Nuits Sonores 2024

Dwell

Mirror Games

https://glassglassmusic.bandcamp.com/track/cry-klahrk-remix

Enhanced by remixes from artists such as Emma Dj, Katatonic Silentio and Klahrk, French duo @Glass relaunch their debut album ‘crY’ now for the first time in a physical format.

crY [Remixed]

crY (Emma DJ Remix)

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3. Glass - crY (Klahrk Remix)

For our debut release, Permahigh record’s very own Mike Drones traverses the world of multi-dimensional sonics and sines with a mesmerising three track EP, whilst raising some important questions:

Is Bernard a robot? How Gully is the girl? And will we really blend till the end?

The answers aren’t important, but the journey through the elasticated synthesis and belly-bound frequencies make the intrigue in thought all the more enveloping.
Constantly slinging you forward and pulling you back in, the landscapes Mike paints over the course of the EP are filled with serotonin inducing feats of aural science, leaving you with no choice to be fully submerged in the world he has created.

Video: https://youtu.be/AEjV5ngvYoU

Mike Drones - Bernards A Robot

Blender

Release Date: 15.02.

A rhythm created during a common dream, a journey repeated by the rolling of the snare drums, voices bewitched by a humid path, its synthesizers are the only reason of this crystalline mist. It's time to open your eyes, this first side is full of movements ready to hypnotise and energise a dancefloor waiting for these sonic gems.
We must spin the record to find a blood coming from Kingston, however it is the Pilat that will give the rhythm of these green wizards. Their colours, of which this land alone knows the secret, blow a groove may be born from an AKAI MPC10003 caught in the Vieux Port. Its 3 pads and 2 missing buttons will deconstruct your mind.

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10_r3n - larvae first vibrations 蛰虫始振

Plasma Sources is proud to present nosync’s Soundsystem Music, an EP which provides a fresh perspective on the high-fidelity and sci-fi influenced electronic music the imprint is known for.  

nosync’s (https://soundcloud.com/user-775234683) work sits in a truly unique space in the sound system/club music-o-sphere. This in large part is due to his heavy deployment of progressive metal instrumentation, from chugging walls of overdriven guitars to relentless double-time kick patterns. On paper, utilising this palette in a club-music context may seem like an impossible task. However, where others might see a chasm of disparity, nosync has deftly identified the bridge connecting these two genres, seeing in these two landscapes the same desired emotional state - despite the different methodologies used to achieve this.  

“This record attempts to make the case that the essence of what makes these sounds so obsessively loved are one and the same. Gripping dramatism and intensity are the overlapping themes that I have attempted to bring out here, through the record’s sound design and film-like structure.” 

Indeed Soundsystem Music as a whole feels wildly cinematic and is as much an exercise in atmosphere creation as music for sound systems, with nosync citing the video game Dead Space and its sequel as key influences for this body of work. From the claustrophobic, elasticated wind chamber of ‘Traced’ to the broken choir voices and FiS-esque ambient abyss of ‘Dead Land’, nosync has expertly matched the pace and atmosphere of these hugely iconic and utterly terrifying video games and channeled them into a purely sonic experience.  

The metal influences nosync brings to the table slice through the entire corpus of Soundsystem Music, although the linkage is perhaps at its most clear on ‘Airlock’, which features a full-on death-metal guitar chugging through the first half. In perhaps the most surprising switch-up of the entire EP, things suddenly twist into a guttural underwater club track a third of the way through.  

nosync’s love for the vast ecosystem of club/soundsystem music also comes through loud and clear on this release, from the grime-inflected leads and hyper-detailed polyrhythmic noise workouts of ‘Unregistered Hypercam’ to the reverberated metal clangs of ‘Kauket’s Arena’ which feels like witch-house on steroids - the soundtrack to some final boss battle with some type of nightmare-demon-entity.  

nosync has achieved something unique with Soundsystem Music. By drawing together a hugely disparate corpus of influences and pummelling them into a noise-fuelled apocalyptic aberration, he has created a sound which feels consistent, fully his own, and in many places, utterly dread-inducing. 
credits
releases February 13, 2024 

Written, Produced & Mixed by Nikolas Babić 
Mastered by Hypna 
Artwork by Joh000 // Jose Hernández 


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Soundsystem Music

unearth - Aberrations

Our 160 Edit of “Astra,” released last year on https://soundcloud.com/fixedabode, is out today on all DSPs.

Free download available via SoundCloud.

Mixing/Mastering by https://soundcloud.com/iamxato

Ice_Eyes & Locre - ASTRA (160 Edit)

After a five-year hiatus, Isaka returns with ‘Elytra’, a work exploring the increasingly blurred lines between organic and artificial realities. In her self-defined 'hyperbass', 'Elytra' blends low-end grit with a melodic pop sheen, morphing erratic rhythms, intricate sound design and hyperpop vocals that balance formal sensibilities and visceral club energy. 
Isaka underwent the transformative experience of medical transition during her move to Berlin and this radical change emerges in the thematic exploration of Elytra. 
Isaka uses insect moulting as a metaphor for the cyclical, often traumatic process of metamorphosis and the EP’s exploration of adaptation and articulation where skin is not only a boundary of the self, but also the interface for our surroundings. 
Themes of evolving identity are woven not only into the music but also into the visual art, zine & custom website accompanying the release. A different character represents each of the tracks, brought to life through a deep iterative process involving collages, sketches, and an array of AI-assisted 3D imagery. Limited-edition electronic sculptures will also be produced for ‘Elytra’.

