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New upcoming release from Homies Cuts, that continues to excavate those hidden gems around the world. As always the selection is as varied as it is exceptional. Bang in rhythm the dancefloor with this beauty!

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ZG is the moniker of London based Zansika Lachhani and Grant (aka Anthony Collins, and the Tony in Frank & Tony). Their upcoming de- but-album ZG is set for a release in November and was borne out of a connection online, as Grant and Zan connected on Soundcloud, both independently vibing off each other's music and approach to their art.

Jungle Times sets the scene for the album with an atmospheric, ambient opening giving way to a wonky breakbeat and whispered vocals from Zan. It sets the tone perfectly, pitching the sound equally between London and New York.

Jungle Times

ZG - Jungle Times

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JVXTA is a DJ and producer based in London (UK). He also co-founded the label Hardmatter.
  
Here, Scissor And Thread, the Brooklyn imprint headed by Francis Harris and Anthony Collins share JVXTA’s debut album - Euston Blues. 

The album is a collection of moods and textures, from woozy soundscapes like opener No One Needs to Know and Voyager, to grooving, dusty house tracks like Hold On, Water Temple and Lost in Place. 

Tracks develop from ambient textures into leftfield beat excursions (Beyond) and incorporate thoughtful samples such as the spoken word poetry in The Stolen Child.

Elements of free improvisation and experimentation pepper the album, while a strong thread of atmospheric cohesion winds its way through the eight tracks - making Euston Blues a truly rewarding and rich listening experience. 

"Euston Blues synthesises deep chords, classic house rhythms and jazz laden influences to chronicle an intimate journey of physical and psychological isolation." says Charles Field, the man behind the JVXTA project. 

"Scope is relative and this transposition is explored from the seclusion of a single room to the expanses of the Beyond".

Euston Blues

Voyager

JVXTA - Voyager

Hold On

JVXTA - Hold On

Join Nick Cobby this month for a musically guided meditation. Focusing on deep and ethereal ambient electronica and avant-garde, the show features hypnotic offerings from incredible artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cut Copy, Haruomi Hosono, William Orbit, Autechre and more.

Tracklist:

Cut Copy - January Tape Part 1
Paolo Modugno - Le Marchè Des Femmes Au Port
Baldor & The Euclidean Functions - Meditation Bells
Joel Andrews – Seraphic Borealis
The Kyoto Connection - Kansai
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Sunset
Haruomi Hosono - Laughter Meditation
Palm Skin Productions - The Beast (Autechre Mix)
Dip Shim - Lomma Bay Control
William Orbit - Water from a Vine Leaf (Underwater Mix Part 2)
Pete Namlook & Klaus Schulze - Psychedelic Brunch - Part V
Patchwork - Flughund
Remotif - Gondwana At Noon
Paolo Modugno - Morte Di Soundjata Keita
Insides - Clear Skin

Music this month from:
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@ryuichi-sakamoto-official
@remotif
@haruomihosono
@dipshim
@williamorbit

Field Trips - Ambient Dreams

Our first party in collaboration with DY10 radio took place in Nantes, in an emblematic location, the Blockhaus which is a military bunker from WWII.

This unforgettable evening simply blew our minds. Six DJs from both radios played back-to-back for 6 hours, and guess what, we recorded everything.

We hope that these 6 hours of live music will bring you back with us to the sweat and heat of the blockhouse.

Fauve Radio X DY10 003 – Romain Fx B2b Braz

#244 UEA Tracklist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

01. Grant ft. Finnoh - Sensational [Courtesy Of Balance, COB18, 2023]
02. António, Luhk & Pir - Tony Transmitters [Off Topic, OFF002, 2023]
03. Love Boat People - Dontcha Know? [Sosumi Recordings, SR199801, 1998] Eternal Schvitz
04. Mixmaster & Maurizio Verbeni - The Sound Of Assisi (Padre mix) [Radikal Records, RAD85, 1993]
05. Go-Diva - Sex Education (Sun Down version) [Out, OUT3620, 1993]
06. Scott Diaz - Detonate [Dungeon Meat, DMT014, 2023]
07. Liquid Earth - The Breakdown (Chams of Gaia mix) [Liquid Earth, LE002, 2023]
08. Bakked - Zion [Outcast Planet, OTP03, 2022]
09. M47714 - Any Vibration [Undefined, UNDF013, 2022]
10. Deiv - Secrets & Lies [Outside In, OUT001, 2023]
11. E.T.I. - Lookout (Tha Luv Bomb mix) [Oboro Records, OB9907, 1999]

For Portuguese version please check the Radio's mixcloud page below:
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244. Uma Espécie de Azul Radio Show 16.06.23 (English)

Matt Cowell & Reefe Murphy bring their selections to Radio Vilnius on the 3rd Saturday of every month, starting at 8pm.

Too Hot To Sleep 005 W/ Reefe Murphy

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

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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

Releases Infos:
The Oddness - Mere Mortals
artist : @theoddness
with remixes by : @max-tenrom and @kalunet
Label: @cosmovisionrecords
Stream/Download : fanlink.tv/meremortals
Release Date : August 22th, 2025
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About this EP :
In a world obsessed with perfection and power, Mere Mortals offers a moment of clarity — a soulful reminder that we are all fallible, fragile, and beautifully human. Blending rich melodies, organic sounds, and irresistible grooves, The Oddness creates a sound that moves both the body and the soul. The title track comes alive with two exceptional remixes from Max TenRom and Ka:lu, adding extra layers of psychedelic groove and dance‑floor energy.
With rich grooves and heartfelt energy, Mere Mortals reflects on the beauty of being human — limits and all. We invite you to embrace imperfection as beauty
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Premiere : The Oddness - Savannah [Cosmovision]

Careless - Ventidue

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)

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JVXTA - Hold On

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