Patterns Of Vibration (Instrumentals) Part 1

Touching-U (Instrumental)

A debut label outing from Ambient Babestation Meltdown & Borai, the production pairing whose musical partnership has birthed a string of releases on Optimo Music, Me Me Me and Ritual Poison.

Known for their excursions into scuzzy, cyberpunk and EBM electronics, they join forces once again for ‘Why The Tiger And The Monkey Are Sworn Enemies’; a three-track EP chronicles the pair’s ventures into chugging grooves, wormhole acid and early 00s tech house à la Playhouse and Rework.

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Ambient Babestation Meltdown & Borai - Wait

Samo Records teams up with Berlin’s Italian Dance Wave for a special night at H0L0 on Sept 13, with headliners Franz Scala and Diego Montiel presenting a special showcase.

Full lineup: Franz Scala, Diego Montiel, Facets & Dirtie B
Event: https://ra.co/events/2244401 

https://www.instagram.com/franzscala
https://www.instagram.com/diegomontieldj

https://www.instagram.com/samo_records 
https://www.instagram.com/slowmotion_records 

https://soundcloud.com/franz-scala
https://soundcloud.com/diegomontiel

Samo x Italian Dance Wave Franz Scala & Diego Montiel @ The Lot Radio 09-12-2025

https://soundcloud.com/lily-haz: Mix of Bass, Steppers, Jungle, playing with half time rhythms, dub and some psychedelic influences. Featuring 3 tracks of my upcoming EP at Flippen Disks.
Perfect for a festival stage in the desert. Recorded in Berlin.

Lily Haz is a Berlin-based music producer and DJ. Founder and curator of party series Foggy, resident at Bristol’s Noods radio.

Her music was released on Antinote, Jerry Horny, Tofistock, Confused machines, Sameheads and more. She has an upcoming release this Summer on Flippen Disks, a single on Low End Therapy and much more in the oven.

Lily’s music productions and DJ sets style breaks through genre boundaries, with a story telling agenda: blending Bass music, hip-hop and experimental sounds. Her work embodies a fearless spirit of sonic exploration, creating an evolving and vibrant musical world while staying grounded in a deeply personal sound.

She also performs a live show of ambient music, partly improvised, borrowing elements from the world of sound healing. She also creates soundtracks for film and theatre.

LAYER #443 | Lily Haz

@djlifee @rand_muzik_recordings @echocentricrecords

After releases on both Echocentric and R.A.N.D., DJ Life now steps onto the joint RAND x Echocentric imprint for its fifth outing. Expect the expected, but did I catch a hint of early Underworld in there?

Release date 17th of October, vinyl and digital.
	
A1. Misting
A2. Stick To The Plan
B1. Charlatan
B2. Biohazard 07:34

Written and produced by Pat Brick
Mastered by Nik Kozub
Designed by Jubbs
Distributed by Inch by Inch
Pressed at R.A.N.D. Muzik

Bandcamp

Preview: DJ Life - All Smoke No Mirrors EP - RMECR005

Feeling more alive can mean different things to different people, but it often revolves around engaging deeply with the present moment, embracing new experiences, and reconnecting with passions or things that spark joy.

Is there a particular area that feels like it could help you feel more alive right now?

The music began to pound in the ears, it danced and moved.

This was the way.

Loxodrome releases a killer EP via Cyphon Recordings, a deep, technical workout which has us toe tapping and head bobbing in the best of ways.

PREMIERE: Loxodrome - More Alive [Cyphon Recordings]

trakklist:

Basalt Tones - Priori, Jesse Osborne-Lanthier
Morgana - Primal Code
Ghost2 - Booma Collective
Static - Forest Drive West
Radiant - RAFF
Tropeware - Priori 
Genesis Domain - Sepehr
We Will Not - Stare5
FI3AC2029010 - Aleksi Perälä
Plonk - VC-118A
Showreel Pt2 - Djrum
You Don’t Know - Drexciya
Lippa - Alfred Czital
Segelflugzeug - Guava
Subra - Volodymyr Gnatenko
Sunlight - Aurora Halal

open system 004 w/ Lilli Winter


Seoul-based DJ and producer DJ Botermelk launches his new vinyl label Venn with a solid four-tracker of club-ready tools. 

Fresh off a run of standout releases on Mindhelmet, Limousine Dream and Sex Tapes From Mars, Bristol-based Boulderhead closes out the EP on a more optimistic note with his bouncy remix of ‘Rubber Glover’, driven by razor-sharp drum programming and pulsing drones. 

