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- Galtier (Nostro Hood System, Infinite Machine / Bristol, UK)

@galtier
@nostro-hood-system

Galtier’s is an artist who hones in on amalgamation as the focal point of his output; his works occupy an expansive somatic energy that has evolved significantly over his decade-long presence in the global electronic scene.

Sporadic unexpectedness in rhythmic pace and structure coupled with a coagulated sense of mood is the formula for Galtier’s productions and DJ sets; a willingness to explore change and progression in sound while maintaining a sense of driven cohesion has been a driving force throughout his foray into sound design. 

The productions on both his 2018 'Terran' EP and his debut album 'Pulchra Es Elementis', released in 2021 are essentially 'Blade Runner soundtrack with Drums' utilising impactful, theatrical melodic qualities and borrowing heavily from Techno, UK Bass, world influenced percussive rhythms, Drum & Bass, Dancehall and Ambient. His distinctive interest in the myriad world of rhythm and percussion - coupled with a love for 1980’s science fiction & fantasy that he grew up watching - help sculpt these compositions into imaginative, thematic electronic tracks.

Later works have been experiments into raw signal music, heavily FM-oriented and further into the abstract alien. Galtier’s 2022 ‘Imitation Plantae’ EP and his latest 2023 release ‘Nausea Signal Studies’ are examples of said evolution, with the inclusion of hardware frequencies into the mix and a further delving into resonance and organic movement of processed noises. The palette is far more erratic and bulbous; the immenseness of the soundscapes have caved in on themselves, feeling more like a black hole than the spiritual vastness of space and the emotions that come with this sensation. 

Galtier has offered up mixes on reputable platforms that include Fact Mag, XLR8R, Inverted Audio, Rinse France and has contributed endlessly to the enormity of independent music publications that are making humble moves. Throughout, minimal restrictions on BPM and a desire to keep things ever-changing result in massive shifts in tempo throughout even a brief Galtier set. His cohesive understanding of music accompanied by his passion for creating his own unique and stylistic approach has won him admiration and respect on an international scale.

He has worked with such labels as Infinite Machine, NAAFI, [re]sources, TRRUENO, 10 Label and in 2015, Galtier introduced his own label Nostro Hood System to the world; nestled in the thematic concept as a label focused on the xenological discovery of an alternate galaxy to our own that sets out to showcase the musical artefacts that originate from it. The output has hosted releases from such production greats as Amor Satyr & Siu Mata, Atrice, Amazondotcom, Siete Catorce, Aircode, Avernian and Galtier himself.

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BUY LINK: https://nostrohoodsystem.bandcamp.com/album/conduit
Label: Nostro Hood System (https://soundcloud.com/nostro-hood-system)
https://www.instagram.com/nostrohoodsystem/
> Portway (https://soundcloud.com/portway-portway-portway)
https://www.instagram.com/oscar_portway/
> Tacit Gleam (https://soundcloud.com/tacitgleam)
https://www.instagram.com/tacitgleam/

Pulling further Bristol-based talent into the NHS gravitational pull we have Portway with his contribution ‘Conduit’; two original productions that cover disparate energies which coincide emotionally and sonically As playful, 3D-printed pieces designed to induce warmth and joy into an otherwise often dark, ominous space. Coupled with each original are stellar remix works from Tacit Gleam on an expedition into the system, along with Nostro mainstay Dayzero.

Portway’s offerings carry with them a more minimal sense of pace and design, moving perceptibly into an acutely functional style that match each other across opposite zones of the dancefloor. Lights flare past
your vision as your streamlined craft pushes its way through the wormhole. You’re smiling the whole time. Then all at once, warmth turns to cold – day turns to night. Concluding, we plummet to the rocky surface of the planet to explore the alien beneath the surface.

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PREMIERE : Portway - Orbit (Tacit Gleam Remix)

Entering NHS territories we have SHALT of London origin, Amsterdam-based, manager of his own fresh imprint REMADE and whose works have featured alongside Atrice; duo who have contributed to the NHS universe previously with their 'Accumulation Zone' EP. His offering and debut on the Label is a blistering set of transmogrified aspects of electro, techno, UK Funky and leftfield, UK-oriented bass into abrasive, molten-like tracks that play on the fault line of mechanical and natural through rigid, tight rhythm and granular, time stretched and downright sinister sonics.

