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ElectroLux vol.18

IDM electronix

2k20

Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix)

KA-Vs-Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

Philly DJ and Producer, Precolumbian, bringing a heavy mix of club sounds at our iBomba Boiler Room Off Camera in May of 2018. Recorded live in Brooklyn.

For over 5 years iBomba has been at the forefront of pushing progressive club sounds from across the glove in NYC. In May 2018 we partnered with them for a special Off Camea event in Bedstuy. The night featured sets from Berlin’s Perera Elsewhere, Brooklyn MC Cakes Da Killa, Philly’s Precolumbian, and resident DJs Ushka and Beto. 

Photo recap here: https://boilerroom.tv/microsite/off-camera-ibomba-x-boiler-room-new-york/

Precolumbian Boiler Room x iBomba DJ Set

* Read more: https://boltingbits.com/2xm-nivea-slothboogie/ ‎
* Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D7ZCo86GlvY
* Pre-order : https://fanlink.to/SBJAMZ001

SlothBoogie, a London music crew going from strength-to-strength on every front. It doesn’t just stop at running a successful and highly respected label but the DJ collective also throwing regular parties & radio shows throughout London. For nearly the past decade SlothBoogie have been carefully selecting the finest sounds from the underground to feature on their site, showcasing both amazing new talent and headline worthy names. Swales, Jad & The and Anthony Fade are just a few names of the talent released from SlothBoogie. Throughout 2018 SlothBoogie appeared to move up into another gear, by boasting a trio of label in the form of SlothBoogie Editz, SlothBoogie Traxx and SlothBoogie Jamz.

I’m sure you’re no stranger to the famous SBEDITZ & SBTRAXX series, but the Londoners are keen to show yet another unique string to their musical bow by the arrival of the third label of the Jamz series and who better to kick it off than one of the smoothest boys in deep house, 2XM. The New Zealand natives boast a sound like no other, with their music transporting you to the clouds of utopia.‘Hydrate EP’ delivers some of 2XM’s best work with 4 remarkable pad-infused bangers. Starting out with perhaps the most raw and driven track on the release with Sukin. Then with the second on the release comes our premiere of Nivea. Another smooth 2XM journey of fluttery keys and jazzy pads, a true masterpiece. Each track fits the next perfectly, guardianship of that unique sound they have fabricated for themselves.

Hydrate EP (SBJAMZ001)

PREMIERE: 2XM - Nivea

'Pelace, a Belgian duo, are bringing dreamy electronica, hazy melodies and sticky breakbeat. It's another kind of vibe, but it's our vibe and we are sure you will all love it too. Their "You Know They Love EP" consists of 3 original tracks.

You Know They Love is build around nasty drum sounds, based on those oldschool breakbeat tracks. Topping it off with analogue synths and a huge vocal sample, this is a musical masterpiece and an energetic dancefloor track in the same time.'

Follow : @pelace // @atmosphererecords

Premiere: Pelace - You Know They Love [Atmosphere Records]

Having firmly established himself as one of the most exciting DJs and producers currently working in contemporary electronic music, Baltra returns to Of Paradise with his Can’t Explain It EP, a kaleidoscopic and dazzling journey through the heart and soul of raw and hazy house music. 
Fantasy is a sublime cascade of emotion, a pulsating, spiralling and heartfelt swansong to lost love that washes over the listener like swathes of warm ocean water.

Baltra:
https://soundcloud.com/baltra
https://www.facebook.com/BaltraMusic

Of Paradise:
https://soundcloud.com/ofparadiserecords
https://www.facebook.com/OfParadiseRecords

Order

PREMIERE: Baltra - Fantasy [Of Paradise]

3024 is back with a quintessentially unique and current take on the hardcore continuum with a brand new Various Artists EP featuring music by label head Martyn, advanced percussive science by Yak, midsummer melancholy by Baltra and avant-techno by the Manchester/Berlin duo Juniper.

