Not many people knew about the wonders of this underground party. It was, and always had been, a word of mouth situation, restricted to those who were non-judgmental and willing to let go of their inhibitions. This is the way it would always be: it ensured the space to be safe, sacred and untouched, and the partygoers to be faces who'd soon become friends and not remain strangers. 

For their next release, a digital two-tracker titled The Leisure Hive, NYC's Throne Of Blood link up three Philadelphian artists: Optimo and Les disques de la mort signees Zillas On Acid and Permanent Vacation and Mister Saturday Night alumni Alex Burkat. The three artists first met at Dave P's Making Time parties where the former duo have been resident DJs for years. It's this night that inspired the idea behind this new release: two "psychedelic dance floor jams" that are custom-made to soundtrack the frivolities at open-minded soirees like Making Time.

PREMIERE: Zillas On Acid and Alex Burkat - The Leisure Hive [Throne Of Blood]

Vermelho Wonder - Se Você

Agrabah - Elleguá

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Serbian born, Los Angeles raised producer and DJ, Masha Mar delivers her debut EP on November 18th, inaugurating the new Southern California based imprint, Night Prism. Across the three-tracker Mar fuses elements ranging from Italo to house to dub, working with live drums alongside drum machines and synths like the Roland TR-808, Juno 60, Moog Voyager and more.

Title-cut ‘Virgil’s Dream’ leads with a feel-good disco feel merging organic percussion and a crunchy drum machine workout alongside hazy, hypnotic vocals, hooky string sequences and squelchy, acid-tinged tones. An instrumental mix is offered up to follow, laying focus on the raw drums and intricate synth work alone.

‘Extended Release’ follows next to open the B-Side, built around thunderous drums, an Italo-inspired bassline, and entrancing synths to take you on a dynamic, dance floor focused journey. Closing out the EP on a deeper tip is ‘City of Refuge’, employing an electro-leaning 808 drum groove and gnarly bass hook alongside bubbling, dubbed- out tones, ethereal vocal chants, and cinematic strings.

Masha Mar - Virgil's Dream EP

PREMIERE: Masha Mar - Extended Release

Released on March 10, 2023 (P) and (C) Bytes 2023

Three stunning remixes from Pattern Recognition, the 2021 album (and UK album dance chart #1) from GLOK, the electronic alter ego of Andy Bell from shoegaze legends Ride. The remixes were completed by different artists at different times, but these kindred spirits have produced a trio of tracks that come together with a righteous symbiosis that Lord Sabre himself would have revelled in. 

First up, Sean Johnston (A Love from Outer Space) and Duncan Gray (Tici Taci), in their Hardway Bros meets Monkton Uptown guise, deliver a monstrous dub version of That Time of Night. While the original was a luxurious electro groover, this remix will make speaker stacks crumble to dust with its immense bassline and seismic effects, while Shiarra’s intoned vocals seem to come at you from another dimension entirely.

Next up, Richard Sen returns to GLOK remixing duty, tasked once again with turning one of Andy’s sprawling 20-minute album openers (he did the job on Dissident last time out) into a relatively concise number perfect for the nation’s dancefloors and rave tents. Richard never disappoints and he repeats the trick by taking Dirty Hugs to the Krautrock-disco, setting some of Andy’s delicious guitar licks over a propulsive, hypnotic groove. 

Last but by no means least Tom Sharkett, guitarist with Manchester synthpoppers WH Lung, has channeled the ALFOS chug into his throbbing re-version of album closer Invocation. Tom has recently been signed to Optimo Music and his remix would easily slot into one of Johnny and Keith’s epic, eclectic DJ sets.

GLOK - That Time Of Night (Hardway Bros Meet Monkton Uptown Dub)

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/opalomusic
Track: Volver A Divertirse
Label: https://soundcloud.com/caracteresrecordlabel
Format: Digital LP
Release date: 22/01/23
YouTube: https://youtu.be/yuuUYM1TILQ

Caracteres first release comes from the hand of Ópalo, an Ecuadorian project named after the gemstone associated with the sacral chakra. It is said it has properties to moderate and harmonize sexual desires and balance problems with addictions. In some cultures it is believed that Opal is a symbol of hope, purity and truth.
La Edad Invisible is Ópalo's first release and first LP. The idea of the project is to share fine cuts of electronica, ambient and idm, heavenly influenced by the 90's trip-hop scene. Ópalo is a fictional electronic band, which uses keyboards, drum machines and synthesizers to create contemporary pieces of music. The name of the album is given after an abstract idea of an age the artist didn't want to be noticed, and also the age that is not noticeable in physical characteristics.
The album starts off with two laid back tunes, inspired in the melancholy and sadness that the artist experimented during a family conflict. As the album evolves, ambient pieces serve as interlude for new instrumental nocturne tracks. Some of this pieces where composed for video art and then included as part of the LP.
An important part of the development of the album is the continuous collaboration with the visual artist Joaquin Dávila, which asked Romero to put some music together for his video art projects. He also designed and composed the image of the artwork, giving the album a unique concept.

PREMIERE | Ópalo - Volver A Divertirse [Caracteres] 2023

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PREMIERE: Érica, Linda Green, DJ VERSAXXE — Faz Escuro Mas Eu Canto [U're Guay Records]

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🛒 https://bananapudding.bandcamp.com/album/a-slice-of-strawberry-shortcake
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A Slice of Strawberry Shortcake is an amalgamation of flavors, boasting femme and gender nonconforming heavyweights spattered across the globe. Each track delivers distinct punches: from nextdimensional’s bass-heavy ethereal dreamscape to ROW92’s melodic drum and bass hellscape. JIALING takes us for a ride on a megabus careening down I95 and Zvrra’s Japanese video-game-inspired track Leap, draws on FM synthesis and an enemy boss encounter. As the first compilation album released by Banana Pudding Records, A Slice of Strawberry Shortcake presses that queer and femme artists are fundamental to the bourgeoning electronic scene.

Tracklist: 

nextdimensional - flavors
JIALING - I95
DJ Girl - Jasmine
DJ Delish - West Philly Ha
Zvrra - Leap
ROW92 - Dwelling In Sleep
Chelita - Searching

PREMIERE: DJ Girl - Jasmine [Banana Pudding]

I Was In Love / Street Sound 

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When South-Americans gather, many things can arise, but one will be certain: it will be intense. It could be it a party, a conflict, a work of art or an EP such as this one that involves a Brasilian label releasing a collection of eclectic, dark and deep electro-boogie and post-punk by a Colombian artist. Gladkazuka is the guitarist on Matías Aguayo’s pan-american ensemble The Desdemonas and here he offers us four slices of synthetic trunk funk on Gop Tun’s label. Each one of them are guaranteed not only to entice sensations of all types and provoke emotions of all kinds but also with the intensity expected from such a combination and required for maximum fun.

Arp Stylax

Record label, party collective and djs crew based in São Paulo. We're dedicated to exquisite permutations of inspired music. 

Gop Tun DJs: Nascii, TYV, Gui Scott e Caio T

get in touch: goptun@gmail.com
dj bookings: carolina@coral.ag

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