Cyphon Recordings continue their remarkable run of form with a brand new six track mini LP from Aussie powerhouse Ewan Jansen. With three decades of experience permeating his productions, ‘Chroma Sea’ is a signature Jansen voyage - crisp, colourful, groove-heavy house and techno anchored by an analog weight. A veteran of the scene, Jansen cut his teeth in the early '90s producing hardware-saturated house music drenched in depth and feeling. Having released on the likes of Moods & Grooves, Going Good, Freerange and Butter Sessions across the years, he’s also been captaining his own label Red Ember Records since 1997.
 
Leading the ‘Chroma Sea’ odyssey is 'Salt Circuit', a squelching '90s tech house leaning track with a Detroit influenced touch, where bounce and power balance expertly with intricate synthwork and synapse-firing breakdowns. 'Brinewave' and 'Cybercanisco' follow, the former a head pickling, bass heavy, atmospheric electro joint. The latter a blinding yet blissful, Motor City channelling techno creation, that burrows deep down into your soul.
 
On the flip, 'Hydronexus' swallows you up in with a hit of absorbing space-age techno that envelopes your brain in layer upon layer of tactile sounds, before 'Faulty Gelfling' fires you out the other side into a twisted, robo electro hyperspace. Closing out the release and bringing you back down to earth is 'Surabaya', where soft pads swell and oscillating synths wash over you, as that grooving low-end just keeps on rolling.

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PREMIERE : Ewan Jansen - Cybercanisco

The Panaflex boys set the tone with the warehouse inspired 'Rayquaza' and expand their palette with 'Don't Be Square', a feel good classic house weapon. Finishing the EP off is the deep and emotional 'Newquay'.

Buy: https://viceworks.bandcamp.com/album/rayquaza-ep
@viceworks
@Panaflex

PREMIERE: Panaflex - Rayquaza [VICEWORKS]

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The rank of ‘legend’ is often bestowed on those of a much lesser pedigree than Ron Wells. Known for his influence in the formative years of UK techno, jungle and his combination of the two - Ron hand-carved his name in the underground hall of fame through his Sound Entity Records imprint, their series of sub-labels and his productions across countless monikers, none less so than his Jack Smooth namesake. Ron is joined by Anthony Wilson donning his Chicago Loop guise for 4 house and techno club-bumping collaborations that compile for release as the “Effusion 7075 EP”. Super-thick beats from seasoned veterans of the UK underground.. Releases March 11, 2024

Design by Cutwerk
Mastered by Marco @ Analogcut
Distributed by One Eye Witness

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Colombian DJ and Producer Hermetics returns with Prometheus Rising, a bold six-track EP which propels you into a brave new world, in which AI and high technology intertwine with nature and techno-pagan spirituality. A utopian future where the spirit of Prometheus (the Greek god who moulded humans from clay and gave them technology) provides a unifying force to reignite the spirit of humanity.

Prometheus Rising is released 29th February on Otherness – Hermetics’s very own brand-new label where the Buenos Aires based virtuoso can release and curate music with total artistic freedom. These six tracks beam you up into the Promethean realm, leading you on a journey into the next age…an epoch defined by exploration, freedom, and boundless creativity.

The first track on the Prometheus Rising EP, Hyperion, guides you through a melancholic, dystopian soundscape of jungle and breakbeat with a mystical, esoteric touch. With a nod to ‘Future Sounds of London’, Hyperion represents the fall before the rise of the Promethean age.

Buy: https://hermetics.bandcamp.com/album/prometheus-rising

PREMIERE: Hermetics - Hyperion [Otherness]

It seems there is a lot that can happen in a campsite of a festival, and an EP from Mella Dee on Private Parts is one of them. Cut to, a musical exchange to take place, and Strictly Ruffneck EP to be born.

Strictly Ruffneck EP has Mella Dee exploring his deeper, wigged out and wonky side in fine detail.

Mella Dee
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/melladeemusic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melladeemusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melladee_/

Private Parts
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ste_roberts
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/private_parts_records/

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PREMIERE: Mella Dee - Twisted Funk (Private Parts)

not even noticed are an incredibly talented German duo who have been laser focussed on their signature sound since their foundation in 2020. Hailing from Frankfurt & Leipzig, Carsten & Lucas have amassed a gorgeous catalogue of music that incorporates the ethereality of Trance combined with the gritty, heads-down feeling of classic Acid House and Breakbeat. Their latest EP Source Transformation lands on Faux Poly this Spring.

This release showcases the artists inherent flair for treading the line between delicately uplifting melodies and rattling heavy bass. Each track conjures up a beautifully atmospheric future-acid world that is a dream to get lost in.

