Austrian producer @awo_ojiji brings his Mantecatura EP to Scuffed, featuring four new intricately-crafted, bass-heavy cuts.

From the mid-tempo opener ‘Recess’, to the footwork-influenced ‘Stress’, bassweight-focussed ‘Balsam’ and percussive dancehall-techno hybrid ‘Inwards’, Awo Ojiji displays a unique slant across the course of the EP with tracks that are at once club and headphone ready.

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https://smarturl.it/MantecaturaEP

Awo Ojiji - Balsam

EMA’s Woozy label continues apace with WZY2.5; a new compilation highlighting 8 artists from Ireland and afar that embody the imprint’s obsession with low-end futurism. Featuring 2 production debuts, this release acts as an exciting snapshot of the talented global community surrounding the label and its founder.

Dublin-based Ambit kicks us off with Act Of Goodness, her impressive debut that skanks on a ‘08 dread-step tip. Fellow Dub PLUS ONE drops/raises the tempo for TRIAL, a stripped back halftime sub workout. Mid Air’s Huna seesaws a techno dancehall/d’n’b lurch with wild exploratory sound design in Lang. More Cowbell’s Eich also debuts with the mid-tempo party bass swagger of INDUCTION. Vancouver’s Destrata applies throbbing wubs and dramatic breaks on a smart 2-step break in Amphibian Barrier. Amsterdam’s Jasmín takes things on a more sinister route, delivering the technoid punk chug of Grumpy Cat. New York’s Sobolik revs up the gears with the playful ‘n’ bouncy hardcore rush of Deadly. WDDS sees us out with Slow Burner, a tense d’n’b roller that itches with junglist rinse-out fervour for a proper finale.

https://woozydublin.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/tomsobolikmusic
https://soundcloud.com/woozydublin

Woozy 2.5

PREMIERE: Sobolik - Deadly [Woozy]

Rounding off the year on Redstone Press, Debba comes correct with a varied four-tracker laden with hefty subs and lock-tight percussion.

The A-side starts out with fast-paced staccato kicks and the oscillating, warped bassline of ‘Called Up’. These elements soon develop into a twisted, energetic romp, showing Debba’s innate knack for upfront, low-end percussive work. Continuing with this theme ‘Direction’ adds reverb-drenched vocals to the mix and ups the bass weight, with gritty, looping subs throughout. These two will put that soundsystem you’re dreaming of playing on, to the test!

The B-side is more restrained and meditative but retains the heavy subs, opening with the downtempo and introspective chords of ‘I Said’. The drop in pace gives Debba’s signature beatwork and melodic flourishes space to breathe with the dreamy synths of ‘Subtle’ building up, then breaking down into a low-slung UK Techno roller.

https://redstonepress.bandcamp.com/album/called-up

https://soundcloud.com/redstone-press
https://soundcloud.com/debbauk

RED007

PREMIERE: Debba - I Said [Redstone Press]

Kept You Waiting / Niffler

Niffler

The Marseille-based multidisciplinary artist Vanda Forte is showing their bold production palette with a club track taking its roots in MENA traditional percussions and instrumental drill, to be released via Lyon’s own PRISME label and party collective.

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PREMIERE: Vanda Forte - All I Can Think Of Is You (PRISME)

Nocturnal

Osheyack - Back In Kind
Artwork by Abraham Adams
Mastered by Raphael Valensi

Back In Kind

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Ommaya Records
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https://ommayarecords.bandcamp.com/album/backbone
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Releasing together for the first time, Ommaya's first release of 2025 features label heads noRecall and Sawyer James teaming up for a split project 'Backbone' that serves as a mile marker for where both artists are at stylistically with their sounds and where they're headed, with the four tracks conjoined by their shared doses of heavy sub and rapid, rattling percussion. Ommaya's shifting form is on the move once again with a huge year ahead.

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Sawyer James - Pretal

DJ Powerade - 458 (Dub Mix)

EXIT078: Itoa- Sorbet Rose

Mixing and Mastering: DJ Chap
Artwork: Liam K. Swiggs, Jay Tovar

UOAI

Exit Records is at forefront of electronic music, constantly pushing the envelope in terms of aesthetic and execution.
Label owner dBridge strikes a careful balance between releasing music that serves a purpose for dancers and thinkers alike. The roster of artists involved in the label is allowed express themselves as they see fit with only one stipulation; pushing the genre forward.
The Exit Records club nights are typically riotous affairs- they stand as a mix of the most cutting-edge music crossed with a firm eye on the dancefloor, from stages at festivals to residencies at clubs across the world, the events are known to sell out.
As the label enters its 15th year of existence a confidence in sound and direction has come to the fore and this is what cements Exit Records as a go-to label for those inside and out of the genre.

EXIT078: Itoa- Sorbet Rose

Exit Records UK