Cloudsteppers (Ciel & Dan Only)

Toronto based artists Ciel and Dan Only collaborate as Cloudsteppers to drop their debut EP - The Limit

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Available 20/05/2022

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XK025 sees a fresh label debut in the form of Cloudsteppers - a collaboration between Toronto based artists Ciel and Dan Only. Born out of an impromptu jam session at Dan Only's NDG 208 Studio in late 2019, the pair quickly hit it off. Ciel brought her trusty Korg ESX-1 sampler, and alongside Dan Only's arsenal of vintage synths and samplers, they quickly wrote the first two cuts of what would eventually turn into the first Cloudsteppers EP. After getting great feedback from playing them on tour and sharing with friends, the pair wrote the last two cuts when lockdown restrictions loosened during the summer of 2020.

Both artists are instinctively melodically-inclined producers, so for this release they tried to focus more of their attention on the drums and fx, while limiting the amount of melodic parts in each track. Working within those parameters resulted in what is now their debut EP.

Title track, “The Limit”, is a huge undulating cut of 160bpm energy - it shimmies effortlessly between skittish jungle, breakbeat and techno rhythms, centred around a tripped out sample of Manchester’s finest physicist, Brian Cox. “Slinky Bork” brings a distinctly UK Tech House flavour reminiscent of Housey Doingz, Get Fucked and others of the Wiggle/Euka House era - underpinned by a solid 4x4, subtle rhythms and spacey atmospherics abound.

On the flip, “Diva Loops”goes in hard with a pounding kick, warbling bass and some massive clattering drums before breaking out into a playful melodic refrain. Closing things out, “Trigger Happy” is another functional 4x4 club cut full of skippy tech styles and punchy rhythms. A dreamy melody floats along into a tension building crescendo, complete with massive reese-ish bassline. Big!

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https://soundcloud.com/danonly

Cloudsteppers - Trigger Happy [X-Kalay]

Cloudsteppers, the collaborative project of @ciel_dj and @DanOnly, serve up sharp, melodic jungle, techno and garage on ‘The Limit’ EP. Hear the Brian Cox sampling title track now

More info: https://djmag.com/music/premiere-cloudsteppers-limit

The Limit

Premiere: Cloudsteppers ‘The Limit’

Ouxh joins Salt Mines for his sophmore EP, unearthing a psychedelic palette combining golden years prog, tech house & breakbeat in a singular style.

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Out February 4th

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Following a debut EP release on Brazilian record label Yellow Island Records and a hypno-house debut album on colourful L.A imprint 100% Silk, California producer Etari readies four air-fresh cuts of club melodia designed for those deep moments in the dance on Running Out Of Steam.

Aesthetics of both artist and label are a heaven-made match; favouring melodic grooves and broken-beats that trigger blissed-out experiences both spiritual and physical. ‘Chemistry’ makes use of broken Baltimore rhythms and blends them with warped, supernatural vocals, feeding into both worlds of melancholy and paradise. 

‘Cinnamon Spice’ maintains the tempo with a fairy-light cut of footwork-electro – a sequence that begs to be lost in, angelic strobes of light beaming onto a looping trip cinematic sound – before the lo-fi house rhythms of ‘Lavender Luv’ cast our minds back to a simpler time when the sun was setting and the sand was still warm between our toes. 

‘Sweet Pea’ completes the release with a wubby piece of blissful Balearic; no sudden movements, swaying in the turquoise vibe as teardrops roll into the ocean. 

>> @etari

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Artist: Reflex Blue
Track Title: Trip Sit (Elevate Mix) 
Album Title: FREE002
Label: Breakfree Records 
Cat#: FREE002
Release date: 28.10.2022
Format: vinyl, digital

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Breakfree Records are honoured to welcome Naarm's new wunderkind, Reflex Blue for their second record of punchy progressive / tech house.

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'Ldn born, Berlin based label 'X-Kalay' make the winter 22 their szn' to switch things up by presenting a brand new sub-print to defect into jungle & breaks frequencies. X-Kalay are six years deep in the scene and are a highly respected presence inside the proggy side of techno. and the yellow plates have become synonymous with international boundary pushers such as Adam Pitts, Maara, Rudolf C, Lou Karsh, Escape Artist and more. Forward-thinking artists with a deep desire for the trippy and euphoric corners of high tempo club music. The next instalment is a diversion into unfamiliar territory but you can 100% trust that they will deliver the goods. Jungle is having a mini revival so it will be interesting to see what names they'll be deploring on their new quest...........' (Continued Below)

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DAWL returns to Craigie Knowes with 4 uk-heavy tracks on the 'Hyper Charged EP'. Breaks, bleeps and furious 303 patterns - it's everything you've come to expect and more from master of this sound.

Release date: 30 January 2023
Catalog No.: CKNOWEP41

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CKNOWEP41 | DAWL - Hyper Charged EP

Slump kicks off 2023 with a 4-track compilation of dancefloor magic. Spanning through subgenres with musical navigators from across Europe - Abdul Raeva, Bolam, mpeg and Baby Rollén.

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PREMIERE : Baby Rollén - Neptune

Skins continues forging his own path with a new label celebrating the uplifting and futuristic sounds of jungle, with a four-tracker featuring tracks with early support from Katiusha, Tañ and Frazer Ray.

Whilst some will know Skins from his days DJing regularly around Oxford, his run of self-released white label techno EPs or 2021’s underground hit 24 Hour Dub, more recently he has turned his attention back to the music which made him fall in love with it all in the first place:

“I vividly remember the effect that the futuristic sounds of 90s jungle and drum ‘n’ bass had on me as a kid, hearing snippets of tracks in video games and later stumbling across artists like Alaska, Future Engineers, Seba, Peshay and LTJ Bukem. After years engrossing myself in the cavernous spaces of dub techno, this record feels like a return to my roots, bringing my style into a new arena which still feels like home. The label will serve as an outlet for this and future collaborations with like-minded producers.” - Skins

https://saucedirect.bandcamp.com/album/sauce-direct-vol-1

https://soundcloud.com/skinsdub

Sauce Direct Vol. 1

PREMIERE: Skins - Split [Sauce Direct]

Get 'Control ft. Eden Samara' now, and pre-order the Aqua Hotel EP on digital and 12" vinyl: http://lnkfi.re/PEACH019. Full EP released 9th February.

Cloudsteppers - Aqua Hotel EP
A1. Aqua Hotel
A2. Control ft. Eden Samara
B1. Duckstep
B2. TDG

PEACH019 - Cloudsteppers - Aqua Hotel EP [Clips]

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Made this when I saw the stems go up for a remix comp, which I won btw ;) 

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Cloudsteppers - Trigger Happy [X-Kalay]

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