TL Premiere #1153 (2023.02.03) : Blackploid - Silent Room [Central Processing Unit]

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For this 18th Premiere of 2023, we have a track by the veteran German Electro DJ, producer & composer Martin Matiske, aka "Blackploid" (@martin-matiske), titled ‘Silent Room’ from his forthcoming LP "Enter Universe" on the independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 2012, specialising in electronic music : Central Processing Unit (@cpurecords).

The album will be available on February 17, 2023 in Limited edition 2x12" vinyl LP + Digital. 

▶︎ Pre-order : https://shop.cpurecords.net/album/enter-universe

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Release Info :

Blackploid - Enter Universe 

Blackploid has become one of Central Processing Unit’s stalwarts in the past couple of years. Martin Matiske’s project contributed a trio of EPs to the Sheffield label across 2021 and 2022, with each of them showing off the kind of electro chops and production sensibilities that made Blackploid an ideal fit for an imprint which also boasts the likes of Cygnus, Silicon Scally and Bochum Welt among its catalogue.

Now, for CPU’s first release of 2023, Matiske levels things up with the debut Blackploid LP Enter Universe. Across these twelve tracks, Matiske leaves us in no doubt that he’s a prime mover in the world of modern electronic music. Enter Universe does not let up from start to finish, delivering a dozen pieces of leftfield electro that draws from the sound’s greats while also showcasing an unpredictability and flair that is all of Blackploid’s own.

The tone is set from the first frosty chords of opening cut ‘Pulsation’. The track traverses the starscape on pitter-patter drums and chirruping synths, a lively and slightly dystopian roller with an adventurous undercurrent reminiscent of classic Rephlex drops. It’s a style which Blackploid often draws for throughout the rest of Enter Universe, albeit with elements added or subtracted at each stage.

Indeed, this album features some of the most unusual production you will hear on any record this year. While the grooves pulse away in a manner reminiscent of Drexciya or Legowelt, Blackploid layers the mixes with a whole cornucopia of synth tones. ‘The Mission’ boasts a bleep-bloop breakdown that sounds like malfunctioning rotary telephones; ‘Silent Room’ is a ghoulish jam which harks back to Warp’s legendary Artificial Intelligence compilations; ‘Automatik’ and ‘Wormhole’ are defined by some brilliantly strange low-ends - you’ll be thinking of Mr. Oizo’s ‘Flat Beat’ with the wiggly former, while the gurgling, writhing anti-lead that dictates ‘Wormhole’ is oddly thrilling and more than befits the track’s title.

This inventive approach is also apparent in some of the structural choices on Enter Universe. While the tracks here all keep a steady, dancefloor friendly pulse, several of them surprise you by switching up the approach after a minute or two. ‘Pulsation’, ‘Automatik’ and ‘The Mission’ all feature moments where a new element - extra hi-hats, a synth line entering from leftfield - inject fresh impetus into the tune to keep the listener on their toes.

Blackploid may push the sonic envelope on Enter Universe, but this does not mean there is no room for melody. In particular, the cuts here which most strongly channel ‘Computer World’-era Kraftwerk do so by fronting some slyly tuneful work, particularly in the low end of the mix. ‘Unidentified’ serves up delightfully springy chords, ‘Cell Mutation’ leads from the bassline, and ‘Space Curve’ features little cells of melody and counter-melody working together to close Enter Universe out on a high.

Blackploid’s debut LP Enter Universe marries Drexciyan electro and Warp-school electronica with some brilliantly inventive production choices.

Tracklist :
01. Pulsation
02. Material Collapse
03. Planetary Nebula
04. Automatik
05. The Mission
06. Wormhole
07. Silent Room
08. IQ
09. Unidentified
10. Cell Mutation
11. Vacuum Movement
12. Space Curve

Enter Universe

Silent Room

TL PREMIERE : Blackploid - Silent Room [Central Processing Unit]

Gladio Operations inaugurates 2023 with its seventh release titled “Split Machine”, a new series of shared EPs, where in this first episode the producers Jauzas The Shining and Cycloplex go halves on the EP.

The French producer returns to Gladio with three cuts which possess his peculiar and characteristic rugged sound. The EP launches with "Business Machines” and “Isla De Encanto”, two powerful cuts with aggressive and noticeable basslines filled-up with dark textures. Jauzas gifts us a last cut titled “Equation”, a nod to the EBM sound, where he preserves the same darkness as in the previous cuts.

On side B we encounter the Spanish producer Francisco Aguado, who has recently released his first work under the "Cultivated Electronics" label under his new electro alias, Cycloplex. With two cuts titled “Intercepted” and “Acid Machine”, Cycloplex reveals his particular minimalist vision of electro sound in an abstract journey of excellent monotonous rhythms.

