✧ Carte Blanche Various Artists Invite Intruder.wav ✧

 
This is a casual collection of tracks created in different corners of the world, fully reflecting my taste and perspective on music. It’s filled with intricate details born from escapism - like collages torn from reality, resembling fragments of strangers’ stories accidentally overheard from passersby.

 In this compilation are tracks by artists you won’t find on official charts, but whose sound is unforgettable. Noisy loops, crispy beats, distorted vocals, and cold electronics sound as if transmitted through an encrypted channel. Each composition is like a hidden message understood only by those who know where to look.

 No rules, no censorship, no regard for algorithms - just the energy of an underground scene born from chaos and anonymity. I dedicate this collection to those who inspired me to create it - to those who once believed in me, believe now, and never stop believing.

 ChronoFlex, Molen, Wachita China, DJ これからの緊急災害, Dj LowSignal, Sound of Lycavittus, Textasy, Kwasir, OG Killa, Hyper John, Alba ACAB, DJ Satyrias, Elpistol, Adi Yair, Shit Control, Local Code, Frequency Power Sphere, Gasblow, Ratibor Kukarekov, Terrestrial Access Network, Go Nuclear, Intruder.wav, Cyberflex, e91, Ekta, 3diz, Baka, Partopella, Kilodrum, Selfhood, 40rbidd3n, DJ Tankard, DJ Bastard, Viral, DJ Problems, Metronone, User Delusion, K3t, DJ Detox, Watara, Mix Master Kutyma, N95, XNX, DJ Magnit

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PREMIERE: Lfo -  Lfo (Hyper John Lazy Edit) [Carte Blanche]

Pablo Diarra - Griffe Sonam EP
BUY LINK: https://songe-anima-records.bandcamp.com/album/griffe-sonam-ep
Label: Songe anima Records (https://www.instagram.com/songe_anima/)
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After releasing several EP on Accents Records, ARTS, and Diffuse Reality. Pablo Diarra aka Saïph launches his own label Songe Anima records (Sonam rec) with this first release Griffe Sonam EP.

The EP's surprising influences include techno, contemporary trance and ambient, with acoustic recordings drums somewhere between, Afrobeat, jazz and Maracatu, and colder textured pads. This EP feels both grounded and ethereal.

The whole low-end spectrum stares us in a very dub-like direction, the snare, Rim, hats game is as swift as it is aerial, while the electro sound design elements take us, through experimental effect, into a vast, hushed soundscape.

The EP can't be summed up in a single musical style, and explores musical universes we've rarely heard together. The resulting unity is a mature, rhythmically complex sound, an insider's music that's easy to access because it's so danceable.

'After Trane'is an explicit tribute to John Coltrane. Here, the main lead evokes a sound somewhere between trumpet, flute and organ. Its polyrhythmic tangle with a second lead to the 5th can evoke a Balkan fanfare, a Celtic ritornello, West African chants, or even an Oriental dimension; there's something quite universal about this appearance; whose main characteristic is to produce a trance effect. The closing solo may evoke something of Joe Zawinul, and in some aspects takes the allure of a Coltranian pastiche in its articulation. You'll even recognize a brief citation of the Impressions theme, breaking through the mix and setting the track on fire at 5''33.

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PREMIERE : Pablo Diarra - After Trane

PREMIERE : Pleasure Voyage - Reunion

Pre-order: https://punctuality.bandcamp.com/album/web-glow-incl-roza-terenzi-remix

Swiss shapeshifter @elsa-9-9 surfaces on @punctualityrecords for the first time, marking the label’s seventh release with an EP that dives deep and swims sideways through an eclectic milieu of club influences.

@roza-terenzi steps up to remix 'Web Glow', reanimating the track as a skeletal early-morning stepper—the mood is giving sizzling dubbed-out vocal wisps, pulsing subs, and stripped-back drums.

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Premiere: Elsa 'Web Glow' (Roza Terenzi Remix)

Top Technique - Top One LP
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PREMIERE : Top Technique - Fast Life

Melómana Records reaches its 53rd release with a launch that marks a new milestone in its journey, presenting a truly special talent within the international electronic scene. Pino, a Tbilisi-based producer and live performer, is celebrated for his unique way of moving between indie dance and house, driven by an improvisational spirit and a raw analog sound that turn each performance into an intense and immersive experience.

His new EP, Focus 10, condenses all that energy into two original tracks full of personality. The title track pulls us into a break and electro universe with a vibrant, driving bassline that never lets up, while Kage slows down the tempo into a slowmotion trip, where a hypnotic low-end and powerful impact create a dark and magnetic journey that grips from the very first beat.

The release is completed with two remixes that take the EP even further. Panka Panka, part of the Melómana family, deliver a reinterpretation loaded with groove, infused with tech textures and acid touches that perfectly reflect their unmistakable sound. Meanwhile, Madrid-based Alice B pushes the track into a minimal realm with psycho shades and an unrelenting punch designed to hit the dancefloor hard.

With Focus 10, Melómana Records not only celebrates a new addition to its catalogue, but also reaffirms its commitment to fresh and daring proposals, consolidating its reputation as a label that builds bridges between scenes and delivers sonic experiences that go far beyond the conventional.

