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@tristanarp
@slinknyc

BC: https://tristanarp.bandcamp.com/album/the-self-elastic

A shapeshifter across strains of biologic club environs and tender sculptural soundscapes, this project finds Tristan Arp testing the elasticity of his own sonic blueprint through an exploration of varicolored intensity, mischief, and evolution.

Inspired by the sci-fi writings of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower and Bo-Young Kim’s “An Evolutionary Myth,” the fluidity of free jazz innovator Ornette Coleman, and a fascination with alchemy, these four tracks are designed for freak-time club rapture.

What would it sound like if one could alchemize a self that is beyond the sum of all our parts. Would it make a sound? Would it have a shape? Would it have a body?

The Self Elastic

pi pi pi premiere: Tristan Arp - Polymer (SLINK)

"Hunty" is part of the "Místní Fauna" compilation, which was released on the @yukumusic label on November 17, 2023.

In Czech, "Místní Fauna" means "local wildlife", and these 10 tracks capture the aesthetics of 10 different artists — either Czech natives or creators residing in the country.

Click here to purchase the track: https://yukumusic.bandcamp.com/track/hunty

M​í​stní Fauna

Hunty

Hunty [YUKU "Místní Fauna" V/A]

@human-margareeta produces chaotic but deeply schooled energy that elevates your soul to a genuine club shrines.

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After diversifying with the release of a couple of tapes over the last few years, BFDM’s little sis — Homemade Soundsystem — returns to what it knows what to do best: a two-track bass-heavy dancehall 7 inch. This one is courtesy of Parisian producer Krikor, who was already behind the outfit’s first release back in 2019. The well named Captivation Riddim starts off as a slow-but-rough compelling tune with haunting and trippy vocal samples creating an adequately driving mood. On the flip, Liberation Riddim is a percussive chopped-up party starter, ideal for changing gears with multiple BPM shifts and breaks throughout the track.

CAPTIVATION RIDDIM FACE A

Track by vector:Start from EP "Back to Nature BReAKS", that will be released 29/11.  

Pre-order link: https://eco-futurism-corp.bandcamp.com/album/back-to-nature-breaks

Back to Nature BReAKS

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Adelaide-based @STRICTFACE continues to push the envelope of percussion-heavy club sounds on his ferocious new EP, ‘Thirst For Nerve’, out via his own SLG International imprint (@slg_intl)

Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Poison Finish’ ahead of the release of the EP tomorrow (16th February).

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-strict-face-poison-finish

Thirst For Nerve

Premiere: Strict Face ‘Poison Finish’

NR Sound Premiere #6

Artist: Strict Face
Track: Casual Contact
Album: Thirst For Nerve EP
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Label: SLG International
Release date: 01.03.24

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Premiere: Strict Face - Casual Contact [Thirst For Nerve EP]

Strict Face has undoubtedly been one of the most exciting names to emerge from the club music scene over the last decade. Championed by labels such as NLV, Local Action, Gobstopper and Different Circles, the Australian producer has built up an impressive back catalog of releases over the years that have pushed genre boundaries in every direction possible, as well as providing a relentless stream of heat for DJ's USB sticks worldwide.

On this new release, the no-frills ‘Sin Drum’ kicks things off with a relentless assault of syncopated drums, leading into the delirious headrush of ‘Instant Swelter’ which melts breakbeats and vocal slices into a sweat-serving portion of rave ritalin. ‘Poison Finish’ pushes the low end to ludicrous levels before we finish with the thick soundscapes of ‘Casual Contact’ - washing the frenzy of the release in waves of psychedelic notes.

Every release from Strict Face has brought something new to the table, and with the highly anticipated ‘Thirst For Nerve’ EP releasing with his very own collective SLG International, the accomplished producer conjures up four brain bending tracks guaranteed to cause maximum club carnage. This certainly isn’t one to miss.

@strictface
@slg_intl

Buy:
https://slg-intl.bandcamp.com/album/slgintl002-thirst-for-nerve

PREMIERE: Strict Face - Instant Swelter [SLG International]

Product Toss joins the NHS for 'Plug Gulp,' a 4-track walk through the springy, sonically-gouged production style that the Newcastle-based artist has offered to the electronica world over the past few years. Disparate in BPM, structure, and inspiration, drawing idiosyncratically from Dubstep, UK Bass, and UK Funky, the vibe is profoundly dynamic and versatile in its engineering. Occupied with mid-frequency hums and inflections, bouncing against tight, syncopated percussion made seemingly from hollowed-out origins.

