Name: Vaggison Smooth - DADDY by S Ruston
Duration: 5 min 14 s
Description: Addison Groove & I present to you ‘DADDY’ inspired by my years spent living with bestest Dirty Daddy Don who boiled his dicks on a Friday, ready for the weekend ahead 💦💦💦 it became our catchphrase and eventually this cheeky lil number. Dedicated you you Dirty Daddy Don & to the many kinky memories & ridiculous conversations had here in Berlin 👾👾👾

Following her recent release with Live From Earth, Istanbul-rooted Nene H (@nenetreat) now launches her own label UMAY, aimed at representing SWANA and QTBIPOC artists. Inaugurated by Munich based trans activist BASHKKA (@bashkka), the EP titled Maktub (Arabic for ”its written”) materializes the artist's solo debut, and its trail blazes for queer club bangers. As BASHKKA states, ”Maktub is an idiosyncratic love letter to myself, my heritage and my community. My songs reflect the expedition of the past year and a half up until now and all the emotions that I gave myself space and fortitude to deal with and to also to relish in''.

BASHKKA, trained singer and songwriter, was born in Munich, but came of age amid the  New York Ballroom scene, which offered a different kind of family to the traditional Turkish one she grew up in. This dichotomy has been equally important in shaping BASHKKA’s identity as an artist—and is echoed throughout her solo debut which blends uptempo dance floor music with Kurdish vocal samples, alongside a Chicago-influenced bounce house piece featuring BASHKKA’s own vocals. The artwork by Copenhagen based Noah Umur Kanber complements these influences impressively, taking inspiration from Sumerian mythology and the non-binary goddesses Ishtar and Ereshkigal which can be seen in the motif. It's these two figures that BASHKKA has found most interesting in reflecting on her inner conflicts in regards to her personal history. Ishtar as the goddess of love and sexuality and Ereshkigal, representing the underworld. That is why BASHKKA’s debut EP turns out to be an intensely personal project, a love letter towards her foremost defining influences: her Turkish heritage and the queer community. She says, ”my sound hasn’t been as much of a thought through process and rather an echo of feelings passing through different margins, styles and all underrepresented communities..” 

UMAY starts as a non-profit label sharing the revenue with its artists, an open critique against industry standards, crude label politics and the dominant music business model that Nene H has had to painfully experience herself in the recent years. With Maktub, UMAY spotlights Nene H’s  close friend and ally whose presence in the European club community has recently risen at an astounding pace, as demonstrated by her presence at some of the most renowned clubs such as Berghain / Panorama Bar. 

The EP features four original tracks by BASHKKA, complemented with a remix by label mommy Nene H. Maktub will first appear digitally on February 15th via UMAY and is followed by a vinyl release and music video in the summer. Dedicated merchandise is available via Bandcamp, profits from the merchandise go to The Association for Support for Transgender Children (FSTB).

1. Act Bad (4:47)
2. DeFol (5:14)
3. Aziza (5:29)
4. C-quence Of Calamities (4:31)
5. DeFol (Nene H Remix) (4:18)

Mixed by Sugar
Mastered by Joel Krozer at Six Bit Deep
Artwork by Noah Umur Kanber

UMAY is Nene H’s newly founded venturesome platform for emerging music artists, aimed to build bridges and empower local culture, giving visibility for geographically underrepresented regions and artists with a strong focus on South, Western Asian and African artists as well as QTBIPOC. UMAY focuses on establishing trustful and long-lasting relationships with its community, in an attempt to defy the challenges emerging artists come across in the modern music business. While being completely transparent and non-profit, UMAY aims to stand aside in trustful partnerships with its artists and not in hierarchy. UMAY focuses on releasing genuine electronic music productions, innovative merchandise and a respectful representation of its artists backgrounds within the context of each release. Umay is the goddess of fertility in Central Asian Turkic mythology and Tengriism and as such related to women, mothers and children. Umay resembles earth-mother goddesses found in various other world religions.

Maktub

BASHKKA - Maktub (UMAY001) - Previews

Artist: Volruptus
Album Title: Moxie
Label: Herrensauna
CAT: HSN03
Format: Digital /Vinyl
Date: 15th April
Mastered by: Mike Grinser

Next up via the Herrensauna collective’s expansive record label imprint is a six-track LP of euphoric tension and mutant electro from alien boogie commander Volruptus.

