Platzdasch and his unique fusion of Deep House and Jazz has made us fall in love with music again countless times. With 'Aspiration' EP, he delivers one of our winter favorites - including also a Dub version of the lead track that will not go unnoticed for Deep lovers...

Hope you like it!

Aspiration

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Platzdasch - Slight Decline

🚀 Skyflare – the new album by John Franklin! ✨
17 electronic tracks that hit hard 🔥
A mix of old-school electro house, deep house, and Detroit house — raw, cool, and full of vibe 😎🎶

And yes… I intentionally used the same vocal samples in two tracks — because it just sounds too damn good 😍🔊

If you're into fresh vibes: listen, feel it, enjoy 💫
And if you love it → maybe grab the album 😉🙏

Skyflare

Old Fusebox

transcriptase

BSD-01

Grass Bath

Pre-Order : https://bit.ly/3nJoFJn 
Release: Nov 17, 2020
Distribution: One Eye Witness

The Cobra extends its skin to welcome Benedikt Frey and Yu Su to the Siamese Twin records family. Exploring and remixing two original tracks of Mogambo's Cobra EP, Frey and Su contribute tracks to this a deep-red spiced up marbled 10". 

Yu Su transforms Jeena from the original slow burner into a ravey, jungle slugger that leaves one in a lucid early morning after hours dream. Fusing stomping tribal rhythms and haunting synth pads, combined with the hypnotizing vocals of Thai artist Chucheewa, she morphs the track into an exploration of a tripped out mind.

Benedikt Frey reworks the relatively straightforward Matum into a musical multi-dimensional maze opening a wormhole for cats to enter space. A spiritual and trippy puzzle that never seems to end and sheds confusion, leaving one to wonder if there is any way out of this trip monster. An ideal collage of sounds perfectly shaped as a halftime dubby re-interpretation.

Originally Recorded and mixed by Sunju Hargun and Jerom Doudet in the city of Bangkok and islands of Koh Chang, August - December 2019.

Mastered by @MaSpaventi at Maspaventi Studio - February 2020
Lacquer cut by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut Mastering

Artwork by Taychin Dunnvatanachit

@freybenedikt
@yu_su

Mogambo - Cobra कोबरा 10" Remixes (snippets) - ST๐๐๓

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The synth work on 'The Free Life' is @nico-lahs at his best with a day break melody blotting out any lingering darkness from the morning sky.

Blow Your Mind

Nico Lahs - The Free Life [Metamorphic Recordings]

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-metropolitan-soul-museum-stoneman

Bay Area Renaissance Man, Eugene Whang's label Public Release (@eug), offers its first release of the year that no one wanted with a little something that just about everyone wants. Moving across a wide-spectrum of house styles, the 6-track sampler is a stacked release with label alums and newcomers alike.

Various Artists - 415-PR22 [Public Release]

Metropolitan Soul Museum - Stoneman [Public Release]

Artist: Eluize
Track: Hideaway
Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital
Label: Craigie Knowes
Release date: 19/10/2020
Purchase: https://es.juno.co.uk/products/eluize-gone/791306-01/

Eluize returns to Craigie Knowes to release her second album in the form of the beautifully eclectic 8-track 'Gone' LP. Ambient and Experimental sounds feature alongside club-ready Techno and Electro - moving effortlessly and coherently across genre and influence.
'Gone' captures the full-spectrum of Eluize's mastery in song-writing, composition and production in all of its shimmering glory. Her take on synthesis, drum-programming, mixing and original vocals / lyrics take you by the hand and lead you into a rich garden of colour and sound in what is likely her most accomplished work to date.
'Gone' will also feature 2 semi-abstract videos directed collectively by the artist and videographers based in Berlin; the city where the album was written.
Eluize recently launched a coaching / mentoring program focused on supporting Womxn, Non-binary and Trans people in technical production, performance and label management within the realm of electronic music. Sharing her expertise and experience in music production, live performance, djing, releasing music, label management and general support around balancing life, mental health, motherhood, living abroad and the trials and tribulations of working in "the industry”.
Her efforts to elevate the dance music community through action as well as production is testimony to her character's force as a vessel for positive change.
'Gone' will be available on vinyl and digital from the 19th of October 2020.

https://soundcloud.com/eluize
https://soundcloud.com/craigie-knowes

Gone

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PREMIERE #1237 | Eluize - Hideaway [Craigie Knowes] 2020

The alarm rang but was there any point getting out of bed? All the days rolled into one another, nothing changed, everything stayed the same. The initial wave of excitement at having endless hours to try new things and embark on new hobbies had dwindled, now boredom was the main dish of the day. For breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Following her debut LP Confide last year, Eluize makes her return to Glaswegian imprint Craigie Knowes for round two: an eclectic collection of tracks titled Gone. Showcasing her skilled approach to song-writing, composition and production, the album effortlessly jumps between genres, placing dancefloor-orientated techno and electro cuts next to ambient and experimental musings, laced with Eluize's enchanting, wistful vocals.

PREMIERE: Eluize - Ennui [Craigie Knowes]

Breathe in, breathe out... Forget the world around you and focus on the moment. Try not to let your mind wander, rid it of negative thoughts and feelings, they're not welcome here. Right now, only you matter. Only you and how you're feeling in this very moment. 

To promote and raise awareness of World Mental Health Day, which took place on 10th October, London non-profit label and event series Needs have enlisted an all star line up of friends to help them spread the message far and wide. Having worked on several initiatives, events and releases to support important causes around the world over the last three years, Needs 008 builds on this important work with a double vinyl featuring Shanti Celeste, OCB, Michelle, Bobby., Peder Mannerfelt, Yu Su, Adam Pits and DJ Sports.

PREMIERE: DJ Sports - Needs Dub [Needs]

Nobody's life was perfect but he started to think he'd been dealt a far worse hand than many others. Several toxic relationships, a myriad of lost jobs and unsuccessful opportunities, not to mention the countless mishaps, had seemed to be the dish of the day since his youth. Luck had never been on his side and things just didn't seem to go his way; he'd come to terms with living with it after all these years. 

Previously shrouded in mystery, Brother Nebula is the moniker of dance music veteran Lance Desardi who, over the last few years, has crafted cosmic and atmospheric breaks and house. He made his debut on Legwork back in 2018 with a collaborative EP alongside Solar, before quickly following it up with his first solo releases on the same label. Last year saw him land on Nick Höppner's Touch From A Distance, but now he makes a triumphant return to Legwork once again for The Physical World, an album of retro-futurist and interstellar electronics.

The Physical World

PREMIERE: Brother Nebula - Living With It [Legwork]

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