Artist: https://soundcloud.com/blackbonesreims
Track: B.E.E.F
Label: https://soundcloud.com/duca-bianco
Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital EP
YouTube: https://youtu.be/lvx7wT3wgNA

Duca meets Black Bones. Compagni who deliver la migliore edits and now make the meraviglioso percussives for Touch Sensitive and Hoga Nord labels.
Deutsch post punk kicks, kicks, kicks off the jams mother sucker.
Chicago jack house, twists, melts, bends and is remade.
Flip flip flop, Library fun, looped, funky, teutonic, bella bella.
AOR wonder pop, smiles, strums, croons and finire.
Bingo Bongo Black Bones !!

PREMIERE | Black Bones - B.E.E.F [Duca Bianco] 2023

BUY / STREAM : Sales / Pre-sales Link: https://bfan.link/weiter-1
Thomas Burkhardt - Weiter
Label Name: - LIN/LOG (https://soundcloud.com/lin-log)
https://soundcloud.com/thomas-burkhardt-2

„Weiter“ is a love letter to music I grew up with and furthermore it is a window to our future. Humans tend to forget their past and believe that future only brings progression, knowledge and wealth. They forget about their spiritual roots and sacrifice their inner thoughts to algorithms in anticipation of redemption and peace. But truth is, all beings have to fight their inner demons for themselves. So stand up! „Es geht weiter!“

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PREMIERE : Thomas Burkhardt - Sonne

Ross Harper’s acclaimed recent LP, ‘The Dark Album’ has been supported by a wide range of international press, radio and leading DJs. ‘My Gift’ has been a highlight of several of Richie Hawtin’s sets whilst Charlotte de Witte called it “beautiful”. Sasha, Kölsch, Jennifer Cardini, Maceo Plex, John Digweed, and Skream alongside many others have also been praising the album. 

'The Dark Album' remixes feature handpicked artists Ross Harper personally holds in high regard. 

To put this in a framework, Harper was recently asked in an interview with The DJ Sessions, for his opinion of Ghost Producers and furthermore what we can expect when in the near future tracks are produced by AI? As a DJ, Harper’s answer was simple, it is his job to filter out tracks that do not have feeling, more specifically, Harper is listening for tracks that have heart and soul, in fact Harper’s monthly radio show has the name, “House & Techno w/ Heart & Soul”.

The artists Harper has invited to remix tracks from 'The Dark Album' are producers who have exhibited the anti-thesis of Ghost Producers and AI, they are special individuals who have something that cannot be mimicked, hidden, faked, they have something unique and different that makes them stand out from the chatter.

Harper’s DJ sets are free and boundless, and so this is what fans can expect to hear in the remixes, from rich ambient soundscapes, to driving epic arpeggiated leads, to hard, gritty machine beats, to beautiful textures and softness, all fixed in a diverse cross-range of genres with end results that are almost impossible to tie down and categorise.

In Volume 1 we hear from Cie, Nickon Faith and Roi.

Colonge’s Cie breaks in with a hybrid creation, taking Harper’s bleeps, squeaks and synth choir from 'Something New' and weaving them through intelligent syncopated hypnotic techno grooves, the result is an entrancing tapestry that draws the mind deeper and deeper into the patterns, until suddenly, it all ends.

Manchester’s Nickon Faith fearlessly takes on 'Humanistic Correction' and brings with him an entire intergalactic orchestra of sound. In Faith’s ‘Drifting' remix 'Humanistic Correction' becomes a multi-layered symphonic masterpiece. The first section is led by a wandering melody while contrastingly the second section gives way to a structured arppegio. Harper challenged Faith to develop the second section in a new version, and hence the ‘Epic' remix came to being, with the 'Epic Edit' being a consolidation of the beauty and intensity.

Heralding from Galicia’s coast, Fanzine’s Roi strikes out first with his 'Retro Future' breaks remix of 'The Power of Three', feel the raw power of Roi’s proximity to wild Atlantic ocean in his driving electro baseline that compliments perfectly against the soft, dreamy synths from Harper’s original. Not content Harper nudged Roi again, this time for a 4/4 remix, so, with a hint of something like an early disco classic but adorned with drones and squelchy melodic lines that would be more at home in Jabba The Hutt’s lair then Paradise Garage, the 'Cosmic Disco' remix came to be.

