10 years of Fine Grains. Oslo, Aberdeen, London, Amsterdam. Far-reaching polyrhythmic sounds true to their local scenes. We keep slowly evolving our vision through an ever-growing group of friends. FG X puts a marker on the 10th year with a selection of label mainstays and future collaborators.

Curated by founder Alexander Horne (DJ Uraki Riddim) with Duncan Grant (CAIN) & Rich Jones (Niven Trust) - the compilation has a nod to the trio’ & label’ Scottish roots. Tracks from Aberdonian T_A_M & Glasgow-based artist Susannah Stark tie illuminate their respective off-kilter patterns with a folk spirit.

CAIN hatches a snarling dance floor builder in ‘Talas’. Across the North Sea come tracks from skweee boss Beatbully & the enigmatic Center of the Universe - lofi analogue fun with no v-neck seriousness in sight. From fjord funk to the warm rhythmical pads of blanali and the bright uplifting synth- driven ‘Whisper’ by Lazy H.

There are heads down percussive moments too with a new twist from Herman on his myoclonus drum riddims, a teaser for his 3rd EP due in 2023, and a head nodding broken beat number by SP wizard Pursuit Grooves - a long standing friend of the label since her Sonar show way back in 2010! Watch out the Belgiums are coming, D-Nite gives us some of that lowlands rave energy in ‘Glistening Dust’ - a snappy prelude to his forthcoming ‘Echoes EP’.

Closing things out, and kicking things off, is the epic ‘Glossolalia’ by the LA composer Jon Lloyd. An expansive beat-less composition that nods to film scores and floating in space. Watch out for an album from him in the not too distant future.

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PREMIERE : Center of the Universe feat. Bjørn-Petter Tøsse - Karlov Stretch

Jay Carder B2B Jess Hands - 26 May 2025

Pre-order: https://gracelabel.bandcamp.com/album/lurka-signal-ep

For its third release, @gracelabelhq gets @lurka on the dials. On 'Signal', the Bristol-based producer serves up a classy four-course menu of bass oddities, primed and tested for club misdemeanour.

The resulting EP is a spread of hyper-distinct tunes, each one bringing special energy to the floor: from the skippy incantations in ‘Spells’, to rude halftime drum power on ‘Hammer’.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Lurka 'Hammer'

After discovering him at Phonox for Bakey's residency, i felt super inspired by Mage's set technic and selection. I thought it was right to have him on RINSE for my show !

Miley Serious invite MAGE - 02 Juin 2025

Piezo at The Swirl, Horst Arts & Music 2025

Pour la soirée Wizz, organisée le 06.06 au Badaboum avec CCL, Nala Brown, Oberman & STL-P, retrouvez 1 heure full bass avec Nala Brown ! 

WIZZ invite NALA BROWN - 11 Juin 2025

SGT b2b Aloe @ Aurora Bar (Tresor, Berlin)

W133 presents its first solo EP by label Papa Pino Peña!

It’s the first full release by him on the label, for which he has crafted 3 new original tunes in his signature percussive sound, along with one re-released track!

First up is rumba-driven tech house wobbler “Little Closer”. The UK-influenced stabs and the cheesy vocals do indeed make you want to move a little closer together on the dancefloor and shake it out. On A2, “Iramam” comes rumbling in—a highly swung percussive stomper with melancholic pads and mystical choirs setting the mood as it flows away.

On the flipside, the vibrating pads of “Run” come creeping in. The energetic yet emotional techno tune develops like a long run through the city in an early 2000s video game. It was initially released on a VA in 2021 and has since then gained many festival and club plays. Now it will be released for the first time on wax.
The last tune on the record is “Cama Loca”—a bouncy, shaky house tune with tons of percussion and freaked-out creepy melodies, which will make you feel like everything is spinning once you close your eyes!

As always, the release is accompanied by a carton cover sleeve with an analogue photo from Philipp Roth. 100 vinyl copies and everywhere digitally available from 04.07. on.

Snippets - Pino Peña - Little Closer [W133011]

DX201 - @insomniast-be - First Light EP
Digi + Limited Edition 7" Dubplate.

Rooted in his Bristol upbringing and no doubt charged by the
city's ‘something in the water’ effect, Berlin-based Insomniast
distills the raw energy of the low-end underground into a hazy,
euphoric morning after on First Light EP—the fifth vision from
Delphic Iris Records.

Extending genre-twisting bass music motifs, he weaves lively
distinct 808 rhythms, rave-tinged vocal chops and stabs, and
bass grooves into a journey through night’s intensity and
daybreak’s hazy reflections.

At its peak, Chasing Streams and 1024 bang hard with a skewed
fusion of UK bass and playful ghetto tech rawness, both
punching through with chest-rattling energy.

As the night fades, First Light, Higher, and Live in Love summon
a more expressive, hazed-out euphoria, blending broken
hypnotic rhythms with warm house music sensibility—the sound
of a morning spent in the park, bluetooth speaker humming,
Lambrini flowing, mates chatting shit, and the echoes of the night
before still drifting in the background.