Our artist reflects on the EP's title 'Mistral', it's namesake being reference to a wind path that runs through Southern Europe, acting as a folkloric and simultaneously scientific form of purification for the terrain that it flows through. The aural quality of the release, a pairing of rigidity and organic flowing freedom, is personified acutely through this with clear intention; audio sweeps and rumbles steadily, shifting into flutters and jitters, much like the haphazard elegancy of wind as it moves where it likes.

Equally, this sense of science and modernity that is evident through the use of digital technology is inadvertently juxtaposed against the ancient forms of geological understanding evident through folklore and druidry; SHALT feels they have used this as a means to invite the diminishing world of the ancients to cavort with the new world.

https://nostrohoodsystem.bandcamp.com/album/mistral
https://soundcloud.com/shalt
https://soundcloud.com/nostro-hood-system

Mistral

PREMIERE: SHALT - FC Kahuna [Nostro Hood System]

Entering NHS territories we have SHALT of London origin, Amsterdam-based, manager of his own fresh imprint REMADE and whose works have featured alongside Atrice; duo who have contributed to the NHS universe previously with their 'Accumulation Zone' EP. His offering and debut on the Label is a blistering set of transmogrified aspects of electro, techno, UK Funky and leftfield, UK-oriented bass into abrasive, molten-like tracks that play on the fault line of mechanical and natural through rigid, tight rhythm and granular, time stretched and downright sinister sonics.

Our artist reflects on the EP's title 'Mistral', it's namesake being reference to a wind path that runs through Southern Europe, acting as a folkloric and simultaneously scientific form of purification for the terrain that it flows through. The aural quality of the release, a pairing of rigidity and organic flowing freedom, is personified acutely through this with clear intention; audio sweeps and rumbles steadily, shifting into flutters and jitters, much like the haphazard elegancy of wind as it moves where it likes.

Equally, this sense of science and modernity that is evident through the use of digital technology is inadvertently juxtaposed against the ancient forms of geological understanding evident through folklore and druidry; SHALT feels they have used this as a means to invite the diminishing world of the ancients to cavort with the new world.

SHALT
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shalt
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shalt_remade/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shaltmusic

Nostro Hood System
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nostro-hood-system
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nostrohoodsystem/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nostrohoodsystem

PREMIERE: SHALT - Sludge Puppy (Nostro Hood System)

Pre-order: nostrohoodsystem.bandcamp.com/album/mistral

Entering @nostro-hood-system territory, Amsterdam-based @shalt returns with a new four-track EP, 'Mistral'.

With its namesake a reference to a wind path that runs through Southern Europe, 'Mistral' acts as a folkloric and scientific form of purification for the terrain that it flows through.

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Premiere: SHALT 'Mistral'

Galtier enters for his fifth instalment on his own label with ‘Opaque Envelopes’; an exploration of frequency and tilted sound processing across four slick, mid-tempo creations. Having leant heavily into hardware-focused productions, Galtier has refined his use of raw, one-take recordings and hand-crafted audio inflections, carving out a space dripping with feedback channels, aggressive modulation and dense, weighty sub bass, the collection makes for a set of highly functional, warehouse-ready rollers.

The EP carries itself along a subtle, evolutionary line, where Galtier hones in on transient, shifting soundscapes of rich, searing synthetics, all glued together with tight, syncopated rhythms that channel dubstep and electro. The intention is for each piece to sound alive; teeming with a life of its own, full of personality and vitality that breathes throughout. A significantly mature body of work that encapsulates the decade and a half journey into sound that he has embarked on.


Galtier
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/GALTIER
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/galtier/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/galtiermusic

Nostro Hood System
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nostro-hood-system
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nostrohoodsystem/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nostrohoodsystem

PREMIERE: Galtier - Tektite (Gas Core) (Nostro Hood System)

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After 5 standout releases, including debuts from many fresh faces to the left-of-field underground scene, Plasma Sources presents its inaugural compilation: Multi-Source. It brings together the current label family and a slew of other artists operating on the cutting- edge of dance floor electronics for a multi-genre, sound design heavy, wild ride. In turn, the label takes aim at establishing itself as one of the most exciting imprints in the experimental club scene.
From the 90BPM cinematic, Lorn-esque sludge of newcomer Guide’s ‘Gemological’ to the crisp staccato transients and negative space of Ziyiz’s ‘Plastic Sentiments’, each track adheres to one of the guiding principles that the label has employed so effectively to curate it’s platform, irrespective of tempo: a love for sci-fi aesthetics and a desire to transpose these into sonic equivalents.

