https://savyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/into-your-mind-ep   <3

The bridge was a spectacle, a huge red structure suspended above the glistening waters, a link between the north and south of the city. Every day, from dusk till dawn, trains and cars hurtled back and forth, like a trail of ants making their way home to their colonies. From each side there were multiple vantage points, offering views that took your breath away, and serving as a reminder why you moved to the city in the first place.

Last year Glasgow-based DJ and Acid Flash boss IDA launched her new label Sävy Records with a release from Ryan James Ford, which set a precedent for the sonics to come on the imprint. Focusing on UK breakbeat, techno and 90s-driven sounds, Sävy continue that lineage on release number two from Berlin-based Italian, Giordano. Across the four tracks on he explores a new sound that marks a departure from his previous output, instead playing with blistering breaks and emotive melodies that feel utterly timeless.

PREMIERE: Giordano - Lisbon Bridge [Sävy Records]

The first trip on Hardline's forest living, free party going, gary loving cousin Body High.

Transcendent sound system music from Melbourne's Sedgwick.

5 spacey wafters that'll make you wish you was in a forest, in a field, on a beach or on a dance floor with your eyes closed swaying about.

Written & Produced by Sedgwick
Pressed @ Vinyl Presents
Artwork by AJAM
Mastered by Rumble

https://hardlinesounds.bandcamp.com/album/bodyhi01

B3 Sedgwick - Melt

Pre-order vinyl: 
https://needsnfp.bandcamp.com/album/needs-x-gvr-present-the-future-of-vinyl

Needs moves into the future of vinyl production partnering with Green Vinyl Records in Holland to produce a 100% recyclable record which uses 60% less energy cost compared to traditional vinyl production methods. This revolutionary step in vinyl history features the production skills of Saoirse, Reptant, Sansibar, Pugilist, LUXE and Hassan Abou Alam.

For Needs 009 we welcome another all-star lineup of producers, established and emerging, from around the world. Featuring room 1 ready techno from one of the scenes leading lights Saoirse; a bass heavy, electro-tech weapon from Melbourne's Pugilist; the cosmic electro baselines of the irrepressible Reptant; an otherworldly space excursion courtesy of Norway’s finest Sansibar; dancehall inflected acid trance from London-based up and comer LUXE; and to round things off some twisted breaky tech-house from Egypt’s latest export Hassan Abou Alam.

THE PROBLEM
With 4.3m vinyl sales in the UK last year (the 12th consecutive year of growth), it’s clear that vinyl is back in a BIG way. But the basic technological principles of record pressing have not changed for a century. While the vinyl boom has been a bright spot for physical media lovers and the record industry alike, pressing vinyl poses a more urgent environmental concern than it did in the format’s heyday. At times, the process can seem almost antithetical to green living. Records are made of PVC, which comes from refined oil and can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill. Traditional pressing machines are powered by steam boilers that require fossil fuels to generate heat and pressure; the water used is treated with anti-corrosive chemicals in order to prevent rusting, thus creating more wastewater. And that’s just the pressing procedure.

Consider, then, vinyl’s packaging and distribution. The ink that’s used to print cover art and liner notes is traditionally solvent-based, meaning it contains volatile organic compounds that can contribute to the production of ozone. Once the record is encased in a beautiful jacket, it’s then shrink-wrapped in plastic wrap before boarding a gas-burning, carbon-emitting truck to ship. Suddenly the choice to buy physical music shifts from an action that helps sustain an artist’s career, to one that potentially threatens broader sustainability.

THE SOLUTION
In 2019 Needs started conversations with Green Vinyl, a brand new pressing plant based in Holland, who have devised a revolutionary production method which uses injection moulding rather than steam energy, equalling 60% less energy cost than the traditional vinyl production. It also uses no PVC and is a 100% recyclable product, meaning you can dispose of it in your home recycling bin.

The other benefits are that the record sounds better (it has a wider frequency spectrum), it cannot warp, and it also has a longer play life.

