Produced, composed, mixed, performed and written by @johanpaulson

Stockholm, Sweden 2025

Copyright: @celinitamusic

Deep In The Night

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Johan Paulson, Loops R Us & Beats R Us - Deep In The Night

One year after the release of STILL’s debut album ''I'' comes a surprise remix pack with contributions by NÍDIA (Principe), Kenyan producer Slikback as well as Nyege Nyege associate Zilla, Low Jack and E-Unity from France, Duppy Gun Productions feat. I Jahbar, Primitive Art’s Jim C. Nedd, Dominican Republic via LA producer Kelman Duran.

This album is mastered by Jeremy Cox, featuring artwork by Invernomuto, costume by Jules Goldsmith and photography by Giulio Boem.

I (Remixed)

STILL - Banzina (E-Unity Remix) (PAN 80-R)

There was a rumble beneath the city streets as the subway raced from station to station underground. Down in the tunnels below there was a whole other world, hidden out of sight from the glitz and glamour of the skyscrapers and towerblocks. People lived rough, danced rough and gathered together as a dusty cult with mythical ideologies and unusual identities. They were wild and free, not rule bound in the same way as those were by the daylight. They lived amidst a twisted kingdom of darkness and thick air but they were sure as hell better than what was up top. 

Blâme is set to release a new EP on [re]sources - a heady EP with elements of dancehall, dub, idm, breakbeat and beyond. It's rounded off by a wicked collection of remixes featuring contributions from Mr Mitch, Piezo and more.

Bells EP

PREMIERE: Blâme - Berçeuse [[re]sources]

BRUK is a new platform for fresh variations on the soundsystem ethic, in particular where high-end sound design intersects with formidable bassweight. It’s an artist-focused endeavour geared towards producers with range, depth and ingenuity in their sound.
 
The first transmission comes from FFT, the latest alias from accomplished producer Josh Thompson. Thompson established the Super Hexagon label with long time friends J. Wiltshire and Arthur Scott-Geddes and he’s also released on heritage label R&S (as Alma Construct) and the excellent offbeat techno upstarts Power Vacuum, and more recently developed the FFT moniker via essential drops on The Trilogy Tapes as well as Super Hexagon. Thompson helps launch BRUK with a two-pronged attack  that shows off the breadth of his artistic scope. The lead 12” is a dynamic club release that pivots between razor-sharp drum programming, hyphy synth acrobatics, breakbeat science and dub-loaded atmospheres. If there’s one constant that runs through all Thompson’s work, it’s a resounding confidence with melody, and that comes through even in the rowdy chops of “Month” – a track that exudes hope even in its gnarliest bars. From the dreadweight minimalism of “Fask” to the expansive electronica shock out of “Sacrifice (The Truth Mix)”, this is a head-twisting release that feeds into the vital new energy reverberating around the 150+ axis.
 
Accompanying that 12” is a cassette album which provides that polar opposite side to FFT – a collection of compelling beatless ruminations under the banner of Total Self-Fulfilment. Gliding from low frequency industrial textures to expressive synth modulation, this is far from static music, even as it moves without the aid of a traditional rhythm section.
 
It’s a strong first chapter for BRUK, with future releases lined up from artists similarly poking at the fabric of contemporary club music to find their own unique spaces for expression.

FFT — BRUK1.1 (Snippets)

Following their second EP, Zer0, which launched the Kindergarten Records imprint, Ma Sha Ru return to the label for a split EP with fellow Sorry Records affiliate Drummy. 
It is the former’s first split release, and with one track by each artist in turn inspired by the other, Bernal Sphere further exemplifies the spirit of communion touched on with their prior releases.

Drummy
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/drvmmy 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drvmmy

Kindergarten
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kindergartenrecords
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kindergartenny

Bernal Sphere

PREMIERE: Drummy - No Touch (Kindergarten)

Metrist contributes the second part of his Pollen EP trilogy to Timedance. This instalment sees the producer up the intensity of his sound to a fever pitch. Brash synths, sub drops and bold edits combine to make an evil concoction.

