Eterna - the new label from Lisbon run by local mainstay @mariaamoramormaria - presents its first release 'Aerosol' by another of the city's most interesting electronic music artists, @bleiddd. A true sonic polymath, BLEID is known for their range as a music-maker and as a DJ: ambient, techno, reggaeton,
guitar-led jams are all an integral part of their musical lexicon. In this EP, though, all eyes are most definitely on the dancefloor.
Opener 'Rubber Band Land Calling' is an off-kilter percussive exercise held together by subby kicks that can't seem to stand still, punctuated with lush pad washes that breathe life and optimism into the otherwise defying atmosphere. Joyful resistance in a track. Drum experimentalism is also served
in 'Hellastic Fantastic', with snares taking center stage and the kick pattern zig zagging dynamically between broken motifs and four to the floor hypnotism. 
Things remain on an ever-changing drum-led tip - but get slightly darker - in 'New Age Waste', all sound design impact and perfectly executed leftfield drum programming that wants us to shake our hips, not just bang our heads, as we dance. 'Desce', homonymous to BLEID's party series, feels like
an homage to queer rave innovation by referencing iconic vocal and hoover hooks over a broken, genre-defying dance beat.
@boredlord steps in for the first remix of the record: the iconic American artist, part of the T4T LUV NRG family, picks up BLEID's opening track and turns it into an imaginative breakbeat-led groover where vibes reign supreme.
Local legend and a key part of the Príncipe family @nidiasukulbembe redefines cadency and swing with a complex but natural - and expertly sculped, watch out for the sound design on this one - reinterpretation of 'Hellastic Fantastic'. A hair-raising finale to an EP that screams fresh perspectives: the way we make music and dance is changing and Eterna is here to document it.

BLEID - Hellastic Fantastic (Nídia Remix)

Night Oceann Live - MUTANT RADIO + OPAL [01.06.2024]

LABAREDA's new release (since 2019), comes from Copenhagen based artist Nova Varnrable.

In Passages, Nova roams and weaves together new material, demos, sketches and new mixes of already released songs from the past, layering them in a way that creates a new narrative. 
A discrepant collage of electronic production, a timeless transit. 

Side A - Passage, is a long form 30 minutes mixtape that swings like timeless fragmented pieces communicating a duality that gives meaning to states that once felt meaningless, storytelling from an unknown state familiar to the past, present and the future. 

SIDE B plucks some of Passage fragments into extended states pushing even further with two edits/remixes from Lisbon's admirable rovers: Ondness and Polido.

(PASSAGES was first presented at Serena Coelho + SUPERCHI+JORDAN collaborative launch in Copenhagen - 29/11/2023)
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LBRD 009
Mastering: João Melo
Artwork: Sonja Camara

SIDE B - Hole

In January 2024 and as part of her performance "Basement Scene", American artist Ser Serpas invites performers to seize the sculptures presented in her “I Fear” exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce. To the rhythm of one of her radical DJ sets, they dismantle the sculptures on the Auditorium stage, so as to return them to the state in which they were abandoned and found.  Vocals: Felipe Vasquez 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/bourse-de-commerce/episodes/bourse-de-commerce-ser-serpas-28th-september-2024

Recorded Live at Bourse de Commerce w/ Ser Serpas 280924

upsammy at Praia - Waking Life '24

This double act is a bit special.

Osàre! Editions x Sameheads - C90 Special - Released in physical form a couple of months ago and long since gone appears courtesy of the long standing and musically alingned satelites of Osàre & Sameheads.

2 artists we both admire, and agreed are long overdue being asked for a 45 min concept mix.

Diamin & RRRKTRA belong together on this one. Acid tinged, industrial soundscapes, overlayed with gorgeous melancholic sonic droplets.

We adore what you've made for us. The time has come for a wider audience.

With love.
Sameheads & Osàre x

Side Y - RRRKRTA (Osàre! Editions x Sameheads - C90 Special)

who in the fog vol.1 [mixtape]

Live recording of closing set at Fuse in Brussels on February 1 2025 <3

Sara Dziri – Closing Set at Fuse 1 February 2025

Opening set at Central Club Porto | 15.03.2024

SAUVAGE @ Central Club | Porto

Optimo is JG Wilkes & JD Twitch; record label, and longstanding Glaswegian party. You can expect a lot from their new monthly slot, sure to dig up some obscurities from post-punk, new wave, EBM, house and techno. Bags of unreleased stuff, too. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/optimo/episodes/optimo-8th-july-2025

Optimo w/ Yu Su 080725

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SIDE B - Hole

Labareda