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produced by @hadji-hajj
vocals by @chaams

Vertige II is the second compilation to be released on Abîme, gathering tracks from ten artists to explore the Vertige concept with a wider spectrum of intents.  

It features contributions from musicians all around the globe, each of them delivering an interpretation of this ambivalent sensation that could be equally seen as a positive or negative feeling if taken in its plurality of meanings.

Ranging from GIL’ dizzying textures in ‘Storm Petrel’ to the sweetness of Fauness’ guitars in ‘Am I ready’, Vertige II finds its coherence when seen as a progression, a back and forth between fear and love, with each track responding to the previous one by being its deforming mirror.

Vertige II puts the emphasis on vocal tracks, but again doesn’t limit itself to a one-sided approach, and that’s how Lil Asaf’s harsh Jordanian rap can be found coexisting with Flagalova’ anthemic pop and Ptwiggs’ shoegaze ‘Forever is not enough’. 

As the successor of our first compilation, this record can be seen as both a continuation and a rupture in comparison with it. The delicate sound palette of the original opus has exploded and expanded into an ecletic collection of pieces, sometimes frightening and overwhelming, and sometimes soothing and reassuring, as is the Vertige.

Hajj - Don't Follow Me I'm Falling (Ft. Chams)

Subreal is pleased to announce its sixth release, War Bride (SR006) from label co-founder Amazondotcom. 


Amazondotcom returns from a hiatus with a new 5-track EP, full of sonic and emotional dimensionality. In this work, she continues her ongoing investigations into twisting rhythms, deep sub-bass, heavy percussion, and the intertwining of organic and synthetic sound design. 


According to the producer, she worked with longer, but often simpler, loops to fill repetitive time with variation, which was reflective of her own personal time during production. She began these tracks with the “simple idea that small feelings and perceptions can scatter and morph across time, taking on their own narratives and life forces. This can happen melodically, rhythmically, in dance, and in personal and/or political experiences.” 


Amazondotcom is a music producer based in Los Angeles and one of the founders of electronic music label Subreal. Her first solo EP, Mirror River, was released in 2019.

Amazondotcom - The Most Foreign Country

As an introduction to their forthcoming “Novox 10” anthology, Skyshaker shares their thoughts on the current state of ballroom alongside two members of the international community. With the blessing of fellow SVBKVLT stalwart Hyph11E, her cavernous “Escapism” track serves as the backdrop of a startling confrontation between three international members of the queer ballroom community.

Mexico’s Lenchanter Medussa infiltrates the next evolution of “Escapism” with a disembodied Spanish-language taunt that literally reaches critical mass. Skyshaker’s “Vemanei Transmission 072720” is a sobering moral reckoning with unspoken violence and power dynamics underneath the glamour and theatricality often associated with the young queer subculture. Tokyo’s Chris Eclipse closes the release with a classic New York chant with an African prince-inspired music video to match.

In Sky’s own words, “Ballroom is at yet another crossroads in which they have to decide how much to embrace the corporate America that now smells money on them. Not everyone is okay with the way they are being observed, not everyone is okay with that scent.”

Escapism Remixes

Hyph11E - Escapism (Skyshaker & Lenchanter Edition)

@qeeiqeei - Luminous
CAT#: IM102
Format: Digital
Release: April 14th, 2023
Artwork by Bungalovv
Mixed by Ro Stambuk & Tatiana Heuman
Mastered by Fausto Mercier

Luminous is the new EP by Tatiana Heuman. This record is a resignification of her nomadic condition and the exploration of what it means to belong to a place called home. It represents the long search for an ideal, luminous space that she can call her own.

Having taken the title of her previous release as her own artist name, she seems to be telling us she has now fully embodied her music, living comfortably in it until she and it are indistinguishable. The new resulting work confirms this. 
Where QEEI the record felt experimental and even tentative, Luminous by QEEI the artist feels self-assured and definite. Structures were restless and meandering, at certain moments they edged toward pop; now they’ve been (mostly) streamlined in favor of club propulsion, with a newfound patience to explore the full potential of every section.

Where voice was previously at the forefront it has now (mostly) been mangled into submission and made to blend into a more forceful sounding whole. The percussion, which was timid and darting before, has (mostly) also been put to the service of Groove, often locking into dense, forward-moving patterns that are sure to be effective on dancefloor bodies.

“Mostly”, because Luminous is not without its tender moments, namely the stunning sister pieces ‘Alarma 1’ and ‘Alarma 2’. Here, the muscular percussion drops out and the voice returns as the main character for two beautiful, haunting interludes. 
While still on a search for a base, a physical terrain with which to identify, her progression as an artist tells us that she is firmly on her way to making a luminous shelter out of her music.

Qeei  - But Only If You

Reaper.

