Naaah, I came back - this EP is the most electro sound I've hears in my life, outstanding production

Control Freak co-founder Customer Service returns to the label with his second EP, Amygdala. As both a DJ and producer, Hong Kong-born, London-based Customer Service thrives in a genre-defying nether zone - rooted in familiar dancefloor grooves, but with a distinctive, off kilter sense of rhythm and melody that instantly mark his productions out.

With previous music supported from the likes of Ben UFO, upsammy & Oceanic, Tom Ravenscroft, Solid Blake, dBridge, re:ni and more, this record follows the thread of previous Customer Service releases, exploring deep, trippy and murky textures rooted in techno & electro soundscapes. Rounding off the record, @pugilistmusic remixes Lean Forward, adding a murky, broken groove to the detailed fabric of the original, and Customer Service collaborates with CF cofounder @finnaman on a similarly richly-textured closing track, Useless Knowledge.

Customer Service 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/customerdjservice
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willbradbugram/

Pugilist
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pugilistmusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pugilistmusic/

Control Freak Recordings
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/controlfreakrecordings
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/controlfreakrecordings
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/controlfreakrecordings/

PREMIERE: Customer Service - Lean Forward (Pugilist remix) (Control Freak Recordings)

2023 has been a great year for Bradley Hutchings aka Guava. Alongside many successful dance singles and remixes, his self-released debut album ‘Out Of Nowhere’ is a gorgeous blend of indie electronica that steps away from his typical club focussed productions. 2024, however, sees Guava move back towards the dancefloor with his latest EP Afterglow, which drops on Faux Poly on March 8th. Since rooting himself in Berlin, Guava has drawn inspiration from across the different facets of the city, something that is strongly reflected in this release.

The opening track ‘Angel’ is a dark trip, born out of experiments with reverb and guitar harmonics influenced by UK Bass and Dubstep, an ethereal techno track described by the artist as “guitar music for Berghain”. Next up is ‘140 Drums’, an essential DJ club tool, a chopped stuttering break and hoover bass roll through a restrained but surprisingly heavy hitting finale to the EP.

‘F641’ accelerates with continuously pitching synth stabs and a rumbling low end. Inspired by F1, the track hits hard and never stops ramping up. Finally the title track ‘Afterglow’ brings a lightness and warmth to the release, delicately catchy and rooted with a bouncy house beat, the sound of Berlin in Guava’s productions is unmistakably clear.

Words from Guava:
"Putting together this EP has been a joy for me. All of the tracks are little bookmarks for the past year. I live in Berlin, and it has had an immersive effect on my music. From the grey and cold winters, trudging down a windy street in Warschauer Straße, to the hot summer in Neukolln, where the air is thick and warm, and dance music echoes off the city buildings.

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soundcloud.com/fauxpoly
instagram.com/fauxpoly

soundcloud.com/guavanoise
Instagram.com/guava_noise/  

releases March 8, 2024

PREVIEW: Guava - Afterglow [FP008]

Low-key producer and Ruffhouse Industries co-founder, Tymotica, indulges his fondness for precision-engineered dance music and glacial textures with Temporal Bias, a 4-track collection of crystal tipped techno and bass music soundscapes, each expertly crafted both technically and sonically.
 
This is a deeply personal journey, one that traverses ice-cold landscapes, unashamedly wearing its influences on its sleeve while simultaneously sounding completely fresh and unique. This is pinpoint-accurate production at its finest, and you’re all invited along for the ride.

1. Aerial Threshold
2. Center Unity
3. Repulse
4. Wrkt48

Tymotica: https://soundcloud.com/tymotica

Temporal Bias

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German producer @tymotica joins @ofparadiserecords with the release of 'Temporal Bias' - a 4-track extended player of crystal-tipped techno and bass music, expertly crafted both technically and sonically. Our pick from the release is the bass induced kinetic two-stepper 'Wrkt48' - unfolding as a mesmerising-yet-skittering warbler of a track that resonates and reverberates simultaneously.

Tymotica - Wrkt48 [Of Paradise]

Gimme A Break delve into new sonic territories through the first release on their sub-label Aspect, an outlet for Electro, Prog House, Trance and Techno. ASPCT001 sees Berlin-based LUZ1E navigate mental health and healing at the sonic intersection of Detroit, Chicago, New York and the UK. With previous releases on Voitax, International Chrome and Mechatronica, LUZ1E’s “Cerulean” EP cements her place as a pioneer of Electro retrofuturism. 

“Cerulean” takes its inspiration from the very hue that has ingrained itself as one of the symbolic images of LUZ1E’s work – a particular nuance of blue. It emanates a synchrony of sentiments: clarity, optimism, and calm, juxtaposed against the backdrop of detachment and despair that accompanied the artist throughout the past year.

Manifested in a dichotomy, the Ultramarine A-Side delves into the labyrinth of one's own mental health. It casts a luminescence upon a profound struggle marked by inner discord, turmoil, and the swift currents of overwhelm and emotional detachment. The tracks' fast pace and sombre energy pick up on this, translating phases of introspection and intense inner conflict into a sonorous narrative.

The Cerulean B-Side breathes the ambiance of a crystalline winter day, bathed in ease and tranquillity, constructing a bridge to an inward journey where in a quiet and soft space healing can take place. The tracks, suffused with both hope and melancholy, radiate a sense of peace, calm, and lucidity, contrasting the tumultuous phases of ebb and flow and the sensation of feeling lost. What persists is a mere feeling of peace with the perpetual motion of life itself.

