黑芝麻 (Hēi zhī ma) invites you to retreat inwards - on both the physical plane and within the depths of your psyche - as part of the Pure Space Home Listening series.

Imagined during lockdown, Pure Space Home Listening // 黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) probes home listening in the context of isolation.

As an artist, 黑芝麻 leans into the more emotive facets of sound, utilizing sonic and cerebral contrasts to subtly lull the listener into a journey unforeseen. This release sees them infuse this approach within their collaborations with artists Merph, Shoeb Ahmad, Moktar and Zhi.

The artists explore the familiar feelings of solitude, urgency and release firmly etched into our collective consciousness, both synchronously and through their own distinct lens.

“I Miss You” lulls you in with emotive pads that float above a sharp breakbeat and voice notes engulfed with longing. “Take Me Anywhere” provides a feeling of relief, as groove-laden techno bounces off the walls and into the abyss. “Associations” is an introspective, spacious and haunting track you want to float on and on. As you glide between these offerings, the intro and outro tracks hold space for tender ruminations.

The release serves as an archive of a more contemplative and confined period, through the distant murmur of voice notes, the metamorphosing drone of ambient soundscapes, poetic reveries that hang in the air, the rattling percussion of a breakbeat or techno high-hat and the gentle backdrop hums of nature.
This is an immersive audiovisual experience. Filmmaker Jane Inyang reimagines the EP in a short film through different listening contexts during a day in isolation for the protagonist. This short film will be accessible by a QR code in an accompanying poster and zine, which will also feature artist photos, recipes and poetry alongside the work of artist Jacquie Meng and photographer Chanel Nguyen. There will also be a limited run of earrings by Joanne Leong.

@heizhima

Tracklist:
01. 黑芝麻和朋友们 (Hēi zhī ma and friends) - Continuous Mix
02. 黑芝麻 & Shoeb Ahmad - Associations (ft Zhi)
03. bby tek - Take Me Anywhere
04. 黑芝麻 & Merph - I Miss You
05. 莎瑜 (ShaYu) - Surprised Again ~

Format: Digital

Mastered by Wayne Sutherland
Art by Jacquie Meng

100% of profits from this release will be donated to Firesticks Alliance, an Indigenous led network and aims to re-invigorate the use of cultural burning by facilitating cultural learning pathways to fire and land management.

黑​芝​麻​和​朋​友​们 (H​ē​i zhī ma and friends)

黑芝麻 & Merph - I Miss You

Our sixth VA compilation continues in the collective spirit at the heart of Pressure Dome; here taking its fullest form. The first of its kind in the label catalogue, ‘Two [Is Greater Than] One’ sees a selection of PD regulars and friends of the label put their heads together across eight atmospheric tracks, equally as suited to the club as to solo listening. 

Those who have followed the label for a while will be no stranger to the comp’s first collaborator. Human Resources teams up with London dub techno specialist, Keplrr, on ‘Spring’: a mood-led composition where the impact is contained in atmosphere. Fragmented drum breaks are engulfed by airy synth pads and punctuated by a dancehall-indebted rhythm that marches at 90BPM. ‘Yuppel’ welcomes Noods Radio mainstay Sid Quirk aka Keppel into the mix. He is joined by label boss, Yushh, on a ruminative percussive tool, guided by cavernous drums that fabricate a vivid, immersive environment. With the guidance of Brighton’s Caldera, the journey continues with Süss Choc. The reverb-laden synth plucks on ‘evoke water droplets, and hallucinatory details echo around them to create the illusion of being in a mountainous cove.

Delay Grounds – an audiophile in the truest sense of the word – is next to take the baton. Together, he and Yushh take it up a notch on ‘Telomere’ – a full-bodied club-ready track packed with glitchy chords and giddy drums. A gnarly, Pariah-esque breakdown segues into the track’s second wind where pitched-up vocal chops accelerate it to the compilation’s energetic climax. With the help of London drum specialist, Syz, ‘Fuzbidun’ keeps our feet firmly on the dancefloor. Breakbeats are chopped and rearranged, flitting between double and half time whilst a distorted mid-bass roughens things round the edges, prepping the ground for the compilation’s move to a more inorganic feel.

