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👁️ Delphic Iris Records is pleased to unveil its third vision 👁️

Drox's debut solo 12” EP, "Hexameter." This EP features a high-energy remix by 16 Faces, adding a distinct clattering 160 bpm 808 beatdown to the collection.

“Hexameter” brings together a diverse range of sounds, from machine funk and intricate acid lines to engaging detroit-styled dystopian and alien-like synth scapes. Each track offers a unique auditory experience, inviting listeners to explore new otherworldly sonic territories.

Drox emphasizes rhythmic interplay throughout the EP, with a strong focus on groove. The use of rhythmic hexameters and their accents creates a series of tough, dancefloor-focused electronic groove tools.

Hexameter EP

Drox - Counterforce (16 Faces Remix)

The November edition of our jungle event series, Right Time, was truly special for me. Having Tim Reaper as our guest was incredible, though it did add a bit of pressure regarding my own DJ set and what to play. Ultimately, I embraced spontaneity and played a mix of everything I've been enjoying lately from the worlds of jungle and hybrid 160 sounds. It was great to see all the positive reactions on the dancefloor and hear loads of lovely feedback after my set. It seemed many people enjoyed my rollercoaster of a selection, so I've decided to share this lovely memory on SoundCloud. Thank you once again to everyone who attended our Right Time event and made it such an amazing experience!

Tracklist: https://mentalien.blogspot.com/2024/12/mentalien-right-time-golya-2024-11-15.html

Mentalien - Right Time - Gólya, 2024-11-15

Producer, DJ and co-0wner at @delphiciris records
> Making Hybrid Bass Music 
and exploring sound through psychic rave dreams.  🔮✨

Music Releases __________

Behind the Violet Veil EP [Delphic Iris]
16 Faces - The Journey To [3024]
Counterforce (16 Faces Remix) [Delphic Iris]
The Moat (16 Faces 5am Mix) [Delphic Iris]
16 Faces - Into the Abyss [Self Released]

Gigs _______________


🌶️ 🔊 "Feed & Feedback" Community Chai- 18/5/25

 🧨 Mercury Strut NYD w @drox, Sydney, 1/1/25

3️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ Undercurrents Launch, Giri 8/11/24
📡  Vers Libre Radio with @omtheorem 26/9/24
📡 🥭 THF Radio: Hyphy Mangoes  6/7/24
⚫️ Open Tiny, Records Day  9/3/24

📡 THF Radio - Eternal EarWax  4/11/23
👁️  Delphic Iris in-store Kimchi records 2/9/23 
👁️  Delphic Iris launch Planetwax LDN 17/8/23 

Send me ur dubs
🎶 ✉️  promo [@] 16faces [dot] com  

___________

🎧 In a past life 
under my other aliases
I've shared lineups with

Goldie, Blawan, Randomer, Martyn, Africa Hitech, Oxide Neutrino (So Solid Crew), Wobble Squad, LX One, Seven, DJ 3 and others 

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"Yes yes! Delphic Whispers is naughty" - Bloodtrust (3024)

"love the vibe <3" - LUZ1E (Femme Bass Mafia)

"Big!!!" - Giordano (Soma / Voitax)

"sick"  - Cici (Rinse FM)

"Into The Abyss is a wonderfully eerie slice of ambient — the sound design is world-class, as is the arrangement and atmosphere" - Xlr8r

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16 Faces, the co-owner of Delphic Iris Records, is an enigmatic and experimental Berlin-based musician and producer with a keen interest in vinyl culture and a DIY approach to his craft. His productions and performances, as the name suggests, encompass a range of multifaceted styles, often skewing towards the strange, moody, and percussive, with a strong emphasis on unique sound
worlds. Originating from the arid suburbs of Australia and previously based in London, he has an extensive background that has taken him across several continents, enriching his deeply nuanced work with diverse inspirations. His influences include spaced-out ambient electronics, rich IDM rhythms, and a profound appreciation for a diverse array of dystopian UK styled bass music.

For the past year, 16 Faces has been part of Martyn's 3024 mentoring program, where he is honing his arranging skills and delving further into discussions on community building, justice, and integrity within today's electronic music scene and recently had a single out as part of 3024's Undercurrent Vol1 compilation.

During the pandemic, he collaborated with the independent Japanese fashion brand Beaugan. His previously unreleased track "Into the Abyss" was reworked into an eerie ambient synth score for their surreal and mysterious short film "Circadian," released in 2020 and featured on XLR8R.

He has also collaborated with the UK conceptual-noise tape label Algebra of
Need, touring Japan with them. His productions have received positive praise and DJ support from notable artists such as Clouds, Cici, Hybrid Theory, Bloodtrust, Adam Beyer, and Jacques Greene, establishing his credible clout in the industry.

About Mentalien:

As many DJs, Mentalien had already been a music freak at a young age. After a while his addiction focused mostly on jungle and drum&bass. Momentous tunes, like Inner City Life, Warhead or Friday made him fall in love with the genre so much that he started to collect records when he was 16. Later he widened his musical palette and started digging deeper in other genres like uk garage, house, techno and many other exciting styles which fit into the ’bass music’ category. Mentalien has been active in the Hungarian scene as a radio presenter and as a journalist as well. He has written articles, reviews and made interviews for the country’s well known music webzine, called Impulsecreator, aka drumandbass.hu, which was established back in 1999, and for various printed magazines. He is running a jungle and drum&bass radio show together with DJ Ren, called Dzsungel Konyve, it’s on air bi-weekly on Hungary’s biggest independent FM station, Tilos Radio. All through the years he played alongside many of his musical heroes, like Calibre, Machinedrum, D-Bridge, MJ Cole, Fracture, DJ Flight, DJ Storm, Zed Bias, Wookie, Marcus Intalex, El-B, Rockwell, DJ Marky, DJ EZ, Lenzman, Goldie, Oneman, DJ Die, Kingdom, Roska, Boddika and many more. When it comes to DJing, his vibe usually is very vocal, soulful and rolling, but he can be the man of extremes as well, and switch to darker, more experimental and industrial sounds.

Contact: mentalien@gmail.com

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