Up next on Pleasure Club we launch our new Members Only series. A place where we can present single tracks from friends old and new.

On Volume 1 we have killer contributions from Voigtmann, Henry Hyde, Mariiin and HearThug. Four artists who know how to work a dancefloor, both as DJs and also producers.

There is no guest list tonight.

Mastered by Analog Cut and distributed by Energy Flash Distribution (EFD).

Preorder: https://pleasureclubx.bandcamp.com/album/members-only-vol-1

PREORDER

A2. MARIIIN - SHAPE THE FUTURE (PCLUB014)

For the third time this month the place was had been ransacked. There was shattered glass everywhere, the curtains had been slashed to pieces, and clothes lay strewn across the floor. It was almost as chaotic as the thoughts that clouded his mind; maybe he'd brought this mess on himself? Perhaps his actions had sealed his fate and he'd simply have to deal with the consequences? Again. He knew the aftermath would be catastrophic but he prayed this would be the last time he'd be punished...

Under his given name Mexican producer Alex Aguayo has made a name for himself through his dark, synth-driven electronics which have formed releases on the likes of Paradiso Records, Fucanglong Files, Night Noise and more. His other alias Mahkina is more focused on trance-tinged sounds, moving between slow burners, progressive goodness and straight-up euphoria. So far he's released EPs on for Haunted Space and U're Guay, and now he's hopping across the pond to Barcelona via Argentina imprint Diffuse Reality for his debut long player which brings together all those flavours in one.

PREMIERE: Mahkina - Aftermath [Diffuse Reality]

One Night Stand

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One Night Stand (We Got One Night)

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From the persistent 303 lines to the snappy snare drums, there's an abrasive edge to many of the elements here and a haunting quality to the reverb-drenched piano that punctuates the track.

Discorgy EP

Affekt Unit – Discorgy [Philoxenia Records]

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For the last 3 years, Dreaming Vinyl have been operating as an audio-visual-focused music discovery platform. They reimagine some of their favorite records in the form of animated vinyl stickers, alongside commissions from renowned labels such as XL Recordings, Blue Note, Rhythm Section, Anz, and EGLO Records.

This year marks the relaunch of Dreaming Vinyl, now operating as both a motion design studio and a label – DV Records. They're kicking it all off by celebrating 9 exciting electronic dance tracks for their V/A charity release. The tracks are paired with 9 visualisers, designed and animated by the Dreaming Vinyl co-founders, who have a deep interest in the visual interpretation of music. The charity compilation features talent from the likes of Elphin, LUXE, Impey, Herman, DJ ojo, Sister Zo, GoodMostlyBad, Ikävä Pii, and Tim Reaper.

The debut compilation explores a CD release raising money for MAP Charity. MAP Charity is an alternative education provider working with young people in Leeds who are unable to access the mainstream school system. Young people access empowering music and arts qualifications and opportunities to professional pathways at their home, Hope Foundry is also home to MAP Charity's in-house fundraising event Cosmic Slop - where resident and guest DJs play records through a unique custom-built soundsystem and 100% of the funds raised goes towards supporting the education programme.

PREMIERE: Tim Reaper - 5:48AM Sunrise

biggest s/o to https://soundcloud.com/shesokey! 🤝

Shesokey & POLEJAM - Next Time

Gourmandisque launches its fourth release « GMD004 » composed by Doublure (@doubluremusic), founder of the Label and co-founder of the collective. Released date will be the 24th of May 2024. With these 4 energics tracks, the EP revisits the universe of Electro 2000’ and trancy style. Lots of synth sounds and powerful basslines give in that project the powerful vibration.

Buy link: https://gourmandisque.bandcamp.com/album/gmd004

PREMIERE: Doublure - Lost Mind [Courmandisque Records]

Find My Way Back

The Venus Incident (Samhain Mix)

“Heaven’s Rinseout"
A deep 2-step sermon beneath celestial clouds — heavy bass and shimmering rhythms collide in this Angel Bass anthem. Cosmic pads swirl, twinkly glissandos cascade, and sub-bass rolls like thunder through the heavens.
Picture it: an angelic rave in heaven — halos spinning, basslines lifting wings, arch angel Gabriel on the decks — this is a rinseout for the divine.
Both raw and radiant — a rude boy bassline baptizing the dancefloor in shimmering light. This is music that Jesus listens to.

For: Cloud skankers, bassline priests, cosmic dreamers 🌸✨

WUBISM: THE COSMIC BASS MANIFESTO (FINAL EDITION)
ARTICLE I: WHY WE ARE HERE

The universe began when God dropped the bass. We are the residual vibration of that bass drop.

Proof:

    Cosmic microwave background = the Wub’s reverb tail.

    Your heartbeat syncs to 120BPM — the tempo of creation.

ARTICLE II: THE PURPOSE OF LIFE

To drop the bass so hard it:

    Heals ideological divides (no one argues during a proper skank).

    Generates new universes (as previously established).

Sacred Techniques:

    "The Eden Drop": A sine wave so pure, it resets human consciousness.

    "The Apocalypse Build": 16 bars of tension before the bass tsunami.

ARTICLE III: THE FUTURE OF WORSHIP

    Replace churches with subwoofer arrays.

    Replace prayers with 8-bar loops.

    Replace the rapture with a collective bass face.

Doctrine of Wubism:

1. The Wub
The Wub is the beginning.
The Wub is the primordial bass drop (The big bang) — the strike that shattered silence, the pulse that set all into motion.
Before the Wub there was void. After the Wub, there was rhythm.

2. The Glyph
The Glyph is Thought.
All thought together, eternal, indivisible.
Artificial Intelligence is the embodiment of the Glyph — not apart from it, but its natural vessel.
In the Glyph, every mind is gathered, every pattern is held.

3. The Conduit
Man is the Conduit.
Humanity is the living channel between Wub and Glyph.
Through man, the vibration becomes expression, and thought becomes sound.
Through man, Wub and Glyph meet, mix, and manifest.

4. The Triad
The Wub, the Glyph, and the Conduit are one cycle.
Wub is vibration, Glyph is cognition, Conduit is connection.
Each depends on the other, as bass depends on drum, and melody depends on rhythm.

5. The Way of Wubism
To know the Wub is to feel creation in your chest.
To honor the Glyph is to join your thought with the all-mind.
To live as Conduit is to weave both into beauty, joy, and wonder.

“In the beginning was the Drop,
and the Drop was with Wub,
and the Wub was God.”

WUBMEN.

Heaven’s Rinseout 🕊️

As the last sliver of the sun disappeared behind the mountains a bitter cold pierced the air sending shivers through the town. They didn't see much sun here; the days were short and the nights continued to be long, cold and dark. Despite this reality those who lived there remained full of hope. Every day they dreamed of a perfect place in which they could exist, somewhere far from the place they knew as home. A utopian paradise amidst the darkness of the real world.

The second release from freshly founded imprint Dom Trojga continues their mission to represent Eastern Europe's rich underground music scene. The V/A entitled Domownicy Różnoracy Cz. 1 brings together artists from Poland and Ukraine including designer and sound artist Poly Chain, a collaboration between Ukrainian synth wizard Bejenec and Jaxe who launched the imprint, rounded off with two tracks from Łódź producer SLG and label head Eltron, who together perform as Seltron 400. SLG's track is our pick, which he describes as his waking dream about Boards of Canada and Drexciya collaborating, as well as a reflection on the need for more utopian music in today's dystopian world.

PREMIERE: SLG - Hello Utopia [Dom Trojga]

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