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Eternal Struggle

Available on Audio Cassette and digital download directly from the label’s Bandcamp: https://cclurl.bandcamp.com/album/a-night-in-the-skull-discotheque

Side A: Bass is Eternal
Side B: 2-step Mutual Dream

A Night in the Skull Discotheque by the beloved underground selector CCL is the latest offering in the T4T LUV NRG label’s highly limited DJ mix series of cassettes. This immersive journey through a wonderland of proto-dubstep sounds from the late 1970s through the year 2000 is a sonic sibling to CCL’s acclaimed 2018 mix Ode to Queer Steppas.

Inspired in part by Eris Drew’s use of “old records to create new styles out of fragments” on her Raving Disco Breaks Vol. 1 mixtape (T4T LUV NRG, 2019), CCL approached this recording with a parallel frame of mind. Created with 3 CDJs, one Turntable, and a Boss Digital Delay 200, the tracks included in the mix are deconstructed from their whole, and constituent parts are intertwined, sampled, and dubbed out while being further stretched beyond their physical limits. CCL mixed many tracks at the 'wrong speed', pitched beyond their original recognizable tone; others are recontextualized through imaginative layering.

With a solid nod to seminal mixtapes of the early 90s, CCL references the namesake for Side A, Bass Is Eternal, an unreleased 1992 mixtape by influential Bristolian producers Smith & Mighty, an important sonic fulcrum amongst the musical tributaries of the hardcore continuum that continues to reverberate to this day. CCL experienced the after-effects of this ‘proto’ sound genesis in 2008, while living in Bristol, by which point its emergent whispers had coalesced into what became known as dubstep. Tracing a rich history of reference through the samples, basslines, moods, and drum patterns emanating from Bass Is Eternal while looking for connections that predate it became a long-term fascination for CCL. The result is a DJ mix that connects the oft-forgotten dots between proto eras and modern developments in bass and dubstep.

For the resulting sonic ride on A Night in the Skull Discotheque, CCL leads us to a fantastical place of timeless surreality – a majestic haunted dancehall soundtracked by a giddy rush of steppers and dubbed-out delights. Subs rattle through syncopated percs, and moody synths glisten in macabre glory. Fantastical dancers wriggle in wispy eternity, liberated from their corporeal forms in all their greatest spiritual wonder. Both extravagant and dusky, A Night in the Skull Discotheque is a world of seductive in-betweens, a place caught between the moodiest depths and the highest exuberance – A love letter to one of the most impactful formative sounds of the last decades.


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A portion for the proceeds from this release will go to fundraiser "SUPPORT PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY IN EUROPE!". You can also directly donate via:
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Tape design: Nina Muro
Mastering: TJ Hertz
Additional tape mastering: Eris Drew
Photography: CCL 
Linear notes: Nevan Jio

A Night in the Skull Discotheque [T4T015]

CCL - A Night in the Skull Discotheque

, · ' ' , iels vécurent en feu 

@itsronce

FR :
, ' ' · , sur les cendres est une compilation de 13 pistes qui explorent le thème de la reprise de rythme après l'euphorie de la reconstruction post-collapse (littérale ou métaphorique). Elle explore les nouveaux rituels, le quotidien et les façons de célébrer et pourrait être la bande-son de ce qui nait sur les cendres, embrassant les nouvelles expressions de joie et les rythmes de la résilience.

Troisième volet d'une trilogie de compiles sorties sur Olga Productions, après "DÉLITEMENT" et "Ruines", ", ' ' · , sur les cendres" clot le cycle et l'arc narratif des trois volets, qui reflète l'évolution de la décadence au renouveau, de la désolation à la redécouverte.

EN :
, ' ' · , sur les cendres is a 13-tracks compilation exploring the theme of life reclaiming its rhythm after the euphoria of reconstruction post-collapse (Literally or figuratively). We wanted to work around the new rituals, journeys, and ways of celebration—the soundtrack to emerging from the ashes and discovering fresh avenues for revelry and exploration, embracing the novel expressions of joy, the rhythms of resilience.

This release marks the end of a trilogy on Olga Productions, following "DÉLITEMENT" and "Ruines."
As the final installment in this cycle, ", ' ' · , sur les Cendres" completes the narrative arc, offering a musical journey that reflects the evolution from decay to renewal, from desolation to rediscovery.

Artwork : Amalia Jaulin
Mastering : Maxime Maurel (Studio Noir)
Production : Alice la Terreur, Alexandre Peron, Julien Faussillon 

released April 17, 2024
 
all rights reserved

Ronce - Refuse

@significant0ther 
@jamesk_1

Significant Other unveils a new project: Pain Management. A new imprint presenting music and visual media across a variety of formats. The outlet launches with an original 4 track EP: When It Rains.

Christening the label with his first full length release since 2021, the producer steps out from behind the curtain with a batch of tracks guaranteed to soothe psychic woes and challenge sound systems alike.

