Paco Osuna's record label, Mindshake, welcomes the return of GruuvElement's, who presents a tribal tech house EP with rolling basslines.

GruuvElement's is a Romanian artist featuring on Mindshake for the second time. His upbeat style of tech house utilises live percussion fills and stripped back grooves, and his music has been released on other prestigious record labels ranging from Crosstown Rebels to Solid Grooves Raw.

This four-track release is tailor-made for the dance floor, and each of the tracks have been heavily supported in Paco Osuna's recent DJ sets. GruuvElement's music has also been played by other DJs ranging from Marco Carola to Carl Cox.

"Sweat" opens the release with explosive snare hits, saxophone flurries, and a funky bassline. Next up is the title track, "Clap to the Beat," which has a hypnotic groove utilising the slick tones of captivating vocals. "Afterparty" has hedonistic vocals and trippy trumpet stabs layered over fast-paced percussion. "Euphoric" closes the release with an infectious bassline, underpinning vibrant percussion and quirky vocals.


Clap To The Beat

Clap To The Beat (Original Mix)

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GruuvElements - Clap To The Beat (Original Mix)


Seoul-based DJ and producer DJ Botermelk launches his new vinyl label Venn with a solid four-tracker of club-ready tools. 

Fresh off a run of standout releases on Mindhelmet, Limousine Dream and Sex Tapes From Mars, Bristol-based Boulderhead closes out the EP on a more optimistic note with his bouncy remix of ‘Rubber Glover’, driven by razor-sharp drum programming and pulsing drones. 

Record stores:
https://subwax.es/product/venn001/
https://www.deejay.de/DJ_Botermelk_Rubber_Glover_EP_VENN001
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/dj-botermelk-rubber-glover-ep-vinyl
https://www.hhv.de/en-GR/records/item/dj-botermelk-rubber-glover-ep
https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/186613-venn001-dj-botermelk-rubber-glover-ep-incl-boulderhead-remix

PREMIERE: DJ Botermelk - Rubber Glover (Boulderhead Remix) [Venn]

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Selvaje (Wellyington Remix)

Tushen Raï is back to Mutant Radio with the third episode of his show “Nobody is Perfect”. Today we gonna welcome a really really special guest, a modern legend of the electronic scene, dance-punk icon, and always surprising musician. Close friends of James Murphy who was cooking music with him while before the beginning of LCD Soundsystem, he is one of the most emblematic ambassadors of DFA Records, an insatiable digger and this kind of man who never stops supporting and stimulating talented new artists. Straight from NYC, please welcome Juan MacLean who will deliver a super psychedelic ambient and downtempo mix for the last hour of the show.

Nobody Is Perfect #3 Tushen Raï Invites Juan MacLean

After a string of successful singles on lauded international dance labels - including Bahnsteig 23 & Love on the Rocks - Etbonz makes his full length debut. Ten cinematic dance capers clocking in at 84 minutes - Power On is a psychedelic smorgasbord filled with action, adventure, and some really trippy clam chowder. From the sanguine & driven “Surfing for Blood” to the solemn azure eyes of “Only One for Phil” every track has a story to tell. From cascading acid-sweat in the ecstatic cosmic warmth of “Love Scene” to the shimmering sapphire techno hubris of “Interactive Cat Goes Hollywood” there is intergalactic gold in every juiced kick. Each side is rounded out by a defining version of Blazed Delay - an evolving epic that will have you unlocking secret dancefloor levels.

Power On

PREMIERE : Etbonz - Blazed Delay (BLUE)

Kiara Scuro was joined by DJ and producer Autumns for two hours of strung-out post-punk, chuggy EBM and experimental synthesis. New and unreleased music inside from Osàre! Editions, RVNG INTL, Reymour, She's Lost Kontrol, Invisible Inc, Gabe Gurnsey, Paranoid London, and Born Bad Records.

Artwork by: @paola.dcroz

Kiara Scuro w/ Autumns - January 2021

Denis Yurgens, boss of 44,100Hz Social Club and Elephant Gait Music;

Denis Yurgens [Curated by Floating_bstrd]

This week we hear from Tom Coololo, a Germany-based graphic designer and DJ. Tom's penchant for making sets filled with gems and oddities has seen him play at esteemed clubs like Salon des Amateurs, and run mixes for Public Possession. He flexes out for two hours with a mix that veers from cosmic and new beat through to ambient and Balearic nuggets.

