In life and work she did everything by the book. Spontaneity was not in her vocabulary, she liked things to be just so; nothing out of place, everything perfectly presented. In her opinion rules were in place for a reason; breaking them was simply incomprehensible. You'd find no foul play or corner cutting; protocol had to be followed.

Music platform Onderwereld's origins lie in The Hague's the bunker: a meeting place for the city's electronic music scene and the former home of IntergalacticFM. The space may have closed down now but the spirit still lives on through those who were part of it, Onderwereld being one of them. The platform is now levelling up with the launch of a new label arm, the first release of which rallies together a wealth of artists from the country's rich underground music community—the likes of Das Ding, Legowelt, Intergalactic Gary, unit moebius anonymous, Gamma Intel and many more.

PREMIERE: Das Ding - Protocol [Onderwereld]

Like a nocturnal animal he slept during the hours of daylight, only coming out of hibernation as the moon replaced the setting sun. Operating during the twilight hours served him well, he preferred to be away from prying eyes and unwanted attention; keeping himself to himself and any interactions to a bare minimum. There was more interesting activities taking place under the cloak of darkness; his night watch uncovered secrets and lies — he knew more than he'd ever let on.

Seoul-based imprint Honey Badger Records come correct with their annual HBRTRX compilation; the fourth in their series that highlights artists operating in the East and South East Asian underground. Showcasing dance floor-focused cuts swirling around house, breaks, techno and trance, the 10 tracks match regular label mates like Closet Yi, Sojeso, Mignon and head honcho JNS with first time contributors including Seo John, Radiofear and Natsumi Hirota.

PREMIERE: JNS - Night Watcher [Honey Badger Records]

Once upon a time, far away in the lands of the furthest west known to mankind, a Goddess sits all alone in their humble dwelling surrounded by the dustiest, mouldiest of old analog music making technology.
You may ask “How do we know such individual be but a Goddess?”
Well, each bleep and bloop heard from their habitat could have only come from the greatest of heavens above. Duh!

The mysterious visionary that be the Westcoast Goddess brings forth 3 sublime house tracks to lift you out of the sludge that we now know as modern life.
Released via https://soundcloud.com/iambillmango 's rather fresh imprint Mango, cast upon a limited number of Holy 12 inch wax discs lays music that oozes droplets of nostalgia from years yonder, when we could actually lick each others armpits without fear of great illness occurring.

If 3 house tunes from an actual Goddess is not enough, don’t sweat. Mango HQ is one step ahead of you, deploying the illusive hero of all hedonists to add something loud and abrasive to the equation.
Roy of the Ravers delivers a hard hitting, adrenaline pumping remix of main stay Seabreeze for all you techno loving freaks.

No doubt this record has something for every respectable disc jockeying veteran to pump to the masses… or perhaps just in their bedrooms.

PREMIERE : Westcoast Goddess - Seabreeze (Roy Of The Ravers Remix)

Each night, she climbed out of the top floor window onto the roof - it had become her favourite place to be with her thoughts. From up here she could see the entire town, the houses lit up like a handful of tiny diamonds scattered across the horizon. It felt peaceful beneath the stars; away from the rat race of waking hours, away from the worries of daily life…

West Coast producer Dave Aju introduces us to his latest musical venture with the launch of his new artist imprint Elbow Grease Records. Taking care of the inaugural release himself, on ‘X17’ Dave pays reference to the hypothetical particle and potential Fifth Force discovery, delivering a deep and soulful cosmic trip that teeters between warm and cold textures. The lead single is joined by two versions: an ambient ‘Viiibe’ mix and a stripped back ‘Rhythm Dub’, which suit different spaces and times.

PREMIERE: Dave Aju - X17 (Rhythm Dub) [Elbow Grease Records]

VA - World Capital (SNGVA003)
BUY LINK: https://sengiley.bandcamp.com/album/va-world-capital-sngva003
Label: Sengiley Recordings(https://soundcloud.com/sengileywax)
https://soundcloud.com/norusmusic https://soundcloud.com/djwhiprsnipr

This is SNGVA003, the third compilation from Sengiley Recordings, featuring fresh breakbeat and drums cuts, produced by new and established artists from around world. 

