Delay Grounds

Delay Grounds - How To Monetize Existential Dread (PDCOMP004)

Hailing from Tokyo, Prettybwoy stands as an emblematic figure within Japan’s burgeoning experimental bass music scene. Following the success of his 2021 album released on the esteemed Chinese label SVBKVLT, Prettybwoy makes a triumphant return to POLAAR with a fresh EP featuring two original tracks and a pair of electrifying remixes. 

London-based sound artist and producer Delay Grounds steps in to reimagine “Purify,” amplifying its sweeter notes while preserving the grit and energy of the original composition. The result is a captivating contrast that invigorates the track.

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Purify - Delay Grounds Purified remix

Our sixth VA compilation continues in the collective spirit at the heart of Pressure Dome; here taking its fullest form. The first of its kind in the label catalogue, ‘Two [Is Greater Than] One’ sees a selection of PD regulars and friends of the label put their heads together across eight atmospheric tracks, equally as suited to the club as to solo listening. 

Those who have followed the label for a while will be no stranger to the comp’s first collaborator. Human Resources teams up with London dub techno specialist, Keplrr, on ‘Spring’: a mood-led composition where the impact is contained in atmosphere. Fragmented drum breaks are engulfed by airy synth pads and punctuated by a dancehall-indebted rhythm that marches at 90BPM. ‘Yuppel’ welcomes Noods Radio mainstay Sid Quirk aka Keppel into the mix. He is joined by label boss, Yushh, on a ruminative percussive tool, guided by cavernous drums that fabricate a vivid, immersive environment. With the guidance of Brighton’s Caldera, the journey continues with Süss Choc. The reverb-laden synth plucks on ‘evoke water droplets, and hallucinatory details echo around them to create the illusion of being in a mountainous cove.

Delay Grounds – an audiophile in the truest sense of the word – is next to take the baton. Together, he and Yushh take it up a notch on ‘Telomere’ – a full-bodied club-ready track packed with glitchy chords and giddy drums. A gnarly, Pariah-esque breakdown segues into the track’s second wind where pitched-up vocal chops accelerate it to the compilation’s energetic climax. With the help of London drum specialist, Syz, ‘Fuzbidun’ keeps our feet firmly on the dancefloor. Breakbeats are chopped and rearranged, flitting between double and half time whilst a distorted mid-bass roughens things round the edges, prepping the ground for the compilation’s move to a more inorganic feel.

Bristol don, Forever, joins Yushh next on ‘Passing Notes’ – a groove-driven club track where skittish percussion ricochets from side to side, so palpable it tempts the touch. ‘Crash Bash Party At BUFOs’ is no different. The link-up between Delay Grounds and dance music’s stalwart of musique concrète, Wordcolour, is completely idiosyncratic to both artists: the perfect combination of found-sound percussion and skillfully rehashed vocal samples. It’s up to two PD mainstays – Roy Mills and Human Resources – to close proceedings. A chugging rhythm bubbles under the surface of ‘Sycophantasy’, sending us on a dubbed-out trip before picking the pace back up again.

Copy – Annie Parker
Artwork – Jesse Webb
Mastering – Matthew Bentley

Telomere

Delay Grounds X Yushh - Telomere (PDCOLLAB001)

Henry Greenleaf & Delay Grounds - Calpohol

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From TLPITS01 : Tendrils (i)

The first of three tapes -
‘Tendrils Lurched Purple In The Slush’

twinsystem.bandcamp.com/album/tendrils-i

Artwork by Megan Willis & Lewi Boome.
Mastered by Johnny Arthur.

Out now.

Tendrils (i)

Teqmun - Odonata

For their ninth release, Redstone Press welcomes Tano to the roster, accompanied by remixes from Toumba & Delay Grounds. Having all embarked on making music around the same time and connecting through sharing said music, it felt only fitting to bring them together for this release.

Delay Grounds' remix of "Blend of Poetry" closes out the EP, taking it to new stratospheric heights. Elemental staccato synths hover above expertly balanced drums and bass, reaching a fever pitch of ecstatic euphoria. Through the subtle introduction of airy percussion, the track culminates in a classic, tranced-out breakdown adorned with bright luminescent horns and pulsating sub-bass.

