Another month, another playlist. Once again this one goes all over the show with regards to genres and styles so hopefully there's something new and interesting for your ears to feast upon!

September 2020

Fresh

WAVES.OF.SEPTEMBER.2020.PT.2

микрофанк

Follow: @patchnotesmusic @brokensyndicate

Mysterious producers Patch Notes unleash a dark and powerful two-track release on BRØKEN Syndicate: "No Control EP." Brooding reese basslines, aggressive growls, syncopated drums, and deep sampled vocals swirl around to create a beautiful and violent atmosphere. This record is perfect for left-field and heavier bass heads alike, mixing influences from future garage, jungle, breaks, and even experimental bass to form a dangerously hot result. Dive into the abyss that is "No Control."

Download / Stream

PATCH NOTES | TELL YOU

Midland’s first EP on Graded in 3 years is the 4 track “The Alchemy of Circumstance” EP. Buy / Download / Stream here: https://smarturl.it/GRD006	

Mastered and cut by Matt Colton @ Metropolis
Vinyl and Digital out October 30th. Distributed by Unearthed & AWAL.

The Alchemy Of Circumstance EP

The Alchemy of Circumstance

Tortuga

Midland’s first EP on Graded in 3 years is the 4 track “The Alchemy of Circumstance” EP. Buy / Download / Stream here: https://smarturl.it/GRD006

Mastered and cut by Matt Colton @ Metropolis
Vinyl and Digital out October 30th. Distributed by Unearthed & AWAL.

Play It As It Lays

Frequency FM

@Subwave — Minimal Love is out now on Microfunk Music. 

microfunk.bandcamp.com/album/puzzles-ep

Microfunk Music has released a new EP called "Puzzles". The release contains four tracks by Microfunk artists that will soon be releasing their solo records on the label.

The compilation provides a glimpse into the future sound of the Microfunk label. You'll find vintage IDM melodies from Microfunk Crew in the track "Bikini Bottom", and futuristic glitches in the ambient epos "Sparkling Lake" by Dissident. "Minimal Love" by Subwave stands out with its meditative vibe that's somehow still at home on the dancefloor, and Nuage opens up new horizons for the evolution of his and the label’s sound with his 160-bpm track "Parallel".

"Puzzles EP" is out now digitally on Bandcamp and will be available in other shops / streaming services on the 1st November. A limited edition of tote bags and prints with the artwork are available via Bandcamp.

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Puzzles EP

Buy / Stream

Subwave - Minimal Love

Order 'Finds You Well' at: https://ghostly.com/products/finds-you-well
Or at the retailer of your choice: https://ghostly.ffm.to/khotin-finds-you-well

Finds You Well

Khotin - Your Favourite Building

Today we celebrate International Day of Human Space Flight together with Nuage (@nuagesounds) & @Bop who have recorded a new podcast for Microfunk Music.

'Romantic OD' EP by Nuage is out now: 
https://microfunk.fanlink.to/romantic-od

Subscribe to our youtube channel to not miss premieres:
https://youtu.be/_U_0df1tv6c

More minimalistic music on our Microfunk Essentials Spotify playlist: 
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3uzzl390yVR1qxADr89lox?si=bYlk9A-DR6Ozg1yr2e5lFA

Microfunk pages:
https://soundcloud.com/microfunkmusic
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Tracklist

Nuage on the decks:
ID - ID
Baile, Lukas Oppenheimer - Cyclical [Course Records]
https://bailemusic.bandcamp.com/album/winte
Bicep - Atlas (Edit) [Ninja Tune]
https://bicep.bandcamp.com/album/atlas
Overmono - iii’s Front [Whities]
https://whities.bandcamp.com/track/iiis-front
Moby - Snowball [Little Idiot]
http://moby.la/hotelambientPN
Laurie Anderson - Walking and Falling [Warner]
https://www.discogs.com/ru/Laurie-Anderson-Big-Science/master/60816
Lapalux - Earth [Brainfeeder]
https://lapalux.bandcamp.com/album/amnioverse
Takeleave - Temple [Project: Mooncircle]
https://projectmooncircle.bandcamp.com/album/belonging
Lemon D - Urban Style Music [Metalheadz]
https://metalheadz.bandcamp.com/album/full-metal-jacket
Nuage - Undercover [Microfunk Music]
https://microfunk.bandcamp.com/album/romantic-od
Scasca - Long Distance Call [Self-released]
https://scasca.bandcamp.com/releases

