Fluid Electronics

To be out June 14th
Pre-order the full 12" on PARODIA bandcamp

Nathan Melja & Flørist - Wonderland (Nathan Melja Version)

ØEN Records is back with a special two track EP from up and coming Copenhagen based producer Fruit (@fruitdj). Originally from Iceland, but based in Denmark, Fruit has been making waves in the Copenhagen club scene with his eloquent DJ and live-sets. Following up his acclaimed 2019 Drømmeland EP he is finally back with two epic, fast-paced and euphoric tracks to light up the summer dance floors.

Drawing inspiration from myths and legends and particularly the Epic of Gilgamesh – a 4000 year old poem from ancient Mesopotamia – “Gilgamesh” is a hypnotic and trancey trip destined for the peak hours of the post-corona parties.

Created during the peak of the pandemic on an old half broken borrowed MacBook, the two distinct but kindred tracks are testament to Fruits unique production style, effortlessly navigating between euphoric fast-paced house, ambient soundscapes, hypnotic percussion and haunting atmospheres. Skillfully crafted and executed “Gilgamesh” is primed for both floor and mind.

TRACKLIST
A: Bull of Heavens (9:21)
B: Underworld (12:06)

BUY:
Bandcamp: bit.ly/3yLNI3l
One Eye Witness: bit.ly/3fWCMc4
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Clone: bit.ly/3sbtv4N
Red Eye Records: bit.ly/2VNHe5I
Decks: bit.ly/37AVGAF
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STREAM:
https://bfan.link/gilgamesh

All Music written and produced by Anton Sandholt
Vocals on Underworld by Fjóla Gautadóttir
Mastered by Joel Krozer at Six Bit Deep
Artwork by Lille Blomst
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Label: ØEN Records
Cat. No.: ØEN020
Format: Vinyl and digital
Release date: 03 September 2020

Fruit – Bull of Heavens [ØEN REC.]

We Come In Peace

The Night

Yes, folks, I am still rejoicing in last year. What can I say – I love to listen to great music, especially when it’s picked by someone else. And not just anyone – a trusted source! Ryan Griffin and I go back more than a decade now. Secretly, I’m even jealous of his capacity to operate one of the best labels on the scene today. At times, I toyed with the idea of starting a label too – but then, when would I have the time to write these words and share this music? And so, I leave it to the rest. For this annual entry in the Reflections series, we spend three hours (!) in the company of 42+ tracks selected by your reliable guide of A Strangely Isolated Place, where you will surely find new gems and inspirations. I’ll drop a short quote here, but you should check out a detailed write-up on this mix on ASIP’s dedicated page.

More details here: https://wp.me/paziFt-hmB

Reflection on 2023

Tracklisting

A Strangely Isolated Place - Reflection on 2023

https://soundcloud.com/denzelmyman
https://soundcloud.com/sunnysibar

https://sansibar.bandcamp.com/album/we-rise

We Rise

Sansibar & Denzel - Sonic Minds

Close friend of the label, @Tywi is best known for having co-founded Haws with our very own Jmes as well as the boys Sub Rosa and Rhodri Price back when we were all living in Cardiff nearly 8 years ago ⁉️

Since then Tywi has worked tirelessly to craft Haws into one of the most beloved labels on the scene, whilst continuing to throw wicked parties in the Welsh capital and beyond. In the background Tywi has been honing his skills as a producer and over the last couple of years he has released on a couple of compilations and most recently put together his inaugural solo EP on Duality Trax. 

Earth System sees Tywi display a different side to his production, taking inspiration from 90's Goa and prog producers, he has put together a tune that just seems to grow in stature each time you play it. Thanks so much for trusting us with this one mate!

B1. Tywi - Earth System

Objekt - Chicken Garaage

Following a string of releases on a who’s who of top labels such as Planet Euphorique, Salt Mines, Haws and Craigie Knowes, prog-trance pioneer Lisene drops a full-length LP on his On Rotation imprint. With 8 hyper-detailed tracks ranging from club-focused techno, progressive and electro to slo-mo downtempo, Lisene brings his A-game to an album sure to cement his place as one of the most exciting producers and DJs in the UK’s underground music scene. 

Follow
https://soundcloud.com/liseneuk
https://soundcloud.com/on-rotation-music

Science Friction

BANDCAMP

NEW HIT: Lisene - Anemoia [On Rotation]

PRE-ORDER: tinyurl.com/HAWS027BC

Haŵs welcomes the return of Belgrade-based Laars to the label with his debut solo vinyl release, a 4-track journey blending the nostalgic essence of 90s/00s progressive trance and house with a modern edge.

Let go and lean into the unknown; just take a deep breath, and jump. 😮‍💨🫁

Estimated release date: 18th of October, 2024.
Distributed by Subwax.
Artwork by Stewart Armstrong.
PR text by Emily Howard.
Mastering by Marco Pellegrino (Analogcut).
Pressings by R.A.N.D.

