02. Frivolous - Allen Town Jail

PREMIERE: Mikhail Catan - Temptation [Tibetania Records]

Buy on Beatport
https://www.beatport.com/release/temptation/5422742

PREMIERE: Mikhail Catan - Temptation [Tibetania Records]

Got a new track off the first release for a new label, Superflux, which happens to also be my first release ever on vinyl which you can purchase here: https://superfluxnyc.bandcamp.com/album/superflux-vol-1

Other previews here: https://soundcloud.com/miles-bloom/superflux-vol-1-previews
@miles-bloom

Extremely excited for this one, initially the track began with Shinichi Atobe in huge inspiration, then twisted, curved, ebbed, and flowed into 'The Blue Line'. A true afters into morning one for ya, cheers.

Hope you enjoy.

[SUPERFLUX-01]

Superflux Vol. 1

Premiere: IT-XPO - The Blue Line [Superflux]

I did a little reproduction of Closer Musik's 'Maria'…one of my all time favorits. 

Closer Musik - Maria (Barfod Edit)

Gilad Kahana - Africa Sheli (Red Axes Remix

John Talabot - Sunshine

Pale Blue - Have You Passed Through This Night (MMM#04)

Available now: https://KompaktRecords.lnk.to/Total17SD

Inaugurated in the summer of 1999, our Total compilation series happens to be only slightly older than the 21st century itself – which makes TOTAL 17 the last instalment before the series hits adulthood. And indeed, the Total class of 2017 exudes a playful abundance few other compilations can match after 15+ years: label veterans and newcomers such as SUPERPITCHER, WEVAL, TOBIAS THOMAS & MICHAEL MAYER, CHRIS KLOPFER, JUERGEN PAAPE, VOIGT & VOIGT, MAX SCHOLPP and NU U ORCHESTRA provide some of the catchiest material the series has seen to date.

Superpitcher feat. Fantastic Twins - In My Head

The behaviour was closely monitored by closed circuit television. Each individual was under surveillance and would be for a long time to come, it had been their own choice, their own decision and the prize at the end of the experiment would act as their reward. In the meantime they were simply a human pattern, a pathological test by which science would hope to benefit in the long run. Inside the lab a group of observers watched on with promise and intrigue, who would fold first?

Compost Records are celebrating a spectacular 25 years in the business with the release of a 10 x 12” box set in 2019. They've drawn for the big guns who do not hold back on delivering the goods. Roman Flugels remix of Beanfield is a must.

PREMIERE: Beanfield - Human Patterns (Roman Flügel Remix)[Compost Records]

Album - Unknown
Label - Kompakt 
Release Date - 22 Mar 12
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Buy - http://www.kompakt.fm/releases/unknown
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Saschienne - November

Rhythm Section welcomes Nicola Cruz to the fold with his debut EP on the imprint, ‘Subtropique’, out on the 19th February. The new signing is announced with the hip-hop influenced lead single ‘Individuality Riddim’. 

Inspired by an Ecuadorian upbringing, percussion is at the heart of how Nicola operates, with his style finding a natural home on the London label. Presenting 5 expansive efforts equally indebted to traditional drumming as they are to contemporary club sounds, ‘Subtropique’ remains sonically cohesive without feeling the need to settle to a definable style. The tracks are tied together by a lucid psychedelic thread, which despite challenging the expectations and fundamentals of electronic dance music, demand movement at a time where we yearn for it. 

The EP is a new experiment for Nicola who had to strip back his setup to produce at home, using fewer elements. Noting the power of collaboration, Nicola enlisted long-time collaborator and master of drums Pablo Vincencio for ‘Zularic Permutations’. On ‘Barretto’, Nicola recognises the history of his influences, paying tribute to the North American percussionist Ray Barretto from the golden age of La Fania - a collective and record label originating in NYC in the 60s which is renowned for helping to bring Latin music to a global audience. 

Nicola has gone on to become one of South America's most celebrated electronic musicians, with monthly listeners in the millions across Europe and Latin America via releases on ZZK Records, Optimo Music and Multi Culti, and famous Boiler Room and Cercle performances.

Individuality Riddim

RS038 - Nicola Cruz - Individuality Riddim

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