@ojodj
https://blankmindlabel.bandcamp.com/album/coiled-up

DJ ojo - Coiled up EP clips (BLNK019)

We are delighted to have POLAAR label head, Flore, join us for the 37th edition of the Mix Series!

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Flore invites us to explore the eclectic and captivating soundscapes she creates with her music. Her experimental rhythms draw us further into her signature sound, guiding us on a mesmerizing journey that is sure to captivate.

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Typeless Mix 37: Flore

Our sixth VA compilation continues in the collective spirit at the heart of Pressure Dome; here taking its fullest form. The first of its kind in the label catalogue, ‘Two [Is Greater Than] One’ sees a selection of PD regulars and friends of the label put their heads together across eight atmospheric tracks, equally as suited to the club as to solo listening. 

Those who have followed the label for a while will be no stranger to the comp’s first collaborator. Human Resources teams up with London dub techno specialist, Keplrr, on ‘Spring’: a mood-led composition where the impact is contained in atmosphere. Fragmented drum breaks are engulfed by airy synth pads and punctuated by a dancehall-indebted rhythm that marches at 90BPM. ‘Yuppel’ welcomes Noods Radio mainstay Sid Quirk aka Keppel into the mix. He is joined by label boss, Yushh, on a ruminative percussive tool, guided by cavernous drums that fabricate a vivid, immersive environment. With the guidance of Brighton’s Caldera, the journey continues with Süss Choc. The reverb-laden synth plucks on ‘evoke water droplets, and hallucinatory details echo around them to create the illusion of being in a mountainous cove.

Delay Grounds – an audiophile in the truest sense of the word – is next to take the baton. Together, he and Yushh take it up a notch on ‘Telomere’ – a full-bodied club-ready track packed with glitchy chords and giddy drums. A gnarly, Pariah-esque breakdown segues into the track’s second wind where pitched-up vocal chops accelerate it to the compilation’s energetic climax. With the help of London drum specialist, Syz, ‘Fuzbidun’ keeps our feet firmly on the dancefloor. Breakbeats are chopped and rearranged, flitting between double and half time whilst a distorted mid-bass roughens things round the edges, prepping the ground for the compilation’s move to a more inorganic feel.

Bristol don, Forever, joins Yushh next on ‘Passing Notes’ – a groove-driven club track where skittish percussion ricochets from side to side, so palpable it tempts the touch. ‘Crash Bash Party At BUFOs’ is no different. The link-up between Delay Grounds and dance music’s stalwart of musique concrète, Wordcolour, is completely idiosyncratic to both artists: the perfect combination of found-sound percussion and skillfully rehashed vocal samples. It’s up to two PD mainstays – Roy Mills and Human Resources – to close proceedings. A chugging rhythm bubbles under the surface of ‘Sycophantasy’, sending us on a dubbed-out trip before picking the pace back up again.

Copy – Annie Parker
Artwork – Jesse Webb
Mastering – Matthew Bentley

Spring

Keplrr X Human Resources - Spring (PDCOLLAB001)

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Release Date : April 7th
Pre-order : gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dompte-regard

A big landmark beckons, it's @doline's debut LP, with it also being the first time a LP drops on Grid. The french producer has been making quite a name for himself, an affiliate of Teki Latex's Sound Pellegrino crew and also dropping a fantastic EP on the France's best, Paradoxe Club in 2020. This new album sets new heights for Doline, his trademark sound & style is prominent within 'Dompte-regard', with his intricate sound design ever present. 
Throughout the LP, his synth work and captivating melodies make it glide between blissful home listening and adventurous club tracks. Fluctuating through tempo & moods with ease, 'Dompte-regard' could not sum up Doline any better, a truly fantastic representation of an extremely talented emo producer. 

For the first time this release will be also proposed in a CD version ! A beautiful object designed by Unité Services. A concept around transparency "to tame your sight". Only 100 copies available.

Tracklist :
01 The Lobster 'n' The Bee
02 Levant
03 Mill The Pink Link
04 Seven Attempt to Dazzle
05 Dompte-regard
06 Orage Réglisse
07 Echo Bosquet
08 Great Expectations
09 Odd Locus

All tracks produced and mixed by Maxime Prieur
Mastered by Krikor Kouchian 
Artwork by Unité Services  

Supported by : Ayesha, Azu Tiwaline, Basile3, Bob Sleigh, De Grandi, Deena Abdelwahed, Elena Colombi, Etch, Hassan Abou Alam, Flore, Giant Swan, Giulia Tess, Ido Plumes, Intergalactic Gary, Jon Beige, K Wata, laced, Machine Woman, Marcel Fengler, Piezo, Romy Mats, rRoxymore, SHE Spells Doom, Solid Blake, Surgeons Girl, The Maghreban, Troy Gunner, Tzusing, Unperson, Upsammy, Yushh and more.

Dompte-regard

Doline - Dompte-regard LP [GRID009] previews

MIRAS MUTUALISM TAKEOVER w/ Atrice (03.03.2023)

Fittingly, Control Freak's first full length LP comes from the artist who launched our imprint near-on 4 years ago. @keplrr's ‘Petra’ is a remarkable entry into the canon of contemporary ‘non-functional’ techno.

After a string of acclaimed EPs and singles, the South London-based DJ/producer brings his unique ear for sound design to the forefront across his debut album, a continuous piece with many recurring musical themes and motifs. Drifting between dream states and the psychedelic, ‘Petra’ sees Keplrr set aside the rigid constraints of club music and delve deep into the wells of the subconscious.

The album moves deftly through styles: meandering ambient/downtempo pieces, including a collaboration with classically trained Jazz singer Livi Graham, to the deep & techno-influenced ‘Two Prophets Lay Here’, reaching its crescendo in the IDM-inflected ‘Celestial Body’.

For fans of: Call Super, Leif, Koreless, Perila, Lorraine James.

releases May 12, 2023

Voice of: Livi Graham
Mastered by: Stefan Betke
Artwork: Isaac Kniveton

Petra

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Keplrr - Re-reality (ft. Livi Graham)

Big Hands returns with three deep-tripping, extended geometric gyrations, in his own inimitable style. 

https://blankmindlabel.bandcamp.com/album/a-square-a-circle

@big-hands-1

Bandcamp

Big Hands - A square, a circle EP clips (BLNK020)

JEROME Mixfile #960 - unperson

https://soundcloud.com/unpersonuk
https://www.instagram.com/unpersonuk

JEROME Mixfile #960 - unperson

Catch @beatricemasters every 4th Tuesday of the month, from 21h to 22h [CET] on rinse.fr

Rinse France Podcast

Beatrice M. - 24 Octobre 2023

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Keplrr - Re-reality (ft. Livi Graham)

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