Five years since his last solo outing, Pev makes a very welcome return on his own label for Livity Sound's 60th release.

Having focused on expanding the innovative scope of Livity through a prolific release schedule, frequent label nights and the 10th anniversary Molten Mirrors compilation, on the 'Pulse E.P.', Pev delivers on his reputation for inventive, sharply-focused club music with four lean, focused club tracks across the tempo range.

From the crooked formation and pointillist bleeps of ‘Pulse I’ through the light-footed percussion and airy melodies of ‘Pulse II’ to ‘Pulse III’s strafing techno synths and ‘Pulse IV’s surefooted, bass-loaded house jack, it’s an EP of variation and consistency in equal measure. From the infectious, alien melodic lines to the elegant angles of the drums, not to mention the weighty subs, it’s all strikingly fresh and unmistakably Pev.

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Peverelist - Pulse III

Woods for the Trees / Handover

[MATR003] LWS - Handover

Batu is back with a new transmission for his imprint A Long Strange Dream. This time with a pair of mercury-rising numbers designed for peak time dancefloor pressure.

Zeal and Sunday display a bouncy and brash approach; deadly and effective whilst retaining Batu’s signature dub-infused sonics.
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released June 13, 2024

Written & produced by Batu.
Artwork by Laurie Herman.

Mastered by Rhys Crouch at Optimum Mastering

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bastian benjamin x alberta balsam x french II - the worm (a1) [uu011]

Pre-order: https://fastatwork.bandcamp.com/album/hover-capsule

@fastatwork, LA's DIY collective, returns with its second release, 'HOVER CAPSULE', a new compilation designed to propel the label’s high-velocity ethos into new dimensions.

@data_plan & @1168pm round things out on the V/A with 'Memory High', a rolling house cut with sharp kicks and mellowed-out synths.

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Premiere: Data Plan & 11:68PM 'Memory High'

Drawing a line under his Pulse series, Pev brings a fifth and final dose of positivity to the dance with a distinctly techno-oriented focus and space for the odd curveball. 

Strident opener 'Pulse XVII" bookends a lean, subtly stepped mid-section workout with pearlescent synth strings and chord stabs patched in for maximum Motor City uplift. 'Pulse XVIII' operates within a taut house framework, stirring up a forthright jack track with the sparsest of ingredients drawn from the palette of bassweight 4/4 that has run throughout the Pulse series. The tempo noticeably nudges up on 'Pulse XIX' — a nagging dub techno variation where the genre's usual blown-out dreaminess is replaced with snappy urgency. That leaves it to 'Pulse XX' to close the series out with a sharp left turn towards light-footed leftfield steppers gear with alien hooks — an approach that harks back to earlier Pev output, but given a fresh lick with the bright-eyed production that has informed his latest phase of studio exploration. 

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Peverelist - Pulse XIX

Fena EP

Sickomode

I need to find the original Ableton file. 

ELTORR - DUSTY

Juan Paganelli - I Have a Problem

Needs of the few By Dark.D

Forthcoming 12th December on Nervous Records!

Here's a new one from me. I've been asked about this one loads recently and it's actually a remix rather than an original production. I was asked by Nervous Records to pick a track from their back catalogue to remix, for their 25 year anniversary celebrations. Initially it was a daunting task considering how many iconic tracks they've released over the years. After a few days digging, I remembered this ambient interlude mix that Francois K did of Kim English back in '97, and I always loved the chords that come in towards the end. It's the first time I have done a remix of a remix, hope you enjoy!

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Kim English - Learn 2 Luv (Francois K Atmospheric Mood)[Pearson Sound mix]

Record Label. UK Techno. Sound System Frequencies. Body Music.

Est. 2011, Bristol, UK