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.

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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.
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releases February 17, 2023

Tracks written and arranged by Moktar, Shoeb Ahmad, Zhi, Merph and 黑芝麻

Mastering: Wayne Sutherland

Album Art/Painting: Jacquie Meng

Zine Graphic Designer, Earring Design, IG Filter Creator: Joanne Leong

Sticker Ilustrator/Designer: Lynn Nguyen

Writer: Tanya Akinola

Special thanks to Eugene, Rebecca, Hen, Chanel, Kavya, senzer online and artsACT

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

bby tek [黑芝麻 & Moktar] - Take Me Anywhere

Today's premiere showcases French DJ and producer Olympe4000 with her track 'LIFE IS BAKA' as part of her e-goatrip6ter EP that is set to release on her newly established label Adrenaline Quality Records on Thursday 16th of March.

Olympe4000 is taking no prisoners with her latest musical offering that is due to release on her newly formed imprint Adrenaline Quality Records this Thursday. e-goatrip6ter EP is an amalgamation of Olympe4000's distinct and frenzied sound that encapsulates a range of breaks, bass, neo-rave, crunchy techno, and electronica. This new venture comes shortly after performing several standout shows on Hoer Berlin, as well as flexing her stellar production skills on Mell G's Juicy Gang Records last year.

Adrenaline Quality is a new creative platform for electronic music, emerging queer artists, inclusive, utopist, nonsense percussive new and old club sonorities. Adrenaline Quality has teamed up with Beatz By Girlz. BBG is empowering the next generation of women and gender-expansive people through music and technology with more than 38 poles worldwide. 

Once a year the label will publish a VA made by the students of BBG. Music is the skeleton key BBG uses to open the door to technology parity and justice, not only in the music industry but in all tech-related fields where women and gender minorities are underrepresented.

Rinse France and Badaboum resident Olympe4000 dedicates her first release to her 13-year-old sister, a teenager growing up in a cyber-heavy age after having conversations with her about the impact of digital capitalism on mental health. As she is keen to explore themes and ideas regarding utopian socialism and innovative ideas for the digital future Olympe4000 uses Adrenaline Quality as her sonic notebook.

Life Is Baka does a fantastic job of gaining its listeners' attention due to its warped-out, robotic vocals that are met with ethereal-sounding synths making for a really trippy listen. Big tip here for those who are intrigued by sounds that are rooted in electronica territory.


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Four Four Premiere: Olympe4000 - LIFE IS BAKA

Subsism is a DJ, a producer, but above all a fan of electronic music, his strength is to always know how to take his audience with him, on his favourite ground. 

He is the ultimate selector, mixing trance, bass, and breaks ~ in other words: the fertile ground of his universe, characterizing his musical prism. 

He characterizes his sets by the alliance of oldschool and modern sounds, between 90's party and the best of the scene of the moment.

EP Description :
The 4 original tracks are full of club energy: groove galore, trancy effervescence and a whirlwind of acid, creating a set designed for the dancefloor, to be read through the prism of the night and the party.

Two remixes (Maruwa + De Grandi) are featured on the ep and bring a singular reinterpretation of the original tracks.

Word of the artist:
Luminous depths, designed for our dancefloors and nights, I welcome you on board for a carefully chosen journey, chiseled rhythms, trance landscape, sometimes dark, sometimes reassuring, intended for our festive experiences.

Six dense tracks, including two very nice remixes by artists Maruwa and De Grandi, whom I like very much, and which bring a particular resonance to the EP.

