Does the music has to be named? Do we need to put a gender on it? Does it has to fit in a case? Is there a proper recipe to release music? Don’t you want to unfollow the rules? Don’t you want to let the sounds express itself? 

Here is Tai.no.a, Tai.no.a doesn’t give a shit about the rules. Tai.no.a is free, Tai.no.a is genderless. Tai.no.a is electic, deconstructed, and beautiful. Tai.no.a is not a prisoner of an aesthetic. Let Tai.no.a speak, listen to them, and forget everything you thought you knew. 

The aesthetic is - No aesthetic.

Snippets • Tai.no.a ~ Various Artists {TAI.NO.A001} Out on March, 4th 2022

Buy : gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/da-capo-al-coda
Stream : li.sten.to/9c4whbyp

Grid turns one ! To celebrate our first anniversary, we are happy to release our second compilation with twelve amazing artists from around the world (USA, Japan, Ireland, Mexico, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and England, of course).

Still focused on eclectism, each track is part of a colorful selection ready for a party summer. From experimental opening by K Wata, through bass bangers from Sputnik One, Mafou and Yilan, deep objects by Kincaid, Mistareez and Tristan Arp, engineering techno from Erik Luebs, Christian Kroupa and Fingers of God, to crazy shifted tracks by Nico and Henzo.

As its musical title evocates, after a heavy loaded first year, we are starting a new loop coming back with a compilation, to go further next.

Tracklist:
1. K Wata - In A Mug On A Rug
2. Sputnik One - Connected by a Wall
3. Erik Luebs - Feels Like Jelly
4. Nico - Silent Treatment
5. Henzo - Be That As It May (Unhinged Mix)
6. Mafou - Nomad
7. Fingers Of God - Modal Resonator
8. Kincaid - Sight
9. Tristan Arp - A Subtle Shift In Air Pressure
10. Yilan - Bayon
11. Christian Kroupa - Blooming Foliage
12. Mistareez - Air XS

Mastered by Krikor Kouchian
Artwork by Unité Services

Supported by : Batu, Ben UFO, Benjamin Damage, Borusiade, Breaka, Cando, Chekov, Ciel, Cop Envy, Danielle, De Grandi, Deena Abdelwahed, Dario Zenker, Doctor Jeep, Duckett, Ectomorph, EMA, Etch, Feloneezy, Flore, Giant Swan, Gigi FM, Gigsta, Hodge, Huerco S, Ido Plumes, Impurity, Jasss, JP Enfant, Kouslin, Laksa, Lurka, Machine Woman, mad miran, Madam X, Marcel Dettmann, Martha, Mor Elian, Mt Beatnik, Nick Craddock, Om Unit, Oxyd, Peder Mannerfelt, re:ni, Rhyw, Romy Mats, Rroxymore, Silas Gray, Surgeon, Surgeons Girl, Synkro, Tammo Hesselink, Triple Point, Unperson, Upsammy, Wata Igarashi, Wordcolour, Yu Su, Yushh and more.

Da Capo al Coda

Erik Luebs - Feels Like Jelly

https://congburn.bandcamp.com/album/cong-burn-07

Tonto - Moa [CB07]

OS005 - Notte Infinita - Atmosfera

For our next release, Notte Infinita mediates the balance between dub-laced frequencies, introspective melodies and atmosphere. His propulsive 'Atmosfera' three-tracker focuses on digital signal processing and embraces the shimmery, hyper-realistic synthetic quality of FFT manipulation.

Pre-order: https://oscillasound.bandcamp.com/album/atmosfera

A2 - Notte Infinita - Ion (Tool Mix) (OS005)

The dynamic duo https://soundcloud.com/atricemiras?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing returns to their Swiss home label https://soundcloud.com/miras1000000?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing with a bold and experimental EP titled ‘Mutualism’. The duo presents the sentiment of playful dancefloor experiences as they expertly navigate through eight chapters of genre-defying soundscapes, ranging from ambient to deconstructed club and IDM.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-atrice-taxon

Mutualism will be out on January 23rd, 2023. Order a copy via https://miras1000000.bandcamp.com/album/mutualism.

Premiere: Atrice - Taxon [MIRAS002]

黑芝麻 (Hēi zhī ma) invites you to retreat inwards - on both the physical plane and within the depths of your psyche - as part of the Pure Space Home Listening series.

Imagined during lockdown, Pure Space Home Listening // 黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) probes home listening in the context of isolation.
As an artist, 黑芝麻 leans into the more emotive facets of sound, utilizing sonic and cerebral contrasts to subtly lull the listener into a journey unforeseen. This release sees them infuse this approach within their collaborations with artists Merph, Shoeb Ahmad, Moktar and Zhi.

The artists explore the familiar feelings of solitude, urgency and release firmly etched into our collective consciousness, both synchronously and through their own distinct lens.

“I Miss You” lulls you in with emotive pads that float above a sharp breakbeat and voice notes engulfed with longing. “Take Me Anywhere” provides a feeling of relief, as groove-laden techno bounces off the walls and into the abyss. “Associations” is an introspective, spacious and haunting track you want to float on and on. As you glide between these offerings, the intro and outro tracks hold space for tender ruminations.

