a  do I like it? - 2

Why did the topic of conversation always seem to come back to the weather? It was a subject that got more airtime than she'd like, but generally that was the centre of all small talk these days. If it wasn't the rain, it was the wind, if not the wind, the few days of sunshine that gave us a glimmer of hope for a moment. Was it the only talking point we all had in our arsenal? Could we not find more common ground than the forecast for the coming weeks? That remained to be seen. 

Ombra International's VA series consistently brings together artists who may be miles away geographically, but sonically there's barely any distance at all. For the next instalment, which also marks the label's 21st release, they call on producers from the UK, France and Germany, namely Rees, Tony Y Not, JH.L.M, Kimshies and Endrik Schroeder. Our pick comes from the latter who joins the Ombra family off the back of releases on Zone and Ritmo Fatale with a dark, 80s-driven Italo number.

PREMIERE: Endrik Schroeder - Rainy Days [Ombra International]

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🛒 https://latidorecords.bandcamp.com/music
🔊 https://youtu.be/rCd4hXZW50g

The tenth reference of LATIDO comes from the hand of Durand & Kadriana. Durand has a good bunch of previous releases on labels like Nein Records, Factor City, Logical Records or Esthetique to name just a few. For this new reference in LATIDO, Durand is joined by Kadriana, who is in charge of the vocal part of the tracks. 
The entire ep clearly sounds 80s. The synths, bass lines and melodies take you back to the New Wave and Synth Pop sound of the eighties. "Blood & Honey" is made up of three original tracks steeped in dark desires, mysterious daydreams and vampires conspiring on a retro-futuristic dance floor. 
Alongside the three original tracks are two fabulous remixes by bosses Fabrizio Mammarella and Undo. Both artists have been able to perfectly read the meaning of the EP, and their remixes fit perfectly with the overall sound of this release. 
With "Blood & Honey" you will sing, dance, and feel like the protagonist of a science fiction movie starring John Carpenter and Tangerine Dream.

Tracklist: 

Durand & Kadriana - Blood & Honey
Durand & Kadriana - Blood & Honey (Fabrizio Mammarella remix)
Durand & Kadriana - Meh
Durand & Kadriana - Your Cheapest Bitch 
Durand & Kadriana - Your Cheapest Bitch (Undo remix)

PREMIERE: Durand & Kadriana - Blood & Honey [LATIDO]

out now on nein
https://neinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dancid

AVI SAKORKA - CLOSE YOUR EYES

Hide & Seek

Hide & Seek (Club Edit)

Within/Without

out on nein
https://neinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/shinsekai-rider

Izakaya Deployment - Shinsekai Rider

For the love of trance.  Available as single at: https://guytallo.bandcamp.com/track/botanica 
Thx Aykan Umut for the artwork https://www.instagram.com/ai_kanumut/

Botanica

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🛒 https://esiturecords.bandcamp.com/album/candid-shots-rappel-2
🔊 https://youtu.be/gB1aMas34mk

Three months after Candid shots, Candid shots RAPPEL concludes Nice Guise’s first release featuring a collection of their ongoing activities. They pile studio sessions extracts, concert recordings and sonic residues into a chaotic mass without any hierarchy, akin to an aggregate in the orbit of the post-punk movement and remnants of the Dada avant-garde.

RAPPEL, the second part of Nice Guise Candid shots compilation, guides us back into the white corridors of offices. The title —‘‘rappel’’— which means ‘‘reminder’’ in French, refers to two distinct ideas: rappel as a corporate or administrative warning (overdue), and rappel as the audience calling the performers back at the end of their show (encore). These combination of meanings lie at the core of this project.

In ‘‘Bonus track’’, for instance, the commercial bonus formula is diverted to become the purpose of the track itself. In a meaningless hymn of anger, the words ‘‘bonus track’’ are shouted over an hardcore kick. Closing the album, ‘‘Outstanding’’, leads us through a pessimistic and ironic punk aftermath, reminiscent of Beyoncé’s Great Resignation anthem ‘‘Break My Soul’’:
Release your anger /
Release your mind /
Release your job /
Release your stress.

However, unlike Beyoncé’s motivational house anthem, this song narrates the less glamorous reality of the fired intern —an anti-hero who is never left with renewed hope and ambition, but only more frustration and rage by the prospect of having to work to survive.
‘‘Outstanding’’ is an alternative version of the opening track from the first Nice Guise’s compilation released on ESITU Records in October 2023, creating a loop of alienation from which the short text on the drilled artwork invites us to break free:
There are 108 possible days /
The inability of living them all overwhelms the individuals /
The three attached photos attests to a single day at the office /
We invite you to release the excess.

Tracklist: 

A1. Rocaille
A2. Ooh
A3. Chant Dujien
A4. Au Ralenti
A5. Miasmes (proto version)
A6. Râle

B1. Acid <3
B2. Bonus Track
B3. Overdrive Bonus
B4. Outstanding (original edit)

Within/Without

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