Oysters - Snippets

More VA action as the series continues with another instalment. As is tradition at OEW, four heavy hitters grace the newest plate. Enlisting rising talents and familiar faces alike, the Witness surveys all, cherry-picking another clutch of intrepid dancefloor navigators for the label.

Asphalt DJ tees off with a shadowy, driving tripper. Flush with insistent throb and a spectrum of proggy flourishes, it’s properly hypnotic fare. De Lichting member RDS, on the other hand, opts in favour of deep space projection. ‘TH Only’ is a pristine transmission; deep groove and widescreen scope primed to soundtrack imagined interplanetary expeditions.

Making nocturnal manoeuvres with a touch of grit, Hypercolour and Glass Table co- founder Ste Roberts goes off on another tangent entirely. ‘Tune Pitch Decay’ is as dusky as it is propulsive; tough and cavernous for the duration. Made of uneasy soundscapes and half-time, rolling drums, Amsterdam local Tammo Hesselink finally rounds things off on an abstract, downtempo tip.

https://www.one-eye-witness.com/release/1675863885/Various-Artists-WITNESS04

WITNESS04

V/A - WITNESS04 - Snippets

https://soundcloud.com/regfant

vinyl pre order
https://www.one-eye-witness.com/release/1676378701/Regularfantasy-Regularfantasy-Presents:-Plush-III

PLSH003
Formats: Vinyl 12" & Digital
Release date: Mar 20, 2023

Third times a charm, Plush III is presented to you by our fav Underground Popstar™ Regularfantasy, casting their web out to friends all over the globe in the name of lavish collaboration. First up, in cahoots with fellow Canadian icon Big Zen, the quintessential hit - Call U When I’m Done, a phone talk fantasy with a bonus beatdown remix from living legend Priori.

Plush royalty Chrysalis returns with regfant, a jam Down Under manifesting as a flirty kiss on the cheek to Aqua, Life in Plastic. The B side raises the roof back to Montreal with larger than life references and partnerships for tried and tested chart toppers Sweet Emotion & Sucks To Be You.. Kristian North, D. Tiffany, Steven Tyler, Prozzak and Oprah to name a few. A crowded house party at Le Chateâu; make sure you’re on the guestlist!

Regularfantasy "Plush III" [PLSH03]

cat number: HBE013
artist: Krijka
title: Sensor EP
style: Trance, Techno, Tribal House, Progressive
release date: 2023 March
Distribution: One Eye Witness

tracklist:
A1. Done Talking (Vertige Mix)
A2. Sensor
B1. Adriatico (ft. S.O.N.S)
B2. Psylocibe

What is this sound? Where are we? What day is today?
Hard Beach Entertainment presents the debut EP from Krijka. Mysterious beats from a third millemium dreamer. 
Also included "Adriatico" featuring S.O.N.S, far away tribute to the progressive Italian scene and the parties in Rimini or what they imagine it could have been.
We are done talking.

HBE013 Krijka - Sensor EP

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Adam Pits is back with his second album on Leeds based On Rotation ‘Synthetic Serenity’ represents the next evolutionary step of Adam’s sound design and direction. In stark contrast to his first album, ‘A Recurring Nature’, this new release moves out of the forest and into the digital landscape, capturing the sound of a future world over 8 varied tracks. 

Adam Pits talks about the inspiration behind the new album:

“It’s hard to put into words how much of an impact 2022 had on my life. I could talk for hours about the highs and lows, the journeys, both inside and out of my body. Or I could just make an album. 

Having delved into the deeper reaches of techno and ambient, I wanted to show my appreciation for these genres on the record. Atmosphere, clarity and warmth became the pillars of my new sonic exploration, with stress falling on my signature ‘journeying’ style. The album describes the idea of being at peace with machines and being open to the idea that in the future we will find ourselves more and more involved with one another. 

