Dukwa - Think Potential EP 
BUY LINK: transientnature.bandcamp.com/album/think-potential
 Release date: 22nd April 2021 
Label: Transient Nature (@transientnaturerecords)
https://soundcloud.com/d-u-k-w-a-m-u-s-i-c

Dam Swindle's Maarten Smeets, aka Wanderist, launches his Transient Nature imprint this April with four-track EP 'Think Potential' from Dukwa.
Transient Nature is a label dedicated to the world of machine funk with a sonic aesthetic of off-kilter techno and electro, and the first release sees Dukwa deliver an EP as varied as it is powerful. Transient Nature has a busy 2021 planned with releases from Detroit's Scan7, Black Cadmium and Maarten's solo project: Wanderist. The 'Think Potential' EP is deeply rooted in gritty electronics and illustrates the producer's love for hardware and vintage techniques - three of the tracks are hardware jams recorded straight to tape.

The driving Rhodes licks and fluttering percussion on 'Who Cares' gets the EP rolling before the distorted electronica and stabbing 303s fuse harmoniously on 'High Position'. Up next, 'It's U' delivers an old-school tinged electro number with its slamming drums, robotic vocals and squeaking acid lines. The EP closer, 'Eye2eye' sees Dukwa moving deeper into the electronica territory with industrial drums and dreamy piano lines working together with mesmerising effect.

With recent output ranging from Detroit house inspired MPC-driven tracks to more conceptual electronic work, Dukwa's soulful yet dynamic releases for the likes of Numbers, Don't Be Afraid and his eponymous imprint have won a wide range of support as well as picking up a coveted 'Hottest Record in The World' from the BBC's Annie Mac.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Dukwa - High Position

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/d-u-k-w-a-m-u-s-i-c
Track: It's U
Label: https://soundcloud.com/transientnaturerecords
Format: Digital, EP
Release date: 22/4/21
Purchase: https://transientnature.bandcamp.com/album/think-potential

Transient Nature is a label dedicated to the world of machine funk with a sonic aesthetic of off-kilter techno and electro, and the first release sees Dukwa deliver an EP as varied as it is powerful. Transient Nature has a busy 2021 planned with releases from Detroit's Scan7, Black Cadmium and Maarten's solo project: Wanderist. The 'Think Potential' EP is deeply rooted in gritty electronics and illustrates the producer's love for hardware and vintage techniques - three of the tracks are hardware jams recorded straight to tape.
The driving Rhodes licks and fluttering percussion on 'Who Cares' gets the EP rolling before the distorted electronica and stabbing 303s fuse harmoniously on 'High Position'. Up next, 'It's U' delivers an old-school tinged electro number with its slamming drums, robotic vocals and squeaking acid lines. The EP closer, 'Eye2eye' sees Dukwa moving deeper into the electronica territory with industrial drums and dreamy piano lines working together with mesmerising effect.  With recent output ranging from Detroit house inspired MPC-driven tracks to more conceptual electronic work, Dukwa's soulful yet dynamic releases for the likes of Numbers, Don't Be Afraid and his eponymous imprint have won a wide range of support as well as picking up a coveted 'Hottest Record in The World' from the BBC's Annie Mac.

Think Potential

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PREMIERE | Dukwa - It's U [Transient Nature] 2021

He awoke in the dead of night, panting, sweat pouring profusely from his brow. He was shaken and unaware of his surroundings; he couldn't get a handle on what was reality. Shadows seemed to dance across the walls in strange shapes and the winds outside spoke to him in a whispered tones — were his nightmares making their way into physical existence?

Zurich-based producer Walid is one of the minds behind Les Points who, along with its sub-labels Infoline and Gentrified Undeground, have released a healthy catalogue of electro, wave and industrial-laced trips, coming from artists like Savage Grounds, Cygnus and Neu Verboten. In keeping with these musical flavours, Walid has been cooking up his own 80s-indebted sonics under the guise of Child Of The Waves, which are finding a home on Belgian imprint Basic Moves. Consisting of seven tracks, the release uses cinematic samples, rumbling bass lines, icy synths and haunting FX to craft a journey that could soundtrack an 80s thriller.

Child Of The Waves - Basic Moves 15 2x12''

PREMIERE: Child Of The Waves - Phantasmagoria [Basic Moves]

The noise echoed and bounced between the walls of the large, empty warehouse. It were as if the drums rioted and roared on repeat, ploughing onwards into the darkness of the abyss. From time to time a bright, flickering light illuminated the entirety of the space - the shadowy corners of this space were exposed for a brief second only to return to the dense black state they were before. From time to time he would hear a shout or a scream from some wild friend nearby, a nameless noise, a shot in the dark. 

