Leeds-based producer Krotone, takes the listener on a journey through the past, present and future of underground dance music, as he pays homage to his home city with Stranger, a 5-track EP that traverses the outer limits of UK club music. Precision engineered for RS Turbo systems and word-of-mouth basement raves, Stranger is a crowd-moving, yet intimate journey through the heart of the laser tunnel.

A1. Just Can't
A2. Stranger
B1. Have You
B2. Progress
B3. Resolute

Krotone: @krotone

Stranger

OP015 // Krotone - Stranger

Prolific producer Dawn Razor, conjures up a deft, future-focused EP that paints a rich landscape of exciting sounds that push the boundaries of electronic music in a myriad of new directions. Featuring 3 explosive cuts and one hot to the touch remix from flourishing Bristol-based artist, Yushh, Scary Movies is a deeply evocative EP that displays the versatile and accomplished skills of both producer and remixer alike.

A1. Scary Movies
A2. Getting
B1. Esvedra
B2. Getting (Yushh’s Dusk Mix)

Dawn Razor: https://soundcloud.com/awnazor
Yushh: https://soundcloud.com/yushh

Scary Movies

OP019 // Dawn Razor - Scary Movies (incl. Yushh Remix)

‘Double Happiness (Bludclot Mix)’, the A2 from Stratton's '‘Never Bettered Always Battered’ EP, is a lethal dose of no-nonsense proto-rave goods, emanating from the streets of North London. The product of a truly skilled operator who trades in no-nonsense tunes built specifically for the dancefloor.

Stratton: @strattontrax

Never Bettered Always Battered

Stratton - Double Happiness (Bludclot Mix)

As Pugilist, Alex Dickson has a rich history of fusing multiple genres to produce unique soundscapes that occupy the collapsing space between techno, house, breakbeat, and jungle. Extracting and distilling the crucial ingredients from each one and using them to conjure up rich sonic tapestries that are as vivid as they are intoxicating. With his debut EP for Of Paradise, entitled Negative Space, Dickson pushes his sound even further, serving up a masterclass in atmospheric club chemistry, purpose-built for a post apocalyptic world.

Featuring four deeply effective cuts caught somewhere between offbeat techno, lucid breaks, and swaggering bass, Negative Space is a four-track vortex born out of heat-soaked landscapes and executed with cold vein precision.

A1. Circuit Breaker
A2. Daggers
B1. Misanthrope
B2. Micro Dose

Pugilist: https://soundcloud.com/pugilistmusic

Negative Space

OP021 // Pugilist - Negative Space

Of Paradise continue their Various Artists series with an 11-track masterclass in shapeshifting underground dance music.

Comprised of all new material, the fifth instalment in the label’s VA series showcases a spellbinding collection of cross-genre and multifaceted compositions that mutate from rumbling bass pressure into atmospheric jungle, contorted techno and beyond.  

Featuring selected works from Slolek, Kellen303, Destrata, Pugilist, Fiesta Soundsystem, Tom Jarmey, Vilhelm, Fade, Atrice, Lazarus and D3U5E, Of Paradise Vol. 5 is a mesmerising and hallucinatory soundtrack curated to be played out across a shattered club landscape.

1. Slolek – Obsidian
2. Kellen303 – Pulse Analysis
3. Destrata – Meridian
4. Pugilist – Serpentine
5. Fiesta Soundsystem – Passivity Trap
6. Tom Jarmey – Crystal Fields
7. Vilhelm – Peak
8. Fade – Acrylic
9. Atrice – Levels
10. Lazarus – DJs Hate This Trick
11. D3U5E – Helm

@slolek, @kellen303, @destratavan, @pugilistmusic, @fiestasoundsystem, @tom-jarmey, @vilhelmhasselgren, @fadeofparadise, @atricemiras, @lazarus_nbg, @d3u5e.

Of Paradise Vol. 5

OP022 // Various Artists - Of Paradise Vol. 5

Vancouver-based artist Destrata chalks up his first solo release for Of Paradise with Counterweight, a multi-layered, richly-textured and often hyper-real journey through new school club music. Placing the critical elements of UK-flavoured bass and breaks under the microscope, Destrata’s scientific approach to production sees him examine everything in minute detail, disassembling and reassembling every aspect of a track until a structurally perfect composition emerges. 