Plasma Sources has always prided itself on delicately balancing dark and light, release to release. On Multi-Source, this broad spectrum is in full vision. Reinartz offers up dubbed- out, IDM-esque desolation on ‘Action Bias’, whilst Stolen Velour’s ‘Suigetsu’ brings a bright playfulness - high-pitched vocal cuts marry pulsating, organic beats which sound like if Untold’s Hemlock output got a 2024 facelift. Some tracks, like Prior Self’s brooding yet fidgety ‘Turn Out’ and Klahrk & Atrice’s flange-fuelled ‘You’ve Changed’ occupy the centre of this continuum with their takes on high-tempo techno-influenced mutations.

The full label family comes back to join in on the fun. HYPNA and NIQH team up on a collaboration which perfectly unites their sounds under a 4-bar bass-heavy roller laden with noise. NIQH offers up their own track, exploring crystalline club structures on ‘Pressure’. unearth’s cinematic, wasteland-ridden sound is in clear focus on ‘Safe Tread’ and Beton Brut’s signature grime-concrète comes through loud and clear on ‘WWW’.

Cortical offer up ‘Hammer’, a continuation of their relentless avant-techno manifesto established by their debut, whilst J-Shadow rounds things off with a space-age jungle- exploration on ‘X-38'.
The juxtaposition of dark and light. The delicate balancing of experimentalism and dance floor sensibilities. The interweaving of sci-fi and biologically-infused sound design. These are the key aesthetics with which Plasma Sources has approached its output ever since release no.1.
Multi-Source acts as a confirmation of this manifesto as it looks forward to 2025 and its future as a key player in the experimental club scene.

Multi-Source releases on 27 March 2025

Mastering by HYPNA 
Cover Design by Joh000 // Jose Hernández

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www.instagram.com/plasma__sources

Multi-Source

Galtier - Particle Shifter

https://soundcloud.com/galtier
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🛒 https://nostrohoodsystem.bandcamp.com/album/opaque-envelopes
🔊 https://youtu.be/2geJ6rSJymc

Galtier enters for his fifth instalment on his own label with ‘Opaque Envelopes’; an exploration of frequency and tilted sound processing across four slick, mid-tempo creations. Having leant heavily into hardware-focused productions, Galtier has refined his use of raw, one-take recordings and hand-crafted audio inflections, carving out a space dripping with feedback channels, aggressive modulation and dense, weighty sub bass, the collection makes for a set of highly functional, warehouse-ready rollers.

The EP carries itself along a subtle, evolutionary line, where Galtier hones in on transient, shifting soundscapes of rich, searing synthetics, all glued together with tight, syncopated rhythms that channel dubstep and electro. The intention is for each piece to sound alive; teeming with a life of its own, full of personality and vitality that breathes throughout. A significantly mature body of work that encapsulates the decade and a half journey into sound that he has embarked on.

Tracklist: 

Augment Thud
Bitrate Swamp
Decibel Cluster
Tektite (Gas Core)

PREMIERE: Galtier - Decibel Cluster [Nostro Hood System]

Pre-order: https://nostrohoodsystem.bandcamp.com/album/opaque-envelopes

@galtier returns to his @nostro-hood-system label with a fifth instalment, ‘Opaque Envelopes’, an exploration of frequency and tilted sound processing across four slick, mid-tempo creations.

On 'Bitrate Swamp', textural sub bass flicks and undulates, occupying the same space as processed, low-bitrate slices of hi-hat goodness. The aura is sharp, vicious and ominous, bordering on sheer orotund in nature.

Premiere: Galtier 'Bitrate Swamp'

Buy/ Pre-order here: https://smt3x.bandcamp.com/album/godspeed-remix

SMT3X invites a collection of avant-garde artists to reimagine the tracks from their Godspeed EP, exploring a wide range of sonic landscapes from deconstructed bass music to fragmented rhythms and experimental textures.

Our featured premiere sees Galtier reinterpret the SMT3X x Slikback collab hit 'DESPOTE/FROST' with a murky hybrid approach, while Tufi fuses jersey club and hyperpop, while Rumina brings her signature tribal style, amplifying the sacred energy of the track. Max Dahlhaus infuses a 90s industrial and drum and bass vibe, ENDGAME simplifies the structures into a tribal dj tool reworking, K1RA delivers a melancholic, pop-infused dembow, and Prophän concludes the project with an ambient, doom-laden sound, evoking a cinematic score.

