Broken beat vibes. 
MPC: Stephen Titmus 
Saxophone: Dan Marston 
Mix and Mastering: Thoma Bulwer

For promo copies hit up: https://www.instagram.com/stevietitmus

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From New Jersey via The Netherlands: longstanding US craftsman Joey Anderson makes his debut on Deeptrax with his inspiring new album… ‘Exotic Sequence’ 

His fourth LP to date, ‘Exotic Sequence’ is a fully instrumental deep dive into both Joey’s machines and mindset, as he explains himself… “The title ‘Exotic Sequence’ stood out to me because throughout the LP I tended to use a sequencer for the main melody of most of the tracks. Almost every time I approach a track with techno intentions it eventually ends up being deep / housey,” states the artist who broke through 15 years ago on Qu’s Strength Music and has worked closely with the likes of Dekmantel and, more recently, Avenue 66.  

Now at home on the relatively new and positively thriving label arm of Dutch record store institution Deeptrax, Joey tells us where he’s at with a body of work that poignantly reminds us that it’s not the destination that counts; it’s the journey we endure to get there.

In this sense, ‘Exotic Sequence’ is the sound of Joey letting his instruments guide, inform and inspire him. Cuts like the constantly rising and hopeful ‘Sky Children’, the deep 808 bubbles and dreamy reflections of ‘Behind The Valley’ and the emotionally rich ‘Stop’ are just a handful of examples of  Joey being lost in deep flow, channeling the creative energy in his studio. 

It lands exactly three years after his last album ‘Rainbow Doll’, neatly bookending the strangest and most surreal start to any decade we’ve lived through since house and techno culture took root in the 80s. A timeless document that looks forward and back and remains unhurried, thoughtful and crafted with longevity, ‘Exotic Sequence’ is arguably the most honest and frank side to Joey Anderson we’ve heard in his extensive career so far.

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Joey Anderson - Exotic Sequence (Deeptrax Records - DPTX-035)

For the second release on Lord Of The Isles’s (@lordoftheisles) Dusk Delay imprint we see the Kimochi Sound and Hanagasumi regular, Shine Grooves deliver one of his best organic electronic odysseys to date. Spanning 6 tracks; it masterfully traverses an exciting intergalactic sonic landscape. Aptly titled ‘Pictures Of Mood’, the EP conjures vivid imagery through evocative deep experimental introspection, soul enhancing optimism and eyes-closed dancefloor dreaming.

Limited vinyl run with Riso print.

Label: Dusk Delay – DD02
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 RPM, LP, Limited Edition
Mastered At Ten Eight Seven Mastering
Distributed By Rubadub

Shine Grooves - Pictures Of Mood (LP 12" + Riso Print)

Løwenstein @ Drift Radio 04-05-23

Dance music has always been grounded in a sense of place. Chicago, Detroit, London, Berlin—a zip code can tell you as much about the music as the year it was made. But beyond the nuts and bolts of the here and now lies a netherzone where some of the best electronic music floats, impossible to pin down. Swayzak’s (@s_w_z_k) 'Snowboarding in Argentina' is one such record.

The title hints at its uncanny placelessness. The music has nothing outwardly to do with Argentina, for one thing. The work of UK producers David Nicholas Brown and James S. Taylor, it was recorded in a number of locations—mostly bedrooms—around London. Yet there is little that is quintessentially British about the music. Instead, Brown and Taylor drew much of their inspiration from, on the one hand, the luminous chords and silky heft of Detroit techno, and on the other, the staccato drums and clipped textures that were then beginning to bubble out of Berlin and Cologne.

The core of 'Snowboarding in Argentina' appeared on a series of three two-track singles in 1997. (Taylor brought 10 copies of the first to Berlin’s Hard Wax, sold them directly to the shop for a fistful of Deutschmarks, and turned around and spent the money on records; that’s how DIY electronic music worked in those days.) The album itself appeared in 1998 on London’s Pagan label and quickly built a cult following. It was clear that the music was in conversation with its contemporaries: Heard from the right angle, it was possible to imagine it as a halfway point between the proto progressive house of Underworld and the monochromatic minimalism of Kompakt. But it also didn’t quite sound like anything else around; it was a dispatch from an unknown territory that needed no special understanding to decipher.