Bandcamp pre-order: https://matiereproduction.bandcamp.com/album/airy-ep
Artist: Subsism
Title: Airy
Label: Matière 
Catalog Number: MAT012
Release Date: 24/03/2023
Format: Digital
Mastering: Raär
Artwork: Who Is Demian (@who_is_demian)

Tracklist:
1. Mapmakers
2. Airy
3. Psychological Warfare
4. Swampy Aura
5. Airy (Maruwa Remix)
6. Swampy Aura (De Grandi Remix)
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Follow them for more:
@subsism_
https://www.facebook.com/Subsism/
https://soundcloud.com/subsism

@ndegrandi
https://soundcloud.com/de_grandi
@maruwa.now
https://soundcloud.com/maruwa1

www.facebook.com/MatiereProduction/ / 
https://soundcloud.com/matiere-production

PREMIERE: Subsism - Mapmakers [Matière]

In the ever-evolving landscape of techno music, few producers have recently carved out a niche as unique, fresh-yet-classic and compelling as @wtchcrft2. With his latest EP, "Wet Lung," due to be released on May 3rd via UMAY, the Brooklyn based producer continues to push the boundaries of what techno can be, while taking inspiration from classic and contemporary American Techno and House featuring fellow @dj-swisha on the remix side.

Anthony McLean, the man behind the moniker, has been making music since 2011, but it was during lockdown in 2020 that he made the decision to pivot from making trap, wave, and witch house to creating techno. The result is a sound that is both unmistakably his own and yet at the forefront of a rapidly changing genre, bound to New York’s re-emerging dance music scene creating constant new spaces for black and queer artists.

From the propulsive vocal driven lead single "Bagituh'' to the hypnotic pulse of "2 Myself", "Wet Lung'' is a masterful collection of five tracks that showcase WTCHCRFT's range and creativity. His rap roots and his love of vocal-driven hip hop blend seamlessly into his productions, creating a sound that is simultaneously raw, groovy and refined.  

But "Wet Lung" is more than just a collection of tracks. It is a statement of intent, a declaration that techno can be whatever we want it to be. With each new release, WTCHCRFT pushes the boundaries of what we think of as techno, and in doing so, he expands the possibilities of the genre further, from a new post-pandemic New York perspective in which creating spaces from the black communities becomes increasingly challenged by the growing gentrification of former black dominated neighborhoods. 

As we look ahead to the future of these communities, we can't help but feel extremely excited by what WTCHCRFT has in store for us. "Wet Lung" is a bold and visionary statement, from this emerging NYC scene and lines into an array of groundbreaking releases from fellow American artists hailing from the city, redefining its sound and breaking conventional influences from Europe.

"Wet Lung" will be available on all major digital platforms on May 3rd. The single ”Bagituh” is out now!

1. 2 Myself
2. Rain Delay
3. Bagituh
4. Bagituh (DJ Swisha Remix)
5. Dogfish

Mixed by WTCHCRFT
Mastered by Joel Krozer at Six Bit Deep
Artwork by Kyla Callista

Bagituh

WTCHCRFT - Bagituh (UMAY002S)

Buzzing to announce the first extremely sweaty Cristofeu x Von Riu collaboration. Please welcome Von Cristeuf. 

Label - Discoteca 
Artist - @Cristofeu & @VonRiu

Discoteca takes you to its parallel universe with a new hypnotic-o-cathartic EP. A blend of the best steamy atmosphere and grooving psychoactive beats from Cristofeu with the wet depth and tech power from Von Riu. An enlightening bass soundscape shaped for the naughtiest basements. Von Cristeuf 1, a blue leather sofa tech banger introducing a Mappa Mundi shroomy forest journey followed by Hit and Von Cristeuf 2, two peak high shivers trackers designed for sunset wildest kinks ending with two extra horny percussive 5am Trip-ers. 

Cristofeu & Von Riu - Von Cristeuf Vol.1 
Pre-order: https://discotecarecords.bandcamp.com/album/von-cristeuf-vol-1

Cat Num: DISCO002 
Format: Digital 
Release: 20.06.2023
Mix: William J P Howard 
Mastering: Sam Berdah at The Wall Studio 
Art: Kim Coussée

[PREMIERE] Cristofeu & Von Riu - Von Cristeuf 2

Marking the relaunch of Panorama Records, The Chronics comes in hot with an OG EP packed with forceful grooves. Spiced with remixes by the talented Julian Muller, Mayeul, Voicedrone & Yazzus, this versatile EP will leave no wish unfulfilled and guarantees to make you move.

