Scissor and Thread's Essential Tracks

ATM003 / Charlie - Spacer Woman 
Written by: M. Cavalieri - G. Stefani

A1: Rework by Valentino Kanzyani feat Iury Lech
B1: Rework by Dana Ruh

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Illustration by Krayon

A1 Charlie - SPACER WOMAN Rework by Valentino Kanzyani feat Iury Lech

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Hearts Not Broken is the first single taken from Black Light Smoke's first full length debut-album: Ghosts to be released in June 2023 on Scissor And Thread. 

"Hearts Not Broken is a story of fatal lovers trying to escape into the speed and danger of the night." says Jordan Lieb, the producer behind Black Light Smoke. "It comes from my own soft spot for hopeless romance, dark clubs, addiction, and 80s movie cliches. The female singer, Léah Lazonick, has been my vocal counterpart for many Black Light Smoke songs, and was the only one I had in mind while writing."

Ghosts

Hearts Not Broken feat Léah Lazonick

Black Light Smoke - Hearts Not Broken Feat. Léah Lazonick

Alex Albrecht returns with Aurora - a pristine followup to his Blue Caves transmission via Scissor and Thread in 2018. 

The Melbourne based composer and sound designer Albrecht has leans into his predilection for woozy, affecting melodies intertwined with skittering drums and snaking grooves, and Aurora brings that to the fore with six tracks of shimmering beauty. 

Spring Orchard opens the record, effortlessly merging deeply buried keys with washes of dreamlike synths, and dubby effects. 
Wildflower Walk is a melancholic affair, underpinned with a restless groove. 
The title track Aurora treads a similar path, but with a more driving approach, while an interplay between piano, guitar, and synths drenched in reverb offer a warm, enveloping atmosphere. 


Aurora is also shared here as a remix by Roza Terenzi, who entirely reworks the track with her signature club ready grooves . 

Kennett River exhibits a kind of smudged, cinematic hip hop feel, while closing track Morning Piazza showcases Albrecht’s sense of drama and pacing, producing a sublime ending to this deeply affecting collection.

Aurora

Alex Albrecht - Aurora

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Soela releases the first single from her upcoming album Dark Portrait on Scissor & Thread - Even If I Ask You Stay. 

Russian born Berlin based Elina Shorokhova has made a transition from pianist and vocalist into electronic music, balancing her ear for melody and musicality.

With this single, we get to see a very vulnerable side of Soela; "Even If I Ask You To Stay has several meanings for me. The most direct one is about an abusive relationship where you're already openly asking the person to leave, but are so attached that you want them to stay. The second meaning is with my struggle with depression. My experience is that it takes a lot of inner strength to heal from depression, and sometimes you're still powerless against the disease. So it stays with you again and again”.
 
The track itself merges a skittering rhythm, gorgeously melancholic piano and string sections with Soela's vocals that cut deep - resulting in a beautifully realized and powerful composition

Even If I Ask You To Stay

Soela - Even If I Ask You To Stay

Artist: @soelaela
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Soela is the DJ and production alias of Elina Shorokhova, a Russia-born Berlin-based experienced pianist and vocalist who has made a hugely impactful transition into electronic music.

Having released material on such labels as Kompakt, Dial, Shall Not Fade, Lost Palms, E-Beamz, Red Ember Records, Sushitech, and others, Soela joins the ranks of Scissor & Thread for this exquisite album - Dark Portrait. 

The album opens in a typically understated manner with Unsuitable - a melancholic trip-hop adjacent track that sets the tone for the next 8 pieces. As Soela explains, “I was dealing with some very complex feelings, so I came up with this album, which helped me not to despair, to work on myself, to grow internally, and to start listening to myself. It helped me to keep sane when my country invaded Ukraine with a full scale war. It absolutely broke my heart, and music was one of my main salvations.” 

