Taken from SBKT041: NET GALA - 신파 SHINPA
Release Date: 25th June 2021

Written, Produced by NET GALA
Mixed by Kim Kate
Mastered by Raphael Valensi
Cover by Kynan Puru-Watt
Photo by Bakya

A regular at Seoul’s ‘Cakeshop’ and member of LGBTQ collective Shade Seoul, NET GALA’s SVBKVLT debut is named after Shinpageuk (신파극), a form of theatre from 20th century Korea. In contemporary context, Shinpa is a synonym for ‘tears and overwhelming emotions,’ but when it was first introduced to Korea, Shinpa was used to express progressive political views, cover social issues, and later the melodramatic domestic tragedies. There is a vast gap between the past and current context of Shinpa, and as such there has been a lot of mistranslation or misconception between the two.

After their first EP [re:FLEX*ion] (NBDKNW – 2019), NET GALA spent time researching Shinpa, finding parallels between the work they were making and the traditional theater style. The emotional, dramatic nature of Shinpa echoed the exaggerated affection of ‘pop’ – in which NET GALA searches for the impact on one’s own narrative and emotion. The ‘mistranslation’ applied to the terms history is reflected in the changing course between the two EPs – how one can reinterpret or warp one ‘lost’ cultural concept into another.

From the stretched-out ‘The Ha Dance’ sample combined with traditional Korean percussion and 808s on ‘Shpiral’, to the sample of a Korean lesbian protester struggling to claim her existence through the blasting drums on Dodomzit, ‘신파 SHINPA’ is NET GALA’s interpretation of the Shinpageuk. The EP is packaged with remixes from Amazondotcom, ZULI and Menzi further reinterpreting the original work.

신파 SHINPA

NET GALA - Reclaim It (ZULI's Shifting Weight at the Club Remix)

For his new EP on Salviatek, Sueuga invites us to contemplate the incomplete panorama of his ancestry.

Read more on CxC 🔗 couvrexchefs.com/en/sueuga-kamau-salviatek-de-otra-forma

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PREMIERE: Sueuga - De Otra Forma (Salviatek)

Taken from SBKT049: Osheyack - Intimate Publics
Release date: 8th June 2022

Intimate Publics, Osheyack’s second album, is an homage to Shanghai, the city he has called home since 2012. Over the past ten years the producer has evolved from an avid club-goer to a key member of the vital soundscape that emerged from ALL Club and its predecessor, the now defunct club The Shelter. As hinted by the title, which draws on American social theorist Michael Warner’s work on publics and counterpublics, the album expresses a commitment to mining the utopian potential of club music, forging new worlds and generating future social relations, just as the artist bids farewell to the city at a moment of uncertain transition. While tracks like 'Edging' and 'Thrall' continue to present his signature collage of harder club music, the rest of the record reveals a shift to synthetic approximations of acoustic instruments. 'Still', the central track of the album, is a piece composed almost entirely of samples found on Vocaloid (a vocal synthesizer developed by Yamaha, commonly used to give voice to Japanese virtual idols). While echoing themes explored in previous projects, like the nature of realism and authenticity in a techno-mediated landscape, Intimate Publics is charged with an unexpected emotional candor and vulnerability, unveiling a personal side Osheyack is only beginning to explore.

Words by Alvin Li
Artwork by Xiaofei Qiu
Design by Luke Griffiths
Mastered by Raphael Valensi

Intimate Publics

Osheyack - Piecemeal

Jan Driver - Rat Alert
Mowgli - I’m a DJ
Jaytech - Spacelift
Jaytech - Delta
Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Hometown
Benny Benassi feat. Channing - Come Fly Away (Adam K & Soha Remix)
Deadmau5 - Plus
Ingrate - Fifths (Extended Mix)
Deadmau5 - Dr. Funkenstein
Kaskade - Move For Me (Santiago & Bushido Mix)
Royksopp - 49 Percent (Ewan Person Dub Half Empty Remix)
Digitalism feat. Louisahhh - DISC_404
OneWorld - Lingus
Ingrate - There Is (Extended Mix)
Kaskade - Angel On My Shoulder (EDX Redub)
M - Last Minute

OB0465 — Ingrate

@terra-magica-rec @moiskmoisk @pletnev @fourmirouz

Moisk aka Pletnev & Fourmi Rouz delve into the depths of psychedelia soundscapes with their latest release “Tetris Life’’ on Terra Magica Rec. The duo skillfully balances modular sounds and shimmers through acid synthesizers with their signature style. Offering a wide range of sounds from uptempo half-beat to raw, energetic techno-trance, inviting you into a mesmerizing sci-fi universe. The EP features tracks like “Tetris Life” and “A Glass of Coke with Ice”, that explore underground ambient deserts and immersive jungle improvisations. This is followed by dark and slow breakbeat cuts that transition into faster-paced, floating atmospheric IDM tunes. The 12’’ contains many choppy old-school loops and uptempo trance breakdowns, as in “Orange Button’’ and “Wrong Stability”. Featuring two weird dub/IDM/breaks remixes by Anatolian Weapons and HSDJs x Listensport to round off the wax. Don’t sleep on it

