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The timing of this is really weird but this edit came about because International Chrome's label manager, Teamy, put this album on the turntable at the wrong speed two weeks ago and thought it sounded fun at that speed. 

Jensen's booking agent, Carin (a huge Sakamoto fan) then sent it to him saying "do an edit!" - we sent it off to be mastered a week later, and it was sent back a week later, just after the announcement of his death.

So goodbye & thank you, Sakamoto San for your endless magic & inspiration. This is an edit that we were planning to drop as part of an upcoming Jensen Interceptor edit/remixes pack, but given the sad news of his passing, we put it on Bandcamp for free.

If anyone does want to pay for it, we'll send the money to Live Strong, a charity that supports survivors and their families. Donate directly here: www.livestrong.org/content/invest-today

Also fuck you cancer, you are truly the worst.
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released April 6, 2023 
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Edit and additional bits by Jensen Interceptor

Mastered by Brendan Zacharias at Cirrus Audio

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Are you ready to embark on a wild ride through the sonic wonderland of ‚Life Of Phoroma‘? This isn‘t your average V/A extended player compilation - it‘s a pulse-pounding journey through chaos,
confusion, and pure eclecticism that‘ll take you beyond just dancing.
Terra Magica Rec. sixth release is a passionate ode to the fusion of EBM and psychedelic, perfectly blending lightningfast new age and tribal hypnotic soundscapes with 1980s synth-atmospheres high on Trance. It’s Space Disco gone Techno gone HiNRG gone wrong folks! Enjoy. The SH-101‘s aggressive cuts, the Sequential Circuits‘ mesmerizing melodies, and the heavily processed Neumann TLM 193 vocals seamlessly weave in and out of acid-ish and electro breakbeat grooves, „Why am I suddenly standing at Tokyo Teleport Station? What happend to my last week?“ Welcome to relaxed Rave-basslines and lo-fi rhythms that will intoxicate your senses. Get loose and fall into your next portal of unexpected spiritual flows. Catch your six unique tracks for a highly eclectic journey through mysterious and magical moments. So strap in and become one with the sound, because ‚Life Of Phoroma‘ is your roller coaster ride to unforgettable sonic adventures.

Buy on BANDCAMP

PREMIERE : Dea - Phoroma

https://soundcloud.com/good-block
🛒 https://ducabianco.bandcamp.com/album/db12-016
🔊 https://youtu.be/uQJje5y9zog

Duca spreads the love around the b-block, heading for the sound system jams of London party heads, Good Block. Established across the City laying down their eclectic parties at spots Brilliant Corners and The Yard et al, with guests range from Cosmic Slop, Habibi Funk, Jamie Tiller and more, the duo soon ventured in the studio to release a series of edits and 3 wonderful and highly, underrated EPs of slow-mo dub influenced Balearic-Pop meets Japanese-Synth and New-Age meanderings. Here today, right now, they offer 4 of their youth-cult status editing for the people.

Art of editing is also knowing moment to shorten as much as extend. Starting, GC take the elongated Jap-funk’n’breaks meets (On-U) Sound system bass and bring the party to the rightful spot.

The sprite drums always present, slap bass, cheeky vox, ha, the ladyyyy. Infectious. Zoukious. Now dance.

Rightly taking a left turn, we go (disco) hamam party style, finger bass lift us to the sky.

The energy will not drop, faster, faster, the whole world must love as it crumbles…you keep me hanging on…every time, every time, every time I see your face.

Good Block rrrrockin’.

Tracklist: 

Snaker
Mouse House
Bisnes
Sleep Bullet

PREMIERE: Good Block - Mouse House [Duca Bianco]

The night was young but it already seemed ever so frantic and free in the club. It was as if they had already been there for hours as they danced and moved between the flickering lights as smoke began to fill the air. From the corner of his eye he watched as fellow dancers and revellers continued to file down the stairs and into the murky abyss below.

Perhaps this was his favourite time of the night? The quiet calm before the storm – the music loud but not yet punishing, the pace moody and slow in time with his swaying hips.

