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

Noise To Meet You Records. 2023. Madrid
Music: @franck-kartell
Artwork & Design by @akaplastica. Lugo.
Master by Xergio Córdoba at @eternalmidnight.
Limited Edition: 300 copies "Blueberry" Colored 12" Vinyl Copies
Distributed by @bordellodistribution.
Pre Orders: https://noisetomeetyourecords.bandcamp.com/album/franck-kartell-acoustic-warfare
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Tracklist:

A1 – Anti Submarine Warfare
A2 – Sonar Pulses
A3 – Cavitation Bubbles
A4 – Acoustic Intelligence
B1 – Low Frequency Analysis and Recording
B2 – Magnetic Anomaly Detection
B3 – Inside The Shadow Zone
B4 – Underwater Soundscape

[N2MU#009] Franck Kartell - Acoustic Warfare (Teaser) Release Date: 15/11/23

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]

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

Taken from the forthcoming album 'Luminous Machines' release date 5th February 2024. Pre-order vinyl and digital at:
https://plant43.bandcamp.com/album/luminous-machines

PLANT43013LP
WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY EMILE FACEY
DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION BY EMILE FACEY
© PLANT43 RECORDINGS 2024
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Luminous Machines

PREMIERE: Solar Luminosity [Plant43 Recordings] - release date 5th Feb 2024

“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]

Digital Release: 15th January 2024
Vinyl Release: 26th January 2024

THUNDER007 - Lake Haze - Ionosphere EP 12"

EIVYDAS K - STOP/START EP (SOT013)


In 2024, Eivydas K, hailing from the underground scene of Vilnius, Lithuania, drops his debut EP on Sons Of Traders. Known for his gritty and unpolished sound, he's a member of Digital Tsunami crew and a familiar voice on Radio Vilnius with his Eternal Sunshine show. This release is a raw, unfiltered foray into techno and electro, mirroring his no-frills approach to music and life.
credits
releases February 2, 2024

Design - Jogaila Jurgelis
Picture Video - Edvardas Volginas
Mastering - Matt Parent
Released By Sons Of Traders Records 2024
all rights reserved

START/STOP EP

A1 - EIVYDAS K - INTO THE VOID (SOT013)

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)

From the album, Voyage available on Bandcamp @ https://undergrounddancemusic.bandcamp.com/album/wormhole-open-your-mind

Voyage

Wormhole (Open your Mind)

Wormhole (Open Your Mind)

Nonlinear Rhythms | Submersive Underground

Distribution: Clone

Contact: keifarr88@gmail.com

Sound Synthesis - Orbital 108 EP

Sound Synthesis | Wave Function

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