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“Nuragico” captures SHRDN’s raw and personal take on hypnotic techno.
Fast, heavy, and driven by instinct.
The two tracks unfold through deep, pounding basslines and sharp, evolving synth lines that cut through the mix with tension and movement.
The grooves feel ancient yet forward-driven, guided by distorted vocal fragments that sound like half-spoken mantras or broken rap echoes.
There’s no formula here. Just instinct, repetition, and raw energy shaped into rhythm.
This is SHRDN defining his own pulse.
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@freddie-norwood rounds off the four-track EP with "Parallel To The Sky", a continuation of the stripped back, broken beat approach. He slowly builds musical blocks bringing in more and more melodic hooks before affirming his dreamy canvas with a welcomed bassline that swims around the vocal sample before the final drum rolls bring the EP to a close.

"To Adelaide EP" is out 21st November... Limited to 500 vinyl copies worldwide!

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Freddie Norwood - Parallel To The Sky

The sky was a royal blue and the air was thick under the heat of the sun. As the birds flew high between the trees she pondered what it might be like to soar with them, to wind herself up and throw herself into the sky out there. She dreamed of flying wildly between the branches, careering above great cities and looking down on the insignificance of life below. She wanted out, that was for sure but she could see little way. Maybe one day she would fly with them, just not for now. She extinguished her cigarette and walked back inside. 

S&W are the next to release on Dub Disco. The pair offer up the newly founded label's second release which sees them contribute three dance floor cuts.

PREMIERE: S&W - Wind Up Bird [Dub Disco]

The pair of them ran through the park, wild lovers lost beneath the glow of the moonlight. You and me they say, they and I. She held his hand tightly as they began to dance beneath the glow of the great pink orb which shone so brightly out there in the sky, way up high. The stars glowed a reflective crystal white, their flutter bounced back in the reflection of the pairs eyes. This might be heaven, but soon all could be gone. They fell together into the long grass below their feet and concluded their dance. 

Dwell is set to release a new EP on the Of Paradise record label. It will be his first release to be pressed on vinyl as he delivers an organic take on house and techno in a forward thinking manner.

PREMIERE: Dwell - You And Me [Of Paradise]

'In Case You Don't Know What To Play’, is committed to the world of dancing, drawing eclectic inspiration from the streets of Tokyo, traditional African rhythms, US underground techno and the sound of Recklinghausen. Handmade by DVE, this 2x12" comes stamped with a photo and a download code. 

Vinyl: http://avarecords.bigcartel.com/product/damiano-von-erckert-in-case-you-don-t-know-what-to-play-ava-lp005
Digital: https://avarecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-case-you-dont-know-what-to-play

Artist: Damiano von Erckert / @damianovonerckert
Title: Tribute To A Hero
Album: In Case You Don't Know What To Play
Format: 12" + digital
Catalog number: AVA.LP005
Released: November 28, 2017


Tracklist:

1. From The Sun
2. Tribute To A Hero
3. In Case You Don't Know What To Play [TECHNO]
4. Unknown Afrique
5. Tokio 1987
6. All Night Long
7. Sometimes It's Like That, No?
8. In Case You Don't Know What To Play [HOUSE]
9. In Case You Don't Know What To Play [AFRO]
10. What Is Eigentlich Wrong?

In Case You Don't Know What To Play

Tribute To A Hero

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AVA.LP005 Damiano von Erckert - Tribute To A Hero

DURE VIE & HARD LIFE Premiere
OHES - Rotations Séquentielles 
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Premiere • OHES - Rotations Séquentielles

Special edit of the Fonk gem People Get On Up from Positive Force

Off The Time (Space Yale Acid edit)

