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https://soundcloud.com/sunnysibar
https://soundcloud.com/kalaharioystercult

Rushing us headlong into a vorticist maelstrom of hard-edged drum stutter and polychromatic synth fragmentation, Sansibar sophomore long-player for Kalahari Oyster Cult - “Sans Musique” - tackles the very essence of post-trancey, breaks-loaded UK blends with unabashed joy to wreak havoc on his path. Throughout seven tracks oozing burnt kerosene and depleted uranium residue merged with a hint of sacred incense, Sansibar deploys his extra-wide vision for the present and future of dance music.

“Scully” attacks pedal to the metal, hi-intensity bass onslaughts and knee-buckling breaks roaring as the groove slings us at bullet-speed into a hot, narrow barrel of floor-focused aggression. 

Hailing from Helsinki, Finland, Sansibar is a non-pareil cosmic traveller - also producer, resident DJ at Kaiku and Post Bar and wave agitator on IDA Radio and EOS Radio - whose genre-unbound sound credentials for the likes of Kalahari Oyster Cult, Natural Sciences, Émotsiya, Darknet, Avoidance et al. have helped establish as one of today’s most intriguing talents in the European scene.

Sansibar - Scully (Earth People Mix) [DV Premiere]

Distant Lands EP

Premiere: Terrestrial Access Network - Distant Lands [LDI Records]

Elusive techno silhouette Yaleesa Hall drops three new ones for their very own Dutch label Will & Ink. High-tempo techno and electro with the occasional sprinkling of EBM essence, this trio of tunes are as jackhammery as they are dreamy, with 'Newman' providing the gloomy foretaste; 'Shanks' the dreamy, electrified meat-on-the-bone; and 'Williams' the rapturous coda. Forever pushing the envelope, Hall hits with rapid fire, synth heavy techno to glitching, low-end electro and atmospheric electronica.

Newman

Yaleesa Hall - Shanks (WNK016)

Back alley

BACK ALLEY

LÆVEN I KJELLARN FEAT. SHEGG & PRINCETAG

Up1 - Doubt

RELEASE DATE Digital + Vinyl 26/01/2018

Yaleesa Hall is back on his home label Will & Ink with two EPs in quick succession. After releasing his debut album in 2016 this is the first solo output from the Amsterdam based producer on the label. This first EP is entitled Zoe Hayley Laura and features a trio of tracks that melt electro, techno and broken beats in arresting ways. Opening up the EP is Zoe Price, a silky electro track with shooting synths and big downward bass strikes that add real depth. It's a urgent and arresting affair to wake up the floor. Hayley Roach then has much more forceful drums that come in one two punch combinations to the gut. Synths writhe and gurgle up top as pads rise up and down the scale and the whole thing is brilliantly large. Laura Pomeroy then rocks back and forth on its heels, with train track like percussion and malfunctioning machine stabs. It’s a real tussle between different elements and locks you right in as a result. Once again then, the irrepressible Yaleesa Hall leads from the front.

Zoe Hayley Laura

Yaleesa Hall - Zoe Price (WNK012)

https://sansibar.bandcamp.com/album/paradise-industrial-complex

Absence of Being

B2 from 'Destination Love' EP on @lobster-theremin

You Think? [LT047]

The title track from my upcoming record on @kalaharioystercult

What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.

“Digital native. Noun. A person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and so familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age.”

PRE-ORDER:

Juno - https://bit.ly/2JvXO0K
Redeye - https://bit.ly/2PxvdvU
Phonica - https://bit.ly/2N1k5pD
Cold Cuts//Hot Wax - https://bit.ly/2poxVsY
Decks - https://bit.ly/34b5y07
Bandcamp - https://bit.ly/31WJPra

Escape Artist - Digital Natives [Kalahari Oyster Cult]

Street lights stream across her face. Every three seconds another would pass. She is in complete darkness, but in motion. On waking, she doesn't panic - her demeanour doesn't reflect the intensity of the situation. She has no idea where she is or how she got there. In her pockets are her phone, out of battery, her keys, and a travel ticket. She looks closely at the travel ticket, squinting as she tries to catch a glimpse with each flash of light. It shows a train departure from Kings Cross, but no arrival.

For their 25th instalment Dansu Discs welcome Tom Jarmey under his new alias Ocean Stirs. Following a breakthrough 2020 under both his Tom Jarmey moniker and collaborative project, Mother Of Pearls, his debut as Ocean Stirs, ‘Through Twist and Seam’, takes you on a journey from tasteful, jungle-infused electro to half-tempo rollers and classic UK-infused vocal treats. With commanding acid licks and ominous percussion, 'Spawned in Motion' is a track that could take dancers by surprise, deviating the flow and direction of a night into darker, more interesting territory.

PREMIERE: Ocean Stirs - Spawned In Motion [Dansu Discs]

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