Smart Bar presents clips from the first release of Northside '82, its brand new record label. We kick off with Smart Bar resident Ike Release and his sumptuous and bumping Dance Equations EP, available July 3rd in all finer record stores.

Ike Release - Dance Equations [SMRT001 clips]

GHANA sits at the crossroads of past and future.
Built on an afrobeats pulse at 115 BPM, the track blends warmth and movement with a darker, introspective edge. It’s still rooted in the same world as my other work, where the ancient glory of West Africa meets the near future of a globalized, interconnected world.
Melodic, rhythmic, and atmospheric, GHANA is about memory, motion, and cultural continuity. The past is not gone. It’s evolving.

GHANA

Beatstars

Purple

Immerse yourself in the ultimate sound experience with my new single "Deep Time" ! 
Rediscover the timeless anthems "Better Life" and "Feel the Summer Breeze", which enchanted the crowds
16 years ago in the album "Deep Feelings".

But that's not all: "Deep Time" is a reinvention.
These two iconic tracks have been transformed and revamped, breathing new life and captivating perspective into their originals.
beloved. Prepare to be transported on a new sonic journey, as the deeply intoxicating spirit of deep house
envelops you.

The familiar melodies of this new single blend with the haunting rhythms of deep house, creating an exhilarating fusion between the past
and the present.
The quivering energy of "Better Life" takes on a whole new dimension, while "Feel the Summer Breeze" whisks you away to new
intoxicating horizons.

Let yourself be seduced by this new incarnation while being transported to a new era of groove and captivating vibes.
"Deep Time" invites you to dive into a musical universe where innovation meets nostalgia, and where the spirit of deep house
dance to the rhythm of emotion.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience musical evolution in real time.
Let yourself be enchanted by the spellbinding pulsations, rich sonic textures and intense sensations of "Deep Time".
Prepare to be captivated, swept away, and dance to a new era of musical depth.

Vocals performed by Diamond Vocals Vol.2.

www.sambox-music.com

DEEP TIME

Better Life (16 years)

The wheel within the wheel kept spinning as the motor from within began to roar. The engine gasped and cried as he pelted full throttle across the bareback desert. Sand roared under the screeching tyres. The brakes shuddered under the strain. The wheels kept spinning, an infinite loop, a dada loop of the most hideous of proportions. The sport had long been associated with trouble but for one reason or another nobody had been able to bring themselves to call time on the event. This was it. 

Fly High Society come correct with a split ep from Contours & Dada Cantona. Here is the Contours track which blends elements of jazz and house in a soulful fashion.

FHS010 - Canal/The Dada Loop

PREMIERE: Contours - The Dada Loop [Fly High Society]

A1 of the upcoming Guy Contact EP on Bitterfeld

Bitterfeld is most known for their production of drain-pipes, paper-roofing and their amazing chemical production industry but it’s a little known fact that Bitterfeld are also responsible for the production of amazing music. Some 900 years after the citys foundation they’ve finally found the time to establish a music label to reflect the city’s rich musical heritage. The first release comes from Guy Contact. Expect chemical influenced electro, acid and house.


Artists: Guy Contact
Title: Guy Contact EP
Label: Bitterfeld
Cat #: BIT001
Release date: 04.10.2017

Distributed by Shite

Links:

@bitterfeldrecords
@guycontact
@reece-walker

Guy Contact EP 

Label Site

Shite Premiere | Guy Contact - Sabu

The first various artists ep on Infinite Pleasure features five tracks from five promising artists. Limited run pressed on clear purple vinyl!

@nathanmelja @bantamlions @khalilryahi @taylanalan

V.A. I w/ Nathan Melja, Willrijk, Bantam Lions, Khalil Ryahi, Taylan Alan (INPL003)

MOS Recordings kick off 2019 with Better Dead Than Alien, a new EP from ASOK. The Liverpool, UK artist has been releasing on the label since 2014 but this is his first since 2015 and it features four more of his expansive and textured club tracks.
With one foot on the dance floor and a mind lost somewhere in the cosmos, ASOK again combines breakbeats, astral synth work and prickly percussion into fresh new forms here. The title track is a twitchy and futuristic bit of house with glistening and distorted textures, Find A Way has a rubbery bassline and old school rave breaks, and Many Locations is a bumping bit of deep Detroit house with a real sense of serenity. Closer Baal ends in the heavens, with celestial ambiance, spinning hi hats and broken beats all sounding delicate yet dynamic.

Release date : 04 Feb 2019

Pre-order :
https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/6239/asok/better-dead-than-alien

https://soundcloud.com/mosrecordings

Better Dead Than Alien (mos025)

LISTEN ON YOUTUBE

PREMIERE : ASOK - Many Locations

Body Promise returns to the tape format with a 12 chapter missive from the Australian underground.  With this stellar survey of corporeally-minded music, they compile some of the most interesting mutations of modern dance music. ​Smooth Sensation marks the third and final installment in the Body Promise compilation series.  
 As the reels begin to spin, ​Fia Fiell​ (One Third of Jaala) builds to a textured wash of sound that eases the listener into the varied and exhilarating world this tape compiles. The leisurely, dubbed-out atmosphere of Low Flung​ and ​Freda & Jackson​'s contributions preface the bass-heavy boisterousness that both ​HED Ardennes ​(Fishing, Body Promise) and ​Letabruthaknow ​(aka Setwun)​ ​favour. Fishing's ​The Ghan​ opts for a hypnotic approach that slowly binds the listener in its spell until they realize it's time to flip over the tape.  
 Waterhouse​ collates broken filaments of sound into a fissured mirror,  reflecting odd visions and ghostly presences. ​Lou Karsh​'s electro transmission has a spacey, introspective edge that it shares with the dissociative acid ​Andy Garvey​ has programmed for her return to the label. Both ​Lucy Cliche​ and ​DJ Yoni​ (Holy Balm) have been working at the nexus of DIY production and unruly electronics for aeons, each contributing demented dancefloor directives that are shot through with personality. We close with ​Emily Glass​’ alien oddity, a pendulum that swings from shuddering intensity to eerie ambience until the tape stops spinning.

PREMIERE : Andy Garvey - Welcome To Infinity

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French vibist Too Smooth Christ returns to Fuego International with 'Emogreen Thoughts' - a new four-tracker oozing pure summer hedonism and mana-enhancing high jinks, with its wild bunch of harp-strewn melodies, epic sub-bass rolls and bouncy drums leading the charge.

Too Smooth Christ - Wind In Trees (Live Version) [Fuego International]

'Alkali' is Penelope Two-Fives' first full length release, created and developed over two years. 'Alkali' captures the evolution of P25's sound into deeper, darker realms, with a heavier focus on techno influenced tracks accompanied by the classic P25 element of airy and soulful vocals.

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