He watched with careful attention, gazing out across the room and taking in those who wandered and meandered between each hallway. His third eye saw them all, it saw everything whether he chose for it or not. He could tell a thousand stories of precious, private moments thought not to be seen. He saw the secrets, the crimes, the actions, the glances and the stories behind the scenes. It was his gift yet at times it drove him crazy as he watched the world spin recklessly in full circle. 

Joey Anderson features on a new compilation from Release Sustain who have drafted in the big guns as part of their Conclave series. The record also features music from the likes of Lord of the Isles, Amir Alexander and more. This track features the notorious, moody, melancholy edge of a producer who never fails to disappoint, Joey Anderson.

PREMIERE: Joey Anderson - Third Eye [Release Sustain]

Dukwa - Think Potential EP 
BUY LINK: transientnature.bandcamp.com/album/think-potential
 Release date: 22nd April 2021 
Label: Transient Nature (@transientnaturerecords)
https://soundcloud.com/d-u-k-w-a-m-u-s-i-c

Dam Swindle's Maarten Smeets, aka Wanderist, launches his Transient Nature imprint this April with four-track EP 'Think Potential' from Dukwa.
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.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Dukwa - High Position

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

YouTube

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

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/ceprensynth
Track: Qu'elle Est Bonne 
Label: https://soundcloud.com/undo-seat-belts
Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital, EP
Release date: 01/7/21
Purchase: https://undoseatbelts.bandcamp.com/album/the-sorry-best-of

‘Cepren Synth - The Sorry Best Of’ is the second imprint on ’Undo Seat Belts’.   
Delivering you an 8th track album from the french artist Victor Gaudin also known as ‘Cepren Synth’
The album contains, 5 years of unreleased tracks from ‘L’oiseau Blue’, Brussels and ‘168 Cours De La Marne’, Bordeaux.
All tracks are written by Victor Gaudin and live recorded at home.
No edits, no cuts, no reasons as freedom is a distant memory.
Undo Seat Belts is a Brussels based record label. Founded in 2020 locked up at home.
Created to ease the urge to release any kind of music, as long as the spirit goes with it. 
Responding to any kind of moods, Undo Seat Belts is here to heal you for good.

PREMIERE | Cepren Synth - Qu'elle Est Bonne [undo seat belts] 2021

Sterioa’s independent debut release ''Outcast Trails'' is a noise mosaic: as layers of breaks, acid, post-punk and ebm are unapologetically woven together, crafting a multitude of contrasting but complementary textures.

Heavy distortion and raw tones with a sense of euphoria at its core; very much built for the rave, yet crescendoing into amalgamations of industrial and punk.

PREMIERE : Sterioa - Erifno

https://soundcloud.com/folkloremusic
Buy Release: https://folklorekru.bandcamp.com/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/LgW_10wkzCM

Sound system orientated experimentations around the hardcore rave continuum thematic by our collective member Stefan Dubs :: )

Tracklist:

A1. Wbble Lkage
A2. Skank
A3. Arrouxza (Fujara Mix)
A4. Bandit Queen

Continuum EP

Arrouxza (MSS Fujara Remix)

PREMIERE: Stefan Dubs - Arrouxza (MSS Fujara Remix) [Folklore Séries]

Each day, just before the warm hues of dusk melted across the sky, he rose from his slumber to take to the mountains. The fresh morning air opened his lungs, juddering him from the haze that controlled these waking moments. Day by day he changed his path, hoping to discover something he'd never seen before; that was what got him out of bed every morning.

Born in the medieval city of Fribourg, Switzerland, Rababoo is a new record label helmed by friends Emmanuel Küng aka OneFootStep & Nicola Marthaler aka Oase. For their first outing, they've invited former local producer Marcel de Sie—one half of new wave and chanson duo, Reymour—to take care of proceedings with 'UMA', his debut EP under this alias. Made up of three original tracks, complete with remixes from Dark Entries alumni Anatolian Weapons and Stroom affiliate Victor De Roo, the release draws from industrial, techno, minimal synth and coldwave, exploring different dance floor narratives.

PREMIERE: Marcel de Sie - Poetic Frame (De Roo Remix) [Rababoo 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]

She squinted up at the sun through her fingers; it had been a lifetime since she'd felt the heat on her face. It changed everything; her mood, her conversations, even her willingness to get out of bed in the morning. Scrolling through the week's forecast, sun and blue skies filled each day; giving her assurance that her mind and body would thrive.

Bristol-based sound artist and producer Delay Grounds is "compelled to work with abstraction", an approach he channels wholeheartedly on his newest release 'Upcycling'. Working alongside artist Liz Naden, the pair have created an audio-visual concept using rubbish found in skips; Delay Ground producing organic electronic sounds, while Naden crafted unique sculptures. A forward-thinking project that 'upcycles' the regular artistic mediums, encouraging a narrative and an understanding between the pair, in Delay Grounds words it "enabled us both to explore our own creative potential and create a work with layers of depth which we were not initially aware of before.”

Upcycling EP

PREMIERE: Delay Grounds - Glass_Refract [Tropopause Records]

https://halbtrockenexclusive.bandcamp.com/album/halbtrocken-various-artists-vol-2 

Halbtrocken (@halbtrockenexclusive) returns with their second Various Artists EP – a colorful collage of contemporary electronic music designed for every moment of the night. From groovy, pumping house and mystic, spaced-out prog to high-energy trance and techno belters. For the peak-time, for the afters, for the sunset, for the community. Enjoy the ride.

Support Jefferson:
@jefferson_habltrocken
www.instagram.com/_j.effers.on_

Support Halbtrocken:
@halbtrockenexclusive 
www.instagram.com/halbtrocken.exclusive

Mastering: @nein_oh_nein

Jefferson - In Your Face

The Stab Mechanics - Luv 2 U

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