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Animalia presents the first in a series of 2 x 12” compilations… For volume one, comes Microevolutions… An homage to the label’s continued growth and evolution, a label dedicated to authentic celebrations of talented local artists. Here, Animalia returns to its roots with a release compiled by the members of Menage (plus special guests Ebbs n Flow), all compiled in the northern suburbs of Naarm (Melbourne).  The compilation showcases the various moods and facets that make up the deep yet somehow undefinable Animalia sound.  From deep techno to UK garage and everything in between, Microevolutions is an earnest reflection of the diversity of sound that makes Animalia so special.

A1. Sam & Jack Brickel - LSB 
A2. Dashiell - Recoil 
B1. Eugene Pascal - Logic Eclipse 
B2: Dashiell - Under the Ice 
C1: Ebbs n Flow - Skeptik 
C2: Ebbs n Flow - Spy Kids 
D1: Eugene Pascal - Cici 
D2: Sam Brickel & Dashiell - Mars 

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@dashiell
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Artists: Sam & Jack Brickel, Dashiell, Ebbs n Flow, Eugene Pascal (Melbourne/ Naarm, Australia)
Title: Microevolutions
Format: 2x 12”
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL)
Artwork by: Kavil Patel (Canberra/Ngunnawal, Australia)
Design by Tara Sydney (Sydney/ Eora, Australia)
Mastered by Mark Klon (Berlin, Germany)
Release date: 15th March 2021

Vinyl available via our Bandcamp + Clone, Oneyewitness, Redeye, Decks, Deejay, Juno and more.

Digital via: https://animalialabel.bandcamp.com/album/microevolutions/

Microevolutions (previews)

Melbourne based artist Dashiell debuts on Felt Sense Records with five hazy cuts, including a remix from Salt Mines co-founder Rudolf C. Dashiell is a Melbourne born and raised DJ & Producer and a member of production group Menage alongside Sam Brickel, who released a track on Kia's Animalia imprint back in June 2020. Dashiell is a devotee to glitch & minimal musical styles, which shine through in his 'Going Nowhere Fast' EP on Melbourne label Felt Sense Records. The EP features a collection of tracks recorded over several years in some of Dash's ever-evolving bootleg studio setups like laundry spaces, and leaky tin sheds. The EP opener 'Aspect' sees Dashiell invite Steeplejack artist Sam Brickell to feature. The track offers fluttering grooves, hypnotic pads and spacey, humming low frequencies before 'Going Nowhere Fast' lays down breaky rhythms, tripped-out fx and twinkling synths underneath. Up next, 'Oxy' takes things into minimal territories as the shimmering bassline fuse delicately with moody textures and dubbed-out vibrations whilst 'Scratching The Surface' features ambient atmospheres, breezy soundscapes and glistening melodies. To finish, Berlin-based Australian producer and Co-Founder of the Salt Mines label rolls out a loopy remix of 'Going Nowhere Fast' as he blends trippy electronics and murky tonality.

Going Nowhere Fast

PREMIERE : Dashiell feat. Sam Brickel - Aspect

Animalia mainstay Sam Brickel (@brickel) returns with the Pulse of Life LP. A diverse, dreamy & lighthearted embodiment of Animalia’s signature style. Genre spanning, deep, cinematic & playful, the LP dips between bass-driven grooves, bouncy tech-house & jungle inspired euphoric rollers. A listening adventure for various contexts… a moment for every hour on a dance-floor, choose your own adventure through the free spirited world of Animalia.

A1: The Mind Flayer
A2: Hit Em' Up ft. Eugene Pascal
B1: Neo Cortex
B2: Second Moon ft. Dashiell 
C1: The Pulse of Life
C2: Like Minded Machines ft. Eugene Pascal
D1: Ansible
D2: Sunset on Freeside 

Artist: Sam Brickel (Melbourne/ Naarm, Australia)
Title: The Pulse of Life
Format: 2x 12”
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL)
Artwork & Design by Lucas Hatsisavas (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Mastered by The Herbalist aka Corey Kikos (Melbourne/ Naarm, Australia)
Mixed by Eugene Peloza (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Release date: 12th June 2023

Vinyl available via our Bandcamp + Clone more.

https://sambrickel.bandcamp.com/album/the-pulse-of-life?label=761510570&tab=music

https://clone.nl//item72838.html

Sam Brickel - The Pulse of Life LP (ANIMA8)

Merriware presents “Lectroniq Love Affair” - A split EP from the members of Australian dance music group Ménage and the fifth release from Naarm/ Melbourne based imprint Merriware.

