Name: DJ Cuddles - PHANTOM01 by Mr. Mitch / DJ Cuddles
Duration: 4 min
Description: The first EP on my new label Phantom Dance. Out 24th Nov, preorder here https://djcuddles.bandcamp.com/album/phantom01

Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP - Dekmantel - DKMNTL089

a1. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer I
a2. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer II
b1. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho
b2. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho (Moa Pillar Remix)

https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/phillip-jondo-little-princess-ep
https://phillipjondo.bandcamp.com/album/little-princess-ep

And here we are, after all is said and done, right at the dawn of club music’s reconstruction era. Granted, listening to dance music these days comes with a weird, two-faced sense of longing: a) for careless times before the world shut down, and b) for a (hopefully) near & ecstatic future, that’s, however, in desperate need of new ideas, sounds, and rave ethics.

In this sense, the Little Princess EP on Dekmantel by Cologne-based producer and DJ Jondo feels especially of the time. Each track draws elements from the hardcore club trajectory, but reassembles them in song-like arrangements that work just as fine in any headphone or home listening scenario, without ever falling for the self-serving traps that people mean when they talk of “deconstructed”.

Of course, none of this was intended. The tracks on this EP were created between pre-pandemic London, Berlin and Cologne in April 2019 and January 2020.
The A-side has Jondo team up with Maxwell Sterling, double bass player, producer, and master of dense soundscapes. Both had been fans of each other’s releases for some time, when they eventually caught up and locked down in a London flat, packed with a Digitakt, a bunch of VSTS, an autotune pedal and Maxwell's double bass. For Jondo, the real-life aspect of their collaboration has been key, as those tracks present a process of consolidation between two musical minds who tackle their craft from entirely different angles. The results are two sprawling, dynamic pieces, grimly titled “Dunkelziffer I” and “Dunkelziffer II” (the German term for “dark figure” has been ubiquitous all year, describing the looming undertow of a much higher number of infections).

The opener’s dimly lit, RPG-like atmospheres remain drumless all the way, giving a nod to the expansive compositions of Maxwell’s long-time collaborator James Ferraro. "Dunkelziffer II”, on the other hand, is a full-on club affair, whose complex grooves and muffled drums get disrupted midway through the track by a set of icy synths, only to break open and trade every bit of rave energy for a comforting ambient variation on the lead melody.

The B-side “Whowhuwho" sees Jondo create a powerful piece of instrumental-grime-turned-quasi-jungle alongside DJ Plead, an Australian producer with Lebanese roots, based in Berlin.
The track is a perfect canvas for their shared love of intensely percussive jams, as glimpses of Diwali-style handclaps, dubby delays and classic breaks drive the track forward.
On his remix, Russian techno prodigy Moa Pillar warps the already minimalist lead synth into an even more sparse yet effective dancefloor weapon.

Jondo curated and finished all these team efforts with the same care and curiosity that inform his DJ sets, as well as his A&R process at Spa, the label he runs with Friday Dunard and DJ Brom. (Given the chemistry between these 4 tracks and the people involved, it comes as no surprise that Spa has put out releases by everyone featured on this record.) Just as in his sets, the Little Princess EP proudly exhibits all of Jondo’s musical roots – but instead of sticking with one style, tempo or formula, he innately trusts the music to let it take us into unexpected territories, time and time again. Buckle up and enjoy the trip.

DKMNTL089 // Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP

Dites Safran returns to the fold with some extra heat for this summer’s dancefloors, serving 2 heavyweight cuts infused with his signature mix of organic and impactful sound design, starting with the mesmerizing dancefloor oddball ‘Fila’ and the galvanising comtemporary dancehall hit ‘Raole’ on the flip.

Fila / Raole - MNBN014

Dites Safran - Raole - MNBND014

Commonly found exploring fractured club sonics with a fierce bite on her POLAAR label, Flore links up with Peder Mannerfelt Produktions for a two-shot exercise in grubby, dance-wreckin’ rhythm. 

The lioness from Lyon wields noise and distortion with a razor-sharp intent on ‘Get Digit’, threading a tapestry of interference around a monolithic bass thump with a groove that takes its cue from the gnarliest end of the dancehall spectrum. 

