@nbrusegan @stefano-steve-hammer-urso

PIFF Records welcomes Venice-based producers Nicola Brusegan and Steve Hammer to the label on their latest release, Different Gear EP.

Both producers have a rich history of collaborations, sharing releases on a multitude of labels in recent years. Despite not sharing production duties on any individual track on this release, their musical styles seamlessly blend together to construct a rich sonic tapestry traversing vibrant deep house and soulful dub techno.

The first four tracks on the EP will be available on both vinyl and in digital formats. Steve Hammer offers a simple-yet-raw bassline paired with crisp 808 percussion and dreamlike pads on Black Jack, in contrast with the more upbeat and playful Sadiq. Magic Colour, courtesy of Nicola Brusegan, revolves around a thunderous pumping bassline and stripped-back drums, whilst The River is centred around dubbed-out chords which keep pushing the track forwards.

A plethora of 90s-infused soundscapes continue throughout the final five tracks of the release, available exclusively in digital formats. Highlights include the lively serotonin-drenched melody of We Can Do It, and the glitchy arpeggio of Place 4 (both provided by Steve Hammer), alongside Nicola Brusegan airy pads and hypnotic bassline on XX33 and the Chicago-style vocal sample of Naked. 

Rounding off the release with Look Inside Me, Nicola Brusegan applies melodic pads and shuffling drums to create a hazy track available for free download for buyers of the digital EP.

Over the course of 9 tracks, the pair of Venetian producers express the soulful grooves of 90s house through refreshingly modern production standards.


Digital Release: 3rd March 2023

Vinyl Release: 15th May 2023

Vinyl limited to 150 copies

Written & Produced By Nicola Brusegan & Stefano Urso
Graphics by Ashley Moye
Mastering by Jevon Ives
Press Release by Ed White

Different Gear

We Can Do It

Steve Hammer - We Can Do It (PIFF009)

Amsterdam-based @polychrome_audio returns with a two-part compilation featuring label’s favorites and showcasing its singular curation and perspective on club sounds. 

Part I - Diffraction EP - takes you through the full journey of waveforms traveling through our beloved clubs. Sparking the A-side, Hong Kong’s wonder producer and @mihnclub resident @oliviaxiaolin fires up with a progressive and flamboyant house cut, opening an ambitious dance. The tension is taken one notch deeper with Barcelona’s duo @_iroaka_ signature hypnotic and driving techno sound, dimming the lights for an introspective groove. On the B-side, Lyon’s @julie_desire_ flirts with an electrifying psy-infused track where pounding beats and floating melodies dance in harmony and psychedelia. It is in a firework that Dublin’s prodigy @_dylan.forbes closes out the EP, with an energetic progressive anthem that will light up the space.

Track list below and snippets slides 1-4

A1. Xiaolin - Yonggum
A2. Iro Aka - Psy Sights
B1. Desire - PSY AGAINST MEN’S TEARS
B2. Dylan Forbes - In Tongues

Out on 06/09
Available for preorder via @oneyewitness and Bandcamp

Cat Num.: PA005
Format: 12”/ Digital
Written, Produced & Mixed by Olivia D. Mok, David Iriarte & Carles Rocamora, Julie Desire and Dylan Forbes
Mastering - Analogcut | @analogcutmastering 
Visual Direction by Gerard Musquera aka geri | @geri_______________ 
Distributed by One Eye Witness | @oneyewitness

PA005 - Diffraction EP - snippets

The Serious Cousin

Astral VIP (and more) are here to remedy the monotony! by rehashing what you’ve already heard? but alas, no one is perfect. Outliers and outcasts have always created pockets in the mould of the city, smoke and wubs away from the lights and hammer. This collection of 14 tracks comes from such a dent, representative of different scenes all dedicated to this approach, coming from dank corners, away from big business.

Our offering is a tribute to the mix CDs of dance before (Global Underground et al), with AVIP’s very own Dugong on the 1s and 2s blending contributions from analogous crew into one continuous mix. Future-past made present, for potentially discontinued CD drives. For the sake of tangibility, in times that surge ahead regardless.

All profits from this compilation are being donated to 3EZWA Legal Fund, to help financially assist those facing draconian legal fees as part of the current protest movement in solidarity with Palestine & Lebanon. 
credits
released November 19, 2024

Compiled by Astral Vip (Rhys Salt, George Ahern & Nipuna Jayasekera)
Mixed by Dugong
Mastered by Pierre Leveque at Inner Ear Mastering
Artwork & Design by NIpuna Jayasekera
Photography by Daan Dam

Roza Terenzi & Byron Yeates - Organ Döner (Scharfe Soße Mix)

Words from the label @pureblast: 

First release under our new name Pureblast, we are thrilled to share the second part of remixes from our last EP Psycho including friends and amazing artists Maara, Anatole Serret, DJ TOOL & Lacchesi.

