BassyBreakySomething

As one of the three co-founders of Washington D.C. production and DJ trio Black Rave Culture, James Bangura is no stranger to situating electronic music within its most purposeful and potent contexts. With this new duo of tracks, however, Bangura taps into a deep, personal internality, metabolising visceral experiences and personal transitions into unexplored phases of his musical life.

The bass-forward “Harrar” is a complex organism which operates on two planes: a sweat-drenched 150pm symphony of synth pulses, fidgety percussion, shimmies and distorted vocals, that falls into lockstep with a meditative, dubby bass tone that calmly swells and recedes. Emerging out of Bangura’s high intensity hardware jam sessions with friends and collaborators, both the depth and energetic fizz of “Harrar”’ are signified by its name, borrowed from Harrar Coffee & Roastery--a beloved Ethiopian coffee house and community meeting place in Washington D.C. that radiates warmth and familiarity.

“Witness Dub” occupies less of the senses, exploring a state of liminality through a contemplative deep house signature. Having emerged from an extended period of active duty in the military, Bangura had to navigate civilian life for the first time, causing him to process multiple culture shocks that stretched across culture, language, communication and identity. “Witness Dub” finds Bangura at this crossroad, juxtaposing the steady propulsion of kicks and drums with pensive minor key chords, as he begins to explore the other side of the self, letting the energy guide the music.

Harrar

Crystal Clear / Rainbow Rhythm by Otik

Available now: https://k7.lnk.to/CrystalClear-RainbowRhythm

Rainbow Rhythm

Otik - Rainbow Rhythm

Ida Folder - CloudCore 30.11.22

London-based musician I. JORDAN—a disciple of fast-paced, high-energy dance music—has undergone a creative renaissance since 2021. Last February, they were nominated for Best Producer at the annual NME awards, and they celebrated a jam-packed touring and release schedule, which included signing to Ninja Tune. Now, they're on the heels of a residency they oversaw designed specifically for trans and nonbinary artists, produced by Brighter Sound and Generator. They're also planning a tour with close friend and collaborator SHERELLE. "There is something really beautiful about trans only spaces, something that I can't put words into," they tell host Vanessa Maria in this week's RA Exchange. "It's just a feeling. Trans people get it. Trans people know it. It just does stuff to you, and I can't really explain."

Their conversation touches on the power of queer community, the spectre of imposter syndrome and the growing importance of nurturing creative outlets for marginalised musicians. Critically, I. JORDAN and Maria also take stock of what the underground scene can do to support trans and nonbinary artists by reconfiguring some of the industry's deeply rooted discriminatory practices from the ground up. Take a listen to the episode in full.

This episode was recorded at Qube in East London.

EX.647 I. JORDAN

DAMAGE002 - Molten Drum EP

Wire - Molten Drum - Machine - Zone (packet)

Out now on Bandcamp

Molten Drum EP

DAMAGE002 - Molten Drum EP

Brooklyn newcomer No Sir (@no_sir) joins the Faux Poly family with their new EP ‘Voyeur’, a release full of rich syncopated percussion and expressive soundscapes that document the artists’ evolving perspective on club spaces and home listening.

The record leans towards sub heavy broken beats, resulting in a confident contribution to the flourishing NYC Bass scene. Despite being based in Brooklyn, No Sir has already broken ground in Europe with singles on 3024 & W133.

“I started producing this EP at a really challenging moment last summer after I got a concussion that left me pretty much bed bound for a month. During this time I also quit drinking, so my relationship to music and going to clubs saw a complete overhaul. This EP is my attempt to find a space in between the hours spent at my quiet apartment and my return to these loud, dark spaces I see as another kind of home. The title track, Voyeur, was the first piece of music I made after the injury” - No Sir

Music by No Sir
Artwork by David Thurgood
Mastering by Rob Small

PREVIEW: No Sir - Voyeur [FP006]

Out Now: https://viikatory.bandcamp.com/album/isolated-material-album2023
@viikatory
"solated Material is eleven meaningfully designed paths, like a spiral staircase, that whirl and excite emotions, and then abruptly change a whole range of moods.
Distorted and broken kick, classic 909 and 808 can closely intersect with vocoder voice, 4/4 break trance and house, space disco motifs, but at the same time, “The Song” crushes the aesthetics of experiment and something truly alive with absolute patterns that are born inside the machine 303
All the material was collected and recorded at completely different times, so he talks about a huge field of all kinds of experiences, in the vastness of which you can always find your flower.

Artwork: Alena Skvortsova"

Bandcamp

*PREMIERE* Viikatory - Ozzi

Opium Hum is currently touring in South America, traveling for two months across Brasil, Colombia, Mexico, Bolivia and a few other incredible places. Besides that he’s involved with a series of events, such as Hyper Real or CTM Festival, on top of playing more DJ gigs than ever before. 

Despite the fact that Michail had a few very exciting few weeks, he also have been on the road non-stop, and nevertheless found precious time to record a mix for our show!

Here is some atmosphere to soak before the listen:

“This weekend in particular allowed for very little sleep in-between gigs, I’m really tired in my hotel room, while rain is pouring down on Medellin and the surrounding mountains. It’s a gloomy and slow day that smells like fresh rain on a spring evening, and this mix is trying to capture that mood - deep, dubby, full of ambient textures, but with the occasional boost of energy. Headphones recommended!”

