Electronic trax 2023 (Techno etc.) part 3

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lautundlui.se/brigade-hard-times-soft-music

In a time where electronic music gets harder and faster each day, Berlin-based duo Brigade‘s debut album „Hard Times, Soft Music“ reclaims easy listening as a badge of honour. Being released on the 14.10.2022, the record is a meticulously calibrated work of room temperature, a home cooked meal between friends or a warm sonic blanket that tugs you in after a rainy day. Pushing their club roots to the side, Brigade‘s debut album confidently sits between ambient, house and hip hop. „We took the pandemic as a cue to take a break from dancefloor productions and play around with different genres and production styles.“ The first single „International Communication™“ showcases that breadth and introduces an album pretty much anyone in the post-Shrek cultural landscape could agree on. Basically, if you appreciate a good hug, chances are you‘ll enjoy this LP. 
Also, theres a pretty cute dog on the cover.

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Artist: @Brigade
Titel:  Hard Times, Soft Music
Label: Laut & Luise
Cat-No: LUL021
Distribution: KOMPAKT
Format: 12” Vinyl + Digital
Release Date: October 2022

Hard Times, Soft Music

Brigade - Asteroid Blues (LUL021)

Cawd Slaydaz is a clear shift for Frigio Records. Yet, this debutant also marks a return of sorts. The album brings together Max Abysmal and Hugo van Heijningen. Max is active as DJ and producer with releases on Safe Trip, Kalahari Oyster Cult & Dekmantel. Hugo is a musician with a history of projects & aliases like Red Light Radio (co-founder), Hugo de Naranja, DJ Soulseek, White Slice, Firestone, Malkovich and Stallion’s Stud with releases on labels such as Pinkman, Artificial Dance, Recreo, Suburban & Müstesna Records. The link that connects the two? Their love for Colombia and the rich musical melting pot of this diverse nation. Nothing is stable on this eleven track LP, recorded in Bogotá Colombia with 10 different local guest artists.

Rhythms are cross pollinated, cold and stark city thump collides with rich and lively organic flows. The style pursued is anything but singular, like the messages. Social exclusion and brutality in the poetic Perreo “Dejen Bailar” is mirrored in the Cumbia food ode “Potato Trip”. Dark Electronics, Experimental Bass & Trap are the genre tags that most will attempt to label this record with. This ignores the Leftfield Funk of “El Gorila Del Desierto”, the Stoner Ambient of “Uffff” or the Synth-Punk rage of “Razones”. An audio snapshot of a country: TOTÁL.

TOTAL (MASTERS 320K)

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PREMIERE : Cawd Slaydaz - El Mejor Escenario Posible

Produced by Alfredo92 
Mixed by @popmix94
Mastered by @rasmusjuncker

Out as a part of the compilation Unreleased Territory vol.4 on @electric_shapes very soon.

Alfredo92 - Stacker

Descend into the vast underwater world of Melbourne/Naarm producer LOIF(@loiflan).  LOIF's imagination of the mysterious world beneath the shores needs not words to describe it, but your ears to envision it.

'Plunge' presents four tracks of varying liquid moods which illustrate LOIF's versatility and tendency to hop between genres and moods. The EP travels through the depths and rhythms of techno, electro, bass, breaks, psy, glued together by a bubbly warmth reminiscent of oceanic exploration and dance floor groove.

A1: Plunge
A2: Depth Charge
B1: Stealth
B2: Gloom Rider

Artist: LOIF (Melbourne/ Naarm, Australia)
Title: Plunge
Format: 12”
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL)
Artwork by: Alchemy Oliver (Melbourne/ Naarm, Australia)
Design by Lucas Hatsisavas (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Mastered by Mark Klon (Berlin, Germany)
Mixed by Eugene Peloza & Declan Vadasz (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Release date: 3rd April 2023

Vinyl available via our Bandcamp + Clone, Oneyewitness, Redeye, Decks, Deejay, Juno and more.

Plunge

Pre-Order

LOIF - Plunge (ANIMA7)

Full stream of "Path to Ground" from 8circuit's Liquid Link EP [SN012].

secondnature.bandcamp.com

Liquid Link

8circuit - Path To Ground (full stream)

Available as digital download and 12" vinyl on pre order via the Dummy Hand Bandcamp.

Release date: 16/06/23

Tracklist
01 - A.S.V (At Surrey Vaults)
02 - Born Sloppy
03 - TKO
04 - Salaryman
05 - Getaway Scene (Escape From Zoggs)
06 - ---- (Dub Mix)

Grockle Vision

DUMMY002: Yokel — Grockle Vision (CLIPS)

We’re pleased to have Montreal-based artist Priori on the remix of Stefan Vincent's “Yonghegong...”. His rework draws a further emotion by slowing the pace and bringing delicate melodies to the forefront; it’s one for introspection.


