Midheaven Records continues its run of firsts in 2021 with ‘Shifgrethor / Konstant Kemmer’, the debut of Eora/Sydney-based producer Mx-Ai (they/them). The last decade has seen Mx-Ai move from playing in bands, to no-input mixing, to chopping samples and programming drums—a habitual experimentation both integrated with living, and consciously auto-didactive. Years of quietly working away have resulted in a warped bass music sound, drawing upon the sensibilities of musique concrète, jungle, dub and dancehall. Taking their names from concepts in Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘The Left Hand of Darkness’, ‘Shifgrethor’ and ‘Konstant Kemmer’ are a small glimpse into a larger world of sounds yet to be heard, where synths cling like vapour to structural beats, meticulously grooving and articulate. Astute sound design makes tangible a feeling suspended between excitement and anxiety, with sweeps of FX and minute rhythmic shifts keeping things on the move, ever-curious and rolling. This is an exciting statement of intent from a gifted artist.

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About Midheaven:

Midheaven operates on unceded Gadigal and Wangal lands in Eora/Sydney. We acknowledge the Gadigal and Wangal peoples as rightful owners of these lands, and pay our respects to their elders past and present.

Midheaven Records is devoted to giving a platform to forward-thinking, mutative, compelling music. We will be releasing a slew of new work by emerging soloists, ensembles, and collaborations over the course of 2021, donating 10% of all proceeds from sales to Radio Skid Row, in support of community radio and grassroots organising.

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Credits:

All tracks written, recorded and mixed by Wade Gilmour.
Mastered by Mike Grisner at Manmade Mastering.
Artwork by Ben Buchanan.
Layout by Cameron Whalen.

Shifgrethor / Konstant Kemmer

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Mx-Ai — Konstant Kemmer

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Monumental bass drama with out-of-balance rhythms that might just knock you off your feet.

Mastering by SIM.
Artwork by Bruno Lauzon Tanzi and Nela Paki in collaboration with artist Marilou Lyonnais Archambault.

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Grid Records debutant Doline favours songwriting over function with low-end dynamics and radiant melody.

'Gray Bird in a Gilded Cage' is out June 25th on Grid Records.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3gRHsAR

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Premiere: Doline - Cumengéite [Grid]

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London-based musician @ikavapii is up next on @EarlyReflex with 'EPOS Digitale', a three-track EP that builds on the sonic concepts introduced to us throughout 2020's two-part album 'Post Capitalist Hyperwars', released through Pii's co-founded label Too Much Information.

EPOS Digital

Ikävä Pii - the end of the end of History [Early Reflex]

dead water sign

Arabic x Uk Drill - Khalifa

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BITD

Serpente, AKA Ondness, brings consciousness-expanding exercises in percussive arrangement to Alien Jams.

'Irmãs' is out February 19th on Alien Jams.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3cVjCCB

@bruno_silva
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Irmãs

Premiere: Serpente - Para Celeste [Alien Jams]

@kingsofty is the alias of Amos Turner a New Zealand born, Berlin-based artist and graphic designer. A passion for music formed the backbone of many of Amos’ creative projects which culminate as INDEX:Records, a record label Amos co-founded in 2017. As King Softy, Amos creates diverse sounds in the sphere of contemporary electronic music, moving swiftly between genres usually designed for larger sound systems, and supporting their emerging music community.

Tracks:

1. Downstairs People - Bonus Track (Downstairs Party People Say Yo Yo)
2. Kaap & queniv — Sunflowers
3. Notte Infinita — I Lost All My Data
4. Client_03 — User Viewport
5. Aloka — XTX3
6. Dez Williams — Walking Through
7. Rian Treanor — Obstacle 1
8. WhyLie — JGL24-04
9. King Softy — Believe
10. MU TATE — Jun
11. Paramore — Decode (Naemi cover)
12. Notte Infinita — Oxygen
13. Watching Airplanes — Fuckdapolice
14. Amamelia — LUV
15. DJ Frankie — Thats not my name
16. Ike — Seven & Seventeen (GOD69 Remix)
17. dgoHn — Lost and Found

RA MIX 012 - King Softy - Clumps

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