Buy / Stream: https://ffm.to/levantine-high-energy

Levantine serves up his most propulsive, hard-edged music on this new EP for Exploited Club. 

On the title track ‘High Energy’, distorted kicks suck at a tense synth arpeggio while in the distance a dramatic melody plays amidst a church-like reverb. Acidic overtones rise in the arp before big snare hits drop in and the lead melody shifts up an octave dramatically. Techno-tinged hi-hats push things forward more before we strip back in stark style and vox synths arrive to increase the haunting feel further still. Little else is needed aside from clever arrangement and juicy electronic tom fills to keep this one rocking until the very least beat.

‘Power, Corruption & Lies’ takes its cues from muscle-pumping ‘80s Hi-NRG, with a pogoing synth b-line trading blows with tight claps and gated snares by turns. Spare but spacious percussive rhythm pervades to accentuate the double-time bass, leading us to a breakdown decked out with a plucked, trancey melody and filtering, sweeping pad sustains. The tension builds before everything gels together, with the haunting feel of the title track continued here. As always, Levantine’s sense of drama and atmosphere shines through effortlessly.

Artist: Levantine
Release: High Energy
Label: Exploited Club
LC: 96788
Cat: EXP133
Publishing: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing/Sony ATV
Beatport Pre-order: 25.08.23
Release Date Streaming/Beatport: 01.09.23
Release Date Global Download: 15.09.23

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Buy / Stream: https://ffm.to/levantine-high-energy

Levantine serves up his most propulsive, hard-edged music on this new EP for Exploited Club. On the title track ‘High Energy’, distorted kicks suck at a tense synth arpeggio while in the distance a dramatic melody plays amidst a church-like reverb. Acidic overtones rise in the arp before big snare hits drop in and the lead melody shifts up an octave dramatically. Techno-tinged hi-hats push things forward more before we strip back in stark style and vox synths arrive to increase the haunting feel further still. Little else is needed aside from clever arrangement and juicy electronic tom fills to keep this one rocking until the very least beat.

‘Power, Corruption & Lies’ takes its cues from muscle-pumping ‘80s Hi-NRG, with a pogoing synth b-line trading blows with tight claps and gated snares by turns. Spare but spacious percussive rhythm pervades to accentuate the double-time bass, leading us to a breakdown decked out with a plucked, trancey melody and filtering, sweeping pad sustains. The tension builds before everything gels together, with the haunting feel of the title track continued here. As always, Levantine’s sense of drama and atmosphere shines through effortlessly.

Artist: Levantine
Release: High Energy
Label: Exploited Club
LC: 96788
Cat: EXP133
Publishing: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing/Sony ATV
Beatport Pre-order: 25.08.23
Release Date Streaming/Beatport: 01.09.23
Release Date Global Download: 15.09.23

High Energy

Levantine - Power, Corruption & Lies | Exploited Club

Buy / Stream: https://ffm.to/levantine-high-energy

Levantine serves up his most propulsive, hard-edged music on this new EP for Exploited Club.

On the title track ‘High Energy’, distorted kicks suck at a tense synth arpeggio while in the distance a dramatic melody plays amidst a church-like reverb. Acidic overtones rise in the arp before big snare hits drop in and the lead melody shifts up an octave dramatically. Techno-tinged hi-hats push things forward more before we strip back in stark style and vox synths arrive to increase the haunting feel further still. Little else is needed aside from clever arrangement and juicy electronic tom fills to keep this one rocking until the very least beat.

‘Power, Corruption & Lies’ takes its cues from muscle-pumping ‘80s Hi-NRG, with a pogoing synth b-line trading blows with tight claps and gated snares by turns. Spare but spacious percussive rhythm pervades to accentuate the double-time bass, leading us to a breakdown decked out with a plucked, trancey melody and filtering, sweeping pad sustains. The tension builds before everything gels together, with the haunting feel of the title track continued here. As always, Levantine’s sense of drama and atmosphere shines through effortlessly.

