Artist: Basement Space
Track: Equilibrium 
Title: Neptune Sunrise EP
Label: Butter Side Up

Butter Side Up is one of the most reliably high-quality labels operating at the moment, privileging quality over quantity in some of the prettiest packages you’ll see (thanks to their enduring collaboration with designer Sophie Douala). The latest EP from Stockholm’s Basement Space continues this streak, leaning into the more musically and rhythmically interesting side of house and breaks. The broken beat force is strong with this one, but what really stands out is the incorporation of rave gestures into the equation, be it crafty sirens and lasers or pulsing acid on the B side or the rolling hip-house groove and scratches on the lead track ‘Cosmonaut’. We’ve picked ‘Equilibrium’, with its sophisticated jazzy breaks, taking our imagination to a beachfront situation. This is music being made with intelligence, shot through with a real sense of fun, and all backed up by serious musical chops. 

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Selection | Basement Space – Equilibrium [Butter Side Up]

Monkey forest

SaxyLady

DALIDA

A1 - Nemo Vachez - Cyan

Artist: Zacky
Title: Dating in Space E.P. 
Label: Nice Timing
Cat No: NICE001
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 
A1. Tumbleweed
A2. Danger Ranger
B1. Beaming
B2. Moon People

He said he couldn’t remember when he actually first did it…when he first traveled through time. In fact, he didn’t seem very sure of anything. What he did describe in great detail was the first time he saw her. “Pieces of a smile dancing with the reflections of a passing ship,” he said, deciding to hold on to that moment for as long as he could. He’s done this before. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it didn’t, reluctantly joining everything in a slow and somber march towards nothing. He said, “I don’t know how long it’s been.” I still don’t believe him. I think he’s just getting used to his new life. I think he’s just getting used to dating in space.

Zacky - Dating In Space E.P. (NICE001)

Artist: Papolious Jones
Title: Volume One
Label: Top Rhythm Boppers
Cat No: TRBO001
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 
A1. Let The Music Speak
A2. The Rhythm Bopper
B1. Learning to Dance
B2. ILU
B3. Into a New Future

Top Rhythm Boppers: Funky Beats and Fat Basslines…

For our opening release, we have label boss Papolious Jones (aka Brian Topham) - stepping to the plate with a tasty 5 tracker brimming with the sweet flavour of nostalgia. Housy pleasures of yesteryear combined with a dynamic, expressive approach make this EP a timeless musical journey - morphing from upbeat funk to sweaty house anthem, and from a declaration of love to bittersweet future jazz; all this while maintaining his signature fun and flowing style.

Breaking rules in the right way, Mr Jones really wears his heart on his sleeve to deliver this really fun and moving display of house music. Expect more to come from the Peruvian boys in Barna...

Papolious Jones - Volume One (TRBO001)

MOL03 - "A3 EP" by Synchrojack
release date: 29 November 2020

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A1 - Changing Places (Edit)
A2 - Telling Lies
B1 - First Contact
B2 - OpenGL

All tracks written and produced by Greg Wheeler & Dean Slydell, 1995 - 1998, recorded in London, UK
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino @ Analogcut Studios
Artwork by Natal Zaks aka DJ Central
Graphic rework by Lu Sgrafetto

For all inquiries feel free to contact: molarberlin@hotmail.com

"Producer duo Greg Wheeler and Dean Slydell spent a lot of time on the A3 road back in the nineties, which runs from London to Portsmouth. The trax for Molar's third strike date from the same period. House gourmets know their sought after releases from the mid-nineties on UK’s Ferox Records. Molar is very happy to present four diverse tracks that were produced between 1995 and 1998 that have now been carefully remastered for the „A3 EP“. From the rather cheerful house groover „Changing Places (Edit)" and the deep head nodder "Telling Lies" on the A-side to the technoid, slightly reminiscent of Italian Onirico "First Contact" and the freshening breaky "OpenGL" on the B-side - there is something for everyone on MOL03 again!"

A3 EP

MOL03 - "A3 EP" by Synchrojack

Category: SVA02
Artists: Sensei Slicer, Doctor Hotdog, Snoozin' B, Masterplan, Mr. Liquid
Title: Sports Various Artists Vol. 2
Release date: Feb 2021

A1. Sensei Slicer - Curling Sweepers Club
A2. Doctor Hotdog - Ode To Kurrupt FM
A3. Mr. Liquid - Violence Is Not Legal
B1. Snoozin' B - Hot Take
B2. Masterplan - The Return
B3. Mr. Liquid - Liquidity

Distribution: Off The Grid

Review: Incoming…! 2020 saw Sports Records on the verge of relegation until we made some major mid-season transfers. New styles, personalities and genres come together on SVA02 to complete an all-star squad.