Support 
- Surgeon "I like Raw Loop and Moving Day. Will play in my DJ sets."
- DVS1 "4/5" 
- Tom Trago "Great EP ! Thx for sending" 
- Peter Kruder "Rating: 4 – When 2 Bodies Become 1 is fantastic ! Love it and will play it. Thanks !"
- Hercules & Love Affair "Rating: 4 – nice ep, when 2 bodies become is the one for me" 
- DJ Deep "nice jams here!"
- Jennifer Cardini "Rating 5, Perfect!" 
- Fred P "Superb"
- Sandrien "very nice EP! Classy and refined"
- Elphino "Rating: 4 – strong vibe, feeling it"
- Tensnake "Great EP" 
- Arnaud Rebotini "Great EP"
- Ivan Smagghe "RAW LOOP for me"
- Alinka "Rating: 5 – Love this!"
- Red axes "Rating: 4"
- Maceo Plex "Rating: 4"
- Richie Hawtin "Rating : 4" 
- Ripperton "Any Lukas ep's always feels like a wonderful birthday gift!"
- Massimiliano Pagliara "Nice tunes"
- Madben "Rating: 4 – Raw loop is my fav, merci!"
- Damian Harris aka midfieldgeneral (Skint) "Love me a bit of Lyrestam... always impressed with his work and this is no exception. Thanks"
- Wata Igarashi "Rating: 4 – Super proper and liking the vibe."
- DJ T (Get Physical) "Rating: 4 – thank you for the music!"
- Brett Johnson "Rating: 5 – Liking the entire release. Hard to pick a fave so I won't. Good stuff."
 - Chambray "RAW LOOP for me, thank uuu"
- Aidan Hanratty (truants/ dublin)"Rating: 4 – This is such a vibe Raw Loop rattles and darts, Moving Day, is deeply engaging, Strange Beast is a glorious romp. Just such good sounds" 
- Thris Tian (gilles peterson worldwide | NTS) "Rating: 5 - sounding very good"
- Patrick Zigon "Rating: 5 – great ep!" 
- Alexi Delano "Will play some!"
- Wes Baggaley "Rating: 4 – Great stuff"
- Alinka (Twirl / Chicago) "Rating: 5 – Love this!"
- Bas Elgharib (Plastic Love, Avalon Hollywood) "Rating: 4 – Skylax is one of the most consistent house record labels around. Always putting out quality proper house. Love em. Moving Day and Strange Beast are top for me."
- Varela "Rating: 4 – amazing" 
- Red light radio (khalil)"Raw loop is dope!"
- Jerry Bouthier "Rating: 4 – 4th + 5th for me thx a lot, supportin"
- Iron Curtis "Rating: 4 – great EP!"
 - Photonz "Really like 'When 2 Bodies Become 1"
- Ilario Alicante "Rating: 4"
- Radioslave "thx for the music !"
- Luke Slater "Thx!" 
- Erol Alkan
- Riva Starr "Thx!" 
- Gary Webb "Rating: 5 – SKYLAX never disappoint Great tracks"
- Alland Byallo "nice one. skylax always dope. love 'raw loop'!"
- LadyBird "Dreamy" 

"Fresh off a run of vinyl releases supported by legends of the scene like Gerd Janson, Todd Edwards, Move D and DJ Sprinkles, Skylax Records are mighty proud to present Sweden’s Lukas Lyrestam for our 150th release.
“When 2 Bodies Become 1” treads a fine line between raucous deep-house, balearic blues and straight-up sexy music. The opener “Raw Loop” channels classic Pepe Braddock vibes while “Moving Day” sounds like it could’ve come from the sonic experiments of a certain 90s house producer who loves to play keyboards. Lukas is a musician and singer first, which really shows on the flip side of the record – something which Mano Le Tough & Jimpster were very happy to support on a recent release for Clouded House.“Strange Beast” marries off-kilter chorus-kissed guitar riffs with a driving four-to-the floor arrangement while “2 Bodies Become 1” takes a step further away from house music to combine vintage new-order textures and shuffling deep-house. Lukas also builds digital synthesizers in his spare time, something which must’ve come in handy for “Bike Ride With U” an italo-banger closing out the record and sporting a very rubbery bassline. We are super happy to add yet another great house 12-inch to our catalogue and remember, stay underground, it pays!"

LUKAS LYRESTAM "When 2 Bodies Become One" 
A1.Raw Loop
A2.Moving day
A3.Strange beast
B1.When 2 bodies become 1
B2.Bike ride with U
SKYLAX 150 / LAX150

To know more about this brillant forthcoming 12 inch 👉
https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/track-by-track/lukas-lyrestam-2/

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SKYLAX 150  - A1.Lukas Lyrestam "Raw Loop"

US midwestern gem Ilana Bryne is back on Naive and, once again, she's got you covered for grade "A" contemplative-but-propulsive groovers, perfectly timed for these trying days. Like her debut EP "Low Earth Orbit" from last year, "Strange Adventure" layers sharp rhythms and playful touches with ethereal atmospheres and open spatiality. But stagnating she is not; her pristine production turned even brighter on this one, reaching a level of sonic and compositional finesse that has to be heard to be believed. 

Profound musical influences come through in this premiere's 'Used To Love T H E M', through echoes of Chicagoans like Glenn Underground, Gemini, and Boo Williams, tempered to perfection with the floaty atmospherics and chopped breaks of LTJ Bukem and other masters of liquid DNB. Delicate synth sequences illustrate loving dialogues between bass bin-busting subs and suspended Rhodes chords or airy pads, traveling through dynamic arrangements, with the odd moment of suspense done fresh.

Artist: IIana Bryne
Label: https://soundcloud.com/naivetrax
Us: https://www.fourheadsmusic.com/

Strange Adventure

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PREMIERE: IIana Bryne - Used To Love T H E M [Naive]

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