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Skim Stone

Millicent - Skim Stone (Sir Hiss Remix)

@kasra-v
@radiantrecords

Kasra V’s Hyperdelic EP, his first release on Radiant Records, showcases the producer’s attentive ear for textural and rhythmic play. His last EP from 2018, Akasa, was a collection of dreamy, break-driven pieces, and a more ambient collaboration with Dopplereffekt; timbre and meticulously tuned sonics were also in focus then, but we now hear a reduction of form, and with it, a saturation of style.

“Voice note to self” kicks off the EP with a boom-bap drum loop. The rhythm continues as percussive elements are added and removed, adhering to the groove and its growing complexity. A warm bassline chugs along, pitched vocals mumble into the static, and an ascendant pad begins to give the track a gorgeous depth: a horizon. Following is a remix of the same track by Byron B. Yeates and Roza Terenzi, adapting certain samples from Kasra V’s production and looping them up to a brisk 142 BPM. As can be expected from these two, the kick’s punchy 4/4 structure is buttressed by crisp percussion and clever, unexpected rhythms.

On the B-side, “Vesper” takes us back to downtempo. Bumping on at around 80 BPM, Kasra V builds upon a drum-machine loop with processed percussion samples: a snare-roll one could hear in a jungle track, chopped claps panning across the break, and so on. And the slow, warm gurgle of an 808 comes in just at the point of fracture, holding it all together. “Night Prime” extends the EP’s principle of a drum loop serving as the skeleton – with greater drama, somehow. Like in “Voice note to self”, we hear vocal samples, but here they swerve in and out of clarity; we break into unexpected moments of silence, and the loop restarts; 3 minutes in, a huge, minor piano chord breaks upon the track like dusk. “Warm up great” closes the EP with the blend of left-field groove and dissonance one might associate with Future Sound of London or early work of The Chemical Brothers. The textures and tunings of each sample are so dense, so delicious, Kasra V lets us savour them for the last 20 seconds of the EP, lost in the reverb of a singly struck piano key.

pi pi pi premiere: Kasra V - Voice Note To Self (Radiant Love)

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Elbarto - Talamera

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Nasty J - Blood On Leaves (NZN044)

Noizion Recordz continue to push the envelope within the underground bass scene, this time Nasty J steps up with a 4 tracker featuring earthly tonality and soundsystem impact.

Jah-Tek introduces track 3 'Blood On Leaves', a dusty dub ensemble that eerily taunts listeners with a wistful vocal lead, halftime rhythm and ghostly guitar melodics.

Follow Nasty J:

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/juniorbass
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nastytothaj/

Follow Noizion Recordz:

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noizion-recordz
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noizionrecordz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noizionrecordz/

Follow Jah-Tek:

Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/JahTek
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jahtek/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/j4h.tek/

Savon Noir EP

Nasty J - Blood On Leaves (NZN044) [Jah-Tek Premiere]

Berlin artist Katiusha kicks off her new label GRACE with ‘The Sellout’.

Over two tracks, the EP imagines sultry, meandering spaces for dancers to disappear in.

On ‘A Shark Called Nancy’ shakes up the oceanic depths with a more steamy groove and fidgety breaks.

GRACE is built for those moments where dancefloors melt into hazier spaces. After this first release, the label will pass the mic to other producers who wanna take you there!

@katiushadj
@gracelabelhq

Buy:
https://gracelabel.bandcamp.com/album/katiusha-the-sellout-ep

The Sellout EP 

PREMIERE: Katiusha - A Shark Called Nancy [GRACE]

Dekmantel Ten: A Decade of Dekmantel Festival

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Yin Yang Audio - dirty aura

Taken from Entrañas' Caverna EP on Infinite Machine, out September 27.

Pre-order: https://infinitemachine.bandcamp.com/album/im114-entra-as-caverna
More: www.orbmag.com/music

@infinite-machine
@entranas

Caverna

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Premiere: Entrañas - Caverna

Woozy’s annual WZY.5 compilation summit gathers for its fourth instalment, celebrating 9 artists of dubwise disposition that maintains the label and its founder EMA’s spellbinding tradition in futurist soundsystem music. No Sir, Maude Vôs, Jossy Mitsu, Chewlie, Beaabea, Mantra, Introspekt, Ila Brugal and Honeydrip all feature for another bumper showcase of ambitious club sounds.

WZY4.5’s welcoming address looks to No Sir’s Dilate, an elastic-shock of icy swagger that rudely snaps under the serious sub pressure. Maude Vôs’ Faerie Ring gurgles with psy-eye wonder amidst its half-time hypnosis, before the chromatic piston-breaks of Arena bounce around Jossy Mitsu’s irresistible kinetics. Chewlie’s Blaze Of Sobriety is a crooked stepper of wide-eyed abstraction that swivels on an addictive head-nod lurch, while Pixelate’s taut trip through Beaabea’s stern kick-drum ballistics offers some dastardly club drama. Mantra then signals the rave siren, meditating on a percussive half step before igniting the jungle (dub) tekno fervour of Bedrock. Introspekt’s naughty 2-stepper Digital throbs in a see-saw of LFO menace and crisp swung-drum mechanics, before Moth’s blunted dancefloor haze illuminates Ila Brugal’s effortlessly rolling groove. On closing remarks is Honeydrip with Aspire, a zooted stepper of heavenly breakbeat joy that skanks sub-heavy style to its and WZY4.5’s glorious conclusion.

Pre-Order: https://woozydublin.bandcamp.com/album/wzy45
Releases October 3rd 2024

Tracklist:
1. No Sir - Dilate @no_sir
2. Maude Vôs - Faerie Ring @maudevos
3. Jossy Mitsu - Arena @jossymitsu
4. Chewlie - Blaze Of Sobriety @juicy_chewlie
5. Beaabea - Pixelate @beaabea
6. Mantra - Bedrock @mantra
7. Introspekt - Digital @sageintrospekt
8. Ila Brugal - Moths @ilabrugal
9. Honeydrip - Aspire @wavesofhoney

WZY4.5

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@prieste5s
@tra_verse

Buy 🔗 https://traversee.bandcamp.com/album/prieste5s-enchantress
Listen on YouTube 🔗 https://youtu.be/4QIm2ZIiOvQ

traverse is very honored to unveil Berlin-based artist Prieste5s’s first EP on traverse, « Enchantress ».

Her music made its way through various platforms and labels, from Pino Peña’s W133 to Kangding Ray’s ARA and has always had a special place in our ears. Prieste5s’s workflow and research for organic sounds, paired with the minimalism of her production, brings a new depth and drive to her music. From Willow to 10,000 Lux she depicts a powerful landscape full of percs and toms that will get to your mind and feet.

Through Enchantress Prieste5s showcases her love for bass, percussion and hypnotic sounds, building a deep atmosphere and minimalist groove throughout the four tracks.

Prieste5s:
« Thematically, I take a lot of influences from the natural world, geology, and spirituality. Having studied evolutionary biology previously, I have a fascination for all things relating to natural-history. And as a somewhat spiritual person, I also enjoy exploring through my music the idea of one’s personal connection to the earth. I really like to play with the juxtaposition of technology and nature, both in the process as well as the materials I use. For me, it’s a way of showing that we should still seek harmony with nature even amid the chaos of the modern world. I feel like a big theme in my music is the ephemerality of the natural world and how we as participants of that experience can find ways to connect in a magical, childlike sort of way. »

PREMIERE: Prieste5s - Seance (traverse)

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