Maara - The Ancient Truth (STEP07)
@maara

Vinyl Preorder: https://tinyurl.com/mx3bj39v
Digi Preorder: https://tinyurl.com/4syr625y

A1. Sip From My Chalice	6.12
A2. Nothing Sacred	4.12
A3. Yearning		6.32


B1. Erotics Of Betrayal	5.34
B2. Rough N’ Ready	5.04
B3. The Ancient Truth	3.49


C1. Just Give Me Time	4.46
C2. Insidious Force	5.03
C3. Oh I Remember…	6.26


D1. Awaken, Plum Plum	6.04
D2. Sapphic Rehabilitation Center	6.40
D3. Surrender		4.43


Mastering by Marco Pellegrino 
Cut by Marco Pellegrino at Analog Cut
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Artwork by Michael Mitsas & Vivien Hoffman

Montreal’s sapphic mixxtress, the elusive mogul Maara, unveils her debut full length LP via Step Ball Chain. A pairing written in the stars, with twelve dynamically diverse and emotive soundscapes of downtempo bliss, spine-chilling drum and bass and elevated electronica - timeless anthems for sonic indulgence and reflection. Take a deep dive into the sensually charged inner workings of the already prolific producer’s mind. 

An effervescent atmosphere envelopes it’s way through the records entirety, whether it be gloriously lush pads, melancholic words and whispers from her own lips or subterrantian bass. Maara’s world of sound showcases the wild spectrum of emotion, the empathetic passion of joy in Awaken, Plum Plum and Sapphic Rehabilitation Centre alongside the darkness of Insidious Force or Rough ‘N’ Ready. But like most things, the purest beauty can be found within the grey areas, where majority of this records lies. A powerful ebb and flow between cloudy twilight and it’s recurring silver lining, Nothing Sacred wraps you around it’s finger whilst Erotics Of Betrayal pulls you in unexpected directions sure to conjure feelings you didn’t know existed.  

A masterfully united album from start to finish, each listen unveils endless intricacy, delicately and deliciously revealing the potent DNA of Maara.

Maara - The Ancient Truth (STEP07)

Animalia mainstay Sam Brickel (@brickel) returns with the Pulse of Life LP. A diverse, dreamy & lighthearted embodiment of Animalia’s signature style. Genre spanning, deep, cinematic & playful, the LP dips between bass-driven grooves, bouncy tech-house & jungle inspired euphoric rollers. A listening adventure for various contexts… a moment for every hour on a dance-floor, choose your own adventure through the free spirited world of Animalia.

A1: The Mind Flayer
A2: Hit Em' Up ft. Eugene Pascal
B1: Neo Cortex
B2: Second Moon ft. Dashiell 
C1: The Pulse of Life
C2: Like Minded Machines ft. Eugene Pascal
D1: Ansible
D2: Sunset on Freeside 

Artist: Sam Brickel (Melbourne/ Naarm, Australia)
Title: The Pulse of Life
Format: 2x 12”
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL)
Artwork & Design by Lucas Hatsisavas (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Mastered by The Herbalist aka Corey Kikos (Melbourne/ Naarm, Australia)
Mixed by Eugene Peloza (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Release date: 12th June 2023

Vinyl available via our Bandcamp + Clone more.

https://sambrickel.bandcamp.com/album/the-pulse-of-life?label=761510570&tab=music

https://clone.nl//item72838.html

Sam Brickel - The Pulse of Life LP (ANIMA8)

A1. Joint 1
A2. Joint 2
A3. Joint 3
B1. Joint 4
B2. Joint 5
 
Setting the tone in a similarly deep and heady post-rave delirium as RBI’s Disseminate and in-house group Sleep D’s latest album, the spectral dub techno of Unsolicited Joints slips in perfectly to the Butter Sessions 2023 vibe.

Unsolicited…no one asked for these joints, yet here they are. Salvaged from many spontaneous late night jams over the last few years in a darlinghurst studio with only the mood in the room and the spirit of fun as guides. It’s all here really - Convextion-esque Midwest futurism, spiraling pads and woodblock style percussion mixed with the kind of borderless deep house timbres that nod more to Sprinkles, Regelbau and Acido than the watered-down, commercialised monotony. Elements of bleep, golden era 90s progressive house and even dubstep (‘Joint 5’) coalesce to prove a distinct UK influence, though Sydney brothers, Cousin & Ben Fester, combine them with ease.

