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Batu - Solace

Building on the promise of nearly 10 years testing limits within club music, Batu presents his debut album Opal. Experimentation is a well-established facet of Omar McCutcheon’s identity within the leftfield techno zeitgeist, but more than ever on Opal he seizes the opportunity to incorporate ideas beyond dancefloor impetus into his animated, forward-leaning sound. 

Out on Timedance on the 29th of April 2022

Artwork by Butt Studio
Mastered by Beau Thomas @ Ten Eight Seven

Batu - Atavism

With creative direction from Gillielove, new areas of sound design and levels of distortion are explored in a shared love for twisted dancehall.

Buy: https://commandd.bandcamp.com/track/ls

Production - Gillielove and Command D
Mixing - Command D
Mastering - Joe Buchanan
Artwork - Ellen Waring (@e11evation22)

Made on Gadigal land.

L's (with Gillielove)

Timedance is incredibly excited to be presenting this new project from Bruce. After releases on Hessle Audio, Hemlock, Dnuos Ytivil and more, as well as collaborations with Bambounou and Lurka, Bruce takes a compelling turn, showcasing a new venture into future-sounding-electronic vocal pop.

This twist in the Bristol producer’s career embraces his incredible talent in constructing labyrinthine yet captivating melodic narratives and stories. Bruce’s newly unveiled vocals take the reign on a journey of masterfully crafted layers of production, tying the knot between years of club-focused, forward thinking artistry and an exhilarating new way to push boundaries within his music.

The five songs that almost feel like a debut are inhabited by love, found and lost, intimacy, exploration of the self and the following transformation that inevitably follows. Both the approach to emotional heights, nuanced story telling within re-invited pop music structures, and a taste for experimentalism, harks back to the great David Sylvian or icon-iconoclast Scott Walker; Bruce’s work feels animated by the same desire to find comfort in risk, sitting at the edge of both darkness and light.

His efforts are in tow of all things otherworldly about mutagen electronic dance music. From anthemic to intimate moments, this EP stands as the perfect way to once again, enter the world of Bruce. This time much closer to the bone, soaked in a dappled light, of a shade we have not yet encountered.

Bruce - In The Pines

@angusmills
@moonshoerecords

Following on from his stunning ’Transience’ track release on the Limbs Volume 2 compilation, we are pleased to announce the Debut 12” from Angus Mills on Moonshoe.

Combining venturous yet precise sound design and atmospherics with club sensibilities. Crisp, colourful and contemplative cuts unbound by genre but nuzzled right in between the sound system and home listener.

Bandcamp Pre-Order:
https://angusmills.bandcamp.com/album/alva

pi pi pi premiere: Angus Mills - Yelp (Moonshoe)

Skee Mask - ISS009

A1. UWLSD
A2. Studio 626
B1. Reviver
B2. Bandprobe Dub

ISS009 SKEE MASK - ISS009

Of Paradise continue their Various Artists series with an 11-track masterclass in shapeshifting underground dance music.

Comprised of all new material, the fifth instalment in the label’s VA series showcases a spellbinding collection of cross-genre and multifaceted compositions that mutate from rumbling bass pressure into atmospheric jungle, contorted techno and beyond.  

Featuring selected works from Slolek, Kellen303, Destrata, Pugilist, Fiesta Soundsystem, Tom Jarmey, Vilhelm, Fade, Atrice, Lazarus and D3U5E, Of Paradise Vol. 5 is a mesmerising and hallucinatory soundtrack curated to be played out across a shattered club landscape.

1. Slolek – Obsidian
2. Kellen303 – Pulse Analysis
3. Destrata – Meridian
4. Pugilist – Serpentine
5. Fiesta Soundsystem – Passivity Trap
6. Tom Jarmey – Crystal Fields
7. Vilhelm – Peak
8. Fade – Acrylic
9. Atrice – Levels
10. Lazarus – DJs Hate This Trick
11. D3U5E – Helm

@slolek, @kellen303, @destratavan, @pugilistmusic, @fiestasoundsystem, @tom-jarmey, @vilhelmhasselgren, @fadeofparadise, @atricemiras, @lazarus_nbg, @d3u5e.

Of Paradise Vol. 5

OP022 // Various Artists - Of Paradise Vol. 5

Following up on his much acclaimed debut album ‘Opal’ released in 2022, Batu heads into a new year introducing A Long Strange Dream : a new imprint dedicated to his spontaneous musical explorations, conceived with the aim to follow curiosities and share his own music in a back-to-basics and spontaneous fashion.

