He didn't give much away, his mouth said one thing and his eyes another. She couldn't work out if this was just in his character or if he just had no interest in communicating with her; either way it intrigued her to no end, she wanted to get to the bottom of it. Rather than deter her, his dark eyes and his icy stare drew her further in. There was something behind it, a story that needed to be told, and she wanted to be the one to hear it...

Hard at work since 2008, Egyptian producer Hassan Abou Alam has shared his musical fruits with the world via labels like Rhythm Section, Naive and Banoffee Pies, which explore and blur the borders between breakbeat, techno and bass. For his next outing, he lands on Rinse resident Roni's Nehza Records with a new four-track EP called Ice, that once again showcases his versatility as a producer. Crafted using a mixture of analog and digital gear, the resulting tracks are packed full of textural sounds, meticulous drum work, fx saturated vocals and squelchy bass.

PREMIERE: Hassan Abou Alam - Ice [Nehza Records]

North London producer @rumu returns to Scuffed Recordings with his Wightman Wibble EP, embracing a glut of influences from the city’s club heritage.

Since appearing on the label’s Scuffed Presents compilation series in 2021 with his track Splinter, rumu has begun to foster an in-the-know following with releases on Dusky’s 17Steps and Running Back, with tracks supported by Ben UFO, Logic1000, Cinthie and Raji Rags.

The Wightman Wibble EP delves into rumu’s musical upbringing and heritage and explores a world of contrasts - with stillness building to explosive energy and floating euphoria giving way to murky grooves.

The EP opens with Critical Wass, which rumu conceptualises as having ‘pockets of mass bursting into each other, descending into nothing, then forming again’. Up next is the title track, the most high-energy of the release, which takes influence from classic rave, house, and breaks.

Finishing up the EP is ‘Ravanne’, which sees rumu take influence from his Mauritian heritage, with instrumentation and samples sourced from the island of Mauritius. The Ravanne is a rhythmic percussive instrument used in Sega music, which rumu samples throughout the track and channels through his love of UK bass genres.

Buy:
https://lnk.to/WightmanWibble

rumu - Wightman Wibble EP (Previews)

@morelian returns to Fever AM - the label she co-runs alongside @rhyw - for the first time in three years. Following the release of two albums as her Alloy Sea project and taking a break to experiment and develop her sound, Mor is back with a four-track EP, ‘Diva Test’, where she leans into a more colourful, playful side of her productions. The EP also includes her first collaborative release with Rhyw, ‘Liquid Silver’.

Diva Test (FAM11)

Bandcamp

Mor Elian - Itch Twitch (FAM11)

Deep, rolling sound system steppers made to rattle your chest plate.

https://hardlinesounds.bandcamp.com/album/hard09

Pressed @ Vinyl Presents
Artwork by Joseph Kemp
Mastered by Rumble
Run of 400
Distribution: Unearthed

Amor Satyr & Siu Mata - AHE (HARD09)

Were super hyped to start off the new year with a killer premiere, by non other than an artist stirring  up some real currents with their work.

Happy to be able to share the awesome track, 'Conditions of Weightlessness' by the fantastic Acidfinky, who is a Berlin-based DJ and producer, member of "THF Radio", co-founder of the feminist collective "BLVSH" and mind behind "Twisting Knobs Records".

"Weightlessness is a condition when your body is in free fall and the acceleration is downward at gravity. This condition can be defined by the term zero gravity. So weightlessness occurs when there is zero support of force on our body."

This track sits next to some amazing music on the first release on Twisting Knobs. It's a collection of four dreamy, breaks and electro induced tracks. Made for travelling in space. So don't sleep on this and cop it now.

Contributing to a good cause, all proceeds go to "Women Life Freedom", a collective raising the voice of the feminist uprisings in Iran from Berlin. Donate here: https://www.betterplace.me/support-woman-life-freedom-collective-in-berlin

So head over and get your hands on this amazing release through the buy link above, you don't wanna miss out. <3

Release January 6th 2023.
Mastered by Queer Ear Mastering.
Artwork: cute.tupper
Logo: @anaisnyffeler

@acidfinky @blvsh_collective

BUBBLE PREMIERE: Acidfinky - Conditions Of Weightlessness [Twisting Knobs]

Pre order vinyl - https://www.one-eye-witness.com/release/1674474420/Austen-Medulla

Pre order digital - https://austen-artist.bandcamp.com/album/medulla 

True to her mission to keep the possibilities open from release to release, Danielle’s Soft Raw label brings through the supple, cybernetic sound of Austen. The London-based producer’s debut EP is brimming with infectious energy and inventive swerves, providing plenty of heat for the more mutant-minded corners of the club. 

