Cleo Sol - Promises (Logic1000 Bootleg)

Pre-order: https://ffm.to/904l008

The first EP of 2025 from @soundontapemusic, 'Friends In The Dark', lands on @904l-world-class-sound compiling two luscious downtempo tracks.

Seamlessly blending the worlds of electro and jazz, 'Friends In The Dark' also features a remix from UK garage maestro Zefer.

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Premiere: Sound On Tape 'Friends In The Dark'

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Some thoughts don’t leave you. Some questions linger long after they’ve been asked. Dom Apes’ Wasted Energy EP exists in that space between contemplation and release, between old cycles and new perspectives. Written during a period of upheaval, the record reflects on loss, rejection, and uncertainty, but also on clarity, reinvention, and quiet hope.
The title track, Wasted Energy, takes inspiration from an old Alfred Hitchcock interview where the director distills hatred into what it is: energy, wasted. Built around punchy breaks and widescreen melodies, the track provides both release and a statement: a rejection of toxicity in favour of creativity, connection, and forward motion.

Sidelined moves in a different way. Rooted in feelings of rejection and isolation, it builds from curious, melancholic synth plucks salvaged from abandoned lockdown projects fragments of the past, given new life. It leans into a sense of quiet reflection, yet there’s something undeniable in its purposeful forward motion.

The EP rounds off with Fuelless Consumption, which came together on a sober Friday night, written as Dom questioned whether music would still hit the same without the crutch of alcohol. A swelling, introspective closer, it leans into deep, somber textures, like coming up for air after a long night out. It shifts the energy just enough to feel like an ending, but one that leaves the door slightly open.

Created between London and the North East, Wasted Energy sits in the push and pull between movement and stillness, between city life and solitude. It’s the sound of memories resurfacing, of lost ideas finding a new home, and of music acting as both an anchor and a release.

PREMIERE : Dom Apes - Sidelined

I'M SORRY

Pre-order: https://ommayarecords.bandcamp.com/album/ommaya-vol-3

@ommayarecords returns with its next bass-focused compilation, 'Vol. 3', bringing in friends from Tokyo to Berlin alongside some familiar faces.

Tokyo’s @oyubi makes his Ommaya debut with 'Get It Boy', opening with two sharp synth stabs that nail down the intro, locking into a hypnotic groove sprinkled with subtle reverses that keep things shifting. Punchy and infectious, it marches forward with a relentless pulse.

Premiere: Oyubi 'Get It Boy'

Pre-order: https://oncetwice.bandcamp.com/album/kyso-001

Kyso Sound (@user-118669873) launches its debut release with an impeccable two-tracker from @oncetwice1, formerly known as Parallels - a mysterious duo with support from key UK tastemakers.

Club weapon 'First Thing' merges atmospheric depth, emotional synthwork, and sharp UK drum patterns, made for those euphoric festival moments or the heat of a packed club.

Premiere: Once Twice 'First Thing'

Riva Starr - Keep Me On The Dancefloor (FULL ALBUM) is the latest release on Snatch! Records.

Buy/Stream: https://music.snatchrecords.com/snalbdig2501

Artwork by David Shillinglaw https://davidshillinglaw.co.uk
Video edit by @turbotaktics @activity_vision

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