Between bass, leftfield & club music, Montreal-based label Causal Chain will release its next compilation: "VA [CC003]".⁠
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PREMIERE: DJ Suzmo - Obsession (Causal Chain)

The infectiously rhythmic 'Juniper' by @precolumbian & @splintered. Forthcoming on Behuá Icára's 'Ritmos para Sanar Vol.2'.

More: https://ins-rt.net/audio/precolumbian-estoc-juniper

Premiere: Precolumbian & Estoc - Juniper

A confronting track featuring supergroup 100 roque, sampled from a live gig they performed on dj meddle's Portal Radio show.

Read more via The Lowdown interview here: http://www.untitled909.com/the-lowdown-dj-meddle/

Buy 'le jeu du stop' here: https://tobagotracks.bandcamp.com/album/le-jeu-du-stop

@meddle-uk
@tobago-tracks

Premiere: dj meddle - rosa imunda (ft. 100 roque) [Tobago Tracks]

Synesthesya

B E N N - Eco Algorithm

IM089 - @galtier - Pulchra Es Elementis
Label: Infinite Machine
Release Date: September 24th,2021
Format: 12" / Digital

With 10 years in the ‘biz’ firmly under his belt, Jiah Wells is poised to release the first full-length LP of his Galtier project, Pulchra Es Elementis. Whilst Galtier is arguably one of the originators of the percussive style that would eventually fall under the Hard Drum label, the heightened theatrics of his recent output have seen him channel Blade Runner-styled sonics and move further away from absolute club functionality. Whilst Galtier’s output often seems to soundtrack hypothetical, off-planet words, Pulchra Es Elementis turns the focus inwards: towards Wells’ own emotional constellation, his evolving spirituality and his attempts to tap into planes of existence beyond the tangible. The album’s Latin title translates to ‘Elements are Beautiful’ and encapsulates the artist’s belief that there is grace in all of life’s aspects; pushing past what we deem as good or bad, minuscule or massive.

Pulchra Es Elementis begins with Crystalised Larva, a brooding opener of breathy pad synths and expansive kick drums which reverberate through the mix as if the hits originate from the bottom of a valley. There’s an indistinct sense of tension on this track, in part due to a central melody, which never resolves but only descends lower in pitch. This tension turns to explorative wonder on Wilfull Saviour, where a mirage of musical ideas come in and out of focus. Although the sonic worlds Galtier explores are internal to him, Wilfull Saviour still possesses that sense of a cosmic journey we’ve come to expect from Wells; an ardent fan of dystopian films and literature.

Continuing this emotional odyssey, Bruised, But Not Broken sees the artist push deeper into the psychological undergrowth; its murky tonality juxtaposes crisp, Reggaeton-inspired drum patterns with a heavily compressed one-note synth line that modulates wildly - cutting through the mix like a nagging thought that won’t leave your mind. Next up is U Were, U Are & What U Will Be, one of the more club-ready tracks of the LP, which gets us moving with a snarling bassline and layers upon layers of percussive hits and inflections.

At Pulchra Es Elementis’ mid-point is the LP’s title track, a drumless interlude where blissful, shimmering synths create a patchwork of intensities. Galtier’s approach to songwriting shines through here; ignoring musical pragmatics, he opts to feel his way through his compositions without knowing where they might end up. Following on from that weightless breather, Phantasiai turns up the freneticism with its head-spinning mix of drum programming and a glitched-out synth line that yo-yos up and down octaves. Things get even more furious on the Superficie-featuring Cavernam, a hollow Hard Drum banger inspired by Eskibeat sensibilities and designed to create a sense of self-implosion.

The album’s penultimate track, (U Are) Beautiful, is a tale of two halves: beginning with a moment of serenity as synthesizers swell like an ocean tide before evolving into a marching crescendo of raw energy. Rounding off the album, Shine Forth hurtles through pacey drum work and all manner of strange zaps and klaxons before giving way to a final dose of nebulous ambience.

A musical journey unlike any other ‘club music’ albums, Pulchra Es Elementis is an LP that demands to be consumed in one sitting. Reflecting on his place within the universe and the musical landscape, the album could be viewed as a musical exorcism which sees Galtier working through and shedding huge chunks of his ego that stuck to him out of fear of the unknown. Pulchra Es Elementis begins on an insecure, overwhelming or, even, existential note before rounding off with a related sense of vastness seen with new, more positive eyes. It’s a voyage we hope you will join him on.

