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More good things to come from Pulshar and Desolat. The CD is out this Friday, November the 10th! Prepare! 

A1 Pulshar - Better Than Tears - DESOLAT LP007

If you like it, buy it: http://www.kompakt.fm/releases/easier_ep

(en)Hearing WEVAL's music for the very first time, you might wonder from what geniuses' vault of vintage milestones these sounds have been pulled: the Dutch duo's incredibly catchy arrangements seem perfused by a rarefied pop magic that only a chosen few have truly mastered. Surely, this must be the work of a well- established veteran – or two youngsters so massively talented that it borders on the obscene. Weval's EASIER EP is here to demonstrate that it wasn't an accident, either - with four epic cuts that will haunt you long after you've left the floor.

The 2013 debut "Half Age EP" from Dutch newcomers Harm Coolen and Merijn Scholte Albers aka WEVAL struck a perfect balance between ingenuous simplicity and warm melodies: a rare moment of rapture and certainly one of those records that you wish you would've released yourself – which is probably why we smuggled an exclusive Weval track onto the tracklist of our much-acclaimed "Total 14" compilation (KOMPAKT 310 CD 118). There, the duo's dreamy, yet dynamic variant of slow-burning, sweeping house held up more than well with the other high caliber names present on the record - leading us directly to the phenomenal outing at hand.

With its glistening melodies and rousing beats, WEVAL's EASIER EP displays a staggering sense for danceable drama - spread over four expertly crafted tracks that will speak to your hearts and feet through radiant synths, ardent vocal snippets and sublime melodies. From pawing opener GIMME SOME to synth power ballad ONE, the introspective THINKING OF and title anthem EASIER, this is a rather beautifully flowing listening experience, not at all betraying the slightly yeasty circumstances of its creation: "we made this EP in two totally different moods", the producers explain, "we were both totally in love with two different girls, but for both of us it didn't work out – and to be clear, this was not our choice."

However, the defeat led to a phase of high productivity and research: "we felt terrible but we had a new EP we could work on and spend days and days finding a new sound." A couple of months and gear updates later, "the winter was gone and surprisingly it all worked out with those girls." Suddenly flush with happy feelings, Harm and Merijn finally hit the stride and quickly wrapped up production – resulting in an impactful wealth of emotions permeating all four tracks: "you can almost hear these two different moods we were in – it gets from cool, euphoric to dramatic and intense at the end."

(de)Hört man WEVALs Musik zum ersten Mal, kommt man nicht umhin sich zu wundern: aus welchem altmeisterlichen Archiv stammen diese erlesenen Klänge? Die unglaublich eingängigen Arrangements des niederländischen Duos scheinen durchwirkt mit jener verfeinerten Pop-Magie welche nur die wenigsten Künstler zu beherrschen wissen. Sicherlich ist dies das Werk eines wohlbekannten Elektronik-Veteranen - oder das von zwei jungen Newcomern die so massiv talentiert sind, daß es fast obszön ist. Wevals EASIER EP belegt außerdem daß es sich nicht um einen Zufall handelte - dank vier epischen Tracks die einem noch lange nach der Party in den Ohren hängen.

Das 2013er Debüt "Half Age EP" der holländischen Elektronikeinsteiger Harm Coolen und Merijn Scholte Albers aka WEVAL schuf eine perfekte Balance zwischen unbefangener Schlichtheit und warmen Melodien: ein seltener Moment der Verzückung und ganz gewiss eine jener Scheiben die man selber gerne veröffentlicht hätte - das ist vermutlich der Grund warum wir einen exklusiven Track von Weval auf unsere erfolgreiche "Total 14" Compilation (KOMPAKT 310 CD 118) geschmuggelt haben. Dort bewegte sich der verträumt-dynamische Stil des Duos - köchelnder, mitreißender House - auf Augenhöhe mit den anderen hochkalibrigen Namen der Platte… was uns direkt zum vorliegenden, phänomenalen Release bringt.

Mit glitzernden Melodien und aufrührerischen Beats beweist WEVALs EASIER EP einen verblüffenden Sinn fürs tanzbare Drama - verteilt über vier meisterhaft verfugte Nummern, die mit strahlenden Synthesizern, engagierten Vocals und sublimen Melodien zu Herzen und Füßen gleichermaßen sprechen. Vom hufscharrenden Opener GIMME SOME zur Synth-Powerballade ONE, dem introspektiven THINKING OF und der TItelhymne EASIER entpuppt sich der Flow als überaus gelungen - zu keinem Zeitpunkt verraten sich hier die einigermaßen veflixten Umstände der Produktion: "wir haben diese EP in zwei völlig verschiedenen Stimmungen gemacht", erklären die Produzenten, "wir waren beide völlig verknallt in zwei verschiedene Mädchen, doch für keinen von uns schien das gut auszugehen - und das war nicht unsere eigene Entscheidung, um ganz deutlch sein."

Wie dem auch sei, die Niederlage führte geradewegs in eine Phase großer Produktivität und intensiver Klangforschung: "wir fühlten uns furchtbar, doch wir hatten ja eine neue EP zu produzieren und konnten uns über Tage hinweg in neuen Sounds verlieren." Ein paar Monate und Equipment-Updates später "war der Winter vorbei und überraschenderweise funktionierte es jetzt auch mit den Mädchen." Plötzlich vom guten Gefühl umgeben, fanden Harm und Merijn schnell ihren Rhythmus und konnten die Produktion zum Abschluß bringen - resultierend in einem eindrucksvollen Reichtum an Emotionen, der alle vier Tracks durchdringt: "man kann diese zwei verschiedenen Stimmungen in denen wir uns befanden tatsächlich hören - es geht von cool, euporisch zu dramatisch und intensiv am Ende."

