im sad that this wont be my secret weapon anymore

After another long hiatus, BEAM is excited to present the vinyl debut from rising star and nebulous neurocranker, al dente. Over 4 tracks, ‘Running and Falling Over’ captures the stylistic fluidity we have come to know and love from Naarm/Melbourne. Ever present traces of Dozzy refract through millennium-bug tech-house, summoning atmospheres of deep yet ever playful psychedelia. Opening the A-side on ‘Ripple Effect’, pulsating drones and echoes of organic percussion slither through the undergrowth. ‘Soft Steps’ explores fractal resonance amid expansive, evolving textures. Flipping to the B-side, ‘Unfold’ melds paranoiac psy with a wiggly tek swagger. Slow-burner ‘Blue Trial’ closes out the EP – a proggy roller for worshippers of the eternal sunrise. 

A1. Ripple Effect
A2. Soft Steps
B1. Unfold
B2. Blue Trial
Subductress (digi bonus)

Mixed by Declan Vadasz
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino @ AnalogCut
Artwork by Rudi Schmidt
Type by Studio Joel

al dente – Running and Falling Over (BEAM-06)

https://itsdelicaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/volume-2

Volume 2
by So Klarity

https://soundcloud.com/ruinxxx
https://soundcloud.com/d-tiffany

1. Collect Calling             05:59
2. Count The Loving      08:00
3. Signs Out Of Time      06:21
4. The Choice                 08:09

A body, a voice, a relationship to space and to another. Confrontational at points, reflective at others, an achingly honest presence is articulated throughout the 4 tracks of So Klarity "Volume 2".

Constructed space moves between emotional registers; opening with "Collect Calling". A centering of desire, a desire to desire. What is it to be inside but somehow on the outside, to be both exhibitionist and voyeur? A charged melancholy reminiscent in sensibility of some of post punk’s most iconic heroines.

Granular, glassy planes stretch into the second track; expansive and subtly psychedelic. "Count the Loving" feels to be a meditative massage as medium sent from afar with a guitar pluck so thoughtfully romantic. Hand acoustics fritter over loops and vocal delay with heavy repeats underlines this mood. The sensation of travel, mentally at least, feels to be invited here.

"Signs out of Time" alludes to fractured dissociation, there is a knowingness in this, which nods to a deep understanding of this community. Field recordings and Time blurs. But we don't know what time it is or what time is Love. Dissections. Cuts. Memories. There is a real mass to this track and this weight feels to lean heavy on a heart.

So Klarity closes Volume 2 with "The Choice". Written in the past tense, a feeling of something lost or an echo bouncing back. Could it be a regret or a coming to terms with a situation? Holding on and holding together, drum machine stapling a wound. Flashbacks minimum twice a day appear confessional. Staccato edges and it ends.



"Collect Calling" recorded in Berlin, 2021
"Count The Loving" & "Signs Out Of Time" recorded in Berlin 2022
"The Choice" was recorded in Paris, 2023 
released August 7, 2023

PED002
Streaming & Digital 
Lyrics & vocals by Klarity
Production by D. Tiff
Mastered by Marco @ Analogcut
Words by Katie Shannon https://soundcloud.com/domestic-exile
Artwork Sophia

So Klarity "Volume 2" [DRD002]

A split EP pairing two euphoric dance anthems by Thurlow Joyce with a spellbinding roller by Regularfantasy and Priori.
Romantic, ecstatic, and full of <3

@thurlowjoyce
@regularfantasy
@priori

Track 1 & 2:
Music by Cole Fraser

Track 3:
Music by Olivia Meek
Remix by Francis Latreille

Mastered by Nik Kozub
Physically distributed by One Eye Witness

Lemon Citrus

Thurlow Joyce & Regular Fantasy - Lemon Citrus [Clips - Continuous]

@caldera-caldera
@nummer

BC: https://nummermusic.bandcamp.com/album/5d-worlds

The Brighton-based producer and creative mastermind, Caldera, lets us delve into his multi-faceted personality with his new EP, 5D Worlds. No VR set needed, Caldera follows the chant of the sirens and the shamanic incantations but never directly references them: a psychoactive journey without the psychedelics. 

Caldera’s 5D Worlds is a hyperreal ride, from his signature dubby grooves to his lesser known Tech-Trance whopper fantasies – As the BPM evolves, the sound designs morph and the gentle percussion give way to sonar-like synths and binary rhythms. 

Are you finally hearing the sirens ? Good, you have arrived at your destination.

5D Worlds

pi pi pi premiere: Caldera - Dolphin Skii (Nummer Music)

Maailma. Ethereal, hypnotic, entrancing - emkay's (@emkaybymk) release, the third on Espace Noir, is all of the above and more. Gated vocals, deep pads and shimmering stabs, Maailma feels like a memory from another time, a cloudy dream, or a place you’ve never quite been. It’s familiar but foreign, comforting yet thought provoking. And to top it all off? Maailma includes a remix from Finnish partner in crime (and Espace Noir favourite), Sansibar (@sunnysibar).

