Tano - In Armatura 003
BUY LINK: https://inarmatura.bandcamp.com/album/in-armatura-003
Label: In Armatura
https://soundcloud.com/tanodj

With previous releases on the label picking up support from scene heavyweights Ben UFO, Pearson Sound, re:ni, and more, Tano returns for his third release on his own In Armatura imprint. Turning in another five high-quality cuts taking influence from UK Techno, Breaks, Electro and beyond, the Puerto Rico via NYC DJ/producer delivers another knockout set of sound system ready jams. 

Leading the release, ‘You Know What Time It Is’ sees watery sound FX, sliced up vocals, and weighty subs dance around skipping, syncopated beats for a speaker-rattling start to the EP. ‘Clockworx’ follows with choppy breaks and arpeggiated synths unfurling throughout, before ‘Where Did You Go?’ brings dense atmospheres and reverb-soaked percussive hits for a heavy-hitting stepper. 

The penultimate ‘The Last Minute’ reaches for heads-down territories as hand percussion and heaving low end effortlessly roll throughout, crafting a hypnotic late-night groover. ‘Step Into Vesuvio’, the closing track on the EP, brings yet another dose of bass weight, matching trippy grooves with propulsive synthesis.

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PREMIERE : Tano - The Last Minute

Oort Cloud

The sun shone bright over the town, leaving the green spaces scorched and dry. It was that balmy kind of heat that made your clothes cling to your body and forced you to constantly mop your brow; she didn’t mind much, she felt at her most content when she was in the sun - it was her happy place. As soon as autumn rolled around the thought of the impending winter forced her into hibernation mode, she didn’t care much for the biting cold and crisp mornings. When spring came she’d emerge once again, only the sun held that power…

Seoul-based imprint Reach out Records are on a mission to raise funds for local causes whilst shining a light on artists from the country’s underground music scene. So far the non-profit imprint has supported projects and initiatives like Angel House, a residence for disabled people; their friend Tarek’s cancer treatment; and homeless support group PLUR. After a four year hiatus they return with their fourth VA release, ‘For The Youth’, which features music from Yetsuby, DJ Botermelk, Korea Town Acid and more, covering electro, acid, breaks, bass and more. This time they’re raising money for local charity, DDing Dong, who help support LGBTQIA+ teens in South Korea by providing them with counselling, shelter and support.

PREMIERE: Korea Town Acid - Plateau [Reach Out Records]

@OrionAgassi is a producer and dj based in Asturias, Spain. He is always on shape, trying to bring the freshest sound to the table. He manages @RitmoAstral, a label focused on "Hot Jams Straight Out The 330XX" as he describes it (there's actually no better way). Different EPs and edits compilated from him and his friends, with sticky rythms and latin vocals.

This mix is all about sweaty music, dirty lyrics over strong baselines and funny rollercoaster pianos, perfect to get your booty shaking on the dancefloor.

#desacatao

TOMBOLOMIXX 081 - Orion Agassi

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Awkwardly Social (@awkscl) collaborate with @Azemad, an Egyptian living in the German capital, for his 'Afriki' EP, a real statement EP from the artist, and the label's largest release to date at six tracks deep.

Afriki EP

Azemad - EL XR [Awkwardly Social]

The room was cold and damp, only a few slivers of sun lit the space through the thick barred windows. He studied the mould on the ceiling, wondering how long it had been left to rot away. Like the rest of the room it was unkempt and ignored; a place intended to induce suffering. The circumstances that led him here were still unclear; just like that he'd been plucked from his life and plunged into darkness, with no answers to his never-ending circle of questions. What had he done to deserve this? Was it a case of mistaken identity? Would these four walls be the only thing he'd ever see again? Silence... All he could do was wait.

Two years on from his debut release for Milan's Kaleido imprint, Berlin-based Egyptian producer and vocalist tips his hat to the traditional sounds of his homeland with a six-track EP for Awkwardly Social. Afriki may draw from Arabian melodies and sounds but Azemad approaches these through a contemporary lens, blending them with crisp breaks, frenetic drum workouts, dub-wise atmospheres and his moody verses. You can hear a heap of different influences across the LP, from breakbeat, DnB and jungle to electro, dub and IDM, which help fashion a release that truly sounds like no other.