Each remix deepens SMT3X's sonic universe, propelling their exploration into new frontiers of contemporary post-club music.

PREMIERE: SMT3X feat. Slikback - DESPOTE/FROST (Galtier Remix)

Music and spirituality are two concepts that often find themselves intertwined, forming a unity that connects to the very soul of a human. Through music, it is possible for the path of the ‘search’ into one’s inner self to be a clear, fluid experience. Gorazd, FKA Mojo Goro, has walked this path, taking him into the heart of India from where his debut EP on Nostro Hood System takes great inspiration, both aurally and spiritually. This influence is also shared with a developed intrigue for Bulgarian gypsy music that hails from the Balkans. Through his travels and exploration of his spiritual being, he remerges as Goro to continue his intrinsic search. This constantly evolving, infinite journey poses a thought – Remember Who You Are. A universal reflection of the true self. Gorazd uses his EP as a tool to demonstrate this very concept. 

The 5-track EP release commences with Pt. I of ‘No Plan’, on which Goro shares with us his voice alongside the traditional vocals of his teacher Sandeep Dalal, whom he spent 3 months with developing his understanding of the classical Indian style. The iconic Indian tanpura, cradled around synthetic frequencies, accompanies Sandeep’s vocal work. ‘Nagina’ elevates the energy, utilising a powerful reggaeton rhythm against a pungi – the mystical instrument of the snake charmer. Pt. II of ‘No Plan’ takes the melodic elements of its brother and couples them with drums undoubtedly inspired by the sounds of dancehall. On this we hear Goro’s voice once again, this time he harmonizes with himself, using a non-descript style of vocalism. Finally, the sweltering bassline of ‘Secrets Riddim’ rumbles amongst the vicious synth work, which is complemented by the striking hats and imaginative use of the cocking gun. On remix duties, Salviatek’s newest signee Superfície takes the swollen sound of Nagina and strips it back, resulting in a sporadic, baile funk-influenced stomper.

soundcloud.com/mojogoro 
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Mastering by Kamil Sarkowicz 

Artwork by Rachel Noble

Remember Who You Are - EP

Goro - No Plan Pt. I (Feat. Sandeep Dalal)

London born/Scotland based beatsmith Barow joins the Nostro Hood System roster with his second official release, appropriately titled ‘Des Grains’. With Des Grains being the French variation of the word ‘seed’, Barow essentially suggests the giving of new life – spawning a new pathway for his sound yet still connecting himself to the roots beneath the soil. Much like the journey of Goro, Barow too symbolizes his shift musically through the discarding of XL in his title. His craft as a producer is one that is fresh and innovative, and despite a sound that delves into eclecticism, his output is undeniably relevant and true to its source.

The 4-track EP is a division between two aural directions Barow finds himself following; energetic, pulsing drums of a primitive nature, alongside rigid, sharp breaks layered with ethereal synth work. The EP commences with ‘Cinnamon Bun’ – a track far more aggressive than its title suggests. Weighty sub bass slams against crisp, syncopated drum patterns that hypnotizes until the razor-edged bass synth pierces through the mix. ‘Kouros Roller’ follows suit with drumline aesthetic and the charm of the cowbell, being a track that indeed rolls, and does it well. We are then bought to the B Side of Barow’s EP, which enters into the melodic territory. The title track ‘Des Grains’ creates a sense of flow, as the high frequency sub bass dances around the dream-like synth work. The percussive elements of Des Grains are much more stripped back; allowing the synergy of melody to lead the way. Finally, ‘Flips’ finishes off the well-rounded package, which features French NHS affiliate Moke’s input. The sharp high end of the flanged hats and breaks bolsters the rude low end work, all of which is heavily juxtaposed against the entrancing harmonization that slips between the gaps of its rhythm.

Tracklist: 
Barow – Cinnamon Bun 
Barow – Kouros Roller 
Barow – Des Grains 
Barow – Flips (feat. Moke)

Buy: http://hyperurl.co/141010

Mastering by Cyrcular Mastering
Artwork by Flufflord

Des Grains - EP

Barow - Cinnamon Bun

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Following on from Barow’s ‘Des Grains’ EP – being a release suggestive of finding one’s roots and growth – New York based Callosum undergoes an ascension, presenting a selection of truly energetic, emotive tracks that sit comfortably between the realm of club music and musical prowess. The name Tenaya is taken directly from its source – the Tenaya Peak in the Yosemite High Country – a place where strange ecology and otherworldly scale combine in a sense of profound euphoria. Callosum captures this experience brilliantly through his NHS release, harnessing the sensation of connectedness he feels to the planet he occupies. 

