READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-imaginary-softwoods-mr-big-volume/

Imaginary Softwoods returns to @fieldrecords with ‘The Notional Pastures Of Imaginary Softwoods‘ - an 11 track album of effervescent ambient and electronica. 'Mr. Big Volume' is powered by succulent pads and a heartstrings of emotions, making it an acute soundtrack as we slip into Spring.

The Notional Pastures Of Imaginary Softwoods

Imaginary Softwoods - Mr. Big Volume [Field Records]

Jay Bahd – Yaa Baby

YEAT - Luxüry [prod. ORRY]

The Cyclist returns with the six-track Hot House EP, released on digital download and limited edition 12" by music/is/for/losers. The digital EP is available from April 6th and the limited edition 12" vinyl version drops the following week, on April 13th.

Pre-order here: 

12"
https://musicisforlosers.bandcamp.com/album/hot-house-ep

Download
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hot-house-ep/id976685729

Stream
https://play.spotify.com/album/4NNiOq5klVSW8KY2ZyhoTS

Hot House EP will also be released on cassette tape in North America by our good friends, 100% Silk.

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Tracklisting:

A1 – Heart of Stone
A2 – Hot House
A3 – Aurora (Shortwave Mix)

B1 – Upwards Spirals
B2 – Spirals Onwards
B3 – Higher Volumes

Produced by Andrew Morrison in Derry and Liverpool.

For more information contact: peter@musicisforlosers.com

www.musicisforlosers.com
www.tapethrobculture.com

A2 Hot House

Aviralos Guitar/Digitakt liveset

Kaleidoscopic psychedelia from one of Australia's finest.

While it might feel early to call bets on DJs of the decade, Kia Sydney, best known as Kia, is undoubtedly one of them. The Animalia founder began in Naarm's (Melbourne) underground scene in the mid-2010s, crediting a trip to the influential deep techno Japanese festival, Labyrinth, as the inspiration behind her sound.

Deep techno might not cut it as a descriptor for Sydney's sound, though. Hypnotic ribbons of steely techno mix with atmospherics and nimble grooves, drawing from IDM, dub and tech house, sharing as much with DJ Nobu and Donato Dozzy (try to find the track that overlaps with Dozzy's own RA Podcast) as well as modern practitioners like Priori and Beatrice M.

This distinctly Australian scuttling psychedelia has made Kia one of the most sought-after underground DJs globally. Her brainchild, Animalia, showcases a plurality of sounds and scenes, serving as living proof of the fruitful shift of the 2020s: less serious, perhaps, but with a sense of open-minded worldliness that offers a far more promising vision of what dance music can be and achieve.

Sydney's rare talent lies in forging connections, bringing people, sounds and ideas together with a distinct playfulness. Her RA Podcast showcases this alchemy in abundance, weaving classics like Monolake and Enya with peers such as OK EG, Cousin and Command D.

As she told us in her 2023 Breaking Through profile, "people tell me I have quite a distinctive sound but I can't tell so much because I hear so many different versions of it." RA.973 serves as confirmation that Kia's style is, to say the least, the mark of a generational talent.
 
@kia-sydney @animalia-label  @cirruslabel

Read more at ra.co/podcast/973

RA.973 Kia

INTERVIEW & TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/hassan-abou-alam

@hassan-abou-alam the electronic technician from Egypt's underground, has been riding a long and high wave of peak performances. Following exhilarating live shows and DJ sets including a barrage of hot releases, most notably 'Shalfata' on YUKU and 'Mesh Mafhoom' on Nerve Collect in 2024 and his impeccable sound design has wooed crowds of sweaty ravers on dance floors and off.

Punchy low-ends, broken sound texture, strings full of character whir around, blistering sharp, and strands of traditional Middle Eastern drum patterns reimagined by Abou Alam pierce through sound systems. Genres stripped and mutilated create a gritty, grimy, euphoric experience in borderless sound, leaving scope for sensational body movement in any given setting.

Strapping this heat into an hour podcast for IA MIX 388, Hassan About Alam lets us into his world of music, a delivery of adventurous tracks meticulously placed, launching hard into 2025. Fasten your seatbelts!

Carême

Ueihttam el-Nesnah

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