Galtier - Shine Forth

Chants - Seven Spheres
APR1210 | Out Now

Digital: https://astralplanerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/seven-spheres

Across three EPs for Astral Plane Recordings, Chants has marked a development from relative novice to one of the club music world’s most distinctive voices. August 23 will see the release of Seven Spheres, the Madison-based artist’s first album since 2015 and his most accomplished work to date for the label.

Melding experience working in the New Orleans second line tradition with an acute passion for all forms of rhythmic acceleration, Chants suffuses Seven Spheres with both a coiled, premeditated energy and bursts of spontaneous joy. Largely recorded at home and with friends, the percussion heard throughout the album is imbued with a beguiling tension: improvisational in spirit, but also rigorously gridded out for DJ play.

Meticulously workshopped from the ground up, Seven Spheres grew out of a series of sound design-focused drum tracks that developed into full fledged anthems like “Filament” and “Muzzoline”. Further experiments in speed and sub bass juxtaposition begat “Seven Spheres” and “Assiah Dance”, the spiritual core of the record and two tracks that have been hammered in mixes and radio by us and others.

At eight songs, Seven Spheres is a tight bundle, built out of individual tracks that show a remarkable plasticity in relation to every other track on the album. Having experimented in texture, structure, and tempo, the album is stylistically broad, yet singular in approach: the result of a labor of love and a long-held desire to design dancefloor-functional music. Seven Spheres is out on all digital platforms on August 23.

Seven Spheres

Chants - Assiah Dance [APR120]

ESP
Sumerge tus sentidos en esta nueva terapia de baile de riesgo para sanar el espíritu a 150 BPMS. Tu capacidad celular se verá restablecida por default a través de estas dos piezas claves de experimentación musical. ¡Supera los límites de lo trascendental a la velocidad del taquión!

ENG 
Immerse your senses in this new risky dance therapy to heal the spirit at 150 BPMS. Your cellular capacity will be established by default through these two musical experiences. Push the limits of the transcendental at the speed of the tachyon!


Tachyon Particles Clup Pack
Produced by @siumata & @amorsatyr
Mastered by @imaabs

Artwork by Jusomor

Tachyon Particles

Ruffhouse Industries line up their second release of 2020 – the ‘Energia’ EP from Ruffhouse resident Koala, featuring three new originals and three remixes connecting the dots between UK funky, hard drum, baile funk, and UK garage.
Helsinki-based Koala has been a part of the Ruffhouse crew since 2014, with previous appearances on every Rufftrax compilation from the label. The release, dedicated to the memory of Koala’s late friend Tommi, is his debut EP and displays his love of percussive club music from across the globe.

@koalamovement
@ruffhouse-industries

Buy:
https://ruffhouseindustries.bandcamp.com/album/energia-ep

Energia

PREMIERE: Koala - ICTSYD [Ruffhouse Industries]

Single from @yungadultxx's debut self-titled EP, forthcoming 18/12/20 on @hi_nrg.

Mastering: @morair
Artwork: Ryan Huff

Pre-order: https://hi-nrg.bandcamp.com/album/hard-fantasy-ep

Hard Fantasy EP

PREMIERE: Hard Fantasy - Hard Relate [Hi-NRG]

@amorsatyr
@siumata

Hailing from Paris, duo Amor Satyr & Siu Mata make their debut on NHS with two mutated dance hall inspired cuts laden with manic energy and seriously hard drum work. Following up their debut collaboration on Hiedrah Club de Baile comprised of two tracks focused on the 150bpm range, the pair slow down things to around the 100bpm mark. This has no effect on the frantic energy however, as both releases maintain a level of madness through the double time percussion programming and warped melodic aesthetics; an offering of truly innovative club tracks from these two fine producers.

Mastering by Doug Shearer
Artwork by Hamza Robati

Nahash - EP

Amor Satyr & Siu Mata - Nah

Mixed & Produced by Doubt
Mastered by Doug Shearer
Artwork by Mistareez

Solise

Doubt - Soilse

Run by @doubt_tx & @tensiontrax

Bookings / Demos >>> flood.trax@gmail.com

Doubt - Soilse

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