Mint Tea presents the next edition of its VA series Basic Contact, with artists hailing from the UK, Estonia and Georgia. This VA combines tracks from Abdul Raeva, Boulderhead, Zobol and Toke. 

Artists - @abdulraeva @boulderheaduk @zobol @toke3
Artwork by Boulderhead
Mastered by Norbert @ RAND - GETLIFTED AUDIO MASTERING
Distribution - InchByInch (@inchbyinchdistribution)
Medium - Digital + 12" 180g Eco vinyl

Deejay  - https://bit.ly/deejayMT005
RedEye - https://bit.ly/redeyeMT005
Decks    - https://bit.ly/decksMT005 
Clone    - http://bit.ly/cloneMT005
Juno     - http://bit.ly/junoMT005

Side A encapsulates the psychedelic groove ridden dance floor focused styles of Abdul Raeva and Boulderhead.

The B-side showcases the more uplifting ‘light and airy’ side of Zobol’s melody enriched productions intertwined with Toke’s fully charged open/close/sunrise/sunset masterpiece.

A ton of hardware, software, technical expertise and musical flare combined with hours of practice have been funneled into this next blend of which I thoroughly hope you enjoy. I hope it helps bring joy and love into the much needed dance floors of our post-pandemic society.

Thank you to all the artists involved.

Basic Contact

MT005 | Abdul Raeva, Boulderhead, Zobol, Toke - Basic Contact (23/04 12" 180g)

R.A.N.D Muzik Recordings seems to never stand still. Release after release pushing the boundaries of what the term house, techno and electro really means.

Hover floats through a moody, warm yet spooky ambience. Chugging its intergalactic clogs through a muddy modern dystopian future. 

Support the release here:

https://randmuzikrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/rm12013

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@rand_muzik_recordings

Premiere: Qnete - Hover (RM12013)

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* Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FHf8xe9RW34
* Pre-order: https://echocentricrecords.bandcamp.com/album/internal-rhythm-ep

Kayroy artfully blends various influences to deliver a dynamic and exciting EP, venturing deep into the depths of joyous mutant house & cinematic breaks.

PREMIERE: Kayroy - Zap Saffron

Esteemed proponent of outré dancefloor manoeuvres, Superconscious Records co-founder Fantastic Man makes his Kalahari debut proper.

Having shown up for rework duties on a couple of occasions, we find the mutable oddball at his most trippy and esoteric. In fact, OYSTER42 is the handiwork of a producer who has his formula of balmy, lysergic dance music down to an exact science.

‘Alltogethernow’ gets on a swaggering cosmic tip, all sub-loaded and celestial as levitational arpeggios and funked-up groove dovetail to mesmeric effect. ‘Alpha’, on the other hand, takes a vision quest through enchanted jungle terrain. Initiating with a hypnotic ritual chant, it’s tunnelling and murkily psychedelic; occulted dancefloor rapture tailor-made for the wormhole interior.

As if it were some artefact from a distant ‘90s utopia, Bioxy’ evokes a time when warehouse parties littered the Melbourne landscape. Where its predecessor evokes ceremony and ritual, this is an anachronistic, dilated flashback to simpler times. FM kicks it languid and life-affirming on the closing number. Radiant synth lines flutter with a gentle headiness as ‘Trojan Force’ takes us full circle with a reprise of the rainforest FX.

Alltogethernow EP

Fantastic Man - Alpha [Kalahari Oyster Cult]

Constantine Ludick - Duality*

ISLA 22 - 'Outside Of Time' is a collaboration between Interactive Test's Riccardo Falsini and Vancouverite AVR, under Falsini's long-standing 'I Believe' moniker.

Cover art by Elisabetta Brizzi

Pre-order available through Juno:
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/i-believe-outside-time-ep/743066-01/

In the early nineties, directly influenced by the Summer of Love of 1988, Florentine Riccardo Falsini began his project I Believe–a miscellaneous collection of records, compilations, and collaborations–released through his label Interactive Test (co-run with brother Franco Falsini). 

These sounds would eventually reach Vancouver-based producer AVR (Avery La Rochelle) in the summer of 2018. Compelled by Riccardo’s legacy as a producer and a deejay, Avery reached out to the Italian producer. 

A friendship formed that would see them collaborate on various dance events in Vancouver, as well as their Outside Of Time EP, a reverie of hallucinatory trance music. Over the past year, the duo recorded these tracks with the free spirit of early rave culture in mind.

Outside Of Time is certified dance floor therapy that inspires the listener to believe in the power of love and music.

I Believe - Outside Of Time EP

Daunting is an understatement. Respect to the pioneers who laid the foundations. Out now on Seven Hills.

Forgemasters - Skies Over Sheffield (Luca Lozano's Sunshine On Sharrow Mix)

FUNGIE02 - Fio Fa - Take Off EP (CLIPS)

Following up his debut release on SOEX, Whitvoir welcomes local Warrandyte producer, Jon Jones to the label launch with ‘Airflow.’ -  a four-track expedition through something the label have coined, ‘Outback Trance’.

This premiere's, Phantom Spirit picks up the pace, encouraging sprinklings of the ones and twos, washy hats, rolling kicks and 80s toms throughout. Trancey synth lines combine with airy vocals, which pair up nicely with the wavy 303 line, keeping the track ever-evolving whilst bringing through the ethereal and otherworldly character that the title projects. A lovely number all round suitabe for all listening environments.

Artist: @jjonjjones
Label: @whitvoir
Buy: https://jonjonesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/airflow

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PREMIERE: Jon Jones - Phantom Spirit [Whitvoir]

@Liseneuk

Lisene enters the rift with the Mind Palace EP. Fractal like sound design and complex melodies paint a picture of life on the other side of the wormhole.

PREORDER 
BANDCAMP (DIGI) https://bit.ly/3sBWVbW
DEEJAY https://bit.ly/2XSO7jN
DECKS https://bit.ly/2M4h21O
HHV https://bit.ly/35SBQjS
REDEYE https://bit.ly/2LIwKj6
CLONE https://bit.ly/2XT201n
JUNO https://bit.ly/2XQHQ8n
INCH BY INCH https://bit.ly/3o1H4jf

out ~5th February.

SALT016 Lisene - Mind Palace EP

Leipzig's Qnete returns to X-Kalay with a diverse four tracker spanning clubby prog, sunrise tech and deep sea electro >:)

Pre order: https://bit.ly/3rDGzy3

Available 26/02/2021

@qnete

PREMIERE: Jon Jones - Phantom Spirit [Whitvoir]

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