In this playlist, we pick out all our favourite releases from the shop (if they are available on Spotify)....we have two playlists, one for the club &#x2F; rave &#x2F; party and a more chilled one for home listening! Enjoy!

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Naive proudly presents "summers_of_love" from London's ELLES. This
release, ELLES's first for Naive, follows her 2019 release
"emo_ecstasy_everything" on Naive's experimental sub-label, Naivety.

Skipping beats and heavy bass permeate the EP, a four-track mixture of
deep lows and smooth highs, as well as reverb-drenched vocals from
ELLES herself. It's a melodic ode to melancholy moments spent in clubs
and broken romances captured in the snapshots of a strobe. Piano
chords and 303 grooves call back to early house and rave tunes while
percussive sounds, spread wide and loose, express the lineage of
garage and early dubstep influences.

Moody, even wistful at times, "sumemrs_of_love" is a thoughtful dance
record with an emotional punch.

Pre-order the 12": https://lobsterrecords.co.uk/products/elles-summer_of_love
Release date: 28 Feb 2020

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NAIVE010 - ELLES - 'summers_of_love EP' (previews)

Orbital London Dub

Time seemed to move slower on a Friday, maybe she was clock watching too much. She drummed her fingers on the table and moved her computer mouse about to create the illusion she was still hard at work. The only thing on her mind was signing out and logging on to the night's activities. The weekend held promise of hedonistic experiences, of spaces to dance and play, of meetings with old friends and conversations with new ones. Until Monday arrived, the responsibilities of the week had no place in her thoughts: she'd cross that bridge when she came to it.

There's plenty of celebrations in order for the next release on Violet's naive imprint. It's even in the name. A Celebration Of The Euphoria Of Life is the debut album from London-based producer and DJ ELLES, which also marks the fifth anniversary of naive and the first ever LP to be released on the label. Across its 11 tracks, the album tells 'the story of a night out and all the nights out', and laces her own personal reflections of the bliss and freedom that going out clubbing gives us all - a cathartic subject as the release was predominantly written during a time that we were sorely missing these hedonistic spaces and the communities that frequented them. 

Sonically it brings together off-kilter dance music, acid, rave, Balearic, electro and a whole host of other sounds, all of which contribute to what ELLES dubs as "a love-letter to those vital community spaces for finding your people and pleasures and also about personal healing, processing life and discovering moments of clarity amidst the noise."

A Celebration of the Euphoria of Life

PREMIERE: ELLES - Candyflip 69 [naive]

Pre-order: https://sq.lnk.to/HORNT01

DJ, producer, and Rinse FM host @e_l_l_e_s announces a special remix EP of her debut album 'Celebrations Of The Euphoria Of Life' with its first release, @mbootyspoon’s Hornt Parade remix of ‘Sex’, due to land this month.

On the remix, Bootyspoon takes ELLES’ sultry, after-hours ode to saucy texts, transforming it into a glorious blaze of club filth, 3310 ringtones reverberating through a system-shattering bassline.

More exclusive music

Premiere: ELLES 'Sex' (Martyn Bootyspoon's Hornt Parade Mix)

London-based artist, producer, Rinse FM host and all round polymath ELLES reimagines her Anthem, infusing it with a rave-ready UKG energy:
https://www.theransomnote.com/music/premiere-elles-anthem-angel-of-rhythm-refix-pt-2/

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PREMIERE: ELLES - Anthem (Angel Of Rhythm Refix Pt.2)

Fresh from the success of their Major Records debut with the immaculate Too Hot EP, Rinse France’s Whitney Weiss brings ELLES, Needy Beast, Evelyn, and Spatial Awareness into the Chinotto Records fold for The World, Reversed Remixes EP out on the 15th of March.
Released via Whitney’s newly founded imprint Chinotto Records, a label focused on spotlighting ‘moments of true dancefloor euphoria’, the EP gathers choice US and UK producers for five distinctive remixes that take the already warm and vibrant track to the club, the chill-out room, the
rave, and the afters. It also marks the label’s first foray into vinyl, with a limited hand-stamped run of 100 records.