Laars - 'Breath Control' [HAWS027]

Amandra, half head honcho behind Ahrpe Records, goes for subtly evolving and droning atmospheres. With releases spanning both a wide range of electronic genres and record labels: Nous'klaer Audio, AD 93, Tikita or Semantica, just to name a few; the French producer based in Toulouse illustrates with coherence his own vision of acid and tribal rhythms that can be presented with either bright and soft feelings or through a darker, more disturbed path.

Brera Som Som EP
As always with Amandra, there is a blend of poetic and soft hidden touch given to the music through carefully crafted personal track names. Brera Som Som is a 4-tracker EP, recorded back when he lived in Warsaw Poland, showcasing the artist's ability to navigate through niche genres. It comes as a double 12" package cherry-topped with four intelligent and eclectic remixes from artists with their own unique identity: Shielding, Whylie, Martinou and Brainwaltzera.

Amandra on disc 1:

Brera Som Som
I want my music to breathe dirty so it's alive to my ears, trying to stay away from surgical, clean, electronic music. The Prophet 08 is the one here, recorded by hand, with assumed offbeat imperfections, as always. I wanted to get a naïve Asian mood out of it, just to try and contrast with the rest of the track. I tend to think a lot about my tracks and their meaning more in terms of feelings, art and techniques than in terms of deep messages, political views, dance floors or whatever. Brera Som Som is a try at using the chiaroscuro technique depicted in classical paintings for instance, where you can have an interesting focus on some very specific elements.

Cyborg Pelikana
Recorded out of a jam on a Soma Pulsar 23 and some heavy distorted synths, it ended up sounding like no other recordings I made. The structure is also a bit different as I wanted to have a more composed-like approach here.

Fanfaron
Here is a try at going jungle... with a Moog DFAM and a 303 processed through a Sherman Filterbank.

Prorokini
This one belongs to a phase where I was exploring the sampling side of electronic music. Until that moment I was building 100% of my drums and ideas based on raw drum machines and some processing, then started feeling how it would feel to sample some raw external beats from a drummer for instance and process them my way. I didn't pursue that sampling lead much afterward because it felt like a boring approach to me at that time but a few tracks stood out anyway, like this one, which I'm very proud of. The synths are clearly programmed on the Prophet 08, it can't go any more Dave Smith Instruments than that, if you like them, go grab that synth!

Remixers on disc 2:

Cyborg Pelikana - Shielding Remix
"I liked the dry and direct qualities of the original track and wanted to maintain that feeling while collaging it using my own processing methods and sounds. Recorded in my old home studio in Stockholm."

Brera Som Som - Brainwaltzera Remix
"no comment."

Fanfaron - Whylie Remix
"The remix was made using resampling techniques, the rhythmic noises were transformed into driving percussive layers pushing the imperfections into character. A more emotional overlay was added to the track based on the sentimental and personal approach I built through my sound."

Brera Som Som - Martinou Remix
"Interpreting Amandras' work has been on my bucket list for a while. There’s something in it that is innately humanizing and raw which I also wanted to capture in my remix. The melody line from the remix is just a snapshot of a small part of the full original track, but it stuck with me and expanded through improvisation to what you see before you today. With this remix I wanted to make something that would swell slowly and ring out into infinity.

All original tracks written and produced by Amandra.
Remixes written and produced by Brainwaltzera, Whylie, Martinou and Shielding.
Mastered by Amandra.
Artwork by Neurotypique.

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Brera Som Som (Martinou Remix)

The B is back! Roza Terenzi puts the B in SBC; bounce, bass and.. Boss. Returning with a four track all original EP “Ministry of Wish” the label head is calling on corners of her ever expanding distinctive sound with a sliding scale (etherial to filth) sound bath. 

Something for every occasion, whether you’re looking to get down and dirty, leave the dancefloor in dust or stargaze via subbass, we got you covered. Recorded between Berlin and Perth, the tracks all signify moments in time that feels like it’s going too fast, an archival stamp on the year 2024; sometimes after a party that lingers with mythical adrenaline, sometimes a personal moment to express reflection.

With the only predictability being Roza’s penchant for Genre Bending, STEP14 sets the tone for the freaky, fabulous year to come of Step Ball Chain in 2025.

Label: @stepballchain
Artist: @rozaterenzi

Release 18/02/2024
Vinyl Preorder: t.ly/Hrnfn
Digi Preorder: t.ly/en2Yk 



PREMIERE: Roza Terenzi - Ministry Of Wish [Step Ball Chain]

Some hardgroove with french touch elements brah

Riviera Groovez

a dance tune by Priori. Produced and mixed at Jump Source Studios in the fall of 2019. 

Release includes a Dust-e-1 Remix : https://prioricamp.bandcamp.com/album/infinity

Infinity

I made this track for my good friends over at Planet Euphorique for their BLM-supporting compilation 'Tiny Planet vol. 2' a few months ago, decided to upload as it wasn't on SC :)

Make sure to check out the compilation if you haven't already - loads of incredible tracks and all for a good cause! 

@planeteuphorique

https://planeteuphorique.bandcamp.com/album/tiny-planet-vol-2

Lots of love, stay safe x

Sansibar & Denzel - Sonic Minds

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