Second chapter for Secret Garden, back on the eponymous label with "Leaf Revenge", a timeless 90's inspired deep house cut coming on a 10" and including a version by John Ciafone - known for his work as half of Mood II Swing and Full Swing - full of bubbling basslines and lovely ethereal vibes. Check it out!

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/SG-X02

Leaf Revenge

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Premiere | Secret Garden - Leaf Revenge (John Ciafone Groove Mix) [Secret Garden]

Deep-house hero Michele Lamacchia, known for his projects Rhythm Of Paradise, Gourment De Funk, 34th Floor Experience and Nu-Cleo, and for being part of the groups B.U.M., D38 Authority, KETAMA, Loss Of Gravity, Mediterranean Key Collective, Raw Joints, Rydm Sectors, The Evidence and XPRESSION, inaugurates his brand new vinyl-only label, Aural Vision, dropping a beautiful EP under his Nu-Cleo alias, already seen on Chiwax and Love Notes From Brooklyn.

This debut release features 4 impressive deep house tracks with distinctive analog sounds and oldschool sonorities.
Definitely an exciting aural journey with slamming house & uplifting tracks.

Grab your copy here: https:/bit.ly/ITZAV01

In The Zone

Premiere | Nu-Cleo - Gravity (All Nite) [Aural Vision]

Drone Time Podcast #032 | DJ Aakmael

For the next installment of our podcast series, we are more than pleased to welcome DJ Aakmael, who delivers on a one-hour mix filled of raw and deep house of the purist variety as per usual.

DJ Aakmael (aka Greg Stewart) is definitely not an ordinary deep house DJ/producer. The Richmond (VA) based artist is an absolute legend and storied DJ/producer who has got started behind the decks at the tender age of 16 doing parties, school jams, weddings, house parties, etc., playing everything from hip hop to r'n'b, house, classical, jazz, reggae and opera, and has been releasing records since the early 2000's (when all of the DJ magazines, radio and A-list DJs only paid attention to progressive, big-room, tribal house...), devoting his life to producing and curating some of the best house music the world has to offer and keeping the deep, soulful and raw house sound pure.

Whether it be educating the ears of countless listeners throughout his 20 years stint on WDCE 90.1 FM or representing the sound of Virginia on international labels, the American musician has done his part in keeping the fire of house music alive in the States.

Roughly 15 years into his craft and responsible for releasing heater and heater over the last decade for respected dance labels such as Second Hand Records, Nite Grooves, People of Heart, Uzuri, Scissor and Thread, Church, Freerange Records, Axe On Wax, Release Sustain, Kolour LTD, Hizou, Monologues Records, Dogmatik Records, Flumo/ANMA, as well as his own imprint UnXpozd Entertainment, DJ Aakmael is slowly, steadily making his mark on the lexicon of house and it seems like he is somehow only getting started and a bright future awaits him.

Aak has graced the dance floors of About Blank (Berlin), Fáklya Klub (Budapest), Good Room (NY), Bossa Nova Civic Club (NY), Output (NY), TBA (NY), MotorCity Wine (Detroit) and many more, and played alongside Frances Harris, DJ Spinna, DJ Sprinkles, Patrice Scott and Kai Alcé, just to name a few.

Enjoy this mix he exclusively delivered for us. A perfect blend of hard-hitting deep house instrumentals as well as smooth vocal tracks. We have a feeling this mix could just soundtrack the rest of your summer.

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Drone Time Podcast #032 | DJ Aakmael

Adeen Records presents the next installment in the series of 2021 releases, delivering an expanded set of remixes of two infamous tracks by Detroit house legend Alton Miller featuring Rydm Sectors, Nico Lahs, & KETAMA.

On the main side we find two brand new versions of "When The Morning Comes", possibly one of the best soulful house tracks featuring the Detroit soul of Amp Fiddler, first dropped back in 2010 on UK’s Superb Entertainment.
The first one is courtesy of the duo Rydm Sectors, house producers’ duo composed by Nicola Loporchio and Michele Lamacchia, who has been dropping some strong records across the last four years via Cosmic Rhythm, Gerd’s 4lux and Brooklyn’s LPH; while the second version is courtesy of Adeen Records’ affiliated Nico Lahs.