This complex mix of emotions plays out across the album with tracks that utilize her beautiful musicality (Through the Windows feat. Francis Harris and Philipp Priebe, Drowning feat. Module One) and ear for details with skittering beats, ambient soundscapes (Spirits, Lost In The Fog) and lose-yourself dancefloor moments such as the collaboration with Lawrence on February Is Not Going To Be Forever. The title track Dark Portrait combines dubby elements with affecting pads and melodic touches, while the lead single Even If I Ask You Stay delves into multiple feelings around escaping toxic situations, and battling depression. It features a powerful vocal from Soela supported by a deeply affecting arrangement. The closing track The Darkest Hour Before Sunrise brings a sense of hope and light, balancing subdued keys and strings with ethereal tones and atmospheres

Dark Portrait

Soela - Unsuitable

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DaRand Land, who hails from the post industrial confines of Buffalo, NY was one of the leading figures of Deep4Life, a cult label known for submersible oriented, yet dancefloor-friendly productions. With ambient synth-driven tones and heavy funk basslines being at the center of his sound, DaRand Land’s music often evokes an introspective quality, without losing its groove fundamental.

Following on from a number of releases on Pulp, Downbeat, Urban Imagery and the “Discover You” EP on Scissor & Thread, here is Nature Of Reality, the single taken from DaRand Land’s second album Wander Being, released on Scissor & Thread in late November 2024. 





“In particular, the single, The Nature of Reality”, says DaRand, “was written to convey a sense of what it feels like to be in a state of suspended animation. There is a natural tension introduced via the organic, swirling pad progression juxtaposed against endless vocal echoes and the low-end groove of the bassline. Thematically, I wanted to carry this forward through the entirety of the album.”

The Nature Of Reality

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DaRand Land - The Nature Of Reality

fka boursin is a DJ and producer out of Bristol, UK. 
Previously known as DJ Boursin, he is recognized for his deep, ambient-infused house music that explores political dimensions of clubs and identity politics.

Welcomed into the Scissor & Thread fold, fka boursin shares two cuts of deep and introspective electronic music. 

The original Listless Intertext is a hazy trip through ambient soundscapes, shuffling rhythms and half-caught conversations, drifting across a 12 minute run time that slowly evolves and shifts with time.  

"Listless Intertext is a track centred around the "failed" employment of cheap vocoder software that attempted to process explicit words and phrases across 11 minutes." says fka boursin. "Instead, the vocoder output made any words indecipherable and I was left with thematic vagueness. The final text of the track is simply a submission to its own limitations with some french thrown in."

When label bosses Frank & Tony step up for their Housebeat Dub, they keep the essential mood but introduce a thick, fat groove that works just as well in conveying the mood. 

"Our remix is a strictly dancefloor approach," says Frank, "an extended psychedelic beat rework perfect for late night, early morning vibes".


Listless Intertext (Frank & Tony's Housebeat Dub)

Midnight Vibes

Birth 6

RICHARD PARKER -Lucía

Fonka Delix - Ganja Mist

Artist: Various Artists
Release Title: Timeless
Label: Cacao Records
Catalogue No.: CAO003
Release date: 12.12.2016

Tracklist EP:
1. Rodriguez Jr. - Kids Of Hula (Original Mix)
2. Dub Taylor - Hidden From The Mind (Original Mix)
3. Lawrence vs Seth Troxler - Miles in Aphrika (youANDme Edit)
4. Martin Eyerer, Benno Blome - Pianoroll (Audiofly Twinkle Edit)

Short Info:

The Cacao crew pay their respects to their favourite classic tunes. While we’re constantly flooded by daily rapid-fire releases, there are some timeless gems that always ignite the dancefloors. The following tracks come from influential artists that have left their mark on the Cacao team’s sound world, blending perfectly into their sets. 
At number one we have Rodriguez Jr. of the mobilee family with his Kids of Hula belter. A playful groove serves as centerpiece, dotted by exotic fauna sounds that reach for the tropics. Alternating percussive pads, the fittingly tribal drums bring the entire melody together, making it a perfect peak-time track.
Dub Taylor’s aptly titled Hidden From the Mind showcases a fully immersive tribal experience. Kicking off with wooden percussive loops that make for an instant earworm, we’re gradually greeted with distorted vocals and an ample groove that blend into the perfect dub tech journey.

The first B-side takes us further into the house jungle, with youANDme’s deep edit of Lawrence & Seth Troxler’s Miles in Aphrika. A stern echoed vocal presents itself as the leitmotif, while the melody progressively unfolds. Metallic pads and subtle synth grabs add to the atmosphere, creating a sense of space and amping up the overall intensity.
Audiofly turn Martin Eyerer and Benno Blome’s Piano Roll into a jazzy house exploration with major dancefloor appeal. Bouncy yet deep, the bassline keeps the body moving, while the {Rhodes} piano chords create the perfect immersive groove. One to heat up the atmosphere at any point during a set!