‘Synthetic Serenity’ is a product of a big energy release. It’s a testament to my acceptance of change in life and I believe it’s a true sign of my sonic evolution”

On Rotation is a Leeds based label, event & mix series run by Chris I’Anson, Lisene & Adam Pits. 
Artwork illustrated and designed by Patch D Keyes.

Release Date: 09 June 23

A1 Lost In The Ether
A2 Sleepless
B1 Take A Moment 
B2 Brain Breach
C1 Crunchy Universe
C2 Synthetic Serenity
D1 Delicate Procedure 
D2 Cascade
Cloud Machine [Digital Bonus]

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Vinyl/Digital

Adam Pits - Synthetic Serenity [ONRO04] - CLIPS

Buy/Support: https://craigieknowes.bandcamp.com/album/square-one-ep

Super-rich textures provided by Lisene as he revisits his workflow on for his latest EP and Craigie Knowes debut, 'Square One'. Implementing a new approach to his production while retaining his signature layering of atmospherics, intricate percussion and a unique blend of sound design and club sensibilities. Release Date: 08 May 2023

A1 - Cloud Chamber
A2 - Déjà Voodoo
B1 - Square One
B2 - Perception Check

Artist: Lisene
Title: Square One EP
Format: 12" + Digital
Label: Craigie Knowes
Mastering: Johanz Westerman
Distribution: Clone Distribution
Art/Design: sickday

Square One EP

CKNOWEP45 | Lisene - Square One EP

MAGIC020 - @bliss_inc "Mind 2 Mind" in stores 12/05/23

preorder from IoAT - https://instituteofadvancedthinking.net/product/bliss-inc-mind-2-mind
 
bandcamp - https://magicwire.bandcamp.com/album/mind-2-mind

Whence comes such light of the Mind?

MAGIC020 - Bliss inc. "Mind 2 Mind"

Animalia mainstay Sam Brickel (@brickel) returns with the Pulse of Life LP. A diverse, dreamy & lighthearted embodiment of Animalia’s signature style. Genre spanning, deep, cinematic & playful, the LP dips between bass-driven grooves, bouncy tech-house & jungle inspired euphoric rollers. A listening adventure for various contexts… a moment for every hour on a dance-floor, choose your own adventure through the free spirited world of Animalia.

A1: The Mind Flayer
A2: Hit Em' Up ft. Eugene Pascal
B1: Neo Cortex
B2: Second Moon ft. Dashiell 
C1: The Pulse of Life
C2: Like Minded Machines ft. Eugene Pascal
D1: Ansible
D2: Sunset on Freeside 

Artist: Sam Brickel (Melbourne/ Naarm, Australia)
Title: The Pulse of Life
Format: 2x 12”
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL)
Artwork & Design by Lucas Hatsisavas (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Mastered by The Herbalist aka Corey Kikos (Melbourne/ Naarm, Australia)
Mixed by Eugene Peloza (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Release date: 12th June 2023

Vinyl available via our Bandcamp + Clone more.

https://sambrickel.bandcamp.com/album/the-pulse-of-life?label=761510570&tab=music

https://clone.nl//item72838.html

Sam Brickel - The Pulse of Life LP (ANIMA8)

Introducing Nightworks Vol 1, the first in a series of compilations by TSBU dedicated to club-focused sounds.

Nightworks Vol 1 sees some familiar faces return, while others unveil first releases, or first outings on the label. Featuring tracks from ten Naarm/Melbourne-based producers, Nightworks Vol 1 presents a melting pot of club-ready moods, from minimal rollers to high energy, sultry tech. 

Couldn’t be more proud to release this collection of tracks ♡ A very special thanks to all the incredible artists, Joe Buchan for the mastering, and the unstoppable Gabriella Brown for the artwork.

