BEAT GOES ROUND

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Hypothesis - Moritz Michelson

David Vunk - Acid Destruction

Ryan James Ford’s productions are rarely anything other than inspired. Through regular releases on Marcel Dettmann Records, Answer Code Request and his own SHUT imprint, Ford has proved to be an exciting producer, capable of mangling sounds and styles to fit his wide-ranging musical vision.
The Berlin-based Canadian arrives on Happy Skull with a label debut that dramatically emphasizes the point. While each of the four tracks features audible nods to a wealth of influences and inspirations, the bold individuality of the resultant cuts all but renders such comparisons redundant.
For example, EP opener “Ormst Kaban”, whose wild, crashing, off-grid breakbeats and twisted, foreboding electronics aggressively spar with glacial chords and icy textures. The 16 bit arpeggio lines of 'Hobrv Kegdit' are underpinned by powerful sub-bass tones and industrial drum-breaks that merge to create a densely sprawling mass of dance floor melancholia.
This pattern continues throughout the EP, with “Slown Ridel” and “Nos Ummi” balancing skittish, noise-seeped percussion with the dreamy, glassy-eyed swell of classic ambient and pioneering early ‘90s IDM.

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PREMIERE : Ryan James Ford - Nos Ummi

B2 from the upcoming 'Relative Persuasions' VA.

The Jaffa Kid - Intergalactic War Trials

The moon seemed bigger tonight than ever before. Brighter too. It's blinding light lit up her garden as if a 500 kilowatt bulb had been switched on overhead. From her bedroom window she gazed up at the sky, daydreaming of what her life would be like away from earth. She traced the constellations in the air with her finger, creating shapes and figures, reimagining her own patterns. What she would give to leave this planet and create a new world of her own amongst the stars. A place where she could be spaced.

Rising Polish producer Jaxe inaugurates Dom Trojga, a brand new Warsaw-based label launched by Polish DJ and producer Eltron, with a four-tracker entitled Seekings. Recorded during a transitional period in Jaxe's life last year, the EP takes in acid, trance and electro influences and combines sincerity and depth as a vehicle for escapism. 

With Dom Trojga, which translates as "House Of Three", Eltron is on a mission to tell a story of what goes on in the basements of Poland's dancing spaces, tracing how this relationship with the dance floor has evolved. This is a platform to represent the energy and diversity of the artists, DJs and dancers who embody the country's scene.

PREMIERE: Jaxe - Spaced [Dom Trojga]

Buy - https://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mnq-108-fred-ventura-technologies-12

We keep digging into Fred Ventura's lost acid house tracks and we keep discovering new incredible jewels.

Conceived along the space of a few years and part of a big collection of unfinished experiments stored on cassette tapes, this five tracks mini-LP well represents Fred Ventura's late 80s and early 90s infatuation with Chicago House, Detroit Techno, early Warp records and even a secret passion for EBM.

Acid techno experiments from the Italo disco master with Alessandro Adriani extended rework of Technologies, a recent favourite tune of Marcel Dettman.

Exclusive distribution via Rush Hour.

MNQ 108 Fred Ventura - Technologies 12''

005 DG "Culture Trax ll".

An assertive hardcore kick and some classic trance FM sounds of the early 90s will get you into the right mood. That’s the continuation of our ‘Culture Trax’ series. Available through our Bandcamp. Studio quality. Enjoy! 

.WAV / 16 bit /44kHz 

Written & Produced by Alexander https://soundcloud.com/Moralez
Recorded & mixed at "Dark Crusader" studios 
Mastered by Moralez @ https://soundcloud.com/dcsmastering

Moralez

Culture Trax ll

005 DG Culture Trax ll

Hard at work for over a decade now, EDND is one of those artists whose influence on her local scene rolls deep and yet feels subtle - she's been silently honing her craft surrounded by a healthy mix of VSTs, classic drum machines and second-hand synthesisers of all kinds in her home town of Portimão. She's also never stopped playing a part as an important cultural agitator in the south of Portugal and Lisbon alike, taking part in jam sessions or community-led parties in all sorts of DIY venues, as well as gracing established clubs and festivals with hers and her duo's Roundhouse Kick mesmerising live acts.

For her first solo EP 'Rupture of Plane', EDND finds a fitting home at Paraíso, where she explores the border between inventive experimentation and dancefloor effectiveness. The opener 'Quartz Composer' layers a bouncy bassline with mystery-drenched melodies and carefully sound designed percussive elements while the sparse vocal inspires a state of loving ecstasy. The infectious rawness of 'Field Effects' follows; its visceral, playful kickdrum pacing a dizzyingly trippy synth and an enticing suggestion of the rougher side of acid. 'While Sleeping Watch' ensues, bringing an even moodier, industrial-leaning piece of top-form EBM and techno. Paraíso regular Photonz steps in for a powerful rework of Quartz Composer, infusing it with a tough, whole new broken electro groove and an addictive synth re-design.

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A1 - EDND - Quartz Composer

Buy ltd. hand-stamped 12" vinyl & digital EP: mechatronica.bandcamp.com/album/beat-nouveau-ep

Cat: MTRONW005
Formats: 12" white label & digital EP
Pressing: Hand-stamped, limited to 616 copies
Release: October 25th, 2019

A1 Beat Nouveau
A2 Beat Nouveau (Gamma Intel Remix)
B1 Tat Ark
B2 Beau Geste

Vienna-based DJ and producer, Heap, lands on Mechatronica White with a radiant and hypnotic vision of forward thinking dance music, assisted by Gamma Intel's menacing slow-burner on the flip.

Starting from this release, EPs in the Mechatronica White series will be released via one limited pressing of hand-numbered and hand-stamped white label 12" vinyls, as well as in digital format.

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UK
Juno - tinyurl.com/yy63w26j 
Cold Cuts - tinyurl.com/y45a648x 
Red Eye - tinyurl.com/yxf6ntn5 
Unearthed - tinyurl.com/yxaovam4
Intense Records - tinyurl.com/y2td35ls
Horizons - tinyurl.com/y67e7ktz 

DE
Oye - tinyurl.com/y34ndn3x 
HHV - tinyurl.com/y4o6hoec 
Decks - tinyurl.com/yxnlfahf 
Deejay - tinyurl.com/y2khwe97 
Hard Wax - tinyurl.com/y5jejdmp

NL
Clone - tinyurl.com/yxcmreo2 

DIGITAL
Beatport - tinyurl.com/yymblnhm
Juno - tinyurl.com/yyelewkf
iTunes - tinyurl.com/yx9pebec
Spotify - tinyurl.com/yywvxoch
Clone - tinyurl.com/y6zc5v49
Hard Wax - tinyurl.com/y5jejdmp
Traxsource - tinyurl.com/y3ebuf39

Distribution:

Triple Vision - tinyurl.com/y4r3msju 
Clone - tinyurl.com/yyl8lcjj
Wordandsound - tinyurl.com/y5a5wfnb

Beat Nouveau EP

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Heap - Beau Geste [MTRONW005]

Paraíso é uma plataforma multi-dimensional: toma a forma de programa de rádio, editora e noite para celebrar a música a que um dia chamaram "underground house music from a paradise called portugal".
Uma homenagem à rave portuguesa que nasceu nos anos 90 e continua, hoje, a trilhar o seu caminho. Desde as lendas dos tempos da Kaos e do Alcântara-Mar aos produtores contemporâneos influenciados pelo espírito original da rave tuga, todo este contínuo serve de inspiração para a Paraíso. Para que a nossa herança nunca se perca e continue a polvilhar o inconsciente colectivo.