LRC006 - B Squared

art-aud continues its challenge and reason to discover and introduce new talents, and this time welcome and present the debut release of Dj Archaea, a weird-loving nerdy dad from Tampa (USA). a threetracker that mixes many ingredients, certainly with uk-sound influences and veneration, but with a very American ghetto slappy touch. to complete the already succulent and colorful package of the aforementioned, we called two friends and such great artists to reinterpret his visions in their own way, with results that bring the whole to a beautiful sonic completeness. we are happy to be back!

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DJ ARCHAEA - TPA (INCL. FACTA / RIP SWIRL REMIXES) [A-A07]

The legendary Flowdan originally landed on the Canadian label Bare Selection in December last year with the powerful ‘Guilty As Charged’ EP. Now the label have pulled together a remix package of the project, bringing together veterans Roska and Marcus Visionary alongside rising stars Wize, Cassius Select and Lijah, who represent the worlds of UK funky, drill and leftield bass. 

Berlin-based producer Cassius Select takes on ‘Light Work’, taking the original 2-step influenced track to new heights, with twisted avant-garde drum patterns and rolling bass. Becoming quite the prolific producer, this remix follows releases in Banoffee Pies Records, Slink, and Edited Arts. 

Since launching in 2018, Bare Selection has quickly established itself as a champion for underground electronic music from both sides of the pond. Over the years they have released records from Lijah, .nathan., Manga Saint Hilare, Tre Mission, Freeza Chin, K-Notes and more. 

‘Guilty As Charged - The Remixes’ by Flowdan will be released on the 6th August - pre-order here: http://smartlinks.cygnusmusic.net/l/5056412765476/60f12b8f7be3bd3e050d4efb

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Premiere: Flowdan - Light Work (Cassius Select Remix) [Bare Selection]

Debba - Shimmer

Release Date: 13th October 2021

BSC002’s debut EP from 9TRANE came shattering through with an installment of hard, stripped back UK Techno and Bass with great response from the community. Basilica now moves deeper and darker into the realms of heavy and complex percussion based dance music, with this installment, BSC003. Coming from Australia, Basilica’s newest family member - Lithe.

Lithe is quickly rising the ranks with a signature style combining complex hardware percussion rhythms creating rolling and sharp grooves layered with dark techno ambiences and spaces. 
The Not a Pessimist EP is a journey of intensity, rise and fall and journey. The pace of each track is set from the get go yet as each piece progresses you find your body moving, changing and rising and falling with each subtle element added and taken away so smoothly it hits you on a subconscious level.

Lithe’s sharp and relentless percussion work engulfs you with push and pull, energy,  space and power and, in turn, transforms the listener by hypnotically grooving through the flawless percussion, combinations and strength.

Lithe's work has gained attention and support from labels such as Early Reflex, Flodoa and Enhancer. Expect to see much more of Lithe both in Australia and worldwide.

Not a Pessimist

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Lithe - Not a Pessimist EP SHOWREEL

Nashville-based producer @jasoncode makes his Scuffed Recordings debut with a three-track EP of high-octane, freewheeling bass and club music.

Originally hailing from Seattle, Jason has become a fixture in the Tennessee dance community in the past ten years as part of the Terminal 8 crew, booking acts like Nikki Nair, ELISE, Kush Jones, and Leonce among others.

Following a string of self-released projects in 2020, Jason brings his unique style to Scuffed, incorporating elements of breaks, bass, UK garage, and more.

Opening with the title track, ‘HOT!’ sees Jason contrast bouncing chords and gleeful vocal samples with a lurching bass drop and clattering breaks.
‘City 17’ ups the tempo with wonky arpeggios veering over a fierce kick drum, and eventually developing into a shuffling, speed garage-esque beat.
‘Decisions’ closes out the release, jumping between eerie vocals, pounding kicks and skittish breaks to further build on Jason’s signature sound.

Out November 12th:
https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/hot-ep

Jason Code - HOT! EP (Previews)

To round off 2021, we are launching a new series of released titled ‘Risky Business’ which, as an echo to our sister label Riddims Supplies, will showcase a broad selection of hybrid dancehall riddims.

For this first volume, we’re inviting 5 outside producers as well as one of our own :

We’re kicking things off with british producer EYRA, currently living in Barcelona, who was featured on the first Accidental Meetings compilation release just a year ago. 

Realitycheck is also another newcomer to the label, following a stroke of impeccable releases, notably on Global Warming et Electroménager. 

As for Egregore, it is Stacktrace who represents the team, with a dubby track in line with his banger ‘Wicked Sitar’, and his latest productions for ‘Délices du midi’, a new series launched by Kaval.

Then comes Noods Radio resident MISH, recently seen and heard on Bristol’s Pressure Dome.

To complete this roster, we have two Toulouse-based producers. First the mysterious Maquis Son Sistèm, member of Folklore crew with a serious taste for collective transe and chamanic riddims. 

At last, the EP closes on a track by Knurx, already present on our charity compilation in support of  DAL31 and also author of a riddim for the 'Délices du Midi'

https://egregorecollective.bandcamp.com/album/egru007-risky-business-vol-1

https://soundcloud.com/realitycheck-4

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FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/EgregoreTeam/
SOUNDCLOUD : soundcloud.com/egreg-re
INSTAGRAM : instagram.com/egrego.re
BANDCAMP : https://egregorecollective.bandcamp.com/

PREMIERE: Realitycheck - Ellipsis [Egregore Collective]

Out Now: bit.ly/3gx5znp
Release Date: 04.03.22
Written by Will Bowen (Pluralist)
Artwork by OFF → KORZ 
Distributed by Unearthed Sounds

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Pluralist - B Squared EP [Showreel | Out Now - 04.03.22]

Pluralist debuts on Manchester’s Left, Right & Centre with three cuts of buzzing techno dancehall. Hear ‘B Squared’ now

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-pluralist-b-squared

Premiere: Pluralist ‘B Squared’

The room was deafly silent; so quiet she could hear her heart pulsing and the blood coursing through her veins. Hours had passed since she first arrived, there had been no sonic or visual stimuli to keep her mind busy; she'd taken to fixing her gaze on a spot on the wall in the hope that it might force something indescribable to happen. The wait felt endless, like an infinite stretch of time with no end in sight, how long could this torture go on for?

