If I Could

Edition of 300 gatefold vinyl:
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Bristol don Nicky Soft Touch makes his eagerly awaited return with the follow up to his last TIN release, Lonely City Sampler. Set for release almost exactly one year on, Lonely City Cuts sees Soft Touch continue in his deft explorations of sampling, chopping and rearranging beats using cuts from helter skelter and sidewinder tapes. Much like his previous release, as well as the self-released projects he’s shared in the meantime, the LP is centred around a DIY aesthetic, making intimacy and introspection two of its defining features.

Conceived during a stint living in London, the series is imbued with a sense of place. Delivered via raw production techniques, voice recordings and off-kilter, broken garage beats, this positions the release amongst the moody, urban landscapes which provide the backdrop for Burial and Actress’ music. On Volume One, this sounds like narling basslines that ricochet around swung percussion, and plaintive ambience that immerses you in its shadowy worlds. On Volume Two, like hip hop interludes, deep house grooves and hyper-referential skits.

Lonely City Cuts LP drops 2nd December 2022 via Time Is Now.

Lonely City Cuts LP

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Patch Notes:

Expanding the System Coupe with Akemie’s Castle, 2x Pip Slopes, and the MFX housed in our 52HP mini case.

In this patch, the dual voices of Akemie’s Castle are used to create a thick, detuned bassline, with envelope modulation from the Quaid. A gritty lead sound is created with the MCO / MCF utilising the MCO’s multiple outputs for light filter FM for added sparkle. The lead voice is sent through the MFX’s Digi-PCM delay program which adds deep ambience as well as a heavy pitch vibrato. The Squid is used for beats and patched through the Milton’s line input to add a warm analog saturation.

Small systems with fun and unique modules make a great addition to the flexible groovebox style arrangement of the System Coupe.

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Following his remix for Max Cooper, Mattr’s next releases are two electronica / breaks tracks on his own imprint Loft & Sound. With these two records Mattr continues to build out his crafted approach to electroni- ca with two intricately layered and textural records. A-break features syncopated melodies, heavy bass and melancholic pads. Corps fuses granular synthesis and found sounds with delicate instrumental flutters to create an atmospheric record.

Mattr is a leftfield house and electronica producer, DJ, visual artist and label owner from Birmingham. He's had a busy 12 months with a remix of the classic house record by Mephisto (1992) followed by his own four track EP on the legendary Renaissance, two remixes for Berlin trio Akzenth, his first release on Balance Recordings and a remix for Max Cooper to round the year out. In between he's produced several releases on his own imprint - Loft & Sound and has a remix for Grammy nominated Steven Weston for an upcoming release.

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If I Could

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