June/July 2020

333/15

A Slower Pace

Heard It On The Radio

Heard It On The Radio (ANORAAK Remix)

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Follow the artist : @facets-music

Head of Samo records, one of the fav friend records of Hard Fist and promoter of the infamous "Samo Nights" where all the finest underground artists play in New York, Facets comes to New York from London and Belgrade, with a passion for all things leftfield, electro, techno, acid, new beat, italo, balearic, and beyond.

For his first appearence in the Hard Fist family, he offers a bombastic edit of the wonderful "Lake Of Sens" EP release by German duo Tribantura in 1988. It was the only original records from those 2 talented guys which deserved to be re-edited into a proper techno/EBM way, it's now perfectly done! Enjoy

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Tribantura - Lack Of Sense (Facets "Guilty and Low" edit) #31 - Free download

James Alexander Bright about the new collaboration with Feiertag: 

„I had met Joris on Facebook randomly and we instantly started sending each other music for the other to play on! Joris played drums on a couple of tracks on my recent album on !K7 Records ( Headroom ) and he asked if I fancied doing something on this beat he had - so I laid down Bass / Guitar / Vocals and ‘It’s Alright’ was born.

During the lockdown its felt even more important to try and send a positive message when possible! This is our sunshine drenched ITS GONNA BE ALRIGHT track. A dash of Disco / a sprinkle of Soul / a splash of Sunshine / and a few volts of Electronica 

Interesting point - This is my first Trumpet performance on a track - having played the instrument for only 5 days since lockdown! :-)

We were also joined on the track by British Saxophonist Charlie Carroll & BVS from duet Peter & Kerry.“

Feiertag & James Alexander Bright - It's Alright

'Blame It All On Love', released 20 October 2023 on Counter Records: https://poolside.lnk.to/biaolSo

Poolside – Getting There From Here (with Todd Edwards)

Stream / Buy "Getting There From Here (with Todd Edwards)": https://stem.ffm.to/gettingtherefromhere

Artwork by Morgan Whitney (@diztantdreamer on Instagram)

New album Low Season out now on Pacific Standard Records

Stream / Buy "Low Season": https://stem.ffm.to/lowseason

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Getting There From Here (with Todd Edwards)

A fast rising star within Norway's cosmic-disco scene, Bergen producer Even Hymer Gillebo aka https://soundcloud.com/cavego returns to Eskimo Recordings with his 2nd EP, 'Dovregubben'. Featuring 4 tracks of shimmering, uplifting electronic music that can be enjoyed both at home and on the dancefloor, 'Dovregubben' revels in its playful sounds and shows exactly why the young Norwegian has already been tipped by the likes of BBC Radio 1, DJ Mag and Clash.

Where his critically acclaimed debut EP, 'Gudbrandsdalen', was inspired by the beautiful Norwegian landscape that he grew up in, 'Dovregubben' takes its cues from the region's culture with the EP's title itself a reference from Henrik Ibsen's famous work 'Peer Gynt'.

Opening with the track 'Rask Gange' Cavego quickly sets out his stall, a deep bubbling bass line, crystalline melodies and a driving disco beat perfectly captures the euphoria of speeding through the frozen landscape atop a snow-mobile, the sun rising above the horizon its rays catching and illuminating the snowflakes suspended in the air like a fragile, intimate, light show.

Named after a seductive Scandinavian forest spirit the EP's second track 'Huldra' adds soft diaphanous wordless chants to the mix capturing the golden haired creature's seductive cries to produce a truly magical, if eerie, song.

The EP's title track is up next and here Even has drawn inspiration from the titular Dovregubben ("the Dovre Giant"), the largest and at one time fastest locomotive in use in Norway. Built around a metronomic beat and looping synth arpeggios that echoes the feeling of speeding along the tracks through the wide open landscape between Oslo and Trondheim.

Finally to complete the EP we have the darkly euphoric 'Alfred (Og Vennene Hans)'. From a throbbing beatless intro, the track burst into life, pulsing with energy as Even harnesses the power of his enviable synth collection to dramatic effect, subtly adding further tones and textures as a looping guitar riff and percussive elements wind their way in and out of the mix.

