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Hailing from Odessa in Ukraine, Komilev found a new home in Spain amidst the war in his home country, and fortunately he’s been able to return to making the excellent music that has seen him release on Disco Halal, Watergate Records and Frau Blau. He debuts here on Exploited Club with two haunting, sophisticated gems.

Delicate piano chords draw us into the graceful ‘Supreme’, which builds so very effortlessly. The pitter-patter of nagging synth line buzzes around cowbell and snare hits and detuned pads which soar dizzyingly in the distance. From the breakdown comes a breakbeat section which lets the dreamy elements of this track really spread their wings, before a pleasingly cheap sounding synth-guitar arpeggio bursts into life, sprinkling some euphoric energy into the proceedings. Delayed notes provide the icing on the cake.

‘Cuseni’ channels ‘80s synth-pop energy, a sparse broken beat rhythm peppered with Linn drum snares creating a haunting feel which is bolstered by the juicy walking bassline and shimmering electric organ stabs. A succinct but highly effective lead line follows the bassline’s progression, before we delve into a pitch-bending organ breakdown. Next comes a bold plucked synth riff that Depeche Mode would be proud of which sends the track well and truly into orbit.

Artist: Komilev
Release: Supreme
Label: Exploited Club
LC: 96788
Cat: EXP138
Publishing: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing/Sony ATV
Beatport Pre-order: 27.10.23
Release Date Streaming/Beatport: 03.11.23
Release Date Global Download: 17.11.23

Supreme

Cuseni

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Church is a prolific artist who works alone but also to great success with James Welsh and now Vincenzo. His music takes in all styles, often with a careful concept and an aim to push boundaries and explore new worlds within the electronic realm, all while drawing on techno, ambient, electronica and breakbeats. Hamburg's Vincenzo is an artist with a similar devotion to high-class sound, and his wide range of music has come on the likes of Watergate and Dessous. 

The Blackheart series is a collection of music with the main melodies coming from the Oberheim OB X8 and Sequential Trigon synthesisers. Church has said it aims to "forge our fondness for melodically driven music that is just as much for listening as the dance floor." 

Opening this latest trip is 'Solar,' a lush electronic reverie that encourages you to switch off and gaze at distant twinkling stars as the smooth drums carry you ever further away. The masterful synths are a mix of painterly lines and delicate patterns that shine bright. 'Artic Haze' is just as expansive, this time with warm solar winds suspending you over deep, rubbery drums. Mellifluous synths ripple out to infinity to keep you lost in space, then 'Metro' rides on more elegant drums and bass, this time with subtle tension in the more broken patterns as the astral melodies rain down from above. The fantastic 'Pulse' completes the journey with darker energy coming from a pulsing techno rhythm and fatalistic chords that bring real cinematic drama.

Blackheart Part 2

PREMIERE: Alexander Church & Vincenzo - Solar

Released on Bandcamp on 24.07.2023.

This release marks the first in a series of ‘past patterns’: Tracks that were never released, but that I still want to put out there. They might mean something to somebody. 

‘Past patterns’ not only refers to the tracks themselves, but also to the way they were created. When I open these projects, I come across many techniques that I still use, but there are also some techniques I somehow forgot about. More than once I’ve been suprised by the creativity, only to realize that I was actually the one who came up with it. Apparently, the way creativity flows belongs to a specific point in time, and is about much more than just the toolkit you have at your disposal. Even if I had any interest in making tracks like these again, I doubt I could. 

These specific tracks were produced in 2013, right before the Love over Entropy project took off. I don’t consider this to be an album, as the only connecting factor between these tracks is that they were created during the same period. But there was never a bigger idea behind them, which for me makes the difference between an album and a collection of tracks.

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All tracks produced, mixed and mastered by Love over Entropy.

Ante

It's All and Nothing

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Artists: Memo Rex, Demuir, Lee Reynolds
Title: Distance
Label: Music is 4 Lovers
Catalogue: MI4L068
Release Date: 2023-09-08

Tracklisting:
01) Memo Rex – Distance (Original Mix)
02) Memo Rex – Distance (Demuir’s Playboi Edit)
03) Memo Rex – Distance (Lee Reynolds BMX Remix)

Memo Rex returns to Music is 4 Lovers label with a catchy single featuring two remixes from Toronto’s house music legend, Demuir, and beloved Desert Hearts pioneer, Lee Reynolds.

Memo Rex – Distance hits stores and streaming platforms on Friday, September 8th, 2023.

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Out November 10th.
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Following a hiatus, Bristol-based Ryan Artifact, fka Artifact, has reunited with Anja Schneider to put out the Let It Go EP, a storming new release on Sous Music. 
 
The title track is a big-room weapon of the highest order. A thick, rich bassline forms the backbone of the track, in which all elements are polished to a hi-shine. The repeated vocal snatch is subtle but hypnotic, the drums are delicate but purposeful, and gentle synth flourishes provide just the right amount of intrigue. 
 
“The Way It Did” is just as impressive, with another whomping bassline doing the heavy lifting. Playing like a sister track to “Let It Go”, it features a similar vocal grab and tight, considered arrangements, but picks up the pace and adds a peppy build. The resulting track is a surefire weapon at night and day parties alike, guaranteed to get the dancefloor rocking. 
 
“Believe Nothing” completes this family of tracks, with all three complementing each other. Built around a rocking beat, lively chords, tetchy choral synths and the same detached vocal, this one, primed for warmup or cool-down duties, is made to keep the party simmering. 
 
Ryan’s relationship with Schneider began in 2017, when he was putting out equally killer tunes on her back-then Mobilee label. The Let It Go EP follows the inclusion of Ryan’s track “However Far Forward” on a Sous compilation last year and sees him in the same fine form we’ve come to expect from him.

Ryan Artifact - The Way It Did

Sello: @osotao
Artista: @mountjam

Estrenamos nuevo track de Tiago A.F. Track Double Night.

El dj y productor con base el Lisboa nos hace entrega de uno de los track que verán la luz en forma de EP y titulado 2 Years. Tiago se estrena en la etiqueta, también portuguesa, O Sótão Records,  con un interesante EP de cuatro originales de los cuales estrenamos el tercero, Double Night. 

Tiago es también conocido por su otro alias Mount Jam, quien ha estado produciendo canciones sin parar desde hace 8 años. Ahora con su nuevo aka nos deleita con esta pieza de sonido house y altas dosis de lounge...

A la venta desde el 10 de Noviembre.

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PREMIERE: Tiago A.F - Double Night [O Sótão Records]

Amsterdam

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gizA djs - Come To Me [Snippet]

Jello Submarine

Journey

BCXG - Control (Jungle Mix)

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Exploited Rec promises to strip the wallpaper from the walls of your home stereo.
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)