Kamoun - Multi EP
BUY LINK : https://sketchylinesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/multi-ep
Label : Sketchy Lines (@sketchylines-rec)
Kamoun SC: @salahdzz

Cofounder of the Brussels label based Sketchy Lines records. Born and raised in Algeria, Kamoun is a DJ and producer drawing inspiration from the instruments found in traditional Berber music. He confronts the tribal percussion with the heavy sound of modern electronic music to emerge in a hypnotic state.
Kamoun is obsessed with polyrhythmic drums and inspired by minimalist field and British bass culture.

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PREMIERE : Kamoun - BubbleFly

Justin Robertson’s new Deadstock 33s EP takes in dub to motorik chuggers via the dark basement club. We’re premiering the lead skank of Sticky Web of Happy Spiders.

Deep in the heart of the forest, Justin Robertson’s record played a mysterious melody that echoed through the ancient trees. The Deadstock 33 beat was magical vibration coursed through the forest floor, summoning a swarm of happy spiders. These mystical arachnids weaved a glistening sticky web, spun with strands of pure joy. As the music intensified, the spiders danced on the strands, their tiny bodies pulsating with rhythm. The web stretched higher and higher, forming a bridge that led to a hidden realm. Curious adventurers crossed the bridge, stepping into a world where dreams came alive and music held the power to unlock unimaginable wonders.

Justin Robertson’s new Deadstock 33s EP takes in dub to motorik chuggers via the dark basement club. We’re premiering the lead skank of Sticky Web of Happy Spiders.

PREMIERE: Justin Robertson's Deadstock 33s- Sticky Web Of Happy Spiders

https://soundcloud.com/cosmica-bandida
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🛒 https://terramagicarec.bandcamp.com/album/l-grimas-saladas
🔊 https://youtu.be/uvCFsALk7t0

Cosmica Bandida's debut studio album "Lagrimas Saladas" is an amalgam of sounds influenced by the diverse backgrounds of the members, who find themselves in Munich a city where the leftovers of cosmic music and 70s disco meet cumbia and tropical vampirism. Dark cumbia and psychedelic music collide with the moods of space disco in an album that engages the body. The first two songs that open the record, "5K Caballo" and "Lágrimas Saladas" explore the textures of synthesizers and the atmospheres of Colombian public pools in incandescent villages, while "Pájaro del Desierto" paints desert landscapes influenced by Turkish and Egyptian psychedelic music. Closing the A-side with "Salsa Bandida" the band pays tribute to the basic and classic salsa rhythm in a Lo-fi reinterpretation with the Bogota fashion of cold and mountainous tropical music making.

On the flip side, a group of eight remixers has united to deliver remixes for all the Club enthusiasts out there. Lipelis sets vinyl lovers on fire with his Dubby Disco Remix of "Salsa Bandida", while MaSpaventi, Volta Cab, Los Pulpitos, and Hektisch Sprengen DJs bring their soulful and dubby trip-hop torch songs to the release. Prepare yourself for Grischerr & Heap's glitchy and deconstructed industrial reggaeton remix of "Pájaro del desierto", along with a powerful deconstructed club beatdown by Kobermann. Jacques Satre's psychedelic stupdep remix adds the perfect finishing touch to the package.

In addition to the vinyl release, we offer a collection of
exclusively digital remixes of:
▨ Desierto (Volta Cab’s Dub Mix)
▨ 5k Caballlo (MaSpaventi Remix)
▨ Salsa Bandida (Kobermann REMIX)
▨ Salsa Bandida (Jacques Satre STUPDEP MIX)

The B-side and some of the digital remixes occasionally pays homage to the influential sounds from the 1990s era, think Rockers Hi-Fi, K&D, Nightmares On Wax, and Warp, but with a fresh and bold twist that brings a super fat sound to the entire release. Dropping this October 2023 for an endless summer 4eva exclusively on vinyl.

Tracklist: 

1. 5k Caballo
2. Lágrimas Saladas (Salty Tears) 
3. Pájaro Del Desierto 
4. Salsa Bandida 
5. Pájaro Del Desierto (Grischerr And Heap Remix) 
6. Lágrimas Saladas (Hektisch Sprengen DJs Estrich Dubbb)
7. Salsa Bandida (Lipelis Dub) 
8. 5k Caballo (Los Pulpitos Remix) 
9. Desierto (Volta Cab's Dub Mix) 
10. 5k Caballos (MaSpaventi Remix) 
10. Salsa Bandida (Kobermann REMIX) 
11. Salsa Bandida  (Jacques Satre STUPDEP)

PREMIERE:Cosmica Bandida - Lágrimas Saladas(Hektisch Sprengen DJs Estrich Dubbb)[Terra Magica Rec.]

The mighty Bawrut returns to Ransom Note Records with his incredible new record, Raqs EP. The follow up to his debut album on R$N, In The Middle, Our Man In Madrid discharges four weapons grade club monsters that will, as the title suggests, have have bodies moving to and fro the world over. 