The flip side, instead, is opened by a new Nico Lahs’ version of "Ever Wonder", first dropped back in 2010 on Mixed Signals Music, followed by a second version by KETAMA from Cosmic Rhythm’s fame, which we have the pleasure of premiering today.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/AMAR008

When The Morning Comes / Ever Wonder (The Remixes)

Premiere | Alton Miller - Ever Wonder (KETAMA Remix) [Adeen Records]

Will Buck teams up with Tilman to bring you some raw and 90's styled house banger with a remix from Nico Lahs.

Opening the release is "Closer (Pleasant Powermix)", a driving number with pulsating synth tones and deep Rhodes stabs. Nico Lahs "U Fit Mix" feels instantly familiar, if not almost its closely related deeper, distant cousin. Many will recognize its meditative musings, but here it's been re-contextualized into some true deep house.

"Summed Up Taken Away" opens the B side with a DJ-ready club killer! Classic chords, tough basslines, hype sax riffs and swangin' drums.  Rounding out the release, "A Taste Of Honey" is an effervescent, bouncy banger that perfectly encapsulate their artistic vision.

State Of Mind

Premiere | Will Buck & Tilman - A Taste Of Honey [Pleasant Systems]

Italian heavyweight Nick Anthony Simoncino packs another quality release for the "Underground Dance" series on his own HotMix Records. For the fourth instalment, Nick called to arms Fabio Monesi, KMTR, NLXLB and Ricardo Baez, delivering a dance floor ready-packed VA.

Today we have the pleasure to premiere "Discovering Quadrant8", a sublime spaced out and atmospheric deep techno cut by NLXLB, the new project by Italian enfant prodige Nico Lahs. According to what the artist says, this is just a little introduction to this new aka and we have to expect more stuff coming out under this project in a really near future. You better take note!

Grab your copy here: http://bit.ly/HM027

Underground Dance EP IV

Premiere | NLXLB - Discovering Quadrant8 [HotMix Records]

The established heavy hitting outfit, Nicepeople, kick things off for 2022 in true style. Dropping early next year is their latest slice of house heaven, the package comes in the shape of three originals from Gourment De Funk, and a nostalgic "Chicago Boogie'' trip with the legendary Roy Davis Jr. Sounds good already, right?

Title track "A Love Supreme" initiates proceedings on the A side, slick percussion teases you into a journey of funk bliss, warm and infectious bass taking you on a cruise, with feel good strings all working in sweet harmony to make this a must have record. On a more driven tip is "The Way You Move" another animated groove experience, and boasts some smooth sax action for the fans amongst us.

Roy Davis Jr’s "Chicago Boogie" remix of "The Way You Move" is an upbeat number for the peak time dance floors out there. The irresistible bass totally takes over your movements, you can not help but to move to a track like this, the veteran producer certainly not letting us down with this one, fitting the ethos of the label, and yet crammed with the signature sound we have all come to adore from Roy over the years. Closing off the EP is the "Never Lost (GDF Morning Dub)". Seductive deep house for the early morning dancers. One for the dreamers.

Nicepeople never seem to take the pedal off the gas, consistently pushing their brand and propelling top shelf house music from an array of inspiring producers of old and new, and they begin next year exactly as they mean to go on.

Grab your copy here: http://bit.ly/NCP006

A Love Supreme

Premiere | Gourment De Funk - Never Lost (G.D.F. Early Morning Dub) [Nicepeople]

To celebrate Too Rough 4 Radio dishing out raw bangers for 5 years, they have gathered together 30 tracks from their heavy hitting roster along with special guests from around the globe. Ushering in their heavy-hitting TR4R alumni like Tommy Vicari Jnr, Hany, Florian, to name a few, the compilation covers all grounds of house, breaks, electro, techno and rave hysteria. From Salomo & Reece Walker's electro opener to Slim Steve's hazy techno house hybrid to Nørus & Dj Whipr Snipr's high octane stepper, all the way to Øall Håtes' closing acid thumper, the compilation is a testament to the breadth of TR4R's eclectic and club leaning chunes over the years.

All donations during the pre-order will go to the initiative #LeaveNoOneBehind of the non-profit association Civilfleet-Support e.V.

