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Intra Space

PREMIERE: Boulderhead - Intra Space (TR044)

Various Artists - Planet Love Vol. 1 - Early Transmissions 1991-95 - Safe Trip - ST021-1

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a1. Hawke - Nudes In A Purple Garden
a2. Mindgear - Don't Panic (Transpanic Mix)
a3. Glam - My Mother Said (Cosmic Trance Mix)
b1. Young American Primitive - These Waves
b2. Holy Ghost - Mad Monks On Zinc
b3. Morgan Wild - Dionysian Dream Sacrament
x1. Epsilon Nine - Life Formation
x2. Spooky - Orange Coloured Liquid
x3. Extasia - Alegrya (Virtual Mix)
x4. Humate - Love Stimulation (Love Mix)
y1. Oneiric Vortex - Oasi
y2. Human Beings - The Matrix
y3. L.S.G. - Lonely Casseopaya (Club Mix)

VARIOUS ARTISTS – PLANET LOVE: EARLY TRANSMISSIONS 1991-95

Having previously celebrated the deep and colourful world of late ‘80s and early ‘80s Italian house via the popular Welcome To Paradise compilation series, Safe Trip has now turned its attention to the roots and formative years of trance music.

Planet Love: Early Transmissions 1991-95 showcases the roots and formative years of trance via 13 loved-up, psychedelic, colourful, melodious and surprisingly varied dancefloor experiments from Europe, Australia and the United States.

The compilation includes pioneering proto-trance and early trance tracks from the likes of Hawke (AKA influential San Francisco producer Gavin Hardkiss), Epilson 9, Spooky, Oliver Lieb, Holy Ghost Inc, Morgan Wild (an outfit whose members included early NYC techno titan Damon Wild), Mijk van Dijk, Glam and Paul van Dyk.

Packed with must-have cuts, slept-on gems and sought-after rarities, Planet Love: Early Transmissions 1991-95 maintains the loved-up, listenable vibe of Welcome to Paradise while broadening its musical horizons. It is not a definitive history of trance music’s early years, but rather a colourful, life-affirming celebration of the varied strands that came together to create one of dance music’s most popular and enduring styles.

Planet Love Vol. 1 - Early Transmissions 1991-95

The Matrix

Oasi

Love Stimulation (Love Mix)

Positive Education w. Jim303 ft. IVAANA - 6 August 2021

Qwerty EP

Seed

Long standing Dublin based imprint Apartment Records continue their 10 years of releasing music, welcoming a truly international selection of musicians based in Dublin, Galway, New York, London, Detroit, Glasgow, Amsterdam & Guangzhou.

We premiere a track today from one of Dublin's finest and most respected DJs, Johno. The DJ and producer can boast almost 20 years of DJ experience under his belt, playing at countless afterparties, raves, club shows and festivals in Dublin and Ireland along the way. 

The Dublin Don strings together a classic house jam, that serves up just the right amount of funk and blissful joy that is affiliated with the quintessential house sound. Vintage 909 percussion is paired up with a bouncy baseline, which give the perfect groove. Immense deep pads take centre stage of the track and they’re complemented perfectly with arpeggiated synths that whirl in and out of the track ever so subtlety. This is a raw house jam that could be mistaken for an early Chicago record, hugely impressive work from the Dublin based producer.

Instead of reflecting back over those first 10 years, Tenements EP focuses on bringing new artists to the label (along with a couple of re-appearances), hinting at what the future may bring.

You can pick up the full release, which dropped today via Badcamp here: https://apartmentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tenements-various-artists-t-shirt-bundles

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Four Four Premiere: Johno - Song For Alex [Apartment Records]

"Rescue" out now on lovely Frank Music! Buy via Bandcamp to support the label: https://frankmusicfm.bandcamp.com/album/rescue

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Rescue

Rescue (Original Mix)

Melodic PsY 2.mp3

Hanged Vipers

Eternal Melody

House music compilation from Leipzig vinyl pressing plant R.A.N.D. Muzik featuring Rudolf C, Salomo, Tim Schlockermann and Carmel

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PREMIERE: Rudolf C - Accreation Disc [R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings]

ORDER: https://safe-trip.org/products/darling-ben-penn-split-01-single

a1. Darling - Sierra
b1. Ben Penn - Trouble

Scientific Observations From The Safe Trip Institute

Our latest bulletin is aimed at all colleagues of the Safe Trip Institute scattered around the globe. We invite your comments and observations on the enclosed audio artefacts: file number ST017.

