As the debut release of Leith Links and Far Shore Recordings, Fruitful Waters’ sets a sonic signature deeply rooted in heavy grooves and playful melodies that draw on the modern italo and house sounds that are emerging from Melbourne.

Monofunktional (Idiot at Altitude Mix) is a downtempo twist on the aggressive driving forces of the original, forgoing the filling four-to-the-floor beat for a spacious break beat and filling the aural space through dubbed out echoes.

https://soundcloud.com/ll_inks
https://soundcloud.com/far-shore-recordings

PREMIERE⚡️Leith Links - Monofunktional (Idiot At Altitude Mix) [Far Shore Recordings]

11th Step

Within the transformations of their meticulous processes, London duo Kassian become a vessel for alchemy: filtering and distilling scores of stems, samples and layers until something richer and more complex than the sum of its parts emerges. Uncomfortable in any solitary genre, and at the midpoint of somewhere unexpected and uncharted, the pair describe their sound as “almost techno.”

Since their debut release in 2018, Kassian have drifted leftwards into heavier, more abstract territory, harnessing their individual skills for working in the small pockets and painting the whole cloth of the canvas. In their first outing for !K7, Phase Two EP, the Roland System 1 synth is the throughline as they painstakingly piece together sketches, turning high hats into kick drums, capturing the resonance of percussion and drift further into each other’s heavy-hitting sonic realms.

“X-303” recontextualises the sci-fi inspiration of its name, forging a new style of interstellar acid. A driving kick drum holds steady through a track which oscillates between contrasts: from eerie, suspenseful pads and distorted string sounds, to a minimalistic groove accented with double-time drums and mechanistic pulses. “Tabla” reduces a distinct latin rhythm down to its essence, and is propelled by a thick and distended bass loop. Its hypnotic groove combines the human and the virtual with a glitching vocal sample and the juddering of strummed guitar strings, highlighted by the percussive hits of its namesake instrument.

The pair characterise “Prelude” as “a Frankenstein kind of monster.” Constructed around a radio sample of a legend of the scene, it is a sleek and incremental gradation of shades, with micro layers from their palette of sounds rising and falling, blending and twisting with no obvious lead or bass. Repurposing the same drums as “X-303”, the EP’s final track “Patterns” was inspired by Kassian’s earliest incarnations of live performances, and it unashamedly captures the peaks of communal moments, rounding out the EP with an epic take on deep and techy house.

Buy https://k7.lnk.to/PhaseTwo

https://soundcloud.com/kassiansound
https://soundcloud.com/k7-records

PREMIERE: Kassian - Prelude [!K7 Records]

Artist: Befaire https://soundcloud.com/befairemusic
Song Title: Lost Time
Album: Reflexions Compilation
Date: Sep 1, 2023
Label: Echo Locations  https://soundcloud.com/echolocationsrecords
https://echolocationsrecords.bandcamp.com/

Reflexions 2

PREMIERE: Befaire - Lost Time [Echo Locations]

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Apranik Records returns with their second various artist compilation of 2023, Intended Consequence, representing a fresh lineup of Iranian women musicians and producers from across the electronic music spectrum. 

Intended Consequence follows in the footsteps of Apranik’s first compilation Woman Life Freedom, which was released as a response to the women-lead uprisings in Iran after the killing of Mahsa Zhina Amini. This new release includes tracks from label co-founders AIDA and Nesa Azadikhah, as well as some of Iran’s most talented musicians and sound artists such as Rojin Sharafi, Aida Shirazi, Ava Rasti, and more. Rooted in telling the story of Iranian women’s perpetual fight for freedom in Iran, this release paints the picture of power, resistance, and persistence in moments of chaos or calm. 

From the experimental, glitchy club rhythms of AZADI.mp3’s Empty Platform, through the clattering jungle styling of Abji_hypersun’s Resist The God Trick, to the warm breakbeats of Nesa Azadikhah’s Perpetual and shimmering 4/4 loops of AIDA’s Ode To Expectations, this is a proudly diverse and fiercely individual collection of tracks from some of the most talented female artists in electronic music today, and deserves to be recognised as such. Elsewhere you’ll find polyrhythmic electro in the form of Rojin Sharafi’s Dbkkk – a track suffused with both beauty and raw aggression – and the beatless experimentation of Farzané’s Quorl; a highly experiential, amorphous cut that pulses with both organic and mechanical sentience, creating a deeply unsettling and memorable atmosphere.Intended consequences are outcomes that arise from choices we make to do something or be someone despite the risks posed to us. At the moment of choosing, and every moment thereafter, the potential consequences equally living and breathing, exercise our bravery and strength. Intended Consequence is a collection of music dedicated to the choice and continuum of Iranian women’s fight for freedom in the day-to-day.

