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"The Time Is (Now) was written during an artist studio residency in the north of Montreal. It was Fall 2021, and after a quick moment of hope and few travels during that summer, we were back in the dark with no opening of clubs in sight and still in this heavy pandemic vibe.

This residency was a way for me to take control of what I could still control, productivity and creativity, instead of giving into dark thoughts and inertia. Armed with 2 synths (Prophet 6, Moog Grandmother) and computer, my goal was to write 1 track per day, no judgement. After 2 weeks, I realized I had a good base for my next album (more on that later) but I also had a few tracks that I thought could co-habitate on a dancefloor driven EP.
The title track was a tricky one. I worked on something all day and felt I wasn’t getting any breakthrough. After dinner, I went back to the studio and suddenly, something happened.

The track is based around this heavy disco beat and the 2 bass lines working together. The spoken word refers to this sense of urgency of trying to grab the bull by the horn. There’s a sense of darkness in it, but also hope. Especially at that mid part when the Rhodes come in to tell us everything is going to be alright. I guess this is something I always try to have in my music — A moment of hope/light. When I got back home, I replayed a few things on my instruments at home to make it sound more live and asked Laroye, a french producer living in the UK, to redo the percussion parts. The Dub and Reprise came naturally after that.

L’Horizon was an easier process, and I tried to fight the instinct of changing it too much when I got home to keep the vibe intact. It certainly doesn’t reinvent the wheel but it has a sort of classic charm, remininscent of late 90s Parisian House and also some of the music I made around the early 2000s. Big organ stabs and bass line, It’s full of clichés and I decided to run with it. Paintings closes things off with a more introspective vibe. Based around a chord memory progression from my Prophet, and a trusty conforting Moog square bass line, mixed in with some dreamy gospel like chants and textures. My version of an abstract painting." 

Fred Everything.

Fred Everything "The Time Is (Now)" EP

PREMIERE: Fred Everything - The Time Is (Dub)

Budakid’s ‘Milestones’ gets the remix treatment from three very hot names, with very different results.

Korean hotshot Shubostar has featured on Resident Advisor’s mix series, played leading festivals like Burning Man and released on killer imprints like Robert Johnson, Permanent Vacation, Internasjnoal and her acclaimed Uju Records. Her colorful update on cosmic disco fits perfectly with the charms of Budakid’s style, with a bouncing off-beat bass line driving under heavily reverbed kicks and snares and a flurry of ascending arpeggios. The synths soar, the breakdown takes us into an epic space, and the remix develops beautifully over the course of its 8 minutes to keep you hooked throughout.

London duo Make A Dance are rapidly on the ascent, with a huge release on Classic Music Company and killer cuts on their M.A.D. Records imprint as well as sets at the likes of fabric and Club Silencio. Their rework goes deeper, building through gated snips of the vocal, pulsing pads, Latin snare patterns and subtle bleep riffs and delays to reach a heady, hypnotic place. The ethereal breakdown full of tripped out tape delays and great use of airy vocal harmonies are the icing on the cake, making their remix feel like the original as experienced in a joyous dream. Oh, and prolific guys that they are, they’ve also included a ‘Deep Acid’ mix which... I think you can figure it out?

Rising Dutch talent Milio (Atomnation and formerly one part of Tunnelvisions) rounds off the package by stripping things back to a deep, tripped-out pulse, modulating twanging acid belches in conversation with an off-beat bass bounce. The vocal is used in super-dreamy fashion—particularly in the breakdown—and slick production on that acid line and clever automation keeps it engaging despite this remix’s pared-back approach.

Milestones Remixes

PREMIERE : Budakid - Milestones (Make A Dance 'Deep Acid Mix')

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A new Chrissy record is about to drop on the RAWAX label off shoot CHIWAX, titled Resilience. The 14 track all killer no filler album was inspired by Chrissy’s love for early 90s rave records. The album encompasses many of the early 90s rave genres such as break-beat, acid house and jungle. 

The album is bursting with uplifting piano riffs , euphoric vocals and chugging house bass lines. 

Today we have the pleasure of premiering the first track on the album titled Like a Fantasy. After the first few rave chord stabs you are instantly thrown into a hedonistic warehouse, head rushing and smiling widely.  The vocal rings out the title of the track whilst choppy break-beat drums filter in and get you moving. The kick drum slams in and you are up and away. 

It does not take long for that famous TB303 acid bass line lick to join the mix, incredible how such a small synthesizer has the power to put a smile on the faces of party people all over the world.

The track could be summed up with a yellow smiley face, the illustration of defiance, positivity and rave. This track is contagious and will be unstoppable on a dance floor. 

Total brilliance from Chrissy on this one – a huge tip for any DJ looking to lift a set with energy, euphoria and 90s rave nostalgia.  

“Chrissy is one of the best DJs to ever walk the earth and I am just going to keep saying it until everyone agrees with me." —The Black Madonna

“An authority on genres as disparate as footwork, disco and ghetto house.” — Red Bull Music Academy

“A virtual walking encyclopedia of the last 30 years of dance music” — XLR8R

Resilience

PREMIERE: Chrissy - Like A Fantasy

A kick strong enough to knock you into next week 💪

We can see this one doing some DAMAGE once we can all dance again.

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Cyphon Recordings is a new label with one foot in the past and another in the present. The UK-based platform will pay homage to the formative electronic sounds of the mid 90s, whilst also looking firmly to the future in its ethos, music policy and roster.

Taking cues from electro, abstract electronica, IDM and Detroit-inspired futurism, Cyphon will present exciting new music filtered through the lens of that golden era of DIY home recording and bedroom production, which helped pave the way for electronic music today.

Though these influences will form the backbone of the label’s output, it will take a free-form approach to curation, remaining open to embracing far-reaching strains of electronic music that reflect the same attitude as their predecessors. 

Working with both established and emerging names, Cyphon aims to carve out a space for artists to create without boundaries or borders, whilst helping to support the artistic development of the next generation of producers coming up through the ranks. 

The visual aspect will also play a key role in the label’s mission. The physical and digital releases will be immortalised through eye-catching retro electro aesthetics that will bring life to the music behind the sleeves.

Cyphon’s journey is only just starting, buckle up and join the ride.

Loxodrome - Emberfall (Dub) [Cyphon Recordings]

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