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Yulia Niko returns to Watergate Records with a trio of tracks showing the varied sides of her musical personality.

The Russian-born, Berlin-based artist first debuted on the label in October 2020 with the excellent 'Manifesto' EP. A year on and she’s exploring more experimental avenues thanks to the extra time and introspection the last 18 months have afforded.

The 'Rave Girl' EP is a colourful exploration into Niko’s musical mind. The title track was inspired by a reallife dialogue between two friends, and is a ripping dancefloor-orientated cut with a wicked acid underbelly.
'Fever' is a snaking groover, driven by a submarine-deep bottom-end and inky melodic flourishes. 'The Only Dream' found life from a jam session the producer had with the kalimba. The result is a dreamy breakbeat offering that sets the mood just right. An essential for any warm up set.

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Premiere: Yulia Niko - The Only Dream [Watergate]

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Emerging Netherlands-based pairing Parallells will land on Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels imprint for the first time next month. Gifting us an emotive offering in Ashes of Snow (The Rebirth Of The Phoenix), it acts as a tribute to their favourite Portuguese beach club, Yamba, which was tragically destroyed by a fire last year. 

The brother’s spoke on what inspired them: “In May 2021 a devastating fire destroyed Yamba, one of our favourite beach clubs in Caparica (Lisbon), where we often performed. Yamba’s journey through the flames has become an inspiration to us and so we decided to compose Ashes of Snow. It represents the story of the phoenix as it finally rises from its ashes and morphs into a new form, with renewed wings taking flight towards a new adventure. On The Banks of The River is a continuation of Ashes of Snow, where love flows from Lisbon’s river to the Atlantic Ocean for a night full of emotions in Caparica.”

The title track hits a wonderful sweet spot between electronic elements and organic instrumentals. It feels raw and authentic, blending saxophone segments, electric guitar tones and a jazzy-like backbone to form a cut that feels ripe for both sunrise or sunset. On The Banks of The River comes next, manifesting as a more toughened dance music number thanks to deep bass components whilst still retaining the boys’ natural sound. Rounding off proceedings is Clive Henry, who’s remix of Ashes of Snow flies the flag for contemporary minimal. Weighty kicks reside next to delicate hats before ethereal synths are brought in, creating a romanian inspired piece that you can’t help but dance to. 

Parallells are two Amsterdam-based brothers hailing from the south of France. Multi-instrumentalists, composers, producers and label owners (Klassified), their music cuts across electronica, electro-jazz and underground dance music. Their live, hybrid and DJ sets have graced some of the world’s most esteemed stages, including DGTL, Robot Heart, Mayan Warrior, The Gardens of Babylon, Wonderfruit and many more besides. Their music is also heavily influenced by world culture, a feat that led them to launch their video series concept A Day In. Through this, they immerse in diverse cultures around the world, capturing sounds from their day-to-day life and unfold the story through the medium of music. Clive Henry is a linchpin of house music as we know it today. Cutting his teeth as one half of the tribal house duo Peace Division, he has held a long-term residency at Circoloco, Ibiza and has racked up bookings at standout venues and festivals including Printworks and Houghton to name a few.

Parallelle, Clive Henry

Ashes of Snow

Parallelle - Ashes of Snow (Clive Henry Remix)

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Cristina Lazic flexes her production skills on Rebellion. Following her first EP on the imprint called Burning, the shesaid.so affiliate delivers a minimal techno-flavoured EP titled Personal. She teams up with Italian-born vocalist Shar to pen a beautiful, dancefloor-driven EP, conveying emotive vocals paired with smooth and sleek production.

Lazic describes the root of Personal. "I consider 'Personal' a nice sequel to my previous EP on Rebellion," she says. "'Like 'Burning,' it includes a variety of genres and moods. In particular, the three tracks recorded with Shar—whom I met thanks to shesaid.so—continue my exploration of the concept of women empowerment—which is very important and "personal" to me, through the metaphors of time, controversy and self-reflection."

The title track opens with a robust bassline and stripped-back percussive elements, allowing Shar's sultry vocals to ripple through the soundscape. You And Me feat. Shar comes next, with an upbeat melody that slinks between understated drums. A slow-burning, sexy number that's perfect for an after-hours session. Like the title suggests, Feel The Groove is the ultimate groover. Lazic illustrates it as a "groovy track with a male voice that wants to convey a happy, minimal deep mood, and nicely complements the other three tracks." Closing tune Mirror (Set Opener) feat. Shar stems from the Burning EP. On the Personal version, Lazic pens a purring bassline and acid-tinged synth notes, delivering an ideal dancefloor warmer-upper.

