Legendary Irish producer @o-utlier puts forth a mind-bending array of leftfield techno in its purest state for his Animalia EP, Biome. Known for otherworldly soundscaping that threads through his productions, live-act and DJ sets, o.utlier’s expansive style draws on motifs like atmospheric drone, atypical percussion and mesmerising field recordings. He continues hypnotising with Biome - from the glimmers of acid and kicks in ‘Ionic’ to the winding brood of ‘Crop Rotation’. Deep and evocative, this release epitomises what I’ve long admired about o.utlier’s work - a level of craft guaranteed to blow and broaden the sonic imagination.
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Artist: o.utlier (Rory Donohue, Galway IE/UK) https://soundcloud.com/o-utlier
Title: Biome
Format: 12” / Digi
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL) 
Artwork & Design by Marutonkun (Lisbon, PT)
Mastered by Noel Summerville (UK)

o.utlier - Biome (ANIMA15)

Dream Horizons

Flakes Flying Upwards

Metaphysical Scribbles

Hidden Blue

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Plug into into the euphonic world of Shoal with his debut EP for Animalia, Temporal Blend. The Utrecht based producer dives head first into the release with his mesmerisingly warm, rich & silky-smooth groove, all characteristics that define his unique take on techno.  

A yin/yang essence threads the EP together with cosy, full bodied melodies, dynamic tempos & entrancing oddities throughout. It’s this subtle & harmonious balance of flavours that make Shoal a pitch-perfect fit for the Animalia family. 

@shoall

Artist: Shoal (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Title: Temporal Blend
Format: 12” / Digi
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL) 
Artwork & Design by Laurent Wians, (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Mastered by Corey Kikos aka The Herbalist (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)

Animalia would like to acknowledge that whilst all tracks were produced in the Netherlands, the label itself operates on the traditional land of the Woiwurrung & Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation, and pay respect to their elders past, and present. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Shoal - Temporal Blend (ANIMA16)

Berlin-based artist Marie Tjong Ayong delivers a captivating four-tracker with her "motherland" EP, which unfolds like a sonic ritual—earthy, dubby, and steeped in natural rhythm. Navigating fluidly between dub techno, grey area, downtempo, and breakbeat, the EP carves out its own genre-blurring identity. The sound is rooted in a warm, organic atmosphere, driven by percussive detail and an unmistakably natural flow.
You can sense Marie’s background as a trained jazz trumpeter in the subtle musical intelligence that underlies each movement. From the driving, rhythm-heavy opener "freshelle" to the introspective, bass-laden "tiger balm", the EP continuously shifts form and energy. "desert of boredom" maintains the dub-soaked aesthetic while injecting a more forceful groove, before "rodeo of the bugs" rounds things off with deep, muted dub techno and refined percussive finesse.

Preorder: qeone.bandcamp.com/album/motherland

Release date ~ August 5, 2025

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About Marie Tjong Ayong

Marie Tjong Ayong is a Berlin-based producer, vinyl-DJ, and trumpeter.
Her sound weaves percussive lushness, warm harmonies, and genre-defying grooves into immersive, abstract sonic spaces. Airy, dreamy, and deeply groovy, her music invites listeners into a world shaped by texture and emotional depth, often reconnecting with her roots through layered sound design.
Born in 1994 to a jazz musician and a music teacher, Marie picked up the trumpet at the age of 12. From 2014 to 2019, she studied jazz trumpet at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.
Her versatility and unique voice have since made her collaborator in a wide range of projects—from modern jazz ensembles like Leon Plecity’s Extraordinary Machine to Afrobeat and hip-hop collectives such as HYPNAGOGIA. She is also a member of the Rundfunk-Tanzorchester Ehrenfeld, the house band of ZDF Magazin Royale with Jan Böhmermann.
Marie Tjong Ayong’s work blurs boundaries—not only between genres, but between the tangible and the imagined.

www.instagram.com/marietjongayong/
www.soundcloud.com/user-577926608
www.marietjongayong.bandcamp.com/album/trio

Written and produced by Marie Tjong Ayong
Mastered by Klangstellwerk (Niklas Bühler)
Artwork by Lindsey Wang (@Polygonia)

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Marie Tjong Ayong - motherland [QNE015]

Paris-based artist Bambi makes her production debut for the glorious compilation on London-based label beam, 'beams vol. 1'. Filled with an all-star cast, Bambi's contribution to the comp is a spacey trance vortex to get lost in. Enter the galaxy. 

@bambi-dj
@beamrecords

Premiere: Bambi - Ephemeral (beam)

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Listen exclusively here to the premiere of the track ‘ cat can do - Run Aziz Run!‘ to be released with the ‘Mad guys‘ EP on October 30, 2025 via Diffuse Reality / DRSS1183

Get your copy here: https://diffusereality.bandcamp.com/album/cat-can-do-mad-guys

Follow:
https://soundcloud.com/user-943722762
@diffusereality

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Diffuse Reality Records instagram:
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cat can do instagram:
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cat can do Soundcloud:
https://on.soundcloud.com/nPwMNZOzTbDMSEwIgv

Premiere: cat can do - Run Aziz Run! [Diffuse Reality]

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Fuego! – an explosion of rhythm, heat, and groove. The Track ignites the dancefloor with driving percussion, hypnotic energy, and spanish vocal shouts that set your soul on fire.
Feel the pulse, move with the rhythm, and let the flames take over.

Fuego!

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