'Joint 2' manages to at once subtly unfold yet rapidly ascend into peak-time 130 territory, knowingly crafted with the DJ in mind. Meanwhile 'Joint 3' gathers momentum through a shuffling, almost European minimal sort of groove, equally floor friendly but with less of the intensity. The aforementioned bleep tropes poke their head out on the latter half of the opening cut, while across the whole thing is a sense that the Fester's are as voracious listeners as they are talented producers. An exciting collection of tracks that wear their stylistic influences on their sleeve but are deep in the knowledge of those that have come before them.

Unsolicited Joints - Unsolicited Joints (BSR040)

Putting a pigeon amongst the cats we are back with that good shit. An out of step, incidental artefact of peaceful sophistry: YS - Brutal Flower (2 x “12 LP). A no airs and graces piece of cool future-proof ambience. A modern ballad for brave young clubbers, local pubbers, slipstream warriors, and emotional doggers. 

The distinctive aesthetic hallmarks of YS are all here: slabs of urban flavor from emotional interior; raw data straight from the interface. Both hopeful and mourning: this is the lay of the land in Brutal Flowers. It feels young in an ancient sort of way: pure as first snow. Unfolding with the patience, tranquility and the expansive poise of a work that is for now and always. Pulsating and gently to assured - a flickering skyline, swarming with warm memories. 

An aesthetic reflection of a creative process that is delicate and restless. Created in the edges, where long distances, fast cities and global melancholia are wrought large. Burning the midnight oil Berlin-Singapore style: from real to reel. A sentimental exercise of modern faith by old friends. With a nudge and a wink, Brutal Flowers is a (de)coded map of memories wavering with familiar intrigue. Patient listeners and the already initiated will be rewarded on revists - as playful & profound as you please, as deep as the heart. 

The scathe that cuts is clean and deep. There are no sleight of hands to be found in this opus, only hearts are worn on the sleeve here. 

If this is the final dance music boss, then so be it.

Release Date:  19.09.2023
Pre-order: https://paceyourself.bandcamp.com/album/brutal-flowers
Distribution: Rubadub

@ysystem

YS - Brutal Flowers  2 x 12" LP (PACE005)

https://itsdelicaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/volume-2

Volume 2
by So Klarity

https://soundcloud.com/ruinxxx
https://soundcloud.com/d-tiffany

1. Collect Calling             05:59
2. Count The Loving      08:00
3. Signs Out Of Time      06:21
4. The Choice                 08:09

A body, a voice, a relationship to space and to another. Confrontational at points, reflective at others, an achingly honest presence is articulated throughout the 4 tracks of So Klarity "Volume 2".

Constructed space moves between emotional registers; opening with "Collect Calling". A centering of desire, a desire to desire. What is it to be inside but somehow on the outside, to be both exhibitionist and voyeur? A charged melancholy reminiscent in sensibility of some of post punk’s most iconic heroines.

Granular, glassy planes stretch into the second track; expansive and subtly psychedelic. "Count the Loving" feels to be a meditative massage as medium sent from afar with a guitar pluck so thoughtfully romantic. Hand acoustics fritter over loops and vocal delay with heavy repeats underlines this mood. The sensation of travel, mentally at least, feels to be invited here.

"Signs out of Time" alludes to fractured dissociation, there is a knowingness in this, which nods to a deep understanding of this community. Field recordings and Time blurs. But we don't know what time it is or what time is Love. Dissections. Cuts. Memories. There is a real mass to this track and this weight feels to lean heavy on a heart.

So Klarity closes Volume 2 with "The Choice". Written in the past tense, a feeling of something lost or an echo bouncing back. Could it be a regret or a coming to terms with a situation? Holding on and holding together, drum machine stapling a wound. Flashbacks minimum twice a day appear confessional. Staccato edges and it ends.