Dashiell, Sam Brickel and Eugene Pascal each offer up a track of their own solo material as well as a collaborative remix of the title track, giving an insight to their individual production styles and their sensibilities when working together.

The A1 “Lectroniq Love Affair” is unapologetic, no frills club music, with a vocoded hook taunting throughout and bassline you wouldn’t tell your mum about! Following this, the A2 entry from Animalia and Steeplejack alumni Sam Brickel “Vespene Dreams” is a heady mix of pinnacle late 90’s UK house with the sound palette of modern breaks. A real deep burner for the heads!

On the flip, things get stripped down for the Ménage Remix of the title track. Vocals peppered in the background as a chorus drenched acid line drives deep! Think Zip on the DC10 terrace and you’re getting there! Rounding it out, Eugene Pascal’s B2 offering “Late Night” is a delicate breakbeat mediation, with multiple synth lines converging to create a harmonic bed perfect for those sessions late into the morning hours.

Mixed by Eugene Peloza
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut Berlin
Distributed by One Eye Witness, NL

Lectroniq Love Affair EP

MWARE005 Ménage - Lectronicq Love Affair EP - Snippets

A fairly large mix by @brickel recorded live at Foul Play

The Sizeable Mix Vol. 42: Sam Brickel

Shoreline groove

When you go to Sleep

Felt Sense Recs. Podcast Five - Sam Brickel

Inward Shift - ft. Dashiell

finished some old stuff to make way for the new studio

Booking/Inquiries: sam.brickel@gmail.com

Straylight

'The music is within your heart, your soul, your spirit, and this is all I did when I sat at piano. I just go within.' - Alice Coltrane

Turiya

Just Past St. Anne's

45 minutes of music from me and a few close friends.
Big shouts to Millú and RRR for having me on to spin a few yarns about the latest release. 

Speaking Through Machines: https://sambrickel.bandcamp.com/releases

Full interview: https://www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/segments/sam-brickel-on-full-circle

Tracklist

1. Dashiell - Under the Ice
2. Sam Brickel & Dashiell - Hey Avalon
3. Sam Brickel - In the Air
4. Ménage - With A Green Heart
5. Eugene Pascal - Neutral D
6. Sam Brickel - Prescient Dream
7. Sam & Jack Brickel  - Tone Control
8. Sam, Dash and Iota - Oreos
9. Sam Brickel & Louis Marlo - Apparitions (Lou's Dub)
10. Iota - Noxi
11. Consulate - Speaking Through Machines Remix

Full Circle w Sam Brickel

Sam Brickel https://soundcloud.com/brickel
Coburg, Melbourne
Steeplejack 3.07

TRACKLIST
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Sam Brickel - Stayin' In
Sam Brickel & Dashiell - Safe Bet
Sam Brickel, Dash & Louis Marlo - modj and a bottle
Ménage, Kiota & Chaz - Track 1
Sam Brickel & Dashiell - Aspects
Ménage - With A Green Heart
Sam Brickel & Dashiell - Everything You Want (dub)
Sam Brickel - Trickle
Sam Brickel - APX
Iota & Sam Brickel - Interzone
Sam Brickel - All I Know Now
Sam Brickel & Dashiell - Mars
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*Previewed on Tomorrowland on PBS with https://soundcloud.com/edd-fisher
**Speaking Through Machines EP _ https://sambrickel.bandcamp.com/album/speaking-through-machines

Sam Brickel

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@felt-sense-recordings label boss Louis Marlo takes control of the imprints third release, 'Who Wants Alchemy?' - presenting four original cuts, plus a remix by none other than Lou Karsh; if futuristic electro-influenced cuts are your bag, this one is a must-listen.

Who Wants Alchemy?

Louis Marlo - Earchin' For Paradise (ft Sam Brickel) [Felt Sense Recordings]

ménage / steeplejack / animalia / merriware

sambrickel.bandcamp.com

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