Three years after its first various artists compilation, Causal Chain presents the third instalment of the series, Évoque. Artists already established on the label are joined by newcomers, bringing forth new sounds yet to be explored on the imprint.

Track by @gonima.
Mastering by SIM.
Album art by Bruno Lauzon-Tanzi.

Esquence

gonima - Esquence

Taken from SBKT069: Nahash - Fleurs Mortes
Vinyl + Digital: 15th May 2025

Nahash returns to SVBKVLT with Fleurs Mortes, a striking sophomore album that stands apart from fleeting trends and extravagant sound design. This record is an unfiltered reflection of Nahash's musical education —one shaped by the raw energy of ‘90s rave, hip-hop and dancehall afterparties, and the deep crates of his parents' extensive jazz and Afrobeat collection, taking influence from the anarchic spirit of Spiral Tribe to Dillinja’s legendary remixes of Björk, infused with heavy doses of Wu-Tang, DJ Premier, John Coltrane, and Archie Shepp.

Building on the themes of 2020's 'Flowers of the Revolution', this album envisions a future liberated from dystopia and oppression—a hopeful dream expressed through endless dub delays, ethereal reverbs, rave-infused drum hits, and, unexpectedly, live trumpet.

This record was years in the making, finally taking shape during a whirlwind European tour with SVBKVLT labelmates—late-night conversations, cold drinks, and ice cream fueling its final form.

The flowers may have withered, but a new season is on the horizon—one filled with love, renewal, and the scent of grilled lamb chops.

Photography: Tina Blakeney
Design: Amber Jean
Mastering: Raphael Valensi

Fleurs Mortes

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KUNAI - SHATTERED HORIZONS 

Bandcamp: https://internetghetto.bandcamp.com/album/shattered-horizons

Emerging from shadows to bring forth the Ghost Tech sound and style, KUNAI delivers his most forward thinking release yet. SHATTERED HORIZONS is a 5 track adventure through power, pain, love and transformation; a symphony of synths, snares, pounding kicks and deep reese basslines. This EP is about breaking through, passing your perceived limits, destroying doubt and reclaiming the future.

KUNAI is an innovative electronic music producer known for pushing sonic boundaries with his unique blend of cybernetic grime, cinematic percussion, and raw, industrial textures. Drawing inspiration from the adrenaline of street racing, the subversive energy of hacker culture, and the striking contrast between beauty and brutality, he transforms everyday sounds into immersive, futuristic experiences.

With a distinctive approach that melds pulsating basslines with ethereal melodies, KUNAI creates music that transcends traditional electronic genres. His work invites listeners into a world where technology and raw emotion intersect, crafting dancefloor-centric tracks that are both visceral and visionary. Whether experimenting with intricate rhythms or exploring new soundscapes, KUNAI’s artistry is defined by a relentless pursuit of innovation and a commitment to redefining the possibilities of electronic music.

https://www.instagram.com/kunai_hd

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KUNAI - KEEP DANCING

Nahash - Dwindling

Listening to Bios Contrast–aka Nilotpal Das’--SSAC42 for the first time might be likened to the experience of watching sunlight shimmering on the surface of a body of water. There is an effortless spontaneity, a mesmerizing ebb and flow. There is a movement which continually reminds us of itself. We are drawn in without needing to understand why. Curiosity takes hold—not a ‘question-driven’ curiosity–but a quiet immersion in the unfolding moment. It feels familiar, but distant; intimate, yet undeniably alien–the more we surrender to it, the more it transforms. We do not give our attention so much as we permit ourselves to drift along. With each passing moment, we are captivated anew, drawn into the throes of unexpected emotion.


The sonic world of SSAC42 seems to pull influence from various forms of electronic music on the fringes. We hear rapid, intricate drum patterns. We feel the warmth of synth textures, the soft glow of ambient pads collapsing gracefully into themselves. The airy vocals of K_anti play a significant role–gliding in over arrangements at unforeseen moments, bringing us closer to something vast and luminous. We never quite arrive, but feel as though we’re always approaching. The tracks are melodic without being grounded in melody. They coalesce, fracture, and reform. A pattern begins, and vanishes, swiftly replaced by something else entirely. Time loses shape; moments of breathtaking stillness recline over fierce drum sequences.

This warping of time is notable in the first track “everyth1ng 1n l1fe”, where soft atmospheric elements churn slowly above chaotic jittering drums. The juxtaposition stirs, generating an ongoing tension that is never resolved. Ethereal, washed out vocals pull us further into weightless expanse. Lush moments build up and transfigure, revealing new forms with each phrase. The second track “EXT10” takes us further into moments of unanticipated wonder. Through the turbulence, shifting elements are not mourned as they pass, but welcomed; we do not question their departure—we move forward with them.

The third composition, “dysph0r1a” opens with a clear vocal presence.  K_anti’s tender delivery occasionally rises above the evolving terrain of synths—fleeting, decipherable, then submerged once again. Later on, the sixth track “ap0calypse 42” carries us through a striking arc: from softness to percussive fury, and back into calm. The transformation is tumultuous, but also cyclical—destructive and restorative in turn.

The shapeshifting quality of the album can feel disorienting. Just as we find comfort and predictability, it dissolves. Familiarity is teased, and withdrawn. Perhaps it is in this instability that the core of SSAC42’s potential lies. As the unending search for meaning in our human lives is consistently upended and reimagined, SSAC42 seems to quietly posit that moments of solace will reveal themselves amid the chaos; wonder and enchantment persist if we are willing to stay open.



