Metallic structures towered high above the rest of the city, their appearance ominous and menacing. Who resided in these buildings, nobody knew. No signage emblazoned the entrances, and only on rare occasions were people seen arriving or leaving. They weren't offices or homes, they weren't schools or charities, their purpose was unknown, their story untold — an unsettling mystery that remained unsolved.

Next up on Coloray's Intercept Records comes the debut outing from UK producer Charlotte Denham AKA Talik. Influenced by her time spent living in Berlin, Hackney and Brighton, the four tracks across 'Cold Silver' showcase her ability to play with texture, rhythm and tension — crafting music for the body and the mind and finding comfort in the spaces between light and dark.

PREMIERE: Talik - Cold Silver [Intercept Records]

The window display was lined with delicious baked goods of all shapes and sizes; just one of the many food shops and vendors that tempted passersby to part with their money. It was enough to make anyone salivate — the wonderful smells drifted from all angles stealing your attention from one stall to another. If only they could sample a slice of everything.

London's Control Freak Recordings are back for their first release of the year, bringing another batch of tracks for the body and mind on their second V/A compilation. Titled 'Psycho/Soma' the release features 12 tracks stretching from broken techno to trippy rollers and fast-paced percussive cuts, with a portion of the profits from the release being split between three prominent UK mental health charities: Mind, YoungMinds & Black Minds Matter. Alongside the release, the label have worked with graphic artist Alex Vissaridis to create a limited run of bespoke long-sleeve T-Shirts, which can be purchased via their Bandcamp.

Psycho/Soma

PREMIERE: Customer Service - Dover Tribunal [Control Freak Recordings]

Old friends and new faces share their sonic connections from different places. Abundance Vol 1. consists of 21 carefully selected tracks, spanning many fringes of electronic music from all over the globe. From Rotterdam to Japan and from dream-like soundscapes to highly danceable rhythms, adding extra pleasure to your existence. Sit back and allow these delicate sounds and celestial beats to guide you to your perfect reality, where you can manifest abundance.

This compilation is the first in the new Abundance series, and will be available on all digital outlets, streaming platforms and as a limited cassette mixtape, mixed by KRY.

PREMIERE : Albin - Time Collapse

The sun gradually dawns on a vast metropolis, and within minutes the city comes alive. The bustling sound of traffic floods the streets, vendors on market stalls begin to sell and barter — some are pushier than others. In the ocean of people going about their morning, on one of the mains strips, a yellow rickshaw appears, driving against the flow of the crowd. In the back is a teenage boy, wide eyed, caught up in the wonder of the beautiful chaos. He looks down at his grubby palm and starts counting coins. When he finishes, he cracks a smile and puts them back in his pocket.

As the rickshaw pulls up outside a closed down restaurant, the boy shouts ‘thanks!’, runs off without paying, and slips into a derelict side street. He peers around the corner to check on the driver… he’s not chasing him, instead the driver looks hopeless and frustrated, before admitting defeat and driving off. The boy bursts into laughter and continues to walk down the side street and into the main market, he is spoilt for choice on what to spend his newly ‘earnt’ money on.

Brixton’s Dream Diary label continue their new Singles Club series with an instalment from World Unknown and No Speakers alumni Peter Rocket; "a bubbling force of nature who has an imagination that travels at escape velocity from the rigid confines of modern electronic music". 'Chuffed' immediately takes on a life of its own, led by the commanding yet joyous horns, and clever percussive breakdowns that defy convention and time signature. The layers as a whole culminate into pure energy and buzz - sound bites breath disruption and chaos into the track, whilst the horns and driving bass provide the stability to counteract it. The result is a thoroughly enjoyable tightrope walk that sets you free whilst keeping you on your toes.

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PREMIERE: Peter Rocket - Chuffed [Dream Diary]

He watched with careful attention, gazing out across the room and taking in those who wandered and meandered between each hallway. His third eye saw them all, it saw everything whether he chose for it or not. He could tell a thousand stories of precious, private moments thought not to be seen. He saw the secrets, the crimes, the actions, the glances and the stories behind the scenes. It was his gift yet at times it drove him crazy as he watched the world spin recklessly in full circle. 

Joey Anderson features on a new compilation from Release Sustain who have drafted in the big guns as part of their Conclave series. The record also features music from the likes of Lord of the Isles, Amir Alexander and more. This track features the notorious, moody, melancholy edge of a producer who never fails to disappoint, Joey Anderson.

