Taken from SBKT049: Osheyack - Intimate Publics
Release date: 8th June 2022

Intimate Publics, Osheyack’s second album, is an homage to Shanghai, the city he has called home since 2012. Over the past ten years the producer has evolved from an avid club-goer to a key member of the vital soundscape that emerged from ALL Club and its predecessor, the now defunct club The Shelter. As hinted by the title, which draws on American social theorist Michael Warner’s work on publics and counterpublics, the album expresses a commitment to mining the utopian potential of club music, forging new worlds and generating future social relations, just as the artist bids farewell to the city at a moment of uncertain transition. While tracks like 'Edging' and 'Thrall' continue to present his signature collage of harder club music, the rest of the record reveals a shift to synthetic approximations of acoustic instruments. 'Still', the central track of the album, is a piece composed almost entirely of samples found on Vocaloid (a vocal synthesizer developed by Yamaha, commonly used to give voice to Japanese virtual idols). While echoing themes explored in previous projects, like the nature of realism and authenticity in a techno-mediated landscape, Intimate Publics is charged with an unexpected emotional candor and vulnerability, unveiling a personal side Osheyack is only beginning to explore.

Words by Alvin Li
Artwork by Xiaofei Qiu
Design by Luke Griffiths
Mastered by Raphael Valensi

Intimate Publics

Osheyack - Usually Never

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Born in the US, Avernian grew up in a household that was a melting pot of cultures. With his mother being German and his step-dad being Peruvian, he was exposed to many different kinds of music from a young age. Cumbia, Afro-Peruvian and even Guaracha were constants in his life.

Fast forwarding to his late teens, Avernian moved to Germany to study and get in touch with his German heritage. By doing this, he discovered his love for electronic music and delved into producing. Over the years, he found that the UK sound resonated with him in ways that reminded him of his childhood and so he decided to move to the UK and immerse himself.

Avernian’s music pays homage to all of these influences that have played a part in his journey. Elements from these influences can be heard clearly in his output. A sound that cannot be pigeon holed or defined by a singular genre.

Now living in Manchester, he runs his own label and party series by the name of Lurch, regularly inviting down friends and artists he feels a personal connection with in their music.
On this debut album, Avernian wanted to showcase every different influence in his music; from Cumbia, Dancehall, UK Funky, Techno, UK Techno, Shaabi.

It’s an accumulation of 2 years work also features samples from family recordings & videos to show the connection between Avernian’s music and childhood.

Avernian - Brunk

Back At It (Hyas Club Mix)

Written by Dylane Dav
Produced by Cardozo
Mixed by Cardozo
Artwork by Queenparamount

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(void) - 錬​金​術​(​Alchemy) EP

https://soundcloud.com/voidegaku
https://voidnullrebel.bandcamp.com/
https://linktr.ee/nullrebel0void

featuring 
https://soundcloud.com/hoolidub
https://soundcloud.com/yammy_boxer

Artwork by Future Curse
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(void) - Space Chopper

Your Planet Is Next - URBAN MAN XL
⚪️ Available now on Bandcamp: https://yourplanetisnext.bandcamp.com/album/urban-man-xl

We're proud to present URBAN MAN XL, the new alias from @yourplanetisnext , on Terminal. This project captures the essence of genres like happy hardcore, breakbeat, and early grime. URBAN MAN XL takes us to a distorted reality where early 2000s London and 90s Rotterdam converge in a high-energy, technically explorative sonic narrative, throwing us back to those dark, sweaty clubs where euphoria and chaos were the common tongue.

With production marked by wild downsampling and time-stretching, this EP channels the raw, visceral energy of hardcore and breakbeat into an unfiltered sound. Each track is an explosive piece, full of broken rhythms and saturated basslines, reminiscent of early rave experiences, but with a contemporary edge that makes it unmistakably his own. The narrative is further enhanced by an intergalactic war story between the "Frogtronic" resistance and "the free world" — a nod to DIY aesthetics and the sharp, acidic humor that defines the project.

The visual art for URBAN MAN XL, developed by Triss, draws from 90s graffiti, connecting with the jungle, hardcore, and rave culture. This retro aesthetic is combined with Dennis Vera's low-res DIY animations, evoking the spirit of those early colorful and minimalist raves. This EP is more than just music: it's a sonic manifesto exploring the limits between analog and digital, nostalgia and futurism.

Terminal once again proves to be the natural home for projects that refuse to conform, seeking to challenge the codes of clubbing. URBAN MAN XL embodies that attitude: frenetic rhythms, low frequencies, and a twisted nostalgia that just wants to tear up the dancefloor.

Track list:
01. 6666
02. Frogtronic Malware
03. Buff
04. Artic Mega Server
05. Hits From The...

Video by Dennis Vera @umbermindset
Character design by YPIN
Cover art by Triss, BST
Mastering by Matthew Styles

Your Planet Is Next - Arctic Mega Server

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[SWINE DAILY] (Mixed by Vlzques) presents a short promo mix, an addition to our article, as an invitation for @ctm-festival festival that will take place in Berlin from the 24th of Jan to the 2nd of February 2025.

Read more in the article ➜ https://swinedaily.com/ctm-festival-2025-swine-mix/

• @alys-alys-alys - let go of scabz [TBFW (s)MASHUP]
• @laurenduffus X HARD IN THE PAINT sad n sadder
• @agustin-genoud - los otros
• @lotoretina - 🥴👽😵
• @modulaw - LOST & FOUND
• @lechugazafiro - Tero Sex (Danza para piedra volcánica y tero)
• @state-offf - Soundbwoy Killa
• @rempitgoddess - HIERARCHY IS NATURE
• AKA HEX (Aïsha Devi, Slikback) - Do The Rite Thing [@danse-noire-records]
• @genosidra666 - GRANIZO
• @femtanyl - DINNER!
• @deizetigrona-music - Garota Chapa Quente

[SWINE DAILY] - CTM 2025 Festival Promo Mix

DAWN X Mumdance - Guardian Angel (Puzzy Stack Mushap)

Couvre x Chefs Premiere: http://couvrexchefs.com/en/blastah-last-wordz-majia/

[PREMIERE] CxC- blastah - Last Wordz

SILK丝 @silkcreatefuture founder
DJ/Producer of Beijing 
Booking: silkcreatefuture@gmail.com / puzzystack@qq.com