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Recorded at (daytime) broadcast in friendly gathering by @crewq & didomik. Tbilisi, Georgia.

crewq & TESTFM @ didomik  — 17/02/2024

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The long awaited split release from electro ninjas Cyan85 and Greenwald. Six fat tracks that will launch any dance floor to the space.

Cassette & Digital

Written and produced by Cyan85, Greenwald 
Mastered for digital by Anunak 
Mastered for tape by Aleksey Letko at Rollex records 
Manufactured at Go Tape 
Artwork by Irina Dobromyslova 
Executive producer — Stanislav Kalivasin 
Thanks to urwaxx crew

@cyan85 @greenwald32 @urwaxx

Buy: https://testfm.bandcamp.com/album/cyan85-greenwald-east-2-east

EAST 2 EAST

TSTFM005: CYAN85 / GREENWALD — EAST 2 EAST EP (sampler)

Recording from АХОЛА festival 2021.
@hipushit

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TESTFM x Cruise w/ Saint City Lovers — 1/08/2021

After releasing four compilations on cassettes featuring tracks from Bliss Inc., Low Tape, Maruwa, DJ Lifegoals, Greenwald, DJ Safeword and others St.Petersburg based label Snippets Music present their first vinyl release. EP was written and produced by a musician from Utrecht, a regular guest of Operator Radio and the author of the digital release "Trans Atlantique" for Gestalt Records — Tifra.
 
For the debut vinyl release Tifra has prepared three tracks which were remixed by the artist who released vinyl releases on Lobster Theremin, Craft Music and GASP Records — Marco Lazovic and label head of 10010 Records — Ksky.

Artist: Tifra / Marco Lazovic / @tifradj @marco_lazovic
Album: Mesoamerica EP
Label: Snippets Music / @snppts
Release date: 25/05/22
Format: vinyl /digital
Buy vinyl: https://www.deejay.de/Tifra_Mesoamerica_EP_SPWX001_Vinyl__981653
Buy digital: https://snppts.bandcamp.com/album/spwx001-mesoamerica-ep

Mesoamerica EP [SPWX001]

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PREMIERE: Tifra — Mount Qaf (Marco Lazovic Remix) (Snippets Music, 2022)

Обнаружили запись спонтанного b2b2b2b2b сета с вечеринки Квир Мир x TESTFM в поле. Андрей Клинг, Тсой, Богдамн и Маша Вольюм. Почти 3 часа бодрого стафа и неожиданных ходов. Транс, рок, электро, рэп и так далее.

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Квир Мир x TESTFM: Andrey Kling & Tsyo & Bogdamn & Masha Volum @ поле — 4/06/2022

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TESTFM x вир мир w/ Maksimovna — 23/07/22

'Marble' was produced in 1997 by a guy from Amsterdam. It became known years after, when it was included in a keygen software for Ableton Live. The author himself found out about this fact just a couple of years ago.
The track was available to anyone on Mod Archive, yet still we felt there was a reason it should appear on CRUISE compilation as it reflects the spirit of the time we all cherish and try to recreate at our parties.
We've reached the author and asked whether he'd like to release this track officially. We found out Hans was only 15 when he wrote 'Marble'. Not only he gave us his blessing, but also did a new mixdown of the track for CRUISE tape, almost 25 years later!

Artist: Reactor Grits / @reactor-grits
Title: "Marble"
Label: Cruise Records / @waxninja
Release date: 16 September 2022
Format: cassettes & digital
Buy: https://linktr.ee/cruisewhois

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CRUISE is a Moscow-based night that focuses on 90s finest — old school hip-hop, garage house, breakbeat hardcore and jungle. Every once in a while local vinyl enthusiasts, artists and radio hosts from Wax Ninja crew (Artem Xio, Foxxylove and MB4) and Tiger Balms crew (Skye, Fine) gather nostalgic music lovers so that they can cruise through different BPMs and genres in a home-like atmosphere.

