Fireground - Smile As One

A1. Marea
A2. Harbour Walk
B1. Gateway
B2. Smile As One

Joyful Intimate Harbour Gateway on 180g heavyweight vinyl.

Written & produced by Fireground.
Mastered by Tangible Air.
Artwork by Bettina Zenker.

IT072 FIREGROUND - SMILE AS ONE

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New Delhi DJ and producer Venky continues to rise through the global underground with Show Me 
Love, a hi-NRG 2-track EP and his debut release for HE.SHE.THEY. Records, out the 21st of August. 
Show Me Love follows a string of career-defining moments for Venky. His tribal-infused 2024 
collaboration ‘Leleko’ with Janika Tenn climbed the Beatport charts, while recent track, ‘Keep It 
Strong’ with Parallel Voices increased the heat with its deep, emotive groove. His 2021 cut 
‘Clairevoyance’ on tastemaker imprint Dynamite Disco Club proved a turning point, cementing his 
place in India’s blossoming underground revival. 
Over the past few years, Venky has become one of India’s most trusted selectors, sharing booths with 
Spencer Brown, Because of Art, Just Her, Bebetta and gracing the decks at  venues across Delhi, 
Goa, Bangalore and beyond. His remixes (including 2021’ take on Roger Sanchez’s ‘Lost’) have drawn 
praise from heavyweights including Fatboy Slim, Benny Benassi, Catz 'N Dogz, Tita Lau, and Pretty 
Pink - along with a guest feature on Sanchez’s Release Yourself radio show. 
Rooted in the foundations of house and techno, Show Me Love marks a step into new sonic terrain 
and captures the hi-NRG spirit that has made Venky a standout in India’s electronic scene. Driven by 
crisp percussion, lush synths, and emotive vocal samples, the release reflects Venky’s growing 
reputation for dancefloor heat with depth. With his finely tuned sense of tension, groove and 
euphoric payoff, this is music made to move you - on summer rooftops, or late night city missions. 
Opening and title track ‘Show Me Love’ sees Venky push into harder, experimental territory. Blending 
cinematic strings with hard-edged synths and a stirring vocal hook, the track walks the line between 
tough and tender, showcasing his evolution as both a producer and performer. ‘Live In The Moment’ 
expands the emotional palette. Built on sharp vocal chops and a deep, bouncing low-end, it’s a track 
designed for connection - between friends, strangers, dancers. The EP also includes club-ready edits 
of both tracks. 
Venky says: 
“This EP is a real departure from my usual style. I was experimenting with new sounds, trying to 
recreate something I’d heard online, but it ended up evolving into something totally different. Each 
track has its own unique vibe for different moments on the dancefloor,  ‘Show Me Love’ brings fun, 
dreamy summer energy, while ‘Live In The Moment’ is dirtier, groovier, and built for peak time. 
They’re not your typical ‘Venky’ tracks at first listen, but they still carry the funky drums, catchy 
vocals, and sweet melodies I always try to include.” 
A regular presence at India’s underground clubs and festivals, Venky brings a sound that’s both 
classic and cutting-edge, rooted in house and techno but driven by global influences and local heart. 
With releases on 303lovers, Stealth Records, Simma Black already under his belt, and now 
HE.SHE.THEY., Show Me Love is Venky entering a pivotal new chapter, one that bridges the energy of 
India’s underground with the momentum of the international scene.

PREMIERE : Venky - Show Me Love

Pre-order: https://maara.bandcamp.com/album/revenge-from-the-penthouse-ep

@maara’s next EP, 'Revenge From The Penthouse', on @very-ancient-records is a ride through the Montreal artist's signature fast and relentless club sounds.

Made for lovers of all things turbo, dark and mental freakiness, this five-track EP is packed full of unrelenting club energy.

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Premiere: Maara 'Unstable'

Pre-order: https://docsleep.bandcamp.com/album/small-rituals

Known for her elegantly layered sound design, US-based producer @docsleep prepares to drop a hot new house bomb on @dolly-records with her four-track EP, 'Small Rituals'.

Alongside two raw, distinctive dancefloor slammers, Doc Sleep also taps dolly label boss @steffi_official and techno mystery DJ AGITATED to take on remix duties.

Premiere: Doc Sleep 'Small Rituals' (Steffi Remix)

https://soundcloud.com/kipronno https://soundcloud.com/cairolo https://soundcloud.com/gars-records
🛒 https://garsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/voyager-remixes

Gars Records returns with an intention to connect underground talent with dancefloors worldwide. The latest chapter sees four unique perspectives reimagining Kiprono’s Voyager EP — a modern and emotional take on sentimental techno.

CMRK delivers a nocturnal peak-time weapon, Phase Line builds hypnotic tension through groove, y2kati sculpts silk-smooth sub frequencies with signature stab modulation and Rolo adds a UK techno flavor for sunrise or opening moments. Together, the remixes honor the roots of techno while pushing its sound into a forward-thinking future.

Tracklist:

1. KIPRONNO - Voyager (CMRK Remix)
2. KIPRONNO - Voyager (Phase Line Remix)
3. KIPRONNO - Sink In (y2kati Remix)
4. KIPRONNO - Thermal (Rolo Remix)

PREMIERE: Kipronno - Thermal (Rolo Remix) [Gars Records]

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Dub Steps

Neural Storm

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* Pre-order: https://em-stav.bandcamp.com/album/2-palms-ep-ft-grove

For the second release on JoyLift, EM + STAV expand the scope of their UK techno explorations via a brooding collaboration with essential Bristol-based maverick Grove. Committing anti-anthemtic vocal crossovers to tape while diving deeper into the steely construction of their leftfield club sound, 2 Palms continues the mission the pair set out on back in late 2023 with Endless, the first transmission on their label.

Cast in shades of misty melancholy, 2 Palms is an expressive, open-ended swoop of emotive electronica. Grove responds to the mood in kind, pressing pause on their celebrated, acerbic MC flow to exercise the breadth of their lesser-spotted, no-less-arresting singing. Framed by pockmarks of digital percussion, Grove strikes a bittersweet note that glides between sorrowful introspection and steadfast spirituality. It's a powerful expansion on the sound world EM + STAV are shaping out with each successive release, as well as an exciting new direction for Grove.

Shooting a barbed slice of breakbeat energy through the pensive core of the original, Bristol techno heavyweight Hodge steps up with a club-focused version of 2 Palms. His signature line in angular, incisive drums respectfully casts a razor-sharp framework around the beating heart of the track. That sets the tone for EM + STAV's two other productions on this EP, 'Signal Glint' and 'Dub Wire'. Dealing in crooked rhythms, metallic textures and a heads-down swagger true to the UK soundsystem tradition, both tracks perfectly exercise the duo's lifelong commitment to the dance while upholding their instinct for restless modernism.

2 Palms comes clothed in a design from Guillaume de Ubéda, a Bristol-based illustrator and graphic designer whose vivid, richly detailed style explores the divide between organic and digital. That concept extends to the EP's physical format, as the starkly contemporary sound gets presented as a collectable tape pack alongside the digital release. With accompanying videos for the original and remix of 2 Palms, EM + STAV have pulled together a multimedia project that shows off the full spectrum of their vision for JoyLift, an ever-evolving platform leaving a singular impression in the modern leftfield club scene.

PREMIERE: EM + STAV - 2 Palms ft. Grove - (Hodge Remix)

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