Accomplished London-based producer, DJ, and songwriter ELLES elevates the original to new emotional heights with stirring vocals and ethereal synths, while Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist Needy Beast gives a nod to house classics with a lush groove. Brooklyn-based DJ and producer extraordinaire Evelyn expands the track to seven tightly-coiled moments of
galloping beats for the rave and UK-based producer Spatial Awareness goes deep with nearly eight synth-fuelled minutes for pushing dancers a step beyond. The EP concludes with a new mix from Whitney Weiss: a perfect slice of house that keeps the warmth of the original with a longer run time
for dance floors.

Whitney says:
“I wanted to ask some friends and favourites to re-imagine a track that people kept saying ends too soon and their takes thrilled and moved me.
ELLES is fiercely talented and I was honoured that she chose to add vocals. Hers is the remix that so far has made everyone cry, including me. I think it’s a perfect mood shift at peak time for skilled DJs who want their audiences to find heaven within, etc.
Needy Beast had a storied presence in various New York music scenes and knows his way around a studio. He’s a talented vocalist and fun guy whose version has nods to house classics and an unmistakable lushness of its own (with some great backing vocals).
I’m a big fan of Evelyn’s music and was floored by her guest mix for my Rinse show; I wanted to have her on for a remix so the EP could have the range. She goes harder than I do production-wise as a general rule and I was excited to hear the direction she took this in, which was beats beats
beats.
The Spatial Awareness remix is one for the club at a full-floor hour. Love the synths on this, it’s imbued with that sweat dripping down the walls energy.
I felt like being clever and wanted a longer version that kept the original mood. Kevin from Valence Studios, who does all of our mastering, called it ‘a piece of genius that reminds me of the kind of fun that I miss from the old AVH cuts’ and that felt like winning an award/meant it had worked.”
As a DJ Whitney Weiss is a master of their craft at the centre of some of the world’s cutting-edge queer parties for over a decade. From deeply underground beginnings playing 8+ hour stretches in Argentinean factories and defunct train depots and a residency at the legendary Dengue Dancing
parties in Buenos Aires (where after five years a move to Berlin was a quieter pace of life), to residencies across Europe in the years since - including Club Sandwich, Wanderlust, Strangé in Paris and Dalston Superstore in London. They’ve played regularly to global audiences from Berlin to Milan to Reykjavík to New York, appearing on The Lot Radio, NTS, HÖR, and Teki Latex’s French TV Show Overdrive Infinity and many more. Whitney divides their time between Berlin and Paris, where they
are celebrating their tenth year on Rinse France

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PREMIERE : Whitney Weiss - The World, Reversed (ELLES Things Feel Like They’re Upside Down Flip)

An unabashedly peak-time belter of headsy euphoric breaks and rising synths, courtesy of Real Lies.

London-based artist, Rinse FM host and long time R$N orbiter gears up to release another club-ready remix EP  “A Celebration Of The Euphoria Of Remixes”.  The EP features remixes of her debut album by various artists, including Real Lies, Martyn Bootyspoon, and Whitney Weiss, alongside ELLES herself. Real Lies’ remix of “Afterglo” is a headsy euphoric mix of breaks and rising synths which we’re premiering here. Get your lug holes around this…

https://www.theransomnote.com/music/premiere-elles-afterglo-real-lies-remix/

@e_l_l_e_s @real_lies

PREMIERE: ELLES - Afterglo (Real Lies Remix)

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Hot off the heels of their successful first release ‘Opposite Visions’, Orbital London make a second statement with ‘Coopers Dubz EP’. Sidewinding in on the A side is label front man, Jack Michael. ‘Never Said That’ is a familiar sound we have come to expect from the young talent, warm, and born to be heard loud. A bit lighter on its feet, with a definite spring in its step is fellow UK artist Harry Wills’ interpretation of ‘Never Said That’. Juicy by name, and juicy by nature. Kicking off the B side with a ‘Clout’ is Wills again, with a much darker outlook. A tight garage groove that packs a punch. Returning the remix favour is ‘Jack’s Dusty Mix’, a mysterious and pacey affair to round off the Dubz. A four track release, fulfilling all of your bassline requirements. 
Big up Cooper.