Record stores:
https://subwax.es/product/venn001/
https://www.deejay.de/DJ_Botermelk_Rubber_Glover_EP_VENN001
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/dj-botermelk-rubber-glover-ep-vinyl
https://www.hhv.de/en-GR/records/item/dj-botermelk-rubber-glover-ep
https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/186613-venn001-dj-botermelk-rubber-glover-ep-incl-boulderhead-remix

PREMIERE: DJ Botermelk - Rubber Glover (Boulderhead Remix) [Venn]

Jon Dixon - Paradise Valley EP
BUY LINKS: https://www.deejay.de/Jon_Dixon_Paradise_Valley_EP_NS006_Vinyl__1159033
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/jon-dixon-paradise-valley-ep-feat-la-synthesis-vinyl/1094292-01/
Label: No Speakers (https://soundcloud.com/no-speakers)
https://www.instagram.com/nospeakersrecords
https://nospeakers1.bandcamp.com/
> Jon Dixon (https://soundcloud.com/jon_dixon)
https://www.instagram.com/jondixon_

Jon Dixon has been a student of classical music since his teenage years, and brings a jazz sensibility to his techno. He is an Underground Resistance affiliate who has released music on cult labels like Planet E and is one of Detroit's most sought-after musicians, having performed with greats such as Amp Fiddler, Jeff Mills, Mike Banks, and Derrick May. His hi-tech sound is informed by time spent working with the late jazz icon Marcus Belgrave and comes on his own 4evr 4wrd as well as the likes of Nervous.

Sublime opener 'Layers To This' is perfectly indicative of his ageless fusion of jazz, techno, and Motor City magic. It's a mid-tempo cut with deep drums and busy synth lines that bring futuristic soul. As the drums march on, the percussion ramps up, and the drums become increasingly hypnotic, while the evolving synth work shines. 'Bridgehouse' is a brighter cut with nimble piano chord dancing over the tightly programmed but live-sounding drums. It's a life-affirming celebration with jazz energy and joyous melodies combining perfectly with the restless movement of the drums.

First remixers LA Synthesis, aka Carl Grant and Tony Gallagher, formed in South London in 1992 and became vital voices in the evolving techno sound of the time, in no small part thanks to their near-perfect debut album ‘Matrix Surfer’. They turn up the melodic brightness on 'Layers To This' with jittery broken beats and twitchy acid sounds all firing your synapses during a most interplanetary deep techno trip.

El Prevost heads up No Speakers - and the party of the same name - after more than 20 years in the underground, releasing across the house and techno spectrum and paving the way for the grime and garage crossover with his cult Linx Recordings label. Here, he transforms 'Bridgehouse' into a darker sound with tense synths twanging behind scattered chords. The push and pull between the two make for an alluring dance floor tension.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Jon Dixon - Layers To This

SIDEQUESTS CHAPTER TWO is out now...
and we want to take this opportunity to highlight the opening track of the EP. If you are familiar with us and our musical story, you probably know that the influence Jimpster has on all things Session Victim can't be overstated. His guidance and friendship over the years has helped us in so many ways, we could fill an entire evening just bragging about it - but what we will do instead right here is tell you how proud we are to share the JIMPSTER Remix of BEHIND THE GLASS with you today!

Sidequests Chapter 2

Behind The Glass (Jimpster Remix)

Bombing down a series of country roads somewhere in the south west, they rocket towards town. Fuelled by a healthy dose of hedonism and an endless playlist, the aim of the evening is simply the pursuit of music and guilty pleasure. The dulcet tones of distorted kick drums and squelching bass blasting from the speakers incites unparalleled joy, whilst the taxi driver questions his decision to confirm rumours of an aux cable. Following a series of exclamatory statements about what tonight holds and a moment at a red light with an adjacent taxi overflowing with thrill seekers, they arrive outside the venue and feast on the energy of the densely stocked queue. 

The legendary Seoul-based electronic label Honey Badger Records returns with their third compilation HBRTRX Vol.3. An institution in their home city and an integral part of Korea’s electronic music scene, Honey Badger’s latest release features 10 tracks of outstanding house and techno produced by label mates and a handful of invited guests. Our pick, Mignon's ‘Mind Flow’, is a mind melting breakbeat cut that’s brimming with insanely tight drum work and elastic basslines.

PREMIERE: Mignon - Mind Flow [Honey Badger]

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