@playgroundrecords will drop a very special compilation to celebrate nine years of life. Entitled “9 Years Compilation”, the 15-track collection is a “musical journey shared with dear friends, which expresses the living history of the label from its origins to the present”, according to the label.
The compilation includes tracks by the likes of Sascha Funke, Curses, Iñigo Vontier, Shubostar, Theus Mago, Local Suicide & Franz Matthews, Thomas Von Party & Fabio Me Llaman Soltero, Niv Ast, MR TC, Thomass Jackson & MKDSL, Middle Sky Boom, Stevie R & Parisinos, Teniente Castillo, Kate Stein feat. Vongold, Martin Noise & A-Tweed.
Take a ride with @theusmago's contribution to the compilation, a great new track called "Oralia".
Read more: https://www.lagasta.com/premiere-theus-mag%ce%bf-oralia/

PREMIERE: Theus Mago - Oralia

Artist: Sahar
Track: Soul Work
Label: Isolate
Release date: 2022.09.02

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/RnVIOGz3kt0
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_cover credits_
Photography: Manu Abecasis
Creative direction: Coralie Lauren
Model: Eliza
MUAH: Mumtaz Meeran
Location: Berlin

premiere | Sahar - Soul Work | Isolate

Deemkeyne - Coming (Stiroll Compliment Dub Rmx) [Superordinate Dub Waves]

Pre-release Bandcamp - jasonstill.bandcamp.com/album/luminous-path

A fusion of deep grooves and soaring melodies, this melodic house collection blends hypnotic rhythms with atmospheric layers. Each track flows with energy and emotion — built for late-night dancefloors and reflective moments alike.

Solstice Drift

“Back in Brazil” drifts like a meditation through crowded streets and restless human currents, blending the distant roar of the ocean with the subtle pulse of Brazilian rhythms. The track balances serenity and chaos — the hypnotic calm of the shoreline against the raw, decayed aesthetic of the favelas. Textured yet minimal, it carries both nostalgia and a haunting beauty, inviting the listener to lose themselves between light and shadow, noise and silence.

back in brazil

Aaaron 'Entropy' Feat  Hazel & Carolina Meleán (connected008)
Released Nov 4th 2016
http://www.kompakt.fm/labels/connected
https://www.beatport.com/release/entropy-ep/1872698
http://www.traxsource.com/title/702849/entropy-ep

Aaaron 'Entropy' Feat  Hazel & Carolina Meleán (connected008)

EIN2-020 | Various Artists - Assembly 03

01. Arthur Oskan - Claro
02. Marc Holstege - A Mind Full Of Thoughts
03. Carlo Whale - Life
04. Deorbiting - Declined Chemistry

We mix it up! Sunny and warm tunes from Arthur Oskan, drifting and wide open soundscapes for a dreamy morning by Carlo Whale, nighttime sounds by Deorbiting and a clear and deep track by Marc Holstege. 4 come together on our Assembley number 3 and they all bringing some peaceful tracks for your player. No rush. No winter mood. We are back in the summer season with colorful and unique sounds.

Assembly 03 | EIN2-020

Assembly 03

Arthur Oskan - Claro

A few months in and TAU, the label helmed by Adana Twins, is in the groove. Launched in August 2018, the outlet has given the Hamburg duo a chance to flex their A&R muscles, curating releases that showcase more established artists alongside up and coming talents, while allowing them to fully explore their own tastes.
TAU004 shines a light on Amberoom, a German trio comprised Manuel Tur, Adrian Hoffmann and Ramin Nouyan. The three men produce won- derfully warm, soulful, nourishing compositions which have already court favour with the Innervisions crew - their killer track ‘Kastell’ released on the much-respected ‘Secret Weapons 11’ compilation, and Dixon added his own “Retouch”. Veteran producer isolée steps up for remix duties on this one, too, making this an essential three-tracker.
The EP kicks off with ‘Tulu’ a stirring cut punctuated by a wistful male vocal complemented by a harmonious, yet sombre low end. Delicate twin- kles and emotive strings add depth as the track tugs on your heartstrings. This is a lush, measured composition with excellent programming on its organic-sounding drums and a contemplative atmosphere throughout.
Next up is the title track, ‘Jazire’, which picks up the pace immediately. A contagious 4x4 beat forms the foundation of this rousing number, which builds steadily into a cacophony of tribal-esque effects; shakers reverberating next to mysterious sounds that echo in and out of the back- ground. A melancholy melody gives this track extra emotional density, while the tension builds and subsides intermittently and the beat keeps those hips moving.
Lastly, isolée’s reinterpretation of the title track utilises a more traditional house motif, emphasising the shadowy atmospherics and injecting a more insistent beat. As the 4x4 rhythm pumps along, he adds clicks and skipping toms - pushing the energy levels up a notch. A dark, eerie tone pervades and isolée retains the sorrowful refrain from the original to complement his dour synth riff.
Adana Twins keep the standards high as TAU continues to impress with another exemplary release.

bit.ly/Tau004

Jazire EP

Jazire (isolée Remix)

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TAU004 | Amberoom - Jazire (isolée Remix)

John Monkman provides a class new EP, 'Delta Ray,' to Last Night On Earth.