Jack Michael / Harry Wills - Coopers Dubz EP (ORBLDN-002)

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR // 中國新年快樂 from DIMSUMRECORDS. 
A New Lunar Year means NEW BITZ- we are excited to introduce to you guys n gallies - '"STRAIGHT FLAVOURS" in collaboration with our friends + garage collective GATHER. Focusing on UKG - "our WHY is simple- to showcase our mutual love for UKG and the sub genres that owe their existence to it." So expect different talented selectors providing different kinds of seasoning for this series! 

What better to kick things off is a Vinyl only mix n blender by top-class digger HARRY LUDA with his ruthless selection of 'UKG golden nuggets' - I will let this mix do the talking with some unreal zesty steppaz! 🍋🍋🍋🍋
Having spun records over the island of Ibiza over the last 5 seasons playing at top venues like Space , Sankeys etc & being a resident at Company London - 2019 will be a year of full power for Mr Luda. 💥 💥 💥 

This mix will give you a taste of the madness he will bring on the dfloor at the DIMSUMRECORDS THIS SATURDAY (Feb 9th)  to celebrate the new year along our first birthday 🎁. Come downnnn for a LudaBoogie.  Tickets only £5 !!

Link for Event  : https://www.facebook.com/events/338827680304630/
Harry Ludas Page : https://soundcloud.com/harry-luderman

Artwork - by the creative G - RHYS SMITTI

STRAIGHT FLAVOURS 001 - HARRY LUDA

Orbital Mix Series 003 - Josh Rawl

CHINATOWN RELATED 01 - Luke Hazell - Too True (Mehlor Remix)

🥢 DimSumRecords x Music Related Presents CHINATOWN RELATED 01 [FREE DOWNLOAD] 🥢 We view Collaborations as not a side project but a core aspect of the brand. So it is a real honour to be able to bring our energies and work together with one of the most exciting imprints - Music Related on an exclusive project. Known for their stripped back, forward thinking minimalistic house/techno - mega talented co-owner Luke Hazell delivers a delicious 2-Stepper with a delicious swing. 

Accompanied is a HEFTY remix by a man who needs minimal introductions - MEHLOR with a punchy yet fruity house mover. With releases on Hatch Rec, Blind Vision, Pollen, Tallman with his distinct sound - we are very honoured to have him on board .

These two tracks signify a merge of sounds from both labels to achieve one aim - get people moving on the dance floor! ENJOY 😉 (Also catch the Music Related crew at the mighty Fabric London in December) • 🎨 Artwork by the man George Gibbs - big ups for turning this idea into a reality artistically 

More of Music Related music: https://soundcloud.com/musicrelated
More of Luke Hazell: https://soundcloud.com/lukehazell
More of Mehlor: https://soundcloud.com/mehlor

CHINATOWN RELATED EP - Luke Hazell - Too True (Mehlor Remix) (Free DWLD)

Orbital Mix Series 004 - Robert James

B2 ELLES - end of the nite

B1 ELLES - put on our classics

A2 ELLES - WRTRGRER4A

A1 ELLES - gotchu

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Pugilist - Horizon - Nous'klaer 016 (previews)

@EtappKyle returns to Ostgut Ton with ‘Nolove’, a project encompassing a four-track EP, short film and forthcoming web exhibition focusing on Western Ukraine. Specifically, the music and artwork home in on the cities of Kamianets-Podilskyi and Chernivtsi in Bukovina, where Etapp Kyle grew up and developed his interest in electronic music.

Although now part of Ukraine, Bukovina had previously been part of Moldova, the Habsburg Empire, the Russian Empire, Romania and the Soviet Union. Its turbulent history and position on the border of Romania and Moldova have resulted in an extremely varied tapestry of cultural influence, as featured in the video for title track “Nolove”. There, youth, fashion, music culture sit side-by-side next to religion, violence and war – and larger political struggles.

The EP gives shape to the musical developments Etapp Kyle has made in both the studio and DJ booth since the release of 2017's ‘Alpha’, his latest 12" for Ostgut Ton. In contrast, Nolove's four tracks are minimalistic, detailed electronic ventures inspired by personal reflections on Chernivtsi and Ukrainian cultural identity. Forward-facing in rhythm and melody, the EP offers meticulously-produced leftfield dancefloor impressions of the region’s past, present and future.

Nolove

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Etapp Kyle | Unseen

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Pugilist - Shimmer

i want to die an optimist.

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