Springtime Dreams

Twisting Knobs 001 - A collection of four dreamy, breaks and electro induced tracks. Made for travelling in space.

All proceeds go to "Woman, Life, Freedom", a collective raising the voice of the feminist uprisings in Iran from Berlin. Donate here: https://www.betterplace.me/support-woman-life-freedom-collective-in-berlin

Thank you bavedacon, Guava and rayne for contributing.
Release January 6th 2023.
Mastered by Queer Ear Mastering.
Artwork: cute.tupper
Logo: @anaisnyffeler

Twisting Knobs 001: Travelling

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Tusks- Ink E.P
04. Dreamcatcher
Released 23.06.2014
Written, performed & produced by Emily Underhill 
Buy on Bandcamp: https://tusksofficial.bandcamp.com


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Lyrics:
Stumble, i won't be your call
Each time you fall
When you need it
And I still feel it
I can't breathe here

Elusive shadows
I try but I can't let them go
You took my dreams and you set them in stone
When you told me you love me

Tumble, lights cover all
Your dark waterfalls
(Catching up)
Your eyes are full of fear
Get me out of here

Elusive shadows
I try but I can't let them go
You took my dreams and you set them in stone
When you told me you love me

Vinyl

Dreamcatcher

https://twistingknobsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/twisting-knobs-001
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@twistingknobsrecords

Twisting Knobs 001 - A collection of four dreamy, breaks and electro induced tracks. Made for travelling in space.

All proceeds go to "Women Life Freedom", a collective raising the voice of the feminist uprisings in Iran from Berlin. 

Donate here: 
https://www.betterplace.me/support-woman-life-freedom-collective-in-berlin

Guava is a producer and guitarist from the UK, now based in Berlin. With releases on 3024, Tread Records, Rhythm Section, Control Freak Recordings... he has been sharing his unique style through productions for years and now also with a guitar-based live set. Made of warm basslines, dreamy pads, sharp drums and lots of ear candy, "Stratospheric Pressure" is signature of this style and an ode to flying and planes, one of his passions.

Twisting Knobs 001

Stratospheric Pressure

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PREMIERE: Guava - Stratospheric Pressure [Twisting Knobs]

Waves rippled gently on the shore, glistening like a million diamonds under the hot sun. The best way to see the coastline was by boat, there was so much hidden from those who only explored the area on dry land. They missed all the secret gems the water had to offer; the coves that glittered with golden sands and the old caves that led to secluded sparkling pools to dip your toes in. Out here on the ocean, there was so much to take in but it was only those who took the risk that would reap the rewards...

A new year, a new label: Berlin DJ and producer Acidfinky launches her Twisting Knobs imprint into the world with a VA release featuring music from three artists and herself. Dubbed as music "for travelling in space", the dreamy sounds on offer come courtesy of Guava, rayne and Leipzig-based producer bavedacon who's behind our pick. Marking the drummer, DJ and radio host's first electronic music release, 'tretboot' sees him exploring a softer, more meditative side of electro with lush pads, squelchy acid lines and crisp percussion.

All profits from the release will be donated to 'Women Life Freedom', a Berlin-based collective who are working to highlight and support the voices of the feminist uprising in Iran.

PREMIERE: bavedacon - tretboot [Twisting Knobs]

Premiering Rayne's "Turkish Drama" on the new born label Twisting Knobs run by Acidfinky. Check out the whole release! It's collection of four dreamy, breaks and electro induced tracks. Made for travelling in space. All proceeds go to "Woman, Life, Freedom". You can also donate to them here directly
https://www.betterplace.me/support-woman-life-freedom-collective-in-berlin

About the track:
Rayne’s psychedelic dancefloor workout “Turkish Drama” slips effortlessly between temporalities and geographies. Inspired by Turkish Yeşilçam films, where sudden and unexpected dramatic shifts were not only welcome but a cornerstone of the genre, “Turkish drama” moves abruptly from splintered percussion and serpentine acid toplines into shimmering violins and kanun (a traditional zither) sampled from an obscurist Turkish classical record in rayne’s own collection. Recontextualised atop ruffneck breakbeats, theatrical string stabs point as much to Anatolian traditional music as they do bubbly UK Garage, delving into deep sonic undercurrents running through Istanbul, Berlin and London, with rayne amping up the intensity with each unexpected shift.

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NEW HIT: rayne - Turkish Drama [Twisting Knobs]

The Beauty Room: Soul Horizon

Final 15 - A Ghostly 15 Playlist Curated by Michael Cina

"Anyone that knows me, knows that my main passion is music. I spend all day listening to music at work and my vinyl collection of 16k pieces greets me when I get home. I knew about Ghostly International before they contacted me in the early 2000’s and we would write off and on. They used to send me big packages of white labeled vinyl, it was decadent.

Late 2007 I got a call from Ghostly asking if I was up for designing a new single for Dabrye. It was a dream come true and I feel like I found a friend who really understood me. I have had the distinct privilege to design over 100 covers for Ghostly, and that is only the half of it.

When they asked me to do a compilation, I was all about it. I wanted to do three or more compilations because I wanted to segment it up into different sections (Ghostly, SMM and Spectral). It is impossible to reduce the entire label to 15 tracks. Ghostly is dynamic, they don’t fit one sound, genre or idea.

So I approached it as a mixtape of sorts. I tried to find a common thread that spoke to me and create a mood around that idea. Some of my favorite tracks are not on here. JDSY 'Horizon Line' makes my head spin. Choir of Young Believers 'Paralyse' takes me to another place. There are so many more.

What you are hearing some songs that have spoken to me over the years in a distinct way. I don’t feel like they are obvious choices but they all are nothing short of amazing. I hope this compilation helps you see a different side of one of the best labels to ever do it." - Michael Cina

Tim Hecker - Sundown6093

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Following well-regarded outings on Phonica Records and Wolf Music, and a superb "Many Shades Of House" compilation released this year, Lausanne-based Lea Lisa joins Smallville Records this June with ‘Poem For The Lost Souls’, accompanied by remixes from Kuniyuki and Session Victim as a special Double-12“ package.

For these tracks, Lea Lisa has worked with several musicians in the studio to transform the warmth and organic feel of real instruments into her musical universe. The original mix of ‘Poem For The Lost Souls’ leads, a jazzy house journey that ebbs and flows through fluttering flute melodies, ethereal chords, wandering piano and funk-infused bass grooves running atop organic percussion and disco tinged drums. On the B Side, the ‘Broken Mix’ follows, as the name would suggest, rhythmically shifting focus towards off-kilter drum breaks alongside the other melodies and again - all the ingredients that make a classic house track.

Opening the C-side on record 2, acclaimed Japanese artist and Mule Musiq regular Kuniyuki steps up to rework ‘Poem For The Lost Souls’, in typical fashion the Sapporo born producer extracts the core grooves from the original and shapes it into something uniquely his own, laden with warmth, soul and dynamics. The duo Session Victim then round out the release on Side D with their interpretation, fusing together the original synth melodies with their own amalgamation of intricately intertwined keys and atmospherics, underpinned by a shuffled rhythm section and bouncy low-end drive.

It’s coming with a gatefold cover-artwork by Stefan Marx for a cherry-blossom glimpse of Yoyogi Park in Tokyo.

Lea Lisa - Poem For The Lost Souls EP

PREMIERE: Lea Lisa - Poem For The Lost Souls (Kuniyuki Remix)

A Landsky & Resmann - Lava 1

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