2022

Artist: @glovedhands
Album name: Empty Terminal LP
Label: La Luna
Cat #: La Luna 004
Year: 2021

Track Titles: 
A1 • Body
A2 • The Hungry Army Arrived As the Beans Ripened
A3 • Fashion Hamburgers
A4 • Group Setting
B1 • New Bland
B2 • A Pummeling Light 
B3 • Year Of The Cape
B4 • Never Catching 

Info: 
The debut full length album from Gloved Hands, entitled Empty Terminal, finds the musician straying from the dance floor in search of something amorphous and less tangible. Ambient in nature, the eight tracks that comprise the LP have a deep focus on texture, space, and human feelings rather than a need for constant propulsion and momentum. 

The A-side, the more rhythmic and percussive of the two, is awash with vague echos and smudged, slow-moving chords. Subaqueous drums shift in and out of focus. Sound sources are at once distant and intimately close. The curtains part to reveal a glimpse of a crystalline melody or a fraction of a vocal phrase only for the room to fill with fragrant smoke and go dark. It is a place beyond the dance floor. Perhaps it's a place without any floor at all.

The B-side is even more fragile and diaphanous. The foreground and background are obscured, leaving a hazy mesh of delicate, interwoven forms and rhythms; glistening and brushing against one another in the warm, dimly-lit space in between. With a swirling mix of cavernous bass and sweet-but-never-saccharine melody, the details are stretched and abstracted into something new yet familiar. The compositions ripple in midair, appearing and vanishing, close but just out of reach.

La Luna 004 • Gloved Hands • Empty Terminal LP

Old & new friends join the next Nebulae cosmic trip. This time we're visiting E0102, a Supernova remnant that exploded in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a neighbouring galaxy of the Milky Way. 

Armec @armecmusic
Zobol @zobol
Hex Editor @hexeditor
Not Even Noticed @not-even-noticed
Sound Synthesis @sound-synthesis-official
Hawaiian Surfer @rfmn

https://nebulaerecords.bandcamp.com/album/e0102
Release date: 31/03/2022

[NBL010] vvaa - E0102

Artificial Dance is very happy to announce that we’ve spent a wealth of time going through the archived recordings of Richard Zeilstra, AKA Genetic Factor. Richard was a pivotal figure in the Amsterdam new wave and avant-garde pop music circles. Besides hosting the ever-influential Spleen and Radionome radio shows on the VPRO he also found time to conduct his own audible experiments. As a firm believer of music by non-musicians Richard has made the effort throughout the last decades to keep on recording in a variety of different guises on different parts of the planet. In these different times and places, the genetic factor was always there. We are happy to announce that we will release a limited edition sampler 12” vinyl before the end of the year. The sampler contains 2 songs from a forthcoming 2x12" full-length archival compilation and 2 exclusives. The archival compilation will see the day of light in 2022. Fully endorsed and in collaboration with Richard, compiled by Olf van Elden & Robert Bergman.

Genetic Factor - Sampler 12" (AD015)

Carl Finlow keeps on keeping on. As the world changes around him, the veteran producer continues to do what he does best - craft top-quality electro tunes which invoke the sound’s Drexciyan heyday, yet carry themselves with an assurance that is all of Finlow’s own. 

Finlow remains a prolific producer more than a quarter of a century on from his emergence. Still averaging several records a year across a variety of aliases, recent times have seen Finlow forge particularly strong links with the Central Processing Unit label. Now, after a run of EPs for the Sheffield imprint which began with 2018’s ‘Projections’, Finlow’s Silicon Scally project offers up CPU’s first drop of 2022 in the form of the ‘Field Lines’ LP. 

Silicon Scally productions have long been marked out by how they combine piston-precise beat programming with more textured synth play. ‘Field Lines’ runs with this formula to deliver some of Finlow’s most atmospheric material to date. At once shadowy and expansive, listening to ‘Field Lines’ is the aural equivalent of taking a night-time drive around some futuristic metropolis. 