Bop on the decks:
In:Most - Harbour [Soulvent Records]
https://soulventrecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-most-voyager-sv065lp
RQ - Cherry [Elusive Elements]
https://elusiveelements.bandcamp.com/album/rq-silent-mind-paracusia-sorse-elusive-elements-particles-ep
Dissident - Overture 48 [Inperspective]
https://inperspectiverecords.bandcamp.com/
Bop x Unquote - Drifting Away [Hospital Records]
https://hospitalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/med-school-graduation
3VS - Spoken [None60]
https://none60records.bandcamp.com/album/nsy042-red-sun-drive-ep
Oak - The Bay [Microfunk Music dub]
https://microfunk.bandcamp.com/
Minor Science - For Want of Gelt [Whities]
https://whities.bandcamp.com/album/second-language
Nuage - Pulse Drops [Microfunk Music]
https://microfunk.bandcamp.com/album/romantic-od
Fixate - Hold that Thought [Exit Records]
https://fixateuk.bandcamp.com/album/exitdigi007-fixate-focus-hold-that-thought-tic-tac
Nuage x Bop - Be Myself [Microfunk Music]
https://microfunk.bandcamp.com/album/romantic-od
Om Unit - Peninsula [Self-released]
https://omunit.bandcamp.com/album/submerged
Nuage x Bop x Omfeel - Romantic OD [Microfunk Music]
https://microfunk.bandcamp.com/album/romantic-od
Degs - Trade Places (feat. LSB Phoebe Freya) [Hospital Records]
https://degsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/letters-from-ndegwa
Geotheory - Rebirth of Pharaoh [Night Owl Collective]
https://nightowlcollective.bandcamp.com/track/geotheory-rebirth-of-pharaoh

soundcloud.com/microfunkmusic

Romantic OD is out now

Nuage & Bop - Microfunk Podcast 11

Buy or stream 'Med School: Graduation' here: https://HospitalRecords.lnk.to/MSGraduationso

After thirteen years and over ninety releases, Med School has stacked the chairs and closed its doors. As a final farewell to the label, the ‘Med School: Graduation’ compilation celebrates the life of Hospital Records’ once sister label, as well as the musicians and culture that defined it, with 23 brand new tracks from label stalwarts such as Bop, Keeno, Etherwood and Whiney as well as the new blood that was always so important to the label’s experimental output.

In Med School fashion, the album brings together a myriad of drum & bass stylings and beyond. From the microfunk movements of Bop to Illexandra’s warped emergency warnings, Lakeway’s upfront grime beats to the unique electronic musings of Frederic Robinson, A.Fruit and Kimyan Law.

Representing the serene side of Med School is Etherwood’s ‘Nowhere To Go But Everywhere’, alongside beautiful contributions from Keeno, Natus and Polaris. The tribal infusions of Royalston’s stepper ‘Mark’s Shibari Groove’ and Lung’s techno-fused rabbit hole ‘Stop Crying’ switch up the pace to reflect the breadth of Med School’s outputs. The compilation also calls back to the very beginnings of the label with a special VIP treatment of S.P.Y’s first release in the Hospital camp, MEDIC1 ‘Black Flag’.

Whiney not only brings in his deep new stepper ‘Close To You’ but is also the man behind the continuous mix on the album, seamlessly bringing together all 23 tracks for one final salute to Med School Music.

“ Medschool was an amazing label for taking risks, from Syntax to The Erised and everything in between… Without risks and new talent we cannot grow. Without you believing in our risks and new talent we are nothing.” - London Elektricity


Follow Whiney:

https://www.facebook.com/whineymusic/
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https://soundcloud.com/whineymusic


Follow Hospital Records:

http://hospitalrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/Hospitalrecords
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http://instagram.com/hospitalrecords
http://play.spotify.com/user/hospitalrecords
http://www.google.com/+HospitalRecords
https://soundcloud.com/hospitalrecords
http://www.mixcloud.com/hospitalrecords/

Out Now!

Med School: Graduation (Album Mini-Mix) [Mixed by Whiney]

The 6th instalment of the Graded Podcast series comes from EM + STAV (@em_stav)who just delivered the 6th recored on InterGraded. 

