Forest Drive West´s "Signals" taken from the upcomming "20 Years Of Echocord" Compilation

Signals

Forest Drive West - Signals

Tracklist + Q&A: https://bit.ly/rhywmmix

Mutant techno club vibes from @feveram co-founder @rhyw

Tracklist + Q&A

In Session: Rhyw

www.smkmachine.com

Smoke Machine Podcast 146 Pessimist

VC-118A  

Samuel van Dijk is fascinated by contrasts. He explores the tension that comes from carefully constructed atmospheres and rough riding rhythms, like gentle waves crashing up against angular rock faces or jagged drum patterns softened by blooming pads.

He’s just as focussed on musical dynamics; with expansive chords but intimate effects, and how sounds move about in the club as well as in your head. He makes soundscapes rather than tracks, where euphoric moods and thunderous basslines can coexist, and where minute little details capture your mind’s eye while punchy drum work makes an immediate physical impact. He explores the rough and the smooth, the loud and the quiet, the cerebral and the visceral in aquatic and naturalistic worlds where electro, techno, dub and ambient are blurred into one.  

This means that as both a producer and comprehensive live act, the Dutchman can take you from the furthest reaches of outer space to the depths of an oceanic abyss via crackling and frozen tundras. He does so under three aliases—VC-118A, Mohlao, Multicast Dynamics, but all are interconnected and related, with a modular approach to making and performing music meaning that a pumping breakbeat live-set can easily be transformed into an abstract sonic landscape by reducing and modifying elements, playing with textures and reworking structures. 

“I’m always searching for a duality, something that marries dance floor functionality with an end of the world melodrama that gets deep inside your head,” says the artist. “My process is intuitive and unplanned, so I can start with sound design and atmospherics first, or get lost in rhythms.”  This understanding of narrative, as well as groove, means that whatever alias he assumes, he can pump out a peak time festival set, twist you inside out with an intimate session in a cosy club or play an experimental soundscape set in more thought provoking settings with his own avant garde visuals. Dancers at cult places like Tresor, Denovali Festival and a Boiler Room showcase in Nijmegen have all experienced this in the recent past. 

Known by electronic music obsessives as one of electro’s shining lights, the last decade has seen van Dijk excel in both EP and LP format. His achingly beautiful melancholic moods and roomy, absorbing grooves are so fully realised that they work well beyond the club context and have come on top labels like Delsin, Frustrated Funk and Silent Season amongst others. They include highlights like the tension between raw machine sounds and ethereal pads that were explored on VC-118A’s underground classic Vaxna; Shift Register, which was made from largely one-take hardware jams with an instinctive and lo-fi finish, and the slow burning techno of Mohlao’s Landforms LP. Of course, his Multicast Dynamics album quadrilogy on Denovali also laid out immersive ambient worlds in truly escapist ways. 

  Expect an in-depth feature coming soon on Minimal Collective [ www.minimalcollective.digital ]

SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/mohlao

Tracklist
Fastgraph - Ten Eight Seven [Klakson]
Volruptus - Alien Transmissions [BBBBBB]
Aux 88 - Alias [Puzzlebox Records]
Sansibar - Satellites [FTP]
Mekas - Impersonal Steel [Chaosmos Records]
Paranoid London - Drum Machine (Album Edit) [Paranoid London]
Jeff Derringer - Radio Therapy (O/V/R Remix) [Soma]
EMS - Close Encounters [Satamile Records NYC]
Versalife - Monospaced [20:20 Vision]
The Mind Drum - Reality Check [Subvert Records]
Alex Jann - Blue Moon Rising [Censor]
/DL/MS/ - Invisible Bits [TRUST]
Unknown
Locked Club - Electro Raw [PRIVATE PERSON]
SSpesimen - Angels In My Room [Pomelo]
Unknown
Syberian - I Hear The Future [SYBERIAN]
Clatterbox - Genetic Code [Frustrated Funk]
Unknown
No Moon - Acid IX [Mechatronica]
DJ Stingray - Her [TRUST]

DUSK212 By VC-118A

For the second installment of PMx Peder presents a mix by his collaborative project with Pär Grindvik, Aasthma.