We highly appreciate your feedback and can’t wait for you to hear the outcome of this project.

BUY on BANDCAMP

PREMIERE : The Chronics - S2S (Skin To Skin) (Yazzus Corrupt Twin Remix)

@bashkka

Amniote Editions teams up with Mala Junta to release “The Collective Capsule” in celebration of 5th anniversary of Berlin’s favourite queer event.

“The Collective Capsule” is a celebration and tribute to the unique Mala Junta and it’s impact on Berlin’s vibrant contemporary queer scene as well as a reflection of the core principles of these two collectives, which serve as a mirror for the society we want to push forward.

The package features a 12″ vinyl record composed of 4 tracks from Mala Junta’s residents Hyperaktivist, Yazzus, DJ Tool, and D.Dan, as well as two compilations featuring Roza Terenzi, Jensen Interceptor, Mohajer, Peachlyfe, Francois X, Narciss to name a few..

The Collective Capsule Compilation Vol. 2 emerges on Amniote Editions on 15th September.

10% of profits will go to African Queer Youth Initative - aqyi.org

Mastered by Mikael Tobias (assisted by Joel Krozer) at SixBitDeep
Artwork by Whrikk

BASHKKA - Amor Extraterrestre [Amniote Editions x Mala Junta]

AIMCRVA001
Tbilisi, Georgia

released September 1, 2023

mindcontrolledrectifier.bandcamp.com/album/…rva001

Viikatory - Acid Service [Mind Controlled Rectifier]

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-askkin-shoot-me-down

Now on the cusp of their fifth release, Brussels-based imprint @faktice-label line up six brazen-faced cuts from label head @tom-askkin, zealously displaying the sound of Belgium.

Ifeksa EP

Askkin - Shoot Me Down [Faktice]

Bushmala

MIND THE GAP is a warning sign to watch out
for the gap between the train and the platform.

This album is an act of encouragement and a tribute to the
underground culture that constructs ground for the intertwining genres
of arts and the people within. The narrator prioritizes creative activity
and examines the continuous discrepancy in our personal lives
and its value judgments, as shown through the mixture of
underground genres and essayistic texts.

Are we merely disposables of society that vanish after
serving our functionality, or do we continue to live with
reason and value that fulfills our own existence?

Mind the gap은 열차와 승강장 사이 틈을 주의하라는 경고 문구이다.

이 앨범은 문화예술의 뿌리가되는 언더그라운드 문화와
그 영향을 공유하는 종사자들에 대한 찬사이며 자기격려의 메시지이다.
화자는 능동적인 선택에 의해 이루어지는 창작활동을 모든 것의 우선순위에 두었고
개인의 삶과 그 가치판단에 있어 끊임없는 혼란과 갈등을 저울질한다.
언더그라운드 장르의 융합적 형태와 수필적 텍스트로써 이를 함축했다.

우리는 사회의 부품으로 살다가 기능을 다하면 사라지는 소모품에 불과할까,
존재자체로 그 이유와 가치가 충족되는 개체일까?

Tracklist :
01 earring - Conveyor (Leejunghyuk Remix)
02 earring - MACHINA (Fandisk Remix)
03 earring - MACHINA (earring Remix)
04 earring - Conveyor (Sisyphus Remix)
05 earring - Conveyor (Short Finger Remix)
06 earring - Mind the gap (Sean Remix)
07 earring - Conveyor (Stann Lumo Remix)
08 earring - FTM (earring Remix)
09 earring - FTM (Oxymosoon Remix)

Release date :2024. 7th MAY
Formats : DIGITAL
Catalogue #: AVA006

[PREVIEW] Mind the gap - Seoul Remix [AVA006]

