This year's Dots And Pearls once again impresses with its broad spectrum. From minimalistic grooves and melodic house to dark techno and even EBM influences back to playful tunes for the heart. The musicality of this long-player is a beautiful showcase of the depths and expanses to be discovered in the Cocoon Recordings universe.

Various Artists - Dots And Pearls 8

Ransom Note Records present new signing Natasha Bai, with her debut EP ‘Transsib’; an oneiric voyage through the world of the Russian DJ, musician, producer and vocalist.

“Transsib, short for ‘Trans-Siberian Railway’ is the 9000 km of railroad that connects Moscow with Vladivostok on the Russian Far East. The building of the Transsib Railway helped the founding of my hometown many years ago; Novosibirsk. It’s 50 hours by train from Novosibirsk to Moscow and during this time little life happens” - Natasha Bai

Promoter of the legendary Siberian group «Сто Своих» in the early 2010’s, Natasha Bai now lives in Moscow and plays at the likes of Simachev Bar and tours Russia with «ДК Детка» (‘de-ka-detka’). She is also an NTS, Kiosk Radio, Test FM and Gop Tun regular guest and has released two EPs under her ambient-pop alter ego; Altai Princess. Her debut EP on Ransom Note Records features four track blending genres and imaginary worlds.

Opening track ‘Romantiko’ welcomes skitty beats alongside poppy vocal snippets summoning electro kicks; engaging sonic distortion and synth melodies. “It’s like a bright sunny morning when you wake up happy”.

Title track ‘Transsib’ is a stand-out on the EP for its proggy-trance inflection and ethereal synth keys, mimicking “the sounds of a moving train.” A genre-bending frenzy and a rapturing refrain recall the sound of inertia.

‘Your Kiss’ is inspired by “unhappy love, which happens especially when you’re young.” Expect acid euphoria and eagerness for love and lust, where Natashas’s vocals address the subject of romantic distress.

Closing track ‘Just Say’ is “a little intervention” from her alias Altai Princess, whose music focuses on the outer reaches of ambient-pop. The track notches the tempo down in Altai territory, with the kicks atop the longing lyrics “just say there is only me”.

Transsib EP is a symbol of growth, of “moving through life and moving towards your dreams. From my hometown to the city of my dreams, from my first steps in music to my first EP, from childhood through youth to adulthood. It’s a never-ending journey.

buy : https://ransom-note-records.lnk.to/Transsib-EP

PREMIERE : Natasha Bai - Your Kiss

Paurro – Galavisión EP
“She’s Paurro! She’s here! With Galavision!”
Paulina Rodriguez aka Paurro is what dance club cats consider a real DJ. She has built a reputation for pumping House music ecstasy and complete body workout on the dance floors of New York City, her hometown Mexico City, and the new shores she’s been heading to, expanding her rhythmical generosity down south up north, east and west around the globe.
A luminous spheroid of plasma held together by her own gravity - she glows in disco darkness enhanced by smoke machines and strobes - Paurro, as we speak, has become an integral and essential part of not only Ciudad de México’s, but house lover’s night life - or as Franklin Fuentes put it: “It’s hot in here, it’s wet in here, it’s dark in here, I like it here!”
After a few releases including her fantastic remix of “Nuestra Forma” by DJs Pareja and Lupe, Cómeme is proud to present her very first appearance on the label:
5 dirty House bangers, driven by sharp breakbeats, acidic-straight-in-your-face-synth-madness, rolling and wall shaking (sub) bass lines and laser sharp strings.
Paurro’s “Galavision” is full of floor fillers, lush psychedelia, basement jams and peak time jacking craze for those who know and those who wanna learn.
The release also includes a remix (of the track “They’re here!”) by no other than “The Don” aka Matias Aguayo, presenting a more stripped down version, lovingly dedicated to the vibes both DJs achieve to create when playing together in already legendary appearances at the shores of the Pacific Ocean and the CDMX’s nasty City Centre. “Galavision” Is only the beginning. Prepare for much more music from Paurro, soon to be heard in the ever-growing discography of Latin America’s most essential Dance Label, the crates of your favorite DJs, and your local dance floor.
Let’s dive into these pleasure bombs starting with the title track...

Putatention (Original Mix)

Latest release in the ‘Artist Code’ series as always a focus on eclecticism, open-mindedness, divergence and non-conformity. Expect to hear a wide range of electronic music from house, techno, electronica, downtempo, broken beat / 2 step, even jazz funk, cherry picked by Laurent Garnier & Scan X
COD3 QR wants to remain free of all expectations and all prejudices because only one thing counts for us: the music, The Music, THE MUSIC in every shape and form!
Incase you missed the announcement 012 artist reveals were: Mirko Loko & Ursula Rucker, Funkbrothas, Sagitario, Voltaire, Testimony, Oniris and Unspent

Previous releases have included tracks from the likes of Agents of Time, JoeFarr, Nicolas Bougaieff, Madben, CYRK, Biz, Sagitario, Kmyle, Marco Bailey and rising talents Works of Intent fka R.O.S.H, LOIS, Softly Voltaire, Joaquim Plossu, Loloman, Prequel, Athven, City 2 City as well as label owners Scan X and Laurent Garnier.
Cod3QR’s profile is steadily growing as a label releasing quality music.  With music being the main focus you'll have to wait another 2 months to find out who is behind this latest release.   Who could be behind these latest track ??? The curiosity continues…..

