From the upcoming release "Shifting" (04/06/2021)

With its minimal and rhythm focused atmospheres, Shifting takes on a clinical and experimental approach to the techniques of rhythmic phasing and shifting. On a foundation of straight forward techno-ish grooves, identical patterns are superimposed and displaced to create self-similar versions of themselves and new, ever changing rhythmic combinations. A hypnotic, dance-focused release that uses rhythm as a ritualistic instrument.

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For our seventeenth addition We are graced with the presence of London's own aircode, whose electronic obscurities have been found on such labels as DJ Pitch's 'Tobago Tracks' along with a recent EP on 'Alien Jams'. Julia's productions are truly worthy of being heralded by a label with the word 'alien' in the title - her work is enigmatic and astoundingly unique. It beckons notions of a faraway entity who occupied her mind and attempted to craft their world's music through her eyes using earthly soundscapes.

It is pensive and moving throughout, where aircode has used the absence of space and an unlikely palette of reverb-drenched, distant sounds to accentuate a sense of alienation. Nods to dubstep and UK-influenced genres leak through at times to reinforce the still-present movability and flow that Julia effortlessly melds into the sound design she has mastered. The tracks loop in and out of themselves, where she has broken down each track skilfully into a concise selection of resonances that undergo a perpetual sense of motion that subvert the tropes of contemporary club music. There is an uneasy air of endlessness and repetition throughout; a spiral further and further into an unknown unknown.

Artwork by Alessia Gunawan and Gregorio Nordio
Mastering by Hamza Robati

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@bonebrokk deftly showcases his ‘ExoPunk’ sound; a retrofuturist mix of broken beats from the continuum blended with meticulous, future-facing sound design. Forthcoming on @infinite-machine.

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@tobago-tracks strides forward on its fine run of form, locking in the debut three-track EP 'Do you plan to end a siege?' from rising London-based producer @objectblue.

Centrepiece track 'Act like it then' is a robust techno transfiguration. Hard-hitting percussion lays an attention-grabbing foundation, above which off-kilter textures and a contorted Cardi B sample push the track into mesmeric territory.

Out March 16, pre-order: https://tobagotracks.bandcamp.com/album/object-blue-do-you-plan-to-end-a-siege

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The first split EP from CLUB CHAI founders Lara Sarkissian (@FOOZOOL) and @8ULENTINA, "On My Way" is symbolic of their shared time spent together in the Bay Area, between Oakland and San Francisco. The tracks are themed after locations in the Bay Area that have been impactful for the artists with shifting meaning over the years.
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3. "Bert’s Renegades"
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- Produced, Recorded and Arranged by 8ULENTINA

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Georgia-born C Powers is the second artist to join the fledgling Contagion Discs imprint. 'Which Ad Experience Do You Prefer?' is their first release of 2021 and collects four compound tracks that scratch and bump through breaks, house and garage. C Powers has been making tracks and DJing in the South and around the world for well over a decade, while recent releases have come via labels like Sorry Records and Sweat Equity.

Now based in Portland, C Powers has both refined and expanded their vision of a groove-based, in-your-face electronics over the years. 'Which Ad Experience' consolidates that vision, utilizing a sequence of hard breaks, shuffling 2-step and tight, playful basslines across its four tracks. Dub and psychedelia flit throughout the title track and “FishWash”, while “Tinea” and “Lost Extract” channel martial rhythm into seductive dancefloor anthems.

C Powers uses they/them pronouns. 'Which Ad Experience Do You Prefer?' is out on January 29 via Contagion Discs.

Artwork: Adele C. Winn (www.adelecwinn.com)
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