Bristol don, Forever, joins Yushh next on ‘Passing Notes’ – a groove-driven club track where skittish percussion ricochets from side to side, so palpable it tempts the touch. ‘Crash Bash Party At BUFOs’ is no different. The link-up between Delay Grounds and dance music’s stalwart of musique concrète, Wordcolour, is completely idiosyncratic to both artists: the perfect combination of found-sound percussion and skillfully rehashed vocal samples. It’s up to two PD mainstays – Roy Mills and Human Resources – to close proceedings. A chugging rhythm bubbles under the surface of ‘Sycophantasy’, sending us on a dubbed-out trip before picking the pace back up again.

Copy – Annie Parker
Artwork – Jesse Webb
Mastering – Matthew Bentley

Süss Choc

Caldera X Yushh - Süss Choc (PDCOLLAB001)

Noria Lilt

The wait is finally over and we are beyond thrilled to have our next artist on the series; enter Noria Lilt (*1994, Fribourg, Switzerland). She has been immersed in a musical and cultural environment since her earliest years. Growing up in a musician family and first training as a multimedia designer, she later graduated from the Bern University of the Arts with a Bachelor of Sound Arts.

Heavily influenced by dance music and rave culture, Noria Lilt combines a bursting mix of the most heterogeneous electronic inspirations. From clubs to art centers and other live scenes, her practice oscillates between djing, live, composition and production, audiovisual installations, and multichannel pieces. Her production and composition process tends towards acousmatic and experimental music, with a delicate and unique sound design.
All of these experiences and carefully weighted nuances are on display on her brilliant debut EP “The Insiders of the In-Between” including remixes by MSJY and Atrice on strecke records. 

TRNSTN RADIO co-founder, Kapitel Bollwerk resident DJ, SMEM coordinator: she is an important figure and an active member of Switzerland's cultural, nightlife, and musical scenes. In all her facets, she presents powerful messages and we are ecstatic to find out what is next on her journey.


SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/norialilt

Tracklist
Paracusia - Am I real enough for you
 O.M.Theorem - Lemma2
 Granule - Choppy Juke  
Magugu x Le Motel - On Topper
Toma Kami - Lil Dieter 
LCY - SACRED
SPACEFACE - Hypertone  
nl.DEFRAQ - Credits 
DAVE N.A. - Signal (forthcoming YUKU) 
 Sha Ru - Not Fluctuating (Walton Remix)
Ziyiz - Engineered Vessels
Tomás Urquieta - 32 Balas (Rhyw's Double Dribble remix)
GG Lobster - 動亂星 Stars of Turmoil
French II - Frequency (Silver Mix)
Giulia Tess - Iene  
Noria Lilt - unreleased  
Dayzero - Ace
 Jdotbalance - Whippet
Evelyn - the vision and the clarity
Circular Square - 3-HT-(Xon)
Sam Link - Little-o
Mathias Ruffing - Ultranova

DUSK254 By Noria Lilt

soundcloud.com/psy-buzz
instagram.com/_psybuzz_
soundcloud.com/mick-ool
instagram.com/mick.ool

infectios psychedelic selections by London kweer scene regular + up-coming talent Micky Xov.

Psybuzz 005 w/ Micky Xov

Oakland's DJML & Jerod S. Rivera team up as Later Version :)

The duo’s natural flair for hi-res IDM-tinged electronica is on full display here, with four colourful and playful originals accompanied by a stellar remix from Jacktone co-owner, Dark Entries and Tartelet Records affiliate, and Beats Unlimited member Doc Sleep.

Gorgeous, shimmering tracks inside. Hope you enjoy! 