This release is the essence of CRUISE captured on tape: 15 tracks from the crème de la crème of the Russian underground scene. A full-scale journey into the sound of drum machines, analog synths, obscure samples and what not; a heart-warming homage to music from New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Detroit, London, Manchester, Essex, Bristol and different cities across Italy.

N-Tone, Maxi Skratch and Luge are there with their beats and scratches; HI TOP and Osipenko Bus Stop (Ant To Be when he makes jungle) deliver some proper UKG; Keroz and DJ 0000 (DJ 1985’s alter ego) are going deep and melodic; Cream Soda, BRTS, Scruscru & S.Timoshenko and Heavy Blunt fill this tape with house bangers; Artem Xio, Mix Master Kutyma, FTRRLT alongside Amsterdam native Reactor Grits do breakbeat and drum’n’bass. And don’t forget about the funny skits that turn this compilation into an 90s style album that tells a story.

To make your CRUISE even more real — this tape release was enriched with an olfactory dimension: look out for a scented scratch & sniff card inside your box!

PREMIERE: Reactor Grits — Marble (2022 Mix)(Cruise Records, 2022)

Artist: Greenwald / @greenwald32
Title: Is What i Like
Label: urwaxx / @urwaxx
Release date: October, 2022
Format: vinyl/digital
Order/pre-order: https://urwaxx.bandcamp.com/album/is-what-i-like

Label's words: "urwaxx returns with a long awaited second vinyl from Greenwald. Inside 5 tracks showing exploration of electro and breaks music. “Is What I Like” represents a reflection of his own vision of these styles.

The premiered track, ‘Is What I Like’ continues to explore ghetto sound. The track uses samples from different eras which are connected in a united atmosphere".

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PREMIERE: Greenwald — Is What I Like (urwaxx, 2022)

Oberton is a duo of Eldar Mukhomedzyanov and Alexei Vainer whose sound is based on contrast of groovy electronic beats and calling for rethinking poetry. Their first EP is going to be released in January 2023 on Друг Records.

The first single «Нечто» ('Something') is about acceptance of fear and its influence. The envelopment of darkness is unstoppable until there comes the realization that everyone is both part of the light and part of the darkness at the same time. «Нечто» is epicenter of life, where lines of light and darkness meet.

Artist: Oberton
Title: Светотень EP 
Label: ДРУГ / @droog_records
Release date: January 19, 2023
Format: digital
Buy: https://droogrecords.bandcamp.com/album/-

https://www.instagram.com/droog_records/
https://www.instagram.com/oberton.live/

PREMIERE: Oberton — Нечто (ДРУГ, 2023)

This mix we've got from Roma Nemov, a DJ who knows how to surprise, hypnotise and make you dance eventually. Just press play to take this trip. 

@danceofdecision

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TESTFM MIX 12: Roma Nemov

Droog Records’s second EP gives us a soft touch of nostalgic house music that arouses feelings of love and hope. Интересные Ощущения (Interesnye Oschuschenia) and Renata Litvinova “rate this planet with zero points” and Enfant and Elena Solovei are starting “a new life, pure as spring”.

Artist: Интересные Ощущения / @interesnyeoshchushchenia
Title: Этой Планете Новая Жизнь
Label: Друг Records / @droog_records
Format: digital
Buy: https://droogrecords.bandcamp.com/album/--2

PREMIERE: Интересные Ощущения — Этой Планете (Друг Records, 2023)

«snatches of memory covered by a warm blanket of yesteryear 
we idealise the past and remember what we wish we could remember 
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones 
i know i'm just filthy water, impure, i'm trash 
you will never sorry me and that’s alright» 

scraps of memories from the sick summer of 2020 and many personal revelations mixed in with dub and analogue experiments by lutin

full release: https://testfm.bandcamp.com/album/lutin-gradual-change-of-pleasure

Written & produced by lutin (@losthelmet)
Mastering by Alexey Letko

released April 16, 2023

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TSTFM012: lutin "gradual change of pleasure" (excerpts)

This mix is a game of fascinating juxtaposition. The goal of the game is to assemble a coherent story from the contrast of hyper-emotions, a playful groove and cartoon sound overlay. Spinning it in a circle, it will help to blur the familiar sensual stereotype, focus on the context, see it in details and reconstruct it to focus on new accents that will excite creative energy. Take a ride on this emotional swing!

