Waldmeister (MOLØ Remix)

Atlanta-based producer Sejva joins TAU for his debut release, Black Lipstick. With releases on Diynamic and Nervous, among others, he’s al- ready established himself as a remarkable talent who fuses retro elements with a future-facing sound to cultivate a style that is all his own. On Black Lipstick we get four slices of Sejva funk, each of which presents a different side to the artist, demonstrating his dexterity and diversity...

The EP opens up with ‘The Midnight Bells’, a track that is buzzing with vibrancy from the first few notes. Sejva immerses us in entrancing synth lines and a grizzly bassline, with punchy beats and an all round ecstatic atmosphere. By the time we reach the breakdown it’s time to really get loose.

Title track ‘Black Lipstick’ feels as though it’s been transported to the future from the 1980s. A new wave-esque vocal and jaunty production encapsulates a feeling of years gone by, while maintaining the polish of contemporary production levels. Guaranteed to send the dance floor into a state of euphoria and positivity, this is a peak time cut that showcases Sejva’s unique talent.

‘Two Heartbeats’ features more vintage drum machine and synth work, with a shift in mood, taking things a little bit more downbeat. More mesmerising vocals give this track its distinct character, and we’re treated to a wonderfully energetic and captivating piece of music.

Finally, ‘Don’t Tell Me’ ends things on a high, with big room vibes and a melancholy, romantic vocal. Sejva closes his EP with a track that offers a transcendent experience to the listener, an electronic synthony of machine-created melody and rhythm that merges the past with the future to great effect.
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TAU034 | Sejva - Don't Tell Me

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https://digital.mutingthenoise.com/release/308885-arcydaro-body-mass

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Body Mass (Original Mix)

Curated by acclaimed German artist Tensnake, True Romance is definitely one of the hottest labels out there. Home of sophisticated and high-quality Disco-infused House Music cuts, its catalogue is definitely the source of some of the best themes of the genre provided by an actual dream team of young and established producers such as Larse, Magic Touch, Phil Gerus, Alan Dixon, Jozef K, Kocleo (SXDNS242), Ben Gomori (SXDNS013), and the label honcho himself, just no name a few.

For its forthcoming episode, True Romance welcomes back a house favourite: Jozef K, for his third appearance on the imprint, teamed up with singer Jade Parker to bring to life “Healing”, a magnificent three-track EP featuring two beautiful originals and an Instrumental version of the title track.

The track we were solicited to review lives up to its name: Relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses, “Metaphysical” carries, at the same time, an emotive and upbeat message, delivered by an outstanding piano line, lofty pads, and a glorious synth layer. A masterpiece, ladies & gentlemen, that’s what we have here!

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Bandcamp page of the label: https://trueromancerec.bandcamp.com/

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PREMIERE353 // Jozef K - Metaphysical

Theo Kottis - Got To Keep On

Following up last year's dramatic and well-supported ‘Acid Summer’, @Undo returns to Darkroom Dubs with a release genuinely worth phoning home about.

Three tracks deep, ‘Aliens Go Home’ is the Spaniard’s most comprehensive release for Silicone Soul’s label, with his cosmic grooves stretching and mutating in all kinds of directions.

We open with ‘Portamental.' A playful take on the idea of portamento, it carries us smoothly into Undo’s never-ending world with its rippling hook and infinite chugging bassline. Resplendent with a touch of dark disco, a dash of deep house and a whole tonne of synths, it is the perfect opener.

The title track, ‘Aliens Go Home' follows it's a much darker trip that’s more direct and purposefully off-kilter. With powerful beats, a bubble-some acid bassline and carefully woven human vocal elements into the mix as percussion, there’s an otherworldly feel running throughout that will make all space cadets feel homesick.

Last but not least, ‘Yellow Spark’ brings us back to reality with crisp electroid beats, dubbed-out waves and a sweet-but-solemn vocoder vocal. Poignant, emotional and electric in its intent and sentiment, it concludes another beautiful EP for Darkroom Dubs.

Phone home and tell them you’re going to be late. We’re having too much fun here.

Out now from our Bandcamp & all other digital platforms.

Mastered by Conor Dalton at Glowcast Audio. 
Art by Giulio Brandelli. 
Design by Mary Paz Sierra.

https://darkroomdubs.bandcamp.com
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Aliens Go Home

Portamental

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Undo - Portamental (Clip)

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Universe

Universe (Captain Mustache Remix)

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/total_22

It’s common knowledge that KOMPAKT’s TOTAL series serves as our yearbook, a musical wrap up of the past 12 months. Therefore it doesn’t come as a surprise that this year’s edition is informed by another pandemic year, where dancefloors were still mostly deserted and the devastating developments in Eastern Europe. Kompakt’s A&R team still kept on foot on the imaginary dancefloor, while scouting different realms apart from the big room euphoria. Anyway, brain dance has always been a key ingredient to our catalogue.

The Voigt brothers are opening this year´s vinyl edition in an unusually romantic fashion. ‘Why’ combines a bubbly FM bassline with lush washes of looped guitars. High off the (presumably high) heels of her recent album ‘Jesus Was An Alien’ she delivers a spanking new excursion into her sonic world, ‘The Hill’. Our Mexican friend Rebolledo makes his first ever solo appearance on TOTAL with his trademark hypnotic desert sound. Jürgen Paape is calling a spade a spade with ‘Le Monde À Changé’ – The world has changed indeed. Our prodigal son, Matias Aguayo, returns to the mothership with ‘Cinco Y Rojo’. An exercise in Chicago-esque groove theory paired with a cheeky visitor from Denmark. Spot the reference and win a pair of hooves. It’s hard to find a quality party around Cologne without Jonathan Kaspar on its bill. Rightly so, as he continues to hone his craft as an impeccable DJ and producer. Michael gives the tremendously talented Danish singer songwriter eee gee a proper Mayer treatment and Kompakt founding member Jörg Burger closes off the festivities with a groovy midtempo chugger that reminisces ‘Blue Lines’ era Massive Attack as much as the late Andy Weatheralls low slung psychedelia.

Total 22

Matias Aguayo - Cinco Y Rojo

Stare

Having fired us to the Outer Limits with his previous dispatch on Silicone Soul’s Darkroom Dubs, Glaswegian space-funkateer Am$trad Billionaire fires up the green screen once again on a fresh brace of constellation capers!

Kick starting the year with the aptly titled Capricorn, the horny beast races from the traps, driven by its powerful drums and rebellious untamed spirit. A chilling melody and call of the wild, are at odds with the rock solid electronic strut, yet work brilliantly together to create our astrologic opener. 

Warrior, poet, and fellow zodiac creature, Sagittarius, serves up a slice of optimistic flair. Glittering keys cascade and shimmer, atop a pulsating beat and swirling synths to create a cinematic soundtrack as much at home in the chill of winter as the freshness of spring. 

Two celestial offerings, both firmly in the ascendance. 

Mastered by Conor Dalton at Glowcast Audio. 
Art & Design by Elena Galkina. 
https://www.darkroomdubs.com
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@darkroomdubs

Zodiac

Sagittarius

PREMIERE: Am$trad Billionaire - Sagittarius [Darkroom Dubs]

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