Master Italo Brutalo (SXDNS091) is back on his very own Bungalo Disco with “Heartware”, a stunning 12-track synth extravaganza – originals only, by the way –, soon available on vinyl, cassette, and digital formats. An actual and definitive showcase of this true believer in the power of hardware samplers and analogue synthesizers, the album encompasses many of his most notable influences such as 80s Electro, Electronica, Disco, EBM, Techno, and of course, Italo Disco.

For those not familiar with his career, the first thing you need to know about Mr. Brutalo is that he is a complete artist when it comes to both DJing and producing. Watching one of his streams, for instance, is simply mesmerising not only because of his beautiful three-deck setup but also due to his killer turntablism skills – a forgotten format in the sync/rekordbox era. And amid his from here to eternity list of releases, some of his most noteworthy works appeared on vital labels such as Mozzarella Recordings, Days Of Being Wild, NEIN, Logical, Spa In Disco, Silhouette Music, Golden Soul, Nang, Emerald & Doreen, ESTHÉTIQUE, Espacio Cielo, and Bungalo Disco itself, just to name a few.

But let’s go back to “Heartware”, shall we? More specifically to this banger we were solicited to premiere: “Chemical Element” combines a pulsating Hi-NRG-infused bassline with minimalistic but frenzied Techno elements. The result is a peak-time beast devoted to wreaking havoc on the dance floor and teaching you basic Chemistry.

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Bandcamp page of the artist: https://italobrutalo.bandcamp.com/music

Follow @italobrutalo and @bungalo-disco, peeps!

PREMIERE378 // Italo Brutalo - Chemical Element

@Ulises-Arrieta- Interpol 

Remix by @TheRealHeidenreich 

Label - @HEARec

♫ Info + Buy ♫ -  https://www.sinchi-collective.com/ulises-arrieta-interpol-heidenreich-remix-hearec/

All Sinchi premieres available on
Youtube -www.youtube.com/channel/UCkJiiJt2HkHMSeZJIIQgQTA
Spotify- open.spotify.com/playlist/7sd3nFr…1ff4a1026348467b

♫ Info + Buy ♫

PREMIERE - Ulises Arrieta- Interpol (Heidenreich Remix) (HEARec)

18th release signed by @fargodevianti & @nvongold
Remix by @jennifercardini & @damon-jee
Artwork: Léo Marsal
Vinyl + digital pre-order → hardfist.bandcamp.com/

The Mexican duo is all about low-tempo, dark disco and anxious lyrics, mixing guitars, synthesizers, and voodoo rhythms. Together they create a psychedelic journey into haunted vocals, hypnotic percussion landscapes, oriental dreams, with an avant-garde rock flavor.

Jennifer Cardini and Damon Jee brought a powerful remix influenced by Detroit's electro and breakbeat roots. Once mixed with the trippy sounds of the original version, it opens a fresh new door into the field of “dancefloor killer” music

PREMIERE: Fargo Devianti & Vongold - Taste Of Butter (Jennifer Cardini & Damon Jee Remix)

Blindfold EP David Ponziano
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Destination Madrid: Penrose Records founder David Ponziano returns to the controls with two high voltage originals and remixes from Alvaro Cabana & Julian Sanza and Undo…

‘Blindfold’ taps into a vibrant, poppy, synth-heavy sound. Sitting somewhere between Kraftwerk and Underworld with an added vocal call to action, this pushes all the right buttons with an unrelenting groove and strong sense of triumph running throughout. Remix-wise these elements are flipped into a deep cosmic chug as 2020 Soundsystem / Silver City maverick Julian Sanza and Holographic Planes’ Alvaro Cabana go dark mode with an absurdly powerful and heady workout. 

The work continues with ‘Where You From?’ A dramatic slab of bleep-fuelled tech that’s reminiscent of the mid 90s German Tresor sound. Rising and rising with tension and just the right amount of theatre, this one asks all the right questions and your dancefloor will guarantee a reaction. 

For a deeper perspective head to Undo’s remix. A foreboding and stern take that nods to the legacy of Black Strobe, this one pulsates with tension as we march into the future. It’s a reminder that things aren’t always about where we’re from… It’s about where we’re heading.

BANDCAMP

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@neudphoto - Moth Breeder 
Remixer - @undo
Label - @samorecords

Release Date: 14/10/2022

♫ Info + Buy ♫ :https://www.sinchi-collective.com/premiere-neud-photo-moth-breeder-undo-remix-samo-records/

All Sinchi premieres available on 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sinchicollective 
Spotify- open.spotify.com/playlist/7sd3nFr…1ff4a1026348467b

PREMIERE – Neud Photo – Moth Breeder (Undo Remix) (SAMO RECORDS)

Another powerful release lands on the mighty British label NEIN Records: “Back On The Motorway” is the fruit of the interesting collaboration between none other than Montessori and Lusca (SXDNS216), two skilled and respected Mexican artists who decided to join forces for the first time ever to bring to life a couple of darkness-infused bangers. On the remix duty: Bucharest-based producer Valentin Gabriel Pandelescu aka Eddie Lanzat contributed with an exciting interpretation of the title track.

