Recording of Toma Kami's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2022.

Toma Kami at Dekmantel Selectors 2022

Pre-order - https://pressuredome.bandcamp.com/album/two-is-greater-than-one

Our sixth VA compilation continues in the collective spirit at the heart of Pressure Dome; here taking its fullest form. The first of its kind in the label catalogue, ‘Two [Is Greater Than] One’ sees a selection of PD regulars and friends of the label put their heads together across eight atmospheric tracks, equally as suited to the club as to solo listening. 

Those who have followed the label for a while will be no stranger to the comp’s first collaborator. Human Resources teams up with London dub techno specialist, Keplrr, on ‘Spring’: a mood-led composition where the impact is contained in atmosphere. Fragmented drum breaks are engulfed by airy synth pads and punctuated by a dancehall-indebted rhythm that marches at 90BPM. ‘Yuppel’ welcomes Noods Radio mainstay Sid Quirk aka Keppel into the mix. He is joined by label boss, Yushh, on a ruminative percussive tool, guided by cavernous drums that fabricate a vivid, immersive environment. With the guidance of Brighton’s Caldera, the journey continues with ‘Süss Choc’. The reverb-laden synth plucks on ‘evoke water droplets, and hallucinatory details echo around them to create the illusion of being in a mountainous cove.

Delay Grounds – an audiophile in the truest sense of the word – is next to take the baton. Together, he and Yushh take it up a notch on ‘Telomere’ – a full-bodied club-ready track packed with glitchy chords and giddy drums. A gnarly, Pariah-esque breakdown segues into the track’s second wind where pitched-up vocal chops accelerate it to the compilation’s energetic climax. With the help of London drum specialist, Syz, ‘Fuzbidun’ keeps our feet firmly on the dancefloor. Breakbeats are chopped and rearranged, flitting between double and half time whilst a distorted mid-bass roughens things round the edges, prepping the ground for the compilation’s move to a more inorganic feel.

Bristol don, Forever, joins Yushh next on ‘Passing Notes’ – a groove-driven club track where skittish percussion ricochets from side to side, so palpable it tempts the touch. ‘Crash Bash Party At BUFOs’ is no different. The link-up between Delay Grounds and dance music’s stalwart of musique concrète, Wordcolour, is completely idiosyncratic to both artists: the perfect combination of found-sound percussion and skillfully rehashed vocal samples. It’s up to two PD mainstays – Roy Mills and Human Resources – to close proceedings. A chugging rhythm bubbles under the surface of ‘Sycophantasy’, sending us on a dubbed-out trip before picking the pace back up again.

Copy – Annie Parker
Artwork – Jesse Webb
Mastering – Matthew Bentley

@keplrr | @are-human-resources | @sidquirk | @caldera-caldera | @delay-grounds | @syzuk | @foreverg10 | @wordcolour | @private_planet | @yushh

Spring

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Various Artists - Two [Is Greater Than] One (PDCOLLAB001) [clips]

Listen to the complete Livity Sound Mix Series on Apple Music : music.apple.com/us/curator/livity…-mixes/1635606882

SIM - LIVITY SOUND Mix Series 011

Hassan Abou Alam is one of Egypt’s musical exports, steadily publishing his work since 2008 and he’s here to take over Tapes #90.

He has been featured on diverse labels across the globe such as Banoffee Pies, Rhythm Section, naive, Casa Voyager, and many more! For the past 15 years, Hassan has been playing around with his gear, forging multiple live performances. A hard to pin down sound that utilizes analog and digital instruments, a form of organized chaos that he portrays with extreme finesse—his Boiler Room set is a testament to his genre-bending capabilities. Through Red Bull’s RBMA Abou Alam was given a chance to mingle musically with the ancient people of Luxor. The result? A phenomenal live performance in Cairo fusing traditional folklore with electronica, successfully pinning him as one of Egypt’s most versatile musicians.

Full interview & tracklist: https://www.originssound.com/os-tapes/hassan-abou-alam-mix

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Origins Tapes 090 - Hassan Abou Alam

Forward-thinking sounds from across the bass spectrum from NTS WIP artist re:ni and Timedance/Ilian Tape producer Laksa.

https://www.nts.live/shows/relax-w-reni/episodes/relax-w-reni-2nd-april-2023

re:lax w/ re:ni & laksa 020423

Due to an artist cancellation, Italian-Ivorian producer and DJ and Nervous Horizon associate Ehua was added at the very last minute to the Unsound 2022 lineup – but she did not disappoint! Ehua played in the early hours of the morning at an Unsound club night, and now you can relive her set, an emotionally-charged dark slow-fast jam with blissful melodic bursts.

