A selection of our favorite music submitted by XLR8R+ members last month.

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XLR8R+ Submissions Roundup: July

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Keyvan - All I ask (Keyvan dubmix)

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https://shamelessrocks.bandcamp.com/album/clark2

B1 MIRRORISM

The compilation (and charity t-shirt) will be sold exclusively on Bandcamp, to tie in with the online store waiving their revenue share to maximise the amount of money raised for good causes. Every penny raised from sales will be going to supply PPE and and everyone involved has offered their services and music for free.
 
Paying homage and reference to R&S’s iconic “In Order To Dance” compilations with a UK twist - the compilation spans electro, techno, jungle, UK funky, beatless music and even poetry - all provided by British artists or artists now currently residing in the UK.

The list of artists involved alphabetically include:
96 Back, Ahadadream, Anuj Nayyar, Anz, Bamz, Barker, BFTT, Breaka x Guava, Call Super, Client_03, Club Winston, DJ Tess, Fauzia, Forest Drive West, Fracture, Hinako Omori, India Jordan, James Massiah and Fauzia, JAY, K-Lone, LCY, Lone, Loraine James, Nite Fleit, Nkisi, Or:la, Peach, r.kitt, Raji Rags, Shanti Celeste, Shelley Parker, Silvestre, SNOW x Dismantle, Space Dimension Controller, Special Request, Sputnik One, The Maghreban, T. Wiltshire, TSVI, Yak, and Yassuz. 

All proceeds from the compilation will be going to a collective in Liverpool who are raising funds to help them supply PPE direct to the NHS frontline staff. 

https://randsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-order-to-care

Induction - R&S  In Order To Care compilation

Melbourne based producer, DJ and co-founder of Sumac Records, Jon Watts delivers his Butter Sessions debut, Music for 3 CDJs. With over 10 years experimenting as an artist, Jon has an established history with the Australian underground scene. Music for 3 CDJs, showcases two contrasting sides, revealing his ability to seamlessly navigate manifold sounds.

The A-side presents three distinct tracks, thread together with restless percussion and a propulsive force. The introduction to the EP, Prohaasation, is a medley of techno and electro fabrics which progressively build before abruptly halting -- generating suspense for the track to follow. The feverish William gasps and screeches in tones that peak and fall, accompanied by audio maintained throughout; reminiscent of a malfunctioning fax machine. Now It’s Done is a choppy and disjointed piece yet coherent in its structure that makes for a rewarding conclusion to the release’s first chapter.

Subtlety and minimalism prevail for side B, as Jon gifts us with loops that swirl and churn. AMB 4 marks the first deviation from the narrative of Side A; sounding like hypnotic swelling from the bottom of a deep well. AMB 5 follows suit, divulging more of the picture. Carved out of a sound bed of field recordings, the nine and a half minute piece enchants with its repetitive arc, a spaciousness mirrored in the EP’s farewell. The last track Piano 1, is an intricate study of a singular piano chord, examining the layers of the chord’s sustain that are disclosed. A testament to Jon’s unadorned restraint and confirmation of the old adage that less is really more. 
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Jon Watts - Music For 3 CDJS - B Side Previews

Swedish producer Shielding lands on Facta and K-LONE’s Wisdom Teeth imprint with an extended collection of hazy dub techno, drone and downtempo.

https://wisdomteethuk.bandcamp.com/album/shielding-collecting-seaweed-ep

Collecting Seaweed EP

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Magicka - Derealized (PΛRΛ Remix)

Emre Can Swim unleashing corrosive electro for Ece Özel and Umut Kahya’s Müstesna Records.

The 'Biz EP' is out July 16th on Müstesna Records.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2ZlEADw

@emrecanswim
@mustesnarecords

Premiere: Emre Can Swim - Üçünçü Basamağın Sonsuz Küçüğü [Müstesna Records]

Taken from Pressure Dome's charity VA, PDCOMP002, out July 24.

More: www.orbmag.com/music/

@pressuredome
@caldera-caldera

PDCOMP002

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Premiere: Caldera - Trödel Life (Night Mix)

Brillo Oculto

For this week's episode we have a superb mix from Brazilian DJ, producer, and Nice & Deadly co-founder, Rassan. Recently releasing his 'Midnight Special' EP earlier this month on Nice & Deadly, Rassan drops in to deliver a ravey mix full of breaks & electro. No need to leave the house kids, this mix delivers the rave straight to your speakers.

Analog Advisory welcomes, Rassan.