Tracks:
1. Pistaccio - Turnout @pistaccio
2. Basscamp - Cosmic Stomp @bassc-amp
3. Echo B - Creeper @becarmstrongmusic
4. DJ Netburner - Doing Anything Fun This Weekend? @dj-netburner
5. Hydra Pyxis - Fever Dream @hydrapyxis
6. Axon Growth Factor - Minnippi Dub @axongrowthfactor
7. Mabel - Equestrian @mabelau
8. al dente - without warning @al-den-te
9. RBI - Drawn to You @djrbii
10. Feline Fine - Sine Wave Meditation @felinefine

Nightworks Vol 1 | VA 
Cat: TSBU11
Release date: Friday 2 June 2023
Mastering by Joseph Buchan
Artwork by Gabriella Brown
Bandcamp: https://thespacebetweenus.bandcamp.com/album/nightworks-vol-1-va

TSBU11 // Nightworks Vol 1 - VA

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The sounds of Cleveland seem to grow increasingly abstract with each passing release and a third Kalahari outing is no exception. Manipulating house and techno templates into newly mutated forms, ‘Lola Ran’ is a testament to a producer always playing fast and loose with concepts of genre. It’s possibly his most probing set of productions thus far.

Where predecessors came bearing remixes, it's strictly originals for the duration here. 

‘Rand’ and ‘PrideBRK’ are direct but decidedly off-kilter; at once modern and faintly retro in their approach to breaks and deep-dwelling techno. ‘Lola Ran’, ‘Mano’ and ’Temp Oro’, on the other hand, shift gear into opiated, rhythmelodic territory. There are no doubt traces of Detroit-style sci-fi but the Brussels-based producer terraforms an alien microcosm unto itself.

Cleveland - Lola Ran | Kalahari Oyster Cult (OYSTER49)

Jon Jones - Oxygen+
Out 'October 23'.

180g White Label 12" Vinyl Release
Written and produced by Jon Jones.

Mix Mastered by Lopazz
Mastered & Cut by Dubplates & Mastering.

https://jonjonesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/oxygen

Jon Jones - Oxygen+ [RIV001]

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Maara’s out to make mischief with the wryly titled ‘Hear Me Neigh’.  

Whether that title’s in reference to a certain equine dissociative or purely a love letter to our majestic, four-legged friends, well, we’ll leave that for you to decide. Either way, the prolific prog house luminary lends her Midas touch to four equally deadly traxxx.  
Following last year’s ‘Fancy Feast’ EP comes another proper dose of heads-down hedonism. It’s an eagerly-awaited return to the Kalakari fold, and true to form, opener ‘The Horse Track’ comes hurtling into the first furlong at full pelt. Big equestrian NRG packing some seriously rugged heft and neighing samples aplenty. Then, bringing more of that insistent throb, ‘Juicy Tracksuit’ is no less alluring or propulsive, albeit while channelling some Y2K aesthetic.   

There’s more of that turn-of-the-century flex on the next one too. Evoking Love Parade circa 1999, ‘God Save The Bender’ deploys scything hard trance flourishes while opening a portal to the fractal realm. And finally, ‘Sheela Na Gig’ lands dripping with more of the seductive appeal that has become Maara’s hallmark.

Maara - Hear Me Neigh | Kalahari Oyster Cult (OYSTER53)

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The Naarm chapter of the Oyster Cult has been coming through with in a big way lately, and this one is no exception. Introducing Reflex Blue, the latest Antipodean export to put his stamp on a lysergic dancefloor sound indebted to the early ‘90s.

If Australia’s South East has proven itself a fertile breeding ground for tripped-out dance music, Reflex Blue is a case in point. Rather than sliding into pastiche, tracks like ‘Outdoor Dance’ and ‘Tension Rise’ offer forward-facing slants on trance-inducing prog house styles. They plumb the depths of nostalgia, all in the pursuit of dancefloor unity and fractal elation.

The flip-side comes bearing nocturnal house incursions. But where ‘Creepin’ Around The Bend’ opts for rude, jacking propulsion, low-slung number ‘Low End Freqz (Dial Up Mix)’ dials up the seductive appeal while sticking to the same sonic palette. Seriously indulgent gear primed for the witching hour.

