Nick León is part of a newer generation of Miami producers who infuse modern-day club music with sounds from around the region, everything from Miami bass to reggaeton. In León's case, his most recent—and most exciting—music has focused on beats inspired by reggaeton and its sub-genre perreo, but with a musical palette that speaks to a love of electronic music from Aphex Twin to Burial to music on labels like NAAFI and TraTraTrax. (This is a predilection he shares with DJ Python, whom León just launched a new party with.) 

It's on the latter label he released the Rompediscoteka EP, one of the canniest genre fusions he's done yet, meant to hark back to the feeling he had when he first discovered reggaeton. (It came with eye-opening remixes from Maral, Kelman Duran and Henzo, producers whose personal-but-global approach mirrors León's own.) He also head a head-turning EP on Future Times, which threw Miami-style electro into the mix, with an ambient touch.

Like his productions, the young Miami DJ's sets can range from slow and low to high and tight, and his RA Podcast captures León in peak-time mode. It's a Latin-spin on everything from techno to tech house to cool-kid club music, with selections from Nico, Simisea, Siete Catorce, Ricardo Villalobos and MM adding up to a vibrant and rhythmically restless hour that soars across genres and scenes.

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Step into the electro-infused universe of Lily Haz's Karma - a 4-track EP inviting you to explore the enigmatic depths of her sound. Tainted with blurry 303s synth lines & dreamy pads, Karma is a one-way ticket to Haz’s alternate matrix where electro and hip-hop seamlessly co-exist. Her ability to perfect her sound is on full display as she guides listeners through a dreamscape of chopped n screwed samples, sensual beats and gritty breaks — crossbred music for dystopian times.

Artwork: Yuval Frisch
Mastering: Ben Pest
Text: Sharon Sayagh

Karma

TFSTK015 : Lily Haz - Karma (snippets)

2023 has been a great year for Bradley Hutchings aka Guava. Alongside many successful dance singles and remixes, his self-released debut album ‘Out Of Nowhere’ is a gorgeous blend of indie electronica that steps away from his typical club focussed productions. 2024, however, sees Guava move back towards the dancefloor with his latest EP Afterglow, which drops on Faux Poly on March 8th. Since rooting himself in Berlin, Guava has drawn inspiration from across the different facets of the city, something that is strongly reflected in this release.

The opening track ‘Angel’ is a dark trip, born out of experiments with reverb and guitar harmonics influenced by UK Bass and Dubstep, an ethereal techno track described by the artist as “guitar music for Berghain”. Next up is ‘140 Drums’, an essential DJ club tool, a chopped stuttering break and hoover bass roll through a restrained but surprisingly heavy hitting finale to the EP.

‘F641’ accelerates with continuously pitching synth stabs and a rumbling low end. Inspired by F1, the track hits hard and never stops ramping up. Finally the title track ‘Afterglow’ brings a lightness and warmth to the release, delicately catchy and rooted with a bouncy house beat, the sound of Berlin in Guava’s productions is unmistakably clear.

Words from Guava:
"Putting together this EP has been a joy for me. All of the tracks are little bookmarks for the past year. I live in Berlin, and it has had an immersive effect on my music. From the grey and cold winters, trudging down a windy street in Warschauer Straße, to the hot summer in Neukolln, where the air is thick and warm, and dance music echoes off the city buildings.

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releases March 8, 2024

PREVIEW: Guava - Afterglow [FP008]

@jasminhoek showcases her unique style of forward leaning percussive mixing for PMx 20.

Tracklist:
Harald Uunk - As Much As You Do
Laenz - Choices
Azu Tiwaline - Mei Long
Jasmín + Whitner FaGo - Ea Ninkkanwe (forthcoming)
Human Space Machine - ARP
YearsAstray - Aixalda
Deetron - The Dark Room
Jonas Kopp - X
Kombé - Third Pillar
Oyubi - bass28
Surusinghe - Bad Girls
Tzusing - Face of Electric
T5UMUT5UMU - Rainmaking 請雨
Laksa - The Art Of Slip
re:ni - Beauty Sick
Regis - Blood Witness
Manni Dee - Sister Nobody
Taraval - Pumpkin
Ziúr - Blur
James Ruskin - Dilemma
Lydo + Tomás Urquieta - Overture
Ignacio - Humana-ised
Emily Jeanne - Redefining Privacy
E-Saggila - Profiteer
Floorplan - Wall to Wall
Deadbeat - Woah!
T++ - Allied
Carrier - Ten By Ten
E-Saggila - N3n

PMx 20 - Jasmín

Mastered by Russell E. L. Butler. Artwork by Peter Schwarz.

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Out Now via Bandcamp!

https://o-wells.bandcamp.com/album/spektrum-001

O-Wells Spektrum 001

A1 X-Large
B1 Inscensio
B2 Ghost Dog

written & produced by: Lennard Poschmann 

additional mixing: Heinrich Matis @ Brewery Studios 

Mastering: Embeat Studios

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