He watched as the world beneath became busier and one by one the people came and went. This was a special place, that much was true. Perhaps 10-11 was the best time of all?

Redstone Press continue in the pursuit of leftfield Bass music and harder sounds – the next EP on the label coming from Tano and featuring remixes by the likes of Toumba and Delay Grounds. This one features off piste rhythms and percussion – keeping the energy flowing in the best and weirdest of ways.

RED009

PREMIERE: Tano - 10 - 11 (Toumba Remix) [Redstone Press]

The noises were echoing and reverberating down the hall - it was dark as he moved slowly past each room glancing inside to see if they might be the source of the strange and mysterious sounds. There was a fog which lingered in the air and the floor was sticky beneath. This was the spot all right.

Shadows moved passed him in the corridor, dark faces illuminated only by the occasional flicker and flash of lights from somewhere up above.

This was the sort of place that his parents had warned him about, the sort of place which stank of trouble. Perhaps that was what he had been looking for all along...

DEEWEE is always a force to be reckoned with. Leftfield dance music drawing from a sprawling array of influences make up the tapestry of this unique and innovative record label. Phillipi is a musician who has featured prominently on the label previously and now returns with a new EP which showcases a mixture of Proto - House, EBM and Slo-Mo sounds.

Terra Gira

PREMIERE: Phillipi - Hacido [DEEWEE]

The jeep moved quickly across the dirt terrain, the wheels squealed and whipped up the dirt from the old beaten track beneath. The roof was down as they whizzed through the jungle on either side, flashes and flurries of deep hazy green was all that could be seen – for in the wild undergrowth wild things lurked.

From time to time they’d catch a glimpse of the dense blue sky up above. The trees mostly overshadowed everything as they travelled.

Soon it would be darkness and the land would become as black as the night above.

Dj Marfox features on remix duties as part of an extensive package between Ouanounou and Gipsyan. This remix of ‘Carmy’ is wild and energetic, a raucous assortment of sirens, synths and bouncing percussion.

Stepping Out

PREMIERE: Ouanounou - Carmy (DJ Marfox Remix) [Monstart]

Wandering through the twilight, he looked up at the moon so very far away and wondered what it might be like to soar. He had always dreamt of careering through the clouds, beyond into the darkness so as to escape from the chaos and strife of the world down here below. It would be ever so magic.

He wondered what others would think of his wild, reckless fantasies. What would they think of his strange longing to leave it all behind? Would they think he was crazy or bewildered...

In the distance he saw a flyer framed in a shop window. It was illuminated by a faint, flickering glow.

'Are you psychic?' is what it read.

Michal Turtle is an esteemed and well renowned figure in leftfield, experimental music having been releasing material for some 40 odd years. Now Invisible Inc. have the privilege of releasing a record titled 'Same Songs, Different Room'. A record comprised of material reimagined and remastered, from the ground up. New versions of much loved classics and forgotten gems.

Same Songs, Different Room

PREMIERE: Michal Turtle - Are You Psychic? [Invisible Inc]

Beatrice M.'s two-track single reflects on the artist's journey from dubstep's contentious transformation into finding solace in a post-dubstep landscape. Acknowledging the genre's evolution, the EP explores the roots of dubstep while putting forward a new direction for the artist, blending technoid and dub influences.

PREMIERE: Beatrice M. - Call [Hundert]

The machines had been turned off. It had been many years since anyone had ventured into the old warehouse, there was only some slim hope that it might still even work. Once upon a time this place had been a paradise, a kingdom and a place in which revellers came to let loose and be free.

This was back in the old days, back when the dance was all innocent and little did we know about what might lurk around the corner. The bans, the trouble, the crime, the chaos.

Yet after all this time, the machinery was still here. The speakers, the towers, the noise. He wondered for a moment, dreamt even, whether they might still have the unction to function.

DJ ojo is back with another release, following on from the well received outing on Blank Mind, things get deep and introspective on a new EP which features odd electronics and dusty, moody sounds.

oneirec001

PREMIERE: DJ ojo - Unction To Function [oneirec]

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