LABEL: TECH STARTUP
RELEASE DATE: 9TH NOV 2018
DISTRIBUTED BY RUBADUB
WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY A PSYCHIC YES
MIXED BY TIM OTHY
MASTERED AND CUT BY BEAU THOMAS AT TEN EIGHT SEVEN

Tech Startup founder Rafael and Timothy Crombie, aka A Psychic Yes, fortuitously met on a Berlin dance floor in late 2017. A long digital correspondence between Berlin and Seattle culminated in the inaugural release of the Seattle-based Tech Startup label: TS000001. The project is comprised of 5 tracks built up from initial recordings of percussion, trumpet, and synthesizers honed into drum-focused dance pieces in the melancholy Berlin winter of 2018. Split in function between the two sides, Side A features dancefloor-ready tracks, while Side B contains introspective songs geared towards a home-listening environment.
Field recordings of Scottish stone slates accent the opening track Stone Sound, a tribal-leaning dancefloor cut highlighted by syncopated, pounding percussion and discreet melodies. Spacemaker features organic, sparse breakbeats cloaked in bright, hazey melodies. Delicated delights as a series of melodic characters move around one another in a foggy electronic atmosphere. Aldhini Theme emerges as the standout track on Side B, with undulating modulated noise that slowly builds into a hypnotic slow-burner resolving on a melody.

TS000001 (Tech Startup)

R$N Premieres: October 2018

There was much to see and much to do beneath the covered streets, the tarpaulin which hung from atop the towering buildings cast a shadow down upon the densely packed close. This was Owino market and the price was right for whatever and whichever wonder you chose to buy upon that fine day. The air was close and the tiny alleyways packed with the hustle and bustle of people moving between market stalls - the heat was stale under the tightly packed coveralls and inside was all the trinkets and treats you might ever desire. 

Kawuku Sound is the collaborative project of two electronic producers Contours and Cervo who have worked alongside Ugandan percussion troupe Fonkodelis Arkestra. They have release a six track EP with a blend of influences.

Kawuku Sound

PREMIERE: Kawuku  Sound - Owino Market [Banana Hill]

There was very little to be seen out here but for rocks and sand. The dust blew abruptly in great clouds across the open expanse under the dense breeze of the midsummer wind. It was hot and heavy, making the eyes sting and a clenched face a must. The glowing pink sky offered the slight promise of rain and a cool release at some point in the near future but for now it was up to them to ride out the mist in all the glory of the Eastern world. It was going to be a long afternoon...

Terr is an artist moving from strength to strength - following releases on the likes of Permanent Vacation she now appears on Clash Lion with a sprawling assortment of electronics.

Dust

PREMIERE: Terr - Dust (Terr Raw Electro Mix) [Clash Lion]

The people in the room began to dance, worries were left outside on the pavement and would not be collected until sometime tomorrow morning. All love within this desparate place was to be found amidst the room, what was external was to be forgotten and ignored for the time being. He had come here to dance with freedom and self preservation. This was his night upon the floor and the rest of society could give a damn how he moved to and fro with a swing in his step. 

Ryan Berkeley is set to release an inspired new EP on Houses In Motion in what will be the fifth outing on the record label. A strong release spanning a breadth of genres and style - this one is a treat.

PREMIERE: Ryan Berkeley - All Love [Houses In Motion]

The sunlight was piercing through the blind as he lay softly upon the cushioned floor. Inside the apartment it was still dark and shadowy after the carnage of the night before. Opwning his eyes he looked around to observe the scene which had unfolded. Toppled tables and chairs lay scattered upon the floor like discarded toys whilst music still echoed on from the speaker sat promptly in the corner of the room. He let out a sigh and smiled, this was home. 

ONIPA is set to release a new afro inspiredEP on Mawimbi Records and Wormfood Records. Mr. Boom is on remix duties for this one.

PREMIERE: ONIPA - Open My Eyes (Mr. Boom Remix) [Mawimbi & Wormfood Records]

The earth rotated slowly day by day, the moon would appear only to be swept away by the dense blue sky of the morning and the radiant light. The sun had more power than we might ever imagine - to some it was a god, to others simply an incomprehensible object millions of miles away beyond reach. Heaven forbid the day we might find ourself within the touching distance of the great orb for we might burn helplessly to death - a little planet wiped out by fire, one with which we should never have played. 

Night Noise are set to release a new EP by Mantas & Vencla complete with an intriguing rework by the infamous Pete Herbert. Not one to take half measures his cut is inspired and strong.

PREMIERE: Mantas & Vencla - Sun (Pete Herbert Remix)[Night Noise]

TS000001 out on Nov 9th, 2018
US Preorder - techstartup.bandcamp.com/album/ts000001
UK/EU Preorder - www.rubadub.co.uk/records/ts000001

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Aldhini Theme

Stone Sound

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https://techstartup.bandcamp.com/album/ts000001
https://www.rubadub.co.uk/records/ts000001
https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/102161-ts000001-a-psychic-yes-ts000001
https://www.deejay.de/A_Psychic_Yes_TS000001_TS000001_Vinyl__335012
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This organic sparse breakbeat track is cloaked in bright, hazy melodies.

Check A Psychic Yes
https://soundcloud.com/psychicyesyesyesyesyes

Check Tech Startup
https://www.facebook.com/Techstartup.Rekids/
https://soundcloud.com/techstartup

TS000001

A Psychic Yes - Spacemaker [Tech Startup]

The museum was full of beautiful old artefacts and ancient relics from an era long ago. Dinosaurs hung disjointed by scattered bones upon string from the ceiling, a shell of the great noble monsters they once were in another life whilst a marble sweeping staircase led upwards towards ancient paintings and ornaments. The empty hall was deadly silent under the peace of the midnight hour, only the tapping of feet upon the floor could be heard in the depth of history. It was delicate and pristine. 

Tech Startup is a newly founded label run from Seattle, it is being distributed by Rubadub and the first release is a strong statement of intent from a new face who produces under the guise of A Psychic Yes.

PREMIERE: A Psychic Yes - Delicated [Tech Startup]

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