The inaugural release from the new Love International X Test Pressing imprint comes from Fantastic Man, the Berlin based Australian whose music has been played by everyone from Aphex Twin to Bicep to Gerd Janson and many more.
  
Love International make good times happen in far flung places, whilst Test Pressing make good times happen physically and in the digital sphere, a meeting of like minds and shared tastes, all bases covered here.  Together this collaboration has been releasing compilation album from the likes of Gatto Fritto, Beautiful Swimmers and Shanti Celeste, and this new label project unites recording artists and designers in a meeting of music and art.

On the ‘Cloud Management’ release, Fantastic Man teams up with Alexander Papoli-Barawati, a German/Filipino/Iranian graphic designer and art director living in Berlin.  The striking and playful graphic design is in tandem with the music, which runs from the beautiful piano–led Balearic sounds of ‘Cloud Manager’ to the floating breaks in ‘Lounge Wizard’, the warped chug tempo in ‘Psychic Monthly’ and the beautiful acid bubbles of release finale, ‘Time Apprentice’.

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Fantastic Man - Lounge Wizard (LIXTP001) [clip]

Mind Dance unveils ‘Mystic Minds, Volume 1’ - a five track compilation warmly welcoming label associates old and new. The first in an ongoing series of VA outputs, Mystic Minds was established to provide a new space to foster the collaborative nature of the electronic underground. Whilst only scratching the surface of the cross-continental contemporary dance landscape, the first edition of Mystic Minds effortlessly showcases the breadth and depth of talent in Australia and afar.

Bandcamp - https://minddance.bandcamp.com/album/mystic-minds-volume-1

Discogs - https://www.discogs.com/Various-Mystic-Minds-Vol-1-/release/19461829

Design Fett Burger
Words by Penny O'Brien
Mastered by Carsten Dämbkes
Mixed by Artists and The Herbalist (A1)

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Mystic Minds Vol 1

MD004 - Mystic Minds Vol 1 (PREVIEWS)

Preorder Vinyl & Digital via Bandcamp:
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One Eye Witness:
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Discogs: 
https://www.discogs.com/release/21614911-Primal-Code-AI-Calculator

Out 28.01.2022

Up next in our main series are Milan-based dub techno outfit Primal Code. With a solid back catalogue comprising releases for Hypnus Records, TGP and Konstrukt, the Italian duo have honed their skills to impressive effect over the last few years, forging a sound signature thoroughly engaging on both body and cerebral levels, and now punching in on KOC to breathe further hard-hitting opaque heat into the collection.

Putting things into gear, “AI Calculator” propels us across dim-lit streetscapes and murky subterranean entrails, pared-down to a minimal array of modular signals, subtle machine inflections and particularly acute rhythmic progression. Steering the original into further pumped-up, DJ-friendly territories, NAFF affiliate Priori drops the hammer badman style, bringing forth the racing muscular bass and squelchy machine talk on loop mode to keep everyone on their toes from start to finish.

Flexing a different kind of acidic swagger, “Autopilot” pulls out the weird extra-terrestrial jazz tropes and whirling dynamics for a round of proper otherworldly bop in the outer-space. Last but not least, “Mainframe” rounds off the release on a more openly experimental note, letting the loops, envelopes and textures float in a haze of half-controlled abstraction. The result evokes something of an immunocompromised Rubber Johnny getting glazed as he weightlessly drifts off from a galaxy to another, and into another world completely.

Primal Code - AI Calculator w/ Priori Remix (OYSTER32 - Snippets)

Oi! This is Nathan Kofi, introducing; “Voltage Controlled Love Affair”. A story about love, love for frequencies, love for the journey, love for the culture and love for ‘the self’.

This record will be my debuting ep since my name changed from Nathan Surreal to Nathan Kofi. And that transformation is evident throughout this ep. The A-side kinda represents ‘the old me’. A1: My Heart Will Go On and A2: Words of Affirmation are both tracks made a little while ago and are cut out of the same wood; a family affair if you wish. They consist of similar samples and thus share sonic DNA, yet reveal two completely different characters in their experience.

Both tracks are fundamentally rooted in a classic ‘house’ ethos and display the use of vocals to enhance the listening experience while it progresses to its full potential. Although the “a1” exudes a more galvanising upbeat energy with a strong pulse triggering bodily movements, the “b1” takes a different route and evokes a more collective meditative journey; hence the title.

Moving over to the b-side. This side represents a new me; personally and musically. Both tracks are rooted in a sense of authenticity and fresh renewed energy. This side moves away from the 4-to-the-floor formula and introduces breaky patterns and melodic experiments.

While a lot of people, including myself suffered through several lockdowns triggering mental struggles as a consequence, I had a really hard time finding peace and balance in life and in the studio. B1: ‘Platonic Intimacy’ is the result of many frustrating studio sessions trying to find my mojo back; trying to reinvent myself to rekindle the experience of bliss and joy while music-making. This track, in particular, brings up the topic of writer's block, mental health and blockages alike artists are suffering from. But when those demons are fought, those barriers are broken, mountains are moved – It is the start of something new, and beautiful; ‘Platonic Intimacy’. The B2: ‘Candy Girl’, in essence, a straight-up sugar-coated electro banger with a mood, yet simultaneously signifies the power of ‘reclaiming’ what is yours.

Best,
Nathan Kofi

Voltage Controlled Love Affair

Nathan Kofi - Voltage Controlled Love Affair EP

Debut album on Altered Sense, out early September - preorders up now https://www.juno.co.uk/products/bufo-bufo-flora-fauna/883132-01/

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Konerytmi is back for his final EP on the Telomere series!
Here we have again a SIX track mini LP! With a blend of breaks, electro, IDM and tech house, there’s something for all hours of the night! 

Very limited black copies as always with a few colored copies available via the Wex bandcamp, be quick!

[PREMIERE] Sanaton - Konerytmi | Telomere Plastic [2022]

Artist: Various Artists
Premiere Artist: fl_000
Track Title: Fuji
Album Title: just stretchin'  003
Label: just stretchin' 
Cat #: JS003
Release date: 28.10.2022
Format: vinyl, digital

@just_fl_000
@juststretchin

The third just stretchin' release comes with tracks from fl_000, His Master's Voice and Session Restore. A compilation of tracks by three guys who know each other very well from Hanover. The sound varies from uk infused breaks to warm housey patterns. A very dynamic EP with many interesting facets.

various artists (Promo)

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Premiere | fl_000 - Fuji (JS003)

Debuting with three refreshingly diverse house cuts on Aniara: @mattiaselmansouri. Hypnotic melodies & vocals are woven into irresistible grooves by a kindred spirit, whose vibrant & playful house explorations find a perfectly fitting home on the Swedish imprint.

Releasedate vinyl/digital: April 24/May 12, 2023

Aniara30: Mattias El Mansouri - Tja Hej Salam (snippets)

Dysfunction - Frostbite

SOEX001

https://soundcloud.com/jjonjjones

a1. Warrandyte Bridge Reno (5:19)
a2. Yarra (5:00)
b. Gungurru (9:04)

Distributed by Lobster Theremin
Release Date is 14th August 2020

Warrandyte Bridge Reno

Jon Jones - Warrandyte Bridge Reno EP (Snippets)

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Premiere | fl_000 - Fuji (JS003)

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