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Taken from the 12"/digital EP "The Next LIfe"
Out now on Slumberland Records/Tough Love Records.

limited edition white vinyl 12": http://smarturl.it/gntnl-vinyl
expanded digital edition from iTunes: http://smarturl.it/gntnl-itunes

Belfast four-piece Girls Names released their critically acclaimed second album, "The New Life," in February and it marked a new direction for the band altogether. That directional shift is emphasized even further by a new limited edition 12" EP, entitled The Next Life.

With the artwork making a playful nod to Bowie's latest record, it's not surprising that the EP should see the band experiment with the sonic make up of their last album. Leading is "Visions," a spooked tune from the album sessions, seeing wide release here for the first time. Also of note is a cover version of Brian Eno's 'Third Uncle.' Recorded in August of this year, it is the first recorded Girls Names track to feature new drummer Gib Cassidy and offers a telling glimpse at what creative steps the band may next take.

Following are a series incredible remixes of tracks taken from the sister record. The first is by producer/composer/dance don legend David Holmes, who lends a somewhat European elan to the titular track. The second sees Gabe Gurnsey from Factory Floor add his band's characteristic dance floor focus to Girls Names' motorik groove, turning in something that jitters and pulses in a manner befitting of any track attributed the Factory Floor moniker. JD Twitch from the Optimo DJ/production team turns in a suitably grooving take on "The New Life," while Locust/Seefeel/Black Hearted Brother member Mark Van Hoen strips down and tracks out "Drawing Lines." The EP wraps up with a spectral take on "Occultation" by bedroom psych/ambient genius The Soft Walls.

All in all, it's an enlightening series of interpretations that sheds new light on Girls Names source material and points way to new avenues of exploration.

Girls Names - Projektions (Gabe Gurnsey Factory Floor Remix)

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Nathan Fake and Wesley Matsell's new Cambria Instruments label already got us salivating with a split release between the two Border Community-affiliated artists in August. NF's track 'Black Drift' was intriguing and restrained, a subtle return to the fray after two years without releases – but now we have 'Nuuk' from his first full solo Cambria Instruments EP, and he's really cut loose. It's a stunner, somehow both fragile and nails-hard, and easily as spine-tingling as 'The Sky Was Pink'. It's good to have him back.

Nathan Fake "Nuuk" - Boiler Room Debuts

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Stefan Jós - Specialism (Uneasy)

Modul Art makes his debut on Minus, with a highly varied EP.

The first track of the EP "Anubis" is clearly oriented to the dance floor, with its recurring techno rhythm and melody.
Accompanied throughout by African percussion and a lead which gives its Egyptian side to the track.

The Second track "The Hiding Of The Beast" is a really special piece, dark atmosphere and offbeat rhythm gives a trashy side but softened by the emergence of synth.
The bass line is constantly evolving to become increasingly more powerful.

The third track "Smoking Shoes" is more oriented tech house.
The bass on several tones gives a joyful and dancing side.
While the synths will reveal a darker feeling.

The fourth track "Can You Feel The Darkness"close this EP in beauty.
Dark atmosphere , techno rhythm, acidulous synth and powerful bass.

Enjoy! 

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MINUSmin39 : Modul Art - Anubis (Original Mix)

<p>Kostas Maskalides returns to phobiq with two slammers, and the title track is up first, led by retro toms and shuffling drums, laced by cavernous effects and atomic squelches. Sasha Carassi&#8217;s interpretation of &#8220;I Got Love&#8221; is up next, where he pulls the gears back a bit and retains the original&#8217;s vocals, yet twisting them to taste while dry stabs and evolving synths unfold over the rocksteady groove. Closing up with the original mix of &#8220;I Got Love&#8221;, Kostas brings in mutated vocal snippets and distressed electronics, as his trademarked, frantic rhythm section clears everything in its way.</p>

Kostas Maskalides - I Got Love (Sasha Carassi Remix) [Phobiq]

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This is a special downtempo set I played as Mathimidori at Kumharas Ibiza this summer when the sun was about to go down.

Mathimidori DJ SET @ Kumharas Ibiza 2017

Stream on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ROCKETSSP

Our Rockets VA series has reached its 5th edition and we couldn't be happier. A project that started focusing on new talent as well as well-known names on Tronic. Rockets - Launch 05 includes 14 exclusive tracks ranging from groovy to darker sounds. Please take a close listen as all these artists deserve your attention. Thanks for your support!

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Adoo - Percussion Night (Original Mix) [Tronic]

https://www.beatport.com/track/escape-original-mix/12166983

Celebrating the labels landmark 100th release, Uto Karem has compiled a special 14 track LP with hand-selected new tracks from Cristian Varela, Loco & Jam, Filterheadz, Mladen Tomic, and Anderson Noise plus many others including himself. Along with releasing tracks by established veterans such as UMEK, Rino Cerrone, Ramiro Lopez, The Advent and Ramon Tapia, the label has on many occasions featured fresh new talent, and its vibrant history includes giving early releases to the likes of Joseph Capriati, Paride Saraceni and Rafa Barrios when they were still relatively unknown. This release showcases the Agile Recordings sound and some of the artists that have been instrumental in the label's development since the first EP in 2008. Covering a full spectrum of techno and all its sub-genres, the core of the label focuses on peak-time tracks. Sometimes melodic, other times industrial, it's always on point when it comes to delivering crowd-pleasing tracks designed for underground dance floors.

Mladen Tomic - Escape - Agile Recordings

Everything Changes

Uto Karem - Warp FM (Original Mix)

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Confined at home we are rediscovering the value of being able to travel standing still, the power of music to make us transcend our reality, whatever it may be. Ecstatic Quotidian means: "Stepping outside of an everyday familiarity". The ordinary can only be got hold of via the phenomenon of the extraordinary, and vice-versa. I hope you enjoy my new Music :)

Ecstatic Quotidian

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Mladen Tomic "Ghost Town EP" (Trapez 228) is available on all sale and streaming platforms: https://geni.us/trapez228

See more at TRAPEZ webpage: https://www.traumschallplatten.de/trapez/228.html

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