Follow Rodriguez Jr./ Dub Taylor/ Lawrence/ Seth Troxler/ youANDme/ Martin Eyerer/ Benno Blome/ Audiofly

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Dub Taylor - Hidden From The Mind (Original Mix)

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Ahead of their collaborative album later this year, Pier Bucci and Oskar Szafraniec present their first sampler titled ‘Tipico Latino’ featuring a remix by El_Txef_A.
‘Tipico Latino’ features gloomy Spanish vocals as intricate elements are brought in and out of the mix across its nearly nine-minute duration. 
Forbidden Colours founder El_Txef_A, whose remix talents have been recruited by Permanent Vacation, Galaktika, Akbal and Culprit, reimagines the original providing a drawn out intro before exploding into a frenzy of crashing cymbals, animated acid and serene vocal moans.

A: BUSZ™ - Tipico Latino /BEEFEP016ltd/

Released October 5th 2011 on Culprit "Above The City" VA Compilation

http://www.beatport.com/track/the-jean-seberg-special-original-mix/2759599

Clovis - The Jean Seberg Special

[ABA008] A1. Martinesque & San Proper - Beesle & The Beauty

Shahrokh Dini - Owl Flight (Delano Smith Remix)
...taken from:

Artist: V.A.
Release: 25 Compost Records - Overture 3 EP
Cat-No.: CPT 530-1 / -3
Format: strictly limited edition, handstamped, stickered, serially-numbered 12” / digital

Tracklisting:
A1. Fauna Flash – Tel Aviv (Recondite Remix) (7:12)
A2. Marbert Rocel – Dance Slow (Joakim’s Blood Moon Remix) (7:36)

Side B:
B1.  Shahrokh Dini – Owl Flight (Delano Smith Remix) (7:48)
B2. Trüby Trio – Galicia (Zenker Brothers Esotheric Remix) (6:16)

Digital Bonus:
1. Trüby Trio – Galicia (Zenker Brothers Toolio Remix) (6:23)
2. Marbert Rocel – Dance Slow (Joakim’s Elephant Dub) (6:38)

Info:
25 years strong and still going steeply. Compost will release an anniversary 10 x 12“ box set April 2019. Here comes the very strictly limited, serially numbered, stickered white label Overture Record 3 sneak preview. Compost classics by Fauna Flash, Marbert Rocel, Shahrokh Dini and Trueby Trio remixed by Recondite, Joakim, Delano Smith and Zenker Brothers. Some smart techy stuff.

The box-set will contain more than 30 new remixes of Compost classics by Ron Trent, Michel Cleis, Roman Flügel, Ripperton, François K, Spiller, Gerd Janson, Purple Disco Machine, Lawrence, Tee Mango, I:Cube, Boo Williams and many many others.... plus some for a long time sold out gems and a few nice gimmicks.

Selected quotes about 25 Compost Records:
Michael Reinboth and Compost have been a hugh inspiration for me. Following them brought me to the point to start to produce music and later starting my label Gomma. I was a kid in Munich going to Michael’s partys and thats where i saw tons of great international DJs that inspired me to do a label with a wide rage of musical perspective as well. I think Michael changed the German music landscape and without him German dancemusic universe would be much poorer.
Mathias Modica (Munk, Gomma, Toy Tonics, Kryptox)

“Maintaining the quality of releases this high over 25 years, with such diversity, is very unique and admirable. Always been a fan and supporter of the label since my first encounter with Compost 7 years ago.”
Lex van Aken (Deep House Amsterdam)

„There aren’t many independent labels that have lasted for so long, nor label owners as old as me or with far bigger record collections, but Compost and Michael Reinboth are still here doing what they do so well, keep on keeping on, here’s to the next 25 years!“
Trevor Jackson (Output / Playgroup)

25 Compost Records - Overture 3 EP

Owl Flight (Delano Smith Remix)

Shahrokh Dini - Owl Flight (Delano Smith Remix)

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Black Light Smoke - Hearts Not Broken Feat. Léah Lazonick

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