[PREMIERE] Tetris Life - Moisk | Terra Magica Rec. [2024]

out now: https://ingrv.es/feeling-myself-kcc-g

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RONY REX & RYE RYE - Feeling Myself (BIG DOPE P Remix)

Some people came and went, that was the very nature of things. Life was transient and people weren't always meant to stick around. Yet somehow, something felt different this time.

The city streets were crowded, lots of empty faces and false smiles. They didn't mean all that much to him as he wandered in the darkness but still he thought they looked nice.

He still couldn't forget one though, it was if it were emblazoned across his vision.

He couldn't lose her.

"I can't lose you..."

Rose Again is a familiar face in Bristol. The co founder and landlord at infamous pub Mickey Zoggs. This release features dubbed out bass music at its best, the sort which accompanies long walks home and leaves you wanting more.

PREMIERE: Rose Again - I Can't Lose You [Amity]

++ PRESENTATION ++

Inspired by the iconic tradition of the sample pack, the Source Folder series seeks to explore the diversity of interpretations, paths and offsprings that might emerge from a common resource. In each installment, a member of the Global URL Nation provides a sample pack from which other artists are invited to create a new track.

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For this second edition, we welcome long-time collaborator Bademjan - a French artist blending heavily processed instruments with arcane atmospheres and raw emotions to unveil the sublime in their delicate intricacies.

For the project, he drew inspiration from early video game music, challenging 14 artists to collaboratively imagine the soundtrack of an ethereal, otherworldly video game. At the heart of the project is a collection of 25 custom-designed instruments – a unified palette of ambient washes, celestial leads, and weathered textures – that served as the exclusive sound source for the tracks, reminiscent of the creative limitations of the 16-bit era.

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The result is a compilation of 14 tracks by aeria, B E N N, commun des mortels, False Self, Guenter Råler, Indigoblue, jjjacob, Léo Dubois, Levier, Lukann, Peow Beow, Sçlé, Sioban and Sopoorific.

Each track feels like a gateway to its own unique realm, a portal to its own liminal space, where wistful melodies and haunting textures intertwine. While some tracks evoke a tender nostalgia, wrapping the listener in bitcrushed warmth, others explore darker, more mysterious tones – all coming together beautifully as an immersive journey through uncharted dreamscapes.

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The source folder containing the sampled instruments is available for anyone to use at this link : 
https://clublatemusic.com/resources


++ TRACKLIST ++

01. jjjacob - Dragol Steps
02. aeria - Raelynn
03. Sçlé - Snake Hangover
04. Guenter Råler - Abyss Glow
05. levier - Goofy Personnage
06. Léo Dubois - Journey to the Crystal Prism Sanctum
07. indigoblue - Spring Meadow (Morning to Nighttime) 
08. Sioban - Still running through my screen
09. commun des mortels - Lighthouse keeper
10. Sopoorific - Lament of the forgotten
11. PeowBeow - Frozen Momentum
12. B E N N - As sure as the dawn
13. Lukann - Limbo
14. False Self - Echo of One

++ CREDITS ++ 

Tracks produced by aeria, B E N N, commun des mortels, False Self, Guenter Råler, Indigoblue, jjjacob, Léo Dubois, Levier, Lukann, Peow Beow, Sçlé, Sioban, Sopoorific

https://soundcloud.com/mar-vila-495521800
https://soundcloud.com/bedoublensound
https://soundcloud.com/commundesmortels
https://soundcloud.com/falseself
https://soundcloud.com/guenterraler
https://soundcloud.com/indigoblue97
https://soundcloud.com/jjjacob
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/leo-dubois
https://soundcloud.com/levier93
https://soundcloud.com/lukann4
https://soundcloud.com/peow-beow
https://soundcloud.com/scleee
https://soundcloud.com/siobann
https://soundcloud.com/sopoorific

Cover and visual works by Yann Le Frit
https://www.instagram.com/ynhame_lefrit/

Mastering by Bademjan
https://www.instagram.com/_bademjan/

Sçlé - Snake Hangover

Partials

L U C Y returns for her second EP on the SZNS7N label she launched in July, titled ‘Project Ghost’. Hear the ferocious and jungle-imbued ‘Attack’ from it below

More info: https://djmag.com/music/premiere-l-u-c-y-attack

Partials

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