"My Lil’ Sweet Cherry Drop” is a complex, multi-layered track that blends smooth melodic tones with sharp lyrical undercurrents. At first glance, it sounds like a mellow, almost romantic piece — the title evokes softness, sweetness, and intimacy. But beneath the surface, DAVF weaves in stark references to conflict, survival, and psychological warfare, creating a tension between the personal and the political.

The central metaphor — the “cherry drop” — plays a double role. On one hand, it suggests something tender and desirable, possibly a person or a moment of peace. On the other, it may symbolize something far more volatile: a trigger, a loss of innocence, or even a casualty of a much larger battle. This kind of symbolic duality gives the track emotional depth and interpretive richness.

Lyrically, the track leans on:

Metaphor & Double Entendre: Romantic imagery is laced with darker, warlike connotations — blurring the line between love and struggle, pleasure and pain. This isn’t just wordplay; it’s a deliberate subversion of genre expectations, turning what seems like a love song into a coded message about internal and external conflict.

Juxtaposition: The production is soft and inviting, but the lyrics cut deeper. There’s an intentional contrast between the warm, almost seductive vibe of the music and the emotionally loaded content of the verses. This creates a kind of dissonance that draws the listener in, challenging them to look beyond the surface.

Conscious Rap Influence: DAVF’s lyrical delivery and structure borrow from conscious hip-hop traditions, embedding commentary on identity, power, and resistance into lines that could otherwise be mistaken for sweet nothings. It’s not overt political messaging — it’s coded, poetic, and emotional.

Ambiguity and Layering: The song never fully reveals its hand. It asks the listener to sit with contradictions — is the “cherry drop” a lover, a symbol of peace, a trauma, or all three at once? This layering invites repeated listens and deeper interpretation.

In essence, “My Lil’ Sweet Cherry Drop” is a song about more than love — it’s about what we lose and long for in a world shaped by struggle. It’s about finding softness in a hard place, or recognizing that even sweetness can carry the taste of something bitter underneath. A romantic lullaby on the surface, a battle cry underneath — DAVF crafts a song that’s both tender and devastating, light and heavy at once.

My lil' sweet cherry drop

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Cycles Podcast // 232 - Rawdecks

Welcome to Cycles introducing Rawdecks from Lisbon, Portugal. As a DJ, Rawdecks brings his distinctive flowing and energetic sound to every set. These are a reflection of his diverse influences and commitment to pushing the envelope within hypnotic and deep Techno. His productions embody a raw yet tightly crafted sound that blends deep, hypnotic atmospheres with intricate rhythms. Furthermore he is co-founder of Algumritmo Records and has released on various labels like Backhaus, TMM Recordings and Diffuse Reality. For Cycles he has prepared a tight set full of wild tracks and dirty vibes.

Switch on, tune in, flunk out!

Tracklist:
01: @montague00 - Sketch 2 (@symbolismtec Remix)
02: @kastilmusic - Db Lngths
03: @russ-920922103 - Ethereal Atmosphere
04: @theunbornchild - Right Person Wrong Time
05: @humanoidgods - Made Humans
06: @user-830403196 - Dusk (@gcod Remix) 
07: @bekkler - Hauptsache Nicht Anhalten (@dc11music Remix)
08: @border_control - Old Ghyll
09: @octaviooctaviooctavio - Soulless
10: @phyxx_music - Perpendicular Phase      
11: @kyohara - Orpheus
12: @taimer - Ley de Hambre
13: @nickoshuo - Supervision
14: @rawdecks1 - Monchique
15: @matias-bagato & @phraell-music -Meeting Point (@mrosati Remix)
16: @nls_ba - Despedidas Inesperadas
17: @humanoidgods - Harvested Strain
18: @nexusjmusic - Protocol
19: @hsop - Aurora
20: @flflflflflflf - Caotica
21: @lea-leguizamon-1 - Buscador De La Verdad (@lessha88 Remix)
22: @lucho_ve - Tokza Code
23: @conntex - Bloodbound

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Rawdecks // Cycles-232

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Run it Red 127 is here - 88 deep and featuring music from Oscar Mulero, Kerrie, Kr!z, R.M.K & Jamie Anderson, Jen Cruz, Elisa Bee and many more. As always full tracklist is below, so please check out the artists and labels!

