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Jay Galligan - Organic Analogue Sept 23 Mix

Means&3rd - Character Ethic EP

Record number 3 from Unveiled Nuance brings a new confidence in the further developed sound of owner Means&3rd. A continued eye for detail as well as a roughness that breathes dark soul into the production aesthetic that we have yet to hear from the artist.

“Hardship Repackaged As Growth” Opens the EP with boomy, rugged low end and grainy driven synth lines with sharp hits of wide sonic impact and a depth of layered atmosphere, placed on a bed of dense percussion until its break point exposes contorted, abrasive stabs just surviving the crunch of their processing, that then take the forefront. “Countenance” replies to the previous track with a more calculated, rounder and organic palette of audio that focuses on a cadenced synth line that breaths with the arrangement, fizzing to break point and engaging the deeper listen. Swung percussion keeps the groove providing a propulsive backing that sits on gnarled bass hits before the focus returns on the charged lead line.

“Character Ethic” carries deep suspense from the off, with filtered menace being teased below the surface, warping atmospheres are stacked and build the apprehension against a militant 16th shaker before an almost vocal like modulated synth reveals itself and is left to dance prominently across the stereo field. Layers of energy providing percussion complete the picture for a mesmerising trip. “Desperate And Relevant” the most driving of the 4 cuts takes an effectively reduced stand where square wave accents build new levels of intensity. Propulsive low-end and cohesive percussion writhe through the track’s arrangement closing out the EP with a powerful ending, a blistering siren sees the track’s breakpoint provide a release worthy of the pressure built.

Pressed on 140g black Vinyl, reverse board full-colour print sleeve with poly-lined inner sleeve. 

Produced, Programmed and Mixed by Means&3rd 
Mastered by Neel @ Enisslab, Rome
Cut by Marco Pellegrino
Design by Means&3rd 
Pressed By AFG, Rome, Italy
Distributed by Rubadub, Glasgow & Readymade, Berlin

Character Ethic EP

Preview - Means&3rd - Character Ethic EP - NUANCE003

After being an attendee since 2013 this was an insane opportunity for myself and I really hope I did it justice. A beautiful weekend in the welsh countryside surrounded by the most amazing community. The energy in there was felt by all and I think the recording captures it well. Thanks all for coming through, you all made it one that will be etched in my memory forever! 

Room 2, Sunday evening, 9:30-11pm

Means&3rd @ Freerotation 2024

Contemplation On The Shanghai Bullet Train

READ >  https://inverted-audio.com/big-hands-thauma-marionette

Italian-born and now London-based producer @big-hands-1, co-founder of the Baroque Sunburst label, presents his debut album on Ali Safi’s consistently forward-thinking Canadian imprint, @marionettelabel. Featuring artwork by Andreas Bauer, Big Hands’ debut full-length is a bold voyage through a spectrum of styles, timbres, field recordings, and emotions, making it a striking addition to Marionette’s ever-growing catalog. To offer a glimpse into Thauma, we are thrilled to premiere "Presagio", a hypnotic fusion of hand percussion, bell chimes, and polyrhythmic modulations that evokes a profound sense of spiritual enlightenment.

Big Hands - Presagio - Hē thálassa hē kath'hēmâs [Marionette]

KRILLSET007b - Dj Ilmajaam @ Mischung 9 in tari3x studio 29.03.25

Last month I was invited to play at a small gathering for circa 100 people in a stately manner home. As I arrived I was greeted by beautiful grounds which then revealed an architectural masterpiece of a building. After looking around I got myself comfortable and met some of the weekends attendees who were really friendly and welcoming. In all honesty this party felt like the beginning of something new and exciting and it was an honour to be part of its humble beginnings. I was tasked to play for 3 hours so I am just sharing a small excerpt of the journey. 

I hope you like it :) 

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Some words by one of the organisers. 

In Estate @ Ingestre Hall 
Starting life as a not-so-simple three-way 40th birthday party in a 17th Century Jacobean mansion outside Stafford in 2024, a year later In Estate was born as a non-stop 40 hour celebration of electronic music and good people. 

Held in late-May 2025, attendees explored a sprawling house and its gardens, with DJs focused on the main room dedicated to up front dance floor tunes. Meanwhile, an upstairs Boudoir provided a home to more freewheeling selections - from weird pop to ambient and contemporary classical. The 100-capacity weekender went off in every conceivable way, leaving attendees tired but elated, re-energised yet exhausted.

Ingestre Hall Weekender Live Mix (May 2025)

Body Heat - Guest Mix #12 - Ali Renault

Roy's Heady Rub

Neil Tolliday /X Marks the Spot (Spirit Wrestler)
Priori /Thick Air [Loidis Reconstruction] (NAFF)
Vril /Secondary Devices [ft Edward George] (Kynant)
Yassin Omidi /Sluber Dub (Mosaic DBS)
Legsman /Thankful Dub (Legsman)
Blue Channel /Chant Down [Deadbeat’s Trippin’ Down The Stairs Dub] (Lempuyang)
Giacamo Pellegrino /Dub 004 (Introspection Audio Limited)
Matthew Oh & Dot /Horizon (Outlaw)
Cv313 /Spectral Vector (Alt Dub)
Cv313 plays Mike Huckaby [Federsen Live Dub] (Echosapce [Detroit])
Basic Channel /Presence (Basic Channel)
Evigt Mörker /Frihet (Northern Electronics)
Estrato Aurora & Siarem /Feugo (Appian Sounds)
Eduardo De La Calle /Slowlife [remix] (Analogue Grooves)
Underworld /mmm Skyscraper I Love You (Junior Boys Own)
So Oishi /The Opposite Shore (SoHaSo)
Claudio PRC /Subversive (Delsin)
Varro /After The Rains (Test Print)
JS Zeiter /Resistance (MCMLXV)
Vril /Bruch Im Nullpunkt [Parallel Nine Remix] (Kynant)
Soultek /Holding Onto That Feeling (Soundshift Detroit)
Theorem /Fallout (M_Nus)

VR June 2025

Roy's Heady Rub

Auditory Effect July 2019

More upbeat from the off this one as following on from another hard hitting show.

Auditory Effect November 2020

All mixes on this page are created on my trusty Technics 1210's and my lovely Formula Sound FF4000 mixer.  My vast vinyl collection was started back in 1989 and continues to expand......

Auditory Effect July 2019

Auditory Effect with Luke Farey

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