Delay Grounds

Hailing from Tokyo, Prettybwoy stands as an emblematic figure within Japan’s burgeoning experimental bass music scene. Following the success of his 2021 album released on the esteemed Chinese label SVBKVLT, Prettybwoy makes a triumphant return to POLAAR with a fresh EP featuring two original tracks and a pair of electrifying remixes. 

London-based sound artist and producer Delay Grounds steps in to reimagine “Purify,” amplifying its sweeter notes while preserving the grit and energy of the original composition. The result is a captivating contrast that invigorates the track.

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Purify - Delay Grounds Purified remix

Our sixth VA compilation continues in the collective spirit at the heart of Pressure Dome; here taking its fullest form. The first of its kind in the label catalogue, ‘Two [Is Greater Than] One’ sees a selection of PD regulars and friends of the label put their heads together across eight atmospheric tracks, equally as suited to the club as to solo listening. 

Those who have followed the label for a while will be no stranger to the comp’s first collaborator. Human Resources teams up with London dub techno specialist, Keplrr, on ‘Spring’: a mood-led composition where the impact is contained in atmosphere. Fragmented drum breaks are engulfed by airy synth pads and punctuated by a dancehall-indebted rhythm that marches at 90BPM. ‘Yuppel’ welcomes Noods Radio mainstay Sid Quirk aka Keppel into the mix. He is joined by label boss, Yushh, on a ruminative percussive tool, guided by cavernous drums that fabricate a vivid, immersive environment. With the guidance of Brighton’s Caldera, the journey continues with Süss Choc. The reverb-laden synth plucks on ‘evoke water droplets, and hallucinatory details echo around them to create the illusion of being in a mountainous cove.

Delay Grounds – an audiophile in the truest sense of the word – is next to take the baton. Together, he and Yushh take it up a notch on ‘Telomere’ – a full-bodied club-ready track packed with glitchy chords and giddy drums. A gnarly, Pariah-esque breakdown segues into the track’s second wind where pitched-up vocal chops accelerate it to the compilation’s energetic climax. With the help of London drum specialist, Syz, ‘Fuzbidun’ keeps our feet firmly on the dancefloor. Breakbeats are chopped and rearranged, flitting between double and half time whilst a distorted mid-bass roughens things round the edges, prepping the ground for the compilation’s move to a more inorganic feel.

Bristol don, Forever, joins Yushh next on ‘Passing Notes’ – a groove-driven club track where skittish percussion ricochets from side to side, so palpable it tempts the touch. ‘Crash Bash Party At BUFOs’ is no different. The link-up between Delay Grounds and dance music’s stalwart of musique concrète, Wordcolour, is completely idiosyncratic to both artists: the perfect combination of found-sound percussion and skillfully rehashed vocal samples. It’s up to two PD mainstays – Roy Mills and Human Resources – to close proceedings. A chugging rhythm bubbles under the surface of ‘Sycophantasy’, sending us on a dubbed-out trip before picking the pace back up again.

Copy – Annie Parker
Artwork – Jesse Webb
Mastering – Matthew Bentley

Telomere

Delay Grounds X Yushh - Telomere (PDCOLLAB001)

Henry Greenleaf & Delay Grounds - Calpohol

For their ninth release, Redstone Press welcomes Tano to the roster, accompanied by remixes from Toumba & Delay Grounds. Having all embarked on making music around the same time and connecting through sharing said music, it felt only fitting to bring them together for this release.

Delay Grounds' remix of "Blend of Poetry" closes out the EP, taking it to new stratospheric heights. Elemental staccato synths hover above expertly balanced drums and bass, reaching a fever pitch of ecstatic euphoria. Through the subtle introduction of airy percussion, the track culminates in a classic, tranced-out breakdown adorned with bright luminescent horns and pulsating sub-bass.

