Markham Road Records is an electronic music label exploring both established and experimental ideas. Based in Brno, Czech Republic. In residency under @infameradio and @vitaminxxx. Curated by @westdaledan

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Lotus Reaction - Triada

For this month's second super moon, bass darling and Double Trouble party head honcho, DJ Flounce, is serving up a wubby banquet of low frequency bliss. Reflecting the tender and raw energy of this month’s double lunation, she has us swimming in some sexy afterhours grooves and a fat bassy bounce. This mix is fluid and emotive, the perfect soundtrack to a full moon in Pisces.

sc: @claire-dj-bln
ig: @_claire.eeee , @double.trouble.party

DJ Flounce @ SWOON | 31.08.2023

The release in 1995 of wipE'out'', a lightning-fast, razor-sharp, futuristic racing game that helped to launch the PlayStation in Europe and North America, changed video games industry. Equally striking was the game’s original music, which came from Welsh musician Tim Wright, aka CoLD SToRAGE, mixing the accelerated beats of drum & bass with the pure synth rush of trance to make music that sounded as breathlessly exciting as playing the game felt.

The second instalment of the advanced singles from wipE'out'' - The Zero Gravity Soundtrack comes in the form of a 4-track package containing two original songs by CoLD SToRAGE –the iconic 'Canada' and the trance based 'Trancevaal'– plus two additional remixes by the French producer @simocell and the British IDM master @jamesshinra.

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General Blurb:

Back in the 1990s video games were still largely seen as nerdy: fun, sure, but basically a guilty pleasure that you’d soon grow out of. The release in 1995 of wipE'out'', a lightning-fast, razor-sharp, futuristic racing game that helped to launch the PlayStation in Europe and North America, changed all that. This was a game that looked and sounded both adult and cool, the kind of game you would put on display in your living room, rather than hide away under your bed. Key to this was the fact that wipE'out'' borrowed unashamedly from the clubbing experience and electronic music, in a way that put it at the heart of progressive mid 90s culture. It soon became a phenomenon.

wipE'out'' looked sensational, with Sheffield agency The Designers Republic - known for their work with Warp - creating the visuals, packaging and manual for the game, drawing heavily on the bright colours and excitable geometric shapes of the rave and club flyers of the early 90s.

wipE'out'' also sounded like a new rave dream. The European version of the game included music from The Chemical Brothers, Leftfield and Orbital, the kind of fashionable game syncs that were almost unheard of at the time. Equally striking was the game’s original music, which came from Welsh musician Tim Wright, aka @coldstorage, by this point already a veteran in the video games world, having worked on the music for Amiga titles such as Lemmings and Shadow of the Beast 2. His music for wipE'out'' was, if anything, even more extreme than the big-name syncs, mixing the accelerated beats of drum & bass with the pure synth rush of trance to make music that sounded as breathlessly exciting as playing the game felt.

These tracks were burned into the brains of millions of gamers; the soundtrack to a generation of late-night anti-gravity racing, as the sun gingerly rose beyond the curtains. But they haven’t, perhaps, quite got the respect they deserve, something that this release will address. In 2023, video game music is finally getting its dues; here, remastered and repackaged –and also remixed by cutting edge producers such as Kode9, μ-Ziq, Brainwaltzera, Simo Cell, Wordcolour, James Shinra, Surgeons Girl and Dattassette– are some of the most important, thrilling, innovative and most fun songs ever committed to game release.

wipE'out'' - The Zero Gravity Soundtrack

Trancevaal (Simo Cell Remix) / wipE'out'' - The Zero Gravity Soundtrack [LPS-PS14]

DREAMSONIC w/ Chewlie (13.08.2023)

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The first release from Markham Road comes in the form of a VA spined by frequent collaborators of its sister platform Infame Radio. The consequent nine tracks vary along a scale of percussive rhythms both relating to established and experimental ideas. As a trial in itself, this project took shape through exponential conversations between all those creatively involved. All tracks are written and mixed by each respective artist.

MR001

Ahm - Trilogy

@albert_wawracz
This is a ritual. Contra stare 5 gets to the core of its original idea. Through the whole set, the clash of fast-rolling psychedelic trance and dancy baile tek is highlighted, spiced up with experimental electronics and dubstep. The vocal side of the spectrum is covered by Indigenous artists ranging from Brazil, Uganda, Palestine and Egypt. This mix is political: rave is political, and hypnosis is political - it always has been. From the river to the sea, get your subwoofer ready.