Featuring four highly immersive cuts, Counterweight showcases a flux of atmospheric inspirations, displaying Destrata’s enthusiasm for more ethereal and fractal sounds built to ooze through back rooms, safeguarding the listener with a weighty lushness.

1. XL
2. Counterweight
3. Soft Target
4. Outfitta

Destrata: https://soundcloud.com/destratavan

Counterweight

OP023 // Destrata - Counterweight

Manchester’s Mercy System debuts on Of Paradise with Procedures, a unique, intricate, boundary-blurring excursion through the heart of UK bass, dubstep, and garage. Comprised of four thought-provoking and immersive compositions, Procedures feels almost monolithic in its sound, evoking vivid images of space, rugged landscapes, and dimly lit venues.

This is intelligent, forward-thinking dance music. A set of alien transmissions, reinterpreted and reconstructed for the club, and the perfect new addition to the label’s ever-evolving library.

1. Procedures
2. Steppers Arc
3. Basement
4. Left Us In Want

Mercy System: @mercysystem

Procedures

OP024 // Mercy System - Procedures

London-based duo D3U5E & Gav shatter the mould and incinerate the pieces with Origin Unknown, an otherworldly collection of hydro-dipped bass music and heat-treated breaks that occasionally ventures into experimental techno territory. 

Fully loaded with four bassbin bothering cuts, Origin Unknown is arguably the duo’s most accomplished work. It’s a midnight tour through each of London’s 32 boroughs, a glistening and explorative journey through thought-provoking and disruptive dance music, and an extended player that cuts razor-sharp through the noise.

1. Light Werk
2. Namer
3. Went Back
4. Tokyo Drainpipe

D3U5E: https://soundcloud.com/d3u5e
Gav: https://soundcloud.com/gav_the_fox

Origin Unknown

OP025 // D3U5E & Gav - Origin Unknown

French DJ and Caninal Records founder Joanna OJ showcases her penchant for angular, dynamic, and experimental electronic music as she reignites our label mix series with a meticulously curated and incredibly detailed set that moves through frenetic bass and breaks into wigged-out techno and beyond.

Tracklist:

1. A Made Up Sound - Take The Plunge (First Thought) [A Made Up Sound]
2. Camboja - Chasing Drinks And Shadows [Pho Bho]
3. Kahter - Forbair [Self Release]
4. Plebeian - Pearl [Forthcoming Grid]
5. Erik Luebs - Melty Face People [Self Release]
6. EM + STAV - Odd (Forest Drive West Remix) [JoyLift]
7. Small Crab - Snake Bite [Forthcoming Lacuna]
8. KRSLD - The Man From Okinawa [LDH Records]
9. Delay Grounds - Duomo [CEE]
10. Jurango - Muni Ce Boa [Forthcoming Livity Sound]
11. Leftlow - Distractions [Exit Records]
12. Galtier - Torn & Strewn [Self Release]
13. Sentient - X [Foundation Audio]
14. Perfo - Crépuscule [HAYES]
15. Ōtone - Slice (Catartsis Remix) [Ygam]
16. Jdotbalance - Late [SLINK]
17. Toupaz - Shatter [?]
18. RAVL - Amer Béton (Hyas Remix) [Bad Tips]
19. Comarca - Fred [Gordo Trax]
20. Tymotica - Sleep Mechanism [Meld Records]
21. Feph & Mr Tron - Crankshaft [Alchemista Records]
22. Nic As Well - Nacaduct [COD3 QR]
23. Ogend - Hydralius [End Of Perception]
24. Kincaid - Vent (Harba Remix) [Shaw Cuts]
25. Lag - Kolo (Disko Edit) [Pohjola Records]
26. Sun People - Tell Me Something [Exit Records]
27. Tibia - Interloper [Forthcoming Perspektif]
28. Leeway - English Dead [Lost Domain]
29. Siadic - Metro [NAGA]
30. Sacre - Muse [Self Release]

Joanna OJ

OP Mix 12 - Joanna OJ

Low-key producer and Ruffhouse Industries co-founder, Tymotica, indulges his fondness for precision-engineered dance music and glacial textures with Temporal Bias, a 4-track collection of crystal tipped techno and bass music soundscapes, each expertly crafted both technically and sonically.
 
