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Flegon - Extra Twist Remixes / DFLEG06

OCTOBER 2020

WL//WH - OCTOBER 2020 // Electronic - Techno - Industrial - EBM - Ambient

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WL//WH - OCTOBER 2020 // Electronic - Techno - Industrial - EBM - Ambient

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https://soundcloud.com/flegon
https://soundcloud.com/vidock-ar
Buy Release: https://disquesflegon.bandcamp.com/track/extra-twist-vidock-chinese-lesson-remix
YouTube: https://youtu.be/qoJJijVC0-w

After the reinterpretation of "Pacific Reef" by Malouane, it is the turn of the co-founder of Abstrack Records to contribute to the series of remixes "Extra Twist" of Flegon. On his Chinese Lesson Mix, Vidock takes "Intruder on the Loose" and takes us to a Far East rave where gated vocals and skat are still socially accepted, for our greatest pleasure.

Intruder On The Loose

PREMIERE: Flegon - Intruder On The Loose (Vidock Chinese Lesson Remix) [Disques Flegon]

Extra Twist Remixes

Suspect to Find (Gilb'r Rub-A-Dub Mix)

READ > inverted-audio.com/premiere-core-proxima-b

CORE ’Proxima B' @hivern_disc is an upscale techno roller tailored for big rooms and high-pressure climaxes. Dashing across stellar winds and chaotic moonscapes at full-throttle, the track flares up halfway in and ends up leaving wisps of vapour in its trail.

CORE – Proxima B [Hivern Discs]

All proceeds from the sale of these recordings will be donated to Humanity Crew (www.humanitycrew.org), an international aid organization with a focus on Greece and the Mediterranean, specializing in the provision of first response mental health interventions and psychological aid to refugees and people in crises.

Produced & arranged by Anatolian Weapons. Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann. Artwork by Alexander Hobson. LURID11. Lurid Music 2018. Still here.

These compositions include samples from "Zanka" by Tom Mkhize, out on Nyami Nyami Records (https://nyaminyamirecords.bandcamp.com/), and "Rahime" from the album "Büyü" by Fide Köksal, out on Minos-EMI, available on all digital download & streaming platforms. Thank you for supporting this worthy cause.

Download on Bandcamp

Anatolian Weapons - Sunbeam Dance

@Kaustell is a dance loving freak and an electronic music producer based in Stockholm, influenced by Techno, Electro, Roots/Dub, Ambient and low tempo psychedelia.

Here he delivers 3 originals on French label @Esthetique-lab,  supported by remixes from Hogt i Tak and K-Effect. 

Our pick of the release is 'Constructive Phases' , an intergalactic soundscape made for drifting away in to other worlds.

Release Date - 30/09/19

Sinchi Blog - https://www.sinchi-collective.com/premiere-kaustell-constructive-phases-esthetique/

Youtube - https://youtu.be/6btTMq0BGaE

PREMIERE - Kaustell - Constructive Phases (Esthetique)

The small boat bobbed on the water, looking for a place to dock before dawn broke. The two brothers scanned the shore before honing in on a derelict cove shrouded in darkness. They couldn't be caught, they had travelled for too long to risk their cover being blown. As they moored up and stepped on to solid ground, they gazed up at the famous skyline before them; a sight they had only ever seen before in books and paintings. This would be their new home; a place where they could make their names known. The unsuspecting city had no idea what they were in for...

Lithuanian-based producer Pletnev returns to local label Le Temps Perdu for his second EP, following his 2017 debut with 'St. Bones'. His diverse productions have taken him to labels like SZE, Fleeting Wax, Meda Fury and Hard Fist, with sounds spanning percussive tools to EBM and leftfield cuts. His forthcoming EP, 'Voranto Bros', features blinding remixes from CockTail d'Amore bosses Discodromo and Biologic Records' Lion's Drums.

PREMIERE: Pletnev - Voranto Bros [Le Temps Perdu]

It's time for celebration ! As the Worst Records adventure goes on and on, let's take a moment for a multiverse reunion in the form of our first Greatest Hits compilation. This imaginary space is the meeting point between some figures of our hometown and others from outer lands.