Unruly drums, erratic arpeggios, glitchy bass, high speeds.What more is there to say...

Out April 15th as a limited vinyl and digital release.

Artwork by Mauro Ventura featuring photography and editing by Kristina Nagel.

BANDCAMP

Volruptus - Propel (HSN03)

Amniote Editions teams up with Mala Junta to release “The Collective Capsule” in celebration of the 5th anniversary of Berlin’s favourite queer event.

“The Collective Capsule” is a celebration and tribute to the unique Mala Junta and it’s impact on Berlin’s vibrant contemporary queer scene as well as a reflection of the core principles of these two collectives, which serve as a mirror for the society we want to push forward.

The package features a 12″ vinyl record composed of 4 tracks from Mala Junta’s residents Hyperaktivist, Yazzus, DJ Tool, and D.Dan, as well as two compilations featuring Roza Terenzi, Jensen Interceptor, Mohajer, Peachlyfe, Francois X, Narciss to name a few..

The Collective Capsule Compilation Vol. 2 emerges on Amniote Editions on 15th September.

10% of profits will go to African Queer Youth Initative - www.aqyi.org

Mastered by Joel Krozer at SixBitDeep
Artwork by Whrikk

Full Tracklist:
BASHKKA - Amor Extraterrestre [@bashkka]
DJ TOOL - To Another Galaxy [@dj-tool]
Maara - Magic Dark [@maara]
Ezy - Maps [@ezycph]
D.Tiffany - Deep Rush [@d-tiffany]
Spray - Rat Scheme [@sprayforever]
Yazzus - Are U My God [@yazzus-1]
xupid - Material World [@tthibault-t]
Beau Didier & Isaiah - Dancing Youth [@beaudidier / @isaiahtechno]
RUIZ OSC1 - Last Night I Had a Dream [@ruizprod]
DINA - Willow [@dinakhashan]
LDS - Coarse Time [@dstechno]
Monophonik and Riva - To Be Free [@monophonikmusic / @riva999]
RAKANS - We Are Around You (Fab2)[@rakans]
Infinity Division - Lord of my Mind [@somaticbeatdivision]
JEANS - SMOQ [@jeansaudio]
Dustmite - The Great Foreverbeam [@iamdustmite]
Makita - Tools
UFO95 - Basement [@ufo95ufo95]
D.Dan - Hadal [@ddan-tek]
Vel - Do You Pseetrance [@vel_musique]
Hyperaktivist - Mala Life [@hyperaktivist]

AE-MJ-001.2: Amniote Editions and Mala Junta Present: The Collective Capsule Vol. 2

Mixdown: SIOC 
Mastering: Six Bit Deep
Photo: Neven Allgeier

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Audrey Danza - Synchronized Encounters [Proxima]

Written & produced by Verraco
Mastered by Rashad Becker 
Distributed by Rubadub 
Artwork & design by Atact

Released: 15/09/23

https://voam.bandcamp.com/album/esc-ndaloo

a - Verraco - Escándaloo -  CLIP

Pre-order: https://amniote-editions.bandcamp.com/album/ae-mj-001-2-amniote-editions-and-mala-junta-present-the-collective-capsule-vol-2

@amniote-editions teams up with Mala Junta to release 'The Collective Capsule' in celebration of the fifth anniversary of one of Berlin’s favourite queer events.

Mala Junta resident @yazzus-1 puts together a pummelling club heater, 'Are U My God', for the next 22-track V/A.

AE-MJ-001.2 Comp Vol. 2 aka Amniote Editions x Mala Junta 

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Premiere: Yazzus 'Are U My God'

Beware the beast...

