He never felt more free than being on a dance floor. Arms flailing, feet tapping, hips swaying; it was something that took him out of his body and into another realm. The dance floor could be wherever he wanted it to be, there didn't need to be low lights, a darkened room, or swathes of bodies for him to move, the only necessity was the music - those sweet sonic vibrations were the fuel for his movement. 

Lutruwita-born, Naarm-based producer and DJ Sam Alfred is part of Melbourne's thriving electronic scene. A lover of deep house, jazz-tinged electronics and UK G, Sam feeds these influences into his own music: a nostalgia inducing cocktail of house and techno, which so far has seen him release music for Love Above Records, Spinning Around, Happy Wax and Phenomena Records - the home of his new EP. Speed Racing was written during the pandemic and is the result of Sam experimenting with different sounds and styles which he puts down to the 'pure boredom' that came with being holed up in his bedroom during lockdown.

PREMIERE: Sam Alfred - Boogie on Mars [Phenomena Records]

Pre-order: https://semidelicious.bandcamp.com/album/a-lifetime-on-the-hips-va-hips001

@semi-delicious boss @demiriquisimo launches his new sub-label A Lifetime On The Hips with a compilation record from five up-and-coming and established artists.

Melbourne's @aldonna lands on HIPS001 with 'Inner Elation'. Rhythmic percussion, shamanic vocals, acidic womps and sharp stabs characterise this progressive bomb.

Inner Elation

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Premiere: Aldonna 'Inner Elation' (Original Mix)

Not so long ago, when we had the premiere of HIPS001, I told you to remember the name of Aldonna, because we’d come back to it very soon. Well, the time has come, and one of my favorite labels (because of the naming, obviously) Sex Tapes From Mars is ready to present the whole EP by her. And the whole EP is about pace, sun and… pace again! [continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/premiere-a1-aldonna-divine-time-sextape003/]

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Premiere: A1 - Aldonna - Divine Time [SEXTAPE003]

Glow Mid, Vol. 1

Glow Mid

Spray - Zippycher

https://sprayforever.bandcamp.com/album/ot-rails

OT Rails

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Spray - Ceathair

Rosa Red - Tear My Heart (Aldonna Remix)

Wide Awake (Dub) (Mixed)

life is just a dream

4 The Gang (Original Mix)

Pear’s co-founder Fio Fa marks his return with a couple more basement anthems in the form of Dead Money Groove, backed with on-point remixes from pals New Jackson & Fold.

SUPPORT: https://soundcloud.com/fionn-fahey

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