Dylan Dylan gets things started with a slice of deep, UKG style beats, Marc Brauner & Jimbo Mack collaborate and make a continuation of the UKg vibe with a German flavour, followed by Foreach with a serious dose of uplifting breakbeat business. Togethrs produces some sublime drum & bass sounds, and Minor Sine Project brings us vibey, acid breaks. Jordan Raymond supplies some atmospheric, laid back rhythms, followed by Nørus & DJ WHIPR SNIPR who drop a powerful chunk of bassline orientated material. Withheld brings the heat with an extended, melodic breakbeat excursion and lastly, Florian winds things down with a deep and blissful track that serves up luscious pads and ingenious rhythms. Check it out!

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Nørus & DJ WHIPR SNIPR - Shuffle Drama

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The Brenta familia reunite for the third release on the Perty (@perty_metalposition) label run by @djoctopus-2. With a focus on live recordings, dancefloor jams meet abstract improvisations on ‘The Sound of Brenta Part. 2’.

PERTY003

Steve Murphy - I'll Be Back! [Perty]

"ESC" will be the second release on SchanzeAcht. Breaky drums, atmospheric pads, well-known samples and weird basslines can be found on the EP. The tracks combine several genres, leftfield house, techno, even garage - a bit of everything, so I hope you find something you like :)

Mixing: Elsa Müller, Johann Müller
Mastering: Leon Smith, Subvert Central Mastering
Artwork: Lucie Schrag, Elsa Müller

PREMIERE : Elsa - Sick And Twisted

In this bio about the new Dim Garden - A Dauntless Sprite Descends (Album) we are not going to define the concept of this musical jewel, since each of the selected tracks is a part of the astral journey in the enchanted forest of Dim Garden in The Hague. Choose the door from which you want to start the Album and you will have a different and mystical experience.

Close your eyes...can you feel it? giant mushrooms and animals running alongside us while they wink at us, so that we can continue to enter the forest while some magicians with giant long beards are playing synthesizers in the treetops in the light of the Moon.

When we believe that we have completed the entire forest, a giant light appears from the bottom of the forest and all the animals go towards it, to pay their respect. One of the Forest Gods of Dim Garden appeared... the white wizard named ''Legowelt'' with a super magic remix and his fast paced take on the track ''Visions of Love'' and all his synths around him.

The housekeeper of the Forest is Jentelman with his Remix of ''Na Mata''. Without realizing it, you have already been absorbed by the essence and atmosphere of Dim Garden... Open your eyes... or was it just a dream?


Dim Garden
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dimgarden
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dimgardens
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziggyzerfall/

Italo Moderni
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/italo_moderni
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/italomoderni
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/italo_moderni/

PREMIERE: Dim Garden - Cold & Stern (Italo Moderni)

https://soundcloud.com/djneildonnellyinthemix

Make A Move

Ethereal deep and minimal techno with ambient layers, gentle piano and clarinet textures, flowing synth arpeggios, and warm sub-bass shaping a dreamy, danceable vibe.

Yühi

🌅 Luminara – Ajith P BWE
„Luminara“ entführt dich in einen sphärischen Raum zwischen Nacht und Tag. Eine hypnotische, gleichbleibende Melodie zieht dich in Trance, während der treibende Beat wie ein Herzschlag unter der Oberfläche pulsiert. Der Track fängt den Moment ein, wenn nach einem langen, dunklen Clubabend die ersten Strahlen der aufgehenden Sonne die Welt in sanftes Licht tauchen – ein fließender Übergang von Dunkelheit zu Licht, von introspektiver Stille zu euphorischem Erwachen.
Perfekt für lange Sets, nachdenkliche Momente oder einfach zum Verlieren im Flow endloser Klänge. Lass dich treiben. 🌌✨

Luminara - Ajith P / BWE

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