Queue pt 7

[FOLD_EP32] Soft Talk - Mercy (12") - Out now!
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/soft-talk-mercy-ep/604722-01
http://www.deejay.de/FOLDEP32_-_Soft_Talk_-_Mercy_-_12inch__220905
http://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/72315-foldep32-soft-talk

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Soft Talk is the latest alias that Natal Zaks - our longtime Danish friend and a musician we've been constantly releasing under different monikers throughout the last 5 years - picked out for us. He is hands down the most talented producer we've ever met and it's always a privilege to be able release his music under any name he chooses. We've seen his music go through many transformations and they were always for the best. This time we feel exactly the same - that this is our favorite music ever and we'll never want to release anything else again. That's never true of course, but the Mercy EP does feel a lot like that.

Natal debuts his Soft Talk project on Origami Sound, where he also released under Aebeloe, Escar, half of Averos and many more aliases. He is currently part of the immensely talented Regelbau collective from Aarhus, Denmark as well as one of the people behind Help Recordings. His consistency in quality and the depth of musical understanding he displays is astonishing and we'll be happy to finally see him out there in the 'circuit', gigging and releasing his gems on some of our favorite labels.

Each of the 4 tracks on this 12" has its unique background story - for example Radar went through many takes on an old analog device that Natal's university had in a studio - and we love all 4 just as much. This music is so tangible, so easy to single out and so rewarding upon listening or playing that we don't even want to give it away. But then again, that's what we love most about great music.

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Mastered by Dan Griober
Artwork by Natal Zaks
Released April 8, 2016

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Soft Talk - Mercy (Vinyl Only - Out now!)

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thank you, always, so much more to come very soon.

James Blake - Tell Her Safe (hnrk Bootleg)

Tremble - Far Wud / Troubles And Temptations - RUFFCUT007 - In store now!

Out on VINYL: March 25th, DIGITAL: April 1st
Burly, UK-styled rave tackle from Berlin’s Phon.O for Tectonic after spending the last few years exploring subsets of garage-techno on 50 Weapons. Clearly carving towards Tectonic’s ruder ‘floor criteria, he plays out the dank, shadow-boxing 2-step drums and swooping subs of Mercurial next to the aggier grime slap of U8 Phunk for the Berlin scallies, and yokes some splintered breaks into a submerged jungle-techno chassis with Bell Blender.

https://www.facebook.com/phon.official
http://www.tectonicrecordings.com

PHON.O - Afterglow Ep (Tectonic 092) (Snippets)

BUY VINYL: https://honeysoundsystem.bandcamp.com/album/justin-cudmore-crystal-12

As a kid growing up in Illinois' tucked-away capital of Springfield, Justin Cudmore played the drums at home and in school as a jazz percussionist. In his college days Justin dove into electronic music, workshopping new-wave influenced beats in bands and DJing parties. Currently, Justin is a fixture across Brooklyn, popping up on dance floors and behind booths, where he has spun records at his Hotmix parties along with Mike Servito and Gunnar Haslam. 

“Crystal” is Cudmore’s debut 12” single. Raw, rough and ready to rumble, “Crystal” marries snaking acid lines and bouncy grooves to a sample from cult underground film classic 'The Queen'.  On the flip is Detroit-bred and Bunker resident DJ Mike Servito’s “730 Reshape”, that gives the wiggly worm vibe harkening back to the early days of Transmat, Warp and the minimalism of Dan Bell's DBX project. L.I.E.S. mainstay Gunnar Haslam provides his “Dekalb Avenue Remix” made while living in New York, a modular synth cruise with the top down. All tracks have been mastered and EQed for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley and labels are as pink as Crystal’s lipstick. 

Justin Cudmore - Crystal (Mike Servito's 730 Reshape)

Justin Cudmore  - Crystal

Vamp / Arco / Bronze
12" / Digital
Out Now on Black Acre

Vamp

Soft Talk - Radar (preview) [12" out now]

Soft Talk - Visit (preview) [12" out now]

Soft Talk - Ladywalk (preview) [12" out now]

Soft Talk - Mercy [12" out now]

Schism - Rift EP (SMBL045)
 Release Date: May 13, 2016

Pre-Order for instant DL of "Venom Aura":
https://smbls.bandcamp.com/album/rift

EP Sampler Tracklist Order:
 01. Skin Chasm 
02. Attack Terrain
03. Venom Aura

The synthesis of two existing projects, Schism is the work of German producers hnrk and DJ Heroin, the former of teamSESH fame and the latter a rising star in the world of post-apocolyptic club productions. As Schism, the two arrive on Symbols with the Rift EP, a release that sees the pair take their respective aesthetics to the extreme and is full of the sort of blow back rhythms and twisted sound design we’ve come to expect from the label. Comprised of three towering efforts, fans of WWWINGS and y y y will find solace in the chaos strewn worlds constructed by hnrk and DJ Heroin and while the outsized tracks are full of the rich textures and sneaky pop sensibility they’re also fully outfited for maximum club potential.

Often bludgeoning, but never devoid of a crisp, sneaky beauty, Rift jumps off with “Attack Terrain”, a roughhewn track full of throttling bass and punchy 808s. The track sets an ominous tone as Rift delves into tropes ranging from Southern rap and grime to an assortment of sub-heavy forms from the hardcore continuum and beyond. “Skin Chasm” hits equally hard, built on top of a high pitched, almost analgesic melody and the sort of high strung atmosphere both hnrk and DJ Heroin manage so adeptly. Closing out Rift, “Venom Aura” is an emotional banger of the highest form, matching a pitched up vocal with sawtooth synths and an array of foley effects that form a bed of texture for the track’s pressurized inner workings. As the synthesis of DJ Heroin and hnrk’s respective aesthetics, Rift certainly succeeds, but even more so it sees the two expand into and experiment with exciting a larger sound and unorthodox sonics.

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https://soundcloud.com/schism-14168492
https://soundcloud.com/hnrk93
https://soundcloud.com/dj-heroin

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Rift

Schism - Rift EP (OUT NOW)

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