Artist: Levantine
Release: High Energy
Label: Exploited Club
LC: 96788
Cat: EXP133
Publishing: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing/Sony ATV
Beatport Pre-order: 25.08.23
Release Date Streaming/Beatport: 01.09.23
Release Date Global Download: 15.09.23

Buy / Stream: ffm.to/veljko_jovic-paris

Serbian talent Veljko Jovic has impressed with his releases on the likes of I AM DIFFERENT, Lowbit, Area Verde and Multi Notes, scoring a Top 10 on Beatport in the process with his brooding sounds. His latest effort ‘Paris’ blends elements of electro, Italo, techno and synth pop into one heady, slow-building mix.
A monotone bassline chug probes at huge snare hits and rigid woodblock hits as the track builds, with pulses of synth energy punctuating the groove. Snarling, dark textures rise slowly from the depths, building a foundation of moody energy. Atonal, filtered stabs bring the techno flavour, juxtaposing against a dainty synth line right out of the Yazoo / early ‘80s textbook. The intensity builds towards the dramatic breakdown, where suddenly a rousing riff is introduced playing pleasing fifths. A spoken French vocal delays around the stereo field dizzyingly, and a taut breakbeat rhythm satisfyingly cuts into the mix with no warning. The track continues to flex and shapeshift, providing a delightful interplay between its myriad elements to create a truly wondrous sound.

Artist: Veljko Jovic
Release: Paris
Label: Exploited Club
LC: 96788
Cat: EXP131
Publishing: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing/Sony ATV
Beatport Pre-order: 04.08.23
Release Date Streaming/Beatport: 11.08.23
Release Date Global Download: 25.08.23

Paris

Veljko Jovic - Paris | Exploited Club

Je sors enfin mon remix de France Gall que j'ai posté précédemment sur TikTok... J'espère que vous apprécierez !

FREE DOWNLOAD : https://hypeddit.com/elements/francegallhouseremix

France Gall - Ella, Elle l'a (Elements House Remix)

Anamatopi

Equinoxx - Never Trust Them (Original Mix)

Buy / Stream: ffm.to/sejva-we-only-want

Leading a path back to the early days of Exploited Club, this second release on the label from Atlanta-based Diynamic / VOD / TAU artist oozes old skool electro flavour from every pore—and it tastes delicious.
‘We Only Want To Be Bad’ leads the charge, flexing Hi-NRG muscle with its off-beat bassline, snazzy melodies and campy vocals. The breakdown takes things into a more heavenly space before we slam down into the hard-funking groove, ethereal vox synths and jaunty chord sequences. A masterclass in retro revivalism.
‘Song & Dance’ has shades of early Erlend Øye or Nicolas Jaar in its mysterious and pared-back vocal stylings, while rubbery bass funk and squelchy synths continue the Hi-NRG feel. ‘Brain Dead’ is a sexxxy little number, all propulsive electro funk, squealing synths and deliciously groovy bass. The bugged-out vocals fit perfectly with the retro-futuristic darkness of the synth pads and vibrato leads. ‘Lie To Me (Alt Mix)’ is the cherry on the cake, where a stomping breakbeat rhythm jostles with cool melody, distorted guitar-like fuzz and effortless vocals. The twists and turns in the composition, slick production and myriad synth parts make it an addictive listen.

Artist: Sejva
Release: We Only Want To Be Bad
Label: Exploited Club
LC: 96788
Cat: EXP130
Publishing: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing/Sony ATV
Beatport Pre-order: 28.07.23
Release Date Streaming/Beatport: 04.08.23
Release Date Global Download: 18.08.23

We Only Want To Be Bad

Lie To Me

Sejva - Lie To Me | Exploited Club

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/kompilation_2xlp

How do you define an artist who has never performed live, nor DJ’ed, nor ever had his photograph published and has never partaken in an interview? By the music of course. Jürgen Paape has proven this time and time again. How? Listen. Here. Right. Now. Co-owner of Kompakt. The house’s most elusive member remains the uncompromised, untainted shining star. He, who has launched the label with its very first release “Triumph“, Jürgen Paape has left a legacy of music that is a true core of the sound which Kompakt’s foundation is built on.