The beats cruise sleekly here. Many of these burbling machine-funk numbers hover at mid-tempo, the crisp clip of their drum programming given shape and depth by all sorts of percussive tones fizzing around at the fringes of the mix. Even when ‘Field Lines’ seems to set its sights on the club - the Bunker Records-aping ‘Amino’, for instance, or the dystopian whizz-bang of ‘Static Fire’ - the tracks here strut sturdily rather than giving in to full-on freakouts.

However, from this sturdy base, Finlow moves outwards. Working with tones which range from rapid-fire machine-gun bass to keening, dawn chorus keyboard pads, Finlow leads us through the futurescape with the expertise of a seasoned guide. Cuts like ‘Submerged’ and ‘Yield’ are brilliantly cinematic, blooming from those reliable drum pulses into miniature masterpieces of nocturnal electronics. Elsewhere on ‘Field Lines’ there is a mechanical majesty to ‘Inhibitor’ and ‘Altered Domain’ which invokes the brave new worlds that Kraftwerk repeatedly conjured in their heyday.

Central Processing Unit’s first release of 2022 is ‘Field Lines’, an LP of electro-funk explorations from Carl Finlow’s Silicon Scally project which will thrill regardless of whether it’s experienced through headphones or out on the dancefloor.

RIYL: Drexciya, Kraftwerk, Cygnus, Annie Hall

Field Lines

Silicon Scally - Field Lines

We are very happy to welcome DJ Life to the family for CKNOWEP34. 4 up-beat club tracks packed with spiraling synths, winding 303 patterns and relentlessly rhythmic basslines. Eyes shut and ascend 🧘‍♀️ This is the Retina EP by DJ Life.

Written & Produced by DJ Life
Mastered by Reel Mastering
Distributed by Clone Distribution
Artwork by Kyle Morrison

Buy @ Bandcamp

CKNOWEP34 | DJ Life - Retina EP

Occult musings by South Korea's Pyramid of Knowledge. Ancient secrets are unearthed across 4 intricate tracks.

Release Date: 02 May 2022
Written & Produced by Pyramid of Knowledge
Artwork by Guillaume de Ubéda (Atelier Superplus) 
Mastered by Reel Mastering
(P) & (C) Craigie Knowes Ltd 2022

TRACKLIST:
A1 - Retro Yongsan
A2 - Lovelace
B1 - Heart of Silicium
B2 - Neuralink

Heart of Silicium

CKNOWEP35 | Pyramid of Knowledge - Heart of Silicium

If looking at the headline made you think that Trommel switched to something illegal – relaaaaax. It’s just the name of the label – Sex Tapes From Mars, not a big deal. The label is having its second release and all the lights are on Muelsa. You may know him as a part of the blooming French scene, with landings on labels like Forest Ill Records. He also landed on the first release of STFM, as a part of VA with Nemo Vachez and Hubz. Let’s check what he prepared for today. As I’ve been told, “the whole release was made in the West of France”, not in Paris, Muelsa’s usual place to be. Let’s go. [continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/premiere-b1-muelsa-no-joke-g-knews-mix-sextape002/]

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Premiere: B1 - Muelsa - No Joke (G-Knews Mix) [SEXTAPES002]

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Out on the 15th of April.

Having proactively set the pace of the Danish scene for the past few years under many guises and just as many records for an array of premium labels, Regelbau spearhead Natal Zaks alias Central, aka Picture this time around, joins the Kalahari Oyster Cult fold with a quartet of fresh-minded, bouncy joints taking the classic Aarhus vibes for a trip into further hypermodern melodic grounds.

As per the artist's wish, this release is vinyl only.

Picture (AKA Central) - Metric EP (OYSTER37 - Snippets)

Artist: F. Free & H. Hand
Title: Headwash
Label: Hot Plates
Cat No: HOTONES001
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 
A1. Headwash
B1. After All
B2. J.S.B. #2 

“F. Free & H. Hand take control of HOTONES001, with a reissue of a not just rare but colossally fabled record that only ever made it to test press in 1995. Ten copies were produced of this three-track excursion into the analogue heavy echelons of a deranged technosphere. 