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@chuddigg

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Unknown Album

TESTFM MIX 14: Chuddy

1. Sa — Spiny / @levmas00
2. X.Y.R. — Lost Cities / @x-y-r
3. Ayan Joy — spa / @ayanjoy
4. qwqwqwqwa — emergency loop / @qwqwqwqwa
5. Denis Riabov — Macadami / @denisriabov
6. X.Y.R. — Despair / @x-y-r
7. Digital Je — Fio Digital / @user-451619367
8. Luch — Change (You Need That) 
9. Dear Stream, — a manerie de Focualt / @dearstream
10. Krayeved — Gatechoir / @krayeved
11. ft x Tsyo x Victoria Gorskaya — Jam#0 / @tsyo

A part of the earnings will go to charity. We can't name the fund because of some participated artists are still in Russia and that's really dangerous for their freedom.

Buy: https://testfm.bandcamp.com/album/various-artist-2

TSTFM013: Various Artists vol. 2 (excerpts)

This number fifteen episode was recorded by lutin, whom you may know from our broadcastes and her "gradual change of pleasure" EP that was released on our label in April and has been provided on streamings recently. Nika Maurer – her name in real life – is an independent Russian electronic musician creating music in different genres. Her two main projects are lutin — weird dub experimental electronica and Lost Helmet — raw post-industrial sound with broken rhythms. In this mix she combined the sound of both projects. On that note we leave you with the mix and recommend to keep an eye on her music activity. 

lutin: @losthelmet
"gradual change of pleasure" EP: https://lnkfi.re/lutin

lutin's EP

TESTFM MIX 15: lutin

“I Am Here Now, When Will You Be Here Again?” collects 28 contemporary voices, from or with connection to the music landscape of Copenhagen today. 

In 28 songs and more than two hours of music ”I Am Here Now, When Will You Be Here Again?” presents a multitude of expressions. An empty holiday retreat, a portrait of a season’s end. Echoes of emotion, laughter in the background, someone cried here too. Sandalwood scent or patchouli, rain pools gathering on the piled up daybeds, it is colder now. If the storm comes, i’ll let myself get carried away too. I am here now, when will you be here again? 

The compilation is presented digitally and as a limited set of cassettes out late October “I Am Here Now, When Will You Be Here Again?” is the newest addition to a lineage of Posh Isolation compilations. Sung in voices of today it echoes a past cry; 

“Give me a mask to put my face in. A mask to put over my other mask. What do I care if some curious person sees my flaws? Let this mask, with its black eyebrows, blush for me.” 

Artist: Lyra Valenza / @lyravalenza
Title: "I Am Here Now, When Will You Be Here Again?"
Label: Posh Isolation / @poshisolation
Date: October 27, 2023
Buy: https://poshisolation.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-here-now-when-will-you-be-here-again

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PREMIERE: Lyra Valenza — Reverie (Posh Isolation)

The 16th issue of our mix series was recorded by Chaotic Discord, known for his meticulous selections in DJing, producing tracks, and running his own record label, @tsarskoyeselo


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TESTFM MIX 16: Chaotic Discord

Heaven On Earth is a transcendental act standing at the crossroads of a whole spectrum of genres related to noise, full of religious awe.

The mix we collected especially for TESTFM will show the origin and the direction our project is going to follow — from the classics of post-industrial to its latest emanations. Our debut album is ready and will be released soon on the label, the name of which we would like to keep secret for now. Besides, in the second part of the mix you can hear our unreleased demos.

@colour0
@losthelmet
inst: https://www.instagram.com/heavenonearth.project/


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TEST MIX 17: Heaven On Earth

crewq & testfm: ri — 17/02/2024

crewq & testfm: furrr — live — 17/02/2024

crewq & testfm: Evgeny Bylina — live — 17/02/2024

crewq & testfm: sahaa — tapes — 17/02/2024

Recorded at (daytime) broadcast in friendly gathering by @crewq & didomik. Tbilisi, Georgia.

