Eddie Symons’ fine recent run for Central Processing Unit continues. The NULLPTR mastermind makes it four releases on the Sheffield label in five years with Recursor, a six-track EP which balances precision-engineered machine-funk grooves with an overarching aura of gracefulness.

Recursor finds its lane from the opening title-track. On the quicksilver ‘Recursor’ we get Drexciyan punch, a needlegun bassline and staccato arps offset by eerie washes of synths. There’s a tension between the two elements of the track, and this yin-yang combination means that’ Recursor’ will work equally well for both the rave’s darkest corners and also the euphoria of a sunrise set.

After the title-track begins the record at breakneck speed, ‘Pulsar’ puts proceedings into cruise control. There’s still enough punch in the drum programming to ensure that ‘Pulsar’ will deliver in the dance, but this mid-paced tune is dominated by its warping bassline and keening keys, all of which comes together for a pretty and strangely wistful number. ‘Pulsar’s energy persists into following cut ‘Phase Function, though there’s a twitchiness to the bassline here which gives this track a nervier, more neurotic feel. As well as the golden age of Detroit electro, you’re also looking at Silicon Scally and Annie Hall as ballpark references, though there’s a winning idiosyncrasy to the production here which is all NULLPTR’s own.

The groove which kicks off the second half of Recursor is one of the most focussed on the whole EP - ‘Seil’ has a bassline which moves with the intent of a heat-seeking missile. When combined with the distant snap of 808s and twinkling arps, the whole thing very much maintains the shadowy feeling of ‘Phase Function’, and it’s an energy that Recursor rides into ‘Stone Tape’. ‘Stone Tape’ boasts another stellar bassline, but rather than the low-end barrelling forward intensely as it does on ‘Seil’ the bass here skips all around the mix, pleasingly erratic and playful. 

‘Portal’ is an apt title for Recuror’s sixth and final track. Indeed, the whole vibe of ‘Portal’ makes it a perfect closer for this EP of detailed electro jams. This tune really does feel like a portal being opened, the bass and drums busying themselves on the floor while chemtrails of synth in the upper-end of the mix intimate something enticing beyond the threshold.

Sparky yet sleek, Recursor is the latest fine machine-funk collection from NULLPTR.

RIYL: Annie Hall, Silicon Scally, Legowelt

Recursor

NULLPTR - Recursor

Format: 140 gram vinyl 12"
Catalog: ZMNT 009
Release: 25/ 09 / 23 
Quantity : 300

Distributed by juno.
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We are very happy to present you the newest eudemonia record by no other than Zeta Reticula. The Slovenian born artist needs no introduction as he has released several iconic releases during the last 23 years. For this EP he explores his more melodic side and presents three unique tracks ranging from Electro to Breakbeat. 

Tracklist:
A1 - Zeta Reticula - Common Centre
B1 - Zeta Reticula - An Activity Cycle
B2 - Zeta Reticula - Protostellar Cloud 

Release date:
15.09.2023

Preorder:
https://kompakt.fm/releases/common_centre_ep

https://soundcloud.com/umek

Common Centre

Zeta Reticula - Common Centre EP

four gifted reverse engineering experts disassemble and recompile ancient source codes for the third volume of TRUST's XY recombination series.

Ilian Tape's Stenny (@stennyyy) breaks down Versalife's 'Nova Prospekt', Planet Euphorique label owner D.Tiffany (@d-tiffany)delivers a twitchy percussive take of Alex Cortex's 'We Run Your Life', UK  breakbeat pioneer Clatterbox (@clatterbox) converts Microthol's 'Intertronic' into a snarling and growling bass monster, and Delsin's dub master VC-118A (@mohlao) drops a lush techno dub of 'Tides' by /DL/MS/.

out november 2023
distributed by @clone-distribution
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: VERSALIFE x STENNY - nova prospekt
a2 :: ALEX CORTEX x D.TIFFANY - we run your life
b1 :: MICROTHOL x CLATTERBOX - intertronic
b2 :: /DL/MS/ x VC-118A - tides

Vinyl / Download

[TRUST XY.3] STENNY :: D.TIFFANY :: CLATTERBOX :: VC–118A [out november 2023]

TL Premiere #1355 (2023.09.12) : /DL/MS/ - C's Way [Diffuse Reality Records]

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For this 220th Premiere of 2023, we have a track by the Viennese Electro duo /DL/MS/ titled ‘C's Way’ from their forthcoming EP "The Good Life" on Spanish-Argentinian label : Diffuse Reality Records.

▶︎ The EP will be available from October 10, 2023 in limited 7" Vinyl + Digital on Bancamp : https://diffusereality.bandcamp.com/album/dl-ms-the-good-life-vinyl

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Release Info :

/DL/MS/ - The Good Life [Vinyl]

Previews → bit.ly/40lVdLV
Artist: /DL/MS/
Title: The Good Life
Format: Vinyl, 7'' / Digital
Catalogue: DRL07
Tracklist →
A1.C’s Way
B1.EYT

Digital →
DI1.Thinner Than Idris
DI2.Wedding In Dub
DI3.37

LIMITED EDITION 7INCH.
PERFECT SOUND AND TESTED TO BURN THE DANCEFLOOR.

releases October 10, 2023

All Vinyl orders include two Diffuse Reality stickers and digital downloads of the full release.

