Order on Bandcamp: https://fastcastle.bandcamp.com/album/block-printing

Gent1e $oul keeps evolving his dancefloor meta with "Block Printing '', the latest EP on Fast Castle. This DLC consists of 5 stripped down, effective takes on UK Bass, Dubstep, Grime and Baile - excellent for outright late game domination. The vinyl comes in hand-crafted sleeves produced in an ancient woodblock printing method on a manually operated, pre-industrialisation printing press.

Sonically, Gent1e $oul further distills his style by fusing different sonic spheres and bass music styles across “Block Printing''s chapters: Profoundly effective 4-bar grime meets transparent electro breaks on “Heated Shot”, with it’s hi-tek sounds forcing early reactions from the floor. “Siege Ram” is a techno x steppers crossover that packs the punch to keep your opponents stuck in the dark ages forever. “Untitled” channels baile cues into a rigid, progressive club cut, while the B-Side offers a UK Techno meets dembow deepness with “Fortified Walls”. Rounding off the proceedings, Rolex3k makes here exec. producer debut with a feature on “Turtle Ship”, a deeper-than-deep dub stepper.

"Block Printing"’s cover, conceived by Fast Castle’s visual mastermind Jonas, depicts an emblematic circle monograph hinting to prehistoric scenes and ancient legends. Special care went into the production of the DIY-printed record sleeves: Individually crafted on an ancient 1820s mechanical press and printed in a block printing-like technique from a laser cut wood negative, each of the edition-of-200 vinyl copies is a one-of-a-kind artifact to worship and rinse repeatedly.

Very special shout outs to Jonas from 200 Kilo on this one conceiving and realizing our most ambitious artwork project to date. Also, out to Scape Mastering for the sound optimization and RWDFWD and DnP for international distro services!

FC06 - Gent1e $oul - Block Printing (Snippets)

An hour long mix from my recent appearance on London-based platform Mission. 

Tracks from myself and a selection of some of my favourite producers right now. 

Enjoy!



Phasmid on Mission | November 24

● French artist and co-founder of DALF records, Sachazam plunges you into his urban universe of powerful break sounds. His EP “Revved Up”, tinged with bitter melodies and deep bass beats, reveals the dark atmosphere of an industrial district in decline.

The remixers DJ Tankard and Dragan Zaranoff hit it,
their supercharged, dancefloor-tuned remixes will leave listeners in no doubt as to their firm intention to break the house.

🛒 https://jadelabel.bandcamp.com/album/revved-up-jad027

📺 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLovNuJKkvPVsCt5rSN9kndR0rX_4lAUCU&si=anOHKWDoqEu5gYxr

Release 2025.01.20
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● Sachazam 
https://soundcloud.com/sacha-leygnac
https://www.instagram.com/sachazaam

● DJ Tankard
https://soundcloud.com/djtankard
https://www.instagram.com/finlaytankard

● Dragan Zaranoff 
https://soundcloud.com/draganzaranoff
https://www.instagram.com/draganzaranoff

● J A D E
https://soundcloud.com/jadelabel
https://www.instagram.com/jade.lab_
https://jadelabel.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/jadelabel

Revved Up

🛒

Sachazam - Beneath the Surface

BVS025: Chewlie vs Weith - Previews

The Seattle-based producer noRecall joins the Erbium family with 5 angular cuts, out March 29th.

Pre-order: https://norecall206.bandcamp.com/album/esoteric
More: www.orbmag.com/music

@erbium-records
@norecall

Esoteric

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Premiere: noRecall - Junkyard Cat

PREORDER: https://lansonor.bandcamp.com/album/life-drawing

Berlin-based French artist Vonverhille and Parisian composer REMO, the duo behind DEF MUSIC, have unveiled the project’s debut EP ‘Life Drawing’. The project finds its home comfortably on LAN, an originally Berlin but now Naarm/Melbourne-based label by Willis Anne.

‘Love Audition’, the release’s 5th track, is a pacing, speedy and introspective dive into EBM and proto-trance.  Swirling synths are kept in line by consistent claps and percussion, peppered with moments of reprieve and punchy kicks. 

Of the release, label head Willis Anne shared that:

“Fusing REMO’s deep-rooted psytrance and bass influences with Vonverhille’s signature experimental and electro sound, the release channels their distinct musical journeys into a raw, club-driven experience. Hybrid creation, 'Life Drawing' offers a vivid portrait of their shared sonic universe, and marks the culmination of their years-long collaboration, first sparked by a track on a compilation, now fully realised in this electrifying joint release.”

‘Life Drawing’ releases digitally via LAN’s Bandcamp this Thursday, April 10.

PREMIERE: DEF MUSIC - 'Love Audition' [LAN]

Isabelline curator and label head Practitioner reveals a stunning selection of his own archival productions with 'Portobello Innocent', the third release on the mysterious and acclaimed Berlin-based imprint.

Support here: https://isabellinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/portobello-innocent

Follow here: 
Label: https://www.instagram.com/isabelline_records/
Artist: https://www.instagram.com/practition3r_/

Buy here.

PREMIERE: Practitioner - Council [ISB003]

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Social Machine - Favela Bass (Cidade de Deus DUB)

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Give/Serve [FREE DL]

Got to Love you (unreleased)

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Fast Castle is a bass music focussed vinyl and tape label based out of a shed-turned-studio in south Berlin.