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Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/TR4R-12

5 Years of TR4R

Premiere | Horsemen - Soap Opera [Too Rough 4 Radio]

Premiere | Verlake - Swirl [Too Rough 4 Radio]

DJ Different dons his Terra Form alias as he begins his journey in "Entering The Void" on CYBERDOME; exploring phat electro bass-lines and party-starting ghettotech energy with its crosshairs fixated firmly on the club environment.

Born and raised in the culturally rich city of Malmö, the Swedish producer has previously released on London based label Deeply Cultured, Distant Hawaii, Mood Of Era, 1Ø PILLS MATE and Traxx Underground, spanning atmospheric techno, ethereal breakbeat and chunky electro.

"Ultrasonic" is an ear-wriggling cut of stripped-back psychedelia. As David Holmes would say, "all the best electronic music tracks are made up of only a few components". Here, typical electro synth stabs, robotic vocal sampling and sparse precision allows the track room to breathe, whilst maintaining a deep and funk-driven groove.

"Ghettotech" sounds how you would expect it to; pounding kicks, frantic atmospherics and lairy screw-face hype combine on a certified fire-starter, before "Exiting The Void" introduces itself on a footwork vibe that evolves into a sequence of interstellar-dungeon dub-electro.

"The Rise of the Slavs" takes its inspiration from the diverse group of tribes who lived in Central and Eastern Europe in the 6th to 10th centuries, establishing the foundations for the Slavic nations; it's marching rhythm beaming historical context into 21st Century dance music.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/CYBERDOME006

Entering The Void

Premiere | Terra Form - Ghettotech [CYBERDOME]

In our church we're celebrating Love, Peace and Harmony.

House music is our bible, our god has no gender, and everybody is welcome, as long as they can feel the groove.

Lift your soul up to the beat of faith.

And let The Church Of Love be your House.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/ATJ010

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

Premiere | The Church Of Love - F.R.I.E.N.D.S. (Warehouse Mix) [All That Jelly]

Ever since he could remember, Jon Dixon has had a passion for music. He began playing by ear at the age of four and has always enjoyed challenging himself by learning music in this manner. At the age of 15 he began reading and studying classical piano while enrolled at The High School For Fine and Performing Arts where he also studied jazz. Upon graduating he began performing with the Detroit Symphony Civic Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Detroit's own Godfather of jazz, the late Marcus Belgrave. While performing locally with this ensemble, he also attended Wayne State University where he studied jazz piano under Matt Michaels. As time went on, word of mouth began to spread about Dixon and his talents. While in college he accompanied The Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit as an accompanist/bandleader for their productions and concerts as well as performing all over the city and state. Jon currently teaches multiple group piano classes at the Michigan State University Community Music School in Midtown Detroit. He has had the chance to also play for/with Chick Corea, Jeff Hamilton, Robert Hurst, Delfayo Marsalis, John Clayton, The Count Basie Orchestra, Marcus Belgrave, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leon Ware, Eric Roberson, Dwele, Amp Fiddler and more over the past decade. Jon has had the opportunity to not only lead the Underground Resistance live acts Galaxy 2 Galaxy and Timeline, but has also performed with Interstellar Fugitives, Amp Fiddler, Jeff Mills, Mike Banks, Derrick May, Francesco Tristano, Carl Craig, Goldie and more. Dixon is one of the city's most sought-after musicians for every genre ranging from jazz to techno. He believes that the more versatile and open minded you are at your craft, the further it will take you. In 2015 he started an independent label, 4EVR 4WRD (Forever Forward) to focus on making electronic music fused with elements of jazz, hip-hop and other styles of music. "I feel that it is important for me as a musician to not only continue the rich culture and history of both jazz and electronic music but to also use my knowledge, theory and experience to combine the two and take both genres to the next level!"

September 9th Jon presents us a new label's instalment, "Vocal Sessions Vol.1". His latest EP is composed of two original deep house cuts featuring two of Detroit's finest vocalists, L'Renee and Kenny Watson, who bring their unique voices to Jon's masterful production, as well as an incredible remix by Jimpster and an edit by Jon under his MinorInvention alias.  Released on vinyl as well as digital, the digital version will include the Brixton remix as a bonus track. Expect nothing but the Detroit jazzy house style he's known for. This is hi-tech jazz at its finest!