3024-FYE1

A1 Yak - Lucid Nightmare (3024-FYE1)

Following up on his collaborative Ep "Middle Of The Road  Less Travelled" with Michal Turtle, HOVE is back with another solo EP on his imprint Light of Other Days. The ﬁve breezy and balearic-tinged tracks were recorded and produced in HOVE’s home studio in Zurich between December 2018 and June 2019.  On "In Motion" HOVE’s sound evolves from drifting and dreamy ambiences into tape-saturated mid-tempo bumpers  right back into shimmering chords, spiked with echoing guitars  and ﬁeld-recordings. As with its predecessors, he interweaves organic sounds with seductive rhythms and percolated ambient pads into a dense yet familiar HOVE sound. "In Motion"  is inspired by the pure feeling of listening to House, Synth-Pop,  Wave, Dub and New Age records. It is HOVE’s third solo EP  and his ﬁrst release of 2019.  
https://lightofotherdays.bandcamp.com/

LISTEN ON YOUTUBE

PREMIERE : HOVE - Right Outside (Longer Version)

Or:la’s newly founded Céad imprint is back for its second outing with an EP from the enigmatic Blu Terra, due out on the 14th October. Coming from Warsaw and with a couple of aliases already under his belt, Blu Terra delivers three tracks spanning aquatic soundscapes and unexpected rave elements.  The A1 "Person Sans", here premiered, mobilises moving pads and punchy synths. 20,000 is a detailed acid exercise with animalistic overtones.

PREMIERE : Blu Terra - Person Sans

Effrontée, braque et passionnée, Radio Belleville regarde Paris de haut, de tout en haut, de Belleville précisément. Depuis son studio où passent les acteurs de la culture parisienne alternative, RadioBelleville prône la liberté qu’elle soit musicale, intellectuelle ou corporelle. Lorsqu’elle sort de son studio, c’est pour se faire entendre dans ses évènements sur la rive droite accompagnée de ses fondateurs et de leurs vinyles. Un pas est franchi pour elle : créer son label, Belleville Records, et sortir sa première compilation rassemblant des artistes de tout horizon, partageant une même ambition : celle de surprendre et de faire voyager avec leur art. Et elle ne pourrait les remercier assez. En souhaitant une agréable écoute à tous ceux qui poseront les yeux sur ce CD, à bientôt, à Belleville.

Radio Belleville Volume 1

PREMIERE : Justine - Teeth Are Falling

Shpongle is amazing and if you are musically open minded, enjoy diverse influences from dub to fourth world to Goa, breaks and more and finally if you embrace psychedelia, then you'd be a fool not to give them a chance.

Here is a slow edit of the Prometheus remix of their track A New Way To Say Hooray. I kept the long intro because it's nice and if you don't like it you can just skip it.

Art is unrelated but the vibes reminded me of the tune. It's by Kiyoshi Awazu.

100 downloads, then it's gone.

Remixed

Shpongle - A New Way To Say 'Hooray!' (Prometheus Remix) [Ed Isar 100 BPM edit]

Adam presents an intense EP exploring the balance between sensuality and darkness. DIVA, its new self released EP is coming out on November 21st, date of his birthday. The three tracks draw from a multitude of influences. Breaks, electro but still with a lo-fi approach. 
Here premiered the title track "Diva" is a simple yet very efficient dose of old school electro with a swollen bass and fuzy arpeggiators that drags you to the stars. Adam is definitely someone you should keep an eye on.
Just wait until you hear the two other tracks and what Adam has cooked for you over the last few months.

PREMIERE : Adam - Diva

The title track from my upcoming record on @kalaharioystercult

What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.

“Digital native. Noun. A person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and so familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age.”

