For EYX008 Early Reflex introduces Brooklyn (NY) based artist, producer and DJ Laenz debuting on the label with the eerie sonic world from her new EP ‘Undue Valence’.

Laenz has an approach to production that is closer to a surveyor of textures and oddities, processing observations informed by the complexities of evolving and eroding infrastructures as well as any corresponding personal entanglements.

Inspired by the physical and intangible infrastructure underlying within the experienceable world, the release results in a five-tracker where the American producer translates these patterns into an unprecedented kaleidoscopic sonic model.

The EP shakes the listeners from its beginning, kicking off with the hooking bass melody, the atmospherical pads and unpredictable drums of Being Into Nothingness. A distant lamenting call signals the start of Suspire, characterised by clashing metalling percussions and an incessant downtempo drum programming. Leopard Gate, anticipated by eerie pad sounds, blends together sweeping laser synthesisers, distorted vocals, a catchy guitar riff all over a head nodding beat. The tension rises in Wetware, an explosive laboratory experiment of field recordings, broken glasses and a hypnotic rhythmic session. Title-track Undue Valence, is an unconventional dance tool which brings together all the infrastructure elements into a formula akin to club music.

Laenz said:
"This project started as a growing fascination with sonic infrastructure – listening to the unseen, taking macroscopic snapshots of proximal landscapes, and translating them to sound. More specifically, I concentrated on the pipeworks that construct many of the more mundane ongoings we experience, whether that's actual underlying systems (plumbing, scaffolding) or the abstract/invisible (cloud computing, radio frequencies). The goal was to sonically transform my personal engagement with such structures while retaining the visual reference in the music."

‘Undue Valence’ is available on all platforms starting from Friday 5th August 2022.

© & ℗ 2022 Early Reflex. All rights reserved.
All tracks produced and mixed by Laenz § Mastering by Andrea Prato §
Drawings by Giuseppe Cavuoto §
Artwork by Alessandro Scanu & Giuseppe Cavuoto.

Being Into Nothingness

Laenz - Being Into Nothingness

Debut album action as @vinakonda steps up for Simo Cell’s @temet-music label.  

Lysergic techno visions and mutant IDM, ‘Yromem’ defies characterisation while looking to the ‘00s for inspiration. Unclassifiable bass innovation for the millennial generation. 

Woven with fwd-facing sound design, our premiere finds the Palin Gen laboratories scientist on a downbeat tip.

‘Yromem’ is out March 17th on TEMƎT.

Pre-order: vinakonda.bandcamp.com/album/yromem-lp

Yromem

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Premiere: Vina Konda - MN4 Sign [TEMƎT]

Thick droplets of water hit the basin with a loud thud, like a ticking clock counting down to an unknown event. The room was cold and damp, the wall paper had begun peeling all over and thick layers of dust had settled on every surface; it was no place for a person to inhabit, at least not any more. Once upon a time this room and the home it was in had been a sanctuary to many; a place that brought comfort and happiness; a place that was loved and looked after - now it lay dormant, a relic of the past forgotten with time.

Doline's new release marks two big milestones for the artist and its home Grid Records; a debut album and the first long player on the label. The French artist and Sound Pelligrino affiliate has already released on the imprint back in 2021 and this follow up, Dompte-regard, is another showcase of his deftness at sound design and playing with mood and tempo. It's refined as ever, pairing melodic touches and glistening synth lines, which have it sitting somewhere between the club and home listening.

Dompte-Regard

PREMIERE: Doline - Mill The Pink Link [Grid Records]

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Doline - Dompte-regard
Grid, 2023
𝓑𝓾𝔂 👉🏾 https://gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dompte-regard

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𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖒𝖎𝖊𝖗𝖊#080 📢 Doline - Great Expectations [Grid]

We’re delighted to finally share with you PROXIMITY III, the third instalment of our annual Pure Space compilation series. Across the 19 tracks, 22 artists find synergy across the spectrum of experimental electronica.

Creeping through deep d’n’b, blisteringly fast idm, and percussive club cuts across to bass laden experimental music, blissful tech and peak energy techno, we hope this release provides an access point for all electronic music lovers to explore the depths of the so called ‘Australian’ subterranean music landscape.

100% of proceeds will be donated to Aboriginal Legal Services; based in Redfern it is the first Aboriginal Legal Service in Australia and the first free legal assistance service in the country. www.alsnswact.org.au

Big thank you to Wayne from Suture Mastering and Hearwig (visual artist) for their contributions to this fundraising release.

