love was the first of a series of events inspired by natural habitats, a 6 hours underwater journey through sound and visuals in the form of a livestream, featuring five djs based in Berlin.

TASCAM DR-40

underwater love series 〰️ michal vagner

First Digital Release for us showcasing the work of label boss Ma.to over the last year, You will find it available on Bandcamp from 07/05.

Mastered @Burbi Studios
Berlin 2021

Ma.to - Don't Let Them Fool Ya (SNIPP)

4 Heaters courtesy from Bruno Schmidt's Domesticated imprint, just in time to see some dancefloors again. A side has a retro feel; Sohrab opens up the VA with Miami Vice reminiscent "Mnemonic". Juxtaposing styles and influences, it has all the ingredients to see more than its fair share of summer terrace action. Levat delivers a steppy electro-boogie jam on the inner side, with delicious drum processing. B1 courtesy of Omar is a skippy, spooky workout, and the B2 from Ukrainian Sasha Zlykh for more melancholic afterhours mood rounds off the VA in solid fashion. Something for everybody on here.

A2 Levat - Send Dunes (Domesticated005)

B2. Atree - Power Stride Snippet

Celestial

itookatabofacidandgotoawalkinthewoodssuddenlyeverythingstartstogolikegameboy

citras theme (slowed)

SpillCast 03 - Kellon [Empath]

@thorgerdur-johanna & @ag303norway

Artwork by Luigi Rodriguez

A1 - Thorgerdur & A:G - Connection

B1 Ringed Planet

Taking his place in the great Swiss electronic tradition - peopled by the likes of Carlos Peron, Boris Blank and Grauzone, to name just a few - the Swiss DJ and producer Walid reaches new heights with his highly anticipated proto-techno project "Child of the Waves".
These 7 unreleased tracks could be the soundtrack of a B-movie thriller from the 80s. The compositions are full of imagery, using cinematic samples to stimulate the mind’s eye. He makes strong aesthetic moves, choosing to reinforce rather than attenuate the tension and intensity of his themes: the fear of the unknown, of getting lost and of loneliness; a rage for life and hedonism; and above all the darkness of the human psyche.
For me, his music recalls the atmosphere I experienced in Zurich in the 80s, sometimes icy, withdrawn, even hostile, but also in the image of Walid himself: reserved, mysterious yet also generous. It's all in his music! Just when you think you are in familiar waters, you listen a little more and realise you very much are not.
There's a je-ne-sais-quoi that makes things different and special in his compositions. They sit at the intersection of many genres and sound incredibly fresh to our ears.
After several well-received releases under his various aliases, many of us in this milieu were impatiently waiting for him to strike again and confirm the potential already revealed in his previous productions. With this new release, this has been achieved! For me, he is undoubtedly one of the best-kept treasures in the Swiss vaults and an artist to be watched very closely in the coming years.
Mike DMA (Brussels, 11 January 2021)

All music written, produced and mixed by Walid El Barbir in Zurich/Switzerland, 2017–2020. Mastered & cut by Stefan Betke at Scape Berlin. Brought to you by Crevette Distribution Brussels/Belgium. All artwork by Camifllage. Printed by Bichel at Chromodrome Brussels. Basic Moves would like to thank Mike, Camiel, Boudewijn, Deg, Ailsa, Joe, Jordan, Kim, Pim and Jakob. Keep buying records/Don’t stream your life away !!!

C2 Gates Of The Mind (snippet)

a place for outsider club music based in Brussels/Belgium

walrus dj bookings : 
stijn@headsup.brussels

Basic Moves distribution : 
distribution@clone.nl
For Playful Manners distribution : 
nick@smallblackdots.net 
Gems Under The Horizon distribution: 
markus@wordandsound.net
Back catalog : 
https://basicmovesbrussels.bandcamp.com/

C2 Gates Of The Mind (snippet)

Walrus (and his) Basic Moves

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