Reflex Blue - Fuzion EP | Kalahari Oyster Cult (OYSTER47)

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Huge, triumphant return for the man they know as Olsvangèr. This might be the most radiant, life-affirming manifestation of his devotion to trippy dancefloor propulsion.

If last year’s EP with fellow Tofistock co-founder MYKI was the pre-induction, ‘OYSTER51’ signals his full initiation. Solo manoeuvres from the Berlin-based producer and starts as he means to go on with the buoyant flex and ‘90s nostalgia of opening cut ‘Grand Slammin’. Blissed-out vocals vocoded beyond recognition, this is pure dancefloor jubilation but not at the expense of directness or heft.

Clearly, he’s no stranger to a late-nite tech house incursion either. Where ‘Paranoweed’ comes thru with the tuff, full-bodied groove, ‘Bubble Toy’ recalls the oddball, mescaline-strength tribalism of his DJ Headshot alias. Then, just as uplifting as its predecessors, ‘Quadi B’ shuts things down with a heady, levitational dose of fractal fuel.

All proceeds (label + artist) will be donated to Save The Children - Gaza and West Bank Emergency.

Free Palestine. Cease Fire Now.

Olsvangèr - Icy Hookups | Kalahari Oyster Cult (OYSTER51)

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Striking a rich vein of atmospheric dance music on the latest record with Convergence founder Kosh. Chameleon biz from a producer operating right at the intersection of Midwestern and New York styles, OYSTER55 traverses lacerating electro, rugged house trax and freestyle pressure with ease.

Possibly the meanest we’ve heard from the Moroccan scene flag-bearer, opener ‘Human Condition’ sets a menacing pace. But if that one batters down doors with some hurtling electro-breaks, ‘The Chopper’ opts for sleek aerodynamics and dappled, luminous hues. It’s another example of Kosh’s restless, breaks-fuelled ballistics, but this time deeper, more immersive.

Back with more urgency, where ‘Come On’ recalls the baddest freestyle Latin electro, ‘The Zinger’ closes proceedings on an anthemic tip. In fact, neither would have been out of place on NYC labels like Nu Grove or Nervous Records, highlighting Kosh’s capacity for skewing classic styles to his distinct design. It’s exactly the kind of material you’d expect for a producer that first coming to prominence on Casa Voyager, where exquisitely crafted dance music has become their trademark.

Kosh - The Chopper EP | Kalahari Oyster Cult (OYSTER55)

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The Oyster Cult’s Naarm continent grows larger with the addition of Ebbs N Flow. The unholy alliance of Dashiell and Will Holden of Hybrid Man touching down with some precision-tooled tech house variants, and considering their only previous collab came on an Animalia compilation back in 2022, this has been long in the making. 

OYSTER56 marks the first full release from this lesser spotted project. The handiwork of two producers, both accomplished in their own right but transcending their respective styles for a 4-track dose of late nite propulsion. Seductively stripped-back and engineered for optimum impact. 

Flexing a deftness of touch, and a far cry from the smudged, dubby FX Holden tends to deploy under the Hybrid Man banner, these tracks set the duo’s stall out as purveyors of the nocturnal and club-ready. Sultry, sleek, and sumptuous like only the dankest cuts can sound. 

It’s fitting that a track with the title 'Deeper Dream' might feature on a release feeling like a transmission from the other side; a parallel dimension where the after-hours never end.

Ebbs N Flow - Bunch Of Amateurs | Kalahari Oyster Cult (OYSTER56)

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Acrid kidding - ( A.Yela)

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Brussels - Amsterdam
info@kalaharioystercult.com
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Bookings & label showcases: peter@FMLY.agency // +44 (0) 7742 600894

Cleveland - Lola Ran | Kalahari Oyster Cult (OYSTER49)

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