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Plasma Sources marks its 5th release with Cortical’s debut EP, Wretched Patterns and Terrible Mistakes. Pulling from both the extreme fringes of experimental music and the minimalistic tendencies of the UK bass continuum, the duo’s much-awaited first release acts as the locus point between dance floor sensibility and sonic exploration in its most immersive, visceral sense. 

Cortical are world builders first and foremost. With backgrounds rooted as much in the visual arts as audio, the duo’s live AV show has already garnered critical acclaim after standout performances at Sonár and Lunchmeat. Coupling this with their list of past collaborators - which includes the likes of Holly Herndon, Arca and Skrillex - and it becomes easy to see why there’s so much hype around Cortical right now. Indeed, this EP is the culmination of months of building excitement amongst those in the know, as fragments of raw footage captured from Cortical’s shows begin to amass on social media. 

Wretched Patterns and Terrible Mistakes itself feels like the auditory equivalent of a fragmentary existence forming, fragmenting and reforming again. Noise and distortion act as integral threads throughout the EP, but on Telúrica, they takes centre stage. Brittle percussive calls give way to a thick wall of bass-laden, cinematic viscerality which hits the listener almost as hard as the ensuing rhythmic carnage which erupts halfway through. 
Mortar, immediately fires away into more rhythmic madness, as elements of dubstep, metal and grime coalesce into blasted kick patterns which sound like the contractions of an eldritch machine’s digestive tract. Noise-tainted bass tones take over, tearing in and out of reality as Mortar progresses into deeper territory.

Up next, Shiny Surgery provides a respite, with electro-tinged drippings of lasers and wet gloops lifting the listener into a more sanitised and lighter space than its predecessors. Cortical’s extreme musical influences are still at play here with their signature eroded bass weight and splintered percussion on display, but in a more restrained sense. As the halfway point comes in, so too does the most introspective section of Wretched Patterns and Terrible Mistakes, as cinematic floating pads de-sterilise the space. 

Finishing things up is the namesake of the EP and arguably the most anthemetic listen of the release. Demented vocal chants call out across a disintegrating claustrophobic space, before grime kicks and fragmented breakbeat loops explode into existence, demanding full dance floor attention.

Cortical - Mortar

@cortical_fm
@plasmasourcesmusic

Ever since our first release back in 2023, we’ve always tried to push out electronic music which does one simple thing - takes our love of sci-fi aesthetics and melts it into sonic form, irrespective of genre, sound, mood or anything else. Now with this aesthetic cemented in our first 5 releases, we feel it is time to drop our first compilation.

We’re proud to present Multi-Source, a 14-track assemblage covering the whole helix of experimental electronic music. The result is a very wild ride through an array of styles and BPMs, and it does exactly what we’ve always tried to do - put aside genre or mood, and focus on extreme, sound-design forward explorations of sci-fi aesthetics. It’s a celebration of the insanely broad range of music we’ve managed to fit into the Plasma Sources sound so far, and an observance of all the potential the imprint has to come.

There’s offerings from the full label family - we welcome back Cortical, Beton Brut, unearth, NIQH, J-Shadow and label boss HYPNA, who each present their signature laser-guided takes on club music. We also welcome a slew of some of our favourite artists right now - Ziyiz, Stolen Velour, Prior Self, Klahrk and Atrice highlighting the light, skittering side of our aesthetic, whilst Guide, Galtier, Bonebrokk and Reinartz illuminate the dark, deep and noise-tinged aspect of Plasma Sources.

As we look forward to the rest of 2025 and our future as a label, we offer up Multi-Source as a confirmation of our key aesthetics - juxtaposing dark and light, balancing experimentalism and dance floor sensibilities and interweaving sci-fi and biologically infused sound design. 

releases March 27, 2025

Mastering by HYPNA
Cover Design by Joh000 // Jose Hernández

premiere: Cortical - Hammer

Listen to "WARP (Rev Remix)" by B E N N taken from "Life is Destined. Fated" self-released on April 23rd

Pre-order: https://bedoublensound.bandcamp.com/album/life-is-destined-fated

"Life is Destined. Fated" is a remix compilation initiated by B E N N, bringing together artists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China. They were invited to select an original track and create their own remix, contributing to this one and only collaborative compilation. The participating artists include Madctrl (HK), Way (TW), Rev (CH), ChillQin (TW), and XAN (TW).

