Experimentiell

Slithering and sliding out of the gate with a surprisingly uplifting second half, VOL3 offers a look at broken beats, shifting rhythms, insectoid pulses and pop influences.

For the 3rd instalment of the increasingly coveted "Volume" series, BPS employs the talents of some big names with big games; friends from Naarm and around the globe. To pin the project to a single sound or genre is near impossible as the textural and aesthetic gradient slides smoothly beyond these barriers.

All proceeds from this compilation will be donated to Pay the Rent.

paytherent.net.au/about-us/

"When I breathe my last breathe and surrender to the sweet temptation of forever, I imagine this is the kind of music that will be swirling around up there" - You c.2024

Mastered by Oscar Neenan
Graphics by Mel - @flatesoteric

BPS acknowledges the vast history of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the original custodians of the unceded land on which we live and work and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Backpocket Slammers -
https://soundcloud.com/backpocketslammers
https://backpocketslammers.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/backpocketslammers

Bandcamp

PREMIERE: Aposematism - stepper [Backpocket Slammers]

Available to pre-order from Second Born Bandcamp: https://secondborn.bandcamp.com/album/prefrontal-asymmetry

Porter Brook’s experimentation with Live Coding considers the reality of dance music culture in the 2020’s to be inseparably mediated through algorithms and digital space. The attention economy and the corporate co-optation of the underground has dissolved a large part of dance music culture in an acrid solvent of content creation.

Prefrontal Asymmetry liberates itself within the overstimulation which this generational change demands of us. By seldomly evoking traditional motifs and clichés of the dance-floor amongst fierce algorithmic noise and repurposed snippets of short-form digital media, Prefrontal Asymmetry provides an alternative and optimistic thesis on the perceived annihilatory Zeitgeist of Gen-Z Clubland:

“Nothing can be more freeing than resigning oneself to onslaught of stimulus, and rejecting the sincerity of such content in favour of heartfelt experimentation, cherished relationships and the joy of experience.”

This modus operandi is bolstered by collaborative work with Lagos Born, Manchester Based vocalist LINTD [@L1NTD], who provides technologically mutated ruminations on self esteem, value, and fear within our contemporary landscape. A remix from GAEL [@gaelabakarova] on the B side further contextualises and physicalises the message.

TL;DR - This record is sort of TikTok Techno.

Written and Produced by Porter Brook
Additional contributions by GAEL and LINTD
Mastered by Miles Whittaker of Demdike Stare
Manufacturing by Press On, Middlesborough
Release Artwork by GRID
Distributed by Second Born

Prefrontal Asymmetry

SB001: Porter Brook - Prefrontal Asymmetry EP [Previews]

FÆ⁰⁰¹ - DAIMON MAKES SURFACE

Daimon transcends the shore, venturing into the depths of the forest and embracing its wild roots. 

Embark on an experimental journey with our first compilation where the primitive meets the contemporary, where tribes meet spacefarers.

The artists on this 1st VA brought their hidden faces to the surface, creating a singular yet harmonious vision of sound.

Thanks to @hyht099 , @yesaykan , @the_soulcatcher , @baxterprod , @hyperlili , @rev_98boy , @shjva , @irenrx , @dogsattack , @troisquartstaxisystem for delivering such unique tracks.

Releases June 26, 2026

CREDITS
Artwork by sansplomb.95_
Masters by IREN

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HyperLili - Megamix

BXTR - Organic Simulations

Vector Field - Tic Tac Toe

Aykan - Etheric

Hyht99 - Tourniquet

@baitlabel
@gillielove

Out of Step looks into industrial, mechanical sounds, some of which almost don’t qualify as “dance” music anymore. ex.sses, lloydfears, Ōtone, VCR and gillielove take you on a march where you feel like you keep tripping up.

The sound of glitchy, distorted things, being chopped up or smashed into pieces, this is what unites these 5 tracks in a various almost out of step with withthe rest of Bait’s releases.

pre-order link: https://baitdubstep.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-step-vep

pi premiere: gillielove - procession in dante's square (Bait)

@esgeem

area127 invited a collective of artists to their chemical lab to experiment beyond the club conventions. The result? A mesmerising mix of psychoactive elements and sonic chemistry to send your mind on a deep inner exploration.

https://area127.bandcamp.com/album/127va004

cover alchemist ~ https://instagram.com/simonajonusiene
sonic mastering ~ https://instagram.com/_ctrls
lab manager ~ https://instagram.com/tadasmajeris

Esgeem - Eastern Warships [127VA004]

AreaAudio 041 - Viell

We listen and search in the sea of sounds and land in Athens to be transported into the labyrinth of the unknown by Viell.
Viell is a feminist activist, part of the Greek LGBTQI+ movement and resident DJ at Smut in Athens.

"Labyrinths were always meant to be ever-changing.The thing is,even if you were never meant to get to the end of your idea of a maze,just know that at every corner of it,a bounding as well as an abounding sensation can be felt.Whether you believe it or not" (Viell)

@viell

Jail Echo Kontrol Order•Auxiliary Rave Endless Area

Viell - AreaAudio 041

alkemia - Gew​ä​rz

Saha

Archypness - Saha [EMAHO 003]

Liminal Vortex

Cybernatrix

nightworks 2

Coccix dreams

binocular23

FACE Æ emerges as an artistic scheme, unveiling the veiled essence of creators. Within this sanctuary, boundaries dissolve, giving rise to a realm where free spirits intertwine and flourish...

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alkemia - Gewärz

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