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Artist: Marli 
Title: No Service
Label: Yellow Island
Format: Digital
Release date: 21/08/20
Purchase: https://yellowislandrecords.bandcamp.com/album/astral-therapy-vol-1-various-artists

Yellow Island's new project "ASTRAL THERAPY" presents the Various Artists Vol. 1.
With 11 tracks, the compilation was made to bring some good vibration and peace to these times we're living in, representing the connection between people even in moments of loneliness."

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PREMIERE #1132 | Marli - No Service [Yellow Island] 2020

On the 12th of April 1961, Yuri Gagarin was launched into orbit for the first and - so they tell us - the last time. Upon returning to Earth, Yuri became a global hero, travelling the world to tell of his adventure. Secretly, he was plagued by strange hallucinations and a persistent glow around his vision; a cornucopia of colour in a constant corona. At first fearing madness, the cosmonaut came to see these apparitions as a signal, an invitation, a welcoming beacon from a distant lighthouse blinking across the cosmic void. 

Taking inspiration from early Detroit techno culture, under the moniker Tony Neptune Leeds-based producer and artist Sam Jefferies is on a mission to tell a multi-sensory story through image, sound and text. A talented DJ and part of the Dimensions DJ Directory family, Sam has become synonymous with deep diving marathon sets both as Tony Neptune and as Yuri, solo or alongside fellow Leeds stalwart Mark 'Turbo' Turner.

After working hard on his production efforts over the last few years, his debut EP Reflections on a Daring Escape is finally seeing the light of day on Twelve Comets. Both sonically and aesthetically (Sam's visual work as a painter is at the core of the release), the 4-track release journeys deep into the cosmos, touching on the more celestial, emotive elements of electro and techno.

PREMIERE: Tony Neptune: And Then There Were Stars [Twelve Comets]

This is the third electro release from Erta Ale for Solenoid Records. Side A is characterised by two tracks in which we find Erta’s distinctive energy and attention for the dance floor, but thanks to the attentive use of a Juno 106 these two songs also acquire a dreamy and even romantic emotional mood. This side is perfect for specialist radio too.  Side B excites us with an “electropical” track rich of Erta’s elements: tribal voices, percussions, a very strong ostinato bass line and acid sketches that takes us into an even more obscure and hypnotic atmosphere.

PREMIERE : Erta  Ale - SLN014A1

There was something in the music, something which made sense. It pulsated and echoed between his hears, reverberating and bouncing with promise and intent. Is this the way it had always been? Was this what others had experienced and yet he had never been able to find? Now as he moved in time with the scattered drums, the wayward percussion and the bygone rhythm, he began to feel as one. 

Dan Curtin has been an ever present figure in electronic music, a producer whose music has been adored and collected over decades. His label, Metamorphic, is now back. A much loved imprint has been given a new lease of life and a new EP from Nico Lahs helps to set the scene. This one comes with high recommendations.

PREMIERE: Nico Lahs - Is This The Way [Metamorphic]

Words were failing him today; he kept stuttering and stumbling over each sentence, his brain a jumble of phrases and expressions that seemed to have no meaning. He whispered and mumbled his way through, addressing the faces before him who looked increasingly more perplexed than before he'd began. An hour of nonsense had exited his mouth, he wanted the earth to swallow him whole...

Viscera are transmitting down from the cosmos once again with another helping of interstellar goodness for your ears and your feet. Bringing together space travellers, both veterans and fresh faces, the compilation's 16 tracks traverse the realms of cosmic dance music. Like its predecessor Galactic Service Broadcasting Vol. 2's mission is to raise funds for vital humanitarian services and organisations; this time all profits will be going to Shelter, the leading charity for homelessness in the UK.

PREMIERE: The He-Men - Nonsense [Viscera]

Winter was fast approaching, turning the bright auburn and orange leaves underfoot crisp with cold. The grey landscape mirrored the expressions of the inhabitants that walked the streets. You'd be hard pressed to find a smile in these parts. Perhaps it was self-preservation, an "every man for themselves" mentality. Or maybe it was simply the turn in the weather; a sure dictator of mood in the city.

A celebration of the artists and friends who've worked with producer Thoma Bulwer at his TB Mastering studio in Hackney Wick, the next release on his own Parasol Culture imprint comes in V/A form, bringing together a huge line up of collaborators and affiliates. Aptly titled Wick Voyagers, the 14-track compilation showcases the sounds of the artists and their respective labels, featuring exclusive tracks from Voigtmann, Paranoid London, N-GYNN and Adam Curtain and, of course, Thoma himself alongside Anna Wall, Subb-an, Johnny Aux and Oli Silva.

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PREMIERE: Thoma Bulwer x Anna Wall - Phrasing Faces [Parasol Culture]

Italian siblings, The Robinson, deliver a mesmerizing triplet of tracks on the ‘Nightmares’ EP, having popped up recently on Futureboogie’s 2020 Summer Riot IX EP. And the FBR HQ has been all of a quiver after one of the deep house scene’s most prominent and revered figures, Ron Trent, blessed the release with a fine remix in his own inimitable style.

With only a couple of releases on RYE Records behind them, The Robinson are clearly fully formed already, as evident on ‘Burnout’, a sprawling and luscious house joint that’s replete with melodic emotion and rhythmic power.

The Robinson
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Nightmares EP

PREMIERE: The Robinson - Matrix (Futureboogie Recordings)

The original [psychedelic dub] plays first, remastered for a fuller frequency range, properly kicking off the beat cypher. First up for a remix, Sean Dimitrie drops an effervescent soulful version, very much tuned to the original vibe, but slightly hyped and subject to his master arrangement skills and immaculate mixing.

We Used 2 DANCE: cypher

PREMIERE : AFT Lounge Tech - We Used 2 DANCE (Psychedelic Remaster)

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