Up next, Marginal Returns is happy to finally unveil Gwenan’s debut EP. Already familiar to many via her DJ sets at various notable events over the past years - from festival main-stage techno to backroom boutique ambient - 2023 finally raises the curtain on Gwenan’s studio output. 
 
Activation Energy presents an elegant, particular and personable take on rhythmic electronic music, taking in A1’s downtempo, dub shrouded ‘Rhythm Delay’, the sneakily effective plucked lilt of A2 ‘Foundation’, the contemplative, emotive glide of B1 ‘Control Change’ and B2 ‘Attention Movement’s brooding syncopation.

Mixed by Ismael Zouaoui 
Mastered by Alberto Pretto at Blackhead Studios

B2. Attention Movement

Tava Oro figured out how to spin some sick beats. But then, he got real passionate about spreading the music love in his small town. So they started throwing dope events, making sure everybody got a taste of all the different kinds of tunes out there.

Locked-In Podcast 3.5 [Tava Oro]

The eccentric beat ambassador Alexander Skancke showcases his sound once more on his Quirk label, diving into spring with his debut LP, “Kingdom Couch”. The Norwegian has crafted a versatile yet cohesive body of work between 2020 and 2023, parallel to when he began attending sessions with a therapist. The 10 track double 12” traverses between meticulously arranged minimal moods, shuffling jazz rhythms and ethereal experimental textures. In its few years of existence Quirk has become a safe haven for a freedom of expression as Skancke and his affiliates share their wild side on the label, but the LP marks a milestone on the imprint and for Alexander himself whose lifelong dedication to sound has built towards this moment, utilising the vast influences has absorbed over the years.

“Therapy Session I” teases you into the LP, shimmering blissfully as it grows, blossoming into a dream-like world, tuning your ears for the trip you are about to encounter. Constructed upon slick jazzy drums is “Lost In Time” loosening your senses as the pulsating bass swallows up your train of thought. “Dumbo Move” blurs the lines perfectly between the atmospheres the Berlin based producer has captured within the album. Dark, mysterious and mind bending material in “Purple Lucy” a chugging sub heavy bass driving the track forward as precise beeps and bleeps whirr throughout. On a more playful note is the B2, “Extravagance” animated drum patterns converse with the elastic groove perfectly. Closing off the first vinyl is “Therapy Session II”, another extended exploration of otherworldly ambience, drifting deeper in the world of Quirk.

“The Magnificent Tree Hut” stirs consistently throughout, crisp percussion combined with the psychedelic vocal samples which continue to flash in and out. Transitioning now into “Therapy Session III” sophisticated sounds, enticed further into the full bodied experience by the storytelling sounds of a female voice. Your eyes begin to close and you wake up in a hazy club setting, immersed in the after hours; that’s the immediate impact of “New Dawn”, pensive and hypnotic as it rumbles quietly in the realms of the underground. At just over ten minutes long Alexander Skancke brings you down for landing with the final “Therapy Sessions IV”, transcending movements crammed full of raw emotion, floating you calmly
out of the seventh outing on the label, and the thriving talents finest work to date.

The “Kingdom Couch” is an amalgamation of Skancke’s undying passion and burning desire to create outside of the norm, this can be heard throughout this masterpiece and will undoubtedly inspire its listeners to search for the bigger picture.

Artwork: Johann 3000
Mastering: Mike Grinser, Manmade Mastering

Kingdom Couch

A1 - Alexander Skancke - Therapy Session I (QRK007)

EPI001 - B1. Puppet Master

@closer-lesnoyprichal. Guess who? :)
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https://swol.bandcamp.com/album/sonic-weapons-of-love-001

DJ Warning - Bloom

Bandcamp: https://bosconirecords.bandcamp.com/album/boscolp04-italcimenti-under-construction

WAS:
https://wordandsound.net/releases/en/disco/142899-italcimenti-robotnick-lombardi-under-construction-boscolp04.html

Discogs:
https://www.discogs.com/release/26668238-Italcimenti-Under-Construction
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Ludus Pinsky (Lapo Lombardi) and Alexander Robotnick (Maurizio Dami) are Italcimenti, a fuzz project seeking to re-construct the way to heavy-cement music, so sadly famous in the early 80s.
Thanks to their boldness and daring a new generation of survivors will have the chance again to listen to the sound that makes your legs feel as heavy as cement blocks.
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Previously released in a CD in 2005 this is the first ever pressing on vinyl!
It includes an exclusive extended and dj friendly version of "Beyond The Mind" the "Italo Club Mix" not released in the vinyl single, and the electric jumping vocodered ballad "Somewhat You Need" , not be overlooked!
All the other tracks are the same versions of the Cd release, and all tunes have been rewarmed and remastered to get the best sound on Vinyl!
A must have release for all Electro-Techno and Italo-Disco lovers and collectors..
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 ITALCIMENTI - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
[BoscoLP04 - Bosconi Records]

A1. Beyond The Mind (Italo Club Mix) 6'47"
A2. Electric Dancer 5'52"

B1. Structural Collapse 4'55"
B2. Disco Tamarro 5'24"
B3. Somewhat You Need 3'52"

C1. Trigger Happy 4'33"
C2. Bela Lugosi Is Dead (Cover) 5'37"
C3. Jimbo 3'32"

D1. Lunar Weekend 5'06"
D2. Bencio 4'51"
D3. Like a Dreamer 4'02"
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Licensed from Hot Elephant Music.

All tracks Remastered by Niccolò Caldini at Tea Room Mastering
Photo by Stefania Talini
Artwork by Chiara Sinatti

Worldwide Distribution Wordandsound
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(P) & (C) Bosconi Records 2023
www.bosconirecords.com

ITALCIMENTI - Jimbo [BoscoLP04 - Bosconi Records]

The fifth CMDRPX podcast is from our Albici !!!

Co-founder of the Estavaganza collective and resident of the Bonfim Club,
Albici is a faithful lover of vinyl who knows how to vary from the most colorful sounds to the darkest ones of electro, constantly experimenting with new musical scenarios.

CMDRPX Podcast # 05 - Albici

Comms have picked up new broadcasts from the Hotbox mothership. First scans show signs of a fresh Hot Series mix courtesy of none other than Sips (@djsips. Surrounded by his close-knit group of friends, Sips gained trust in his own music taste and is not afraid to let his flow drift into playing whatever he feels like playing. 

Sips is not holding back for this one, cooking us up some expertly selected groovers one by one for the next hour or so embedding his happy-go-lucky attitude in his selection. A lovely mix that goes deeper and deeper, exploring bass driven melodies from start to finish. Get a taste of his goodies at the next Fini on December 1st b2b Hotbox co-honcho Aymeric.

HOT SERIES 014 - Sips

Sillage 
(SEE-yahz)
(n.) The lingering sense of someone's presence, like a perfume left in a room, evoking memory and absence.

Sillage

The quiet comedown — a soft crash into emotion after the high. Glowing pads, submerged rhythm, and that unmistakable TRMNL haze.

TRMNL.05

Alone In The Void

Alexander Skancke / Foehn & Jerome / Henriku / Trent Voyage / Elena Moroder

Label run by @alexanderskancke
Distributed by @bikiniwaxxrecords

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