Celestial Body

One for a night-time drive, a dance with friends or a moment alone, Kalopsia provides you with the space (and place) you might not have realised you need. Unafraid but not arrogant, this EP wanders into emotions with enough space to take your own journey, but never leaves your side. Kalopsia is an invitation to explore your nuances and travel wherever you dare

Lucas Sm U 4 All (Small Crab Remix)

2 Hours of Finlay's open til' close set at Club 77 Sydney on 28.08.22

Finlay recorded live at Club 77

OBRMIX010 - KITSTA

The tenth instalment in our mix series comes courtesy of The Beatriarchy co-founder Kitsta - a certified hour of power that moves through some weighty club numbers of varying stripes before speeding matters up to close things out.

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OBRMIX010 - KITSTA

Well, here we are. A new year, a new reality. It’s so lovely to see you again, we’ve got something very special to share with you.

Reality Check 3 - 31 tracks of total sonic pleasure.

We’ve carefully curated this selection of music to achieve maximum playability in any environment.

Now come with us, on this journey, through our minds, onto the dance floor.

FASTABLADE - TARMAC

In 2023, we're refreshing our Critics' Roundtable format, inviting RA's in-house staff writers and industry specialists to reflect on the releases that resonated with them, as well as the trends and news that's circulating around the music sphere. March's roundtable features Andrew Ryce and Kiana Mickles. 

In addition to discussing the much-anticipated EPs and albums that they've enjoyed—Caroline Polachek, Nene H, Fadi Mohem and more—the duo also raise important questions about the contemporary club music landscape: how should we consider an artist's core audience, especially when their music taps into an uncharted trend? What is the strategy behind releasing multiple albums at once, like Skrillex's recent double LP? What can we make of the new pop-electronic crossover, and what are the deeper implications of mainstream musicians appropriating underground tropes and themes?

We explore these issues and more in this month's roundtable RA Exchange, and talk about our most anticipated new releases for the coming weeks. Listen to the conversation, moderated by RA's Senior Producer Chloe Lula, in full.

EX.650 Critics' Roundtable [February 2023]

We're thrilled to finally welcome an artist we've been admiring from a distance for a while now into the tub to get down to rub-a-dub. The amazing Katimi Ai from Tokyo dives straight in with her signature sound, so jump in and be taken through the wringer with this killer selection.

Katimi Ai has been making waves over in Japan, as a Half Moon resident  and a dynamic selector, she regularly graces Tokyo's dancefloors bringing the heat to every night. 

We're big fans of her sound, so really recommend you check out more here: @katimi-ai-katayama

In the Bubble Bath: Katimi Ai

Open Mantissa 005 and you’ll find tracks from not one, not two.. or even three of the artists from prior releases. Wait a minute… you’re not saying all four artists from the previous releases have a track on this EP are you? Erm.. I think that might be what we’re saying. Shouts to Unknown Artist, Bex, Compliments and Ian DPM for the playful, high-energy squigglers.

Release Date: 19th May 2023

Bandcamp: https://mantissa.bandcamp.com/album/mantissa-005-various-artists

Mantissa 005 - Various Artists - Snippets

vic d @points 10.06.23

Release Title: The Flying Guillotine 2
Artistname: Serenace
Labelname: Shaw Cuts
Catalog Number: SC020
Releasedate: 29/09/2023

Tracklisting:
A1: Current
A2: Aiming From A Distance
B1: Test 21
B2: Current (Farron Remix)

ăThe Flying Guillotine 2Ň is the bloody sequel to SerenaceŐs first appearance on Shaw Cuts in 2019, continuing the head-lopping violence with a group of freedom fighters lead by the heroic Ma Teng battling against the evil despot Emperor Yung and his reign of terror. 
Teng has developed a protective device, similar to a spiky metal umbrella, that allows him to defend against the deadly flying guillotine attacks of the violent regime. ăCurrentŇ, its bombastic drum patterns, razor-sharp synth waves and vicious vibe strengthens the rebels to resist the brutal assaults. 

But the Emperor immediately reacts, creating a double flying guillotine to counter Ma TengŐs iron umbrella and the rebel union is left defenseless again. ăAiming From A DistanceŇ, a vivid breakbeat cut combining rolling percussion, arpeggiated synth chords and sirens from hell, raises the rebels' hopes to give them another answer. 
Secret insurgent Na Lan infiltrates the EmperorŐs inner circle by gaining his trust with a group of female warriors whom he allows to train with the flying guillotine palace guards. However, Na Lan only wants to steal the plans of the improved weapon and deliver it to the rebel squad, in order to devise another counteracting force. With the crisp bassline and the energy-filled breaks of ăTest 21Ň, the rebels can gain an insight into the elaborated guillotine and find a possible way to defeat it.

FarronŐs profound techno version of ăCurrentŇ brings in the necessary tension for the final showdown. The improved double flying guillotine VS a new secret defensive system. Will the rebels be able to team up and defeat the tyrant once and for all? No matter what happens, the saga continues.

https://shawcuts.bandcamp.com/album/the-flying-guillotine-2

https://soundcloud.com/Farron
https://soundcloud.com/serenace
https://soundcloud.com/shaw-cuts

The Flying Guillotine 2

PREMIERE: Serenace - Current (Farron Remix) [Shaw Cuts]

It is by now no secret that the sounds of the kick drums echoing off the hills of the Tennessee valley have been singlehandedly redefining what we know to be truly Proper for the better part of a decade now. However, the faces of those that make up this new world order have remained largely in the shadows. As such we are beyond excited to bring Tennessee's two most elite producers, Memphis's Will Azada and Knoxville's Alex Falk, back to CGI. 'The Illuminati Traqckx' EP is a split 12" powerful enough to knock the Earth so far off of it's axis that even Jeff Mills's mothership won't be able to swing it back on track. 

The A side see's the first 2 new cuts from Will Azada (under his given name, at least) to hit wax since his untouchable Cliché EP for CGI in 2013. Two sides of the same coin, both "Flutterbutt" and "The Illuminati Traqckx" anchor a living, breathing, spacious rhythm scape around a deep thudding kick, expertly crafted percussion workouts, and airy chord stabs to create an otherworldly and immersive environment in which to lose your mind and find your body. Consider these cuts a master class in maintaining momentum. 

Flipping over to the AA side, Alex Falk tones down the atmospherics but not the intensity with two cuts of classic Falk-style techno bombs. "MR1" kicks it off with a massive kick drum anchoring a polyrhythmic monosynth and dancing white noise to create a driving cut that is as beautifully simple as it is gripping. For "Blazeit," the EP's final cut, Falk keeps the rolling monosynth/kick drum dynamic that made "MR1" so irresistible but this time colors it with hi-hats and what sounds like a sample of someone who took too deep of an inhale, expertly arranged so the intensity never stops building. No handclaps required.
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