Italian white label imprint Outlaw returns this February with a new VA featuring Dot & Matthew Oh, Nicolas Barnes, Modernism and Ian Oskadev.
Since 2015 the hand stamped white label imprint out of the Umbria region of Italy has been offering up raw, reduced and refined material leaning towards dub influence house and techno with Matthew Oh at the helms.
Here the story continues with a new various artists package, label boss Matthew Oh joins forces with Dot for ‘Horizon’, a seven and half minute excursion through bouncy bass stabs, expansive textural elements and crisp drums. Rawax, Vuo and Greyscale artist Nicolas Barnes steps up next with ‘Frames’, bringing a weight low- end groove to the forefront alongside murky dub stabs, shuffled percussion and cinematic pads.
Modernism opens the flip-side with ‘Metal Covered’, pairing organic percussion and weight subs with billowing atmospherics and swirling echoes before Ian Oskadev’s ‘Clarity Of Thoughts’ concludes the EP, laying down hypnotic, ever evolving pads with intricately intertwined stab sequences and heavily swung drums.

Nicolas Barnes - Frames

House | Techno | Dub Techno dj, owner of Outlaw Records.

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'Modernism' is  dub house and techno sound sub culture 

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Nicolas Barnes is a DJ and producer from Riga, Latvia, known for his deep connection to Dub Techno and minimal music. Founder of the ECOUL SND label, he has quickly gained international recognition with high-quality releases on respected European labels. In 2023, Nicolas marked a milestone with three vinyl releases, solidifying his presence on the global electronic music scene.

Founder of @ecoul_snd

Vinyl:
LPY 14.2 • PURA LEMPUYANG DUA PART 2 // 2023 @lempuyang
GREYEXPO004 • LINEAR RADIANCE // 2023 @greyscale-music-lt
MCRV014 • Open EP Limited Edition // 2023 @mixcult
MCRV016 • Echo Scapes. Clutch VA // 2024 @mixcult
VUO12 • Mood Series Vol9 VA // 2025 @tm_shuffle
OUTVA001 • VA VOL.1 VA // 2025 @matthewoh
NRP004 • Various // 2025 @mixcult