Hard Fantasy lands on All Centre with a 5 track EP, Mechanicus, exploring the distinctive experimental style of the London-based producer's sound.

Rogue Advisor emerges with atmospheric sound design. Pummeling drums provide an industrial groove whilst a piercing siren sounds above, its intensity rising to a fever pitch as the track progresses.

Mechanicus is available across all platforms on the 3rd of February.

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Mechanicus

Hard Fantasy - Rogue Advisor

@entranas - Fisura (taken from 'Obstinado' EP, out on the 1st September via @lecielrecords)

Few Latin American artists have managed to turn so many heads in the past few years as Entrañas, an Ecuadorian producer with releases on TraTraTrax and WVWV among others whose tracks have been continuously landing in the mixes of the most respected DJs around. Now his prolific career continues with an EP for French label Le Ciel Records which will publish 'Obstinado', a collection of four original tracks (+ a remix by label boss Sevenbeatz) incorporating elements of not only dancehall and reggaeton but also Ecuadorian rhythms like bomba and albazo.

[PREMIERE] Entrañas - Fisura (Le Ciel Records)

Ethan Nick - Paw Patrol (feat. Just Knite)

Lil Tracy - Her (Haunted Rework)

Entrañas - Caverna
Label: Infinite Machine
CAT#: IM114
Format: Digital
Release Date: September 27th, 2024

Tracklist:
1. Indignado
2. Ajicito
3. Diclofenaco
4. Cruces
5. Cascada
6. Coscacho
7. Tigrillo (ft. Buena Tarde)
8. Nauseas
9. Toque De Queda (ft. Ene Ese)
10. Chivo
11. Muerto a Puntapiés (ft. Carlos Pabón)
12. Caverna

Ecuadorian producer Daniel Gachet “Entrañas” presents his debut full album Caverna on Infinite Machine. The project explores an amalgam of polyrhythms found in traditional Ecuadorian music such as bomba and albazo, blending them with jagged atmospheres of uk bass and grime. Through deliberate sound design, Entrañas seeks to place the listener within the unpredictable ecosystem of the city of Quito and its surroundings.

In this record Entrañas searches for a sound that conveys both the infrastructural chaos he experiences currently in his home city, while also reflecting the hauntingly beautiful and seemingly perpetual terrain just outside of Quito. Not far from the frequent and unpredictable power outages and city wide lockdowns which are now commonplace due to the ongoing narco wars, there is an Andean stratovolcano visible from many parts of Quito, including Entrañas own bedroom window. Ruco Pichincha stands nearly 5000m in height, attracting awe and curiosity of many who happen upon it, perhaps by way of its beauty as well as its innate potential for mass destruction. A particular location of interest for the artist, the mountain emits a kind of objectivity that is distinct from the urbanscape of human activity; it asserts itself, unobservant of the adjacent violence, trials and tribulations. Its very name–“Ruco” translated in English to "old" from the indigenous Quechua language–seems to reflect both its acquired reverence from native inhabitants of the region, as well as the relative incomprehensibility of such natural monuments.

On Caverna, references to Quito and its encompassing geography are apparent in ways that are direct at times, nuanced at others. “Toque de Queda” (trans. “lockdown”) was produced in real time during a city wide lockdown in which Entrañas and his collaborator Ene Ese were unable to leave an apartment for hours on end. The sheer apprehension of such a situation can perhaps be gleaned from the seething claps and non-melodic droning atmospheres that build, producing a tone of frustration and unease. Tracks like “Coscacho”, “Muerto A Puntapiés” and “Cruces” seem to take on a similarly minimal approach, focused on brooding heavy bass lines and relentless polyrhythms that become increasingly menacing as the tracks build. A listener might imagine these compositions to conjure the rumbling subterranean activity of Ruco Pichincha. As their names might imply, “Caverna” and “Cascada” take a different approach, building up shimmering soundscapes reminiscent of 90s new age. These ephemeral sequences seem to summon meditation on natural landscapes in a way that feels lighter and more optimistic, unveiling a softer vision.

In light of his prolific catalog, Entraña’s twelve-track work reaches into territory that feels both more personal and experimental–though these compositions are undoubtedly dance-floor ready. Caverna brings together anthems of leftfield club music with chambers of ambient reflection–both of which read as significant and distinct to the artist’s background and day-to-day experience in Quito. As the majestic and humbling mountainous surface of Ruco Pichincha might resemble, Caverna’s title track ends the record with a reminder; a gentle nod to the significance of such sacred wonders as places of refuge in our human experience; whether we can grasp them, or see them from our bedroom window.

Artwork by Benfika
Mastered by Fausto Mercier
Words by Sueuga

Entrañas - Chivo

Sweet Grip Transmissions invites st.grimes - 11/10/2024

Metathesis is a shifting of positions in motion. With this EP, Microhm wraps up a trilogy of sonic narratives exploring a quest for Latin American futurism, unleashed onto the dance floor as a contemporary ritual. This trilogy, released throughout 2024, kicks off with Desvanecer, presented by Infinite Machine, followed by Entrelazada and Metathesis under Terminal. It’s a progression of intensities, rhythms, and forms that explores into the blending of genres and techniques.

In Metathesis, hydrophone recordings and marine sounds collected by the artist in various areas of Baja California are sculpturally deformed to create the textures, atmospheres, and melodic foundations that accompany the rhythmic structures of dembow, reggaeton, and polyrhythmic techno variants. These are generated using the artist’s classic set of algorithmic tools and analog synthesis techniques that she typically employs in her productions.

Produced by Microhm aka Leslie García
Mastering by Imaabs at Modos Studios, México City
Cover art by Leslie García

Lil Tracy - Her (Haunted Rework)

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