Tribal/Eastern/Ritualistic

Dancefloor heat all the way Russia from Disco Halal's most recent signings.

Plane Goes East

B1) Simple Symmetry - Voodoo Your Ex

Simple Symmetry:

› www.facebook.com/ssymmetry/
› soundcloud.com/simple-symmetry/

Simple Symmetry

When someone wakes up in this condition, they can never tell how long they have been going for; the night? the weekend? the whole week? is this just a perpetual state? It's hard to even know whether to talk in the first, second, or even third person, such as the depth of blankness in the soul... Such as the Depth of Haze. 
Optimo affiliate and Night of the Jaguar honcho Mr TC makes a splash on Hard Fist for their first release of 2019 and Khidja has managed to get his hands on the stems starting the year with a bang!
Gay Haze boasts heady live bass and flute are the elements which Khidja have brought out of the awesome original which punctuate the eastern vibe which slowly builds as the faint hiss of vocal haunts the back channels. As the track builds so does the hiss and the echo and the menace and the sense of dread and urgency. 
Andrei Rusu and Florentin Tudor have had an exceptional 2018 as has Thomas Lea Clarke, and this is the dream start to the next year... no time to reflect, no time to make resolutions. Here we go again!

https://soundcloud.com/mr_tc_glasgow
https://soundcloud.com/poor-relatives
https://soundcloud.com/hardfist

PREMIERE | MR TC - Gay Haze (Khidja Remix) [Hard Fist] 2018

France's Hard Fist label is synonymous with hypnotic and experimental productions, and MR TC's 'The Depths of Haze' EP maintains that escapist immersion. Hear 'Gay Haze' from his upcoming EP below...

Read more: https://bit.ly/2HdZz4b

The Depths of Haze

Premiere: Mr TC 'Gay Haze'

@HardFist comes back stronger than ever with a sixth release, this time from @Pletnev with a remix from Sascha Funke. Prolific artist and Sinchi Collective member Alex Pletnev has been making music under various aliases and in a number of live bands. The Russian, now settled in Vilnius explores stellar chugging rhythms, afro and oriental vibes for labels like Media Fury and Bahnsteig23 and more atmospheric, dark and industrial EPs on Le Temps Perdu records. This new one is “the tale of an imaginary world, a babel myth of when human beings were together as one because they spoke a single language. It is an allusion of No Border movement supporting freedom of mobility and fighting human immigration control.”

This fantastic release is the most club focussed music Pletnev have produced. ‘Peep of Dawn,’ is an almost frightening, long and slow ceremony of menacing electronic music. A voice resonates while powerful bass sends shivers down your spine and the whole atmospheric and absorbing affair really casts a spell.

Once again here, the Hard Fist label, which has its own residency at Paris’s mighty Rex Club—tells its unique story with forward thinking club music full of a wide array of influences.

Release Date - 29/04/19

Sinchi Blog - https://www.sinchi-collective.com/pletnev-peep-of-dawn-hard-fist/

Youtube - https://youtu.be/Y_2cE-XFQMw

Peep of Dawn

PREMIERE - Pletnev - Peep of Dawn (Hard Fist)

Cornelius Doctor & Tushen Raï - Nana (Original Mix)

Buy: https://bit.ly/2LFQEZZ

Family duo Simple Symmetry make their return to Moscoman's Disco Halal imprint for a fresh four-track EP titled 'Gilgamesh'. Drawing inspiration from the epic novel of the same name (the oldest story known to man), the Russian brothers succeed once again in bringing a new method of electronic mysticism to clubland.

Ahead of the EP's release on July 5, Simple Symmetry has handed over the cut 'Enkidu' - a fluid and shamanistic dancefloor enchantment named after Gilgamesh’s faithful sidekick.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Simple Symmetry 'Enkidu'

BUY IT NOW : https://www.beatport.com/release/pleasurekraft-presents-monolith-series-volume-3/2629635
STREAM : https://open.spotify.com/album/7tDTxGJBqzHXIm0ZEhyaaU?si=_Owie9FuQ22u4soSP6HfUg
With the third installment of our annual VA compilation, it's now become tradition here at Kraftek to close out our summer release schedule with an ode to all the incredibly talented new faces making names for themselves in the techno world. As usual a mostly Cosmic Techno selection of cuts from artists we have worked with before - along with some new additions to the kraftek family.  We proudly present Monolith Series Volume 3.

Monolith Series Volume 3

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Antipolar - Muramar

Check out the original track here: https://oyukiconjugate.bandcamp.com/

Free download

O Yuki Conjugate - Roseland (Iro Aka shaman Edit) #13 - Free download

@tushen_rai nous a fait le plaisir d'inaugurer le premier direct à la Halle des Chartrons. Retour sur son set.

