Those lockdown silver linings continue to reveal themselves when we least expect it… As proved, once again, by the inimitable Amsterdam techno HQ Deeptrax as they present this stunning analog exploration from scene stalwart Mark Peeters AKA Caim. 

Inspired, created and sculpted during those strange times when none of us could rave, Caim simply describes the moment by saying the “clubs were closed, but creativity kept on floating”… Now that floatation is bequeathed to us through these warm, rolling and wide-armed frequencies. Tapping into a spirit that goes right back to Detroit and Chicago, there’s an understated groovemanship at play as Calm jams out on the same instruments house and techno forefathers used to sculpt this culture. 

Music to get lost inside of, music to take away the stresses of the day, music that’s a joy to mix, weave and tell stories with… Caim has created another timeless collection of grooves that could resonate with or relate to any period in the last 35 years of dance music culture. 

From the warm, opening rumbles of ‘Nepi’ to closing rippling dubwise echoes of ‘Kapura’, very few stones are left unturned as Caim tells a tale of the ages that we can all float to. Here’s to silver linings.

Caim - Lupatan (Deeptrax Records - DPTX-034)

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Casinoboy - DB12 014 (Vinyl, 12") (Forthcoming April 30, 2024)
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Contact is now established with mystic entity Rambal Cochet. Metallic movements and biological compositions project 4K renders to your mind’s eye. Voice fragments and expertly controlled oscillations advance you along the ascension path. Download these nebulous chronicles to the depths of your subconscious.

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Stefan Vincent - Post Melancholy
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For Dutch artist Stefan Vincent, the feeling of melancholy also offers the opportunity for beauty to be found. “Decay and loneliness can serve a purpose. Depression can teach you things. To feel deep sadness also means the ability to feel profound emotions.” he says. With this in mind, his debut album on MUSAR Recordings, “Post-Melancholy”, unpacks the twists and turns of grappling with this emotion, drawing from breaks, electro and IDM to make his most intricate work to date, after previous releases on Token, Dynamic Reflection, Symbolism, and Non-Series.

Throughout “Post-Melancholy” Vincent traces the wave of melancholy and how it moves through the body, which allows for lighter moments alongside darker moods. Perhaps the lightest track on the album is its acidic-breaks opener, “Eyes Unclouded”, with its soaring acid lines and dazzling synths, which acts as a false pretense for the rest of the album. Tracks like “Poise”, “Arpeggino” and the meditative “Yonghegong Lama Temple Exit F” also break up the intensity. However, nestled between the more pacey, bass-weighted tracks on the album, these lighter openings still feel like tear-jerkers.

The more common associations of melancholy show up on tracks like “Another Skin To Wear” and “You Know This Isn’t Going To End Well”, which all create a more ominous feel via IDM and the polyrhythmic structures of drum’n’bass. Particularly on “Another Skin To Wear”, which borrows its name from a Radiohead lyric, the track's swooping motion feels realistic to melancholy’s chaotic and often unpredictable path. But, like all great storytellers, Vincent leaves the most poignant moment of the album for last with the rolling “8AM on the Train… (For Maarten)” devoted to his dear friend, Maarten, who sadly passed away at the young age of 36.

This LP is dedicated to Maarten de Vries (1986-2022)

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AGT Records is onto release 007 and it’s a certified killer.

In the early 2000’s KAELO and DJ Jet AKA Kaelo Gallagher and Jesse Goldfarb combined to create JK47. They produced and pressed their records out of their own pocket with no distribution, handing them to local record shops in and around Toronto. When the shops eventually closed the records found their way out into the world, leading us to today.

The Plastic Aviator EP was a passion project of the duo in 2005. Its influences stretch beyond any one era or genre and you really do get a taste of everything here. The balearic feel of the original mix (shoutout to Queen of the Worms on the guitar) is nicely balanced with the dub inflected UKG attitudes of the Scene Heads and Loopity Goofs Mix, while the previously unreleased Hernan Gutmer mix brings the EP to a deep and head-spinning close.

This is a record to be packed and played throughout the night and day, and we’re happy to have the chance to get it back onto turntables - all in good time.

[PREMIERE] Plastic Aviator (Hernan Gutmer Remix) - JK47 | AGT Records [2024]

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PREMIERE⚡️Ivo Reiderman - Recomendaciones De Mushu [SHURIKEN - 手裏剣]

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Man Power (@manpower-1) returns to Echocentric. Swirling, hypnotic genre escapism for the open-minded DJ.

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2024 has been a big year for Geoff Kirkwood, better known as Man Power. With huge EPs released on labels like Rekids, Make A Dance, Hypercolour, Sound As, and Me Me Me, he’s been as prolific as ever. In addition, he was invited to deliver both the RA Podcast and the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, just two months apart.

Kirkwood has also launched his own venue, Are You Affiliated, in North Shields, where he’s hosted standout acts such as Caribou, Optimo, and Gerd Janson. On the DJ circuit, he’s been seen playing back-to-back sets alongside heavyweights like Skream, Special Request, La La, Daniel Avery, Ewan McVicar, Artwork, and Erol Alkan.

Globally, he’s returned to an intense touring schedule, gracing stages across Europe, the US, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. Highlights include playing at Berghain’s iconic Lab.Oratory, Hi Ibiza, and DJ Harvey’s Klymax club in Bali.

With a new FM radio residency, an upcoming nationwide UK tour, and an Ibiza residency soon to be announced, 2024 is shaping up to be a monumental year for Man Power.
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Releases October 25, 2024

Written & produced by Geoff Kirkwood
Mixed & mastered by Suade
Distributed by Inch By Inch
Pressed at R.A.N.D. Muzik

A1 - Rise Again
B1 - Mission Critical
B2 - Spatial Relation

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exclusive | Thanksmate - Acid Memories | Soul Express Records

Like the first kiss beneath sodium streetlights after a night of unsaid things, “Insatiable” by Thanksmate arrives with a kind of nervous elegance - trembling yet sure, dripping with the sweaty allure of nostalgia and wrapped in the silken scarf of future memories. This debut on Soul Express Records doesn’t just nod to House’s golden past - it dances with it, slow and close, like lovers at a barely-lit afterhour.

“Acid Memories” follows - a sun-faded photograph of Balearic reverie where acid is no longer a weapon but a watercolor brush. The 303 doesn't stab; it melts. It weaves through synth lines like heat rising off a Mediterranean road, where every hi-hat is a sigh and every chord progression smells faintly of sea salt and warm skin. This isn’t a track, it’s a mirage: just out of reach and utterly intoxicating.

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'Feelin'' is a vibrant collaborative release from Stockholm-based duo HOT DLVRY and Yar Khalaf, brought to life under the House Operations label. This deep house gem runs for 6 minutes and 7 seconds, delivering a rich blend of hypnotic grooves, soulful textures, and warm, pulsating basslines. Crafted as an original mix, the track immerses listeners in a smooth, atmospheric soundscape that’s both dancefloor-ready and emotionally resonant. The official release is set for May 9, 2025, but it's already available for pre-order on Traxsource.

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PREMIERE: HOT DLVRY, Yar Khalaf - Feelin' [House Operations]

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