Exclusive: Ponty Mython - Onimano X991

It's been a moment since Ponty Mython, Alex Pletnev's anagram alias and one of the many monikers the artist calls his own, drops his first full EP, Onimano X991, after having taken some time off, at least from producing more housier music. According to the artist, he's dedicated himself to computer games, where he found new inspiration in the earlier Need for Speed series, invested into crypto currencies and shaved his beard off. Actually Alex has become an ordinary human being over the past months before joining the electronic music scene again for his EP on Not An Animal Records. Before the release of it in a few days, the artist speaks about the scene in and around Opium Club in Vilnius, that he took things way too serious a few years back, how a bar saved his life and of course the EP itself.

Read the full interview here: https://torturetheartist.net/2021/09/27/interview-exclusive-ponty-mython-onimano-x991-not-an-animal-records

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Futureboogie Recordings is calling time after ten years with a 20-track compilation that sums up the sound of the lovingly curated Bristol label. From throbbing arps and noirish guitar twangs to errant analogue blips and ceaseless, rolling grooves, it’s a different sound to what you might have heard five years back on the Summer Riot IV compilation, and certainly a long way from the early days. Consider Futureboogie 10² an ode to evolution as much as a toast to all the great tracks and the family of artists that have passed through the wide-reaching Futureboogie sphere since before the label was even a sparkle in the disco ball.
 
Originally founded by Dave Harvey and Steve Nickolls, the roots of Futureboogie lie in an intimate Bristol party called Seen. Started in 2002, this open-hearted session invited the likes of Metro Area, Attica Blues, Carl Craig, Maurice Fulton, Moodymann and Gilles Peterson – based on that heavyweight list, you can see the foundations were laid for what was to come. Futureboogie evolved off the back of these parties as a many-limbed operation – an artist management and booking agency as much as a club night, with Harvey and Nickolls consolidating the sound as DJs around Bristol and beyond. The progression to a record label was a logical one.
 
When Futureboogie Recordings launched in 2011 with Julio Bashmore and Javeon McCarthy’s ‘Father Father’, it represented an extended circle of friends close to the label from Bristol’s deep pool of talent and beyond – amongst them Eats Everything, Waifs & Strays, PBR Streetgang, Behling & Simpson and Crazy P. The reach of the label grew in tandem with its reputation, not to mention the endeavours of the team in other areas of the music game. The Boogiefuturo label became a vital entity on its own terms, carrying a lauded DJ Nature remix of Typesun which encapsulates two distinct generations of Bristolian house music at its best. DJ Nature, who cut his teeth as DJ Milo in the Wild Bunch days, has gone on to become a regular feature on Futureboogie, helping define its soulful, adventurous spirit.

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A collection of high-grade dance floor excursions by friends from across the globe in support of Indigenous Communities, storytellers and creators. We’re beyond pumped to celebrate 18 months of operations with the maiden voyage of our new annual fundraiser compilation series.

Oddysee 001 is a collaborative compilation that features musical works from artists that we’ve had the pleasure of highlighting on our little microcosm over the past months. A carefully curated assembly of a rather talented bunch of creatives, we might add. All proceeds from the digital release will be split 50/50 between the contributing artists and Sinchi Foundation | NATV - a close-to-heart project that amplifies Indigenous voices and perspectives to a global audience.

At a time when Indigenous Peoples' identities and their right to traditional lands continue to be violated, we hope to support these communities, many of whom protecting vital ecosystems to insure biodiversity for generations to come.

The 12” vinyl release is composed from 4 tracks contributed to the digital comp and is accompanied with artwork from contemporary Vancouver-based (CA) artist Amy Stewart. 100% of profits from the vinyl will be directly donated towards NATV.

