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PHZ005 - JCow - "in my elem3nt7" (Vinyl)

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@ofparadiserecords fade out of Summer and into Autumn with a milestone 20th release, courtesy of UK-based producer @strattontrax delivering an EP of speaker tearing bass and day-glo shades of rave.

Never Bettered Always Battered

Stratton - Bless [Of Paradise]

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Stratton returns to Of Paradise for the label’s 20th release. Chalking up a hat-trick of EP’s on the imprint, with the impeccably effective ‘Never Bettered Always Battered’. Arguably his most accomplished and significant release to date, this 4-tracker effortlessly showcases the London-based producers expertly distilled and patented style of evocative and headstrong UK hardcore.

The A-side launches with the anthemic ‘Badboy’, a true floor melter, loaded with tunnelling drums, an electric bassline and a criminally infectious chopped vocal. Following that is ‘Double Happiness (Bludclot Mix)’, a lethal dose of no nonsense proto-rave goods, emanating from the streets of North London. The product of a truly skilled operator who trades in no-nonsense tunes built specifically for the dancefloor.

‘Bless’ kicks off the flip side with effortless momentum. The impetus clearly focused on rupturing bassbins and rewiring brains, with its growling bassline, lethal Amen break, euphoric melody and rabid hoover. Closing out the release is ‘Vapour Trail Hurricane’ another system-rushing slice of hardcore mastery that pulls no punches in its pursuit of dancefloor dominance. Fuelled by a hammering kick, sharp sirens and swirling acid lines, these are the final moments before imminent self destruction.

This is true peak-time pressure from one of the UK’s most exciting and inimitable talents.

PREMIERE: Stratton - Badboy

Exclusive limited preorder: https://nomine.bandcamp.com/album/ldnmsv-ep-limited-lathe-cut-dubplate

Only 50 copies of this "MASSIVE" EP!!! ... LDNMSV EP [LTD Lathe Cut Dubplate] preorder - What is a Lathe Dubplate? It is a hand crafted vinyl cut made to order, which costs more to manufacture hence the higher retail price. Many labels are now doing small runs of Lathe cuts to help keep things moving with all of the manufacturing delays with vinyl pressing plants. This is the first Nomine Sound Dubplate release and will be limited to see how things go. Thank you for the support! x

Boylan & Slimzee are back on Nomine Sound with some carnage! 4 x 140bpm BANGERS with trademark sprinkles of breakbeats, stomping industrial drums and hooning bass! This EP has a few surprises that tap into the nostalgia of Rave music, but still very much inline with what these two naughty boys do best….tear up the dance! There is also a lovely guest appearance from U.S.F. As always we just have to let the music do the talking!

A1. LDNMSV
A2. Labello Blanco
B1. Ephemerol East
B2. Come On In (Ft. U.S.F)

NS018_B_ Boylan & Slimzee_Ephemerol East [vinyl dub preorder link inside]

NS018_A_Boylan & Slimzee_LDNMSV [vinyl dub preorder link inside]

Label: Midnight Shift
Catalog number: MNSX026
Artist name: Cocktail Party Effect
EP name: Oscilloscope Detachments
Date of release: 4 Nov 2022

A1. 77
A2. 88
B1. 99
B2. 111

Bringing his signature heavy freak crunch to the label, Cocktail Party Effect's "Oscilloscope Detachments" is the latest addition to the Midnight Shift catalogue. 

Instructions: Follow the oscilloscope to jack into the EP's pulse from start to end.

Headliner A1 '77' dazzles in melodic glory paired with glitchy underfoot and a high-voltage wire running hot. Next, '88' lets it all loose with classic breaks twisted on its head and with its core intestines spilling out. Unexpected turns in this effect-heavy club composition recalls the phrase that "you've gotta know the rules to break the rules" and CPE is undoubtedly a master of that. '99' takes it further down South London style for the heads, while ambient closer '111' visualises the previously underscored oscilloscope in full spectrum.

Written and produced by Eric Baldwin
Artwork by EPOD
Layout by Graeme "Gramrcy" Bateman
Mastered and cut by Simon from The Exchange

Oscilloscope Detachments

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MNS X 026 - Cocktail Party Effect - Oscilloscope Detachments

Chief Cabasa is back with a collection of belters with indecent amounts of bass.
The A-Side houses the epynomous Oody Fnk, sporting a mystical nostalgic arpeggiated synth, laser bleeps, thick kicks, riddim, and scatting. Yes, scatting. Bear with us. On the B-Side, things go faster and thicker still.  B1 Moonra is a breaky tech-housey stepper, with a subaquatic feel. An uplifting deep dive, spookily playing with that one break we all know. But from really far away.  
B2 Grad has 2-step garage feel. One for the MCs. Erratic, energetic, hectic. But with a reassuringly repetitive bassline. Wait, we got one more ting:  The digi-only Ringtone is a dynamic, high-energy, digital xylophone excursion. Like Donkey Kong on ecstasy. And in space, somehow.
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Music by: Cabasa (BE)
Mixed by: Steve Allard (BE)
Master/cut: Beau @ Ten Eight Seven (UK)
Distribution: Rubadub (SCO)
Manufacturing: Handle With Care @ Optimal (GER)
Design: Studio Taquin (BE)
Font: Ribosoma by Studio Triple (FR)
Liner notes: Hirsto (LUX)
Release date: June 2023