Born in Milan but raised in London, Cristina Lazic started out playing the piano as a child and has since evolved into an electronic artist in demand. The shesaid.so member has released on several esteemed imprints, including Crosstown Rebels' Rebellion, Bondage Music and Creature Records. As a DJ, she combines dark and sultry techno with uplifting house textures, rumbling the walls of Hï Ibiza, Magazzini Generali in Milan and Le Salon Daomé in Montreal. Cristina hosts frequent radio shows on Ibiza Global and Sonica and leads the parenthood committee of shesaid.so, focusing on safeguarding the interest of artists with children. Despite balancing multiple roles, including a job in tech and motherhood, music remains centric to Lazic's output. Born in Italy but raised in California, Shar is a songwriter, ghostwriter and presenter on Ibiza Sonica. Based between Ibiza and London, she runs the soon-to-be-released online platform weareunlabeled.com in addition to her production company called UNLABELED THINKING.

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excited to present you the complete "Notebook". 
It's full of ideas and productions that were never released, some of them might sound familiar if you follow me for longer time already. 

Hope you enjoy this collection. 

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Francesca Lombardo - Horizone [ECHOE 20]
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Italian-mainstay Francesca Lombardo welcomes in Echoe’s twentieth release with the three-track Horizone​. Speaking on the inspiration behind the release, Francesca described how​: “​The tracks remind me of good moments. I wanted to call the EP ‘Horizone’ as a wish for a brighter future in our industry!​ "

The title track kicks things off in a punchy fashion, as a minimal-leaning bassline chugs along with dreamy synths in the background. Space-like keys build tension, paving the way for a weighty kick-hat combo throughout. ​Darne soon takes the helm, appearing as a gritty late-night cut with hard-edged drum patterns and eerie piano rolls, before ​Sharon finishes proceedings, blending acid-twinged pulses with a tough, club-ready groove.

Label founder of Echoe and Echolette, ​Francesca Lombardo ​shines the light for Italy’s thriving electronic music output. Alongside running two labels, 2019 saw her feature on Poker Flat Recordings’ twentieth anniversary compilation with ​Flumen​, whilst this year has seen her produce ​A Million Souls ​for John Digweed’s Quattro VA on Bedrock Records. Add to this the recent ​Call Me Wrong ​remix release, which ​features incredible edits from genuine dance music royalty in the form of The Orb and 808 State, as well as her August remix of Amtrac and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs’ ​Radical,​ and it is safe to say 2020 is on track to be one of her biggest years yet. Alongside her musical work, Francesca also heads up the ‘Life of Releaf’ project, tackling the issue of climate change and deforestation by donating money from album and ticket sales to plant trees in partnership with non profit organisation, One Tree Planted.

1 Francesca Lombardo - Horizone 
2 Francesca Lombardo - Darnley 
3 Francesca Lombardo - Sharon

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Horizone

We are living strange, particular times and, as we go through it all, music is still our best ally. The Nazcas, the ones that live through art and beauty and the Viracochas, beings from a distant world that blend and solidarize with us, know this. They´ve come once more to inspire the artists at Nazca Records to write history through electronic beats.
This next release is a reflection of our current days. The world on lock-down has pushed our characters and artists to move forward and define their destiny. Through hard work, Los Suruba have managed to put together a new EP inspired by one of the last authentic corners in Ibiza, Las Dalias. 
Our characters, the Nazcas and Viracochas, have discovered another emblematic corner of the world. Las Dalias is the oldest venue in Ibiza, summing up 76 years of making history. In the 70s Pink Floyd used to throw is parties there making it, to this day a venue on the island to remember. Every Sunday, throughout the summer, people from Ibiza as well as our beloved characters have enjoyed the music delivered by Los Suruba, founders of the mystic label Nazca Records. 
The ‘En Las Dalias, the remixes part 1’ counts with the extraordinary participation of Sandhog, a new face in the label and Wild Dark, who has been an active members of this label. 
 This two remixes are an avant-garde work of sound, a mix of organic and synthetic-like sounds that symbolize the strong relation and actual conflict between human creations and nature. 
‘En Las Dalias, the remixes part 1’ is an ode to this new world we are experiencing, a reflection about the present, a firm memory from the future.
Nazca Records, Recuerdos del future.

Tracklist:
1. Los Suruba – En las Dalias (Sandhog Reinterpretation) 
2. Los Suruba – En las Dalias (Wild Dark remix)

Los Suruba - En Las Dalias (Sandhog Reinterpretation). NAZCA021

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