The inaugural release of p.istol is introduced by Biodive, who sets the tone with his four track “Limpet Minds’ EP, written in the depths of lockdown from the producer's location in Cape Town.

NAFF label head Priori contributes a hard-hitting remix of the title track, apt for the early hours and timed to perfection as the world slowly escapes the monotony of pandemic life.

The b-side plays host to two versions of the thought-provoking 'Infinite Lifetimes', a blissful journey through electronic euphoria.

Buy: p-istol.bandcamp.com/releases

Limpet Minds

Biodive - Limpet Minds

The enchanting A1 from our forthcoming release by Naarm/Melbourne local @dollllly 

Pre-orders available now via our Bandcamp, Clone, One eye Witness and more.

https://dollly.bandcamp.com/album/dont-forget-the-moonscreen

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A1: Dolly - Bass Xertz

Escaping was a necessity; living in a concrete jungle made her feel trapped, at times as though she were fighting for breath. Whether it was the peace of the countryside or the paradisiacal surroundings of the beach, these places gave her a sense of renewal, refreshing her mind and her senses. This would only last as long as the trips did, it was a sad truth that the rejuvenation would soon dissipate as she stepped back into the rat race. 

As is their annual tradition, in December Leipzig's R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings marked the end of another year with a VA compilation featuring music from fresh faces and old friends. Swirling around the sounds central to the label - breaks, house, electro and techno - the four-track EP calls on the talents of R.A.N.D regular Tim Schlockermann and new blood Adam Strömstedt, Barney In The Tunnel and Olsvangèr.

PREMIERE: Olsvangèr - Pkak Del Mar [R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings]

Comprised of Furious Frank and Dylan Batelic, the Sunflower Aquarium duo shares their debut album. The debut LP from duo Sunflower Aquarium offers a full spectrum bloom into the electronic ecosystem. Dylan Batelic (Paper-Cuts) and Thomas Martin (Furious Frank) fuse together for a 7 track collection of low-slung immersive deepness, embodying a cycle of life via the ebbs and flows of sonic seasonal evolution. A collaboration of cyber synthesis; written simultaneously Melbourne through Adelaide during late 2021, the result a refined yet spontaneous take on dubbed downtempo through to driving dance deviance.

Buy: https://paper-cuts.bandcamp.com/album/untitled-lp-pcltd07

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https://soundcloud.com/papercutslimited

Premiere: Sunflower Aquarium - Bubble (Contagious Mix) [Paper-Cuts]

Reflex Blue delivers a five part journey for the Common Ancestor label. For the occasion Reflex’s uniquely fusses deep, earthy sounds and other worldly ethereal textures. Digital and natural worlds come together in this project to work in harmony, coupled with a healthy dose of psychedelic accents, we are left in a mind altering state somewhere between transcendent euphoria and ecstatic dance. 

Buy: https://common-ancestors.bandcamp.com/album/twin-waters-ep-2

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Premiere: Reflex Blue - Moon Orbit [Common Ancestor]

[PREMIERE] Polymorphic Magic - Anderson | On Rotation [2022]

ORDER: https://dualitytrax.bandcamp.com/album/plastic-replicant-ep

Re-imagining vintage club sounds through a contemporary lens, Tifra is no stranger to stretching the electronic music template into new forms and ideas. His left-field house and old-school breaks have found their way onto Gestalt Records and Rough Recordings, and here the producer turns in three cuts of blissed-out electronica, hedonistic progressive and jungle-run club with its sights firmly fixated front left, complete with a wicked remix from one of modern dance music's most reliable names - Roza Terenzi.

‘Plastic Replicant’ is a vocal-laced electro-house roller that takes inspiration from the golden-era of 90s electronic music and fuses it with the organic, multi-genre blends of the current gen. The ravey continuum is laced with high-frequency vocal stabs and deep basslines designed for a heads-down approach on the dancefloor, before ‘Entomology’ captures the playful side of the club with its shape-shifting acid-lines, trance-licked melodies and kaleidoscopic blend of colour, feeling and mood.

