Out April 16th

Naarm (Melbourne) based collective Butter Sessions celebrate over a decade in business with an extensive glossary of talented friends and affiliates pressed on a three-part compilation series. The label has always held the community closest, as exemplified by the 20+ artists featured over the three releases. Each 12” presents a grand soundscape anchored into the tenebrous energy of the dancefloor, with its inquisitive electronics and fierce pulse. If there was a definition for the Butter Sessions sound of ten years in the making, the answer lies here. 

The final compilation in the series commences with Time, a masterful blend of mid-tempo digi-dub and two step. Mosam Howieson gifts us Influx, a thick and hazy wedge of techno and Canada’s D. Tiffany serves up the mechanic and restless techno on a knife's edge in Cast the Trance. Ben Fester delivers Tumbo Rumblin, a leftfield slice of intergalactic electronics. Meanwhile, Furious Frank presents the electro and acid charged Blue Light while Makeda plays with genre expectations with the experimental composition Fable. Finally, the record's conclusion is Doordrms by Ben Keynes; dipping in tempo with acid drops, resulting in thoughtful IDM nuances.

Mastered by C. Kikos
Design by Lloyd Mst & James Vinciguerra

A1. Time - Turner Street Sound

The wheels had slowly stopped turning; the whole world had shut down. What marked danger for humanity, wielded freedom for nature — now plant and wildlife could thrive in places that had once been impossible. Some travelled to the glistening waters of the canals, while others took to the sky in search of new climes to mate. It's amazing what can happen when the power's switched off for just a moment...

Two years ago Berlin-based producer and musician Guava took care of the second release for London's Control Freak Recordings, and now he's returning for his second EP, ‘The Dolphins are Back in Venice’, but this time he's bringing a few friends along with him for the ride. Fellow producers LUXE and Breaka join for two of the four tracks, all of which showcase Guava's dexterity at merging digital and analog practices. Coming via the label's hand-stamped white label series, the release matches syncopated rhythms and weighty low end with self-sampled guitar licks and playful melodies.

The Dolphins Are Back In Venice

PREMIERE: Guava & Breaka - The Dolphins Are Back In Venice [Control Freak]

London producer Yosh continues his hot streak of putting out a twelve inch a month with typically breaksy, UK focused EP on Distant Horizons that further earmarks the emerging artist as one of the producers to watch in 2021.

Following releases on Time Is Now and an announcement on Desert Sound Colony’s Holding Hands sub-label, Yosh serves up four steppers that navigate us from the doors of the club to front left of the speaker. ‘Don’t Say’ is a fast cut of subby breakbeat-garage; the producer’s knack for emotionally stimulating vocal samples and peak-time basslines moving into the frame.

‘All That Acid’ gives squirming acid lines and stripped-back percussion, mutating the breaksy, UK energy into something more electro focused, and in doing so provides what could be the score for an old racing video game, before ‘Choose One’ takes us back into familiar Yosh territory with a cut of dreamy garage, with the odd dubby wobble for good measure.

We finish on a personal note with ‘Home’, a cut that epitomises that good feeling that can only come with returning to a place of comfort; relaxed atmospherics and 2-step rhythms providing the perfect warm up number.

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Don't Say

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DISTANT007 // Yosh - Don't Say EP

Our long awaited second record comes in the form of a vinyl only VA, showcasing a variety of experimental club sounds from the UK’s underground.

UK Bass duo @heritage_ds collaborate with @Delouk on the A1. Following up EARWAX001 and The Reminiscence EP with a signature Bass/Breaks hybrid, Undesirable.

The A2 comes from the Berlin based and Sneaker Social Club affiliate, @Lowendactivist. 'Circle Speak' is a 140bpm low end, club weapon who’s rolling sub bass and mid-track percussion set the precedent and typify’s LEA’s genre bending style.

On the flip, we welcome Leeds producer @Krotone to the label, bringing with him a forward thinking Techno-Garage sound. The gradual onset of signature dubbed out chords on 'Immersed' make for a lengthy hypnotic breakdown and an emotional return to the dance floor.

Closing things out is @yosh_productions, who’s been firing on all cylinders since his 2020 emergence with serious EP's on Vivid, Time Is Now and Holding Hands. His remix of 'Immersed' is an all-out, drums blazing, breaks wobbler.

Cat No: EARWAX002
Ltd to 300.
Hand stickered & stamped on 12" white label.
Mastered by TB-Mastering.
Lacquer Cut by Graeme @ The Exchange.
Pressed by Diamond Black.

Available exclusively at www.earfulofwax.com from 30th July.

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EARWAX002 | VA - Heritage X Delo / Low End Activist / Krotone (+Yosh Remix)

Taking the reins for the debut release on London's Tread Records, is the unique Guava, and his three tracker where bass music meets the guitar. Certainly one to watch in the leftfield electronic world. Collaborating on the release are two of London’s finest session guitarists, Alex Blake and Leo Abrahams.

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Release Date: 
18th February 2022

Artist Name: Guava
EP Name: Guitarist EP
Cat Number: TR-001
Track Name: Equinox Meaning ft. Leo Abrahams
Label: Tread Records

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OS Premiere: Guava - Equinox Meaning ft. Leo Abrahams [Tread Records]

This was another one of those rare moments when I listen to a straight up demo cold and just instantly know that it’s completely and utterly right for the label. Qant ( @qqantt ) served me up some eyes down, impeccably produced bass heavy slices of pie and I was gobbling them down before you could say extra mozzarella.

Big beats, big bass and enough bleep bloops to set up a satellite business.

Let’s go!!! Preorders are up and the record is out on January 27th

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HHSUB007 - Qant - Moonsick EP (Clips)

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Dublin’s M4A4 returns with Heavy Feeling, his first release of 2023. A noticeably darker sound than previous efforts, the garage producer here weighs heavy on the subs with 4 tracks of basement-ready 2-step, breaks and speed garage in a Horsepower Production/El-B style.

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M4A4 - Heavy Feeling [M4A4x1]

Will Hofbauer - 'Hiccups' (WSDM025)

I created this album because coming from the UK, I grew up listening to drum and bass, garage, and bassline grime.  I later fell in love with house music but the underground genres will always hold a special place and will continue to inspire me as I create.

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Facta - 'Doves / MPH' (WSDM017). Out 27th November 2020: wisdomteethuk.bandcamp.com/album/doves-mph

Facta - 'Doves' (WSDM017)

For DSD025, we welcome Tom Jarmey to the Dansu Discs team with his new alias ‘Ocean Stirs’.

His ‘Through Twist and Seam’ EP takes you on a journey across tasteful, jungle-infused electro, half-tempo rollers and vocal ear candy. It was a breakthrough 2020 for Tom, with numerous releases under both his Tom Jarmey moniker and collaborative project, Mother Of Pearls.

Dansu Discs invite him to the crew with an extremely warm welcome.

DSD025 - Ocean Stirs

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