Artist: https://soundcloud.com/sunjuhargun, https://soundcloud.com/marcpinol
Track: Chale
Label: https://soundcloud.com/jintaipei
Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital, EP
Release date: 01/10/21
Purchase: https://jinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/jin-04

In its 4th​ ​installment, JIN, the Taipei, Taiwan-based label, continues its cosmic journey with a set of tracks that simmer between peak-time dance floor and early morning afterhours vibe.

First up see's Bangkok's Siamese Twins mainstay Sunju Hargun, 1/2 of Mogambo, returning to JIN with two A-side tracks. The first, “Chale”, is a modern ode to classic trance that will leave dancefloors from Bangkok to Berlin in ecstasy. His second track-フーイズカサンドラ("Who is Kassandra'') is a post peak-time 7-minute acid bomb that spins and reverberates in every direction.
The B-side features two remixes of “Chale”. First up, (our choice) is Barcelona's wunderkind Marc Piñol, who removes the trance needle and rebuilds the track creating a perfectly dubbed-our cosmic trip between musical galaxies.

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PREMIERE | Sunju Hargun - Chale (Marc Piñol Dub) [禁 JIN] 2021

https://nivast.bandcamp.com/album/le-retour-du-chien-ep

1. Le Retour Du Chien
2. Kool-Aid Mescaline 
3. My Funny Quarantine

In early 2020 Niv Ast released the monstrous “Beau Chien” on Optimo Music Digital Danceforce, just as the world was shutting down. This year he returns to a re-opened world with “ Le Retour Du Chein”, a monstrous continuation of the theme, though this time the theme is ACID. Niv’s 303 is set to stun here and then half way through a surprise Discoid bomb goes off. The other two tracks are Acid dance machines whose sole purpose is to make people move, and of course put a smile on their face. BOOM! 



Out on Optimo Music Digital Danceforce on August 12th 2022.

OMDD 44 - Niv Ast -  Le Retour Du Chien EP

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Black Light Smoke fuses techno, EBM and post-punk on his Brain Dead EP, backed with a remix from Alessandro Adriani.

Black Light Smoke combines weighty drums and analog synths on four tracks with a common thread: the use of his own warped vocals. From the cowbell rhythms and suspenseful pads of ‘Brain Dead’ to the hard-hitting bleeps of ‘Nailed to the Ground’, he infuses his tracks with a rare character, quality and flair. The release also comes with a remix from Mannequin Records boss Alessandro Adriani, whose expertise sees him turn ‘Machines Don’t Love’ into a staggering EBM track.

Daytime Emmy-winning producer and songwriter Jordan Lieb aka Black Light Smoke has racked up releases on Scissor & Thread, Voodoo Down, Nein Records and his own Death Decay Magic. Known for his world-renowned sets featuring live vocals and his productions both in- and outside of electronic music, he’s undoubtedly an artist in a class of his own.

Tracklist:

01 Brain Dead
02 Earthquake
03 Machines Don’t Love
04 Nailed To The Ground
05 Machines Don’t Love (Alessandro Adriani Remix)

PREMIERE: Black Light Smoke - Brain Dead [ZONE]

@djcity - Winamp Oscillator
Label - @les-yeux-orange

Release date: 16/12/2022

♫ Info + Buy ♫ :https://www.sinchi-collective.com/premiere-dj-city-driving-blind-les-yeux-orange/

All Sinchi premieres available on 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sinchicollective 
Spotify- open.spotify.com/playlist/7sd3nFr…1ff4a1026348467b

Driving Blind (Vol​​​.​​​3)

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PREMIERE – DJ City – Winamp Oscillator(Les Yeux Orange)

Taken from Dust Of Life compilation on Hard Fist, out December 8.

