Colourful

“Atmos Minimal – Third Wave” continues the deep journey into hypnotic minimal techno.  
This chapter blends rolling sub-basslines, glitch textures and futuristic atmospheres with a darker cinematic edge.  
Designed for late-night drives, underground clubs and focused listening, the album shifts between meditative calm and powerful tension.  
With tempos between 125–127 BPM, it captures the pulse of minimal in pure, immersive form.


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Obscure Horizon

15. Jamaster A - Nanjing Express (Oryon Remix)

Simpler Times https://soundcloud.com/simplertimesuk  is a Sheffield/Manchester based record label run by four close friends who will be releasing their own material as well as putting on intimate parties.

Wrong Conversation is the debut release from Simpler Times and features 3 mesmerising original cuts focused on the more ambient, emotive and melancholic side of electronic music.

Limited run- Vinyl Only
180gram Vinyl
No Repress

Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3hqYuDk
Lobster Records: https://bit.ly/3hwthi9

Simpler Times Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/simplertimesuk
Tys Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/tysmusicuk

Simpler Times Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/simplertimesuk

Simpler Times Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/simpler_times_uk/

PREMIERE: Tys - They Don't Know [Simpler Times]

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]

In September 2018, Chat Noir Distribution released the first volume
of its House de France compilation. This release consisted of 21 tracks : 13 already released on different French labels and 8 exclusive titles from artists such as Bellaire, Groove Boys Project, Alva, Too Many Cars, Avorton, OHES, Matthieu Faubourg or Bwi-Bwi. This first volume was a big success with over 2,000,000 streams, 1,600 titles sold
digitally and more than 300 vinyls.
Since then, the French scene kept developping & reinventing itself and new faces have emerged within this artistic bubbling. Career development of some artists presented on the first volume leads us to believe that this project makes more sense than ever. It is a panorama of the parties involved within the new French scene.
Chat Noir Rec. is therefore very proud to announce the forthcoming release of the second volume of this compilation. The main goal remains the same (to highligh the new french scene) but the shape of it changes somewhat. This new project will include 16 exclusive titles in digital and will be accompanied by the release of a «Vinyl Sampler» which will include 6 titles from the digital version. Tracklisting is inspired by the mixed compilations from the 90’s: it is built like a DJ set with an evolution and coherent sequences between the tracks. We will use a promo mix which will feature the initial tracklisting with the mixed titles in order to promote the release.
The project aims to show the diversity of the new French house scene by highlighting different sub-genres of this movement: ambient, deephouse, tech-house, acid, minimal, italodisco, electrofunk… The artists present on this compilation represent the future of our scene and we are very proud to push them forward.

PREMIERE : Dub Striker - VV Cephei

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]

The sheets were soft and luxurious to the touch as he climbed into the expansive bed and rolled around in the midst of the darkness. He'd never felt linen like it, so delicate and comforting in such a grand room which lay beneath the stars. He popped a pill to help him sleep and gazed upwards into the black sky up above as the stars danced majestically atop a canvas of darkness. Soon he would fall asleep, comforted by the soft, dense warmth of a dream far away. 

Aspetuck is a producer whom we have been keeping track of for a while now. Having released a number of EP's independently he now joins forces with Cairo Xpress for a new record which is both promising and prosperous for the upcoming producer.

PREMIERE: Aspetuck - Linen [Cairo Xpress]

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
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/the_robinson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therobinson.mu/

Futureboogie Recordings
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/futureboogie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/futureboogierecordings

Nightmares EP

PREMIERE: The Robinson - Matrix (Futureboogie Recordings)

A1) Want You (Need You) – Adam Port Remix	
A2) Privacy – DJ Python Remix					
B1) Maybe We Can Work It Out – Eden Burns 48hrs Remix	
B2) Roll With Me - Super Drama Remix

“Junior Mix” Bell Towers debut Album revisited a year after its initial release.  
Five friends, four new mixes, unlimited (e)motions.

Quotes:
*Epic Big Room, Can’t Wait For Another Peak Time*
**Stripped Back Energetic Power Tool**
***Subtle & Delicate, Moved Me To Tears ***
****Divine Selection****
*****If God Is A Dj, He’s Gonna Play These Songs *****

[PP-CSN-04] Bell Towers - Junior Mix(d) (Snippets)

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