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Bios Contrast & Nilotpal Das - everyth1ng 1n l1fe (feat. K_anti) (IM120)

Taken from SBKT070: estoc - Are We Doomed to Bow to the Stupid and Cruel?
Release date: 26th June 2025
Artwork & Design: Amber Jean
Mixing & Digital Master: Nori Kin
Vinyl Master: Raphael Valensi

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estoc presents the newest manifestation of her artistic practice: an attempt to make sense of a world seemingly hellbent on violence as its chief export. Art written as a direct response to the conditions felt both at home and watched across oceans through a phone. This album exists as an acknowledgement that our fates are inextricably intertwined, yet, our (temporary) comfort is extracted from the third world. Across 10 tracks the question is: Are We Doomed to Bow to the Stupid and Cruel? Answers are posed and then brushed away, like dust from a shelf. By the end, nothing is settled and we are left with more questions than answers.

Collaborators and co-conspirators weave in and out of the compositions, their presence felt as both adornment, and as integral infrastructure. DJ Haram opens the album with ‘Heretic’. Her voice swims through crackling noise, throbbing basslines — a guided meditation as much as a late night conversation. ‘The Weight’ follows directly after. AZADI.mp3’s smoky chants hover in the air above a smouldering fire of trip hop drums and synths, devolving to a miasma of distortion and swirling screams. The next song, ‘Where Do We Go Now’, builds and swells with rumbling synths, arriving fully as breaks crash forward and Military Scientist’s voice cries out over a chaotic sea. The first solo composition of the album comes in the form of ‘The Poison of the Centre’. A solemn yet off-balance meditation of drums, cut over an uneven and shifting beat. This rhythmic fervor is multiplied tenfold on ‘No Glory’, a harsh bath of bass and drums, constantly fighting for space to breathe through the manufactured scarcity of the mix.

‘Scorched Earth’ lends us our first breath of fresh air. Mia Carucci sings a lullaby over growling instrumentation, Exploited Body’s co-production threatening to boil over at any moment. A momentary break in the clouds, a beam of sunlight shines through before being quickly swallowed back up by the storm; gone as quickly as it came. It is here that we plunge even deeper, as the heartbeat of ‘Heaven Defined for Another’ rattles through. Machinery and exasperated breathing become inexorable, both driven to their breaking point by a rolling wave of thunder. This mechanical terror roils forth on ‘Cradling’. Miedo Total sets clattering steam and cogs over crying strings that threaten to throw themselves to pieces. The penultimate entry sees Violence lend voice and production to ‘Bones Broken, Many Things Left Unsaid’ — a deep terror lurches, shuddering and crashing like ocean waves. A gentle chorus of strings ushers in the final piece, ‘Scratch a Liberal’ — a rare, but fleeting moment of tenderness on the album. Heavy towers of bass throw the composition into shadow, tension builds and grows before collapsing in on itself, revealing the fear and violence at the core of this project. At the end of it all, we are left alone to contemplate what is to be done.

estoc - Scorched Earth (ft. Mia Carucci & Exploited Body)

For the second round of honoring Low Income $quad's favorite labels, I invited Shanghai-based Genome 6.66Mbp, with a mix recorded by the label's mainstay Yikii
@genomeshanghai
@yikii

FAVORITE LABEL MIX 002 : Genome 6.66Mbp w/Yikii

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Coinciding with our first year of existence, Darkhorse presents "Foundation":

A collection of four unreleased tracks spanning the spectrum of broken rhythms that best define us, laying the groundwork for both the musical and visual identity of the label, featuring some of its most prominent members such as Tarek, Iron, Dreadmaul, and Offish.

Drum and Bass, Breakbeat, Jungle, and Halftime are some of the landscapes explored in this release, blending elegance, eclecticism, and potential for dancefloor impact, with a unique identity and a coherence that represents the label across all four tracks.

Now available on Bandcamp in digital and 12" vinyl formats, as well as on other platforms (except Spotify).

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Coincidiendo con nuestro primer año de vida, Darkhorse presenta "Foundation":

Una recopilación de cuatro temas inéditos a lo largo del espectro de los ritmos rotos que mas nos define, sentando las bases de la identidad tanto musical como visual del sello y protagonizado por algunos de sus mas notorios miembros como son Tarek, Iron, Dreadmaul y Offish.

Drum and Bass, Breakbeat, Jungle o Halftime son algunos de los paisajes que transita éste release, combinando elegancia, eclecticismo y potencial rompepistas, con una identidad propia, y una coherencia representativa del sello a lo largo de los cuatro tracks.

Ya disponible en Bandcamp en digital y vinilo 12", y en plataformas (excepto Spotify)

Credits:

-  Odderon written and produced by Manuel Romero
- Accusatio Manifesta written and produced by Olmo Aguilar
- Golen Teeth written and produced by Dennis Leick
- Mistral written and produced by Pawel Boguszewski
- Lacqer cut by Simon Davey at The Exchange Studio
- Mastering by Elizar Mel
- Illustration & Design by Adrian.BD.
- Distributed by Melting Pot Records.

Foundation

Mistral

Digital & Vinyl

Offish - Mistral

New track for my birthday ! Yes I'm turning 20 so you have to stream my track at least 20 times a day, I don't make the rules sorry. Jokes aside tysm for all the support on here, can't wait to show you all the music I got coming out in 2025 !

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