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@thejoshcraig ‘Who We Are As People’ arrives via New York’s @aburecordings and is informed by jazz and orchestral composition in addition to mixing techniques from a diverse range of genres.

Who We Are As People

The Josh Craig – The Foundation [Abu Recordings]

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/d-u-k-w-a-m-u-s-i-c
Track: It's U
Label: https://soundcloud.com/transientnaturerecords
Format: Digital, EP
Release date: 22/4/21
Purchase: https://transientnature.bandcamp.com/album/think-potential

Transient Nature is a label dedicated to the world of machine funk with a sonic aesthetic of off-kilter techno and electro, and the first release sees Dukwa deliver an EP as varied as it is powerful. Transient Nature has a busy 2021 planned with releases from Detroit's Scan7, Black Cadmium and Maarten's solo project: Wanderist. The 'Think Potential' EP is deeply rooted in gritty electronics and illustrates the producer's love for hardware and vintage techniques - three of the tracks are hardware jams recorded straight to tape.
The driving Rhodes licks and fluttering percussion on 'Who Cares' gets the EP rolling before the distorted electronica and stabbing 303s fuse harmoniously on 'High Position'. Up next, 'It's U' delivers an old-school tinged electro number with its slamming drums, robotic vocals and squeaking acid lines. The EP closer, 'Eye2eye' sees Dukwa moving deeper into the electronica territory with industrial drums and dreamy piano lines working together with mesmerising effect.  With recent output ranging from Detroit house inspired MPC-driven tracks to more conceptual electronic work, Dukwa's soulful yet dynamic releases for the likes of Numbers, Don't Be Afraid and his eponymous imprint have won a wide range of support as well as picking up a coveted 'Hottest Record in The World' from the BBC's Annie Mac.

Think Potential

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PREMIERE | Dukwa - It's U [Transient Nature] 2021

Nnatn - Grooves Pt.1
BUY LINK: https://www.beatport.com/release/grooves-pt1/3361540
Release date: 21 may 2021
Label: Night Vibez Records (https://soundcloud.com/nightvibezrecords)
https://soundcloud.com/nnatn10

Manfredi Barbarossa's Italian label Night Vibes Records welcomes countryman Nnatn for a fierce selection of house music that joins the dots between the past, present and future.
Nnatn was born in Italy in the early nineties and grew up with classic house, disco and afro. He started to produce in 2015 and has remained hard to pin down stylistically, with releases on Roasted Records, Pogo House and Lisztomania Records amongst those vying to establish his name and sound.

His latest and greatest EP opens with a fine and feel good groove, 'Don't Stop Me.' The big hi-hat ringlets bring light and air to warm, vamping chords and splashy cymbals. The drums are pure house, and the whole thing brims with character and soul. 'Love Me To' explores a deeper sound, with mid-tempo kicks couched in swirling, dubby bass and dreamy leads meandering amongst the clouds. The Kerri Chandler-esque 'Groovin Magic' is a bumping and brilliant gem with taught kicks and synth flourishes filled with colour.

Next, 'I Had' ups the ante, again brings elements of Chicago and New York house. The leggy bassline is perfect for getting you on your toes while the twinkling chords get hands skywards. Closing out this crucial EP is 'Break Down,' a sizzling six-minute voyage into a deep acid house that jacks the drums and is sure to frazzle minds.

These are timeless and effortless house tracks from a young talent who set to blow up in 2021.

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PREMIERE : Nnatn - Break Down

“What happens in other countries concerns you somehow. By supporting them, we try to enlighten your faith in democracy. Whether it is fighting to obtain it or trying to preserve it in its most acceptable form, that is what unites us all.”

To show their support for The Milk Tea Alliance - an online pro-democracy movement led by activists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) - Nantes record store 44 Tours have enlisted friends and family to contribute tracks for a new charity compilation. Jumping across the electronic spectrum, from EBM to trance and jungle to electro, the 15 track-release features original music from Oksa, The Aux, Marino and The Blank Panther.

