For the next release on Early Reflex we welcome Frankfurt-based producer and composer Lorica (formerly known as Avbvrn), following his debut EP on Display and a split on Destitute.

Lorica filters a surgical attention to detail and sound design through a wide-scope approach to atmosphere and the spatial qualities of music. The resulting work conjures up dramatic, vivid, and tactile sonic landscapes that recall classical forms and techniques, while drawing upon contemporary textures and approaches to rhythm and memory.
Inspired by renaissance arts and their creative process ‘Adaptive Radiation’ [EYX005] stretches further Lorica’s experimental and oblique musical approach to the club-focused context of Early Reflex. The result is a 5-track EP blending cinematic sound design with traces of dubstep, drill, dancehall, trap, and more which is going to hit the listeners both physically and emotionally!

The opener ‘Baikal Rediscovered’ is a great example of Lorica’s production style where the composer blends together orchestral and atmospheric pads with incessant grimey beats and a deep bass-line making it a suitable tool for the club.
A storm of otherworldly sounds in contrast with its trapp inspired rhythmic session protrude in ‘Ochre Skeleton’ originating a surrealistic and peculiar atmosphere.
Approaching the end of the first half of the EP there is ‘Petrified Butterfly’, a dreamy and spooky interlude where synthesised flute melodies, fast-paced percussions and effected field recordings repeat and alternate themselves continuously while evolving every time differently in a never-ending loop until every sound dissolves in empty reverberated spaces.
Entering the second half of the release, listeners get hit by the drilling kick drum and the twisting sound design of ‘Sodiumglanz’, which lead to the closure of the EP.
In ‘Breccia’ Lorica explores further his blend of cinematic effects with the pronounced attitude for the club, delivering a track characterised by pitch-shifting electronic percussions and the harmonic progression of orchestrated instruments and strings.

‘Adaptive Radiation’ is available across all platforms starting from Friday 5th of November.

© & ℗ 2021 Early Reflex. All rights reserved. All tracks produced and mixed by Lorica § Mastering by Andrea Prato § Drawings by Giuseppe Cavuoto § Artwork by Alessandro Scanu.

Breccia

Lorica - Breccia

Inspired by enchanted woods energies and primitives outer&inner recalls,
Matteo Coffetti's first album is a tribal micro-sounding mix of bass, footwork, and uncategorized rhythms,
a bless for your alieno parties ~

Matteo Coffetti is the co-founder of Pho Bho Records, an unconventional-club oriented label born in Bergamo but which recently found a home in Turin.

soundcloud.com/matteocoffetti

Very proud to inaugurate with this release a Pamspychia dancefloors season for muta body movesss.

Master by @kuthijin
Cover by @voronhil

Matteo Coffetti - Tribolero Darbikabu

Available on cassette at https://causalchain.bandcamp.com/album/oko

oko is laced’s sophomore EP under her new moniker, which takes a new path compared to her previous noise explorations. Drawing inspiration from ambient music, dreampop, video game and anime soundtracks, breakbeat and IDM, the music conveys a dream world where the artist tends to escape in. The EP was produced over the course of 2021 since laced’s 2020 MUTEK performance in Montreal, taking a melodic approach in contrast to her more percussive productions. oko is best consumed under a pile of warm blankets or under the rain, its energy being one of catharsis, contemplation, healing and dreaming.
credits
released May 6, 2022

Music by laced (@lacedetail)
Mixed and mastered by SIM
Remixes by dybbuk (@disk-wraith), Xen Model (@xenmodel), SIM (@sim_mtl) & Gobekli (@gobekli)
Album art by Bruno Lauzon Tanzi (@bruno-lauzon-tanzi)
Texture generated by Andrew Nowacki

laced - Silkscreen (Xen Model Remix)

For EYX009 London based producer Tooth Rust steps out to follow up her breakout release on Cherce Encore ‘Striae’ in 2021. 

The producer from London debuts on Early Reflex with the experimental downtempo three-tracker ‘Glut’, which blends both organic matter and artificial elements yet thinking about the club. 

The enchanted opener ‘Gyre’ swallows immediately the listener into Tooth Rust’s cosmic vortex of eerie sounds, mournful chorus and marching snare drums. The relentlessly hypnotising kick drum and its rhythmic session do their job delivering a spell-casting club tool.

Buy via: https://earlyreflex.bandcamp.com/album/glut


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https://soundcloud.com/tooth-rust
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Glut [EYX009]

Premiere: Tooth Rust - Gyre [Early Reflex]

Pro Unlimited refers to soundcloud premium accounts from the ancient ages. It's an archeological dig the label used to find its sources. 

This 17 tracks various is a wide spectrum gathering of label affiliates, newcomers and producers we had a crush on in the past months.

It's generous in term of styles and offers uplifting ambient, psychedelic ravy cuts, punk trip hop, post-clubbish belters and a big variety of sound design pleasures.

Available in CD limited edition and digital (link in bio)

Mastering : Lorenzo Targhetta
Design : Christophe Synak & Nina Muro
A&R : @sleekfata

12 - Modern Collapse - Hoarse

Ikävä Pii - Progress Vertigo

Sann Odea proudly presents ‘Ithomiines', the first various artist LP and an immersive dive into the realm of experimental electronic music and narrative soundscapes. 

Drawing inspiration from the mesmerizing beauty of the Ithomiini butterflies, renowned for their delicate glass-like wings and intricate patterns, this compilation brings together 12 artists. It explores the concept of musical metamorphosis, mirroring the transformative journeys undertaken by these butterflies. Each track on the compilation is meticulously crafted, inviting you to connect with its unfolding story, building tension, and evoking emotions.

Zero Crossing Point is a sound designer originating from Grenoble, France. He released his first album on the Lyon-based imprint Comic Sans Records, combining sonic research and evocative melodies, influenced by many musical forms, ranging from film scoring to metal.

Order via: https://sann-odea.bandcamp.com/album/ithomiines-lp

https://soundcloud.com/sann-odea
https://soundcloud.com/zerocrossingpoint

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Premiere: Zero Crossing Point - We'll Go Away [Sann Odea]

Unit_ / Disturbed By Society (Forthcoming Spring 2024)

After a year of relative silence with the exception of a self-released track in collaboration with DJ Heroin, the Madrid based producer Loyalty XIX is back with ‘Catrialis’, a 4 track EP where he gives a twist to the conceptual and aesthetic perspective that inspired previous works while maintaining a more sharp than ever praxis of the meticulous sound design and hypnotic drum patterns that define his work.

“Balancing in the axis between the artificially sleek and the organic (im)perfection, Catrialis finds Loyalty XIX on a personal hike to battle his own self. A first and last breath with an armour on.”

All tracks produced by Loyalty XIX
Mastered by @jesseosbornelanthier
Photography by Luis Rubiera

Loyalty XIX - Ternua

@bonebrokk has curated the first compilation release on @trialanderrorsound, showcasing the sound of the Athenian underground across 15 weighty tracks. 

His own contribution 'Nessus Chant' is a potent and atmospheric broken techno banger, merging bass-loaded and Eastern influenced textures into a next-level club construction. 

Out April 3, pre-order it here: https://trialnerror.bandcamp.com/album/athens-uhd

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Premiere: bonebrokk 'Nessus Chant'

Fake Rolex founder Mucho Sueño brings angular club structures to a compilation raising money for Brixton Soup Kitchen.

'Victim of the System' is out July 18th on Twin System.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3992HIW

@muchosueno
@twinsystem

Premiere: bonebrokk 'Nessus Chant'

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