Duality Trax Releases

Terrazzo Releases

Mixes, live recordings n things

BUY - https://dualitytrax.bandcamp.com/album/visions-vol-1

Label founder Holly Lester pools together a selection of her favourite artists from across the globe to form the first volume in the Duality Trax Visions compilation series.

Bouncing from the U.S to Europe, the VA travels through a multitude of moods and genres across seven tracks - including acid drenched electro from New York, breaks infused garage from Chicago, rave-fuelled house music from Belgium and a pulsating trance-inspired club track from Estonia.
 
Rotterdam duo Black Cadmium step up first with Meliorate; a dark and rolling tom-filled workout, before Chicago based artist Aguila switches up the mood with their sunny breaks-infused garage jam. Paving the way for another summertime roller, Slump Recordings boss Baby Rollén provides some blissful tech house before Estonian duo Abdul Raeva pick up the pace with trance inspired club weapon Pearlescent. Rising Belgian artist Azo pushes the limits with her unique mashup of fast paced 90’s rave and acid house before Belfast hustler Optmst beautifully rounds things off with the dreamy breakbeats of Umwaya. 
 
100% of compilation profits will be donated to Doctors Without Borders, who provide medical care to casualties of war in Gaza, Syria, Yemen and much more. The organisation has also worked tirelessly to provide Covid-19 related aid to countries hit the hardest throughout the pandemic and are currently lobbying for a global waiver of patents on COVID-19 technologies. 

Release date August 6th via Bandcamp only.

https://dualitytrax.bandcamp.com/album/visions-vol-1

@abdulraeva @aguilaofficial @azodance @babyrollen @black-cadmium @harukanyc999 @optmstx

Visions Vol.1 (ft Abdul Raeva, Aguila, Azo, Baby Rollen, Black Cadmium, Haruka + Optmst)

The first contribution of 2022 to the AVA Mix series comes courtesy of Holly Lester. Fresh from her DJ Mag Award nomination for "Underground Hero", the DJ, label-head and capybara enthusiast provides a warm and wobbly one hour mix of club ready goovers ahead of her AVA Belfast and London shows - her first ever consisting entirely of vinyl.

It's been a busy year for Holly, with a triumphant return to gigging as well as a string of powerful releases on her Duality Trax label with more planned this year. Holly is also the co-founder of Free the Night. An advocacy group campaigning for reform to Northern Ireland's night-time economy, launched in early 2021.

We spoke to her about all this and more. Head to our website to read the full candid with Holly:
https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-series-holly-lester/

Tracklist:
Liquid Earth fka Urulu - Mellow Yellow [Voyage Recordings]
Lauhaus & Nik Woldring - Context (Boris Werner Remix) [Danse Club Records]
Afro- Mystik - Ritual De Rua (Dreamtime House Dub) [OM Records]
2 Bit Crew - Untitled B2 [2 Bit Crew Recordings]
Tim Deluxe - Magic 97 [Cross Section Records]
Andromeda - Without You (Fred Everything Dub) [20:20 Vision]
Mazi & Lori - Your Touch [Magnified Recordings]
Ed Hodge - Genesis [Gestalt Records]
DJM Verbeni pres. PDQ - Again (Tribal Again) [Fourth Floor Records]
DJ Life - Accelerator [Echocentric Records]
G-Pal - Krevadence [Bedrock Records]
Remotif - Ssssputnik! [Coymix]
Luke Slater ‎– I Can Complete You (John Carter Remix) [Mute]

AVA MIX 006 - Holly Lester

Donegal Social Clubs Discovering Ireland takeover on Threads* on 19th March 2022

@hollylester

Discovering Ireland * Holly Lester

ORDER: https://dualitytrax.bandcamp.com/album/plastic-replicant-ep

Re-imagining vintage club sounds through a contemporary lens, Tifra is no stranger to stretching the electronic music template into new forms and ideas. His left-field house and old-school breaks have found their way onto Gestalt Records and Rough Recordings, and here the producer turns in three cuts of blissed-out electronica, hedonistic progressive and jungle-run club with its sights firmly fixated front left, complete with a wicked remix from one of modern dance music's most reliable names - Roza Terenzi.