TPDD007

Later Version - Swim Domain EP (incl. Doc Sleep remix) [Clips] [TPDD007] 🏊

The second in our Kanlab series of 7"s

A - Acidulant - Unimaginary Friend
B - Panda Xpress - Catchfire

Split 12" between Maltese acid prodigy Acidulant, and a new artist on Balkan working under a secret identity with the pseudonym Panda Xpress. Sleeve artwork by I Am Human design.

Out on Bandcamp - 7" vinyl & digital download, 12 midday noon UK time on Wednesday 19th April 2023. Other stores & streaming sites to follow later this month.

KL02 Acidulant / Panda Xpress [preview clips]

Order on Bandcamp: https://fastcastle.bandcamp.com/album/unique-technologies-ii

Fast Castle is rolling out it’s second edition of fresh bass cuts and tools with “Unique Technologies II”.

Exploring the sonic deep ends of the breakbeat multiverse, “UTII" offers 5 slices of cue-ready goodness exclusively in digi format. Our second V.A. increases the bandwidth with cuts from regulars Gent1e $oul and Cubemod, two contributions from Lisbon-based brother-in-arms Hiroma Keo and the debut of FC party resident Finally Julius.

These cuts showcase distinctly continental adaptations of UK–originated bass–n–breaks styles: From UKG vibes on archive fav “Plow (Flotenmix)” to playful halfstep-doubletime business on “Heavy $h1t” via breakbeat explorations on “Megarandom” and brooding drill–tinged beats “Horizontal Drip” to square-functional closer “No Cheat Codes”.

A well rounded cross-section of all things brewing at our south Berlin HQ.

written & produced at Beatschmiede Fridenau & Vilamar Studios 
Mastered by Olo Mastering 
Artwork by Jonas at 200 Kilogramm

FC05 – Various Artists – Unique Technologies II (Snippets)

Evening falls over Asiat with Amsterdam based producer & DJ Yb3l behind the decks. 


Horst Festival w/ Yb3L @ Kiosk Radio 06.05.2023

Anyone who’s ever heard a set from carin kelly knows how easily the Rinse FM resident glides from rhythm to rhythm. Influenced by both UK and US bass music, her percussive sets are vibrant, simultaneously exploring depth in textures and groove, and catches dancefloors off guard with her ingenious blending of tempos and genres. 

This week the French DJ is at the helm of our mix series and delivers a brimful 60-minutes of bass-heavy goods. “Pluralism of rhythms have always been a major key in my sound, and I obviously wanted to work on it on a podcast serie named "Rhythmic Culture". It was important to put together a bunch of my references and inspirations in term of music—especially of rhythms—going back and forth between deep and warm grooves, fast and slow, complexity and minimalism.”

@carin-kelly

RC:122 carin kelly

Permanent Repetitive Language is a new UK Brighton-based-and-beyond 
label launched by Kalli - a Northern music dietician and producer. 

The first project is North Western Dialects, a various artists compilation which simply and honestly focuses on tracks engineered for dancefloors, post-pub sessions and recreational solo home-listening. Each composition dances around different rave ideas, and each one has its own personality. The compilation features artists hailing from or connected to the Greater Manchester area within the North West United Kingdom, even the class artwork was created by a Manc! Keepin it local n all that (with the exception of Zed Bias from down south/based in MCR and Tony Phorse from Huddersfield, just a nudge to the right of MCR - but we can make an exception ere cant we!!).

This compilation doesn't desire to represent Manchester, nor the North West, instead it would rather represent each artist's varying musical dialect. It is the first of a series that will visit different areas and musik makers of the UK and maybe overseas..

ARTWORK BY GARY PRENDERGAST

Torai - Lesser Free Trade Hall 1976

Full stream of the A1 track from my latest record on Bokhari.

Buy digital:
https://bokharirecords.bandcamp.com/album/leafs

Buy vinyl: 
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/caldera-leafs/776033-01/
https://clone.nl/item60378.html
https://www.discogs.com/Caldera-Leafs/release/15421468
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Caldera - Leafs (Bokhari Records)

@goddezztemple
kalli2323tree@gmail.com
goddezztemple@gmail.com

Torai - Lesser Free Trade Hall 1976

Kalli

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