This dream-like journey commences with ‘Fox Pt. II’, an ethereal opening piece that finds choral voices swirling between the rumbling mid frequency bassline – a theatrical entrance to the reverie. ‘Angel’ is highly suggestive of the elated energy that it generates; drawing from intricate synth work that is driven by sharp, piercing drums and a bassline that gloriously drifts through the mix. The third track ‘Fire’ switches up the pace, slowing down drastically from its predecessor. Thumping drums meld with crushing claps that together create a powerful unison with the exultant melody generated through both synthetic and organic sound. The original material concludes with ‘Tenaya’, which elevates its audience to the apex of its namesake. The light percussion glides effortlessly alongside the jubilant synth number. Track Meet/#FEELINGS wonderkid Cuyo – FKA Poolboy92 – brings us home by reviving ‘Angel’ into an erratic track with pounding immense drums against a brilliant reinterpretation of the original melody.

All original tracks mastered by Nuvaman
Cuyo remix mastered by Cuyo
Artwork by Callosum

Tenaya - EP

Callosum - Angel (Cuyo's Reviver)

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As we enter into the 2018th Sequence of the modern earth time, so too does the Nostro Hood System advance forward, the system itself generating a gravitational pull marginally similar to that of the solar system nestled against it. Within the vast confines of the Nostro Hood, a vessel floats proudly – a beacon for the myriad of living spheres that surround it from every angle. The Waystation; a point of congregation for unimaginable beings who seek refuge, resources or even knowledge regarding the various species that occupy nearby worlds. 

At this time, at the beginning of a new year, the vessel lends its halls to the beings of the Nostro Hood. A celebration to the glowing star that lights the terrain for so many beings as it ages yet another lifetime. Providing the aural selections for this momentous occasion are ten artists, each hailing from their own homeworld, each offering a piece of auditory culture to represent the people of their planet. This multicultural experience truly defines the nature of the Nostro Hood – a celebration of difference both sonically and culturally.

Mastered by Cyrcular Mastering
Artwork by Azul De Monte

Waystation Compilation: Sequence I

Bungalovv & Aylu - Xens

https://soundcloud.com/hellolemo
https://soundcloud.com/krizzli

As we enter into the 2018th Sequence of the modern earth time, so too does the Nostro Hood System advance forward, the system itself generating a gravitational pull marginally similar to that of the solar system nestled against it. Within the vast confines of the Nostro Hood, a vessel floats proudly – a beacon for the myriad of living spheres that surround it from every angle. The Waystation; a point of congregation for unimaginable beings who seek refuge, resources or even knowledge regarding the various species that occupy nearby worlds. 

At this time, at the beginning of a new year, the vessel lends its halls to the beings of the Nostro Hood. A celebration to the glowing star that lights the terrain for so many beings as it ages yet another lifetime. Providing the aural selections for this momentous occasion are ten artists, each hailing from their own homeworld, each offering a piece of auditory culture to represent the people of their planet. This multicultural experience truly defines the nature of the Nostro Hood – a celebration of difference both sonically and culturally.

Mastered by Cyrcular Mastering
Artwork by Azul De Monte

Lemonick & Krizzli - Nammi

Our seventh addition to the NHS catalog comes in the form of a collaborative EP with Siete Catorce and Amazondotcom, two artists that share a refined, eclectic approach to the sonics of electronic music. Both artists reigning from Mexico/Oakland & Los Angeles respectively, Siete Catorce & Amazondotcom come together with two very different cultural experiences of music, intertwining these two worlds together intimately and carefully. 

Taking an alternate approach to the contemporary club scene, with the steady rise of very particular styles and subcultures, the two artists take a moment to re-evaluate the way in which they present their collaborative sound – amorphous and evolving, eclectic and standalone from many other current trends. Teardropz is in many ways a sliver of counter culture.

Mastering by Cyrcular Mastering 
Artwork by Rodrigo Garzón

Teardropz - EP

Siete Catorce & Amazondotcom - Sad Hug

Goro - No Plan Pt. I (Feat. Sandeep Dalal)

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