Release date: Sept 1st
DJ bwin
Cell Phone
FSL014
All tracks by Moritz Paul & Alex Hoppe
Artwork by Shauna McGowan
Germany's DJ bwin returns to First Second Label with a sub heavy offering of experimentational dubstep, bass, techno and trap for the dark smoke filled room in your brain. Moritz Paul aka Leibniz and Alex Hoppe aka CIO known for their label Hundert (alongside Felix Paul) have been pushing the boundaries of experimental bass, breaks, techno and dub and Cell Phone pushes their sound even further. Accompanied by a blissed out vibration filled remix from Berlin residing Cork born power house ELLLL this puts the icing on the cake for this already wobble heavy 12". The artwork, a combination of photography, paint and textiles is an extract from a cloth print by Irish artist and designer Shauna McGowan.

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FSL014 - DJ bwin - Cell phone W/ ELLLL Remix (Clips) - OUT NOW

Mix by DC FSLMan for the lovely Gadget & The Cloud
Broadcast 26th of July 2023

Tracklist:
Pessimist - Intro
Perila - Pocket Full Of Nothing
Space Afrika - Self
Michael O'Shea - Kerry
Cocteau Twins - Lazy Calm
Craig Leon - Standing Crosswise in the Square
ELLLL - Housebreaker (Atlantis Dub)
Serve Chilled - Eve's Theme
Alien D - UFO Love
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Red Light
Annie Lennox - Don't Get Me Down

Mix 4 Gadget & The Cloud Show by DC FSLMan (Threads Radio 26.07.23)

Sat in the park, listening to music on an old headset, watching as the world goes by with a wry smile and a hint of summertime nostalgia lingering in the air. It was warm and thick.

He watched as some kids kicked a football around on the grass, over in the corner another group were attempting to jump bikes. The smell of a barbecue drifted on the occasional breeze and the sound of popping bottles was startling from time to time. It was all in good spirits…

This was a simpler time, a dreamy time, before the flickering screens and the ringing of a damn cell phone…

DJ bwin pays homage to the sound of proper Dubstep on a new EP. The fresh faced producer has bold intentions and delivers a masterclass in bass weight on First Second Label. Watch out, you’ll probably hear this one damaging a sound system near you soon.

PREMIERE: DJ bwin - Cell Phone [First Second Label]

First Second Label present PLUS001 "Wonder / Llamada Romantica", a two track club ready EP from Irish producer and DJ Matt Finnegan or as we all know him; Plus One.
Very limited stamped white label of one big vibed out anthem and one all out garage stepper. Wonder & Llamada Romantica have been getting road tested from some big names over the last year, including the latter closing out Ben UFO's most recent Lot Radio appearance in New York. 

A1. Wonder
B1. Llamada Romantica

Out Feb 2nd 2024
All tracks by Matt Finnegan
Stamp Artwork by Rachael Kaye Mellor

FSLPlus001 - Plus One - Wonder / Llamada Romantica (Clips) - OUT NOW

Artist: Glimmerman
Title: Temple Sublet
Label: First Second Label
Cat: FSL015

London residing, yet remaining very much Dublin's son Glimmerman returns for his third outing on First Second Label with Temple Sublet. Four across the board soundscapes into bass, 2-step and wub heavy anthems tipped off with a haunting verse from London based poet and lyricist Older Brother.


Tracklist:
A1. Glimmerman - Temple Sublet
A2. Glimmerman - Scatter (feat Older Brother)
B1. Glimmerman - Alleged Jinx
B2. Glimmerman - Reversing

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FSL015 - Glimmerman - Temple Sublet (Clips) - OUT NOW

The rooms were empty, each one sprawled out one after the other as they wandered between the vast corridors casting glances down hallways and into chambers. This place was magical, a temple of paradise in which wild things had happened and great kings and princes had reigned.

Who knew what fabled lore had been spoken of between these walls. The parties, the dances and the moments shared.

Now it sat empty, a temple for sublet, empty and waiting for the highest bidder.

Yet they never bid.

Glimmerman returns to First Second Label with a belter of an EP. One for the bass heads and the basement movers and shakers.

PREMIERE: Glimmerman - Temple Sublet [First Second Label]

The bus weaved between towerblocks, the road was tightly packed with cars and the people hustling and bustling their way home from work under the smog. The city was dimly lit and it was hard to recognise the faces which passed by the window. Perhaps ge knew some of them from days gone by. After all, once upon a time he was out here everyday.

The bell rang suddenly and the doors rattled open.

He glanced upwards only to be greeted with a familiar smile. The kind he hadn’t seen for quite a while, the wild sort which meant that what came next was anyones guess.

Coe is set to release a stormer of a two track EP on First Second Label. This one holds no punches and is set for dark basements, big soundsystems and beyond. It bangs and rumbles with a throb.

PREMIERE: Coe - Skooma [First Second Label]

Time for the 16th episode of the variFocast guestmix series. Here’s a new late summer mix by Madera that explores the creative possibilities at around 100 BPM. One hour of deep bass music with head-nodding vibes, heavy grooves and sub pressure made for big soundsystems. Enjoy!

01 Adam Johnson – Changer Demain
02 Akkord – Smoke Circle
03 Yushh & Facta – Fairy Liquor
04 Keppel – Stanley Knife
05 Kouslin – The Beast Of Bolsover
06 Glimmerman – Step Mode
07 Nick Leon – Separation Anxiety
08 Big Ever – Apti
09 Ayesha – Swim
10 Kouslin – Sharper
11 Loop LF – IZ 200
12 DJ Plead – El Es
13 Atrice – Aracaea
14 Mosca - Thin That Blood Down
15 Plastikman – Ethnik

variFocast #16 - Madera

Artist: Small Crab
Title: Sonder
Label: First Second Label
Cat: FSL0016
Release date: 24th October

FSL returns with a 12" from German born, Dublin based artist Small Crab on her label debut.

Deemed "one to watch in 2025" by Mixmag, real name Anastasia Rigaud takes us on an education of Introspective and laid out steppers for the smoked out dark room.

To top it all off the release features a very driving main room cut mix from London based, Dublin's son Glimmerman.

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FSL016 - Small Crab - Sonder (Clips) - OUT NOW

Coe & DC went b2b to split up the wobblers with some wafty techers, minimal and garage for the 10 Years of First Second Label party at Paloma in Berlin on the 8th of November of 2025.

Coe & DC FSLMan at Paloma, Berlin - 8.11.25

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