‘Headwash’ shudders through your body like electricity, off-kilter bleeps miraculously balancing the composition, while a menacing bassline inflates your lower body, and some. ‘After All’ drops the pace, employing the iconic Ensoniq DP-4 to create moist, meandering patterns that epitomise the 90s hedonistic German subculture in which the record was developed. The record’s finale, ‘J.S.B #2’ is the most ruckus cut of the lot, playing with heavy leads, synesthesia inducing scenes of strobe lights are inevitable - pair the two, and you have outright carnage. 

This is music for smoked out, fast and long raves. Do not sleep.”

F. Free & H. Hand - Headwash (HOTONES001)

naive mainstay ELLES releases her debut album “A Celebration Of The Euphoria Of Life” on May 27th - it's the first LP on naive and marks the 5th anniversary of the Lisbon label. Across the album's eleven tracks, ELLES writes a story through a conceptual arc that follows her (and all of us) from leaving the office on a Friday and entering the cathartic process of going out clubbing and its ramifications. Weaving personal reflections with collective experiences, it tells the ultimate tale of nightlife as a continuum of blissful resistance using beautifully programmed beats and melodic incantations, all narrated by sensitive, synesthesic lyrics and vocal mantras. 

On the album ELLES says: 'A Celebration Of The Euphoria of Life is the story of a night out and all the nights out. Written largely when all the pubs and clubs were shut, it’s a love-letter to those vital communIty spaces for finding your people and pleasures and also about personal healing, processing life and discovering moments of clarity amidst the noise. An open-hearted tribute to the joyful and sometimes bittersweet abandon of the craic and all it’s given me

.' Carefully sound-designed experimental dance music meets infused breaks and acid in the opening tracks 'out of office', 'hope' and 'out 2 4get' , silky yet raw vocals punctuating them, reminding us of prime Cosey Fanni Tutti with post-punk sensibility. ELLES muses over the repetitiveness of our daily routine and misunderstandings with her love interest while poetically reminding us that hope is our only anchor. 'i think i feel sumthing' brings us a peek into rave languages through an Orbital-esque lens, with rave stabs and euphoric piano riffs showing us a spark of chemical-induced optimism as ELLES sings 'anything is possible' over chopped breakbeats. 'coming up is such sweet sorrow' takes it deeper, translating an altered state of consciousness lit by flashing strobes, with lush harmonic strings and vulnerable lyrics like 'i wanna see all my friends at once, i wanna hug my mom, i wanna go home' - grounded by the certainty that 'this too shall pass (...) we'll come out the other side with lessons in love'. “anthem” takes us through snapshots of club romance via glacial synths, dreamy vocal detailing and serotonin-glazed ecstatic pianos, lifting the UK-garage infused song to its anthemic promise. 

‘toilet talk', perhaps the trippiest sonic sculpture of the LP, tells us about the all-familiar moment of sisterly bonding with new friends you just met in a club toilet over a disorienting, grime-referencing instrumental. 'dry ur tears' throws us back into garage-tinged territories with intricate vocal chops and harmonies as a base for a lyrical exploration of inebriated self-inspection and deep reflection. 'candyflip 69' dazzles us with the artist's range, effortlessly fusing Balearic, rock and a touch of Simple Minds. 'sex' brings authentic electro energy with an honest yet bold take on pleasure - Miss Kittin style. 'afterglo' closes the album with an unforgettable, instant-classic chord progression, dreamlike bassline and hair-raising vocals that promise to show us a place where 'the view is just amazing'. You can't help but think that the inebriating images painted in this album are the amazing view that ELLES mentions. 

The full album will be released digitally 27th May 2022 on all platforms with the vinyl 12" to follow shortly in mid July.

credits
music written, performed and produced by ELLES
artwork by Shcuro
mastered by Ten Eight Seven
digital distributed by Sequence
vinyl distributed by Unearthed Sounds in cooperation with Lobster Records

pre-order: https://naivetrax.bandcamp.com/album/elles-a-celebration-of-the-euphoria-of-life

NAIVE017 - ELLES 'A Celebration Of The Euphoria Of Life' LP (preview)

DALILA - Cieguita (feat. TontimerWeber)

Today we host a stellar premiere from one of the most illustrious producers within the electro scene, Controlled Weirdness. The South London bass merchant arrives on the coveted imprint, Cultivated Electronics with a four track EP that screams vintage electro.