With recent appearances on HEARec, Nothing Is Real, and Play Pal Music, Montessori impresses with a refined ability of seamlessly gathering Alternative Rock, Post-Punk, and New Wave elements in his productions, while Lusca draws attention due to his more acid and intricate sonority whose result can be found on vital imprints such as Innisfallen, Golden Soul, and NEIN itself.

Eddie, in turn, joined the party with his characteristic cosmic/dark-matter-soaked favourite concoction – this time incremented with some Industrial garnishment to spice things up. His debut on Sir Neil Parnel’s roster couldn’t be more crowned, we dare say.

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Bandcamp page of the label: https://neinrecords.bandcamp.com/

Follow @montessorimusicmx, @luscamx, @lanzat and @neinrecords, peeps!

PREMIERE414 // Montessori & Lusca - Back On The Motorway (Eddie Lanzat Remix)

Controlla (@controlla) presents Nonefield's (@nonefield) "Simbolos Ocultos" who immerses us in a world that seems on the verge of collapse. Its two groovy indie dance tracks that are given a dark touch with loads of distortions.

Art by Pvlomo (includes remix of him)
Master By Ali X

Nonefield - Better Than Sex [Controlla]

Prowling into club season with intent, Darkroom Dubs usher in the long nights with this powerful two-tracker from Alvaro Cabana & Fargo Devianti. Please welcome ‘Los Flagelantes'.

Madrid meets Guadalajara on a mission of deep, pulsating 3 am funk. This transatlantic link-up has been brewing since Rotten City bossman Alvaro signed rising talent Fargo’s ‘Storm In A Teacup' EP with Vongold last year. A tense lesson in stark late-night electronica, the release follows a selection of resounding outings from Fargo on Hard Fist, leading to these two dark disco dispatches, ‘Flagelantes' and ‘Tacha'.

Two sides to a unique sonic story, both cuts come with their own deep inspirations and conceptual ideas. ‘Flagelantes' takes us back to the medieval foundations when a fanatical underground sect sought penance with pain. Los Flagelantes were a strict disciplinarian brotherhood that would welcome whipping to resolve their sins. Seven hundred years later, the only flagellation required now is to whip your dancefloor into shape, and with its stalking nature and stark peaks and troughs, this will most certainly do that. 

‘Tacha' follows suit with a much more chaotic dynamic. A hearty nod to the post-punk, dark wave 80s sound, especially the influential Parálisis Permanente. They soundtracked the winds of change during the Movida Madrileña counter-culture in post-Franco Madrid. There's a hazy, woozy, cosmic fuzz sizzling palpably over the swaggering bass guitar and rolling, relentless kicks. It's real heady, shoe-gaze material. If ‘Flagelentes’ whips dancefloors into shape, 'Tacha' hypnotises them into submission. 

Two wholly different techniques and concepts, but the same result: complete dancefloor escapism. Just how Darkrooms Dubs like it. Stay tuned.

Out now on Bandcamp & Beatport.

Mastered by Conor Dalton at Glowcast Audio. 
Art & Design by Fargo Devianti.
https://www.darkroomdubs.com
​​https://darkroomdubs.bandcamp.com
@alvarocabana @fargodevianti @darkroomdubs
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Los Flagelantes

Tacha

Bandcamp

PREMIERE: Alvaro Cabana & Fargo Devianti - Tacha [Darkroom Dubs]

A Story of Italo Disco, Indie Dance, Slow Motion, New Wave, Breakbeat ...is now starting.

INCOMING :  Marching Machines - Seraphic #BootsAndLegs

Release date : 2023-01-16

Buy : https://bootsandlegs.bandcamp.com/album/boots-legs-vol-4-boot004        

From over the hills and far away, the cobblers and their boots are here to stay. The sartorial scallywags return with another collection of kaleidoscopic, Italo-tinged party pleasers.
First off the block, London royalty Super Drama team up with homeboy Kayroy for ‘Something New’, a cut of propulsive glitterball synth-funk, with just the right amount of cowbell.
Next up, Italy’s Disco Mortale and Futuristant take us for a tour of the dark side, with cyborg vocoders and cyberpunk arpeggios painting a vivid dreamscape of neon and steel. ‘Until Forever’ flirts the line
between sinful and sincere, abandoning you to the rise of the machines, and a dance-off to the death!
Flip that wax and step on the gas because Gabto reunites with collaborator Kauan Marco for the colossally cool ‘Ki Ko Ho’. These brilliant Brazilians have delivered a bonafide gem, complete with drums that hit you in all the right places, and a killer synthesiser solo - brilliant stuff.
For the cherry on top, Marching Machines bring their intoxicating and hypnotic flavour of Belgian chug and psychedelic dark disco to the table with the festival-ready epic ‘Seraphic’ - molto bene! An electrifyingly eclectic and adventurous collection of toe-tappers and hip-snappers, made with love and coming soon to a discoteca near you.