Medulla actually opens up with a more contemplative side of Austen’s sound, leaving the beats to one side and letting a sharply rendered synth line plot a course through ‘Merece Mejor’s hazy pads and shifting textures as an updated variation on the ambient techno tradition. 

‘Medulla’ itself instantly dispenses with the pleasantries and jacks up the tempo, offering a fast-paced but light-footed rip through acidic techno with more than a little sprinkling of braindance on its corn flakes. The edits and fills are crafty, the sound design tweaked, and there’s space for surprise at every turn without derailing the floor-focused energy. 

‘Reuben’ offers up a knottier broken beat construction with dense percussion locked into a rolling locomotion, while ‘Kusama’ summons the spirits of dubstep and channels them into a lean, intricately detailed piece peaking just above 140. As an added bonus, Austen also offers up an exclusive edit as a free download which throws the spotlight on the cheekier end of his approach in the club. 

Soft Raw continues to explore the contrast between opposing qualities in cutting-edge dance music, reflecting Danielle’s taste as a selector and giving a platform to the most exciting new producers.

Press release by Oli Warwick.

Releases February 24, 2023

Written & Produced by Dylan Austen
Mastered by Analogue Cuts
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Design by Atelier Superplus
softraw.bandcamp.com
@soft__raw

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Austen - Medulla | Soft Raw (SFTRW02)- Snippets

@soundsofluxe
@tom-place-music
@angeldlite
@dansudiscs

LUXE & Tom Place are next up on Dansu Discs with their collaborative ‘Moonquake’ EP. The signature cross genre influences can be heard in the off kilter percussion, laid on top of bassy cuts, with subtle trance influences permeating throughout. A bold way to close out another year of releases on Dansu Discs.

Firm favourite, Angel D’lite is back to close off the record with her jungle filled flip of ‘Moonquake’.

BC pre-order: https://luxe1.bandcamp.com/album/moonquake-ep

pi pi pi premiere: LUXE & Tom Place - Moonquake (Angel D'lite Remix)

@interceptrecords
@janvdlugttsepo

Buy:
https://intercept.bandcamp.com/album/must-finish-perc-track

PREMIERE: Tsepo - Perc Track [Intercept]

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* Pre-order: https://pugilist.bandcamp.com/album/negative-space

As Pugilist, Alex Dickson has a rich history of fusing multiple genres to produce unique soundscapes that occupy the collapsing space between techno, house, breakbeat and jungle. Extracting and distilling the crucial ingredients from each one and using them to conjure up rich sonic tapestries that are as vivid as they are intoxicating. With his debut EP for Of Paradise, entitled ‘Negative Space’, Dickson pushes his sound even further, serving up a masterclass in atmospheric club chemistry, purpose-built for a post-apocalyptic world.Featuring four deeply effective cuts caught somewhere between offbeat techno, lucid breaks and swaggering bass, ‘Negative Space’ is a four-track vortex born out of heat-soaked landscapes and executed with cold vein precision.

PREMIERE: Pugilist - Circuit Breaker

@dj-prettybwoy
@rroxymore
@polaarsounds

Hailing from Tokyo, Prettybwoy stands as an emblematic figure within Japan’s burgeoning experimental bass music scene. Following the success of his 2021 album released on the esteemed Chinese label SVBKVLT, Prettybwoy makes a triumphant return to POLAAR with a fresh EP featuring two original tracks and a pair of electrifying remixes.

rRoxymore accelerates “Upward Current” into the realm of Footwork and early drum ‘n’ bass influences. The remix starts with an uplifting, exuberant atmosphere before plunging listeners into a more introspective and disquieting mood, showcasing rRoxymore’s ability to artfully manipulate sonic landscapes.

Upward Current

pi pi pi premiere: Prettybwoy - Upward Current (rRoxymore rRemix)

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