Controlled Weirdness has remained somewhat in the shadow’s of the electro scene, known best for his monthly radio show on Threads, his Presence Unknown label and Electric Sweat events. The DJ and producer is very much intwined in the London scene, yet remains to some degree on the fringes, making the EP name In The Shadows impeccably fitting.

The Londoner has been rocking the decks and perfecting his craft since the mid-’80s when as a youngster, Electro and early ’80s pirate radio started his obsession with electronic music and he played his first gig at “The House of Dolls” in Farringdon where he soon became resident. After a stint in New York from 1989 he met Joel Bevacqua aka DJ Deadly Buda, who after returning to his hometown of Pittsburgh invited Neil (Controlled Weirdness) to play at the first ever rave there in 1991, leading to a 6-month stint of events.

Upon Neil’s return to London in 1992 he started a radio show on pirate station Chillin FM alongside his sister, Stacey (later known as NoYeahNo). Many more events followed until in 1996 and then he formed Unearthly Records. Since then, he has played worldwide from plush clubs to dirty warehouses and has appeared on a variety of labels including Audio Illusion, Control Tower, Praxis, Zhark, Dirty Needles, Fdb and Still Raven.

As Controlled Weirdness arrives on sister label of Cultivated Electronics, Cultivated Electronics LTD which specifies in vinyl only releases he brings with a quartet of prime electro cuts. The four track EP is ripe with tough electro rhythms, timeless acid lines and earthy soundscapes.

Corona Acid does exactly what it says on the tin. A rolling acid soaked club tool that simmers through unwavering 303 lines and heavy 808 bass drums. This is the perfect track to set the tone for the club, or on the other hand wind it down. Top shelf electronic music, from an unsung hero of electro.

Controlled Weirdness
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In The Shadows

Four Four Premiere: Controlled Weirdness - Corona Acid [Cultivated Electronics LTD]

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Oligo - MINERALCOMP01 | Mineral Cuts (MINERALCOMP01)

Shipping immediately via Ba Dum Tish 
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Select cuts from the N64 classic composed by Justin Scharona edited for the dancefloor by Alec Falconer.

A1. Title Track
A2. Mucus Storage
B1. Shock Strike
B2. Short Fuse

Buck Bumble - Buck Bumble [BUMBLEPRESS]

46 SPEEDY & STEVE – Limited 12" Vinyl
https://stoor.bandcamp.com/album/46-speedy-steve

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Wormhole Wisdom returns with a reissue of 3 essential 90s techno trax by Oligo & Lost Sector. Written and produced by Bill Fuller & Ben Garner between 1995-1996 and previously released on Fishtank return to the surface in 2022 via Parts Unknown and Craigie Knowes reissue label, Wormhole Wisdom. Vinyl only release. Remastered with care from the original recordings by Johanz Westerman at Ballyhoo Studio Mastering, NL. Serious club material resurrected. For DJ use ONLY.

A1 - Oligo - Light Orbit
A2 - Oligo - Trak 4
B1 - Lost Sector - The System

WORMO4 | Oligo/Lost Sector - The Remasters Vol. I [REISSUE]

Electronic icon Helena Hauff returns with first new track of 2022 with ‘Touching Plastic’

When it comes to hard-hitting electronic music, there are few more iconic names than Helena Hauff. The Hamburg-born producer and DJ has been less-than-quietly revolutionising the sound of techno and electro since her emergence on the scene at the turn of the 2010s. Her forward thinking style of production and mixing that relies on both genres’ more analog sounds has helped to inform a wildly popular subset of selectors that prefer their sonics hard-edged, hypnotic, and wildly exhilarating. While touring relentlessly over the last 12 months, 2022 has not seen a release from Hauff until today, with the announcement of this 12", Living With Ladybirds; her first EP of 2022 to be released on 11th November via fabric Originals.

Have you checked out the 1st two releases on fabric Originals ?

2022

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