Tracklist:

1. Eva Geist & Steve Pepe - We Are Nature Resonator
2. Budino - Venus In Crime
3. Massimiliano Pagliara - Midsummer's Dreams
4. Christian S - Ghost
5. Kim Ann Foxman - Wildlife
6. Sascha Funke - Moly
7. Fango - A+B
8. Black Merlin - Free Dial
9. Mary Lake - Passerine
10. JEANS - Ganglia

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Ghost

PREMIERE: Christian S - Ghost [Oddysee]

Born from the desire to link the world of the West & the East. The idea was to ask two artist/band from opposite ends of the world to collaborate on a split EP, with one original track each and finally to remix each others’ work.

For Volume 2, it is with honor that we present you to the Russian duo Radial Gaze en tête-à-tête with the Japanese Sensei crew called Que Sakamoto+NT. The second edition is filled with sleek baselines and gloomy atmospheres to make dance-floors sweat.

PREMIERE : Que Sakamoto+NT - Ninja Wa Sugoi

Berlin's own PCL joins the ever-expanding Wrong Era universe with his debut release: three high energy, freestyle flavoured Italo-house bombs with both vocal and instrumental versions.
Perfect for turbo-injecting your dance floor (or living room) with some much-needed excitement.
You won't sleep on this one, that's for sure.

Loving On The Dancefloor

PCL - Rollercoaster M2444

Spontaneity unsettled her, she liked to know what her day had in store for her; her entire life come to think of it. She'd tried her hand at new experiences; leaving everything at the drop of a hat and taking off somewhere distant; donning a fresh haircut; trialling a different vocation or hobby - it didn't suit her though. Her preference was to have things mapped out for, that way there'd be no surprises. 

For over two decades Robi Insinna has been releasing music and helming Relish Recordings, his label indebted to off kilter post-punk, new wave and disco. Under his name, and his moniker Headman, he's crafted his own take on these sounds, largely underpinned by trademark bass lines and an analog rawness. These traits are all there on his new single, 'No Surprises', which is the first to be taken off his new LP. There's a nod to the sounds of 80's NYC through its machine funk aesthetic and raw synthesis, while on the flip there's a remix from Making Time and Optimo affiliates Zillas On Acid who steer the track down a dark chugging path.

No Surprises

PREMIERE: Headman - No Surprises (Zillas On Acid Remix) [Relish Recordings]

In 2011, I saved my first electro house complextro experiments on an old hard drive. In 2025, I retrieved them. Every forgotten file came back to life, and what were once unfinished drafts transformed into two complete tracks, with the power and sound I had always envisioned. My creative past and my present as a producer finally converge in these songs.

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Dive into a sonic landscape where data streams meet the ethereal. "Ghosts in the Grid" is more than just a track—it's an auditory journey through the hidden wires of our connected world, exploring the digital afterlife and the echoes left behind in the network.  It’s the perfect soundtrack for late-night drives through neon-drenched cities along the flickering gridlines.

WARNING: Massive pulsing Bass ;D

Ghosts in the Grid

Die neue Welt (Cover - Indie Dance Version)

We have good news! We're super excited to announce our initiative "Rollover Milano & Friends against Coronavirus": 19 edits from us and our friends all over the world including 2manydjs, Adam Port, Soul Clap, Bill Brewster, Kapote Toy Tonics, Claudio Coccoluto and more, with all proceeds to go towards the fight against COVID-19.  Out this Friday April 3.

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SHMLSS - We Just Edit

ITALO MODERNI trae Modernation Vol.2 es la segunda compilación de 4. Respira hondo mientras realizamos nuestro próximo viaje a la dimensión galáctica de Italo, sonidos ricos y refinados que elevarán esos zapatos de baile y te llevarán a un mundo intergaláctico de corte puro de los 80.

Sintetizadores que te transportan a través de la burbuja cósmica. Tenemos pistas de la talla de Hannes Lohrer, Kid Machine,  Ali Renault, Daniel Monaco, Luca de'll Orso, Marcello Giordani, etc. A través de este universo galáctico tomamos un descanso de estos tiempos deprimentes y entramos en una era de sonidos energéticos de los magos más prolíficos de la escena moderna.

Estamos muy emocionados de presentar Modernation volumen 2. Un gran agradecimiento a todos los artistas que contribuyeron en esta fantástica compilación.