Pressure Dome rematerializes in a coalescence of connections from across the globe with the first of their INTL Pressure series.

Precision engineered polyrhythms and twisted time signatures meet introspective expressions and high impact fragmentations of sound in this versatile ensemble of electronic experimentalism.

@djdurbin
@pressuredome

Buy:
https://pressuredome.bandcamp.com/album/intl-pdcomp001

INTL.PDCOMP001

PREMIERE: DJ Durbin - Drems [Pressure Dome]

After turning heads with this debut EP for our own naivety sublabel, Hassan Abou Alam is back and more than ready to cement his rep as Cairo’s foremost breakbeat master. This Egyptian lover of all things choppy and rave-y cooks up another epic sonic assault on the ears and subwoofers, designing a crafty and detailed 5-tracker that will not only rattle but stun.

A focused but playful energy runs throughout the entirety of the record, initiating things with the fat beats and the bleep-y bassline of “It Spills”, building towards the X-files atmosphere of ‘Unkindled’ and carrying the vibe on to the B-side for three more cuts of subby, tranced-out alien funk. B-side tracks “Breathe” and “Khamassen” bring on a deeper blend of complex funk patterns, elastic bass and mysterious samples while still moving the dance in the most superlative of ways. Finally, bringing things to sweet culmination, the more rugged and raw beats of final track  “All Used Up” ride along expansive, wide-eyed melodies, resonant acid and a pinch of late 90s surfer-traveller optimism.

B1 Hassan Abou Alam - Breathe

ceadcead.bandcamp.com/album/mmxxi-inferno-v-a

Artwork by Patrick Savile
Mastered by Larry McCarthy

FAFF - Flan

Every evening she went to visit the muggy, rocky caverns. Each step was meticulously placed, the safe path fully mapped out in her head at this point. But still — one wrong move and she could easily be swept into the seemingly bottomless void below. Tonight the roundtrip journey would take hours, but she carried on, one mindful step at a time. The echoes of her pattering feet became quieter. The light became dimmer as shadows began to swirl. The thick, humid air turned frail and bitter. Just when a shred of fear began to tickle her neck, a familiar warmth reached out and offered itself as a guide through the dark. Her feet lifted off the ground as she was beckoned into the dwelling of her beloved.

Hot on the heels of RITA BASS’s debut double single via 56K Records, the Naarm (Melbourne) based artist has enlisted the meticulous talents of Toronto producer Ciel to remix 'Shaped Curve', taken off the B-side of the release. Ciel, who has previously released on Shanti Celeste’s Peach Discs and co-runs her own Parallel Minds imprint, delivers a nostalgic dub that transforms the original from pop to UKG-laced IDM. Keeping it drenched in emotion, like RITA's OG version, this stripped-back take makes for a perfect sunrise closer.

PREMIERE: RITA BASS - Shaped Curve (Ciel's Deja-vu Dub Mix) [56K Records]

My dark UKG remix of Aria Rostami's "Bolbol" out on Shaytoon.

Bolbol

Aria Rostami - Bolbol (Sepehr Dark UKG Mix)

Circuit Rumble

Circuit Breaker EP

DJ Swagger - Circuit Rumble [777_29] Preview

Our sixth VA compilation continues in the collective spirit at the heart of Pressure Dome; here taking its fullest form. The first of its kind in the label catalogue, ‘Two [Is Greater Than] One’ sees a selection of PD regulars and friends of the label put their heads together across eight atmospheric tracks, equally as suited to the club as to solo listening. 

Those who have followed the label for a while will be no stranger to the comp’s first collaborator. Human Resources teams up with London dub techno specialist, Keplrr, on ‘Spring’: a mood-led composition where the impact is contained in atmosphere. Fragmented drum breaks are engulfed by airy synth pads and punctuated by a dancehall-indebted rhythm that marches at 90BPM. ‘Yuppel’ welcomes Noods Radio mainstay Sid Quirk aka Keppel into the mix. He is joined by label boss, Yushh, on a ruminative percussive tool, guided by cavernous drums that fabricate a vivid, immersive environment. With the guidance of Brighton’s Caldera, the journey continues with Süss Choc. The reverb-laden synth plucks on ‘evoke water droplets, and hallucinatory details echo around them to create the illusion of being in a mountainous cove.

Delay Grounds – an audiophile in the truest sense of the word – is next to take the baton. Together, he and Yushh take it up a notch on ‘Telomere’ – a full-bodied club-ready track packed with glitchy chords and giddy drums. A gnarly, Pariah-esque breakdown segues into the track’s second wind where pitched-up vocal chops accelerate it to the compilation’s energetic climax. With the help of London drum specialist, Syz, ‘Fuzbidun’ keeps our feet firmly on the dancefloor. Breakbeats are chopped and rearranged, flitting between double and half time whilst a distorted mid-bass roughens things round the edges, prepping the ground for the compilation’s move to a more inorganic feel.

