Parisian label [re]sources returns with the third edition of its "Club Hexagon" series dedicated to showcase the current French club / bass scene. Gathering several in-house artists such as Dehousy and Blâme, the compilation features some established French producers like Flore, rRoxymore and Ténèbre but also some newcomers, confirming [re]sources' key role in the development of the club music landscape in France.

Qant & Yaxx - Kepler

Rising up from the murky depths with a bassweight pressure that proves dubstep isn’t dead, Alan Johnson manifest in the form of four mutant species on Sneaker Social Club.

Tom Neilan and Gareth Kirby have been knocking around for a hot minute, slipping out some crisp steppy variations on the on-point Mindset label circa 2012, while as Alan Johnson they first joined forces for a 12” on Blank Mind the year after. Their appearances have been scattered since, but the work in the lab has continued apace, as was keenly demonstrated on a four-track drop for the Art-E-Fax label in 2020 – something of a sleeper hit for those with their ear in the bassbins.

On their first step out for Sneaker, Neilan and Kirby make a bold opening statement with ‘Stillness’. Reaching for an eternal poem by Count Ossie as a guiding voice, we’re thrown into a hall of mirrors where the dead space is as potent as the looming bass. Picking their stripped down sound kit wisely, Alan Johnson craft a minimal sound wrecker of seismic magnitude. Get this on a rig and all your questions will be answered.

Elsewhere, we’re treated to the seasick synth shanty ‘Compactor’, a dance stopper with audacity hardwired into its composition. The swerves come thick and fast, but executed with an understated poise. Over on the B, ‘Pleasure Principle’ hits with a freakish impact, all bruising pressure cross-contaminated with analogue mangling. ‘Duppy Sea’ completes the set with another surprise swerve towards a Johnson twist on dubwise abstraction. At this point it’s clear the pair have a sound – gritty, roughed up but still crystal clear in its execution, and they can turn it to a lot of different disciplines. Here’s four such demonstrations of their devilish intent – now where can we find more?

Alan Johnson - Pleasure Principle

Mexico City’s @infinite-machine label celebrates its 100th release with @design-default’s dystopian anime-inspired ‘Quartz Silica’

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-design-default-seeds

Premiere: Design Default ‘S.E.E.D.S’

@bencowper

Bristol based DJ & producer Cowper (aka Count van Delicious under his italo disco alias) presents his debut EP ‘I Can See You, Can You See Me?’. 

Cowper’s low, slow, dark and experimental beats go deep into hypnotic psychedelia. His debut weaves together a woozy trip of ambient, industrial, EBM and trance.

BC Pre-order: https://c0wper.bandcamp.com/album/i-can-see-you-can-you-see-me

pi pi pi premiere: Cowper - Hazer On

Of Paradise continue their Various Artists series with an 11-track masterclass in shapeshifting underground dance music.

Comprised of all new material, the fifth instalment in the label’s VA series showcases a spellbinding collection of cross-genre and multifaceted compositions that mutate from rumbling bass pressure into atmospheric jungle, contorted techno and beyond.  

Featuring selected works from Slolek, Kellen303, Destrata, Pugilist, Fiesta Soundsystem, Tom Jarmey, Vilhelm, Fade, Atrice, Lazarus and D3U5E, Of Paradise Vol. 5 is a mesmerising and hallucinatory soundtrack curated to be played out across a shattered club landscape.

1. Slolek – Obsidian
2. Kellen303 – Pulse Analysis
3. Destrata – Meridian
4. Pugilist – Serpentine
5. Fiesta Soundsystem – Passivity Trap
6. Tom Jarmey – Crystal Fields
7. Vilhelm – Peak
8. Fade – Acrylic
9. Atrice – Levels
10. Lazarus – DJs Hate This Trick
11. D3U5E – Helm

@slolek, @kellen303, @destratavan, @pugilistmusic, @fiestasoundsystem, @tom-jarmey, @vilhelmhasselgren, @fadeofparadise, @atricemiras, @lazarus_nbg, @d3u5e.

Of Paradise Vol. 5

OP022 // Various Artists - Of Paradise Vol. 5

I'm running back to me feeling homesick
soon I might recall the savory flavor
of what will ease me until I'm mellow
I move so the floor beneath me transforms into a flow
does it really matter if I'm loved beloved unloved
if I submerged deep in dirt and died slow
-li al

We breathe in oxygen, transform it into carbon dioxide and breathe out. One simple witness of transforming matter. With this album I became aware of this inevitable movement and my deeply rooted need to live that. So I could not restrict myself any longer not to surrender to it, to the creative flow.
Very new and important to me was to collaborate with such immensely talented artists. It has elevated and transformed my production skills & process. I feel very honored to connect, learn and transform matter - together.
-Chewlie

credits:
„Run“ features a piano recording of Rahelle Fischer
„Beloved feat. Synkro“ features a voice sampled from „Księżyc - Zakopana“
„Home“ features vocals from li al

composed & mixed by Julia Häller
remixed by Leese
features with Tinkah, Synkro & Fiesta Soundsystem
mastered by Precise Master
released by YUKU @yukumusic
Poem written by li al
coverart by Julia Häller

all rights reserved

Submerge Into

@synkro

I'm running back to me feeling homesick
soon I might recall the savory flavor
of what will ease me until I'm mellow
I move so the floor beneath me transforms into a flow
does it really matter if I'm loved beloved unloved
if I submerged deep in dirt and died slow
-li al

We breathe in oxygen, transform it into carbon dioxide and breathe out. One simple witness of transforming matter. With this album I became aware of this inevitable movement and my deeply rooted need to live that. So I could not restrict myself any longer not to surrender to it, to the creative flow.
Very new and important to me was to collaborate with such immensely talented artists. It has elevated and transformed my production skills & process. I feel very honored to connect, learn and transform matter - together.
-Chewlie

credits:
„Run“ features a piano recording of Rahelle Fischer
„Beloved feat. Synkro“ features a voice sampled from „Księżyc - Zakopana“
„Home“ features vocals from li al

composed & mixed by Julia Häller
remixed by Leese
features with Tinkah, Synkro & Fiesta Soundsystem
mastered by Precise Master
released by YUKU @yukumusic
Poem written by li al
coverart by Julia Häller

all rights reserved

Beloved Feat. Synkro

Offish and Attempt make their debut on AGN7 Audio, with a remix by dreadmaul.

Stream/Download

Offish & Attempt - Rokle

Cycle - Last Life [BOH]

♫♫ VA - Tribute to @jabarudnb: A Call For Your Mental Health (111 tracks at a symbolic price, profits goes to ✧✧ https://gira.org.pt ✧✧) ▷▷▷ https://drumad.bandcamp.com/album/tribute-to-jabaru-a-call-for-your-mental-health ♫♫

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Album: Take It Down
Record Label: Paperfunk Recordings
Release Date: *** Available 31/10/2025 ***
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Human Made - Grooveyark [Paperfunk Recordings] PREMIERE

Ossia's militant, nerve-jangling dub wouldn't sound out of place in Gerald Donald and James Stinson's imagined Drexciyan waterworld.

'The Marzahn Versions' is out soon on Berceuse Heroique.

Pre-order: bit.ly/32orZOa

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