You will cross the paths of the authors of the first three releases of the label, namely A Strange Wedding, Christian Coiffure and Jacques Satre (also delivering a mind-warping session under Babiah 8000 alongside Saint-Etienne's activist Farkoner). You'll also hear from Del.Duc, a member of the Positive Education crew. As special guests, we wanted to put some highlights on intriguing faces such as Itako, Gil.Barte and Tassilo Vanhoefen, providing there slow-motion, heavy dream-powered tunes in the style we adore so much. Beesmunt Soundsystem and Black Seed bring up some notable contributions from outside of France, whether it is for a raindance session or a tribal expedition.
How to sum up this whole vortex of trippy blocks of sound? Our dear friend Eiger Drums Propaganda has the answer in the opening track : some strange things happen in this city... and this city is Saint Etienne. This being said in a malicious voice, of course.

https://soundcloud.com/worst_rec
https://soundcloud.com/beesmunt-soundsystem

Pre - order

PRÈMIÉRE: Beesmunt Soundsystem - Nova Zen [Worst Records]

Flegon - Extra Twist Remixes
Release date: 30 june 2020
BUY LINK: https://disquesflegon.bandcamp.com/track/exilado-dub-problematix-mix-androo-rework
Label: Disques Flegon (https://soundcloud.com/flegon)
https://soundcloud.com/androo-3

First track of our Extra Twist Remixes EP is out! Let’s start with an atmospherical but heavy dub mix from Androo, one of our favorite swiss producers.
One remix will be released every month during the summer.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Flegon - Exilado Dub (Problematix Mix) Androo Rework

Monnom Black 022
Dax J - End of Opulence EP

A1. End Of Opulence
 
A2. Pulse Wave
B1. Counter Culture
B2. Self Medication

Buy - Vinyl + Digital from Bandcamp - https://monnomblack.bandcamp.com/album/end-of-opulence

End Of Opulence

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Dax J - End Of Opulence [Monnom Black 022]

There is definitely something "afro" inspired about this latest EP from Puma & The Dolphin, certainly in comparison to pretty much everything else the mysterious Bulgarian project has produced, including a great EP for Canadian imprint Chambre Noire and some stellar inclusions on every one of Dj soFa's highly respected "Elsewhere" compilations. 

The story goes that while immersed in domestic life during lockdown in Sofia the music evolved to take in what was happening at home and saw the inclusion of toy instruments, drum playing, the voices of children playing and even the family parrots whistling and squawking in the background. These random ambient insertions when seen in the context of the hypnotic and percussive rhythms and timbres are oddly reminiscent of the late, great Francis Bebey who, although culturally and physically a million miles removed, was also known for recording much of his work at home and who also featured the voices of his children playing. 

In fact, it is as much the music's playfulness and simplicity that give the pieces their distinctive character, at times echoing the repetition and mesmerism of Raymond Scott's "Soothing Sounds For Baby" series. Yet, childrens' music this is not. There is a mysticism and depth on one hand and a willingness to experiment on the other that echoes the pioneering experimentalist K. Leimer's early Eno-inspired tape outings (check "Supermarket" for example). 

I asked Puma & The Dolphin's Nikko Names if he could share the story behind how these six tracks came together. He had this to say: 

"This collection of pieces were created during a monotone period of my life which I have overlaid with colour: a time in which I surrender to the beauty of home life - watching my kids play, feeding the birds - entwining these sounds of my surroundings amongst the rhythmic layers of these pieces. Playing the drums to remind us of the next circle dance for four. There is something mystic to travel only in your head; a shamanic trip inside the body with no concepts and answers."