Out of the club and onto the beach, ‘International Waters’ is a trip-hop inspired, downtempo dub that will delight ambient and laid-back electronic-revelers with its chirpsing birds and aqua-like aesthetic, before Roza keeps the dualism alive with a stripped-back jungle flip of the original; the perfect score for the perfect daydream.

A1 Tifra - Plastic Replicant
A2 Tifra - Entomology
B1 Tifra - International Waters
B2 Tifra - International Waters (Roza Terenzi Remix)

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@roza-terenzi

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Digi Distro: @epm-music
Pressed by Deepgrooves

DUALITY3 - Tifra - Plastic Replicant EP (ft Roza Terenzi Remix)

For the debut vinyl EP on Viscera Transmissions, Manami embarks on an interplanetary voyage to distant moons. Let her distinct, melodic style bathe you in a dreamy celestial glow.

Eventide In Orbit cruises across the star-shot horizon. An era spanning blend of ambient techno and melodic trance trailing lofty astral tones, before warping into 303 hyperspace.

Afterburners roaring, our voyage brings us to Interaxial, exploring the weightier side of Manami’s sound. Evoking images of an interplanetary battle, laser synth barrages flash across the skies of this heads down techno thumper.

On the flip side, Overture One prepares for docking protocols, slowly drifting on cosmic winds back towards the ambient mothership. Pulsating synth wobbles take the helm and ride the driving baseline into the sunset.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the known cosmos, Adam Pits ignites an extra-terrestrial dancefloor with his aptly titled ‘Stomp’ remix of Overture One. Alien booties shake to a breakbeat tip before morphing into a squelchy cosmic slugger. Tentacles head skyward for Adam’s mind altering sound. Heavy as!

PREMIERE : Manami - Overture One (Adam Pits' Stomp Mix)

Esteemed proponent of outré dancefloor manoeuvres, Superconscious Records co-founder Fantastic Man makes his Kalahari debut proper.

Having shown up for rework duties on a couple of occasions, we find the mutable oddball at his most trippy and esoteric. In fact, OYSTER42 is the handiwork of a producer who has his formula of balmy, lysergic dance music down to an exact science.

‘Alltogethernow’ gets on a swaggering cosmic tip, all sub-loaded and celestial as levitational arpeggios and funked-up groove dovetail to mesmeric effect. ‘Alpha’, on the other hand, takes a vision quest through enchanted jungle terrain. Initiating with a hypnotic ritual chant, it’s tunnelling and murkily psychedelic; occulted dancefloor rapture tailor-made for the wormhole interior.

As if it were some artefact from a distant ‘90s utopia, Bioxy’ evokes a time when warehouse parties littered the Melbourne landscape. Where its predecessor evokes ceremony and ritual, this is an anachronistic, dilated flashback to simpler times. FM kicks it languid and life-affirming on the closing number. Radiant synth lines flutter with a gentle headiness as ‘Trojan Force’ takes us full circle with a reprise of the rainforest FX.

Alltogethernow EP

Fantastic Man - Alpha [Kalahari Oyster Cult]

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Ripping its way through the space-time continuum, Tel-Aviv based producers Asphalt DJ and Gzardin surface on Oddysee for the release of their anticipated debut outing, ‘Now & Zen’. The 4-track opening salvo embarks on a transcendental trip of deep and propulsive club bouncers. With the cuts firmly landing on the intersection of the 90s continuum and fresh-minded sound design, the package offers a clear view of where the two newcomers are headed, as well as the Oddysee label.

@asphaltdj / @gzardin

Artist: Asphalt DJ & Gzardin
Title: Now & Zen
Cat: ODDY001
Artwork: Colorblind
Format: 12"
Distro: Inchbyinch

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Asphalt DJ & Gzardin - Now & Zen EP (ODDY001)

We are proud to bring you Miss Tiapy's 'Acid Candy EP' for our 62nd release on Tailwhip Records. This release features 4 Original tracks by Miss Tiapy and also many remixes from other artists. 'Acid Candy EP' is Miss Tiapy's first release on Tailwhip Records We hope you enjoy this release as much as we do !!!

Acid Candy EP

Miss Tiapy - Acid Candy EP

Miss Tiapy - Oktoplasmic (Symphony The First Version)

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With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

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PREMIERE: Olsvangèr - Pkak Del Mar [R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings]

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