MUSAR018 Stefan Vincent
'Pre Melancholy'
Release Date: June 30, 2023

Pre Melancholy

Vinyl / Digital

Stefan Vincent - Yonghegong Lama Temple Exit F (Priori Remix)

OECUS Premiere // IGLO

Extract from "Various Artists" - @hereandthere_etc
Release date: 20th October 2023

Artist: IGLO - @iglomusic
Title: Various Artists
Label: hereandthere
Catalogue: HNT001
Format: Vinyl, Digital

OECUS Premiere YouTube: https://youtu.be/Kg8X9I58ubo
hereandthere Bandcamp: https://herenthere.bandcamp.com/album/various-artists

hereandthere releases their first EP compilation with tracks from IGLO, Ecilo, Arthur Robert, and Anna Kost, with a digital bonus from Pink Concrete. A solid unit of rhythmic techno sounds, brought forward by driving basslines, dub chords, and repetitive synth lines with melancholic undertones.

Bold yet restrained, each track moves forward at an energetic pace that is both assertive and gracefully structured. After plenty of testing, they have become staples of the hereandthere dance floor, guiding the way through numerous early mornings and defining the current sound of the collective.

OECUS Premiere | IGLO - Searching [HNT001]

strictDANCE

extra life

Feelin' Deep

Feelin' Deep (Feelin' The Piano Mix)

DISSO 

Free Download

Alice Deejay - Better off alone (DISSO Edit)

I got inspired to do a Drum & Bass Track when I heard Athenaïs beautiful voice on her last album. Let me know what you think :)

Athenaïs - Starseed (Orange Drift Remix)

Fragment is the result of an electronic music project produced by highfield. The EP contains four tracks, which are united by chirping TB-303 basses, smacking TR-808 drums, and wide, deep pads and synths.
Ranging from 127 to 132 BPM, these breakbeats are influenced by different subgenres, such as parts of house and jungle music. They impress with a sound that is both calm and driving.

This EP is available for purchase on Bandcamp and on all streaming platforms.



ALL TRACKS WRITTEN PRODUCED MIXED AND MASTERED
BY HIGHFIELD


ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
©℗2025 AUGSBURG, GERMANY

Fragment EP

Sollbruch

Bandcamp

Since forming over a decade ago, Seaweed Rhythm has quietly established itself as one of the most consistent and lovingly curated labels on the European underground circuit. Founded by Stockholm-based artist Zlene, the label has grown from a grassroots platform for close friends and local talent into an internationally respected outlet that’s home to some of minimal’s most cherished names – think Melchior Productions Ltd, Silat Beksi, and Priku. But behind the heavyweight roster and steadily growing discography is a genuine sense of community, care, and curiosity that drives everything they do.

Operating out of a studio near the sea, Zlene and his collaborators have long infused their work with a palpable connection to nature. Whether through field recordings, aquatic textures, or the subtle activism of donating label profits to wildlife causes, Seaweed Rhythm’s identity is shaped as much by its environment as it is by the dancefloor. There’s a tactile, almost hand-made quality to each release – from the analogue warmth of the sound design to the tattoo-inspired sleeve artwork painted by long-time friend Thure Melander.

Alongside co-running NEU, a beloved basement club in central Stockholm, and hosting intimate events across Sweden and Europe, Zlene has created something that feels both expansive and personal. With a string of standout releases on the horizon, including a new vinyl EP with Egyptian artist Shadi Megallaa and contributions from the likes of Iuly.B and Andu Simion, Seaweed Rhythm’s steady momentum shows no signs of slowing. But at its core, the ethos remains the same: make and share music with love, and let the rest flow naturally. Ahead of the next release (an Shadi Megallaa EP featuring a killer remix by Melchior Productions which we're delighted to premiere in full), we checked in to learn more. Listen here and head to the site to read our interview with Zlene!

A2. Shadi Megallaa - What Now (Zlene & Mathias Hinds Remix) - SEAWEED006

Artist collective, party series and label focused on bringing expansive electronic music to the Pacific Northwest.

We don't accept demos.

Previous guests include Abdulla Rashim, Aurora Halal, DJ Qu, Acronym, Ital, Takaaki Itoh, Fred P, Anastasia Kristensen, Courtesy, Varg, Jane Fitz, Artefakt, Israel Vines, Tobias., Pure Immanence, Mary Yuzovskaya, Binh, Erika, BMG, Josey Rebelle, Hector Oaks, NDRX, D. Dan and more...

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