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23_06

Daily Drops

Chief Cabasa is back with a collection of belters with indecent amounts of bass.
The A-Side houses the epynomous Oody Fnk, sporting a mystical nostalgic arpeggiated synth, laser bleeps, thick kicks, riddim, and scatting. Yes, scatting. Bear with us. On the B-Side, things go faster and thicker still.  B1 Moonra is a breaky tech-housey stepper, with a subaquatic feel. An uplifting deep dive, spookily playing with that one break we all know. But from really far away.  
B2 Grad has 2-step garage feel. One for the MCs. Erratic, energetic, hectic. But with a reassuringly repetitive bassline. Wait, we got one more ting:  The digi-only Ringtone is a dynamic, high-energy, digital xylophone excursion. Like Donkey Kong on ecstasy. And in space, somehow.
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Music by: Cabasa (BE)
Mixed by: Steve Allard (BE)
Master/cut: Beau @ Ten Eight Seven (UK)
Distribution: Rubadub (SCO)
Manufacturing: Handle With Care @ Optimal (GER)
Design: Studio Taquin (BE)
Font: Ribosoma by Studio Triple (FR)
Liner notes: Hirsto (LUX)
Release date: June 2023

Oody Fnk

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05ET - Cabasa - Oody Fnk EP (Preview)

AIMCRVA001-:-33 tracks-:-33 individual artworks
the first of its kind-:-intersection of AI and MCR.
all tracks feature its unique individual artwork created with the prompts provided by artists themselves.
prompt details on the tracks page.

⁑ PRE-ORDER NOW VIA BANDCAMP ⁑ 

*The tracks, individual artworks, and Q&As will be released step by step.

AIMCRVA001
Tbilisi, Georgia 

releases June 30, 2023

https://mindcontrolledrectifier.bandcamp.com/album/aimcrva001

w&p by various artists
prompt engineering by d0 & mat.7.7
mastering: Reel Mastering London

AIMCRVA001 - Mind Controlled Rectifier [SNIPPETS] [OUT NOW]

Brooklyn newcomer No Sir (@no_sir) joins the Faux Poly family with their new EP ‘Voyeur’, a release full of rich syncopated percussion and expressive soundscapes that document the artists’ evolving perspective on club spaces and home listening.

The record leans towards sub heavy broken beats, resulting in a confident contribution to the flourishing NYC Bass scene. Despite being based in Brooklyn, No Sir has already broken ground in Europe with singles on 3024 & W133.

“I started producing this EP at a really challenging moment last summer after I got a concussion that left me pretty much bed bound for a month. During this time I also quit drinking, so my relationship to music and going to clubs saw a complete overhaul. This EP is my attempt to find a space in between the hours spent at my quiet apartment and my return to these loud, dark spaces I see as another kind of home. The title track, Voyeur, was the first piece of music I made after the injury” - No Sir

Music by No Sir
Artwork by David Thurgood
Mastering by Rob Small

PREVIEW: No Sir - Voyeur [FP006]

Download/Stream >> https://fanlink.to/RS2302

Originally released on the R&S Records sub-label Global Cuts in 1993, ‘20HZ’ by Capricorn became the breakthrough track for its creator Hans Weekhout, a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who started his career recording and mixing for international artists such as Falco and Ian Gillan.

With its memorable combination of those rolling and thunderous marching drums, glacial marimba-like melodies and a tense, trance inducing atmosphere, ‘20HZ’ has become one of dance music’s most enduring tracks.  Hitting the singles charts in Holland, Belgium, UK and France on release, and still being played week in and week out across clubs and festivals thirty years later, it’s fair to say that Capricorn’s snare drum driven hit can be classed as a bone fide classic.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of this behemoth anthem, R&S Records have enlisted an eclectic line-up of artists to add their own touches to a suite of remixes. Dutch composer and Apollo Records artist Andert Tysma reshapes ‘20HZ’ into a sublime ambient piece, accompanied by some tender piano work and soaring strings, whilst Italian DJ/producer Marco Lys stays true to the original, deploying a fresh and modern take and aiming it squarely at the dancefloor.

London based producer Vromm has a penchant for the UK bass and beats culture that has influenced him since the late 1980s, and his remix of ‘20HZ’ really spins the original upside down, deconstructing and rebuilding over granite hard beats.  And it’s left to legendary DJ Carl Cox to round off this broad remix package.  As a DJ who helped break this record on its original release, it’s befitting that the global dance icon puts his stamp firmly onto it, jacking up the drums and turning up a big room monster version, ‘oh yes, oh yes’!

20HZ (Remixes)

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Capricorn - 20Hz (Vromm Remix) (RS2302) [clip]

Capricorn - 20Hz (Marco Lys Remix) (RS2302) [clip]

Welcome 2 London

Diesel (@diesel_wav) is a DJ Artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau and one of the co-creators of NYMPHO, an underground queer club night for reclaiming body and sound. Equipped with a curated arsenal they weave club music into high energy electronic sets to unlock hips and shed skins across the dance-floors of Aotearoa.