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/4EVR-009

Vocal Sessions Vol.1

Premiere | Jon Dixon feat. L'Renee - Feel Your Touch [4EVR 4WRD]

Next Cosmic Rhythm's release sees label head honcho Cosmic Garden at the controls with a new EP. Expect no fillers. No-nonsense house music and deepness at their best!

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/CGCRM22

Come With Me

Premiere | Cosmic Garden - Night Traveler [Cosmic Rhythm]

Pleasant Systems is elated to welcome Rydm Sectors. The duo formed by the Italian house masters Cosmic Garden and Rhythm Of Paradise, well known for several releases on their Cosmic Rhythm imprint, continues to deliver future classics of house music with their debut release on the label.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/RS_PS005

Without You

Premiere | Rydm Sectors - Soul Shadows [Pleasant Systems]

Last year, Nicholas Palermo Jr. and Johnny "D" DeMairo launched a new series of retrospective releases featuring choice gems originally released on the latter's Henry Street Music label in the 1990s and early 2000s. Volume two in the series naturally contains some choice, remastered gems, not least the warming, sax-sporting deep house bounce of 2001 classic "Wild Kingdom", which is also presented in two new versions from Nico Lahs: the deeper, slower and more emotive "2022 Vision", and the ultra-deep, subtly jazz-funk-flecked "U Fit" Mix, which bobs along at a pleasingly head-nodding tempo. Elsewhere, there's another chance to savour 1999's smooth, disco-tinged "The Blow" and the sweaty, bumpy brilliant of 1998's "Smoke", an excitement-packed loop jam.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/HS-BF2201

The JohNick Collection Pt. 2

Premiere | JohNick - Wild Kingdom (Nico Lahs "U Fit" Mix) [Henry Street Music]

Rhythm Of Paradise needs no presentations. You know that when he makes his return, it's going to be massive. Here is another lush 12" that you can't say no to. Not to be missed!

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/ROP_CRM23

Open Your Mind

Premiere | Rhythm Of Paradise - Love [Cosmic Rhythm]

We are thrilled to announce the next release on Pleasant Systems from Nu-Cleo, who is widely known for his impressive musical works as Rhythm Of Paradise, Gourment De Funk or Rydm Sectors alongside Nico Lahs, to name a few. Hailing from Bari, Nu-Cleo has garnered much recognition for his releases, which are easily distinguishable by their rich warmth, profound depth, and unpretentiousness. "Never Satisfied" is another demonstration of his mastery, featuring four instant classics that span from the lighter, groovier side of house to a more introspective and contemplative one.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/NCPS008

Never Satisfied

Premiere | Nu-Cleo - Never Satisfied [Pleasant Systems]

Nicola Loporchio and Michele Lamacchia return to the Cosmic Rhythm imprint and introduce you to a new project, State Of Soul. They will guide you through deep, Italo, Balearic and Mediterranean sonorities, Afro, jazz and soul.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/SOS_CRM25

Sun Empire

Premiere | State Of Soul - Submerge [Cosmic Rhythm]

The magic duo Rydm Sectors (Nicola Loporchio and Michele Lamacchia) is back on Cosmic Rhythm and you know what to expect from this. Nothing but proper deep house vibes, just in time for the summer season.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/RS_CRM24

Soul Collective

Premiere | Rydm Sectors - Bring Me Tonite [Cosmic Rhythm]

For the second instalment of his new born label, U FIT, Nico Lahs doesn't make any exceptions and delivers another sublime EP of high quality, the usual we are used to, showing how the Italian producer can equally release a lot of material in just a few months, but still of the best substance. Another 4-track EP that will get all deep/house heads in agreement: from the heavy house for sweaty basements to quirky and hypnotic/ethereal stuff.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/NLUFIT02

Possibilities

Premiere | Nico Lahs - Possibilities [U FIT]

After more than a decade releasing quality music on prestigious labels worldwide, Italian artist Nico Lahs launches his new label, U FIT, with two new solo EPs. The first, Distant Shadows, is a 4-track EP that showcases all of Nico's skills and his ability to juggle the most diverse shades of deep house. A package that collects proper club tracks, groovy stuff, emotional deep house, and raw and deep tunes. Simply what one would expect from Nico Lahs. Tip!