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Premiere: Pletnev & Fargo Devianti Feat Vongold - Future Perfect

Artist: Der Sexa
Track: Gabi Plane
Label: Duca Bianco
Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital VA
Release date: 27/03/23
YouTube: https://youtu.be/npIPh9WNa98

Attention Red Axes backwards!
Duca comes again, what is going on? With Black Bones and Talking Drums incoming, the label returns to its various artists format with another 4 guest editors cutting and sample, looping and extending for fun. 2023 seems the year of the Bianco.
Italo king return, warm and glowing Franz Scala (Slow Motion / Bahnsteig 23) offering the slow build new wave funk of For Me to start any party.
The mysterious CW is next. Who? One of the most respected collectors and DJs on the London scene, one third of the Beauty & The Beat party and occasionally known to offer exceptional afro & souk edits for the floor, here delivering a twist and shake change up for Duca.
Our choice here is backwards of Red Axes, Der Sexa’s - Gabi Plane follows on the flip, another unknown maybe or maybe not. Why not take a look in the mirror for the denouement and let the king of a groove slice any dancefloor. 
To finish, Manchester’s finest editors Talking Drums return with a left field bomba in DMNB. We’re not sure what it means but it’s twisted and perfecto.
Bella Bella 2023 !!

PREMIERE | Der Sexa - Gabi Plane [Duca Bianco] 2023

Cosmo Vitelli presents MEDHEAD REMIXES a digital-only LP featuring remixes from his third album MEDHEAD, released on I’m a Cliché in 2022, which included five tracks created in collaboration with Dutch artist Truus de Groot.
 
Featuring 8 tracks plus an instrumental version, its release a year after MEDHEAD is an opportunity to close this chapter before the next one begins. It is also a reminder of the French producer’s love for reinterpretation, by playfully looking back on the album rather than being revisiting exhaustively.
 
Indeed, in addition to 2 remixes by Cosmo Vitelli himself, he asked producers he appreciates to pick a track of their own choice to remix, without obsessing on necessarily giving them a club dimension. His guests ended up exploring several atmospheres, with a varying ratio between ethereal and more dance-focused moods, sometimes combining both. 

It is always with excitement that Cosmo Vitelli remixes his tracks. Down The Hatch is given a “boogie dub” treatment, thanks to bubbling analog synths and old school drum machines, it is a catchy and funky exercise in less is more production. His remix of How Is It To Be You is an elegant exploration of disco-adjacent atmospheres and arrangements. It does a lot with just a handful of elements and functions as a kind of disco dub, simple from a distance and full of detail when closely listened to.

Andrei Rusu is one half of Romanian duo Khidja. His remixes of How Is It To Be You (one vocal version and one instrumental) are dancefloor-focused cuts, with a catchy vibe in part indebted to 80’s dance genres. Underneath the shiny veneer, ominous synths on the verge of dissonance hint at something darker, like the soundtrack of a forgotten giallo.
A long-time friend of Cosmo’s and a producer recognized for his mind-melting output that spans many genres, Krikor remixes 7 Foot Clown In My Bed. The remix sees Krikor in top dub form, with a 10-ton heavy beat, slow, and hallucinogenic. It’s impossible not to sway in slow motion while playing it.

Krokakai came to Cosmo’s attention following his debut release on Glasgow’s Insible, Inc. His version of Trichophilia blends a subdued post-punk approach with more modern production techniques. The result is ear catching and introspective, almost cinematic at times, while remaining danceable.



Up-and-coming producer DJ F16 Falcon, who released a handful of EPs on Notte Brigante and Association Fatale, revisits Down The Hatch. With a plodding, shuffled rhythm and a leftfield, almost IDM feel, this downtempo remix takes the track into a new, forward-thinking dimension.

Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm, a project led by Enir Da, is behind one of Cosmo’s favourite album of 2022. So it was natural for him to ask the producer to contribute to this release, and he picked Patient Zero. Dub-infused, and ethereal but also focused on movement, this half-step version is captivating.

Froid Dub is a duo made up of Stéphane Bodin & François Marché, who previously recorded music together as Bosco at the turn of the century. For their first remix under this name, they deliver a langourously understated take on Just Like His Dad that strips the tune to its bare elements, for a dub as icy as they come.

Cosmo Vitelli will renew his collaboration with Truss de Groot in 2023 for a full album, and this year will also mark the return of his Bot’Ox duo with a new release.

http://www.facebook.com/cosmovitelli
https://soundcloud.com/imacliche
https://soundcloud.com/cosmo-vitelli

PREMIERE : Cosmo Vitelli (feat. Truus De Groot) - How Is It To Be You (Andrei Rusu Remix)

Cormac brings the heat into the new year with a brand new EP on his Polari imprint, this time coming from Greek DJ/production duo,  Boys‘ Shorts.

