Celebrating not just Ryan Elliott’s faith in a vital new generation of producers and DJs, but five years of his own meticulously curated Faith Beat imprint, ‘Have Faith’ is a bold new chapter for the Panorama Bar veteran. Before relocating to Berlin, Elliott cut his teeth spinning Detroit, so he pays it forward on this 34-track compilation, shining a dazzling spotlight on the local scenes and breaking new artists that promise to keep American dance music moving as it lurches towards a new era. When he was based in the US, Elliott realized how distant Europe felt for homegrown artists – not just philosophically, but physically. Two years ago, he set about excavating the US’s underground architecture, pooling contacts and tracks, and urging his wide network of friends to send over their best recommendations. The compilation coalesced organically, and pulls together a diverse canon of producers, offering them the global exposure they urgently need. Eighty percent of the tracks are from up-and-coming US-based artists from the Midwest and beyond, so with the 10th release on his label, Elliott lays down a glimpse of a possible future of underground house and techno that counters the scene’s contemporary Eurocentricity. This music was born in the US, and its evolution might still be in American hands.
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released November 15, 2024

Compiled and Mixed by Ryan Elliott
Compilation and DJ Mix mastered by Simon Hoffmann
Photography Mali Wychodil
Artwork Mali Wychodil
Faith Beat Records 2024 ©️

PREMIERE: Sansibar - D.T.T.

@meggistik is an electro-centered DJ with a desire to explore diverse genres, and the curator of niche music parties called observers.experience. This mix is a journey through electro-related genres, featuring acid, ghetto, and dark vibes. It tells the story of his experiences and feelings this winter. The first track of the remix is his unreleased piece, and the compilation includes bangers from Ryndin and SVZZ. Listen and don't forget to donate to https://musiciansdefendukraine.com/

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Kate's debut EP 'Sprint' celebrates and cements a genre-fluid ethos with four tracks where texture and atmosphere take precedence over convention.

The EP’s opener ‘Harpan’ is a bold ambient statement, brimming with otherworldly, bell-like piano riffs, humming pads, long, gliding sweeps and sparse percussion. Written in the stillness of winter, ‘Harpan’ captures the quiet beauty of solitude and anonymity amid movement. The title track ‘Sprint’ shifts gears. A synth-surge launches the track before a slow release into breakdowns, trading the opener’s introspection for unbridled motion. ‘Hoover’ deepens the momentum with lurching rhythms, a drunken bassline, and tangled, footwork-inspired snares. Finally, ‘The Embrace’ delivers the most club-focused moment, rattling congas and panning djembes ride a punchy kick, giving way to a dramatic, techno-infused finale.

Intentional in its construction and unbound by genre, Sprint marks a powerful new chapter for Kate Miller.

Mastering by Corey Kikos
Artwork by Maryos Syawish
Copy by Margarita Bassova


Sprint

Kate Miller - Sprint (BSD07)

dj_2button teases his long awaited body of work for his own @weirdos-inc. label with a remix from Bristol-based @georg-i.

Brief interview with the artists and label on the Peace Portal website:

www.pnwpeaceportal.com/blog/premiere-heartkeepson-dj2button-georgis-endlesslysearchingmix

Official release May 28th, 2025:

https://weirdosinc.bandcamp.com/track/heart-keeps-on-georg-is-endlessly-searching-mix

Premiere: dj_2button - Heart Keeps On (georg-i's Endlessly Searching Mix)

After offering Polychrome a beautiful closing composition on its various artists compilation Reflection EP, Rotterdam live act, producer, and DJ @matadisk returns to the label with LFH-Proxy EP set for release on Friday 27.06

Featuring two original club tracks and their interpretations by producers @eversines and Jopie (@user-335177236) , this project further cements Julian Determann’s singular musical identity while opening it up to new dimensions and patterns.

Track list below 

A1. Life Force Harmonizer
A2. Proxy
B1. Life Force Harmonizer (Jopie Remix)
B2. Proxy (Eversines Ziggo Mix)

A1. Life Force Harmonizer (“LFH”) opens the dance by capturing the sweet nostalgia experienced during club morning hours. Mata Disk’s sound palette is here in full display, the energy carried by sharp drum design and a propulsive bassline is lifted by melodious pads offering the track its tenderness. On the B1, Rotterdam producer Jopie creatively re-imagined these feelings, stripping down and reshaping LFH onto a track flirting with breaks and IDM progressions.

