Download__ https://tratratrax.bandcamp.com/album/drumtratrax

We are super happy to announce an important step in the expansion of our sonic vision into other territories in the global south. We have built a bridge between Colombia, Egypt and beyond to present 3Phaz. On this EP called DrumTraTrax, the mysterious Cairo producer embarks on an ambitious, hi-fidelity journey through three futuristic & incisive percussive hitters.

Once again, we have assembled a ridiculous combo of remix artists to complement 3Phaz’s work. Mexico's finest, OMAAR, delivers a revamped version of ´Drum Trax’ with his trademark drums and marches. ‘Slomo Strut’ beckons for Amazondotcom who has pushed the boundaries of avant-garde electronica, while E-Saggila shows herself in pure form with a broken and aggressive techno version. And what can we say about ZULI? totally unclassifiable music.
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releases May 26, 2023

All NRG programmed by 3Phaz, Amazondotcom, E-Saggila, ZULI & OMAAR, between El Cairo, Montreal, el Estado de México & Los Ángeles 2022 – 2023.

Mastering__ Seph
Artwork__ Cmdp.fk
Catalogue No.__ TRA014

3Phaz — DrumTraTrax — TRA014 (ZULI + Amazondotcom + E-saggila + OMAAR remixes)

Next up on Soft Raw!

Austrian maverick Toupaz mints the latest Soft Raw with a grip of rhythmically dexterous, highdefinition firecrackers for the club. Keisaku is a continuation of Danielle’s commitment to highlight the most innovative emergent talent striking a sweet spot between elegance and intensity on her label.

If you’ve kept your ear to the ground these past few years you might have come across Graz resident Timo Bürgler’s outstanding transmissions as Awo Ojiji which landed on well-respected labels like Eclipse Tribez and Control Freak. He debuted as Toupaz last year with a drop on the equally on-point Well Street, and now he builds on the promise of that release with this fiercely inventive four-tracker.

The magic in the Toupaz sound lies in the way he manipulates drums, using non-standard palettes of percussion and making them move in mind-bending ways. The wild rhythmic displays are matched by a virtuoso approach to synthesis and sound design which ducks, dives and darts around the many-limbed beats.

It’s not a simple case of studio shock and awe, though — Timo understands how to maintain subtlety and intrigue even in the most complex, fizzing peaks of his tracks. That’s why, from the bashy strains of ‘Hiccup’ to the high-pressure piledrive of ‘Tubular’, he delivers a sound absolutely in line with the Soft Raw ethos. It’s volatile, daring material, but in the right hands it has an unreal power to unleash on an unsuspecting dancefloor.
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releases March 21, 2024

Written & Produced by Timo Bürgler
Mastered by Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Design by Atelier Superplus
softraw.bandcamp.com
@soft__raw

Toupaz - Keisaku | Soft Raw (SFTRW03)- Snippets

Club Moss

Calvepen 666

Artist: @djstrawberrymusic
Titile: Beyond
Label: guides
Release date: 15.03.2024
Format: digital / cassette (edition of 70)
Additional mix and mastering: Mateusz Wysocki
Artwork: Marta Sieczkowska

Released in 2022, the debut album "Cycles" by Turkish producer DJ Strawberry brought a surprising mix of genres. The tracks, which were kept at 160 bpm, combined the Chicago footwork tradition with its hybrid formula inspired by Japanese minimalism and spacey dub techno in a highly inventive way.

Two years after the release of his debut album, DJ Strawberry, returns with a follow-up to "Cycles" entitled "Beyond". The process of making the album was accompanied by many difficult moments. In February 2023, his country was hit by the largest earthquake in its history that significantly affected his family and loved ones. What brought the producer respite from these hard times was to dive into making music. "Beyond" is therefore a story about suffering, anxiety, but also about the process of coming out of these difficult emotions towards something constructive that brought joy and relief.

The album begins with crystal and delicate sounds in "following you". We see some idyllic and jittery imagery, which lightly jumps to the rhythm of complex rhythms. The character and atmosphere of the album transform with the second track. In "soyut", a noticeable tectonic shock is triggered by nervous percussion loops and the deep intensity of the infra-pulse. This physical aspect of experiencing sound and the vibrations it generates constitute the primary foundation that binds the music of "Beyond". The low-pitched, rough bass that appears in "soyut" also resounds in the next anxious track "çıkmaz", its dirty, earthy sound referencing footwork productions dedicated to competing dancers. The change in atmosphere doesn't come until "euphoria." After the first half, echoing the emotions of earlier tracks, the second half of the piece, DJ Strawberry, transports the listener into a space of liberating relief and affirmation. Ending the album, "feedback loopjuke" is a minimalist coda with swirling looped drums and juke claps fired off in the final part of the track.

