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Track Premiere: @heedlessmusic & POL100 @wasmusic-1 - BROKEUP [@club-late-music @globalurlnation]
Read more: https://paynomindtous.it/heedless-pol100-brokeup-clm-gun/
Artwork by https://instagram.com/chaggrin/
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Club Late Music is an open-source and collaborative music label born between Paris and London in the mid-2010s. Since then, the platform brought forward a large community of artists called Global URL Nation working on the basis of shared knowledge and creativity to craft experimental club music and multimedia works.

Specifically, GUN resorts to multiple media and formats from contemporary digital culture and music to experiment with decentralization in the form of v/a compilations, art exhibits, audiovisual projects, and collaborative efforts. To this last category belongs the GUN UNITED series, where a given member (or members) of the community manages to join forces with artists of their choice. The latest installment, the third, is now coming in form of a digital EP almost exactly one year after the previous episode courtesy of the Italian sound artist P I T.

Called Senti/Mental Illness, the record is curated by the producer and DJ Mattia Cremonini aka HeedLess, who authors a very rich blend of bass music (UK grime mostly), industrial, dark ambient, and heavy rhythmic components already appeared on labels such as Wile Out, katharsis, Classical Trax, and many more. The 4-track release, out next Wednesday, March 9th, comes with cover and visual works by chaggrin and mastering by Lorenzo Targhetta. Other than the opening solo track, the work also gathers collaborations with the Slovakian DJ GÄP, the Australian DJ / producer Lithe, and the musician POL100 born and based in Ferrara, Italy.

The collaborative record reflects around relationship breakups and the hardcore feelings associated with them - also reflected in the tracks' titles - such as despair, profound nostalgia, and the burning sense of courage and hope that may come with new bonds being born from the ashes. The heartfelt work brings the contribution of the aforementioned artists, each carrying their load of past experiences, artistic inspiration, and creative energy materialized in compositions of hyper-melodic textures, distorted vocals, and tight progressions.

Today, we're glad to be premiering the remarkable closing piece of the EP, titled BROKEUP, and produced by HeedLess and POL100. The exactly 5-minutes-long track is a dramatic charge of snappy breakbeats, eerie and distorted melodies, and distant, unintelligible voices figuratively emerging from the recesses of one's memory to bring forward unease and pain. It's up to the listener whether to welcome and overcome them towards closure and acceptance, or rather drown in the sorrow and descend on dark paths. Both choices are equally viable.

HeedLess & POL100 - BROKEUP [PAYNOMINDTOUS Premiere / Club Late Music - GUN]

Inspired by the iconic tradition of the sample pack, the Source Folder series seeks to explore the diversity of interpretations, paths and offsprings that might emerge from a common resource. In each installment, a member of the Global URL Nation provides a sample pack from which other artists are invited to create a new track. 

To initiate the series, we are honored to welcome SNKLS, a French producer blending rich sound designs, intricate drum patterns and synthetic curiosities into unique entities at the crossroads of genres and labels. 

For his participation, he curated not one, but two packs of sounds, made from a selection of Eurorack modules such as Rings, Morphagene or DPO, providing a set of tools, materials and supplies for others to appropriate, upcycle, reuse and combine in order to create their own item. 

The 160 Pack edition gathers Ancestral Vision, Atrice, B E N N, DJ Body Double, dragongirl, El Murki, Lia Catreux, Orqualyzer, RougeHotel, SNKLS, Talita Otović, & VIBRISSE. Bass-heavy club cuts, broken drum patterns and sharp textures deliver a crushing discharge of energy, an eruption of invigorating fluids that seems to emerge from the darkest depths of the underground.

The two sample packs are available for anyone to create their own objects at this link : 
https://clublatemusic.com/resources


++ TRACKLIST ++

01. dragongirl - Note to Self
02. Ancestral Vision - Carbon Lizard Lodge
03. B E N N - Neurasthenia
04. RougeHotel - LAIN
05. El Murki - ~$ Sudo Apt Install Theory
06. DJ Body Double - Cold Blooded
07. Atrice - Thermal 
08. Lia Catreux & SNKLS - Stolen Quartz
09. Talita Otović - I Wonder if He’s Dead
10. VIBRISSE - Kerokerosene
11. Orqualyzer - Greedfall

++ CREDITS ++

Tracks produced by Ancestral Vision, Atrice, B E N N, DJ Body Double, dragongirl, El Murki, Lia Catreux, Orqualyzer, RougeHotel, SNKLS, Talita Otović, VIBRISSE

https://soundcloud.com/ancestralvision
https://soundcloud.com/atricemiras
https://soundcloud.com/bedoublensound
https://soundcloud.com/body2x
https://soundcloud.com/dragong1rl
https://soundcloud.com/el-murki
https://soundcloud.com/lia-catreux
https://soundcloud.com/orqualyzer
https://soundcloud.com/rougeh0tel
https://soundcloud.com/snakeleserpent
https://soundcloud.com/talitaotovic
https://soundcloud.com/vibrisseduo