Buy: https://pureblast.bandcamp.com/album/psycho-remixes-part-2

PREMIERE: Pureblast - Earth Replica (Maara Remix)

https://downtoearthcollective.bandcamp.com/album/analysis-paralysis

Bristol-based dancefloor provocateurs Down To Earth embark upon the maiden voyage of a newly-minted record label with the 'Analysis Paralysis EP' from co-founder Remotif. This debut release sets the stage for a new chapter for DTE by inviting listeners into their own sonic orbit, with aural manifestations weaved into being by members of the collective and its close friends.

Remotif’s first release in nearly a year, he’s spent this time patiently honing his sound, distilling the melodious rapture of previous releases into an altogether sleeker, darker concoction. The journey begins with the title track, a pulsating celebration of the feminine divine; barrelling rhythms and low-end heft coalesce with seductive vocal incantations for a kaleidoscopic climax.

Following this, 'Tinto Cringe' descends deeper into the lysergic rabbit hole. Muscular, driving kicks underpin celestial midrange ripples and razor sharp hi-hats, blending sonic complexity with understated danceability. As the EP progresses, 'The Frogs Are Back' shifts the energy with a slower, entrancing pace - ideal for moments when the dancefloor craves a deeper connection.

Rounding out the EP, DTE’s own Boulderhead gently brings dancers back to earth with a stripped back remix of 'Analysis Paralysis'. He dials back the intensity of the original with a cheeky wink and a nudge, deftly streamlining it with his trademark bouncy-yet-minimal aesthetic.

@remotif
https://soundcloud.com/down-to-earth-collective

𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 ➟ Remotif - The Frogs Are Back

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* Listen on Youtube:  https://youtu.be/8RaNbuy4nlI
* Pre-order: https://harmonyrec.bandcamp.com/album/night-out

[HARMONY019]—Night Out is the third collaborative EP by Alfred Czital and Ayū, dedicated to high-energy dance music and inspired by their nightlife experiences. The record features solo tracks, joint contributions, and two digital bonus remixes.

The A-side opens with Alfred Czital’s transcendental solo track, “Universal Language,” a composition infused with punchy beats and sonic whispers. It’s followed by Ayū’s “Magnetic,” a fast-paced, progressive bubbler featuring ultra-sensual vocals.

The B-side delivers a soundscape of grooves and scattering melodies. It begins with “Physical,” a collaboration between Alfred Czital and Ayū inspired by early 2000s trance anthems, uplifting sounds, and hazy vocals. “Love Letter from Montevideo” closes the record with a memoir inspired by Uruguayan rolling electronica.

The bonus side begins with Alfred Czital’s “Rita’s fav,” dedicated to the Harmony crew member, followed by “Find You,” a trance kicker by Ayū - that is both sweet and alluring - tested on Ankali’s dancefloor. Wrapping up the EP with “Feeling so fly,” a remix born in a not-so-serious studio session. A perfect quirky touch for early morning hours or a fun closing time paying tribute to Prague’s sunrise closing sets.

PREMIERE: Alfred Czital & Ayu - Love Letter From Montevideo

No Future

Preorder Digital via Bandcamp:
https://bit.ly/4dy0Yy0

"Dimensions Variables” in French, is the standard term used to describe the size of an artwork that fluctuates or cannot be physically limited.
The evolution of music is continuous. Genres shift, temporal structures deform, formats explode, and all refuse to be confined to a box.
This first volume captures a precise moment, one where the scene, both in France and beyond, pushes creativity and the richness of what’s happening right now just a bit further. Ten artists, ten vanishing points, who, through their visions, move the boundaries of what seemed to be defined. Mirage Sud is proud to present their universes. It’s an invitation to lose yourself in this open, shifting space, without a fixed point, but constantly tending forward.
Here, house music becomes dense and sunny, sometimes flirting with a warm, textured trance. It’s progressive, but never static, as if nothing ever stays in place.
In this porous zone where reshaping the past and surfing on codes coexist with the way of breaking free from them. Maybe, in the end, everyone is just trying to move beyond their own limit.
And for this compilation, the limit moves. Space and time become elastic. Welcome to Dimensions Variables Vol. 1.

Releases June 20, 2025

@marinapotionclub
@vongdk & @luigi-rubinetto
@portente
@batenko
@co-ko-music
@boombunny_music
@djbouh
@ndlss_seumar
@gaspero_music
@germain-cls

Dimensions Variables Vol. 1

Preorder Bandcamp

Dimensions Variables Vol. 1 VA (DVVOL1)

Eoin DJ “Second Sky” marks their most techno-focused work to date. Echoing the pulse of cosmic trance and driven by rhythm-forward momentum, the record unfolds like a bridge between inner and outer worlds. Laden with themes of magic realism and natural mysticism, it explores unseen spaces through layered sound design and atmospheric depth — a meditative yet propulsive journey that blurs the line between the organic and the otherworldly.

Green Ray

Pureblast debuts on Discoteca with the first release in their new club tool series. Exciting+Excited drives straight to the sweaty climax of dancefloor ecstasy. Let the white strobe take control as you move like a star in the spotlight. This is pure—pressure, release, pleasure.

Mix and master by Von Riu
Art by Kim Coussée

Buy: https://discotecarecords.bandcamp.com/album/exciting-excited

Pureblast - 'Exciting+Excited' [DISCO007]

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