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London-based label Tokyo Wax have this stellar release from Presence due to drop next Monday. Highlight for us surely has to be 2 min 40 secs, when  Harry Nilsson's "Everybody's Talkin'" interrupts for a distorted breakdown. Can't wait to see how that one goes down in a club.

Presence 'Battlecry (NGLY Rework)' - Boiler Room Debuts

Honey Soundsystem is proud to present an unreleased disco 12” by San Francisco-based musician and producer, Patrick Cowley. Perhaps one of the most revolutionary and influential people in the canon of disco music, Cowley created his own brand of Hi-NRG dance music, "The San Francisco Sound." During the 70s, Patrick was the lighting technician at The City disco in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood. This was SF’s largest Gay entertainment complex, where everyone from Grace Jones to Sylvester would perform. Frank Loverde was performing there with his band Loverde when Patrick asked if the band would like to do backups on some songs he’d been working on. Frank, Linda Imperial and Timmy went to Patrick’s studio and laid down vocals for songs, most of which were never released and remained buried in the Megatone vaults.

In 2007 Honey Soundsystem was contacted by the former owner of Megatone Records John Hedges. Hedges’ was moving to Palm Springs and invited us over to his basement to collect over 2,000 records from his collection. Among the archives we noticed three moldy boxes of quarter inch reel to reel tapes. Included was the final mixed down reel for “Kickin’ In”, an epic 12-minute journey through disco, that Patrick recorded with Loverde in 1978. From the two minute plus drum solo that builds up to the introduction of a bouncing arpeggiated Prophet IV and the harmonized vocals, all transport the listener to another realm. The song encapsulates the Hi-NRG dance music that Patrick became known for. It was an “up” sound for the gay disco scene, music that would compliment and sometimes enhance all night dancing. On the flip are two earlier songs produced between 1975-77 featuring basslines by college classmate and studio mate Maurice Tani. Both songs feature Patrick narrating erotic gay sex fantasies inspired by San Francisco’s leather bars, back rooms and bathhouses. These songs show the sleazy side of Cowley’s slow burning, oozing electronic creations with layers and layers of synthesizer, guitar, drum machine and vocoder. 

All songs have been mastered by George Horn, who originally mastered all of the Megatone Records releases at Fantasy Studios. Each 12” comes housed in our custom Honey Soundsystem die-cut jacket featuring an illustration of the San Francisco skyline. Also included is a 8 inch square postcard of the original “Kickin’ In” reel to reel box with Patrick’s handwriting on the front and lyrics on the back. “Patrick parted the veil and entered a dark world of forbidden vices, wondrous musical panoramas and bold, strident, hopeful possibilities. Patrick brought the future to us and laid it at our feet.” - David Diebold ’Tribal Rites’

Patrick Cowley - Thief Of Love

NGLY-Psychosis #1
from upcoming 3 track ep
to be released April 2016

Buy vinyl direct

NGLY - Psychosis #1 (LIES-078)

12" Record Release Date: 13th October 2017

Tracklist:
A1 Moonchild
A2 Electrical Storms
B1 Patronize
B2 Bondage Taped

"There is no artist in the history of our label that we have given a harder time to than Vin Sol. At some point between us rejecting killer track after killer track he must have given up, pushing out his orphan tunes on other labels while we took our sweet time. We finally made our peace, and selected the four tracks that encompass the Moonchild EP you have here... 

You see, Vin and Hny have history and to make this marriage official we needed it to be just right. Big daddy Vincente might be known around the world for his sure-fire dance-floor bombs, but not as commonly known for his Queer Ally reputation in San Francisco. Using his production prowess and dj knowledge to help bring up the Bay Area gay dance scene has built him a fanbase of all walks of life. We think this might be his most accomplished musical work to date, not just because it is for our label, but because it's a labor of love.

The EP reads like a metaphor for the two sides of the city where it was made. Moonchild and Electrical Storms reminisce the mystical and spiritual love affair San Francisco has had since the 60s while Patronize and Bondage Taped reference the sexually adventurous side the city indoctrinates to all its visitors. This record feels big to us and mostly because it reps our home and a hometown hero so hard. Enjoy."

Vin Sol - Electrical Storms (Snippet)

Sometimes good music can actually be for free, like in the case with our one-off's. Next up as a contributor is Dublin-based DJ M4A4 who graces us with a lo-fi number called "Sciences", made together with Philip Box.