PREMIERE : Ross Harper - The Power Of Three (Roi Retro Future Remix)

Finally this moment has come. Our very own Jokios Kulturos delivers his debut album. There’s been much gossip and speculation about his music preferences. The link between his pseudonym and his music selections is clear and this album is a perfect manifestation of him through the sounds and vibes. "ALL IS ONE" is not only music. It is storytelling. It is a journey through the mind and musical tastes of Dovydas. This release unites so many genres in one coherent whole. Take a deep breath and enjoy! All IS ONE!

https://electricshapes.bandcamp.com/album/all-is-one

https://soundcloud.com/electric_shapes
https://soundcloud.com/jokioskulturos_official

ALL IS ONE

PREMIERE: Jokios Kultūros - Tekken Beach (Training With Roger) [Electric Shapes]

The air in the city was thick with smoke and ash, and the buildings were grey and towering. The streets were filled with people, all walking with their heads down and their faces covered. It was a dystopian world, where hope was rare and joy was even rarer. But on this foggy night, there was a glimmer of something different. The people had heard whispers of a firework display, something that hadn't been seen in the city for years. The display would be a celebration of hope, a chance to consign the bleakness of their lives to oblivion and momentarily revel in something beautiful.

As the sun set and the fog rolled in, people started to gather in the streets. They were cautious at first, not sure if the rumours were true. But then, they saw the first burst of colour in the sky, and they knew it was real. The fireworks were breathtaking. They exploded in the sky, sending showers of sparks raining down on the city. The colours were bright and bold, and for a moment, the people forgot about the darkness that surrounded them.

Edinburgh experimental composer Jordan Russell-Hall, aka Jordan Stanley, makes his debut on Bytes with his exceptional second album, A Cry For The Moon. There are shades of his Scottish contemporaries Hudson Mohawke and Rustie in these colourful experiments in microsampling. Like a magpie snaffling shiny objects for its nest, Jordan has procured samples from all corners of the electronic and pop music realm - from Charli XCX and Mr Mitch to Ariana Grande and Jimmy Edgar - to help form a vivid sound palette of vibrant synths, frenetic Jersey Club-influenced rhythms and lush ambience.

PREMIERE: Jordan Stanley - Impossible [Bytes]

What initially began as a weekend break had snowballed into a three month extended stay and a whole new world of unforgettable experiences and close friendships. She couldn't put her finger on what exactly drew her to this place, made her not want to leave and return to her old boring life, it was more a feeling than something you could put into words. It felt like home here, it was as simple as that. 

Following a full long player on his own bORDEL imprint last year, Sebastien Chenut returns under his NEWEM guide for a brand new track featuring the vocal stylings of Prudence. The French producer, who also makes up one half of Scratch Massive alongside fellow bORDEL boss Maud Geffray, fashions an indie dance cut that's packed with emotion and cosmic touches, before passing the mantle to a roster of his contemporaries who put their own spin on the original. There's two reworks from the partnership of DJ Heidi Lawden and producer Hein Hoven under the moniker Heidi Höven, a trippy, crunchy dub from Dave Aju, a celestial remix from Blaacon, rounded off with a retro take from Glasgow’s Soft Riot.

Siders

PREMIERE: NEWEM - Feels Like Home ft Prudence (Dave Aju’s Dub) [bORDEL Records]

Facets mix recorded for Club Selectors - Couleur3:

"Passionné dʹacid, de new beat et d'italo-disco, après Londres et Belgrade, Facets a choisi de sʹétablir à New York. Le label Samo Records, cʹest lui. Les soirées Samo Nights avec de prestigieux DJ de lʹunderground comme Black Merlin, Joakim, Manfredas, cʹest encore lui. Ses productions sont diffusées entre autres par les labels Dischi Autunno, Electric Shapes et très bientôt Optimo Music. Cʹest la première sélection de Facets pour Couleur 3."

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Facets - Club Selectors Radio Mix (Couleur3)

Lennard Ypma - Ladies Jam (w/ Beau Wanzer Remix)
BUY LINK: https://clone.nl/item72568.html
Label: Volunar Records(https://soundcloud.com/volunar-records)
https://soundcloud.com/lennardypma

Leftfield electro and acid for Lennard Ypma's debut - Ladies Jam - on his own label Volunar Records.

SBLS and GH-1S on the A-side make up for a heavy West Coast and electro journey. The remix of GH-1S by Beau Wanzer is also not to be missed, with his signature touch and a nauseating bassline. Flip the record to the B-side for two mind-bending acid cuts; Ladies Jam is a heavily distorted and mechanic track with eerie leads that will drag you through acid punches, while Betonsmeer offers a slowed-down bunker-style cruise with earworming acid and heavy percussion.

The 180 grams record comes with an extra artwork by Jorge Velez pressed on elephant grass paper. Tip!

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PREMIERE : Lennard Ypma - Betonsmeer

Thank you all for listening! Make sure to check out https://soundcloud.com/tenkrom

TENKROM - A World Without Song

Lost in the Flow

Faut pas que j’canne là (prod. MelodicDesert)

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