We celebrate Jürgen Paape with “Kompilation”. A well deserved opportunity to hear Jürgen Paape for fans and newcomers – revived and remastered and for the very first time on double vinyl – in a way that it plays through like a full length album. Some of the biggest moments of Kompakt over a three decade history are here; the chorus of “So Weit Wie Noch Nie” remains timeless – there to send shivers of pleasure down your spine as we feel at the end of exhaustive end of a night. “Take That” is an anthem for the still to be built rock stadiums of tomorrow. It’s a bonafide hit that put him in the charts in Australia and Italy. – “Come Into My Life” remains undeniably one of Kompakt’s catchiest pop tracks ever. “So Wird Die Zeit Gemacht” – builds on Paape’s signature sound with the spirit and vitality of classic house and a truly demented vocal hook. Then there’s the unique Schaffel quirkiness of “Ofterschwang” and so many other hits Jürgen Paape has delivered over the years. Well, it’s Paape!

Kompilation

Jürgen Paape - Take That

Jürgen Paape - Ofterschwang

Jürgen Paape - So Wird Die Zeit Gemacht

Jürgen Paape - We Love

10 years of AEON... a decade of music and inspiration. We cordially invite you to join us in celebrating our beloved friends and artists, whose music has brought smiles, tears, and a surge of energy to music enthusiasts worldwide! To mark this special anniversary, we have invited artists who have played a pivotal role in shaping our label’s journey over the past decade to contribute to our commemorative release, ‘AEON X’. This remarkable compilation will be unveiled in five parts, starting on August 4th.

AEONX - Vol. 2 - Musumeci & Phunkadelica - Balla Balla Ballerino

andhim - I Love You

After the hallucinate EP "Give Chance A Trance", Moderna and Theus Mago return to Duro with a reissue of their first collaboration work, 'Dog Is Calling You', originally released in 2016 under Chloè’s label, Lumière Noire. The reissue includes the three original cuts and the remix of ‘Dog is calling you’ by Die Wilde Jagd, plus three new remixes by Mexico based artists Mijo & Macaulay, Alinka of Twirl Records, and the Riotvan family Peter Invasion & Gregor Habicht .

The EP begins with the classic "Asesino Sicótico", a booming, dark and insane cut. It's a fusion of techno energy with house music groove. It's followed by "Dog Is Calling You", a slow mix of melted bass, orbital and acidic sounds. To close the original versions is the fan favorite "Papa En Roy", a mixture of classic techno with obsessive and repetitive bass lines, while Moderna's vocals take us on a lunatic journey.

The remix by Mijo & Macaulay of "Asesino Sicótico" is a hypnotic, insistent, and powerful cut. The bass line runs over you while the voice gets lost among synthesizers, pads, and percussion. Alinka surprises us with her version of "Papa En Roy", adding echoes of voices, a liquefying and electrifying bass, distorted percussion, and maniacal synthesizers.

Riotvan friends, Peter Invasion & Gregor Habicht, give us their version of "Papa En Roy", which is a forceful and exciting cut, creating bursts of energy perfect for the dance floor. To close the release is the version made by Die Wilde Jagd, a cut with a reverberated and liberating atmosphere, the drums and bass take you to the climax while the drums hold you firmly in a slow but continuous step.

"Moderna & Theus Mago - Dog Is Calling You" will be available on platforms starting from July 14th.

Dog Is Calling You

Asesino Sicótico

Moderna Y Theus Mago - Asesino Sicótico (Original Mix)

Immer

'Aubrey Fry taps into the journeying spirit of electronic music as he serves up a hugely emotive new EP on Sasha's Last Night on Earth...'