Indoor Routine

INVINC 28 Puma & The Dolphin - Indoor Routine [samples] 12"/mini-LP OUT NOW

Artist: A-Tweed
Track: Mzee Jomo 
Format: Digital
Label: Bandcamp Exclusive
Release date: 02/10/2020
Purchase: https://a-tweed.bandcamp.com/track/mzee-jomo

After the homage to Ghanaian Revolutionary and PM Kwame Nkrumah in his first EP "Who is the Enemy?" out in May 2020 via dutch label "Afrobotic Musicology", Italian dj/producer based in Rome A-Tweed releases brand new music dedicated to Kenyan President and anti-colonialist Jomo Kenyatta
A tribal, weird and slow, percussive club oriented track definitely linked to the downtempo and psychedelic side of afrofuturism.

https://soundcloud.com/antakaatweed

YouTube

PREMIERE #1236 | A-Tweed - Mzee Jomo [Bandcamp Exclusive] 2020

YOUR GHOST IN ME

Third single from Yet Another Kito Jempere Album. Collaboration with Kito Jempere Band vocalist Noteless on bass/synths and Italian finest Hard Ton duo with Massimo Bastasi on vocals. Song which appearing on the album as almost 11 minute tech-ambient track, on the single edited to the perfect radio version, made by Lipelis, who changed it into proper pop hit. Heartbreaking George-Michael-ish vocals and lyrics alongside with Yamaha QY70 sounds making proper 80s soundtrack feel. On remix duties Kito’s best friend, Kito Jempere Band member, long time collaborator Lipelis (L.I.E.S./ Public Possession) delivering 8-minutes long journey and Low Budget Family/House Hamam artist Moonoton bringing 80s touch of the track into full-power. 
Your Ghost In Me artwork is an art-project with Russian designer Dima Shiryaev, man behind a lot of Kito Jempere artworks, Present Perfect Festival, Dom Beat and KUZNYAHOUSE clubs. It is 10 different artworks and each digital shop or platform got it’s own 

Mixed by Roman Urazov
Mastered by Atjazz��
Yet Another Kito Jempere Album is out via Emotional Response as 2xLP In October along side with Yet Another Kito Jempere Remixes EP with mixes from Cable Toy, Lipelis, Samo DJ and Linja.�

More info: www.kitojempere.com

PREMIERE : Kito Jempere feat. Hard Ton & Noteless - Your Ghost In Me (Lipelis Remix)

Inspired by a distorted crime-scene imaginary, “Blood on the Pavement” by Athens based slowed-down music wizard Anatolian Weapons is Marguerite Records’ 9th release.
Front side, entirely curated by the Greek producer, contains 3 EBM-esque, mid tempo dancefloor ready cuts - ranging from the trippy 303 workout in “Blood on the Pavement” on A1 to the more stripped down “The Word is Hate” on A3.
Flip side is a proper Daniel Holt takeover! First cut it’s his version of the title track, characterized by an all around saturation, an heavy tom workout and a VHS sounding synth lead. On B2 the Nashville artist takes on “Death on the Pavement” and brings an unexpected New Beat taste to the jam.

Limited edition of 50 professionally dubbed tapes.
All tracks mastered by Francesco Brini (Spectrum mastering & vinyl).
Artwork by: Stefano Comensoli_Nicolò Colciago, printed by: Spazienne.
Liner notes by Gabriele Casiraghi.
Duplicated in Milan, 2020.

MRG009. Anatolian Weapons feat Daniel Holt - Blood On The Pavement

https://x-img.bandcamp.com/album/typhoon-in-busan-x-img16

@size-pier is a Paris based producer, DJ and resident of the iconic Champ Libre collective. He cut his teeth DJing in the Parisian underground/techno circuit before eventually touring across the world in disparate places such as Russia, South Korea, Germany and elsewhere. This release “Typhoon in Busan” marks his first output as a producer with 4 original tracks plus 2 remixes by fellow Parisian @illnurse & X-IMG head @sarinvx. “Typhoon in Busan” is a forceful first entry for the young producer who cleverly combines influences from minimal synth, body music and dark techno to achieve a distinctly unique sound that will surely evolve with time.

Digitals out now with tape pre-orders to begin shipping in 3-5 weeks.