The journey across the collection follows the progression of mood and atmosphere akin to leftfield club music nightlife, with the artist drawing inspiration from their own experiences across many moments found only after dark. A desire to capture the evolution of such tracks' natural habitat is what informed Product Toss throughout their conception, and the 4 tracks nestle comfortably into this space - functional, DJ-ready tracks destined to influence movement.

'Bile' enters with a swung force characterized by pushing sub pulses, sparse drum patterings, and dripping, fluttery notes, both organic and inorganic in nature. Sensuous and dubby, the piece maintains a healthy homeostasis, shifting subtly with a droning layer of low-end that feels wholly reminiscent of Master Chief's shield recharging. Perhaps appropriate given the track is a weapon.

@ptoss
@nostro-hood-system

Buy:
https://nostrohoodsystem.bandcamp.com/album/plug-gulp

Plug Gulp

PREMIERE: Product Toss - Bile [Nostro Hood System]

Out 26th July.

@theotheorist

Buy:
https://theotheorist.bandcamp.com/

PREMIERE: Theorist - Tall Order

Faux Poly welcomes more newcomers to the label this summer, this time with a heady collaboration between Vancouver’s underground mainstay Max Ulis and Bristol-based Nina (aka 1/2 of DE-TÜ), featuring a bonus track with Adam 2.

Their EP Mythra was born out of opportunistic collaboration in Vancouver, while Nina was in town for a show. 

Finishing off the EP is the stellar dubstep curveball Testify, a collaboration between Max & Adam 2 using the unique Soma Enner synth alongside vocals from Nina.

@maxulis
@adamtwo
@nina_wav
@fauxpoly

Buy:
https://fauxpoly.bandcamp.com/album/mythra-ep

Mythra EP [FP010]

PREMIERE: Max Ulis & Adam 2 ft. Nina - Testify [Faux Poly]

Hassan Abou Alam is next to step up to the unconventional Nerve Collect label with six tracks of futuristic club-ready chaos. The finely crafted EP arrives in August and comes on 12" vinyl and via all digital platforms.

Hassan Abou Alam has established himself as one of Egypt's most innovative underground musicians over the last 10+ years. His music is a meeting of disparate worlds - organic and synthetic designs, digital and analogue tools, the traditional and the futuristic, and it has come on the likes of YUKU, Rhythm Section, Banoffee Pies and Casa Voyager. His versatile sound pulls apart existing genres and reconstructs them as something entirely new.

Opener '3asabi' is a stylish sonic assault with thumping rhythms and trippy oscillations that will get any dance floor bouncing. It's fun yet functional, serious yet seductive.

Hassan Abou Alam's blurring of the lines between the real and the imagined is second to none on this EP. It's a sub-heavy mix of the human voice, machine-made sounds and inventive rhythms that make for something new, weird and wonderful. 

@hassan-abou-alam
@nerve-collect

Buy:
https://hassanaboualam.bandcamp.com/album/mesh-mafhoom

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PREMIERE: Hassan Abou Alam - 3asabi [Nerve Collect]

Vancouver’s Destrata returns to Scuffed Recordings with three new tracks on his Keepsake EP, backed by a remix from SUCHI.

Originally appearing on London-based label Scuffed in 2023 with his Mutationist EP, Destrata picked up support from the likes of Leon Vynehall, rRoxymore, and Anz among others. Having also released with a ‘who’s who’ of electronic labels in his short career including 3024, SPE:C, and Of Paradise, Destrata was also named an artist to watch in 2024 by Mixmag.

Now returning with his Keepsake EP, Destrata describes his latest work as being altogether more melodic than his previous releases, while keeping drum work front and centre - or as he puts it, “My bass music friends think I make techno & my techno friends think I make bass music.”

Destrata’s melodically-focussed outlook is obvious from the outset, with lofty synths and vocal chops contrasting warping bass and skippy percussion across the EP’s three tracks.

@destratavan
@scuffedrecs

Buy:
scuffed.lnk.to/Keepsake-EP

PREMIERE: Destrata - Keepsake [Scuffed]

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PREMIERE: Strict Face - Instant Swelter [SLG International]

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