Blissed-out, new age downtempo from Step Ball Chain founder Roza Terenzi and jd.

'Third Nature' is out January 28th on Step Ball Chain.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3fnhvY0

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Premiere: Roza Terenzi & jd - Bedtime Ritual [Step Ball Chain]

Our sixth VA compilation continues in the collective spirit at the heart of Pressure Dome; here taking its fullest form. The first of its kind in the label catalogue, ‘Two [Is Greater Than] One’ sees a selection of PD regulars and friends of the label put their heads together across eight atmospheric tracks, equally as suited to the club as to solo listening. 

Those who have followed the label for a while will be no stranger to the comp’s first collaborator. Human Resources teams up with London dub techno specialist, Keplrr, on ‘Spring’: a mood-led composition where the impact is contained in atmosphere. Fragmented drum breaks are engulfed by airy synth pads and punctuated by a dancehall-indebted rhythm that marches at 90BPM. ‘Yuppel’ welcomes Noods Radio mainstay Sid Quirk aka Keppel into the mix. He is joined by label boss, Yushh, on a ruminative percussive tool, guided by cavernous drums that fabricate a vivid, immersive environment. With the guidance of Brighton’s Caldera, the journey continues with Süss Choc. The reverb-laden synth plucks on ‘evoke water droplets, and hallucinatory details echo around them to create the illusion of being in a mountainous cove.

Delay Grounds – an audiophile in the truest sense of the word – is next to take the baton. Together, he and Yushh take it up a notch on ‘Telomere’ – a full-bodied club-ready track packed with glitchy chords and giddy drums. A gnarly, Pariah-esque breakdown segues into the track’s second wind where pitched-up vocal chops accelerate it to the compilation’s energetic climax. With the help of London drum specialist, Syz, ‘Fuzbidun’ keeps our feet firmly on the dancefloor. Breakbeats are chopped and rearranged, flitting between double and half time whilst a distorted mid-bass roughens things round the edges, prepping the ground for the compilation’s move to a more inorganic feel.

Bristol don, Forever, joins Yushh next on ‘Passing Notes’ – a groove-driven club track where skittish percussion ricochets from side to side, so palpable it tempts the touch. ‘Crash Bash Party At BUFOs’ is no different. The link-up between Delay Grounds and dance music’s stalwart of musique concrète, Wordcolour, is completely idiosyncratic to both artists: the perfect combination of found-sound percussion and skillfully rehashed vocal samples. It’s up to two PD mainstays – Roy Mills and Human Resources – to close proceedings. A chugging rhythm bubbles under the surface of ‘Sycophantasy’, sending us on a dubbed-out trip before picking the pace back up again.

Copy – Annie Parker
Artwork – Jesse Webb
Mastering – Matthew Bentley

Süss Choc

Caldera X Yushh - Süss Choc (PDCOLLAB001)

Maara - The Ancient Truth (STEP07)
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Vinyl Preorder: https://tinyurl.com/mx3bj39v
Digi Preorder: https://tinyurl.com/4syr625y

A1. Sip From My Chalice	6.12
A2. Nothing Sacred	4.12
A3. Yearning		6.32


B1. Erotics Of Betrayal	5.34
B2. Rough N’ Ready	5.04
B3. The Ancient Truth	3.49


C1. Just Give Me Time	4.46
C2. Insidious Force	5.03
C3. Oh I Remember…	6.26


D1. Awaken, Plum Plum	6.04
D2. Sapphic Rehabilitation Center	6.40
D3. Surrender		4.43


Mastering by Marco Pellegrino 
Cut by Marco Pellegrino at Analog Cut
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Artwork by Michael Mitsas & Vivien Hoffman

Montreal’s sapphic mixxtress, the elusive mogul Maara, unveils her debut full length LP via Step Ball Chain. A pairing written in the stars, with twelve dynamically diverse and emotive soundscapes of downtempo bliss, spine-chilling drum and bass and elevated electronica - timeless anthems for sonic indulgence and reflection. Take a deep dive into the sensually charged inner workings of the already prolific producer’s mind. 

An effervescent atmosphere envelopes it’s way through the records entirety, whether it be gloriously lush pads, melancholic words and whispers from her own lips or subterrantian bass. Maara’s world of sound showcases the wild spectrum of emotion, the empathetic passion of joy in Awaken, Plum Plum and Sapphic Rehabilitation Centre alongside the darkness of Insidious Force or Rough ‘N’ Ready. But like most things, the purest beauty can be found within the grey areas, where majority of this records lies. A powerful ebb and flow between cloudy twilight and it’s recurring silver lining, Nothing Sacred wraps you around it’s finger whilst Erotics Of Betrayal pulls you in unexpected directions sure to conjure feelings you didn’t know existed.  

A masterfully united album from start to finish, each listen unveils endless intricacy, delicately and deliciously revealing the potent DNA of Maara.

Maara - The Ancient Truth (STEP07)

DOT 1

Book of Life (feat. Benji)

Step Ball Chain’s unconventional prototype band trickpony is the 11th release on the ever evolving imprint. An assortment of sensual cyber jams collaged together by the trio over timezones, birthed in Perth, Australia by Mike Midnight and Roza Terenzi; old friends joined by Helsinki’s visionary songstress Maria Korkeila. A trinity of alchemy blossomed into an audio rendition of exquisite corpse, layers of each entity glistening through amongst a united cosmos; trip hop atmospherics and downtempo drippings. 

The five track EP reveals a metamorphosis of nostalgia, a foot in the ever present and daydreams of future. A subconscious deep dive into lustful pop, guided by spine tingling vocal fantasies; textural hallucination, harmonic odes to the golden era underground and a flirtation with drum and bass, tribal percussive freakouts and dream tinged lyrics of desire. 

Pillow talk is a timeless exhibit of esoteric treasures, a portal to a private world of modern enchantment that reveals itself in new ways each listen, music for lovers created by a supergroup of innovators to be digested, shared and cherished.

Buy: https://stepballchain.bandcamp.com/album/pillow-talk

PREMIERE: trickpony - Shiver DnB [Step Ball Chain]

Out Now - https://common-ancestors.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-grows-in-a-straight-line
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Nothing Grows In A Straight Line [CA009]
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Debut Album from AK-One.
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11 individual tracks make up this two part continuous play. Created with home listening in mind each track rolls in to the next so the album can be enjoyed as one sprawling journey. Primed for indulgent home listening or floaty after party levitation.
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To be in equal parts gentle and powerful. Written in the sun on a dusty roof in a small coastal village in south Morocco.
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Written & Produced by AK-One
Mastered by Joseph Buchan
Artwork by AK-One
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To Dust

Dollarama

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Out on Friday 5th December as part of 'Floodlight: DNB Aid for Jamaica’. A heavyweight 80+ track compilation curated to support communities recovering from Hurricane Melissa. The Drum & Bass scene has stepped up once again, showing what happens when artists, labels and ravers pull together for something bigger than the music. All proceeds go towards rebuilding efforts and community relief. We’ll be sharing a track a day until 19th December. Big love to everyone involved!

🛒 Buy it here: https://floodlightdnbaid.bandcamp.com/album/floodlight-dnb-aid-for-jamaica

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Physics 'Sacrament' [Floodlight: DNB Aid for Jamaica] *PREMIERE*

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Taken from The Primitive Painter LP
Out June 26th - https://smarturl.it/ThePrimitivePainter

The Primitive Painter, aka the duo of @Roman-Fluegel and @Joern-Elling-Wuttke reissue their 1994 lost classic self-titled album of sonorous IDM.

The Primitive Painter - Levitation

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