Rassan
@rassaaan
www.linktr.ee/rassaaan

Nice & Deadly
@nicendeadly
www.linktr.ee/nicendeadly

Analog Advisory Sessions 052: Rassan

Artist: Codex, WDDS
Title: A Window
Format: Digital
Label: Interpolate
Release Date: 18/9/20
Purchase: https://interpolaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/airport-a-window-remixes

INTRP002 sees experimental pop duo Codex recruit five impressive beatsmiths to rework their latest two-track release. 
Gallegos, JTS, Nick Kearney, Nymad & WDDS all chip in to offer Breakbeat, Electronica, House, and UKG cuts. Meticulously hand-picked, firmly euphoric, unapologetically dancefloor-ready. 
WDDS provides a luscious, breaks-heavy, dystopian 150bpm rework of A Window, boasting a pulsating bassline worthy of admiration. WDDS productions have received support from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Madam X, Jossy Mitsu, dBridge and Ben UFO, to name a few, on tracks released on his 'Hectare Discs' imprint

https://linktr.ee/codex_music
https://linktr.ee/wddsmusic
https://soundcloud.com/interpolaterecords

Codex Airport / A Window Remixes

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PREMIERE #1200 | Codex - A Window (WDDS Remix) [Interpolate] 2020

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Vilamar - Vilamar EP 01
Vilamar Records, 2020
𝓑𝓾𝔂 👉🏾 https://vilamarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/vilamar-ep-01-vmr001

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https://instagram.com/vilamarrecords
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Vilamar-140348590118868
https://soundcloud.com/vila-mar

𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖒𝖎𝖊𝖗𝖊#011 📢 Vilamar - Vilamar 03 [Vilamar Records]

Solidifying a productive year with dozens of releases, the Droid aka Ben Evans, marks his Woodwork debut with a power packed EP of intriguing electro tracks, delivering monstrous remixes alongside.

Opening with 'paranoia', the Droid's style immediately becomes apparent in its minimalist sonic landscape. Framed in classic 808 rhythms, Evans hits a quirky, abstract nerve with aggressive bass hits and resonant LFO synth tweakery. A solid mix layer, serving as a constant energetic ride.

The title cut, 'rewire the system' offers up the same punchy beat foundation and gets a little deeper, with breaks trading off against four-to-the-floor. The retro flavour of the pads and cosmic flow of various swells, miniature funky bass lines and anguished robo-vocalizations perhaps portray a machine striving toward a more human experience.

Mr. Gentle steps up for the first altered version and gets straight into dramatic sci-fi territory while maintaining the original spaciousness of the Droid approach. He succeeds in taking the beats to an alternate energy level while implementing some ominous breakdowns and infectious acid work to further the plot line of the track.

We are in for a noticeably trippy excursion as Francois Dillinger takes the helm. The 808 feel is drastically withdrawn and chill, with a rolling, funky resolve that perfectly sets up the smoky tapestry of psychedelia over top. The bass and atmospherics are drawn out to an expansive harmonic rhythm somewhere between deeply groovy and completely zoned-out.

The Droid meets Pablo Splice for 'beat the machine'. The two combine opposing aesthetics to craft a unique hybrid contraption from spare parts. The Droid's cycling repetition and minimalist sound design are on lock over his familiar 808 stylings. Pablo Splice counters this with a characteristic, snaky, atonal stab melody underpinned by a complimentary mid-range bass line, with both elements achieving a brash, down-sampled, digital edge.

Lloyd Stellar crafts an impressive thematic rework of 'beat the machine' that features a relentless upbeat swagger - a proper battle workout for the floor. Expanded sonic movement in the bass, twisted harmonic pad variations, tough and punchy blips, urgent vocoder verses, and a massive anthemic section of rave hits, keep this catchy remix moving through exciting revelations from start to finish.

The Droid saves a profound statement for the end with his 'amen experiment'. This unique track recalls a laid back 808 feel, similar to the previous Francois Dilinger workout, but then treats this to subtle ambient chord shifts behind some carefully layered breakbeats. These elements clash and combine wonderfully, ending this EP in an absorbed but lucid mood.

The Droid: thedroidwoodwork.bandcamp.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/djbenevans
Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/djbenevans

Mr. Gentle: soundcloud.com/mr-gentle
Francois Dillinger: soundcloud.com/fdbeardd
Pablo Splice: www.facebook.com/PabloSplice
Lloyd Stellar: soundcloud.com/lloydstellar

Woodwork Recordings: https://www.woodworkrecordings.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodworkrecordings/ 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/woodworkrecordings

PREMIERE: The Droid 06 - Beat The Machine (lloyd Stellar Remix) [Woodwork Recordings]

She floated through the sky, navigating her pathway between the stars and the sun. Her quest always took her to unchartered territories, to spaces and places unknown. Tonight: a far off planet, tomorrow: the outer reaches of the solar system. There were no limits to where she could travel — that was the beauty of the imagination...

The next offering on Astral Black comes from Circadian Rhythms alumni THUGWIDOW and Pure Life's Bruised Skies; a debut collaboration from the pair that marries their diverse yet complimentary outputs. While the former crafts his own modern, sparse take on jungle, the latter's strength lies in hyper-real ambience, which together makes for euphoric results. Across the four tracks on 'Requiem For a Sesh' the duo bring a concoction of sounds to the mix, moving through disfigured breaks and frantic bass to celestial piano melodies and sliced up vocal samples.

PREMIERE: Bruised Skies & THUGWIDOW - Epic Questing [Astral Black]

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