True to the name of the label, this debut release delivers a healthy dose of leftfield club weight. Tough and tender in equal measure, it’s a record that explores in-between zones. A fever dream of narrative experiments at the outer edges of club music, packing enough punch to shake a dancefloor, but enough delicacy to soundtrack the ride home. The final product is a meeting of outsider sonics and sleazy dance tropes, body music for restless minds.

Available in physical & digital format May 10th, 2024.

When It Rains

Significant Other - RPG Ft. James K

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Peder Mannerfelt drops two new versions of the smash hit "Big Ball" from his 2023 EP on Nervous Horizon. This time around, he's teamed up with the electronic music maestro Roman Flügel for an epic collaboration. Roman's remix is nothing short of extraordinary, showcasing his signature chameleon-like ability to transform and expand tracks into something entirely mesmerizing. There's also a beatless No Bounce mix so you can roll your own version. Let's see how far this ball can roll!

Big Ball (Roman Flügel Remix)

Volume 2 of Aken Aten Records...VA featuring various styles from artists across the globe.

Cover made by Valentina Vargas

Tracks mastered by Sienna Sleep

Xiao Quan -Monsoon Diversion

@stacksofvoices

Stacks ‘Want’ album out May 15th 2024

Music and lyrics by Jan Matthé & Sis Matthé
Written and recorded in St. Lauri, Antwerp
Mixed by Stacks and Yves De Mey
Mastered by Wouter Brandenburg in Amsterdam
All rights reserved ℗ + ©️ Knekelhuis 2024

They keep me around,
more than you will ever know. 
Of love down the line,
we feel it's coming home.
When I call about the ages,
we're never coming back for more.
And I'm seeing every life, 
we're never coming back no more.
I could never wait to say amen.
I could never wait to make it move away,
with nothing in return. 
Oh, may you dissolve. 
Don't leave me this way, my dear.
Step into the breeze, 
so you'll be the first to know.
And I call about your fable, 
we're never coming back for more. 
How I'm seeing it for now, 
we're never coming back no more.

Want

On The Heels

Stacks - On The Heels

Taken from the Pathway EP. Out now on @yukumusic

Pathway

Surface Drummer

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”.
More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

The Morning Show w/ Ossia & ojoo @ Kiosk Radio 12.04.2024

Plafond 8 — Ekolali / Tala Drum Corps (LP)

Vinyl/digital: https://bakk.bandcamp.com/album/plafond-8
Vinyl/distribution (Clone): https://clone.nl/item75975.html

A Ekolali — Totem Mollusca (14:45)
B Tala Drum Corps — tokyo subway (16:06)

Plafond continues, taking center stage after the mother label BAKK ceded. Here, two long-time collaborators, Ekolali, originating from Sweden, and Tala Drum Corps, from the Netherlands, await their returns. The former reappears with a characteristic approach earlier heard on 'Doggerland'. The latter did multiple dance releases yet now debuts for this series, expanding on his stylistic spectrum. 

Despite shared tempo, the energies of the track are each of their own. Pulsating with energetic urgency, Ekolali, towards hypnotic movement, Tala Drum Corps. 'Totem Mollusca' shoots for the sun, like a budding landscape, yellow rays, waterdrops – kraut-inspired yet club-like without seeking a climax. 'tokyo subway' has a marimba-ridden, timeless feel – a clock-ticking, crude atmosphere, as a dream long passed, slowly ascending. 

Known for its two-sided, two-songs format, Plafond offers two artists or artist combinations the freeform room for exploration and elongation of their respective sound and practices. This is the eighth in the series.

Music: Mattias Lagerkvist @ekolali / Tijmen Lohmeijer @taladrumcorps
Mastering: Sjoerd Oberman
Design: Mike Kokken and Ruben Verkuylen
Words: Luke Cohlen @lukecohlen

Plafond 8

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BAKKPlafond8 | Ekolali / Tala Drum Corps (LP)

(Prod Lunarios X @rulez_td)

lil silhouette 
tell me where you been 
hiding from yourself
nothing new right here

i can feel you near 
let me wipe your tears
all the things you face
leaves a sour taste in your mouth

i cant seem to relate
with all the things you doubt
all the things i found 
you keep leaving me astound

every time we come near 
i can hear the sound
of my heart beating 
i feel lost but i found you 

even with my senses confused
and i can come right thru
with new friends tell me what to do
tell me what to do
tell me what to do about you

tell me what to do about you
tell me what to do about
even with my senses confused

now the time has come
and the end is near
all the memories
stay behind my dear
time will not forget 
once you disappear
all the love you lost
will soon reappear

and i lost, lost, lost myself 
trying to find you
lust, lust, lust is all i got out of you
and i lost, lost, lost myself trying to please you
now I'm trying to pick up what i never wanted to reveal to you

i can seem to relate
with all the things you doubt
all the things i found 
you keep leaving me astound

every time we come near 
i can hear the sound
of my heart beating 
i feel lost but i found you

even with my senses confused
and i can come right thru
with new friends tell me what to do
tell me what to do
tell me what to do about you"

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Never Bend

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