From the EP 'Low Heat'
Release date : June 14th

Artist : @realitycheck-4
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Label : @electromngr

Premiere : Realitycheck - Hoax(Heat Mix)[Electroménager]

Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP - Dekmantel - DKMNTL089

a1. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer I
a2. Phillip Jondo & Maxwell Sterling - Dunkelziffer II
b1. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho
b2. Phillip Jondo & Dj Plead - Whowhuwho (Moa Pillar Remix)

https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/phillip-jondo-little-princess-ep
https://phillipjondo.bandcamp.com/album/little-princess-ep

And here we are, after all is said and done, right at the dawn of club music’s reconstruction era. Granted, listening to dance music these days comes with a weird, two-faced sense of longing: a) for careless times before the world shut down, and b) for a (hopefully) near & ecstatic future, that’s, however, in desperate need of new ideas, sounds, and rave ethics.

In this sense, the Little Princess EP on Dekmantel by Cologne-based producer and DJ Jondo feels especially of the time. Each track draws elements from the hardcore club trajectory, but reassembles them in song-like arrangements that work just as fine in any headphone or home listening scenario, without ever falling for the self-serving traps that people mean when they talk of “deconstructed”.

Of course, none of this was intended. The tracks on this EP were created between pre-pandemic London, Berlin and Cologne in April 2019 and January 2020.
The A-side has Jondo team up with Maxwell Sterling, double bass player, producer, and master of dense soundscapes. Both had been fans of each other’s releases for some time, when they eventually caught up and locked down in a London flat, packed with a Digitakt, a bunch of VSTS, an autotune pedal and Maxwell's double bass. For Jondo, the real-life aspect of their collaboration has been key, as those tracks present a process of consolidation between two musical minds who tackle their craft from entirely different angles. The results are two sprawling, dynamic pieces, grimly titled “Dunkelziffer I” and “Dunkelziffer II” (the German term for “dark figure” has been ubiquitous all year, describing the looming undertow of a much higher number of infections).

The opener’s dimly lit, RPG-like atmospheres remain drumless all the way, giving a nod to the expansive compositions of Maxwell’s long-time collaborator James Ferraro. "Dunkelziffer II”, on the other hand, is a full-on club affair, whose complex grooves and muffled drums get disrupted midway through the track by a set of icy synths, only to break open and trade every bit of rave energy for a comforting ambient variation on the lead melody.

The B-side “Whowhuwho" sees Jondo create a powerful piece of instrumental-grime-turned-quasi-jungle alongside DJ Plead, an Australian producer with Lebanese roots, based in Berlin.
The track is a perfect canvas for their shared love of intensely percussive jams, as glimpses of Diwali-style handclaps, dubby delays and classic breaks drive the track forward.
On his remix, Russian techno prodigy Moa Pillar warps the already minimalist lead synth into an even more sparse yet effective dancefloor weapon.

Jondo curated and finished all these team efforts with the same care and curiosity that inform his DJ sets, as well as his A&R process at Spa, the label he runs with Friday Dunard and DJ Brom. (Given the chemistry between these 4 tracks and the people involved, it comes as no surprise that Spa has put out releases by everyone featured on this record.) Just as in his sets, the Little Princess EP proudly exhibits all of Jondo’s musical roots – but instead of sticking with one style, tempo or formula, he innately trusts the music to let it take us into unexpected territories, time and time again. Buckle up and enjoy the trip.

DKMNTL089 // Phillip Jondo - Little Princess EP

Read > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-wanton-witch-scapegoat

@wantonwitch follows up her eponymous debut album on Stroboscopic Artefacts with a three-tracker for French imprint @tvshoww - delving further into menacing industrial territories.

Golden Child Syndrome

Wanton Witch - Scapegoat [TV Showw]

https://soundcloud.com/avernianofc
https://soundcloud.com/row-records
🛒 https://rowrecords.bandcamp.com/album/row-various-part-ii
🔊 https://youtu.be/L3XOgYsCStk

Row Records comes around with a V.A. to show the range of the label sound with five artists who go different ways in different tempos and ultimately come together.
The opening track "Goose Father“ by Suh+Moon from New York embarks on a varied journey, followed by Manchester's Avernian, who taps along percussively with "Seivad". On the flip side comes Pressure Dome's Yushh from Bristol with her deep grooving "Smile & Scarper" and Row Records co-founder Kaep is collaborating with Bhed to let the woods do the talking.