The therapeutic aspect of the music contained on "Beyond" places DJ Strawberry's actions in close proximity to the similar sonic practice of another representative of the outlines, Jana Rush. Her album "Painful Enlightenment", released on Planet Mu, also used footwork to deal with difficult emotions. Once again, then, a musical genre whose prior function was mainly to "serve" competing dancers has transcended this traditional format to become a vehicle for DJ Strawberry's personal narrative.

DJ Strawberry - Beyond (preview)

The first track from L-Vis 1990's weekly Resurrection Dubs series,16 Dubs in 16 weeks.

DOWNLOAD FULL TRACK ON BANDCAMP:
https://l-vis1990.bandcamp.com/track/harder-drive

HARDER DRIVE

Harder Drive

L-Vis 1990 - Harder Drive

“Illegal Rave Tapes” is the first ever wax treatment for Acrelid, courtesy of Dance Data Records. Originally comprised of 134 tracks, this distilled collection is a snapshot of John Lee Richardson’s archive of music from between 1999-2012.

Since the ripe age of 12, he’s been drawing inspiration from the UK rave scene in the 90’s that he found himself in. That spark was the beginning of a lifelong obsession. He set out to capture the essence of what he felt and saw surrounding him during that time; whether it was via recording loops out of a playstation 1 to cassette / CD or borrowing any other gear he could get his hands on / that people would lend him.

What’s less important than all the gear he used are the sounds he captured with them. “Sinister beats” that all share a driving quality of rhythm, spanning across smudged influences from jungle to acid and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop transmissions. It’s clear from the tunes that this is someone who’s clocked 1000’s of hours tinkering and refining his sound, and who has squeezed every function out of his machines, just for the fun of it all. Having seldom released music since the 90’s, John’s been waiting for the right moment to share it with the world, and this collection has very much been worth the wait.

@indifferent-space

ACRELID - ILLEGAL RAVE TAPES SELEKTION 1999 - 2012 (DDR003)

DJ Polo returns to Livity Sound with an EP that moves beyond the UK funky styles he established alongside Tribal Brothers on The Link Up EP in 2021. Through his productions and steady online radio presence, the Bristol-based producer has been flying the flag for lean, punchy rhythms with a low-end focus, but on If The Glove Fits Polo has branched out to explore different tempos and sounds taking influence from gqom, techno and Afrobeats. 

Much like his approach to funky, this isn’t a set of genre exercises but more a celebration of the shared qualities which bind together dance music from different parts of the world. The result is four sharply-defined club workouts unique to DJ Polo that balance tension and release, flair and subtlety and a consistent physical weight true to Livity’s emphasis on soundsystem suitability.

If The Glove Fits E.P.

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DJ Polo - Bloodhound

[13.03.2024]

A guest show of deep and weird electronics featuring Fingers of God (Wien), Sam Purcell (Ldn/Wien) & Toupaz (Graz)

Blank Mind #1 w/ Fingers of God, Sam Purcell & Toupaz

»No Spikes On My Wrists«

Avril Lavigne Interview Part 1 
oOoOO & Islamiq Grrrls – The Stranger  
Tricky – Poems 
Mount Kimbie – f1 racer ft. Kučka 
Poison Anna – CiRCULATE 
Gud – xrcise5_innocent (flesh quartet)  
Overmono & St. Panther – Walk Thru Water  
Lolahol – Lock&Key  
Midwife – Anyone Can Play Guitar  
Avril Lavigne Interview Part 2

deadmallresearch.com

»No Spikes On My Wrists«

Bristol based Londoner and [Soft Raw](https://linktr.ee/softraw) label owner [Danielle](https://linktr.ee/danielle__dj), takes over for an hour a month, running through a broad spectrum of dance music - from ambient to leftfield, techno, electro & beyond.
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/danielle/episodes/danielle-2nd-april-2024

DANIELLE W/ TOUPAZ 020424

Live Recording of the first hour of my DJ set at Wien Museum, happening on August 24th in cooperation with Res.Radio

Felicia Atkinson - You Have To Have Eyes
Silvia Kastel - The Closer The Stranger
Nostalgie Eternelle - An Afternoon With Marie Antoinette
Objekt - Nervous Silk
Lucrecia Dalt - Atmosphere’s Touch
A Made Up Sound - Take The Plunge (First Thought)
Ghedalia Tazartes - ???
Chevel - Underwater
Dopplereffekt - Telomere
Jung An Tagen - 23-59 -0- off (Ping timeout- 2sec)
Turning Torso - Coleos
Objekt - Rest Yr Troubles Over Me
Lucrecia Dalt - Analogue Mountains
ИНФХ - Limitless Body
Lanark Artefax - Voices Near The Hypocenter
Lee Gamble - A Tergo Real
Joel Vandroogenbroeck - Chipland Liquids
Chevel - Always Yours
John Bence - Kill | Aftermath

Fingers Of God x Wien Museum [24.08.19]

~releases~
https://soundcloud.com/grid-records
https://soundcloud.com/lkrrecords

~contact~
fingrsofgod@gmail.com

Fingers Of God x Wien Museum [24.08.19]

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