STEP02 - Step Ball Chain 
Tapestry Of Sound
Pre Order @ One Eye Witness: https://cutt.ly/ocKIA8r
Digi Preorder: https://stepballchain.bandcamp.com/album/tapestry-of-sound

A1 Maypole Theme (Surrealist Piano Roll Mix) [6:58]
A2 Maypole Theme (Looming Giant Mix) [4:59]

B1 Wasp Of A Woman [5:50]
B2 Inhale, Exhale [5:32]

Visual Art and Music have historically shared an important, entwined relationship; often posing questions of which provoked which in a project? What about when the imagery is a medieval surrealist, hyper coloured XTC wonderland? Genre-blurred and stirred, daring and dynamic dance music for the twistedly imaginative minds and bodies! The Tapestry of Sound is an audio tribute to the liquid lockdown Tapestry of 2020, a wall-size mixed media art piece originally intended for a live-stream backdrop; despite not being completed in time, it became the epicentre of communal creative junction & release - no limits or logical sense. The result, a sonic terrarium cultivated by longtime partners in crime D. Tiffany and Roza Terenzi; with the help of friends, weaving their sapphic magic into something wicked and new for STEP02, Tapestry of Sound.

A maypole is a tall wooden pole often erected as part of late 19th century European Midsummer folk festivals, around which a dance often takes place; coinciding with Summer Solstice, or in Corona-era... Scrollstice. The A-side presents two contrasting offerings of the Maypole Theme, opening with the Surrealist Piano Roll Mix; an effortless euphoria gliding and twirling amidst a rolling 2-step garage routine, playfully anticipating melodic ecstasy via black and white keys. A complementary contrast offered by the Looming Giant Mix; sleek and deep. A hot-femme fiasco, driving and deviating between 4/4 and a freaky broken plot-twist; evoking imagery of the night, skipping fiercely round the pole; which was often considered a symbol of the union between masculine and feminine energy.

Wasp Of A Woman initiates the B side blowout, stripped back and sensual, but don’t be fooled; this is a straight-up b0mb. Low end throbbing underneath ferociously swung drums, topped by microphone assassin Kaylin with the fire lyrical content, a true upcycle of genres to set the mood for a flammable dancefloor. Cooling off, only slightly for a cigarette break, is Inhale, Exhale the final track from the EP. The tempo finally settling down but bumping up the groove with thumping toms guiding a playful party-starter, rhythmic and melodically inspired; infectiously cheeky with subliminal naughty memos teasing their way in through the backdoor.

Let your mind run wild with this effortless collaboration, two minds sharing the same obscurely forward-thinking visionary, the Tapestry Of Sound; a Meta Musical Time Capsule.

Mixing by Tapestry & Marco Pellegrino
Mastering & Cut by Marco Pellegrino @ Analog Cut
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Artwork by Sophia & Kathy

Tapestry Of Sound (STEP02)

We’re so excited to announce our next release on Radical New Theory from none other than  LUXE. 
Her debut EP ‘Belonging’ caught our attention a few months ago and we haven’t stopped playing it since. 

It’s been amazing having already had support from 6music with several plays of A83 from Mary Anne Hobbs over the last week. 
LUXE’s first release on RNT is off to a flying start and we’re so excited for what the future holds for her. 

LUXE - Belonging ep is available now, across all platforms as well as a vinyl pre order on our bandcamp page. 

Love ya’s 💖💖

LUXE - A83

There had been a change in the air, but it was something you couldn't see. It wasn't visible or tangible, you could just sense it, feel it, breathe it in... Nothing was out of place, everything seemed to be just the way it had always been, so why did it all feel so different? The effect had rippled through the atmosphere and taken over, and until the source was identified there would be no way of ever returning to normal....

Dansu Discs kickstart 2023 with the first collaborative EP from London producers LUXE and Tom Place. Their styles complement one another - LUXE's knack for huge bass lines and trance-influenced synths pair perfectly with Tom's off kilter approach to breaks and electro. On Moonquake the duo share three percussive, bass-driven tracks that bring together all those aforementioned influences, backed by a jungle flip from Banoffee Pies and Planet Euphorique alumni Angel D'lite.

PREMIERE: LUXE & Tom Place - Moonquake [Dansu Discs]

Suki & Sniper1 - Purple Haze [HHANDS019]

Buy Link: https://synapsawro.bandcamp.com/album/mercury-snps012
Artist: aka ieuan
Label: Synapsa
Catalog Number: SNPS012
Release Date: 26.11.25
Format: Digital
Mastering: Tekknik
Artwork: Tekknik

Artist links: 
https://www.instagram.com/aka.ieuan/ 
https://soundcloud.com/akaieuan

Label links: 
https://www.instagram.com/synapsa.music/
https://soundcloud.com/synapsamusic
https://synapsawro.bandcamp.com/
https://ra.co/labels/25067

PREMIERE: aka ieuan - View From Sata [SNPS012]

High energy genre blending goodness from Kate Meyher, bringing her signature techno influence to bass and tech house

Get This (Original Mix)

Emerging electro producer Aloka steps up with the ‘Concave/Convex’ EP. Hear the razor sharp B-side now…

Read more: https://bit.ly/2VotfgZ

Concave / Convex

Premiere: Aloka ‘Convex’

Buy: https://lobstertheremin.bandcamp.com/album/on-my-mind-ep

Russian talent Maruwa continues to spark buzz following her debut on Mall Grab's Steel City Dance Discs imprint, this time landing on Lobster Theremin with her ‘On My Mind’ EP. Showcasing a knack for rave-influenced sounds, fusing elements of breaks, acid, electro and dreamy trance, the new release is packed with a multitude of gripping flavors. Here Mixmag unveils 'This 1 Is For The Ravers', the track name speaks for itself, it's pure dancefloor energy!

The ‘On My Mind’ EP is set for release December 6.

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