Despite the risks, women in Iran are choosing to go outside, run errands, and take their children to school without the mandatory hijab. They show their resilience by breaking the rules enforced upon them to wear clothes they don’t want, to behave in ways they don’t agree with, and to live lives they don’t believe in: all of which are values that are reflected in Intended Consequence. With this collection Apranik present an arsenal of music from some of the Iranian community’s most talented women musicians; musicians who have carved their path with passion and intention despite known consequences.

PREMIERE: AIDA - Ode To Expectations

Rogue Planet is about feeling like an “other,” like a planet ejected by its host planetary system. It is a personal journey encapsulating Shamanta’s South Asian roots and influences. Visuals are by internationally-known artist & muse Rajni Perera, “a painter and sculptor known for exploring how power works through the imagery of science fiction.” 

The album reflects Shamanta’s early life experience as a South Asian immigrant who has journeyed from the Middle East to North America, living in several different cities along the way. Adapting spiritual influences of the past, it seeks to preserve cultural relics in a future unknown. It features her 90-year-old aunt’s Indian Carnatic vocals along with hers, connecting the generational gap.

Buy: https://weturntored.bandcamp.com/album/rogue-planet-2

PREMIERE: WeTurnToRed - The Machinist [Rogue Planet]

Loz Goddard - Are We Ever Leaving Here?
BUY LINK: https://oathcreations.bandcamp.com/album/are-we-ever-leaving-here
Label: Oath (https://soundcloud.com/oathy)
https://www.instagram.com/oath/

Loz Goddard:
https://soundcloud.com/lozgoddard
https://www.instagram.com/lozgoddardmusic/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21NJRdO9lCxZWCkA9NGE7j
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/lozgoddard

On his second excursion for Oath, Manchester-based producer Loz Goddard continues to nurture the clubby side of his sound with a razor-sharp and bombastic EP that contains all you could ever wish for when it comes to breaks, euphoria, and sonic depth….

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Loz Goddard - Parallaxing

If you like your dance music to take you on a psychedelic journey through time and space, the DESERT LEATHER EP is for you.

Winding passages that explore breaks, bleeps, bass and beyond.

Genre defying influences snatched from every dimension of the dance diaspora.

Inescapable body-rocking beats that echo through your very bones so hard that even your ancestors have a boogie.

The DESERT LEATHER EP will expand your mind to the very edge of the horizon, where earth and sky meet and where all laws of nature are meaningless.

Buy: https://twocold.bandcamp.com/album/m-a-d-006-desert-leather-ep

PREMIERE: Two Cold - Portal Vortex [M.A.D RECORDS]

Gloomy, interdimensional slow beats by @tifradj 🪐 released back in July.

Coral Fractals

Gloomy Glitch

Bandcamp link

Tifra - Gloomy Glitch [TIOT-DIGI4]

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Naarm's groove merchants Birdsnake are crafting a name for themselves as one of the most entrancing acts in the local scene. They provide a free-flowing sensory experience that seamlessly combines acid jazz, psychedelic funk and down tempo grooves. The band's immersive live show is a blend of dubbed out rhythms and percussive textures that pull audiences into transcendental, droney realms.

On their journey exploring hypnotic soundscapes, Birdsnake's debut EP promises to deliver the same electric energy and airy melodies that people have come to love from their live shows. Tilting towards an electronic palette, Birdsnake Begins is a flavorsome and varied body of work showcasing the group’s love for synthesizers and pulsating beats. This release marks not just the birth of a record, but also the crystallization of the band's evolution thus far. Listeners can expect a meticulously mastered record that explores the marriage of digital and organic sounds. This record is an auditory treat for both seasoned listeners and new explorers of the Birdsnake universe.

Here we have 'Well Travelled' from Melbourne's percussive, dubby, electronic funk outfit that is 'Birdsnake.' 'Well travelled' is a down tempo ode to the bush doof. We aimed to capture the feeling of walking through the forest back to the stage for a dance after some down time.

PREMIERE: Birdsnake - Well Travelled

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/raybeebaybee, https://soundcloud.com/sonicjuncture
Track: Blue
Label: https://soundcloud.com/ecliptic-sound
Format: Digital, EP
Release date: 30/05/23
YouTube: https://youtu.be/dV5kV6r_EnI

Collaborative single between Raybee & Sonic Juncture. Featured on Raybee's upcoming debut EP on Ecliptic Sound 'Blue Asteroid'.
A 6 track EP including a remix from Earthnut.

PREMIERE: Two Cold - Portal Vortex [M.A.D RECORDS]

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