Will Lister joins us for mix no. 116 in the LT Podcast series with a special mix of Electronic goodness, sit back and let Will take you on a journey. 

In Will Lister's Own Words:

when putting mixes together I try to play with ideas of building tension and release, and then sections of allowing the listener to zone out and back in. This mix is an attempt at that with music that has been inspiring me in the studio recently; a mix of downtempo, warped screeches going into early dancefloor grooves which then builds into deep polyrhythmic blends between songs, ending in something a bit more euphoric. One thing I suck at is playing the same music for an hour. No matter how hard I try my brain can’t handle it. Hope you enjoy!

>> @willlister

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LT Podcast 116 // Will Lister

Lobster Theremin continue a string of euphoric, rave ready techno and trance cuts with a release from Germany’s Rove Ranger that’s hard, fast and effective. Straight off the back of his latest release on ravey UK imprint 10 Pills Mate, and his incredible track ‘Stutenlove’ on Lobster’s PLUR Compilation Volume 1. Rove Ranger is the dancefloor gift that keeps on giving.  

Opener ‘1998’ conjures up earlier release Rave Memories, with loopy, psychedelic, thundering 140+ techno, hurtling us from acid car ride into full flight across a sunset-burnt sky. Hefty percussive techno with an old skool sound, waves or rave drift over pacey heat and compelling kicks. Then we arrive at ‘101010’. 100% warehouse body music on this driving title track. Organic, clinking, clattering shell percussion clops over a dark, endless beat. True Berlin warehouse spirit channelled into the machine. 

The uplifting ‘In My Mind’ is a proper chunky club pumper, blending lush vocals, squelchy bass lines and housier elements. The peak of euphoria and a nostalgic trip back to 90’s fusion dance music. Rounding out the EP on a eurorave tip, ‘Schaltkreis’ launches down a swirling, mesmerising wormhole. Pulling together urgent trance-synth stabs, racing pulse drumwork and crushed production taking us headlong into the abyss. 

‘101010’ EP drops 1st May, via Lobster Theremin. 

A1. 1998
A2. 101010
B1. In My Mind
B2. Schaltkreis

>> @itsroveranger

101010 EP

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LT068 // Rove Ranger - 101010 EP

Aussie based party starter Subjoi brings sunshine with this super warm EP - marrying emotional house, catchy riffs and vocals - pure 90s vibes to put a spring in yer 2-step. Shifting into more effervescent sounds from his lo-fi beginning, following his releases on Dansu Discs, Lost Palms and 13th Hour, we’re delighted to have Subjoi join the Distant Hawaii family.

Lead track ‘Fairfax’ is the big hitter here - Subjoi takes a classic sound and steps it up a notch with ravey vocals, piano stabs, rollin’ over a killer beat to make you move your feet! Romantic jam ‘Like It Was’ is an emotional house number, one you’d hug your pals to at a festival as the sun comes down. Drownin’, despite the name, is a dreamy, stripped back 2-step number - DJ Tool Tip! Next up, ‘Shelter Me’ is a groovy, club ready treat - slick, sultry house that’s synonymous with the Distant Hawaii imprint. Rounding out the release, ‘When You Love Me’ is a divine slice of rolling house, with elements influenced by far-flung corners of the world

‘Fairfax’ EP drops May 29th via Lobster Theremin’s Distant Hawaii imprint

A1. Fairfax 
A2. Like It Was
B1. Drownin’
B2. Shelter Me
B3. When You Love Me

>> @subjoi

Fairfax EP

HAWAII021 // Subjoi - Fairfax EP

The Terra Form Saga begins with the "Origins of the C'than". Seeking the remnants of an ancient celestial being capable of transforming lifeless planets into rich sources of life. Terra Form embarks on a journey through space and time with a complete series of releases that will take the listener throughout the known and unknown universe with the ancient knowledge of the C'than.

@tterraformm releases it's first EP on DT. Out 5/6-2020

Origins of the C'than

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DT002 // Terra Form - Origins of the C'than

Club Glow members, Denham Audio conjure up emotional rave magic, delivering 4 divine slices of breakbeat, house and garage with ambient for afters. Party purveyors with a penchant for hardcore, jungle, rave and broken-beats - this is something a little different from the Sheffield trio, and we are gassed to be distributing the third release on 90's dance imprint - There Is Love In You. 

Kickin off with sugar-sweet vocals and just enough MC energy on this romantic title track ‘Caviar Cordial’, nostalgic, feel-good garage vibes pave the way for the rest of this truly special and lush EP. Next up, ‘Free Your Soul’ continues on that same uplifting vibe, woozy vocals, broken beats on this rolling house number are exactly what you want to hear during that magic hour in the twilight zone. On the flip, the EP offers up a chunkier bass-laced cut for the dance with ‘Make U Move’. Does just what it says on the tin with an infectious blend of groovy keys, broken-beats, shakers, stripped back vocals over a rumbling bassline. Rounding on the release with an homage to party culture - ‘A Never Ending Dream of Love’ is a tripped out, transcendental offering that has us yearning for those hazy mornings, sharing a sunrise with friends at the LSD Island.

