He got away with murder most of the time; all he had to do was get on the charm offensive and any negative feelings towards him seemed to disappear. Some would say it was a skill, one perfected through years of practice - sometimes he could wriggle out of situations with just a smile and a wink. It was inevitable that at some point he wouldn't get off so lightly, a time would come where he'd overstep the mark and the world would come crashing down around him.

For the second release on his Dynamics Of Acid imprint MOY joins forces with mystery man Zodiac Childs for a split EP that explores the pair's shared love of electro, breaks and hardcore. Separately the pair have notched up EPs for Nocta Numerica, Batrachian, Exalt Records, Further Electronix and their own labels, and now they're coming together to each share an original cut backed up by a remix of one another's work. Packed full of anthemic melodies, acid madness and thunderous bass, the four tracks showcase the synergy between the two artists and their knack for capturing the euphoria of the 90s.

PREMIERE: Zodiac Childs - Overstep (MOY Remix) [Dynamics Of Acid]

Rome-based A-Tweed conjures a trademark hypnotic EP for Inside Out Records. Modular experimentation, mystical vocal samples, magical Tangier nights. Remixes courtesy of Scottish Highlands born CAIN and "Salon des Amateurs" resident Lucas Croon.

PREMIERE : A-Tweed - Kuranto (Lucas Croon Remix)

After the resounding success of Vol.1, Needs return for a second instalment of their eco vinyl campaign in collaboration with Green Vinyl records in Holland. 

Needs continue their journey into the future of vinyl production, partnering with Green Vinyl Records in Holland to produce a 100% recyclable record which now uses 90% less energy cost compared to traditional vinyl production methods. This revolutionary chapter in vinyl history features the production skills of Maara, Priori, Rudolf C & HearThug, with digital exclusives from Adam Curtain, Anastasia Zems, B.AI & Kepplr.

For Needs 010 we welcome yet another all-star lineup of producers from around the world across vinyl and digital formats. Featuring trancey techno from Montreal’s rising star Maara; chuggy, percussive, mysticism from Priori; sultry minimal grooves from Berlin based Rudolf C, and a constantly evolving spacey acid banger from Tunisia’s leading light HearThug. On the digital exclusives, Adam Curtain, Anastasia Zems, B.AI and Keplrr all deliver tracks which traverse the spectrum of electro, house and techno perfectly. 

Vinyl
A1. Maara - Lose Control 
A2. Priori - This Multiple
B1. Rudolf C - Bugs Life
B2. HearThug - KillAcidKill

Digital
1 Adam Curtain- We Love You Ed
2 Anastasia Zems - I Want You To Love Me
3 B.AI - Final Distance
4 Keplrr - Everything Is Ok

B1. Rudolf C - Bugs Life (Needs 010)

Artist: Loopchasers
Title: Lunagenesis
Label: TerraFirm 
Cat No: TerraFirm 8
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 
A1. A World of Swirls (2019 Mix)
A2. A World of Swirls (2022 Mix)
B1. The Light (2019 Mix)
B2. The Light (2022 Mix)

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Loopchasers - Lunagenesis (TerraFirm 8)

Artist: Featherstone
Title: Contact
Label: Ernest’s Way
Cat No: ERN005
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 

A1. Contact
A2. Flight Path
B1. Superchomp
B2. Arrival
B3. New Horizons

Featherstone’s fifth release for Ernest’s Way is a 5 track, electro inspired EP featuring deep, syncopated sequences and angular rhythms contrasted with emotive passages that hit in all the right places.

Featherstone - Contact (ERN005)

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The title track from Kalani’s ‘Rush’ EP on Troubleshoot Recordings takes the listener on a cosmic ride with crisp breakbeats and unending layers of deep, bubbling squelch. ‘Goose’ then continues with psychedelic growls and spell-binding melodies before ‘Frontiers’ harkens back to ‘90s tech house with a crunched-out M1 organ bass, whimsical vocal synths, and intergalactic pads. Closing out the release, ‘Slipstream’ conveys a sense of mystical wonder, exploring enchanted forests and deep subterranean caverns with more subtle breaks and interstellar synth-work. 

