@awo_ojiji debuts on Control Freak for the long awaited return of our White Label series with his ‘Solidify EP’ - four percussive, wonky & propulsive club cuts, complete with a remix from label heads Customer Service & Finnaman.

Based out of Graz, Austria, Awo Ojiji has been quietly carving out his own lane in the leftfield techno & bass music world. Distinct, detailed and fundamentally genre-fluid, his oddball productions cross a range of stylistic influences and tempos, purpose built for the explorative DJ.

Early support on this one from Laksa, re:ni, Gramrcy & more - very limited pressing of just 300 hand-stamped records - don’t miss your chance to grab one.

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Awo Ojiji - Solidify EP [WLFRK003] - Previews

Matching supple muscle with brainy brawn, fast-rising Edinburgh producer @lws_trax comes bowling onto the PM+ series with a pair of widescreen heaters. As is now well established and expected for Peder Mannerfelt’s quick-fire offshoot of club-ready cuts, these pieces are forged outside obvious genre categorization, where it’s easier to talk in terms of sound and energy than style.
 
‘Pendrum’ is a long and ranging track which revels in knotty rhythmic intricacy, driven by a drum palette which sounds like it was sourced from those odd things you find in miscellaneous kitchen drawers. The space-age pads take these items and fling them towards the horizon, and we’re dutifully dragged along for the ride. It’s a true journey piece – a saga for the club loaded with dramatic peaks and troughs.
 
‘Now That’s Focus!’ similarly looks beyond obvious drum machines for its percussive hits, but this time it’s purely about the beat. LWS proves himself to be devilishly effective at setting a scene with not much more than a biscuit tin and a dripping tap at his disposal, strapping the crinkling of a crisp packet to a rugged kick and slowly letting the gas escape from his bottle of sparkling when the track shifts into a higher gear.

LWS - Now That's Focus! [PM+5]

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/felsss
Track: Bending
Label: @bongojoerecordshop
Format: Digital EP
Release date: 22/9/2023
YouTube: https://youtu.be/VNd2r6s_uo0

A self-described native in the netherrealm of “broken beats and emo pads”, Swiss fellow Fels delivers the fourth entry into our Crux singles series, here with two excursions into more minimalist, but equally detailed bassweight tension.
A garbled cluster of voices, jostling hi-hats and finally, a booming bass drum unfurl on the eponymous Odd Arches, a razor-sharp half-step work-out with a mean streak. Continuously ramping up, yet never resorting to cheap theatrics, the focus remains on its forward-creeping atmosphere and low-frequency pressure.
The flipside, Bending, ups the ante with twitching percussion, a salvo of breakbeats and laser lashes on top. The frenzy is grounded by a similar attention to drum dynamics and subterranean heaviness, but as it spins out the track knows when to take the bass off its hinges.

Crux IV: Odd Arches

PREMIERE | Fels - Bending [Crux Axul] 2023

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* Pre-order: https://ofparadise.bandcamp.com/album/origin-unknown

London-based duo D3U5E & Gav shatter the mould and incinerate the pieces with Origin Unknown, an otherworldly collection of hydro-dipped bass music and heat-treated breaks that occasionally ventures into experimental techno territory.

Fully loaded with four bassbin bothering cuts, Origin Unknown is arguably the duo’s most accomplished work. It’s a midnight tour through each of London’s 32 boroughs, a glistening and explorative journey through thought-provoking and disruptive dance music, and an extended player that cuts razor-sharp through the noise.

PREMIERE: D3U5E & Gav - Tokyo Drainpipe

Kessler - Lunar

@siumata
@nervoushorizon

BC: https://siumata.bandcamp.com/album/amasia-ep

Like tectonic plates, Siu Mata's music is in constant motion. Having made a name for himself across the global underground club scene for his exceptional versatility and genre-bending productions, in Amasia EP he turns the Earth’s kinetics into an ever-changing sound exploration which fuses psychedelic dub textures and compelling rhythms, forming a dynamic narrative universe.

Shifting, flowing, evolving, always on the move and in perpetual search of new forward-thinking sonic creations, each track is named after a period in the formation of continents, evoking the idea of never-ending fusion and evolution, both on the surface of the Earth and in music.

Amasia

pi pi pi premiere: Siu Mata - Nuna (Nervous Horizon)

@crudetapes

BC: https://crudetapes.bandcamp.com/album/stray-observations-volume-3

The cast of “Stray Observations” finds itself in a new, somehow even darker timeline.  Originally assembled during the early COVID pandemic, this new collection of tunes from the Ridgewood crew have expanded through refined ideas, tighter production techniques and acute empathy for an unprecedented world.  When everything feels so hopeless, where does art exist?  Is there a space for electronic music?  For raving?  The artists of “Stray Observations Volume 3” don’t necessarily answer these age-old queries directly but lend different moods, environments and places to ponder these thoughts.  From bouncing three-movement tech house to Aphex Twin downtempo worship, this compilation offers the spectrum of emotions and thoughts splintering out from the contemporary mind.

All proceeds to Go Fund Me: Help Two Families Evacuate Gaza

https://www.gofundme.com/f/3dh3p-help-two-families-evacuate-gaza?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

All tracks mastered by Shy
Crude Tapes 2024
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pi pi pi premiere: Maniac Krypta - Melting Walrus (Crude Tapes)

Alohn - 48Billion.ants [traverse]

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Premiere of Gaunt's 'Neeueee'. Taken from the forthcoming collaborative 'Untitled' EP via GlassTalk Records.

Read article: https://weareinsert.com/audio/premiere-gaunt-neeueee-glasstalk-records

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Premiere: Gaunt - Neeueee [GlassTalk Records]

Out now:
https://feveram.bandcamp.com/album/gazillions

Our first V.A. “Gazillions”, comprises of 4 new cuts by emerging producers from around the world that we have crossed paths with and are very excited to be releasing their excellent work.

“Lotus Turbo” by Formally Unknown - This Russian duo has been prolific in making creative yet functional tracks that we love and play often in our sets.

”Iridescent Lake” by CCL and Flora FM - We love the individual voices of Ceci and Taylor coming together in making this cohesive, intense, fresh sound.

“Beaman” By Papers - London based brothers Ed and Rob (they also run the labels Brothers and newly established Sisters) have been making loads of great stuff recently and we’re happy to be including Beaman here.

“Jiro” By Silene - We met this wonderful Bristol based producer via Soundcloud, loved his work and felt like it was the perfect fit for us. We see a bright future ahead for him.

FAM07 - V.A. - Gazillions

CCL x Flora FM - Iridescent Lake

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