Unsound Podcast 91: Ehua

Piezo - Odd Hooks EP [ANSIA006] 

Out 28/04/2023 on digital  &  12" vinyl 
Buy on Bandcamp: https://piezopz.bandcamp.com/album/odd-hooks-ansia006

A1. jRj
A2. Sensory Overdraw 
B1. Big Room Technow 
B2. Cutest Kitty Content 
digi only: Zing Zang

Written and produced by Luca Mucci 
Mastered by Neel at Enisslab 
Distributed by One Eye Witness 
Artwork by Andrea De Franco


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Odd Hooks

Piezo - Odd Hooks [ANSIA006]

Simo Cell’s visit to Ankali last November was nothing short of a jaw–dropping masterclass in blending bubbling rhythms with cutthroat subs and forward–thinking UK sounds.

Surpassing all expectations, Simo delivered an uplifting closing set that we couldn’t keep just in our memories. We bring back the Dancefloor Archives series to deliver you all the recording of the bass boss himself. Give it some love.

@simocell
@ankali

Dancefloor Archives 003 — Simo Cell

Rinse FM Podcast 

Nervous Horizon with TSVI & Tommy Wallwork (One Year Anniversary Special) - 15 May 2023

Release : June 23th
Buy : gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sans-rel-che

To celebrate Grid 2nd anniversary, we gathered together thirteen earth-shattering tracks from the bass scene’s most promising creators, all aimed to move you in the most primordial way. Evoking images of vast landscapes and deep underground catacombs.

This compilation takes the listener deep into the earth with twisted percussion workouts from the likes of Jabes, Piezo, Ronan and Sister Zo… and back into the light with serene compositions from E-unity, Tammo Hesselink and A Psychic Yes, whilst Jay Duncan, Basile3 y Clara!, Jonny From Space, Flaty, Seekersinternational, and blu-e join the dots with their genre-defying creations.

As was the case with Grid’s previous compilations 'Improvisations' and 'Da Capo Al Coda', the label once again puts its stamp on a moment in the underground by collecting together productions of the highest quality that push the boundaries but undeniably make you want to move.

1. Tammo Hesselink - Paint Reduce Trick
2. Ronan - Shadowbox
3. E-Unity - Of all the places I could be
4. Basile3 y Clara! - Respira
5. Jay Duncan - Frog Work
6. Jabes - Gaol Figure
7. Seekersinternational - Guide Dem Selecta
8. blu-e - Taken A Turn
9. Jonny From Space - Never The Right Time
10. Sister Zo - EMP
11. Piezo - 4e4u
12. A Psychic Yes - Moz Loves Frogs
13. Flaty - Crossmath

Mastered by Krikor Kouchian
Artwork by Unité Services

Supported by : Akanbi, Alicia Steanson, Anaco, Animistic Beliefs, Aquarian, Aroent, Atrice, Ayesha, Azu Tiwaline, Batu, Bill Kouligas, Blank Patrick, Blume, Borusiade, Celestian, Ciel, Cleyra, Danielle, De Grandi, Debonair, Deena Abdelwahed, Deft, DJ Plead, DJ Voices, Doctor Jeep, Eclair Fifi, Ed Davenport, Eric Cloutier, Flore, Formally Unknown, Forest Drive West, Giant Swan, Gigsta, Giulia Tess, Gramrcy, Henry Greenleaf, Huerco S., Glances, Impurity, Jay Carder, Joanna OJ, Jurango, k means, Kaval, Kouslin, Hassan Abou Alam, Laced, Laksa, Lee Gamble, mad miran, Madam X, Mia Koden, Mor Elian, Mumdance, Nazira, Neinzer, Nick León, Nick Craddock, NVST, Oceanic, Ojoo Gyal, Om Unit, Oxyd, Pearson Sound, Ramzi, Realitycheck, Rhyw, Romy Mats, rRoxymore, SHE Spells Doom, Shifted, Siu Mata, Slam, Sleep D, SSSLIP, Sofay, Solid Blake, Soso Tharpa, Soyoon, Steve Barker, Surgeon, Syz, Tia Cousins, Unknown Mobile, Valesuchi, Will Hofbauer, Wordcolour, Yilan, Zenker Brothers and more.

Sans Relâche

V/A - Sans Relâche

V/A - Sans Relâche [GRID011] previews

Rinse FM Podcast

Metrist - 16 June 2023

There’s No Finish Line, Just The Next Dance.

🍊 House & Techno Party 
📍 London & Bath 🛀

get in touch: ali@originssound.com

Origins Tapes 090 - Hassan Abou Alam

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