Liège-based Gravitational Effect excels with a dazzling new electro EP to mark the Reposition Record label's third fantastic release, while scene mainstay Radioactive Man offers up one of his signature remixes.

 

Gravitational Effect is a fast-rising new artist who impressed with his first outing on Planet Tapes. It showcased a love of 80s electro boogie and club-ready funk and here the artist pays tribute to electro’s intergalactic appeal whilst adding his own euphoric and mind-bending spin.

 

First up is the high-speed ‘Forbidden Planet' with its coruscated bass, bustling drum patterns and skewed lead synths all set to blow up the dance floor. 'Unknown Frontliner' takes a deeper approach, with mystic chords hovering in the air over a crisp electro beat with rubbery bass reverberating way down low. It's a track full of intrigue, while 'Base Control' is the most hard-edged cut of the EP. The gurgling bass and smeared pads are powered along by a turbo-charged electro rhythm that never lets up.

 

Radioactive Man is an electro kingpin who endlessly explores every niche the genre has to offer. He has a sizeable discography that takes in countless EP’s, LP’s and remixes on the most influential labels, and most recently he has unveiled his own 10” series Sonicus Croniclus on Asking For Trouble. His fantastic remix of 'Base Control' experiments with the original's central synth pattern. He pitches it down alongside more spaced-out production and the result is a mesmeric and psychedelic seven-minute masterpiece.

 

With this EP, Gravitational Effect proves himself adept at sequencing ever-evolving synths, playful melodies finely-programmed drum patterns.

Base Control EP

PREMIERE : Reposition - Forbidden Planet

CPSL - Mutant

This is a 20-year-old Synthpop track that I originally produced using only a Yamaha Rm1x groovebox and a MicroKorg. I opted to give it a bit of an update all these years later. MPC driving TR-8S, JU06, MicroFreak, SE02, SH01, Hydrasynth, System 8, Rev2 and Peak.

Live performance video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UKNH1ob5CA&ab_channel=DVSNME

Unreleased DVS NME

DVS NME - Make You Drop

TL Premiere #1157 (2023.02.08) : MSOM - Hounds Of Cliftonville [Vivod & The Fearless Few]

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For this 22nd Premiere of 2023, we have a track from the Danish producer "MSOM" titled ‘Hounds Of Cliftonville’ from his forthcoming EP "Staying Local" on 2 labels in collaboration : Vivod & The Fearless Few.

The EP will be available from February 16, 2023 on Limited Edition Caseette + Digital.

▶︎ Pre-order : https://thefearlessfewcollective.bandcamp.com/album/staying-local

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Release Info : 

MSOM - Staying Local

MSOM returns with his second EP ‘Staying Local’, largely inspired by his experience of living in Cliftonville, Margate, which was recently voted the 8th coolest neighbourhood in the world.

Released as a collaboration between Ali Renault’s VIVOD label and DIY label The Fearless Few co-founded by Mikkelsen, the EP features five original tracks and five remixes available on cassette (including download) or as a download only. 

Prompted by the disproportionately high incidence of Tesla owners in one of Britain’s poorest towns, ‘Speed Freak’ - the opening track - references the YouTube phenomenon where EV drivers take unsuspecting passengers for a ride, hoping to capture their visceral reaction to the sudden acceleration of the powerful vehicle. It really is a thing!    

Using a lengthy excerpt from an interview with astronaut Donald Pettit, ‘Frontier Living’ draws parallels between life on the International Space Station and life in Margate (recently dubbed the Death Star of Thanet in an infamous newspaper article). 

Astonished by the often vitriolic debates that raged on social media during Covid, ‘Dr Surf’ highlights the slight absurdity of self taught individuals taking on the scientific community on the basis of information garnered from their own echo chambers. 

‘Hounds of Cliftonville’ poses the question whether Covid brought about another pandemic locally, with the size of the canine population having pretty much exploded since the pandemic. 

‘Escape to the Avenues’, meanwhile, tells the tale of nouveau locals escaping the mean streets of Cliftonville (and its primary schools), exchanging the latter for a more palatable alternative with sea views and palm trees.