PRE-ORDER:

Juno - https://bit.ly/2JvXO0K
Redeye - https://bit.ly/2PxvdvU
Phonica - https://bit.ly/2N1k5pD
Cold Cuts//Hot Wax - https://bit.ly/2poxVsY
Decks - https://bit.ly/34b5y07
Bandcamp - https://bit.ly/31WJPra

Escape Artist - Digital Natives [Kalahari Oyster Cult]

Christopher Joseph - Eye in the Sky EP (Vinyl & Digital)
Release date : 13th December 2019
PRE-ORDER LINK : https://flexxseal.bandcamp.com/album/christopher-joseph-eye-in-the-sky-010
Label : Flexxseal (https://soundcloud.com/flexxseal)

Christopher Joseph (https://soundcloud.com/christopher-joseph) is back on his Flexxseal label with four enthralling tracks entitled ‘Eye in the Sky’.
Christopher Joseph is an emerging talent from from Massachusetts who now resides in Berlin. Christopher’s productions encapsulate his vast musical background which includes studying Jazz percussion and living in the vibrant musical hubs of New Orleans and Berlin. ‘Eye in the Sky’ sees Christopher return to his invigorating Flexxseal imprint following releases from himself and Philadelphia’s DJ Richard which together garnered heavy support from the likes of Ben UFO, Call Super, A Made Up Sound, I-F and many more.
‘Eye in the Sky’ kicks off proceedings with ethereal leads floating underneath electro-fuelled percussion and swirling synths together sending the emotions skyward while vigorously, resonant drums fused with rave- induced modulations and twisted melodies lay the focus in ‘Lick The Honey’.
On the flip, ‘Nothing69’ delivers growling resonations, breaks-tinged drums and otherworldly arpeggios that keep you enticed throughout until ‘Leaving Ringworld’ rounds things off with a vintage, warehouse techno track featuring an effervescent, rolling groove sequence, spiralling oscillations and industrial feels throughout.

PRE-ORDER LINK

PREMIERE : Christopher Joseph - Eye In The Sky

The Imbeciles are back! Their follow up to 'D.I.E.' is a raw slab or paranoid post-punk action, and the remixes they've brought along for the ride, celebrate the vibe of the original in wonderfully contrasting ways.
First up is Ryan James Ford - one of the most exciting underground techno producers on the block - who hits us with fast scuttling break beats, thick atmosphere, dark melodies and an upfront, experimental attitude.

PREMIERE : The Imbeciles - Medicine (Ryan James Ford Remix)

"Remembrance" is taken from "Invisible Island". Midori Hirano´s follow up album from 2015s "Minor Planet". Handmade LP and CD editions available from Sonic Pieces February 7th.

Midori Hirano - Remembrance

Greek wizard @echonomist arrives on @tautautauofficial with the ‘Modern Wonder’ EP, featuring three original cuts and a remix from @ditian. Echonomist hasbeen deep in the game for a long while and it’s safe to say he is Greece’s top DJ and producer of our times. He is an all-rounder who can DJ, produce and perform live with confidence and panache. After his exciting contribution to Dixon’s Transmoderna release alongside tracks by Ame, Trikk and others, ‘Modern Wonder’ sees Echonomist‘s debut with the TAU family.
Opening with ‘Eyes, the EP gets off to a dramatic start as moody synth lines and a driving bassline take us into the new wave zone. Echonomistdemonstrates his flair for arrangement here, with a carefully arranged track that could almost have been performed by a band. The atmosphere is gloomy and emotive, taking us for a ride into the night as flickering neon reflects off the rain covered streets in a sleazy part of town.
The title track is next, raising the energy levels somewhat with punchy beats and a searing atmosphere. Female singer Iokatsi delivers a brief vocal over the breakdown before the track continues with its melancholy yet heartfelt narrative.
‘The Touch’ follows, taking us further into realms of synth heaven. The main riff is gnarly, with electro-fied beats and a simple yet catchy rhythm. Echonomist adds a perfectly placed synth way up high to complement the low end, creating uplifting moments that juxtapose the gruff bassline.
Finally Ditian’s ‘Snake’ remix of ‘Modern Wonder’ closes the EP. This a deep, dubby rework with heavy emphasis on the bass to begin with. Ditian takes the main vocal and chops it into pieces, using “You’re trapped” to increase the tense, chilling atmosphere. Detuned piano keys add to themacabre feeling as Ditian rolls out a nasty, haunting rework.

