the king of dubstep always kills it on these ravier releases i swear

Wilfy D - Make Up Your Mind (Yosh Remix)

Brace yourselves for a heavy dose of hi-tech futurisms from a long time Sneaker associate. Laurie Osborne has held true to his free-spirited musical demeanour since his breakthrough dubstep years, springing across tempos and styles while holding fast to a deep-rooted raver’s instinct. His profound appreciation and knowledge of vast oceans of music injects his sound with a boundless, playful enthusiasm. What better format then for the mighty Appleblim to stretch his legs than on a tape? (The first to be spooled out on Sneaker Social Club, no less.)

As was evident with his 2018 LP Life In A Laser and his ALSO collaboration with Second Storey, Osborne speaks fluently in the techno and electro vernacular as much as UK soundsystem gear, channeling a sparkling, melodic energy which typified those genres at their inception. On Infinite Hieroglyphics, Osborne trips into expansive imagined vistas and fizzy furrows with a pervasive sub-bass footing. At times the album is cosy and intimate, as on the spangled back room dubbings of ‘Zephyr’, while elsewhere it stretches up and out with the extroverted square wave hyper-flex of ‘Riley’s Spiral’. Throughout though, the track structures remain restless and fluid, moving between phases with the non-linearity we cherish in the most creative rave music. At every turn a new synth lick vibrates into ear shot, a fresh rhythmic angle shifts the weight of the groove or an unexpected FX swerve splays out the sonic narrative.

Beyond the cassette trappings of the full album, an accompanying 12” sampler pulls together four tracks primed for soundsystem deployment. But as we’ve come to expect from Appleblim, these cuts are likely to subvert expectation and stimulate a more profound response in the dance – open-hearted and adventurous, a little bit alien and in thrall to the technology, like rave music was always meant to be.

@appleblim
@sneakersocialclub

Buy:
https://sneakersocialclub.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-hieroglyphics

Infinite Hieroglyphics

PREMIERE: Appleblim - Illusory Universe [Sneaker Social Club]

Presenting NS002, Indent: Transitory Memories; a four track EP, with a remix from Yushh. A collection of hypnotic sounds, the puncture of the sub - get lost in the clouds, it’s time to head back to the pre-pandemic dance floor.

@indentsound
@noire-state

Buy:
https://noirestate.bandcamp.com/album/indent-transitory-memories-ns002

PREMIERE: Indent - Transitory Memories [Noire State]

A club-ready turn sees SUED co-founder SW. marry gauzy atmospherics, viscous churn and impeccable drum programming.

'myDEFINITION' is out August 11th on Kalahari Oyster Cult.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3f0Z4sE

@kalaharioystercult

Premiere: SW. - moonNEWsoon [Kalahari Oyster Cult]

THESE ARE PREVIEWS TO STICKY .007 : 'hey, do you need someone to talk to?' mini-compilation. If you like what you hear, the digi's will be available on October 22nd 2021 here - https://stickytapesmix.bandcamp.com/album/sticky-007-hey-do-you-need-someone-to-talk-to-mini-compilation

Fresh off the release of their first birthday compilation release this Summer which included contributions from Jossy Mitsu, Stones Taro, ELLES, Black Cadmium and more, Sticky tapes are back with a mini-compilation entitled ‘hey, do you need someone to talk to?’ 

This digital-only release features tracks from Tim Reaper, Ell Murphy & Picasso, PRAYER, IN2STELLAR, Theo Everyday and a debut outing from Kitsta. 

Sticky Tapes launched their first tape back in July 2020 with Violet and ELLES and since then have released tapes with the likes Interplanetary Criminal, CC:Disco, Asquith, Om Unit and many more. To date, they’ve raised over £2000 for six different charities, all chosen by the artists on the tapes.

As always with Sticky Tapes projects, all proceeds will be being donated to charity. This release aims to raise awareness of three mental health helplines (The Samaritans, SANEline and Switchboard), all doing amazing work for those who need someone to talk to when they are at their worst. 

To further awareness of the helplines, Sticky Tapes will be posting 500 posters all over London that feature rip tickets with the numbers of the helplines.

The compilation delivers a broad sound palette, from spaced-out trance to IN2STELLAR to ethereal breaks from PRAYER. 