Two associate fellows of the Institute, Darling and Ben Penn, brought these aural communications to our attention during a recent visit to our laboratory. Having performed analysis we offer the following observations for your consideration.

• Recording ST017-A (colloquially known as “Sierra”): This artefact, as presented by visiting fellow Darling, appears to be an audio representation of his personality. We examined in particular the rhythmic “bump”, the undulating sound of the bass notes and the rising nature of the accompanying electronic musical elements. Through typical “Phrenology” techniques we conclude that he is an outgoing person of possible extra-terrestrial origin who enjoys dancing to futuristic sounding music.

• Recording ST017-B (hereby referred to as “Trouble”): Our associate Ben Penn brought this particular musical soundscape to our attention. Our resident ethnomusicologist explains that certain structures and sound approaches can be traced back to remote, uninhabited islands in the Indonesian archipelago. Having run the recording through our patented spectrogastrometer, we believe that Penn has been communicating with non-humanoid lifeforms using a combination of futuristic mathematical formulas, shimmering electronic sounds, unearthly aural textures, heavy percussion and edible ideas.

Split 01

Sierra

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Day by day, the memories of club nights gone by seem to be fading from our collective consciousness. The idea of being in a densely packed room with a pounding sound system feels like something we’ve been long removed from, both physically and culturally. Every once in a while though, something comes along that instantly transports you back to those simpler times. With an instantly recognisable sample and a relentless four-to-the-floor break, Liquid Crystals by Placid One on Gestalt Records does exactly that – combining a sense of dancefloor nostalgia with sublime production and an entrancing acid line that will stay with you well after the needle leaves the record.

Placid One is no stranger to atmospheric breaks. Previous releases have seen him lend his hand to everything from gorgeous downtempo jams to jungle-inspired rave; genres that on paper seem worlds apart but that he is able to draw parallels between through his signature broken rhythms and sombre lead melodies. This release sits firmly between those two styles at a cool 134bpm – designed with the club in mind, whilst still holding enough emotional weight to warrant repeated listens in a home setting.

The track clocks in at just over 6 minutes and boasts a couple of tasteful breakdowns during this time. The uplifting synth line weaves in and out of the mix but never truly overstays its welcome, allowing the pounding percussion and morphing 303 line to dictate the energy and momentum of the track. What really stands out here is the vocal; in direct contrast to the moody atmosphere of the instrumental, there is a repeated interpolation of the infamous Loleatta Holloway “I’m gon’ diss you” sample - made famous by the likes of Bicep and Armando amongst others in previous years. The juxtaposition of this iconic old-school vocal against Placid One’s ultra-modern sound design and signature drum programming gives a result that oozes with dancefloor nostalgia.

This track makes up one-fifth of the forthcoming HPU013 EP, with each track demonstrating Placid One’s penchant for creating club-driven rhythms whilst showcasing his diversity as a producer. In the context of the release, the traditional 4/4 structure of Liquid Crystals will likely make this the most obvious weapon of choice for many DJs. The track sits alongside a breaky UKG-inspired stomper (HPU013), an electro-infused acid workout (Reinelda) and the fantastically-titled CocoFishTrap – an enthralling IDM track demonstrating the artist’s ability to combine complex drum programming with mesmerising ambient soundscapes. The more adventurous DJs out there may look to reach for Seaweeds, with its off-kilter breakbeat patterns drawing similarities to the likes of leftfield techno favourites Overmono. For the most part though, the gripping energy of Liquid Crystals’ four-to-the-floor groove, combined with its understated yet enchanting aura and tried-and-tested vocal makes this track stand out as the most viable peak-time candidate for when the sweaty basement clubs once again open their doors.

PREMIERE: Placid One - Liquid Crystals

After appearances on Pure Space Canberra's Point Guard coming through with a strong solo debut. Three nuance-rich rolling originals will surely please the discerning ear. Sydney native PMA's remix on the flip transforms the eponymous track "Motions" into a mesmerising banger.

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