"Collect Calling" recorded in Berlin, 2021
"Count The Loving" & "Signs Out Of Time" recorded in Berlin 2022
"The Choice" was recorded in Paris, 2023 
released August 7, 2023

PED002
Streaming & Digital 
Lyrics & vocals by Klarity
Production by D. Tiff
Mastered by Marco @ Analogcut
Words by Katie Shannon https://soundcloud.com/domestic-exile
Artwork Sophia

So Klarity "Volume 2" [DRD002]

A split EP pairing two euphoric dance anthems by Thurlow Joyce with a spellbinding roller by Regularfantasy and Priori.
Romantic, ecstatic, and full of <3

@thurlowjoyce
@regularfantasy
@priori

Track 1 & 2:
Music by Cole Fraser

Track 3:
Music by Olivia Meek
Remix by Francis Latreille

Mastered by Nik Kozub
Physically distributed by One Eye Witness

Lemon Citrus

Thurlow Joyce & Regular Fantasy - Lemon Citrus [Clips - Continuous]

Jon Jones - Oxygen+
Out 'October 23'.

180g White Label 12" Vinyl Release
Written and produced by Jon Jones.

Mix Mastered by Lopazz
Mastered & Cut by Dubplates & Mastering.

https://jonjonesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/oxygen

Jon Jones - Oxygen+ [RIV001]

Roza Terenzi & Furious Frank LP [PCLTD09]

Bandcamp: paper-cuts.bandcamp.com/album/roza-terenzi-furious-frank-lp-pcltd09 
Distribution: www.one-eye-witness.com/catalogue?labels=1379117 

Next up on Paper-Cuts is the individual works of Roza Terenzi & Furious Frank (https://soundcloud.com/roza-terenzi & https://soundcloud.com/furiousfrank) in a new series for the label featuring 2 artists in unison over a full length, double feature LP. Split across six-tracks the two Australian born artists deliver a like-minded swarm of mid-tempo breaks, lush ambience, unrelenting drum & bass and techno. 

A1. Roza Terenzi - Vape City (6:10)
A2. Roza Terenzi - Kalimera (6:10)
A3. Roza Terenzi - Total Recall feat Noff (5:47)

B1. Furious Frank - Splash (5:51)
B2. Furious Frank - Moss Rock (6:26)
B3. Furious Frank - Dripp (4:20)

Produced by Katie Campbell & Thomas Martin
Vocals in ‘Total Recall’ by Noff
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino
Artwork by Dylan Batelic
Distributed by One Eye Witness

Available worldwide on vinyl and digital November 10th. Pre-order now and download tracks “Vape City” and “Splash” on Bandcamp or preview the LP in full via Soundcloud.

www.papercutslimited.com

Roza Terenzi & Furious Frank

Bandcamp

Roza Terenzi & Furious Frank LP [PCLTD09]

UwU all starz ~ a va collection of lush & mischievous servings of glistening dubscapes, bubbly breakbeatz, tantalising tech & effervescent electronica

ft. @maara, @8salamanda8, @roza-terenzi @d-tiffany, @phubu, @specialguest-dj @pontiacstreator @benbondy, @milliamusic, @jephvanger, @plebeiann, @loiflan, @simisea, @benoitb

uwudustbath.bandcamp.com/album/uwu-all-starz-uwu002

ltd edition cd wrapped in a yum pack w/ sexi riso print & sticker <3<3

mastering by disc archive
art by sarah lim
cd layout by noff
riso by sleep on it press

UwU all starz (UWU002)

@secondcousins
@mood-hut

BC: https://secondcousin.bandcamp.com/album/homesoon

On New Year's morning, Cousin took a weary-eyed walk... ‘HomeSoon’ he thought, whilst cutting to the path by the Angophora Forest. As he made it down to the overgrown sidewalk, he caught a sudden sense of warmth from the surrounding flora. On closer focus, it was as if the plants and flowers had come alive...pulsing forward down the path as they bounced, smiled, and sneered all around him. Against logic, he was struck by an almost Garsonian desire to communicate with them.

This feeling lingered, persisting through several studio sessions. The music written over this period makes up this EP. How directly this experience informed the music is hard to say. What effect it had on the surrounding plant life is even harder to tell… we do hope, however, through listening to it, you’re a little more tuned in to them.
credits

So Klarity "Volume 2" [DRD002]

Delicate Records

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