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The Italian Berlin Based @ruffstuffcrew lands on @this-is-not records with a banger track. Morale is clearly reflecting what House music means, the 90's drums in combination with a melodic arpeggio and a strong “Detroit” chord creates something which smashes
definitely the dance floor. 

Alongside “Morale” our residents Alfa Cornae (aka Marco Dassi) and we.amps dropped two crazy and well-structured remix that highlight the original while maintaining its own strong style.

PREMIÈRE: Ruff Stuff - Morale (Alfa Cornae Remix)

A fun, fresh and ~ freaky ~ record that will NOT leave your record bag... Originally hailing from Japan but currently living Berlin, SJT is known far and wide for his Teknobuskers project, a hardware DIY dance party hosted with friends and held regularly in 'Max-Koch-Passage’, Berlin. The energy from these dance parties can be felt and lived through his latest ep, ‘GG Allien’.

SJT’s skilful use of mind melting background tape textures and moody pads provide the encapsulating canvas for otherworldly acid lines, driving hardware percussion and enlightening melodies. An ep primed to transcend the listener to a place of communal acidic dance appreciation.

Buy: https://minddance.bandcamp.com/album/sj-tequilla-gg-allien

https://soundcloud.com/sjtequilla
https://soundcloud.com/user-324785473

Premiere: SJ Tequilla - GG Allien [Mind Dance]

Middle Ages

AnchorCity 9_6_2010

Brooklyn party @frendzone launches with a split EP including resident @octoocta. 'Daylight' breaks the evening gloom with a D&B-influenced breaks workout for the early morning.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/04/24/premiere-octo-octa-daylight/
Listen on Youtube: bit.ly/octo-octa-daylight

Octo Octa - Daylight (STW Premiere)

Atop the rocks and murky sands, metallic crafts and lofty structures sprawled across the seabed. Inside, figures moved swiftly through the corridors illuminated by deep warm lights. Underneath the waters they had built a new world, a place where the rules and constructs of real life couldn't determine their path anymore. Many had told them it was an impossible task, that they were doomed to fail, but what had once seemed like a perilous place to inhabit had now become their home. It was a peaceful existence beneath the depths of the ocean. 

Australian DJ and producer Andy Garvey launches her Pure Space imprint with four club focused tracks journeying through electro, breaks and techno. E Davd is our pick but the entire EP is huge and features tracks from Reptant, Daze and Point Guard.

PREMIERE: E Davd - Wavestation (Nu Cycle Mix)[Pure Space]

//Youtube - https://youtu.be/paXD-pNognE

//Analog Advisory - http://analogadvisory.com/shelter-on-wax-&-jonbjorn-lila/

Shelter On Wax
@shelteronwax
https://www.facebook.com/shelteronwax

Jónbjörn
@jonbjorn
https://www.facebook.com/jonbjornlagaffe/

Gestalt
@gestaltlabel
https://www.facebook.com/gestaltlabel

"GST01 came out on 15 April 2018 and the year after we decided to mark the milestone with an 'anniversary sampler', releasing on the same date. Glad to say we've committed to that idea with a second installment. In the past year we've linked up with so many talented people, and we're genuinely excited to add a full 6 of those to our ever-growing roster.

A big thanks goes out to Jónbjörn, Shelter on Wax, Ground16, Metropolitan Soul Museum, Lootbeg, DJ Bowlcut and Abdul Raeva for trusting us with their music! An equally big shout out to all of you guys n girls for supporting, buying, playing, sharing and enjoying what we do!" - Gestalt

Various Anniversary Sampler 02

Lila

PREMIERE: Shelter On Wax & Jónbjörn - Lila (Anniversary Sampler 02)

Future World

Bit Device

V/A - Corporeal Vol. 1
Release date : November 2020
BUY LINK: tinyurl.com/yxjcbkcu
Label : Pseudonym Records 
(https://soundcloud.com/pseudonymrecords)
Pseudonym Records is a new record label set up by two friends showcasing off-kilter club sounds, with a focus on the ethereal, twisted and broken fringes of UK-indebted dance music. Their inaugural release is the first volume in the ‘Corporeal’ series; providing a mission statement with which Pseudonym Records wish to push forward.
Kicking off the release is Bristol based artist Syz. Hot off the tail of stellar work with Pressure Dome Syz is coming in with a 132bpm bass-driven track, with nods to the drum stylings of UK-funky and the deeper fringes of Bristol’s music scene.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Syz - Metafauna

The subconscious cave is not an empty space in the conscious mind, it is a bubbling space, haunted by questions and mystical activity.

“Natif” (Stalactite - in Hebrew) is a seventh tracks EP by Tel-Aviv based DJ and producer MYKI.

Any substance, water drip or murmur reveals a cloak of meaning in the form of a showy echo. A variety of ancient animals, forbidden imaginary fruits and mysterious passions sneak in at night and look for a place of refuge to rest, to sleep.

The stalactites (Natif) are amorphous juice from the bottom of the mind, they are the seeds of confusion and irrationality and they seep through cracks in the cave and produce chaos and trembling until suddenly, out of a nightmare are born proud crystals of splendor and inspiring beauty.

credits:

Artwork: Yair Ron
Additional Artwork: Blame Honey & Yani Ani
Mastering: Tamir Lavy

https://soundcloud.com/tofistock

PREMIÈRE: MYKI - Enbalim

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