The key features of a Green Vinyl produced record are:
- Injection Moulding instead of steam pressing
- 60% less energy cost 
- No PVC
 - 100% recyclable product
- Wider frequency spectrum - sound is equal or better than traditional vinyl pressing 
- Longer stamper life time - can be played more than 400 times (traditional vinyl starts to deteriorate after 100 plays)
- Rapid vinyl turnaround of 8 weeks (wait times are generally 12-16 weeks)
- No warping of records 
- No paper labels

Green Vinyl is currently the only pressing plant in the world with this technology and we are proud and honoured to be the first label to work with them and share this amazing new technology with you all.

Join us as we change the future of vinyl <3

B2. LUXE - Flex (Needs 009)

DJ Belle's Bass Camp w. Feargal - 2 September 2021

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Monotronique (Banoffee Pies, Opal Tapes) supplies a statement of intent for the next mutation of Branch Points. 
Hailing from the Ukraine, Monotronique dispatches two sparse, clinical and brutal cuts that embody the spirit of the record.

@monotronique
@gideon-greenetrax
@branchpoints

Buy:
https://branchpoints.bandcamp.com/album/incoming-signal-pugilist-gaunt-remixes

BPA002

PREMIERE: Monotronique - Incoming Signal (Gideon Greene Remix)[Branch Points]

For our first 1020 show of 2021, Tramma delivers a “kozmik, chunky n funky” mix in memory of better times. Choice cuts of spacey melody are served on a bed of driving 4/4 rhythm.

{Tracklist}

Ex-Terrestrial - Mojave Skyline (Original Mix) (NAFF)
Forest Drive West - Static (Original Mix) (Livity Sound)
Akkord - Submerged
Martyn - Miniluv (Ostgut Ton)
Bakongo - Tribal Warrior (Livity Sound)
Rnbws - KLR (Eddy Larkin)
LOIF - Quarantek
Kepllr 4DRK (Control Freak Recordings)
Chrissy - Can't You Feel It (Soundbwoy Killah remix) (Dansu Discs)
RIFFS - My Weapon (Original Mix) (Prjkts)
Nativ - Shifty (Tumble Audio)
Al Wootton - Body Healthy (Trule)
Adam Pitts - Kino der Toten (X-Kalay)
DJ co.kr - Soundbwoy Rudebwoy (Bianca Oblivion remix) (Biroso Records)
Shedbug - For You (Lobster Theremin)

1020 Radio | Tramma | 21st January 2021

New year, new direction! For the seventh Not Safe For Wax release Miagma returns, this time unearthing a brand new bass-centric sound that's sure to revitalize both dancefloor enthusiasts and home listeners. From the otherworldly electro rattle of 'Hurricos' and it's stratospheric "Float Mix", to the teched out wormhole of "Negative Edge", Breeze On Thru once again redefines the potential of Miagma as an artist, who's clearly pushed his limitations to the sky and beyond.

Breeze On Thru

NSFW007 / Miagma - Breeze On Thru

After a mammoth b2b in the summer, this one is well overdue. Method Lab don DJ Mathematics and I go b2b for 2 hours. Non-stop belters.

- @joshmathematics / @methodlabuk

Tracklist:
Amandra - Sarape 
E00 - Biosphere
Sam Goku - Momentum 
A Psychic Yes - Lost in The Act  (Hodge Remix)
LOIF - Quarantek
Primitive Needs - Night Rider
Solar Suite - Field Of View
Remotif  - Gondwana At Noon (Molly's Remix)
SEO JOHN - Dimension Walking (Bliss Inc Remix)
Adam Pits - Solar Wave
Youandewan - Cola Beach
Phocean Drive - Smile (Forthcoming STFM)
Sleep D - Green Pond
SEO JOHN - Dimension Walking 
Liluzu - Scale Libra (Sentiments I Love You Mix)
Furious Frank - Existential Crisis
Lisene - Mind Palace
Rudolf C - Wanderer
Adam Pits - Variation 3
Ali Berger - Bonus Beats
Furious Frank	- Trip 2 Fantasy
Adam Pits - Motion Sensor (Roza Terenzi Remix)
R.Kitt - Machine Damhsa
Mike Parker - Resonator One
E-Talking - Terminate
Oprofessionell - Elektrisk
Maara - Ultimate Reward
Kasper Marott - Sol
Remotif - Gondwana At Noon (Jeigo's Remix)

Noods Radio - Ollie Kirk b2b DJ Mathematics - 04.03.21

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PREMIERE: Giordano - Lisbon Bridge [Sävy Records]

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