Artwork by Stephanie Judd
Mastered by Sam Todhunter @silverbag

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Addison Groove & I present to you ‘DADDY’ inspired by my years spent living with bestest Dirty Daddy Don who boiled his dicks on a Friday, ready for the weekend ahead 💦💦💦 it became our catchphrase and eventually this cheeky lil number. Dedicated you you Dirty Daddy Don & to the many kinky memories & ridiculous conversations had here in Berlin 👾👾👾

Vaggison Smooth - DADDY

Ever since its electrifying debut in February, "Maktub'' and its mesmerizing title track, 'Act Bad,' have set dance floors ablaze across the globe. This explosive track earned the esteemed title of Top Summer Hit from Germany's venerable Groove Magazine, leaving us with no choice but to bestow upon it the grand physical manifestation it so rightly deserves. This offering is tailor-made for the discerning vinyl aficionados, dedicated collectors, and music connoisseurs who have fervently championed both this release and the incomparable talent of BASHKKA throughout the year. Graciously funded by the generous support of Initiative Musik, we have not only breathed life into this iconic release but have also empowered BASHKKA to co-direct her very first music video, in collaboration with the visionary director Valentin Noujaim, based in Copenhagen.

https://soundcloud.com/bashkka
https://soundcloud.com/akua_dj
https://soundcloud.com/umay_works

PREMIERE: BASHKKA - Aziza (Akua Remix) [ UMAY ]

**Tracklist**

Son Kite - Sunset Street
Schacke - A Future Not Materialized
TSP - Landfall
Gräfin - Amaranth
Warnung - Kallisto
LOIF - Alien System
L-3P - Acknaw
I.E - Don't Wana Dub It Alone
Jump Source - Empathy Dub 1	
The Dosadi Experiments - Gowatchin Rituals
Alan Backdrop - Oneiron
Xavier - Looking For Me
Öspiel - Bee Spleen
Vixen - Missing Moments
L-3P - Torasend
Kalher - Kami
Mind Trip - The Chronics
Yan Cook - Grooveyard
HMMND - Voicemail (Slone Remix)
Franco Rossi - Heraldo
Ketch - Tomahawk
Tino Trøster - Gangster
Takt - Get On It
DJ HI-C & Arthur Robert - Yao
Gareth Wild & Voicedrone - Telepathy
Sleeper - Systema
Thelem - Synthetic Artifacts
Hasvat Informant & Willem - Leilani
Alan Backdrop - Opposite Beliefs
I.E - Don't Worry About Me
SINIC - Down The Rabbit Hole
Mac Declos - Fast crush
ivcor - 71°N,8°O
Vermeer - Kyoto Oyster
SINIC - unreleased
Victoria Messór - Open Your Mind
Severine - LOOK HOW HARD IM INTO YOU
DJ Dings - Homeless

SINIC - Live at UNFOLD LVIII - 30/07/23

First Release! Super excited to share this track with everyone as well as a FREE download link! Beyond excited to get my first release out and am all set to drop my 2nd track May 4th!

Pushing Me

Free DL

Bass Informed Techno // Rave as praxis, Non Binary as a practice //
Label: Vaggison Smooth //
Clubs: Renate // Else // 
FORMER resident of Lecken //
Special Skills: DJ // Vocalist // Producer // Music composition for dance & performance //
Bookings: sophie.ruston@gmail.com
2024 Gigs:
13.07 TBA, Berlin 
18.05 Renate, Berlin
17.05 TBA, Bologna
20.04 Renate, Berlin
01.04 Kater, Berlin
29.03 Riot, Berlin
23.03 w. Zebra Katz @ Palace, Switzerland 
22.03 Techno Barbie, Berlin
20.03 w. Zebra Katz, Supporting Tricky, Berlin
16.03 w. Anna Morgan @ Renate, Berlin
17.02 Renate, Berlin
02.02 Impulse Control @ The Engine Rooms, London 
20.01 Renate, Berlin
12.01 Riposte @Electrowerkz, London
2023 Gigs:
31.12 Room 42, Guangzhou
30.12 Abyss presents, OIL, Shenzen
25.12 Slimefest Archive, Hongkong
23.12 Abyss, Shanghai
22.12 Saferoom @Groundless Factory, Beijing 
25.11 @ Renate, Berlin
05.11 Double Trouble @Zur Klappe, Berlin
28.10 b2b Zebra Katz, Get Over It, Düsseldorf
21.10 @ Renate, Berlin
07.10 w Zebra Katz @ STUK, Leuven
06.10 w Zebra Katz @ EKKO, Utrecht
05.10 Lecken x Tag Der ClubKultur @ Fitzroy
30.09 B2B ZEBRA KATZ, @ Tegel Airport
29.09 @ Renate, Berlin
17.09 UNFOLD, Ldn
15.09 b2b Voicedrone @ FOLD, London
09.09 w Zebra Katz @ Atonal Festival, Berlin
02.09 A100 demo, Berlin
01.09 Lecken, Berlin
19.08 Hulter til Bulter  @ Den Anden Side, Copenhagen
04.08 @ Renate, Berlin
21.07 Back Alley Sally's @ Else
07.07 Rave The Planet, Synergy Float, Berlin
31.06 FUSION Festival, DE
17.06 Back Alley Sally's, Renate
16.06 B Sides Festival w Zebra Katz, Lucerne
10.06 🦆🦆🦆, Berlin
04.06 Else, Berlin
01.06 - Lecken,  Sophiensaele Berlin
21-27.05 Stamsund Theatre Festival, Norway
19.05 Deestricted @ Ost, Berlin
13.05 Queer Chaos Theory, ???
07.05 UNFOLD, London
05.05 Renate, Berlin
03.05 W. Zebra Katz, Berlin
01.05 Secret Mayday Rave, Berlin
28-30.04 Wilson performance, Ostende
21.04 Renate, Berlin 
15.04 Tresor West, Dortmund
09.04 House of Spunk, Barcelona
08.04 TBA, Valencia
07.04 Margarita, Madrid
25.03 w. Zebra Katz, Out of the Frame Festival, Belgium
18.03 Back Alley Sally's, Berlin
11.03 Ismus, Berlin
09.03 Lecken, Berlin
07.03 TBA, Berlin
04.03 Hydrozagadka, Warsaw, PL
03.04 TBA, Krakow, PL
23.02 House of Lunacy, Berlin
08.02 TBA, Berlin
04.02 Looneh, Warehouse Rave, Berlin
28.01 Renate Berlin
14.01 TES, Tblisi, Georgia 
01.01 Lecken @ TBA