Taken from SBKT063: Osheyack & Nahash - Bait

Release date: 18th April 2024

'Bait’ is the second collaborative EP from Osheyack and Nahash, following 2021’s ‘Club Apathy. 4 club-ready tracks, with remixes from Florentino and Safety Trance.

Cover photo: Jedi Zhou
Design: Luke Griffiths
Creative Direction: Dre Romero
Mastering: Raphael Valensi

Bait

Osheyack & Nahash - Bait

Ofensa Label presents his second compilation: DELICIAS.

Master by Radeco Domar
Covert Art by Daniela Ruiz

Tony Gallardo - Demon Texas

¿Alguna vez te has detenido a contemplar algo y te has sentido abrumado por su belleza, su exuberancia, su vitalidad? A veces, nos encontramos frente a cosas que parecen desafiar toda lógica, que nos hacen cuestionar por qué son como son: su sonido, su tamaño, su forma, su aroma, su sabor. Son como anomalías en la realidad, algunas de ellas tan maravillosas que nos hacen reflexionar sobre nuestra propia existencia, mientras que otras parecen estar fuera de lugar, aunque necesarias para mantener un equilibrio.

Y luego están esas otras anomalías, las que la sociedad nos ha impuesto: cómo pensamos, cómo nos vestimos, cómo actuamos, nuestro color de piel, nuestra estatura, nuestra complexión, nuestra voz, nuestros sentimientos, incluso por lo que no sentimos. Nos hacen sentir como si fuéramos seres fuera de lo común, simplemente porque no encajamos en los moldes establecidos. Cualquier cosa que hagamos parece confirmar nuestra condición de anomalía.

A veces, las mayores y más perjudiciales anomalías son celebradas, se vuelven históricamente relevantes, pero su legado puede ser devastador, ya que erosionan nuestra identidad y nos hacen sentir inferiores. Nos frustra sentirnos impotentes ante estas grandes anomalías, incapaces de corregirlas. Sin embargo, aunque no podamos eliminarlas por completo, podemos iniciar un cambio, sembrar una idea que despierte y motive a las futuras generaciones a comprender que ser una "anomalía" no es malo.

Ser diferente no es una maldición; de hecho, es lo que evita que todo se desmorone. Es hora de abrazar nuestra singularidad, de reconocer que la diversidad es lo que enriquece nuestro mundo y nos impulsa hacia adelante.

Somos errores del sistema
Busca ser una anomalía y rompe las reglas siguiendo tu pasión. 
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Anomalías

El Irreal Veintiuno - Sombra

Taken from SBKT064: sideproject - sourcepond
Release date: 30th May 2024

Following up from work on Björk´s 'Fossora', Icelandic trio 'sideproject' debut on SVBKVLT with their new full-length album 'sourcepond'. Taking influence from the fog-covered wetlands of their native island, sideproject transfigure influences from the low-end frequencies of grime and bass music, and reshape it into a haze of transient-smeared beats accompanied by breathy synths that grow ever wetter till they slip beneath the surface tensions of their harmonic stratum. Compared to previous output, 'sourcepond' opts for a more concise approach to their music, stacking up their influences of experimental electronic, Icelandic punk and contemporary club music, and builds a sound that oscillates between melodic hooks and experimental rhythms. Each track carves through the sensuous material, pulling the listener into the dank sourcepond as though magnetic forces were guiding a bird's beak towards misty horizons.

Artwork by sideproject
Mastered by Raphael Valensi

sourcepond

sideproject - cannonposting

12" Limited Vinyl

Never Feel It

Final Roll (Album Preview)

Lyno Nine8 - sterne zählen [TiefTöner Remix - 157bpm]

Good (кассетный)

‘Riddled Form’ is Merci Jitter’s analytical-take on compilation-like formats. Continually motivated by multiculturalism, the project collates a set of tracks from a handful of international artists. Presenting a more emotive-form of club music, one that oozes with urgency - the London-based platform now looks towards the current state of things and reflects on a generation that is considerably at odds with itself.

Riddled with angst, anxiety, world conflicts and social media, ‘Riddled Form’ investigates how this generation interacts and grows within this ambiguous environment. Exploring ideas of hedonism, introspection and frustrations towards technology, artificiality and reality - the compilation showcases harsh yet subtle compositions that subconsciously underline the aforementioned thematics. The 10-track project points fingers in both ambiguous and subjective ways, each track succeeds itself in a narrative fashion and gives new meaning to each other along the way.

Mastered by Heewon Oh at Mad Flux Mastering 
Installation and Photography by Sophie Roqueta 
Artwork design by Daniel Laxness.

Full digital release out now via Merci Jitter.

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DJ JM & Goro - Prague Bus

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Шакке – Клуб Навсегда (Schacke – Kisloty Forever) second edition repress out on orange vinyl 1 September 2019 and available from Bandcamp and all major stores:

https://kisloty.bandcamp.com/album/schacke-ep

Hyph11E - Escapism (Skyshaker & Lenchanter Edition)

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