Buy / Stream : https://ffm.to/jelly

Italian duo gizA djs arrive on Exploited with two absolute barnstormers in their hands.

‘Jelly’ begins life in a beautifully Balearic fashion, with resplendent strings gliding over a languid beat, and haunting, melancholic melodies bringing the emotion. A stark bassline arrives, signalling a taste of what’s to come, and finally a 4/4 beat slams in to provide the energy, while gentle pads pulse dreamily. The track builds and builds to a powerful crescendo where the bassline morphs into an off-beat pulse, creating a classic ‘80s hi-NRG feel, and a soaring lead melody provides some camped-up euphoria. Feel-good music at its finest.

“I remember when Tiziano sent me the first part of the project with the harmonic part” says Gian. “I was dazzled by that strange synth reminiscent of a synthetic vocalization. From there I built the bassline and the track magically took shape in a short time. The track is a hymn to a carefree life...“

‘Euforia’ kicks along at a higher pace, with a bubbling bassline leading the charge from the first second. Just as colourful and charismatic in its melodies, riffs and choices of synth sounds, it packs a lot of energy into its four-minute lifespan. With a little nod to ‘80s video game music, its bold lines and vibrant feel make for another fist-pumping ride.

Artist: gizA djs
Release: Jelly
Label: Exploited Ghetto
Cat: EXP108
LC: 48629
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Releasedate Beatport & Streaming: 29.10.2021
Releasedate Global Download: 12.11.21

Jellly

Euforia

gizA djs - Euforia I Exploited Ghetto

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/brainwave_technology_12

Michael Mayer’s latest EP, Brainwave Technology, comes at you purposeful, stealthy and sly. It’s a glorious left turn for the redoubtable producer, one that sees his typically lean and lithe productions buffed to a metallic, futurist sheen. There’s a gleam in the eyes of tracks like “Brainwave Technology” and “Alpha” that speaks of serious fun, of the intersection of the pleasure zone and the frontal lobe.

“Brainwave Technology” itself is informed by Mayer’s deep dive into the thorny terrain of artificial intelligence, transhumanism and posthumanism. Inspired by reading German philosopher Richard David Precht, Mayer found himself heading down the “proverbial rabbit hole,” as he describes it, “watching hours of YouTube material by self-proclaimed prophets of these ‘inevitable’ changes to come.” Never one to be taken in by the egotist’s dance, Mayer’s cynicism about the whole endeavour is tempered, a little, by the deeper questions that these figures gesture towards: “Is it really an evolutionary step that man and machine become one? Or is it rather a marketing plot by Silicon Valley billionaires?”

On “Brainwave Technology”, Mayer plays the charlatans at their own game, turning their logic against them by exposing the fruitiness of their ‘visions’. “I chose irony as my sword with which I chopped off some quotes from some of those batshit crazy prophets and self-promoters,” he explains of the drooling psychobabble he drops in the track’s lacuna. There’s a sense of humour here – how could you not laugh at these hungover egotists? – but there’s levity too, a sense that Mayer’s using sound to expose the contradictions and double-speak at the heart of these half-formed ideas. It’s a Burroughsian tactic, to slice into the heart of the voice to see what hidden truths surface.

It was Burroughs, too, who once said that “when you cut into the past, the future leaks out”; Brainwave Technology cuts into the logic of the futurologist to leak out the messiness of modern reality. On “Alpha” and “Gamma”, Mayer seems to conjure up the stark, ominous music that’d soundtrack a science fiction reinterpretation – or preinterpretation – of our modern malaise, all funereal wreaths of electronic noise and clatterboxing beats. As the EP resolves with “Device For The Young At Heart”, Mayer’s questions are piling up: “Do we want to become immortal and live on as a download? Do we really give up on Earth and put all our effort into colonising Mars?” There are no answers, of course, but plenty of imaginings-to-be. Brainwave Technology soundtracks both dystopian and utopian possibilities of what could come next.