@tom-coololo

F. Maras, A. Posillipo, L. Proietti – Alla Casba [Clac Records]
Trans-4M - Amma [Safe Trip] 
Tassilo Vanhöfen - Meridian [Electric Shapes]
Heap - Amour Propre (Die Wilde Jagd Remix) [Neubau]
Ohlandy & Alexander Arpeggio - L'Appel [Sameheads] 
Puma & The Dolphin - Nuances [Invisible Inc.] 
Pellegrino pres. Zodyaco - Caucciù (Migliera Version) [Early Sounds]
Satoshi & Makoto - Kaas [Safe Trip] 
Gee Dee - River Dance [Planet Trip] 
Air Project - Rap Yourself [BCM] 
Yuto Takei - Eclectic Matters [Flippen Disks]
Midnight Tenderness - Selva [Ilio]
Ganawa - Yamna [Born Bad]
Ground - Tumulus (Dengue Dengue Dengue Rmx) [Self] 
Leo af Ekenstam - March [Play Pal] 
Alexis Le Tan - Where [Idle Press]
Virtual Roots - Sonar (Virtual Version) (Ygal Ohayon Low Gravity Edit) [Antinote]
Khan - Slow Stepper [Music From Memory]
Warzou - You Murder With Your Lie [Macadam Mambo]
Fort Romeau - A Far Reaching Light [Permanent Vacation]
Tornado Wallace - PNG (Praise No Ghosts) [Optimo]
Zombies In Miami - Good Room [Orchid Artist Management]
D.K. - Storm of Steel [Antinote]
Dylan Forbes - Return 2 Return [Echocentric]
Midnight Tenderness - Scooby Snack [Self]

Ep 232 w/ Tom Coololo (DE)

By day a dental technician and carvery chef, by night a purveyor of addictive electronics and hypnotic techno, DJ, producer and label boss Beigean is something of a jack of all trades.

When he's not spreading the gospel about gum health, he's crafting house-driven productions for the likes of Hungarian Hot Wax and Jon Loveless' Hot Concept, as well as his own Tava Discs imprint, launched in 2018 as a platform for house and techno offerings that celebrate the heritage of their makers.

More recently he's contributed a remix for our own Ransom Note Records, putting a hypnotic spin on Bawrut and Chico Blanco's 'Triangulo De Amor Bizzaro', which you'll be able to wrap your ears round very soon. 

Before that (and several other releases he's got penned this year) he take the reigns for this week's Shine A Light On mix. Take your lunch break, clear a rather large space in your room and get your limbs moving.

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Beigean: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

For our 50th mix, we decided to do something a little different and feature only music from our catalog. Thank you for your continued support! <3

Tracklist: 
1. Spivak - Solar Sail
2. Tassilo Vanhœfen - Hope Isolation Pray 
3. Mickey Dagger ft Athena - Past Life
4. Fringe Society - Greg Dulli Yoga 
5. Montessori & Korsssakov - Sanhok Survivor
6. Russian Chandeliers - Stay In Seattle
7. Itako - Eerie Glow
8. Neud Photo - Eraser
9. Russian Chandeliers - Worm In Worm Out
10. Balam - Macondó 
11. Skelesys - Persuasion
12. Tunnel Signs Feat Moderna - Ultraviolet (Markus Gibb Mix)
13. ETANE - ASWI
14. Alpha & Necromante - Red Tape  
15. Itako - Look At The Big Picture (Facets Mix)
16. Mijo - Don Cono
17. Pixelife - Omega Block
18. Macaulay - Apathy
19. Tunnel Signs - Carbonate (DJ Speculator aka Willie Burns Mix)
20. BarumBarum - Sensation (Club Version)
21. Chase Smith & Karl - Phenylketoneutropics
22. Barney in the Tunnel ft Kim Little - Substance
23. Uninc & Kolomensky - Zima

Samo Records / Podcast #50

1st hour recorded in Barcelona by @iroaka
2nd hour recorded in Stuttgart by @matiduane
~ Aired on @radio80000 (22/02/21)

www.radio80k.de/

FF2FF No. 9 - Iro Aka & Mati

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