TRAX

After a successful Volume 1 of the 'Show Me The Future' series which included Ryan Hemsworth, Evenings, Octo Octa and more... we've decided to bring you another!!

Show Me The Future Volume 2 is out August 12th on Friends of Friends

1. Larry Gus - Nettles (In The Heat)
2. Kyson - Sunnyvale
3. Coyote Clean Up - I'm Guilty
4. Motions - Motions
5. The Cyclist - Daisy Spirals
6. Hej Fund - SNC
7. Young Father - Effigy



The Cyclist - Daisy Spirals

To kick start his new label Overload Liverpool, Irish Liverpool-based artist best known as The Cyclist drifts into the shop at 90mph under his second new alias of the year, The Motorist. A distinct homage to UK Garage, 2-step and breakbeat, his unique take on the genre shimmers through a haze of psychedelia and is accompanied by Liverpool local and girl-next-door vocal talent Flower Bed who floats above an undercurrent of bombastic bunker busting bass that’s sure blow a few funktion ones and heads.

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The Motorist - Round Feat. Flower Bed (from BBC6 Tom Ravenscroft)

Download: http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2014/11/breathless

Download

The Cyclist - Breathless

Following up on a cracker split single last year, Overload Liverpool jumps into 2024 firing on all cylinders with a 5 shooter of freaked-out electro, warm house, deep dub cuts, and gorgeous ambient.

Firstly, Liverpool-based label boss Morrison highlights two of his distinct and dissociative styles. On the front end of the A-side, his The Motorist alias provides us with a freaked-out formant-filtered electro that’s bursting at the lips. On the back end, a deep yet bright house cut from his The Cyclist alias, with warm warbling synths layered over his Wurlitzer electric piano and suitably grooved and jaunty beats.

To kick off the deeper B-side of the 12”, Wax Tek, a founder of the Liverpool Soundsystem crew Polyone Audio, hits us right in the chest with his dubbed-out breakbeat wonder, Get Set, which diverges through Balearic, bass music, a delirious breakdown, and hard-hitting breakbeats.

Deeper still, the second B-side from Puncta, another Liverpool-based artist, who last year came to light with their release on Sputnik One’s N-Face, dives into the deep Arctic seas with Snow Crab, an exercise in dubbed-out electro-style bass music.

Finally, Belfast-based Aaron Thomas brings the 12” EP to a fitting closure with Concert², which, washing over the listener, dances like opulent drapes with its ethereal synths that crash to and fro.

A2 - The Cyclist - Greed

A1 - The Motorist - Necronomicon

The Cyclist returns with the six-track Hot House EP, released on digital download and limited edition 12" by music/is/for/losers. The digital EP is available from April 6th and the limited edition 12" vinyl version drops the following week, on April 13th.

Pre-order here: 

12"
https://musicisforlosers.bandcamp.com/album/hot-house-ep

Download
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hot-house-ep/id976685729

Stream
https://play.spotify.com/album/4NNiOq5klVSW8KY2ZyhoTS

Hot House EP will also be released on cassette tape in North America by our good friends, 100% Silk.

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Tracklisting:

A1 – Heart of Stone
A2 – Hot House
A3 – Aurora (Shortwave Mix)

B1 – Upwards Spirals
B2 – Spirals Onwards
B3 – Higher Volumes

Produced by Andrew Morrison in Derry and Liverpool.

For more information contact: peter@musicisforlosers.com

www.musicisforlosers.com
www.tapethrobculture.com

A2 Hot House

from the "In Opulence" CS (SILK154)
100% Silk / 2025

OPULENTS:
https://thecyclist.bandcamp.com/album/in-opulence

INDOPAN - INDOPAN'S BREAK DOWN (SILK154)

Irish independent Andrew Morrison (The Cyclist, Buz Ludzha, etc.) returns as Indopan with a 70-minute suite of jazzy kinetics, lysergic breaks, and dusted swing: In Opulence.

Inspired by a recent haul of modified rig acquisitions, including a Wurlitzer 206A, Korg Polysix, and analog Soviet drum brain called the Marsh UDS, the album skews his signature “tape throb” sound through a warmer, warbly lens, streaked with grit and sepia haze.

Morrison mentions themes of unattainable desire and hidden fracture as touchstones (“the breaking at the seams of a smile”), which are especially apparent in his two collaborations with vocalist Elaine Howley (“Shore Ellipsis” and “Antigreed”).

But, throughout, the songs churn, burn, and billow with elusive movement, sweeping through rolling hills and misty city streets, in the shadow of uneasy futures.

https://thecyclist.bandcamp.com/album/in-opulence

https://soundcloud.com/100percentsilk
https://soundcloud.com/the-cyclist

PREMIERE: Indopan - Moody Wurlis [100% Silk]

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* Listen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/the2Ub0zLTg
* Pre-order: https://thecyclist.bandcamp.com/album/in-opulence

Irish independent Andrew Morrison (The Cyclist, Buz Ludzha, etc) returns as Indopan with a 70-minute suite of jazzy kinetics, lysergic breaks, and dusted swing: In Opulence. Inspired by a recent haul of modified rig acquisitions, including a Wurlitzer 206A, Korg Polysix, and analog Soviet drum brain called the Marsh UDS, the album skews his signature “tape throb” sound through a warmer, warbly lens, streaked with grit and sepia haze.