A quarter century later, 'Snowboarding in Argentina' sounds simply eternal. Certain hallmarks of ’90s production are available—the music’s almost murky warmth is a reminder of what electronic music sounded like before software swallowed everything into its digital maw—but there’s nothing dated about it. The exploratory nature of these tracks, as the result of experimenting with their machines’ limitations, never eclipses their musical or emotional essence.

Long since been deemed a classic, 'Snowboarding in Argentina' remains an underdog in the annals of electronic music. Its semi-obscurity was surely not helped by the decision to publish nine of its original 12 tracks on the CD, and seven on the vinyl, with only four appearing on both formats. Twenty-five years after its original release, Lapsus’ Perennial Series edition unites, for the first time, all the album’s tracks as a single triple-vinyl package, rounding out the 12 original songs with previously unreleased material. Working off the original DAT premasters, Swayzak have created new edits of all the tracks. The result might be considered the definitive edition of the album as it was meant to be, after a 25-year journey. It seems fitting that an album so timeless would continue morphing throughout its lifespan. For fans, it’s the chance to hear a beloved album as never before. And for newcomers, it’s the perfect introduction to a record that, in its own quiet way, reshaped the sound of electronic music, opening up new frontiers unbound by cartography or calendars.

https://swayzak.bandcamp.com/album/snowboarding-in-argentina-25th-anniversary-edition

Snowboarding in Argentina (25th Anniversary Edition)

Swayzak - Snowboarding in Argentina (25th Anniversary Edition) [LPS-PS13]

Tom Churchill - Radio Buena Vida 05.08.23

INTERVIEW: https://www.deeprhythms.com/guest_mixes/128_jam_j_for_deeprhythms.php

@jamj-coldblow @cold-blow-records

Janne, the co-founder of Cold Blow, a label specializing in rare electro, techno, IDM, and off-kilter dance music, is driven by a passion for crafting distinct, captivating sounds. Based in Helsinki for twelve years, his roots trace back to Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland. Beyond music, he's an avid margherita pizza connoisseur, constantly seeking perfection.

The mix is a real treat for the heads!

"The mix is a reflection of two things: music I have enjoyed and played out recently and the music Cold Blow has/will put out. There’s couple of tunes from recent releases and some upcoming tunes as well. 

Probably wouldn’t play the set in this way in a club setting but I wanted a variable mix to be enjoyable both as a listening experience and a danceable, uplifting mix. Additionally, I kept the Deeprhythms audience in mind while selecting tunes :)"

01 Detroit In Effect: Beware of the Fakers (M.A.P. Records)
02 Forehard & Larry Neverheard: Pickelhaube (Cold Blow)
03 Lhasa: Gather Like Dust (Dark Entries)
04 Genetic Genetic: I Can't Live Without My Video (Infrasonic, reissued on Cold Blow)
05 Anz: Gary Mission (Hessle Audio)
06 Wild Planet: Cabasa Cabasa (Warp)
07 Quad: Spires 'n' Towers (Casting Shadows)
08 Two Lone Swordsmen: The Bunker (Warp)
09 Forehard & Larry Neverheard: Gary49 (Cold Blow)
10 Nine-L: Houston, We Have a Problem B2 (Metatone, forthcoming reissue on Cold Blow & Musique Pour La Danse)
11 Yu Su: Melaleuca (Music From Memory)
12 MN-LTH: LOVID (Monolith Self-released)
13 Mr. Ho: Angel Number 909 (US Breaks Mix) (Klasse Wrecks)
14 DMX Krew: Up 'N Down (Super Rhythm Trax)
15 Terra Incognita: Alien Element (UK Mix) (Musique Pour La Danse)
16 Rhythm Invention: Can't Take It (Cold Cellar Mix) (Warp)
17 Benedek: Better Dayz (Apron Records)
18 COEO: Habibi Dub (House of Disco Records)
19 Estudiantes: Aconcagua (2 Tuff, forthcoming reissue on Cold Blow)
20 Fila Brazilia: Mermaids (Demo Version) (Running Back Double Copy)
21 Code 6: Third Aura (Midnight Drive)

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Guest mix #128 || Jam "J" for Deeprhythms

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Bizarro Blends 18 // Samo DJ

Local favourite Millú rewinds to the glory days of UK acid and breaks.

Interview with @millydavison:

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"I was so nervous before my set at Pitch that I couldn’t set the recorder up, so this mix is a rehashing of what I could remember of the set - there’s a lot of acid and UK breaks and stuff, I hope it translates to the ‘cloud as well as I felt it did out there in the dust."

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