PREMIERE: Joey Anderson - Third Eye [Release Sustain]

Yoann Pisterman - Water Groove
Sortie :  25 juin 2021 
https://yoannpisterman.bandcamp.com/album/water-groove
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Yoann Pisterman is a visual artist and multi-instrumentalist composer from the French Riviera who is now based in Berlin. Water Groove is his debut album , an impressionistic sound journey into waves, frequencies and electronic resonance. Yoann employs loops and repetitive patterns, interwoven between drones and melodic elements, to create magical, transportative music with echoes of the classic Japanese ambient and New Age music of the Eighties and the trippy Kosmische of 1970s Germany. It’s a tribute to some of Pisterman’s musical influences that, in his words, have “reached a cosmic sound quality”, such as Hans-Joachim Roedelius, François de Roubaix, Geinoh Yamashirogumi and Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Water Groove next album is a calm and airy , a mesmerising voyage into Yoann’s joyful sonic ecosystem. For recording he used a reduced set up comprising a Korg Volca FM synthesizer, a Korg Minilogue and a Doepfer Dark Energy, along with samples and field recordings that were rearranged within a DAW - digital audio workstation. At the end of the composition process Yoann asked Andrew Claristidge (Acid Washed) to mix the album in his full analog studio in order to give space, dynamics and organic shapes.

In common with the Japanese ambient artists of that golden period there is a strong connection between Yoann’s music and architecture. The artwork is taken from a study by Yoann of landscape architecture, a series of visions and reflections put down using ink on paper. Whereas Yoann’s sonic palette is broad and colourful, for the artwork he has reduced his tools and the process. The aim was to make the person looking at it more observant, with the colours in the imagination of the beholder.

album https://yoannpisterman.bandcamp.com/album/water-groove

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Water Groove

[PREMIERE] Yoann Pisterman - Water Groove

minimalArchiv - Stone's Throw
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Label: Integrity Records (https://soundcloud.com/integrity-records)
Release date: 1 May 2021
Format: Digital

2021 will see Integrity Records continue to defy expectations and stay committed to their “music first and not genre” policy. The label has lined up an eclectic selection of releases for the year featuring traxx from their roster of emerging talents. The new “Yellow” series will kick off with UK based electronica artist minimalArchiv, real name Simon Chisholm. First appearing on the label’s ‘The Other Side’ v/a compilation, ​The ‘Transfigured’ EP sees the producer carefully crafting an immersive and evolving soundscape that showcases the producer's personal and diverse influences. Prolific Michigan based melodic and ambient Techno architect John Beltran returns to the label for remix duties and turns in an intricate rework of ‘Burning Heart’. The “Yellow” series of releases aims to musically channel hope, clarity and optimism, something that the label feels we could all have an abundance of in these challenging times.

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PREMIERE : minimalArchiv - Burning Heart (John Beltran’s REWERK)

Description:A TRANSCENDENTAL Times Square futuristic sound experience™️ with Dave P. !!!

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Tracklist: 
Zofie Siege - No Other Door I Felt More Like Opening
Patrick Belaga - Rust
KMRU - Argon
Jas Shaw - You can see his lips moving
IOKOI - Stainless-Still
Not Waving - When You’re Quiet
Cucina Povera - EKR
Decha - Chebechu
Tadi Yan - 7 Diamond Lines feat. DJKR
Dalibor Cruz - Seen as Scum
Not Waving - Define Normal
MNTH - sábio sapo
U - Ecstacy
David Chesworth - Leisure
In Flagranti - Closing Credits
Velmondo - NameYourPrice edit
Zillas on Acid - We Greet You
Lennard Ypma & Tactical T - CS5000
Roman Flügel - Cluttered Homes
Undo - Epidemia de Baile
Omar Joesoef - Chants Of Gorontalo  (Cosmo Vitelli what was the question again remix)
Lion’s Drums - Levitation
Andy Stott - Never the Right Time
Kempes - Movement and Expression
Timothy J. Fairplay - K. City
Purient - Memories
Dickie Smabers - Paradox Den Haag
Rebolledo & Roman Flügel - Star Stuff
Koreless - Black Rainbow
Blackdown - The Journey VIP
Cinthie - City Lights
Splonie - Come Through
Millimetric - Neowave
Fall Forward - Everyone Was Alive (A Gramrcy & Loveless Mix)
Working Men’s Club - X (Paranoid London remix)
Whitey - Leave Them All Behind

Making TimeSQUARE RADio™️ with Dave P. @ Times Square Transmissions 05 - 17 - 2021

Agora (Original Mix)

Anza, Normtone - My Vision (Original Mix)

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PREMIERE: Peter Rocket - Chuffed [Dream Diary]

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