With Proxy, Mata Disk dims the light slightly, with a drum workout track to keep the dance alive. The very progressive and low-end focused build-up paired with a tension-building synthesized lead offers the A2 track a smooth build-up. De Lichting member Eversines elegantly switches the sound narrative, transforming Proxy into a dark electro-leaning tech house track carrying the same tension. Adding emotion into the mix with an anthemic melodic lead, Eversines’ Proxy Ziggo Mix serves as a perfect closer.

Available for preorder via One Eye Witness and Bandcamp. Link in our bio.

Cat Num.: PA008
Format: 12”/ Digital
Produced by Julian Determan
Remix and additional production by Jaap Velenturf and Remco Hazewinkel
Mastering - Analogcut 
Visual Direction by Gerard Musquera aka geri 
Distributed by One Eye Witness 

PA008 - LFH/Proxy EP by Mata Disk - snippets

Amsterdam-based duo North Not South land on Flippen Bits with the ‘Shifting Dunes’ EP, out July 10.  A refined and emotionally resonant debut, the EP highlights the duo’s knack for blending mysterious atmospheres, euphoric builds, and meticulous sound design.

Across its four original tracks, ‘Shifting Dunes’ explores a vivid sonic landscape where uncanny vocal snippets float over polyrhythms, four-to-the-floor kicks intertwine with breakbeats, and ambient pads swell into thundering basslines. The result is a record that radiates creativity—perfectly straddling the line between club utility and immersive listening.

Topping it off, Kendu Bari flips the introspective Whales Whisper into a club-ready beast, further cementing his status as one of the Netherlands’ most exciting producer prodigies.

Pre-order

FB012 North Not South - Shifting Dunes EP incl. Kendu Bari remix

AWAKEN EP

Energy

BUY: https://backpocketslammers.bandcamp.com/album/floating-glowing

'Floating, Glowing' is the latest release by producer RXEX, finding a home on much-loved Naarm/Melbourne-based label Backpocket Slammers. 

"A six-track voyage through shadowy low-end terrain," 'Floating, Glowing' is a mix of introspection and build, perfectly articulating the forward-thinking approach to Australia's more experimental takes on dance floor psychedelia, featuring remixes by none other than Andy Garvey and Autogenesis.

'Bone Whistler', premiered here, is a heaving mix of dubstep and half-time drum & bass, consistently shifting its shape but with a consistent dedication to weighty percussion. 

Of the track, RXEX shared a similar kind of smokey mystique:

"Exhale decaying rhythms, glowing and dissolving into shadow — inhale the unknown, floating light of fractured realms, rising from the dreams of silent nights."

'Floating, Glowing' is out today, Friday, August 1, via Backpocket Slammer's Bandcamp.

PREMIERE: RXEX - 'Bone Whistler' [Backpocket Slammers]

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Deep waves³

This 12” picks up where Furesshu’s digital releases at a dubstep tempo on Echodub left off but also pushes into the deep, Berlin inspired techno sound that he is presently concentrating on (hopefully Project Squared will be releasing some of these unreleased techno productions in the near future).
1993 sounds fast for its mid 130s tempo, the bass drives the track’s pace and the delay affected stabs provide just enough melody. Horizons feels slower, you could perhaps describe it as a half step track although it twists up the formula for that sub genre. The bass evolves and changes throughout the track, rising and falling, coupled with drones and drums punctuating the track rather than providing a constant element. Untitled marks a change in Furesshu’s sound. 4/4 deep techno; 11 minutes of gradual, constant evolution in the melodic parts of the track but the driving, perfectly toned kick drum and hi hats holding the groove in place.

PSQ002 - Furesshu - Untitled / 1993 / Horizons - www.projectsquared.net

Amsterdam based independent record label distributed by One Eye Witness.

Underwater EP by RDS available via Bandcamp and One Eye Witness

Polychrome Radio on Echobox Radio.

PA008 - LFH/Proxy EP by Mata Disk - snippets

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