Boys’ Shorts is a Greek DJ/production duo based in London. The duo was founded by Vangelis (ex-LAGASTA) and Tareq. 

The Crop Tops EP‘s title track is a lyrical ode to queer dancefloor longing and is already proving to be a much requested hit.‘Days Without You‘ and ‘Nostalgia‘ compliment each other with a laidback emotional warmth, whilst ‘In The City‘ draws on their rave culture roots. The EP displays an expansive and clever musical world.

Cormac on the EP:
Boys‘ Shorts are two talented greek queers, whose music I've been playing for the last few years. I love their use of lyrics , their nods to rave and 90s music culture. It's truly a great thing to showcase them at their pop sensibility finest with the Crop Tops EP. All of these tracks have been heavily ID requested in my sets the last year.

Forthcoming EP Crop Tops is due to be released digitally, 17th of February.

Boys Shorts
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/boysshorts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boysshortsbeats
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boysshorts_/

Polari Records
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/polarirecords
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polari.records/

PREMIERE: Boys' Shorts - Crop Tops (Polari Records)

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Roe Deers’ debut full-length album “Salt Town Boy” ﬁlled with dusky moods and punk attitude was released last November on Good Skills. Unique storytelling vocal contributors from all over the world and six years of Deers’ work in the studio was mixed into unique left ﬁeld collection. Now we get a collection of remixes, featuring this killer cut from Eden Burns. 

@djedenburns went for “Trident (feat. C. A. R.) and turned the dubby original into an early morning danceﬂoor hit. Filled with smiles and positive vibes, his remix is perfect for sunrise in Nida.

More from the label: http://bit.ly/40U9UHc

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PREMIERE: Roe Deers - Trident (Eden Burns Remix) [Good Skills]

Everything had been done a certain way until the new boss arrived. The office was a well-oiled machine, people knew their roles and responsibilities, had their daily routines nailed down to a tee, but this person was now here to shake things up. As the old saying goes, if it's not broke don't fix it but there was a new order and everyone had to respect it. They were ready to turn everything on its head, whether people liked it or not...

Madrid-based producer Fernanda Arrau has called on another group of artists to contribute to the third compilation on her United Colors of Rhythm label. She's continuing her commitment to spotlight artists from different countries, this time bringing on board producers from Chile, Spain and Mexico - namely Alejandro Paz, Moo Moonster and Parissior, Nico Castro, Pvlomo and Kresy. The collection of club-ready tracks connects the dots between electro, house, wave and indie dance, whilst connecting like-minded musicians who hail from all over the world.

PREMIERE: Fernanda Arrau - Nueva Orden [United Colors of Rhythm]

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Having featured on the Riviera Disco compilation series it’s time that Donald Dust returns to Bordello. This time the Scottish artist is back with a five track EP in the form of Nausea. Bending ideas and styles, the Edinburgh producer serves up a sample strewn, italo-infected grenade. Clean chords and percussion are sullied by hoarse vocals as arpeggiators grind and growl. Drum patterns stagger and stumble in the bleary eyed house-streaked “Sick Your Own Mix” of the original. The listener is never sure where Mr Dust is going to take them with influences and surprises coming in equal measure. “Noise in the Stairwell” is an electro stalker, bolts juttering and jangling in this work of vocoder-scented giallo funk. The styles continue to be melted into new sound forms on the flip with two versions of Jupiter Jack. The “Groove Mix” takes the staccato stabs of new beat and supercharges them with punishing percussion and a good helping of dancefloor devilment. Leading us in to the wee hours of the after, the “Jupiter Mix” leans on the darker tones and rusted up rhythms for a final body jack before the realisation that work starts in eight hours.

PREMIERE: Donald Dust - Jupiter Jack (Groovy Mix)

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With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

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PREMIERE: Fernanda Arrau - Nueva Orden [United Colors of Rhythm]

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