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Infectious off-road percussion is strident on ‘Hammervand’: loaded with Electro sensibilities brought to new pastures – chaotic elements float atop choppy waters, never settling long in one spot.

tracklist:

1. Up Next New Season
2. Hammervand
3. Antitoxin
4. (Re)gain

Written, produced and mixed by: Tobias Rye Adomat
Mastered by: Joel Krozer @ Six Bit Deep

Up Next New Season

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Hammervand

An older track of mine from 2015. Project file has been lost in time so it deserves to be unleashed in it's destined-to-be form. I really loved this period of my productions; it felt like I was really starting to find my feet with what I wanted to make and a direction I wanted my sound to go in.

Nods to proto-grime from the era along with blatant UK influences rhythmically and sonically. I loved the anxious melodic pad on this, I was just starting to write my own synths at this point and was moving away from samples. Really happy to finally let this one be heard by the world.

Photo taken by Galtier

Terrorem

Terrorem (Breach 2)

Synesthesya

B E N N - Eco Algorithm

Easy Mongo

First single form "Moving Grounds", coming friday 15th.

Jump On It

Fraxinus - Powerplant Blue
Label: Powerplant
Catalog #: POW3R
Format: Digital Data (Vinyl TBA)
Release Date: 20/05/22

Another colour on the spectrum — Fraxinus delivers a further batch of industrial strength trax with his new EP Powerplant Blue. This is the latest in a series of colour-coded, no-frills white labels on his self-release imprint Powerplant.

Blue sees Fraxinus push the BPM range from previous releases, whilst retaining the same propulsive energy & lean aesthetics he’s known for. X-side up, ‘Interlock’ initiates the sequence with an uncompromising high-tempo workout. The raucous rhythm section rolls like thunder, a formidable breakdown supplying the only moment of respite. Second track ‘Frame Stall’ follows suit with its pounding kicks, upon which an insistent bleep unfolds restlessly.

Flipping to side Y, ‘Uplink’ makes for a dizzying listening experience — deep rolling bass frequencies & an elastic synth being pulled apart before the ears. Despite its bouncing beat, final track ‘Prow’ is a moodier affair. Skittering hihats & distant sirens echo through the mist, rounding out the collection in a heads-down fashion.

4 cuts of armour-plated techno, optimized for maximum warehouse utility — Powerplant Blue will be released 20/05/22 on digital download (vinyl TBA), distributed by Cargo Records.

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Recorded 2016 - 2018

Built by Fraxinus
Mastering – Saif Bari

Powerplant Blue

Interlock

IM096 - @aroent - Say
Label: Infinite Machine
Release Date: May 27th,2022
Format: Digital
Artwork by Vojd

Following on from a release-packed 2021, Infinite Machine are back with a new 4-track offering from the relative newcomer, Aroent. Across 3 new original cuts (plus a rework by UK dance royalty, Ploy) the Berlin-based producer delivers some serious rollers crammed full of gnarly drumwork and a pervasive air of unease. Like the strange, abstract creature of the record artwork, the music of Say EP is an amorphous beast, mixing the dense arrangements/layering of 90s IDM records with the off-kilter and swung beats of UK Techno and Funky.

The EP opens with its title track; a whirl of snaps, claps and phantom samples all firmly underpinned by an acid-inflected bassline. Aroent embracing of chance and luck in his compositions is evident on this track, throwing in idiosyncratic automations and randomizers to grow and evolve the tune over its 5 minute duration. The vox samples (stolen from Breaking Bad) seem to decay and fall inwards on each other on ‘Say’, as if the song is soundtrack to a decaying and corrupted society (not dissimilar to Heisenberg’s).

On ‘Rolling Oddities’, Aroent’s love for the Bristol bass & techno scene really shines through clearly. A track that seems almost built for a spinny night that rolls on until the morning, the song really does what it says on the tin with its combination of driving, rhythmic elements and it’s smattering of pretty out-there decisions in terms of arrangement and sound processing. This is a definite must-listen tune for fans of Batu, Lurka or Hodge.

Next up, ‘Bobcat’ takes things in a slightly more buoyant and ecstatic direction with its ever-rising filters and muted percussion that seems like it’s dancing along on tip-toes. On this song especially, Aroent’s genre-agnostic approach to production is abundantly obvious with elements of techno and bass sitting alongside kick drums that wouldn’t feel out of place on some Jersey Club tracks.

Ploy brings up the rear on Say EP with a ferocious ‘Skeletal Tool remix’ of the releases’ title track. Taking a reductionist approach to his rework, the Timedance signee strips out some of the originals’ more hyperbolic or dramatic elements and reduces it to a polyrhythmic, semi-genreless heater. Seriously - you try and pin this edit down to a single ‘genre label’, I dare you!

Despite the small number of releases to his name, Say EP is a highly confident and well-realized offering from the Greek-born, Berlin-based producer. In a way, Aroent is already creating his own sonic signature that lifts and interpolates aspects across the UK Bass spectrum and turns it into something totally unique. This is music that lurks in the shadows of warehouse clubs.