Cover & visual works by medieval_cortex 
https://www.instagram.com/medieval_cortex/

Mastering by Cédric iFa Oléon at IFL3Studios
ifl3studios@gmail.com

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Ancestral Vision - Carbon Lizard Lodge

Animistic Beliefs - MERDEKA

With their profound take on electronic music, Animistic Beliefs have steadily solidified their spot in the global underground. Influenced by cultural concepts such as ancestry, animism and mythology, as well as the languages of political techno, punk, bubbling and IDM, Linh Luu and Marvin Lalihatu consistently translate their visions into sensitive productions as well as high-octane live performances. On their new record, MERDEKA, the artists explore and embrace their cultural heritage in all of its pride, pain and complexity. MERDEKA symbolizes Animistic Beliefs’ breaking free, coming to terms with their changing selves and letting go of external expectations. The record rethinks childhood memories, confronts the generational trauma left by (post-)colonialism, and re-connects Linh and Marvin – respectively of Vietnamese-Chinese and Dutch-Moluccan descent – with their formative cultures. 

MERDEKA marks their first step in an overall departure from western club music. For its layered sound, Animistic Beliefs once again draw from the past, present and future of global club music, creating a sonic space where fast techno, warped breakbeats and ambient soundscapes make way for the augmented influence of (Southeast Asian) tribal music. 
The record incorporates Indonesian scales and recordings of 
the Tahuri (a wind instrument made out of a conch shell), Totobuang (Gamelan-like gongs) and Tifa drums, known as ‘the Moluccan heartbeat’. 
There is no audible distinction between old and new, between organic and digital, between instrumentation and voice. 
It is through words that the artists further touch on their experience; To Dream About Water opens with a stirring spoken word fragment by Marvin, marking the first time his voice is recognizably featured, whereas Khi Minh Gap Lai (‘Until We Meet Again’) centres on a Vietnamese poem by Linh, in which she beseeches her ancestors and finds a safe haven for unanswered questions. 

In true Animistic Beliefs fashion, MERDEKA will set fire to sweltering clubs and (sleepless) dreams. Yet, for the artists, it is essential to amplify the stories that spark that flame and keep it burning. 
The release of MERDEKA follows CACHE/SPIRIT, their ongoing collaboration with visual artist Jeisson Drenth, which extensively explores the artists’ intersectional identities. As such, the latest album is the next step within a bigger, introspective investigation. More unapologetic than ever, MERDEKA embodies a turning point on Animistic Beliefs’ ongoing journey towards self-acceptance – fuelled by the sound of urgency. 
credits
released August 26, 2022 

Written and produced by: Marvin Lalihatu and Linh Luu 
Artwork by: Don Elektro 
Mastered by: Rashad Becker

Childhood Memories [Totobuang]

@obelisksydney - Meta Bliss EP
[PAYNOMINDTOUS, PNMTU006, out Dec. 28th, 2022]
* featuring remixes by @ptwiggs and @sus1er *
Name-your-price download
[paynomindtous.bandcamp.com/album/meta-bliss]

The Sydney-based DJ and producer Ryan O'Rourke aka Obelisk (he/him) is an emerging name in the Australian contemporary underground club scene as an organizer of the experimental dance event series Nexus (instagram.com/nexus.eora/) and as an artist, holding releases on local compilations (@deep-scan-radio and @meganesia), and showcasing performances as both a solo artist and with the Winged Mantis duo, alongside Sydney-based DJ @index-exe. The work of Obelisk focuses on the interaction between heavy laptop electronic music and jungle/breakcore influences, mediated by a taste for raw aggressiveness and emotional grandeur that have been arranged in his debut release “Meta Bliss”, out today on our platform.

Composed of three original tracks, the release collects sharp, crystalline, and bursting compositions that feature fast and broken rhythms brilliantly juxtaposed with disfigured synths. While often indulging in the belligerent fury of knife-sharp percussions and booming distortion, the EP often crosses into spacious, euphoric melodies accompanied by frantic but cathartic, tempo-shifting drum work. Obelisk’s goal has been to investigate various ways of experiencing ecstasy and euphoria, whether by means of extreme, overwhelming rhythmic aggression, or breathtaking melodic refrains. While going through the 20-minute EP, one is brought to witness a daring descent into rush. “Meta Bliss” is the heavily cinematic sound commentary to some fast-paced, epic-scale, high fantasy encounter with angel-shaped, all-powerful beings of light under an immaculate sky.

