https://towheadrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/regular-energy

Regular Energy

Color Plus - 456 Fatality

Broken signals and twisted breaks from Italian producer PRESENTE for Lowlife Cartel's second VA compilation. 

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-presente-celestial-body-lowlife-cartel/

@lowlifecartel

First Listen: PRESENTE - 'Celestial Body' (Lowlife Cartel)

Rinse FM Podcast

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Baby Jay - 7th May 2018

https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/124719-basic-rhythm-on-the-threshold
http://basicrhythm.bandcamp.com/album/on-the-threshold

Anthoney Hart (who last appeared on Planet Mu as East Man) now returns under his Basic Rhythm alias with a new album 'On The Threshold'.

Recorded primarily with the DJ in mind, these tracks are colourful, brutalist and adventurous. Contemporary hybrids constructed from blocks of sound, their angular rhythms draw on Britain's dance music past, but with an eye firmly on the present.

The album starts with 'St. Fabian Tower', named after the now demolished tower block in Chingford where Anthoney used to DJ for Rude FM. The track's lush detuned synths and syncopated drums are girded by stern low end frequencies. Drum and bass, jungle and hardcore are the touchstones here, but the forms he creates make no attempt to imitate the music of those eras. Take the rolling, bubbling, almost jazz-drummer patterns of 'Yeah, I Like It' and 'I Want You' where strange pops and bubbles seem to be forced through the grid almost like they're an effect of pressure. It's an odd juxtaposition next to the soulful vocals but an effective one. 'Edge Of Darkness' meanwhile, is an intense, rough ride of sliding rhythms and elephantine bass. Elsewhere, like on 'A New Consciousness', things are tempered into a more streamlined techno-like hybrid. He lets loose in the claps and kicks banger of 'Fi Di Gyal', but even here there are neat sonic tricks that sound like nods to minimalist composition.

On The Threshold is a balance of smart and energetic, non linear thoughtfulness and makeshift experimentalism that does away with boundaries, but is very much its own self contained world.

On The Threshold

Basic Rhythm - Edge Of Darkness

Experimental EP by Actapulgite on "ExlipseTribez" records.
Actapulgite The elusive artist appeared on the radar a couple of years ago, with some self-released output that has long vanished. Maybe it’s somewhere on Soulseek? He tried really hard to eliminate this evidence. A bit later, some more life signs appeared, briefly; two tapes on UNREF followed, spawning interest in his persona.
Le Butin (The Loot) It’s the struggle of the fish; will it stay trapped, or will it fight its way to freedom? The suspense and anticipation are tangible, as the poacher, the fish and we are unsure of what’s next. It’s a track that’s upbeat, fast, and building up to... what exactly? What’s the relief? We won’t tell you. Nor will the birds that are chirping in panic.
"Le Malin" EP with 4 new tracks is about to come out on vinyl later in September.

https://soundcloud.com/actapulgite
https://soundcloud.com/eclipse-tribez

PRÈMIÉRE: Actapulgite - "Le Butin" [Eclipse Tribez]

Luminous

Alec Pace - Drifting

FR

Pour cette première sortie de l’année, nous vous présentons un Various Artist autour des drums et des percussions. Le Club Drums vol.1 EP navigue entre UK Funky, Baile et Breakbeats.

Aux commandes se trouvent 6 producteurs : 

Le parisien Amor Satyr qu’on a pu retrouver cette année sur Liquorish Records. 
BJF, curateur du label franco-suisse Couvre x Chefs . 
Kaval, membre d’Egregore Collective, auteur du très bon ‘Nocturnal EP’.
Labok, acolyte du collectif belge Lait de Coco.
Murmansk Sound System, alias mystérieux d’un membre d’Egregore.
Et enfin Tim Karbon, auteur d’excellents EPs chez POLAAR.


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For the first outing of the year, we’re glad to present you a Various Artist dwelling in drums and percussions. The Club Drums vol.1 EP blends UK Funky, Baile and Breakbeats.

At the commands are these 6 producers : 

Parisian Amor Satyr which was featured last year on Liquorish Records. 
BJF, curator of the french/swiss label Couvre x Chefs . 
Kaval, Egregore Collective member, behind the ‘Nocturnal EP’ and countless quality edits.
Labok, from belgian collective Lait de Coco.
Murmansk Sound System, mysterious alias of another Egregore member.
and last but not least Tim Karbon, who released several quality EPs last year on POLAAR.

Audio showreel : https://soundcloud.com/egreg-re/preview-egru004-va-club-drums-vol1

Tim Karbon - Dis Bend Of Kali

Tracklist, interview and more about hard drum label Flood's cofounder Doubt on CxC: couvrexchefs.com/en/couvre-x-tape-32-doubt

@doubt_tx

Basic Rhythm - Edge Of Darkness

Planet Mu Records