Remixers:
Ali Renault
KMBN
Bedford Players
Valtow
GREYFIELD WOODS 

Tracklist :
01. Speed Freak
02. Frontier Living
03. Dr Surf
04. Hounds of Cliftonville
05. Escape to the Avenues
06. Speed Freak (ALI RENAULT Remix)
07. Frontier Living (KMBN Remix)
08. Dr Surf (Bedford Falls Players Remix)
09. Hounds of Cliftonville (Valtow Remix)
10. Escape to the Avenues (GREYFIELD WOODS Remix)

Mastering : Brassica

Sleeve design : Dan Buckley

releases February 16, 2023

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Follow MSOM :
Facebook : www.facebook.com/michaelsonofmichael
Instagram : www.instagram.com/_mikkelsen_
Linktree : www.linktr.ee/michaelsonofmichael
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/mikkelsen
vimeo : www.vimeo.com/michaelsonofmichael

Follow Vivod :
Discogs : www.discogs.com/label/499010-Vivod

Follow The Fearless Few :
Bandcamp : www.thefearlessfewcollective.bandcamp.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/180minutes
Instagram : www.instagram.com/thefearlessfew
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/thefearlessfew

Staying Local

Hounds Of Cliftonville

Pre-order

TL PREMIERE : MSOM - Hounds Of Cliftonville [Vivod & The Fearless Few]

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/shedbug
Track: A Lil Piece
Label: https://soundcloud.com/jugaar-records
Format: Digital, 12" Vinyl,  VA
Release date: 01/03/23
YouTube: https://youtu.be/FCFTPQPLj-Q

Fresh from DOTT’s “Puppy Luv EP” and Rudoh’s “Vinland In Space EP”, Jugaar Records is back and this time with a full-length, double-pack vinyl, and digital compilation bringing together friends from Asia and Europe. The record is testament to the healthy place the Asian electronic music landscape finds itself in and those intrepid producers who are willing to explore new scenes and sounds.
It's energy-crew from the off - with UK beatmaker Joe Koshin’s “Astro Wax”, a techy electro work-out that conjures images of futuristic cityscapes and dense urban mazes. Up next, Pakistan-born and label co-boss Rudoh maintains the electro vibe with cut-up hip-hop vocals sprinkled on top of a pulsating bassline in his “KOF”. His records are being picked up by global tastemakers from Emerald to Roza Terenzi to DJ Masda. Don’t sleep!
Moving to the B-side, German-born, London mainstay Voigtmann shuffles and deals a steppy drum pattern and intricate synth-work, with a bassline drenched in that particular brand of funk to get the party going even at the most ungodly hour. Observatory resident Nic Ford closes this disk with an ambient excursion that summons spiritual rave voices from the deep laid atop a lilting synth loop. It’s typical of his ambient performances which have gained much notoriety in Vietnam of late.
Opening the second record is Egyptian gem Hassan Abou Alam whose recent outings on Naïve and Banoffee Pies have gained him much and well-deserved attention. Here, his “Gloom” combines twinkling IDM modes with heavy sub-bass experiments primed to stop the most idiosyncratic dancefloors in their tracks.
Up on C2, the Version, 3024 and Phonica Records graduate Yak adds breaks to the equation. His “Disk Full” brings together a haunting gated synth and razor-sharp beat programming to devastating effect. Melbourne based, Salt Mines Records honcho Shedbug concludes this side with his hopeful “A Lil Piece” whose soaring synth line will hit all the right emotional chords at all the right times.
On the final side Bangkokian Chalo reminds us why he is one of the masters of this increasingly fully formed scene. His Depth Charge is a muggy dub-laden, electro jam capable of rattling the weightiest sound systems in some of the most twisted raves at the end of some of the darkest Sois.
The record is completed by New Delhi linchpin and Boxout.fm resident Monophonik, whose techno/electro “Tumbi” journeys out of the night into a euphoric sunrise moment that will be setting the dancefloors.

PREMIERE | Shedbug - A Lil Piece [Jugaar Records] 2023

Captain Mustache - Super Great Song (Commuter Remix)

Snippets of the new reference from HC Records: 

[HCR017] The Lost boys - Exiles of Mars. 