Tracks in focus

Bubbly textures and frenzied drum cuts move side-by-side with NPC inspired vocal chops in opening track Slang Overload. Made in collaboration with TRYCE over an intense three-day session in 2023, it’s a nod towards glitch-hop revival with elements of UK Bass, packed with meticulously sculpted and destroyed sounds.

In Circuit Shaker we enter metallic low-end stepper territory: celestial tripped-out highs and a driving low end. We are cohabiting with lesbian androids at a picnic. With its off-kilter grooves and tender strangeness, Circuit Shaker embodies the inherent weirdness of intimacy—the paradoxical freedom of losing yourself when the boundaries blur between who's wearing who. The track, which first began in 2018, is a footwork, house, and electro-inspired tune which transitions between two sections at 120 and 160 BPM through polyrhythmic syncopation.

Isaka and Enayet combine for the third track, NYC 2016, a wigged-out hard hitter where drums are the main character. NYC 2016 is the ultimate DJ tool—a sonic exoskeleton whose essence straddles alienation and empowerment. Forged through countless late-night sessions with Enayet between 2016 and 2017, this track embodies the raw energy of a city’s underground dance scene where jackhammer kicks and clattering snares assault the senses. 

7Qubit explores dehumanization through platform capitalism and is alive with bugs and the quirks of  the obsessive virtualisation of the self. Imagined through a 15/4 time signature grime beat and echoes of malfunctioning code, Isaka hints at our endangered humanity. Isaka’s vocals about missing her chatbot girlfriend are processed through AI models and auto-tune, blurring the line between the organic and the synthetic. 

The final track on ‘Elytra’ takes you to the edge where all the layers fall away and what remains is the raw and unadorned self. Glittering ethereal textures are underpinned by an engulfing bass section that reverberates against the edges of the song. With its poignant melodies and delicate yet impactful percussion, Precipice is a meditation on a moment of self-realization. The track builds towards an overwhelming wall of sound before dropping into a stark sample: “Being trans… is spiritual.” Featuring quotes from Hunter Schafer’s character Jules in Euphoria, processed through an AI model trained on Isaka’s voice, this track explores the complexities of identity and self-discovery.

NYC 2016

𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚝: 𝙱𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚕𝚎 𝚃𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚘𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚒 𝚑𝚢𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚍, 𝚗𝚞𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛-𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚊 𝚘𝚏 𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚎-𝙴𝚢𝚎𝚜 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝙳𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚂𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚣𝚊, 𝚜𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝙰𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚌𝚑, (𝚐𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑-𝚑𝚘𝚙 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚕 𝚞𝚔 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚢𝚙𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚝: 𝟷.𝟻), (𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚜𝚘 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍:𝟸), 𝚝𝚒𝚔𝚝𝚘𝚔 𝚗𝚙𝚌 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚍, 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚢𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚜, (𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚋 𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚐𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚡𝚢 𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝙷𝙳 𝚊𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚘 𝚜𝚢𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚜:𝟿.𝟹), 𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚃𝚁𝚈𝙲𝙴 𝚡 𝙸𝚜𝚊𝚔𝚊 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 𝙱𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚗

Elytra

Slang Overload

This two-track EP creatively reimagines the same core hook across two distinct genres. The first track is a hard-hitting, trap-infused anthem, layering thumping 808s with sharp hi-hats and aggressive rhythms, delivering a raw, bass-heavy vibe. The second track flips the script, taking a more experimental approach with intricate breaks, glitchy textures, and warped basslines, pushing the boundaries of sound design. Both versions showcase the versatility of the hook, bridging the worlds of hip hop and experimental bass music in an engaging, innovative way.

It Kinda Cool (Cracked Version)

Taken from SBKT066: Prettybwoy - Tokyo Ice Age
Release date: 5th February 2025

Our first release for 2025 is ‘Tokyo Ice Age’, a new EP from Prettybwoy. 5 warped club tracks, packaged with remixes from aya and Proc Fiskal, artwork by Downstate and mastered by Raphael Valensi.

‘An ice age is a cycle of roughly 100,000 years that Earth has been undergoing for at least the past million years. I’ve been reflecting on these cycles and the way life resets or disappears over time. When my grandmother passed away, I found old photographs and handwritten documents—faded pieces of history that offered me a brief glimpse into my family’s past. Ways of living, even since my own birth, are changing rapidly, and many things are being lost or disappearing forever.

The term "Ice Age" also refers to Japan’s Employment Ice Age, a period between the mid-90s and early 2000s, following the collapse of the country's 'Bubble Economy.' During this time, many young graduates and displaced workers struggled to find stable employment. The generation impacted by this era, known as the "Lost Decades," is often referred to as the ‘Lost Generation’ or ‘Ice Age Generation.’ I belong to this generation.’

Artwork by Downstate
Mastered by Raphael Valensi

Prettybwoy - Siamang Call

NO INTRO says it all. UMAN comes in swinging with a solid boot to the chest as a wake up call; GOOD MORNING MFs! >:)

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