Links:
B E N N
https://soundcloud.com/bedoublensound
https://bedoublensound.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/bnnw_tw
Rev
https://revtheacid.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/revtheacid
https://linktr.ee/revtheacid
Mastering: B E N N
Artwork: 
7digitalpoet
www.instagram.com/7digitalpoet

Life is Destined. Fated

pre-order / bandcamp

B E N N - WARP (Rev Remix)

Listen to 'DESPOTE/FROST (Rumina Remix)' by SMT3X feat. Slikback taken from 'GODSPEED Remix' out on April 23rd

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

With GODSPEED Remix, SMT3X invites a cutting-edge roster of avant-garde artists to reimagine the tracks from their Godspeed EP, expanding its sonic landscape across deconstructed bass, fragmented rhythms, and experimental textures.

Rumina infuses DESPOTE/FROST with her signature tribal energy, pushing its sacred intensity even further into darkness. Layering relentless high-speed kicks and a deconstructed darbuka, she transforms the track into a ritualistic club weapon. 

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

Links:
SMT3X
https://soundcloud.com/smt3x
https://smt3x.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/_smt3x_
Slickback
https://soundcloud.com/freddymn
https://slikback.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/slikback/
Rumina
https://soundcloud.com/ruminaa
https://www.instagram.com/yenirumina
Artwork
www.instagram.com/charles.bedel

GODSPEED Remix

bandcamp / pre-order

SMT3X feat. Slikback - DESPOTE/FROST (Rumina Remix)

The Best Electronic Music on Bandcamp, April 2025
daily.bandcamp.com/best-electronic…camp-april-2025

1. Mythical Crow
2. Phantom
3. Nights
4. Oasis
5. Whispering Oaks
6. Twisted Thorns
7. Hollow
8.Bubble

2. T5UMUT5UMU - Phantom

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▒ desplazamiento continuo

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@popogangsta
Release label: @internet_ghetto
Cover art by: www.instagram.com/wendyisdead/

Dark city suburbs never sleep—heels clicking, lights flickering, sirens, tire smoke. ₽0₽0 steps out with a debut 5-track EP pulling genres from all corners of the underground. Heavy kicks, broken rhythms, and raw, sharp vocals wrapped in a gentle, feminine touch.

₽0₽0 is a producer, vocalist, performer, and DJ based in Russia, whose sound hits with cheer-squad energy but carries weight—bass-heavy, distorted, and weird in all the right ways.

Over the past few years, she’s dropped releases on international labels like Swine Daily, Santa Sede, Windows.de, and Explity, with airplays on various underground radio stations worldwide. In 2024, she curated a radio show on Australia’s Area3000 and contributed sound design for experimental art performances in Russia.

This EP is a love letter to modern and future club music—a first step in carving out her own signature sound.

PREMIERE: ₽0₽0 - MAMI BOSS [#internetghetto]

Indie Pop, Dreampop, Hypnagogic Pop, Neo-Psychedelica, Bedroom Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Indie Rock, Alternative

such strange hours

■"Kmpamento" on @kioskera
https://kioskera.bandcamp.com/album/kmpamento-kio002

■"V3" on @paynomindtous
https://paynomindtous.bandcamp.com/album/v3

■"元數據火車站 (Metadata Train Station)" on @soul_feeder
https://soulfeeder.bandcamp.com/album/metadata-train-station

■"Postinternet Club" Ep on @unizonelabel
https://unizone.bandcamp.com/album/postinternet-club

■Resident at @retreatradio 

■contact:
oblinof@gmail.com

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