Khz Presents ‘Various Artists Vol.2’

We are back with the second edition of the Various Artist's series alongside 8 of our very own Aotearoa producers each bringing their own unique sound to the table.

Combining modern club & bass genres this compilation was born in balance between a twisted maze of rhythms, blending the underground’s secrets into a wise book of musical wisdom. Spanning over a range of sub-genres and sounds, KHZVA002 is curated to bring a listening experience like no other, by filtering through dubbed out soundscapes to dark, sub-heavy tones this VA is our most vibrant release to date.

Curated by Roman Alty
Artwork by Finlay Everett
Mastering by Keith

Greedoe - Tattered & Torn (KHZVA002)

Weighing in heavy with murderous intent across three guaranteed dance levellers, Trends & Boylan land on Sneaker Social Club with a bang. The pair have been slugging out grime-leaning gear for the past five years, causing a ruckus with their truly evil ‘Norman Bates’ beat, releasing also on Trends own Mean Streets label and linking up with Slimzee’s foundational stable Slimzos for some dubplate action.

They bring that street-level swagger to the tracks on the Ninety Nine EP, but here their punchy 8-bar flex is embellished to blend in with the Sneaker surroundings a treat. ‘Carnage’ tips towards chopped up Think Breaks while ‘Nocturnal’ doubles down on the dirtiest of b-lines. Confirming their allyship from dubplates gone by, Slimzee links up with Trends & Boylan for the double A side slammer, ‘Ninety Nine’, weaving dread-side D&B stabs around a tightly-wound beat with devastating results. There’s not an ounce of excess on these cuts precision tooled to smashup the dance good and proper. Need we say more?

https://sneakersocialclub.bandcamp.com/album/ninety-nine-ep

Trends & Boylan - Carnage

Free download: https://yukumusic.bandcamp.com/track/start-taking-note-feat-killa-p-rift-remix

Challenge winner: @riftdnb

We ran a remix challenge during the summer that gave producers a chance to show what they could do with TRAKA & Killa P's anthem 'Start Taking Note'. It was hard to choose a winner as there were so many interesting entries, and we want to thank everyone who took part <3

This is the winning entry, now available as a free download!

Start Taking Note

Rift Remix

Free DL

Free Download: TRAKA — Start Taking Note feat. Killa P (Rift Remix)

READ > inverted-audio.com/premiere-traka-rolando

Now on the cusp of their twenty-sixth release, Chicago-based art collective and record label @satellite_era line up five tenebrous bludgeons – courtesy of Belgrade-based supergroup @traka-studio, which means 'tape' in Serbian.

DMSAT EP

Rolando

TRAKA - Rolando [Satellite Era]

Galway’s @rua_sound returns with a suite of tough-as-nails drumfunk, bruk and jungle from @russ-brooker

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-russ-brooker-microfilm

Premiere: Russ Brooker ‘Microfilm’

We kick-off the week with new music from UK don Russ Brooker who features on Galway-based imprint, Rua Sound. We premiere ‘Breathe’, an infectious symphony of jazz-licked percussive grooves accompanied by intrinsic synth hook that sounds like it was recorded deep in the amazon.

Next up on Galway label and party, Rua Sound is Russ Brooker. The enigmatic UK producer has been working in the shadows, but as his discography builds, so does the hype that surrounds him, which has swiftly made him the name on everybody’s lips.

Russ Brooker’s debut on the Irish imprint see’s him channel deep and techy jungle vibes as he supplies a kaleidoscopic three-track offering, pulling all the rights strings in all the right places. The UK producer drifts through heavy rolling amens, into cosmic jungle euphoria and laid-back funk-laced grooves.

“Breathe” closes out the EP by dropping the tempo to the sizzling to the 140 range with earthy rolling percussion, celestial atmospherics and the kind of studious and deliberate polyrhythmic funk wizardry that most producers don’t cook up in a lifetime of releases, never mind on their honest-to-god-damn debut.

Russ Brooker
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SC: https://soundcloud.com/russ-brooker

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RUA013

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Four Four Premiere: Russ Brooker - Breathe [RUA013]

Free Download:

https://clubdesigns.bandcamp.com/album/free-downloads

Captivate - Candy Paint (Instrumental) [free download via Bandcamp]

Our remix for this new marvelous release on YUKU!

Hassan Abou Alam - Mawgood (TRAKA Remix) [YUKU]

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Qant - Oceans LP

@qqantt

Oceans

[Premiere] Qant - Forward (out)

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MARK KLOUD - STUCK IN THE ZOO EP
Samsara Beats, 2024

@markkloud
@samsarab

[Premiere] Mark Kloud - The Second Last Scene (out on Samsara Beats)

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