Oysters - Snippets

2 Trip 2gether roll back the years for the 4th Gestalt Recs sampler, with a long-awaited reissue of their 1995 classic, 'Same Trip', while @tywi, @route8 and @reflex-blue-x also join in with 3 brand new dancefloor heaters.

Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3DhcvBa

Various - Anniversary Sampler 04 (GST26)

Artist: DJ Normal 4
Title: Call Of The Valley EP
Label: Better Sound
Cat No: BS09
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 
A1. Call of the Valley
A2. Enjoi
B1. Selva 
B2. Energee

Better Sound 09 by the great DJ Normal 4.
Expect techno, trance and breakbeat.

DJ Normal 4 - Call Of The Valley EP (BS09)

space•lab 005
Sonic Pathways EP 

Released on July 25, pre-order now on Bandcamp: https://spacelab.bandcamp.com/album/sonic-pathways-ep

A1 Dylan Forbes - Resoblaster (06:42)
A2 Mariiin - Restless Mind (5:38) 
B1 Rambal Cochet - Mushroom Hill Zone (7:11)
B2 KAWAII SAN - Nuclear (6:28)


Travelling from dancefloor-geared groovers to space-ready euphoria, space•lab’s fifth EP lands with four otherworldly tracks. Kicking things off, we have the swirling atmospheres, trippy vocal samples, and broken grooves of Dylan Forbes’s ‘Resoblaster’. This is followed up by Mariiin’s ‘Restless Mind’, which journeys to the tonally darker reaches of classic prog-trance, with its spun-out synth melody and deep, driving bassline. Next up, Rambal Cochet, the artist behind space•lab’s fourth EP, makes a return with the spacious, hypnotic wormholer, ‘Mushroom Hill Zone’. Rounding things off, punchy kick drums combine with zero-gravity atmospheres for KAWAII SAN’s drifting-through-cyberspace groover, ‘Nuclear’.

Released on July 25, pre-order now

Various Artists - Sonic Pathways EP (SL005)

Salomo & Reece Walker start their new label Breakfree Records with a collaborative EP of house groovers and freedom vibes.

Drops free on the 26th of August 2022 -> https://breakfree-records.bandcamp.com/album/free001

FREE001

Salomo & Reece Walker - FREE001 (Preview)

@remotif, @jaygadian, @reflex-blue-x and @wilt_tcr turn up next on Terrazzo, shuttling us through the sound spectrum with a 'really good' compilation of wonky tech, trippy prog and acid house.

Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3MNWRjQ

Various - Four Really Good Tracks (TERRAZZOO2)

BANDCAMP: https://craigieknowes.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-confession

Adam Pits bows down to the cosmos and bears witness across the super-technical 'Cosmic Confession' EP for his Craigie Knowes debut. A record for the DJs packed with sounds that work throughout the movement of the night. Time to confess.

A1 - Adam Pits - Secret Entrance
A2 - Adam Pits - Cosmic Confession
B1 - Adam Pits - Lucky Dip
B2 - Adam Pits - Let Your Mind Go (ft Lourene)

(P) + (C) 2022 Craigie Knowes Ltd
Written + Produced by Adam Pits
Artwork by Glen Cutwerk
Mastered by Johanz Westerman @ Ballyhoo Studio, NL
Distributed by Clone Distribution

Buy @ Bandcamp

CKNOWEP40 | Adam Pits - Cosmic Confession

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Expanding on the blueprint of previous releases, Trieste-born, London-based producer Sohrab is the Kalahari clan’s latest inductee. OYSTER43 is a distillation of the Italian producer’s stylistic scope in its purest form; impeccably crafted dance music with a healthy dose of prog.

Running deep with this one. Smartly refined constructions primed for meditative club use, the first four tracks are rendered in pristine detail. From the widescreen and tunnelling to straight-up utopian, there’s a life-affirming vitality like only the most quintessential '90s prog-house can achieve.

The record begins to veer into realms of dilated abstraction on the second plate. Where ‘Fleeting Thoughts’ unfurls like a slice of hi-tech IDM undergoing an ayahuasca ceremony, ‘Sunseeker’ and ‘Deconstruct’ keep the ritual going at a lysergic, slo-mo chug. ‘Crystal Clear’, on the other hand, evokes the ‘70s with a bucolic, avant-garde synth lullaby.

Sohrab - Voyria | Kalahari Oyster Cult (OYSTER43)

After a few months of patiently waiting, we are happy to finally welcome Rudolf C to the Pleasure Club family with his Globular EP. 

