Montreal’s sapphic mixxtress, the elusive mogul Maara (@maara), unveils her debut full length LP via Step Ball Chain (@stepballchain). A pairing written in the stars, with twelve dynamically diverse and emotive soundscapes of downtempo bliss, spine-chilling drum and bass and elevated electronica - timeless anthems for sonic indulgence and reflection. Take a deep dive into the sensually charged inner workings of the already prolific producer’s mind.

An effervescent atmosphere envelopes it’s way through the records entirety, whether it be gloriously lush pads, melancholic words and whispers from her own lips or subterrantian bass. Maara’s world of sound showcases the wild spectrum of emotion, the empathetic passion of joy in Awaken, Plum Plum and Sapphic Rehabilitation Centre alongside the darkness of Insidious Force or Rough ‘N’ Ready. But like most things, the purest beauty can be found within the grey areas, where majority of this records lies. A powerful ebb and flow between cloudy twilight and it’s recurring silver lining, Nothing...  more

Releases April 20, 2023

Written & Produced by Maaraluisa Dunbar
Mastering by Marco Pellegrino
Cut by Marco Pellegrino at Analog Cut
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Artwork by Michael Mitsas & Vivien Hoffman

Vinyl Pre-order: tinyurl.com/mx3bj39v
BC Pre-order: https://stepballchain.bandcamp.com/album/the-ancient-truth

pi pi pi premiere: Maara - Erotics Of Betrayal (Step Ball Chain)

After a five year hiatus Luke Slater reanimates his L.B. Dub Corp alias for a dynamic, vocal-led ode to the club featuring Robert Owens, Paul St. Hilaire, Miss Kittin and more.The album 'Saturn to Home' will be released on 10th May 2024

@luke-slater @dkmntl

PREMIERE: L.B. Dub Corp - Only The Good Times [ Dekmantel ]

B2 from i'd love to fly
releases may 30

pre-order
nthng.bandcamp.com/album/id-love-to-fly

music by nthng
artwork by Karina Rovira
video by Raen Coplin
mastered by Isabel @ OLO Mastering
pressed at RAND MUZIK
distributed by Inchbyinch

Tuned to a dead channel

Pavel Milyakov — drifted off (feat. Richie Culver)

upsammy - Strange Meridians [topo2-001]

a centrifugal spin collapses inward
sucked into the ground
vibrating with the quake beneath the crust
the folding repeats itself in time
an echo amid the buildings of a primordial era

with closed eyes
the shapes begin to take form
in the debris
objects clump together into conglomerates

a scream
trapped in water-retaining cells
the moss that embeds itself after
a short passage of time
you talk back
but I can’t hear you

something springs forth
somewhere

a remnant that remains


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Strange Meridians is an album by multidisciplinary artist @upsammy. It is released by adventurous electronic music label topo2 on November 21, 2024. The record is pressed on 180 grams of ICCS-certified bio-vinyl, housed in a heavy full-colour sleeve, and comes with a download-code to the full release. Mastering is done by Isabel Schröer at Scape Mastering and artwork by courtesy of Thessa Torsing and Kees de Klein. Poetry by Thessa Torsing with editing by Eelco Couvreur.

1. Lapis Manalis 
2. Edge of Sleep 
3. Cosmo 
4. Aqualizing
5. The Guest 
6. Spiral Biting Its Tail 
7. Mazing 
8. Centripetal Lense

Release date: 22 november 2024
Formats: limited bio-vinyl LP (300 copies), digital
Inquiries: topo2world@gmail.com
Physical Distribution: mark@rushhour.nl
Digital distribution: contact@nomorewords.net

www.upsammy.com
www.topo2.nl

Strange Meridians

upsammy - Strange Meridians [topo2-001]

Step into the heart of the mysterious Black Forest. Anchored by the deep, primal hum of the didgeridoo, this release blurs the lines between ancient traditions and modern soundscapes.

Featuring transformative remixes by Khey Mysterio, alkemia, and AJO’s enigmatic alter ego Kalocain, each track offers a unique journey through shadowy groves and luminous clearings.

https://soundcloud.com/kalocain

PREMIERE⚡️AJO - H02S4YThA9Ku [Electric Shapes]

Track from "Spade" LP
Released Jan 2016
https://oblastrec.bandcamp.com/album/spade

Spade. 93

Necromance is an electronic instrumental concept extended play by Kirsten Chevrolet, telling the story of two troubled teenagers, Manuel Lopez and Antonio Alvarez. In their hometown of Valencia, the two commit a series of crimes in a single night, driven by a need to "feel something."

After their stabbings, they get into an argument. The conflict comes to a crescendo when Manuel is stabbed by Antonio. Alvarez then defiles his corpse as the album comes to a close with the title track.

[Any similarity to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental]


Wash Away

A prism of hidden worlds refracts silence into color, shadows into shapes, and dreams into sound. Each reflection opens a passage where memory dissolves, names become echoes, and horizons blur into a luminous pattern that feels both eternal and unknown.