The release serves as an archive of a more contemplative and confined period, through the distant murmur of voice notes, the metamorphosing drone of ambient soundscapes, poetic reveries that hang in the air, the rattling percussion of a breakbeat or techno high-hat and the gentle backdrop hums of nature.
This is an immersive audiovisual experience. Filmmaker Jane Inyang reimagines the EP in a short film through different listening contexts during a day in isolation for the protagonist. This short film will be accessible by a QR code in an accompanying poster and zine, which will also feature artist photos, recipes and poetry alongside the work of artist Jacquie Meng and photographer Chanel Nguyen. There will also be a limited run of earrings by Joanne Leong.

@heizhima

Tracklist:
01. 黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) - Continuous Mix
02. 黑芝麻 & Shoeb Ahmad - Associations (ft Zhi)
03. bby tek - Take Me Anywhere
04. 黑芝麻 & Merph - I Miss You
05. 莎瑜 (ShaYu) - Surprised Again ~

Format: Digital

Mastered by Wayne Sutherland
Art by Jacquie Meng

100% of profits from this release will be donated to Firesticks Alliance, an Indigenous led network and aims to re-invigorate the use of cultural burning by facilitating cultural learning pathways to fire and land management.

黑​芝​麻​和​朋​友​们 (H​ē​i zhī ma and friends)

Associations

黑芝麻 & Shoeb Ahmad - Associations (ft Zhi)

@bencowper

Bristol based DJ & producer Cowper (aka Count van Delicious under his italo disco alias) presents his debut EP ‘I Can See You, Can You See Me?’. 

Cowper’s low, slow, dark and experimental beats go deep into hypnotic psychedelia. His debut weaves together a woozy trip of ambient, industrial, EBM and trance.

BC Pre-order: https://c0wper.bandcamp.com/album/i-can-see-you-can-you-see-me

pi pi pi premiere: Cowper - Hazer On

Out April 21st on @oneeyedjackslabel w/ remixes by @shespellsdoom @lakehaze and @karakonchar

One Eyed Jacks ceased activity in 2017 with a record by Photonz released under a different alias. It was the right time to let go: when the label started, in 2010, there were few electronic music labels in Portugal and a growing new wave of artists that needed to be documented and shown. Along the years, new labels - more capable ones - developed to cater to that need while projects like Rádio Quântica, co-founded by Photonz and Violet, seemed better instruments to carry on the vision of elevating and documenting a fledgling scene. But the itch for editorial expression was never gone and come 2023, One Eyed Jacks is back to life, animated by a renewed trust in the music and visions of how to apply its mysterious power to move, inspire and heal.

As the first single of a larger body of work to be presented later in the year, “Orpheus” is an expression of that same trust: no rushing, no over-production, no masking. Just a minimalistic dance track cooked up over an attempt to use the kick drum sample as also the source for the bassline and the melodies. The result is a bass-heavy, slow-paced house track with playful polyrhythmic layering and a melancholic emotional undertone. Adding to it we’ve got three exceptional producers on the remix: Lisbon’s Kara Konchar and Lake Haze, and Zambia’s SHE Spells Doom.

Lisbon-based Kara Konchar AKA Miguel Béco picks up on the original’s more emotive motifs and builds up a dense storm of heavy drums, unpredictable changes and texturally-rich variations on the melodies, bringing the drama levels way up. Wamya Tembo, known for deadly house hybrids under the name SHE Spells Doom on household labels such as Tresor or Sweat Equity, lends a no-nonsense, lean and mean quality to “Orpheus”, stepping on the gas while retaining a refined sonic signature and a groove not to be messed with. Lastly but definitely not least, in fine contemplative and romantic style, One Eyed Jacks OG Lake Haze AKA Gonçalo took the source elements and carved out one for the lovers and the breakers.

Pre-order is now available and buying it allows for download of the Photonz original. Written and Produced by Photonz
Mastered by Justin Drake at The Bake House Studio
Artwork by Márcio Matos

PRE-ORDER

Bandcamp

Photonz "Orpheus" - OUT NOW on One Eyed Jacks [OEJII001]

angel is a new label ran from Lisbon by @violet. A sister label to @naivetrax and naivety, angel tries to portray the party series of the same name - a bass-led, smoke-drenched celebration where the main room is dedicated to dnb and the second explores adjacent stylistic fringes like dubstep, trip hop, dub or jazz.

The first release on angel, similarly variegated, comes from berlin-via-seattle's Gag Reflex, who you may know from her EP on naivety a couple of years ago or from her impeccable DJ skills or even from her work in Seattle, where she ran BLOOM, a transfeminist night that helped shape the city's more inclusive corners of its dance music underground.
Lush is an EP that comes as a rarity when analysed by a lens of range and heartfelt originality. 

'Teeth' is a display of impressively programmed drums and percussion, serving as a base to a mantra-like synth and reverberating screams that fill us with a sense of urgency.

PREMIERE: Gag Reflex - Teeth [angel]

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/florian-kupfer-lifetrax-ii-ediciones-capablanca

Florian @kupfer marks his return with a limited edition lathe-cut 12" and full-length cassette album on Ediciones Capablanca (@discos-capablanca). 'CS II' is our pick from the album, a jagged two stepper with ample swagger and experimental dub vibrations fused with otherworldly vocals, chords and earth shattering synth stabs. This one contains all the feels.

Buy Cassette on Inverted Audio Store: https://bit.ly/3JIHLf3

PREMIERE: Gag Reflex - Teeth [angel]

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