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This is taken from @em_stav 's radio show cover. The full version with a great second half from Tal (@finnaman) is available on the noods website.

my half of the noods show from the other week

Further information: https://bleep.com/features/bleep-mix-230--keplrr

"I’ve been trying to move away from the idea that dance music has to be really impressive. Instead, focusing on progression and feel, rather than a preconceived idea I have of myself as an artist or DJ. I wanted to record this mix without too much planning, in the end it turned out quite dubby and sedated with a few nice key matches and some more experimental stuff dotted through. I hope you enjoy it." - @keplrr

Bleep Mix #230 - Keplrr

After the resounding success of Vol.1, Needs return for a second instalment of their eco vinyl campaign in collaboration with Green Vinyl records in Holland. 

Needs continue their journey into the future of vinyl production, partnering with Green Vinyl Records in Holland to produce a 100% recyclable record which now uses 90% less energy cost compared to traditional vinyl production methods. This revolutionary chapter in vinyl history features the production skills of Maara, Priori, Rudolf C & HearThug, with digital exclusives from Adam Curtain, Anastasia Zems, B.AI & Kepplr.

For Needs 010 we welcome yet another all-star lineup of producers from around the world across vinyl and digital formats. Featuring trancey techno from Montreal’s rising star Maara; chuggy, percussive, mysticism from Priori; sultry minimal grooves from Berlin based Rudolf C, and a constantly evolving spacey acid banger from Tunisia’s leading light HearThug. On the digital exclusives, Adam Curtain, Anastasia Zems, B.AI and Keplrr all deliver tracks which traverse the spectrum of electro, house and techno perfectly. 

Vinyl
A1. Maara - Lose Control 
A2. Priori - This Multiple
B1. Rudolf C - Bugs Life
B2. HearThug - KillAcidKill

Digital
1 Adam Curtain- We Love You Ed
2 Anastasia Zems - I Want You To Love Me
3 B.AI - Final Distance
4 Keplrr - Everything Is Ok

Digi 04 - Keplrr - Everything Is Okay (Needs 010)

@keplrr delivers a rolling hourlong hypnotic mix from Pirate Hackney Wick.

Read the feature: pirate.com/en/blog/pirate-mix-007-keplrr/

Recorded at Pirate. Recorded with Capture.

Pirate Mix 007: Keplrr

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

Spring

Keplrr X Human Resources - Spring (PDCOLLAB001)

Keplrr returns to Control Freak with ‘Reconstructed Club’ - a collection of high-definition techno with a meticulous focus on sound design, careful arrangement, and a painstaking attention to detail.

A-Side ‘Esoteric Functions’ is a screw-face roller full of anxious, rising pads, driving percussion and an insistent sub rumble. On the flip, 'Convection' continues down the wormhole with a propulsive, hypnotic low-end throb & trickling, dissonant arpeggios. Finally, the chugging triplet groove of ’Bods Realm' rounds off the journey with hair-raising whispers and warped, dubby textures.

’Reconstructed Club’ is a call to an extraterrestrial dance floor, a catapult through the vortex - strap in for the ride.

Bambounou - wow Convection is really really interesting, my kind of stuff !!!!!!!
Desert Sound Colony - Really great work guys. Big time into this.
Extrawelt - And another ace release! Thanks!
GiGi FM - <3 loveeee
Joe - Sounds like ive got up too fast and all the bloods rushed to me head. Top Dollar
Jossy Mitsu - Loving convection!
Or:la - Great
re:ni - sick
upsammy - Nice :)

Keplrr - Convection (Preview)

Masked with a metal face, draped in copper. Moving like us, but different. Trying to work out the world for itself, but is this just a world that works for us? Different when experiencing emotions and connections, less free for those we created in a way we’ll never truly understand, no matter how advanced we become over time. Even though we're clanging around hopelessly, trying to find a grasp is something that we all can relate to.

Keplrr returns with his second release, Reconstructed Club, on Control Freak Recordings, the sister label of the infamous London party, Cabin Fever. Like his debut EP Translucent, his sophomore release showcases a similar aesthetic, taking inspiration from UK techno and flaunting his knack for meticulous sound design. Our pick titled ‘Bods Realm’ takes a deep drive through spaced-out effects and harsh Warp-esque synth stabs, skilfully complemented with weighty sub-bass.

Reconstructed Club

PREMIERE: Keplrr - Bods Realm [Control Freak Recordings]

Artist: Keplrr
Title: Esoteric Functions
Label: Control Freak Recordings
Format: 12" Vinyl
Release date: 21/08/20
Purchase: https://es.juno.co.uk/products/keplrr-reconstructed-club/783365-01/

Keplrr returns to Control Freak with ‘Reconstructed Club’ - a collection of high-definition techno with a meticulous focus on sound design, careful arrangement, and a painstaking attention to detail.
Our choice here is A-Side ‘Esoteric Functions’ a screw-face roller full of anxious, rising pads, driving percussion and an insistent sub rumble.
’Reconstructed Club’ is a call to an extraterrestrial dance floor, a catapult through the vortex - strap in for the ride.

https://soundcloud.com/keplrr
https://soundcloud.com/controlfreakrecordings

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PREMIERE #1134 | Keplrr - Esoteric Functions [Control Freak] 2020

Mix #327 in our series comes from London dj & producer, Keplrr. 

Keplrr releases his 'Reconstructed Club' EP on Control Freak Recordings this Friday (21st August). 
We are delighted that Keplrr has made a mix for us & hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/keplrr
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Keplrr/

Reconstructed Club EP

Hypnotic Groove Mix 327 - Keplrr

Having recently dropped his 'Reconstructed Club' EP on UK bass weight up-comers Control Freak Recordings following a brilliant collaboration with Max Winter on Or:la’s Cead label in 2020, @Keplrr jumps into the deep end with 1hr of techy, rolling club gear and low end sonics to prime us all for Boris' long-awaited club return this June. And by club we mean merky sweatbox basement, hopefully.

Keplrr

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