Contra stare 5 w/ Albert Wawracz

Episode 4 of my Oct-Feb residency on Radio Relativa! First hour with me, as usual, throwing down some bumpy weird techno and bassy stuff before we welcome New York-based producer and DJ Ovid to take the reigns for the second hour! A pulsating mix that jumps between dark and moody percussive sounds interspersed with lighter house-leaning moments.

Ovid has seen his own music productions released on Ireland's Flood – a label with a focus on heavy drums and driving percussion, alongside multiple other self-releases, as well as being a regular on New York's The Lot Radio and in the local club scene.

www.radiorelativa.eu

Plot 45:

Galtier – Torn & Strewn
Ghadimi – Know You Better
Dyselecta – Begawan Shuffle
Shelly – Ston
EM + Stav – Odd (Forest Drive West Remix)
Jabes – Imp Repeate
Jonny From Space – Beamin
Lunice – No Commas (Dansa Remix)
Kombé – Third Pillar
Bing – ‘ la 9 (edit)
Joe Koshin – Jelly
Lucas SM – Within Touching Distance (Syz Drumzmix)
Eyeza – Bloodjam
De Grandi – Verso
Oddkut – Uzi Wiz
David Scopes – Rude Step (Original Mix)
Nature Unit – Nature 3
Hassan Abou Alam – Mawgood (TRAKA Remix)
Sister Zo – The Fool (TX4’s Orb Bounce Remix)
False Persona – Cradled

Ovid:

MESAFA - Let Me Tell You About My Love
Farsight, Le Motel - Velcro Interrupt
Destrata - Delos
Jumboclat - Cloverleaf Dub (Stacktrace Remix)
Hagan - Royal Jama
Parry - Wren
Peggy Gou - It Goes Like Nanana (Alex Wann, Sasson Remix)
Be Charm'D feat. Benjamin Pessy - A Gira
Nosync - Dembow Boost
Dominowe - Zulu in War
Scratchclart x Mxshi Mo x Vybez - AfroTek Body (Sinjin Hawke Edit)
Peder Mannerfelt - No Sheep
Hekkla - Hardcore Memories
Cassius Select - TRICKNOLOGY!
Dayzero - Daruma
Krl G x Bad Gyal - Karmika (Zutzut UKG Flip)
Ovid - The Pyramid
Surusinghe - Bet
Shawn Cartier - Snake Pit
Atrice - CN3
Strict Face - Speed Trial
Abadir - Blame it on SUTRA
Shai FM - Holler
Silvestre - Party
Jason Code - Duhh
RAVL - Doomsday Clockmakers

Plot 45 invites Ovid on Radio Relativa – January 2024

Di Troglodita - Joanna OJ invite Olgica (Janvier 2024)

showcasing miami based music producer Mauricio, The Invisible :)

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COFFINTEXTS INVITES MAURICIO, THE INVISIBLE - 27 Février 2024

For its new compilation MR003, Czech label Markham Road Records explores kinetic, percussive club music.

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PREMIERE: Rizla Ops - Cortex (Markham Road Records)

@count2count
@rizlaops
@atch222
@teqmun-tijmen-b

Markham Road Records is back steering steady with atch22, Count, Rizla Ops, and Teqmun in the driver seats. MR003 finds form as a quartet of percussion providing some real bang for your buck. This release was dreamt up for quick stepping activity, and the four tracks assembled provide a wide ranging toolkit to get us all moving. Although each artist provides a unique solution, movement was and remains the underlying idea behind this third release. 

Count’s “Hexagon” opens the project up with a spaced out ‘builder’ that seems to continuously fold in on itself. The track progresses through its 4 minute lifespan with natural and intuitive progression. With its sub heavy cadence “Hexagon” seeps through the speakers, and is sure to remain reliable when used under many circumstances. 

The second track of the release rebounds in as a ricochet rhythm from none other than London based RIZLA OPS. After receiving a demo titled “voo kah” we knew it was love at first sight… and the final iteration aptly named “Cortex” does not disappoint. When asked about the track RIZLA OPS shared “The triplet snare is locked in by a big roomy kick that squares it into that tool-y club space I notice my recent productions are exploring. Cortex finds its name in the buzzy bitcrushed bass that draws from ghosty drill, loose audio jack and ASMR machinery that buries itself in the cranium.” A steady mover with a circular undertone, it doesn’t take much to get moving when this track takes over the system. 

