from Frontera EP 

available at https://wvwv.bandcamp.com/album/octoptic-frontera

@octoptic

Octoptic - Mal Blanco

NERVOUS HORIZON VOL.4
Cat No. NHVA004
Release Date: 8/4/22

East London’s most forward-thinking record label is soon to release Nervous Horizon Vol. 4, the latest addition to their notorious various artists compilation series.
Known for bringing together regional club sounds from all around the world, this time label heads TSVI & Wallwork focus on dancehall influenced instrumentals but also throw fast paced percussive club works in the mix.
Nervous Horizon’s core members DJ Plead, Ehua, DJ JM, SIM & Seven Orbits are all back with killer dubs and Vol. 4 also sees the introduction of some brand new signees: Montreal based Mexican producer Ultima Esuna, Bristol’s rising star Josi Devil and congolese Nyege Nyege affiliate Chrisman. Techno prodigies Happa and Aquarian make their debut appearance on the label as well with compositions that blend intricate sound design with explosive low end.
Opening at 90 BPM and ending at nearly 160BPM, Nervous Horizon Vol. 4 is definitely going to be one of the most effective tools on the dance floor this season!

1. TSVI - Tambo
2. Ultima Esuna – 7 Salidas
3. Josi Devil - Breathe Easy
4. Wallwork - Slime
5. Ehua - Deepstaria
6. Happa - Glacial Breaks
7. Aquarian - Saule Dub
8. SIM - Hollow
9. Seven Orbits - Tallinn
10. Chrisman - Mediocre
11. DJ JM - Rammed
12. DJ Plead - RB C
13. TSVI - Drama Demon

TSVI - Drama Demon (taken from NH V/A VOL. 4, out 8/4/22)

Blender - Zoë Mc Pherson

Out on YOUTH: https://theyouthlabel.bandcamp.com/track/emma-dj-toma-kami-julia-bashmore

@emmadeejayy
@yyyooouuuttthhh

Emma DJ & Toma Kami - Julia Bashmore

@design-default - Quartz Silica EP
Format: Digital
Release: December 2nd, 2022
Artwork by Benfika

Marking the 100th record of the imprint’s prolific history, Infinite Machine are proud to present the release of Quartz Silica EP by new-comer Design Default. A self-described ‘tone scientist’, the Parisian delivers a 5-track of uniquely textural compositions which map out a sonic world influenced by dystopian anime titles like Trigun & Neon Genesis Evangelion. Like many on the IM discography, Quartz Silica acts almost like a simulation or audio-film representation of an abstract space you’re invited to traverse.

The EP opens with ‘Between Wasteland and Sky’; percussive assault on your senses which clearly exemplifies Design Default’s meticulous approach to sound design. Every detail, every sample and every automation is carefully considered to add to the heightened affective theatrics heard here.

‘A.S.K’ follows things up on this release, a highly inventive composition with a loose structure that evolves from phrase-to-phrase, refusing to sit still. Design Default’s interest in jazz and free-form arrangements is married up with an angular sonic palette of industrial groans and splutters; generating the impression of hearing a glitch (or hiccup, even) in the machine. There’s something refreshingly playful about the maximalistic breakdown of ‘A.S.K’ akin to the wry smile found in some of AYA and her YCO label’s output.

After two highly frenetic tracks, Design Default turns the tempo down slightly with the groove-laden ‘S.E.E.D.S’. Layers of rich, fuzzy synapses phase in and out of prominence over a bed of complex drum programming. The producer deploys negative space here to great effect, with the absence of a drum hit or sample where you might expect one adding to the hypnotic rhythmic swing of ‘S.E.E.D.S’.

Rounding out the originals of Quartz Silica EP, ‘SILEX’ is a club-ready construction with a paint-shaking bassline which seems to slip downwards in pitch as if it can’t get steady footing. Again, Design Default’s tone science/alchemy shines through clearly here, with stutters of melodies, bursts of white noise and stacked drum patterns managing to sit cohesively in this dynamic expanse.

Fellow Parisian De Grandi jumps on remix duties for ‘S.E.E.D.S’ to finish off the EP. The Paradoxe Club signee adds further syncopation and strips the original’s elements down to its fundamental core. The results are a spectral creeper of a tune - built almost intentionally with dark, low ceiling environments in mind.

