Starting the new year off with a sonic celebration, the iconic figure of Patch Park makes his Meanwhile debut with the 3-track "Control / Night Shower / Don't Hold Back".

A Dutch master with a celebrated career stretching back over two decades, Patch Park has been at the forefront of the underground dance scene since the mid-2000s. As accomplished behind the decks as he is in the studio, performances at such celebrated venues as Extrema, Solar Weekend, Amnesia and The Loft, alongside the likes of Joris Voorn, Eelke Kleijn, Patrice Bäumel and Hernan Cattaneo, has cemented an impressive reputation among fans and peers alike.

In tandem, a century of production credits has graced some of the finest independent dance music labels that include the likes of Global Underground, Renaissance and Yoshitoshi. After recently reappearing on District Rec with a massive EP featuring a chart-topping remix by Guy J, Patch Park now finds his way onto GMJ & Matter's esteemed imprint, delivering a musical triptych of the highest order. Full of majestically conceived sonic arrangements and innovative production techniques, "Control" opens with a mesmerising synth note and evolving bass pattern against a ticking percussive groove. A heavy kick adds to a club-friendly vibe as a spoken vocal repeats the title. Evolving in waves of sounds, a gently pulsating breakdown provides a pause for breath before the huge bass pattern emerges once more alongside soaring chord progressions and magical counterpoint melody.

"Night Shower" continues the hypnotic bass narrative as a running sequence creates intensity and vibrancy aplenty. Familiar analogue synth tones redolent in reverb and delay, wax and wane in intensity creating a cross between Sasha and Kraftwerk as whip-cracking kick, 808-clap and off-beat hats add to the percussive dynamism. Full of panache, vitality and a classy production sound, a pitched vocal sample creates a further spellbinding touch.

With its chunky rhythmic foundation, "Don't Hold Back" gradually filters into sonic range with a beautifully sculpted bass pattern and plucked synth line that nestles alongside in perfect syncopation. Rising to a second movement crescendo, the track hits its straps at the mid-point with a rare combination of driving intensity and melodic beauty. Full of the production credentials that have made Patch Park such a renowned figure, breathy vocals and rhythmic vigour add further to a truly impressive offering.

A welcome debutant to the Meanwhile family, Patch Park excels with a powerful new wall of sound on "Control / Night Shower / Don't Hold Back".

Patch Park - Don't Hold Back

I've been listening to electronic music since I was old enough to tune into the John Peel show on Radio 1. Peel first introduced me to Chicago House, Detroit Electro and Rap. I would listen to an entire show with my finger hovering over the record button of my 'tape-recorder' close to the radio speaker just to record whatever 3 electronic imports he would play each night. I wish I'd kept those recordings.
From the moment I first heard 'Roxanne Shante' I sought out everything I could ranging from Kraftwerk, Mike Oldfield, Kurtis Mantronik, Africa Bambata, Grandmaster Flash, Gorgio Morodor, Axel-F, Jean Michel Jarre and just about anyone who used a synth to make music! With the arrival of House in the mid-late 80's the likes of Marshall Jefferson, Frankie Knuckles, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Steve Silk Hurley, Adonis and many more American underground House producers, the music had developed into a new, seriously exciting phenomena.
Music progressed at pace with House and Acid imports driving change, the UK in particular underwent an epiphany of sorts in the 80's and 90's. From Break-Dancing to New Romanticism, the music developed, finally morphing into the early genres of Acid Trance, Techno and Progressive Trance. Heavily influenced by American and underground Dutch and German artists and with the advent of clubbing and non-speaking mixing DJ's, it opened up a Pandora's box of new music, influences, sounds and styles. What that amounted to for me (and most others like me) was an ever-growing range of electronic music that was continually breaking free from pigeon-holes and mainstream pop culture. Electronic music had become the new classical music of a generation.
I can only say that electronic or computer music has evolved beautifully in the past 40 years and I love it as much now as the day I first heard John Peel play fantastic American imports.
I'm not anything more than a bedroom DJ and electronic music enthusiast. I have the greatest admiration for those who DJ publicly and seek to build a following or career from DJing, but that’s not a path I’ve tried to follow. I do love to put together great tunes, so for me using this sort of platform for sharing music is perfect for me. I do mixes both on my decks and using Ableton, as sometimes I find it easier to create a journey through that medium. 
As for making music, I’m slowly finding my way around Ableton in order to bring life to the musical ideas rolling around my head. 
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the mixes I post, please give me some feedback and if nothing else, support the artists themselves and buy their music.

Angrish

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meanwhile is the creative outlet & vision of GMJ & Matter.
Founded in 2020, we pride ourselves on releasing & showcasing only the finest in forward thinking deep & progressive music from around the globe.

Our label family is growing with resident DJ's including Olga Misty (Russia) amhain (Ireland / Australia), Paul Deep (AR), Sebastian Sellares (AR),  Forerunners (USA), DJ Ogawa (Japan), Imran Khan (UK), DJ Ruby (Malta) & Ricky Ryan (Argentina), Jiminy Hop (Russia)

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