StudioKing

Invité Spécial • Tushen Raï (19.07.19)

Baptiste Pinsard AKA Tushen Raï is one of the minds behind Lyon-based label Hard Fist Records. Alongside friend and frequent collaborator Cornelius Doctor he shares his love of far reaching sounds, influenced by his travels around the world and his passion for digging for oddities. Since launching in 2017 Hard Fist have welcomed the likes of Pletnev, Mr TC and our own Ransom Note family member Bawrut, as well as being a platform for both his own and Cornelius Doctor's global tinged productions.

We invited him to give us a taste of what he's all about; strap in for an hour of chugging percussive rhythms and Middle-Eastern influenced electronics...

Tushen Raï: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

There are many ways for a record label to compile an album: some make it in a week and some let the process go on longer. The latter approach does often mean that that the record will not be better than had it been recorded and mixed within a short amount of time, rather the contrary. However, there are those albums that just could not be made within in a week or a month, those compilation of songs that needed the time to melt together to form an album.  So here it is , the second part of Princes Of Abzu and our pick up here - Mekine U Teksi the opener track from release, lovely  6 minutes of journey with fantastic percussion and lovely dark structure. Enjoy the magic. This is Mekine U Teksi, this is Hard Fist. 
12" record is out 12th October, buy/pre- order here: https://chezemile-records.com/release/14112030/Various-Princes-Of-Abzu-Vol.2?fbclid=IwAR0VXW6MEpYIMfTt2sl5dy-p7MxR7KMtCq2KtEvawY_tMo-M_6EPWr7kr5Y

https://soundcloud.com/hardfist
https://soundcloud.com/steppenroboter

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PREMIERE #609 | Mekine U Teksi - Travailler, Se Battre, Danser [Hard FIst] 2019

For its nineteen release, Rotten City calling none else that Danie Kyo local hero based in Berlin,  producer who previously been released on Hivern Discs, Nizza Traxx, Factor City, Bordello A Parigi, 54 Music in the name of few, and ARA label owner
New EP "Lost Tracks From The Vault" brings us 4 original mixes full of fresh ideas, his own sound and excellent bass lines, distinguish this very  talented producer. Enjoy to exclusive first listen of "You Want Me There" last track from EP, here in 44,100 towers. Out today, buy here: https://rottencityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/lost-tracks-from-the-vault?fbclid=IwAR2FKh7QKtYV0OIuL6KvDgmxa7XhisDUfCsq9SjCRQStBDWsnoIDbyNs52E

https://soundcloud.com/danielkyo
https://soundcloud.com/rotten-city-records

PREMIERE #610 | Daniel Kyo - You Want Me There [Rotten City] 2019

From the haze of that unknown place stumbles an amorphous form, babbling incoherent and languidly forcing themselves upright. The silhouette now ridged and fixed, begins running fiercely towards an unseen target. Bursting out of the unseen, rushing into the sterile, luminosity of street lights, the figure now rabid and ravenous. Moving fluidly through the bustle of populated streets, dodging, bounding over implements, pouncing on empty space. Through fields, through forest, upwards upon cliff faces, plunging into the midnight blue of icy pools, an outline relentlessly chasing a spectre lost in the dark.

Taking inspiration from tropical climates and vintage synthesisers, Ransom Note family Timothy Clerkin returns with his new release, "Kuiba" off his upcoming Acia EP. Released on the trailblazing NYC label, Throne of Blood records, Clerkin’s genre bending, anthemic, pounding cuts are sure to kill dance floors the world over.

Acia EP

PREMIERE: Timothy Clerkin - Kuiba [Throne Of Blood]

Our dear Curses hosts his Together Alone show on Rinse FM since 2016. This week features Xen and Cornelius Doctor. Here is one hour of the Doctor selection ////
1 - Tony Hymas & Geju - Pictures of departure - Kiosk ID
2 - Yu Su - Watermelon Woman (Francis Inferno Orchestras Augur Sacrifice Dub)- Technicolour
3 - Radial Gaze - Navus - Unreleased
4 - Christine Combe - Conseils Aux Enfants Sages (Thomass Jackson 2003 Rework) - Hard Fist
5 - Møzaika - 8 pm - Filament
6 - Edit by Romain FX - 44100hzsocialclub
7 - Nasida Ria - Bom Nuklir (Kim Zordogn Edit)- Hard Fist
8 - Niv Ast - Rainey Heart - Calypso Records
9 - Seven Knives - Monoland - Ombra International
10 - La Mano - Nebbia (Secret Factory’s Sziget Remix) - Secret Fusion
11 - Sunmantra - Boney Man - Nein Records
12 - Warehouse Preservation Society - Multitude Of Sin - Machine Limited