This is a deeply personal journey, one that traverses ice-cold landscapes, unashamedly wearing its influences on its sleeve while simultaneously sounding completely fresh and unique. This is pinpoint-accurate production at its finest, and you’re all invited along for the ride.

1. Aerial Threshold
2. Center Unity
3. Repulse
4. Wrkt48

Tymotica: https://soundcloud.com/tymotica

Temporal Bias

OP026 // Tymotica - Temporal Bias

UK-based producer and engineer of emotive, off-world soundscapes, Slolek, returns to Of Paradise with Object Desire, a 4-track collection of saturated electronica, experimental bass, and fractured jungle. 

A cinematically tinged journey across arid landscapes and through cavernous rooms, Object Desire is a desert-kissed masterpiece of expertly harvested sounds, an incredibly majestic and thought-provoking journey with a darkly ambient core.

1. Locked Room
2. Object Desire
3. Stalker
4. Visage

Slolek: @slolek

Object Desire

OP027 // Slolek - Object Desire

Ahead of his debut EP for the label, UK-based artist Slolek serves up a diverse, inspiring, and cutting-edge collection of electronic music, poetry, and sound design, curated over 4 years and then refined and realised to coincide with his upcoming release, Object Desire.

Tracklist:

1. Roberto Musci - Tamatave [Music From Memory]
2. Joy Orbison - COYP [Toss Portal]
3. Akkord - RCVR [Houndstooth]
4. Seph - Geomancer [Insurgentes]
5. Robert Normandeu - Chorus [Influx]
6. Philip Larkin - Absences [Not On Label]
7. Andy Stott - Time Away [Modern Love]
8. Shackleton - Death is Not Final [Skull Disco]
9. Buttechno - East [Self Release]
10. Source Direct - Approach & Identify (Demdike Stare Remix) [Nonplus Records]
11. Age Coin - Espirit [Posh Isolation]
12. Camboja - Chasing Drinks and Shadows [Pho Bho]
13. Gantz - Hinges Creek [Self Release]
14. Atrice - Backrooms [Ilian Tape]
15. Kryptic Minds - Hybrid (Biome Remix) [Osiris Music]
16. Laksa - Mind [RE:LAX]
17. Gamma Intel - Trust [Nerve Collect]
18. Forest Drive West - Creeper [Ilian Tape]
19. Grischa Lichtenberger - 0319 08 SATURN 5c + 0119 30 EINS bb2 (Saturn / 32 cents)[Raster]

Slolek

OP Mix 14 - Slolek

Mercy System showcases his profound enthusiasm for electronic music, delivering a hypnotic study of its more exciting, experimental, and twisted genres for the fifteenth instalment in our label mix series. Equipped with an arsenal of future-focused cuts guaranteed to keep listeners on their toes, this one means serious business.

Tracklist:

1. Merzbow & Lawrence English - The Long Dream [Dais Records]
2. Lawrence English - Another Ending (Theme to Traumazone) [Room40]
3. Mercy System - The Water Slowly Boils [Unreleased]
4. Kellen303 – Interlinked [Self Release]
5. Plebeian – Pearl [Grid]
6. Edmondson – Authentic [Electro Magnetic Fields]
7. Mercy System - Left Us In Want [Of Paradise]
8. Azu Tiwaline & Forest Drive West - Fluids in Motion I [Livity Sound]
9. Mercy System - Through the Static [Forthcoming Of Paradide]
10. Imaginary Number - I’m in [Forthcoming Yuku]
11. Henry Greenleaf - Get the Hell Out [Different Intel]
12. Coralie - Itchy [Unreleased]
13. Vere - Perpetual Motion [Excess]
14. Mercy System - If I Were You [Forthcoming Of Paradise]
15. Sister Zo – LikeLove [Obligated Records]
16. Maude Vòs - Vis-à-vis [Yuku]
17. Kassian - Sistema Baile [!K7 Records]
18. Mercy System – Recognise [Voitax]
19. Impurity - Plastic Peoples [Unreleased]
20. Impurity - VR (Violent Reality) [Unreleased]
21. Vex’d - Pop Pop VIP [Planet Mu]
22. Vex’d – Slime [Planet Mu]

Mercy System

OP Mix 15 - Mercy System

Explorative bass music meets hypermodern techno and hypnotic dubstep explorations on Found, the latest V.A. from Of Paradise. A distinctly polished and highly immersive 8-track showcase of brand-new music, Found brings together a cluster of artists hell-bent on shaking up the underground.

