First Listen

December 17

SoundCloud Weekly

Eduardo - De - La - Calle - --Quasi - Calligraphic

https://soundcloud.com/diynamic-music
https://soundcloud.com/davidaugust

Diynamic label artist David August puts a spin on Kollektiv Turmstrasse's "Last Day," a lovely piece of tech-house released back in 2009. His revision sees a deeper, warm, and meditative track with delicious chords and consuming basslines—-all resulting in an intoxicating audio-watering hole that you'll never want to leave. Unless perhaps for a refill. 

Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Last Day (David August Revision)

Going for impact and stand-out sound design, VRIL offers 'Thronwagen' - a mesmerising arrangement of synth layers, classic Techno stabs and overlapping themes. Already well-known for his powerful drums and bottom end control, this more musical piece goes a long way to showcase some of the German producer's many other talents. 

VRIL - Thronwagen - IMF04

Cries Of A Fading Land

The Intergalactic Research Institute for Sound presents DE, a compilation of various artists representing Georgian electronic and ambient music.

დე / DE is a compilation of music from artists of different backgrounds getting together in order to showcase the dynamic influences within the Georgian scene. 
Tbilisi is getting worldwide recognition at the moment for its booming club scene, but what this project aims to illustrate is what is happening outside of the club context.

Natalie Beridze who has been performing worldwide since 2004 is known as the first female electronic music artist in Georgia, Rezo Glonti has built his studio inside the hull of his boat, and Zesknel is a resident of the renowned Bassiani club, while MYI and Severiane were discovered thanks to Myspace, Soundcloud, and word-of-mouth. All these talents manage in their own ways to present დე / DE, with murky and melancholic cuts.

Melancholia is at the core of beauty in Georgia. That is not the case in Germany and many other cultures, where melancholia is often charged and bound to a negative feeling, which some might perceive as weakness. Consequently, one could be tempted to say that even if it‘s electronic music, DE has a traditional Georgian quality. But that would be putting art in boxes or cases — because what is Georgian art nowadays, when so many artists from this origin are scattered around? As Giorgi Maisuradze states in his mission statement for DE, “the world is their home”.

დე / DE[da]:

A1 Rezo Glonti – Mentors
A2 MYI – And they Lost
A3 Irakli – Forgotten Melodies
B1 Natalie Beridze TBA – Waves Future
B2 Zesknel - კი. სორა. ტორი.
B3 Severiane – Untitled 4144

Colour Vinyl, Limited 400 Copies.
Intergalactic Research Institute for Sound 001

დე / DE - Sounds from Georgia (IRIS001)

Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTCjPa28l6U&feature=youtu.be

Buy the EP
https://strctr-records.bandcamp.com/album/m-city-ep

Vitess
https://soundcloud.com/vitess1

Warehouse Records
https://soundcloud.com/warehousebabyclub

STRCTR Records
https://soundcloud.com/strctr-records

Vitess - Unskilled Mood (ft. Noël)

Play It Down brings together many of its veteran artists for the 100th release, which, in the current incarnation of the label, will also be its last.

A word from Jesse Rose:
“It’s been an amazing rollercoaster of a ride with Play It Down and when asked why I would stop releasing in its current incarnation the answer was obvious. I’ve always been very involved in the A&R process of all the releases. I’ve always felt confident to tell an artist if something should be taken out or added because I have spent (near enough) every weekend for the last two decades in a club, listening and playing House music. I would test the demos in my sets and know automatically what felt right and what felt wrong. If I’m not playing in clubs it wouldn’t feel right for me to tell someone who is playing shows every weekend how their record should sound. And ultimately, Play It Down for me has been about finding music I've wanted to play in my sets. So for the minute it’s a massive thank you to all the artists, fellow DJs, supporters, club-goers,
distributors, journalists, radio presenters, interns, promoters, bootleggers, and to Laura (who has worked day-in & day-out overseeing near every part of the label for the past five years) for letting us come up with dreams that all of you have helped make a reality.
This Play It Down 100 compilation album of original tracks brings back all the current roster to collaborate and a few tracks written solo by some of our key artists. It was a very enjoyable process to see what they would all come back with.”

PID100

Weiss & Christian Nielsen - Anything

OUT 24/11/17

For the second time this year, Moon Harbour welcome back the talented Emanuel Satie for a striking solo EP.

The Culture’ is brilliantly unhinged, with drunken synths skewed and stretched in all directions. Warm sub envelops things from below and the loopy, silky groove cannot fail to hook you in as the synths freak you out up top.

One Love

Pre-Order NOW!

Premiere: Emanuel Satie - The Culture [Moon Harbour]

Sliding Windows By Karl Bult


Expected within 3-4 weeks

Sliding Windows By Karl Bult - A1 Kvarlevor

Get it here: https://greatstuffrecordings.lnk.to/discotech

Dave Martinez with friends Beto Quedas and Andres Barr bring the South American heat to Great Stuff with a marvellous two-tracker. 

