Kaval - Pileup

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From its modest beginnings, the Swiss label Creaked has carved out a unique, colorful, adventurous and independent path of its own in the music world, appealing to both music fans and Djs with its eclectic sounds and textures. Growing international networks and community from Vevey to Manchester and Berlin to San Francisco, the imprint was first launched in Lausanne during the summer of 2004 before moving its office and headquarters to Biel/Bienne in 2018. Over two decades, surviving musical evolution and seismic industry shifts without losing its main position to support electronic music from experimental avant-pop to club sounds and beyond, the label keeps helping define the development of genres by unveiling records from newcomers to established artists. 

To mark its 20th anniversary, Creaked announces the release of "Music Falls into a Mysterious Void", a compilation bringing twenty new and exclusive gems, ten original cuts and ten remixes of emblematic tracks taken off its back-catalog that shaped the label's history with its artistry roster from the early days to the present. Freshly joined by the two brand new signings Nic as Well and Olive T, current artists such as Owelle and Inuit Pagoda rub shoulders with old pals like Larytta, Mochipet, Julien Aubert, My Panda Shall Fly and the late and greatly missed Bloodysnowman. 

With tracks including the dubby-slow-dance reinterpretation of Consor's ‘Monoski’ (2006) by Torchon & Ganj, the gorgeous IDM journey ‘Know Better, Do Better’ by Hrdvsion, the Me&Mobi’s post-electronica surgical cover of ‘Thot’ by Gaspard de La Montagne and the psychedelic-drone-ambient ‘Hamada’ by Al-Sarwib, this celebratory release encompasses a broad and stylistic range of the label's output. 

Highlights of the compilation contain Baltimore mastermind The Soft Pink Truth's rework of 2010’s ‘All Men Must Die’ by Sutekh, Bristol artist Galtier with his slamming remix of ‘Stride’ by Isolated Lines, ‘Who Took This Base Out?’ by Zürich geek minimal techno producer Cosili and pop wave hero Buvette's remix of ‘Clair de Lune’ by Los Orioles. 

While UK artists Ikonika appears with her infectious remix of Oy's ‘First Box Then Walk’ and Elsa Hewitt transforms Verveine's ‘Veine R #1’ into a subtle and delicate version, Parisian hybrid house genius Sunareht rounds off the ceremony with his majestic remix of Scarlett’s ‘Give Up’. 

Mastered by Samuel Vaney and art designed by Monokini, this selection of tracks is way more than just a compilation— this is 20 years of music activities, all packed together in one. Creaked’s tale is the slow rise of a real indie record label with multiple sounds and a wide roster from the ground up, learning through error and success, listening and always adapting without becoming jaded or losing its passion. With "Music Falls into a Mysterious Void", the label showcases its forward-thinking vitality through looking behind and braving into the future.

Unreleased

Nic as Well - Boss Keys

NEHZA XXIII

@nehzarecords
@xxiiibeats
@cashfromhash

From the sun-kissed and searing sounds of São Paulo, Brazil, to the rugged and bass-heavy rhythms of the UK, Parisian label Nehza Records teams up with Porto-based imprint XXIII, bringing together ten artists from South America, Europe and the UK to celebrate established and emerging talents repping the full spectrum of electronic music. On "NEHZA XXIII", label heads RONI [Nehza], NOIA and Torres [XXIII] highlight producers contributing to their local and international scenes, merging reggaeton, funk, Latin Tekno, breaks, bass, techno, house and everything in between. The result is a cocktail of spirited club and experimental beats.
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Distributed by Sequence
Mastered by Brendan Zacharias for Cirrus Audio
Designed by New Studio
Words by Niamh O'Connor

PREMIERE || Cash From Hash - 2000 [NEHZA XXIII]

EYX017 welcomes to the imprint Italy-born London-based artist and electronic producer Yraki with an abrasive yet introspective post-club three-tracker titled ‘Percolate’.

Diverging from his past works, such as ‘Argento EP’, which traverse idiosyncratic sound design and dreamlike soundscapes, in ‘Percolate’ the Italian producer dives into dance-floor oriented territories and delivers a set of club-ready weapons, yet remaining true to his nature.

Percolate

EYX017

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[EYX017] Yraki - 'Percolate' EP (Preview Clips)

Stepping out of the frying pan and into the fire, eatmybeat welcome Belgian producer D-Nite to the label. He brings the heat on his latest release after previous drops on signature labels such as Erbium Records, Fine Grains and excess. This five track EP titled “Ai Amor EP” explores a variety of styles including UK Funky, Bass and a unique take on drum-driven Techno. The Liège based artist displays his production prowess with immaculate synth design and ethereal soundscapes.

We open with ”Ominous Arrival”, which as the name suggests, lures you into its depths with ghostly vocals and succulent melodies. You won’t be misled when the drums kick in and set the fist-pumping club energy, which carries throughout the EP. “Sine DNA” is the natural progression, introducing synth patterns and pads which sound like they originated off-planet, with the drums still packing that oomph. “Circular” begins to lean into the techno side of D-Nite’s musical expression, while still building from the previous tracks with new tastes and textures. The hypnotic synth lines weave in and out as the bass goes deeper…

The vibe switches as we move onto “Ai Amor”, tempting the tastebuds with its tantalising UK funky tones, whilst experimenting with bongo patterns galore – this one’s punchy but sweet, like grapefruit. Finally, the project wraps up with “Amargo” which brings all the previous tracks together in a crescendo of synth stabs, bleeps, and rolling drums.

The “Ai Amor EP” drops on April 17th on the eatmybeat Bandcamp page & JunoDownload and all other digital retail platforms on May 1st. Keep it locked!

Produced & Mixed by Kevin Dodeur
Mastering by White Peach Records
Artwork by Ceptal Design
Distributed by eatmybeat & Lableworx

Ominous Arrival

To hot to handle, too cold to hold, they called the Ghost Busters, and them on the roll!

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Mountain Climber

Back to some good old Hardtechno, hope you like it

DeelKii - Screech Mayhem (Hardtechno)

Powerful electronic music for action moments.

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Jabes - klunk001
Release Date - 29th November 2019
Buy - www.klunk.co

A1 - Pulled Up
A2 - Glass Censors
B1 - Dizzy Hands
B2 - Gloss Stares

Art Direction: Jacob Jan Wise

Photography: Bo Bannink

Model: Maike Postma

Jabes - klunk001

Preorder - https://otik.bandcamp.com/album/thousand-year-stare
Out 17th April 2020
Artwork by Ross Aitken
Mastered by Beau

PREORDER

GOB032 Otik - Thousand Year Stare EP

https://mutantjoe.bandcamp.com

contact: themutantjoe@gmail.com

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