PREMIERES

fall 2024

Fluid 36

xquisite releases is proud to present the debut album by the fertile crescent.

@thefertilecrescent9

mastered by xr

guitar on 'paradise in the shadow of swords' by James Hollingsworth

thanks to
Cheuk Lam Ng

the fertile crescent - take care

Weaving wistful, introspective lyrics into a densely layered landscape of samples and sonic textures, “The Itch” interrupts reality and inserts an altered state of being—outside consensual time and space—in the here and now.
 
If reality posits a stable relation between body, consciousness, and environment, “The Itch” longs for its reversal: An oscillating movement, floating without ground, piecing reality back together through melodically recurring memories. In another register, one would call this desire. In yet another, the virtual.
 
Cover art by Joon Yeon Park
Mastered by Alexander Bornschein
Text by Steph Holl-Trieu

Personal Horizon

Finistère

Pen Ar Bed

Open Skies In And Draw Me

Afterthought

Tokyo Tea Room - Afterthought

Basile3 announces debut album with first single ‘In the clouds’

43°C, the debut LP by French electronic producer Basile3, is the result of a decade of cultivating a musical identity that focuses on hybridization, sonic recycling, and playfulness. The enigmatic title “43°C” signifies a haze of bliss (4+3=7, the producer’s lucky number) backdropped by the ecological state of a world that’s grown slightly but surely warmer. In this anticipation fiction, Basile3 offers a soundtrack that is an exploration of urban electronic music, minimalist techno and lofi house. Basile warmly invites listeners to his state of mind, blooming with genre-bending floating soundscapes.

The first single “In the clouds” is a groundbreaking track that seamlessly blends Breakbeat, Drum & Bass, and Abstract IDM Leftfield. With its percussive rhythms and deep basslines and melodies, Basile3 offers us a glimpse of his anticipation fiction.

Basile3 has developed his sound and identity through multiple intimate artistic collaborations across the UK and Europe. This is shown from his early participation in Gang Fatale (London’s former “nerd kids” club music collective), to his recent live and studio collaborations with InFiné labemates (Deena Abdelwahed, Sabrina Bellaouel, Gaspar Claus), as well as his latest collaboration with AD93’s Minor Science. It’s, thus, no surprise to find many collaborations on his debut album, which features the vocals from Thelma Cappello, Daisy Ray, Lloydfears and Lucy Sissy Miller,  Minor Science‘s work on the mix, and the artworks by Thelma Capello.

Title: Secret Gathering
Catalog Number:
Release Date: 31/05/2024
Artwork: Thelma Capello
Mastering: Lorenzo Targhetta
Release: Digital
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Premiere | Basile3 - Secret Gathering [Infiné Music]

Selected demos 2021-2024
:) but also :(
now but also never

message to no one

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)

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)

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.

@ancpt

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

Introducing the upcoming compilation Music for Various Artists Works on @crewq records with the opening track by @wjerstean. A gentle entry, a long fade-out. Let’s just listen.

Music for Various Artists Works can reflect the vision of its creator. 

Inspired by all sorts of things, artists create their own works, which in turn inspire others to create their own. It has long been believed that creating music influenced by other pieces of music can lead to something new – something that will, in turn, spur further creativity, continuing the cycle until you create something that inspires you to create with new inspiration. That's what we believe, too. 

The compilation features 11 tracks from various members of the long-standing art community. Now a record label also. 

Artist: wjerstean
Title: My half is normal
Album title: Music for Various Artists Works
Genre: Abstract
Label: crewq records 
Mastering: Txeo
Cover art: Petr Voytcekhovskiy
Format: Digital only

Release date: December 30, 2024
Purchase: https://crewqrecords.bandcamp.com/

PREMIERE: wjerstean — My Half Is Normal (crewq records)

Nearly three years after its first edition, the Zonned Compilation series returns to soothe our minds and transport us to an entirely different reality. In a world that often feels like it’s crumbling around us, what could be more essential? We believe music has the power to heal, and with that in mind, we invited an incredible lineup of musicians to craft tracks that embody this purpose. The result is a stunning journey through diverse sounds—whether rhythmic or beatless, droney, dreamy, or experimental—all unified by their deeply immersive quality.

@zonned-records



Buy: https://zonned.bandcamp.com/album/zonned-compilation-vol-2



PREMIERE: 3XO - Sortirovka (Zonned Records)

In moments of uncertainty, it’s easy to forget who you are or what you want. Fear settles quietly; conflicting voices stir inside—one urging you forward, one holding you back. Which side will win?

This debut track was born from the love, artistry, and friendship of LHU and Casper. Released via ghost club, ‘Half’ creates a spooky and intimate atmosphere through haunted melodies and ghostly vocals.

Put on your headphones and see where “Half” takes you.

@casperkaa

Purchase: https://ghostclubbing.bandcamp.com/track/casper-lhu-half-2

PREMIERE: Casper & LHU — Half (ghost club)

Sweet Jones

Big Six

Clouds

Red Light

The Changing Account

Sated by the Plum

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