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

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XLR8R+ Submissions Roundup: August

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Artist : @herbalistekmusic
Track : Herbalistek - Expanding (Allen Mock Remix)
Remix : @allenmock
Label : @ethosrecords
EP : Tropism
Format : Digital
Cat : ER011
Release Date : 10.10.2025
Bandcamp : ethosrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cwtch-untamed

Mastered by Simon Hamelin @ Human Disease Network Mastering
Artwork by FormaNoire

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐄 : Herbalistek - Expanding (Allen Mock Remix) [Ethos Record]

fragments d’orage

Kestrel Manoeuvres in the Dark

Polyhedron Navigator

Lead single released, 2nd of October 2020
Album ‘Waveform’ release date, 9th October 2020

Waveform

Solitary Pleasures

https://johneckhardt.bandcamp.com/album/fatwires-the-wicked-path

www.johneckhardt.de

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Bloom Me

Demo 2020

Say it

This one is out on Friday, August 7th 2020 :)
Download/ Stream Here: https://snd.click/zebspirit

London born and based musician and multi-instrumentalist ​Zeb Samuels will be releasing his latest single, '​Positive Spirit' on 7 August via his own label ​Deep Heads​. The single is lifted from his upcoming EP, ​Vibration Exploration which will be available on the 21st of August and features ​Marc Cyril (who has worked with ​Joss Stone and ​Keziah Jones​) on bass, ​Byron Wallen (previously worked alongside ​George Benson​, ​Chaka ​Khan and ​Courtney ​Pine​) on trumpet and flugelhorn and ​Mcknasty (who has worked alongside ​Kammal ​Willaims​) on drums. The musician has seen support from a number of tastemaker publications, including the likes of ​CLASH, Magnetic Magazine, XLR8R, Electronic Groove and ​Decoded Magazine as well as airplay from ​BBC Radio 6 Music's
 
Gilles Peterson and ​Nemone​, ​5FM's ​Kid Fonque's​, by Belgium Tastemaker ​Lefto and ​Soulection ​Radio's Joe Kay. As a label owner, ​Zeb Samuels has worked alongside many rising artists, including the likes of ​SYNKRO, Djrum​, ​Joe Armon- Jones​, ​Congi and ​Geode.
Self-confessed music fanatic, ​Zeb Samuels grew up in London. This allowed for an abundance of music at his doorstep which would ultimately develop his appreciation for a wide variety of sounds and eventually lead to the self-taught pianist operating as a songwriter, producer and vocalist.

When discussing influences for the EP, ​Zeb Samuels cited to the variegated likes of Boards of Canada, Pink Floyd, Robert Glasper and ​LTJ Bukem​. His own sound reflects these influences, drawing strong parallels to the likes of ​Yussef Dayes, Alfa Mist, ​Mansur Brown ​and ​Portico​ ​Quartet​ coming to play while at the same time, maintaining its own unique integrity.

Opening with soulful jazzy soundscapes that draw you deeper into their waters, ​'Positive Spirit' acts as a cool breath of fresh air on a warm summer night. Radiating tranquil energy, ​Zeb Samuels ​envelopes a maturity within his sound, metaphorically easing the listener into its sonic arms. Made for open spaces as the listener gazes at the stars, the single is sure to bring peace of mind to all who listen to it.

Speaking of '​Positive Spirit'​, ​Zeb Samuels tells us: ​'I feel like this is a track that is an unveiling of a new light and embodies positivity amongst the dark times that we have encountered recently.'

Zeb Samuels, Byron Wallen & Marc Cyril 'Positive Spirit'

On this EP, AKWIUS utilizes a grimey, bass focused hybrid of rave and post rave theories to explore moods of the current dystopian utopia from a Mexican American perspective and push beyond boundaries of contemporary rave aesthetics.

Clever Girl EP

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The Needed Break . Mp3

The Needed Break

13 de Diciembre - Sebastian Fuentes

https://theanalogvault.com/products/intriguant-spiritspre-order

Your Love (1st Single)

Release date - 16th Oct 2020

Absence is an invitation – a prerequisite for possibility and blastoff. “Your Love” fills up sonic space by affirming two things: That the call of the dance floor is undeniable and that house is a hyper-ripe canvas for articulating the many nuances of longing. Over an immaculate 4/4 drum pattern, gothic vocal samples percolate the mix, like a celestial chorus emptying the contents of its heart. But this is no ethereal remove: Textures clash with rhythms, spirit intermingles with blood, abstraction sublimates into the visceral, all under the almighty mandate of movement. Every pause is but an allowance for reflection before the inevitable hush of the ending and the echoes it brings. Not a single word is sung here – but it’s still an anthem.

Electronic producer Intriguant with his 3rd album Spirits on vinyl as a limited release under record label from Singapore, TAV Records.
When it comes to the relationship between electronic music and its interaction with Singapore, we always find the theme of longing connectivity through its panorama even within the many concrete walls and high-rises we have grown accustomed to living in. With Spirits, Intriguant takes the role of an observer and explores the landscapes of many different cultures and sounds that have taken habitat past and present. 

Driven by hauntingly futuristic break-beats of the 90s, shaped 808s, imagined club sounds of dancing folks, bass-heavy textures reminiscent of Burial, Spirits is both for the late-night vanguards and personal home listening rooms. Intriguant's third album encompasses his experiences as an artist most vividly, highlighting his ability to use the flexibility of electronic music to link floating ideas to the physical world. 

The Analog Vault is honoured to be working with Intriguant for our third release as TAV Records.

https://soundcloud.com/intriguant
https://www.instagram.com/intriguant/
https://www.facebook.com/iamintriguant
https://twitter.com/iamintriguant
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0s5tncvalQMMCJ4Mqg9ART?si=9mExMXCsRAaUbLO0Nz2K8Q
https://theanalogvault.com/pages/tav-records
https://www.instagram.com/analog_vault/
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PREMIERE: Intriguant - Your Love [Tav Records]

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L'Acid Rendez-Vous avec Pepe Del Noche invite Tagliabue - 10 Novembre 2020

Euphoric, feel-good house.

Download: https://xlr8r.com/mp3/jp-sunshine-guim-minor-steps/

@steelcitydancediscs

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Download: JP Sunshine & Guim - Minor Steps

www.johneckhardt.de

John Eckhardt is a hunter-gatherer of all things bass and one of the most versatile bass artists in a wide field of today's music. As acoustic and electric bass player, he features on over 40 recordings and in solo and ensemble performances around the globe. He has published a series of internationally acclaimed solo releases as one of a kind art editions, and employs bass instruments to probe room acoustics, landscapes and histories in sound installations. His Basswald DJ podcast is dedicated to experimental sound system culture. In addition, his passion for photography has fed into his work as well.

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