Last year Low End Activist mapped out the depth and breadth of his sound with the Hostile Utopia album on Sneaker Social Club and now he returns with a fresh payload of future shock-outs from the grimy depths of his sound well. Recent times have seen LEA releases tipping towards MC guest spots but on this EP he’s turning inward with three varied, mutant workouts for soundsystem immersion.

‘Sent West’ makes no bones about its inspiration from the tough, boxy end of early dubstep, but as ever the kink in the Activist’s sound comes from the detail around the rhythm and his embrace of off-centre textures. ‘Neurosis’ plumbs even further down in its dogged pursuit of infinite subs and dystopian atmospherics, offering the kind of subliminal, wayward stepper to tweak nervous minds to distraction. ‘Dry Chat, Wet Rag’ stretches out on the B side with a phantom dub pulled from rad-blasted wastelands, caked in slime and tough enough to withstand any fallout.

Calling to mind the introspective, evocative work on the likes of Engineers Origins EP, this is LEA using the hardcore continuum to tell his most murked-out tales.

Pre Order - https://sneakersocialclub.bandcamp.com/album/dry-chat-wet-rag

SNKR050

Dry Chat, Wet Rag

Track taken from my latest EP, The Bounce, out now on @the-trilogy-tapes. https://www.beatport.com/release/the-bounce/4371512

The Bounce

Basic Rhythm - Unworthy (TTT)

Different Intel returns with 4 dark and dynamic club tracks by @mercysystem. ‘Dials’ delves into a grittier and more aggressive rendition of his sound, carefully blurring the lines between techno, broken beats and dubstep through innovative production techniques, whilst preserving his distinctive intricate and textured style. Despite the exploration of diverse influences, the release doesn't shy away from the allure of the original dubstep sound, seamlessly integrating its essence to serve its purpose within a club environment. Amidst its pulsating intensity and overall grimness, this excursion remains a poignant tribute to the post-industrial ambiance of Greater Manchester.

1. Dials
2. Pinpoint
3. Four Winters
4. I'll Know

Out Now: differentintel.bandcamp.com/album/dials-ep

Release date: 23/02

Download 'Pinpoint' now as a part of the pre-order.

Written & Produced by Mercy System
Mastered by Jamiu
Graphic Design by Milkias Gunsa

Dials EP

DI002 - Mercy System - Dials EP

Djrum's first release since 2019, the Meaning’s Edge EP is an introduction to a whole new world. For the artist also known as Felix Manuel, it was created in the final stretches of six rather traumatic years work. Having carefully honed his techniques and aesthetics, and learned some hard-won emotional lessons over this time, finally he began to work in a quicker, lighter fashion – and to cleanse his palate a little by bringing in a fresh ingredient: his own flute playing. For listeners, though, it will serve as an appetiser, a way into the delights and complexities of this new phase of his creativity.
 
It’s a serious work in its own right, mind. The use of flutes – including Bansuri, Shakuhatchi, Western Classical, and synthesised all blending and blurring into one another – gives it a coherence and a sense of airiness that unites the five tracks over half an hour, however divergent their beats get. And as in all his music, 
 
Here you find the opening track ‘Codex’ which alone touches on OG dubstep, Aphex Twin-like braindance, post-classical exploration, movie themes and more. The gentle tones and melodies that rise up out of it perfectly conjure Felix’s running theme of a protective bubble that provides a sense of safety and tranquillity even as the beats and acid gurgles and spurts all around it conjure up the slings and arrows of life’s difficulties.
 

… and it’s only just the beginning. This is the return of a master craftsperson more focused than ever on his vision and vocation and ready to blow your mind all over again.

12" vinyl @djrum - "Meaning's Edge" - Out 22/11
https://hth.lnk.to/djrum

Meaning's Edge

Codex

12" VINYL

Djrum - Codex

"determined.
clubfocused.

this is about strength,
stating value.

translating empowerment.

This is about sisterhood,
a call for union."
—Leese & Chewlie

We are standing for representation!
crédits
paru le 9 janvier 2025

Curated by Leese & Chewlie
Artwork by Julia Häller
Mastered by PRECISE
Set free into the wild by YUKU

01. Leese & Chewlie - Saamna [YUKU]

Bandcamp : 

https://delajelespere.bandcamp.com/album/decoys

No Sir : 

https://linktr.ee/anniemurnighan

De la... je l'espère :

https://linktr.ee/delajelespere

Decoys explore the ways that internal perception distorts and develops as it navigates the fluid boundaries of the self. The EP’s title invokes the distracting and alluring elements of an incomplete double—an illusion that, upon closer inspection, uncovers something perhaps even deeper than its originating source. The title track pairs driving rhythms with dark, rustling atmospheres and layers of competing bass punctured by the screech of unidentifiable machines to create a relentless forward momentum with no clear destination. “Imitation Body” layers found sound to assemble a beat that pushes and pulls with a distinct swing, anchored by ghost-like ambiance and an insistent low end. On “Fear Of Others,” paranoia and uncertainty channel into a chest-rattling dubstep excursion. As the track shifts between two distinct moods, the elements anchoring it mutate and shift. The EP closes with “Respite,” a breathy half-time closer accented by bursts of frenetic sound and warbling bass, as though the music itself is resisting disintegration.

All original tracks written by No Sir
Remixes by Chewlie and GillieLove
Mastering by Damna
Artwork by Camille Giunti (clubkidzstudio)
Text by No Sir & Charlotte Strange
Distribution by Underscope

No Sir - Decoys (Chewlie Remix)

“Boss Bish” channels the energy I’ve been manifesting lately. The boss bish energy is about being chill af, unbothered, collected and strong, going about life from a place of power, while fighting the patriarchy like a boss.
out now on @yukumusic

Monibi – Boss Bish [YUKU]

Strictly Human Pseudo Stories

Trigger

Upside Down

HardStop

Forbidden

UK record label based at fabric, East London. Run in part by Rob Booth (Electronic Explorations)

Djrum - Codex

Houndstooth