Tracklist:
1. Sycee-h - Backstories
2. Posture - Run [@deejayposture]
3. DJ BIG GUNS - seeking psychosis [@djbigguns]
4. E Davd - Optics [@edavd]
5. gi - hatch [@gistrung]
6. Andy Garvey - Murky Like Dunj [@andygarveyandygarvey]
7. Zara & Command D - XDC-1 [@zaraolsen]
8. Sanguine - If You Know [@sanguinesanguine]
9. Iti - See Your Angel [@iti_mqn]
10. OK EG - Ephemera [@okegmusic]
11. DIN - Mesh Cookie
12. Air Max ‘97 - Kaiba [@airmax97]
13. Majella - Flutter [@majella7]
14. PMA - Neurotiq [@pmapmapma]
15. Face Dancer - Arcade
16. Eastern Distributor - Earth Shifter [@eastern-distributor]
17. RXEX - Al Sul's Hidden Laboratory [@rxexx]
18. Roy Batty Jr - Stolen From The Wallet [@n6maa10816jr]
19. Aarti Jadu x Puscha - Parenthesis [@aartijadu x @puscha]

Artwork: Hearwig
Mastering: Wayne Sunderland @ Suture
Format: Digital

Air Max '97 - Kaiba

Buy : gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sans-rel-che
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To celebrate Grid 2nd anniversary, we gathered together thirteen earth-shattering tracks from the bass scene’s most promising creators, all aimed to move you in the most primordial way. Evoking images of vast landscapes and deep underground catacombs.

This compilation takes the listener deep into the earth with twisted percussion workouts from the likes of Jabes, Piezo, Ronan and Sister Zo… and back into the light with serene compositions from E-unity, Tammo Hesselink and A Psychic Yes, whilst Jay Duncan, Basile3 y Clara!, Jonny From Space, Flaty, Seekersinternational, and blu-e join the dots with their genre-defying creations.

As was the case with Grid’s previous compilations 'Improvisations' and 'Da Capo Al Coda', the label once again puts its stamp on a moment in the underground by collecting together productions of the highest quality that push the boundaries but undeniably make you want to move.

1. Tammo Hesselink - Paint Reduce Trick
2. Ronan - Shadowbox
3. E-Unity - Of all the places I could be
4. Basile3 y Clara! - Respira
5. Jay Duncan - Frog Work
6. Jabes - Gaol Figure
7. Seekersinternational - Guide Dem Selecta
8. blu-e - Taken A Turn
9. Jonny From Space - Never The Right Time
10. Sister Zo - EMP
11. Piezo - 4e4u
12. A Psychic Yes - Moz Loves Frogs
13. Flaty - Crossmath

Mastered by Krikor Kouchian
Artwork by Unité Services

Supported by : Akanbi, Anaco, Animistic Beliefs, Aquarian, Aroent, Atrice, Ayesha, Batu, Bill Kouligas, Blank Patrick, Blume, Borusiade, Celestian, Ciel, Cleyra, Danielle, De Grandi, Deena Abdelwahed, Deft, DJ Voices, Doctor Jeep, Ed Davenport, Eric Cloutier, Flore, Formally Unknown, Forest Drive West, Giant Swan, Giulia Tess, Gramrcy, Henry Greenleaf, Huerco S., Glances, Jay Carder, Joanna OJ, Jurango, k means, Kaval, Kouslin, Hassan Abou Alam, Laced, Laksa, Lee Gamble, mad miran, Madam X, Mia Koden, Mumdance, Nazira, Neinzer, Nick Craddock, Oceanic, Ojoo Gyal, Om Unit, Oxyd, Pearson Sound, Ramzi, Realitycheck, Rhyw, Romy Mats, rRoxymore, SHE Spells Doom, Shifted, Slam, SSSLIP, Sofay, Solid Blake, Soso Tharpa, Steve Barker, Syz, Tia Cousins, Unknown Mobile, Valesuchi, Will Hofbauer, Wordcolour, Yilan, Zenker Brothers and more.

Tammo Hesselink - Paint Reduce Trick

Lou Venturini - Fruit Falls Naturally

Club explorations from the East African and Congolese Electronic Underground and beyond.

SoundCloud: @hakunakulala

PURE Guest.046 HAKUNA KULALA

PSYCHOMACHIA - Mythologie Pyrénéenne - 130E0A (Octobre 2023)

Angel Rocket - Rydeen Thermals

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Record label run by @Clad-fr
Francesco Skip - Breathworks EP [GRID019]
Release : November 21th, on vinyl and digital
https://gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/breathworks-ep

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