void off course

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Last remix on the new @muskilacph EP, « Ok, Fatma »

Muskila - Ok, Fatma (Siu Mata Remix)

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Girl Unit - Club Rez (Aasco X Dj Illaminara  EDIT)

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Cruces

Cruces Ft. WOST

Entrañas - Caverna
Label: Infinite Machine
CAT#: IM114
Format: Digital
Release Date: September 27th, 2024

Tracklist:
1. Indignado
2. Ajicito
3. Diclofenaco
4. Cruces
5. Cascada
6. Coscacho
7. Tigrillo (ft. Buena Tarde)
8. Nauseas
9. Toque De Queda (ft. Ene Ese)
10. Chivo
11. Muerto a Puntapiés (ft. Carlos Pabón)
12. Caverna

Ecuadorian producer Daniel Gachet “Entrañas” presents his debut full album Caverna on Infinite Machine. The project explores an amalgam of polyrhythms found in traditional Ecuadorian music such as bomba and albazo, blending them with jagged atmospheres of uk bass and grime. Through deliberate sound design, Entrañas seeks to place the listener within the unpredictable ecosystem of the city of Quito and its surroundings.

In this record Entrañas searches for a sound that conveys both the infrastructural chaos he experiences currently in his home city, while also reflecting the hauntingly beautiful and seemingly perpetual terrain just outside of Quito. Not far from the frequent and unpredictable power outages and city wide lockdowns which are now commonplace due to the ongoing narco wars, there is an Andean stratovolcano visible from many parts of Quito, including Entrañas own bedroom window. Ruco Pichincha stands nearly 5000m in height, attracting awe and curiosity of many who happen upon it, perhaps by way of its beauty as well as its innate potential for mass destruction. A particular location of interest for the artist, the mountain emits a kind of objectivity that is distinct from the urbanscape of human activity; it asserts itself, unobservant of the adjacent violence, trials and tribulations. Its very name–“Ruco” translated in English to "old" from the indigenous Quechua language–seems to reflect both its acquired reverence from native inhabitants of the region, as well as the relative incomprehensibility of such natural monuments.

On Caverna, references to Quito and its encompassing geography are apparent in ways that are direct at times, nuanced at others. “Toque de Queda” (trans. “lockdown”) was produced in real time during a city wide lockdown in which Entrañas and his collaborator Ene Ese were unable to leave an apartment for hours on end. The sheer apprehension of such a situation can perhaps be gleaned from the seething claps and non-melodic droning atmospheres that build, producing a tone of frustration and unease. Tracks like “Coscacho”, “Muerto A Puntapiés” and “Cruces” seem to take on a similarly minimal approach, focused on brooding heavy bass lines and relentless polyrhythms that become increasingly menacing as the tracks build. A listener might imagine these compositions to conjure the rumbling subterranean activity of Ruco Pichincha. As their names might imply, “Caverna” and “Cascada” take a different approach, building up shimmering soundscapes reminiscent of 90s new age. These ephemeral sequences seem to summon meditation on natural landscapes in a way that feels lighter and more optimistic, unveiling a softer vision.

In light of his prolific catalog, Entraña’s twelve-track work reaches into territory that feels both more personal and experimental–though these compositions are undoubtedly dance-floor ready. Caverna brings together anthems of leftfield club music with chambers of ambient reflection–both of which read as significant and distinct to the artist’s background and day-to-day experience in Quito. As the majestic and humbling mountainous surface of Ruco Pichincha might resemble, Caverna’s title track ends the record with a reminder; a gentle nod to the significance of such sacred wonders as places of refuge in our human experience; whether we can grasp them, or see them from our bedroom window.

Artwork by Benfika
Mastered by Fausto Mercier
Words by Sueuga

Entrañas - Diclofenaco

Track: Grima
Artist: sepbtt

Label: Minuit Rapide
Format: DIGITAL
Catalog: MR02
Release Name: Grima (EP)
Release Date: 13/11/2024

Release Link:
minuitrapide.bandcamp.com/album/grima-ep

Support Artist:
www.instagram.com/sepbtt
@sepbtt

Support Label:
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sepbtt - Grima

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Written and produced by @djdoublem94 ⚕
Mastering le__dom.mix
Artwork manuel_moreno_cortes

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Stream/Download Scarlett | Three Faces 🔗 orcd.co/scarlett-three-faces

Moving between the most hybrid Avant-Pop and the most vibrant Club Music, Parisian producer Scarlett (@ohgodscarlett) is back on Couvre x Chefs with her third EP: Three Faces.

After laying the foundations for a live project of dark hybrid Pop with Thin Ice in 2020, confirmed by the sublime Signs released in 2021 by Creaked, Scarlett had not yet revealed her club producer side. Motivated by her regular presence behind the decks, the new Rinse France resident presents with Three Faces a raw, industrial, sometimes rave club universe. Devoid of vocals this time, the EP’s tracks are built on rhythmic structures that are as hybrid as percussive. Consisting of 4 original tracks, the release is a deliberate tribute to broken rhythms, cadenced structures and other hybrid
percussive patterns, with Tribal Prehispánico at the forefront.

To enhance the EP, we invited two giants to remix the track of their choice. Mexico’s legendary DJ Javier Estrada (@djjavierestrada) returns to his Tribal Prehispánico roots with a new take on ‘Ultra’. At the same time, the unmissable Venezuelan DJ Babatr (@dj-babatr) transforms ‘Third Vision’ into a powerful Raptor House tool that’s already been played the world over.