Michael Mayer - Brainwave Technology

DOPPELHANDEL DJ SET - MIX OF THE WEEK #4 - UNDER WATER
Indie Dance - Electro - Italo Disco - Techno
(Speciale Damon Jee)

Fanfarra (Damon Jee Remix)	AFFKT
Hypercube (Original Mix)	Darlyn Vlys
Caprice feat. Edn LKS (Dor Danino Remix)
Ruido Capital (Damon Jee Remix)	Roliva, Damon Jee
Mess (Club Mix)	Leo Sagrado
Mangala (Original Mix)	Danique, RoelBeat
Hangar 77 (Original Mix)	Damon Jee
Non-Stop (Damon Jee & Darlyn Vlys Remix)
SANTO (Biesmans Remix)	Bobby Nourmand, Jessica Zese, Biesmans

MIX OF THE WEEK #4 - UNDER WATER

Capturing that magical sweet spot between day and night, sun and moon, dreams and reality, Italian groove maestro Amarcord makes his debut on Damon Jee’s Dust & Blood with ‘The Blue Hour Club’…

A vibrant flip on his last track ‘Spleen’ on Eskimo earlier this summer (a 105BPM alt-pop Kraftwerk homage), here we find Amarcord in much more uplifted, energetic yet still contemplative mood. Sitting somewhere between new romantic and synth wave, Amarcord creates the perfect bed for E.S.O’s heartfelt vocals as we creep closer and closer to sunrise. 

Remix-wise Greek darksmith Echonomist twists the light to create great shadows amid E.S.O’s vocals before Amarcord lays down two more floor-focused originals. ‘Ritrovare Un Tempo’ makes time for everyone with its ploughman bassline and humanised vocals while Titoli Di Coda cashes in our last credits with smouldering, downtempo cosmic finale… Just in time for the sunrise. Buongiorno!

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P R E - O R D E R 👇
https://dustblood.bandcamp.com/album/amarcord-the-blue-hour-club
https://www.beatport.com/release/the-blue-hour-club/3519750

Amarcord Feat E.S.O. - The Blue Hour Club (vocal Version) Snippet

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RELEASE DATE 2021-10-14
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"[sic] present's his Your Eyes EP on his home imprint mu-sic. This 4 track record represents a walk through the different sides to his music.

From the B movie-inspired hammer that is "I'll Be Your Eyes" to the percussive madness of "Bongo Brains", [sic] is busy exploring eclectic sounds which all work as a cohesive whole.

Rounding out the record there is no shortage of dance floor depth. "Vuurverk" keeps things heavy with huge stab driven grooves and a subtle melodic thread whilst "Where Are You?" closes the EP with more than a nod to minimalism."

Track Listing:

1. I'll Be Your Eyes
2. Bongo Brains
3. Vuurverk
4. Where Are You?


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Releases Out now on 8day's imprint!
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PREMIERE: [sic] - I'll Be Your Eyes (Original Mix) [mu-sic]

Paisley Dark Records (@yeadonred) are proud to announce our third release. Leeds based electronic music mystic UFO Club (@ufoclub) serve up three tracks of shimmering psychedelic techno, laced with krautrock sensibilities and modal chord progressions.

First up is Beclometasone with squelchy acid lines and fuzz toned keyboards reaching out for the skies and beyond.

Buckle up and helmets on, Elocon’s motorik drive and effervescing arpeggios propel our trip deeper and further to interstellar space, whilst Tacrolimus completes the journey with wiggling synths and a cosmic breakdown leaving us, ladies and gentlemen, floating in space.

Beclometasone

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UFO Club - Beclometasone [Paisley Dark Records]

Joseeph - Revma (Original Mix)

Get Physical Music family members Karol XVII & MB Valence unveil their stunning new album, 'Essay'. Following well-received teaser singles, the full album is a storytelling trip through many shades of heartfelt house. 

Featured: https://www.klubikon.com/2022/02/17/premiere-karol-xvii-mb-valence-universum-jackspeare-original-interpretation 

'Essay' will be available after the 18th of February https://getphysicalmusic.lnk.to/GPMCD259 

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PREMIERE: Karol XVII & MB Valence - Universum (Jackspeare Original Interpretation)

Cynthia Spiering - Feel The Pressure (NVB)

RAJA - Guru

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)