PREMIERE : Pino - Kage (Panka Panka Remix)

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France via Hong Kong artist Romain FX joins the Sound Of Vast roster this October with the ‘Musique De Maison’ EP, including a remix from Monkey Timers.

Romain has been a key innovator in the Hong Kong & Asian music scene for the past 18 years in various different facets, building bridges between cultures and erasing borders through music. He has since taken a step into the world of production and his music has been played by some of the biggest acts in the game such as DJ Harvey, The Black Madonna, Gerd Janson, Horse Meat Disco, Skatebärd, Lauer, Tornado Wallace, Lipelis, Orpheu The Wizard, Kamma & Masalo and many more. Here his musical production story continues with his latest collection of works coming via the esteemed Tokyo imprint, Sound Of Vast.

Leading the release is title-cut ‘Musique De Maison’, a five-minute excursion through organic percussion grooves, snaking elongated bass tones, intricately intertwined vintage-leaning synth melodies and an overall cosmic disco aesthetic that reflects Romain’s borderless, cross-cultural sound. ‘Tonal Spices’ follows and ups the energy levels with a sturdy rhythm section, squelchy acid licks, murky bass stabs, Indian vocals and cinematic strings ebbing and flowing throughout.

Monkey Timers take on ‘Musique De Maison’ next with their interpretation extracting the core essence of the original and reshaping it into a dynamically unfurling rework, fusing fragments of the original with expansive delays, heavy reverberations and modulating synth work. The ‘Psych-O-Delic (Live Mix)’ then concludes the release with off-kilter drums running in combination with, as the name would suggest, tripped-out melodies, processed spoken word and warbling synth licks — a nod to Romain’s playful, surrealist edge.

PREMIERE: Romain FX - Tonal Spices

FREE DOWNLOAD: https://paleyrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/dj-rawel-hugo-nyreau-just-say-it
Label: Paley Recordings (https://soundcloud.com/paley-recordings)
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London born- and Stockholm-based DJ and producer DJ Rawel teams up with co-label boss Hugo Nyreau for a energy filled single release. The collaboration formed from a deep admiration and love for the sounds of classic, groove-centric, techno from the turn of the millennia. Inspired by the likes of Grain, Gaetano Parisio, Jeff Mills and Leod — DJ Rawel and Hugo Nyreau provides a fun, peak-time track sprawling with rhythm.

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PREMIERE : DJ Rawel & Hugo Nyreau - Just Say It

Jon Dixon - Paradise Valley EP
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Label: No Speakers (https://soundcloud.com/no-speakers)
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Jon Dixon has been a student of classical music since his teenage years, and brings a jazz sensibility to his techno. He is an Underground Resistance affiliate who has released music on cult labels like Planet E and is one of Detroit's most sought-after musicians, having performed with greats such as Amp Fiddler, Jeff Mills, Mike Banks, and Derrick May. His hi-tech sound is informed by time spent working with the late jazz icon Marcus Belgrave and comes on his own 4evr 4wrd as well as the likes of Nervous.

Sublime opener 'Layers To This' is perfectly indicative of his ageless fusion of jazz, techno, and Motor City magic. It's a mid-tempo cut with deep drums and busy synth lines that bring futuristic soul. As the drums march on, the percussion ramps up, and the drums become increasingly hypnotic, while the evolving synth work shines. 'Bridgehouse' is a brighter cut with nimble piano chord dancing over the tightly programmed but live-sounding drums. It's a life-affirming celebration with jazz energy and joyous melodies combining perfectly with the restless movement of the drums.

First remixers LA Synthesis, aka Carl Grant and Tony Gallagher, formed in South London in 1992 and became vital voices in the evolving techno sound of the time, in no small part thanks to their near-perfect debut album ‘Matrix Surfer’. They turn up the melodic brightness on 'Layers To This' with jittery broken beats and twitchy acid sounds all firing your synapses during a most interplanetary deep techno trip.

El Prevost heads up No Speakers - and the party of the same name - after more than 20 years in the underground, releasing across the house and techno spectrum and paving the way for the grime and garage crossover with his cult Linx Recordings label. Here, he transforms 'Bridgehouse' into a darker sound with tense synths twanging behind scattered chords. The push and pull between the two make for an alluring dance floor tension.

PREMIERE : Jon Dixon - Layers To This

E-bony returns with his second EP on Italo Moderni, “Party Line” a raw blend of driving electro and acid grit. Known for crafting underground bangers, he pushes heavy basslines and sharp synths into hypnotic territory, keeping the floor locked from start to finish. A pure statement of his vision: timeless electro with a fierce, future-facing edge. 200% club bangers!
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PREMIERE : E-bony - Sweat it Out

The traffic was busy and cars were stuck upon the freeway with no place to go. They had been there for hours, not moving amidst the outback of the desert as the city lights flickered and glimmered in the distance. The congestion was terrible. 

Sat in his old Mayback he smoked a cigarette and thought back to a time when this place was empty and barren - nobody used to love out here and those that did were involved in all kinds of trouble. Congestion had been the last of his worries in another life. The warm leather seat absorbed his body as he leant back and blew smoke upwards into the night sky through the window. He might be here for a while...

It's always a great day when we get a new Frak EP in the mail. Consistent and fiesty as ever the group have just delivered a three track EP for Go Finger - hard hitting acid cuts with a purpose. It bangs.

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PREMIERE: Frak - Congestion [Go Finger]

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