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Artist: Basement Space
Track: Equilibrium 
Title: Neptune Sunrise EP
Label: Butter Side Up

Butter Side Up is one of the most reliably high-quality labels operating at the moment, privileging quality over quantity in some of the prettiest packages you’ll see (thanks to their enduring collaboration with designer Sophie Douala). The latest EP from Stockholm’s Basement Space continues this streak, leaning into the more musically and rhythmically interesting side of house and breaks. The broken beat force is strong with this one, but what really stands out is the incorporation of rave gestures into the equation, be it crafty sirens and lasers or pulsing acid on the B side or the rolling hip-house groove and scratches on the lead track ‘Cosmonaut’. We’ve picked ‘Equilibrium’, with its sophisticated jazzy breaks, taking our imagination to a beachfront situation. This is music being made with intelligence, shot through with a real sense of fun, and all backed up by serious musical chops. 

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Selection | Basement Space – Equilibrium [Butter Side Up]

Artist: Dylan Forbes
Title: Mind Expander
Label: Haŵs
Cat No: HAWS014
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 
A1. Ride Da Flange
A2. Mind Expander
B1. Searching
B2. Take U Over

Dylan Forbes is a man of sustained grooves. But for the next release on Haŵs, the Irish DJ producer deviates slightly from the sounds of his previous back-catalogue to investigate the idea of collective ideals from the solitary walls of his lockdown studio back in 2020. The resulting output is ‘Mind Expander’, an idiomatic release of club-orientated house and tech tracks marbled with introspection and the hopeful craving for dancefloor unity.

The opening ‘Ride The Flange’ jumpstarts the engine with an emphatic house beat, sitting beneath swathes of misty synth lines that trip over each other in their eagerness to peer into the void beyond. ‘Mind Expander’ takes the pH back to 1, with acidic iterations, delicate chimes and a protracted build up that yields a sense of broadening thoughts and augmented senses.

On the B-side, ‘Searching’ slots together gruff, probing basslines beside melodic contours that seem to dance together with a subtle rapport like two figures treading the verge between companionship and intimacy. ‘Take U Over’ intensifies the euphoria for the close, assembling a prog-inspired motley crew of synths, reverbed soul vocals and breaks to gently charm the traveller back down from the 4-track ride.

It’s said that reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else - so let’s make the shared journey worthwhile.

Dylan Forbes - Mind Expander (HAWS014)

The festive period has begun and already in the spirit of giving, London’s Lonewolf is dishing out a few bits of tackle. Marking a busy week for the sister label of EYA Records, the next two EPs in the series are both being dropped in the coming days.

It’s clear the collective had plenty up their sleeve of late, having only recently released a rather large Wolfpack LP that served up six sides of wax. Next up, Superlux Records' N Gynn delivers the seventh edition, Andrey Zots the eighth. His Molecules Of Life EP follows a repress of a previous offering back over on EYA, as he quite comfortably settles in to the family. continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/premiere-a1-zots-sign-lonewolf008/]

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Artist: North Phase
Title: Cyclone  EP
Label: Seven Hills Records
Cat No: SHR005
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 
A1. Cyclone
A2. Time Zone Unknown
B1. Room 1
B2. Groove Merchant

We're pleased to announce the next outing from Robert James & Burnski's new project, North Phase, here on Seven Hills!

Comprising four brilliant, groove-laden tracks, the Cyclone EP is one of our favourites so far. The title track, Cyclone, bumps and rolls atop a sneaky bassline, and keeps you locked in with a unique, shifted synth hook. The similarly pumping Time Zone Unknown keeps the groove straighter, with added gnarliness from a crisp synth line designed to cut its way to the centre of the dancefloor.

Over on the flip, the dark and super-heavy Room 1 spirals and builds before hitting hard with a chestplate bassline. The more lilting Groove Merchant sits on the B2, slightly sci-fi and rounding things off in style.

North Phase - Cyclone  EP (SHR005)

Artist: James Andrew / Driahn / Pekkuliar
Title: Silent Uproar EP
Label: Kommuna
Cat Number: KMN005
Format: 12” Vinyl Only

Tracklist: 
A1. James Andrew - Onwards and Sideways
A2. driahn - Recreate
B1. driahn - Phazed & Confused
B2. pekkuliar - Will Not Be Televised

Kommuna is back with the “Silent Uproar” EP featuring James Andrew with a special feel-good track that sets a positive dancefloor vibe through dreamy breaky rhythms. Driahn’s “Recreate” provides elegant breaks for what can be the perfect track for the obscure late hours.
The B-Side of the record is an energy blast with Driahn’s “Phazed & Confused” infectious groove bringing damage to the dancefloor and Pekkuliar’s ghetto-tech inspired track closing this versatile EP in an unexpected way.     

Track by track, we build a Kommuna of well-established artists but also unknown studio dwellers who share a fixation for music discovery without following any trends or limitations.

James Andrew / Driahn / Pekkuliar - Silent Uproar EP (KMN005)

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