The trio are stepping up their game with a fine selection of rubbery house and tech-house grooves, enhanced with swelling kicks and vast basslines. Twisted vocal fragments add a modern Chicago inspired vibe to these cutting edge creations. Both tracks “Disco Tech” as well as “Harvo” are kept a little rough around the edges to keep things all around exciting.

Disco Tech (Great Stuff)

Dave Martinez - Disco Tech

OUT NOW: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/dmitry-distant-neud-no-return-vol-1/658036-01/

No Return Vol.1 - RTTD008

Mohlao - Landforms [SSV12]

Dutch producer Samuel Van Dijk, best known for his gorgeous electro work as VC-118A, takes his Mohlao moniker out for an extended stroll on this double pack LP of otherworldly techno for quieter moments. From the barely-there whispers of "Rotar" to the wobbly unease of "Voltool One" this is a masterclass in minimal elements crafted to perfection. Lose yourself in the slow-creeping snow-crunch of "Hue" and meditate to the gentle housey pulse of "Flare" - at every turn this record presents you with just the kind of subliminal techno that Silent Season so dearly love.

A1. Rotar 
A2. Voltool One
B1. Neptune
B2. Hue
C1. Vector
C2. Outline
C3. Undertone
D1. Flare
D2. Patchbay
D3. Landforms

http://silentseason.com/ssv12/

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Samuel van Dijk is an electronic music producer, sound designer and media artist from the Netherlands releasing deep electronic music as VC-118A, Mohlao, and Multicast Dynamics. Drawing inspiration from technology, nature, film, and fiction, his productions and live sets embody a dynamic musical framework. Since the Dutchman surfaced as Mohlao for labels like Meanwhile, Field and Other Heights at the turn of the decade, van Dijkʼs music has found a firm position; the ethereal electro VC-118A project, deep ambient techno as Mohlao, and subterranean ambient as Multicast Dynamics.

https://soundcloud.com/mohlao

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2x12" vinyl / download

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/mohlao-landforms/655000-01/

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Written and produced Samuel Van Dijk
Artwork by Chaindata.nl
Mastered by Optimum Bristol

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www.silentseason.com
info@silentseason.com

Landforms

Juno Records

Mohlao - Outline [SSV12]

@sstromsound's 'Umbra' transcends grizzled techno into a detuned sonic submersion on the latest release for @rostenrostenrosten

Read More: http://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-sstrom-umbra-rosten/

First Listen: SSTROM - 'Umbra' (Rösten)

Digital:
https://crossingavenue.bandcamp.com/album/avantieri

Vinyl:
https://clone.nl/item49536.html

A year after their debut on the label, Crossing Avenue return with five more sublime techno tracks on Spazio Disponibile. That first EP remains the only outing for the pair of Andrea La Bombarda and Andrea Montrone, and this new one is another experimental trip into mind melting grooves. 

Opener ‘Laguna’ is a loopy, liquid track of fluttering drums and rubbery kicks that never lets up. ‘Ortica’ is more gloopy and wonky, with firmer kicks and aqueous sounds dripping off the groove, while ‘Lyra’ is beautifully delicate and intricate, with underwater life forms drifting by as gentle xylophones sounds dance around. The masterful minimalism continues on the dark, undulating and alien ‘Vilipendio,’ and things round out with the paranoid voices and panning synths of ‘Mekong’, an unsettling track that has you looking over your shoulder.

Tracklist:

A1.  Crossing Avenue - Laguna
A2. Crossing Avenue - Ortica
B1.  Crossing Avenue - Lyra
B2. Crossing Avenue - Vilipendio
B3. Crossing Avenue - Mekong

Spazio012 - Crossing Avenue - Avantieri

Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Luchtoorn (Original Mix)

Breakneck jungle inspired sounds from MELD bossman Mod-R via fresh new label Shubzin

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-mod-r-no-love-jungilisation/

@mod-r-dj
@shubzin

First Listen: Mod-R - 'No Love (Jungilisation)'

Hard flowing UK club Mutations from Hope Works resident Diessa via DJ SagePay's Hi-NRG.

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-diessa-freeze-dub-hi-nrg/

@diessa-994795933
@hi_nrg
@djsagepay

First Listen: Diessa - Freeze Dub (Hi–NRG)

The fearless frontgirl of Lisbon’s underground queer collective Circa AD is back with a new EP on New Scenery. 

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-odete-sangue-new-scenery/

@newscenery
@queriastarmorta

First Listen: Odete - 'Sangue' (New Scenery)

A killer package of electro delights, Glasgow imprint@reality-club welcome Newcastle’s Shawn Cartier for their 5th release. 

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-shawn-cartier-gangster-reality-club-records/

@seaaaaaan
@reality-club

First Listen: Shawn Cartier - 'Gangster' (Reality Club Records)

Bouncing synths, retro strings and rolling breaks make up this feel good dancefloor cut from former Smartbar resident Chrissy.

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-chrissy-cant-you-feel-it-dansu-discs/

@chrissytrax @dansudiscs

Pus Two EP

First Listen: Chrissy - 'Can't You Feel It' (Dansu Discs)

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First Listen: SSTROM - 'Umbra' (Rösten)

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