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"Will Saul’s AUS Music has seen a number of new additions to the roster this year as the label continues to prosper. Now - adding to names such as Timothy Blake, Geeman and Escape, AUS welcome in another auspicious producer by the name of Fold. Having released records on Man Make Music and Electric Minds - Fold lines up his ‘Netflix & Chill’ EP: a potent stack of Hip-Hop indebted House tracks backed up by the extolled and shady Kassem Mosse on remix duties.

‘Calmer Mood’ kicks things off, hopping between bpms and driving grubby and groovy samples over a rough kick. Filters control builds peaks and troughs guaranteed to set things off before ‘Wallop’ rattles off with powerful 909 drums and truncated samples in a manner that will please fans of his ‘Mr Wood’ no end.

‘Dreamscape’ then melds deftly chopped breaks with Jazz melodies to set a rich, blue tone that’s propelled into overdrive by splashing drum solos stitched together with flare. Workshop owner Kassem Mosse then offers up his interpretation of ‘Dreamscapes’ and in doing so introduces a subtle degree of melancholy to the original that links rich, spectral pads with tumbling breaks and delayed Sax stabs that round off another fine addition to AUS’ catalogue."


AUS1587 FOLD 'Dreamscape' (Kassem Mosse Remix)

To celebrate 10 years of No Way Back, we are launching the Acid Series, a series of records on Interdimensional Transmissions inspired by the No Way Back parties. The Acid Series includes submissions from Tin Man & Ectomorph, Jasen Loveland, Justin Cudmore, BMG & Derek Plaslaiko, Jordan Zawideh, Dona, and Romans. They all arrive in a unique sleeve especially created for this series, inspired by the decorations of NWB. The first 2 volumes of the Acid Series will be available in the merch booth during all 313: Return to the Source events, including No Way Back.


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Justin Cudmore
Acid Series Vol 2

A1 Flirt
A2 Outsider (BK Acid Mix)

B1 Duck Hunt
B2 11:11 Live

Written and Produced by Justin Cudmore


Justin Cudmore is the latest in the line of midwesterners to emerge from the Brooklyn music scene, hailing originally from Illinois. And you can hear it in his music, that mesmerizing midwestern groove and deep heady thoughtfulness. He debuted on Honey Soundsystem Records, has released on The BunkerNY and is member of Hot Mix, a DJ trio that also includes Mike Servito and Gunnar Haslam.

B1 Justin Cudmore  -  Duck Hunt

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Hodge - Aomame (clip)

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Following on from the 'Aset Forever' EP by label bosses Dusky, the next release on 17 Steps comes courtesy of Russian duo Formally Unknown, who've previously appeared on Moscow's Capital Bass and their own Bass Oddity imprint. Out 19th October, the 'Off Peak' EP exists somewhere near the intersection between Detroit techno, UK bass weight and the CoOp scene.

We're very happy to be premiering the title track, which mixes twitchy bleeps and thunderous bass pulses with splintered percussion and a butter-smooth breakdown. So deep you'd need a submarine to even catch a glimpse.

Off Peak

PREMIERE: Formally Unknown - Off Peak [17 Steps]

Early in the year Nick Garcia joined PUZL Records with a debut EP that defied genres. His attitude towards experimental sound design and non-structured composition gave us a breath of fresh air. 

“This EP was inspired by the machines I used to make it. I’m always looking for ways to bring technology to life and bring out the souls hidden inside each piece of software and hardware I use in the studio.” 

– Nick Garcia


We return to the release with a batch of remixes that continue with that ethos. First up is the legend himself, John Tejada, with a mind-bending rework of ‘Stepmode' that infuses old-school breaks, electronica, pulsing basslines and a host analog detailing. Following up is newcomer to the label Arctor, who’s work quickly caught the ear of Garcia. His remix falls in line with his Experimental, Breaks and DnB hybrid styles. Finally, our founder MR PUZL explores a progressive side with his remix continuing to explore his passion for arpeggio leads. Cop here : http://fanlink.to/Stepmode-Remixes

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PREMIERE : Nick Garcia - Stepmode (John Tejada Remix)

Bristol-via-London duo Glances release their debut EP on Scuffed Recordings, the three-track ‘Stay There’ EP. 

Exemplifying their approach to unconventional sound design and UK techno influences, the EP is comprised of two club-ready cuts in the form of ‘Bulwark’ and ‘Stay There’, bookending the chugging, mid-paced ‘We Need Something Innocuous’. 

Early support on the EP has come from Oneman, Nightwave, Moxie, Peach, Emerald and Laksa.

After being named as one of Mixmag’s labels of the year in 2018 and having a track included in HAAi’s Essential Mix of the Year, Scuffed have got another killer year lined up, with a string of releases from returning members of the Scuffed roster, new artists, and compilation EPs.

Stay There EP

Premiere:  Glances 'Stay There'

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French vibist Too Smooth Christ returns to Fuego International with 'Emogreen Thoughts' - a new four-tracker oozing pure summer hedonism and mana-enhancing high jinks, with its wild bunch of harp-strewn melodies, epic sub-bass rolls and bouncy drums leading the charge.

Too Smooth Christ - Wind In Trees (Live Version) [Fuego International]

B2 Zodiac Childs & Baraqiel

Facito - Immortal Romance

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