Taken from the first VA on TT label since 2014, the enigmatic Berlin producer offers a fiercely forward-facing take on FDM.

The water felt solid like earth beneath his feet as the distance grew between his body and the shore. The horizon seemed concrete to him and he christened it his destination, not stopping until his lips could kiss the sky and ocean's joining. The water caressed his feet, and flirted with the lower half of his legs. His mind was occupied by feeling, not thought. He breathed in the air. The air breathed him.

This track is one of two contributions by bambinodj to the 'Performance Enhancers' VA, compiled by the label co-run by DJ Pitch and Kast.  Released as a single last month, 'lost riddim' is difficult to decipher. So close, yet somehow so distant to the stylistic tropes commonly associated with the dancehall genre, a suggestion of spectral vocals float above razor-sharp percussion in an exploration of space and depth.

'august FDM' sees bambinodj pursue this endeavour. In a way that departs from the standard tropes of FDM (AKA Flex Dance Music, a dark, bass-heavy genre hailing from Brooklyn) Dancehall vocals are subordinated to genre-defining laser-like blips that dominate the track before being swept up by blissed-out arpeggios. Strange and dreamy.

Performance Enhancers

PREMIERE: bambinodj - august fdm [TT]

https://infinitequestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/effigies
Neana delivers the 2nd release of the Quest EP series; a dynamic trio of club floor fantasies… 
09/04/22

Mech rhythm rollers. 
Sub deep like quarry. 
Steam siren string. 
Jaws clap and hats tumble. 
boots shaking body breaking. 

Artwork by Woloban 
Master by Lukas Walter 
A&R by Auco & Neana 
Infinite Quest Records 
IQR002

Effigies

DL this1 rn!

Neana - Burning Effigies

Taken from SBKT051: Swimful - Rushlight
Artwork: Luke Griffiths
Mastering: Raphael Valensi
Release Date: 14th September 2022

Returning for his 5th release on SVBKVLT, we are excited to present ‘Rushlight’, a 5 track EP by Swimful, with remixes from Hyperdub’s Ikonika and Nyege Nyege’s Phelimuncasi, and artwork by Luke Griffiths.

Rushlight

Swimful - Translation to Heaven

Swimful - Backwards

Swimful - Translation to Heaven (Ikonika Remix)

Nico - THE SOUND

Dragonfly / Nooky. Two tracks each hitting differently and outside my usual realms of 160bpm, but still aimed straight for the dance. Airhorn. Let's move. Support on Bandcamp https://slickshoota.bandcamp.com/album/dragonfly-nooky Also out on all digital platforms https://linktr.ee/slickshoota

Nooky

French producer Tim Karbon and Ugandan MC Swordman Kitala (Nyege Nyege) join forces for an explosive hybrid UK funky and dancehall club EP.

Read more on CxC 🔗 couvrexchefs.com/en/swordman-kitala-tim-karbon-promesses-kalamide

Article

PREMIERE: Swordman Kitala & Tim Karbon - Kalamide (Promesses)

New York's Callosum explores the origins of emotion and drama in club music and infuses his new EP on the 48k label.

Read more on CxC 🔗 couvrexchefs.com/en/callosum-awake-w-porter-brook-48k

PREMIERE: Callosum - Awake (w  Porter Brook) (48k)

Premiere of Stolen Velour's 'Aquarius'. Taken from his forthcoming 'Event Horizon' release on Treehouse Records.

Read article: https://weareinsert.com/audio/premiere-stolen-velour-aquarius-treehouse-records

Event Horizon

Premiere: Stolen Velour - Aquarius [Treehouse Records]

Taken from the Eclipse Tribez V​/​A - oui

Available on Bandcamp

Swimful - Translation to Heaven (Ikonika Remix)

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