Label founder Holly Lester pools together a selection of her favourite artists from across the globe to form the first volume in the Duality Trax Visions compilation series.

100% of compilation profits will be donated to Doctors Without Borders, who provide medical care to casualties of war in Gaza, Syria, Yemen and much more. The organisation has also worked tirelessly to provide Covid-19 related aid to countries hit the hardest throughout the pandemic and are currently lobbying for a global waiver of patents on COVID-19 technologies.

Bouncing from the U.S to Europe, the VA travels through a multitude of moods and genres across seven tracks - including acid tinged electro from New York, breaks infused garage from Chicago, rave-fuelled house music from Belgium and a pulsating trance-inspired club track from Estonia.


Black Cadmium
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/black-cadmium
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackcadmium

Duality Trax
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dualitytrax

PREMIERE: Black Cadmium - Meliorate (Duality Trax)

Having debuted on the label in 2020, Butter Sessions welcomes Naarm/Melbourne collective Polito back for their second full EP. A live techno four-piece comprised of producers Robert Downie and Finnian Langham with dancers Arabella Frahn-Starkie and Hillary Goldsmith, Polito describe themselves as "a meeting of improvised contemporary dance and live improvised techno music, working together to create entrancing performance experiences". In a live setting the stripped down machine rhythms and physical manifestations combine for a modern twist on the producer/dancer combination of rave's early days.

The Anticipate EP takes its name from the final track's Kafka-inspired vocals, capturing how Polito present the energy of those live performances through four tracks of techno with a stealthy intensity, seemingly about to ignite at any moment. As for the tracks themselves, each are best described in Robert's own words:

"QFHB was recorded using a eurorack modular system, TR8-S, OP-1, and features my voice ruptured into caveman vocals. The name is pretty self-explanatory. It's a big beat!

"'Costume Change' was recorded using a eurorack modular system, TR8-S and Reaktor. The name is a reference to the magical smoke and mirrors imagery that comes to mind when listening to this track. Like there's something cunning going on behind the scenes. We are distracting you with a raised eyebrow while we load up our next trick...

"'Journey Worm' comes at you hard right out of the gate. We always have to put a chugger on our releases. This track was recorded using a Moog Grandmother, TR8-S and a eurorack modular system. We wanted to make this one sound super springy and rubbery, like a thick alien worm ripping through a cross-dimensional portal.

"'Hug Yourself' was recorded using a eurorack modular system, TR8-S, Korg Arp Odyssey, and features vocals from Finn and me. The text in the middle comes from Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, heavily edited to make it sound more abstract and textural. It has quite a theatrical quality, with a lot of characters here fighting for your attention. While the curtains are slowly closing on the stage, they're pushing one another out of the way to get one last moment in the spotlight.

"The name is simply a suggestion to bring yourself back to your body in a time of need, and dancing to a beat is the perfect way to get you there. It’s like the world is collapsing in the song but maybe all you need is already within you. You can always hug yourself."

Anticipate

Polito - Anticipate [BSD-03]

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@dave-aju inaugurates his new imprint Elbow Grease with a stripped-back collection of techno/electro heaters.

Dave Aju - X17 (Main Mix) [Elbow Grease]

The flowers were beautiful and fluorescent in the glow of the warm morning sunlight. It beamed down upon the fields from the heavens up above illuminating life for another day as planet earth slowly awoke once more. Wandering through the radiant green hills he watched as the shadows were replaced by the earthly glow of a warm morning. This was a magical place, a place he might call home. 

En Anden is a familiar producer who has released numerous times on ØEN Records over the years. The Copenhagen based musician has however outdone himself on a new five track EP for the label which has us longing for the sun kissed days of the summer. The record also features a remix from up and coming artist and NES label boss Dj Popup.

PREMIERE: En Anden - Klokken 4 (DJ Popup vælter i gryderne Remix)[ØEN REC.]

We like to present to you our new release with a selection of day one friends. The 12” starts with the euphoric rave anthem “Members of Warning 2021” by Giraffi Dog & Erik Jäähalli. A track title some of you might recognize which will bring peace and harmony to It’s followed by the heartwarming Hip Hop cut “Shout Outs” which is dedicated to da family and our sweet raver posse. The B side hits different as Henry 3000 is a G when it comes to baba Electro bombs while DJ Hummer understands to cool it down in trancy Westcoast Funk manner. A well balanced pack of diverse tunes wrapped once again in beautiful design by Guillaume de Ubeda.