Set to release their debut album Arrival on September 15 PMx 2 is a presentation of the music that currently gets them excited. A mix of new, old and unreleased tunes set to get the party started, PMx 2 will give you a peak in to what inspires the duo to keep pushing their own sound in to further orbit.


Tracklist:

1. Drexciya - Bang Bang
2. Off The Meds - Bang Bang
3. Mall Grab feat Nia Archives - Patience
4. Tracy Unknown - Unknown 0C
5. DJ Pitch - Coffee Time!
6. Daphni - Carry On
7. Ke$ha - Tik Tok (Untold Remix)
8. Ludwig A.F. Röhrscheid - Velocity
9. Liliane Chlela - Swordfish
10. Junito Perez / I.M.T - The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress
11. Lårry - CMmL CoE3
12. Chloe Robinson + DJ ADHD - Pax (Four Tet remix)
13. Capracara - King Of The Witches
14. Verraco X BB X Rauw Alejandro - Party (Sin ti meta mix)
15. MM / KM - Lost In NPE2
16. Evelyn Champagne King - Im In Love
17. Nikki Nair - Where Are U
18. A+A - RIte At The End
19. DJ Wiggle - Pizza Scarface
20. DJ Katapila - Fadidi
21. Aasthma feat Gavsborg - Nod
22. I.JORDAN - Hey Baby
23. Tirzah - Tectonic (Fauzia Remix)
24.The Fear Ratio feat King Kashmere - Death Switch

PMx 2 - Aasthma

re:37

12" vinyl + digital, edition of 106.
@humanspacemachine

The first appearance of Mike Jungerius aka Human Space Machine on the Swiss label re:st is an exciting one. As a core-member of the Dutch De Lichting collective where he released most of his well received works before, he now steps out of the beaten path and explores different vibes and tempo's for a first international affair on re:st.
Written and produced during the multiple lockdown months back in 2021, HSM created the Zone EP. It's an adventurous four track project balancing somewhere in the grey space between experimental drum & bass and half paced sluggy rhythms. Bringing high energy with tight drum patterns and razor sharp beats while it leaves enough space to zone out in its deep atmospheres and subaquatic grooves.

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/human-space-machine-zone/904074-01/
https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/154369-re37-human-space-machine-the-zone-ep

Pre-order

Human Space Machine – The Zone

Recording of my liveset for @kf-pnyx in Erfurt.
Big up to the awesome crew - event, location and atmosphere were just outstanding.

Liveset @ kfpnyx Erfurt

Raised in the underground music scene of Buenos Aires, recent years have seen Blume (@keinblume) continue to hone her vision in Europe - first in Amsterdam and now Berlin. With a complex approach to beat programming, hip-hop inspired use of samples and a melding of odd melodies and experimental textures, her sets are distinctive, technical and enthralling in equal measure. 

A passionate contributor to the scene, Blume hosts the bi-monthly show "The Otherness" on @noodsradio, and runs the record store Format Wars, which provides her with another channel to express her unique tastes - from lavish ambient to bracing jungle and beyond. Originally a digital shop, Format Wars will move into a physical space in early December 2022. 

Blume’s Patterns of Perception 104 is an homage to a multitude of formative moments in Berlin: indelible, visceral musical experiences that have shaped her vision and being. 
Crystal clear reflections of hazy sequences in which the unexpected became the norm. An emotional connection of disparate times as unfettered energy warps into mind-bending experimentation. Sharp polyrhythms expanding out of mesmerising, high-speed techno trips. Endless energy and motion. 
This mix reflects the feeling and eclecticism of odd Berlin nights - the discovery, the euphoria and the memories that never die.

