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South Asian/UK artist Michael Diamond is releasing his most complete work to date: Third Culture on Vasuki Sound. He deals with the complexities and insecurities of being a 'third culture kid'. Third Culture refers to someone who is born into a different culture than those of their parents. He channels this fractured sense of identity into a record that spans jazz, 2-step, UK techno, ambient and story-telling electronica. 

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Release Date: 
June 10th 2022

Artist Name: Michael Diamond
EP Name: Third Culture
Cat Number: VASUKI001
Track Name: Enigma
Label: Vasuki Sound 


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OS Premiere: Michael Diamond - Enigma [Vasuki Sound]

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Fresh from being listed as one of Gilles Peterson’s ‘Future Bubblers’ under Brownswood Recordings and Worldwide FM, Michael Diamond prepares the release of his debut LP ‘Third Culture’ - an album backed by Youth Music & Arts Council England exploring the concept of cultural identity. By virtue of his residency at Oxford's longest-running night 'Simple', supporting the likes of  Ben UFO, Batu, Shanti Celeste and Ross From Friends (etc.), the album exhibits a clear UK techno influence whilst at the same time possessing Michael's trademark jazz flavour. The result is a record that coalesces the best of the jazz and electronic worlds into one seamless composition spanning ethereal jazz-breaks, introspective 2-step, sax-driven power ambient and world-building, story-telling electronica. 


Working alongside Butterz Sound’s Elijah (who has been mentoring Michael), the 23-year-old has also teamed-up with BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year semi-finalist, musical director of Oxford University Jazz Orchestra and long-standing collaborator Alex Wilson who co-wrote and played saxophone on the intro and outro of the record. Being the product of two rigorous years worth of work, the album reveals the mind of a musician with impeccable attention to detail and conflicting internal thoughts.

Third Culture arrives as the inaugural release on Michael’s Vasuki Sound label; an imprint run by a close circle of friends (all talented young creatives in their respective fields) and with an ethos of nurturing genuine undiscovered talent for years to come. Releases will be infrequent and thoughtfully curated; music with a strong focus on melody, harmony and cerebral production, built for both the dancefloor and the comfort of your own home.

PREMIERE: Michael Diamond - Lamentations

Beta Librae @blibrae returns to Incienso with her third album, “DAYSTAR”. Whereas her previous album for the label, “Sanguine Bond” was an altogether more heady affair - “DAYSTAR”, like the name implies, is a bright and bold waypoint in the ever expanding Beta Librae universe. 

On eight songs, including a striking collaboration with james K @jamesk_1 on the lead single “Late At Night”, Beta gathers up new elements of sound and pairs them her unmistakable rhythmic shapes to bring us the most wide-ranging and cohesive B.L. album yet.

Written & produced by Bailey Hoffman
Mastered by Lopazz 
Vinyl cut by Schallplatten Schneid Technik GmbH
Distributed by Word and Sound
Design by Josh Abramovici
'Late At Night' written & produced by Bailey Hoffman and james K
'Late At Night' mixed by Priori @priori-ties

'Late At Night w/ james K' is taken from Beta Librae's 'DAYSTAR' LP
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Out May 5th, 2023
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Beta Librae - Late At Night (w/ james K) [INC-023]

The first single from my Dog Eared EP (out in two weeks on YUKU!) :)

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Cat. no: NH015
Formats: Vinyl / Digital
Release date: 14/7/23

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Italian music producer, DJ and sound artist, Piezo, joins the Nervous Horizon roster with a 5-tracker EP titled Cyclic Wavez.
Stretching into a vast, yet coherent, sound exploration while maintaining his quirky and versatile approach to composition and sound design, the producer travels across the wide array of styles that inform his versatile flare. Thought-provoking, but dance floor-ready, Cyclic Waves EP is a shape-shifting, hyper-detailed and funnily weird new creature where Piezo’s attention to sound design and unexpected creative choices will shock and surprise you.

Piezo - Bbent

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Live recording @ the Future Intel headquarters in The Hague. Streaming live on Youtube and futureintelradio.com.

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This episode of Yapping in Analog (YIA) we explore the themes of consciousness, embodied rhythms and the influence academic collaborations take on Michael's latest EP Placid Wakefulness. The last hour is a set I played curated on themes of the interview.

YIA Ep 2: Michael Diamond on Wakefulness in Dance Music, Embodied Rhythms and New EP

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Phonica Records Takeover: Michael Diamond - 16 December 2024

Recording of CCL & Objekt's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2024.

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The multifaceted talent Michael Diamond steps up for the next edition to our Off The Record mix series with a selection of bass driven leftfield club sounds. Off the back of his excellent EP "Placid Wakefulness" on his own Vasuki Sound imprint, which closed out the artists 2024 to much critical acclaim, we reached out to the South East Londoner for a mix. With a sound that draws elements which would stretch from  the likes of Music From Memory all the way to Hessle Audio Michael has deemed himself unique in production but also very much so in his DJ sets. With a massively expansive taste we knew he would be a perfect edition to Off The Record. With a more club focused mix delving into the UK techy and bass vibe it gives us an example of Michael Diamond at peak time. We had a brief chat with Michael about his mix and what he has coming up in 2025!

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