Featuring pristine cuts from Gent1e $oul & Hiroma Keo, Jan Loup, Slolek, Pugilist, Silent Era, Mercy System, Destrata, and Tymotica, Found is a crushingly good example of artists thinking outside the box who are working with sounds that are both unique and dynamic. This is music that bubbles through the aether and then demands you sit up, listen, and take notice.

1. Gent1e $oul & Hiroma Keo - Le Grand Bitoque 
2. Jan Loup - Marée Basse 
3. Slolek - Slip Of The Tongue 
4. Pugilist - Sinkhole  
5. Silent Era - Dark Energy 
6. Mercy System - Vacuum 
7. Destrata - Snap
8. Tymotica - Riptide

@fastcastle, @hiromakeo, @janloup, @slolek, @pugilistmusic, @silent_era, @mercysystem, @destratavan, @tymotica.

Found

OP028 // Various Artists - Found

Gothenburg's Vilhelm delivers the latest instalment in our label mix series, serving up an ice-cold and seriously infectious collection of future-focused drum & bass and jungle, which includes a sprinkling of unreleased and forthcoming material from the man himself. With an EP on the horizon from Bukva Sound and new tracks slated for release on Western Lore, this mix highlights Vilhelm's energy, passion, and deep understanding of some of dance music's most revered genres.

Tracklist:

1. First Touch (Main Phase & Lille Høg) - Only Truth [BSP Bispebjerg]
2. Theomega - Mystery Train [Okbron Records]
3. Vilhelm - Further [Unreleased]
4. Soeneido - Treef [Future Retro]
5. Forest Drive West - Void Control [R&S]
6. Mantra - Burn & Heal [Ilian Tape]
7. Holsten - Abscess [Droogs]
8. Janaway - Till Dawn [Brazen Records]
9. D. Tiffany + Roza Terenzi - Redemption Arc [Delicate Records]
10. Wastedan - Unhappy Hardcore [Villa Records]
11. Supply + Vilhelm - Other Side [Intent Records]
12. Vilhelm - Unconscious [Unreleased]
13. Vilhelm - Central Line [Forthcoming Bukva Sound]

Vilhelm

OP Mix 16 - Vilhelm

With an ever-growing and insanely exciting back catalogue, including his Negative Space EP, which was released on the label in 2023, Melbourne-based artist Pugilist returns to Of Paradise, this time linking up with fellow Australian musician Pod on their shapeshifting album Iridescent, the duo’s debut collaborative release.

Comprised of nine pulsing and explorative productions, including one digital-only bonus track, Iridescent is a masterful and quietly nuanced excursion through contemporary dance music, one that sees Pugilist & Pod cultivate a unique and timeless sound of their own that varies tremendously in form, shape, and texture.

Totemic in its imaginative scope, Iridescent offers listeners a truly immersive experience that will blissfully wash over them in the safety of their own homes or take them in a transcendent grasp and guide them on a new journey through the club.

A1. Haus
A2. Iridescent
B1. Myriapoda
B2. Mystic
C1. Crisps
C2. Sun-Dialled
D1. Swamp
D2. Pentagram
Digital Bonus. Incandescent

https://soundcloud.com/pugilistmusic
https://soundcloud.com/podimension

Iridescent

OP029 // Pugilist & Pod - Iridescent

Of Paradise returns to dublab with 60 minutes of shapeshifting sounds, including some exciting forthcoming label material alongside a selection of current favourites.

