Following the release of his debut single Aqueduct on CMPN003, Declan returns to Companion with an entrancing 5-track EP that gently unwinds through boundless, sun-drenched dreamscapes. Suited for late-nights beneath dust shrouded stars and the peaceful mornings after, Soul Arch is best listened from start to finish, with one eye cast towards the sunrise. 

A1. Eye of the Feline
A2. Start of July
A3. Aqueduct

B1. Soul Arch
B2. Species

All tracks written and produced by D. McNamara 
Mastered by P. Twigg
Artwork by X. Ford-Legrand
Design by G. Butterfield
Worldwide distribution by One Eye Witness
© Companion 2024

Soul Arch

CMPN006 - Declan - Soul Arch [Snippets]

NO WEAPON IS ABSOLUTE - DJ Sundae - 07-02-2024 - NTS 2

pi/live: kohwi b2b llloyd in SF at Ruby Wine

We’re happy to welcome back Blu:sh for an hour of pulsating tunes and energetic club grooves. After last year’s entertaining encounter, we kept in touch and learned that he’s quite a few exciting things in the works, among which are new records for Kalahari Oyster Cult and Spray’s brand new Punctuality Records. No better time to invite him back for a mix and a chat, we thought. Tune in and read all about his new projects via our webbie.

Full interview with Blu:sh here: https://oddysee.fm/podcasts/blush/

https://soundcloud.com/benoitb

Interview

Oddysee 059 | '100% Bounce Rate' by Blu:sh

@aliendan
@banlieuerecords

BC: https://banlieuerecords.bandcamp.com/album/br16-va-labor-of-love-2

Labour Of Love is signing the end of Banlieue Records.

2015- 2024

More infos to come…

pi pi pi premiere: Alien D - Liquid Nails (Banlieue Records)

Gohan returns with this ethereal speedster, captivating our attention and bringing us away suspended between the abyss and the Solar System.

After 9 years and 17 releases later, Banlieue presents ‘Labour Of Love’, its last VA compilation which gathers 13 artists from the label and friends and out March 12th.

Labor Of Love VA

Pre-order on Bandcamp

PREMIERE - Gohan - Unbearable (BR016)

Bandcamp: https://punctuality.bandcamp.com/album/u-is-for-u-and-me

Tracklist:
A1. AM PM
A2. Whirlwind Mindsets
B1. Magnetized Your Soul
B2. Pixelated Pleasure Dome
B3. High In Cloud City

Spray retires the eponymously, to instead seek Punctuality; a new label for ‘dastard club elegies in the dark’ hosted by the maestro himself. Blu:sh clocks in to provide the imprint’s inaugural extended player with U is for U and me, a pentagonal suite of nocturnal seductions for ‘U’, our dear listener, from ‘he’, its rosy-cheeked conductor.

B is for Blu:sh (sometimes Benoit B and Terra Utopia), a froward node in the artist’s trilateral soul whose previous charm offensives for Roza Terenzi’s Step Ball Chain and Rey Colino’s Kalahari Oyster Cult under the alias signalled the arrival of a new challenger to the ‘hits parade’. U is for U and me provides distinct variations on the theme of ‘club allure’, five tracks of sparkling body music that captivate in its relentless drive for kinetic salvation.

“A quick glance at the watch, and they’re off!”
AM PM strikes first more night than day, its throbbing bass line locks shoulders with precision rhythms within its psychedelic landscape. Whirlwind Mindsets is sassier, opting for more bump while the track’s aural mesh is grazed by sharp textures of live wires and melodious bleeps.  

“… and they get back under way!”
Magnetized Your Soul soundtracks the self-actualisation of sonic sophistication, applying the rave pressure with a current of discordant pads and haunted vocals bound by twisted attraction. Pixelated Pleasure Dome is pure sleaze, a wiggle-fested romp of leering subs and thunderous groove of pure self-indulgence. High In Cloud City offers the finale of heads-down speedy exuberance with faint breaks and non-stomp pump right up until curtain call.

Cat Num.: PNCT001 
Format: 12” / Digi 
Written & Produced By Blu:sh 
Mastering & Cut: Marco Pellegrino 
Distributor: One Eye Witness 
Artwork by Lucia Dominguez 
Release Text: Nevan Jio

@benoitb

buy on Bandcamp

Blu:sh - 'U Is For U And Me' [PNCT001]

trickpony - Pillow Talk
STEP11

Vinyl Preorder: https://t.ly/_JdmN
Digi Preorder: https://t.ly/_ZybS

Step Ball Chain’s unconventional prototype band trickpony is the 11th release on the ever evolving imprint. An assortment of sensual cyber jams collaged together by the trio over timezones, birthed in Perth, Australia by Mike Midnight and Roza Terenzi; old friends joined by Helsinki’s visionary songstress Maria Korkeila. A trinity of alchemy blossomed into an audio rendition of exquisite corpse, layers of each entity glistening through amongst a united cosmos; trip hop atmospherics and downtempo drippings. 

The five track EP reveals a metamorphosis of nostalgia, a foot in the ever present and daydreams of future. A subconscious deep dive into lustful pop, guided by spine tingling vocal fantasies; textural hallucination, harmonic odes to the golden era underground and a flirtation with drum and bass, tribal percussive freakouts and dream tinged lyrics of desire. 

Pillow talk is a timeless exhibit of esoteric treasures, a portal to a private world of modern enchantment that reveals itself in new ways each listen, music for lovers created by a supergroup of innovators to be digested, shared and cherished.



Written & Produced by Michael Gunson, Katie Campbell and Maria Korkeila
Mastering by Marco Pellegrino 
Cut by Marco Pellegrino at Analog Cut
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Artwork by Nicola Tirabasso

trickpony - Pillow Talk (STEP11)

@benoitb
@punctualityrecords
@sprayforever

Spray retires the eponymously, to instead seek Punctuality; a new label for ‘dastard club elegies in the dark’ hosted by the maestro himself. Blu:sh clocks in to provide the imprint’s inaugural extended player with U is for U and me, a pentagonal suite of nocturnal seductions for ‘U’, our dear listener, from ‘he’, its rosy-cheeked conductor.

B is for Blu:sh (sometimes Benoit B and Terra Utopia), a froward node in the artist’s trilateral soul whose previous charm offensives for Roza Terenzi’s Step Ball Chain and Rey Colino’s Kalahari Oyster Cult under the alias signalled the arrival of a new challenger to the ‘hits parade’. U is for U and me provides distinct variations on the theme of ‘club allure’, five tracks of sparkling body music that captivate in its relentless drive for kinetic salvation.

U is for U and me

pi pi pi premiere: Blu:sh - Pixelated Pleasure Dome (Punctuality)

@sprayforever launches his new @punctualityrecords imprint with four cuts of sizzling breaks and EBM heat from France’s Blu:sh (@benoitb)

‘U is for U and me’ is available on vinyl and digital from 12th April. Listen to ‘AM PM’ now.

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-blush-am-pm

Premiere: Blu:sh ‘AM PM’

Benoit B
Tough, Cheap and Real EP
Banlieue 01

Mastering: D&M, Berlin.  
Distribution: Lobster Distribution.

B2. Benoit B - 92 240

+ Terra Utopia ·.·´¯`·.· 🌱 🌎 

running @banlieuerecords

B2. Benoit B - 92 240

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