Cavego - Dovregubben EP 

1. Cavego - Rask Gange 
2. Cavego - Huldra 
3. Cavego - Dovregubben 
4. Cavego - Alfred (Og Vennene Hans)

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Cavego - Dovregubben

We will be donating 100% of the proceeds from this track to Black Lives Matter and NAACP, Facets (@facets-music) provided a track he recently made.
Mastered at the Wall.

Facets - Tools Of Survival

Facets comes to Brooklyn by way of Belgrade and London, with a passion for all things leftfield, techno, acid, electro, italo, balearic and beyond.

He has been part of glitterballnyc.com since its inception, a website showcasing electronic music in NYC. Founder of Samo Records and the club night associated with the label called Samo Nights. 

Samo Records, a New York-based label exploring the darker, moodier side of electronic music. Facets hosts a radio show at The Lot Radio which has included artists that were hosted at the label related parties and/or previous releases. 

Over the years Facets has been releasing edits on his personal channel and other outlets such as Calypso's 12" edits Correcciones series, whypeopledance's MATERIA, 44.100hz Social Club and Deep House Amsterdam.

Follow artist - https://soundcloud.com/facets-music
Follow label - https://soundcloud.com/samorecords

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Exclusive: Jac The Disco - Goddess (Juan MacLean Remix)

Londoner Jac The Disco returns to his co-run label Spin On This to deliver his second EP, Manglik, which comes with two original tracks as well as remix works from Eric Duncan and Juan MacLean. The latter has recently had EPs on Jennifer Cardini's Correspondant imprint and Will Saul's Aus Music, a track on the latest Motordiscs various artists compilation and is going to release a couple of well-selected remixes, one of these is his take on Jac The Disco's track Goddess, which the New Yorker turns to a divine Disco driven dance floor-designed piece. Not only driven by a lush bass line it's Juan MacLeans array of synths the smoothly implemented glitches and the reluctant Acid-sounds, the cosmic and spaced-out vibe that make his approach to the track a pleasant experience for a wild (home)floor blast. 

Jac The Disco's EP Manglik will be released on Spin On This on July 3rd, 2020.

Buy the EP
Bandcamp: spinonthismusic.bandcamp.com/album/manglik

Artist information
Jac The Disco: www.facebook.com/jtdofficial // @jacthedisco // www.instagram.com/jacthedisco
Juan MacLean: www.facebook.com/thejuanmaclean // @the-juan-maclean // www.instagram.com/thejuanmaclean

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Manglik

Manglik (Juan MacLean Remix)

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EXCLUSIVE: Jac The Disco - Goddess (Juan MacLean Remix) [Spin On This]

Friends, it is time for a finish. Here’s the seventh and last chapter of the festivities that we put together for our 50th catalogue number. Once again, the mighty graphics wizards Doppeldenk from Leipzig provided us with a delightfull artwork. And once again, you’ll get a record that sports a kaleidoscope of dance music from Uncanny Valley veterans and newcomers. This time with the emphasis on bright and positive timbres which can be associated with the colour yellow.

Cuthead starts things with a bang and his PARTY CHORDS set the tone perfectly (including neck pain after nodding your head to the beat like there’s no tomorrow). If chords could be president this would get a lot of votes. 

https://soundcloud.com/uncanny-valley-dresden
https://soundcloud.com/cuthead

Uncanny Valley 50 YELLOW

PRÈMIÉRE: Cuthead - Party Chords [Uncanny Valley]

buy : https://onpointworldwiderecords.bandcamp.com/album/rfx-on-point-worldwide-edits-001

Unearthing lost gems from deep underground is RFX’s speciality. With regular releases on his own imprint Fauve Records based in Hong Kong, we saw it fit for RFX to grace us with 4 edits from the beyond for our first https://soundcloud.com/onpointworldwiderecords Edits series. The first track is a heavy boogie electro beat with a lovable crackling sound, a very rare tune found in the UK attics with a lot of luck. Following this is a groovy Italo influenced jam with a bouncy feeling, perfect for those weirdos to do their thing on the dance-floors. The third is a Kwaito edit with the simplest of flute melodies and a raw beat that gets you hooked in the first 30 seconds. Add a splash of acid to the track and you get a late-night anthem. Last but not least, a choppy break-beat style track with Indian percussions & dark heavy bass for all those sweaty clubs.