Read More: https://whenwedip.com/2023/08/24/premiere-aubrey-fry-projections/

Follow: @aubreyfry // @last-night-on-earth

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Riser EP

Premiere: Aubrey Fry - Projections [Last Night On Earth]

Italian artist Dukwa delivers a sophisticated and multifaceted 4-tracker EP to Diynamic named „You Are Bound By Nothing“.
Very aptly titled opening track „Lighthouse“ starts out with a heaviness and melancholy, like the passengers of a ship lost at sea. Fighting through the thickness of the storm until they see that hopeful light in the distance that promises safe harbor.
„Hidden Secrets“ combines highly energetic percussions with mellow Jazz-influenced piano elements while the crunchy bass synth rolls over it like thunder. Put your turtleneck on, take a sip of your ice cold Gin soda and bop your head in the darkest corner of the bar.
In „Embrace Your Spirit“, Dukwa starts out with a ceremonial intro before switching over to a groovy house loop that is spiced up with deconstructed analog as well as orchestral instruments
And “In The Dust“ closes off his EP with an intricately chopped audio ballet, rhythmically triggered into a mesmerizing sound architecture.

Dukwa - Hidden Secret

Twin Flame

Twin Flame (Panthera Krause Remix) [feat. October's Child]

Aera - Future Holds

Rivals & When We Sing Remixes

Rivals (Cafius Remix)

Built on a foundation of thunderous basslines, distorted vocal swells, and feverish percussion, this release drips with late-night club atmospherics. Designed for the dancers in the dark, these tracks are a fusion of underground pulse and cinematic level tension.

@darlynvlys

#indiedance #techno #melodictechno #darlynvlys #octopusrecordings

Climbers

Have You Seen

https://getphysicalmusic.lnk.to/GPM848

Ibiza’s electronic music prodigy Greta Levska brings you her sensational new Las Perras EP, available 9th May on Get Physical. Las Perras EP serves as the perfect amuse bouche for her incredible debut album IBZALIEN, which drops on 6th June. Greta Levska hand picks the best sounds from the Historica Electronica, pulls apart their building blocks and makes something even better, for your delectation.

Titular track Las Perras is a prime example. Featuring Third Culture (Sasha Robotti and Sian’s new project), Las Perras (The Bitches) is nothing short of spectacular. Imagine if Miss Kittin was Spanish and the guest vocalist with Kraftwerk. Now listen to Las Perras. The track starts with a gorgeous 303- style kick pattern, joined with a robotic Ralf Hutter bass synth. By the time you hear the seductive Spanish vocals, heads turn around you, asking ‘Wow! What is this?’ and people scramble to find a track ID. Job done? No way. Greta has more to give. A higher-state-build-up increases the intensity, the drums evolve into a breakbeat, blissed out synth patterns fill the air and a deep Pontiac firebird bass revs its engines and drives back to Kraftwerk body shop for more robotic reconstruction.

The second track, Mr Funk has that awesome, stripped back sound reminiscent of turn-of-the millennium classics from the likes of The Hacker or Peaches. The filthiest distorted bass, thwacking claps that sound like a whip on a snare drum drag you by the leash onto the grimy dance floor. Greta’s euphoric, arpeggiated keyboards lift you to your feet, then lavish layers of synth put you in a trance as lazers cut through the machine fog around you. In the church of Mr Funk, there is only one mantra. “Keep Funky.”

Why not book your trip to Ibiza now and see one of Greta Levska’s sublime DJ sets. 2024 saw incredible parties Pikes, Destino, Club Chinois, and Amnesia. You won’t regret it. 2024 was huge for her. 2025 is going to be massive.

https://getphysicalmusic.com

Las Perras

Lois “Temptation” feat. Mockoff is a cerebral, slow-burning exploration of desire and restraint, rooted in the hypnotic framework of classic Chicago house. With its stripped-back groove, ghostly vocal textures by Mockoff, and deep, syncopated low frequencies, the track channels the raw emotional minimalism of early warehouse cuts while pushing into more introspective, modern territory. 
LOIS constructs tension with surgical precision - each word and element introduced with intent, each progression a subtle shift in mood. A study in atmosphere and control, a nod to the past reimagined through a contemporary, underground lens.

@m0ck0ff @loisplugged

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Temptation

Ain't No Life EP

Ain't No Life

if i could find my reasoning

https://vimeo.com/136488248

no doubt - it's my life (jz dub)

Treat You Better (Cassian Remix)

NO DOUBT IT'S MY LIFE ( LUCA DEBONAIRE REMIX)

New Rave

Kill Me Slow

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)