Release Date: September 1st 2023

https://soundcloud.com/redstone-press
https://redstonepress.bandcamp.com/album/10-11

Premiere: Tano - Blend Of Poetry (Delay Grounds Remix) [RED009]

Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3Tf7gdv

Having rapidly established themselves as prominent curators of tripped-out techno and progressive house, both on-air and through gender-inclusive parties dotted around Bristol —@organics-organics take the label leap, with a newly-minted EP from @delay-grounds. 

Full of unusual textures and grooves and conceptually underpinned by ideas,'Sun Blind, Running On Wet Sand' is a confident statement from the young producer, tapped into a new wave of queer artists taking dance music to higher euphoric levels.

Sun Bind, Running on Wet Sand

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Premiere: Delay Grounds 'Sun Blind, Running On Wet Sand'

'Dark Energy' is taken from the latest Of Paradise compilation 'Found' [OP028].

Found

Silent Era - Dark Energy [Of Paradise]

Soa420 - Bounce

from Bluf
releases on February 18th, 2025

cover art: Sylwia Szydełko
graphic support: Henryk Mamica-Hüsken
mastering: @iambruce at Edgar Studios
w&p: @blu_terra

pre-order here:
splot.bandcamp.com/album/bluf

Blu Terra - Fix

If I Were You

Building on the success of Procedures, his label debut, Mercy System, returns to Of Paradise with Othering, a momentous, street-savvy collection of sub-heavy and sleekly futuristic bass music custom-built for the more discerning dance floors out there. Featuring three original tracks and one inimitable and whacked-out remix by rising Nottingham talent Coralie, Othering demonstrates the clear-cut evolution of Mercy System's style, showcasing his ability to redefine the UK’s underground sound with each new release.

Dynamic in scope, Othering is a headstrong collection of contorted, lights-down dance music and sinuous atmospherics, and another standout release for artist and label alike.

1. If I Were You
2. 22:47
3. Through The Static
4. If I Were You (Coralie's Face In The Furnace Mix)

https://soundcloud.com/mercysystem
https://soundcloud.com/coraliescoob

Othering

OP030 // Mercy System - Othering (incl. Coralie Remix)

Title: VA-1
Label: Fear of Silence
Cat No: FOSVA-1
Release Date: 27 Feb 2025
Pre-Order now: https://fearofsilence-fos.bandcamp.com/album/va-1

We’re excited to present our first Various Artists release on Fear Of Silence!

With this fourth installment, immerse yourself in a masterclass of textured, deep, and evolving bass music from artists we deeply admire.

This compilation takes you on a sonic journey through a diverse spectrum of moods, genres, and styles.

Come to celebrate our first VA installment at OHM the 27 Feb.
Early arrivals get a special surprise—stay tuned for more!

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Fear Of Silence VA-1

One Hundred and Fifty Steps VEP is back with a second comp showcasing 150 dubstep, and a vinyl sampler to go with, combining two tracks from the new VEP and two from the 1st VEP out one year ago.

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Peace Portal is pleased to premiere Should Be Looking by @arinakrondeva forthcoming on @maudevos @delusional_records

Full release available here:

https://arinakrondeva.bandcamp.com/album/scattered-2

Influenced by her current Florida home, Arina straddles the long stamped history of Florida breaks and modern day experimental club music. With this body of work, Arina carves her own path of zany eccentricities, emotive solitude & club kinship, while paying homage to the influential club scene that shaped the breakbeats we know today. 

The sounding of Scattered materialized during a time Arina was fuzing the old and new elements of self. She funneled the overwhelm of feeling "scattered" & torn into this EP. We feel the energetic push and pull throughout this body of work in her quest for clarity & connection.

Hear more from Arina via our interview on the Peace Portal website:

www.pnwpeaceportal.com/blog/premiere-arina-krondeva

Premiere: Arina Krondeva - Should Be Looking [Delusional Records]

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Founder & Resident DJ of club night OST.

Part of the Leeds and Bristol-based NWB collective.

Founder of Techno.logy which is an underground mix series with an emphasis on techno in all its forms.

Henry Greenleaf & Delay Grounds - Calpohol

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