Size Pier - Typhoon in Busan [X-IMG16] - Previews

Common Objects

New unreleased song
Buy 'The Gathering Dawn' here. Limited Edition pink vinyl: bit.ly/34kUBd2
🎧 Spotify: spoti.fi/2DmEQ9R
📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/kenniffs/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/holliekenniff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWFYi6ufSbw

Hollie Kenniff - Momentary

Thomas Von Party teams up with Dominican singer / TV presenter / personality Mera De La Rosa for a mini-LP of left-field Latina-enhanced dance tracks, backed by remixes from Calypso's Thomass Jackson, Guatemalan heartthrob Fabio Me Llaman Soltero, Multi Culti mainstay Mytron, acid-house masters DECIUS and Mexico's freshest talent TYU.

https://soundcloud.com/vonparty
https://soundcloud.com/thomassjackson

Pre-order

PRÉMIÈRE: Thomas Von Party - Halucina (Thomass Jackson Club Mix) [Party Central]

Co-pilot is the new solo project by MajaKovich's ex drummer, Giovanni "Giangi" Natalini. After his first work (DIY EP) released on
Belgian Wémè Records, he landed at Simona Faraone's label, New Interplanetary Melodies, which for this occasion released its
first tape: Botanical Illustration Takes Patience and Skill.
This limited edition concept Ep is composed of 3 tracks entirely produced and played by Giangi and united by an ecological message
supporting the gentle and ancient botanical art (each tape comes out with a jute bag containing seeds to plant!). The title track (A1)
it's an 8 minute suite which perfectly combines powerful live drum breaks with vocal samples and synths able to carry the listener
until the top of unexplored exotic mountains.
The B side opens with Himawari (B1) an ecstatic track sounds like a desert session on Fuji mountain for a pure musical mysticism
result. On the end Mother Love Nature (B2) leads us to a more familiar territory related to the brand new experimental British trip
hop.
Botanical Illustration Takes Patience and Skill is a compact and solid work that highlights not only Giovanni Natalini’ technical drum skills but also an on point producer able to combine sound research between organic and electronic music.

PREMIERE : Co-Pilot - Botanical Illustration Takes Patience And Skill

She pranced through what she considered the jungle; how could she know any different when this is all she knows. Gigantic structures towered above her, creating shadows in the mid-day sun. Lurking in the darkness, she patiently awaited her pray, using the shadows to hunt. She began to run through the forest of her imagination, the only difference being that this jungle is full of concrete, traffic and consumerism.

Parisian DJ collective, live band and producers Flegon have entrusted Khidja and Androo with the remix duties on their debut EP Extra Twist, released via their own Disques Flegon. Our pick from the Romanian duo Khidja sees them turn closing track ‘Double Play’ into the perfect soundtrack for an alien invasion. Focusing on slowly building tension through the use of dramatic delays, squelchy acid lines, and threatening bass lines creates a sonic narrative of a ferocious extra-terrestrial monster, while the sampled childlike vocals echoing in the background resemble humans being abducted.

PREMIERE: Flegon - Double Play (Khidja Remix) [Disques Flegon]

Artist: Puma & The Dolphin
Track: Supermarket
Label: Invisible, Inc.
Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital
Release date: 06/10/20
Purchase: https://invisible-inc.bandcamp.com/album/indoor-routine

