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Dark0 - 29 December 2024

If you've followed China's underground scene long enough, you probably remember 3ASiC & LJC's (@viasorifer) collaboration Yong (泳) on Vibe Digital.

Six years later, Yong has become a staple of China's dance music scene, while both 3ASiC and LJC have gained support from underground icons like Plastician, Mumdance, Martyn, and Jacques Greene. After a long pause and a few solo releases from both artists, 3ASiC & LJC reunite on inexist.club with their new EP Lost / Echo.

The lead track, Lost, effortlessly blends the uplifting vibes of modern Trance with Breakbeat Garage. Imagine the 2005 FWD sound getting repurposed for Creamfields main stage—no less, no more.

Meanwhile, Echo brings Grime / Wave sounds back to their heyday, with icey synth melodies roaring above the Grime bassline, echoing Joker's Kapsize swag.

如果你在近些年关注过中国的地下音乐场景，那你一定对 3ASiC 和 LJC 在 Vibe Digital 上发布的合作曲《泳》（Yong）印象深刻。

六年以来，《泳》早已成为中国乃至全球 Wave 场景的代表作，而 3ASiC 和 LJC 也分别发布了多张令人瞩目的作品，获得了 Plastician、Martyn、Mumdance 和 Jacques Greene 等音乐界传奇人物的支持。经过一段时间的沉寂，两位终于重拾合作，携手在 inexist.club 发布了全新EP《Lost / Echo》。

主打曲《Lost》毫不费力地将现代 Trance 的磅礴气质与 Breakbeat Garage 相融合。试想将 2005 年 FWD 的声音搬上 Creamfields 主舞台，略带 Swing 的 Garage 律动配上能让舞池中所有人举起双手的旋律——恰到好处，不多也不少！而在 B 面曲《Echo》中，二位游走于 Wave 和 Grime 之间，几乎完全在 Wave 的框架内重现了黄金时代 Grime 的风貌。 
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released May 2, 2025

Produced by 3ASiC, LJC
Mixed & Mastered by 3ASiC
Artwork by 55
Promo Text Written by chuan

Lost / Echo

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3ASiC x LJC - Lost

Listening to Bios Contrast–aka Nilotpal Das’--SSAC42 for the first time might be likened to the experience of watching sunlight shimmering on the surface of a body of water. There is an effortless spontaneity, a mesmerizing ebb and flow. There is a movement which continually reminds us of itself. We are drawn in without needing to understand why. Curiosity takes hold—not a ‘question-driven’ curiosity–but a quiet immersion in the unfolding moment. It feels familiar, but distant; intimate, yet undeniably alien–the more we surrender to it, the more it transforms. We do not give our attention so much as we permit ourselves to drift along. With each passing moment, we are captivated anew, drawn into the throes of unexpected emotion.


The sonic world of SSAC42 seems to pull influence from various forms of electronic music on the fringes. We hear rapid, intricate drum patterns. We feel the warmth of synth textures, the soft glow of ambient pads collapsing gracefully into themselves. The airy vocals of K_anti play a significant role–gliding in over arrangements at unforeseen moments, bringing us closer to something vast and luminous. We never quite arrive, but feel as though we’re always approaching. The tracks are melodic without being grounded in melody. They coalesce, fracture, and reform. A pattern begins, and vanishes, swiftly replaced by something else entirely. Time loses shape; moments of breathtaking stillness recline over fierce drum sequences.

This warping of time is notable in the first track “everyth1ng 1n l1fe”, where soft atmospheric elements churn slowly above chaotic jittering drums. The juxtaposition stirs, generating an ongoing tension that is never resolved. Ethereal, washed out vocals pull us further into weightless expanse. Lush moments build up and transfigure, revealing new forms with each phrase. The second track “EXT10” takes us further into moments of unanticipated wonder. Through the turbulence, shifting elements are not mourned as they pass, but welcomed; we do not question their departure—we move forward with them.