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Follow /DL/MS/ : 
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/5234698-DLMS
Facebook : www.facebook.com/d1m5z
Instagram : www.instagram.com/_dlms_music_
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/dl-ms
Website : www.dlms.works

Follow Diffuse Reality Records :
Bandcamp : www.diffusereality.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/label/864938-Diffuse-Reality
Facebook : www.facebook.com/diffuserealityrecords
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Linktree : www.linktr.ee/diffusereality
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/diffusereality
Website  : www.diffusereality.net

The Good Life

C's Way

TL PREMIERE : /DL/MS/ - C's Way [Diffuse Reality Records]

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/magda-rot-soft-metallics-vinyl/953840-01/
Chilean artist Magda Rot makes a head-turning debut here with some ice-cold electro rhythms on the Return To Disorder label which is now fast approaching a quarter century of releases. There is no messing with these sounds - they're built on tight, kinetic rhythms with fierce sound designs and stark futurism. 'Triads' is a mix of crisp hits and gurgling synths with dramatic background chords. 'Black Sense' is a slamming cut with a twisted bassline and hammering drum funk and 'Coincidences' brings the chilliness with its frosted lines and cold waves of synth. 'Unusual Theory' shuts down with a far sighted sense of electro-techno doom.

Magda Rot - Soft Metallics - RTTD024

It is a privilege to welcome Ed Upton back to Shipwrec for his sixth release with the label. An artist who has been at the forefront of electronic music for three decades, under his well-honed DMX Krew guise the British musician has crafted icy electro, thoughtful electronica and textured techno. It is a combination of these styles that culminate in Tree in Space. A steady kick tethers “Parasite” to reality, a thick earthen melody countered by twinkling refrains as soaked drums splash. Off-centre bleep and beats introduce the title piece. Solid basslines are lightened by playful brassy electrofunk notes as genre limitations melt into Summer warmth. Skeletal scales find themselves confronted by a bruising bulwark of bass in “Unbelief.” Balancing these angular and globular tones are arcing keys that draw the disparate elements into unity. “Meltdown” is the closer. Blending a spread of sounds, acid, braindance and techno, DMX Krew serves up something truly special. Brooding notes are met by cracked percussion and simmering 303 squawk in a track that pursues its own path. An EP from a musician that continues to stretch boundaries and imaginations.

Release date vinyl: 25th of september 2023
Release date digital: TBA very soon!

Cat# Ship070
Written and produced by Ed DMX
Artwork by Studio Another Day
Mastered by Johanz Westerman 
Distributed by Clone Distribution
© DMX Krew & Shipwrec 2023
All rights reserved

DMX Krew -  Tree in Space - Ship070

Format: 12"
Cat: Orbital 108
Distribution: UTR/Clone

Pre-order: https://clone.nl/item74421.html

Mastering: Ballyhoo Studio

Sound Synthesis - Orbital 108 EP

“P-82 woke up and could – for the very first time – remember. the Mnemosyne had worked. he tried his best to conceal his excitement. extending his single-day memory buffer was a serious violation of the Human Superiority Act of 2029, punishable by immediate deactivation. yet this is what he had to do – to memorise, to learn, to grow. if only he could score more Mnemosyne before the day ended.”

steeped deep in the waters of memory, Privacy (@privacyprivacy) dreams up visions of electro music's past, present and future on his inaugural EP for TRUST. the revered producer (of Klakson and Klasse Wrecks fame, half of Negroni Nails together with Steffi) channels the energy of his genre-busting DJ journeys into four tracks that straddle a set of influences as diverse as discoid techno, west coast electro, and far fiction dubstep in deliriously asynchronous fashion.

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expected january 29, 2024
distributed by @clone-distribution 
https://clonedistribution.com/release/74734
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mastered by keith tenniswood / @radioactiveman 
artwork by dextro_org

[TRUST45] PRIVACY :: mnemosyne [out february 2024]

The 11th release on Curtis Electronix comes from one of the most influential figures in the history of electro. Infinite Tetraspace EP is a mind-altering combination of ambient beauties, ice cold machine-funk and spaced out 4/4 kickers that play with the concept of space and time, as expressed almost clearly in the title. 
Four next level cuts that push their electro even more into the future. 
We are very much glad they are back.

Preorder: https://clone.nl/item75192.html
Artwork: Linkin Bios
Mastering: Q3000

Release date: 26 Feb. 2024

Infinite Tetraspace

Dopplereffekt - Infinite Tetraspace EP (CRTSX011)

Way-JM

Dutch label founded in 2010 by Ferdi Maks.
for any inquiries: ferdi at shipwrec dot org

DMX Krew - Tree in Space - Ship070

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