pop, indie, post punk 2024

Bay Area post-punk outfit Topographies deliver their sophomore LP, Interior Spring, via Dark Entries. Formed in 2018 in San Francisco by Justin Oronos, Jeremie Ruest, and Gray Tolhurst, Topographies link the icy riffs and gloomy atmosphere of early coldwave with the textural depth and warmth of classic shoegaze, emerging with a style that’s both contemporary and timeless.

On Interior Spring, Topographies explore themes of guilt, inherited trauma, and recovery. The meaning of its title is triplicate: a submerged river carrying hope, an anxiously wound clock, and a season where wildflowers bloom on the graves of the past. While the work of Tolhurst’s father - Laurence Tolhurst from The Cure - provides a clear influence, Topographies expertly channel acts like Asylum Party or The Chameleons on anthemic pearls like “Night Sea” and “Chain of Days”. Tolhurst’s lyrics draw on his own experience in recovery from substance abuse to examine the cycle of use and hopelessness that characterizes addiction. Through these ten songs, the group hopes to present the idea that freedom is not an escape but an embrace of the quotidian beauty of human life.

https://topographies.bandcamp.com/album/interior-spring

https://soundcloud.com/topographies
https://soundcloud.com/darkentriesrecords

Interior Spring

PREMIERE: Topographies - Chain Of Days [Dark Entries]

Turner Club is a new venture by two friends, one “professional gambler” and one “bricky”, who met on a dancefloor in the northeast of England in 2004. Here, kicking off their new record label, Turner Club Music, the pair deliver a foursome of melancholic 80s-tinged house jams laced with honest, heartfelt vocals.

If you’re a fan of vintage synths, classic drum machines and artists like Depeche Mode & Larry Heard stick around – there are bags of retro vibes to be found on the ‘Hearts and Minds’ EP.

The first track, ‘Confusion’, is all about “the madness of your soul”, exploring themes of mental despair. The vocals are raw and unhinging, which reflect this, but are paired with a hardware groove and a palette of jutting synths. The title track, ‘Hearts and Minds’, continues this intimate narrative in its vocals, and piles on the powerful 80s drums even more.

‘Silhouette of Love’ takes a break from the 4x4 house style, slowing down to what is simply a raw love song over straining synths. ‘Escape’, the final song on the EP, moves into the UK Broken Beat realm. Giving off vibes of Kaidi Tatham, it’s – like the rest of Turner Club’s music – as danceable as it is emotional, creating a unique juxtaposition.

The EP, out on 4th March 2024 on Turner Club Music, is one for those seeking characterful house.

Web/Socials:
www.turnerclub.co.uk
https://soundcloud.com/turner_club

PREMIERE: Turner Club - Hearts and Minds [Turner Club Music]

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Label: Houseum Records
Artist: Holo
Format: 12" Vinyl & Digital
Cat. Number: HSM013
LP Title: Holo LP
Release Date: June 2024

Holo is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ based in Berlin. Falling in love with music early on, he studied classical instruments until picking up the guitar as a teenager, which features often in his productions today. He was first discovered by YouTube channel Houseum who posted his track ‘Atlas’. Shall Not Fade soon took notice and released his debut EP, featuring ‘In My Dreams’ which became an instant classic. His next two EPs via Noire & Blanche & Houseum Records had similar success. A constant shapeshifter, each of his releases have been markedly different from the last, and his upcoming album on Houseum Records is no exception.

Ever since relocating from Melbourne to Berlin, Holo began to refine his craft as a DJ, playing often in clubs across Europe and in Berlin. Like his productions, his DJ sets are dynamic and colourful; a story set across many times and places.

His debut album is a mixture of old and new tracks, so it contains a diverse set of influences, styles and ideas. It’s this inconsistency, however, that brings the album together. Whether it’s the sudden piano in ‘In Tokyo’, overdriven guitars on ‘Roses’ or percussive video game sounds in ‘Super Nice’, every track has unexpected, contrasting elements that subvert the audience’s expectations and force their attention. The album is as much an expression of his love for music in all its forms as it is a rejection of tropes in electronic music, and it's his best work to date.

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After capturing the attention of audiences, DJs worldwide and the media with the brilliant "Flight Of Sagittarius" Brazilian Diogo Strausz, signed to Parisian label Goutte d'Or Records, presents : Samba From Outer Space
This second opus takes us on a journey through time and style, from jazz-funk to dance music and Afrobeat, invoking masters such as Caetano Veloso, Giorgio Moroder or Tony Allen.

"This idea of "Samba From Outer Space" comes from dance music being a universal language beyond electronic but mainly a form of gathering people together in the same frequency." says Diogo. We could summarize everything in "Electronic dance music is nothing but samba from outer space"

https://diogostrausz.bandcamp.com/album/samba-from-outer-space

Artist Social Links:
https://www.instagram.com/diogostrausz/

Label Social Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goutte.dor.records/
https://www.instagram.com/cracki.records/

Samba From Outer Space

PREMIERE: Diogo Strausz - Dans Une Langue [Goutte d'Or Records]

Cherry Blossom' is the new collaborative single from Emancipator & Koresma, out March 22, 2024 on Loci Records.

‘Cherry Blossom’ is an understated gem which maintains a soothing and uplifting mood - building and gathering energy throughout the track. The duo blur the lines between acoustic and electronic elements with an eastern influenced, lofi boom bap groove that transforms into double time broken beats for a drum and bass-tinged finale.

Inspired by the idea of seeing the famous Japanese seasonal blossom bloom for the first time, there is a definite ‘Samurai Champloo’ era Nujabes feel to the first half of the track. The two producers combine deep, resonant sub-bass with fragmented beats, manipulated vocal samples, guitar layering, and vibrant percussive sounds. The result is an evocative and modern piece that keeps surprising throughout its progressive arrangement.


https://emancipator.bandcamp.com/track/cherry-blossom

https://soundcloud.com/locirecords

PREMIERE: Emancipator & Koresma - Cherry Blossom [Loci Records]

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