‘Plastic Replicant’ is a vocal-laced electro-house roller that takes inspiration from the golden-era of 90s electronic music and fuses it with the organic, multi-genre blends of the current gen. The ravey continuum is laced with high-frequency vocal stabs and deep basslines designed for a heads-down approach on the dancefloor, before ‘Entomology’ captures the playful side of the club with its shape-shifting acid-lines, trance-licked melodies and kaleidoscopic blend of colour, feeling and mood.

Out of the club and onto the beach, ‘International Waters’ is a trip-hop inspired, downtempo dub that will delight ambient and laid-back electronic-revelers with its chirpsing birds and aqua-like aesthetic, before Roza keeps the dualism alive with a stripped-back jungle flip of the original; the perfect score for the perfect daydream.

A1 Tifra - Plastic Replicant
A2 Tifra - Entomology
B1 Tifra - International Waters
B2 Tifra - International Waters (Roza Terenzi Remix)

@tifradj
@roza-terenzi

Physical Distro: @inchbyinchdistribution
Digi Distro: @epm-music
Pressed by Deepgrooves

DUALITY3 - Tifra - Plastic Replicant EP (ft Roza Terenzi Remix)

@dylanforbesirl, @os-eric, @andersonmusik and underground heavyweight @harrisonbdp step up for the inaugural Terrazzo release with 4 cuts of euphoric prog, chopping tech and sun-licked techno.

Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3xw3uRZ

Various - Numero Uno (TERRAZZOO1)

Illusions explores swirling psychedelic Acid House and Techno, ranging from forgotten 90's soundscapes to present day discoveries, featuring a guest mix from Holly Lester.

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Illusions w/ Swoose & Holly Lester - June 2022

@remotif, @jaygadian, @reflex-blue-x and @wilt_tcr turn up next on Terrazzo, shuttling us through the sound spectrum with a 'really good' compilation of wonky tech, trippy prog and acid house.

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

Various - Four Really Good Tracks (TERRAZZOO2)

PRE ORDER: https://dualitytrax.bandcamp.com/album/atlas-corporation-ep-2

The fourth EP in the Duality Trax series comes from Estonia based artists Steffan Todorović and Joonas Arro under their Abdul Raeva alias. 

It’s a sonic match-made-in-heaven, with both contributing artists and label head sharing an admiration for bouncy, fun and deep club music that dangles its legs on the border of emotionality without taking itself too seriously. 

Ear-wriggling acid lines and psychedelic atmospherics balance a gritty and driving drum rhythm across a kaleidoscopic six minutes in the lead track 'Atlas Corporation', before ‘Death Race’ blends techy dub with Abdul Raeva’s signature proggy sauce, best played as the sun begins to rise again. 

Staying true to the concepts of gender and sonic duality, the remix comes from Australian DJ and Pure Space-founder Andy Garvey who turns in a breakbeat-laden, broken acid-techno rendition of the A2, before we come to a meditative close with the tropical, downtempo sounds of ‘Guardian of the Vault’.

A1 Abdul Raeva - Atlas Corporation
A2 Abdul Raeva - Death Race
B1 Abdul Raeva - Death Race (Andy Garvey Remix)
B2 Abdul Raeva - Guardian of the Vault

@Abdulraeva
@andygarveyandygarvey

Mastered by Curved
Vinyl distro by Inch by Inch
Digi distro by EPM
Artwork by AJAM

DUALITY4 - Abdul Raeva - Atlas Corporation EP (ft Andy Garvey Remix)

dualitytrax.bandcamp.com/album/plastic-fantasy-ep

Holly Lester’s Duality Trax Label has quickly become synonymous for its blend of future facing sonics and mind-warping melodies, served together with a healthy dose of nostalgia. A label just as focused on making dancefloor destroyers as it is exploring left-leaning, personal projects, it’s within this duality where the label has found its success, never afraid to shy away from b side oddities or tracks edging more towards good-old-fashioned-fun.

