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After a brief lockdown-prompted hiatus - Duncan Forbes and his new 49North imprint, return for their 3rd outing... a 4-track EP, made up of 2 DF originals and a remix of each. One from the universally revered UK House & Techno don, Mr G; and the other courtesy of Pépe - without doubt one of the most in-demand artists on the underground right now.

The neon-lit, analogue House of 'Bluer Than Blue' kicks things off - it's liquid melodies and propulsive rhythm reeling you right in from the get-go.

'The Next Step' meanwhile, is a vast and sonoros, breakbeat-driven beast - chocked full of otherwordly atmosphere and an alluring sense of the mystical.

Close pal and DF collaborator - Mr G, then takes the shimmering, multi-color heart of 'Bluer Than Blue' and distills it down into one super-tight, bare-bones, swing-loaded roller; topped off with a seductive whispered vocal, skating rides and a perfectly-poised low-end lead.

That is before Pépe wraps things up with his unique spin on 'The Next Step'; for which he keeps the signature mood more or less intact - but brings a more euphoric, wide-eyed optimism to proceedings, as well as an inspired ethereal-meets-junglist central character.

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PREMIERE: Duncan Forbes - The Next Step (Pépe's 'Find Courage From Fear' Version)

Mata Disk - Surrounder - Nous'klaer 026 (previews)

@lmajor's ‘Tear My Heart’ EP on Club Glow brings ‘90s hardcore rave sonics with a futuristic flair. Hear ‘Energy’ now

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Energy

Premiere: LMajor ‘Energy’

Label: Banoffee Pies Records
Artist: Herman
Title: Unlocked
Catalogue Number: BP021
Genre: UK Techno / Dubstep / Grime
Release: June 2022

Tracklist:
1. Unlocked
2. Echo Trip
3. Solitary Breaks
4. Gevangen

Banoffee Pies Records welcome https://soundcloud.com/tomherman-1 to the label with "Unlocked", a 4 track collection of neatly crafted sub heavy productions focusing weaving drum rhythms and percussive oddities. Breaking through the 20th release land mark on the original series with BP021 - more UK centric broken beat club tools. BPR xox

Mastered: Optimum
Distributed by: KUDOS Records

Banoffee Pies 021 - Unlocked

Unlocked

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PREMIERE: Herman - Unlocked

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🛒 https://one-eye-witness.com/release/1664373192/Heap-False-Hope
🔊 https://youtu.be/ocoMTk0wwbA

Over the past decade, Vienna-based Florian Stöffelbauer – also known as Heap, has built a consistent reputation as a skilled DJ, producer and Neubau’s label head. Isla is proud to present his latest effort “False Hope” which explores the intersections between industrial, electro and dark wave – all with a leftfield twist.

As diverse as it is powerful, the 7 tracks featured here almost feel like nocturnal tales, chalking out Heap’s observations wandering through the streets of a silent city, with cigarette smoke permeating the air and sirens ringing in the distance.

The cinematic essence of the release emerges from the very beginning, with the atmospheric beauty “Diall” transporting us straight into some late-80s scenery of Kraftwerkian nostalgia. In “Jetzt Oder Nie” a sharp knit of drums is placed on top of the grave frequencies of the bass: it’s indeed “now or never”, the moral imperative of the release, requiring us to take action.

Throughout the whole album, hypnotic sounds punctuate the dark space, bouncing between the polyrhythmic and uplifting energies of “Inner peace” and “No Palm Too Big”, a sneaky slow-burner with a nocturnal groove and Gayna Rose Madder’s robotic voice reciting the stream of consciousness of this urban wanderer.

“Trist” rises slowly yet powerfully thanks to its mystical synths covering the ground and preparing us for what comes next.

The title track “False Hope” holds the unique charm of a creature effortlessly floating in between dualities. As obscure as it is airy, as delicate as it is forceful, this hybrid composition is rich in details and plot twists.

At the end of this journey, “Losing time” reminds us of the urgency to take action expressed at the beginning of the album. In a rarefied canvas, an off-kilter solitary sound comes in, starting off as insistent as a car horn in rush hour, and evolving into a beautiful instrument arpeggiating the melody.

Here Heap concludes his narrative for now. We like to imagine him walking away, a shadow fading in the smoke of the city as the first lights of the day appear.

Tracklist: 

Diall
Jetzt Oder Nie
Inner Peace
No Palm Too Big
Trist
False Hope
Losing Time

PREMIERE: Heap - False Hope [Isla]

After debuting on 3024 in July 2021 with "I See Faces in the Trees" on the label's first Artist Mentorship Compilation, we are very proud to present Talik's Firefly EP. 

On this record, the London-based producer explores and experiments with the twitchy, flickering movements of animals of the night, their behaviors perhaps analogous to our own in dark and loud rooms surrounded by strangers- alone but together.  Through four beautiful tracks we are shown a more energetic side of Talik's music, layered with the moods of her earlier work for Intercept, Pressure Dome and Control Freak.

Enjoy!

Music w&p Charlotte Denman
Mastering Bob Macc @ Subvert
Artwork Jeroen Erosie

https://www.instagram.com/char_talik/

Firefly EP

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Talik - Snake (3024-TAL1)

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London-based duo D3U5E & Gav shatter the mould and incinerate the pieces with Origin Unknown, an otherworldly collection of hydro-dipped bass music and heat-treated breaks that occasionally ventures into experimental techno territory.

Fully loaded with four bassbin bothering cuts, Origin Unknown is arguably the duo’s most accomplished work. It’s a midnight tour through each of London’s 32 boroughs, a glistening and explorative journey through thought-provoking and disruptive dance music, and an extended player that cuts razor-sharp through the noise.

PREMIERE: D3U5E & Gav - Tokyo Drainpipe

First Second Label present PLUS001 "Wonder / Llamada Romantica", a two track club ready EP from Irish producer and DJ Matt Finnegan or as we all know him; Plus One.
Very limited stamped white label of one big vibed out anthem and one all out garage stepper. Wonder & Llamada Romantica have been getting road tested from some big names over the last year, including the latter closing out Ben UFO's most recent Lot Radio appearance in New York. 

A1. Wonder
B1. Llamada Romantica

Out Feb 2nd 2024
All tracks by Matt Finnegan
Stamp Artwork by Rachael Kaye Mellor

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FSLPlus001 - Plus One - Wonder / Llamada Romantica (Clips) - OUT NOW

Iona And The Starwhale

Neuro/Jumpstep/Hardcore dnb, Enjoy and subscribe!

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PREMIERE: Duncan Forbes - The Next Step (Pépe's 'Find Courage From Fear' Version)

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