jan/feb 2017:playlist

Digital & Vinyl

Walk It Off

Buy / Stream - https://fanlink.to/frauds-reworked
Mastered by Ryan Schwabe

To celebrate the endless journey of Vv Pete’s West Sydney anthem ‘Frauds’ Trackwork are releasing a slew of new remixes from local club heavy hitters DJ Plead, Strict Face, Rydeen & Grasps. 

Accompanying Mall Grab’s explosive remix of Frauds earlier this year, the collection spans hard hitting percussion to emotional trap landscapes utilising Vv’s iconic vocal delivery, and unique instrumentation of producer’s Utility & Cassius Select.

Adelaide’s Strict Face finally drops his metallic, Baile Funk-infused rework that has been playing throughout clubs for the last 6 months, surfacing in mixes including a recent Utility & Vv Pete mix for NTS Radio with YL Hooi. Grasps (of Sydney power duo Agony) weaves melodically rich textures, while fellow Sydney-based producer and DJ, Rydeen, sculpts a club ready heater with eccentric, chopped up layers of samples. 

After murdering Trackwork’s Vivid Sydney show ‘Club Service’, as well as a current EU Tour, Lebanese-Australian club legend DJ Plead’s relentless yet subtly buried Duduk trills lay under a bed of percussive claps, and highly active sub patterns framing Vv in completely new light.

Frauds (Rydeen Remix)

Musuama emerges from the aether onto NHS with 'Bailes Mudos'; being their first release and foray into the world of leftfield esoterica electronica. Hailing from Brazil with time spent in Mexico, Musuama’s exploration of synthetic sonics is fuelled by a healthy background in trained musical knowledge and an ever-present aura of genres like cumbia, reggaeton, guaguancó and festejo to name a few. The artist speaks further on this: ‘I was confronted by the constraints imposed by the timbral limitations of traditional instruments and recognized the transformative impact of technology on artistic expression. I believe that by embracing technological advancements across artistic fields, both the listener and the artist stand to gain by fostering an even deeper connection with creativity’.

The collection is transient in its collage of sound artefacts; a spaciousness encapsulates the artist's approach to their productions that is meshed with pulses of texture and an ephemeral fluctuation of echoes, delays and reverb; as if we are inserted into Musuama’s personal journey through cultures characterised by sound. Throughout, the release carries a sense of subtlety, hypnotised by a steady march that permeates through the homogenous story that is told via the EP.

https://soundcloud.com/musuama

Artwork by Jiah Wells
Mastering by Fausto Mercier

Bailes Mudos - EP

Bailes Mudos

Buy NHS027

Musuama - Ajetreo [NHS027]

Mastering by Mert Akkuş
Cover by Berk Çakmakçı

Azemad - Halal Rage [AML002]

#emoclub #emotionalclub

❓ https://angelsgunclub.bandcamp.com/album/soulsick

GRANTE99 - 3AM IN A MERCEDES

SNGL008 - TUCUSU - make amends

WERK XXX Prod. TYGAPAW X DJ KALA

BlackHouse - Tardigrade Warrior [MNSTRT012] 

1. Vault 111 
2. Terracota 
3. B.T.N.A 

BlackHouse - soundcloud.com/blackh0use 

Credits - 
Mix & Mastering : Jared Leopard - Club Can't Hear 
Artwork - Hien H.

"Tardigrade Warrior is my 2nd EP on Monstart. It almost didn’t happen because at the end of the project, my mac crashed with all the backups. I had to start all over. 

This is why the EP is called the Tardigrade Warrior precisely because of this. The tardigrades are small 1mm individuals that are the only animals that can survive in a hostile environment of the space vacuum. It is basically impossible to kill them, except by crushing them. 
Their peculiarity is that they can return to cryptobiosis. Cryptobiosis (or anhydrobiosis) refers to a state of metabolism completely stopped (at least not measurable by current technologies) of an organism. It is really a state of stasis: totally inactive, the individual becomes almost indestructible and immortal. 

Being passionate about space, but especially for the future, I decided to go on the theme of cryogenics. This is what we find on the EP's cover. The cover that was realized by the artist Hien H which came out strongly. He has always been attracted by the future and it is was natural that I wanted him to realize this cover because his universe corresponds to mine and I wanted absolutely that this cover be significant and represent to the maximum the universe of the EP. This cover was edited in a unique exemplar for the "2085" exhibition (see vinyl version attached), exposed and sold by Hien H at We Runthing Gallery. 

The EP is composed of 3 titles : 

Vault 111 which is only name of the Bunker where the main hero of Fallout 3 wakes several decades later after a nuclear explosion. His body was deposited in a cryogenic machine allowing him to wake up several decades later. The machine that will be found on the cover is also inspired by the film Interstellar. 

Terracotta, the second track, finds its name in the Terracotta Army, the famous army of statues of the 1st Emperor of China’s 8000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses all unique. No statue is the same. One wonders how they came here and who made them. Could it be soldiers in cryogenic phase like the tardigrades? 
Instruments used: Korg Triton analogue synth and Roland TR-8 

B.T.N.A, the last track that looks like Outro (of Nanga Def EP) it is a track that I absolutely wanted to do and that I particularly like. I like to produce sounds without beats with large soundboards. Hans Zimmer being one of my idols, I can listen to the soundtrack of thousands of Interstellars. I also wanted to show this facet of production, very cinematographic, emotional. This track is dedicated to a person I love so much, who lost a person she loved more than anything. The track bears his first name. It is the link between our planet Earth and this time space that we do not master and that makes us dream so much. We can imagine it as a journey to this temporal space. You enter your capsule, you travel until arriving at a point of no return that takes you to another space time, where peace reigns, friendships and love, where your loved ones wait for you under the songs of birds." 