‘Base IQ’ pivots towards 8-bit bleep and square wave grime with a stern, modernist tract. The sound design spits and snarls around these luminescent hooks while the low end takes on a thunderous energy, positively demanding a monstrous soundsystem over which to preach its message. 

True to Flore’s mission thus far, PM+6 comes loaded with a swagger fit for darkened parties where familiar structures get laid to waste in flamboyant fashion.
credits
releases March 2, 2023 

Written & Produced by Flore 
Mastering by Isle Audio 
Artwork by Håkan Ullberg

Flore - Base IQ [PM+ 6]

Amsterdam-based radio series and music platform traverse announces their first VA compilation ‘traversée 01’. The eight-tracker weaves its way through moods and grooves that skips between styles and bpms through a collection of atmospheric pieces designed directly for the dancefloor. ‘Sizzled’ by the Brussels-based DJ and producer La Dame is a bass-heavy track with nods to grime, resulting it to be a serious body rhythm.

La Dame
@ladame1
www.instagram.com/ladame_music/

traverse
@tra_verse
www.instagram.com/tra.verse/

traversée 01

Sizzled

Premiere: La Dame - Sizzled | traverse

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5 ans, 5K, 5 morceaux.

Cela fait désormais 5 ans que le label existe, et votre soutien ne faiblit toujours pas. Merci encore et toujours pour votre confiance en ce que nous faisons et ce que représente le projet Egregore Collective.

Nous espérons que vous apprécierez ces cinq morceaux signés par les producteurices de l'équipe.

Much love,

Egregore Collective

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5 years, 5K, 5 tracks.

It's been 5 years now since the inception of the label, and yet your support does not wane. Thank you time and time again for trusting what we do and what the Egregore Collective project stands for.

We hope you will enjoy these five tracks produced by the members of the team.

Much love,
Egregore Collective

Artwork by @stacktracedub
Mastering by @qant-mastering

Kaval - Babaï

Milan’s @piezopz sets his hybridised club sound’s sights firmly onto the dancefloor for his @nervoushorizon debut

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-piezo-skinner

Cyclic Wavez

Premiere: Piezo ‘Skinner’

Manchester’s @henzotrax returns to @ycolife stomping ground with a deadly trio of murky bass variations on ‘The Prowl’

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-henzo-healthy-fear-snakes-down-sewer-mix

The Prowl

Premiere: Henzo ‘A Healthy Fear Of Snakes (Down The Sewer Mix)’

After debuting on 3024 in July 2021 with "I See Faces in the Trees" on the label's first Artist Mentorship Compilation, we are very proud to present Talik's Firefly EP.

On this record, the London-based producer explores and experiments with the twitchy, flickering movements of animals of the night, their behaviors perhaps analogous to our own in dark and loud rooms surrounded by strangers- alone but together. Through four beautiful tracks we are shown a more energetic side of Talik's music, layered with the moods of her earlier work for Intercept, Pressure Dome and Control Freak.

Enjoy!

Music w&p Charlotte Denman
Mastering Bob Macc @ Subvert
Artwork Jeroen Erosie

www.instagram.com/char_talik/

Firefly EP

Buy on Bandcamp

Talik - Firefly (3024-TAL1)

The first EP on my new label Phantom Dance. Out 24th Nov, preorder here https://djcuddles.bandcamp.com/album/phantom01

DJ Cuddles - PHANTOM01

RAVE

I'm releasing three exclusive and unreleased edits. All proceeds will go to the First Nations Fire Relief Fund, NSW Rural Fire Service and the Victorian Bushfire Disaster Appeal.

These tracks are offered with the intention of giving much needed relief to communities across South East Australia that have been affected by the worst bushfires on record.

For information on the individual funds and ways to directly donate, follow these links:

www.gofundme.com/f/fire-relief-fund-for-first-nations-communities
www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/volunteer/support-your-local-brigade
www.cfa.vic.gov.au/about/supporting-cfa#donate-cash

Purchase entire release on @sumactrac bandcamp https://sumactrac.bandcamp.com/album/massari-for-relief

DJ Cuddles - PHANTOM01

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