Limited Edition 7" Dub-plate contains tracks:
Chasing Streams (A Side), First Light (B Side) and
All tracks are available via digital download on Bandcamp

Buy Digi & 7"

Insomniast - First Light EP - (7" + Digi) - [5 Track Teaser Snippets]

This is a regular podcast of mostly guest DJ mixes and live sets from producers, live acts and DJ's who are rising or established talent.

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Guests are encouraged to explore a bit further into their collections with an opportunity to step away from the dance floor if they desire.

For the forty first episode we invite JUG, an Sydney based Vinyl selector with a deep knowledge of the dance floor along with more esoteric vibrations and grooves to provide the soundtrack.

The mix is like a careful curated excursion incorporating organic psychedelic down tempo moments, that slowly builds up on a journey. Digging deep with  lots of variety - broken, deep, and groove laden. It wouldn't be amiss at a kick on or at a GotMusicCrew event where we had him step up for an afternoon set for Got Music presents Mercury Strut New Years Day 2025. 

​The mix is a great snapshot of JUG's expansive musical influences and record collection.
As always, turn it up lock in and enjoy the music!
 
Tracklist

Spillar La La La - Múm [Agenda]
Moonlight Flat - AR Wilson [Impatience]
Holding Horses - Colleen [Thrill Jockey]
A.I.39 - Marco Shuttle [Astral Industries]
Instants Empheres - Jonathan Fitoussi & Clemens Hourrière [Versatile]
Transfigured Express - Biosphere [Bio phon]
A1 - Kassem Mosse [Workshop]
A2 - SW [Sued]
A2 - Hauntologists [Hauntologists]
Paradise Prane (Valentino Mara Remix) - Rai Scott [Church]
Abstract painting 104-104_7#02 - Harmonious Thelonious [Emotional Response]
Touch Up - Steve O’Sullivan [Sushitech]
Do You Remember - Stasis [Detuned]
Other Version - John Swing [Relative]
Choices In Paradise - PST [Workshop]
Eternal Return – Don’t DJ [Honest Johns]
The Brown Acid is not Specifically too Good -Woodstock 50 [Rhino]
RX6 – Move D [Rawax]
No Suzuki - Blue Spirit [Sushitech]
Mandate – Mark Broom [Pure Plastic]
Automation – Dimension 5 [Delsin]
Night in Palmtree (Forest Drive West Remix) – Azu Tiwaline [IOT]
Parola(rework) - Donato Dozzy & Anna Caragnana [Spazio Disponibile]
Drama Chord (Exos Rmx) – Ohm & Octal Industries [Rawax]
I say,,,,,(part2) – Sasaki Hiroaki [Yotsume Music]
Epiphanic – SA PA [Forum IV]
Nuchu - Kit Clayton [scape]

Interview & Tracklist

RecThera Podcast 041 - JUG

Out door new years day vibes, DUB SIREN courtesy of Sinclair ! 

jug - Got Music Mercury Strut - Courtyard @ The Lord Gladstone Hotel - NYD 2025

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Events:::
👁️ 16 Faces B2b Drox NYD '25 - Lord Gladestone
👁️ Sydney Hexameter Warehouse Party - 🤐 
👁️ London Launch Party 17/8/23 - @planetwaxuk
👁️ Berlin Launch Instore 2/9/23 - @kimchirecordz

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Release Catalog :::

DIX201 - Insomniast - First Light EP
DIX101 - 16 Faces X Larkhall Paul - Behind the Violet Veil EP 
DI002 -  Drox - Hexameter EP
DI001B - The Moat (Critical Automator's Reflux Mix) 
DI001 - Alpha Delta - The Moat Remixes 
DIW001 - Whitelabel Series Volume 1
ORIGINS - 16 Faces & DJ Lost - Origins Pt I, II, III
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In the ethereal realm of the void there existed The Delphic Iris, a being of otherworldly power and boundless knowledge. The Iris was said to possess the ability to see into the future and hear unique and strange sounds from times and dimensions beyond our grasp. 

Legend has it that with a specific alignment of space and time, and with the mastering of secret ritual practices, The Delphic Iris can be conjured by mortal musicians to ignite and inspire their souls. 
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History's stark warnings tells us that summoning The Delphic Iris is fraught with danger and risks the possible collapse of our universe, for the Iris is an unstable and powerful being. However, The Delphic Iris' visions are often too tempting to resist much like a Siren's song.  

In recent years, electronic musicians Drox and 16 Faces came across the existence of the Delphic Iris through secret texts found in "the Book of Tidder" and were able to command its power for short periods of time, and so “Delphic Iris Records” was born.  

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Fortune has been kind to Drox and 16 Faces so far, despite the obvious risks of summoning the entity. We do not know why this is exactly, as the ceremonies are still to this day shrouded in mystery. What we do know is that we too are lucky, because now we can hear a small glimpse of what The Delphic Iris sees.

  It is up for debate as to whether The Delphic Iris’s intentions are good or evil, so listen with caution and may these sounds consume you, for the future of music looks promising, at least for now ….