Bring the fanfares, Fast Castle number one has landed: We are launching into the world of wax with “Unique Technologies” – a collection of five bass-heavy, versatile and trip-ready tracks.

Much of Fast Castle is still shrouded in pixelated darkness. This first release offers a glimpse on what this weird-world might shed light on next: From polyrhythmic bass & drum flexing, to dubstep-not-dubstep exercises in sound system science and past-midnight gaze music, our map is expansive and full of surprises.

The essence of countless hours spent soul searching & synapse twisting in the confines of our studio shed in Berlin’s outer ring territories, „Unique Technologies“ is the first building block of our humble castle. Cut to thick rotating discs for maximum bass range response and housed in a printed sleeve, FC01 is strictly limited to two hundred copies. Shouts to Lupo for the cut, Olo for the mastering and Jonas at 200 Kilo for the design

Look out for the magical cheat code inscribed in the runout!

Order Vinyl:
www.fastcastle.bandcamp.com

Mastering by Olo Mastering:
www.olomastering.com

Cut by Lupo:
www.loop-o.com

Artwork by 200 Kilo:
www.instagram.com/zweihundertkilo/

Distribution by Crevette (WW) & RWDFWD (UK):
www.crevettedistribution.com/release/16…chnologies
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FC01 - Fast Castle - Unique Technologies (Snippets)

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"Air Pressure" is a standout track from Bendy's debut EP, featuring broken beats with elements of bass and house music. With its infectious grooves and hypnotic synth lines, "Air Pressure" is a perfect example of Bendy's ability to create club-ready tracks that still offer plenty of musical depth. 

With previous releases on Toronto label "Parallel Minds" the Japanese Canadian is looking to explore a new path and sound.

Bendy EP

pi pi pi premiere: Bendy - Air Pressure

Everything Merged Vol 2
(release Dec 2)

‘Everything Merged’ is 3024’s second series of compilations featuring artists from the 3024 Mentoring Program. At the beginning of the pandemic, label owner Martyn started forming a lively online community of artists, providing them with ideas and inspiration. This community grew larger and larger, and musicians started to connect both online and offline, across continents and genres. It resulted in the “It Was Always There” series of compilations in 2021, as well as countless independent releases, radio appearances and gigs, putting a host of artists on the map.

Working on the program made Martyn and partner Jeroen Erosie reconsider the purpose of running a record label in 2022. ‘Are we still interested in putting out records via the usual channels?’ Or should a label become more of an umbrella for various activities by a larger community, both online and IRL, with digital and physical products, in other words merge everything into one.

“Everything Merged vol. 2” features both artists debuting their first tracks on a label as well as mainstays of core local scenes like London, NYC, SF and Berlin. From the percussive mastery of Sister Zo, Arcane Prospect and Manchester's DR MYSTERY to the sly techno mutations of Kudeki, Clay Wilson and Pino Peña, this collection highlights the wide variety of sounds and influences inhibiting the current electronic scene. Especially check out the post-pando exuberance of uuklyph, Henry Kerins and Padua and the bass mutations of Dutch duo TMSV & Case, Kenji Ko, Ragdy and Rex the Bard! 

credits
released December 2, 2022

Everything Merged vol 2

Sister Zo - Bubbly (3024-MEN5)

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Uksimo - Binary EP
self release, 2024
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https://soundcloud.com/uksimo

Binary EP

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𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖒𝖎𝖊𝖗𝖊#162 📢 Uksimo - Void [self release]

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https://soundcloud.com/united-rhythms
🛒 https://unitedrhythmsrec.bandcamp.com/album/pvlv-lights-off-ep-ur003
🔊 https://youtu.be/zcmO137_xA0

PVLV returns to the label with the release of his second EP, ‘Lights Off’.

Ukraine DJ and producer follows last year’s ‘101A’ EP uses his love for UK club styles and soundsystem culture as a jump-off point for three mutated dancefloor slammers. The hallmarks that have shaped his sound to date are all here; nimble breaks and beefy sub bass plumes underpin glitchy melodies for an effect that’s as light as it is propulsive.

Starting off proceedings on the EP is the title track ‘Killah Tape’ establishes his sonic palette from the outset, with driving, high-energy drum work alongside stretched vocals chops.
Next up is ‘Hoodlum’, which layers breaks and throbbing grooves under an otherworldly, warped vocal for create dark, intense atmospheres.
While third track ‘Cave Walk’ slows the tempo to 107 bpm for a writhing techno-dancehall hybrid with weighty with some off-kilter synths and bass wobbles, it’s a testament to PVLV’s knack for a subtle curveball.

Tracklist: 

PVLV - Killah Tape
PVLV - Hoodlum
PVLV - Cave Walk

PREMIERE: PVLV - Cave Walk [United Rhythms]

Support & Buy : https://virtualforestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sirens

After his stellar releases on Crux and Stoneground, as well as a beautiful incursion on Pressure Dome, Swiss producer 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝘀 (@felsss) comes to Virtual Forest with 4 emotional pieces full of tension and contrast. On remix duty, Nostro Hood System founder 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿 (@galtier) cranks the heat to sun-like levels while soundscape architect 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮 (@caldera-caldera) dives into uncharted depths.

Artist : Fels
Album : Sirens
Format : Digital
Cat# : VFO009
Release : March 28, 2024

w & p --  Fels
remixes -- Galtier & Caldera aka @loop_lf
artwork -- ad93il
mastering -- Cedric IFA Oléon at IFL3 Studios
distribution -- Underscope

© 2024 Virtual Forest Records, France

Sirens

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VFO.09 Fels - Sirens [Previews]

On ACEN058, label boss DJ Pitch teams up with Berlin-based artist MLE to put together an EP of energetic, stripped-down dancefloor cuts. MLE, Rhythm Section affiliate and Refuge Worldwide resident, presents her first released productions; DJ Pitch puts out his first offerings on the label since 2022’s Scared.

First up on the record is the energetic Proto Windmill. Kicking off in a relentlessly jacking house groove, a blissful sample gently enters the fray. A lively vocal sample, reminiscent of UK funky MCs, encourages the dancers whilst MLE and Pitch masterfully switch between dreamy strings and punchy percussive sections.

Next up is Drum Trak 101. Playful, satisfyingly off-kilter drums set the pace, punctuated by oddball vocal samples and rallying whistles. Whilst the percussion gets a thorough workout, this drum track has an emotional edge to it, with soaring strings and a bouncy, uplifting chord progression.

Wicked Cool Mega Safe ramps things up into a high-intensity groove. Whilst stripping things down to percussive basics, the track remains endlessly compelling, with a forceful four-to-the-floor clap pattern surrounded by ecstatic snare rolls, percussive grunts and syncopated tom hits.

Closing the record in fine style is Post Club Post Step. An acidic synth line rolls underneath rigid four-to-the-flour drums, whilst a bouncy sub bass jumps between the beats. A dubbed-out vocal sample brings an air of urgency to the track, introducing an earworm synth melody that runs above the track’s energetic tech house groove.

DJ Pitch & MLE - Cheap Gifts For Your Boyfriend [ACEN058] (PREVIEWS)

SSSLIP returns in style to complete a trilogy of self-releases, an ongoing series morphed from his own imprint SSS. The record has an emphasis on twisted synth work & delicate percs, all wrapped up in SSSLIP's trademark style with the dancefloor in mind.

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https://soundcloud.com/sss_sss_sss_audio

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