As Bristol natives with very deep roots in the UK underground the mix is a distillation of everything that makes us tick over here at Graded; trippy, broken and groovy with a healthy dose of rave. Honing their skills at one of the uk’s longest running nights, Simple, in Oxford (where Em has been a resident for 15 years) and Restless Nights, the roving DIY party that Stav runs as well as Field Manoeuvres Residents its clear they have a deep understanding of how to make the dancefloor tick. This ones a K.I.L.L.E.R

You can listen to and purchase their new record here - https://smarturl.it/INTGRD006

Follow Em + Stave here:
https://www.instagram.com/em_stav_music/
https://soundcloud.com/em_stav

Graded Podcast 006 - EM + STAV

Available today with a pre-order of 'Lost Dubs 3' cassette on https://microfunk.bandcamp.com

This compilation consists of tracks that were lost or unreleased for some reason over the years. Ten microfunk brilliants by Oak, Synkro, Hybris, Akuratyde, Kharm, Jason oS, Dissident, Elsewhere, Abstract Elements and Bop. Brace yourself for a profound journey outside the conventional d&b paradigm.

Follow @oak-1:
www.facebook.com/oakdub

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Oak - Airwalk

'Push Power ( a 1 )', out now on Ninja Tune: https://actress.lnk.to/push-powerSo 

'Karma & Desire', out now on Ninja Tune: https://actress.lnk.to/karma-desireSo

Follow Actress -
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Bandcamp: https://found.ee/actress-bc
Soundcloud: https://found.ee/actress-sc

Walking Flames

Walking Flames (feat. Sampha)

Over the past four years, Ikotu has been toiling away in the studio developing a new sound he dubs "loungecore", combining his signature texturally rich and experimental beats with jazz and lounge-inspired live instrumentation. It is with great excitement that SVNSET WAVES and prrrrrrr Records team up to present you his new six-track EP, Impenetrable Glass Box.

FOLLOW Ikotu:
@ikotu
facebook.com/ikotuikotu
instagram.com/ikotuutoki

FOLLOW SVNSET WAVES:
@svnsetwaves
facebook.com/svnsetwaves
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twitter.com/svnsetwaves

FOLLOW prrrrrrr Records:
@prrrrrrr-records
facebook.com/prrrrrrrrecords
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Art by Ikotu.

Ikotu - Folded Inwards And Then Inwards Again

Roth (feat. Mohna)

Roth (feat. Mohna) (Nathan Fake Remix)

* Read more: https://boltingbits.com/dj-clea-leon-stone-church/
* Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kBm8N4uv0jk
* Pre-order: https://churchofficial.bandcamp.com/album/historia

Church welcomes Swedish native DJ Clea for her debut EP with the imprint, entitled ‘Historia’. The first single ‘I Want To Stay’ drops on August 28th, followed by the full EP - out everywhere on September 11th.

Clea Herlöfsson has become quite the staple amongst Stockholm’s prolific DJ scene. She’s currently a resident at one of Stockholm’s foremost underground venues Under Bron and the self-pronounced Dancing Queen has been making her way through some of the world’s top venues and festivals over recent years including Else (Berlin), Social Room (Hong Kong) and Kaiku (Helsinki). After quitting her day job to focus on production, she’s honed a sound custom made for the peak-time having released on labels like Unknown To The Unknown and Study Records - transmitting nostalgic feelings of mid-rave contentment and dancefloor togetherness.

DJ Clea’s opening track ‘Gothic Girl’ is a self-portrait of her signature style, building trance-like synth lines and high-energy kick drums before dropping harder breaks as the track revs up. Lead single ‘I Want To Stay’ is up next, introduced by ethereal swirls and crisp percussion before 90s-style vocals and dreamy pads come together for a house track reminiscent of vintage RnB. Next up is ‘Leon Stone’ - a deeper track undercut by a low-slung melody and laidback retro synth sounds. 

DJ Clea’s ‘Historia’ EP is out everywhere on September 11th.

PREMIERE: DJ Clea - Leon Stone

'Hidden State' by Jason oS (@daaaaaaaaaat) is out now on 'Lost Dubs 3' compilation.