Mastering @imaabs (Modos Estudio)
Artwork @djbjf
Words @philoucxc

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Third Vision (DJ Babatr Remix)

Lyo XS - Teyolia
Label: Infinite Machine
CAT#: IM117
Format: Digital
Release Date: March 7th, 2025

Tracklist: 

1. Resolución
2. Teyolia
3. Reflejo
4. Onirico (w/ Ezeta)

Infinite Machine is happy to welcome Lyo XS with the Teyolía EP. Well known in the Mexico City scene for their advanced DJ sets, Teyolía showcases a mature and equally advanced producer.

In an ancient animistic framework where the human being is made up of three parts, teyolía is a Náhuatl word that designates the heart or the heart’s energy and represents a person’s identity, along with tonalli and ihíyotl. For Lyo XS, teyolía stands for the soul, which manifests as the inspiration that flows through her music and the intuitive reflections that arise from the soul or heart.

The EP hits the ground running with opener Resolución, a broken techno bomb with deep sound design, a driving Shepard tone-like synth and militaristic snares for intensity.

The title track is a roller with an acid lead that sounds like Energy Flash for the apocalypse, a peak-time banger that never loses its sense of groove or atmosphere in the pursuit of aggression.

Third track Reflejo pairs an upbeat four-on-the-floor with pensive pads and insistent dubbed out stabs. The beat gets broken up around the middle and along with a new melodic bassline it  would bring to mind 2-step if it wasn’t so sparse. The track’s relentless drive is occasionally interrupted by what sounds like the entire arrangement melting, as will your head.

Fourth and final track, Onírico, is a collaboration with Mexico City up-and-comer Ezeta. A low-slung groove and a loopy flute sample give the track an infectious, broken bounce which eventually congeals into a breaky chug, perfect for opening sets.

Words by Nico

Teyolia

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Lyo XS - Teyolia (IM117)

New York City’s Veronica Vasicka very much discovered an untapped musical mine when searching for music for her radio show more than a decade ago. That mine was full of rare, overlooked and forgotten DIY synth records from the 70s and 80s and inspired her to start her own label, Minimal Wave. Since then it has become an imprint with a very focussed musical and visual identity, has spawned compilations on Peanut Butter Wolf's Stones Throw Records and has made Veronica an in demand DJ all round the world.

At those gigs, she offers up a sleek musical vision that is mirrored here in the mix she had done for our on going series.  Starting with a poignant monologue about new music, it then drops into a rugged groove that is industrial and machine made, abstract and futuristic. The ensuing hour touches on the robo-techno of Levon Vincent, terse beats and raved-up electro as well as some colourful and trippy disco. A lot is packed in, but a buffed metal sheen ties the whole thing together and subtly oozes the very essence of Minimal Wave. 

Dekmantel Podcast 072 - Veronica Vasicka

Veronica Vasicka's ability to find, curate and promote outstanding music from the past, present and future is second-to-none and that's what makes her a perfect person to join our In Session ranks. 

Her mix is, as expected, a high-energy display of music designed to make you dance in disarray. We've waited a long time for this and we're thrilled to welcome a true definition of crate-digger into the fold.

In Session: Veronica Vasicka

Veronica Vasicka will perform at Sónar by Day on Saturday June 17th at SonarDôme.

Tickets: https://sonar.es/en/2017/tickets

Recorded live in NYC.
https://soundcloud.com/minimalwave

Sounds of Sónar by Veronica Vasicka

@2timesx 
@minimalwave 
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http://2-times.com/online/music/mixes/veronica-vasicka-minimal-wave-for-2-times

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Veronica Vasicka for 2-TIMES

02.Borusiade - Breathe

A Compilation of Minimal Wave From Around The World (1980-1991), The Bedroom Tapes features rare, unreleased, and licensed tracks all the way from Belgium to Australia to Japan. The Bedroom Tapes excitedly marks Minimal Wave’s 66th release and is a follow up in the series to The Lost Tapes, The Found Tapes, The Hidden Tapes and of course The Minimal Wave Tapes. The twelve artists on this compilation mostly recorded their music onto 4-track tape in their bedroom studios. The sounds on this record range from German new wave to experimental electronic, to early industrial body music from the Swedish countryside, to dreary melodic minimal synth. The theme is music recorded in the bedroom for listening in the bedroom. The Bedroom Tapes presents songs from Pink Elln, Karen Marks, Disque Omo, Vorgruppe, Iham/Echo, Perfect Mother, Arvid Tuba, Subject, Denial, Unovidual, Aural indifference, and Autumn all lovingly remastered. Limited edition of 999 numbered copies, pressed on 180 gram vinyl, and housed in heavy printed jacket accompanied by printed inner jacket with artists photos and info. Thank you to all the artists and friends for support in making this happen. Vinyl LP release out now, digital to follow.

V/A The Bedroom Tapes

Arvid Tuba "The Seasons Are Sitting On Chairs" from V/A The Bedroom Tapes

Founded in 2009, the internationalist label Cómeme has established itself as a mobile home, a dance music caravan joined and nurtured by artists from BsAs, Joburg, Medellín, Bucharest, México, Köln and many more places on the planet. Cómeme aims to become a place for diversity, irreverence, musical insurgency and freedom.

Synthesizers, loops and abstract beats.  These are a few of my favorite things?  I am a strange breed, other worldly, and a super freak.   Cold wave, minimal techno, electro abstract, avant- hard, hardcore techno, break core, IDM, EBM, Death Rock, punk Rock, New Wave,Dark Wave, Ambient, MiamiBootyBase, SpeedBase, Dub, RagaMuffin, Dubstep, Industrial, Noise, Experimental, world beat...did I forget anything?  Neophyte, for sure, and these are all my newly found treasures, that I have dug up from around the world.  One day I will produce some tracks again, until then, I will spend every minute listening to all the newly found gems!

02.Borusiade - Breathe

Cómeme

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