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The Exit Planet Earth vinyl series continues onto it’s 5th edition with a finely balanced release of electro, techno and breakbeat cuts. 

Carl Finlow - The Oberth Effect kicks off the record with a mind bending trip to the dark side of electro, delivering a masterclass in multi-layered synth sound design, rolling bass lines and Finlow’s expert production. A fellow electro master Plant43 delivers his debut release for 20/20 Vision - Forcefield Deactivation following a pioneering run of records over many years for Semantica, Bleep43 and Cultivated Electronics. 

Crossing continents to Asia, the flip side features a collaboration between Hong Kong based producers Mr. Ho & Xiaolin (Klasse Wrecks). 'No Change To How I Feel’ is a unique sign of the times. A deep techno track served with a heavy 4/4 kick, perpetually evolving arpeggios, quick fire hats and a haunting vocal. Leeds based producer Alfred completes the release with a sound forged from intricate drum sequencing and strong chords and melodies. Alfred is an exciting new talent that manages to connect the dots between breakbeat and electro. 

A1 - Carl Finlow - The Oberth Effect
A2 - Plant43 - Forcefield Deactivation 
B1 - Mr. Ho & Xiaolin - No Change To How I Feel
B2 - Alfred - Galaxy Quest

Alfred - Galaxy Quest  (Snippet)

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This beauty is taken from 'A Mental Health Mixtape'—a compilation raising money for CALM (the Campaign Against Living Miserably, a great charity working in suicide prevention and support). It's a slow-burning chugger with a pacey tempo that develops from deep, muted atmospherics into a fizzing flurry of colourful, shimmering synths.

More than 700,000 people die from suicide every year. That's 1 person every 40 seconds. For every 1 death, it's estimated that 20 more attempted to take their life. In the UK, 75% of all suicides are male.

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is a UK based charity which campaigns to end the stigma around male mental health and provides lifesaving services.

A Mental Health Mixtape

PREMIERE: Alfred - Light Phase [Studio Totem]

It’s a great pleasure to introduce Leed’s based newcomer Alfred for his eagerly awaited debut release on 20/20 Vision following a string of cutting edge releases on Reference Mark Recordings. ‘Direct Hit’ is packed with an array of intricately woven electro, breaks and perfectly executed peak-time club weapons. 

'Direct Hit’ fuses techno and broken beats with a bottom heavy bass theme reminiscent of classic Kevin Saunderson, soaring arpeggiated synth lines, slick drum programming and a killer break. The highly sought after Dublin based producer Cignol delivers a perfectly executed acid electro remix that adds lush strings additional synths to the original theme. 

‘Iris’, is a nifty high fidelity breaks workout, loaded with an abundance of Alfred’s signature flourishing arpeggios and modulating synths backed by an infectious groove, and a fragmented bass line. 'Core Velocity’ rounds off the record with perfectly nuanced synth polyphony giving it a deep, tripped out braindance flair, punchy bass and irresistible groove. 

Direct Hit
Direct Hit (Cignol Remix)
Iris
Core Velocity
Double Split Experiment

VIS325: Alfred - Direct Hit

PREMIERE > inverted-audio.com/premiere-2-bad-mice-limit-of-paradise

Over a decade after their last outing, UK hardcore dons 2 Bad Mice are finally back in business with 'Gone Too Soon' EP on Sneaker Social Club, a four-track bite of essential '90s rave material right in line with their impressive back catalogue, including a good lot of seminal contributions to the highly revered Moving Shadow imprint.

2 Bad Mice - Limit Of Paradise [Sneaker Social Club]

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A. Off Season
B. Fuerza (Ft. Kieron & Lou)

Out on Vinyl at http://shop.thetrilogytapes.com & digi at www.tossportal.com

Off Season / Fuerza

YO, PAISAN

THUGWIDOW - ROMANTICIZED

High energy electro and breakbeat inspired choppy chord business; with a heavyweight stomper of a remix from label newcomer Gibbin.

Zx4 / Reshift

Alfred - Reshift

Alfred - Zx4

More info - http://loose-lips.co.uk/blog/bandoe-ekkinz-cortex-phoneline-p42s001
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Phoneline

PREMIERE: Bandoe, Ekkinz & Cortex - Phoneline (P45S001)

Twelve deep and we're back with our second jungle / drum and bass record in the series. A killer lineup of our some of our favourite producers pushing the sound. Our good pal Etch kicks things off with a particularly raw cut harking back to '95. A2 sees K-lone showing his amazing versatility coming with a D&B pelter that is guaranteed to fill dance floors when Boris deems it acceptable. Local Bristol badman DMC brings his signature flavour for the B1 followed by the very talented Ed Eldridge and Max Mudie for their debut collaborative track. Finally Romaal Kultan closes things out with a mellow breaksy groover. Whats not to love?

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French II returns to Intercept with his 4 tracker EP 'Control'. After his last "Time / Tracker" EP the Dutch producer goes on to experiment in his signature UK breaks and garage inspired style. This time, however, he extends his creativity beyond those boundaries with an EP that floats between banging beats, futuristic stylings, and emotive melodies.

Opener track 'Control' gets the energy going with a groove that feels like a lovechild between Mr.Oizo's 'Flat Beat' and Floating Point's 'Back To Basics' remix. It's a track meant for club play, but even at this time, a play at home could make the roof go off.

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@interceptrecords

Buy:
https://intercept.bandcamp.com/album/control