Saturday night had rolled into Sunday morning and the soft light of the day had begun to appear. The streets were secluded and quiet, but now and then a figure would come down the path, kicking up the rubbish that littered the floor in front of them. Like clockwork, every few minutes another figure would appear in the distance, fresh from a night of debauchery and frivolty... They were ready to stagger into the week ahead.

They may be a young label but Holding Hands have already proved they can run with the big dogs. Since launching in 2017, label head and DJ/producer Desert Sound Colony has notched up eight fresh releases, as well as two on his new offshoot Holding Hands Again, which unearths early slept-on tech house gems. For the next on his parent label he welcomes back Adam Pits— the Leeds-based producer who debuted on the imprint in 2018. He's back with the goods once again on his 'Stagga' EP; two original slammers and a remix from Casa Voyager boss OCB that's basically got it all...

PREMIERE: Adam Pits - Stagga (OCB Remix) [Holding Hands]

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Promo group - "Sekta Promo".
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A bright representative of the younger generation of musicians, playing only high-quality and exclusive material. The creator of the promo group - Sekta Promo.

Arthur (SEKTA) - was born in the Odesa region. The beginning of his career was laid back in 2008.
The road to Techno has been a long but interesting transformation from everyday tech house to revolutionary underground techno.

My passion for musical creativity began in early childhood. From my first musical skills, I began to enter the music school of my hometown, attend music clubs and study various musical instruments and genres.

The idea to create a promo group that will be engaged in branding artists and parties came back in 2017 in Lviv, where I lived for 2 years from 2016 to 2018.
At the same time, I developed and was in search of like-minded people in techno-culture, and more specifically in the underground youth movement. In 2018, I returned to my homeland in Odessa and began to absorb everything that was on my hearing. Music, light, event organization. Conducted video filming of parties, which is still more than successful today.

At the moment, I am actively developing and developing techno and rave culture in Odessa and so far it’s not bad at all, using all my strength and capabilities acquired over 13 years of experience.

Sekta supports major festivals and club projects in Ukraine as a promoter, and also creates promotional materials for such projects as СИСТЕМА, Criminal Practice, ПОІНТ, Veselka, Bedroom, Soul Vibes, Утро, National Distortion, Outer, Obrani Records, BraveFactory!, Техника Молодёжи, VTECHA and others. The creator of the personal techno-project "RUINATION" with the participation of the main character in a mantle and a mask, which is already heard by many from Odessa to Kiev. Resident of the Техника Молодёжи project in Ukraine.

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