@tvjllwg7vi7x

crewq & testfm: Doctor Notchy — tapes — 17/02/2024

Emil Mirzoev—sound enthusiast, dj and vinyl collector with ever evolving territories of sound explorations from electro-acoustics and world music to experimental electronics and bass/dub music. Curator of charity events in Tbilisi  "fff". Recently shared his selections on radios like Rinse, Lyl, Kiosk, Mutant radio and Tempo Não Pára.

This mix is mainly a reflection of what Emil would play in a club recently, straight forward narrative of deconstructed bass, contemporary dub techno, bleep and some dubby songs and airy ambient for intro and outro.

@emmiill24

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TEST MIX 18: Emill Mi

Bogdan Ra is based in the musical hotbed of Lisbon and his excellent What Is A DJ? EP on Craft Music Records takes its inspiration from the late 80s acid house and Italo, displaying a real mix of vintage charm and contemporary relevance that will strike all the right notes on the dancefloor. From the snappy title cut to the electro rhythms of 'Arroios' via the funky disco rhythms of 'Tonic Glue' and feel good factor of closer 'That's All', this is quality production that will more than stand the test of time.

Artist: Bogdan Ra @bogdan_ra
Title: What Is A DJ?
Label: Craft Music @craftmusique
Cat. CMR007
Release date: 01 Jul 24
Format: 12” + digital

Pre-order: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/bogdan-ra-what-is-a-dj-vinyl/1010462-01/

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PREMIERE: Bogdan Ra — Arroios (Craft Music, 2024)

Stunning 4-tracker by contemporary Japan's fine electronic mind Doltz @doltzdeep

Meta-ambient, beyond space, heavy yet subtle mixture of tranquility and anxiety that will take a listener on a hypnotizing journey through furtive meanings and rhythms.

Issued on 12-inch black vinyl disc jacketed in the design envelope.

Artist: Doltz (Fukuoka, Japan) / @doltzdeep
Label: @shurale_records (Kazan)
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: May 2024
Presale: www.decks.de/track/doltz-komainu/cmk-3r
Bandcamp: shuralerecords.bandcamp.com

PREMIERE: Doltz — Komainu (Shurale, 2024)

POLEJAM, an emerging artist from the Netherlands, proudly presents his latest EP, "It's Been a Few...(But It's) All Good, Mate". This release promises an exhilarating blend of organic house beats and nostalgic summer vibes.

POLEJAM's EP features four dynamic tracks, including standout singles "It's Been a Few..." and "All Good, Mate", accompanied by remixes from talented artists Shevin Kields and Coben8. Each remix brings a fresh perspective to the originals, enhancing their dance-floor appeal.

"It's Been A Few..." explores the depths of house music, infusing organic samples and rhythmic textures and percussions that keep the energy alive. Meanwhile, "All Good, Mate" embodies a vibrant 90s aesthetic with its 4-on-the-floor rhythm, resonant synth pads, and infectious melodies.

POLEJAM's EP showcases the artist's approach to house music, blending nostalgia with contemporary production techniques. This release is a must-have for anyone looking to experience the essence of summer through electronic music.

Artist: @polejamdj
Label: @sound-transitions
Buy: https://soundtransitions.bandcamp.com/album/polejam-its-been-a-few-but-its-all-good-mate-ep

PREMIERE: POLEJAM — It's Been A Few... (Sound Transitions, 2024)

You may like it or not, but Jacaranda has been all about broken and bass music so far. And it is going to stay the same in the July of 2024 too, because the new mix was recorded by Viner (but I would call it a masterpiece rather than a mix). It is a huge honor to have Viner as a guest. He is a Barcelona-based musician with a release background on Tripalium Corp and Get Busy Records.  

The mix partially contains some of Viner’s unreleased tracks and they are setting the mood for the hour of unswitchable music.

In this mix series, Andrey Lipa would like to explore broken, crumbled, and non-obvious dance music with the help of his friends. You can expect a wide-ranging journey with the primary goal of making you twitch somehow.