DUALITY5 steers towards the latter, with Manchester based DJ & producer Aiden Francis providing the serotonin on tap with three lively dancefloor cuts, including a huge remix from Italy’s Matisa. Aiden had a big 2022, releasing music on Magic Carpet, Gestalt and beloved music platform and label Houseum, solidifying himself as one to watch in the euphoric unity of house, trance and techno.

Title track ‘Plastic Fantasy’ is the star of the show, a suitably sassy roller that places everyone's favorite blonde icon front left of the speakers. Subtle old school strings contrast with alien electronics, providing familiarity in an otherwise unfamiliar world. A bubble-gum vocal then rolls in cheekily over a driving bassline and dynamic percussion  - used in a way I’m not sure the original creators had in mind. ‘Future Proof’ meanwhile demonstrates Aidens’ knack for contemporary progressive house music. With warm pads, swirling sonic textures and moments of blissful euphoria, it’s energetic enough to move a dancefloor, but gentle enough for home listening too.

The record comes to a close with ‘Aquamarine’, with Aiden opting in favour of free flowing breakbeats and mind expanding synths, together radiating a feeling of warmth and hope for days to come. Italian DJ and producer Matisa is on hand to round the EP off with a bass-heavy rendition of ‘Plastic Fantasy’ a no-holds-barred speed garage licked stomper, with the power to lure smokers back inside the club with their feet firmly planted on the dancefloor. 

@aidenfrancis
@matisaxx

Releases 3rd March 
Mastered by Zzzzra
Vinyl distro by Inch by Inch

DUALITY5 - Aiden Francis - Plastic Fantasy EP (ft Matisa Remix)

It's lucky number 3 for Terrazzo and this time we've got @cromie, @aldonna, @ahmetmecnun and @mttyyum clocking in with 4 jizzy cuts, aimed at keeping the d-floor soaking wet.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3JRSfYO

Various - Super Soakers Delight (TERRAZZOO3)

Unknown Album

Escapism FM: Episode 2 - Holly Lester

New mix for Sinnmusik - www.facebook.com/hello.sinnmusik

Sinncast* #040

http://www.feelmybicep.com/fmb-mixtape-70-holly-lester/

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FEEL MY BICEP MIXTAPE 70

Live recording taken from my final set at Store Street as part of my residency this season. 01.12.18

AVA x WHP 2018 - Warmup

For the first mix of 2021 we've got none other than @dualitytrax' very own @hollylester gliding through the gears with a dizzying selection of massive dancefloor cuts. Yeooo!

Holly Lester

Gestalt Records with Holly Lester

PRE-ORDER - lobsterrecords.co.uk/products/cromie-landbridge-ep

The long awaited follow-up to a killer four-tracker from Dublin native Fio Fa and Naïve label head Violet, Duality Trax readies it’s subsequent release; this time courtesy of Zagreb born, LA based producer Cromie and a remix from one of electronic music’s most exciting artists – rRoxymore. 

Cromie explores a pool of moods and aesthetics across three tracks; twisting and bending the standard house template into a string of exciting new shapes and sounds. Roxymores refreshing take on the fringes between house and techno are as perceptible as ever, floating effortlessly between genres, exploring new possibilities and sounds.

A1 - Cromie - Landbridge
A2 - Cromie - Bloom In
B1 - Cromie - RIVER (Classified)
B2 - Cromie - Bloom In (rRoxymore rRemix)

@cromie
@rroxymore

DUALITY2 - Cromie - Landbridge EP (ft rRoxymore rRemix)

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Co-runs @terrazzotrax 

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