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1. Shinedoe - Alkebulan. MTM
2. MarekSPolzki - Dub Injection. Defaultbox
3. Decius - Skin Of Tragedy. Trashmouth
4. Nicolas Vogler - Hip Shaka. Neblina
5. Deluka - Libra. Supercinema
6. Ben Klock & Fadi Mohem - Ultimately (Amotik Remix). Layer
7. Mike Storm - Signal Scatter. Recorded Things
8. Kerrie - Echoes Of. Tresor
9. Kr!z - Split Tongue. SK_Eleven
10. Sev Dah - Eerie Winds. Falling Ethics
11. Oscar Mulero - Caronte. Phyr
12. Illegal Circuit - Humans Error. Metro Black Series
13. Holden Federico - Hydro. SK_Eleven
14. Andrei Morant - Viento. Antimodus
15. Phasic 18 - Dissociation. Soma
16. Phara - The Ring. Token
17. Measure Divide - Denude. Clergy
18. Local Analyst - Fragility Is Beautiful. Edit Select
19. Border One - Warpshift	. SK_Eleven
20. Temudo - Extract 4.1. Newrhythmic
21. Slam - Violence. Soma
22. Nino Sebelic - Unknown. Pure Sonik
23. Montero - Duodecimal System. Edit Select
24. Jeroen Search - Lemuria. Repetitive Rhythm Research
25. Andrei Morant - Union. Antimodus
26. Firn - Trango Towers. Lazy Reflex Complex
27. Luca La Rocca - Flashlight. Rinascimento Electtronico
28. Nuke - Cotitero. Illegal Alien
29. Isaiah - Kwalijk. Life in Patterns
30. DAST - Power Thing (Conrad Van Orton Remix). Rebel Skin
31. Resonances IT Raftek - Sceening. Special Series
32. Victor Fernandez - Nothing To Celebrate. ANOAH
33. Marco Faraone & Yoav Nizri - Other Expression. Uncage
34. Deranged - Deep Within. PRTL WRX
35. R.M.K & Jamie Anderson - Foundation. Fossil Archive
36. Beau Didier - Noise. Beau
37. Orion - Verentia. Absence of Facts
38. Operator - Winding And Remote. Ilian Tape
39. Viels - Nessun Battito. Enemy
40. NWHR - Espacio De Espejismo. Prophet
41. Andrei Morant - Protagonist. Antimodus
42. Jeroen Search - Hydrospace. Repetitive Rhythm Research
43. Aureal - Cethor. Future Arkive
44. Pyramidal Decode - Excuses. Mord
45. Yazmin - Zenze Dance. ANOAH
46. UVB - Dossier 1-2. Dossier
47. Trunkline - Untitled. Unreleased
48. Dimi Angelis - Q2K. Mord
49. NWHR - Shadow Explorer. Prophet
50. Ron Allen - People Mover (Deep 6strumental). Strobe
51. AeFe - Intrance. MSD
52. UVB - Dossier 1-1. Dossier
53. Hertz & Oscar Escapa - Eternal Groove. Sway
54. YNNY - Carrier. Planet Rhythm
55. BLACK GIRL / WHITE GIRL - Higher Power. Hardgroove (Forthcoming)
56. Hertz - Chord Chamber. Sway
57. Jen Cruz - It's All About House Music. Hardgroove (Forthcoming)
58. JSPRV35 - Mystique. Illegal Alien
59. MMali - Matsuri 祭 (Inland Endemit Dub). Endemit
60. UVB - Dossier 1-4. Dossier
61. Slam - Lost Pattern. Soma
62. RNGD - Toxidrama. Illegal Alien
63. 543ff - Polymax. Lazy Reflex Complex
64. Fhase 87 - Southside. Sotor
65. Torso - Distant Reality. Edit Select
66. Singular Anomalies - Zeroth Law. Greta
67. DAST - Goraw (Deluka Remix). Rebel Skin
68. Fractious - Perplexed. Sway
69. Joaquin Ruiz - Rebirth. West Rules
70. Elisa Bee - Suerte. Truncate
71. UVB - Dossier 1-3. Dossier
72. Deranged - Dispute. PRTL WRX
73. Cirkle - Delta State. SK_Eleven
74. Tiptoes - My Love (Ben Silver Remix). Refuge
75. Lakej - Need To Act. Soma
76. PTTRNRCRRNT - Cyclone 2. Recorded Things
77. More Influenza - Drama. Kaiser
78. Sanna Mun - Duality (DisX3 Remix). Katabasis
79. Truncate - Forgotten. Truncate
80. Border One - Split Recall. Token
81. Drop-E - Divergence. Semantica
82. Amorphic - Desolation. Blueprint
83. R.M.K & Jamie Anderson - New Horizons. Fossil Archive
84. VC-118A - Blush. Delsin
85. YNNY - Ultima. Planet Rhythm
86. Imogen & Ben Pest - Captain Crunch. Wigs
87. Redray - Compute. Jack Playmobil
88. CEM3340 & 2030 - Circuit Take Control. Metroplex

BEN SIMS pres RUN IT RED 127. NOV 2025

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Amorphic - A56 - Symbolism

Amorphic - A66 - Symbolism

Amorphic - A85 - Symbolism

English translation:
Run, for they’ll catch you in the very act of life.
They’ll nail you to the cross as a sign.
Prayer drives you into utter annihilation.
Oh God, no, I don’t want this.
Thief of souls, in another’s name.
What have you done - your hell will come true.
With an imprinted crucifix, a deceitful ascension.
Tormented hypocrites they shall be, until their blood floods over.
Forever and ever, Amen.

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A collaborative tribe from Spain, Poland and Norway who keeps paving the road to musical freedom, inventions and consider themselves experimental, avantgarde and plays the strings to any given genres they hold closest to their hearts.
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