@vinerrrrr
@andrew-lipa

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The Sand In Your Eyes EP is a primitive soundscape. A space where random particles, fragments, entire layers from different existences and planes meet, destroying the usual associations. Two viscous sides, four tracks as a reflection of a cyberpunk thriller with a reverse composition.

Artist: @primitiwe
Label: self-released
Release date: 4 July 2024
Order: https://primitiwe.bandcamp.com/album/the-sand-in-your-eyes

PREMIERE: Primitive — Rental Snake (Self-released)

Strange FM is the mastermind behind the labels Analog Concept and SCENA ACID, which originated in Saint Petersburg and relocated to Tyumen six months ago. Vladimir has released a series of stars on these labels, including Convextion, John Beltran, Reedale Rise, Fasme, Nullptr, Datawave, and more.

This set was recorded by the artist exclusively for TEST FM. In this mix, you won’t find his usual electro and Detroit sounds; instead, the artist showcases the diversity of his taste with a fresh, contemporary vibe.

SoundCloud : @ancpt
Bandcamp : www.analogconcept.bandcamp.com
Instagram : www.instagram.com/analogconcept

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Strange FM @ TESTFM — 4/07/2024

Listen to "All My Ambient (Love Mix) " by DJ HeadSick taken from “New Life” out on 2nd August via @mestnost-records

Dj HeadSick is a musician Kolya Dolgov, a member of projects "Payta" and "Prodelki Bolnoy Golovy". His new album New Life is a formatted and pressed cube of great lot of experiences, memories, pain, and placidity. But it's beautiful because only poets can simply make any picture pause and contemplate on any moment, no matter what it’s like.

"It doesn't matter why something changes in life – what's important is finding the strength to accept any outcome, both good and bad," says Kolya.

The album New Life is about life, big changes, relationships, and about different places, of course. It covers wide geography – being born in Murmansk, spending childhood in Sevastopol, studying in Krasnodar and then moving to Moscow due to a glowing interest in music and its language.

"This album is packed with light and hope, pain and offences, and immense love," says the author. Listening to the album is like reading Tolstoy's "Childhood," but it's all about Kolya. Here he is watching the cartoon "Kotenok po imeni Gav", here he is falling in love, here he is listening to jungle music for the first time, here he is losing his life's foundations and finding them again in deep broken beats. 

"Maybe there's too much poetry in my words, but that's just my truth as it is"
 The rest about Kolya will be told by his melodies and rhythms.

Artist: DJ HeadSick / @user-251557634 
Label: @mestnost-records
Purchase: https://mestnost.bandcamp.com/album/new-life

PREMIERE: DJ HeadSick — All My Ambient (Love Mix)

In this mix, you'll discover @ssha99y 's exclusive unreleased tracks, inspired by Arabic motifs and imagined desert journeys. A seamless fusion of ethnic sounds with light, sophisticated electronic music. 

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Run by @werfol, the “delirium” show is dedicated to unearthing unique outsider artists who craft their own music or curate events across the globe. These hidden gems often slip under the radar of mainstream audiences. Werfol’s mission is to seek out these innovators and invite them to create a mix that showcases their distinct artistic vision.

delirium w/ sha99y

We've kicked off our monthly takeover on Lisbon’s Lusophonica radio. In this format, we’ll explore the local scene and also invite traveling DJs who are in the city at the time. Stay tuned.

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Hailing from GDL, MX, Lupercia is a Berlin based music cognoscenti. She is a staunch feminist, proud “off with their heads” style hater and anti-cool advocate with a strong allegiance to the underprivileged and unfortunate. 

@l00percia

TESTFM @ Lusophonica w/ Lupercia — 16/08/2024

Burning the midnight soil, Wormbox is the amalgamation of two new age cats — Break Mode and Cole Baby whose collaboration results in something really far out. With mixes for Electric Shapes and Gop Tun, and a growing list of productions popping up on labels around the world, these two worms demonstrate a special pairing which is anything but grounded. Their jams are uniquely sewn together by combining each of their distinct production styles, creating a truly singular sound. Pulling from all sides of their electronic and dance music predecessors, the outcome is just as delightful as it is unexpected.