Vinyl 2x12" - Includes remixes by Boris Divider, Dark Vektor, Filmmaker and Estrato Aurora.

Coming Soon

A1. The Lost Boys - Wall Of Bricks (Boris Divider Rework) (Snippet)

bumpy 4x4 ukg track that’s available as a free download !

enjoy !

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a compilation of tracks/ experiments that came to life over the past few months. between the winter isolation and the coming of spring.
very personal, unapologetic and genre defying.
the manifestation of these times i chose not to go out. to sit with myself, glued to my screen for hours. neither from a happy place nor a sad one.
for the moments i felt stuck and wanted some change, for the moments i didn't want to look back but i did either way, for the moments that time was running so fast while standing in absolute stillness

credits

composed and mixed by orfea (rhastoni)
mastered by varoujan chetirian
cover photo by kanella petropoulou
photo edit by kiki karatza
photo model kafka the dog



rhastoni - emotional clearance

RUTA unveils ‘Erre’, a new Various Artists compilation, expanding its global line up

RUTA unveils its second Various Artists compilation, Erre, a release rooted in club music experimentation and aligned with the label’s commitment to a transnational creative ethos. With contributors hailing from Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Germany, the U.S., China, U.K., and France, the compilation reads as a dispatch from a network of producers who share an intuitive understanding of rhythm-forward, bass-weighted dance music, no matter where they call home.

The tracklist offers a dynamic, shapeshifting palette: vocal-driven club tracks collide with broken rhythms, angular leftfield techno mutations, dembow-oriented tools, and even UK garage hybrids. No single genre binds it all together, only a sonic attitude marked by intensity, boldness, and a diasporic rhythmic fluency.

Erre is more than a showcase of tracks, it signals a maturation moment for RUTA, a label of Colombian origin operating from Germany, as it shapes its position within a more global, post-local club continuum. By drawing together both long-time collaborators and newer voices connected by a shared musical language, Erre builds not just a compilation, but an evolving platform for shared expression.

RUTA online
rutamp3@gmail.com
https://soundcloud.com/rutamp3
https://rutamp3.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/ruta.mp3

Noise Casino spent years carving out a distinct space in Colombia’s electronic music scene—DJing, making music, podcasting, and organizing events across the country, with roots in both Bogotá and Manizales. Now based between Berlin and the Black Forest, his music has evolved into a percussive, bass-heavy, and club-focused sound, unbound by genre.

After a two-year hiatus, he returned in force with tracks released on Martyn’s 3024 and Colombian staples Artificio and Furatena. His music has been featured on outlets like Resident Advisor, DJ Mag, and Tropical Waste, and played by renowned names on platforms such as Rinse FM, NTS, Dekmantel, Boiler Room, Kiosk Radio, The Lot Radio, among others. As co-founder of RUTA, a party series turned label, he’s amplifying diasporic electronic music in Germany.
https://soundcloud.com/noisecasino
https://www.instagram.com/noisecasino



PREMIERE: Noise Casino - Toma [RUTA]

Code Rising presents:

The Asynchronous Recoded Collective Volume 2 with remixes by Robodrum, Will Webb, JR10, and Commuter!

Enjoy the free download!

Code Rising - Working In Parallel (Commuter Remix)

Code Rising is an American Electro duo that was formed in 2010 and consists of Matt Lancaster (South Carolina) and Ryan Phillips (South Florida). Over the years, Code Rising has shared the stage and worked with some of the biggest names in the Electro music scene; performing live mainly in Miami and the surrounding Florida coasts.

After a healthy line of digital releases on Monotone Records from 2010-2013, the duo saw the release of their first full-length CD "Dissemination Protocol" on their own label, Propulsion Recordings. 2021 saw the largest release from the duo yet; "A Spectral Odyssey" was released digitally via BandCamp with a whopping 18 track playlist. Accounting for original and collaborative work, the duo have more than several 12" EP releases in their catalogue. Most of the Code's discography can be found on Soundcloud and Bandcamp! If you have any questions, the duo can be contacted via the links below.