All sales revenue will directly go to the Support Civil Disobedience Movement Strike Fund in Myanmar.

Milk Tea Alliance

PREMIERE: The Aux - Sens8 [44 Tours]

"Out with the old and in with the new" - that's what they always say. But it's never that easy in practice. The transition is always strange: it's a period of change, sometimes of destruction, definitely of adjustment. Morphing from one form slowly into the next, prompted by actions of your own doing, or someone elses. Things are going to be different and, unwilling or willing, you have to deal with it.

Having been immersed in music culture from a young age, becoming hooked on collecting records as well as training as a sound engineer, Italian DJ and producer David Agrella is now taking things up a notch with the launch of his new label, Agrellomatica Records. Named after his monthly radio show on Bloop, the imprint will be a space for his musical inspirations which bridge many different strains of electronic music. For his first outing he offers up a four tracker, 'Transition', which melds together fluid drum patterns, rubbery synth lines, soaring pads and dreamy electro grooves.

Transition EP

PREMIERE: David Agrella - Transition [Agrellomatica Records]

It pays to be vulnerable, they say it all the time. They say it enough to be true. Nonetheless, the old world remains, and one should pick their moments. Vulnerability is a two-way street, and there are often roadworks, the smell of tar and the ear-splitting assault of drills, sensory tedium outside the dry cleaners, opposite the school and adjacent to the train station. They say there’s ample free parking, but when you get there, there’s only so much space to take.

Berlin-based label Hot Concept continues an unpredictable journey with a new artist introducing themselves to the roster, loket. First emerging via their own cult mix for the Deep Mind Music series, their debut full release, out digitally now and on limited-edition tape soon, taps three original productions that blend live saxophone modulation with influences within the ambient, trance and hardcore continuum.

Accompanying this hugely original trio are two remixes from London’s Jay Duncan, each taking on a radically different tempo. While the ‘Spirit of Sabre’ version zones in on psychedelic chug, the ‘Infinity Mix’ premiering here today ramps up the energy but loses none of the detail.

PREMIERE: loket - Left Hand feat. Steph Lee (Jay Duncan 'Infinity' Mix) [Hot Concept]

Izorgor’s sound reflects his burly bouncer name. Drums pound and hi-hats slash in the mean and murderous “HDF-N”, a soundtrack for car crashes and late late club sessions. “Nosferatu” comes from a similarly evil place, percussion is fed through a mincer before a fog of distortion descends to smother samples. If you’re after a respite, you’ll have to wait or feck off home. “HDF-S” wades in. Similar to his sibling in terms of rancorous rhythms, this beast drips with 303 sweat and venom with just a touch of salvation in those soaring notes. Boris Brenicki, of Ontal fame, ends with his own sepulchral take on “Nosferatu.”

PREMIERE : Izorgor - Nosferatu

The anticipation was almost too much to handle as they neared the derelict industrial estate. They'd almost forgotten this feeling after so long out of the game, but though it should have felt somewhat alien, the emotions soon came flooding back as the soft thud of a kick drum echoed nearby. How they'd missed it; the sense of freedom these spaces gave them couldn't be replicated. Nothing could come close. 

Zodiac Childs return to their own Zodiac Wax imprint for their debut album 'Atoms To Atoms', which comes split across a three piece vinyl package. Like much of their previous work, this long player is a homage to the pair's love of classic breaks and the UK's hardcore legacy, representing the past, present and future of their sound. Employing analogue synthesis and hardware they play with emotion and energy to produce a collection of tracks that transport the listener through 'the moods and feelings of a full night of rave experience'.

Atoms to Atoms

PREMIERE: Zodiac Childs - Breach [Zodiac Wax]

The viral Soul mass transit system - bomb edit without an mc speaking over the 1st build-up. Very annoying if you're a DJ and wants to play it or if you just listening to this banger, so I got it out for you. Your welcome ;)

Soul mass transit system - bomb edit (without mc speaking)

Mix by Bayka (UK)
Mastered by IG: FirasFarah

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