IM094 - @softassnow - Bit Rot
Label: Infinite Machine
Release Date: January 21st ,2022
Format: 12" / Digital

The Norwegian-born/Berlin-based electronic duo Soft as Snow returns with their most powerful statement yet. Their second full length 'Bit Rot' perfectly captures the friction of our contemporary existence in which smooth digital surfaces are locked in conflict with messy physical realities. The crumbling of fantastic European infrastructure is mirrored by luxurious synthwave and ecstatic trance crumbling into nightmarish, corroded cyberscapes.

The songs on 'Bit Rot' create a wide variety of zones in which pleasure and discomfort come together organically and seamlessly. Even as these songs are eaten alive by oppressive atmospheres and destabilizing glitches they never lose sight of their strong melodic underpinnings. Tracks like 'Always On', 'Soft Body Hard Dreaming' and the terrifyingly intense title cut are like visits to a rave inside a paranoid microchipped brain, while 'Rubber Boy' presents electro-industrial funk sung by a caged mutant. On the more restrained tip, fluorescent ballads like 'Hollow' and 'Quiet Anger' evoke the feeling of slipping into a fugue state at an all-night convenience store. This is European nightlife imagined as biomechanical horror.

The album was mixed by Ville Haimala of fellow nordic club destroyers Amnesia Scanner, and the striking cover art features a sculpture by Norwegian artist Camilla Steinum. To further elaborate the album's themes in the visual realm the duo is creating a music video and live A/V show with 3D artist Guynoid, including a special latex suit made in collaboration with AGF Hydra. In this way, 'Bit Rot' grows beyond the album itself into a larger project exploring the fluidity of body and identity when the digital and the physical fuse as one.

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L.A.I.

Listen to "SideQuest Nap (Maoupa Mazzocchetti Remix)" by Meli Mena taken from "POLYT001 "COUGH TWICE IF YOU CARE" fa:act / Meli Mena" out on August 29th via Polytope

Pre-order: https://polytopebxl.bandcamp.com/album/polyt001-cough-twice-if-you-care-fa-act-meli-mena

"Our first Polytope EP welcomes two wonder kids from the European bass music scene: the Brussels-based fa:act and Meli Mena from Paris. They have worked hard to deliver you a 6-track, club-ready opus, with a special collaboration and a remix by Maoupa Mazzochetti.

"COUGH TWICE IF YOU CARE" explores the depths of the hardcore continuum with a special twist from these two talented artists:

fa:act created two dancehall-inspired bangers with his iconic touch: "Wizard Bubble" and "Breeze and Riddim".

Meli Mena has produced two high-energy club gems with break influences and IDM resonances: "Hot Girls Get Sad" and "SideQuest Nap."

They both released the already famous 140 bpm club anthem "Dust Drip," which has destroyed many dancefloors all over the world.

All these tracks got the Maoupa Mazzocchetti special analog treatment; he also gifted us with a strong remix of "SideQuest Nap" from our dear Meli Mena."

Links:
Meli Mena
https://soundcloud.com/meli_mena
https://www.instagram.com/meli__mena
Maoupa Mazzocchetti 
https://soundcloud.com/maoupa-mazzocchetti
https://maoupamazzocchetti.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/maoupa_mazzocchetti
Polytope
https://soundcloud.com/polytopebxl
https://polytopebxl.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/polytope.bxl


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Meli Mena - SideQuest Nap (Maoupa Mazzocchetti Remix) (Polytope)

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This is a casual collection of tracks created in different corners of the world, fully reflecting my taste and perspective on music. It’s filled with intricate details born from escapism - like collages torn from reality, resembling fragments of strangers’ stories accidentally overheard from passersby.

 

In this compilation are tracks by artists you won’t find on official charts, but whose sound is unforgettable. Noisy loops, crispy beats, distorted vocals, and cold electronics sound as if transmitted through an encrypted channel. Each composition is like a hidden message understood only by those who know where to look.

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Nokia Balistikz: a special project by Metronone on DALF records featuring seven remixes.

Read more on CxC 🔗 https://couvrexchefs.com/en/metronome-sum2say-remix-by-larissa-dalf-records

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CxC PREMIERE: Metronone - SUM2SAY (Remix by Larissa) (DALF Records)

軀殼 VESSEL is a reflection of 祐曦YAU HEI’s rhythm of everyday life, it is born from the weight of repetition - the endless cycle of routine. It awakens her needs to create, to remind herself the fragile beauty of imagination. The slow erosion of time, the unrelenting truth of death’s cycle, is the weight 祐曦YAU HEI write against.

Sonically, the album blends atmospheric textures, tense synths and experimental layers with heavy bass and emotionally charged vocals. Like moving through routined life in constant motion, the grind pushing forward, shadows of time pressing heavier with every step.

Each track builds into a journey: The first half builds with urgency and tension, while the second half unfolds into melody and space. The movement reflects the cycle — from the weight of routine into a fleeting light of release.

祐曦 Yau Hei is a UK Bristol-based, Hong Kong producer and DJ whose music embodies a profound exploration of the mind and spirit. ASJ, short for "A Spiritual Journey," reflects her ideas to bridge the physical and metaphysical, crafting immersive soundscapes that transform emotions and perceptions.

Through her music and DJ sets, 祐曦 Yau Hei delivers a distinctive blend of Eastern and Western influences, engaging audiences with nostalgic hooks, cinematic layers, and electrifying beats. Her performances invite listeners to experience not just sound, but a journey—a carefully curated balance of introspection and euphoria, tailored for both intimate lounges and expansive club stages.

NÜ PREMIERE : 祐曦Yau Hei  - SINK (Over My Body)

This track is more than music—it is a memory. Inspired by wedding celebrations in the West Bank, it carries echoes of joy, tradition, and togetherness. Today, as many face the struggle to simply exist, these sounds remind us of a homeland, of moments that no distance or conflict can erase.
Blending electronic rhythms with the spirit of Palestine, this piece becomes a collective memory for all who have lost, left, or long for home. A tribute to resilience, love, and the roots that live within us. @orientschmiede @laxfilet

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HEDO HYDR8 lanza cinco poderosos tools, con toques industriales en su nuevo EP "WERKSHOP" vía Terminal

Estas no son las típicas canciones de club; son potentes herramientas: grabadas con precisión, probadas a presión y diseñadas para arrasar en la pista de baile. Cada pieza fusiona inspiraciones que van desde el techno británico, breaks, baile y techno, grinds, pumps y drills con una fuerza mecánica, fusionando percusión nítida, sintetizadores distorsionados y sudor de almacén.

Desde el primer lanzamiento, WERKSHOP se lanza a toda marcha, fusionando el espíritu áspero de la cultura rave underground con la fuerza bruta del power house.
En WERKSHOP, HEDO HYDR8 se hizo con equipos de sonido de laboratorio de los 70. Utiliza herramientas vintage y analógicas como filtros, osciladores y amplificadores para evocar cinco instancias de energía contemporánea y feroz para la pista de baile.

Fecha de lanzamiento: viernes 26 de septiembre 






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