Mixes

20-23

HKCR - 八月 August 2023

EXFXRX

MAXIMUM EUPORIA MIXES

Mannequin Mass - Cavern of Anti Matter
Diver Revive - Fat Segal
Prelude - Kali Malone
The Unquestioned Answer - Laurie Spiegel 
Oderson - Fat Segal
Only You (Clark Remix) - Chris Lee
Outhouse (Fluffy Mix) - Nathan Fake
Isolated Speech - Geotic
We Have a Map of the Piano - Múm
Playground Love - Air feat. Gordon Tracks
Shell Game - DMX Krew
On Telegraph - Lusine
Panta Rei (Remix by Max Cooper) - Agoria
Fin Song 8 (Orange River Remix) - Gregory and the Hawk
Today - A. G. Cook
Just a Cloud - Lusine

1 hour Ambient Escape

Lila Tirando a Violeta - Desire Path

Arte: Asma - 'Alas, this flat image wins my love, as I behold it. But I cannot press my arms around the form I see' (2021) cortesía de Deli Gallery - N.A.A.F.I ® 2022 NF046

Desire Path

Tungsten Tears

NAAFI | PIRATA 5 - 2022
The fifth installment of our traditional bootleg compilation.
DL on naafi.bandcamp.com

OMAAR X KAROL G - PROVENZA (AMA EDIT)

Streaming from Amsterdam's Radio Radio: this is RRFM.NL w/ @ogkarin.

RRFM • Flippen Worldwide w/ OG Karin • 28-09-2022

Maximum Euphoria w/ Windowseeker - 24/02/2023

Maximum Euphoria w/ UVCORE - 28/04/2023

Dunia Dalam Analog w/ Sedjawat Selektor - 30/08/2023

Nerve: Best New Pop - 31/08/2023

Maximum Euphoria w/ Caroline the DJ - 31/08/2023

FLAU w/ Lisa Lerkenfeldt - 31/08/2023

ODDRAVE w/ Artur M Puga invites Saya - 31/08/2023

Nimaš Izbire 008 w/ Caroline the DJ

Maximum Euphoria w/ Ghost Cell - 30/10/2023

Maximum Euphoria w/ 4xi - 30/11/2023

Tracklist:

MNHR (Drop to an ocean) - 1000 Eyes
Death Spring Crickets - seven Realm
Ace - tumy
Many Tickets - tibslc
Threatening - tumy
Unreleased - Caroline the DJ
Unreleased - Caroline the DJ
The Red Gate (waiting) - 1000 Eyes
agency.healing[straberryfields]++ - Virtualharry
Keep This Between Us -  Himera
ArpLoops - Kelbin
Aircon - Seren Realm
Unreleased - Caroline the DJ
OCTUS - LPM
The Language of Silence - Aleja Sanchez
Friday loop - Niko Demus
Flashback (edit) - Caroline the DJ

Caroline the DJ: Ambient edition - Aaja channel 2 - 19 05 25

Caroline the DJ - Euphoric Hard House - Aaja Channel 2 - 21 07 25

Artist: @galtier
Catalogue Number: IM079
Album: Dancing On Ruins
Release Date: July 31st, 2020
Format: Digital
Artwork by @benfikaa
Mastered by Kamil Sarcowicz

Making his return to the Infinite Machine catalog is Nostro Hood System boss Galtier with his 3 track EP ‘Dancing On Ruins’; a relentless slug of driving percussion and discordant atmospheres. Taking quite a step from his 2018 ‘Terran’ EP released on IM, Galtier abandons the hopeful, up-lifting, sometimes euphoric mood that has characterized much of his sound for the last few years and flexes his ability to handle anxious, hard-hitting techno-influenced material – a healthy departure from the purposeful, existential theme evident in earlier works.

‘Dancing On Ruins’ is characterized by its dusty, weather-beaten sound palette, as if such music was created and played in a desolate, lifeless world to provide solitude for the stoic beings that reside there. It is fast and aggressive, utilising techno-esque sonics as its base, yet it avoids being scary or oppressive or too stereotypical in nature.
‘
Scuffed Souls’ leads into the chaos with the pounding force of its 909 kick that thumps over the ever-evolving, fundamentally gothic sequence of melody. It is menacing and daunting to say the least, and gets straight to the point. Rhythmically it is reminiscent of classic rave-inclined techno but draws for quick transitions evident in contemporary club music. Crisp, pointed hi hats play gracefully amongst the angry soundscape and are quickly scared off by the growling Moog bassline that rumbles in to occupy the decrescendo.

The rhythm is broken and far more syncopated on ‘Precious Quartz (To Reave), which likewise increases in BPM from 140 to 148. Being the most stripped back, percussively oriented track on the whole release, Galtier flexes his capacity to execute myriad shifts in rhythm and pace as the majority of the track chugs along, the vessel made up of a its short but monstrous kick, sharp hi hat slashes, restrained 909 rides and a mutated bell call – warning others of its approach.

Finally the namesake of the EP, ‘Dancing On Ruins’, takes place, leaving the zenith of the release’s unnerving energy for last. Galtier combines elements of UK Techno rhythm with loose UK Funky instrumentation and meshes the two and speeds things up significantly. Though the rhythm returns to a more pulsing, simply structured state, the hollow lead is pulverising and raw throughout the whole track. This, accompanied by the blistering 150 BPM tempo, makes it a vicious, restless beast.

Tracklist:

1. Scuffed Souls
2. Precious Quartz (To Reave)
3. Dancing On Ruins

Dancing On Ruins

Galtier - Dancing On Ruins (IM079)

https://soundcloud.com/avernianofc

Joining the NHS team is Manchester’s own Avernian, whose presence amongst many other contemporary electronic music producers has shone brightly through a slew of releases on Daniel Haaksman’s Man Recordings, Scuffed Records, Row & Circular Jaw; a refined synergy of worldly instrumentation and modern mechanical sounds characterized by oblique rhythm structures defines his works. His foray into the NHS realm comes in the form of ‘Ripper’ – a battle-ready EP that encompasses the stages of conflict through rolling drum work and thunderous atmospheres.

We are called into battle with the title track ‘Ripper’ whose namesake suggests a sense of tearing and viciousness. Commencing with the ominous gong that swims through the emptiness at the beginning of the piece, we are immediately crushed by the monstrous kick drum sequence that dominates the mix of delicate distortion on the hats and mid frequency African percussion guiding it forward.

Following on is ‘Tornado’ taking a much more-fuller, bolder approach to the quality of the soundscape. Still carrying the same focus on rhythm primarily, Tornado chugs along as the 4x4 kick pattern carries the polyrhythmic force into the eye of the storm. Double time tabla keep the furious pace spinning around the outside of the intricate structure of this anarchic clash personified.

Taking the relentlessness of Tornado, Glacial Industries affiliate ELLLL expels the track into the nothingness of space with an exercise in low-end mastery. A distinct lack of high-end sounds, complex, rumbling sub bass hooks and its hammering rhythm help create the haunting mood on her reinterpretation of Tornado, an ideal soundtrack to the aftermath of the devastating storm.

Our last stand is not one that we take on alone; Avernian is joined by Cressida on ‘Canary’. Breathy risers maximise the forcefulness of the rhythmic madness on Canary. Rough, distorted smashes and crashes, much like that of the metal of swords and shields engaged in conflict, maintain the constant energy of the ensuing struggle. A powerful conclusion to the EP, though the war carries on. 

Artwork by Benfika
Mastering by Doug Shearer

Ripper - EP

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Avernian - Tornado

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