An elusive producer comes back with a new mantle: Ruff Cherry, last seen on the label in 2017, returns with an EP of shredded halftime drum & bass with jungle accents that etches out a dominating stance in the producer’s first foray outside the thresholds of techno. Hugely distant from a meager first stab at the genre, the Cork-based producer’s ‘Phantom Fortress’ EP proficiently demarcates a sparse battleground for conflicting and rhythmically harmonic drum flairs, enveloping bass, and taut sound design that is as compelling as it is exhilarating.  

Words by Freddie Hudson

A1. Pass Real
A2. Livingdoom
B1. Tricky Dice
B2. Ruff Experience
D1. Livingdoom (Ruff Edit)

Release Date : 15th June 2022 (Digital) - 15th November 2022 (vinyl)
Mastering by Neel at Enisslab Rome
Artwork by Sever.ja

Phantom Fortress

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Texture - parties and mix series in Edinburgh - 2016-2019:

Giant Swan (LIVE) // Inga Mauer // Forest Drive West // Rune Bagge // Courtesy // Dona aka DJ Plant Texture // Broken English Club (LIVE) // Schwefelgelb (LIVE) // Anthony Linell (Abdulla Rashim) // Stenny // Andrea // Matrixxman // Cosmin TRG // Dr. Rubinstein // DjRUM // UVB // Ansome // Cleric

[ambient, experimental electronica, leftfield, techno, grey area, dub infused, modern jungle]

Founded by https://soundcloud.com/severja in 2014, Midgar Records aims to bring innovative features into modern techno, and to deliver a new and meaningful sound loaded with positive energy. Leaving the trends behind, Midgar has a wide range of interests spanning from Techno to Ambient, IDM and Drum 'n' Bass. A sound that tells stories as people dance.

Midgar Label Nights

17.01.26 - Midgar x Onyro . Berlin

26.12.25 - Midgar x Dilate . Melbourne
12.12.25 - Midgar x Oomycota . Sydney
23.08.25 - Midgar x Acid Reflux . Berlin
14.08.25 - Midgar x Wigwam . Berlin
05.07.25 - Midgar x useless seconds . Berlin
15.03.25 - Midgar & Friends . Berlin
18.01.25 - Midgar x Mostra . Berlin
08.01.25 - Midgar x Nali . Changsha

07.12.24 - Midgar at Mothership . Sydney
06.12.24 - Midgar at Miscellania . Melbourne
29.11.24 - Midgar x Wigwam . Shanghai
23.11.24 - Midgar x yisekai 易世界 . Hong Kong
02.11.24 - Midgar x Amenthia at Fitzroy . Berlin
25.10.24 - Midgar x Useless Seconds . Paris
06.07.24 - Midgar x Patterns of Perception . Berlin
15.06.24 - Midgar x High Above . Trekanten . Oslo
08.06.24 - Midgar x Mantis . Amsterdam
23.03.24 - Midgar x Domus . Bari
16.03.24 - Midgar x Amenthia at Fitzroy . Berlin

14.10.23 - Midgar x Nigma . San Sebastian
09.09.23 - Midgar x Under The Rug . Berlin
01.07.23 - Midgar x Monument . Berlin
08.04.23 - Polygonia, Leena, Lara Palmer . Oslo

12.11.22 - Severja, Wata Igarashi at Acquario . Milano
08.10.22 - Severja, Konduku at Gare . Porto
24.07.22 - Midgar x Harmony Rec . Berlin
05.03.22 - Severja, Forest Drive West . Porto

02.10.21 - Midgar x Harmony Rec . Pereira
01.10.21 - Midgar x Harmony Rec . Medellin

09.11.19 - Forest Drive West, Nuel, Retina.it at . Berlin
31.05.19 - Nuel, Jacopo at Utop14 . Madrid
15.02.19 - Von Grall, Jacopo at Moog . Barcelona
18.01.19 - Nuel, Jacopo at Moog . Barcelona

14.12.18 - Ruhig, Jacopo at Moog . Barcelona
08.12.18 - Wata Igarashi, r2π, Ground Tactics . Berlin
17.11.18 - r2π, Ground Tactics at Fuse . Brussels

27.01.18 - Nuel, Ruhig, r2π at Gare . Porto

02.12.17 - Wata Igarashi at Acquario . Milano
20.10.17 - Shaded Explorer . Krakow
15.04.17 - Wata Igarashi at G . Okinawa
12.04.17 - Wata Igarashi at Dommune . Tokyo
08.04.17 - Wata Igarashi at Vurt . Seoul

Fripon – avatar sonore du trickster, cet esprit joueur et insaisissable qui traverse les mythes et les mondes. À la fois passeur et perturbateur, il défie les frontières, bouscule les certitudes et ouvre des brèches vers l’inconnu. 

Sa palette sonore deep & trippy dépeint une cartographie du voyage intérieur, un labyrinthe d'ambiances et de textures mouvantes où chaque détour révèle une nouvelle facette du réel. Entre ombre et lumière, chaos et harmonie, Fripon DVN oscille entre paysages hypnotiques et narratifs, invitant à l’abandon et à l’exploration.

Perturbateur bienveillant, il bouscule à dessein le chemin de l’écoute, déroutant les repères pour mieux révéler l’inattendu. Joueur d’équilibres fragiles, il ouvre la porte d’un jardin et l’instant d’après celle de la voûte céleste. Il tisse des rythmes comme des mirages, entre pulsion et contemplation, Fripon DVN compose une alchimie sonore qui efface la frontière entre le réel et l’imaginaire, guidant ceux qui l’écoutent vers des horizons intérieurs insoupçonnés.

djing ambient/drone/deep house/techno for your chillout zones + verdant foundry - project and artist management for dance music creatives
bookings: hi@verdant.garden

6/28/24 - Meridian @ Jupiter Disco
7/26/23 - Scribbles @ Trans Pecos
5/11/23 - dream/self @ Mansions