Stream / buy: microfunk.fanlink.to/lostdubs3

The third edition of Microfunk Music’s coveted ‘Lost Dubs’ series is finally here. Featuring 10 rhythmic glitch patterns from the Russian labels usual suspects, you can expect compositions from Synkro, Oak, Hybris, Akuratyde, Dissident, Kharm, Jason oS and of course label boss Bop. The record will be available on all digital and streaming platforms after a week-long exclusive on Bandcamp and will be pressed to a limited run of 100 cassette tapes, which will not last long. With distinguished artwork courtesy of none other than the infamous Trickartt, this is truly a collectors item and not to be missed.

Many things slip through the sands of time, but thankfully these beautiful songs will know no such fate. The introductory ‘Time’ from Manchester's Synkro is laden with a hopeful sadness, as melancholic sonics reverberate beautifully from start to finish. You could be forgiven for thinking this may set the tone for the LP to come, but what follows is a compendium of beautifully crafted musical delights, as varied in character and constitution as the seasons themselves.

A frequent partner of Bop as both a performer and artist, Oak graces the imprint once more with a deep electro cut ‘The Bay’ and tells a down-tempo tale in ‘Airwalk’, which is available to download upon pre-ordering the full LP. Rampant in it’s sheer textural beauty, the likes of Elsewhere follow suit with an expansive and heart-fluttering take on the 170BPM tempo in the form of ‘Procession’. Things take a techy turn as Jason oS delivers an introspective stepper in his ‘Hidden State’, but not before Akuratyde and Kharm weave their own atmospheric wonder ‘Enamoured’.

Although never fearful of pushing the boundaries or confinements within the D&B universe, Microfunk Music remains true to the genre that inspired it with the likes of Hybris injecting his trademark sonics into a sublimely styled technoid roller. Abstract Elements keep things stepping in a similar vein with ‘Throb’, whilst St. Petersburg's very own Dissident enthralls the listener with their hypnotic addition ‘Bathyscaphe’.

Bop has the honour of bowing out the stunning album with a dub-techno pattern ‘In My Dreams’ that traverses the expansive audible palette that so often engulfs Microfunk Music. Incorporating a myriad of moods, the Lost Dubs compilation further cements Microfunk Music as one of the leading purveyors of electronic excellence.

Brace yourself for a profound journey outside the conventional D&B paradigm.

Jason oS - Hidden State

The title track and first single off of Gidge's upcoming album New Light, coming November 6th through Atomnation.
https://atomnation.bandcamp.com/album/new-light

New Light

Gidge - New Light

Taken from the Pink Dolphins EP by @Sam_Interface (formerly known as SNØW)
Out September 25th - smarturl.it/pink-dolphins

Sam Interface - Pink Dolphins

@sullyE64's track 'Memories' will be released on 'Swandive' through @astrophonica on September 25th. More info: bit.ly/3jce32I

Swandive

Sully – Memories

Read about the new Chalky & Seppa album Strange Changes:

https://www.theuntz.com/news/chalky-and-seppa-tap-jim-bastow-for-scaphoid-on-new-lp-strange-changes/

Chalky:
https://chalkywhiteartist.bandcamp.com 
http://soundcloud.com/chalkywhitemusic 
http://facebook.com/chalkywhitemusic 
http://instagram.com/chalkyartist 

Seppa:
http://seppa.bandcamp.com/
http://soundcloud.com/seppamusic
http://facebook.com/seppauk
http://twitter.com/seppauk

SLUG WIFE:
http://slugwife.com/
http://facebook.com/SLUGWIFE
http://soundcloud.com/slugwife
http://twitter.com/theslugwife
http://instagram.com/_slugwife_

Album Artwork by SARAH KOURY:
https://www.instagram.com/kolabstudios/ 
http://twitter.com/studioskolab
https://www.facebook.com/kolabstudios

Strange Changes

Schaphoid

out 9/29

Chalky & Seppa - Scaphoid ft Jim Bastow [PREMIERE]

'Procession' by @Elsewhere_musik is out now on 'Lost Dubs 3' compilation.

Stream / buy: microfunk.fanlink.to/lostdubs3

The third edition of Microfunk Music’s coveted ‘Lost Dubs’ series is finally here. Featuring 10 rhythmic glitch patterns from the Russian labels usual suspects, you can expect compositions from Synkro, Oak, Hybris, Akuratyde, Dissident, Kharm, Jason oS and of course label boss Bop. The record will be available on all digital and streaming platforms after a week-long exclusive on Bandcamp and will be pressed to a limited run of 100 cassette tapes, which will not last long. With distinguished artwork courtesy of none other than the infamous Trickartt, this is truly a collectors item and not to be missed.

