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CxC Premieres 2015-2025

Somatic Rituals co-founder Kombé embraces flux and uncertainty on his debut EP, ‘Foreign Exchange’. He tools up five tracks built for adventurous DJs, constructed from an assemblage of liquid polyrhythms - inspired by the constant movement of foreign exchange markets and the plurality of Kombe’s own cultural and sonic references that give rise to his distinct sound.

buy: https://kombe.bandcamp.com/album/foreign-exchange

‘Foreign Exchange’ balances function and narrative across its 25-minute length, with each track serving as a strong individual statement and as a part of a greater whole. The EP contrasts and finds common ground between disparate ideas and concepts, rooted in intelligent percussion, intentional sampling, and a synthesis of organic and machine-made sounds. It explores the parallels of currency exchange and cultural exchange, perpetually fluctuating financial markets and the shifting sands of the audio marketplace, the fetishisation of money and fetishisation in electronic music - whilst juxtaposing East African and European vocal samples over hypnotic, angular grooves that evoke traditional and ritual-based musical contexts. Rhythms slowly unfurl and coalesce into a storm, periodically settling into moments of reprieve while encouraging dancers to find their own relief in the syncopated patterns.

EP opener ‘Batian’ opens with skipping, filtered synth stabs over a stuttered kick that develops into a driving, serpentine rhythm underneath whirling atmospherics reminiscent of torn metal, sinew, and electricity. ‘Emerging Markets’ disorients you with a woozy, seasick groove underpinning a clicktrack beat, all welded to a disjointed kick that steps in and out of the arrangement, taunting a response from dancers. ‘Third Pillar’ functions as an elevated DJ tool with its galloping rhythm and bubbling hand drums that settle dancers into their hips, while vocals reminiscent of ASMR on a bad acid trip evoke the harmony and dissonance of man-machine collaboration. ‘Taarab Fragments’ moves into moodier territory, welding DNA from Swahili coastal genre Taarab to subaquatic Detroit electro atmospherics - holding a delicate tension until a darbuka line bursts through and rewards your patience. The textural, pensive, and beatless ‘Future Entropy Quest’ closes the EP with spiralling synth swirls and a looming bassline that suggests the questions provoked by the record have no clear resolution, leaving listeners to sit with the parallels of enduring volatility of markets and cultural values.

Kombé delivers a clear statement of intent with ‘Foreign Exchange’, offering a hybrid vision in the form of dance music for a freaky club or tripping forest rave that flows between worlds, cultures, and traditions with fluidity and grace.

Kombé - Foreign Exchange - [SORI003]

Hassan Abou Alam - Mage In A Rage [YUKU]

Naco - Snakey

Track by @alecpace from LLC07 - V/A - Vuota Beatitudine

Format: 12" vinyl/ Digital
Cat. No: LLC07
Release Date: February 10th 2025

Pre-order at lowlifecartel.bandcamp.com
or
World distribution: One Eye Witness
UK: Rubadub

A polymathic affair spanning the broadest musical bandwidth, French outlet Lowlife Cartel resurface with ‘Vuota Beatitudine’ - a fresh 8-track VA extrapolating their eclectic approach to contagious effect. 

Draped in surreally murky cover art courtesy of Paris-based artist Léa Bouton alias Absolemabsoluxe / graphic design by Metaphore Collectif affiliate Nicolas Guillerminet, this new release features contributors from distinct mental and geographical regions alike: French-American chopped-and-screwed shock outfit HERNVNDEZ ft. MXSTVH, a hi-tech DnB / raging electro crossover from Mexican producer Jegsaha, BFDM & Tresor alum Jean Redondo on duty, junglistic jazz stunts by Chicago’s KSETDEX, German ambient voodooist Lorica, spectral post-indus from PRESENTE, Italian vibist Alec Pace up with a ragga-informed vengeance and Memphis-via-Mexico style slowed-’n-throwed madness from MVRKMVCHINX. 

Lovers of Southern lo-fi rap narratives will find in both HERNVNDEZ ft. MXSTVH 'Artes Oscuras' and MVRKMVCHINX ‘Shutter' the kind of lo-slung gangsta heat to wake up both grillz-teethed zombies and have these gold-felloed Cadillacs’ afterburners flaring. Hailing from the Mexican capital city, Jegsaha fires off a barrage of breaks-laden fire, processed vox menace and frantic bass onslaughts that go straight for the jugular. Fragmenting the groove down to molecular abstraction, Redondo treats us to a mischievous hybrid of ghetto-tech’y jack and discombobulated post-pop experiment with ‘You!’, whereas US producer KSETDEX welds a smokey jazz piano onto a muscular UK bass chassis on the addictive ‘Gemini’. 

Flip it over and there’s Frankfurt-based producer Lorica dishing out a hypnotic slice of atmospheric electronics, both immersively brooding and unimpeachably uplifting in equal measure. ‘Vuota Beatitudine’, the track that gives its title to the EP, works a distinctively paradoxical strain of rattling floor rhythms and zero-G escapology, in limbo betwixt heaven and hell. Conjuring up an infectious palette of ragga-infused maneuvers and packing massive bass and snare-heavy punch, Alec Pace’s fiery ‘Mantra Separation’ is prototypical dancehall arson rolled into a steely techno membrane. A wide-ranging display of explosively diverse, satisfyingly weird sounds to keep minds and bodies on the edge.