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Premiere: John Monkman - WARP

Beatport: http://bit.ly/32c4c4M

The 22nd edition of the esteemed Body Language series arrives in 2020, to be helmed by the ever excellent Pezzner. In advance of that there will be a series of special EPs with tracks taken from it, kicking off with this, EP1, featuring four exclusive new cuts from the man himself.

A long time label associate, Pezzner writes, composes and teaches electronic music to a consistently high standard and releases it on the likes of Visionquest and Freerange. He has been right at the heart of Get Physical for a couple of years now, and for that reason is an obvious choice for the next Body Language mix.

The first of the four tracks on offer here is ‘Saint Andre’, a cosmic symphony of spy theme style synths and pads all tethered to a deeply buried but propulsive groove. The track builds in suspense and tension with panning vocal sounds adding an air of intrigue. ‘The Break Up’ is just as brilliant but much heavier, with weighty kicks making for a dub undercurrent while a scattering of toms and haunting chords build next to a pixelated acid line.

‘Bongo Relâmpago’ finds Pezzner link with Seattle based, Tilted Records boss Jon Lee to cook up masterfully unhinged grooves with big drums and clattering percussion. It's a mysterious cut that compels you into the unknown. There is a hint of future disco to the rattling chords of ‘I Am You’ which roll over percolating toms, drums and hits to uplifting, rump-wiggling effect.

These are four typically well produced and effective tunes from the masterful Pezzner and give an early insight into the album ahead.

www.getphysicalmusic.com

I Am You

Pezzner - I Am You (Snippet)

Hi there, this is the already third installment of the Familiar Faces anthology. For those who missed the first two: all the contributors to this fine selection of tunes are whether label residents who already provided their fair share to its backcatalogue or friends and affiliates, the Riotvan family hooked up with in one way or another (pun intended, by the way. Looking at you, New Hook). The connecting link being a certain like-mindedness in mentality and sonic expression, once again shaping this compilation up to the utmost current status update of what is going on in the Riotvan world.

And for a kick-off there's even some sort of premiere ushering things in with Reznik & Mikesh's opening tune Calumet. Both dudes are far from being strangers to the label, but teaming up and handing in this ferocious Acid stronghold of a tune, after they introduced themselves just recently with a Telepopmusik-remix, puts themself out there as a force to be reckoned with.     

Then there's Llewellyn, Riotvan mainstay and one of the focal artists when it comes to NeoDisco done the smart way. His new track Falling Apart definitely is no exception to the rule - delightful arpeggios, peculiar vocal-parts and one hell of a catchy synth-hook, engaging the time warp right back to the 80's.
It's no big secret that Jennifer Touch has a certain knack for that era, too. Her Hollow Flake gives us a foretaste of her debut album that will be out in April on Fat Cat Records and checks the listener in on another cruise through bleak emotive waters, building on a stomach punching beat and rough acidlines, graced by her sometimes distant, sometimes heartwarming chant.

Mexican friends Zombies In Miami have been playing on Riotvan nights already and now they leave their mark within the release records as well with Soleil, a soulful peaktime gem full of gloomy deepness.

Then there is the Zombie's compatriot Paulor with a hyper-organic sounding Letter To Futura that's shaped out of e-guitar and bass, Postpunk-emulating drums and percussion and an even Krautrock-reminiscing, trippy jam-aesthetic.

Speaking of Postpunk, closing things off are New Hook with their haunting and forceful O T - a cold sounding, yet fiercely intoned social criticism with unmistakable nods towards Malaria or Die Tödliche Doris, yet presented with an urgency that sets them apart from any formal retro-self-sufficiency.    

www.riotvan.de
www.mutingthenoise.com

Familiar Faces Nº3

Soleil

BANDCAMP

Zombies In Miami - Soleil (Snippet)

Leipzig based record label run by https://soundcloud.com/peter-invasion & https://soundcloud.com/panthera-krause. Distribution and mailorder for all releases worldwide is handled by https://soundcloud.com/muting-the-noise.

Zombies In Miami - Soleil (Snippet)

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