Tracklist:

1. Silent Era - ? [Forthcoming Of Paradise]
2. Entire - Polymorphine [SPLOT]
3. Formant Value - Nucleo [Lowless]
4. Pugilist & POD - Haus [Forthcoming Of Paradise]
5. Javano - Origin [Temple Of Sound]
6. Tradecraft - 07067 [Berceuse Heroique]
7. Pugilist & POD - Pentagram [Forthcoming Of Paradise]
8. Tammo Hesselink - Haven't Read [Midgar]
9. Sepehr - Shimmering Waves [GARMO]
10. Pugilist & POD - Sun-Dialled [Forthcoming Of Paradise]
11. Tano - Capture [In Armatura]
12. Azu Tiwaline & Forest Drive West - Fluids In Motion II [Livity Sound]
13. IWANN - Cold Welding [SPLOT]
14. Caldera - Nocturnal [Pressure Dome]
15. How Du - Aqua [The Moth Club]

Of Paradise - dublab Guest Session 21 November 2024

Following the release of their debut album, Iridescent, Melbourne’s own Pugilist & Pod take the reins for our label mix series, delivering an intoxicating and immersive mix that weaves through light and dark, lounge and club. Much like their album, the mix highlights the duo’s remarkable ability to push boundaries and think outside of the box, crafting a masterful exploration of contemporary dance music and innovative sound design. 

Tracklist:

1. Parris - Soft Rocks With Socks [Wisdom Teeth]
2. Dubmonger - Wasp Controller [Self Release]
3. Steevio - Hiraeth (Batu Remix) [Wisdom Teeth]
4. Voices From The Lake - Circe + S.T. [Prologue]
5. Tom Dicicco - Untitled (Kowton Remix) [Project Squared]
6. Instra-mental - More Than [Nonplus Records]
7. Pev & Kowton – Exhale [Livity Sound]
8. Vril - Haus (Rework) [Delsin]
9. Formant Value – Polycausa [Well Street Records]
10. Duckett - Looking At Mum Objectively [Wisdom Teeth]
11. Pugilist & Pod – Haus [Of Paradise]
12. IORI - Under The Water (Wata Igarashi Remix) [Kynant Records]
13. Vardae - Dem Bad [Annulled]
14. Acronym - River Red Gum [Northern Electronics]
15. Pinch - Down [Cold Recordings]
16. PALEMAN - Paranoid Loop [PLMN]
17. Abdulla Rashim - A Shell Of Speed [Northern Electronics]
18. Sciama - Intercede [Ooda]
19. Volte-Face - Blatchington Mill (Wata Igarashi's Stairway Remix) [BleeD]
20. Bokeh - Other Special Occasions [UVB-76 Music]
21. natural/electronic.system. - Vespero [Delsin]
22. Amazondotcom - A Flower, Nocturnal and Permanent [SUBREAL]
23. Pugilist & Pod - Sun Dialled [Of Paradise]

@pugilistmusic
@podimension

OP Mix 17 - Pugilist & Pod

Of Paradise return with their second release the Smelling Salts EP, from UK-based producer Stratton. Featuring four pieces of music that paint an ever changing electronic landscape and showcase a true distillation of tough, jackin’ and underground house music.

A1. AM Transmission
A2. Smelling Salts
B1. Scrabble Dub
B2. Always On

Stratton: @strattontrax

Smelling Salts

OP002 // Stratton - Smelling Salts

After the success of the labels first two releases, Of Paradise welcome Baltra into the inner circle for number three; a 2XLP reissue of his No Regrets album. Originally released in February 2016 as a limited edition cassette on the artists own 96 And Forever label, this is the first time any of these tracks have been made available on vinyl. No Regrets captures the deep, raw emotion of the big city, taking the preconceived ideas of underground electronic music and lovingly twisting them into something new.

A1. Meta
A2. Fuck All Y’all Haters
B1. No Regrets
B2. Soul 4 Real (Vocal Mix)
C1. And I Think Of U (ft. Margaux Lonnberg)
C2. U ME EVERYTH1NG
D1. Seaside Heights

Baltra: https://soundcloud.com/baltra

No Regrets

OP003 // Baltra - No Regrets

Title track from 'No Regrets'. Raw and jackin’ house packed full of rough percussion and ambient sensibilities, direct from the hazy streets of New York City.

Baltra - No Regrets

To celebrate the long awaited rerelease of his ‘No Regrets’ album on Of Paradise, Baltra drops 02 in our label mix series. Delivering just over an hours worth of raw house and twisted club bangers. Thanks for staying strong people, this one’s for you.

