PREORDER: https://du-ra.bandcamp.com/album/dr003

DU:RA is a Gadigal Land/Sydney-based label operated by Ritmu & n-trip. Their latest release 'DR003', the third in a series of compilations, is a showcase of the darker, grimier & more entrancing parts of Australia's electronic underground.

'Monohumaning', a contribution by Interimm, sets the tone of the compilation appropriately as it grinds & wiggles its way into your ear. The work of Finn Langham, member of Naarm/Melbourne-based band Polito, 'Monohumaning' is a grumbling, beefy piece of dubstep inspired sound design as much as it is a spacious techno roller. 

It fits perfectly with the remainder of 'DR003's offering, of which label heads Ritmu & n-trip shared: "The release ventures across previously uncharted territory into the depths of electronica and lands in a familiar space of hypnotic dissonance. It is an ode to the ever evolving sound found down under and captures everything that is worth paying attention to on this side of the pond."

'DR003' releases digitally this Friday, April 4 on DU:RA's Bandcamp.

PREMIERE: Interimm - 'Monohumaning' [DU:RA]

A psy-fi power hour from one of Australia’s most exciting artists, LOIF. 

Based in Naarm/Melbourne, LOIF made his production debut in late 2019 with the release of ‘Electronic Organism’ and has since landed on a broad selection of record labels such as Animalia, Ute.Rec, Amniote Editions, INDEX Records and Pressure Dome. Most recently, LOIF released his new album ‘GHOSTWORLD’ on Steeplejack. A project that was five years in the making, featuring collaborations with sina, bluhol, and Nū, ‘GHOSTWORLD’ shows the full breadth of LOIF’s ability to build these immersive worlds, journeying through impeccable sound design and psy-influenced soundscapes whilst accomplishing the balancing act of drawing inspiration from both the natural and the digital. Some stand out moments include the deeply emotive, melancholic tone of ‘As Above, So Below’ featuring sina to the tunnelling, skittering energy of ‘Ektoplazm’. On the album, LOIF has created a world that is so distinctively his sonically that lends itself to his live and DJ sets - a couple of the tracks on there are expansions from a live set LOIF had been working on. Whilst LOIF prefers to play outdoors and is deeply influenced by the nature he is surrounded by in Australia with the DIY park parties and bush doofs, over the last few years, LOIF has made a global leap with performances at Persona, Dekmantel Selectors, Dripping, Ohm, Osmosis, Fata Morgana and Recess (in NYC, which is run by como se DJ, who we featured last week), with plans to return to Asia and Europe in the coming months.

Interview: https://untitled909.substack.com/p/untitled-909-podcast-219-loif

GHOSTWORLD: https://loif.bandcamp.com/album/ghostworld

@loiflan

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