- BlackHouse

Tardigrade Warrior

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BlackHouse - Terracotta

FKOF Premiere!

Here's our premiere of @caski's forthcoming 🔥 'Traitor' 🔥, dropping this March with the @trappedaudiouk gang (backed with a remix from @oh91 and a collab with @nearsofar). Pre-order via the buy link...

1. Caski - Traitor
2. Caski - Traitor (OH91 remix)
3. Caski ft. Near - Got Me

"Bristol–based producer Caski comes through with his latest offering, the 'Traitor' EP. The second release from Manchester–based Trapped Audio, the 12″ features two new cuts showcasing the producer's current vibe. Also featured is fellow Bristolian OH91's take on the title track; as well as a smooth twostep collab on the flip with up and coming producer Near. 

"Since emerging in 2012 on dubstep pioneer El-B's legendary Ghost Recordings, Caski, has garnered a reputation for creating compelling and increasingly experimental bass music of the highest order; gaining support from the likes of Mumdance, Akkord and Pinch. His sounds vibrate in a realm not too far away from the likes of Lamont and Biome. Off the back of releases on Electro Magnetic Fields, Keysound and Tectonic, this release sees him venturing further away from the 140 bpm template and further into his own world of idiosyncratic rhythms and tones. Eery and dark, without being bleak or negative, the tracks roll through meticulous and complex rhythms; moving towards the abrasive - yet never taking a step away from the danceable. This EP is another expertly crafted piece of art from Caski that adds to the ever-growing styles of his back catalogue. Due for release early March, this one's sure to move fast off the shelves..."

https://soundcloud.com/fatkidonfire/sets/fkof-premiere

@caski
@trappedaudiouk
http://fatkidonfire.com
http://facebook.com/trappedaudio

Traitor EP

Caski - Traitor (TAR002) [FKOF Premiere]

Intro 1

CCONE

Hamilton Scalpel: Uprated Nite Zone

@Doline "Vieux Nous" EP

Out now : doline.bandcamp.com/album/vieux-nous

Written and produced by Doline
Mastered by Jeremy Cox
Artwork by Sophie de Bayser and Octave Abaji

PRDX008 - www.paradoxeclub.fr

Vieux Nous

Doline - Ooze

Know V.A.: Hibernation (Knives)
Release date: 6th November, 2020

Knives follow this Summer’s Kuedo OST release with an upfront club tool EP from DJ / producer duo, Know V.A. 

'Hibernation' traces ecstatic elements from the hard dance music familiar to their formative experience growing up in Holland, and fuses them with more UK leaning frameworks of late 90s techstep and late 00s vaporous grime, forming an ode to the romantic nostalgia of a shared club experience. Across the 5 tracks on 'Hibernation', Know V.A. set baroque string and choral arrangements into orbit around a hypnotic meandering of fierce gabber stabs and chattering percussion - at once reminiscent of both devine, classical ceremony and flailing club experience, drenched in sweat.

Know V.A. have performed internationally for a range of promoters and venues, such as Boiler Room and Stedelijk Museum. They curate the event and club night ‘Strange Days’, which seeks to showcase contemporary hardcore experimentalism and explore how the genre, sonically and visually has remained active in the underground. Their soundtrack work includes music for Calvin Klein and the acclaimed hardcore documentary 'Thunderdome Never Dies'. 

A collaborative artwork for the project is provided in the form of an emblem designed by artist Nicholas Law, subsequently animated by Winston Duke.

The EP will be closely followed by an additional release of remixed tracks, provided by UCC Harlo, Exploited Body & Sully. 

As of 2020 Knives is an independent project, now separate from any parent label.

Hibernation 

Know V.A. - Artefact

🤝 Club Music Lovers since 2009
📀 https://monstart.bandcamp.com
📩 contact@monstart.fr

Monstart was born 15 years ago, out of love and celebration. The fruit of the meeting of Ouanounou (DJ) and Chatte Chatoyante (dancer-performer). 

With its pack of artists coming from all over the world, the label has been exploring club music and culture. Not caring about adhering to one specific genre, they draw from all of their combined influences to create a hybrid project.

With one idea in mind : to be together while celebrating the richness of human singularities.

Since 2009, 80 events mixing music and performances, 21 releases on the label (EPs and compilations) and a 5 years residency on Rinse France have allowed them to express their own vision of club music. After 5 years of Rinse’s residency,  Monstart is experiencing a new chapter with their homies of Piñata Radio by starting a musical journey, becoming their new monthly hosts. 

“For us dance and music are inseparable. We approach them in a personal, visceral and inclusive way. We don’t care about fitting in.”

Since 2019, the label has opened its publishing and sync branch named 'AudioScore', producing music for worldwide advertising campaigns.
https://audioscore.studio 
🌐

@eclipse-tribez / Under My Garage
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BlackHouse - Terracotta

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