You couldn't see anything in front of you; the darkness shrouded the trees and any living organisms inhabiting them. By day these woods felt magical but at night it felt as though something sinister were afoot – as though there were unidentified creatures waiting to pounce in the shadows. These speculations would remain as such for those who'd been foolish enough to enter had never returned to tell the tale.

Bristol-based composer and audio-visual artist Surgeons Girl caught our attention with her EP for Livity Sound last winter. Now she follows that up with an outing for London's Inside Out Records titled 'The Empress Moss': four tracks that showcase her knack for creating enchanting sonics. Coming from a classical music background, she marries this approach with her passion for analogue hardware and love of ambient and techno sounds, inviting Ombra International boss Curses to take on the remix.

PREMIERE: Surgeons Girl - Dark Moss Night Terror (Curses Remix) [Inside Out Rec]

A Story of Italo Disco, Indie Dance, Slow Motion, New Wave, Breakbeat ...is now starting.

INCOMING : Past Futura - Hypnotic Faces #FauveRecords

Release date : 2021-11-08

Buy : https://fauverecords.bandcamp.com/album/nu-new-beat-vol-3

After the big success of Nu New Beat Vol.1 & 2, Fauve decided it was time to release Vol.3 and also to switch it up a bit.

The previous volumes were composed of only edits and reworks, but this one is a melting-pot between edits, reworks & original tracks.
And this time from a variety of artists including Past Futura from Indonesia, Tavish from L.A., Jackit from Russia & head honcho Romain FX. Let’s just say this compilation covers a wide spectrum of the New Beat palette.

Earjoy!

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INCOMING : Past Futura - Hypnotic Faces #FauveRecords

Bonkers (@bonkersrecs) calling their third year as a record label, for the celebration is going to be released a very special six track compilation, for the first time on Vinyl 12”, bringing lots of new astounding artists to the label and also a very different sound to what you might have heard two years back. The music is evolving all the time, so the sound of the label has to evolve too.

 This six track album represents the actual sound of the record label, featuring: Undefined Pattern, Ducati Flux, Ludviq & Technicism, Ricardo Ruben, Hanzo & Yaman and 9 POUND HAMMER.

Ducati Flux (@ducatiflux)AKA Max Ferrer is a Chilean multi instrumentalist, producer, mixing engineer and DJ based in Berlin. Half of the duo Random Atlas and founder of the label ODD Pleasures. From an early age, he has searched in music and sound design for a collision between rock and electronic music, playing in several bands, producing for different projects and soundtrack for movies. He has released his music on labels such as Ombra INTL, Hard Fist, Dogs & Vultures, Belly Dance Services, just to name a few.

Ducati flux's delivers a trippy 100BPM tune 'Inertia', the track explores diverse styles and techniques, driven by a powerful bassline and massive beats evolving around ethereal and melodic synths all the way to the climax where the electric guitars take over creating catchy and intense melodies.

Inertia

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Ducati Flux - Inertia [Bonkers Records]

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Local Suicide & Skelesys. Greco-German power couple Local Suicide has teamed up with one of The Brvtalist's favorite Skelesys to deliver two killer original tracks for the “No Evidence” EP on Samo Records. The release also features 3 remixes by label boss Facets, Intergalactic Gary and Anatolian Weapons, each of them giving the tracks a special touch. Today we present the dark and moody sound of "Weird Encounters".

Out March 4th digitally + vinyl on Bandcamp. Pick up your copy here now: https://samorecords.bandcamp.com/album/no-evidence

@samorecords
@localsuicide
@skelesys

PREMIERE: Local Suicide & Skelesys - Weird Encounters [Samo Records]

Justine Forever - Viral

HEAR053 - AP EP is composed of 4 tracks, the eponymous track “AH” from CHINOSYNTH, accompanied by 3 very notable remixes by Anna Forest, Arkademode and Barko.
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AH is a liberation scream, expressing the victorious release from any kind - and all kinds - of abuse, the will and the chain-breaking mindset to live closer to equality and freedom each day.

https://soundcloud.com/chino-synth
https://soundcloud.com/annaforest
https://soundcloud.com/hearec

PREMIERE⚡️Chinosynth - AH (Anna Forest Remix) [HEARec]

https://soundcloud.com/hissarlikmusic
https://soundcloud.com/deathdecaymagic
🛒 https://deathdecaymagic.bandcamp.com/album/fragments
🔊 https://youtu.be/A2WbgHXj1dI

Hissarlik returns to Death Decay Magic for his first solo EP on the label with ‘Fragments’, accompanied by remixes from Black Light Smoke, Man 2.0 and Tronik Youth.

