Every track has its own spirit, in a kind of a 90s journey way.
The compilation is a fascinating mixture of weird cosmic and slow goa sequences to more emotional places with powerful bassdriven downtempo techno and slightly trance influenced anthems as well as distinctive tribal acid easiness with melancholic pads and epic melodies.

Furthermore it involves faster loaded minimal hypnotic synth sounds and dark UK-House with a big-beat touch to it. Raw liquid floating sharp breaks melts into rave stompers which are inhabited by sensitive living microbes vibrating jungle atmospheres.

https://soundcloud.com/djnormal4
https://soundcloud.com/terra-magica-rec

PREMIERE⚡️DJ Normal 4 - Basement Longing [Terra Magica Rec.]

https://soundcloud.com/nickhanzo
https://soundcloud.com/antakaatweed
https://soundcloud.com/playpalmusic
🛒 https://playpalmusic.bandcamp.com/album/pals-vol-7
🔊 https://youtu.be/qAVtcW3ukIw

New volume on the Pals series, curating and compiling a set of wave infused, dystopian organic electronica in order to facilitate your dance until dawn and beyond.

As ever, Pals volume 7 is brimming with production talent spanning the globe, showcasing collaborations from Amarcord and label boss, Teniente Castillo, Nick Hanzo and A-Tweed, as well as welcoming Javier Ferreira, Ulises Arrieta and Sylphomatic and having back Play Pal regulars, Mike Sacchetti and Ivan De La Rouch, to complete the package.

Tracklist:

Amarcord & Teniente Castillo 'No Antidote'
Nick Hanzo & A-Tweed 'Khawn'
Ulises Arrieta 'Intensidad'
Javier Ferreira 'In Your Hands'
Mike Sacchetti & Ivan de la Rouch 'Kings & Fools'
Sylphomatic 'New Frontiers'

PREMIERE: Nick Hanzo & A-Tweed - Khwan [Play Pal Music]

The alarm rang loudly, its shrill tone met with grunts, exclamations and the rustling of duvets. Slowly but surely people began to rise from their beds and start their daily rituals; teeth brushed, clothes ironed, morning stretches complete. Nothing changed, every day was the same, a stringent routine that was too hard to break. They all knew that there must be something beyond this existence but most chose to bury their heads in the sand and take the easy road.

Terra Magica return with another stellar Various Artists compilation, welcoming a roster of fresh faces and returning favourites. Intended to not just move your body but expand your mind too, Life Of Phoroma is a 'journey through chaos, confusion, and pure eclecticism' that features music from the likes of Lucas Croon, Volta Cab, A-Tweed, Too Smooth Christ, label bosses Hektisch Sprengen DJs and countless others. Psychedelia is the strain that connects each sonic contribution; there's everything from breakbeat, electro, acid and trance, to EBM, new age, rave and downtempo rhythms, packaged with love for cosmic consumption.

PREMIERE: Hektisch Sprengen DJs - Jenseits Jeglicher Existenz [Terra Magica]

Wandering through the twilight, he looked up at the moon so very far away and wondered what it might be like to soar. He had always dreamt of careering through the clouds, beyond into the darkness so as to escape from the chaos and strife of the world down here below. It would be ever so magic.

He wondered what others would think of his wild, reckless fantasies. What would they think of his strange longing to leave it all behind? Would they think he was crazy or bewildered...

In the distance he saw a flyer framed in a shop window. It was illuminated by a faint, flickering glow.

'Are you psychic?' is what it read.

Michal Turtle is an esteemed and well renowned figure in leftfield, experimental music having been releasing material for some 40 odd years. Now Invisible Inc. have the privilege of releasing a record titled 'Same Songs, Different Room'. A record comprised of material reimagined and remastered, from the ground up. New versions of much loved classics and forgotten gems.

Same Songs, Different Room

PREMIERE: Michal Turtle - Are You Psychic? [Invisible Inc]

The sun was setting on the boulevard as he prepared to line up for the last run of the day. He was tired and beaten, his feet were weary and he struggled to rally himself to the forefront to repeat the process. 

Most of the other skaters had headed home for the evening having succumbed to the dense warmth of the midsummer sun. 

He began to roll, moving slowly forwards before kicking up speed. 

This was it, as he weaved between the cracks and bumps in the direction of the slope. Then he kicked out, airwalk to fakie and land. 

The day was done. 

we.amps are set to release a new EP on Funnuvojere Records - a fun filled assortment of bass driven house music which will do damage in happy go lucky clubs and on the festival circuit this summer.

we.amps - Airwalk With Amelio

PREMIERE: we.amps - Airwalk To Fakie [Funnuvojere Records]

Bed of Roses returns with a new release from dear friend Not Branimir.

Not Branimir is the new project from Byrd Out label boss Stephen Vitkovitch. The ‘Asquith Window’ EP is the culmination of work over a series of snatched moments between childcare, a part-time job, and running the label - ‘windows’ if you like. Underpinned by Roland's legendary 808 Drum Machine, the overlaying 303, Kaossilator, and more, the tracks celebrate the possibility of creation using freely available tools. Stephen called in a favour with Byrd Out artist, Greek electronic wizard Anatolian Weapons, to remix the title track, and his ‘Acid Take’, replete with added chanting, is a proper chug daddy!

https://soundcloud.com/byrdout
https://soundcloud.com/anatolianweapons
https://soundcloud.com/bed_of_roses-1

PREMIERE⚡️Not Branimir - Asquith Window (Anatolian Weapons Acid Take) [Bed Of Roses]

Anatolian Weapons - Desert Sun EP (Forthcoming June 21, 2024)
Pre-Order on Mother Tongue Records: https://tinyurl.com/bdzh2dzz
Label: Third World [TW02]

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https://soundcloud.com/goodbyemirage
https://soundcloud.com/anskrmelec
🛒 https://krmelec.bandcamp.com/album/on-a-lost-ark
🔊 https://youtu.be/aTgPqfxChD0

Finding a way together through the ocean of beats, soundscapes, samples, and synthesizers isn't easy. But even if some things have changed since the last stop, their Lost Ark has found its way back to Krmelec Recordings. Now, you can taste the dust these two have collected over time. A dirty bomb for the dancefloor. 

Tracklist: 

1.	Goodbye Mirage - On a Lost Ark
2.	Tekstrue - Elisiaa
3.	Goodbye Mirage - Still Close to Heaven
4.	Tekstrue - The Kiss That Stopped the World

PREMIERE: Goodbye Mirage - Still Close to Heaven [Krmelec Recordings]

The Landing

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Red Richards & Hondo - The Landing

Listen to the Sunny Groove 01 ... Moody and sexy , digging deep into the vibe !!

Beatport Preorder 

happyharry - When you need it (Original Mix) [Sunny Groove Records 01]

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