M4A4 has only been producing for about a year but you can tell right away from listening to his previous tracks that we're looking at pure producing talent here. This is confirmed yet again with "Sciences" where lush pads, raw percussions and one of the illest basslines we heard for a while combines to create an irresistable under water-lo-fi groover. Free download as usual!

Support: @djm4a4 & @philipbox

EXCLUSIVE: DJ M4A4 Feat. Philip Box - Sciences

24 Today I Cried - Shit Robot

Having previously released via Drumz for Eternity and his own imprint, R.O.S.H.’s latest cosmic excursion on fresh label Negative Space [Ma] works as a whoozy memory of nighttime rituals, from club to car to home. 

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-r-o-s-h-will-i-make-the-turn-negative-space-ma/

@itsrosh

First Listen: R.O.S.H. - 'Will I Make The Turn' (Negative Space [Ma])

The Little i EP downloads now available!
https://www.beatport.com/release/little-i-ep/2332508
https://www.junodownload.com/products/fresh-low-little-i-ep/3811648-02/
The first complete and official digital release of the 'Little i EP" by Fresh and Low- including 'New Life'. What can we say about this EP? Legend? Classic? Timeless? All of these.
ReFresh:Musik are privileged to be able to present these tracks. Re-mastered from the original DAT's and sounding superb. 
Available at all reputable download stores. Official release date and outlets will be published soon!
1. New Life 2. Seven Miles Up 3. No Going Back 4. Dream

Re - Fresh Musik RM002 Excerpts

All songs written, played and dubbed straight to tape by Patrick Pulsinger & Sam Irl at Feedback Studio One, Vienna 2018.

Mastered and cut by Helmut Erler at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin.

© Big Beak Recordings, 2018
www.bigbeak.biz
www.feedback-studio.com

A Exu

CAT: HNY-018
Honey Soundsystem Records
WW Release Date: June 22nd, 2018

Buy the record: www.honeysoundsystem.bandcamp.com/

Various Artists - Tour Diaries EP
A1 Sepehr - I Just
A2 Bergqvist - Trippin’ (Vocal Snatched from Derrick Carter) 
A3 Morven Son - Looking Back
A4 Lunate - Loom (Alternative Version)

No money, no honey goes the saying. So, with that in mind, Honey Soundsystem Records returns to the aisles of your favorite (and least favorite) record stores with a money $hot 12 inch. Honey Soundsystem has been on the road seemingly non-stop, visiting foreign cities and meeting delightful characters on the way. This EP is a “tour diary” of sorts, 4 tunes that have been road tested to the nth degree and now we want our friends, fans, and foes to have them too.

A1 features a track by San Francisco’s Sepehr - the most ID requested track from our Chapter 10 Boiler Room finally revealed. A2 is by Stockholm’s Henrik Bergqvist, a tune Jackie got his hands on after a crazy night of MDMA and accidentally voguing on top of Henrik’s computer bag. Derrick Carter approved the use of his voice as long as it said “Snatched from DC” thanks Derrick. B1 is by the Twink-porn worthy brothers from Berlin: Morven Son - a horny moderne Electro classic featuring a secret sample from one of the more fabulous 90s movies about a sex worker. B2 is a hidden gem demo from Bogota’s Lunate. While visiting Bogota to play a gig at the legendary Video Club, locals kept pointing their finger at one guy when referencing the man in town making the music we needed to hear. That guy was Lunate and this one of those beautiful and simple tunes you can play at the beginning, middle, or end of any night.

The best news about this release? Everyone behind these tracks are genuine people with great hearts. The honestly comes through when listening and playing them out, you’re gonna love the way you they sound, I guarantee it. Oh, and some dope artwork by Bad Mariah.

Sepehr - I Just (Snippet)

Get it here 

https://westcoastgoddess.bandcamp.com/album/a-cure-for-melancholy

A Cure For Melancholy

After a string of standout track releases on her label Coconut Beats, HAAi is now preparing to unleash her first ever full length EP under the moniker, leading with stand out single 'Growing Up With Muscle Cars'. 