PREMIERE : RFX - Acid Flute Jam (RFX Rework)

buy there : http://classic.beatport.com/track/one-hand-tommy-duncan-forbes-remix/13833257

The latest "Imbeciles" single, once more surrounds itself with on-point remix talent that sings from the very same song sheet as the band...  On this occasion we're treated to the idiosyncratic, left-field stylings of Suzanne Kraft; the raw, spit and sawdust vibes of Mark Broom's 'Rattlesnake Riddim'; and the full throttle, attitude-loaded warehouse Techno of Duncan Forbes.

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PREMIERE : The Imbeciles - One Hand Tommy (Duncan Forbes Remix)

SKRRT’ING INTO THE PARKING LOT IS SHAWN CARTIER WITH THE FIRST ARTIST RELEASE ON EDINBURGH POSSE CAROUSE
THREE PHAT TUNES GUARANTEED TO ZUCC YOUR LIVESTREAM AND OFFEND YOUR NEIGHBOURS 
+ RMX FROM CAROUSE OG VIGILE FOR BONUS ~ respect ~

CAROUSE SC - https://soundcloud.com/carouseedinburgh
CAROUSE IG - https://www.instagram.com/carouse_edi/
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SHAWN CARTIER SC - https://soundcloud.com/seaaaaaan

PREMIERE : Shawn Cartier - Parking Lot

Gemayel's musical journey has been long and diverse. She was always into electronic music. She played her first DJ set in Lizdas club in Lithuania and now Gemayel is a resident there. Lately, Gemayel has developed her unique sound and this podcast is based on deep, swampy chords which perfectly represents her style.

https://soundcloud.com/gemayelsandra

LAYER #235 | Gemayel

As we reach the 100 milestone in the Sinchi & Friends series, we are happy to welcome New York resident Kate Stein who provides an intriguing musical voyage reflecting this turbulent year of change. In her words;

'This mix was made during a really reflective time for me - being based in New York City, 2020 has already been a wild and emotional ride.    It was started at the peak of the pandemic when NYC was the epicenter, and I finished working on it in early June, which was a completely different energetic sphere, with mass protests for BLM.  I modified the mix before signing off to reflect the feeling of now living in an emotionally charged NYC, and a turbulent United Sates.  We are being called to to act, but also to reflect - and most of all to change the core of this country. I hope this mix reflects these emotions!'

Check out her full interview via the Sinchi Blog - https://www.sinchi-collective.com/kate-stein/

Sinchi & Friends 100 - Kate Stein

Slow Motion is back with ‘Italian Synth Planetarium’, the ultimate mammoth dance compilation featuring three volumes of heterogeneous night anthems. Deriving from the on-going Italian Dance Wave series, this compilation showcases the best Italian electronic artists from around the world. The unmissable grooves weave through the best of the Slow Motion roster including eight debut artists. This massive release will be distributed digitally plus a cassette with a megamix of the tracks provided by maestros Franz Scala and Fabrizio Mammarella.

Alessandro Adriani & Franz Scala - Il Confine (Italian Synth Planetarium)

Soothing dream pop from Welsh multi-instrumentalist @tomosmp3. Out on @mellia_world.

Read More & Buy: https://www.stampthewax.com/2020/07/30/video-premiere-tomos-count-the-seconds/
Listen on Youtube: https://bit.ly/TomosOfficialVideo

EP - Masters

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Tomos - Count The Seconds (STW Premiere)

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Weaving smoothly between Italian Dance, Psychedelic Disco and Proto House, Franz quickly turns the dance floor into a vignette-tainted retro nostalgia rave fueled only by his music.
Full Bio: http://www.slowmotionmusic.it/artists/franz-scala/