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bar records 2023. @nathanhoman

Nathan Homan - Travel Camp (BAR09)

Merriware presents “Lectroniq Love Affair” - A split EP from the members of Australian dance music group Ménage and the fifth release from Naarm/ Melbourne based imprint Merriware.

Dashiell, Sam Brickel and Eugene Pascal each offer up a track of their own solo material as well as a collaborative remix of the title track, giving an insight to their individual production styles and their sensibilities when working together.

The A1 “Lectroniq Love Affair” is unapologetic, no frills club music, with a vocoded hook taunting throughout and bassline you wouldn’t tell your mum about! Following this, the A2 entry from Animalia and Steeplejack alumni Sam Brickel “Vespene Dreams” is a heady mix of pinnacle late 90’s UK house with the sound palette of modern breaks. A real deep burner for the heads!

On the flip, things get stripped down for the Ménage Remix of the title track. Vocals peppered in the background as a chorus drenched acid line drives deep! Think Zip on the DC10 terrace and you’re getting there! Rounding it out, Eugene Pascal’s B2 offering “Late Night” is a delicate breakbeat mediation, with multiple synth lines converging to create a harmonic bed perfect for those sessions late into the morning hours.

Mixed by Eugene Peloza
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut Berlin
Distributed by One Eye Witness, NL

Lectroniq Love Affair EP

MWARE005 Ménage - Lectronicq Love Affair EP - Snippets

Out on Sound Metaphors Records - Dec 2024

[SMR030] Francesco Farfa - Learn To Fly (E-Talking Remix)

Secretsundaze’s 9FINITY imprint make it a hat trick of releases with label favourite DJ Life’s ‘Forbidden Space’ EP. 

Pre-Order: https://9finity.bandcamp.com/album/9finity003-dj-life-forbidden-space-ep

The four track release from the Naarm/Melbourne native is a techy excursion that subtly meshes elements of minimal with modern UK bass dynamics, informed by the Australian’s psychedelic production style.

‘Utility’ sparks the ignition with a bass-driven peak time beast that morphs through syncopated grooves and punchy drops, the A2 ‘Electrolyte’ takes a hedonistic turn where resonant tones spiral across a rolling 4x4 drum groove. 

‘Breathe’ steers us onto the B-side with dubbed out subs and percussive layers fusing up across this impeccable roller. ‘Stay Playful’ takes on a early-tech house feel with tribal drums and hypnotic echoes that venture on throughout the night. Digital bonus track ‘Love Sensation’ draws UK-Garage influences combined with lush pads and quirky vocal snippets drifting amid the tops.

PRE-ORDER

9FINITY003 DJ Life - Forbidden Space EP

There was nostalgia in the air. You could almost taste it.

From behind his sunglasses he watched as they danced in the thick haze of the sunset. The orange light was scattered over the rippling water as they moved by the pool.

They were in the middle of nowhere, the outback of a dream.

Some others lay on the grass in the distance, watching as they came and went. Each with their own story of the days and nights which had come before...

Mexico based producer Mahkina draws influence from the 90's with a stellar assortment of fast paced sounds which bang hard and are set to have the dancefloor bumping.

PREMIERE: Mahkina - Sacoodelo [Re-Leaf]

Groove charmer @route8 spirals through the techyverse on his full Gestalt Records debut, delivering a trident of slick dancefloor cuts, capped off with a stripped back @gearmasterz remix on the B2.

Buy: https://bit.ly/3FO3oMr

Route 8 - Fermentation Bread Music (GST35)

Groove charmer Route 8 spirals through the techyverse on his full Gestalt Records debut, delivering a trident of slick dancefloor cuts, capped off with a stripped back Gearmaster remix on the B2.

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https://soundcloud.com/route8
https://soundcloud.com/gearmasterz

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NEW HIT: Route 8 - Fermentation Bread Music (Gearmaster Remix) [Gestalt Records]

Pre-order Vinyl & Digital via Bandcamp: 
https://bit.ly/4mbbVJ0

Asphalt DJ returns to Oddysee with another intoxicating 4-track formula, titled “Double O”. Operating on a solo tip this time around, the Berlin-based producer further expands his sonic palette and offers a versatile collection of steamy club workouts geared towards various stages of dancefloor functionality. The record seamlessly touches on seductive after-hours bounce, slices of late nite propulsion and flawless rhythmic explorations, while keeping firm footing in the 90 and 00’s sound spectrum.

With an eye on the ongoing terror inflicted upon the Palestinian people, we (artist & label) decided to donate all proceeds from this release to Save The Children - Gaza and West Bank Emergency.

https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/west-bank-gaza

Free Palestine.

@asphaltdj

Artist: Asphalt DJ
Title: Double O
Cat: ODDY002
Artwork: Colorblind
Format: 12"
Distro: Inchbyinch

Buy on Bandcamp

Asphalt DJ - Double O EP (ODDY002 - Gaza Fundraiser)

Innocent Music Limited Cuts, Vol. 8

Paranoid (Edit)

The remix of the focus track by Groovy Cat, adding groove and a heavy bassline, perfect mix for club gigs.

A Memory From The Future

Novelo (MX) - A Memory From The Future (Groovy Cat MX  Remix)

Josh Baker - Ravi Supreme (Frxddie Edit) [FREE DOWNLOAD]

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