Modern Wonder EP

PREMIERE : Echonomist - Modern Wonder feat. iokasti (Ditian 'Snake' Dub)

London based French producer Mondowski follows a spate of recent releases on Relish and Ombra with a new club-oriented vision for London label and clubnight Snap, Crackle & Pop. Following his remix services on the label's first and 4th releases, Mondowski makes his full label debut with an electro inspired turn that takes inspiration from the encroaching gentrification of his industrial estate studio.
Lead track Sholay finds a mesmerizing path somewhere between extroverted 80's electro and celebratory spiritual transcendence and gets the remix treatment from Pinkman's Kris Baha who subverts the original by turning the electro backbone up to 11.
The EP's B-side, Negative Space, voyages into darker electro territories with Kraftwerkesque synths, rolling pads and a motorik bassline, all of which provide the launchpad for Flieche's Multiple Man to turn out a pitch black EBM banger. The Easter egg of the release, Hanalei, is a Krautrock sleeper hit and download exclusive.

https://soundcloud.com/mondowski
https://soundcloud.com/clubscp

PRÈMIÉRE: Mondowski - Hanalei [SC&P]

London label @scuffedrecs is kicking 2020 off with a three-tracker from  Brighton duo @heritage_ds, aka Movement and Tribalist.

The new EP,  'The Revelation', marks Heritage's Scuffed debut and arrives with the label's eye-catching (and now signature) artwork. It follows up a string of impressive releases from the likes of Croft, Farsight and Intern Hook-Up which released last year via Scuffed. 

In terms of the music, 'The Revelation' is a three-track snapshot of the woozy, mutated and tailor-made-4-the-rave trend popular among UK producers of late. Across the EP the pair utilise elements from electro, garage and breaks in a way that's sure to delight fans and newcomers to their music alike upon release.

'The Revelation' EP lands on January 31 via Scuffed Recordings. Pre-order below, and tune into the project's title track now.

Pre-order: https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/the-revelation-ep

The Revelation EP

More exclusive music

Premiere: Heritage 'The Revelation'

Pre-order: https://www.phonicarecords.com/product/nachtbraker-fatoe-morgana-pre-order-aus-music/165168

Aus Music's first release of 2020 is from Nachtbraker. 'Fatoe Morgana' has a sound that draws from obscure dutch techno and trance as well as vintage UK tech house with a maturity and class of an artist who understands how to move a dancefloor, the Night Hawk's latest release will prick up the ears of those that have come before him as well as let his previous listeners know where he's headed.

Premiere:  Nachtbraker 'Fatoe Morgana'

Exclusive Echonomist ft. Iokasti 'Modern Wonder'

As Hamburg based label TAU rings in the new decade, it's Echonomist who delivers the soundtrack for the label's first release of 2020. Altogether three original tracks plus a remix from Ditian can be found on the artist's homage to New Wave, simply called 'Modern Wonder'. After a successful 2019 Petros, Echnomist's real name, and releases on Innervisions, Blue Shadow or Watergate continues his run and demand of contributing meaningful and valuable music to the scene and its floors. Speaking of the latter, Echonomist, who enjoys his international artist career, supports local and aspiring musicians with his Sunday event 'Dreams', which seems to be a solid base to play yourself into the spotlight of the Greek scene. However, Petros talks the 411 on his upcoming release as well as giving us some insights into his 'coming' as an artist and how'll be the next big thing from Greece. 

Read the interview here:
https://torturetheartist.net/2020/01/19/interview-exclusive-echonomist-modern-wonder-tau

Echonomist's EP 'Modern Wonder' will be released on TAU on January 24th, 2020.

Buy the EP
Digital/ vinyl: bit.ly/echnomist-tau

Artist & label information
Echonomist: www.facebook.com/EchonomistMusic // @echonomist // www.instagram.com/echonomist_music
TAU: www.facebook.com/tautautauofficial // @tautautauofficial // www.instagram.com/tautautau.official

Visit & follow Torture the Artist at:
www.torturetheartist.net
www.facebook.com/torturetheartist
www.instagram.com/torture_the_artist
www.twitter.com/TorturingArt

Modern WOnder

Interview

EXCLUSIVE: Echonomist ft. Iokasti - Modern Wonder [TAU]

On their way home they'd taken a wrong turn, they were in unknown territory. It was deafly silent, something didn't seem right. The streets were plastered with old newspaper articles and Missing Person posters; people who, they imagined, were likely never found. This was the underbelly of the city, where the vigilantes and the criminals ruled the streets. You didn't want to be caught off guard in a place like this, you needed your wits about you. One false move and your fate would be determined... 

