Signs of Space frontmen @longislandsoundeire are next in line to grace the ranks of Oath with their latest body of work, an immersive and dynamic exploration of genre-blending electronic dance nuances. The duo, championed by Boiler Room, AVA and HÖR Berlin, delves into a deluge of ethereal energy across four absorbing dancefloor-ready records that make up their ‘Fracture’ EP.

Due for single release on 9th Feb ahead of the EP's full launch, the opening track ‘Flare’ brings together shuffled two-step grooves, celestial vocal accents, and retro analogue synths to carve out an empyrean number with cosmic nuances throughout. ‘Your Love’ comes next, showcasing more of the duo’s innate ability to seamlessly weave intricate harmonic progressions with a gritty edge accompanied by cinematic-level soundscapes, poignant vocal injections, and a solid breakbeat foundation.

“Our new EP, Fracture, is an exploration of darker spaces and emotions. We spent a lot of time experimenting with vocals, synths, and reverbs, aiming to create intense and resonating moments for both big and small environments.”

Buy: https://oathcreations.bandcamp.com/album/fracture

PREMIERE: Long Island Sound - Your Love [Oath]

It seems there is a lot that can happen in a campsite of a festival, and an EP from Mella Dee on Private Parts is one of them. Cut to, a musical exchange to take place, and Strictly Ruffneck EP to be born.

Strictly Ruffneck EP has Mella Dee exploring his deeper, wigged out and wonky side in fine detail.

Mella Dee
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/melladeemusic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melladeemusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melladee_/

Private Parts
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ste_roberts
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/private_parts_records/

PRIVATEPARTSØ3

PREMIERE: Mella Dee - Twisted Funk (Private Parts)

The car accelerated quickly forward as it moved between gears. On either side he could see faces flashing by as the pace grew faster and faster. It was dark in the distance, soon the crowds would cease and he would be left with only the other racers for company.

He could hear the engine roaring beneath him, it was strained and mighty.

Smoke billowed from exhausts, then it all went dark as they hit the end of the tunnel and returned to the night.

Guava holds no punches with a new EP for Faux Poly, this one is a bass focussed affair with rising synths, frenetic energy and a sense of immeasurable tension. This will do damage in the clubs. Be warned.

Afterglow [FP008]

PREMIERE: Guava - F641 [Faux Poly]

Munich’s @samgoku rounds out the new EP from @suchisuchi with a shimmering, late-night revamp of ‘Blåmerke’

‘Ghungroo’ will be available in both digital and on eco-friendly, PVR-free, 100% recycled vinyl from 15th March. 

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-suchi-blamerke-sam-goku-remix

Ghungroo

Premiere: SUCHI ‘Blåmerke (Sam Goku Remix)’

AR:MG - Cuerpo A Cuerpo
BUY LINK: https://pleasureclubx.bandcamp.com/album/cuerpo-a-cuerpo
Label: Pleasure Club (https://soundcloud.com/thepleasureclub)
https://www.instagram.com/pleasure.club/
> AR:MG (https://soundcloud.com/ricardo-rosetee)
https://www.instagram.com/xxarmgxx/

PCLUB019 serves as a reminder to always check demos. An insta DM from AR:MG in Mexico City has proved to be one of the most vibrant records we've ever released.

Includes expert remixes courtesy of Radioactive Man and Sansibar.

¿Dónde está la fiesta?

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : AR:MG - Cuerpo A Cuerpo (Original Mix)

There was a thick fog which hung down by the docks. It had blown in from the West coast earlier that morning and sent a repulsive shiver up through the industry. How could they continue to bang the drum whilst the cold swallowed them up down by the water?

The sound of industry would need to come to a halt. At least temporarily for the time being. Only then would it be able to rise again once more, with an even louder thunder and the density of an echo which would bang and rally through time.

Listen carefully to the sound of silence, before the drums return.

Of Paradise are set to release an all conquering new EP from Tymotica which might be one of our favourites from the label yet. This track features riotous punching stabs, hard hitting drums and a precise tension which will do wonders in big dark rooms.