Three originals of Rudolf's ultra slick and otherworldly club bombs are joined by a big remix courtesy of our very own N-Gynn. Road tested all summer and ready for action.

A2. RUDOLF C - GLOBULAR (PCLUB015)

🔮 "A chant between two worlds." 🔮

BUY:
🏠 Bandcamp: https://tinyurl.com/HAWS019BC 
⚡️ Juno: tinyurl.com/JUNO019 
🌵 Subwax: https://tinyurl.com/SUBWAX019 
👽 Phonica: https://tinyurl.com/PHONICA019 
🌾 Yoyaku: https://tinyurl.com/YOYAKU019 
🔮 Deejay.de: https://tinyurl.com/DEEJAY019 
🚀 Viniil: https://tinyurl.com/VINIIL019 
🤖 Decks: https://tinyurl.com/DECKS019 
👁️ One Eye Witness: https://tinyurl.com/ONEEW019 
🌐 Off The Grid Records: https://tinyurl.com/OTG019 
🪩 Disco ‘Piu: https://tinyurl.com/DISCOPIU019 
🍥 La Rama: https://tinyurl.com/LARAMA019 
🧮 3345: https://tinyurl.com/3345NL019 
👺 Redeye: https://tinyurl.com/REDEYE019 
🎭 Clone: https://tinyurl.com/CLONE019 
🧞 Carpet & Snares: https://tinyurl.com/CARPET019 
⚫ Techno Import: https://tinyurl.com/TECHNOIMP019 
🌊 60 Waves: https://tinyurl.com/60WAVES019 
🍝 Trenta3Giri: https://tinyurl.com/TRENTA019 
🦈 Discogs: https://tinyurl.com/DISCOGS019

Scandi-lous! We’ve got another other-worldly record for you, courtesy of who? Jeku! The man from Helsinki has given us a much-coveted gift, a gift that traverses incredulity yet still thankfully remains harnessed to the human realm. The story that started below the ozone layer has moved to the stratosphere. Transcendence is coming, and boy has he been busy.

No subterfuge, just a guy from the underground with two ears for unparalleled tranceability. No description, just listen and try not to ascend. It can’t be done. It’s Jeku for you.

Released on, or around, the 3rd of February, 2023.

Distributed by Subwax.
Artwork by Stewart Armstrong.
PR text by Harry Wootten.
Mastering by Curved London.
Pressings by R.A.N.D.

Jeku - 'Transcendence' [HAWS019]

NEW001

A1. On a Wave
B1. Doomed

2 tracks
45 RPM

Mastered by Marco Pellegrino.
Distributed by KMA60.
Artwork by @2oooooooooooooo2

Written and produced by Bryan Mooney A.K.A New Members.
Recorded @ The Hit Factory & Harzer Straße, 2021-2022.

BUY 12"

NEW MEMBERS - ON A WAVE EP [NEW001] (Clips)

Echocentric Records & R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings team up to bring you "And You Never Come Back EP" by Pletnev. 

Bandcamp: https://echocentricrecords.bandcamp.com/album/and-you-never-come-back-ep

"R.A.N.D. and Echocentric, two names known 
Join forces to release some tracks they've shown 
Four heady cuts, mind-bending and bold 
For curious dancers, their stories to unfold 

From Lithuanian maestro, Pletnev his name 
Modular beats, a rhythmic refrain 
For dance floors, these tracks are a must 
So come along, and give them a try, if you trust 

Together, these labels have come to create 
Songs to make you move, to elevate 
Your mind and body, with each passing beat 
So let the music take you, and feel the heat.”

@pletnev @rand_muzik_recordings @echocentricrecords @inchbyinchdistribution 

Releases January 13, 2023 
	
A1 - Bass Covered With Gold
A2 - Average Monday 
B1 - And You Never Come Back 
B2 - Am I Looking At Two Similar Cats 

Written and produced by Alex Pletnev 
Mastered by Nik Kozub 
Design by Jubbs 
Distributed by Inch by Inch
Pressed at R.A.N.D. Muzik

And You Never Come Back EP

Buy 12" & digi

Pletnev - And You Never Come Back EP - RMECR001

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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)

Run by @reycolino
Brussels - Amsterdam
info@kalaharioystercult.com
Distributed by @oneyewitness
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Sohrab - Voyria | Kalahari Oyster Cult (OYSTER43)

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