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On 21st September the rising French DJ/producer Simo Cell presents new mini album ‘YES.DJ’ – his first solo record since 2018 – released on his own label TEMƎT. A celebration of dance music culture, each of these heavy-duty, titanium-plated bangers are a tribute to different styles of beats, reinterpreted and suffused with his distinct personality.

The release also comes with a fanzine, which continues the celebration of DJing and dancefloors from a sideways perspective, curating photos taken by Simo of drinks tokens from clubs around the world.

Simo Cell - YES.DJ

Mixed Emotions

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Animistic Beliefs - MERDEKA

With their profound take on electronic music, Animistic Beliefs have steadily solidified their spot in the global underground. Influenced by cultural concepts such as ancestry, animism and mythology, as well as the languages of political techno, punk, bubbling and IDM, Linh Luu and Marvin Lalihatu consistently translate their visions into sensitive productions as well as high-octane live performances. On their new record, MERDEKA, the artists explore and embrace their cultural heritage in all of its pride, pain and complexity. MERDEKA symbolizes Animistic Beliefs’ breaking free, coming to terms with their changing selves and letting go of external expectations. The record rethinks childhood memories, confronts the generational trauma left by (post-)colonialism, and re-connects Linh and Marvin – respectively of Vietnamese-Chinese and Dutch-Moluccan descent – with their formative cultures. 

MERDEKA marks their first step in an overall departure from western club music. For its layered sound, Animistic Beliefs once again draw from the past, present and future of global club music, creating a sonic space where fast techno, warped breakbeats and ambient soundscapes make way for the augmented influence of (Southeast Asian) tribal music. 
The record incorporates Indonesian scales and recordings of 
the Tahuri (a wind instrument made out of a conch shell), Totobuang (Gamelan-like gongs) and Tifa drums, known as ‘the Moluccan heartbeat’. 
There is no audible distinction between old and new, between organic and digital, between instrumentation and voice. 
It is through words that the artists further touch on their experience; To Dream About Water opens with a stirring spoken word fragment by Marvin, marking the first time his voice is recognizably featured, whereas Khi Minh Gap Lai (‘Until We Meet Again’) centres on a Vietnamese poem by Linh, in which she beseeches her ancestors and finds a safe haven for unanswered questions. 

In true Animistic Beliefs fashion, MERDEKA will set fire to sweltering clubs and (sleepless) dreams. Yet, for the artists, it is essential to amplify the stories that spark that flame and keep it burning. 
The release of MERDEKA follows CACHE/SPIRIT, their ongoing collaboration with visual artist Jeisson Drenth, which extensively explores the artists’ intersectional identities. As such, the latest album is the next step within a bigger, introspective investigation. More unapologetic than ever, MERDEKA embodies a turning point on Animistic Beliefs’ ongoing journey towards self-acceptance – fuelled by the sound of urgency. 
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released August 26, 2022 

Written and produced by: Marvin Lalihatu and Linh Luu 
Artwork by: Don Elektro 
Mastered by: Rashad Becker

It’s Called A Dip

Call Of The Tahuri

All tracks produced, arranged and mixed by Atrice.
Mastered by Brian Sanhaji at Calyx Mastering
Artwork by Joana Huguenin & HANK SERVICES
Distributed by dnp

Thanks to Stadt Zürich Kultur for the support.

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Being Harvested

在FINAL有你從來沒有聽過的音樂，也有你耳熟能詳的音樂，充滿實驗性但又不失趣味。 

At Final, there is the familiar and the unexpected; the entertaining and the experimental. 

這裡是每一個躁動不安靈魂的歸屬。 

At Final, there is a home for all the restless. 

在音樂上我們嘗試不同的可能性，試著打破類型限制與規則，很多時候我們會搞砸，但每當我們完美抓到平衡的時候，是世上最美的事情之一。 

At Final, we strive to create new possibilities. While we screw up sometimes, when we get it right, it's pure magic. 

它帶給了我們希望與絕望，賦予痛苦與喜樂，但能因此碰到很多志同道合的朋友，人生本不就如此？ 

This pursuit brings us a lot of hope, pain, and joy. But in this struggle, we are able to meet many like-minded friends and build a community. 

張合輯收錄了五位跟我們有著緊密關係的音樂人，代表FINAL的聲音，獻給台北。 

This compilation is dedicated to Taipei. Inside is the work of five artists who are very dear to us, and who represent the sound of Final. 

「這裡是我們的故鄉，活得沒法不自在，祖祖輩輩根就扎在這片土地上，用不著你遠道再來尋找」—高行健。 

"This is our hometown, it's impossible to live uncomfortably here. Our ancestors have been rooted in this land for generations, you don't need to come all the way to find home." - Gao Xingjian.

Mastering: Enyang Urbiks 
Cover: Tea Strazicic 
Rebels of the Neon God mixed by jondu

03 Lujiachi - Flames

02 Jondu - Cleft Broker

Tzusing and Taipei’s FINAL club curate a five-track compilation of local experimental electronic talent on @seacucumberlabel. Hear @sandystrace's ‘Beholden’ now

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-sandys-trace-beholden

Premiere: Sandy’s Trace ‘Beholden’

The man on the street grinned showing no dentures
I am no fiction he said I am unmoved
There is no part of me remotely touched by your modern distress

Music: Escha + Ytem
Additional Vocals: Ned Green
Mastering: Enyang Urbiks
Artwork: Loren Erdrich

Escha & Ytem - Knightsbridge Lady Soup

Escha & Ytem - Norfolk Pertex Aquarium

Stores & Downloads - https://ffm.to/74568ej

Rise Again

Night Bloom

Aaru  [ ORIGINAL MIX ]

Crystal Apocalypse - Hip

Summertime is rounding the bend, the nights keep getting longer...not a bad time for a fresh release from your dear friends at Sweat Equity. This month we’re proud to present the debut record, Sensi, from Chicago’s Millia (née Akeem Asani), a five track EP that offers a first-look at a spitfire talent. With early nods from Genome 66.6 and JEROME, his work has been sizzling for a minute, and we’re thrilled to release it for all you ravers out there.

On Sensi, Millia makes the case that Chicago's tradition of musical mutation is alive and well, unleashing a string of warped rave bangers and club cuts that cover an impressive amount of ground. Playfully hyper-active, enthusiastically multi-layered, call them what you will, these are a set of tracks that elude easy definitions of genre or style.

We're thrilled to present BDU for u here today, a spicy colab with fellow Chicagoan @michaelaurelius, come aaaaaaaaaand get it!!!!

This one hits stores 6/28.

Sensi

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Millia - BDU (ft. Michael Aurelius)

Issa Revenge

SLINK residents @turiyarrao, @kwatakwata, @itsenayet, and @simisea launch their label w/ a collection of original productions, spanning spectral peak-time workouts, weightless trap, warehouse electro, and psychedelic reggaeton.

50% of proceeds from digital sales and t-shirt sales will be donated to NYC Nightlife United.

Mastered by Chris Botta
Art by Sharon Gong

Release date:
15 October 2020

Simisea - Cotorra

Sea Cucumber is a label founded in 2021 by @Tzusing 
Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide.

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