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May 2018

R$N Premieres: May 2018

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Phantasm's 2nd release comes by way of @Pin-Up-Club featuring a remix from Perel.

Release Date sometime in June.

Pin Up Club - Naoshima (Sinchi Remix) Bonus Digital Track  [Snippet]

Digital: bit.ly/GalloDGTL Vinyl: bit.ly/Gallo12

Slow Motion’s 38th (!!) release comes courtesy of Berlin-based Gallo who you may know as part of Balearic Gabba Soundsystem. Joining the family for his debut solo release Gallo drops the tempo for three deep-cuts of blissful Balearica. Backed up with an acidic, chugging re-rub of ‘Faron’ from Fabrizio Mammarella which is perfect when the sun goes down, Orange Stripe arrives just in time for Summer. How to get the most of this track: combine it with blissful and dreamy beach-excursions or with a sunset aperitivo. This 38th release has “future classic” written all over it.

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Gallo - Faron

Super stoked to welcome one of Vilnius' finest, whypeopledance (@whypeopledance). They're one of our favorite sources of music, highlighting some of the most exciting releases coming out nowadays. They have an amazing party/mix series called Layers, which has included some of our most played artists, as well as an online label called MATERIA. The duo has impeccable taste, which is evident in their eclectic mix. Enjoy the ride! 

@experimentsserial
@monika-seta

Samo Records / Podcast #14 - whypeopledance

We are back with our premiere compilation ---> #Imperial.

This time we have the amazing tracks of our friends K-Effect, Tkuz, Man2.0, Mr BC, Label Boss Otheo, Mexican Shaman Bruha and Nein Label Boss Tronik Youth.

Listen and enjoy the second compilation of Regith.

Mastered by K - Effect

Mr BC - Get Your Stroll On (Original Mix)

Russian producer @krjuk aka Bogdan joins the @notananimalrecords stable with his latest release! We're premiering @justin-van-der-volgen's excellent remix of 'Parovoznikov', which turns the original into a rugged electro jam.

Parovoznikov

PREMIERE: Bogdan - Parovoznikov (Justin Van Der Volgen Remix) [Not An Animal]

The streets were alive and well with strife and trouble. The tribes ran riot into the midnight hour and caused chaos upon the boulevards. The empty alleyways became hotbeds of violence and hatred based upon territory and towerblocks. There was no rallying cry or roar of the siren as the police had long since left this town, now it was simply vagabonds and rogues who cast a spell of bitter rebellion upon young, impressionable sorts and innocent men caught in between the cracks. 

JAKAM appears on a new split EP for Lyon based record label and friends of Ransom Note, Hard Fist. He features alongside the likes of our own Timothy Clerkin, Shadi Khries and more.

PREMIERE: J.A.K.A.M. - Tribes [Hard Fist Records]

Earlier this year, @c_a_r aka Chloé Raunet’s second album 'PINNED' was released to huge acclaim from the likes of DJ Mag, Resident Advisor and Trax Magazine.

The first of two multifaceted remix EPs out later this month, 'PINNED Up' realises the powerful dancefloor potential of Raunet's material and features contributions from the likes of Marcus Worgull, Bawrut and Lokier. @michael-mayer-kompakt heads up the release with a remix that unleashes the latent kinetic energy and emotive power of original album closer 'This City'. It went down an absolute storm when he dropped it at fabric the other month, and now you can listen to it above.

PINNED Up

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PREMIERE: C.A.R. - This City (Michael Mayer Remix)

There was a beautiful dessert sat placed atop the kitchen table, awaiting the diners to return to the room and embrace it with awe and might. A magma pie of the tallest order, a delicious treat which would leave them full for many days to come in the future. The room was dimly lit by candles and the environment rustic and humble, this was not a zealous feast but a polite meal. The baroque castle had become their home, a pretty kingdom with a wise old story. 

Wrong Water is the alias of St Petersburg based musician Eugenii Fadeev. He has previously released on the Glaswegian label 12th Isle and has received praise for his take on eclectic electronics. Now he turns his attention towards Kiev based label Muscut, an imprint to watch.

Dozen

PREMIERE: Wrong Water - Magma-Pie [Muscut]

There was a sense of happiness which travelled across the great square as people began to realise the circumstances which were set to unfold before their eyes. The toppling of a regime was no small feat, the king was dead and the revolution had one. No more drama, no more war... The time was now for celebration and prosperity amidst a new era in which strife and poverty was to be no more. The people danced in euphoric celebration and rejoiced together. 

Dj Senior Vasquez releases four purpose built club belters. Let's not beat around the bush here. Perhaps better known as Photonz he returns to the Paraiso imprint with a brand new bang for your buck.

No More Drama

PREMIERE: DJ Senior Vasquez - No More Drama [Paraíso]

DJ Pierre once said of Hardfloor that "they make acid as though they were born to make acid." Well, the Düsseldorf duo are back with the brand new 'Lights, Camera, Acid' EP, and we're happy to announce that their talent for crafting earth-shattering dancefloor bombs remains intact. We're happy to be premiering the flip today, which finds Hardfloor ploughing more of a twitchy electro furrow.

Lights, Camera, Acid

PREMIERE: Hardfloor - Yo! Bum Rush The Silver Box [Byrd Out]

On April 19, the community of Baikal Nomads celebrated its fifth anniversary and on this occasion we held a private party - "Baikal Nomads Family", where they invited all their old and new friends!

Thank you for coming, thank you for dancing, thanks for being with us all this time! Your "wild" energy charges us.

The second podcast dedicated to the 5th anniversary of the Baikal nomads from @dugkar

Dugkar @ live - 5th Anniversary Mix

Netsphere is a new Colombian label run by DJ/producer Astronomical Telegram and music journalist Mauricio Atencia. Born from a common love of anime, the idea behind the label is "to represent an imaginary world composed of cyborgs, robots and infinite mega structures and levels that will be connected through different musical releases, seeking to create a world order that can satisfy the people's desires, encompassing electronic music in general."

The first release on Netsphere comes from Nicky Rosa, who hails from Mazamet in the south of France. His new EP 'Solaris' contains seven tracks of off-kilter techno that foreground texture and unexpected melodies. 'Solar Flare' conjures up an ominous atmosphere with twinkling synths and eerie pitch-bends.

Solaris

PREMIERE: Nicky Rosa - Solar Flare [Netsphere]

The noise in the distance was staggeringly loud and brutal upon the ear as they ran between the trees away from the demonic figures. Hunted they were, by people of the night who left them little choice but to run and hide in blistering fear. The trees surrounded them, tall and mighty, their branches snapped and crackled underfoot and the roots offered not much in the way of support. It was autumn time and the seasons were changing, the bad people were back. 

Alex Albrect pres. Melquiades on a new EP for Analogue Attic Recordings. Beautifully crafted ethereal ambience set for the warmth of summer and delicate moments.

The Bluff EP

PREMIERE: Alex Albrecht pres. Melquíades - Hunted [Analogue Attic Recordings]

Sean Johnston returns to @throneofblood this month with a new 12" under his @hardwaybros alias! Best known as one half of legendary DJ team A Love From Outer Space alongside Andrew Weatherall, he's also released music on labels like Flashcomm and Sabres of Paradise.

We're premiering Throne of Blood label manager Max Pask's remix of 'Friedman Feedback Loop Revision' (the title itself a nod to label boss James Friedman's "highly-valued opinions"). Pask brings his love for all thing analog and Italo to the table, transforming the original into an epic set-closer.

The Laser EP

PREMIERE: Hardway Bros - Friendman Feedback Loop Revision (Max Pask Remix) [Throne of Blood]

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