Bristol don, Forever, joins Yushh next on ‘Passing Notes’ – a groove-driven club track where skittish percussion ricochets from side to side, so palpable it tempts the touch. ‘Crash Bash Party At BUFOs’ is no different. The link-up between Delay Grounds and dance music’s stalwart of musique concrète, Wordcolour, is completely idiosyncratic to both artists: the perfect combination of found-sound percussion and skillfully rehashed vocal samples. It’s up to two PD mainstays – Roy Mills and Human Resources – to close proceedings. A chugging rhythm bubbles under the surface of ‘Sycophantasy’, sending us on a dubbed-out trip before picking the pace back up again.

Copy – Annie Parker
Artwork – Jesse Webb
Mastering – Matthew Bentley

Sycophantasy

Roy Mills X Human Resources - Sycophantasy (PDCOLLAB001)

Will Hofbauer - 'Hiccups' (WSDM025)

Buy : gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sans-rel-che
Stream : li.sten.to/vcjyvgex

To celebrate Grid 2nd anniversary, we gathered together thirteen earth-shattering tracks from the bass scene’s most promising creators, all aimed to move you in the most primordial way. Evoking images of vast landscapes and deep underground catacombs.

This compilation takes the listener deep into the earth with twisted percussion workouts from the likes of Jabes, Piezo, Ronan and Sister Zo… and back into the light with serene compositions from E-unity, Tammo Hesselink and A Psychic Yes, whilst Jay Duncan, Basile3 y Clara!, Jonny From Space, Flaty, Seekersinternational, and blu-e join the dots with their genre-defying creations.

As was the case with Grid’s previous compilations 'Improvisations' and 'Da Capo Al Coda', the label once again puts its stamp on a moment in the underground by collecting together productions of the highest quality that push the boundaries but undeniably make you want to move.

1. Tammo Hesselink - Paint Reduce Trick
2. Ronan - Shadowbox
3. E-Unity - Of all the places I could be
4. Basile3 y Clara! - Respira
5. Jay Duncan - Frog Work
6. Jabes - Gaol Figure
7. Seekersinternational - Guide Dem Selecta
8. blu-e - Taken A Turn
9. Jonny From Space - Never The Right Time
10. Sister Zo - EMP
11. Piezo - 4e4u
12. A Psychic Yes - Moz Loves Frogs
13. Flaty - Crossmath

Mastered by Krikor Kouchian
Artwork by Unité Services

Supported by : Akanbi, Anaco, Animistic Beliefs, Aquarian, Aroent, Atrice, Ayesha, Batu, Bill Kouligas, Blank Patrick, Blume, Borusiade, Celestian, Ciel, Cleyra, Danielle, De Grandi, Deena Abdelwahed, Deft, DJ Voices, Doctor Jeep, Ed Davenport, Eric Cloutier, Flore, Formally Unknown, Forest Drive West, Giant Swan, Giulia Tess, Gramrcy, Henry Greenleaf, Huerco S., Glances, Jay Carder, Joanna OJ, Jurango, k means, Kaval, Kouslin, Hassan Abou Alam, Laced, Laksa, Lee Gamble, mad miran, Madam X, Mia Koden, Mumdance, Nazira, Neinzer, Nick Craddock, Oceanic, Ojoo Gyal, Om Unit, Oxyd, Pearson Sound, Ramzi, Realitycheck, Rhyw, Romy Mats, rRoxymore, SHE Spells Doom, Shifted, Slam, SSSLIP, Sofay, Solid Blake, Soso Tharpa, Steve Barker, Syz, Tia Cousins, Unknown Mobile, Valesuchi, Will Hofbauer, Wordcolour, Yilan, Zenker Brothers and more.

Sister Zo - EMP

We are happy to welcome @thodenmcr on board with his first 12“ called Gade EP

Artwork by Frida Pain 
Mastered by Herb LF
Bandcamp: https://rowrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gade-ep
Distribution by RUBADUB: https://www.rubadub.co.uk/records/gade-ep

Thodén - Tunnel Diver

DBA10.01: VARIOUS ARTISTS - 10.01
FT. RROXYMORE, TYLER DANCER, KERRIE, KAMAU, GENERAL LUDD, M GUN, JAYSON WYNTERS, BRASSFOOT, LURKA, KAREN GWYER, MR. BEATNICK
BUY: http://dontbeafraidrecordings.co.uk/shop/

10.01 GENERAL LUDD - STENTOR POLYMORPHUS

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definite party material // @scuffedrecs // rinse fm

music out on rhythm section, all centre, scuffed recordings & more.

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PREMIERE: DJ Durbin - Drems [Pressure Dome]

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