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]

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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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]

South African born, London based producer Kai van Dongen follows up two killer releases on 1Ø PILLS MATE and Ei8ht Records with a massive four tracker on CYBERDOME spanning lo-fi electro, gabber-influenced techno and Detroit acid.

"Command" gets started with the typical Cyber-aesthetic; a bruising, otherworldly electro cut that sounds like it was sampled from an intergalactic star-ship battle on a galaxy not so distant. Spooky, raw and uncompromising - classic horror synth lines creating a haunting atmosphere before its pulsating rhythm brings the listener back down to earth.

"Losing Power" again makes use of Kai's knack for crafting emotionally captivating synth patterns, but this time under a lo-fi identity with hefty influence from the synthwave golden era; neon shapes and patterns blooming in the night as we continue our journey into darkness. 

What sounds like an angry swarm of bees approaches on "Body Moving" - a track title fit for purpose. Face-melting, brain-spinning techno creates a dark, psychedelic environment where sweat drips from the ceiling and faces react with a blend of euphoria and disgust, before we head to the Motor City on "Breathe" - a cut of acid techno-electro that borrows from the icons of the past for a typically punchy and raw experience.

Grab your copy here: http://bit.ly/CYBERDOME004

Body Moving

Premiere | Kai van Dongen - Command [CYBERDOME]

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]

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]

Relative newcomer Recut Music wasted no time generating serious measures of heat with their three previous disco-fuelled releases. On the controls once again is the talented old school DJ producer who returns on his own vinyl only imprint with 4 house, disco & acid-tinged tracks inspired by the early sounds of Chicago. For the first cut in this project Recut dusts off his shelves and diggs deep into his collection to re-edit forgotten warehouse banger "It's All In Your Mind". He effortlessly refreshes and transports this gem into 2022. Next up "House Intensity" does exactly what it says on the tin with its warm and percussive bassline and hypnotic arpeggios which will take you to a cosmic dimension. "Disco Chicago" is the track that gives the project its name. It has an ensemble of drum sounds from the 808 and 303 to create this authentic acid house gem that will fill any dancefloor. "Mickey On Acid" closes the EP with a fun fusion of Latin, tropical and acid of course. Recut Music, Fun for DJing ! Limited stock available. So be quick!

Grab your copy here: https://inchbyinch.lnk.to/RECUTMUSIC004

Disco Chicago

Premiere | Recut - Disco Chicago [Recut Music]

Nicepeople have released some serious players in the past couple of years, from established legends like Orlando Voorn and Boo Williams through to newer talents like Khadeeja Grace and Soulvibe Inc. Now it's the turn of Giuseppe Scarano and Gourmet De Funk to lay down the deep house mission in a classic New York style - just listen to 'Gotta Move (GFD Party Stompin' Mix)' and you'll know what we mean. The sampling alone nods to Big Apple legend Pal Joey, while the sax-licked groove has a MAW vibe to die for. The quality keeps up across this record, leaving you with some forthright garage house pieced together with knowledge and flai.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/NCP007

Gotta Move

Premiere | Giuseppe Scarano - Sunday Joint [Nicepeople]

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]

The fourth release on 18437 features Nico Lahs using his NLXLB moniker.

On "Dirty Vision" he gives us those deep, deep stabs with a proper old-school feel, a blend between Detroit and Chicago, not too far from something 3 Chairs would make.

First up we got "Dazed Dreams", a deep and drowsy Motor City deep house jam. Next up is "Dirty Vision", a dusty high-tech jazz cut for the after hours and finally "Synthetic Wars". Nico goes all in and delivers a gritty and intergalactic techno track.

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

Dirty Vision

Premiere | NLXLB - Synthetic Wars [18437]

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]

Artist: Verlake
Title: Keep Going
Remixes: Johannes Volk & Squaric
Format: Vinyl, 12" / Digital
Label: Diffuse Reality
Catalogue: DREA 009
Artwork: Marta Minguell / Valco
Art: Brandon Saunders

A side
A1. Things Today
A2. Keep Going
A3. Self-Reflection

B side
B1. Higher
B2. Things Today (Johannes Volk Remix)
B3. Self-Reflection (Squaric 5PM Remix)

Digital
07. Yes
08. Cinema
09. No Signal
10. X
11. Home
12.Aerial

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/DREA_009

Keep Going

Premiere | Verlake - Things Today [Diffuse Reality]

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

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??

Premiere | Innocent Soul - AAAH [Strictly Street Sound]

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!

Buy via deejay.de: https://bit.ly/NLVDSR030

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.

Manager: @sbamnotfound

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