Atlanta-based DJ; JSPORT, spent the start of the global pandemic meticulously learning the craft of production. After countless sketches, they have created five otherworldly drum poems for their debut EP, “Out of Bounds.” 

Whether it’s a bass, a snare or a clang, percussion is front and center at almost every moment, but always paired with a careful attention to melodic detail. 

The release opens up elegantly with Zenon, as sparse, detailed patterns are sprinkled on top of an infectious house groove. Next is the sinister yet sexy Gully Bop, where a soca-infused pulse meets darker UK style bass. Capoeira Drum is an intricate network of shuffling rhythms, with each hit moving together as if they were intermeshing gears. Panting breaths and baile funk style horns weave in and out on Hyper Drive, through a maze of stuttering high hats and ghost vocals. Guillotine Drum closes things out menacingly, with aggressive slams riding a wave of humming low end and wails from the abyss. 

Cadences from the Caribbean, South America, and the rest of the African Diaspora are carefully pieced together here with JSPORT’s own interstellar vision of club music. There may be intense layers upon layers of percussion on this release, but these aren’t just DJ tools like most drum tracks tend to function as. They’re rich and full, beautifully detailed, and serve as vessels for an exciting new universe of sound, which adds JSPORT to the ranks of producers pointing to the future of global dance music.

Out of Bounds - EP

01 - A President Is Just A Gangster With A Nuclear Weapon

The second instalment of POUCH ENVY tracks with samples from famous songs that needed a bit of a boost.

Mix/Master: POUCH ENVY

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VIP CLUB EDITS VOL. 2 [PREVIEWS]

THE GANG IS BACK!!!!! 320 RIP VOL 8 IS HERE AND THIS TIME WE BROUGHT SOME NEW FRIENDS TO THE POOL PARTY 😈. FOURTEEN TRAX STRAIGHT FROM THE SPLASH ZONE. YOU KNOW THE WATER IS WARM AND THE CLUB AIN’T READY. DIP YOUR TOES IN 💦. MAYBE GO FOR A NIGHT SWIM. COME GET WET AND WILD AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS!!!!!!

All local underground artists from Seattle. We pooled a bunch of samples to try and inspire one another. It really glued the whole comp together sonically and in the way that it feeeeeels. You can download the sample pack we used here: https://tinyurl.com/2p8r3tef

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FEATURING:
1. Sawyer James - Behold, Dog! (@sawyerjames)
2. DJ Houseplants - Cheeky (@djhouseplants)
3. Radical Kid - Beeper 4 (@djradicalkid)
4. DJ SMOKE - STRIDULATION (@dj_smoke_sea)
5. Hünter - Scrap Metal (@hoonterdot)
6. Soffos - Mario Goblin Mode (@soffos)
7. wristboi - U POLO (@wristboi)
8. Calico (feat Ca$h Bandicoot) - Handle Me (@calicosea)
9. Phelon - Bout This (@phelonmusic)
10. Fleksor - Bionic Hands (@fleksor)
11. ShadowVariable - Bangout (@shadowvariable3)
12. Ca$h Bandicoot - SPYDER (@cashbandicoot)
13. Matchavelli - Grave Mistake (@yungmatcha)
14. betaboy - retrograde (@dj_beta_boy)

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DJ SMOKE - STRIDULATION

Managed to break the months-long writer's block I had throughout 2021 (while I was focusing on finishing up the "Pulsers" EP) in the last quarter of that year. Somehow, I managed to whip up more than five tracks I was happy with over the course of the last 10 months. Here's the final result. You probably already know the drill by now. 

Some of these are coming out in some form in the foreseeable future. Most of the tracks in this mix are unreleased for now, though. 

Cover image by Ryan Cantwell. Cover "layout" by yours truly, natch.

Strict Face - Citrus Snaps
Strict Face - Jelly Redback
Strict Face - Getaway Driver
Strict Face - Trickle
Strict Face - Sin Drum
Strict Face - Poison Finish
Strict Face - Liquid Gold
Strict Face - Sixty Peels
Strict Face - Casual Contact
Strict Face - Coin Counter
Strict Face - Deserted (Pa Salieu variant)
Strict Face - Vanity Card
Strict Face - Joint & Swivel
Strict Face - Turbo Calc
Strict Face - Platinum Strength
Strict Face - Ease In
Strict Face - Sunbleach

Thanks for listening.

2022

PRE-SEASONED III

RUB MUSIC VOL : 1 - ARTIFICIAL REALNESS
5 original songs using AI text to speech mimicking well known artists voices to bring awareness about the constantly evolving concept of reality in today’s world.
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Artificial Realness

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-el-blanco-nino-skyclub

Brooklyn-based party starters @dynoman and @zaradekho kick-start their @rarefrequencies imprint in February with the release of their debut label compilation exploring bass, breakbeat, footwork and techno.

Volume One

El Blanco Nino - SkyClub [Rare Frequency Transmissions]

Stigmata

Barracuda

Out of Bounds

Zenon

Gully Bop

Capoeira Drum

Hyper Drive

Guillotine Drum

Buy: https://loosee.bandcamp.com/album/just-like-home 

“Just Like Home” marks Benbo and Ovid’s first collaborative effort for Loosee, featuring remixes from London experimental sorceress object blue and Brooklyn star in the making No Sir. With entrancing vocals and intricate sequencing leading the collection, the pair fall in lockstep with each other—trading off swinging percussion for unrestrained drum work to create a balanced contrast throughout.  

The project represents over a decade of friendship and informal collaboration between the pair and culminates in a five-track EP that makes you feel like you can catch a bullet with your bare hands.

Buy!

PREMIERE: Benbo + Ovid - Square Marden [Loosee]

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17 tracks unleashed from artists shaping the sounds of New York.
https://towheadrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/new-york-dance-music

1. AceMo x Color Plus - In the Spot
2. MoMA Ready - Booty Ass-O-Matic
3. J. Albert - Dimensional Phrasing
4. DJ SWISHA - Juke-A-Later (DJ Tool)
5. DJ John Brooklyn - Real Freaks
6. Kush Jones - Jungle Acid ID
7. Color Plus - Pum Plate
8. James Bangura - LAX
9. AceMoMA x Kanyon - Untitled
10. OSSX - Kid Cutty (Pissy Pampel)
11. AceMo - Yup (mhm)
12. Kanyon - Taste
13. Color Plus - Dogscan
14. J. Albert - Get In, We’re Going Out
15. AceMoMA - Booty Optics
16. Loud Provider - Juke-A-Later RMX
17. DJ SWISHA x Kanyon - Pop n Shake

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