Temporal Bias

PREMIERE: Tymotica - Repulse [Of Paradise]

V/A - Digital Escape Vol.1
BUY LINK: https://akelarecs.bandcamp.com/album/digital-escape-vol-001
Label: AKELA RECS (https://soundcloud.com/akelarecs)
https://www.instagram.com/akelarecs
> Eichef (https://soundcloud.com/eichef)
https://www.instagram.com/_eichef/

Emerging from a remote past, AKELA RECS presents 'Digital Escape,' a compilation curated by founder and label programmer Annika Wolfe. This collection introduces a diverse group of talented artists to the label, armed with 12 Electro-magnetic dance floor weapons designed to energize any crowd. Digital Escape is an exhibition of the timelessly futuristic nature of electro.

PREMIERE : Eichef - Anywhere (Original Mix)

Yosh - Danger EP
BUY LINK: https://criminalcrisis.bandcamp.com/album/danger
Label: Criminal Crisis (https://soundcloud.com/criminal_crisis)
https://www.instagram.com/criminalcrisis/
> Yosh (https://soundcloud.com/yosh_productions)
https://www.instagram.com/yosh_productions/

PREMIERE : Yosh - Slam Dunk

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London outfit Kassian continue their broadly-evolving yet highly detailed journey through and beyond sound towards something ever more expansive. Their second release for !K7 Records comes in the wake of creating a dedicated hardware-forward studio in a Northeast London container complex, where they have the freedom to interlink their machines. This renewed focus brought them to Supercontinent EP, named for the ancient geological era when Africa and South America were joined as Pangea.

A reformulation of rhythmic ideas inspired by South African Amapiano and South American Baile Funk governs the two hemispheres of the record. The pair examine and deconstruct dancefloor material, eschewing 4/4 for interlocking shaker patterns, searing acid lines, cracking breakbeats, and vocal samples in Zulu and Brazil Portuguese.

The immediacy of the restless rhythm and bass-led funk of “Yena” forms a sweet spot where double-time and half-time can coexist. The word Yena translates to ‘he / him / man’, and the punchy male vocal loop punctuates the track’s deep swing, enhanced by amapiano log drums sped-up to a glassy pitch.

“Yami” (‘mine’ in Zulu) is a slinkier proposition which sheds prominent percussion in favour of a weighty, fluid, acid-informed bassline undulating from below. Contrasted against its jutting female vocals and sharp synth pads, the track cultivates dancefloor anticipation, accented by skittering percussion and time-stretched acid disintegration.

An ascending percussive riff marks the arrival of “Pulgueiro Baile”, followed closely by break beats and the nostalgia of distinctly British acid electro. While pulguero translates as ‘flea market’ there is nothing random to be found; it is an intentionally future-forward retelling of a vintage sound, replete with a mind-melt breakdown of rave pads.

A dubbed-out groove dominates the bottom-heavy “Sistema Baile”, established by a leading Roland System 1 synth line. It is a groovy, steady roller that chugs and propels and chugs with head-nod hypnotism through an intricately minimalistic approach.

Supercontinent EP [!K7 Records]

PREMIERE: Kassian - Yena

not even noticed are an incredibly talented German duo who have been laser focussed on their signature sound since their foundation in 2020. Hailing from Frankfurt & Leipzig, Carsten & Lucas have amassed a gorgeous catalogue of music that incorporates the ethereality of Trance combined with the gritty, heads-down feeling of classic Acid House and Breakbeat. Their latest EP Source Transformation lands on Faux Poly this Spring.

This release showcases the artists inherent flair for treading the line between delicately uplifting melodies and rattling heavy bass. Each track conjures up a beautifully atmospheric future-acid world that is a dream to get lost in.

Buy: https://fauxpoly.bandcamp.com/album/source-transformation

@fauxpoly
@not-even-noticed

Source Transformation [FP009]

PREMIERE: non even noticed - Emargico [Faux Poly]

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PREMIERE: Guava - F641 [Faux Poly]

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