For their first release of the roaring 20s, Parisian imprint Global Warming bring together four artists with close ties to the label for a VA release of leftfield club cuts. EP curator and label boss Malcolm kicks off proceedings with bass-heavy kicks and celestial vocal samples, followed by Ouai Stéphane and Jon Beige's contributions, who add their own signature touch with frantic bass lines, intricate drum patterns and haunting industrial rhythms. Our pick of the bunch comes from Comic Sans Records and Antinote alumni Slowglide, who makes his debut on the label with chugging post-dubstep that could soundtrack the nightclubs of Gotham City...

PREMIERE: Slowglide - Lazy Eye [Global Warming]

PREMIERE: Kalipo & Local Suicide - Dominator [Hold Your Ground]

Artists: Kalipo (@kalipo-1) & Local Suicide (@localsuicide)
Track Title: Dominator
Release Title: Dominator / Crocodile
Label: Hold Your Ground (@hldyrgrnd)
Catalogue No.: HYG0014
Release-Date: 05.02.2020

You run, your heart beats fast. You are breathing heavy, but steady. The surge of adrenaline makes you feel like you could do this forever. Awake, alert, excited or maybe a little scared of what’s going to happen. You can feel the sweat on your back and goosebumps on your forearms. It’s finally happening and it’s happening under your terms. You got it. “Dominator” by Kalipo & Local Suicide is an electro anthem full of physicality and furor, of determinedness and power. Vamparela’s vocals are like the voice inside your gut that you should listen to a little more often, while the driven bassline and 80s inspired analog synths will occupy your mind and focus your thoughts. “Crocodile”, the second track of the release, is the other side of the coin – not any less definite, however more haunted and introspected in contrast. It isn’t always easy, but let’s take control and dance it out before life eats us up!

The EP “Dominator / Crocodile” will be released on 5th February via Hold Your Ground, incl. remixes by Theus Mago a.k.a. Bufi from Mexico City and Radial Gaze from Saint Petersburg. In Berlin, sooner or later everyone meets. Let’s find out what more there is to be expected from this producer trio!

Order: https://www.beatport.com/label/hold-your-ground/65341

✘ Kalipo (Berlin // Germany)

soundcloud.com/kalipo-1
facebook.com/itskalipo

✘ Local Suicide (Berlin // Germany)

soundcloud.com/localsuicide
facebook.com/localsuicide

✘ Hold Your Ground (Berlin + Hamburg // Germany)

soundcloud.com/hldyrgrnd
facebook.com/hldyrgrnd
https://holdyourground.net

Dominator / Crocodile [HYG0014]

PRE-ORDER

PREMIERE: Kalipo & Local Suicide - Dominator [Hold Your Ground]

Piles of photographs lay strewn across the floor, smiling faces and caught-off-guard expressions looked up at her. A scrapbook of times gone by, a collage of adventures and journeys she'd no longer forget. But these were more than just pictures, more than just memories. Without them she'd have forgotten everything but thanks to these, nothing would ever fade away...

Following his debut on Shall Not Fade last year with long-time collaborator Newborn Jr., Earth Trax returns to the label for his first LP under this moniker. Also known for his musings under his given name Bartosz Kruczyński, as well as The Phantom and one half of duo Ptaki, Earth Trax is just as comfortable crafting ambient downtempo cuts as he is dreamy breaks and driving cold wave. LP1 showcases his knack for different styles and sounds, bringing together different influences from early IDM to house, breakbeat and minimal synth.

PREMIERE: Earth Trax - Fade Away [Shall Not Fade]

OS003 - Significant Other - Club Aura

'It's warm inside the rave'.

Preorder: oscillasound.bandcamp.com/album/club-aura

Club Aura

Significant Other - Club Aura

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