‘Caviar Cordial’ EP drops 19th June. 

>3 >3 @denhamaudio

Caviar Cordial

THEREISLOVE003 // Denham Audio - Caviar Cordial EP

Artist: Pugilist, Otik, Appleblim, Commix
Title: eleVAte Vol.1
Label: DEXT Recordings
Cat #: DEXTVA001
Format: 12” Vinyl & Digital
Release Date: 5th June 2020

A1: Pugilist - Eclipse
A2: Otik - Apollon
B1: Commix - New Moves
B2: Appleblim - Hydrothermal Vents

Boasting a discography of over 18 releases, inclusive of composers such as Special Request and Mark Broom, through to Nightwave and Hodge, DEXT Recordings celebrate 5 years with a V/A compilation from label affiliates Commix (Endian), Appleblim, Otik, and Pugilist.

'eleVAte Vol. 1' explores the more profound and invigorating, sonic excursions that the label's artists have to offer.

Fresh from an EP on Midland's Intergraded imprint, Otik returns for a disjointed offering with paranoid synth work and an arpeggio that fizzes through the tweeters.

Pugilist offers up dub stabs, analogue sirens with blips of space echo on 'Eclipse', with a garage swing and Rhodes, contrasting a ruff and ready sound palate of bass weight.

Metalheadz signee Commix, (AKA Endian), returns to DEXT for a tumbling UK bass track with swung percussion and side-chained textures of rising crackle.

Skull Disco, Applepips boss and dubstep icon Appleblim, returns from a recent album on Sneaker Social Club, offering 'Hydrothermal Vents', that sees him taint a 126bpm framework with his dubstep-tinged roots, providing room for the groove to move.

eleVAte Vol.1

DEXTVA001 - PUGILIST, OTIK, COMMIX, APPLEBLIM  - eleVAte Vol.1 (CLIPS)

Dutch DJ and producer, Coco Bryce, makes his Lobster Theremin debut with an incredible offering of jungle, hardcore and broken beats that conjure up feelings of warm, nostalgic euphoria. Over 25 years in the game, recently it feels Bryce is unstoppable - unleashing killer cuts on Dead Man’s Chest’s Western Lore, 7th Storey Projects and Fresh 86. Nodding to the sound of the Netherlands he was enamoured with in the 90’s - hardcore, gabber, breakbeat - and channelling the spirit of the UK hardcore scene; Lobster Theremin imprint LT White is the perfect home for this extremely vibesy, playful EP. 

Title track, ‘Ma Bae Be Love’ sees saccharine sweet vocals, bouncy broken beats and jungle energy come together - an uplifting cut you’ll want to keep on loop. A2, ‘Blue Tile Lounge’ marries intricate drum patterns full of sunkissed grooves, with warm pads and uplifting vox lines. On the flip, ‘Smoke Screen’ reaches further into hardcore terrority with acid lines bubbling up, frantic percussion and whirlpool electronics swirling throughout, with timeless rave references - watch ya bass bins! Finally, ‘Get Schwifty’ is a total crusher. Hectic, old skool jungle that still sounds fresh as hell, one to shake the floor to the core, a total stonker! 

‘Ma Bae Be Luv’ EP drops 26th June, via Lobster Theremin’s LT White imprint.

A1. Ma Bae Be Love
A2. Blue Tile Lounge
B1. Smoke Screen
B2. Get Schwifty

>> @cocobrycebeats

Ma Bae Be Luv EP

LTWHT019 // Coco Bryce - Ma Bae Be Luv EP

DJ Soch brings a touch of la dolce vita to Distant Hawaii. This glittering release cherry picks the best of house, jersey house and italo, stitching them together with adoration into irresistible grooves. Resident DJ of seminal Italian club, Serendipity, and founder of Black Angus Records, Soch’s effortlessly classy house has long set him apart as a mainstay in Native Italy. 

Opener ‘The Power of Poetry’ paves the way for the EP. A fine example of the rich sounds synonymous with DJ Soch, slinky keys marry velvety synths on this nonchalant, italo-influenced number. ‘Underground Night’ maintains the dreamhouse vibe; modest keys and nod to club Tropicana. ‘Peter Pan’ picks up the pace on the B-side but this laid-back, dreamy slice of house is reminiscent of sun soaked adventures. Arriving at the beach bar, dive into warm blissful waves of ‘Round the World’. Shimmery and twinkling until the bittersweet end, ‘Magic Flute’ spins a classic four to the floor formula into candy-floss, chopped up vox glistening over the infectious beat. The perfect sundowner. 

‘The Power of Poetry’ EP drops 3rd July on Lobster Theremin’s Distant Hawaii imprint.

A1. The Power of Poetry
A2. Underground Night
B1. Peter Pan
B2. Round the World
B3. Magic Flute

>> @djsoch

ghj

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