BUY HERE

EN03- Maailma - emkay (Snippets)

Preorder Vinyl & Digital:
https://bit.ly/3ZEpLcL

One Eye Witness:
https://bit.ly/46fL0ns

OK EG, AKA Lauren Squire and Matthew Wilson, take intrepid recce’s on a Kalahari debut of fathoms-deep techno minimalism and opiated braindance styles. 

With release titles like ‘Intertidal zone', 'Anther' and 'Prismatic Spring’, their ambition to evoke natural worlds is evident. But these tracks aren’t of this planet. Navigating truly alien terrain, ‘Rivulets’ finds the duo imagining uncharted environments into existence through the medium of analogue hardware. 

This is very much an album of two halves; the first on heads-down tips aimed straight at the dancefloor, with a second plate that veers further into abstraction. That said, they’re all the kind of far-reaching explorations where close listening yields great rewards. 

Between ‘Oxygen Channel’’s cavernous throb and the dub techno-leaning ‘Circular Arc’, the Antipodean duo set their stall out with a widescreen sense of space. Then, ’Rivulets’ comes in strong with the spiralling, trance-inducing gear. Stripped-back, no fuss; proper live improv techno for the most inquisitive souls.

Sending signals into the endless expanse, the second half is a demonstration of OK EG’s versatility. Where ‘Surface System’ and ‘Matched Grip’ further indulge dubby tendencies, ‘Flow Regime’ and closing gambit ‘Endless River’ traverse dreamlike dimensions through breaks and flow state IDM.

OK EG - Rivulets | Kalahari Oyster Cult (OYSTER52)

UwU all starz ~ a va collection of lush & mischievous servings of glistening dubscapes, bubbly breakbeatz, tantalising tech & effervescent electronica

ft. @maara, @8salamanda8, @roza-terenzi @d-tiffany, @phubu, @specialguest-dj @pontiacstreator @benbondy, @milliamusic, @jephvanger, @plebeiann, @loiflan, @simisea, @benoitb

uwudustbath.bandcamp.com/album/uwu-all-starz-uwu002

ltd edition cd wrapped in a yum pack w/ sexi riso print & sticker <3<3

mastering by disc archive
art by sarah lim
cd layout by noff
riso by sleep on it press

UwU all starz (UWU002)

Kasra V is here to engulf the club.

Fresh off the success of his recent release on Radiant Records titled "Hyperdelic," Kasra is submerging listeners with a signature sound touching on dance music visions from different epochs but harnessing a unique aural palette.

Kasra applies cut up techniques with sampling and utilizing his own voice as a tool throughout the record, topping the club energy with a punk rock sensibility.

Equal parts eccentric and equal parts calculated, the tempest of this record is doused in wild elements: anthemic vocal samples with arena shaking capabilities, 80's hedonistic nostalgia, catchy utopian vibrations with a psychedelic cyber flair, flirting with inspiration from groups like Meat Beat Manifesto and YMO. Euphoric and aerated, but with a slicing undertone utilizing his freaky sampling prowess.

Shaytoon is proud to present the next chapter of diaspora alchemy for your listening pleasure.

Prepare for a flood.
credits
releases October 20, 2023

Written and produced by Kasra V
Additional production on track 5 by Sepehr
Artwork by Morteza Vaseghi
Additional artwork done by Sepehr Alimagham Tabari

KASRA V 'FLOOD THE CLUB' (clips)

@commandd
@sure_thing

BC: https://surethingrec.bandcamp.com/album/well-of-sand

Sure Thing presents Well of Sand, its second compilation. Six tracks from label friends and favorites, each new to the roster and offering bold, untempered explorations of tempo and weight, a concise yet expansive collection recalling the deliberate cadence of rippling sand and the sheen of shimmering oases.
credits

Well of Sand

pi pi pi premiere: Command D - Half Blue (Violet Mix) [Sure Thing]

@roza-terenzi
@noffweezy
@papercutslimited

BC: https://paper-cuts.bandcamp.com/album/roza-terenzi-furious-frank-lp-pcltd09

Next up on Paper-Cuts is the individual works of Roza Terenzi & Furious Frank in a new series for the label featuring 2 artists in unison over a full length, double feature LP. 

Split across six-tracks the two Australian born artists deliver a like-minded swarm of mid-tempo breaks, lush ambience, unrelenting drum & bass and techno.

pi pi pi premiere: Roza Terenzi - Total Recall Feat. Noff (Paper-Cuts)

Transcendence

Physical, Psychedelic & Elegant sounds from the Iranian underground and beyond.

Founded by: @sepehr-a
Contact: info@shaytoonrecords.com

KASRA V 'FLOOD THE CLUB' (clips)

SHAYTOON RECORDS

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