Head to their Instagram page (ig: cod3qr) for clues to the artist identities.

LOIS (Feat. MOCKOFF) - Last Night

Artist: Fedele & The Hacker  https://soundcloud.com/fedelemusic / https://soundcloud.com/the-hacker
Track: Spike Express (The Hacker Remix)
Release: The Awake Pt.2
Catalog No: OBSM010
Label: Obscura https://soundcloud.com/obscuramsc
Release Date: 24th February 2023
Format: Digital
Pre-order: https://fedele.bandcamp.com/album/the-awake-pt-2

The Awake, Pt. 2

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DT PREMIERE: Fedele & The Hacker - Spike Express (The Hacker Remix) [Obscura] (2023)

CD1
1. Intro
2. Sweet Like Your Pussy
3. Breathe
4. Love Every Day
5. Totally Fucked
6. Pool Party
7. End Of My Summer
8. Rue De Paradis
9. Sunshine
10. Lucky
11. Si Si
12. Quand Tu Te Touches

CD2
1. Dans Ta Main
2. Blurred
3. Au Bout Du Tunnel
4. Hauvre-Caumartin
5. Come To Me
6. Creamy
7. Alarm
8. Humide 
9. Ac!dmat!k
10. If You Are
11. Ou Est-Il
12. Get Busy
13. When U Feel Me (Album Version)
14. Trop Vite
15. Wind Summer

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13 WHEN U FEEL ME (ALBUM VERSION)

PREMIERE: Federsen - Sono [What Robot Says]

Dots and Pearls 8

Raxon - Year Zero

Alex Bau - Antidot

Aöcram x Ramsey Neville - Brooklyn Structure

Denis Horvat & Skarn - Triii

Emanuel Satie - When I First Met You

Joss - Assesing

www.hardkissmusic.com

Between 1991 and 1995, Hardkiss Music released seven 12" vinyl singles.  The album Delusions of Grandeur, featuring the best of those cuts, was released in 1995.

Delusions was released on vinyl, cassette and CD and quickly sold out and became out of print classic.  Many fans credit Delusions of Grandeur as the album that turned them onto electronic music, EDM or whatever you prefer to call it.

Now, thanks to the support of our fans, we're making the album available for digital download for the first time.

We'd like to thank the entire Hardkiss and Hallucination families for endless support and inspiration.  

And with pride, we hand over our Delusions of Grandeur to you.

14. Diazepam Jam

Desapegue do caos e mergulhe no seu mundo! Essa é a trilha sonora perfeita para aquele dia com zero preocupações. Perfeita para quem quer o modo just play

Desemprego

Mashup of Keinemusiks Rapture Pt. III and Coldplay's adventure of a lifetime

Keinemusik X Coldplay - JP Affair Edit

The door was bolted shut, flanked by huge rusty padlocks from top to bottom. The space around them was damp, dark and unfamiliar, a mass of crumbling brick and scum smeared windows. They didn't remember how they'd come to be here, much of their last few days was fragmented, a chaotic jumble of memories that couldn't be pieced together. But how they had got here didn't matter now, their only focus was on how they would escape...

For the next release on their Freeride Millenium imprint, label bosses Jorkes and Daniel Rajcsanyi have brouht together a wealth of talented artists for their first ever compilation, Queer Base. Taking its name from the organisation that the compilation is raising money for, all profits will go towards helping LGBTQIA+ refugees arriving in Austria to find social and legal housing, as well as provide them with legal support, German lessons and HIV/STI testing. Among the artists who have contributed tracks are Massimiliano Pagliara, Younger Than Me, Soulphiction, Zombies in Miami, Super Drama and our pick, the dark twisted grooves of BLITZ club resident Sedef Adasi.

Freeride Millenium presents Queer Base

PREMIERE: Sedef Adasi - That Escape [Freeride Millenium]

Cocoon Recordings has been founded in the year 2000 as a part of the Cocoon Music Event GmbH. Sven Väth has initiated Cocoon Recordings in order to complete the Cocoon platform as a supporting tool for young artists in Electronic Music. The label philosophy is as simple as demanding: helping young producers and DJs to release their music without depending on Major Label structures. The releases can mainly be assigned to the genres Techno and House.

Cocoon Recordings as a label and Sven Väth as an artist stand for the use of vinyl as sound carrier, also in the future. Admittedly, the Digital Division of Cocoon Recordings has also been set up in 2008 and the numbers of downloads are indeed enjoyable. However, the label's focus is on vinyl, now and in the future. In order to complete the range of services that Cocoon Recordings offers, the publishing company Cocoon Publishing was founded in 2010.

Raxon - Year Zero

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