RA MIX 038 - Diesel - NAGA Mix

Release : June 23th
Buy : gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sans-rel-che

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

Sans Relâche

V/A - Sans Relâche

V/A - Sans Relâche [GRID011] previews

Premiering "Starship Shaped Biscuit" by Universe Of G.ear taken from 𝖛𝖆 - 𝖛​𝖊​𝖗​𝖓​𝖆​𝖈​𝖚​𝖑​𝖆​𝖗 𝖋​𝖔​𝖗​𝖊​𝖎​𝖌​𝖓​𝖊​𝖗​𝖘 𝖛​𝖔​𝖑​.​𝟔 out on 30th June  via 𝕍ᴇʀɴᴀᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ℝᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs

Pre-order: https://vernacularrecords.bandcamp.com/album/--6

After almost 2 years since the last one, Vernacular Records is proud to announce the sixth opus of its Vernacular Foreigners' series. 
This compilation regroup 21 artists from all over the European electronic scene, from Paris to Marseille, through Bristol, Montpellier, Sheffield, or Plougrescant. 

Links:
Universe Of G.ear
https://soundcloud.com/universe-of-gear
https://universeofgear.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/universeofg.ear
𝕍ᴇʀɴᴀᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ℝᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs
https://soundcloud.com/vernacularmusic
https://vernacularrecords.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/vernacular_records

pre-order / bandcamp

[Premiere] Universe Of G.ear - Starship Shaped Biscuit (𝕍ᴇʀɴᴀᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ℝᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs)

COY036
URTE
Parallel Heights

1. Public Universal Friend
2. Hold On To Me
3. Off World
4. Rave Kids 23
5. Parallel Heights

Stream/Download: https://lnk.to/URTE_HoldOnToMesgl
Stream/Download 'Parallel Heights' in full: https://lnk.to/Urte_ParallelHeights

COY036 | URTE - Parallel Heights

URTE - Hold On To Me

Arieshandmodel careens through a high-velocity barrage of Latin club, hard techno and earworm edits.

https://www.factmag.com/2023/06/05/fact-mix-arieshandmodel/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 911: Arieshandmodel (Jun '23)

https://blankmindlabel.bandcamp.com/album/lost-paradise-blissed-out-breakbeat-hardcore-1991-94

A1 Sleepwalker - Age of Aquarius (L.D remix)
A2 Hedgehog Affair - Parameters
B1 DJ Mayhem - Inesse
B2 Luxury - Twirl
C1 The Invisible Man - The Flute Tune
C2 Escape - Escape (The Optical Mix)
D1 Skanna - This Way 
D2 Xray Xperiments - Techcore

Compiled by Sam Purcell and Tammo Hesselink
Design: Sam Purcell
Mastering: Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven
Press release: Fergus Clark

Lost Paradise: Blissed Out Breakbeat Hardcore 1991-94

Lost Paradise: Blissed Out Breakbeat Hardcore 1991-94 (clips) (BLNK022)

It were as if he couldn't find his grip as the world spun recklessly all around him. All he wished was that he might find something to cling on to which might cement him to the ground and bring him back to reality. Instead everything was blurry and his grip, non existent. Old butter hands was out for the night and there was no stopping the ride...

He wandered between the people and the places, the faces and the strangers, the dancers and the wanderers lost within the midst of the night. For they too had lost their grip. We all had really, the world was a big buttery pool within which we all swam beneath the cloak of darkness.

Tammo Hesselink delivers a technical masterclass on a new EP for Scottish label Redstone Press. Deep, pensive electronic textures with tones for the heads.

PREMIERE: Tammo Hesselink  - Butter Hands [Redstone Press]

Blank Mind presents three sublime versions of Big Hands’ ‘Girde Maye / Astere’ from Tammo Hesselink, Notte Infinita and Paperclip Minimiser - originally released on the Ossario EP in 2021.

@big-hands-1 @notteinfinita @tammohesselink @john-howes

https://bighandsbighands.bandcamp.com/album/girde-maye-astere-remixes

Big Hands - Girde Maye / Astere Remixes (Notte Infinita, Tammo Hesselink & Paperclip Minimiser)

MIST008 - Various Artists - Fountain of Reason
Release Date: October 29, 2024 (12” & Digital)
Buy: https://surethingrec.bandcamp.com/album/fountain-of-reason

A1. Vardae - Pahlevan
A2. Kick21 - Bright Interface
A3. Porter Brook - Three Things You Can Watch Forever
B1. Ayū - Light & Reflection
B2. Atàvic - Subconscious
B3. Tammo Hesselink & DYL - Accent Award
B4. Plebeian – Gowanus

Sure Thing continues its label excursion into unwound, blurred-edge territory with Fountain of Reason, a 12” compilation of kaleidoscopic, tempo-spanning tracks aimed squarely at the far reaches of the dance floor.

Mastered by Neel at Enisslab
Artwork by Sofia Hjortberg

MIST008 - V/A - Fountain of Reason

Tammo Hesselink - Mantis 16 - Delsin Records - DSR/MTS16

buy digital: https://tammohesselink.bandcamp.com/album/mantis-16
buy vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/9162/tammo-hesselink/mantis-16

a1. Harbour Launch
b1. Vronabe
b2. Gossamer

A second appearance of Tammo Hesselink (@tammohesselink) on the Mantis series. Fusing the spatial effects treatments of dub with the metallic clang of industrial percussion and the stark negative space of minimal, Tammo Hesselink's sonic practice continues to create compelling, complex forms. His exacting style toys with atmospheric processing and mechanised motifs in place of traditional melodic elements, unearthing nuanced expression from timbre and rhythm while delivering firm structures for advanced soundsystem immersion.

BUY @ Delsin Shop

Tammo Hesselink - Mantis 16 (DSR/MTS16)

Record label run by @Clad-fr
Doline - Threnody of Moaning Sparks [GRID018]
Release September 26th : gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/threnody-of-moaning-sparks

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