Rinse France Podcast

Cornelius Doctor - Together Alone - Rinse FM 28/09/2019

A year after the success of the first Princes Of Abzu أبزو موالي release, mystical Lyon based imprint Hard Fist comes back with a superb second volume that is once again dedicated to Arabic cultures. Like the first compilation, Vol. 2 gathers a strong cast of international artists from Russia, France, Turkey, Germany, Japan and Israel. All are united by a common passion for Middle- Eastern and North African sounds and are fascinated by the deep psychedelic effects of the melodies and the transcendental power of the rhythms. Trying to build cultural bridges across the world, powering connections between dance floor activists, Hard Fist thinks of Princes Of Abzu not only as a compilation but as a tool to give space for expression to local legends like Kaan Duzarat in Istanbul, or upcoming artists such as Linja or Feller who debut here on wax. Mekine U Teksi introduce the EP with a progressive but super intense track starting with ambient atmospheric synths which remind you of a night walk in the middle of the desert, before building the intensity in their Anatolian post-kraut universe. With the excellent ‘Sine’, Lyon based five-piece band AYMA collaborate with one of the most iconic producers in Istanbul, Kaan Duzarat, who owns the Analog Culture records store and together they cook up a magical Turkish house anthem. Written as a tribute to the cult Istanbul club of the same name, Japanese DJ Que Sakamato and his studio shadow NT offer a cerebral dark disco cut mixed with Oud samples and cosmic synths on ‘Minimüzikhol’ to great effect. Coming from the Ural Mountains in Siberia, the mysterious LINJA debuts here and delivers a breakbeat percussive banger, full of crazy weirdo FX, based on strong and raw acid basslines. To close this fine compilation, label debutant and edit master Feller delivers ‘Strange Night for Hassan’, a track built on a Darbuka solo played by the percussionist Nadav Dgon and deconstructed by the producer. Supported by strong kicks and rising acid lines, this cut is definitely the most intense of the lot. Princes Of Abzu is a hedonist movement that cares more about vibes and feelings than borders and nationalities and that is perfectly represented here again with this second offering in the series.

Princes Of Abzu بزو ٔ◌ا والي Vol.2 (incl. Kaan Duzarat Remix)

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PREMIERE : Que Sakamoto & NT - Minimüzikhol

'Budabeats Records' next release is built around the psychedelic shaman music of Hungarian self thought folk musician, Vajk Kobza. As a teaser here you can hear Perdu's remix of the title track, Kara Libanon. He keeps one of the main patterns of the original tune but by adding some extra percussion he turns it into an entranced tribal banger. Stay tuned for other remixes by Multi Culti boss, Dreems, and long time Budabeats family member, BéTé. Release date of the 12" single: 18.11.2019.
Preorder : https://budabeats.bandcamp.com/album/kara-libanon

PREMIERE : Kobza Vajk - Kara Libanon (Perdu Remix)

A single rocky path was the only route up the dusty hill to the ancient gardens. Not many ventured up there, it rarely welcomed visitors anymore. Most of it had been left untouched since it had been a landmark decades ago; dead trees bordered the crumbling walls and the marble fountains were dry from years spent without water. But the place still had a sense of magic about it, even in its decaying state. From the top you could see the whole of Istanbul and from here the city never looked so beautiful… 

Lyon's Hard Fist are a label influenced by global and ancestral sounds, their mission to twist these into dance floor focused cuts. Having previously charted releases from Pletnev, Timothy Clerkin, Bawrut and label heads Cornelius Doctor and Tushen Raï, the next comes in the form of volume no 2 of their Princes Of Abzu VA series. The release involves contributions from Mekine U Teksi, Que Sakamoto, Feller, Ayma with Kaan Duuzarat on remix duties, and our pick from LINJA, all of which explore influences ranging from EBM and acid to tribal and darkwave.

PREMIERE: LINJA - Chaos In The Gardens Of Istanbul (Darkside)[Hard Fist]

Teamed up with Forniva and Eleven Sins again to remix Stan Kolen & Matan Caspi's big hit 'Empire'. Released on Beatport 2019/10/14.

Empire The Remixes

Empire (Sonic Union, Forniva, Eleven Sins Remix)

Stan Kolev & Matan Caspi - Empire (Sonic Union, Forniva, Eleven Sins Remix) PREVIEW

out on nein
https://neinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fire-tells-you

Tribal/Eastern/Ritualistic

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