The inaugural release « For Spirits » is packed with some of the Bristol based producer’s most psychedelic dancefloor studies to date. Flowing seamlessly as a whole piece, this long-form EP showcases Batu’s versatile and deep personal sound, as well as a riveting talent for electronic experiments ranging from trance-inducing ambient to peak-time techno wreckage.
credits
releases May 26, 2023

Written & produced by Batu.
Artwork by Laurie Herman.

Mastered by Rhys Crouch at Optimum Mastering

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ROLROLROL - MUSIC

A1. POP
A2. WHEELER DEALER
A3. MVP
A4. SHARK WEEK
A5. SEDAN

B1. BIG GUTS
B2. GONDOLIER
B3. TIME
B4. ROLROLROL
B5. SURPRISE (WITH JAMIE WOON)
B6. VICTORY LAP

"Here is our first album. A gleeful and quaint celebration, expressing our love for making music together."

This album simply named ‘MUSIC’ by ROLROLROL (Jameszoo & Niels Broos) is a puttylike exercise in pop, modern jazz and electronic music. Building on an already extensive and longtime collaboration ranging from their work on Jameszoo’s three albums for ‘Brainfeeder' and Niels Broos’s two EP’s for ‘Alpha Pup’.

‘MUSIC’ was created over the span of some years, working out of multiple places occasionally joined by friends.

Thanks to: 
Ageeth, Amptec. Barbara, Colin, Ellis, Frank, Geert, Ilian Tape, Jamie, Lisa, Margret, Martin, Matthew, Moog, Norbert, Otis, Rene, Stichting Flake, Willem Twee Studios and thank you

Written & produced by Jameszoo & Niels Broos 
Mastered by Tangible Air 
Artwork by Leomi Sadler

ITLP16 ROLROLROL - MUSIC

@plebeiann returns to the Eternal Ocean, continuing his exploration of psycho-cerebral realms with a collection of six sonic spells titled “Graffiti World”

“Splashes of color accent immersive and introspective environments full of unexpected aural organisms and secret passageways. Playful rhythms bounce off of one another, discreetly stuttering and slithering between carefully considered spectral and pointillistic textures. An enveloping bass weight massages the listener, providing the foundation to an alien world full of unknown life. The landscape is shrouded in a mist of psychedelic fog, which clears in brief moments revealing shimmering and resplendent views that defy language. Coming down from the heights, we are taken back into the depths of this new terrain, grappling with how to describe what was experienced. Words do little justice here – my advice is to close your eyes, focus on your breath and allow it to happen. It won’t last forever: be as present as you can.”

Release date: 06/23/23

Pre-Order: https://plebeian.bandcamp.com/album/graffiti-world

Produced and Mixed by Andrew Nerviano
Mastered by Marco Pelligrino
Design by Robin Lohrey

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Plebeian "Graffiti World"

Release : June 23th
Buy : gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sans-rel-che

To celebrate Grid 2nd anniversary, we gathered together thirteen earth-shattering tracks from the bass scene’s most promising creators, all aimed to move you in the most primordial way. Evoking images of vast landscapes and deep underground catacombs.

This compilation takes the listener deep into the earth with twisted percussion workouts from the likes of Jabes, Piezo, Ronan and Sister Zo… and back into the light with serene compositions from E-unity, Tammo Hesselink and A Psychic Yes, whilst Jay Duncan, Basile3 y Clara!, Jonny From Space, Flaty, Seekersinternational, and blu-e join the dots with their genre-defying creations.

As was the case with Grid’s previous compilations 'Improvisations' and 'Da Capo Al Coda', the label once again puts its stamp on a moment in the underground by collecting together productions of the highest quality that push the boundaries but undeniably make you want to move.