Up first on the A1 track, ‘Sensei Slicer’ aka Ruben Lombroso (1/2 of Shampoo Douglas) scores an absolute screamer with ‘Curling Sweepers Club’. 

The A2 features the return of Goiz under a new alias ‘Doctor Hotdog’, who just re-signed with the club following his success on the first release with his track ‘Ode to Korrupt FM’.

The A3 is covered by one of the club’s founding partners Clyde Corley aka Mr. Liquid. ‘Violence Is Not Legal’, the final track on the A-side, seeks to promote peaceful co-existence among the release and its supporters.

The B-side hat trick is headed by our dual threat up top, Alec Falconer and Harry Wills aka Snoozin’ B. Their B1 heavy hitter ‘Hot Take’ is a crowd favorite as it kickstarts a winning second half.

The B2 track by Masterplan is the match equalizer. The UKG legend splits the visitors’ defence and rams one home for what is sure to be a future fan favorite.

The B3 track is the second Mr. Liquid strike of the night, and is the match winning goal nonetheless. 

400 copies, vinyl only

Various Artists Vol. 2 - Sensei Slicer, Doctor Hotdog, Snoozin' B, Masterplan, Mr. Liquid

After a long break OVNIE returns with its third release, this time comes with a various artists format composed by 5 tracks.
 
A1. Antoine Sy delivers a reggae infused house groover to make you aware about the need to save the forests !
A2.  "Imagine a beautiful lady acting like a robot in a super green garden under a glittering sun. She is clicking her arms and legs according to a simple 2-steppy texture and she is occasionaly singing nothing understandable except for a surfer-like interjection. Short-release synths and ethereal pads complete the picture adding some kind of nostalgic vibes to it. Yoyoyo!"
A3. Pohl strikes back with a moody a brilliant track on his own imprint Ovnie. „Traveling....“ has all the incredients to make you shake even at your home-office. A curly simple lead melody, a heavy old-school Bassline, crispy jacking drums and ascendant synth strings that colide with pealing LFO’ish addicting bleeps to a perfect dance track. 
B1. Samuel delivers a more funky breakbeat vision with acid zaps , bleeping tones and reverse percussions to keep the pace up and down a sure track to keep the dancefloor jacking
B2. Test tube is one of many unreleased collabs by Luks & Kizoku. The moodiest one of the bunch, it is driven by breaky percussion, resonant basslines and lush keys

OVNIE003 _ Various Artists

Pursuing their duty to bring new melodies from outer space back to our planet, Shin’uchū’s third satellite Shinsei finally lifts-off into orbit. To complete this mission, the astronaut Man/ipulate shares six various interpretations of his deeply-rooted discoveries on his mission to the outer spheres of the Milky Way. ‘Shinsei’ – meaning new birth – immerses the mind in a slow and distant mantra progressing onto an unexpected atomic explosion, kicking off the EP with a bang. Next comes ‘Do It’, a high energy upbeat bass-filled retro groove taking us back to the future, followed by ‘Sex Is Fun’, a true obscure warehouse rave essential.

On the flipside, ‘Science Function’ brings out the best flavours of house, with a hint of the unknown driven by an extra-terrestrial aura. ‘Insidynamic’ appears next, adding an electrifying collusion to the piece – a truly enchanting symphony perfectly balanced between light and dark. Completing the release is ’22 Tensions’, a total must have closing track filled with a nostalgic twist of landing back on Earth after a memorable space-filled experience, marking the success of Shinsei’s operation in the outer spheres.

Tracklist: 
A1. Man/ipulate - Shinsei
A2. Man/ipulate - Do It
A3. Man/ipulate - Sex Is Fun
B1. Man/ipulate - Science Function
B2. Man/ipulate - Insidynamic
B3. Man/ipulate - 22 Tensions

Mastered by Alessio Mereu at AMAM Studios
Pressed & Distributed by Vinylfuture.com
Artwork by Elsa Blanchard

B1. Man/ipulate - Science Function

label by @davidmast & @amadeuskoch
founded 2019 in Berlin 🇩🇪
inquiries: molarberlin@hotmail.com 📩

MOL04 - "Regeneration EP" by Infinity Plus One
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MOL03 - "A3 EP" by Synchrojack

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