Swirl / La Manina

Swirl

Impérieux debuts on Hessle Audio with the Fena EP, an immersive collection of 4 tracks defined by his unpredictable and varied sonic palette. Drawing on a heritage that threads through Turkey, Greece and his home city of Kırcaali in Bulgaria, Alper Durmush channels a turbulent year in which six months of creative stillness ignited unexpectedly into an explosive burst of musical ideas.

"Fena is a word my Mum used to call me as a kid" recounts Durmush on the title track. "The name comes from Turkish, but with a Balkan twist, it means a mischievous rascal - wild, unpredictable, a bit too much at times". This restless energy is perfectly captured with jittering interferance and snarling sawtooth synths bursting through the mix, threatening to overwhelm the speakers and sending sound engineers running for cover. 'Sickomode' encapsulates the push-pull emotional sensibility of the EP, with confidence and meloncholy rotating, shifting, and giving way to each other.

'Saat' is an attempt to recreate a track based solely on a surreal description, relayed by a veteran of the rave scene in his home town - "This guy told me about a festival in the woods back in the early 2000s, where someone played a track with dogs barking in the break - the volume rising constantly." The initial dissonance of its detuned lead releases into a euphoric rush of melody, a combination which is becoming something of a producer trademark. The EP closes with the quiet, unwavering warmth of 'Cawuso', a nickname for a person that the artist met last year. "This very special person showered me with kindness and purity. It almost felt unreal, so I decided to dedicate this track to them." 

Fena EP

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Impérieux - Fena EP [Snippets]

Taken from the forthcoming LP, 'GULP'

Out 20 June

facta.bandcamp.com/album/gulp

Facta - 'BDB' [forthcoming WSDMLP010]

Mothertime

Manchester mainstay @henzotrax explores new depths on his debut studio album, landing this week on @sneakersocialclub

‘The Poems We Write For Ourselves’ is out 27th June – have an exclusive first listen to ‘Take Stock, Touch Grass’

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-henzo-take-stock-touch-grass

Premiere: Henzo ‘Take Stock, Touch Grass’

Bandcamp: fastatwork.bandcamp.com/album/eteus

Digital + physical preorder: July 3, 2025
Release date: July 31, 2025

As they landed from an extended hover - Fast At Work found themselves drawn to a new, singular sonic flow. With a future forward vision of higher-deeper tempos, the crew realized that often the most meaningful iterations can be found in the most inconspicuous places - “not even noticed,” some might say. Within these subtle crevices, a rising duo emerged to carry this torch forward, expertly crafting four original offerings. While the title contribution echoes a sermon of oozing bassline flows and siren signals, “Drip Advise” mesmerizes with its spiraling melodies and a deluge of percussion. The B-side hosts the acid-tinged “Creamavity,” as well as “Anxious,” which synthesizes the full pilgrimage into a polished musical definition. To wrap their heli-disc, the mystical duo prescribes a set of two reshapes: Wisdom Teeth’s K-Lone opts for strong foundational grooves and deep airy textures, while Maara crafts an oceanic odyssey – over 10 minutes of timeworn atmospherics and sensorial sensibilities.

@not-even-noticed
@k-lone93
@maara

A1 not even noticed - Eteus
A2 not even noticed - Drip Advise
A3 not even noticed - Eteus (K-Lone Remix)
B1 not even noticed - Creamavity
B2 not even noticed - Anxious
B3 not even noticed - Creamavity (Maara Remix)

Written and Produced by Carsten Fluck and Lucas Lejeune
Mastered by Nikolaj Jakobsen
Vinyl production R.A.N.D. Muzik
Artwork & CD by Studio Balcony
Distributed by One Eye Witness

FAW003: not even noticed  - Eteus EP w/ K-Lone + Maara remixes

Buy | Download
https://tratratrax.bandcamp.com/album/split-3

After having our best secret weapons in storage for more than a year, today we have decided to release them just for the summer season. In all honesty, they have been the most requested IDs, and today we are super excited to make them available to the world. It's Pariah's ‘Mantequilla’ remix and Anthony Naples percussive march ‘Perk’.

released July 24, 2025

Mixed by__ David Kennedy aka Pearson Sound
'Mantequilla' Mastered by__ Matt Colton
'Perk' Mastered by__ Beau Thomas

Artwork by__ Phillip Windly Kim

Pariah + Anthony Naples — Split 3 — TRA025

@sepehr-a @specrecords
First time I came across SPE:C was through Sepehr’s elegant chugger « Roll the Dice », I’ve now had the opportunity to do my own take on it, very much inspired by 2010s techy dubstep from the likes of Asusu, Fureshu, A Made Up Sound, etc …channeling milimalism and nostalgia. 
Also on the remix pack is Jasmin’s halftime groover remix of my track « Calibre » part of the Take a Sip EP I did on SPE:C last year

🎲Sepehr - Roll The Dice (Beatrice M.’s dubble six remix)🎲

Artist: @jimi_latifi
Mastering: @wikett
Label: @houz-records
Format: Digital
Cat. Nr.: HZRC001

Jimi Latifi - Slinky [HZRC001]

Bassline Jumping

DL/Stream: https://LoveOther.lnk.to/Baby

Rising US talent LUCATI lands on Love & Other with the emotive Baby

For almost a decade, LUCATI has been carving out his place in the global house scene collaborating with Dateless and Kyle Watson, remixing Chris Lorenzo, and earning heavyweight support from Mochakk, John Summit, Duke Dumont, Green Velvet, and Lee Foss.

Now with Baby, LUCATI delivers driven skippy, layered drums, a heavy low end punch, and a vocal hook that lingers long after the first listen equal parts club weapon and earworm.

Baby

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