2022 Gigs:
31.12 Fiese Remise, Berlin
30.12 Back Alley Sally's @ Renate
10.12 Pornceptual, Berlin
09.12 Llllllllllllecken @ Oxi, Berlin 
09.12 HÖR, Berlin
03.12 RE:SISTANCE 004, FOLD, London
26.11 Renate, Berlin
18.11 Babycakes @ Backsteinboot, Berlin
29.10 RSO, Berlin 
29.10 Renate, Berlin
16.10 Opposite Square @ Doka, Amsterdam
14.10 FURY, Berlin
30.09 Ismus x FOLD @ Anomalie, Berlin
24.09 Back Alley Sally’s @ Renate, Berlin 
23.09 Ved Siden AF, Copenhagen 
17.09 Rusty Drone @ ??? Berlin
09.09 Techno Mate @ Unit 58, Ldn
02.09 Hard trade @ Tresor West, Dortmund
26.08 Whole Festival, DE
20.08 Hall, Tallinn 
19.08 Till the Last (Lunch Meat Festival, Prague
13.08 Renate, Berlin 
12.08 w. Zebra Katz, Fest festival, Poland
10.08 w. Zebra Katz, Dokunights festival, Kosovo 
06.08 w. Zebra Katz, Hamburg Pride
05.08 Simulation XXX, Berlin
31.07 UNFOLD, Ldn, UK
30.07 PIP summer closing, Den Hague, NL
23.07 Lecken x Buttons, CSD, Berlin
16.07 B90, Gdansk 
02.07 Else, Berlin 
25.06 Persephone, Budapest
18.06 Hall, Tallinn
17.06 FOLD x PHONOVISION, Cologne
11.06 PowerPlay, Berlin
11.06 AJZ Talschock, Chemnitz 
03.06 Perron v Renate, Rotterdam
25.05 Renate, Berlin
12/13.05 Wilson Performance, Beyond the Black Box Festival, Antwerp
08.05 Else, Berlin
29.04 Lecken x mina, Lisbon
23.04 Spaceship, Berlin
16.04 Objekt Klein A, Dresden
01.04 Else opening weekend, Berlin
26.03 b2b Hi Hat, Back Alley Sally’s, Renate 
20.03 Mondo Bizzarro, Alte Munze, Berlin
12.03 Sala Prisma, Seville
07.03 TBA
12.02 Queer Carnival, B90, Gdansk
22.01 Szpitalna, Krakow
21.01 Jasna 1, Warsaw

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