Links:
@keinblume
https://www.instagram.com/keinblume/
https://www.instagram.com/formatwars.records/
https://www.discogs.com/seller/formatwarsrecords/profile

Tracklist:
01 . Beatrice Dillon — Workaround Ten
02 . aya — If [redacted] Thinks He's Having This As A Remix He Can Frankly Do One
03 . Ikävä Pii — Process Fatigue
04 . Awo Ojiji — Ridicoloum (blume edit)
05 . SKSSS — Resistance M1_Seph_16bit
06 . CCL — Drum On
07 . Vel — Freed And Delicious
08 . Nebuchadnezzar — Passion of my Failure
09 . Konsudd — Lift Clique
10 . LEVL — Nullpunkt #2
11 . Thugwidow — A Reduction In Stress
12 . Rhyw — Caramel Core
13 . Sputnik One, EMBY, Honeydrip — Supa Natural (Honeydrip & Spud Remix)
14 . Delay Grounds — How To Monetize Existential Dread
15 . Basic Rhythm — Le Samouraï
16 . Shiken Hanzo — The Reaping (VIP)
17 . GOD69 — Drakx
18 . Martsman — Subbed
19 . Plus One — Trial
20 . Cressida — Move To The Witness (blume edit)
21 . Felix K — Flower Of Destruction #8
22 . Tangerine — No Upcoming Shifts
23 . Homemade Weapons — Svalsat (Donato Dozzy Remix)
24 . Xen Model — V9 Flash (blume edit)
25 . exael — Ice That Melts The Tips
26 . Deactivation of Hal 9000
27 . Laughing Ears — To Cover 遮掩
28 . Monolake — Cern
29 . MSJY — Crab Walk
30 . DJ Double Oh! — Cuerpo
31 . Nick León — Fire Dub
32 . Toma Kami — Mzecal
33 . Katatonic Silentio — Waiting For The Dust To Settle
34 . Nina Simonishvili — Meanwhile
35 . LOIF — Dark Grid
36 . Monotronique — No Other Place Like Home
37 . dBridge — Depersonalised
38 . Cryptographic — Echo I
39 . Ghost Warrior — Frost
40 . borderland state_the best kisser in l.a. — iuo feat. anna b
41 . ben bondy — mi bebe

Patterns of Perception 104 - Blume

► BANDCAMP - VINYL PRE ORDER: https://bit.ly/3XvSu0N

Very few electronic music artists can boast of spanning a wide musical spectrum as the UK producer Calum Lee aka Paleman / Fresnel Lens.Always emphasizing the percussive side (advantage of being a jazz drummer), and always with an innovative spirit, the releases of this authentic sound designer oscillate between the most abstract / experimental electronica and minimalist club focused techno, from atmospheric and introspective works to the sickest dubstep / bass music.

As at 30D we declare ourselves absolute fans of Calum’s music, we had a clear obligation to ask him to join our catalogue, specifically for the EyesHave It sub-label (we had especial interest in his interpretation of broken, dark and industrial techno). His answer was direct and unmistakable:”I’ve sent you a lot of pieces that fit with your label vision and the imagery that we love.. I’ve been studying existentialism a lot recently, so these tunes are a reflection of my headspace at the moment!”. A true declaration of intent!

And here it is, five perfect examples of obsessive tribal madness, overexciting synthetic broken beats and a lot of rawness. A pure musical gem.

Exalted EP

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30DEYES-004: Paleman - Exalted EP

For this episode of Over The Edge, Fade emerges from her winter cocoon and brings a record bag packed with uplifting, energetic vibes with her. Expect straight-up breaks and bass, to clear the mind and get you moving.

@movement-radio-athens

Over The Edge with Fade // Movement Radio // March 2023

Four new deep, rhythmic works from Lyon producer Vardae inaugurate new London imprint OODA, co-curated by Forest Drive West and localhost.  The Kaipos EP drifts from ritualistic half tempo drums into deep warping techno and tripped out drones, illustrating Vardae’s unique genre-breaking approach to crafting powerful percussive entrancers for headphones and dancefloor.

A fitting prelude to the OODA project, conceived to explore polyrhythmic techno, bass and ambient experiments in all forms.

Observe-Orient-Decide-Act.

https://ooda.bandcamp.com/

Vardae - The Kaipos EP

producer / liveact based in Nuremberg / Germany. 1/2 of POLLAAR.

Shaw Cuts // @shaw-cuts
Of Paradise // @ofparadiserecords
Yuku // @yukumusic
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