Jauzas The Shining - Isla De Encanta

Artist: Andrew Red Hand https://soundcloud.com/andrewredhand
Track: In The Cemetery (Part 2)
Release: Nostalgia EP 
Cat: CHIWAX022LTD
Label: CHIWAX (RAWAX)
Release date: 24 April 2023       
Format: Vinyl 12" + Digital 
Pre-order: https://dbh-music.com/shop/release_view/15594

DT PREMIERE: Andrew Red Hand - In The Cemetery (Part 2) [CHIWAX (RAWAX)] (2023)

Naks - Operator Radio
Dreams of Neon with Naks - 20th May 2023

01. Counter-Couture - Test Tube [Wireburner Records]
02. Shifted Phases - White Dwarf [Tresor]
03. Milium - Lidl Darknet [Clear Memory]
04. Volsoc - Compuphonic Intelligence [World Electric]
05. Cyborg Nerve - Cyborg Nerve [Cyphon Recordings]
06. ADULT. - Detachable Legs [Ersatz Audio]
07. Fastgraph - We Operated [Klakson]
08. Kuldaboli - Eðlileg Mannvera [Stilleben Records]
09. KafkaCtrl - Genetic Drift [Vortex Traks]
10. Go Nuclear - Techno Beam [Crobot Muzik]
11. Robotron - Foto-Kino [Skynet Cybersonix]
12. Lazercat - Dissociation Constant [Vortex Traks]
13. dynArec - Office Worker [Electrix Records]
14. Detroit In Effect - The Men You'll Never See (Journey Mix) [M.A.P. Records]
15. DJ Lhoie - Sublimental [Subject Detroit]
16. Sekter .17 - Transmit Data [Twilight 76 Records]

https://operator-radio.com/

https://soundcloud.com/naks/operator-radio-2019

Naks - Operator Radio - 20th May 2023

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TL Premiere #1325 (2023.08.14) : Plant43 - Mind Drift [Plant43 Recordings]

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For this 190th Premiere of 2023, we have a track by Plant43 (AKA Emile Facey) titled ‘Mind Drift’ from his forthcoming EP "Reflection | Reaction - Part Three" on his own record label : Plant43 Recordings.

The EP will be available from August 21, 2023 in limited edition transparent blue vinyl + digital.

Pre-order :
▶︎ Bandcamp : https://plant43.bandcamp.com/album/reflection-reaction-part-three-012
▶︎ Juno : https://www.juno.co.uk/products/plant43-reflection-reaction-part-three-vinyl/947253-01

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Release Info :

Plant43 - Reflection | Reaction - Part Three [Plant43 Recordings // PLANT43012]

Reflection | Reaction is a trilogy of EP’s written by Plant43 over the course of winter 2022/23, the first in the series marking the 10th release and third anniversary for the artist’s Plant43 Recordings label. Over the course of twelve tracks and over an hour of new music Emile Facey takes the listener on an emotional journey through the frosty depths of winter and into the warm sunlight of spring. All three parts of the trilogy will be on different coloured limited edition vinyl (300).

All orders include PDF A4 high resolution poster artwork by Emile Facey.

Tracklist : 
1. Tidal Flexing
2. Reflective Waves
3. System's Edge
4. Mind Drift

releases August 21, 2023

Written, produced and designed by Emile Facey at Plant43. Mastered by Pritchcraft. Distribution by Juno records.

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Juno's Review : "Plant43 wrote a trio of EPs over the winter season at the end of 2022 and the start of 23 and has been putting them out on his own Plant43 Recordings label. This third part from the man born Emile Facey is another emotional rollercoaster that conveys the wintry scenes in which they were written while also taking you on to the more warm and optimistic light of spring. Lithe electro rhythms and icy synths open up on 'Tidal Flexing' while 'Reflective Waves' gets a little darker and more intense. 'System's Edge' is a celestial cruise with quick, slick drums and masterful leads then 'Mind Drift' channels Drexcyian cyborg funk to close. The final part of the story comes on coloured vinyl but only in limited quantities."

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Follow Plant43 :
Bandcamp : www.plant43.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/430952-Plant43
Facebook : www.facebook.com/plant43electro
Instagram : www.instagram.com/plant43
Soundcloud : www.soundcloud.com/plant43
Twitter : www.twitter.com/plant43_

Reflection | Reaction - Part Three

Mind Drift

TL PREMIERE : Plant43 - Mind Drift [Plant43 Recordings]

TL Premiere #1332 (2023.08.28) : Snuffo - Restless Dreams [Solemne Records]

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For this 197th Premiere of 2023, we have a track by the Majorca-based German producer and live act "Snuffo" titled ‘Restless Dreams’ from his forthcoming EP "In Restless Dreams I Walk" on the independent electronic music label run by cyd (@cyd1337), Clefomat (@clefomat) and Gecko based in UK/Poland : Solemne Records.

▶︎ The EP will be available from September 1, 2023 in digital on Bandcamp : https://solemnerecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-restless-dreams-i-walk

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Release Info :

Snuffo - In Restless Dreams I Walk [Solemne Records // SR039]

Variety of characters. Never ending story of judging. Choose wisely, the ones allied to you may remain there forever, but not necessarily honest.

Tracklist :
1. Wrongdoing
2. Beenmissingu
3. My Poison
4. Restless Dreams
5. Word On The Street
6. Inner Peace

released September 1, 2023

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Follow Snuffo :
Discogs : www.discogs.com/fr/artist/2940723-Snuffo
Facebook : www.facebook.com/Snuffopage
Mixcloud : www.mixcloud.com/Snuffo
Instagram : www.instagram.com/_snuffo_
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/snuffo
Twitter : www.twitter.com/snuffcrew

Follow Solemne Records :
Beatport : https://www.beatport.com/label/solemne-records/74714
Discogs : https://www.discogs.com/label/1533318-Solemne-Records
Bandcamp : https://solemnerecords.bandcamp.com
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/solemnerecords
Instagram : www.instagram.com/solemnerecords
RA : https://ra.co/labels/16577
SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/solemnerecords

In Restless Dreams I Walk

Restless Dreams

TL PREMIERE : Snuffo - Restless Dreams [Solemne Records]

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Electro label from Madrid run by @uhf-1 and Elesox.

Established in 2014.

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