Holger Zilske is set to release a new EP via AEONIC, a powerful EP set to cause damage in dark rooms. Holger himself describes the release as follows:

"Covid-19 and some major family issues made me focus on my inner-self and let me reflect my situation a lot. I wanted to do something more personal again. Something not just functional. ON REPEAT definitely has some Kraftwerk reminiscences. I combined the robot like vocals from a book reading app with my Juno 106, Roland 101 and 808 beats. A combination of very classic elements that created something to enjoy on a party, as well as at home.“

The EP comes with a crucial remix from techno artist Vril, who reworks the track 'On Repeat' into a wondrous electronic spectacle.

Holger Zilske - On Repeat EP Incl. VRIL Remix [AEONIC005]

PREMIERE: Holger Zilske - On Repeat (VRIL Remix)[AEONIC]

She squinted up at the sun through her fingers; it had been a lifetime since she'd felt the heat on her face. It changed everything; her mood, her conversations, even her willingness to get out of bed in the morning. Scrolling through the week's forecast, sun and blue skies filled each day; giving her assurance that her mind and body would thrive.

Bristol-based sound artist and producer Delay Grounds is "compelled to work with abstraction", an approach he channels wholeheartedly on his newest release 'Upcycling'. Working alongside artist Liz Naden, the pair have created an audio-visual concept using rubbish found in skips; Delay Ground producing organic electronic sounds, while Naden crafted unique sculptures. A forward-thinking project that 'upcycles' the regular artistic mediums, encouraging a narrative and an understanding between the pair, in Delay Grounds words it "enabled us both to explore our own creative potential and create a work with layers of depth which we were not initially aware of before.”

Upcycling EP

PREMIERE: Delay Grounds - Glass_Refract [Tropopause Records]

OO Splits 1: Jónbjörn & Torolf Stendik
BUY LINK: https://oorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/splits-1-j-nbj-rn-torolf-stendik
Release date: 18 June 2021
Label: OO Recordings (https://soundcloud.com/oorecordings)
@torolf-stendik-official, @jonbjorn

Splits is a new series of releases from OO Recordings that focuses on connecting two artistic minds into one split cassette.
The first installment is a Nordic affair with Iceland's Jónbjörn on the A-side and Finland's Torolf Stendik on the B-side. Though stylistically operating in different shades of electronic music, both artists share a knack for relentless experimentation, ingenious use of their chosen array of sounds, and Nordic quirks that are hard to put a finger on. Having been fans of both artists for years, we're more than thrilled to present to You the meeting between two mind-bending talents.

OO Recordings is a label run by DJ Aleksi, Handshaking, and Raul E. The label focuses on releasing electronic music from a local perspective yet with an international connection. The previous releases have focused on exploring the label’s provincial scene of Helsinki, Finland. As a next step in the label’s voyage in music, the aim for the new Splits series is to serve as a meeting spot for two producers who share a similar space in the minds of the label’s founders’ heads. You know, kind of like combining two people that do different things but somehow share an ethos or an underlying spirit of doing - at least in our minds.

OO Recordings also hosts a monthly show on Noods Radio. Titled O to O, the show focuses on exploring sounds that inspire both the trio of DJ-producers behind the label as well artists connected to it, and in general people who are friends of the crew or just darn talented DJ’s.

O to O is also a club night at the notorious Kaiku in Helsinki, Finland

PREMIERE : Torolf Stendik - Akta Akta

Slowly he counted, the numbers stacked up with a weighty presence. The 1,000 was in the distance but he wasn't quite there yet. Walking through the city streets he knew he had to hustle to make it out of this place, the grit and the grime of the landscape was getting him down, this wasn't supposed to be home. He was only ten away from calling it a day then boom, his luck was in. A handshake, a conversation, a smile. The 990 was transformed into something more suitable...

Circulation is back. A celebrated powerhouse of electronic music has resurfaced and with him comes brand new music which he describes as follows:

"After writing over forty-five 12 inch releases and two albums under the Circulation name from 1997 to 2007, and after stopping for ten years, I recently started writing again under the Circulation moniker. It feels great to be back producing and recirculating with a project that has meant so much to me over the years.“

Recirculate 1

PREMIERE: Circulation - 990 [Recirculate]

RAPH’s debut EP, the first in a new series for 199, is here. Across 21 minutes, it captures the pensive reflections of this curious time, drawing on the sunny and the dark, the hopeful and the scary. Organic and electronic sounds marry somewhere between techno and hip hop.

Buy: https://199leeds.bandcamp.com/album/as-the-clouds-near

https://soundcloud.com/199leeds

Premiere: RAPH - Evansville, WY [199]

“Crying” is pure immersion: ethereal vocals (the same we remember from Nio Key – Day Dreams on (Deep Disco Records 2022) floating over a refined, breathing minimal groove. Deep, emotional, and perfect for late-night journeys. 🌙🎧

Aquarella Mode EP

Crying

ZHU's ''Faded'' reimagined with RE\MIND's - ''1995'' afro-melodicpiano layers. Hypnotic percussion and emotive chords fuse into a timeless house journey.

ZHU - Faded X RE\MIND - 1995 (Yolo ofc Mahshup)

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