Label: Sticky Tapes 
Artist: VA 
Genre: Breaks, Garage, Hardcore, Trance
Format: Digital 
Cat No.: STICKY 007
Released: 22nd October 2021

PREVIEWS - STICKY 007: 'hey, do you need someone to talk to?' mini-compilation

Mural of Souls

Adam Curtain - Doors of Perception (Facta Remix)

Scuffed Recordings line up their second vinyl sampler, featuring four heavy-hitting club tracks spanning the last year of the label’s output. The release sees tracks from Dubrunner, Heritage, Stones Taro, and Joe Craven pressed to vinyl for the first time, in a limited run of white labels.

Kicking off the release is Dubrunner’s ‘Zoya’s Trip’, originally released in December 2019 on the Scuffed Presents 003 release. Zoya’s Trip has become one of the most popular tracks in the Scuffed catalogue, spending six months in Beatport’s Leftfield House & Techno top 10, and seeing DJ support from the likes of Anja Schneider, Moxie, and Oneman.

Up next is ‘The Revelation’ from Brighton-based duo Heritage, taken from their EP of the same name. With its bass-heavy, breaks-driven beat, The Revelation picked up plays on BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, Boiler Room, and saw coverage in Mixmag and DJ Mag.

On the B-side Scuffed veteran Stones Taro steps up with the weighty ‘To Rave’. As one of the most long-standing members of the label’s roster, Kyoto-based Stones Taro has become a firm fan favourite with his idiosyncratic take on UK rave music.

Closing out the release is Joe Craven’s ‘Staring At Your Feet Or Mine’, a percussive UK techno stepper originally taken from the Bristol-based producer’s debut release.

Buy:
https://smarturl.it/ScuffedSampler002

Scuffed Vinyl Sampler Vol 2(Previews)

Sheffield breakbeat champions & Club Glow collective members Denham Audio make an appearance on Lobster Theremin with Transcendence.

Club Culture is a heady tribute to UK rave culture, combining classic breaks with a monologue from generations past. Denham Audio speed things up on Retort, fusing their love of breakbeats with a sound palette ubiquitous with acid house. On the flip, patois bars punctuate the bleeps-and-breaks of Run Da Ting, while the vocal layered between Top Boy’s whirling bass and digitally distorted drum programming may be recognisable to some. Closing track Transcendence is an ethereal jungle roller with guest vocals from 7ip7o3, that rings true to its name.

‘Transcendence’ drops Friday 12th March, via Lobster Theremin.

>> @denhamaudio

Transcendence

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LT080 // Denham Audio - Transcendence

THESE ARE PREVIEWS TO STICKY 004: Asquith/Tañ, if you like what you hear, the tape will be available from 11th February 2021 here - https://stickytapesmix.bandcamp.com/album/sticky-004-asquith-ta

Limited Edition Cassette ✨

Very very STICKY!!!! ✨

Sticky Tapes is a physical mix series for charity. All mixes will be available to buy on cassette or digitally with all proceeds going to the DJs charity of choice.

This is Sticky 004: Asquith/Tañ - Two amazing DJs sharing both sides of the cassette. They have both chosen the full proceeds of this tape to go to Magic Breakfast, here is what they do in their own words: "We are a registered Charity Aiming to end hunger as a Barrier to Education in UK schools through the provision of healthy breakfasts to children living with food poverty"
Check out more of what they do here - https://www.magicbreakfast.com/Default.aspx

Head honcho of Lobster Theremin, Asquith heads up the A-side of Sticky 004 with a sumptuous mix of minimal house, bumpy UKG and leftfield techno sounds, with some exclusives from himself along the way. 

Leeds based DJ and co-founder of Spin City, Tañ takes the reigns for Side-B of Sticky 004. She provides more club-ready business, ranging from four to the floor acid house to cheeky dancefloor edits of RnB classics.

PREVIEWS - STICKY 004: Asquith/Tañ

Huñvre is a young French producer whose influences span, dub techno, jazz & minimal. MTG005 has been crafted with these in mind the EP contains tenebrous atmospheres, driving low ends and heads down grooves to lose yourself. Written and produced by Huñvre, additional remixes from Naconda, Merrin and Fidy.

@hunvre
@fidydydydy
@motoring-records

Buy:
https://hunvre.bandcamp.com/album/ne-v-2

PREMIERE: Huñvre - Aer(Fidy Remix) [Motoring]

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PREMIERE: Appleblim - Illusory Universe [Sneaker Social Club]

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