Meta Bliss EP is completed by two remixes by the Sydney-based musician, producer, and DJ Ptwiggs (she/her) @ptwiggs and the Perth-based producer and DJ SUS1ER (he/him) @sus1er. Ptwiggs provides additional tones of darkness to “Illidan Bass” by crafting a 170 BPM deep drum and bass rework rich with clangy breakbeats, and diving deep into the obscurity of the industrial bassline. On the other hand, SUS1ER delivers the perfect closure to the release by re-arranging the opening track “Echoburst” into a 178 BPM hardcore anthem that preserves the emotional impact of the original all the way through the rawstyle finale.

Tracks 1-3 produced and mixed by Obelisk. Track 4 produced, mixed, and mastered by Ptwiggs. Track 5 produced and mixed by Sus1er. Track 1-3, 5 mastered by @wimdehaen. Artwork by K095C [instagram.com/k095c/]

Meta Bliss EP

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Obelisk - Echoburst (SUS1ER Remix)

Written and produced by @ragazzaxxi and @elirrealveintiuno
Mixed by Ragazza XXI
Mastered by Lorenzo Targhetta
Photography by Ragazza XXI
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"Ragazza XXI is back on Promesses with his second project: 'Canasta mexicana de rolas'. After a vast exploration of latin rhythms two years ago with 'La Flor de Jimulco', Ragazza XXI’s intention on his sophomore new release was to shift towards a more homogeneous blend of experimental Tribal and Guaracha. To push further on the experimentation, he decided to feature a different artist on each track (DJ Fucci, Marara Kelly, El irreal Veintiuno, acabesitos, chiasme and Climate Collapse), in hopes of expanding his production methods and delivering an unexpected result."

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Ragazza XXI - Deslave ft. El irreal Veintiuno

For his upcoming EP on Early Reflex, Italian producer Capiuz explores the most psychedelic side of hard drum.

Read more on CxC 🔗 couvrexchefs.com/en/capiuz-early-reflex-catch-you-back

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PREMIERE: Capiuz - Catch You Back (Early Reflex)

Taken from SBKT058: Nahash - A Snake In Your House
Release date: 21st June 2023

Nahash returns to SVBKVLT with ‘A Snake In Your House’, a 4-track club EP, including collaborations with XXLAB’s Elise Massoni and dOP’s JAW, and packaged with two deadly remixes from Tim Reaper and Brodinski.

‘’ A snake came into your house, he said it was just to talk. A snake always has an agenda, it’s never just to talk. He crawled around and criticized your art and your lifestyle. The snake brought an apple pie and didn’t share any. He talked of the days in Eden, the time of plenty. He talked of his time in the court of the emperor Davide IX. He shed his skin and overstayed his welcome. He came to steal your land and chase away your friends and family. When you invite a snake in your house keep a broom close, he might never leave’’

Artwork by Tina Blakeney
Mastered by Raphael Valensi

Nahash - Illuminato

Pre-order: https://magdalenasapathy.bandcamp.com/album/nexus-sin

Safety Trance (aka @cardopusher) and @loser111 drop a three-track collaborative EP on @regrets_regrets, the imprint from DJ LOSER.

'Essence Reaver' is a best-of-both-worlds track, perfectly fusing the namesake styles of both contributing producers. A clever schism between spiralled trance and alarming sound design sampling, its sudden twists and corrupted layers keep attention levels on high alert.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Safety Trance X DJ LOSER 'Essence Reaver'

This is our new compilation featuring @blastto, @sporteyes, @sh3mal3, @lysadasilva, @m4s4t4k4, @metra-kit, @le-bulu, @lilcraque, @vonstrom, @adelfaure, @kidcala, @wrack90, @princelucien, @ultramiedo .

Join us to party in Paris, this April, 28: www.facebook.com/events/1448731381824264/

And in London, on May 18 : www.facebook.com/events/1687953224832445/

‘Open-source’ online music collective Club Late Music have formed as an ongoing collaborative project with the aim of bringing together visual artists and music producers from all over. Launching this May, they will be using various open formats of club nights, exhibitions and projects for their international music community.

Check this out : www.clublatemusic.com and join the GUN.

BLASTTO - VIVA CENTRAL

@louis-me
https://louismetrax.bandcamp.com/

Louis Me - CARTA ORO

@eccestasya– Transparent
The sound of Stasya, Lisbon-based DJ and music producer, co-founder of the transgressive LGBTQ+ collective and the label CIRCA A.D, connects sobbing melodies and new club rhythms. With a multitude of influences ranging from gabber to hard drums, their work consists largely of a diverse mix of musical genres. Stasya’s edits move club and rave floors in a fresh way, with heavy danceability, hardcore weight, and infectious tenacity, bridging distressing melodies with new club rhythms.