Afterlife is a perfect example how Wormbox have woven their tapestry of production together with off kilter breakbeat rhythms, tasteful melody synth and 303 lines, with a sprinkling of effects and samples throughout.

Artist: @wormbox
Label: @paradiaa

PREMIERE: Wormbox — Afterlife (Paradia)

"I am utterly pleased to share a new guest mix by a Brest-based artist Simon Capillon, who is a part of Dans La Zone (@danslazone) and is now getting known more as Gneiss (@gneiss-music). 

He is about to release his new EP on Tripalium Corp label (@tripalium-corp) so that is a perfect opportunity to get to know him better. One of his previous releases caught my eye around a year ago and I have been looking on his development as an artist since than. I love the mood his tracks are setting, I also love to listen to his live performances and I am very grateful that Simon accepted my invite and recorded a mix for Jacaranda.

In fact, that is not a mix. That is a live trance-ish set which Simon recorded solely for Jacaranda. I find it matching perfectly with a sunset bike ride across the city as it is a pulsating yet quite relaxing composition of sounds." ~ Andrey Lipa

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In this mix series, Andrey Lipa would like to explore broken, crumbled, and non-obvious dance music with the help of his friends. You can expect a wide-ranging journey with the primary goal of making you twitch somehow.

@andrew-lipa

Jacaranda w/ Gneiss (live)

Marat Shainsky aka Frunk29’s third album of cyclical six-string shapes for NNF further threads his needle of treated guitar, metronomic rhythm, and slipstream electronics—this time into a 12-track suite inspired by “the free energy of nature: ”Drifting Horses. Recorded across 2023 at home, the songs conjure moods of open plains, big skies, and endless journeys, plucked and strummed through webs of kaleidoscopic FX. Patterns ripple and reverberate, lifting into swells of melody, gold dust, and drift.

There’s an ease to Shainsky’s style, born of daily playing and discovery, limber navigations with familiar tools, echoing in his head on long forest walks with his dog. Music of vignettes and vistas, glimpses and memories, spilling from the source to somewhere beyond tomorrow.

Artist: @frunk29
Label: @not-not-fun-1
Releases October 4, 2024
Order/preorder: https://frunk29.bandcamp.com/album/drifting-horses

Drifting Horses

PREMIERE: Frunk29 — Kushim (Not Not Fun)

Sasha Foam has launched his Bandcamp page to release a track that he created a year ago. The track was inspired by unreleased "Dansa Erotica" by Dazion.
 
Supported by Natasha Bai, Tim Sweeney, Kalivas, Aleksey Krjuk, Denis Enfant, Martem, Kane Banner, and TESTFM.

You can now purchase his music and show your support.

Artist: @sashafoam
Purchase: https://sashafoam.bandcamp.com/track/sasha-foam-orza-hair-2

PREMIERE: Sasha Foam — Orza Hair

Behind the moniker, Sortblod is musician and songwriter Gustav Hedemann Christensen, who, in addition to his work for his solo project, is also part of the Danish indie-trio Uden Ord. 

This fall (15th of November), he is releasing his debut album ‘Nye sange’ ('New songs'), consisting of 5 songs with lyrics (in Danish) and vocals, and 5 instrumental compositions. The songs oscillate between themes of love and care, while also attempting to understand various forms of despair and their origins. Amid a collage of sounds, including ceramic keyboards, acoustic guitars, sine wave synths, and homemade beats, the listener is often guided by a present and bright vocal. Through these intimate tones, the album explores how the cute and lingering might soften some of the harsher aspects of society.

The instrumental part of the album is, amongst many other things, inspired by Ohio-based sound genius Galen Tipton, ambient legend Pauline Oliveros, and a general TikTok-paced stream of consciousness. On the album it is often the contrast between the fast and the slow that seems to emerge to the surface, commenting on our consumer society and asking questions about how to create an alternative way of thinking and being.

