Chicago footwork reference and member of the legendary Teklife crew DJ Earl is back on Moveltraxx with an unstoppable 160 BPM EP.

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PREMIERE: DJ Earl - Burn Yo Azz (Moveltraxx)

Facilitating post-pandemic multi-disciplinary symbiosis, Sonia Calico-led SYNERGY FESTIVAL invites rapper SOWUT and UK Dance music producer B E N N let go of old selves and go down the rabbit hole with an unprecedented collaboration track, “ALL RED”.

SYNERGY FESTIVAL, Taiwan’s first large-scale digital art and music festival since the epidemic, forges new bonds between the underground and the mainstream in order to develop a new paradigm within Taiwan’s music scene. Among the eight special projects developed through the Synergy Triangle stages, Rapper SOWUT and producer B E N N might be the furthest apart in style. Even so, the two produced the track “ALL RED”, born from the collaborative spirit of SYNERGY FESTIVAL and respect of rave culture. SOWUT’s label NXWV and the SYNERGY FESTIVAL team were so impressed by the track, rushed to release it separately as a special single. 

SOWUT’s lyrics on “ ALL RED '' ponder the curatorial focus of SYNERGY FESTIVAL, the bridge between “the virtual and the real ''. He takes the red pill, liberating himself from the bonds of reality, following the white rabbit into a realm of infinite possibilities. The producer, B E N N, schooled in the bass subculture in London, extracts the rumble of classic UK Dubstep and imbues it with African-inspired rhythms. The result of their partnership channels the future urbanism of the seminal Hyperdub release of Kode9 & The Spaceape. Though this is SOWUT’s first venture working with such a dark genre of electronic music, he surpasses even his own expectations on '' ALL RED '', opening up new possibilities in the concept of Taiwan Grime. 

“ALL RED” will be released as a single on March 10th, and will be accompanied by a full live audio/visual performance exclusive to SYNERGY FESTIVAL. The Live A/V will be handled by the Digital Art collective XTRUX, who will use the latest game engine technology to build a fully realized world  for “ALL RED” to inhabit. This will be presented on a 9-meter wide LED wall, paired with the world-class Funktion-One sound system. Through this stage, and the other special collaborations, SYNERGY FESTIVALl hopes to transcend beyond a simple rave, art performance, concert, or party. But rather, a new imagining of what an experience can be. This is SYNERGY FESTIVAL.

Full article: https://mixmag.asia/read/b-e-n-n-sowut-all-red-synergy-festival-taipei-new-releases?fbclid=IwAR0NV16obgCJNn44lhUHLqTIRrzzRM8hhNDMs4dVw6AEoXPiHgocUDVeRRo

“ALL RED” produced and mixed by B E N N 
vocal by sowut

Sowut - All Red(prod. by B E N N)

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@design-default - Quartz Silica EP
Format: Digital
Release: December 2nd, 2022
Artwork by Benfika

Marking the 100th record of the imprint’s prolific history, Infinite Machine are proud to present the release of Quartz Silica EP by new-comer Design Default. A self-described ‘tone scientist’, the Parisian delivers a 5-track of uniquely textural compositions which map out a sonic world influenced by dystopian anime titles like Trigun & Neon Genesis Evangelion. Like many on the IM discography, Quartz Silica acts almost like a simulation or audio-film representation of an abstract space you’re invited to traverse.

The EP opens with ‘Between Wasteland and Sky’; percussive assault on your senses which clearly exemplifies Design Default’s meticulous approach to sound design. Every detail, every sample and every automation is carefully considered to add to the heightened affective theatrics heard here.

‘A.S.K’ follows things up on this release, a highly inventive composition with a loose structure that evolves from phrase-to-phrase, refusing to sit still. Design Default’s interest in jazz and free-form arrangements is married up with an angular sonic palette of industrial groans and splutters; generating the impression of hearing a glitch (or hiccup, even) in the machine. There’s something refreshingly playful about the maximalistic breakdown of ‘A.S.K’ akin to the wry smile found in some of AYA and her YCO label’s output.

After two highly frenetic tracks, Design Default turns the tempo down slightly with the groove-laden ‘S.E.E.D.S’. Layers of rich, fuzzy synapses phase in and out of prominence over a bed of complex drum programming. The producer deploys negative space here to great effect, with the absence of a drum hit or sample where you might expect one adding to the hypnotic rhythmic swing of ‘S.E.E.D.S’.

Rounding out the originals of Quartz Silica EP, ‘SILEX’ is a club-ready construction with a paint-shaking bassline which seems to slip downwards in pitch as if it can’t get steady footing. Again, Design Default’s tone science/alchemy shines through clearly here, with stutters of melodies, bursts of white noise and stacked drum patterns managing to sit cohesively in this dynamic expanse.

Fellow Parisian De Grandi jumps on remix duties for ‘S.E.E.D.S’ to finish off the EP. The Paradoxe Club signee adds further syncopation and strips the original’s elements down to its fundamental core. The results are a spectral creeper of a tune - built almost intentionally with dark, low ceiling environments in mind.

