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Rising duo Circumference is made up of Bristol based uni students & music producers Kit Jones and Finlay Freshney-Lee, who deliver gut punching soundscapes that will literally stop you in your skank. The young pair have an impressive 10 years of production experience between them, and have been releasing music on labels like Flexout, Overview and Soulvent over the last 2 years. Their latest output provides further insight into their awe-inspiring approach to dance music, which certainly leaves an impression to say the least.

Title track ‘Breathe’ crackles to life with that satisfying match stroke followed by an intense build through a seemingly endless series of crescendos. Orchestral, hard-hitting thumps of percussion are met with gritty vocals and an impending sense of doom. This one is likely to turn your next rave into a 999-call with immediate effect, and will most certainly have some of you reaching for your inhaler.

Thankfully, ‘Pyramid’ builds a more subtle foundation, with some welcomingly calmer tones to salve its predecessor's onslaught. The build-up offers more delightful synth work and a more traditional structure, which are met with whooshing, satisfying sidechaining and playful percussive elements.

The murky atmosphere of ‘SEE’ yet again switches up the vibe, with a more dystopian intro, followed by week-altering, half-time flavours. Drop number two progresses the synth wonderment with an even more risqué rhythm section switch up will have you grinning. This Ivy Lab-esque curveball proves that this pair are far from one-hit-wonders and worth considering as artists to watch as 2022 looms.

Finally ‘Breathe (Out)’ offers a real insight into the duos’ penchant and appreciation for more classically coined and intricate instrumentation. This heart wrenching reprise delivers just as much force as its brother, but with an unexpected twist in its drum pattern. Stress-inducing suspense levels are met with more tense strings and roars of bass which are a marvel all of their own and will certainly have you frowning on the tube and the dancefloor alike. Breathe in deep and appreciate this cleverly constructed, thought provoking EP from 2 of d&b’s most exciting prospects, landing in all good stores on the 19th of November.

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Setlist:
Comisar & Chmura - Imagine Nothing (+ hobi mashup)
Comisar - ID x SBTRKT
Little Simz - Gorilla (Know Good Flip)
Comisar - Magnetism x Schoolboy Q
Comisar - Time is the Fire x Schoolboy Q
Comisar - ID
Tenkai - really tho
Comisar & IZZI - ID
Comisar, DAGGZ & Chmura - Magicians x BIA
ATTYA - ID
Beyonce - PURE HONEY (BRAINWAVEZ Remix)
Comisar & Lowcation - ID
DAGGZ - The Cosmos
Comisar - ID
Comisar - Source
Phurn - Adder's Tongue
Milano & Chmura - ID
Comisar - Swerve
Comisar - Encounter
Comisar & Lowcation - ID
Chmura - ID
Comisar & Nyquist - Broken Beat x Key Glock
Quark - 6 O'Clock
Ashez & Chmura - ID
Comisar & Lowcation - Work Flip
Comisar - DUNE
DAGGZ - 21 Sav flip
Comisar - ID
EMPTI - Apathy x Key Glock
Comisar & DAGGZ - Control
Unkey - Noize ID
Comisar - Angelo
DMtree - No Knock
Comisar - ID x ASAP Rocky
AYCH - NIKES ON MY FEET FLIP
Know Good - Bag
Alejo - Holdup
Volume Unit - Move
Comisar - ID
Pebbles&TamTam - PINK LIKE SUKI (Twopercent Flip)
Comisar, Saturna & DAGGZ - ID
Haywyre - Impulse

Comisar @ Electric Forest / The Observatory 2025 mix

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Two One Six

the project file was randomly named "bobby hill" so the name stuck. track is NOT related to king of the hill in any way

bobby hill

"Sarah McDonald effortlessly segues from applying a dash of tropical swelter to thirties standards, tinkering with Thelonius Monk torch songs to a soul jazz rendition of an Amy Winehouse classic." 

Joel Shortman, Rathdowne Records.

"..deceptively laid back and self-assured, with an undercurrent of emotions waiting to sweep you by. When she sings “Rusted brandy in a diamond glass”, it’s the rust she focuses on, not the diamond. Tom Waits would approve...

..There’s a lot of nostalgic glamour associated with the ’20s and ’30’s era. Singers who choose to sing this material often end up as replicas of the sultry divas of the past, dressing up in satin gowns and pearls and stale femininity. Not Sarah McDonald. She approaches her material with a tomboyish attitude, phrasing the classic jazz and obscure torch songs that comprise her set list with a punk sensitivity and a kind of modern-day angst delivered by this beautiful, soulful chili-infused chocolate voice of hers. When she opens her mouth, she showers her audience with raw emotion. No pretense, no polished femininity, no nonsense. It helps that she’s sexy as hell when she does it; and that she’s surrounded by a killer band: Ron Romero on tenor sax, Kumar Shome on guitar, Ben Hanlon on the bass and Lewis Pierre-Humbert on the drums. As these musicians spew fire from their instruments, people get up and dance to her singing, even if she sings Monk’s “I mean you” (not the most danceable song out there)."

Nikos Fotakis, australianjazz.net

Sarah McDonald evokes cool smoky jazz club atmosphere with expressive melifluous phrasing contrasting with rhythmic dexterity.  She is a singer who has been as influenced by horn players and drummers as she has by the great vocalists. Having delved deeply into music, she draws from the greats of the history of jazz, blues and soul and selects choice standards, along with original, contemporary and more esoteric repertoire that she infuses with a soulful authenticity.

She has had a wealth of experience performing original music in various guises, playing in a range of contemporary original bands, world music ensembles and playing music for circus, theatre and film.

She also plays flute and sings in Tarab Ensemble, playing classical Arabic music:

https://www.facebook.com/thisistarab/


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