Geotact:
‘chosen for ornament, stone matched with stone’

Fiesta Soundsystem and XMTR bring you GEO01, First Colour, the inaugural release on their new label, Geotact. Equal parts tender and visceral, mixing impressions of the ‘natural’ with the intrinsic artifice of electronically produced sounds.

The EP kickstarts a project that has been in the works for two years, from which more music in a variety of styles will be emerging in the near future...

geotactrecords.bandcamp.com/album/first-colour

First Colour

Rupti Calceamenta

Kouncil Cuts
SC: @kouncilcuts
BC: www.kouncilcuts.bandcamp.com
FB: www.facebook.com/KouncilCuts
T: www.twitter.com/KouncilCuts
IG: www.instagram.com/kouncilcuts

FAFF
SC: @faffldn
IG: www.instagram.com/faff__in

This next project comes from London-based duo FAFF who make their debut on the label with The Last Piglette EP, a meticulously well produced, high octane, intergalactic exploration of Breaks, Techno, Acid and all those grey areas in between, which comes equipped with a remix by label head honcho Mark Mackenzie.
The Last Piglette EP is out 27th August. Buy here > kouncilcuts.bandcamp.com/album/the-la…-piglette-ep

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*PREMIERE* FAFF - The Last Piglette

Return To Pre-Normativity - Skenghis Kahn

🏋🏽‍♂️ Breaking in the 2022 Canapé Mix Series, we are honoured to present a weighty 80 from Bristol's fast-expanding Out Of Sorts. 

Label co-owner, Symeon, leads us through a seamless curation of driving left-field club sounds, ranging from UK Techno to Breakbeat, Acid, Electro and beyond.

💿 Ears out for some exclusive first plays of forthcoming O.O.S. riddims!

Support @outofsortsbristol here: https://outofsortsrecs.bandcamp.com/music

CNPMX018 - Out Of Sorts

@seaaaaaan
The GAB mix series is back for another year! And who better to kick things off than the King of Electro, Shawn Cartier. 

Over the last year, Shawn’s prolific output, both in terms of production and DJing, has allowed him to ascend rapidly through the contemporary electro scene. With releases on Carouse, Mind Controlled Rectifier, Paradiso Records, Haŵs, Bogoture Records, Kouncil Cuts, Reality Club, Night Service, Nasty Enterprises and of course two physicals on childsplay, Shawn seems simply unstoppable. Somehow, he’s also managed to find the time to guest on Rinse, Kindred, Balamii, Ape-X, Threads, Action Replay Codes and many other platforms. 

Kicking off GAB MIX 051 with a trance groover, Shawn dips into his UKG and breaks bag, taking a turn towards more experimental club sounds towards the half-way mark. Things quickly turn gritty as Shawn expertly blends his own unreleased acid belters with euphoric squelchers from Popmix and breakbeats from Sansibar and Detroit’s Filthiest.

GAB MIX 051 - SHAWN CARTIER

Edition of 300 vinyl:
shallnotfade.co.uk/album/pathfinder-ep

When Mani Festo isn’t designing the artwork for Club Glow - the collective he forms part of alongside Borai, Denham Audio and LMajor - or running his own imprint ‘Flightpath’, he uses his DJ sets and production to pay homage to the soundsystem-oriented music that made him. A real artist of the moment, the past couple of years have seen Mani Festo get the recognition he deserves, with many citing his prowess in capturing the darkly seductive essence of hardcore’s antecedents, creating something at once nostalgic and futuristic. 

Those searching for this fine balance will not be disappointed by Pathfinder EP, the next  instalment of Basement Trax: a series which focuses on club-fuelled Techno and Electro. ‘Powertriip’ is a full-bodied electro slammer, coloured by the metallic textures of an industrial soundscape. The title track continues with the same high-voltage pressure, this time with hi-hats that give it double-time energy. The B-side is about computer love: ‘Big Rooms’ is driven by a highly-processed acid melody whilst ‘Auto Sequence’ is a dizzying take on breaks with high-pitched arpeggios and deranged vocal chops that add to the track’s eeriness.

Pathfinder EP drops 3rd June 2022 via Shall Not Fade

Powertriip

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SNFBT012 // Mani Festo - Pathfinder EP

After 14 years of curating events across the city, Ape-X Records aims to provide an established platform for artists and shine the spotlight on Northern talent.

'Good Night, Amen' marks the debut release from breakbeat junkie Product Toss. The 5 track EP explores the alluring sonic connections between complex drum arrangements, pulsating basslines, esoteric rhythms, and grime instrumentals. The young Newcastle-based artist has charged into the scene with an undeniably unique and club-focused sound. Product Toss is joined by Newcastle born up & comer Nectax and Leeds chaos enthusiast Nova Cheq on remix duties.

@ptoss
@ape-x-music

Buy:
https://ape-xrecords.bandcamp.com/album/product-toss-goodnight-amen-ep

PREMIERE: Product Toss - Goodnight, Amen [Ape-X]

Carlton Doom brings 'Flutin Tootin Dopeboy' to Hypercolour Records.

● Hypercolour Records - @hypercolourrecords
● Carlton Doom - @carltondoom

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Down In Red Light EP

Flutin Tootin Dopeboy

Carlton Doom - Flutin Tootin Dopeboy [Rendah Mag Premiere]

You smell that? That’s the smell of burnt rubber, cold rain, and broken promises. Welcome to the Mean Streets kid. 

You ever hear jungle breaks echoing through an empty parking garage at 3 a.m.? That’s what this is for. Mean Streets is built for late-night runs and lost causes. It's a drum and bass tribute to the golden age of the PlayStation, back when everything felt faster, dirtier, realer. Back when we were still counting polygons kid. 

Think Wipeout 2097, Ridge Racer, Need for Speed. This is the sound of busted-up jungle drum and bass straight from a memory card left in the rain.

Yeah, there's liquid DnB in here, even some future garage, the kind that creeps in when the streets are empty and the rain won’t stop and you can't get those damned memories outta your head. But don’t get it twisted kid, the heart of this record is that early-2000s jungle mayhem. The stuff that came out of blown speakers and off bootleg discs. That sound that made you drive too fast and care too little.

So here’s your induction, rookie. The Mean Streets don’t care who you are. But if you’re gonna race out here, you better have the right soundtrack. And now, you do.

This one's for fan's of low-poly dreams, 160 BPM mistakes, and the kind of nights you don't come back grom the same. If you like early jungle, Source Direct, LTJ Bukem and PS1-era Drum & Bass you're gonna like this. 

Wounded Animals

A chump at oxford

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This project exists to research the topic of creative context within underground & experimental arts. Through the lens of creative-journalism, we explore the life-cycle of artists and their projects, in an otherwise undocumented space.