Mary Yuzovskaya's vinyl-only, Berlin-via-Brooklyn Monday Off label continues to explore techno's shadowy depths; where the music's subtle dynamics unfurl in intensely cerebral and psychedelic ways. The rising Roman producer Hoedus, who's previously contributed to one of the Various Artist compilations, offers three exquisite new tracks on this latest edition to MOFF's catalogue.

The propulsion of opening track Frames rolls in like a summer's evening thunderstorm; fresh and unrelenting as its elements swirl around the listener, while ever-crescendoing in subdued intensity. Moving Up Slowly follows suit, but unlike its namesake, it dives straight into peak time energy with ravey drones that slowly evolve into an array of tripping tones that tunnel straight into the brain.
The following side begins with MOFF fave Spanish artist Orbe remixing Moving Up Slowly; its energy further increased tenfold as otherworldly sounds dance around the main motif with frenetic intensity. Gravity Zero closes out the EP by simmering away with body-centric rhythms and a heady afterglow that's reminiscent of an extended sunrise moment.


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Mastering: Artefacts Mastering Studio
Artwork: Liza Shutova

Monoceros

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B1. Hoedus - Moving Up Slowly (ORBE Remix) - MOFF013 (snippet)

B2. Hoedus - Gravity Zero - MOFF013 (snippet)

Mary Yuzovskaya’s vinyl-only Monday Off imprint delivers the sixth instalment of its various artists series, calling in a crew of talented artists to explore deep, cosmic anomalies and soothing modular soundscapes. Kicking off the compilation is Poland-via-Berlin artist Blazej Malinowski, a true wizard with sound, whose ‘Ocean’ sees rich textural synths crash like waves onto driving low-end. The Gods Planet, Svreca’s Semantica, and 012 artist is followed by Nonplus+ and Blank Slate’s Michal Wolski, who delivers ‘Essence’, a track boasting squelchy sequences, subtle acid and swirly psychedelia.

‘Black Moss’ is next, a minimalistic tripper by Xhato that expertly weaves rolling synthlines into sturdy drum work. It’s a constantly evolving, deep space adventure before Milena Glowacka closes the EP with distant, foggy wastelands and dubbed-out hypnotics in ‘Dystopia’. Volume 6 of Monday Off’s compilation cements itself as another must-have collector's item for those venturing into the trippier side of techno.

Mastering: Artefacts Mastering Studio
Artwork: Liza Shutova
Exclusive Distribution Worldwide: Triple Vision Distribution
Format: Vinyl Only

Various Artists vol. 6

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A1. Blazej Malinowski - Ocean - MOFF014 (Snippet)

A2. Michal Wolski - Essence - MOFF014 (Snippet)

B1. Xhato - Black Moss - MOFF014 (Snippet)

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B2. Milena Glowacka - Dystopia - MOFF014 (Snippet)

Mary Yuzovzskaya's 'The More Your Know' EP is released via her vinyl-only label Monday Off in spring and is her first solo EP since 2022. The Berlin-based artist returns to her imprint following her tracks taking root on labels like Kvalia, Mnestic, and Semantica.

Up first on the record, 'Ittiologia' wriggles up in intensity with unbent drums and mysterious pads, building up to an unexplored alien soundscape marked by distant, otherworldly sonar pings. 'Micologia' follows, squelchy synths prattle amongst each other as rich bursts of low-end and splashes of 303 envelop the mind.

On the flip, 'Astrometria' reaches for the starry sky in full modular glory. Sequences bounce up and down as filtered synths woosh in the background before 'Oceanologia' dives into the abyss as the ideal closer. Its hypnotic bassline is accompanied by the foreboding sounds of the deep, rounding off yet another exemplary showcase of excellent sound design from Mary Yuzovskaya and her Monday Off label.

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Mastering: Artefacts Mastering
Artwork: Liza Shutova

The More You Know

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A2. Mary Yuzovskaya - Micologia - MOFF015 (snippet)

B1. Mary Yuzovskaya - Astrometria - MOFF015 (snippet)

B2. Mary Yuzovskaya - Oceanologia - MOFF015 (snippet)

The recording of my closing set at Elysia Basel, March 23 2024.

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Mastered by @xhato

Mary Yuzovskaya @ Elysia Basel | 23 March 2024

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