Tracklist:

1. Say
2. Rolling Oddities
3. Bobcat
4. Say (Ploy's Skeletal Tool Remix)

Aroent - Say (IM096)

On his first official EP (2020, [re]sources), Bristol producer Jurango highlights the links between dancehall and UK club music, read more on CxC: https://couvrexchefs.com/en/jurango-re-sources-thahkek

Rift EP

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[PREMIERE] Jurango - Thahkek [[re]sources]

To celebrate the label’s second anniversary we’ve enlisted a crew of friends and family to put together a compilation which looks to consolidate the sound that the label has honed so far and envision where it’s headed in the future.

Additionally our in-house artist Bette Blanchard has created 8 artworks responding to the compilation, which have been riso printed on A3 to go in the home or studio <3

ACEN2001 is released on the 17th of August via All Centre

ACEN2001

Endless Mow - Fey Dor (Taken from ACEN 2001 - 2nd Anniversary Compilation)

Kilig is up next on Scuffed Recordings with the Dream Logic EP. Hear ‘I’m Trying’, which dances at the intersection of electro, trip-hop and techno, now

More info:

Premiere: Kilig ‘I’m Trying’

Artist: Unhuman & Petra Flurr
Song: Suriv
Album: Cause of chaos
Label: She Lost Kontrol
Format: Vinyl and digital
Design: Michelangelo Greco
Photo: Cristina Cipriani
Mastering: Alain Paul
Catalogue number: SLK013
Digital release date: 30th September 2020

Bandcamp link:
https://shelostkontrolrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cause-of-chaos

FLUX notes:

After having released records with labels such as L.I.E.S. Records (https://soundcloud.com/l-i-e-s), BITE (https://soundcloud.com/bitelabel), Veleno Viola, AMOK Tapes (https://soundcloud.com/amok-tapes), Liber Null Berlin (https://soundcloud.com/libernullberlin), Instruments Of Discipline (https://soundcloud.com/instruments-of-discipline) and She Lost Kontrol (https://soundcloud.com/shelostkontrolrecords) (as Aktion Mutante, together with Veleno Viola), Unhuman (https://soundcloud.com/unhumangr) comes back with a collaborative release made together with the performer and activist Petra Flurr (https://soundcloud.com/petra-flurr). Cause Of Chaos includes eight songs ranging from electro to early EBM-influenced music and experimental sounds highlighting the very wide sound spectrum of the prolific Greek musician. 

Suriv, which we premiere, shows the mature sound of Unhuman & Petra Flurr with its well-crafter electro sound enriched by old school sounds.

Cause Of Chaos

PREMIERE: Unhuman & Petra Flurr - Suriv [SLK013]

Pre-order: https://savyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/six-stair-ep

Finnish-born, Scotland-based DJ and producer IDA launches
@savyrecords, an imprint dedicated to diverse sounds, with a focus on exploring the myriad shades of music in relation to emotion and art. 

Set to represent IDA’s unique taste, the new label will cross genres and push boundaries. Traversing the spectrum of techno, electro, breaks and other distinctive sounds, Sävy is a home for up-tempo, club-oriented music from both upcoming and established artists.

The label’s inaugural release is the work of underground techno icon @ryanjamesford. The Canadian-born, Berlin-based producer’s ‘Six Stair’ EP is a dynamic, commanding take on techno and breaks, a flawless blend of old and new that perfectly reflects IDA’s own commitment to acid-themed beats.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Ryan James Ford 'Six Stair'

Bristol’s Delay grounds steps up on YUSHH’s Pressure Dome with an essential EP of animated UK techno. Hear the galloping club beat and swooping electronics of ‘Stompy’ now

More info: https://djmag.com/music/premiere-delay-grounds-stompy

Onomatopoeia

Premiere: Delay Grounds ‘Stompy’

Lithe is up next on burgeoning label Flood with the 'Nos' EP. Hear the cavernous syncopated drum workout, ‘One For Russ’ now

More info: https://djmag.com/music/premiere-lithe-one-russ

Premiere: Lithe ‘One For Russ’

https://soundcloud.com/amorsatyr
https://soundcloud.com/siumata

Hailing from Paris, duo Amor Satyr & Siu Mata make their debut on NHS with two mutated dance hall inspired cuts laden with manic energy and seriously hard drum work. Following up their debut collaboration on Hiedrah Club de Baile comprised of two tracks focused on the 150bpm range, the pair slow down things to around the 100bpm mark. This has no effect on the frantic energy however, as both releases maintain a level of madness through the double time percussion programming and warped melodic aesthetics; an offering of truly innovative club tracks from these two fine producers.

Mastering by Doug Shearer
Artwork by Hamza Robati

Nahash - EP

Amor Satyr & Siu Mata - Ash

Living & Breathing Dance Music. Find us at http://www.djmag.com

Premiere: Lithe ‘One For Russ’

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