August 2021

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Tijana T - 12 June 2021

Tripped-out, leisurely house and breaks comprises the next drop on Haŵs, and for the established Welsh imprint, number 13 is far from unlucky – in fact, it’s coming in as ecstatic. Perth producer Guy Contact takes the reigns for ‘Euphoria Simulator’, a 6-track EP radiating with all the charm and optimism of a liberated future.

Opening the first of four house tracks, ‘Into The Blue’ makes light work of bass melodies and fresh kicks, bouncing skywards as though emerging from a thinning fog into a clear day. ‘Nice 2 B Free’ is imbued with touches of sentimentality, pouring outwards like the laissez-faire movements of a serene dancer entwined within a group of friends. The eccentric ‘Whip Crack Cowboy’ takes the camaraderie of country twang into a colourful new world, mediating psychedelic guitar strings into harmony with synths and a cathartic house beat.

On the B-side, the titular ‘Euphoria Simulator’ doubles down on the bass but keeps its overall ride light and airy, dipping between piano, synths and rhythms warm enough to breathe emotion into a cold room. The final two tracks untether from their house confines: ‘Amphibian Pool’ dubs down into a hypnotic, marine-level drift, elongating croaky basslines alongside punchy breaks and acid lines during its descent. Finally, ‘Subaquatic Jungle’ hits the ocean floor, discovering an enigmatic world alive with a fauna of percussion and distortions that slope through dense, bassy undercurrents.

For anyone looking to impart a kaleidoscope of blissful feelings onto dancefloors, ‘Euphoria Simulator’ sits patiently ready to heighten the senses.

𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 ➟ Guy Contact - Euphoria Simulator

@ellenstokes

Welcoming producer and DJ Ellen Stokes AKA Stoke City DJ for vol. 42! Hailing from Canberra/Ngunnawal country, Ellen was one of the minds behind the Throb parties and a regular at essential local institution Sideway. Now based in Naarm, you may have caught her playing music at a large number of parties including warming up for Ben UFO and DJ Boring. Her melt mix is an excellent excursion in various club sounds from proggy tek and breaks to disco tinged house and melodic UKG.

Artwork by Andi O'Connor

melt mix vol. 42 - Stoke City DJ

Our 7th release on Resonance comes in hot by Daniel Neighbour. A more than talented producer, DJ & promoter based in Prague. OPUS 4+5 are deep, atmospheric tracks with a groovy punch feeling right at home in the astral catalogue of the Resonance label.

Joining the OPUS 04 & 05 tracks are 2 respective remixes. One extra deep remix for 05 by Prague based Ian Oskadev and a minimal breaks inspired remix of 04 by UK based Resonance founder Frederick Ansgar.

Support: http://resonance.shuvt.com/shvt007/

Label & Artist Info:
SHUVT.resonance: https://soundcloud.com/shuvt-resonance /  https://instagram.com/shuvt.club
Daniel Neighbour: https://soundcloud.com/dj-neighbour /  https://www.instagram.com/djneighbour/
Frederick Ansgar: https://soundcloud.com/frederick_ansgar / https://www.instagram.com/frederick.ansgar/

OPUS 4+5

PREMIERE: Daniel Neighbour - OPUS 04 (Frederick Ansgar Remix) [SHUVT.resonance]

Two powerduos in charge for SPT005: Norwegian artist Filip Storsveen alias Oprofessionell teamed up with local buddy Mikkel Rev - as Omformer - and Vienna based producer Alpha Tracks - as Kineta - to deliver four cosmic Trance tunes for intense dancefloor moments.

B2 has been removed for copyright reasons and won't be sold in digital format anymore.

More infos to the artists of this track:
https://soundcloud.com/omformer
https://soundcloud.com/oprofessionell
https://soundcloud.com/mikkel-rev

Omformer - Photon

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sin:it:sin & The Droid - Persuadertron

Taken from Boulderhead 's EP Metamorphose on Craigie Knowes, out August 30.

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Premiere: Boulderhead - Polynomial Camouflage

[metadata_records] is an imprint for Dark Arps. In this debut EP, Jon returns to his formative nuskool breaks influences with three groove-laden chin-strokers: 'Broken Promise', 'Grow Op' and 'Plead’. Expect rubbery bass, percussive boom-bap, and cheeky melodic interjections as we romp through these three electro-charged funkhausers. The title track ‘Broken Promise’ hits you with the one- two chord stabs right off the bat and just doesn’t stop. ‘Grow Op’ is low-rolling with that Seinfeld slap, and ‘Plead’ takes us on a perilous journey through pretentious bassline progressions... buckle up! For more, visit www.metadatarecords.com

Artist Social Links:

https://www.facebook.com/darkarps
https://www.instagram.com/dark_arps
https://soundcloud.com/dark-arps
https://www.darkarps.com
Label Social Links:

https://www.facebook.com/metadatarecords/
https://www.instagram.com/metadata_records/
https://soundcloud.com/metadata_records
https://www.metadatarecords.com

Sales / Pre-sales Link:

Soundcloud Clips: https://soundcloud.com/metadata_records/sets/preview-mdr001-dark-arps-broken-promise-ep

Broken Promise EP

PREMIERE: Dark Arps - Broken Promise [metadata_records]

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