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/NLUFIT01

DIstant Shadows

Premiere | Nico Lahs - Travlin' [U FIT]

Forbidden Dance Records sure does know how to signup the big boys with previous EPs from Patrice Scott and Dego making a fine impression. Next up is another house don, this time from Chicago: Specter can really go wild with his rhythms and raw textures as shown on EPs for Theo Parrish's label, but here he starts off with something soulful, dusty round the edges and deep. 'Putazo' then finds him embracing the occult with edgy and glassy synth lines zipping about more turbulent groves. 'Run The Course' is a grinding and mechanical groove of the sort he does so well, then 'Humble Pie' is all fizzing lo-fi synths and scuzzy drums patterns.

Bassline rhythms, soul drenched house fusion cuts and quality ugly tones. Tip!

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/SFD008

"In Case You Forgot" E.P.

Premiere | Specter - Humble Pie [Forbidden Dance Records]

Like a phoenix from the ashes, or Ukrainian culture after centuries of demolition, the Kyiv based label Noneside Records is experiencing its revival and rebirth. After all, «Nothing will stop an idea whose time has come» - these words of chief Stepan Bandera make it clear to everyone: if you really burn with sincere emotion for your dream - no difficulties will stop you on the way to its realization.

Five unique tracks from Slava Los, Yevhenii Loi, Lostlojic, Luschn and aqua. - it's a tech house with elements of trance with soul and passion from musicians who write music despite the war. Visualization of the whole action on the record is the picture «The hug» by the Lviv artist Oles Derega.

Slava Los makes his debut on vinyl with the beautiful track «Snus» - old school trance in the best traditions. The author now defends the borders in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, so he decided to fulfill his old dream about the vinyl. Yevgeny Loi is also currently in the military, but this did not prevent him from making a new version of «Bounce» - a trance for a slow, erotic dance mood. Lostlojic, who is also the art director of the project, recalls the important message of «Send Me F16» in the uncompromising track of the same name, or rather in its VIP version created especially for the release. Known to vinyl collectors for releases on Deeptrax and Infinite Pleasure. Luschn, a Kyiv legend and mega productive musician, known to tech house maniacs for his releases on Vector.Kyiv and Noneside, invites you to have fun and crazy dances with friends to his rehearsed «Ostinato Transdanz». Newbie aqua. has a unique recognizable style, where the rhythm is constantly changing in each track, nostalgic for the favorite place of childhood - near the Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia, crazy beats and steppe motifs in the track «H.E.S.».

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/NNS008

Nothing will stop an idea

Premiere | Yevhenii Loi - Elastic Bounce (Edit) [Noneside]

The 2024 of New Interplanetary Melodies begins with a new album and an EP signed by ABYSSY, the historical producer from Bologna who returns to Simona Faraone’s label after a few years since the release of his previous works, Magnetic Archive (NIM001, 2016) under his alias Soulomon, and Two Scorpions EP (NIM002, 2017) under the name ABYSSY, which marked NIM's adventure in the world of contemporary Italian independent record labels.
ABYSSY is the musical project that combines the Italian producer's previous experiences with his entire world of musical influences: from the proto-techno of The Electrifying Mojo to the heart of Detroit techno and Chicago house, from the minimalism of Philip Glass to the sound of the Berlin school of the '70s, embracing electro, the heavy use of synthesizers from the minimal wave, and the science-fiction lesson of Kraftwerk. All of this encompasses the territories of '70s and '80s NY black music, drawing from funk, disco, boogie, seminal hip-hop, and breaks. It's a flow of eclecticism and hybrid energies that we also find in his latest works, EXTRA META LP + EXTRA META EP, an album and an EP that are intrinsically connected to each other and have multiple shades.

The album starts with the ecstatic Samba Temperado (A1), which takes us back to the glory days of German Kraut while Mars Trax (A2), Acid Rio (A3), and Quantuum (A4) catapult us into the depths of refined and twisted Detroit techno.

The B side opens with the beautiful Vectrex (B1), a track with a New York's disco-not-disco flavour, followed by the electric house music of Mixed Feeling (B2), a true gem for enthusiasts of more outsider sounds. With Italodoppler (B3), the arrangements become decidedly more '80s and sugary but have a sure grip on the most demanding dancefloors. We could consider ourselves satisfied, but ABYSSY and NIM also offer us two bonus tracks (only in digital format) that further enrich the spectrum of sounds presented in EXTRA META LP: the swirling ambient of Supernova (DGTL1) and the carefree proto-house extravaganza of Ordnateur Numerique (DGTL2).

