Mona Vale - Something I Can Change [TOR034]
Release Date - 08.12.2022
Stream & Buy - https://xyzlabel.lnk.to/MonaVale

Mona Vale arrives on TOR with a soaring sound built upon live electronics & indie dance tones. The UK-based duo has caught the ear of worldwide heads with their releases on Anjunadeep, Eton Messy, and Cherry House. We're thrilled to welcome them to the Dip label family with their debut EP on the imprint - Something I Can Change.

The A-side Something I Can Change opens with chopped vocals rising into a crisp groove, allowing sensational melodics to float alongside an easy-flowing house kick.

On the flip, Not For Me welcomes galavanting guitar riffs over a dreamy soundscape. Just as you drift into the clouds, a punchy & round bassline snaps right back into the groove, ensuring dancefloor delight.

Connect with XYZ - https://linktr.ee/wwd.xyz
Stream releases in full via Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2uDd07z

Connect with Mona Vale
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/monavalemusic
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/monavaleuk/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/monavale_music/

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Mona Vale - Something I Can Change [Snippet]

'The second remix from the Riigs & Skenna’s Underpass EP sees LEV give us his take on Christal Shore.    

LEV is the newest alias for London-based producer James Levey. With several projects under James' belt, including the in demand My Friend on Anjunadeep the man behind the alias is no newbie to the underground music scene. 

Here he creates a blissful, Balearic take on the original. The infections bassline underpins a gorgeous melodic journey that will melt any dancefloor. Perfect for a day set, night set or for any set!'

Follow: @levmusicuk // @the-real-skenna // @mark-allin // @londam

Premiere: Riigs, Skenna - Christal Shore (Lev Remix) [Londam]

Buy / Stream: https://ffm.to/budakid-milestones

Budakid is back on Exploited with a charming 2-tracker that exudes confidence and style. In 'Milestones' - which is the title track, he catched up with the highly talented vocalist 'Bad Actor' whose voice mesmerizes and hijacks your attention. Channeling early ‘80s ‘new pop’ (Simple Minds and the like) in a modern way with its vocal stylings, signature glitching sounds, soaring synths and realistic rolling bass. A sequenced melody descends and ascends in perfect harmony with the indie-ish low end and with some stadium-sized leads coursing through the veins of this expansive-sounding production, it’s like stepping into a time machine.

‘Graph The Jeff’ goes deeper and prettier with a sound that harks back to vintage electro/house flavours. Overflowing the stunning melody, it immediately stuns with its filtering, detuned 8-bit chord riffs fizzing away over thick, deep bass and spacious percussive rhythms. A dreamy melody coated in a gentle film of white noise rises from the depths in the breakdown, rhythmically in step with the chords but bringing a lighter counterpoint texturally. It’s a heavenly track that will leave you feeling more blissed out than a sunset gong-bath

Milestones

Budakid - Milestones | Exploited

Pedro Sanmartin
Dysania
LOOTREC042
Out: 20 January 2023

Pedro Sanmartin makes a welcome return to Loot Recordings for his first proper single with us. The Spanish born, Norway-based producer delivers three diverse quality tracks that includes remixes from Death On The Balcony and Tuba Twooz.

The opening track “Melting Pot” is a dub-influenced slow burner that clocks in at 115 BPMs. Dubby guitar riffs are accompanied by swelling synth pads and twinkling pianos that sets the tone for the journey ahead. The perfect opener.

Diving into the titled track “Dysania”, its a mesmerizing affair of deep house with a bouncing bassline layered with modular synths and emotional strings. The Death On The Balcony remix increases the energy and remains true to the original with epic strings, dreamy melodies and spoken vocal samples peppered throughout the track. Tuba Twooz deliver a remix that’s a pure dance floor weapon, loaded with twists and turns of potent synth stabs and a throbbing bassline designed for those hands in the air moments.

Closing the release is “Chanking”, a slice of chunky house music that’s driven by big synth stabs, thundering drums and powerful buildups that dramatically increase the tension during all the right moments.

Dysania

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Pedro Sanmartin - Dysania (Death On The Balcony Remix)

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Twisted Cadence (Extended)

Koelle & Reza Safinia - Reverie [XYZ064]
Release Date - 04.14.2023
Stream - https://xyzlabel.lnk.to/Reverie

With spring light on the horizon, Germany's Koelle returns to XYZ alongside a label debutant - Reza Safinia. With a collective mastery over productions of all forms - from classic to electronic - Reza & Koelle intertwine seamlessly on the Reverie EP.

Into The Woods showcases the pairings mutual melodic flair, with crisp drum programming balancing smoothly soaring synthetics on the blissful deep house offering. The A-side is built for rising dancefloors, with a lush build culminating in an effervescent groove.

On the flip, Reverie is a soothing downtempo production dripping in gorgeous tones sourced straight from the orchestral nature of Koelle & Reza's compositional experiences over the years. The piano melody allows minds to wander, while a kaleidoscopic set of kicks and subby undertones elevate the senses.

Connect with XYZ - https://linktr.ee/wwd.xyz
Stream releases in full via Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2uDd07z

Connect with Koelle
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/koellectronic
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/KOELLECTRONIC/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/koelle.chris/

Connect with Reza Safinia
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/rezasafiniamusic
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rezasafiniamusic
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rezasafiniamusic/

Reverie EP

Koelle & Reza Safinia - Into The Woods [Snippet]

Richard Dominguez - Deep Dive [Flug Lab]

PML - Organica Vol. 4 - Artist Demo by Len Walker

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde

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20 forehand.

1. let your inner pain go

dance for your life, let loose. 🔥🔥🎉

Let loose

Shir Khan started Exploited in 2007. Exploited Rec now plays host to some wide-ranging and innovative electronic talent - including Adana Twins, Claptone, Budakid, Joyce Muniz, James Curd, Shir Khan (to name a few) - and its artists have been receiving numerous supportive spins from the likes of Solomun, Pete Tong, Soul Clap, Wolf&Lamb, Azari&III, Jesse Rose, Axel Boman and A-Trak.
This is serious dance music at it's most cutting edge with all the juice to really get you going. It's totally contemporary, innovative and has a chunky dirty feel. "Exploited" take you on an invigorating roller coaster ride back to your youth when you first listened to dance music with all the thrills and spills you so enjoyed about clubbing. It's heavy, exciting and special.
'"Exploited Records" is a seamless melting pot of varied styles that simply can't fail to please even the most discerning ears. Highlights here are plentyful. Not to be missed at any cost.' (Clash)
'Musical hybrids are truly the flavour of today, but few have managed to capture the atmosphere of an unpredictable microcosm of a night out on a recordlabel - until now. Shir Khan's label "Exploited" bottles the zeitgeist's giddy thrills with plenty of style and substance. This is dance music hybridism in all its most glorious forms, and Shir Khan is an expert at making square pegs fit round holes.' (DJ-Mag)
'"Exploited Records" boss Shir Khan has been gaining a lot of acclaim recently, and deservedly so - as he has shown us the high quality, diversity and forward-thinking nature of his label. Engaging, riveting and diverse.' (Data Transmission)