Born in Sheffield UK, Stephen Mallinder is a founder-member of pioneering electronic act Cabaret Voltaire; regarded as one of the key influences on contemporary electronic and popular music culture.

▲ Stephen Mallinder

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After shining a light on the Garage’n’Breaks of Persian and the Bump’n’House of Brian Bristol, the Mysticisms’ crew return with another reissue, to a source of love and inspiration, the epicenter of the 90s NYC club music’s explosion and development, with an EP from the music production partnership of Lee Rodriguez and Steven John Craden.

Better known as the team behind must-have The African Dream double-header on Eightball Records, they were a feature, under numerous pseudonyms, on the early 90s NYC scene with appearances on a who’s who of labels including Movin’, Strictly Rhythm, Tribal and with Elements of Life, on Oxygen Music Works.

Released as a 12”, a 2 x 12” and a CD album, the want of a lot of US labels at the time to mirror the success of Hip Hop saw an attempt to grow House ‘projects’ from club EPs to being seen as artists via albums and onwards.

The limited success of that tactic wasn’t to the detriment of solid music and what the four tracks included here show is at their heart are talented producers who can encompass ambient, jazz and deep / spiritual House music with aplomb.

The EP starts with Opening, a short introductory piece with mellow hats and warm keys that serve to show this is not your average 4 tracker, before soon giving way to the deep intensity of Dark Intervals. Tight drums, hats high and keys pushing, the vocal samples and swirling atmospherics all yield to a bass calling for loud sound systems.

On the reverse is an immense example of spiritual NYC house music for the ages in Innocence And Inspiration. The up, up, up hats, double bass, swirling arpeggio, tight claps, whistle strings, ridin’ jazz fused break-beats and then that purity of the piano cuts through everything like that shit is real. A break and solo for talc, drop and spins on Vinyl Sundays, those Latinos stage left, just watch and learn.

To close, the other side of Rodriquez and Craden is apparent in Are You With Me My Love? Taken from the album, here included to provide a repost to the grooves that have gone before. A song for sunset and sunrise – Ibizan ambience, with lilting keys, shanty samples, vocal questions and a melancholic horn refrain till end.

Uncover the Mystery.

B2. Are You With Me Love?

We are happy to present our 8th release, The Orange One, which is due to hit the shelves somewhere around the beginning of this summer! This  EP is signed by a young and really talented producer Clafrica. Originally from Catania, this cool dude is now residing in Edinburgh UK. 
In addition to the three fresh cuts from Clafrica, we invited our very own Disrupted Project to round the release with a remix and as you can hear, he delivers.

More info about the release will follow. Until then, check out the snippets! 

Clafrica
https://soundcloud.com/djclafrica
https://www.facebook.com/ClafricaOG/

Disrupted Project
https://soundcloud.com/disruptedproject
https://www.facebook.com/DisruptedProject/

[VKM008] A2 Clafrica - Deep Meditation (Disrupted Project remix)

CYGNUS - CRYSTALS IN YOUR MIND

Hello Everyone : )

We are very happy to bring you the first Ep on our new Vinyl Label Space Shepherd from Dublin city. Kicking things off on lovely deep Electro Tip by Sound Synthesis. Hailing from Malta he has created a beautiful timeless Ep full of cosmic warmth.

Distro by OTG Berlin

Much Love

Al

B1 Sound Synthesis - Arp Reaktor

Originally recorded to cassette, these five acidic tracks from Spanish-born producer and record store owner Dip Shim are a paean to his neighbourhood in Malmö, Sweden.

The breadth of styles across the EP is impressive, taking in uplifting techno, mid-tempo electro, banging acid, and ambient, all created with classic analogue machines, suffused throughout with that warm tape sound and sweet sweet 303.

A1 Dip Shim - Bergsgatan Acid Jam (Clip)

@froufroufruity

Our next mix comes from our good friend Julia, aka Frou Frou. You may have caught her playing the closing set at the melt livestream back in March. Part of the Crate Mates Collective, Julia's done some excellent work in the local scene as DJ and a promotor, helping to put on great events like Tesselate and Envelope. We hope you enjoy this fun, clubby and energetic mix she's put together for us.

Artwork by Charlotte Huigsloot
https://www.instagram.com/chvr.studio

melt mix vol. 16 - Frou Frou

Friction Control - Conflictions

Today our guest is Dirac, young talanted artist from Tbilisi.

SLR Radio Podcast 034 - Dirac

Pure Space Recordings is circling round one last time this year to launch our new annual compilation fundraiser series... PS005 ‘PROXIMITY’ is a humble nod to the sounds that have bound us together this year, keeping us connected and motivated.

Across the release, eighteen artists explore the breadth of the Australian electronic music landscape. From gentle piano compositions, to subtle downtempo nested amongst techno-tinged drum tracks, electro expeditions and so much more… Devoted listeners are joined by new producers, friends and some of our most aspired Australian producers to form this exciting release.

100% of proceeds will be donated to Aboriginal Legal Services; based in Redfern it is the first Aboriginal Legal Service in Australia, and the first free legal assistance service in the country. www.alsnswact.org.au

PROXIMITY

PMA - Ceiling

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For this 275th Premiere of 2020, we have a track by Cool and Frank entitled ‘From The Marsh To The Point’ from the upcoming EP " V.A. - fukuinn01" [FKN-01] on a new vinyl label based in Tokyo created by the owner of Florklang Records : fukuinn.

fukuinn is a label. The origin of the name fukuinn means "good news" and "nice sound" in Japanese.

"V.A. - fukuinn01" EP will be available from December 4, 2020 in Vinyl Only.

Pre-order now :
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Distribution : @chatnoirdistribution

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Release Info :

V.A. - fukuinn01 [fukuinn -福音- / FKN-01]

In the winter of 2020, the excellent sounds of four artists will be released on the newly established "fukuinn" label from Japan.
In A1, there is a Chicago-like killer track by Japan's leading acid master Humandrone. Sound Synthesis, which releases many works from various European labels, plays an atmospheric electro track on A2.
Cool and Frank can be listened to on the B1 with their unique and minimal electro. B2 track with awesome machine sounds by viewtiful joe, the forefront of the next-generation electro scene.
It is a gorgeous release with no lost tracks and will be released on vinyl only.

Tracklist :
A1. Humandrone - Nite Runner
A2. Sound Synthesis - Hertz Frequency 7
B1. Cool and Frank - From The Marsh To The Point
B2. viewtiful joe - Sugar Daddy

Designed by Suno Fujimoto (sanpo design).

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Follow Cool and Frank :
Bandcamp : www.coolandfrank.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/5311856-Cool-And-Frank
Instagram : www.instagram.com/coolandfrank
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/cooliofranco

Follow fukuinn : www.soundcloud.com/fukuinn

Fukuinn 01

From The Marsh To The Point

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TL Premiere :  Cool and Frank - From The Marsh To The Point [fukuinn]

Vinyl Label.

Mastering By Curve Pusher, Hastings, UK.

Contact: Spaceshepherdmusic[at]gmail.com

Distro - OTG Berlin / fedeoffthegrid[at]gmail.com