Tracklist: 

Suh+Moon - Goose Father
Avernian - Seivad
Yushh - Smile & Scarper
Kaep & Bhed - Talking Woods

PREMIERE: Avernian - Seivad [Row Records]

Yushh - Skiddadle (PDCOMP004)

DAMAGE002 - Molten Drum EP

Wire - Molten Drum - Machine - Zone (packet)

Out now on Bandcamp

Molten Drum EP

DAMAGE002 - Molten Drum EP

Thick droplets of water hit the basin with a loud thud, like a ticking clock counting down to an unknown event. The room was cold and damp, the wall paper had begun peeling all over and thick layers of dust had settled on every surface; it was no place for a person to inhabit, at least not any more. Once upon a time this room and the home it was in had been a sanctuary to many; a place that brought comfort and happiness; a place that was loved and looked after - now it lay dormant, a relic of the past forgotten with time.

Doline's new release marks two big milestones for the artist and its home Grid Records; a debut album and the first long player on the label. The French artist and Sound Pelligrino affiliate has already released on the imprint back in 2021 and this follow up, Dompte-regard, is another showcase of his deftness at sound design and playing with mood and tempo. It's refined as ever, pairing melodic touches and glistening synth lines, which have it sitting somewhere between the club and home listening.

Dompte-Regard

PREMIERE: Doline - Mill The Pink Link [Grid Records]

Colombia’s @rachiidparalyzing flaunts the full spectrum of his ‘maximalist dance’ sound on the first installment of his ‘Mega Tempo’ series for @art-ficio

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-rachiid-paralyzing-sudor-jackson-mix

Premiere: Rachiid Paralyzing ‘Sudor (Jackson Mix)’

CIERRO LOS OJOS
SIENTO MI ENTORNO
RESPIRO CON CALMA
DE TODO ME ASOMBRO
SE ABREN LAS PUERTAS
SE ABREN PORTALES
SE HONRRA Y SE CANTA
POR MI POR TI
Y POR TODOS LOS ELEMENTALES
CIERRO LOS OJOS
SIENTO MI ENTORNO
RESPIRO CON CALMA
DE TODO ME ASOMBRO
SE ABREN LAS PUERTAS
SE ABREN PORTALES
SE HONRRA Y SE CANTA
CIERRO LOS OJOS
SIENTO MI ENTORNO
RESPIRO CON CALMA
DE TODO ME ASOMBRO
SE ABREN LAS PUERTAS
SE ABREN PORTALES
SE HONRRA Y SE CANTA.

DE VUELTA A LA PROFUNDIDAD
SALIMOS DE XIBALBA
SE QUE TU Y YO DE AQUI NO SOMOS
DE VUELTA A LA OSCURIDAD
YA SIENTO LA CLARIDAD
DE VUELTA A LA PROFUNDIDAD
SALIMOS DE XIBALBA
DE VUELTA A LA OSCURIDAD
SE QUE TU Y YO DE AQUI NO SOMOS
DE VUELTA A LA PROFUNDIDAD
SALIMOS DE XIBALBA.

ABRO LA PUERTA
ABRE LA PUERTA
ABRO LA PUERTA
ABRE LA PUERTA
A TU INTERIOR
AHORA EN LA SOLEDAD
ES DONDE NACE EL AMOR
ABRO LA PUERTA
A ESTA CONEXION
ES EN LA OSCURIDAD
DONDE LLEGA LA VISION.
ABRO LA PUERTA.

DE VUELTA A LA PROFUNDIDAD
SE QUE TU Y YO DE AQUI NO SOMOS
DE VUELTA A LA OSCURIDAD
YA SIENTO LA CLARIDAD
DE VUELTA A LA PROFUNDIDAD
SALIMOS DE XIBALBA
DE VUELTA A LA OSCURIDAD
YA SIENTO LA CLARIDAD
SE QUE TU Y YO DE AQUI NO SOMOS
DE VUELTA A LA PROFUNDIDAD
SALIMOS DE XIBALBA

CIERRO LOS OJOS
SIENTO MI ENTORNO
RESPIRO CON CALMA
DE TODO ME ASOMBRO
SE ABREN LAS PUERTAS
SE ABREN PORTALES
SE HONRRA Y SE CANTA.

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Firewrks ft. El Inti - Abre la puerta [Archfiend Records]

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