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You've been hearing about Shanti a lot cuz she's sick with the cuts and does a great NTS show, here's her tune for Vibe 3, "Strung Up," DJ gear for sure!! 

Look out for a full 12" from Shanti Celeste on Future Times soon!!

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FUTURE TIMES RECORDS presents:
V/A - Vibe 3 Compilation
3 x 12" vinyl (available separately) / Digital
FT030, FT031, FT032
2015

DISC 1 - FT030
A1. OV - Junk Funk
A2. Juju & Jordash - Soggy Bottom
B1. Max D - Octopus
B2. Grapes & Isle O' Man ft The Wino Boys - Up The Dubs (It Can't Rain Forever)
B3. Raica - Makmba

DISC 2 - FT031
C1. Beautiful Swimmers - Primo
C2. Edy Alta - First Sign OF Artifice
D1. Protect-U - Krums
D2. Jeremy Hyman - Machine Stops

DISC 3 - FT033
E1. Shanti Celeste - Strung Up
E2. Dawit & Dolo - Knowledge Body
F1. Steve Summers - Shimmer
F2. DSR.MR - Crystal Jungle
F3. C'est Life - New Years Eve 2013

Future Times is back in the mix, expanding the sound and vision of the label with the latest in their compilation series, Vibe 3!!!

The compilation opens with the dynamic killer "Junk Funk" by DC newcomer OV, a pure cut that rotates between percussive slice and complete ambient stasis. Juju & Jordash come thru next with "Soggy Bottom" and get their hypnotic piano throb on, and Max D's "Octopus" follows with an improvised, kinetic bang. Grapes & Isle O' Man ft. The Wino Boys (an alias for MB and OD, who've put in work on RH's No Label) knock it out with a beautiful slab of whacked reggae in "Up The Dubs (It Can't Rain Forever)", and Further Records' Raica fades it out majestic with "Makmba."

Disc 2 starts with a new track from Beautiful Swimmers, "Primo", a thick chunk of Industrial Pop, like some fractured version of "Was Dog A Doughnut" for the freaks. Jeremy Hyman, most recently heard from in collaboration with FT's Max D for the Lifted LP on PAN earlier this year, rides a luscious animated opening into a great slice of plastic techno with "Machine Stops". The B Side starts with Protect-U's insane "Krums", a whirlwind of liquid metal and cranked snares, and rides out with "First Sign Of Artifice," the first, amazing burst from newcomer Edy Alta.

Disc 3 starts with Shanti Celeste and her monster cut "Strung Up", a savage tune for the deejays that mixes a bit of her native Bristol with classic electro. After that Dawit & Dolo (aka Dawit Eklund of the 1432 R crew and Dolo Percussion) collab on the massive, always-rising "Knowledge Body," turning a hurricane of snares into a moody, slow-build tower. Steve Summers lets us breathe for a moment on the last side of the comp with "Shimmer," a sick vignette and DJ tool. DSR.MR (a collaboration between Mood Hut's Cloudface and Max Ravitz aka M Rav/Patricia) shuffle into infinity after that with the blessed Rhodes techno shifter "Crystal Jungle," and C'est Life (aka Jack J) ends the compilation on a perfect note with the timeless "New Years Eve 2013."

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Shanti Celeste - Strung Up -VIBE 3 - FT032

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On 4th November @tapedartifact will inaugurate their debut VA compilation which we’re no short of excited to share with you in full. The four-track ‘A Fiction Universe‘ gathers contributions from Allergy Season’s Physical Therapy, Italian duo Hiver, Arnemann and Elmer – the techno project of Bepotel members Sagat and Walrus.‎

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B2. Hiver - Intersect

The mysterious E. Myers embarks his 4th White label mission.

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Phonica Premiere: E. Myers - Taps [UNKNOWN LABEL]

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Metropolitan Soul Museum feature as part of a new split EP in the Toy Tonics series. They deliver a smooth house cut alongside tracks from Black Loops and Jad & The...

PREMIERE: Metropolitan Soul Museum - Saaab [Toy Tonics]

Deep beneath the encrypted layers of security lay elusive material. These were the most restricted of folders under which only government access could allow entry. The state of the nation was left in a delicate balance based upon the content contained within. These were perilous times and the tension hung ominously in the air. 

Bauhaus is a newly formed record label from tel Aviv. The tracks have received early support from an array of big circuit dj's including Motor City Drum Ensemble who featured the following track back on his Worldwide FM show in June.

PREMIERE: PRZ Feat. Jerome C - XXX Files [Bauhaus]

The race started quickly on the sound of the gunshot. The orange polyurethane on which he ran had never looked so beautiful as his feet moved quickly back and forth. In the distance he observed his comrade readying himself to sprint off into the distance, for this was a relay and not for one man to win. The team had been training for years for this moment and the roar of the crowd was almost overwhelming. Never had they expected they would get this far. 

Factory Floor are remixed on the "2525+5" EP. Alongside two original tracks Charles Manier, Jlin and Klara Lewis have been recruited to provide alternate versions.

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PREMIERE: Factory Floor - Relay (Charles Manier Remix)[DFA]

She licked her lips provocatively as she stared him up and down. In the distance there was music playing but the pair cared not for such ambience beneath the glow of the moonlight. Before them the waves rolled gracefully upon the dusty sand, the palm trees blowing delicately in the warm air. The sky was a bitter shade of black, the stars faintly visible behind the gloomy clouds. This was not some sort of peaceful paradise but a stormy romance on an island lost. 

Smagghe & Cross return following recent releases on Offen Music and our own Ransom Note Records imprint. The pair deliver an intriguing EP for Glasgow based record label Huntleys & Palmers.

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PREMIERE: Smagghe & Cross - MMMMMMM [Huntleys & Palmers]

The gang were eager with anticipation. They hung in the car park behind the back of the shopping mall, sat perched upon trolleys and dirt. Cars stayed well clear of the patch, they knew that if they were to cross paths with 'la cosa nostra' then they may well live to regret it. The leader of the pack, a tall tanned gentleman stood several feet away chain smoking cigarettes whilst surveying what lay before. 

Aa3 have just released 'Eradicate Ex Machina' on USB. Starving Poet is the artistic project of New York-based Rose Knapp. Listen to a remix of "La Cosa Nostra" by RN500.

PREMIERE: Starving Poet - La Cosa Nostra (RN500's Waste Management Mix)[Aa3 Corp]

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