Morrison mentions themes of unattainable desire and hidden fracture as touchstones (“the breaking at the seams of a smile”), which are especially apparent in his two collaborations with vocalist Elaine Howley (“Shore Ellipsis” and “Antigreed”). But, throughout, the songs churn, burn, and billow with elusive movement, sweeping through rolling hills and misty city streets, in the shadow of uneasy futures.

PREMIERE: Indopan - Hippity

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/indopan-shore-ellipsis-ft-elaine-howley 

Following 2023's cassette 'Yupana', Andrew Morrison delivers Indopan's latest album, 'In Opulence', via @100percentsilk, "a 70-minute suite of jazzy kinetics, lysergic breaks, and dusted swing". Our pick "Shore Ellipsis", is a hazy, kinetic slice of techno, the track soars on skittering beats, wobbly synths, and Elaine Howley's vocals taking it to the next level.

Indopan - Shore Ellipsis (ft. Elaine Howley) [100% Silk]

Despite his direct descent to the "tape throb" lineage, longtime All City affiliate Buz Ludzha (aka The Cyclist) now looks to break new sonic ground with his latest Basslines for Life EP (following on from his 2014 "Basslines for Death"). These four original tracks play on the EP's title with gritty drums, factory line rhythms, synth decay and motorised bass lines – marking his first venture with LA label 100% Silk. "Vibradreams" (which also closed Silk's Upfront last year) exemplifies the new musical realm Buz Ludzha is exploring: cassette textures with pitch-bent acid squelches and synth melodies streaked with gain.

Keep eyes peeled for Basslines for Life dropping soon via 100% Silk.

Buz Ludzha "Vibradreams" - Boiler Room Debuts

Coming on 100% Silk on 18th March
BUY: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/buz-ludzha-basslines-for-life/604687-01/

Asteroid

Big up the Bassline And Tape Throb y'all ! Tape throb, this is "is an attempt to get to a time in electronic music, where everything sounds warmer", explains the Irish producer Andrew Morrison known as Buz Ludzha (aka @the-cyclist). His newest EP "Basslines for life" contains four wobbled and multilayered tracks entwisting cassette textures, blown-out bass and warehouse rhythm. One of it, "Vibradreams", was already premiered in Boiler Room Debuts. The EP is out today on well-loved LA label @100percentsilk and we're exclusively streaming "Basslines for Life". Jam out!

PREMIERE : Buz Ludzha - Basslines For Life

Building on the original sounds sculpted by Morrison, Tape Throb Records will look to release music which stems from the same nonconformity and desire to distort, blend, warp and innovate in the world of dance music. Now the platform has expanded from a bedroom in Derry to a recognised genre amongst those in the know the label will look to bring in more fledgling artists who share the same unconventional creative ethos and build Tape Throb from a niche sound to a movement. A movement that is at once soulful and punchy, warm but with a distinct sprinkling of fuck you.
Fittingly the first release scheduled for mid 2016 is a tape containing unreleased work by Buz Ludzha embracing a punk riddled jungle vibe punctuated with his signature warm distortion.
Watch this space.


Ruined By Blue

Positive Vibes

CHECK IT OUT: blrrm.tv/PressingMatters

Andrew Morrison, aka The Cyclist, knows no bounds to his production. In search of a term to encompass his varying releases such as “Vibradreams” and “Basslines for Life” on labels like 100% Silk, he has settled on the self-described genre “Tape Throb.” He describes his distinctive style as “an attempt to get to a time in electronic music, where everything sounds warmer, like with the more techno-ey tunes.” The journey for such sounds has marked his rise, with four full length albums under his belt and his latest EP showing no signs of slowing down.

The title track from his upcoming Pressing Matters EP is a genre-bending release. With flexible bass, wavy synths, and energetic breaks, it harkens back to the golden age of breakbeat. A unique sound, it is a nostalgic yet refined excursion into the sounds of DJs past.

Pressing Matters, the EP, is out on September 2nd via Hypercolour.



Pressing Matters

The Cyclist "Pressing Matters" - Boiler Room Debuts

READ > inverted-audio.com/stream-two-new-tracks-from-100-silk-next-releases-by-the-cyclist-and-pleasure-model

@the-cyclist high-NRG burner 'Alabaster Thrones' follows up with a clever mix of nostalgic synthscapes, carefully sprinkled piano stabs and broken-rhythm friendly gait, all driven by a versatile footstep-ish kind of groove.