The journey with ABYSSY's music continues with EXTRA META EP, a natural continuation of the album, starting with the over 14-minute crescendo of C3C6 (A1), a true intergalactic techno journey. Lower Milky Way (B1) nods towards the most elegant Italo disco sounds, and the EP concludes with the granular atmospheres of Busy Line (B2). Just like the album, this EP will also be enriched with two bonus tracks in digital version: the sharp electro of Choices (DGTL1) and the lo-fi house of Drumatic (DGTL2).

EXTRA META LP and EXTRA META EP will be available from February 22nd and March 14th, 2024, respectively, on New Interplanetary Melodies' Bandcamp and in all the best record stores.

"Extra Meta was born from the passion for a certain electronic sound ecosystem of the '70s and '80s, a journey that embraces minimalism of the "Berlin school" and extends to the beating heart of the soul/funk of Detroit techno. A journey into the abyss of emotions and the unknown of the human spirit, as the deep darkness of the ocean intertwines with the unfathomable darkness of space. An invitation to explore new sound boundaries, to let yourself be lulled by waves that repeat without ever repeating themselves and to immerse yourself in the reflective mystery of discovery and of evolution, a dance in darkness and light, and where the abyss of emotion merges with the infinity of imagination: ABYSSY."

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/ABYSSY_NIM012

EXTRA META LP

Premiere | ABYSSY - A Mixed Feeling [New Interplanetary Melodies]

Fresh off their ethereal harmony-driven release on Sengiley Wax at the end of 2023, Minor Sine Project are back with their first official LP, "Fata Morgana". The album touches on an array of genres, blending elements of acid, breaks and minimal, all held closely under a cloak of lush harmony. "Fata Morgana" presents the boundaries of genre as a mirage, digging deeper into the fundamental aspects of true groove, coalescing to form music that’s equally designed for the club and beyond.

The LP showcases Minor Sine's versatile and varied distinction as artists with their expansive and engrossing sound never leaving front and centre. "Fata Morgana" is a testament to their strength as storytellers within the genre and an evolution to parts not traditionally heard within their wheelhouse. A seminal journey to the mirage in the distance, ever present and alluring.

Easy Does It - Easing us in with an otherworldly narrative, we kick off with a space laden journey of break like proportions.

Fata Morgana - Transcendental and driven. As per its namesake Fata Morgana invokes a mirage like effect to the senses. Arrival is imminent and the path is oh so sweet. Transcendental and driven.

Isle of Avalon - Atmospheric pads and distant echoing vocals accentuate this reflective trip to isles untravelled.

Mazoe - Staple Minor Sine vibes are alive and well in this euphoric peak time belter.

Raw Melody - After hours sass permeating through a moody deep house fog.

Slam Dancing - Four to the floor seriousness, acid overtones and peppered punchy kicks take us through this urban night time ride.

Start of Messina - Rolling low ends and bright highs combine in this halftime journey of enveloped groove.

Sunday Shade - A deep inviting roller that hits all the right warm and enveloping notes. A big hug on a sunny day.

Vespasian - Acid squelches and arpeggiated distortion is the name of the game with this peak time break infused jam.

Vita Merlini - Out with a bang! Driven and ethereal, melancholy underlays the punchy kicks that culminate to this LP's sublime conclusion.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/MSP_FATAMORGANA

Fata Morgana

Premiere | Minor Sine Project - Raw Melody

Drone Time Podcast #036 | Deon Jamar

On the occasion of the launch of his album, "Altars", which kicks off the catalog of his newly founded record label, Black Music, we invited Deon Jamar to take part in our podcast series.

Deon is a Detroit native whose roots stem from the crates of family. Growing up hearing many different styles of music was the initial inspiration.

His career began in 2015 as resident DJ & organizer for the monthly hip-hop showcase Bluecollar Gentleman.
Around the same time, working with Theo Parrish to promote the Music Gallery party series and eventually spending years behind the scenes at Sound Signature. That work would culminate in a co-curation role for the DJ-Kicks compilation, "Detroit Forward", on !K7 Records, where he enlisted artists that represent the progressive sounds of today. His own track, "North End Funk", was selected to join the mix, making his production credit debut.