Oody Fnk

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05ET - Cabasa - Oody Fnk EP (Preview)

AIMCRVA001-:-33 tracks-:-33 individual artworks
the first of its kind-:-intersection of AI and MCR.
all tracks feature its unique individual artwork created with the prompts provided by artists themselves.
prompt details on the tracks page.

⁑ PRE-ORDER NOW VIA BANDCAMP ⁑ 

*The tracks, individual artworks, and Q&As will be released step by step.

AIMCRVA001
Tbilisi, Georgia 

releases June 30, 2023

https://mindcontrolledrectifier.bandcamp.com/album/aimcrva001

w&p by various artists
prompt engineering by d0 & mat.7.7
mastering: Reel Mastering London

AIMCRVA001 - Mind Controlled Rectifier [SNIPPETS] [OUT NOW]

Brooklyn newcomer No Sir (@no_sir) joins the Faux Poly family with their new EP ‘Voyeur’, a release full of rich syncopated percussion and expressive soundscapes that document the artists’ evolving perspective on club spaces and home listening.

The record leans towards sub heavy broken beats, resulting in a confident contribution to the flourishing NYC Bass scene. Despite being based in Brooklyn, No Sir has already broken ground in Europe with singles on 3024 & W133.

“I started producing this EP at a really challenging moment last summer after I got a concussion that left me pretty much bed bound for a month. During this time I also quit drinking, so my relationship to music and going to clubs saw a complete overhaul. This EP is my attempt to find a space in between the hours spent at my quiet apartment and my return to these loud, dark spaces I see as another kind of home. The title track, Voyeur, was the first piece of music I made after the injury” - No Sir

Music by No Sir
Artwork by David Thurgood
Mastering by Rob Small

PREVIEW: No Sir - Voyeur [FP006]

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Originally released on the R&S Records sub-label Global Cuts in 1993, ‘20HZ’ by Capricorn became the breakthrough track for its creator Hans Weekhout, a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who started his career recording and mixing for international artists such as Falco and Ian Gillan.

With its memorable combination of those rolling and thunderous marching drums, glacial marimba-like melodies and a tense, trance inducing atmosphere, ‘20HZ’ has become one of dance music’s most enduring tracks.  Hitting the singles charts in Holland, Belgium, UK and France on release, and still being played week in and week out across clubs and festivals thirty years later, it’s fair to say that Capricorn’s snare drum driven hit can be classed as a bone fide classic.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of this behemoth anthem, R&S Records have enlisted an eclectic line-up of artists to add their own touches to a suite of remixes. Dutch composer and Apollo Records artist Andert Tysma reshapes ‘20HZ’ into a sublime ambient piece, accompanied by some tender piano work and soaring strings, whilst Italian DJ/producer Marco Lys stays true to the original, deploying a fresh and modern take and aiming it squarely at the dancefloor.

London based producer Vromm has a penchant for the UK bass and beats culture that has influenced him since the late 1980s, and his remix of ‘20HZ’ really spins the original upside down, deconstructing and rebuilding over granite hard beats.  And it’s left to legendary DJ Carl Cox to round off this broad remix package.  As a DJ who helped break this record on its original release, it’s befitting that the global dance icon puts his stamp firmly onto it, jacking up the drums and turning up a big room monster version, ‘oh yes, oh yes’!

20HZ (Remixes)

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Capricorn - 20Hz (Vromm Remix) (RS2302) [clip]

Capricorn - 20Hz (Marco Lys Remix) (RS2302) [clip]

We are back, out of nowhere, with JCow’s ‘in my elem3nt7’ - Out June 3 2023.

Tracks designed for dance-floor breakouts and closed-eye catharsis. We’ve heard these tracks come a long way from inception. Cerebral and kinetic, each track has a unique character, functional yet stand out.

Tracks like ‘a complex range of human emojis’ pay-no-mind in referencing the past with a sly smirk and an updated twist, while the title track ‘in my elem3nt7’ conjures a certain mystical landscape - the tracks bold narrative shift midway is a notable payoff. Swerving boldly into new territory, the beats fade and return from new angles, sounds cutting and slicing through the speaker like angelic machine gun fire. The drum programming wielded like a weapon in this one, with those majestic horn samples like calls from the ether. 

