The NAGA imprint emerges with its first instalment courtesy of Siadic, a brotherly duo collaborating from across Turtle Island. The brothers are highly regarded throughout the Canadian festival circuit for their all-original live sets, and their music is always meticulously engineered to sound just as impressive on large soundsystems as it does through good headphones in a dark room. "Metro" is no exception.

The aptly titled "Beginnings" opens the release with twisting, bubbling arps underpinned by a classic dubstep framework, and from there the release weaves through seven enveloping soundscapes, each permeated by warm bass & textured drums. “Intrinsic” & “Kinetics” take a 4/4 approach, the former echoing the post-dubstep movement of the early 2010s & the latter a winding arpeggio excursion driven by muted kicks.

Midway through the release, “Metro” returns to broken-beat rhythms with shuffling foley and swelling pads, followed by “Pasture”, a cavernous, break-driven cut of ambient bass music - both standout cuts on the release. Victoria’s Scree Running rounds off the EP with their reconstruction of “Metro”, a clubbier version drenched in bendy pads & hypnotic synths.
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releases January 12, 2024

written and produced by Siadic
remix by Scree Running
siadic.bandcamp.com
screerunning.bandcamp.com

mastered by Bob Macc
www.scmastering.com

graphic by Kerr Holden
words by Alex Captivate

Siadic - Wolez

Siadic - Up In The Sky

Siadic - Pasture

Siadic - Metro

Siadic - Kinetics

Siadic - Intrinsic

Siadic - Beginnings

Siadic - Metro (Scree Running Remix)

NAGA returns for its second offering: Immortal Mirth by Seattle-based multidisciplinary artist enereph. The 5 original works on the release were formed out of her deep contemplation of concepts ranging from Chinese cultural symbology to physical materials and the weight of navigating the human world we’ve found ourselves in.

She brings these themes into the sonic realm by weaving together influences of ambient music, Chicago footwork, the UK hardcore continuum and beyond - never failing to place her own unique imprint on each piece. enereph’s talent for orchestrating a plethora of machines is on full display, with a number of tracks birthed out of her astounding live PA sets.

The curtains open with the escalating tension of “Talisman”, a twisting soundscape of glass, metal & otherworldly sound design permeated by guttural bass drones. A mesmerizing prelude for things to come.

“Carved Nephrite” moves into faster territory, building energy with clubby kicks, cinematic bass stabs and an ear-catching arp. enereph’s knack for arrangement manifests as the track deconstructs itself midway and rebuilds into a cavernous apex.

“Cold Family” keeps the pace up with a mechanistic take on the footwork and jungle sound. The track quickly morphs through a staggering onrush of breaks, bleeps and alien sound design suited to hypnotize dancefloors at peak hours.

The fourth track moves into more atmospheric territory with splintered drums and swells of sub bass wrapped in bending chords. “Insolubility” evokes visions of a fogged-out 90s warehouse rave, dripping in futurism despite its nods to the past.

The last original track in the EP is a weightless ambient piece entitled “Numbers Fall From Stars”. Echoic synth plucks take the foreground & unfold a story through subtle moments of harmony and dissonance.

Rounding things off is a remarkable remix of “Cold Family” by Looting, a seasoned producer of shapeshifting club & ambient music and a core member of the vibrant underground community in the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories of BC.

*ephemeral objects a/v for "Numbers Fall From Stars" included with purchase* 
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releases June 10, 2024

Field recordings were provided by Reylinn McGrath for Carved Nephrite.

Numbers Fall From Stars was recorded live on 11/18/23 as a part of Ground Hum x ANTiPODE.

written and produced by enereph
enereph.bandcamp.com

remix by Looting
looting.bandcamp.com

mastered by Bob Macc
www.scmastering.com

graphic by Kerr Holden x enereph
words by Alex Captivate

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