For the next release on Early Reflex we welcome Frankfurt-based producer and composer Lorica (formerly known as Avbvrn), following his debut EP on Display and a split on Destitute.

Lorica filters a surgical attention to detail and sound design through a wide-scope approach to atmosphere and the spatial qualities of music. The resulting work conjures up dramatic, vivid, and tactile sonic landscapes that recall classical forms and techniques, while drawing upon contemporary textures and approaches to rhythm and memory.
Inspired by renaissance arts and their creative process ‘Adaptive Radiation’ [EYX005] stretches further Lorica’s experimental and oblique musical approach to the club-focused context of Early Reflex. The result is a 5-track EP blending cinematic sound design with traces of dubstep, drill, dancehall, trap, and more which is going to hit the listeners both physically and emotionally!

The opener ‘Baikal Rediscovered’ is a great example of Lorica’s production style where the composer blends together orchestral and atmospheric pads with incessant grimey beats and a deep bass-line making it a suitable tool for the club.
A storm of otherworldly sounds in contrast with its trapp inspired rhythmic session protrude in ‘Ochre Skeleton’ originating a surrealistic and peculiar atmosphere.
Approaching the end of the first half of the EP there is ‘Petrified Butterfly’, a dreamy and spooky interlude where synthesised flute melodies, fast-paced percussions and effected field recordings repeat and alternate themselves continuously while evolving every time differently in a never-ending loop until every sound dissolves in empty reverberated spaces.
Entering the second half of the release, listeners get hit by the drilling kick drum and the twisting sound design of ‘Sodiumglanz’, which lead to the closure of the EP.
In ‘Breccia’ Lorica explores further his blend of cinematic effects with the pronounced attitude for the club, delivering a track characterised by pitch-shifting electronic percussions and the harmonic progression of orchestrated instruments and strings.

‘Adaptive Radiation’ is available across all platforms starting from Friday 5th of November.

© & ℗ 2021 Early Reflex. All rights reserved. All tracks produced and mixed by Lorica § Mastering by Andrea Prato § Drawings by Giuseppe Cavuoto § Artwork by Alessandro Scanu.

Ochre Skeleton

Lorica - Ochre Skeleton

Lastrack ascends from devastating club deconstruction and IDM ingenuity into breaks-fuelled euphoria.

'Lastrack vs Tout Casser' is out November 5th on Brainwaves.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3bBzbxb

@lastrackqlf
@brainwaves_crew

Lastrack vs Tout Casser

Premiere: Lastrack - Wandering Louis [Brainwaves]

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-viiaan-acuarela

DJ, producer and label head Viiaan lines up her debut album ‘Fusagasuga’ on @vor4gine - presenting a broad survey of her wide-ranging electronic explorations accompanied with visuals by architect and 3D artist Luis Antonio Tovar and tattoo artist Alberto Monroy.

Fusagasuga

Viiaan - Acuarela [Voragine]

Full stream of Aeondelit's "Primary Sensation," taken from his EP Anima Minima on Sadan Records, out March 17.

More: www.orbmag.com/music/

@sadan_rec
@aeondelit

Anima Minima

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Premiere:  Aeondelit - Primary Sensation

Raw, stripped, and driving. This one’s all about the groove hypnotic rhythms, dense percussion, and pure underground energy. No frills, no filler just that rolling hard groove designed for dark rooms and locked-in dancers. ⚙️🖤

Thumper

Shadow Force

RT 025 - Track 09

Cat No: MATERIA07 
Title: Magnetic Field 
Artist: T5UMUT5UMU 
Label: Materia 
Release: 6th September 2019 

1. Magnetic Field	
2. Industrial Ecosystem 
3. Coup 
4. Dominator 
5. C4

Magnetic Field

T5UMUT5UMU - Magnetic Field

The sun had fallen below the trees but the heat remained during the darkness. A thick blanket of humidity hung low over the city, forcing jackets and coats to be stripped off and slung over shoulders. The streets were alive with chatter and distant melodies that floated through the air; swathes of friends walked their different paths, trying to find a suitable destination for their evening. Perhaps this wasn't the time to be descending into a sweaty basement, but the shaking walls and reverberating whoops and cheers that worked their way up from the depths made it all the more enticing... 

To shed some light on the sounds coming out of his home city of Athens, Trial & Error label boss Marios 'bonebrokk' Naris has curated a compilation that depicts the Greek capital's contemporary club landscape. Athens UHD features 15 artists who are regularly soundtracking the city's clubs, and showcases their distinct style through complex broken drum patterns, harsh textures and Eastern percussion. Our pick of the bunch comes from Thessaloniki-born DJ and producer Aroent, who brings a blend of forward-thinking techno and broken rhythms smothered in harsh industrial reverb.

Athens UHD

PREMIERE: Aroent - T Capsule [Trial & Error]

https://bit.ly/2YPCDys

Peninsula by @flore, taken from @s-f-x-0101 compilation XquisiteForce​.​collection​/​01, out September 4, 2020.

Pre-order: https://bit.ly/32FjQa9

XquisiteForce.collection/01 features tracks by Aho Ssan, Bonebrokk, Ciarra Black, Désir d’enfant, ELLLL, Flore, Forces, Glass, Gramrcy, Holy Similaun, Hulubalang, John Object, Katie Gately, Klahrk & Ship Sket, KMRU, Luke Lund, Simon Grab & Zoë Mc Pherson feat. Dali de Saint Paul and ZULI.

All proceeds from sales of the compilation will go directly to two organisations in Beirut: Haven for Artists -who focus on supporting migrants, women and LGBTQI people- and Beit El Baraka. In the wake of the explosion on August 4th, which has compounded already-dire social and economic problems in the city, these two organisations are providing food and shelter and financial, medical and psychological assistance to those who need it most.

The compilation is a direct outcome of the open, collaborative audiovisual project XquisiteForce.AV that have been developing since March 2020 by SFX, and which is still ongoing as we speak.

More info and the project’s first AV release is available here: 
https://s-f-x.space/XquisiteForce-AV

Artwork by Nick Teeple

Graphic design by Alessandra Leone

Mastering by Ingrid Loftsgarden at Greenhouse studios, Reykjavík

Curation by Zoë Mc Pherson

Released by SFX

Premiere: Flore - Peninsula [SFX]

Edited Arts is launching Between Rooms by Diessa - a venn diagram of Room 1 and Room 2 dance music. This 4 track EP cuts sharp and deep, springing samples left to right. Confident head bop material for those with a preference for the underworld of BPMs.

Producer and DJ Diessa makes excursions into UK club sounds, melding segments of footwork, techno, bass, jungle and ambient. Diessa continues to grow as one of the finest talents in the underground right now. Recent and upcoming affiliations include Babycakes, Hi-Nrg, All Centre, cxd, Overthinker Mob and SZNS7N.

Mastering by Mor Air/Colin Moir
Artwork by Eliza

www.instagram.com/diessa__/
soundcloud.com/diessa1312

Between Rooms

Diessa - between rooms

Ransom Note is an online music, arts and culture magazine. We provide a home for readers and writers with boundless enthusiasm, esoteric knowledge, fierce opinions and impeccable taste.

With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

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PREMIERE: Aroent - T Capsule [Trial & Error]

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