Exaels ‘swampbuggy’ reworking of title track on the B2 provides the perfect alternate universe, working its way from a sparse ambience into an inspired IDM-leaning breakbeat epilogue.

Pre-order - https://potatoheadz.bandcamp.com/album/phz005-in-my-elem3nt7

Jcow SC - https://soundcloud.com/joshcowgill 
JCow IG - https://www.instagram.com/jcow____/

Composed and Mixed by Josh Cowgill.
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut.
Graphic Design by Studio Balcony & Nipuna Jayasekera.

Jcow - in my elem3nt7

PHZ005: Jcow - in my elem3nt7

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PHZ005 - JCow - "in my elem3nt7" (Snippets)

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Fourteen months since his debut release on Berlin-based imprint Warning, @joshcowgill lines up his follow up EP on Melbourne’s burgeoning @potatoheadzlabel exploring experimental strains of break-laden beats, drum and bass, trance and IDM.

in my elem3nt7

JCow - In my elem3nt7 [Potatoheadz Records]

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Often spotted about town, it’s no secret that JCow is diligently, quietly (and not so quietly) crafting big tunes. This release is the sound of that inevitable 2020’s shut-in inspiration. Written during those periods, they are finally seeing the light of day.

With focused time in the studio, some serious imagined musical landscapes are the result. Tracks designed for dance-floor breakouts and closed-eye catharsis. We’ve heard these tracks come a long way from inception. Cerebral and kinetic, each track has a unique character, functional yet bound to stand out in any set.

Tracks like ‘a complex range of human emojis’ pay-no-mind in referencing the past with a sly smirk and an updated twist, while the title track ‘in my elem3nt7’ conjures up a certain mystical environment - The tracks bold narrative shift midway is a notable payoff. Swerving boldly into new territory, the percussive motifs fade and return from new angles, sounds cutting and slicing through the speaker like angelic machine gun fire. The drum programming is truly used like a weapon on this one, with those majestic horn samples like calls from the ether.

Exaels ‘swampbuggy’ reworking of title track on the B2 provides the perfect alternate universe, working its way from a sparse ambience into an inspired IDM-leaning breakbeat epilogue.
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PREMIRE: JCow - Pay no mind

Often spotted cycling about town, it’s no secret that JCow is diligently & quietly (and not so quietly) crafting big tunes. This release is the sound of that inevitable 2020’s shut-in inspiration. Written during those periods, they are finally seeing the light of day.

With focused time in the studio, some serious imagined musical landscapes are the result. Tracks designed for dance-floor breakouts and closed-eye catharsis. We’ve heard these tracks come a long way from inception. Cerebral and kinetic, each track has a unique character, functional yet bound to stand out in any set.

Tracks like ‘a complex range of human emojis’ pay-no-mind in referencing the past with a sly smirk and an updated twist. Are we hacking? While the title track ‘in my elem3nt7’ conjures a certain mystical atmos - the tracks bold narrative shift midway is one hell of a notable payoff. Swerving boldly into new territory, the beats fade and return from new angles, sounds cutting and slicing through the speaker like angelic machine gun fire. The drum programming is truly used like a weapon in this one, with those majestic horn samples like calls from the ether

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PREMIERE : JCow - A Complex Range Of Human Emojis

often spotted about town, it’s no secret that JCow is diligently, quietly (and not so quietly) crafting big tunes. This release is the sound of that inevitable 2020’s shut-in inspiration. Written during those periods, they are finally seeing the light of day.

With focused time in the studio, some serious imagined musical landscapes are the result. Tracks designed for dance-floor breakouts and closed-eye catharsis. We’ve heard these tracks come a long way from inception. Cerebral and kinetic, each track has a unique character, functional yet bound to stand out in any set.

Exaels ‘swampbuggy’ reworking of title track on the B2 provides the perfect alternate universe, working its way from a sparse ambience into an inspired IDM-leaning breakbeat epilogue.

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PREMIERE: Jcow - In My Elem3nt7 (exael's Swampbuggy Remix)[Potatoheadz Records]

Operating from Melbourne/Berlin reaching out Worldwide 

*We are not currently accepting demo's 

PHZ005 - Jcow - "in my elem3nt7" Vinyl - AVAILABLE NOW
PHZ004 - Sedgwick - "Rhythm and Isolation" Vinyl - SOLD OUT (Digitals Available)
PHZ003 - Fibre Optixx/Dj Life - "Biophilia" Vinyl - SOLD OUT (Digitals Available)
PHZ002 - Bruce Roach - "Gut" LP Cassette - OUT NOW 
PHZ001 - V/A "Unknown Data Set" Vinyl - SOLD OUT (Digitals Available)
HEADZ01 - V/A CD - SOLD OUT (Digitals Available)
VOL002 - V/A Cassette - SOLD OUT (Digitals Available)
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