Many things slip through the sands of time, but thankfully these beautiful songs will know no such fate. The introductory ‘Time’ from Manchester's Synkro is laden with a hopeful sadness, as melancholic sonics reverberate beautifully from start to finish. You could be forgiven for thinking this may set the tone for the LP to come, but what follows is a compendium of beautifully crafted musical delights, as varied in character and constitution as the seasons themselves.

A frequent partner of Bop as both a performer and artist, Oak graces the imprint once more with a deep electro cut ‘The Bay’ and tells a down-tempo tale in ‘Airwalk’, which is available to download upon pre-ordering the full LP. Rampant in it’s sheer textural beauty, the likes of Elsewhere follow suit with an expansive and heart-fluttering take on the 170BPM tempo in the form of ‘Procession’. Things take a techy turn as Jason oS delivers an introspective stepper in his ‘Hidden State’, but not before Akuratyde and Kharm weave their own atmospheric wonder ‘Enamoured’.

Although never fearful of pushing the boundaries or confinements within the D&B universe, Microfunk Music remains true to the genre that inspired it with the likes of Hybris injecting his trademark sonics into a sublimely styled technoid roller. Abstract Elements keep things stepping in a similar vein with ‘Throb’, whilst St. Petersburg's very own Dissident enthralls the listener with their hypnotic addition ‘Bathyscaphe’.

Bop has the honour of bowing out the stunning album with a dub-techno pattern ‘In My Dreams’ that traverses the expansive audible palette that so often engulfs Microfunk Music. Incorporating a myriad of moods, the Lost Dubs compilation further cements Microfunk Music as one of the leading purveyors of electronic excellence.

Brace yourself for a profound journey outside the conventional D&B paradigm.

Lost Dubs 3

Stream / Buy

Elsewhere - Procession

Follow Anjunadeep New Releases on Spotify: https://Anjunadeep.lnk.to/NewReleases
 
Bookmark Anjunadeep 24/7 Radio: https://youtu.be/D4MdHQOILdw

Berlin-based producer Budakid makes his Anjunadeep Edition debut.
Streaming now: https://anjunadeep.ffm.to/de323.otw

Replay Budakid's latest Anjunadeep single 'Surga' (feat. Esther Veen): https://anjunadeep.ffm.to/surga.otw
 
Follow Anjunadeep:
Website: https://www.anjunadeep.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anjunadeep
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/anjunadeep
 
Spotify: https://Anjunadeep.lnk.to/NewReleases
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anjunadeep
SoundCloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/anjunadeep
Youtube: https://www.Anjunadeep.lnk.to/DeepSubyo
 
Tracklist:
1. Oklou & Casey MQ 'LURK’ (Permalink)
2. Mind Against 'Bloom’ (Afterlife Records)
3. Robag Wruhme 'Calma Calma’ (Kompakt Records)
4. Lindstrøm 'Under Trees’ (Feedelity Recordings)
5. Joseph Ashworth 'Kira’ (Anjunadeep)
6. Budakid ‘ID’ (White)
7. Eelke Kleijn 'Control’ (Days like Nights)
8. Budakid 'Surga [Joseph Ashworth Remix]’ (Anjunadeep)
9. Budakid ‘ID’ (White)
10. Aera 'Prana (Innervisions)
11. CHVRCHES 'Leave a Trace [Four Tet Remix]’ (Glassnote Records)
12. Martin Roth 'Hypno Seq’ (Anjunadeep)
13. Mark Barrott 'Bush Society’ (International Feel Recordings) 
14. Tim Engelhardt 'Attached’ (Stil Vor Talent)

#Anjunadeep #AnjunadeepEdition #Budakid

The Anjunadeep Edition 323 with Budakid

Nuage 'Gradient' LP:
https://microfunk.bandcamp.com/album/gradient-lp

Akuratyde 'Inviting Chaos' LP: https://microfunk.bandcamp.com/album/inviting-chaos

Microfunk Music is an independent click'n'bass label run by Bop.