“sexta feira” finds itself on the borders of trance, dembow, and dubstep. Besides these initial patterning queues, atch22 also employs a variety of vocal stabs and modulation to keep the track moving. After a recent move to build a studio in Strahov Stadium (would definitely suggest looking this one up), atch22 has been back behind the monitors, with this track being the first product of his new musical home. The track defines itself in the world of peak time frequencies and fluctuates through a wide range of feelings. Truly something in it for everyone. 

MR003’s concluding track takes sonic blistering to a whole new level. Teqmun’s masterclass in unrelenting percussion continues to capture our hearts, and surge through our speakers. “Stop Scanning the Zebras” is a fast paced tech heavy track centered by vocals from the producer himself. “I imagined being so out of your mind that you can't stop trying to scan zebra's like barcodes with a scanner”. This track is easy to get lost inside of and therefore evokes some sort of free fall -> an exercise in letting go for eager ears in dimly lit spaces.

[MR003] VA

MR003 - Various Artists

"Markham Road Records is back steering steady with atch22, Count, Rizla Ops, and Teqmun in the driver seats. MR003 finds form as a quartet of percussion providing some real bang for your buck. This release was dreamt up for quick stepping activity, and the four tracks assembled provide a wide ranging toolkit to get us all moving. Although each artist provides a unique solution, movement was and remains the underlying idea behind this third release. 

“sexta feira” finds itself on the borders of trance, dembow, and dubstep. Besides these initial patterning queues, atch22 also employs a variety of vocal stabs and modulation to keep the track moving. After a recent move to build a studio in Strahov Stadium (would definitely suggest looking this one up), atch22 has been back behind the monitors, with this track being the first product of his new musical home. The track defines itself in the world of peak time frequencies and fluctuates through a wide range of feelings."

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NEW HIT: atch22 - sexta feira [Markham Road Records]

@count2count

Markham Road Records is back steering steady with atch22, Count, Rizla Ops, and Teqmun in the driver seats. MR003 finds form as a quartet of percussion providing some real bang for your buck. This release was dreamt up for quick stepping activity, and the four tracks assembled provide a wide ranging toolkit to get us all moving. Although each artist provides a unique solution, movement was and remains the underlying idea behind this third release. 

Count’s “Hexagon” opens the project up with a spaced out ‘builder’ that seems to continuously fold in on itself. The track progresses through its 4 minute lifespan with natural and intuitive progression. With its sub heavy cadence “Hexagon” seeps through the speakers, and is sure to remain reliable when used under many circumstances.

www.instagram.com/markhamroadrec/

[MR003]

COUNT - Hexagon

@teqmun-tijmen-b

Markham Road Records is back steering steady with atch22, Count, Rizla Ops, and Teqmun in the driver seats. MR003 finds form as a quartet of percussion providing some real bang for your buck. This release was dreamt up for quick stepping activity, and the four tracks assembled provide a wide ranging toolkit to get us all moving. Although each artist provides a unique solution, movement was and remains the underlying idea behind this third release.

MR003’s concluding track takes sonic blistering to a whole new level. Teqmun’s masterclass in unrelenting percussion continues to capture our hearts, and surge through our speakers. “Stop Scanning the Zebras” is a fast paced tech heavy track centered by vocals from the producer himself. “I imagined being so out of your mind that you can't stop trying to scan zebra's like barcodes with a scanner”. This track is easy to get lost inside of and therefore evokes some sort of free fall -> an exercise in letting go for eager ears in dimly lit spaces.

www.instagram.com/markhamroadrec/

Teqmun - Stop Scanning The Zebras

A1 Jurango - Slow Wheeze

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Markham Road Records is an electronic music label exploring both the established and experimental sides of percussive music.
Based out of @infameradio / @vitaminxxx
Structured by @westdaledan

INFAME RADIO
@markhamroad

a community radio platform based in brno, cz -
mix inquires can be sent via the link below
all other inquiries for the radio can be sent to hello@infameradio.com
infame radio is in residency at vitamin, brno

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