Born in Lille, Georges Lofferdo, aka Hissarlik, has released killer material across the darker realms of electronic music for over a decade. Fusing shady electro and hypnotic techno, his productions can be found across labels such as Elektrodos Recordings and Urban Connections. Returning to Death Decay Magic following his appearance on ‘Dead Beats 1’ last year, April brings the release of ‘Fragments’ - a project inspired by the chaos and challenges of the past year - with remixes from label founder Black Light Smoke, London’s Man 2.0 and Nein boss Tronik Youth.

Opening via the twisting sonics of ‘Alkane’ before journeying into the tense, electro-tinged ‘Daily Life’, the EP showcases the Frenchman’s penchant for the dark and eerie shades of electronic music. ‘Intruder’ ups the energy, fusing harsh metallic tones with sweeping, haunting atmospherics as the elements of the production ebb and flow amongst the mix. Next, Black Light Smoke’s edit of ‘Dancing On Your Grave’ brings the acid as shimmering hats guide 303-fuelled basslines, while Man 2.0’s take on ‘Alkane’ stiffens the track and surges into the peak time via soaring leads and zipping lasers. To close, Tronik Youth’s remix of ‘Daily Life’ delivers a menacing crescendo as zipping electronics and trippy vocals serve up a chuggy final effort. 

Hissarlik ‘Fragments’ drops via Solid Grooves on 8 th April 2022.

Tracklist:

1. Alkane
2. Daily Life
3. Intruder
4. Dancing On Your Grave (Black Light Smoke Edit)
5. Alkane (Man 2.0 Remix)
6. Daily Life (Tronik Youth Remix)

PREMIERE: Hissarlik - Daily Life [Death Decay Magic]

KOMMUNIK8 (CURSES EDIT) - M1 - Digital - Mastered At The Wall - 1644

Silence Zone

National radio-endorsed paean epic to people who, well, people who just can't say no.

People Who You Know (Who Can't Say No)

Playground Records (@playgroundrecords) starts 2021 without missing a beat. The ever-expanding Radial Gaze (@radialgaze) duo from Russia makes their debut on the label, loaded with frenetic rhythms, acid tribality and strident synthesis.

The first installment is the track 'Oracular Punch'. A rhythm of stabbing percussion that chases the response of some deity. As if following a rite with rising voices and dramatic modulations they ask the Pythoness to give an answer to the questions that are sought. Exorcist dance of deep surrender.

'Truly Wasted' is the second track and it doesn't lose momentum. Relentless with a great bouncing kick, sinister bass and acid melodies, sensual modulations go in an increase until exploding in a dense sonic layering. The melodies in Asian scales are getting sharp and tense until they go down again in a scattering of keyboard cushions. Without a doubt a different track which can be heard everywhere with a crazy combination of elements.

'Outward Tange' closes the delivery of originals with a flying but highly danceable track. A charming big bassline crosses a volatile arpeggio. A haunting joyful melody accompanies a stampede of tribal shouts that seems to unleash a horseback run down the hill. Like the musicalization of traveling through a landscape where the herd returns to the village after a happy victory. An ending of sweet melodies gives a hopeful tone and closes a conceptual aesthetic sound of the Ep.

The first remix comes from the hand of the Tel Aviv artist, Kino Todo who converts 'Oracular Punch' into a march of deep hypnotic roam. Making a constant repetition syncopated in eighth notes, sound layers are added generating altered states, leading us to an ecstatic dance. One of those tracks that looks for feets, chases you, entangles you and once it takes you it does not leave you until you are an exhausted prey surrendered to its captivating enchants.

Aristidez is in charge of remixing 'Truly Wasted'. With an infectious and slippery groove, a güiro in triplets takes us on a journey between minimalist and festive cadence, a small town guaracha celebration. The percussive trance takes you and does not leave you, the melodies lift you up and the devils come out to dance around the fire until dawn.

Oracular Punch

Radial Gaze - Truly Wasted [Playground Records]

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PREMIERE: Surgeons Girl - Dark Moss Night Terror (Curses Remix) [Inside Out Rec]

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