With over a decade of experience in Detroit's music community, Deon has been seasoned by the many worlds within. Ranging from the city's hip-hop scene to the world of underground dance music, and even serving as resident DJ for De'Sean Jones' Urban Art Orchestra, all of these worlds inform the musical range in his sets.

Inspired by everything from jazz, funk, & soul, to more modern black dance music forms like hip-hop/R&B, house, techno, & broken beat. His sets aim to employ elements from all these forms with culture in mind.

Aside from playing gigs, Deon also enjoys programming events of his own such as the Healin' Session party series and the art exhibit, concert, and party series, Black Music, from which the label.

Black Music was founded by Deon and Brian Oscar (Wrcklés). Inspired by the legacy of those before and the work of peers today, these events were made to honor the lineage while also demonstrating the golden cord that connects all of our music throughout genre and era.

Fusing these worlds together informs the DJ as well as the producer.

A radical objection to industry standards, leaning more into the energy and depth of sound.

Black Music, the label, will carry this same tradition.

Enjoy this mix he exclusively delivered for us. You won't be disappointed!

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Drone Time Podcast #036 | Deon Jamar

Anatolian Weapons has always brought intriguing influence to techno. His exploration of rhythm and texture is central to what he does and once more here he takes us on a winding journey through slow down techno and mind altering synths. There is a new age charm to the synths of 'Desert Sun' while the drums chug below. 'The Desert Track II' is a snaking techno sound with creepy sci-fi melodies and twitchy pads off in the distance and 'Ivan's Track' keeps it celestial with more otherworldly melodies and rugged mid tempo drums. Two further unhurried sounds make a great mix of airy melody and metallic drum forms.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/TW02

Desert Sun EP

Premiere | Anatolian Weapons - The Desert Track II [Third World]

DVRST Collective is back with another deep-rooted debut. This time features Guy From 1990, a DJ, producer, and key player inspired by the late 80s / early 90s house, acid and garage sounds. An iconic figure of the underground scene in Lisbon, who heavily contributed through the mythical ELA & House Mouse events, and also Oxigénio and SBSR FM radio shows.

"Deep In Marvila" brings both nostalgia and innovation. As the name suggests, Marvila area is where the parties took place, under the esteemed underground movement ELA (East Lisbon Afters) of which Miguel, aka Guy From 1990, is part.

All this sense of belonging and effusive feeling inspired Miguel to craft the classic house roots of "Feel It", the depth and groove of "Deep In Marvila", and the instant acid-connection of two days in the studio with Larry Quest on "Been Appart".

A true footwork with some of the best house-core elements you can groove with!

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/DVRST0018

Deep In Marvila

Premiere | Guy From 1990 - Deep In Marvila [DVRST Collective]

Do you remember the house music when house was soul music?
The 'Rangi Club EP' will resonate deeply to pleasure centers of your soul & mind.

The 'Rangi Club EP' by Chassé offers four genuine house tracks that showcase the essence side of deeper dance music. Side-1 opens with 'It's Alright', a track that lays down a solid house groove. With its deeper vibe and strong vocal delivery, it sets the perfect mood for a night on the dancefloor. 'Purple Street' follows, bringing smooth deep house sounds and a rhythm that's instantly catchy, making it hard not to move along. On Side-2, the title track 'Rangi Club' takes inspiration from Chicago house with its distinctive drum grooves. It's a workout for the dancefloor, designed to keep the energy high. The EP closes with 'Welcome', a piano-led builder that gradually intensifies, offering a satisfying conclusion to this well-rounded collection. The 'Rangi Club EP' provides four strong examples of tracks that will elevate any set.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/DSR043

Rangi Club EP

Premiere | Chassé - Purple Street [Dailysession]

Drone Time Podcast #016 | D'Arcangelo

Lovers of new wave and dark synth pop, the twins Fabrizio and Marco, worldiwide known as D'Arcangelo started their musical journey back in 1992 when they met the likeminded Max Durante and formed Automatic Sound Unlimited, project premiered with the Roman's Attak EP and lasted two years before it dissolved.