1. Tammo Hesselink - Paint Reduce Trick
2. Ronan - Shadowbox
3. E-Unity - Of all the places I could be
4. Basile3 y Clara! - Respira
5. Jay Duncan - Frog Work
6. Jabes - Gaol Figure
7. Seekersinternational - Guide Dem Selecta
8. blu-e - Taken A Turn
9. Jonny From Space - Never The Right Time
10. Sister Zo - EMP
11. Piezo - 4e4u
12. A Psychic Yes - Moz Loves Frogs
13. Flaty - Crossmath

Mastered by Krikor Kouchian
Artwork by Unité Services

Supported by : Akanbi, Alicia Steanson, Anaco, Animistic Beliefs, Aquarian, Aroent, Atrice, Ayesha, Azu Tiwaline, Batu, Bill Kouligas, Blank Patrick, Blume, Borusiade, Celestian, Ciel, Cleyra, Danielle, De Grandi, Debonair, Deena Abdelwahed, Deft, DJ Plead, DJ Voices, Doctor Jeep, Eclair Fifi, Ed Davenport, Eric Cloutier, Flore, Formally Unknown, Forest Drive West, Giant Swan, Gigsta, Giulia Tess, Gramrcy, Henry Greenleaf, Huerco S., Glances, Impurity, Jay Carder, Joanna OJ, Jurango, k means, Kaval, Kouslin, Hassan Abou Alam, Laced, Laksa, Lee Gamble, mad miran, Madam X, Mia Koden, Mor Elian, Mumdance, Nazira, Neinzer, Nick León, Nick Craddock, NVST, Oceanic, Ojoo Gyal, Om Unit, Oxyd, Pearson Sound, Ramzi, Realitycheck, Rhyw, Romy Mats, rRoxymore, SHE Spells Doom, Shifted, Siu Mata, Slam, Sleep D, SSSLIP, Sofay, Solid Blake, Soso Tharpa, Soyoon, Steve Barker, Surgeon, Syz, Tia Cousins, Unknown Mobile, Valesuchi, Will Hofbauer, Wordcolour, Yilan, Zenker Brothers and more.

Sans Relâche

V/A - Sans Relâche

V/A - Sans Relâche [GRID011] previews

INTL.PDCOMP002 celebrates music’s boundlessness, sampling different flavours of dance music from around the world and fusing them together to form a cohesive whole. The eighth Pressure Dome compilation ties a common thread between hi-octane drum ‘n’ bass mutations and contemplative slow burners, capturing the sonic quality at Pressure Dome’s core as well as embodying our community ethos. Some faces familiar, and others soon-to-be; some hailing from as far afield as Melbourne and New York and others repping the other side of the pond in Switzerland and Ukraine, INTL.PDCOMP002 connects the dots, both between our international family members, and seemingly disparate corners of dance music. 

Some tracks are left to unfurl slowly, gently but assuredly taking up space amongst more high-energy club tools. On Azie, Ukrainian hardware fanatic Dubplanet X hones in on sound design, gradually introducing the complex soundscape’s every layer over a rhythm that cruises at 100BPM. DJ Durbin’s Defttime and Zara’s Zwer stay on the same tip: the former employing a tantalising melody evoking a windchime, and the latter comprising cavernous percussion and acid synths. On Broken Signs, Swiss newcomer Fels bolsters a dembow-inflected rhythm with a gnarly sub bass, whilst Rinse France resident Beatrice takes it to new extremes on Fortunately: a dubstep wobbler that harks back the genre’s golden age. 

Keeping on the hardcore continuum is Infinite Machine affiliate Design Default whose track Mecha Eden is a glitched-out d’n’b mutation that switches in and out of half-time. On the faster end of the spectrum, he is joined by Parisian producer Trois-Quarts Taxi System with the full-bodied dubwise steppa Sur le gouffre. And with our feet firmly planted on the dance floor, Elsa injects a healthy dose of playfulness into her propulsive techno iteration Left My Feelings, whilst Edinburgh’s LWS and NYC’s Tano embrace all things off-kilter. On Day 7, LWS deploys the mindfuck nature of Fever AM co-head honcho Rhyw’s music, whilst Tano’s Keep Your Distance harks more closely to Ploy with menacing vocal chops and an industrial sound palette. 
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releases July 7, 2023 

Copy – Annie Parker 
Artwork – Jesse Webb 
Mastering – Matthew Bentley

INTL.PDCOMP002

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Pre-order: https://bfan.link/other-means

@batuuk kickstarts 2024 with 'Other Means' via A Long Strange Dream, delivering another twisted mind-bender, equally rooted in both psychedelic and UK techno continuums.

Packed with bass weight and laced with metallic echoes of dub, this reckless club cut moves forward at a dangerously spiralling pace.

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Premiere: Batu 'Other Means'

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