Baltra

OP Mix 02 - Baltra

MRTN. pushes the gears into overdrive with Smart Casual, his most recent cut taken from the first Of Paradise VA. Watch the warehouse flip out to this 5min workout packed with rave stabs and peak time energy.

MRTN.: https://soundcloud.com/mrtntrax

Of Paradise Vol. 1

MRTN. - Smart Casual

Having firmly established himself as one of the most exciting DJs and producers currently working in contemporary electronic music, Baltra returns to Of Paradise with his Can’t Explain It EP, a kaleidoscopic and dazzling journey through the heart and soul of raw and hazy house music.

A1. Can’t Explain It (ft. Angela)
A2. Fantasy
B1. Fu2uR3
B2. オメガ (Omega)

Baltra: soundcloud.com/baltra

Can’t Explain It

OPWHT001 // Baltra - Can’t Explain It

Rising Scottish talent, Deejay Bloom, lets loose with his deep, infectious and anthemic, Unit Traxx, from the inaugural Of Paradise VA. 

Deejay Bloom: https://soundcloud.com/deejaybloom

Deejay Bloom - Unit Traxx

Stratton returns to Of Paradise with ‘Hardcore Live Forever’, a blistering 4-track journey through a weekend of excess, each track showcasing just how far this DJ and producer has come since he debuted on the label back in 2017.

A1. Coming
A2. Wide-Eyed And Painless
B1. Bad Advice
B2. Gettin’ Out (Unhappy Hardcore Mix)

Stratton: https://soundcloud.com/strattontrax

Hardcore Live Forever

OP010 // Stratton - Hardcore Live Forever

Oall Hates returns to Of Paradise with Tranceporter, a ferocious 5-tracker that pushes the artists music into new and intoxicating waters, showcasing a truly innovative sound; one that this Austrian producer has honed and crafted meticulously over recent years.

A1. Tranceporter
A2. Gentrifies
B1. Adderol
B2. Bones Faro
B3. Feelings
Digital Bonus. PCT-666

Oall Hates: https://soundcloud.com/oallhates

Tranceporter

OP012 // Oall Hates - Tranceporter

Following the success of Oall Hates’ Tranceporter EP, Of Paradise is proud to present a 6-track remix package, including new and exclusive takes on a selection of tracks from the original release. Moving through breaks, bass, techno, jungle and garage, this collection of reimagined soundscapes takes the listener on a late night journey through twisted cities of sonic architecture.

Featuring brand new material from Fade, Placid One, Michael Fam, Mesmé, Centric Dancer, Krotone, Bergemann & Legget, Oall Hates, Impurity, Lazarus and Slowfoam & Neilll; 'Of Paradise Vol. 3' showcases a lethal breadth of talent that stretches across the four corners of the globe.

1. Fade - Thinking Of You
2. Placid One - Prove Yourself
3. Michael Fam - Computer Ghost
4. Mesmé - Nº22
5. Centric Dancer - Playing
6. Krotone - New Beginning
7. Bergemann & Legget - Baltic
8. Oall Hates - Sohn Eins
9. Impurity - In My Mind
10. Lazarus - Daggers Crossed
11. Slowfoam & Neilll - Salta

Of Paradise Vol. 3

OP014 // Various Artists - Of Paradise Vol. 3

Following his appearances on Of Paradise Vol. 2, and Of Paradise Vol. 3, Nuremberg-based producer Lazarus, lays his emotions bare and delivers 'Downwards', an expansive and profound 4-track journey through breakbeat and techno.

A1. Downwards
A2. Back One Eighty
B1. There Is No Meaning
B2. Conjunct

Lazarus: @lazarus_nbg

Downwards

OP013 // Lazarus - Downwards

Asmus Odsat, remixes, remodels and remoulds Oall Hates’ ‘PCT-666’, transforming it into a supercharged journey through angular bass and disjointed breaks.

Oall Hates: https://soundcloud.com/oallhates
Asmus Odsat: https://soundcloud.com/asmus

Tranceporter The Remixes

Oall Hates - PCT-666 (Asmus Odsat Remix)

Founded in 2016, Of Paradise is a record label run by Lauren Chalmers (https://soundcloud.com/silent_era) and Paul Patterson.

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