Further on the trail of 90s sonic specters, Die Orakel releases @ikezwanikken‘s Stone Diviner EP, an affiliate with Index Records. The titular track amalgamates the momentum of sparse yet heavy weight breakbeats with the warmth of lush pads, and literally reverberating 90s trance or IDM elements along granular rave signals. The beauty of its subsequent tracks lies in their well-tempered, fresh exploration of past sonic phenomenons, devoid of today’s retromania. 

A1: Inter
A2: Petale
B1: Stone Diviner
B2: Fight Day
B3: Isobutyl

Written and produced: Ike Zwanikken
Mastering: Lopazz
Lacquer cut: Daniel Krieger at SST
Artwork: Orakel Studio
Cover photo: Neven Allgeier
Words: Patrick Raddatz

Label: Die Orakel
Catalog: ORKL-17
Format: 12" vinyl, digital
Distribution: One Eye Witness
Release: Fri 13 August 2021

Stone Diviner

Ike – Stone Diviner

Three years after their first collaboration, culminating in the release of “The Passenger”, Om Unit and Martyn are back on 3024 with another four track exploration of tempo and vibrations on a new EP called “AJ^6”.

The two ‘veteran’ producers have been highly prolific over the past years, with Om Unit making waves with his massive Acid Dub Studies project as well as new work under his Philip D. Kick alias, and Martyn spearheading and mentoring a robust group of new musicians responsible for no less than five (!) compilations on 3024. What brings the two producers together in the studio once again is the constant hunger for new and interesting sounds on the outer rim of the ‘bass continuum’. Instead of tirelessly rehashing old tropes they are continuously inspired to write new music that’s both current as well as firmly in their aesthetic profile.

‘Basilisk’ and ‘The Trenches’ are great examples of the duo blending odd tempos with dub wise heaviness. ‘Basilisk’ has already been doing some serious damage on the dance floor with its punchy 107 beat structure and headzy breakdown, while the almost imperial march of ‘The Trenches’ introduces a bubbly bass line. ‘Illroy’ and ‘Dragonfly’ both inhabit a dreamier, more melodic universe and have a timeless, ambivalent quality to them, somewhere between a lost b-side of an early 00s Hospital Records release and something on Scuffed. Enjoy!


Expertly mastered by Bob Macc at Subvert Mastering

AJ^6

Buy on Bandcamp

Martyn X Om Unit - Basilisk (3024-OMM2)

Carré - Air Sign [SPE:C 015 20] PREVIEW

Debris is the first single from my forthcoming EP, titled: 'In My Head It's Green'. 

The EP was made in autumn/winter 2024, in a very productive few months of music-making, which came around due to tutoring music production, which made me look inward at my own production techniques and try to refine things.

Making music quickly and demonstrating how to do so became a priority, so the rough ideas for this EP appeared quite spontaneously. I then spent a lot of time on the minor details, getting really clinical with the drum programming and sound design.

Off the back of my album 'Echo Point Drive' which came out last year, I really wanted to push the bar further with sound design and synthesis.

The artwork was created by artist Kidfue, (kidfue.com) depicting my dog, Buddy in a park. We got Buddy last year, and spending more time outdoors with him has really helped inspire my music.

'In My Head It's Green' is out on February 19th.

Debris

'In My Head It's Green' was made in autumn/winter 2024, in a very productive few months of music-making, which came around due to tutoring music production, which made me look inward at my own production techniques and try to refine things.

Making music quickly and demonstrating how to do so became a priority, so the rough ideas for this EP appeared quite spontaneously. I then spent a lot of time on the minor details, getting really clinical with the drum programming and sound design.

Off the back of my album 'Echo Point Drive' which came out last year, I really wanted to push the bar further with sound design and synthesis.

The artwork was created by artist Kidfue, (kidfue.com) depicting my dog, Buddy in a park. We got Buddy last year, and spending more time outdoors with him has really helped inspire my music.

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sway

> @petrica 
> @wake-and-break-records

Wake & Break Records presents a journey through the deeper side of underground breakbeat — where minimal, deep, and groovy rhythms meet emotional textures. Each track reflects the label’s vision: honest, uncompromising music that connects the dance floor and the listener at home.

Mastered by RV Audio.
Artwork by Skeam.

PREMIERE: Pierre C - Decadence [WABD001]

ajam

Taken from 'Advanced Aerial Threat' EP, released 15 June 2018.
Order: https://bleep.com/release/102198-hugo-massien-advanced-aerial-threat-ep

Hugo Massien - Ursa Minor

Taken from "The City Rings". Out on @nmbrs February 7th 2020

http://nmb.rs/perko-cityrings

Stutter

Ambivalent

Moonlight Branches

Co-founder of Valby Rotary

Contact/Bookings:
louisfitton@gmail.com

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Louf