Manchester's Left, Right & Centre return for their first release of 2022 and the third artist-led release on the label. At the helm this time it's Bristol-based producer and Rinse France resident Pluralist who has previously put out rhythmic outings for Panel Audio, Manuka Records and Control Freak Recordings. For this three track excursion, titled B Squared, Pluralist treats us to another batch of syncopated drum patterns, rumbling subs and pacy techno mutations that are ready to heat up any dance floor.

PREMIERE: Pluralist - Jerzee [Left, Right & Centre]

Buy: https://leftrightandcentre.bandcamp.com/album/b-squared-ep-lrc006

@pluralist guides us on a journey through the countless mutations of techno in this EP, which marks the third artist-led release from Manchester’s pioneering club night and record label @leftrightandcentreuk. Rolling through three tracks with the clever use of percussive atmospherics and syncopated beats, ‘B Squared’ is set to entice you onto the dancefloor this year.

Currently based in Bristol, Pluralist has achieved great accolades from his productions, DJ sets and radio shows. He has been firmly rooted in grassroots club culture since 2018 and his influences from this scene can be spotted in all respects. Notably, Pluralist has previously released on Panel Audio, Control Freak Recordings and Manuka Records, as well as hosting regular residencies with Rinse France and 1020 Radio.

'B Squared' commences the EP with an uplifting rhythm, featuring a meandering high pitched vocal and the right amount of rave stabs to make it feel ferociously nostalgic. Following this, Pluralist takes to another mutation of techno with 'Jerzee', reaching a slightly faster tempo, more broken beats and ecstatic metallic twangs throughout. 'Dry Martini' then steadily brings it down a pace, with punchy underlying bass and rhythmic
claps that create a warm staccato feel to conclude the EP.

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Premiere: Pluralist 'Dry Martini'

Toma Kami returns to Livity Sound for a third EP of provocative, experimental club gear. At the helm of his own Man Band label the French producer continues to explore a hybridised style which favours fractured beats, playful samples and occasional psychedelic flourishes.

Compared to the busier sound of previous releases, minimalism informs Toma’s approach on LIVITY053 as he sits his crunchy drums and weighty low-end in a tangibly spacious mix on ‘Amapicante’. Even within a stripped-down context, his unique approach shines through as ‘Later To The Bone’ progressively ramps up in scratched and scuffed sonic interference and ‘Mzecal’ trips over its own fragmented found-sound drum formations.

Livity Sound is a label set up by Peverelist in 2011 as a vehicle for a raw and exploratory strain of UK techno, rooted in the heritage of UK dance music and sound system culture. It has since become one of the UK's foremost protagonists for cutting edge underground electronic music.

Amapicante EP

Amapicante

Toma Kami - Amapicante

"Riddims Supplies" is a side project of the Label "Egregore Collective"
This new serie is dedicated to release some club/soundsystem killer tunes on wax !
This time the 2nd release of the label will be a limited edition in 10".

The lads Kaval and Stacktrace are back and deliver 2 riddims ready to ravage everything in their path !

Like a poisoned dessert, Kaval's sharp riddim will transport you into an altered state. After a long intro with dub effects and euphoric vocals, the "oi" will sound the beginning of the hostilities. Expect instrument changes every 16 bars between calibrated percussions, catchy chords and flute samples. A riddim ready to get your ears and legs steaming.

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@riddims-supplies

Buy:
https://riddims-supplies.bandcamp.com/album/riddims-supplies-002

PREMIERE: Kaval - Panna Cotta [Riddims Supplies]

Label: Banoffee Pies Records
Artist: Herman
Title: Unlocked
Catalogue Number: BP021
Genre: UK Techno / Dubstep / Grime
Release: June 2022

Tracklist:
1. Unlocked
2. Echo Trip
3. Solitary Breaks
4. Gevangen

Banoffee Pies Records welcome Herman to the label with "Unlocked", a 4 track collection of neatly crafted sub heavy productions focusing weaving drum rhythms and percussive oddities. Breaking through the 20th release land mark on the original series with BP021 - more UK centric broken beat club tools. BPR xox

Mastered: Optimum
Distributed by: KUDOS Records

Banoffee Pies 021 - Unlocked

Unlocked

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BP021 - Herman - Unlocked - CLIPS

Hessle Audio welcome Laksa to the label with three tracks of rowdy and forward-thinking dance music, following his last release on Timedance in September.

On the A-side, ‘Fire Kit’ sees the London-based producer and DJ approaching his sound from a different direction, with dancehall infused percussion offset by enveloping layers of sub-bass warmth at 95bpm.
The B side jacks up the tempo with a raucous energy as the temperature drops to below freezing. Basslines rumble in ‘Belly Brocka’ and ‘T’s Tent’ like an approaching storm and snares lash through the mix like ice picks, with the broken rhythmic energy driving the dance forward in 2021 and beyond.

Running the club night and monthly NTS show ‘re:lax’ with re:ni, Laksa has been consistently pushing bass mutations since his early EPs on Beneath’s Mistry label. A Bristol bass bobbler at heart, his hybrid sound has found a home on many respected labels such as Timedance, Ilian Tape and Whities, cementing his place amongst the latest UK talent.

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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: Pluralist - Jerzee [Left, Right & Centre]

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