How long had it been since she felt the sun on her face; since she felt the sand between her toes and the fresh sea air clearing her sinuses? Too long than she cared to remember... She could literally taste the freedom on the tip of her tongue, the liberation slowly cascading over her - it was a feeling she never thought she'd have again, but now here she was, looking out to sea with a renewed sense of existence. Who knows what twists and turns lay ahead, what obstacles might be just around the corner... She really couldn't wait to find out.

Optimo Music's Digital Dancefloor series returns with its 49th instalment, this time welcoming Trule boss Al Wootton for a two-tracker that's certified to cause destruction on the dancefloor. Having featured Al's music under his Deadboy alias back in the day on their “Dark Was The Night” mix CD, Optimo now bring him on board for two chuggy, dubbed out disco tracks that both unfold over the course of nine minutes. Laid down live in takes and using hardware synths and external processing, he explores a host of different genres that he's always held dear from post-punk and psychedelia to proto house and dub.

PREMIERE: Al Wootton - Libera [Optimo Digital Dancefloor]

How do you warm up for a 160 night? Tropical Waste / 160 Unity resident Seb steps up to the controls to drop a warm up set that glides from ambient into footwork, juke and mutant 160, setting the tone for a fast night ahead.

Seb - Ambient to 160 (Live from Tropical Waste / 160 Unity)

🔊 https://youtu.be/yM-wc6V347g

https://soundcloud.com/neidadn: With this mix, I wanted to present the full range of sounds that define my musical identity, and concentrate on a more club-oriented music. It's mainly based on rhythms, bass and breaks, and covers a wide range of tempos, from 120 to 170 bpm.

https://soundcloud.com/ndarecords1
https://soundcloud.com/super-daronne
https://soundcloud.com/iboat
Artwork: https://soundcloud.com/oniss

In just a few years, Neida has established himself as one of the rising stars of the French electronic music scene.

Thanks to notable releases on a diversity of European record labels (from Nehza Records to Maloca Records, including Bad Tips, Scuffed Recordings, Le Ciel Records…), the Bordeaux-based producer embodies a new wave of artists who are as comfortable in the studio as they are behind the decks. Neida, who feeds the USB sticks of many of his peers—as was the case with his rave anthem 'False Nostalgia,' which was played at numerous festivals and European clubs in 2023—also masters the art of the dancefloor. Drawing inspiration from the best (from the legendary virtuosity of Ben UFO to the technical prowess of Batu and the versatility of CCL), Neida looks to England for the sounds that define his style, blending sharp breaks, techno realms, pronounced basslines, and constant rhythmic play. 

His tracks and sets, balancing between frenzy and melancholy, reflect the musical eclecticism of his youth when he used to learn to drum. Seen at various festivals and major venues of French and European club culture, Neida also has a special connection with the Bordeaux-based IBOAT, where he is a resident. It is in this city, in the South-West of France, that he co-founded SUPER Daronne, a collective that has been stirring up Bordeaux's nightlife since 2017 and is also behind the Supercamp festival.

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LAYER #397 | Neida

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Tracklist:
1. At Midnight
2. I Don't Miss You
3. I Don't Miss You (Memphis Glass Remix)
4. At Midnight (Lamour Remix)
Info: 4TGANG delivers his inimitable electro-garage-breaks signature sound with this 2 track EP ‘At Midnight’, rounded off with remixes from Memphis Glass and Lamour.

‘At Midnight’ ebbs and flows effortlessly underpinned by a swung electro
beat, glitchy synth bass stabs and beautifully delicate piano chords. Lamour ups the energy levels a notch with a driving progressive spin, perfect for big rooms and sweaty basements alike.

Enveloping pads, skittered drum fills, ethereal vocals and deep subs make up ‘I Don’t Miss You’, creating a warming hazy feeling that wraps around you. Memphis Glass’ take is an unhurried house cut that strips the track back to its core and meticulously builds it back up again.
Release Date: November 9th, 2024
4TGANG: @leonfortgang
www.instagram.com/leonfortgang/
open.spotify.com/artist/05kckE3T5poPW8zbmmZBpL
4tgang.bandcamp.com/album/its-all-good
Memphis Glass: @memphisglass
www.instagram.com/memphisglass/
open.spotify.com/playlist/0Ddb2kS…=e-gVwvRXytT-m2&
Larmour: @larmour
www.instagram.com/klichi_larmour/
open.spotify.com/artist/5bnLW3e3Sudhpb4P6ZuF1b
Artwork by: @mehkel
Mastered by: www.instagram.com/a_v_ii_d

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It is a wretched thing that the young men of today are so contriving and so proud of their material possessions. Men with contriving hearts are lacking in duty. Lacking in duty, they will have no self-respect. (Yamamoto Tsunetomo - Hagakure: Book Of The Samurai)

https://shawcuts.bandcamp.com/album/sentiment-series-vol-14

https://soundcloud.com/Farron

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Sentiment Series Vol.13

PREMIERE: Twuan - Code BzL [Shaw Cuts]

Première émission de résidence pour Neida, dans laquelle il mélange ses influences techno, breaks et dubstep.

Rinse France Podcast

Neida - 21 Novembre 2024

Rinse FM Podcast 

Left, Right and Centre with nora and Spinelli - 17 November 2024

Gravitate 009 w. Steve Pan - 22 November 2024

True Sneaker Social die-hard Etch returns with a monumental new album. Scream of the Butterfly shows the depth and breadth of one of the illest producers operating across the many spheres of club music with a distinct “you ‘kay?” slant.

From the moment the low-end pressure and loaded samples rear their heads on the opening track, Zak Brashill demonstrates his intent to sculpt Scream Of The Butterfly as a proper album — an end-to-end listening experience full of peaks and troughs which focus on sonic storytelling much more than club functionality. Throughout his imperious output to date, the man like Etch has displayed an affinity for sound design to match his instinct for what bangs on the spectrum of dubstep, garage, jungle and hip-hop, but now he’s gone postal on soundworld-building, with a grip of heavyweights drafted in to help set the scene.

Etch - Paternal Curse

BROKE

CALISTO

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4TGANG - At Midnight EP (SNIPPETS) (ST039)

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