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After contributing Double O s VIP of 'Future Shock' to the 'Message From the Parazone' project, we are proud to present a full EP of a true veteran and beat-smith of the Jungle scene on Parallax: Sonar Circle aka Domu aka Sonar's Ghost. With releases on various labels such as Reinforced, Metalheadz, Rupture, Future Retro and AKO Beatz under his belt, we feel blessed that Dominic found time and inspiration to write music for us. Welcome to the world of 'A Future Passed'.

Parallax - When ambitions far exceed talent!

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Sonar´s Ghost - A Future Passed [PARA014]

"Intelligent DnB" The bridge genre between jungle and DnB in the 90s.
Most tracks in this playlist were released between 1995 - 2000 during its "hay day"

It was described as "intelligent" DnB due to its characteristics and a much smoother and more laid back version of Jungle. so much so it was often called Elevator DnB

Influences of Jazz and the use of the Rhode piano were a staple sound used within the sub genre. with melodies consisting of futuristic synths and stabs within the mix

Lastly it was a Huge influence on the Y2K future, Gen X soft club and PS1 aesthetics from around the years 1996 - 2004

Intelligent ‘DnB’

General Levy - Professional Ganja Smoker - Serial Killaz Remix 

Absolute classic. I will be adding a lot of oldie but goodies here soon. Enjoy

Axis - One In Ten

'Black Rainbows', harks back to the retro-futurism of 93 when artists like Crystl, the Legend crew or Chaos & Julia Set were constantly pushing the boundaries with forward thinking music. The typewriter-style beats with wildly cut-in rewinds, mad beat edits and time-stretch effects create an uneasy listening experience. The dystopian image is completed by an extra layer of textures of bleeps, mechatronic noises, vocals and reeces. Dark but beautiful, melancholic yet relentless. An intense ride that is not for the faint hearted!

PARA014 B1 - Sonar's Ghost - Black Rainbows

'Ambitions' creates tension from the top. Hard to pin-point it features ingredients from the whole spectrum: It has an atmospheric edge, but also includes cool ragga snippets, cowbells and energy raising effects. The tune bubbles along nicely until halfway in. Here Dominic once again proves his skills to find extraordinary samples that lift a tune to other spheres. This time it's drug lord George Jung who ponders '...Throughout my lifetime I've left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there's almost not enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that my ambitions far exceeded my talent.' Then all hell breaks lose and the tune bursts into an unexpected full-on reecebass vs. amen tearout for the second half of the tune. A perfect bridge tune to hit people with an unexpected turn in your dj sets.

PARA014 A2 - Sonar's Ghost - Ambitions

'Riddim [Come Again]' takes you into a Bladerunner-esque setting: Sweeping pads, late-night sax and sound-clash snippets introduce the tune until rumbling amens and a thumping subbass take it away into rugged territories. This unashamed riddim is certified heavy duty machinery - guaranteed to make jaws drop and turn every dance into a frenzy!

Full release November 2022, testpresses will be live Friday, 3rd June 13:00 CMT (UK that´s 12 for ya) via https://parallaxrecordings.bigcartel.com

PARA014 - Sonar's Ghost - Riddim [Come Again]

Waves crash against the shores, accompanied by a simple and melancholic xylophone melody. A peaceful atmosphere. A voice from the off asks 'To the future or to the past?' and a lush tune with female vocals and warm tuneful subbass unfolds upon us. Just when we feel all soothed George Orwell corrupts our daydream with a toast from 1949, that now - 73 years later - sadly is still a distant future - or 'A Future Passed'? 

'To a time when thought is free when men are different from one another and do not live alone - to a time when truth exists and what is done cannot be undone: From the age of uniformity, from the age of solitude, from the age of Big Brother, from the age of doublethink - greetings!'

Limited testpressings of Sonar´s Ghost - A Future Passed EP (PARA 014)will be available Friday, 3rd June 2022 at 13:00 (UK that´s 12:00 for you) via https://parallaxrecordings.bigcartel.com/ (that´s not the Bandcamp page since Bandcamp Fridays are over!)

PARA014 A1 - Sonar's Ghost - A Future Passed

- D O W N L O A D -
https://pizzahotline.bandcamp.com/

 - M U S I C    V I D E O - 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa4MT9LPcaU&t=3081s

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L E V E L S E L E C T // レベル選択

Liquid soaked low-poly 3D dreamscapes. Strictly no save states. Select your level. Plug in and begin dreaming.

INSPIRED BY Y2K VIDEO GAME AESTHETICS AND SOUNDTRACKS
PS1 // PS2 // N64 // SATURN // DREAMCAST //

ARTWORK BY GENDEMA

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All tracks are written, produced, mixed, and mastered by Pizza Hotline apart from Glacier Zone which is a collaboration between Pizza Hotline and DJ Total 90. All remixes were produced by their respective remixers.

LEVEL SELECT (JOSEPH S JOYCE REMIX)

This needs absolutely no introduction! Limited to 300 vinyl copies, a brand new remaster of this stunning Photek release from 1995 with remixes from Gremzinz & Jesta and Andy Odysee. This is dropping just before the end of the year exclusive to our loyal Bandcamp followers and from mid February 2023 through all good record stores worldwide.

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Smokeable - BBC - Aires & Kelvin - AcB Mash-Up with my sound designed Rich BassLine.

This is a must have for all drum and bass fanatics and junglist . Hybrid’s selection is flawless, all killer no filler, make sure to bless your USB with this Welcome To The Jungle to keep the ravers happy!


Aries & Kelvin 373 tell the Born On Road story
Few label stories document and capture the development and transition from where drum & bass was in the early 2010s to where it is now better than that of Born On Road. 

A Bristol-based collective headed up in late 2012 – a year when drum & bass was at its most EDM-ified with its first number one hits and growing wave of commercial sounds and attitudes – Born On Road came from the deepest of foundations. Founded by Kelvin 373 who was a then-burgeoning young talent who’d grown up on the free party circuit, and seasoned jungle veteran Aries, the label stood for roots that had been overlooked for some years yet were defiantly celebrating the new generation of artists. 

Forecasting the fusion of jungle and rollers, and big champions of MC culture, long before these dynamics became particularly prominent dynamics that have characterised drum & bass in the last half decade, within a few years of establishing themselves (notably in the west country, at free parties and at festivals like Boomtown) Kelvin, Aries and their growing crew were at the forefront of a new wave of D&B. 

Bringing through and/or backing acts like Selecta J Man, AC13, Crossy, Bish, Gray, Lupo, Jappa, Gold Dubs and Euphonique both in their parties and their releases, Born On Road continue to represent and embody the new energy and sense of rootsical renaissance drum & bass jungle has needed to thrive in the new decade.

Smokeable - BBC - Aires & Kelvin - AcB Mash-Up

Nookie -  You Can't Hold Me Back (Original Mix)

Jason Cambridge and Nathan Haines were a memorable combination as the jazzy outfit Sci-Clone, and this release was one of their finest back in 1999.

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Sci-Clone -  Everywhere I Go (Remix) (2018 Remaster)

Intense - Shara

Dj ss lighter

Remarc- R.I.P.

PFM -Cruisin Detroit Original 1996

Berlin-based Hardcore Jungle label run by Vali NME Click. It accompanies the Parallax events and releases on vinyl & digital formats.

PARA014 A1 - Sonar's Ghost - A Future Passed

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