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More VA action as the series continues with another instalment. As is tradition at OEW, four heavy hitters grace the newest plate. Enlisting rising talents and familiar faces alike, the Witness surveys all, cherry-picking another clutch of intrepid dancefloor navigators for the label.

Asphalt DJ tees off with a shadowy, driving tripper. Flush with insistent throb and a spectrum of proggy flourishes, it’s properly hypnotic fare. De Lichting member RDS, on the other hand, opts in favour of deep space projection. ‘TH Only’ is a pristine transmission; deep groove and widescreen scope primed to soundtrack imagined interplanetary expeditions.

Making nocturnal manoeuvres with a touch of grit, Hypercolour and Glass Table co- founder Ste Roberts goes off on another tangent entirely. ‘Tune Pitch Decay’ is as dusky as it is propulsive; tough and cavernous for the duration. Made of uneasy soundscapes and half-time, rolling drums, Amsterdam local Tammo Hesselink finally rounds things off on an abstract, downtempo tip.

https://www.one-eye-witness.com/release/1675863885/Various-Artists-WITNESS04

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GWGT143 II CEASEFIRE Vol. 2 - Urgent Need Compilation for Palestine - Various Artists

This compilation of original music has again been collected from artists from around the world, to address the urgent need for medical supplies and food to civilians and victims of the Gaza emergency. 
Our first volume has been heard by over 50,000 listeners, and we have been able to donate over €2,000 euro from fundraising efforts.
Hear and buy GWGT143 CEASEFIRE Vol 1 to support here: girlzwithgoodtaste.bandcamp.com/album/gwg…mpilation

This fundraising compilation is an effort of Girlzwithgoodtaste and our contributing artists, to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

All profits from this compilation will be sent to: 
Palestine Children Relief Fund pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief 
Medical Aid for Palestinians www.map.org.uk

Thank you for supporting our urgent response to the Gaza emergency.

released January 18, 2023

graphics: Daniel
www.instagram.com/cosmicdiscocult/?hl=en

All Tracks have been Mastered by TC80

Countries represented: China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Uruguay, USA

Salomée - Intertwined

It’s a big family affair as four OEW favourites gather on the latest record. Full squad manoeuvres as the quartet of Priori, Eversines, O'FortyFour and Reflex Blue assemble to do some serious damage.

The four-pronged outing kicks off on a proper heads-down tip. Coming thru with thebliss-out, widescreen pads and locked-in groove, NAFF founder Francis Latreille, AKA Priori, sets pace with the sort of track you can imagine inducing trance states at 4 AM. Eversines, on the other hand, opts for a more buoyant kind of flex. Heralding the golden era of early ‘90s acid house, ’Vigilance' retains the hypnotic qualities of its predecessor. Radiant gear.

Serving big electro accelerators, the next two represent something of a departure. But where O’FortyFour’s rude, elasticated contribution comes replete with insectoid detail, Reflex Blue recalls the finest Motor City hydraulics with a slice of Drexciyan-indebted machine funk.

A1 - Priori - Weight | @priori-ties
A2 - Eversines - Vigilance | @eversines
B1 - O'FourtyFour - Bustlin' Monk | @pahatam
B2 - Reflex Blue - J2PX | @reflex-blue-x

Artwork by Susan Janssen
Words by Matt Blair

Pre-order on One Eye Witness.com:
https://www.one-eye-witness.com/release/1705577209/Various-Artists-WITNESS05

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EYA028 Salomée - Delusions EP Incl. LVCA Remix

One Eye Witness turns its gaze to South America with WITNESS06. The Amsterdam imprint continues its growing number of VA EPs with 4 brooding creations from Uruguayan artists Molen & Nahuel, Michelle, Z@p & Latress. While punchy and hard-hitting, each track carries a subtly menacing energy, prodding darker corners of the dancefloor with undeniably satisfying echoes of 80s EBM. Molen & Nahuel’s enticing bassline and brassy synths lead the charge on opener “Modus Operandi”. Rising talent Michelle then pushes at a sense of paranoia with “Last Cello”, its elastic bassline providing the footing for clever percussive trickery. Things take a heady turn on “Ignorance” as Z@p weaves a po-faced speech into psychedelic synth work. Latress opts for a more introspective take on final cut “Perseverance” — pensive harmonies and glassy tones round out this collection of seductive, hypnotic tracks. Ready for Industriehallen worldwide!

