Celestial Body

"Compliments is a non-binary dance music producer from Huddersfield, based in London. Their work is heavily influenced by the percussive UK styles of jungle, garage and bassline, with a pinch of nü-metal’s distortion and adolescent energy thrown in for good measure.

Tomgirl, their newest release on Mantissa, showcases these stylistic influences across four tracks that move between wonky 4/4 techno, amen-heavy jungle, spacey 140 and swampy chugging house, playing with the idea of floating somewhere between masculinity and femininity, hard and soft.

After experimenting with samples of their own voice on their debut album ‘The place where my voice should be’ (self-released in March 2022), the EP builds on this technique to create eerie atmospherics and strange rhythms in a more club-focused and dance floor orientated zone.

Tomgirl is topped off with a remix by Bristol’s Bex, channeling a potent strain of bassy, stepping techno that her productions and DJ sets have become famous for."

Bandcamp: https://mantissa.bandcamp.com/album/mantissa-003-tomgirl
Pre-save Link: https://orcd.co/mnt003
Compliments: https://soundcloud.com/djcompliments
Website – https://mantissamix.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MantissaMix
Insta – @mantissa_mix
Twitter – @mantissamix
Bandcamp – https://mantissa.bandcamp.com/album/mantissa-002
Soundcloud – https://soundcloud.com/mantissa1

PREMIERE: Compliments - Sweat Chimney [Mantissa]

Edition of 300 vinyl:
https://shallnotfade.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-the-sauce-ep

Raised down under and now based between London and LA, AK Sports’ productions, DJ sets and Balamii shows are a melting pot of rave flavours, equally inspired by the old school as the new.

This makes for a truly unique, easily identifiable sound that combines computer-love, retro acid synths (‘Robots Are Forever’) and anthemic piano stabs (‘Sayulita’) with futuristic, cosmic soundscapes; and industrial techno, with MPC claps and reverberating breaks (‘Kurrupt’, ‘Xoxo’). On Lost In The Sauce EP, unorthodoxy and irreverence are at the core with AK Sports refusing to follow the rules laid out by genre.

Lost In The Sauce EP drops 28th October via Shall Not Fade.

Lost In The Sauce  EP

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SNF079 // AK Sports - Lost In The Sauce  EP

Ross Harper said: ‘Narcissist' is inspired by my time in the organised evangelical church, where I came across some very well meaning individuals, but actually the agenda was very controlling. I grew up in a single parent family with just my mum around, and I associate more with the feminine than the masculine, in the end, although I have a serious faith in God, I found the male dominated evangelical church very oppressive to my spirit. Interestingly when I challenged the male leadership regarding issues of why homosexuals were not allowed to be church members I met severe opposition, they wrote me a letter asking me to justify my beliefs against scripture, so I decided it was time to leave that chapter of my life.

’Narcissist’ is taken from Ross Harper’s forthcoming ’The Dark Album’ released on City Wall Records on 31 October. Ross Harper’s supporters include Slam, Kolsch, Maceo Plex, Charlotte de Witte, Jennifer Cardini, Skream, John Digweed, and Local Suicide.

Buy link: https://bfan.link/narcissist
https://soundcloud.com/citywallrecords
https://soundcloud.com/rossharpermusic

PREMIERE: Ross Harper - Narcissist

Mayflo - Si tu m'aimes
Aggregate - CLTX006

Release on 07.10.22

Artwork by: Romain "Indent" Girbal
Mastered by: Miguel "Médula" Orlando

Mayflo : 
@mayflo1
https://www.instagram.com/dj_mayflo

CLUSTER TRAXX :
@clustertraxx
https://www.instagram.com/bonjourcestcluster
www.facebook.com/bonjourcestcluster
clustertraxx.bandcamp.com/

Premiere : Mayflo - Si tu m'aimes [CLUSTER TRAXX]

OBRMIX010 - KITSTA

The tenth instalment in our mix series comes courtesy of The Beatriarchy co-founder Kitsta - a certified hour of power that moves through some weighty club numbers of varying stripes before speeding matters up to close things out.

@kitsta_dj
@thebeatriarchy

OBRMIX010 - KITSTA

Artist: Iti
Track Title: Jalil (DJ Speed Remix)
Album Title: Curvework Vol. 2: Saffron
Label: Pocketmoth
Cat#: PKM013
Release date: 12.10.2022
Format: digital

@iti_mqn
@itsjessepatrick
@pocketmoth

Pocketmoth presents the second volume of Iti’s club-focused ‘Curvework’ series: Saffron. A functional two-track EP of South Asian-influenced dance floor cuts, Saffron explores the sonic intersection between Iti’s cultural heritage and upbringing. Blending punchy skin-drum rhythms with a palette of snappy electronic percussion and luminous modular synthesis, Iti provides an insight into his relationship with cultural hybridity through sound.

Curvework Vol. 2: Saffron

Bandcamp

Premiere | Iti - Jalil (DJ Speed Remix)(PKM013)

October's edition of Ascension 1020 Radio with Becky. 30-minutes from notjack followed up by a 30-minute guest mix from Rebeca. Ft tracks from IPC, Papa Nugs, Skream, Eris Drew & many more. 

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Becky | Ascension | 1020 Radio

reActive Lab closes the year with a special project from Dragne, one of the artists who has grown alongside the label’s identity and vision. Reboot is a compact EP, yet full of intention, built around a clear concept: reset, re-enter, reconnect. Dragne once again captures the essence of the reActive sound with a clean, rhythmic style, subtly tense and perfectly calibrated, where minimalism meets controlled energy—the hallmark of his work.

The three tracks of the EP form a cohesive narrative that acts as a statement for the end of the year: an opening (Reboot), a transition (Entry), and a stabilization (System). Together, they create an organic, direct atmosphere that stays true to reActive Lab’s DNA. The material is honest, without unnecessary embellishments, letting the groove take center stage, while the sonic architecture remains precise, mature, and evolving.

Reboot marks the final release of the year, closing this chapter with elegance and intention. Yet it also sends a clear message to our audience: a new era is coming. In the next year, reActive Lab will launch its first vinyl release and unveil a new visual identity, a rebranding designed to bring the label to a stronger, more defined presence in the scene.

Dragne delivers the perfect soundtrack for this transition—an EP that closes the year while opening a new chapter.

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