The third composition, “dysph0r1a” opens with a clear vocal presence.  K_anti’s tender delivery occasionally rises above the evolving terrain of synths—fleeting, decipherable, then submerged once again. Later on, the sixth track “ap0calypse 42” carries us through a striking arc: from softness to percussive fury, and back into calm. The transformation is tumultuous, but also cyclical—destructive and restorative in turn.

The shapeshifting quality of the album can feel disorienting. Just as we find comfort and predictability, it dissolves. Familiarity is teased, and withdrawn. Perhaps it is in this instability that the core of SSAC42’s potential lies. As the unending search for meaning in our human lives is consistently upended and reimagined, SSAC42 seems to quietly posit that moments of solace will reveal themselves amid the chaos; wonder and enchantment persist if we are willing to stay open.



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Bios Contrast & Nilotpal Das - everyth1ng 1n l1fe (feat. K_anti) (IM120)

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✤ SWINE PREMIERE ✤ Check out the single "Train" from the upcoming EP “Threads of Thaumaturgy” by @karlmartian via Talinn-based @sheltertln

☛ Karl Martian is a vocalist and producer who has maintained an ubiquitous presence in Tallinn's underground. Martian's mutant-pop & avantgarde trap instrumentals and icy vocals have been soundtracking the capital's basements and warehouses for the past decade ✜

☛ With influences spanning from hardstyle to Chicago drill, he has solidified himself as one of the scene's most singular voices. "Threads of Thaumaturgy" is Karl Martian's latest 5-track EP. A follow-up to 2021's "Purgatory", his latest offering displays his ear for curating production talent and intertwining collaborators' styles with his own patchwork soundscape. Listen our Swine Premiere of the song "Train" exclusively produced by @brodinskiofficial ✜


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Created in 2023, this two-track EP marks the first official collaboration between Shanghai-based producer Zean and emerging artist Willy Yo. Blurring the boundaries between drill, dubstep, and experimental sound design, the project explores an uncompromising sonic space filled with noise textures, extreme contrasts, and immersive atmospheres.

For Willy Yo, this release is both his debut on GR Recordings and his very first public work, making it a milestone that introduces his vision to the wider audience. Together with Zean, the duo delivers a raw and innovative interpretation of heavy bass music that challenges the expectations of its genres.

这张 EP 创作于 2023 年，收录了两首由上海制作人 Zean 与新锐音乐人 Willy Yo 共同完成的作品。音乐风格游走在 Drill、Dubstep 与实验声景之间，融合了噪音质感、极端音色与氛围化的编织，带来一种突破传统的听觉体验。

对 Willy Yo 而言，这不仅是他在 GR Recordings 的首次亮相，也是他个人的第一部正式公开发行作品，具有里程碑式的意义。与 Zean 携手，两人共同呈现了对重低音音乐全新且大胆的诠释，打破了风格的既有界限。
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released September 15, 2025

Artist: Willy Yo, Zean
Title: Shell / 8K Puffs
Label: GR Recordings
Cat No: GR015
Cover Design: Hqeivy
Mastering: Raphael Valensi
Format: Digital
Release Date: 15th Sept 2025

Willy Yo & Zean - 8K Puffs

Pre-order: https://hdmurder.bandcamp.com/album/initiatrix

Arriving on @planetmurecords with debut 12-tracker 'InitiatriX', Manchester-based producer Ship Sket (@hdmurder) pays homage to UK styles like dubstep, grime, drill and rap, but on an emotional level, it’s about spirituality, fetish, and latent darkness hidden by outward appearances.

“I like happy accidents, messing around and resampling, and kind of seeing how far I can push stuff before it disintegrates in front of me," Ship Sket says. "I’ve heard my tunes on a club system and gone, 'wow that mix sounds bad', but the tune is still popping. My approach is a lot more stylistic than it is technical."

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Label since 2020.  
Where Function meets Emotion.

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