@opiumhum @ctm-festival 

Tracklist:

Krypsis & 9TRANE - Hollow Point 
Gohda - Organized Thug Killa
J-Kenzo - Hoodwinked (Leo Cap Remix)
SWR - Blood Money
Trois-Quarts Taxi System - Sur le gouffre
Ophélie - Sulky Slug
Amazondotcom - Prowler
Kincaid - Don’t Get No Sun
Sister Zo - EMP
Neida - Dirty
Bluetoof - Inverted
QGB - Amity Trak
Piezo - jRj
SAYANG - Enough Transaquae
Crypticz - Could Have Been (Eusebeia Remix)
Tricky - Valentine (Andy Stott Remix)
Eszaid - Chained
Tristan Arp - A Subtle Shift In Air Pressure
Hysteria Temple Foundation - Babylone

Bi-weekly Naviny z Fluxu show is run by @mudaki.

We keep it going thanks to your donations, if you resonate with what we do, consider becoming a patron!

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Naviny Z Fluxu #26 Opium Hum (CTM Festival, Berlin, DE)

Artist: Oprofessionell
Release: Omni [Part 1]
Label: Blue Hour Music
Catalog: BLUEHOUR10YRS

Tracklist:
1. Blue Hour - Afterglow
2. Parallax Deep - Secrets
3. Dold - Warning
4. Steffi - Volley 5
5. D.Dan - Pursuit
6. Alpha Tracks - Kaleidoscope Face
7. Vel - Tunnel
8. Eyerate - Sprawl
9. LDS - ere audio
10. Oprofessionell - Liquid Reality

Mastered by Sugar @ Soundstuff Studio
Artwork by Jonathan Castro Alejos

Follow Oprofessionell:
@oprofessionell

Follow Blue Hour Music:
@bluehour909
https://www.instagram.com/bluehour909
https://bluehourmusic.bandcamp.com/

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Omni [Part 1]

CV Premiere I Oprofessionell - Liquid Reality

grey dungeons

XVIII returns with a third album: Quiet forms yield to impact. Ambient drift, fractured electro, and raw techno force converge.

The third full-length statement from XVIII arrives on his own imprint, extending the label’s austere vocabulary into new terrain. Across its duration, the record moves fluidly between studies in restraint and moments of visceral release — a body of work that folds ambient architectures, static propulsion, and fractured club matter into one continuum.

Pieces like You Carry Light Everywhere You Go, Vein Loop, and The Bird anchor the collection in hushed, weightless space. The latter opens toward a fragile, near-classical register, piano motifs dissolving into silence. Elsewhere, Oceano pulls downward into pressure: a submerged techno cut, sculpted from low-end mass and slow-moving resonance.

Corrode, Margiel and Ander inhabit the label’s core terrain — propulsive, textural techno carved from repetition and surface abrasion. Diapason dislocates into off-grid electro, while Anti pushes in the opposite direction: a stark, hammering cut that revisits a harder language XVIII has long left dormant.

The result is a record that moves between clarity and distortion, reflection and impact. A third chapter, but one that folds the weight of the previous two into something newly defined.

Written & Produced by Ardit Hoxha
Mastered by Pablo Sanchez (NAKANO BLU)
Artwork by Cxhetes

https://lxviii.bandcamp.com/album/raw-archive

https://soundcloud.com/lxviii-label
https://soundcloud.com/xv_iii

PREMIERE: XVIII - Oceano [LXVIII]

unfinished projects straight from my soul

2_step.flp

B side solo cut off the upcoming release from @0uxh.
Quick ghetto-esque hyper electro carrying floaty dubbed out sounds meant for the peak.

Limited to 300 copies.

PRE-ORDER
CLONE: bit.ly/2Jcz5Pu
JUNO: bit.ly/2NXww8p
REDEYE: bit.ly/2Yxf8bl
DEEJAY: bit.ly/2NxQaYo
LOBSTER: bit.ly/2XsLMyk
HHV: bit.ly/2JJ2Aax
DECKS: bit.ly/2SiGwrn

B1 // Ouxh 'Coma Void' [LKR007]

Madonna

In celebration of International Womxn's Day 2020 all proceeds from this release will go directly to the following organisations;

-VDAY www.vday.org
-The Society of Gynecologic Oncology www.sgo.org

Purchase via our Bandcamp www.radiantlove.bandcamp.com

Special thanks to all the artists involved in this project and VASE for mastering.

Artwork by Byron & Brandi

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Flørist - Biased

Clemency presents References (Remixed) - three re-interpretations of her debut EP by Perko, Boofy and Jennifer Walton. 

Each remix builds on the sparse dissonant sounds of Clemency’s original production into three heavyweight soundsystem workouts. 

Perko works ‘Testimony’ into a wriggling, hypnotic drum workout; 
Boofy leans into ‘Biblical Names’’ subby rhythmic momentum; 
Jennifer Walton pairs ‘Mimic Animals That Are Easy to Love’s menacing sirens with apocalyptic 303s and unforgiving percussion. 

References was originally released with a collection of Clemency’s own personal references - including poetry, fiction, coordinates and cosmetics - that inspired the record. References (Remixed) comes with new references from each remixer to accompany their interpretations.

Perko's References

vandrigen.app/
arkbooks.dk
www.sfu.ca/-truax/wsp.html
The World Soundscape Project
www.akirarabelais.com/o/software/al.html
Kirkegaard’s Antikvariat
music.hyperreal.org/bford/palsl
François J Bonnet - The Order of Sounds: A Sonorous Archipelago
www.favouritesounds.org
Dome - 3 (Editions Mego)

Testimony (Perko Remix)

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