Autumn. In autumn, sadness and yellow leafs, slush and mud. Supermarket. Chips and Cola, 10 different  types of deodorants in the supermarket. No DJ mixes or good alcohol help to fight boredorm. Store shelves. On the layouts - fresh meat, meat - is a source of protein. The Cashier looks like an angry dog ​​at the checkout, The security looks like a stupid bull. That is supermarket. But there is light and people. A life. People shun each other with false politeness, yielding to each other with fear of getting infected, do not look each other in the eyes as if they are afraid that their rotten inner world will become visible.
There is definitely something "afro" inspired about this latest EP from Puma & The Dolphin, certainly in comparison to pretty much everything else the mysterious Bulgarian project have produced, including a great EP for Canadian imprint Chambre Noire and some stellar inclusions on every one of Dj soFa's highly respected "Elsewhere" compilations.
The story goes that while immersed in domestic life during lockdown in Sofia the music evolved to take in what was happening at home and saw the inclusion of toy instruments, drum playing, the voices of children playing and even the family parrots whistling and squawking in the background. These random ambient insertions when seen in the context of the hypnotic and percussive rhythms and timbres are oddly reminiscent of the late, great Francis Bebey who, although culturally and physically a million miles removed, was also known for recording much of his work at home and who also featured the voices of his children playing.
In fact, it is as much the music's playfulness and simplicity that give the pieces their distinctive character, at times echoing the repetition and mesmerism of Raymond Scott's "Soothing Sounds For Baby" series. Yet, childrens' music this is not. There is a mysticism and depth on one hand and a willingness to experiment on the other that echoes the pioneering experimentalist K. Leimer's early Eno-inspired tape outings.
"This collection of pieces were created during a monotone period of my life which I have overlaid with colour: a time in which I surrender to the beauty of home life - watching my kids play, feeding the birds - entwining these sounds of my surroundings amongst the rhythmic layers of these pieces. Playing the drums to remind us of the next circle dance for four. There is something mystic to travel only in your head; a shamanic trip inside the body with no concepts and answers." - Puma & The Dolphin

https://soundcloud.com/puma-and-the-dolphin
https://soundcloud.com/invisible-inc

PREMIERE #1261 | Puma & The Dolphin - Supermarket [Invisible, Inc.] 2020

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Real J is back, but not like you’ve heard him before. His new mini-album will be released on Waxtefacts, a label he runs with his close friends.

Real J approached "The Memory Screen" LP with a distinct frame of reference— distorted sonic memories of his early childhood. The result is a collection of atmospheric cuts with sprinkles of sunshine and expert transitions between heavy drums and haunting industrial flourishes.

The LP features four solo tracks, as well as collaborations with newcomer Kerstone and heavyweight groove maestro Glenn Astro. Each track is unique in terms of groove and mood, but the rich distorted textures and warmth remain throughout. This mini-album is a cohesive work from start to finish. If you only want a small taste before embarking, then A1 – Sweet Anxiety, and B1 – Transmission 7 (in collaboration with Glenn Astro) are the places to start.
Sweet Anxiety (A1) is driven by an 808-style kick-drum and distorted clap. The groove is courtesy of intricate, skippy hi-hat patterns, which constantly develop and grow throughout, while a growling bassline and a spaced-out synth line arrive to provide further depth. The variation means upon every listen there will be new details that emerge.

Transmission 7 (B1) starts steady, with a filtered pad and keys that slowly build throughout. More intricate and seemingly randomized hi-hats keep this one ticking along. Another distorted kick-drum fills out the bottom of the track. Layers of percussive elements provide incredible melody lines in the back-half of the track. This is not a typical Glenn Astro track, nor is it a typical Real J one, for that matter.

Real J’s production has clearly evolved since his last release on Wolf Music back in 2017. This is an extremely unique LP that he clearly poured his all into. We recommend you grab it before it sells out.

Artwork: Zoya Cherkassky Nnadi

Memory Screen

PREMIERE: Real J. & Glenn Astro - Transmission 7

Purring and purring, she slinked along the skirting board towards the sweet scent of wet matter. Her blades undulated like a well oiled piston while her fur glistened in the half-light with natural polish. Turning casually to the right, her mirror image twisted back at her. Both froze at once, wide eyes locked. A few moments later, they proceeded to engage in a careful tango before going about their bored business once more.

Yu Su goes deeper into the depths of dub-wisdom with this latest release for Bangkok's Siamese Twins, a remix for Mogambo. The latter are a Thai-based duo pursuing mind expansion and bodily comfort through their outernational brand of psy-tronica and trance. The Chinese producer, though, gives their Goan beach comedown track 'Jeena' a renewed and almost sinister intensity. Unlike the levity of her previous dubby moments, such as her Technicolor outing Watermelon Woman, 'Jeena' is a more frowning interpretation that suits the current social climate: dark, cold and unforgiving.

PREMIERE: Mogambo - जीना (Jeena) (Yu Su Aroi Mak Dub) [Siamese Twins]

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