Release Date: September 1st 2023

https://soundcloud.com/redstone-press
https://redstonepress.bandcamp.com/album/10-11

Premiere: Tano - Blend Of Poetry (Delay Grounds Remix) [RED009]

Atrice Work Series Part I
self-released & digital only

1. Tinnitus Tonight Is
2. s3-GZ
3. Anomaly

Production, writing, composition: Atrice
Master: Brian Sanhaji at Calyx Mastering
Artwork by Joana Huguenin & HANK SERVICES
Funded by Kulturpauschale Basel-Stadt

Tinnitus Tonight Is

Production, Writing and Composition: Atrice
Mastering: Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven Mastering
Artwork by Joana Huguenin & HANK SERVICES
Label: self-released and digital only

100% of the profit goes to following organisations:

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Having rapidly established themselves as prominent curators of tripped-out techno and progressive house, both on-air and through gender-inclusive parties dotted around Bristol —@organics-organics take the label leap, with a newly-minted EP from @delay-grounds. 

Full of unusual textures and grooves and conceptually underpinned by ideas,'Sun Blind, Running On Wet Sand' is a confident statement from the young producer, tapped into a new wave of queer artists taking dance music to higher euphoric levels.

Sun Bind, Running on Wet Sand

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Premiere: Delay Grounds 'Sun Blind, Running On Wet Sand'

Ciel - Deep Sea Riddim

Super excited about my forthcoming 12" on @eclipse-tribez ! 4 tracks of high energy percussion rush and a healthy dose of left turns! Out 6th of June.

Get it here: toupaz.bandcamp.com/album/frantic-gestures
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Music by Timothy Burglar
Master & Cut by Beau Thomas
Design by Studio Taquin
Liner notes by Hirsto
Manufactured by RAND Muzik
Distribution by Rubadub
Supported by SKE
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100x12" + Digital // Ltd. fanzine also available!

Frantic Gestures EP (06ET)

buy it here!

B1 - Toupaz - 891 [out on Eclipse Tribez]

Buy : https://gridrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rabatanto-ep
Stream : li.sten.to/8btkpkuq

Toupaz lands on Grid with a luminous, deep and complex EP. 4 tracks mixing impossible genres with contrast as the watchword.

The lead track Rabatanto wanders between dubstep and techno influences, at once dark with sizzling bass lines and ethereal with dubby percussion samples. A club banger for any crowd.

Genuine Connection is the tool of the bunch, galloping along at 142bpm it will thrill everyone with its ultra-detailed uk bass vibe contrasting with airy and colourful synthesizers.

On the b-side, Birdsong slows the tempo with a slow dancehall atmosphere mixed with deep subs and rap vocal samples.

Islandish, the closing track puts the emphasis on emotions, with emo synth lines again combined with dub echoes and a false slowness to create a one-of-a-kind emotional mood.
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All tracks produced and mixed by Timothy Burglar
Mastered by Bob Macc @ SC Mastering
Artwork by Unité Services

Supported by : Amor Satyr, Aroent, Atrice, Ayesha, Batu, Ben UFO, Beatrice M, Blank Patrick, Breaka, Christian Coiffure, De Grandi, Derive, Cousin, Elena Colombi, Emily Jeanne, STL-P, Ey.rah, Giant Swan, Glitter55, Gramrcy, Henry Greenleaf, Hewan Aman, Jan Loup, Josi Devil, Laurent Garnier, Lena Willikens, K Wata, Madam X, Monotronique, Nono Gigsta, Object Blue, Oceanic, Ophélie, Orson, Plebeian, Polygonia, Quest?onmarq, Raär, Romy Mats, Shy One, Soso Tharpa, Sybil, Syz, Toma Kami, Warzou, Will Hofbauer, Yushh and more.

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Genuine Connection

Between Milan and New York, biased signed a first EP on the Early Reflex label, synthesising his club experiments.

Read more on CxC 🔗 https://couvrexchefs.com/en/biased-63n3rd-winded-early-reflex

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CxC PREMIERE: biased - Winded (Early Reflex)

Words from the label: 

We’re pleased to announce that Mirco Violi joined us with an amazing EP called “I Luv Muzik”.
The main track “I Luv Muzik” is an old school fast groover which could be used in different situations: is it House or Techno? Surely something in between that can bang every dancefloor.
Second track “Pianomaforte” is the classic “less is more” track: Drums, percussions, dub bass and classi piano riff: early House vibes!

Label: @trend-records
Buy: https://trendrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tr059-i-luv-muzik-e-p

PREMIERE: Mirco Violi - Pianomaforte (Original Mix) [Trend Records]

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Amoromia

Bookings / Demos: bugs.groove.dance@gmail.com

Founder & Resident DJ of club night OST.

Part of the Leeds and Bristol-based NWB collective.

Founder of Techno.logy which is an underground mix series with an emphasis on techno in all its forms.

Contact - presssssure [@] gmail.com
Curated by @yushh
https://pressuredome.bandcamp.com 👀
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