Dj Booking & Inquiries : lesyeuxorange@gmail.com

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28/01/2023 @ La Rotonde Stalingrad LYO / 10 Years Party! w/ Lauer, Younger Than Me, Lydia Vilas etc...
04/02/2023 @ La Péniche Mécanique, Strasbourg
10/02/2023 @ Control Club, Bucarest (Rumania) 🇷🇴
18/02/2023 @ La Rotonde Stalingrad
24/02/2023 @ Selecto, Paris
03/03/2023 @ Casa Pompi, Merida (Mexico) 🇲🇽
04/03/2023 @ Vagalume, Tulum (Mexico) 🇲🇽
05/03/2023 @ SundaySunday, Mexico City (Mexico) 🇲🇽
11/03/2023 @ Bar Oriente, Mexico City (Mexico) 🇲🇽
12/03/2023 @ SundaySunday, Guadalajara (Mexico) 🇲🇽
17/03/2023 @ Sai-ko, San Miguel (Mexico) 🇲🇽
18/03/2023 @ Zodiac Festival, Leon (Mexico) 🇲🇽
19/03/2023 @ Kokoro, Queretaro (Mexico) 🇲🇽
24/03/2023 @ La Rotonde Stalingrad
31/03/2023 @ Petit Prince, Paris
07/04/2023 @ Minus Eden, Skopje (Macedonia) 🇲🇰
15/04/2023 @ L'International
29/04/2023 @ La Rotonde Stalingrad
30/04/2023 @ Disco Disco, Paris
06/05/2023 @ Mazette, Paris
13/05/2023 @ Sakral Festival, Kilowatt, France
19/05/2023 @ La Rotonde Stalingrad
28/05/2023 @ Athens (Greece) TBC 🇬🇷
03/06/2023 @ KulturA, Liège (Belgique) 🇧🇪
16/06/2023 @ Insula Festival, France
17/06/2023 @ La Marbrerie, Montreuil
30/06/2023 @ Sacré, Paris
15/07/2023 @ Terrazza, Barcelona 🇪🇸
22/07/2023 @ La Rotonde Stalingrad
20/08/2023 @ Mazette, Paris / Amour sur Seine 
23/09/2023 @ La Rotonde Stalingrad
28/10/2023 @ La Rotonde Stalingrad
25/11/2023 @ La Rotonde Stalingrad Grand Format + Guests
15/12/2023 @ La Rotonde Stalingrad


Past Gigs : 
Paris => Cabaret Sauvage, Trabendo, Rex Club, Badaboum, La Java, Mazette, La Machine du Moulin Rouge, La Prairie Du Canal, Petit Bain, Nexus, La Madrague Festival, Palais de Tokyo, La Rotonde Stalingrad, Silencio, ZigZag, La Clairiere, Wanderlust, Nuits Fauves, Double Vie, Pamela, Virage,  Le Monseigneur etc...

France => Calvi On The Rocks, Cabourg Mon Amour, We Love Green, Sarcus Festival, Tres cool Festival-Deauville, Highfive Festival-Annecy, Briques Rouges Festival-Lille, Bains Numeriques Festival-Enghien, Macadam Nantes x2, Lieu Unique Nantes, Le Sucre Lyon x3, Le Terminal Lyon, Le Petit Salon Lyon, Iboat Bordeaux x3, Chapiteau Marseille, 1988 Live Club Rennes, Gare Saint Sauveur Lille x2, Ostra Nancy, Grenoble Campus, La Bobine Grenoble, Angers, Nuit Blanche Saint Denis etcetc...

Europe => London x4 , Manchester x3, Leeds x2, Edinburgh, Berlin x3, Hamburg, Freiburg, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Stockholm x2, Copenhagen, Geneve x4, Lausanne, Neuchatel, Zurich x4, Bern, Lucern, Madrid x2, Ronda, Barcelona, Porto, Prague, Budapest, Sofia, Vilnius x2, Palanga, Belgrade, Zagreb, Warsaw, Saint Petersburg, Moscow etc...

PREMIERE : The Chronics - S2S (Skin To Skin) (Yazzus Corrupt Twin Remix)

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