@user-785062598

PREMIERE: Sortblod — Antiwork

Tandreh is the project of Georgy Sidorenko, a Siberian-born, Belgium-based musician and DJ, also known as Shorlax. 

On “Swamp Reflections”, his tape-debut album on Bonambi, he chose to primarily compose on bass guitar, offering a captivating exploration—a quest both in minimalism and introspection. 

The core of the journey is built around a raw sound that anchors the music in a sense of organic, almost primitive energy. This focus on his favorite instrument is not only rhythmic but also textural, drawing the contours of melancholic and visceral music. 

Through these 10 tracks, he weaves an intricate tapestry of abstract imagery and elusive themes, creating a narrative that is more felt than understood. Tracks like “Melted Walls” and “Pall Mall”, whose lyrics are both cryptic and impenetrable, contribute to the album's general air of mystery. 

Tandreh has crafted an album that is as stimulating as it is intriguing, rewarding those who venture into its depths with an enigmatic and atmospheric experience.

Artist: Tandreh / @shorlax
Album Title: Swamp Reflections
Length: 36:21
Genre: Ambient / Ballads / Abstract 
Label: Bonambi 
Mastering: Denis Wouters at NoFi Studios
Release date: November 27th
Format: Tape (ltd. edition of 50 copies) & Digital

Purchase: https://tandreh.bandcamp.com/album/swamp-reflections

PREMIERE: Tandreh — Ladoga (Bonambi Records)

Hailing from Birmingham, UK, Delta is known for his cutting-edge fusion of dubstep, grime and techno - to name just a few. 

'Shootum' is packed full with punishing subs, warped basses and expertly crafted drums. 
The EP pulses with rhythmic intensity and sonic depth. Each track is littered with vocal elements that add a unique texture, reflecting the roots of his hometown. To wrap up the EP, Delta enlists long-time collaborator DRESSCODE.

Purchase: 99ctsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/delta-shootum-ep

@deltadubs
@99ctsrcrds

Shootum Ep

PREMIERE:  Delta — Shootum (99CTS Records)

Ay Papi Issues w/ uvd tsao

It's been nearly a year and a half since our show began, and since then, this sound become extremely significant in the electronic music scene. Portuguese vocals, dembow, and funk rhythms are now everywhere—in TikTok and Berlin clubs, in cars and cafes. They call that sound Latincore now and there’s no longer a need to spotlight it, it speaks by itself loudly and clearly.

In my farewell mix, I want to showcase other facets of modern electronic music from artists across Central and South America. This mix explores diverse BPMs and genres that go beyond the club scene, each carrying a distinct mark of its cultural roots.

@uvd_tsao
Other issues: on.soundcloud.com/dVUh4

Ay Papi Issues w/ uvd tsao — 15/11/2024

Dream Chimney is excited to announce the release of “Ilha Espacial,” a captivating 6-track EP by the enigmatic producer Sasha Foam. Set to launch on November 25th, this sonic voyage blends balearic, techno, downtempo and acid elements into a hypnotic cosmic journey.

Sasha Foam, a renowned DJ, producer, and integral member of the TESTFM team as well as Night Lovers, has been steadily building a reputation for his distinctive sound and eclectic selections. With “Ilha Espacial,” he delves deeper into his experimental side, with a collection of six tracks that evoke feelings of interstellar exploration and late night introspection.

“Ilha Espacial” will be followed by a series of remixes from esteemed artists such as Hysteric, X.Y.R, Arsenii, and more. These reimaginations promise to further expand the sonic universe of the original EP, offering fresh perspectives and interpretations.

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Sasha Foam “Ilha Espacial”
Releases: November 25, 2024
Purchase: https://dreamchimney.bandcamp.com/album/ilha-espacial

PREMIERE: Sasha Foam — Tribiany (Dream Chimney)

Analog Concept Records presents the ‘Multitudes Ep’ from Macedonia's techno maestro and prolific DJ, Mihail P. 

  In these 4 tracks are a fine mix of atmosphere, intricate electro and techno drum foundation, with warm hues of melody that seep smoothly into the imagination. It's old school minimal approach creates max quality in feelings like that of its early 90s Detroit and UK style ancestry, while never losing touch of the future in its sonic impression on imagery.   