Text by Cameron Leaf
Art by Susanne Janssen

A1 Molen & Nahuel - Modus Operandi | @emilianobermolen @nahuel-souza-972006591
A2 Michelle - Last Cello | @michellelive
B1 Z@p - Ignorance | @nandozap
B2 Latress - Perseverance | @latressmusic

Pre-order on One Eye Witness.com:
https://www.one-eye-witness.com/release/1728382510/various-artist-witness06

Pre-order on Bandcamp:
https://one-eye-witness.bandcamp.com/album/witness06

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Pre-order on One Eye Witness.com:
https://www.one-eye-witness.com/release/1737562002/various-artists-witness07

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And another! One Eye Witness rounds up 4 more acts to deliver the latest instalment of their V/A series, WITNESS07. The EP brings together names from across Europe: here fresh faces — the likes of Bristol’s JoeLy — rub shoulders with more established dancefloor exponents such as SameSame from Germany and Rome’s Christopher Ledger, all utilising the hypnotic tech house aesthetic championed by O.E.W.

Young Adults’ “It’s Only Temporary” kicks the EP into gear, a perky cut loaded with bounce. The The Hague duo employ a rubbery bassline and sound palette with plenty of boing, whilst working in a playful nod to a certain 1997 Loveparade anthem. Christopher Ledger gets classy on “Change That”, its slinky, steady break keeping hips in motion whilst tricky dubwise FX swirl across the stereo field. JoeLy slows things down and reigns it in with “Transitional”: beneath the filter sweeps, a seductive, sliding acid bassline is accompanied by augmented 303 action. As punchy as it is textural, the fittingly titled “Novel End” by SameSame seems draped in gauze — delicate drones wrap the drums in a soft cocoon, offering something a little more cerebral. WITNESS07: A tech house Tour de Europe, brought to you by Amsterdam’s all-seeing eye!

Art by Susanne Janssen
Words by Cameron Leaf

A1. Young Adults - It's Only Temporary | @young-adults-nhs
A2. Christopher Ledger - Change That | @christopher-ledger-1
B1. JoeLy - Transitional | @joelcobbold
B2. SameSame - Novel End | @daniel-gorziza

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Buy on Bandcamp: https://one-eye-witness.bandcamp.com/album/witness08
Buy on One Eye Witness: https://www.one-eye-witness.com/release/1758625354/various-artists-witness08

Dutch record label, shop and club platform One Eye Witness presents a lively new entry in their V/A series with WITNESS08. Honing in on more fresh talent from across the globe, Amsterdam’s wandering eye gathers producers Sinqmin, Salomee, Kate08 and elusive duo The Evil B-Side Twins (DJ Tool & Yazzus) for another trip into tech house — and beyond!

Kate08’s “Sticky Toffee” is suitably viscous, burbling and oozing its way across shifting sections. The London artist delicately balances percussion atop warbling bass tones and synth lines that pop in and out. Salomee gets moody on “Night Behaviour”; lurking in the shadows, the track’s acid squelch and interlocking melodies point to the psychedelic, with a purring bassline that keeps things grounded.

The Evil B-Side Twins lay in wait on the flip, springing into action with the tightly-wound “Spindrift”. Propelled by a spiky break and cascading delays, its 303 lines sound like rubber, bouncing between the other synths deployed by the duo. All manner of FX trickery is woven into the production: the Twins layer up and load the track with intricate details. Supplying an unexpected respite from the club action, final cut “Aesthetics For Destination” marks the debut foray into hip-hop for OEW. Produced by Seoul-based Sinqmin and featuring the sultry vocals of 문선 (MOONSUN), the track’s sparse beat and ghostly samples make for a mellow, head-nodding end to another hit from the label.

WITNESS08 — More talent, more trax!

Art by Susanne Janssen
Words by Cameron Leaf

A1. Kate08 - Sticky Toffee | @katewebb
A2. Salomée - Night Behaviour | @ksalomee
B1. The Evil B-Side Twins - Spindrift | @dj-tool @yazzus-1
B2. Sinqmin - Aesthetics For Destination (Feat. 문선 (MOONSUN)) | @sinqmin @moonsunun

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