Support & Buy : https://virtualforestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/this-doesnt-look-like-a-good-place-to-picnic

Through this 8-track compilation of French talents, 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 manifest here their signature sound, showcasing all the facets of their universe through digital and physical media. 
Deep and boundary-pushing, full of contrast and almost exotic at times, 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗔 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗻𝗶𝗰 is the perfect place to let your mind wander without supervision.

𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥-𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤.

𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 - 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗔 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗻𝗶𝗰 | 𝗩𝗙𝗢𝟬𝟬𝟮

1. @jacques-satre - Jason's Dream
2. @lebirdmusic - Nebula Clock
3. @solmadj - Kylie's Lost In Tokyo
4. @selected_dream_memories - Nights With Her
5. @fluidmatter - Have You Seen My Friends? 
6. @mohammedvicente - More FX
7. FMS - Boomerang (@snakeleserpent Remix)
8. @visagesvisages - The Worst Of Them

artwork & cassette design -- Symbiose 
mastering -- Cédric IFA Oléon
distribution -- Underscope

© 2021 Virtual Forest Records, France

This Doesn't Look Like A Good Place To Picnic

VFO.02 V/A - This Doesn't Look Like a Good Place To Picnic [Previews]

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]

Pre-order vinyl: 
https://needsnfp.bandcamp.com/album/needs-x-gvr-present-the-future-of-vinyl

Needs moves into the future of vinyl production partnering with Green Vinyl Records in Holland to produce a 100% recyclable record which uses 60% less energy cost compared to traditional vinyl production methods. This revolutionary step in vinyl history features the production skills of Saoirse, Reptant, Sansibar, Pugilist, LUXE and Hassan Abou Alam.

For Needs 009 we welcome another all-star lineup of producers, established and emerging, from around the world. Featuring room 1 ready techno from one of the scenes leading lights Saoirse; a bass heavy, electro-tech weapon from Melbourne's Pugilist; the cosmic electro baselines of the irrepressible Reptant; an otherworldly space excursion courtesy of Norway’s finest Sansibar; dancehall inflected acid trance from London-based up and comer LUXE; and to round things off some twisted breaky tech-house from Egypt’s latest export Hassan Abou Alam.

THE PROBLEM
With 4.3m vinyl sales in the UK last year (the 12th consecutive year of growth), it’s clear that vinyl is back in a BIG way. But the basic technological principles of record pressing have not changed for a century. While the vinyl boom has been a bright spot for physical media lovers and the record industry alike, pressing vinyl poses a more urgent environmental concern than it did in the format’s heyday. At times, the process can seem almost antithetical to green living. Records are made of PVC, which comes from refined oil and can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill. Traditional pressing machines are powered by steam boilers that require fossil fuels to generate heat and pressure; the water used is treated with anti-corrosive chemicals in order to prevent rusting, thus creating more wastewater. And that’s just the pressing procedure.

Consider, then, vinyl’s packaging and distribution. The ink that’s used to print cover art and liner notes is traditionally solvent-based, meaning it contains volatile organic compounds that can contribute to the production of ozone. Once the record is encased in a beautiful jacket, it’s then shrink-wrapped in plastic wrap before boarding a gas-burning, carbon-emitting truck to ship. Suddenly the choice to buy physical music shifts from an action that helps sustain an artist’s career, to one that potentially threatens broader sustainability.

THE SOLUTION
In 2019 Needs started conversations with Green Vinyl, a brand new pressing plant based in Holland, who have devised a revolutionary production method which uses injection moulding rather than steam energy, equalling 60% less energy cost than the traditional vinyl production. It also uses no PVC and is a 100% recyclable product, meaning you can dispose of it in your home recycling bin.

The other benefits are that the record sounds better (it has a wider frequency spectrum), it cannot warp, and it also has a longer play life.

The key features of a Green Vinyl produced record are:
- Injection Moulding instead of steam pressing
- 60% less energy cost 
- No PVC
 - 100% recyclable product
- Wider frequency spectrum - sound is equal or better than traditional vinyl pressing 
- Longer stamper life time - can be played more than 400 times (traditional vinyl starts to deteriorate after 100 plays)
- Rapid vinyl turnaround of 8 weeks (wait times are generally 12-16 weeks)
- No warping of records 
- No paper labels

Green Vinyl is currently the only pressing plant in the world with this technology and we are proud and honoured to be the first label to work with them and share this amazing new technology with you all.

Join us as we change the future of vinyl <3

A3. Reptant - The Last Laugh (Needs 009)

Caitlin Medcalf came through with two hours of rave, bass, hardcore & everything in between. Tracks from Bailey Ibbs, An Avrin, Manifesto and more.

Caitlin Medcalf - February 2022

Sangre Voss’ ability to intoxicate percussion, brew tight forward-thinking rhythms and offer all tempo’s of a club night proceedings make his ‘Konon EP’ his most fluid to date.

Connecting the dots between the raw and the profoundly modern - this record unifies the elements of progressive dance music in a way only someone with his production ability could reach. Spun out chug, high tempo whirlwinds and powerful leading melodies make this one a catch - CHECK.

@sangrevoss

Buy:
https://iem-music.bandcamp.com/album/konon

Konon EP

PREMIERE: Sangre Voss - > two M [International Extraterrestrial Music]

BADBOOB HIP HOP #5


これは、これまで未発表だった数多くの楽曲のうちの最初の曲です。

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Adam Curtain - Doors of Perception (Facta Remix)

Following the appearance of 'Cave People' on the Scuffed Presents 003 compilation, mysterious UK producer An Avrin (@4navr1n) returns to Scuffed with a trio of warped, bass-heavy cuts.

Get S£13 as an exclusive track when you buy the full Clodhopper EP on Bandcamp:
https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/clodhopper-ep

An Avrin - S£13 (Bandcamp Exclusive)

VOITAX MIX 050 | Bailey Ibbs

for the headzzz 🥴

platform curated by Ian DPM 🥷

dpmsounduk@gmail.com

PREMIERE: Appleblim - Illusory Universe [Sneaker Social Club]

definite party material