A detour into classic Chicago sound is here as well, check the lush acid house hybrid remix of “East At Dawn” from the fine talent of Gilbert…Pure and confident with moods spanning sunlit electro combinations to melodic trips of introspective acid techno sensation, “Multitudes” by Mihail P is choice for mind and body stimulating destinations.

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PREMIERE: Mihail P — East At Dawn (Analog Concept)

This mix was recorded by Brian Not Brian for the Paraplan Radio mix series (which later became TESTFM) in 2012.

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In this "From the Archive" series, we will upload and highlight some of our favorite broadcasts selected from over 3,000 hours of TESTFM's archive.

From the Archive: Brian Not Brian

TESTFM @ Lusophonica w/ Anastasia Zems — 17/10/24

TESTFM @ Lusophonica w/ Mr. Chong — 17/10/2024

Полиритм Шоу w/ Igor Juravlove — 23/05/2019

Полиритм w/ Tiagunin b2b Juravlove @ TESTFM ~ 05~11~2019

TESTFM x K-30 w/ Полиритм — 22/08/2020

The cassette "clay tablets" was produced by the resident of the radio Thelonious Bong, the author of the program "The Evening Bong", which some of you may remember thanks to the beautiful artworks and music.

The album includes 10 tracks collected around some metaphysical images in art — Andrey refers to the movies of Stanley Kubrick and Andrei Tarkovsky and very clearly describes his feelings from the references as "longing for the immense and mysterious and a huge interest that grows into desire to speak out."

This desire, familiar to many people, was sublimated into atmospheric and cinematic music, recorded in a happy period, when the consciousness is pure, and creativity is given easily and naturally.

The title of the album refers to the era when people were just learning to write and sharing the most basic messages with each other through the simple drawings on clay — without losing the sense behind the form.  Simplicity and reality as it is is the world that the author of the release got into while writing the album, and the world that is easy to get into as a listener as well.

Recorded with Roland SP-404SX, Critter & Guitari Organelle, guitar and bass.  If you listen carefully, you will hear Vangelis and Eduard Artemyev are sitting by the fire and writing their new soundtrack to Stalker.

The release is available digital on Bandcamp TESTFM Records and on cassettes, which can be purchased via private messages: https://testfm.bandcamp.com/album/thelonious-bong-clay-tablets


Written and produced by Thelonious Bong
Mastered by Aleksey Letko at Rollex Records
Manufactured at Go Tape
Artwork by Vitalic Ten @herblstempls
Executive producer — Stanislav Kalivasin

TSTFM002: THELONIOUS BONG "clay tablets" (excerpts)

"I have always loved the unfamiliar places. I was once in a desert, it made a deep impression on me. When I started my solo project and got down to the album, I decided to create a soundtrack about a lost oasis city called Zerzura. The legend goes that once upon a time a camel rider lost his camel in a desert and while searching for it, he got lost himself. Tall people with fair hair and blue eyes found him and brought him to an oasis city. A city as white as a dove, guarded by black giants, abound with unusual birds, plants and springs, a queen and a king. No one knows what had happened in between, only that the camel rider ran away stealing the royal’s ring. 
The lost city of Zerzura has never been found since." — Andra Ljos 

Tracklist:

1. black giants 
2. the key in the beak
3. the oasis of little birds
4. white as dove
5. sleeping king and queen 
6. elusive paradise (in palms with spring)

Written and produced by Andra Evseeva @andra-ljos
Mastered by Aleksey Letko at Rollex Records
Manufactured at Go Tape
Artwork by Oksana Svitova
Co-executive producer — Dmitry Zvezdin
Executive producer — Stanislav Kalivasin


Will be released web and cassettes on December 18,  2020.  
Pre-order on Bandcamp is now: https://testfm.bandcamp.com/album/andra-ljos-the-oasis-of-little-birds

the oasis of little birds

TSTFM003: Andra Ljos "the oasis of little birds"  (excerpts)

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