In Bawrut’s own words: “Raqs means dance or dancing in Arabic. The need for dance in our society and it’s act of liberation is the focus of this new EP, where I explore a beloved place like the Mediterranean sea, mixing Arabic voices and Latin American rhythms, stabs, trance and flamenco.”

First single Que Quiere Usted wastes no time, entering the fray with a frantic clap assault that grows and evolves throughout the track, augmented by Bawrut’s trademark sparse, bouncy, synth lines. Hot on its heels, Draa Valley is a more understood affair, taking aim firmly at the dance floor. All driving drums and hooky vocal samples, it darts high and low before settling into that air-fist-punching final drop. 

Azadi shows yet another side to our Bozza, this time treating us to a mechanical funk workout of epic proportions. It’s angular stabs are thoroughly danceable, punctuated by some vaguely human (but definitely robotic) vocals that lift us towards mechanised heaven. Sonidero Usera closes proceedings with a more organic feel, opening with rainforest sounds interspersed with tribal drum patterns and cut up vocal stabs, which develops into a pummelling groove that is, quite literally, all singing, all dancing!

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https://optimomusic.bandcamp.com/album/its-not-that-deep-ep

1. Mechanical Love (ft. Modema) 06:51

2. It's 5am Somewhere 06:07
	
‘It’s Not That Deep’ is the second release from Manchester producer Tom Sharkett via Optimo Music. Following up on last year’s ‘Futuro EP’, the inspiration behind this latest release was the wonky, warped and psychedelic moments on the dancefloor that shift the night into a different realm without you even realising. The time of a night where you become utterly transfixed until you’re reminded where you are with a sudden pang of energy from music and lights that signifies you’ve tipped over the precipice into the darker phase of the evening. It was experiences like this that led to the hazy Sunday morning studio sessions that formed the EP’s writing and recording from Sharkett’s home in Levenshulme, Manchester.

A-side, ‘Mechanical Love’, features a dark, icy vocal from close friend and collaborator, Emily Z, aka Modema, over a relentlessly throbbing SH-101 bassline. Emerging from a bed of spitting Juno saw-waves, rhythmic guitars, rolling toms and self oscillating space echo swirls, Modema’s vocal is the eerie guiding hand that leads you into the dark depths of the dancefloor. Much like Sharkett’s previous productions, the structure is purposefully loose and was recorded live instrumentally to capture a sense of unpredictability as the harsh, worn and distorted sounds come and go throughout. B-side, ‘It’s 5am Somewhere’ captures late night tension and release to ease you towards the reflective and transcendent closing chapter of the EP. Fractured and disjointed drones build together to snap into an assertive combination of acoustic drum samples and a mechanical bass line that nod towards Tom’s EBM and Dark Italo influences. An organic plucked synth line leads the melodic charge in this instrumental track, whilst rhythmic modular sounds flicker around the outside, in and out of focus.

Final co-production and mixing comes from long-time collaborator Matt Peel, who Sharkett has worked with on both W. H. Lung’s (his band) records to date. The pair spent two days at the Nave recording studio in Leeds running the mixes through Peel’s collection of tape echos and outboard equipment, to give a finishing touch of abrasiveness and harshness that reflects their punk approach to making dance music. 
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releases August 25, 2023

OMDD 51 - Tom Sharkett - It's Not That Deep EP

Birmingham-based artist Emily Jones, also known as Echo Juliet, releases her debut mini-album “Abandon Reality” on October 27th through her label, Invisible IDs.

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Invisible IDs, a mystery to decode, Echo Juliet, with a Red Sun she rode, Through the cosmos, where the music flowed, A whimsical journey, down a creative road.

Invisible IDs, their secrets well-kept, Echo Juliet, never ceased to be adept, With beats and rhythms, she happily leapt, In a world of sound, where dreams were swept.

Red Sun painted skies in hues so bold, Echo Juliet’s melodies, a story to be told, Invisible IDs’ magic, a treasure to behold, A surreal symphony, in this tale of old.
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Raised in Essex, Jones she transitioned from her classical training into the world of the electronic.  A journey, marked by self-doubt, led her to DJing and music production. “Abandon Reality” reflects her escape from societal issues, with tracks like “Red Sun” inspired by her childhood and concerns about climate change.

@echoojuliet @invisible-ids

Red Sun

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PREMIERE: Echo Juliet - Red Sun [Invisible IDs]

With ‘Afterlife’, Shit Face takes listeners on an enthralling odyssey through the depths of the Egyptian Book of the Dead. With its blend of chill out, ambient, and trip hop, this work serves as a gateway to an ethereal universe of sound.

‘Afterlife’ weaves a tapestry of dark passages and uplifting moments, developing a storyline through mystical dimensions, inviting listeners to explore the complexities of the human psyche and the mysteries of the great beyond.

Prepare to be absorbed in a transformative soundscape that defies traditional categorization.

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PREMIERE : Shit Face - Phoenix

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