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Lithe & NORA DRUM - Split EP 

Four slices of polyrhythmic bass and breaks. 

"Split EP is the result of conversation between two work colleagues swapping and sharing tracks while on shift, finding common interest in music that takes the core stylistic markers of drum and bass and breaks it down into new and exciting forms. The result is a venn diagram of Lithe and NORA DRUM’s individual sounds, often overlapping and feeding back into the other but distinctly their own. 

Lithe’s contribution is markedly lighter in tone. Opener ‘It’s Rhythm’ is an upbeat, hard drum-inflected take on polyrhythmic drum and bass with pitched percussion and wobbling sub bass. The follow up ‘Second Pavilion’ is a lengthy, progressive take on liquid drum and bass that sits somewhere between fast techno and the composition style of Forest Drive West. 

NORA DRUM takes an introspective turn on their half of the EP with both tracks allowing space for mood and texture. ‘Lungfish’ is a rolling dark d&b number where polyrhythms encourage the listener to stop worrying about meter and give in to the feel of the track, with chaotic breaks on the back end that offer little respite. Closer ‘I Can Tell That You’re Trying’ is the heaviest of the four, with a deep, weighty lumber that crescendos into distorted amens and hoover bass."

Tracks 1 & 2 written and mixed by Lithe 
Tracks 3 & 4 written and mixed by NORA DRUM 
Mastered by Charles Murdoch 
Photography by Hamish Thomson 
Additional editing, graphic design, and art direction by Nadeem Tiafau Eshraghi

Lithe - Second Pavilion

Lithe - It's Rhythm

Not a Pessimist

Dub Drum

Lithe - & Drop

The once-lost final instalment of the EP series I started in 2020.

Dendrites written by Lithe & @matthew-laundro
Pressure written by Lithe
Art by Ryan Scheuer / sauce.design

Dendrites / Pressure

Lithe - Dendrites (w/ Matthew Laundro)

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-carlton-am1

French imprint DÔME are back with the third instalment of their VA series. @carlton-4 serves up a stripped back and bass-heavy track that draws clear inspiration from labels such as Livity Sound and Timedance.

DÔME VA​.​03 - Vortex

Carlton - AM1 [DÔME]

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-eas-perfect-immortal-machine

Run by @selectiveresponse1 - @crisisofmanofc is a California record label focussed on the grittier side of electronic music. Their next release consists of two gnarled tracks: one by the label boss and the other by local producer @easmusic.

Immortal Flesh

EAS - Perfect Immortal Machine [Crisis Of Man]

The latest episode of Newtype Rhythms features a mesmeric guest mix from https://soundcloud.com/soreabuk. For more info on Soreab, as well as tracklist for this episode - check out Inverted Audio:

https://soundcloud.com/sheepshead-music

IG Page

Newtype Rhythms #160 - Special Guest: Soreab

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-catartsis-un-pas-dans-le-passe/ 

Since being made aware of @Catartsis and Ōtone's @ygam imprint a few years back, we've been dipping into their catalogue every time we've felt the desire to listen to intelligent techno and experimental music. After something of a hiatus over the pandemic, the label is back in business, with Catartsis helming a solo EP entitled 'Acier Leste'.

Acier Leste

Catartsis - Un pas dans le passé [ygam]

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-elsa-bubbles

Elsa is an emerging artist from Switzerland. Hailing from Basel, she’s on the cusp of releasing her debut extended player via @schanzeacht replete with buoyant electronics and breakbeat trips, marking a promising debut.

Elsa - Bubbles [SchanzeAcht]

mail: priorself[at]hafh.online

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Discography:

Ministry of Self: Edits 2021-2025 (2025)
https://lithe.bandcamp.com/album/ministry-of-self-edits-2021-2025

Gorgeous*3 Energy [home away from home] (2024)
https://lithe.bandcamp.com/album/gorgeous-3-energy

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Lithe discography 2017 - 2024

Count - Split (Lithe Remix) [Markham Road Records] (2024)
https://markhamroad.bandcamp.com/album/count-work-mr002

92 Ends EP [Meld] (2022)
https://lithe.bandcamp.com/album/92-ends

Mainline EP [Flood] (2022)
https://lithe.bandcamp.com/album/mainline

Lithe & NORA DRUM - Remixes (2022)
https://lithe.bandcamp.com/album/lithe-nora-drum-remixes

LTH003 (2021)
https://lithe.bandcamp.com/album/dendrites-pressure

& Drop [Accidental Meetings] (2021)
https://accidentalmeetings.bandcamp.com/album/am-friends-family-vol-2

Not A Pessimist EP [Basilica] (2021)
https://basilicanights.bandcamp.com/album/not-a-pessimist

Lithe & NORA DRUM - Split EP (2021)
https://lithe.bandcamp.com/album/lithe-nora-drum-split-ep

Hard Fantasy - Hard Relate (Lithe Remix) (2021)
https://hardfantasy.bandcamp.com/album/hard-fantasy-remixed

Twoface [Early Reflex] (2021)
https://earlyreflex.bandcamp.com/album/flex002

Nos [Flood] (2020)
https://floodireland.bandcamp.com/album/nos

Distant Voice [CLM] (2021)
https://clublatemusic.bandcamp.com/album/chain-of-whispers-02

Gabba Charm [CLM] (2020)
https://clublatemusic.bandcamp.com/album/chain-of-whispers-01

Kutta [Egregore] (2020)
https://egregorecollective.bandcamp.com/album/egru005-club-drums-vol-2

LTH002 (2020)
lithe.bandcamp.com/album/agrippa-soft-light

LTH001 (2020)
lithe.bandcamp.com/album/yaya-gunman

Nate Swan & Lithe - Initiate / No Contact (2020)
https://nateswan.bandcamp.com/album/initiate-no-contact

Hammer [Rogue Cuts] (2019)
https://soundcloud.com/roguecuts/lithe-hammer

Oblinof - Holotropic (Lithe Remix) [UNIZONE] (2019)
https://unizone.bandcamp.com/track/holotropic-lithe-remix

Machine Gun Reloaded [CLM] (2018)
clublatemusic.bandcamp.com/album/machine-gun-reloaded

Fervent Gum Remixes [Enhancer Records] (2017)
https://lithe.bandcamp.com/album/fervent-gum-remixes

Fervent Gum [Enhancer Records] (2017)
lithe.bandcamp.com/album/fervent-gum

Lithe - Dendrites (w/ Matthew Laundro)

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