Pre-order the EP now, due for release 5th July 2018: https://haai.bandcamp.com/album/motorik-voodoo-bush-doof-musik-ep

“This EP was made after I realised that what inspired me most was to combine my love of electronic music with the music I enjoy outside of the club. I decided to collaborate with friends from a couple of my favourite bands, including Fay Milton (Savages) who provides live drums on Motorik Bush Doof Musik and Taigen Kawabe (Bo Ningen) who performs on I Never Cared That Much For Jungle. For me, having live instrumentation on the EP adds an extra depth to the tracks & has given me a vision of how to I’d like future releases to sound.
My fave track off the EP, Growing Up With Muscle Cars, is an homage to my step dad who repairs and restores old muscle cars. He also used to take me to the drags in my hometown when I was little. We would push the race cars out onto the track. Some of my favourite memz as a lil kid.”

Growing Up With Muscle Cars

written by: @seertrax
label: @chem-club-records
release date: July 30th, 2018
link: https://chemclubrecords.bandcamp.com/music

SEER - This Lethargy

@Seertrax is made up of @Maroje-1 and @m-parent who also have solo releases under their belt. The two of them live in Brooklyn and separately run their own parties. They are both proud studio nerds and record everything in one take using machines. There's very little that's done in their digital audio workstation. The label @Chem-Club-Records started in 2016 and during its infancy has made a focus to highlight the parallels between functional dance tracks and introverted electronic music without concentrating too much on genres. 

The track selected for the @DarkScienceElectro premiere was absolutely the standout track for me on the 4 track EP that will be released at the end of July. This track switches up the feel of the otherwise straight-forward Techno/EBM feel of the record by introducing broken beats. A melodic pad then leads the way and makes for a colorful soundscape throughout the song. This release is available as of yesterday on both vinyl and digital. 

Purchase here: https://www.decks.de/track/seer-normal_condition_ep/ccy-o8

Additional resources
Clips: https://soundcloud.com/chem-club-records/sets/seer-normal-condition-ep
Bandcamp: chemclubrecords.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/chemclubrecords

Normal Condition

More Info

PREMIERE: SEER - They Bow To The Unknown (Chem Club Records)

Crack Mix 220 – Nene H

More info here: crackm.ag/2L5Dw0Z

Crack Magazine

Crack Mix 220 – Nene H

* Read more:  : https://boltingbits.com/luz1e-4-5-20-18-15-9-20-lobster-theremin
* Watch on YouTube : https://youtu.be/yuZ8E6_vxAw
* Pre-order : https://lobstertheremin.com/album/4-5-20-18-15-9-20

By now you’d think we’d have heard more from Frankfurt’s LUZ1E considering the wealth of self-releases uploaded to her SoundCloud page (and other alias pages). Sure, some of them play more like ideas, but a majority of them are fleshed out tunes that show her innate talent for songcrafting.

After a strong initial public offering on UGONGETIT, LUZ1E side steps to the Lobster Theremin main label with a hard-hitting, drum machine focused EP of lush electro that traverses bpms and sonic realms. The title track, “4​/​5​/​20​/​18​/​15​/​9​/​20,” is a spacey, bass driven cut that features a warm wash of purifying synths. Nothing too complex here, just a solid groove and a meditative repetitiveness perfect for those intimate after-hour scenes. This is a track with the bare necessities, proof that complex sound design or OD instrumentation doesn’t necessarily equate to more effective club tracks. The rest of the EP plays out in similar fashion, save for a murky final track that doesn’t feel as lush as the rest of the project (not a bad thing).

LUZ1E’s second LT release ships out on October 5. Get your hands on it!

PREMIERE: LUZ1E - 4 5 20 18 15 9 20

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-smx-mono

After a two-year hiatus, London's @blankmindlabel are finally back with their eagerly-awaited tenth number, 'BLNK010', which sees label founder Sam Purcell and fellow producer Max O'Brien team up again as SMX for a neat followup to their recent split alongside Koehler on Tasker's Whities.

SMX - Mono [Blank Mind]

As soon as you press play on this you should know the sample, it's a classic. But if you already know how Dublin's M4A4 plays then you already know how he likes to flip, hip-hop/RnB samples into lo-fi bumpers and this is no different. A no brainer for your DJ sets.

Out tomorrow on 300 LTD press, hand stamped wax...for your pleasure.

Artist: @djm4a4
Label: www.ltdwlbl.com

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SB PREMIERE: M4A4 - Appeal To Darkness [LTD, W/LBL]

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Sepehr - I Just (Snippet)

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