☎ Connect ☎
https://soundcloud.com/marchingmachines
https://soundcloud.com/bootsandlegsoffical

INCOMING :  Marching Machines - Seraphic #BootsAndLegs

Artists: Various
Album: 10 Years Compilation
Label: Playground Records
Cover art: formless.forming
Mastering: Submarea Estudio
Press & Communication: Avoiding The Issue
Catalogue: PGR049
Release date: 24/02/2023

When we look back in time, it seems like yesterday when we started having clandestine parties in the backyard of an old house or illegal raves in public parks in Buenos Aires. Today, a decade later, Playground has established itself as a respected squad based in Barcelona, a record label with a strong back catalog of over 50 releases, and a family of artists spanning the globe.

10 years have passed since this beautiful adventure started and we want to celebrate it as we like best… Dancing.
Get ready because the celebration plan will be huge!
We will be holding parties in different cities around the world, and following the path started by the launch of 9 years, we present a new compilation with a line up full of great artists and dear friends who faithfully represent our history and our present... https://soundcloud.com/lauerofficial , https://soundcloud.com/the-juan-maclean , https://soundcloud.com/manpower-1 , https://soundcloud.com/rodion_gomma & https://soundcloud.com/mammarella feat https://soundcloud.com/hugosanchez , https://soundcloud.com/elfenberg , https://soundcloud.com/anatolianweapons , https://soundcloud.com/roedeers , https://soundcloud.com/zillasonacid , https://soundcloud.com/corneliusdoctor & https://soundcloud.com/tushen_rai , https://soundcloud.com/balamok , https://soundcloud.com/beatfoot & https://soundcloud.com/geopardtourist , https://soundcloud.com/deuxcontrol , https://soundcloud.com/alvarocabana & https://soundcloud.com/jackwasfaster ,  https://soundcloud.com/jasonjppeters , https://soundcloud.com/musicbydella & https://soundcloud.com/martin-noise , https://soundcloud.com/mishellmusik feat https://soundcloud.com/nvongold ,  https://soundcloud.com/nahuel-galaxx & https://soundcloud.com/kuunde , https://soundcloud.com/marzianmusic & https://soundcloud.com/ricardo-ruben , https://soundcloud.com/johnparsley , https://soundcloud.com/neskeh_41 ... Yes, a fucking dream team!

At the end of the day, all life is defined by its actions. We are what we do, it is often said. Okay…. This is what we do, this is who we are. We are Playground: We make people dance.

Playground 10 Years Compilation

Mirlo Blanco (Original Mix)

Alvaro Cabana & JackWasFaster - Mirlo Blanco (Original Mix)

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Incisive and breathtaking, David Ponziano is a Madrilenian artist, who radiates personality inside and outside the DJ booth. This is precisely his trump card, the one that gives him the winning hand in his moves. He has the club in his veins, many hours of experience behind him, a wide vision and few prejudices. These virtues make it hard to resist his musical assaults and the public in his habitual residences, at parties such as Replay, Reclub or Motel, is well aware of that.
 
His sessions are constructive, formed by musical lines that diversify and combine to build a union of sounds that can range between disco, house, deep, techno or acid, without losing coherence within the musical discourse. He is definitely an old school DJ, one of those who knows what he is doing and enjoys dancing and feeling the beat.
 
The preamble of his relationship with electronic music comes from the mid-90s, when the last gasps of EBM and new wave conquered his heart to the rhythm of sharp bases, aggressive guitars and rough synths. From those days to the present time the paths have been many and diverse, reaching their peak and acquiring sense in the mid-2000s, when he began to release his first music publications under the pseudonym Play The Game. In the meantime, he studies sound engineering and launches his own mixing and mastering studio, Peak Studio. Nowadays and after several and successful adventures as a promoter in other brands like MOTEL, he is running his own club: HALLEY.
 
His career as DJ and producer is acquiring greater dimensions day by day with releases on labels like Alma Soul Music, Lust Recordings, Cuatro Records or Parallel, as well as with remixes for artists like Alexi Delano, Matthias Vogt (Motorcitysoul), Julian Sanza or Boghosian & Torquato and with his active residences in Replay and Reclub. In brief, the last four years have been very intense, enabling him to be positioned as one of the most active and popular artists in Madrid's underground scene.
 

WEB LINKS

davidponziano.com
souncloud.com/davidponziano
facebook.com/djdavidponziano

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David Ponziano | Penrose Records | Halley Club

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