Buy here https://warningberlin.bandcamp.com/album/war1203
Releases January 14th 2022

Written and produced by
Max Weber (A1, A2), Erik Jäähalli (A1, A2), Henry Lau (B1, B2), Max Heesen (B2)

Mastered by Tim Rees at Schnittstelle

Artwork by Guillaume de Ubeda / Atelier Superplus

WAR1203

BANDCAMP

Preview: Giraffi Dog / Henry 3000 - WAR1203

Various - WARCC03
Label: Warning (@warningberlin)
Mastering: Behrang Mohammadi
Artwork: Atelier Superplus
https://soundcloud.com/na_one

We proudly like to present to you our first full on Various Artists compilation on one of our beloved media - Music Cassette.  We collected bits of bouncing Electro, celestial Trance, fluid Breakbeats and in between for heavy rotation and impact on the dance floors of today and tomorrow.  Dig out your walkman and activate the Mega Bass, or clean the tape heads of your deck with a Q-Tip and press the Dolby button.  The hiss is calling. Full force Warning experience copied to magnetic tape to represent the retro future sound of Berlin on two sides.

PREMIERE : Naone - Underwater Bubble

Gremlins

Coming into orbit late November PS001.2 continues our dancefloor focussed explorations...

On the A-side Point Guard returns to the label with his razor-sharp electro outing ‘Odyssey’. An emotional expedition that harnesses dancefloor euphoria with a powerfully burning bassline. Joining forces to complete the A side is Melbourne producer Disrute and label head Andy Garvey. Here an ever-evolving synthline propels you forward throughout the track that builds infinitely but pauses just to release Garvey’s mesmerising vocal, ‘NRG’.  

Flip the axis and you will find swirling synths and scattered percussion that creates the murky club weapon that is emerging Sydney producer PMA’s ‘Hek’. Completing the release, Roy Mills brings you to a full rotation with ‘Aquatic Pressure’. His jittery breakbeat cut that slows to a half step mid way and returns with odd-ball synth mayhem.  

Tracklist:
A1 - Point Guard - Odyssey
A2 - Andy Garvey x Disrute - NRG
B1 - PMA - Hek
B2 - Roy Mills - Aquatic Pressure

Format: Vinyl/Digital

@pointguardtrax | @andygarveyandygarvey x @disrute | @pmapmapma | @private_planet

Physical distribution: Rubadub

PS001.2 - Point Guard | Andy Garvey x Disrute | PMA | Roy Mills

V?A
MYSTERY BREAKS VOL 2.
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Get: https://blorpmusic.bandcamp.com/album/mystery-breaks-vol-2

A01 _ Unknown Artist _ Fine (Dr. Breaks Remix)
A02 _ Armageddon (64) _ Renegade Warrior
B04 _ Dj S (12) _ Killa Switch
B05 _ X-Ternity __ The Dance of the Universe


After the success of Mystery Breaks - the Comeback - mysterious label ?????? ????? decided to make another selection of fresh break cuts from different artists of the Universe. 
Get involved, buy some digitals and dance your limbs off. 
Digis out tomorrow, hand cut records coming later.

MYSTERY BREAKS Vol 2 ____ OUT Nov 9 / 2019

@roza-terenzi @specialguest-dj @ex-terrestrial @blibrae @amselysen

Following the release of Priori's 2019 full length 'On A Nimbus', here's 5 reinterpretations by some of NAFF's favorite artists. Much love and respect to Hakeem, Katie, Bailey & Shy. 

Available physically and digitally on July 3rd, 2020
https://naffrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/on-a-nimbus-remixes

Priori - On A Nimbus Remixes (Clips)

4 shit hot tracks from the vaults of Brooklyn based producer, @doxadoxa.
Out early September 2020.
Preorder at https://bluffrecords.bandcamp.com/

100% of proceeds from this release will be donated evenly to The Black Curriculum (https://www.theblackcurriculum.com/) and Bed-Stuy Strong (https://bedstuystrong.com/).

Mastered and cut by Beau @ Ten Eight Seven.

Doxa - BLUFF003 [Clips]

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