Essential Electronica - Emerging Downtempo, Experimental, Electronic Vibes

Concrete Rainbow / arco-íris de concreto feat. Living Ever After

This is the complete soundtrack for STRAYLIGHT - the cosmic VR platformer by Dr Bloc. www.drbloc.com

Star Forge

Produced by Giacomo Giunchedi. Double bass played by Marco Santandrea. Mixed by Giacomo Giunchedi and Roberto Rettura. Mastered by Davide Bombanella at Groundfloor Studio, Modena. Artwork by Ivan Pjevcevic. Antinational Noise (2025).

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Glass Ankle

Watch the official music video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN5Iz9uRA-8&t=1s

Diogo Carriço’s new single “Manifesto” arrives like a glitch in the simulation — unnervingly precise, eerily expressive, and steeped in a cybernetic thrill. Built from a posthuman concept that toys with body-technology augmentation and its dystopian edge, Carriço’s work folds high-concept theory into visceral sound design. The result? A track clashing ecstatic electronics with a pianist with robotic fingers—or perhaps a piano possessed by algorithmic ghosts.

Drawing inspiration from Lorenzo Senni’s trance deconstructions and Quayola’s computational aesthetics, “Manifesto” pays homage to the uncanny magic of a Disklavier piano—a real-world, MIDI-responsive instrument that plays itself. During an artistic residency in 2023, Carriço used this futuristic setup to script piano cascades that ripple at inhuman speeds, warping acoustic tradition into something alien and beautiful. “Ghost in the Shell has this scene where a character that is about to type on a computer keyboard suddenly has his hands transformed into a multiplicity of high speed robotic fingers. I wondered how it would be to be able to play the piano like that”, he says.

But “Manifesto” isn’t just a sonic experiment. It’s a performance of control and chaos. Carriço manipulates a synthesizer in real time with gestural data from his left hand—processed through his own custom software, Qi—while the right hand plays keys. This split-body coordination, enabled by cutting-edge hand-tracking tech, gives the performance a ghostly fluidity and a sense of physical detachment, like watching a cyborg in ecstasy.

The piano—treated here more as a synthesizer than a classical instrument—is stretched to its conceptual limits: with muted and plucked strings, spectral shifts, simulated altered soundboard characteristics and surreal attack envelopes, the familiar timbre is unrecognizably evolved. At moments of eerie stillness, a talkbox interjects with abrupt “oi”s and “ui”s—silly, sarcastic, destabilizing—rupturing the dream like a system warning message.

Released on a Friday the 13th, June, “Manifesto” feels like an apt dispatch from a world teetering on the edge of techno-bliss and collapse. It doesn’t ask if posthuman evolution is good or bad. It just sounds like what comes after. 


releases June 13, 2025
Music composed, performed and produced by Diogo Carriço
Mixed by Guilherme Simões
Mastered by Miguel Pinheiro Marques
Album artwork photo by Luís Jacinto

Manifesto

Diogo Carriço - Manifesto

In Emotive Intelligence, Imo Kashi blends tight breakbeat percussion with a nostalgic piano to craft a soundscape that speaks directly to our emotional intelligence. This ambient electronic track takes the listener on a deep journey into the subconscious, where rhythm and introspection merge to explore the most intimate shades of the human experience.

Emotive Intelligence

Mesh

When asked about this release, BRĀN said:
”Trying to keep the same vibe I’m known for but always wanting to go heavier “ 
And yes, he goes heavier, he bangs that nail on it’s head fulfilling the intention with one blow and bangs it again for good measure.
These three tunes bring that glitchy sound that in the USA is often associated with artists like Tipper, Joe Cicada, Resonant Language, KLO etc, however BRĀN has been dropping goods like this for quite some time and has utilized that time to refine his sound into something unique.
These tunes hit hard with a clarity that knocks the kilter off-kilter and then, to keep you on your toes, knocks it back on and off-kilter a few more times. The glitch is strong in this man and he makes it known, the production is top notch, the sound is crisp and clean and the bass hits you in all the good spots.
We hope you enjoy these tunes as much as we do.

Prominent YesPleez! gang member Bran Richards is known for his aggressive off-kilter beats. With a unique style, Bran delivers sets that are as unpredictable as they are electrifying, mixing wompy half time bangers with basshouse and more! With each drop, he unleashes a barrage of distorted basslines and squelchy sounds, leaving listeners craving more.

The Paper Guy

BRĀN Richards - The Paper Guy

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Affinity

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Hold Me Down

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BIG DOPE P - On Da Flo

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16. Frasseck & Freitag - Strange Loops

‘Aching for Sleep’ is the perfect introduction to the music of Low Point High. The track is steeped in lush, hypnagogic aural imagery that will appeal to anyone with an interest in the seminal Warp roster as it traverses it’s five minute runtime. Hazy ambient tones merge with synth-strings and found sounds as the shifting beat pulls everything inexorably forward. The song’s micro and macro call- and- response teases answers, but instead leaves the listener with an uneasy sense of unquenchable longing.

Music Video: youtu.be/pGbcQTtyjZU

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Low Point High - Aching for Sleep

On Auragraph's remix of 'Industry', the prolific darkwave mainstay transforms the original into a slab of club-ready breaks, maintaining every ounce of the atmosphere established in the original track.

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Industry (AURAGRAPH Remix)

Ein Flimmern zwischen Welten, 
Stille, die drängt, 
Bewegung, die verharrt.

Fragile Texturen, 
Licht fällt in tiefe Schwere, 
bricht den Raum.

Nichts löst sich auf, 
alles bleibt klar verschwommen.

Antonym

DJ Ethanol signs “Test Press EP” on QRUK: a raw cocktail of UKG, Breaks and Electro, remixed by veteran UMT. An absolute must.

Read more on CxC 🔗 https://couvrexchefs.com/en/dj-ethanol-originate-test-press-ep-qruk

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CxC PREMIERE: DJ Ethanol - Originate (QRUK)

James Young steps up for his first release on QRUK with the Nagasaki EP, a dark and driving UKG cut that leans into the moodier edges of Garage and Speedy G. The North Wales-based producer has already made waves with House releases on labels like Smashin Trax and Pogo House, but this new EP sees him pushing into heavier, more dancefloor-focused territory. Nagasaki is packed with chopped-up drums, eerie textures and a tough low-end that hits hard.

On remix duties is Kabo Cana, returning to the label after making a big impression with his debut I DON'T UNDERSTAND. His take on Nagasaki flips the original into a more club-ready, 90s inspired roller full of sub pressure and tight percussion. It's another strong showing from the Manchester-based producer who's quickly becoming an exciting name in the new wave of UKG.

Buy Link - https://qruk.bandcamp.com/album/qruk016-nagasaki-ep

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Essential Electronica - Emerging Downtempo, Experimental, Electronic Vibes

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