Design Default - S.E.E.D.S (De Grandi Remix)

Fresh heat outta Bristol as @georg-i jumps on a compilation pairing dubby tendencies with lacerating sound design.

Making their first foray into cassette territory, Lyon label @dilldodosrecife come through with an all-star cast. Nothing but heavy hitters for the duration.

Slotting in nicely alongside contributions from the likes of Keita Sano and Jonquera, our premiere follows in the vein of intricately detailed excursions. Detailed, hyper-pointillist flex set against a backdrop of percolating trap percussion and low-end surge. 

‘Click & Collect’ is out March 1st on Dill Dodos Recife.

Pre-order: dilldodosrecife.bandcamp.com/album/click-collect

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Premiere: georg-i - dissolvesontouch [Dill Dodos Recife]

Pre-order: https://petrola80.bandcamp.com/album/nightshade-edition

Taken from PET-008: Lyra Valenza - "Nightshade Edition"
Out June 19th on Petrola 80
@lyravalenza
@petrola-80

Danish duo @lyravalenza (aka Hjalte and Jens Konrad) operates on the outskirts of contemporary electronic dance music. Armed with a playful approach and a patchwork of digital and analogue equipment, Lyra Valenza carved their own space in the Copenhagen scene by genre-blending Jungle, UK Garage, and Footwork into a mix of forward-facing and euphoric dance music for 2020 and beyond. A testament to the duo's unique approach to sound design, they were selected for this year's SHAPE - a platform for innovative music and audiovisual art from Europe.

Lyra Valenza's latest EP, Nightshade Edition, is a package of sweet and dangerous cuts to the taste of dystopian romance. The prime dance floor material hits with metallic percussion and bursts of fluttering synths tuned with just the right amount of trance. From stepping UKG, to lush digital soundscapes, the four breaks heavy tracks are hyper-modern sonic experiments processed through a retrospective haze.

The Nightshade Edition EP is released on Lyra Valenza's own @petrola-80 label. It follows their 2018 debut EP "Scan Deliver" on UK imprint Opal Tapes and comes as a welcome return from the energetic producers.

Artist: Lyra Valenza
Title: ‘Nightshade Edition’
Label: Petrola 80
Catalogue no.: PET-008

Artwork: Laurits Hanak
Mastering: Joel Krozer (Sixbitdeep Studios)
Mix: Frederik Møller
Format: 12" vinyl, digital, longsleeve T-shirt
Release date: June 19th 2020

Blind Spot Monitor [Petrola 80]

Taken from the HUMAN 004 compilation 'Togetherness'.

Tinkah - Still Care [HUMAN 004]

Various - Tlub Cools
Release Date : November 2020 (Digital)
Label : Comic Sans Records
Cat n° : COMPILSANS3

Graphic Design by Virgile Flores
Mastering by Troels B. Knudsen

Tracklist :
01_Modern Collapse Still Missing Your Morning Texts
02_Estebahn Rudeboy
03_Maquis Son SistŽm Tamborn C—r
04_luxxuryproblems SCENE CHANGE
05_J-Shadow Asphyxiate
06_Realitycheck Breach
07_Splash Pattern Freeside Run

Comic Sans Records is back with a new compilation of 7 fun tools to play in imaginary clubs.

Maquis Son Sistém - Tamborn Cór

Lead single by @gramrcy and @de_grandi for upcoming compilation release 'Exchange'.

Pre-order digital, cassette or T-shirt:
https://petrola80.bandcamp.com/album/exchange

https://www.instagram.com/ndegrandi/
https://www.instagram.com/gramrcy/
https://www.facebook.com/petrola80

Exchange

Gramrcy & De Grandi - Sea In Air

ZULI — All Caps (UIQ0012)
12” + DL
Pre-Order — https://zulimusic.bandcamp.com/album/all-caps-uiq0012

Released 12th March 2021

Mastered by Rashad Becker
Insert Design — Dave Gaskarth

ZULI —  Keen Demag

Record Label based in Lyon, run by @sleek-fata /

📧comicsansrecords@gmail.com
💰https://comicsansrecords.bandcamp.com

Maquis Son Sistém - Tamborn Cór

Comic Sans Records

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