Words from the artist:
We started producing this EP in the late summer of 2023 in which some of our project’s biggest releases had dropped. Seeking for a way to stick to our signature sound without repeating ourselves we aimed for new grooves and patterns to combine with our sound sphere. The first three tracks of the EP were produced within one month, while Astral Surge was a few months older and happened to be rearranged to fit into the overall vibe of the EP. When Joe and Warren reached out to us to work with them on a Faux Poly project we had a feeling that these would be the tracks that could make an EP. We’re even more glad the feeling was mutual.

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not even noticed - Source Transformation [FP009] (PREVIEWS)

Dawn Razor (@awnazor) and Archetech, two friends and two-thirds of the once-active trio Sonnen Blumen Kerne, have collaborated to deliver an album of tracks previously released exclusively on vinyl through Dawn Razor’s NARA Records. When Lobster Theremin ceased operations, the stock of these releases was lost, leaving only brief preview snippets online.

Adam approached HOMAGE with the story and shared the tunes with us. Moved by the situation, we decided to release all of the tracks as a retrospective album. Thus, 'Half Life' was born—a collection of 10 tracks that blur the boundaries between slammin' electro, breakbeat, and mutated bass, all with a minimalist edge.

'Half Life' will be available to stream and download from May 17th, 2024.

Half Life

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@gestaltlabel
@abdulraeva
@tadan127
Bandcamp: https://gestaltlabel.bandcamp.com/album/30003-ha07
Release Date: April 26th, 2024
Info: Gearmaster aka Abdul Raeva recharge Hidden Assets with 3 heavy cuts of acid, plus remixes by Paperkraft, Marina Potion Club, Jeku, Reece Walker, Holly Lester, Faktor-X, Dzc., Pletnev and Tadan.

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*PREMIERE* Gearmaster - Parabola (Tadan Remix)

Sleem Gleam - Made of Magma
BUY LINK: https://sleemgleam.bandcamp.com/album/made-of-magma
Label: Kajunga Records (https://soundcloud.com/kajunga)
https://www.instagram.com/kajungarecords/
> Sleem Gleam (https://soundcloud.com/sleemgleam)
https://www.instagram.com/ryote_/

Where stars drench the sky in hues of infinity, amidst the chaotic waves of supernovas, Sleem Gleam emerges from the abyss to debut a fusion of electronic rhythms and reverberated riffs that crash against the shores of reality.

Riding on a hot acid groove and descending into an electric whirlpool, “Lava Barrels at High Tide” is a stripped-back oceanside bop that epitomizes the swell. Up next, “Totally Pitted” hits maximum wetness with an iconic bass line and blazing flanged-out hats guaranteed to jostle a noggin.

On the flip side, the upbeat electro jam “Cosmic Rip Current” presents a hazard to beach-goers in the form of a thick and psychedelic stellar blip-swirl. Lobotomy Party sends it home at high speed with twacked-out vocal samples and surreal pulsating bass.

Sleem Gleam is the new surf-inspired alias of Minneapolis-based Kajunga co-founder Ry Johnson, aka Ryote. He has been making and releasing electronic music since 2007 and DJing since 2011.

Produced in Minneapolis, MN, USA
Mastered by Complete.
Pressed by Archer (Detroit)
Artwork by Ry Johnson (@ryote_)
Pressing Qty: 200

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PREMIERE : Sleem Gleam - Cosmic Rip Current

Slam Jams is always one of the most fun elements of Holding Hands to put together because I get to combine a wide variety of banging slammy jammy vibes from across the board in one place.

This time I’ve got one track from returning peak time maestros not even noticed, one from myself (Desert Sound Colony) and two from label newcomers Mr Jones and DJ Merlín. Each one has a different flavour and it’s fair to say each one slaps harder than a 17th century gentleman brandishing his white glove.

@not-even-noticed
@desertsoundcolony
@mrj0nes
@djmerlin1

HHANDS027 - Slam Jams Vol.4 (Clips)

Gabriola "Believer" 2x12 in stores 31/05/24 @magicwire

A. Believer 8:54
B. Inner Engineering 10:37
C1. Winged Sun 5:50
C2. Ultravision (Eclipse Mix) 8:30
D. Gabriola & Bliss Inc present Equator - Lux 10:00

preorder direct - https://instituteofadvancedthinking.net/product/gabriola-believer-2x12/
preorder bandcamp - magicwire.bandcamp.com/album/believer

creation... and the coming fire

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run by @ryanclover and @fabi-jugo

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