sunmer 2025

finalists

Imni

Entractor

@villagersound

Riding high off the rhythms of his ‘Club Wonk EP’ earlier this year, Alex Young aka Villager returns to Chloé Robinson’s Pretty Weird imprint with three tracks that further define his artistry. Villager has a particular way of acknowledging the fundamentals of UKG, bass and techno with his own twist; reconstructed and reimagined through sampling and hardware, while recorded live on groove boxes. He reveals the inspiration behind his latest ‘Blind Eye EP’ is “hyper dimensional mushroom club”.

The bouncing melodies and filtered pads that open the lead track ‘Blind Eye’ conjure eloquent soundscapes that strip down into syncopated rhythms and shuffling garage hi-hats. Vocal cuts add to the atmospherics and the intricate melodics build plenty of emotion.‘Oh Wow’ takes a more reductive approach; bouncing toms and fluctuating pitch-bends ride alongside 2-step beats and sparse vocals that create unconventional moments and mind-altering breakdowns. The fast-paced kicks and pulsating bassline of ‘Lemons' provide the foundations while chopped elements are in constant fluctuation, transporting you from rolling percussion and weighty stabs into a beautiful reverie of dreamlike melodies. All three tracks exude club playability and effortless energy, keeping the sentiment of the live jam strong.

Villager - Ow Wow

A percussive techno ode to @officialbgwg's dog Louie

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-black-girl-white-girl-loui3

LOUI3

Premiere: BLACK GIRL / WHITE GIRL ‘LOUI3’

d(-_-)b dreaming of your latte art d(-_-)b.wav

this song can be found on "megacity1000" the new album by 1tbsp: https://bfan.link/megacity1000

Socials:
https://www.facebook.com/1tbsp.dj 
https://soundcloud.com/1tbsp
https://twitter.com/1tbsp1 
https://www.instagram.com/1tbsp.dj
https://www.tiktok.com/@ma.xwell.b 

Credits:
Written & Produced by Maxwell Byrne
Co-Writers include cherry chola, Ninajirachi, Mietze Conte, Beaks, Doug Wright, Reichert Noé
Mixing by Doug Wright
Mastering by Ryan Schwabe
Artwork by Paula Grenouille
Press Photos by James Caswell

megacity1000

Neurasync

Stream

City Affirmations

Hi, 

Here is my first self release on a new personal label called ‘Heart Somersault’. 

I'm using this as a way to share my tracks that are more hard hitting/anthemic, and geared towards the club. 

I've been testing these all over in shows for the last year, and they had a real impact on my recent tours. 

The approach here is DJ friendly, underpinned by feelings of euphoria that make the heart spin. Textural Techno!

You're Making My Teeth Grow Longer

Hailing from the heart of Glasgow, CADZOW is an artist whose been making waves in the hard dance scene as of late. As a DJ, his crisp mixing and high-octane style has secured him performances across Europe whist his razor-sharp productions have received support from Alignment, SNTS, Sara Landry, CLTX, and BLK. With a back-catalogue that features hard techno, schranz and hard dance, the young producer finds himself amongst an exciting new wave of artists that draw on a range of hard-edged styles to produce their own distinct sound.

Opener ‘Sweet Lies’ burst into gear with a supercharged bombardment of rave ready melodies underpinned by a restless percussive drive. The beat goes on to red-line through waves of chattering effects and harmonised vocals to make for jaw dropping opener.

‘The Ritual’ features next and picks up where its predecessor left off, by way of frenzied drum patterns, pulsing bass and racing rhythms. As the beat skips through measures of strobe-lit synth and racing low-end, its enthralling vocals arrangements jitter aside with a fevered energy.

‘Give It You’ brings this whirlwind of a debut to a close in style. Hurtling into existence, the track is fuelled by a head-spinning lead and bass combination which rumble beneath uncontrollable waves of thumping drums, hoover synths and rapid-fire vocals to conclude this exciting debut.

02 CADZOW - The Ritual (Extended Mix) [NowNow]

Supported by Marco Carola, Michael Bibi and many more

Bandcamp

Breathless [Edit]

May or may not be based around recordings of a slapped Halloween pumpkin

https://ceteract.bandcamp.com/track/dovleac

Buy on Bandcamp

Dovleac

Mesablanca (O'Flynn & Ekhe Dub)

Ceteract is the solo psy project of a guy in Cluj. He's been playing parties for a few years, gathering tunes for both night and day. He thinks they sound nice but you come and be the judge. Recently involved in organizing a couple of events with his friends, he can occasionally be found in the wild scouting for new party spots on his mountain bike or just looking at stuff. Elsewise he spends time twiddling guitars in various groups of various lifespans.

Please contact for booking on facebook or instagram.