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ASPCT001 - LUZ1E - Cerulean EP [Clips]

Arvid Wretman, AKA Your Planet Is Next, has assumed the role of musical storyteller with a serious mean streak of DIY electro.

Wretman’s latest album tells its tale through the eyes of an imagined anti-hero. He conjures up the gritty underbelly of an over-populated megalopolis; a world of dilapidation, ruin and sin, where stiletto knives are a dime a dozen and our titular protagonist, the FOG MAN, stalks the streets.

In an oddball tradition, there’s an absurdist, left-of-centre flex coursing throughout. This is the Stockholm native at his strangest, radiating fuck-off attitude and an embrace of imperfection as he maximises the potential of a limited studio setup.

Bleak spoken word lyrics only serving to bolster the narrative storytelling, ‘Sad Fog’ paints a vivid picture of hardships endured, while ‘Fog Power’ resembles the inner dialogue of a man teetering at the edge of sanity. Think corrosive, industrial fug and rugged, tape-damaged torque.

Through ‘No Fog’s menacing machine funk to the visceral, downbeat sleaze of ‘Freaks’ and queasy, Wolfenstein-sampling 'Eisenfaust’, the FOG MAN deals that dystopian gear in spades.

All tracks written and produced by Arvid Wretman
All drawings by Arvid Wretman as well
Mastering by Henry 3000
Words by Matt Blair
Lathe Cut by disc_archive
Cassette by Headless Duplication
Special thanks to Cliff Lothar, Philipp Otterbach and Snitch

FOG MAN -
https://soundcloud.com/YourPlanetIsNext
https://www.instagram.com/yourplanetisnext

WARNING -
https://soundcloud.com/warningberlin
https://warningberlin.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/warning._____

Bandcamp

PREMIERE: FOG MAN - On The Run [WARNING]

Spectrum

https://etherwerkz.bandcamp.com/album/va-ascension-vol-2

EtherwerkZ is back with "Ascension Vol. 2", the leftfield-infused second volume of their VA series, once again serving up high vibrational frequencies to create that magic transcendental dance floor experience.


The compilation kicks off with a heavy, raw halftime/bass-hole riddim from Bristol Amity collective's unstoppable Soundboy Elpac, who has delivered nothing but fire output in 2024

Xen Chron returns to the label with his Xenology-influenced style, sounding something like a 2-stepish take on Autechre remixing a track by Stinson's legendary Transllusion project, perfectly exemplifying his USA - UK relation and connection.

UK bass first team player Product Toss keeping game deep and rolling, but a bit more percussive and bassy, preparing the road perfect for the late night driving in Kid Kun-s German whip with his sub-loaded darkside stepper.

Mexico City's exciting underground club scene don Octoptic delivers an idm-ish technoid breakbeat weapon, ideal for late-night club workoutz.

Tokyo's Albino Sound continues the frequency invasion via his experimental street-style psychedelic techno, of course with key elements from the UK bass sound and scene (the foundation of this subterranean compilation).

Then, label top boy Iggy presents his new project "5DJ EssΞncƎ". A 2-step, warp-drive bass-powered journey to outer space, somehow dark and ethereal at the same time with an ambient outro as well as a powerful message via TikTok!

On closing duty, Hungarian sound artist Audio Compression provides ambient bliss therapy for listeners' minds, slowly sinking into ethereal depths, taking us to new levels of this magic ascension.


Massive shouts to all the soundboys and the rest of the fam for making all this happen. The truth is out once again!

@elpacuk
@cleamy 
@ptoss 
@kidkunmusic
@octoptic
@hirotaka-umetani
@audiocompress

Mastered by www.instagram.com/weightausend/

Artwork by www.instagram.com/annexmarrie/

The ascension of Earth is underway, marking a new phase in our evolution on this magnificent planet. It is cruical now that we unite as one for the collective well-being of humanity.



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V/A - Ascension Vol. 2 [8ther-002] Previews

London-based Elastics launch their label with a seven-track compilation exploring the subterranean realms of UK dance music. The release features music from artists co-founders Flatcap and INGI admire deeply, the tracks spanning genres and styles they both hold dear.

#electronicmusic #premiere #hypnoticgroove #newmusic #nowplaying #kincaid #elastics

Kincaid
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kincaidofficial
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kincaidsounds
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kincaid_next_of_kin/

Elastics
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/elastics-544150328
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elastics__/

Elastics001

PREMIERE: Kincaid - Gloop (Elastics)

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A1) Platinum [05:12]
A2) Space Funk [05:58]

B1) Mind’s Eye [05:45]
B2) No Way Home [07:04]

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GUNFNGR006 Obzerv - From The Depths EP

Digitakt and Syntakt together with the crunchy old JV-2080 (plus some exp.cards) in a chill beat. Basses: Syntakt + a Solid Bass patch on the JV. Drums and percs: the Syntakt on toms and Digitakt doing some chopped up drums. Ambient sounds: a little bit of everything, for example an incredible warm Soundtrack pad patch on the JV, and high strings from the Syntakt and other one shots and melodic hits sampled into the Digitakt for more effects and filters (JV no being too fast to program compared to modern gear). I happened to leave the Syntakt metronome on, mistake but not terribly bad either. JV and Digitakt mixed via a small 8 channel deck and then into Syntakt for that bad ass overdrive. Oh, and the TC Electronic M300 does some chorus on one of the JV dry outputs. That is about it. Enjoy!

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