Alabaster Thrones

The Cyclist - Alabaster Thrones [100% Silk]

The Cyclist demonstrates how you can achieve dance floor heat and transport listeners to a dreamscape atmosphere simultaneously.

'Boards of Chicago' is out now on Tropical Animals.

Buy: bit.ly/2ICw1Kz

@the-cyclist
@tropicalanimals

Boards Of Chicago

Premiere: The Cyclist – Boards Of Chicago [Tropical Animals]

Artist inquiries: grislytech@gmail.com

Previous Shows:
26/12/2025 - Another Excuse, Sandinos - Derry, Ireland
28/11/2025 - Assembly, Meraki - Liverpool, UK
25/10/2025 - Tropic Of Keys, Dock B - Paris, France
08/08/2025 - Sunday Grooves, Sandinos Club - Derry, Ireland
01/06/2025 - Sunday Grooves, Sandinos Club - Derry, Ireland
16/05/2025 - PsyCare Fundraiser, Hen's Teeth - Dublin, Ireland
18/04/2025 - Celtronic Festival - Derry, Ireland
27/03/2025 - Arts Bar Baltic - Liverpool, UK
29/11 & 30/11 & 01/12/24 - Other Voices Festival, McCarthy's & An Droichead Beag & The Bridge House, Dingle, Ireland 
27/07/2024 - Secret Warehouse Location, Neighbourhood, Belfast, UK
29/06/2024 - Live set with flower bed, Jacaranda, Liverpool, UK
08/06/2024 - 2hr Vinyl Set at Inverted Audio Record Store, London, UK
01/06/2024 - Collaboration with Elaine Howley (live), Open Ear Festival - Sherkin Island, Ireland
31/03/2024 - Celtronic, Derry, Ireland
25/11/2023 - Live set with Flower Bed, Tories Can't Dance - Liverpool, UK
01/10/2023 - DJ set at Oscilations & Modulations Festival -- Derry, Ireland
30/09/2023 - Live Set at Oscilations & Modulations Festival - Derry, Ireland
24/08/2023 - Live set at MUTEK Festival - Montreal, Canada
19/08/2023 - Live set at Signal Records - Chicago, USA
18/08/2023 - DJ set at Life On Marz Community Club - Chicago, USA
19/05/2023 - Overload Label Launch Night, Melodic Bar & Cafe - Liverpool. UK
09/04/2023 - Celtronic Festival, with Or:la and Move D - Derry, Ireland
02/12/2022 - Overload x Rudimentary Records at Green Room, 24 Kitchen Street - Liverpool. UK
19/11/2022 - 3hr Vinyl Set at Sound Advice - Belfast, UK
18/11/2022 - DJ set a Southside Social - Belfast, UK
22/09/2022 - Magic City, Brooklyn - New York, USA
29/07/2022 - Neightbourhood at Ulster Sport Club - Belfast, UK
29/04/2022 - Overload at District - Liverpool, UK
19/02/2022 - Overload at Meraki - Liverpool, UK
29/06/2020 - Celtronic - Together Apart - Live Stream
27/06/2019 - Celtronic - Derry, Ireland 
21/04/2019 - Club 21 - Florence, Italy
04/06/2018 - Open Ear Festival - Sherkin Island, Ireland 
23/02/2018 - Birmingham - Suki10c, UK
08/12/2017 - London - Mick's Garage, UK
23/10/2017 - Barbican London - The Matthew Herbert Brexit Big Band, UK
13/09/2017 - ://about Blank - Berlin, DE
30/06/2017 - Celtronic Festival - IRE
04/06/2017 - Open Ear Festival - IRE
02/06/2017 - AVA Festival - UK
08/04/2017 - Bermondsey Social - London - UK
08/10/2016 - Kablys - Lithuania - UK
15/04/2016 - Renate - Berlin - GER
21/12/2015 - Boiler Room - Generator - Dublin - IRE
31/10/2015 - District 8 - Dublin - IRE
30/08/2015 - Soup Kitchen - Manchester - UK
02/08/2015 - The Grand Social - Dublin - UK
28/02/2015 - Queens Student Union - Belfast - UK
31/10/2014 - Salle Rogier - Brussels - Belgium - Belgium
18/04/2014 - The Twisted Pepper - Dublin - IRE
16/04/2014 - Concrete Space - London UK
04/08/2013 - La Casa Encendida - Madrid - Spain
27/04/2013 - Factory - Electric Garden & Theatre - Galway - IRE
28/03/2013 - Boiler Room - London - UK
27/03/2013 - The Old Blue Last - London - UK

Original BIO:
This project of mine, is an attempt to get to a time in electronic music, where everything sounds warmer, like with the more techno-ey tunes by throbbing gristle maybe abit like what geogaddi by boards of canada got across,but with a whole other meaning with a more dancable edge of new order. This needed to be done and needs to be done more. let's call it Tape Throb for now.

TRAX

The Cyclist - Buz Ludzha - Indopan