Weval - Gimme Some (clip)

Squared

Bruce Tantum with Lauren Flax - 27 October 2025

Black Wine Club with Mr. Redley feat. Bendito - 06 November 2025

Eclecticist with with Riketté Genesis - 19 November 2025

My next guest I want to present is an artist called Hardpunx from Tarnobrzeg, Poland. @pawe-rave

Paweł has been immersed in electronic music and rave culture since childhood. Performing under the alias Hardpunx, he crafts hypnotic hybrid sets blending driving techno with deep, dub-infused grooves and meticulously shaped rhythms.
His sound moves between two poles: the raw pulse of minimal Detroit techno and the spacious calm of dub techno. The result is a carefully constructed journey — subtle, powerful, and deeply atmospheric.
Hardpunx organizes events in his hometown but also performs widely outside Tarnobrzeg. He has released two podcasts for Plazma Records, curates his own mix series Mechanical Techno.logy, and recently launched a new format, Deep From My Head.He is constantly developing musically, looking for new, unusual sounds.

Tracklist:
1. Ancestral Voices - Night Of Visions
2. Formant Value - Nucleo
3. Feral - Brahma
4. Elle - Il Cielo diviso e
5. Feral - Devious Path
6. Na Nich - Overtaking
7. Alexskyspirit - Kontrast
8. Claudio Prc and Andrea Cossu - Hydrozoa
9. Alexskyspirit - Infinite Path
10.Othk - Glacial mass (Raroh remix)
11.John Plaza - Amplitud 03 
12.OSC - Space frontiers
13.Van Morph - Aranyakas
14.ARKVS - Rain
15.Luigi Tozzi - Naga
16.Mechanist - Aphis
17.Luigi Tozzi & Claudio PRC - Lyra II


Thanks a lot, Pavel, for contributing! 
Much appreciated - hope you all enjoy his unique journey! 👌💯

Hardpunx for MLD

Jaguar B2B Paul Woolford MOS NYE24

L'artiste: We Forfeit (@weforfeit)
Le mixtape: Stock 102
L'esthétique: salacious and slightly off-piste electro

La sélection:
Tuning Circuits - I Am A Non Believer 
Blue Garden - Red Jungle (Wosto Edit) 
June - Direct Contact 
Sneaker - Call 4 Arms 
Planet Underground - Feindehnungsmeßgerät
Ratsnake - Haharsh_2 
Sebastian Mullaert - Movement (Joey Anderson Remix) 
Ian Martin - Hybrid Lotus 
Franck Kartell - Low Frequency Analysis And Recording 
Timothy J. Fairplay - Dr. Lazarus 
Hypnotique - La Pénombre 
Vault - Veils (In The Dark Again)
Napoel - Runner Hunt 
Scannoir - Industrial Technology 
Betonkunst - Because I Want To Fit In 
Wall $treet - Victim (Vercetti Technicolor Remix)

Recorded in Madrid in September 2025.

Stock 102 par We Forfeit

Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7uctiWo7sps

Label: Groovence Discs
Artist: Neotnas
Format: 12" Vinyl & Digital
Cat. Number: GRVNC021
EP Title: A light From The Basement
Release Date: December 2nd, 2025
Support it: https://groovencerecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-light-from-the-basement

Groovence Discs
https://soundcloud.com/groovencediscs
https://www.instagram.com/groovence_discs

Neotnas
https://soundcloud.com/neotnas
https://www.instagram.com/neotnas

Listen on YouTube

PREMIERE: Neotnas - A Light From The Basement [Groovence Discs]

Club Djembe - 07 December 2025

Christine Kakaire feat. NM DJ - 08 December 2025

Back on the Rinse France airwaves for the last show of the year, and we’re closing things out in style. This time we’re thrilled to welcome one of our favorite NYC labels, White Material—run by Young Male and DJ Richard, the latter also being a longtime artist on our own Public System Recordings imprint.

For this special occasion, the two honchos teamed up with another legend, Galcher Lustwerk, sharing a two-hour slot to wrap up the year with real finesse.

Young Male, a New York–based producer and DJ, brings a mix he describes as “a loose blend of sexy tracks I remember hearing at warehouse parties in NYC through the years—long blends, classy vibes, thumping bass lines, hip house, minimal house, breaks, moments of harmony, moments of dissonance, and Madonna.”

Galcher Lustwerk, born in Cleveland and based in New York, is known for his chilled, sensual deep-house sound and his nonchalant, stream-of-consciousness vocal style—refined through more than two decades of DJing and production.

DJ Richard, hailing from Rhode Island, contributes his signature tension-driven approach, crafting patient, tunneling narratives from a wide palette of genres. His sets unfold like fully formed environments—dark, absorbing, and quietly commanding.

Three heavyweights, two hours, one perfect way to close out the year.

PUBLIC SYSTEM RECORDINGS MYN invite WHITE MATERIAL avec GALCHER LUSTWERK - YOUNG MALE & DJ RICHARD - 13 Septembre 2025

Cobalt (Plains)

Schneeweiß 9: Presented by Oliver Koletzki

The Last Dance

Godtripper EP

Universe Within You

Quarion releases on Drumpoet Community, Innervisions, Tamed and co-owns the Retreat label with Hauke Freer of Session Victim.

02.08 - Sisyphos, Berlin
13.08 - Rundfunk, Zürich

Booking: elie@mensch-booking.com

Cobalt (Plains)

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