Artwork by Harry Butt

Pollen Pt. II

Metrist - KJ Receder

Produced & Mixed by Realitycheck
Mastered by Lurka (RawaudioUK)
Released by Renascence

Buy ''Altered Tech'' : https://isthisrealityorjustadream.bandcamp.com/album/altered-tech

Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/album/2ASkYx4Yb2w6hgsunnVaO7

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After two tasty records released on Renascence, Realitycheck is back with a four-sided third opus. If the precision of technoïd drumtracks and fierce skills for dreamy pads still infuse in this new EP, there is a straight turn towards british spheres happening here. Ravy breakbeats on « xternal », bass-music percussive grooves on « Big Sur » or skinned garage architecture on « Dem », it's a travel through the many faces of this legacy. Landing in space with « Heavy Mantra », a wise futuristic dub bomb for alien minds, this new record delivered by our beloved Realitycheck sets up even further his hability to craft weapons of choice.

Big Sur

The pieces were lined up on the board, mysterious figures which stood tall and mighty atop black and white squares. Onlookers gathered to watch the two men play in the heat of the afternoon. They sat perched beneath a tree surrounded by a small crowd, the sound of the city echoed all around with an intense rumble as they prepared to engage in a battle of wit. This was chess, a dangerous sport for the uninitiated, one in which it was easily possible to lose your head and control. Dust billowed from the ground as the clouds rolled in, the game had begun. 

Plebeian is set to release a new EP via Molten Moods, an oddball affair which is destined to cause chaos in dark basements and smoked out rooms. It comes firmly stamped with our seal of approval, as does Molten Moods as a label.

Chess

PREMIERE: Plebeian - Chess [Molten Moods]

The Infinite Drift co-founder's richly melodic electro futurism is reminiscent of golden era B12.

The 'In Parks EP' is out soon on Banlieue Records.

Pre-order: bit.ly/34vgR6J

@josefleury
@banlieuerecords

In Parks EP

Premiere: Jose Fleury - Acacia [Banlieue Records]

TEMET's first release is here !

Mastering by Krikor, Visual by DR.ME
Release date : 29 september 2020

Vinyl and Digital available at : https://temet.bandcamp.com/album/duo-road-ep

Duo Road Ep

E-Unity - Inner Osc MASTERE

Premiere : 

FR: Les furieux d'Egregore Collective (@egreg-re) reviennent avec un nouveau Various Artists qui va faire trembler la terre. Avalanches de percussions saccadées, aux kicks tantôt ronds, tantôt sec comme un petit beurre, on y retrouve les talentueux : Circuit 900 (@circuit900), High Graid (@highgraid), Ovid (@ovidmusic), Lithe (@lithetrax), Kaval (@ruffkaval) et Recluse (@reclusebeats) le fondateur de Rogue Cuts (@ROGUECUTS).
La track d'Ovid que nous avons choisie pour vous ne déroge pas à la règle. Avec ses synthés progressifs et ses percussions endiablées, on est catapultés sur la planète dancehall et bass. A la fois festive et un poil menaçante, cette track accompagnerait parfaitement une épopée fantastique au sein d'une forêt vierge. Vos pas fuyant un félin agile sont guidés par les rythmes fous, et la fin vous accompagne alors que votre fuite vous garantit votre survie. 



EN: The furious men from Egregore Collective (@egreg-re)are coming back with a new Various Artists that is going to shake the earth. An avalanche of broken percussions, with sometimes round kicks, sometimes dry kicks like crackers, it features the talented : Circuit 900 (@circuit900), High Graid (@highgraid), Ovid (@ovidmusic), Lithe (@lithetrax), Kaval (@ruffkaval) et Recluse (@reclusebeats) founder of Rogue Cuts (@ROGUECUTS).
Ovid's track that we have chosen for you doesn't skip the rule. With its progressive synths and devilish percussions, we are being catapulted on the dancehall and bass planet. Festive and threatening at the same time, this track would perfectly accompany you in a virgin forest. 
Your steps running away from a nimble feline are guided by its mad rhythms, and the ending coats you as your escape guarantees your survival.

For more premieres : soundcloud.com/nouvelond/sets/oend-premiere-serie

Premiere : Ovid - Cultivation - Club Drums Vol. 2 V.A [EGRU005]

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