Two years later the twins would stake their claim with a self-titled EP on Rephlex, a label partially owned by a hero and heavy influence, Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin.
The duo generally set up an opposition between brattish squalls of random-generated, jackhammer techno and a more dark ambient tendency, looming like the shadows of gathering storm clouds. With their appreciation of noisy synths, neo-electro, minimal techno and other flavors of underground dance music, D'Arcangelo fit perfectly with the label's idea of a "braindance" movement and the dislocated dance music that defined it. Another EP for Rephlex and half of a split 7" on the Suction label appeared before the debut full-length, "Shipwreck", arrived in 1999. A bit less noisy were 2002's second full-length for Rephlex, "Broken Toys' Corner", and that year's remix EP for White Leather, "Corner". They appeared on Rephlex's limited-edition soundtrack to the video game Manhunt in 2004, then returned to their slow pace by waiting till 2006 for their next release, the "Pro 188 EP". With the duo back on a roll, the full-length "Eksel" landed in 2007 and continued releasing on infamous Rephlex till the end of its days.
After their release "Cradle And Go!” on 030303 Records in 2010 and closing of Rephlex, Fabrizio and Marco rises to the surface again in 2015 with “Periscope EP” on Analogical Force, but not necessarily meaning a back-to-roots approach. Instead, it seems to be a step forward in their creative process and a deep dive into their sound. ”Periscope EP” contains new material of complex electronic music: avant rhythms, emotive idm with distinctive acid flashes, plus a surprising array of misty landscapes leading to an extremely engaging myriad of expressive images and shapes. 

A newfound interest around Italian duo Fabrizio and Marco D'Arcangelo has resulted also in releases like the one on The Kelly Twins' Happy Skull and a new one for Solvent and Lowfish's Suction based out of Toronto, who at first reissued D’Arcangelo’s self-titled debut EP for Rephlex in 2017 and in 2018 released "II", considered as "an imaginary sequel to the duo's classic 1996 debut EP on Aphex Twin's legendary, now-defunct Rephlex Records", made of industrial edged electronica which calls to mind early Autechre, drum 'n' bass and aesthetics of an even earlier period, namely the '80s.

But now lose yourself in this amazing journey between caustic IDM and pristine synth pop, including tracks by Cylob, Photodementia, Ariadne's Labyrinth, Karsten Pflum, Datassette, Funkynightmare, Stretta, KiNK, Brainwaltzera, Wisp, Monowolfe, Matt Whitehead, Phono Ghosts, Venetian Snares, AFX, Datach'i, Octavcat, Sendai and more from label such as Rephlex, Touched Music, echoecho, Planet Mu, Sharivari, FILM, Perc Trax, Skam Records, Fonolith, Uncharted Audio, Editions Mego and Suction Records.

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Drone Time Podcast #016 | D'Arcangelo

Artist: Innocent Soul
Title EP: Do u wanna dance??
Label: Strictly Street Sound
Cat. #: SSS001
Format: 12"
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco, Nu Disco, House

Do u wanna dance??

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The latest release from Italian born producer Nico Lahs is entitled "Visions", a tasteful 4 track EP on Dailysession Records. Futuristic, including hypnotic, club-ready house tools and hard kicking sounds, without ever neglecting soulfulness and mellowness.

Nico Lahs once again provides a very interesting approach to house music, encompassing an array of influences, most notably from the US, and shows us his versatility on production duties: from intense, infectious, peak hour deep cuts like the opening track "The Right Way", to jazz funk indebted grooves like in "Futurism", the track we have the pleasure to share today. Very futuristic indeed, with a broken beat like approach and an Herbie Hancock-ike synth work added to the track.

The EP closes with the cerebral and minimal but beautifully constructed deep house of "Mind Frames", a more subtle in sound track but intense in the energy that it generates - a cut folks used to call an after 3 AM track -, and with the eponymous "Visions", more retro to the roots of NYC deep house. A bit more aggressive in terms of the beats per minute but nonetheless possesses that dreamy, atmospheric sonic environment that makes for a solid deep house classic. Tip!

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Visions

Premiere | Nico Lahs - Futurism [Dailysession Records]

South Italy based collective Drone Time was founded in 2015 as an output to give away full-analog-random-weird-gems for free via Bandcamp.

Today, Drone Time is specialized in broadcasting and promoting forefront electronic music, finely selected by passionate artists and creative minds.
We are dedicated to creating a carefully curated platform on which local and international artists and labels can share their work, collaborate and discover new talents.

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