AWK004

PREMIERE: Azemad - Berwaz [Awkwardly Social]

In this place respite was a privilege, it never came for free or without some last minute condition attached to it. From dusk till dawn you were expected to work yourself to the bone; and when you weren't physically doing so, you couldn't help but think about it. How much of your daily thoughts it consumed; how little you found time to delight in your interests and hobbies - it had simply become the be-all and end-all. Could you steer your thoughts onto an unrelated subject? Could there be space for your own enjoyment? Somebody had to show us where we could find the "switch off" button...

Reel Long Overdub have launched a new compilation series, Reel Small World, to celebrate those wonderful connections you make with other like-minded music lovers around the world. With the aim of profiling burgeoning scenes and artists in countries across the globe, for the first release they've teamed up with New Delhi-based producer Monophonik, who has released on the label several times before, to shine a light on the scene in his home of India. Featuring ten producers including GoodMostlyBad, FILM and Rafiki, the release traces the sounds setting the electronic underground scene alight, from trance, techno and jungle to minimal and breaks. All money raised from the release will be donated to Salaam Baalak Trust who support children living on the streets.

PREMIERE: GoodMostlyBad - My Neck, My Back My Panic Attack [Reel Long Overdub]

SPF 50, real name Stephan Kimbel Olson, is a resident of the longstanding Bob & Shirley party, runs the Professional Music label, and has graced New York’s finest sound systems with his deep, rolling club sets. In his numerous roles - DJ, engineer, party promoter, label head, producer and dancer - Stephan has become an essential contributor to the city's nightlife culture, a fixture in our extended sonic community.

Stephan's first release on Bliss Point, Social Life, might well be a transmission from a nearby dimension; perhaps a collection of club artifacts peaking from just behind the thin veil


SPF 50
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/professional_music
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spf___50/

Bliss Point
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bliss-point-sound
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blisspointnyc/

Social Life

PREMIERE: SPF 50 - Body Concept (Bliss Point)

The room was filled with a thick fog, the windows steamy and blurry with mist. The scent of old sage lingered in the air and in the corner of the room was a small red light which flickered and flashed invitingly as if to tease you inwards.

He’d heard about this place before, it had been shrouded in mystery and intrigue yet never had he imagined it might look as exotic and ludicrous in person.

It was here in which the wildest of fantasies could be obliged, in which dreams could come true and status certified. Perhaps that’s why it had been kept so secret, for once entering the room, there was no going back.
 
Eamon Harkin remains one of the most pivotal figures in the NYC house and electronic music scenes – perhaps best known for his longstanding label and party Mister Saturday Night of which he is the co founder.

This new EP for Sorry Records see’s him focus on the rough, rugged undercurrent of house music in the city – drawing upon lo-fi influences and integrating deep moving basslines alongside an acid tinged flare. This one comes highly recommended..

Old Sage EP [SR55 - Sorry Records]

PREMIERE: Eamon Harkin - Old Sage [Sorry Records]

https://soundcloud.com/pollination-uk
https://soundcloud.com/alwootton
🛒 https://pollination-uk.bandcamp.com/album/open-culture-no-borders-vol-2
🔊 https://youtu.be/8i05oWvShVQ

Open Culture: No Borders is a campaign demonstrating solidarity with refugees and asylum seekers, as an ongoing response to the UK government’s ‘Hostile Environment Policy’. The policy has involved a slew of regressive legislations, intended to create a deliberately challenging environment for migrants to settle. In the process, we are seeing cruel approaches to the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, the use of provocative language intended to create division and the adaption of laws which offer protection of human rights for all.

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 - 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.” - 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵, 𝗖𝗘𝗢, 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹

Proceeds go to Safe Passage International, who support unaccompanied children seeking asylum to reunite safely with their families across Europe, and campaign for more accessible, safer routes.

All people have the right to a happy and fulfilling life. At a time when hostile narratives and actions seek to divide us, we believe that empathy, compassion, and connection are essential values to strengthen.

PREMIERE: Al Wootton - Metanoia [Pollination]

'From Then To Now' is a compilation of personal dance floor favorites from Memphis' MarceauxMarceaux. Many of these tracks were created in the height of the pandemic and never really found their way. From bass-heavy breaks of z72.52 to the pumping house and techno of DJ Judy, all these tracks deserve a time to shine, and that time is now. We are so excited these tracks have found a home with us at Future-Everything.

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MarceauxMarceaux - Badita ft. z72.52

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