Design Default - Between Wasteland And Sky

co-released with SODAA Club, 3 Swords Republic, Hard Return, HI-NRG, New Scenery, Sly Tone, and TOO MUCH INFORMATION !!

We're happy to contribute to this special release organized by SODAA Club, to support their activity with a selection of tracks from their compilation, curated by members of the Global URL Nation  (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

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SODAA Club is a community developing a decentralised governance model for a music & arts venue in London.

Their first release explores the foundations of their own sound - with members and friends of their commmunity, the 31-track compilation is "genreless and fluid, self-organised and bottom-up."

Inspired by the decentralised release of Alkisah by Senyawa, any label sharing similar values could release their own version : "the artists and the labels participating in this compilation believe in a more equitable and collaborative future for our scenes, one guided by principles of solidarity economy, distributed decision-making, and the rejection of capitalist notions of culture, music and space."

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The profits will be split between the artists and SODAA, as a way to raise funds for their long-term goals, with a part going to the labels for their help.

If you want to support the project further, you can also donate via Open Collective : opencollective.com/sodaaclub

++ SODAA CLUB ++

Web - https://sodaa.club/
Insta - https://www.instagram.com/sodaa.club/
Bandcamp - https://sodaaclub.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/sodaa_club


++ TRACKLIST ++ 

01. PiroPiro - A Harmless Way
02. Ikävä Pii - A New Set of Tools
03. ENGLAND'S COUNCIL OF LEGISLATION AND GOVERNING BODY OF HYPER REAL SIMULATIONS AND CONSTRUCTIONS - NOKIA 2023
04. JMEG - huh?
05. Graver Ekow - Santa
06. DJ Double Oh! - Soulseeker X
07. excel dj - wifi enabled human image objectification
08. ovid - upstream
09. Klahrk - Out My Mind
10. Valeria Radchenko - drith
11. CSV - Lasers
12. Bubble People - Duplicate
13. Hard Fantasy - Trifex

++ CREDITS ++

All tracks written and produced by the artists, as credited.
Mastering by Works Of Intent.
Artwork by ROOO.

Curation by CLM + HeedLess, muein, P I T, RougeHotel & Sxmbra

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ovid - upstream

Atlas, the label debut EP by Foxconn Suicide, is a dense ocean of dilated, murky industrial grooves, shimmering trance-derived arpeggios and sporadic noisy, deteriorating assaults.

In a swamp steeped in digital pitfalls, the duo's mechanical contortions turn a stern gaze to the mournful march of the industrial world and the cold rave nostalgia of centuries past, guiding us to the stake of an old and painful path, favoring under their breath an unknown and present torment.

Exploring the dangerous limits of the senses, the EP's five tracks accompany us on this violent immersion into the human ego, accepting the intimate and dark boundaries of self-processing and finally rebelling through an uneasy, neuromantic but necessary reaction.

Digital + Limited Cassette Edition.

Produced by Alessandro Biselli & Mirco Ercoli 
Mastered by Giancarlo Brambilla 
Artwork by Carmine Laurenza 
AFN010 - A Flooded Need, 2023

Atlas

Foxconn Suicide - Levitation Down

INVASION

1/9 of the 'somewhere else' album
dropping Dec. 27th

trouser trout

I Gotta Feeling (Rave Collapse Mix) - Hard Techno

Buy here: https://paynomindtous.bandcamp.com/album/we-never-will

Bladeblanc and Hepa are a couple of Milan-based producers, DJs, and multimedia artists who, other than producing contemporary bass music, work in the field of digital art with the collaborative project Ultracare. Mainly inspired by the UK underground scene, they commit to the dancefloor by combining ambient music, cinematic Jungle, and hardcore raw energy. Often focusing on the darkest side of the spectrum, they collapse all these influences in a single, mutant organism.

The Turin-based non-profit organization, media website, and event series PAYNOMINDTOUS adds yet another piece to its steady path in the exploration of unsafe sound territories which has seen it tirelessly support experimental underground music. 'We Never Will' is the first compilation curated by the Italian crew, out in name-your-price digital format with a graphic concept and purchasable 50 x70 cm poster by the 3D digital marauders K095C.

All proceedings (except poster shipping) will be donated to B-Side Pride for their support fund to help the LGBTQIA+ community of refugees, asylum seekers, and sex workers to cope with the post-COVID delicate situation. For details and further contributions: http://sostieni.link/25350.

Bladeblanc & Hepa - INTOR [ NOODS PREVIEWS ]

"Wove" is the first extract of "CxC Vol. 2", our forthcoming compilation for which we have commissioned eight tracks from artists who broaden the scope of contemporary club music’s possibilities.

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Mastering @imaabs
Artwork BJF

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PREMIERE: Sébastien Forrester - Wove (Couvre x Chefs)

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