Artwork by Léa Bouton
Graphic design by Nicolas Guillerminet
Mastering by Luis Calderon

Buy 12"

Alec Pace - Mantra Separation

Galtier enters for his fifth instalment on his own label with ‘Opaque Envelopes’; an exploration of frequency and tilted sound processing across four slick, mid-tempo creations. Having leant heavily into hardware-focused productions, Galtier has refined his use of raw, one-take recordings and hand-crafted audio inflections, carving out a space dripping with feedback channels, aggressive modulation and dense, weighty sub bass, the collection makes for a set of highly functional, warehouse-ready rollers.

The EP carries itself along a subtle, evolutionary line, where Galtier hones in on transient, shifting soundscapes of rich, searing synthetics, all glued together with tight, syncopated rhythms that channel dubstep and electro. The intention is for each piece to sound alive; teeming with a life of its own, full of personality and vitality that breathes throughout. A significantly mature body of work that encapsulates the decade and a half journey into sound that he has embarked on.

@galtier

Artwork by Jiah Wells
Mastering by iFL3 Studios

Opaque Envelopes - EP

Opaque Envelopes

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Galtier - Augment Thud [NHS032]

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Between Milan and New York, biased signed a first EP on the Early Reflex label, synthesising his club experiments.

Read more on CxC 🔗 https://couvrexchefs.com/en/biased-63n3rd-winded-early-reflex

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CxC PREMIERE: biased - Winded (Early Reflex)

taken from 'BB Halo'

out 28/03/2025

Preorder on bandcamp: https://tomakami.bandcamp.com/album/bb-halo

Toma Kami - SP Burst

Portuguese producer Diogo Carriço unveils ‘Manifesto’, a posthuman piece part automated piano, part cybernetic performance.

Read more on CxC 🔗 https://couvrexchefs.com/en/diogo-carrico-manifesto

CxC PREMIERE: Diogo Carriço - Manifesto

With body.404, DARYNKA explores digital identity and bodily emotions in a connected world.

Read more on CxC 🔗 https://couvrexchefs.com/en/darynka-body-404-uploaded-body

CxC PREMIERE: Darynka - Uploaded Body

Check out Dirt Nap, the hard-hitting new single from Edward X, a blend of experimental club music and sonic chaos.

Read more on CxC 🔗 https://couvrexchefs.com/en/edward-x-dirt-nap-gweilo-professor-yulan/

CxC PREMIERE: Edward X - Dirt Nap (Yulan)

@leyka21
@applause-musicandshow

Buy 🔗 https://applause-music.bandcamp.com/album/applause-v-a-vol-2

With Applause V.A. Vol. 2, Matteo — founder and artistic director of the label — continues the curatorial work begun in 2023: “to capture a living and moving ecosystem,” at the intersection of local, diasporic, and international club scenes. This new compilation brings together a selection of emerging and established artists from Europe, Africa, and the diasporas, offering a sonic landscape that’s percussive, hybrid, and emotional. Artem, DJ Travella, Blck Mamba, Dariiofox, Lorkestra, Marge, and Hey Bony all showcase unique perspectives on contemporary club music — balancing raw intensity with rhythmic nuance.

Designed as much for DJ sets as for deeper listening, the compilation reflects Applause’s DNA: a curatorial and inclusive space, connecting underground communities, global aesthetics, and multifaceted identities. Among the standout moments, Leyka’s Beli—DJ and producer affiliated with Drama and Nuit Brune collectives—embodies that sense of freedom. Led by a baile funk- inspired vocal, the track fuses Bass Music, Jersey Club, and raw rhythms into a spontaneous, high-energy blend built for unrestrained movement on the dancefloor.

CxC PREMIERE: Leyka - Beli (Applause)

METEO joins forces with NIFFF 2025 for a club compilation tribute to David Lynch, reinterpreted by the emerging Francophone electronic scene.

Read more on CxC 🔗 https://couvrexchefs.com/en/mysthy-love-theme-mulholland-drive-meteo-nifff-ode-to-david-lynch

CxC PREMIERE: Mysthy - Love Theme "Mulholland Drive" (METEO NIFFF "Ode to D. Lynch")

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This 3-track EP is all about mood, grit, and atmosphere. Far From Okay sets the tone with a brooding groove and a legendary sample that hits just right. Kashmir follows with dark Phrygian vibes and gated vocals that bring a haunting eastern flavor. Closing things out is a killer remix by the talented Arcaede, flipping Far From Okay into a fresh new dimension while keeping its gritty soul intact. Play it loud—this one’s built to linger.


𝕽𝖊𝖘𝖔𝖓𝖆𝖎𝖉
@resonaid
instagram.com/resonaidmusic/

𝕻𝖚𝖓𝖝 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖌𝖊
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