Soft Raw is a new label from Danielle – a natural extension of the Bristol-based DJ’s expansive tastes within contemporary club music. Over the past few years the NTS resident has become a leading light in the multifaceted world of modernist techno abstractions, ably balancing soundsystem pressure and propulsive rhythmic intensity with experimental textures and explorative energy variations. Soft Raw seeks to continue that mission with releases which will progress stylistically from one approach to another, taking in exciting, emergent producers unique in their approach but bound together by the idiosyncratic curation of Danielle – a faithful reflection of her proven skill as a selector.

The label launches with a six-track drop from Slacker. Sam Black has been winding up a potent strain of needlepoint techno which leans towards jungle and half-time D&B in its tempo and structure. Across a selection of various releases, Black’s sound has evolved into an accomplished and detailed style which draws on moody atmospheres and advanced engineering in the grand tradition of UK soundsystem music. Across this EP the Slacker sound matches up to the spirit of Soft Raw, balancing fierce kinetic energy with delicacy and finesse and leaving some space for outright ambience. At times he locks into a half-step warm-up mode, while elsewhere the amens creep in for a more pronounced jungle rinse-out.

It’s a strong opening statement for this new label, but crucially this doesn’t spell out the future in absolute terms. True to Danielle’s broad outlook, subsequent releases are set to take in everything from straight up 4/4 and acid to footwork and electro, with a narrative binding each release together according to her internal logic and the tension between soft and raw qualities explored across consistently cutting-edge tracks. 

Press release by Oli Warwick. 

Releases November 25, 2022

Written & Produced by Sam Black
Mastered by Analogue Cuts
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Design by Atelier Superplus
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Slacker - Damage To Be Undone | Soft Raw (SFTRW01)- Snippets

Record Label run by @danielle_dj
contact: softrawrecs@gmail.com
Distributed by @oneyewitness
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Kålï discovered her passion for music already in her mother's womb. Shortly after becoming 12 years old she fell in love with electronic music. 
In addition, she has been singing in two bands for years in her youth.
Over the last 14 years she had gained a lot of experience on dance floors and collected so many tracks from outstanding artists she really looks up to! 💃🏼
She lives and loves music in every conceivable situation in her life.
As a child of the early 90s, she’s blessed with the musical influences of her parents and the time when even mixtapes were recorded from the radio.
Her passion for dancing and also her sensitivity to be able to devote herself completely to music has enriched her life the last decade so much that she started DJing about one year ago and made one of my life goals possible all on her own. 🎶
Other artists and her listeners particularly appreciate her for her exceptional selection and her very own style of mixing.
She was born to use music to create a never-ending and incredibly diverse journey through all possible genres.
She’s emotional, she love’s her body and her mind and Kålï knows that music flows through her DNA since ever! ❤️🧝🏼‍♀️

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