LIGHTSPEED collective co-founder Kalani is a Manchester-based producer and DJ with a taste for trippy soundscapes, breakbeats and euphoric melodies. He follows up releases by Scaefa, Nickon Faith and Troubleshoot Recordings label boss Jon Selbo with the ‘Rush’ EP, joining an imprint marked by futuristic club sound and quality blends of prog house, trance, electro, and techno. 

Kalani ‘Rush’ EP releases on Troubleshoot Recordings 20th October 2023, with the title track dropping 22nd September, and ‘Goose’ landing 6th October.

Rush EP

PREMIERE: Kalani - Goose

Artist: Salomo
Title: Power Of Love
Track Title: Liquid Love
Label: Breakfree Records
Cat #: FREE006
Release date: 26.04.2024
Format: vinyl, digital

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Co-label chief, Salomo brings you the sixth Breakfree record, spring themed tech house for the lovers.

grab your 12"

Premiere | Salomo - Liqiud Love (FREE006)

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OASIS 004 - Ndlss Seumar

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PREMIERE: Sade - Pearls (Loukas Edit)

FINNEST music presents Alright by Dutch Relativ (NL). Minimal deep and of great value, the four cuts of this EP are sublime, full of class for the dance floor and your ears. 

ENJOY!

Alright

Beatport

Relativ (NL) - Alright (Original Mix)

Pre-Sales Link: https://linktr.ee/potatoheadz.records

The word ‘Isolation’ undoubtedly has a new weight to it. For any person, within communities, it has the ability to starve us of something essential OR positively re-calibrate an individual whose introspection can lead to creation. The title & concept of this release is simply an acknowledgement of a creative process in which going inwards can lead to the discovery of something unique.

We as people move alongside technological advancements & this has the power to ‘connect & isolate’ Our personal relationships with one another also take on new forms as our tools for communication change. This inspires creative action. The human response to modern devices can result in surreal and unfamiliar expressions. In terms of music, our instant access to information from the past & engrained intuitions lead us to revisit atavistic rhythms of the past & reinterpret them with new sensibilities. We create music from the ‘Now’ that traverses the ‘Past’ with sights set on the future!

Bonds created from this expression can withstand and even strengthen even when inter-continental physical distance is imposed - forcing us to look inward to investigate the true depth of relationships forged out of creative expression. Rhythm has been used for millennia to locate the deepest parts of the soul & to re/connect spirits - this is true also in the modern age. Certain feelings cannot be expressed via digital text-communications nor with words alone; Music is the answer. Connection through disconnection.

The Artwork on the B-side of this record is a symbol of the individual, isolated & pinned down by the spindle, falling, spiralling, a metaphor for whatever turns you inward. The needle on the record emanates the rhythm”

PHZ004 - Sedgwick’s first return to Vinyl since PHZ001’s Digitale Djungle. Five cuts of proper underground material for dancers and deejays alike. Sedgwick’s homecoming is aplomb with hot, headsy electro interposed across a lewd landscape of tripped-out transmissions. We get straight to it with ‘Metal Detector’, a bewitching, twisted work-out delivered with such conviction it could be straight from 1997 Anthony Rother. With elements of breaks, electro and techno - ‘Exit’, the A2, is a pulsating peregrination around the geography of underground sound; hybrid heads - take note. On the flip of the record we are greeted with 'Pleasuresque' a quasi-old school breaks track which delivers a vibey electronic grit, balanced carefully with serene pad work and sparse moments in the track - it's the masterful arrangement here which allows Sedgwick to push the musical tension to the next level. Elsewhere, ‘Blue Print’ is a beautifully paced synthetic trip, one for the “sun coming through the shutters” crew. Closing things is ‘Bermuda Dream’, a markedly poised, high-octane dreamscape of emotional intelligence and a confident gaze ahead. Welcome to the future.

Words by Jack Anderson

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Soundcloud Clips URL: https://soundcloud.com/potatoheadzlabel/phz004-rhythm-and-isolation-snippets

Rhythm and Isolation

PREMIERE: Sedgwick - Blue Print [Potatoheadz Records]

Needs is a not-for-profit record label and event series. 

We believe in people. The concept of the label is to use music as a medium to spread love, unity and the idea of giving back. Promoting harmony and togetherness rather than isolation and estrangement, each release and accompanying event will act as a support stream to various issues within society. 

EVERYBODY HAS NEEDS.

xxx