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Hollowcrest

intuitive atmospheric 
"in order to dance" chillout tech-house

It might trigger the birds in your neighbourhood. 

artwork: edited photograph of clouds

[C21]

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Rapture in Blue / Greasy off The Racing Line

Greasy off the Racing Line (Midnight Version)

CRIMES II

Inspired by Donna Hayward, the enigmatic character from Twin Peaks, Acid Youth’s new track drifts into a suspended, dreamlike dimension.
A synthesizer drone and a distorted Vox organ intertwine into a single chord that seems to expand through space, while the organ, free in the upper octaves, lets fragmented, unpredictable melodies emerge.
The track’s hypnotic pulse comes not from rhythm but from the enveloping patterns of the TB-303, eventually joined by an arpeggio that opens the door to new resonances. A brief vocal fragment – Donna’s line “Mummy, it’s so strange, I know I should be sad…” – surfaces as a distant echo, amplifying the sense of estrangement and melancholy.
“Donna” is an inner journey inhabiting that fragile space between dream and reality.

🛒: https://acidyouthmusic.bandcamp.com/track/donna
youtube: https://youtu.be/uX-GdCpj9KU

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PREMIERE | Acid Youth - Donna

Long-time NuNorthern Soul contributor, B.J. Smith is a man in demand, dividing his time between solo work, playing guitar in Crazy P man James Baron’s popular JIM outfit, collaborating in a variety of well-regarded projects (Smith & Mudd, Bison and White Elephant amongst them) and composing for TV. Due to this impressive list of musical commitments, solo releases have been few and far between of late, with Smith’s most recent NuNorthern Soul release, a stripped back version of his Big Sur single, dropping late 2023.
It's been ever longer since he delivered a volume in his popular and ongoing Dedications To The Greats series, where the singer-songwriter and composer successfully turns his hand to other people’s songs. Since debuting the series on NuNorthern Soul in 2013 via revelatory and inspired covers of tracks by Mos Def and the Pharcyde, Smith has covered cuts by Outkast, Prefab Sprout and Soul II Soul.
On volume four, Smith’s first volume in the series for five years, he delivers a “cover of a cover” – a revolutionary and imaginative interpretation of Billy Swan’s ‘Don’t Be Cruel’, itself a version of a song first made famous by Elvis Presley. It was their mutual love of Swan’s version that brought Smith together with the release’s most prominent guest artist, Joe Harvey-Whyte, whose lilting, bittersweet and deeply emotive pedal steel performances can be heard across the EP.
Smith provides three contrasting takes. The EP is led by the ‘Mother Earth’ version, a slowly unfurling epic in which waves of effects-laden pedal steel and sun-splashed picking acoustic guitars usher in Smith’s eyes-closed vocalisations, settling into a groove reminiscent of his collaborative work with long-time friend and collaborator Paul ‘Mudd’ Murphy that showcases Harvey-Whyte centre stage to joyful effect. As the 14-minute epic progresses, we’re treated to long, languid electric guitar solos, percussion-laden slow-motion builds and hazy, stretched-out organ solos. It’s a breathlessly brilliant concoction that’s a million miles away from either Swan or Presley’s versions.
In contrast, the similarly epic ‘Earth Heart’ version – available in full vocal and instrumental takes – pushes the song front and centre. Following an extended build up, where Tamar Osborn’s gorgeous and fluid flute motifs rub shoulders with languid guitar solos and Harvey-Whyte’s pedal steel, Smith takes to the mic, delivering an emotive performance of the song’s heartfelt lyrics over a hushed, slow-motion groove. The track builds in waves as it progresses, with Smith layering up instrumentation as it rolls towards a fine conclusion.
Completing a superb package is the ‘Root Heart Instrumental’, a Balearic-meets-Americana take built around shuffling drums, toasty bass guitar, extended pedal steel instrumentation, flashes of flute and Smith’s sun-bright acoustic guitar. Loved-up and more than a little saucer-eyed, it’s a bona-fide sunset delight. 

🛒: https://bj-smith.bandcamp.com/album/dedications-to-the-greats-four-dont-be-cruel-featuring-joe-harvey-whyte-2
youtube: https://youtu.be/peIHOphoaHo

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PREMIERE | B.J. Smith - Earth Heart Version (Tamar Osborn on Flute)

🪐 NEW RELEASE 🪐

“Sick Love” is out now 💜
Stream it on my SoundCloud & get your free download. 

"Love is not something we find.
It is something that finds us in silence, in surrender, in the sacred space between two souls. 

This track is a ritual. A confession. A quiet unfolding of the heart."

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MERVH - Sick Love  (FREE DOWNLOAD)

SOD-90 - From The Pit EP
Label : Co-Accused Records (https://soundcloud.com/coaccused)
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Co-Accused Records return this autumn with From The Pit, a four-track EP from Paris-born, Berlin-based producer SOD-90 that seeks out connections between electro, industrial, breakbeat and EBM. Locking into the raw, gritty range of distortion that defines his sound, the release also features a remix from Hamburg’s L.F.T. and follows SOD-90’s label debut with 'Saving Up For Botox’ last year.

A classically trained flautist, professional musician and teacher, SOD-90’s electronic production has become an increasingly vital part of his daily life. Working almost exclusively with hardware, his tracks emerge from spontaneous sessions as a channel for emotional release, fuelled by bursts of adrenaline and a need to counterbalance the refinement of classical music. Distortion, for him, is a way to dig deeper into timbre and sonic depth, pulling distinctive textures out of his machines.

Opener ‘Fugitive Passagére’ sets the tone with driving kick drums, distorted vocal fragments and full-throttle energy aimed straight at the club. L.F.T. 's remix twists it into a dark electro moment, layering a jagged bassline over razor sharp beats. On the B side, ‘Muzzle’ goes all-in on blown-out distortion and breakbeat force, before closer ‘Rust Fountain’ moves into complex, off-kilter territory with ricocheting synths and layered percussion.


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