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Premiere: A1 - Ori Raz - Arnold [LM001]

Was he awake or asleep? It was hard to tell. Though objects seemed tangible, he felt as if he were floating above, detached from his body - simply a passenger in his own life. These instances had become more and more frequent, his inability to distinguish reality now consumed his every thought, maybe the two were never discernible in the first place... He'd been backed into a never-ending state of confusion - the question remained: had he lost his mind or his body?

Elroi and Ori Raz are the team behind a brand spanking new label on the scene, Liquid Memory Records. Operating out of Berlin, the vinyl-only imprint springs into life with a Various Artists release featuring music from the co-owners, both solo and together under the guise of Serenity Now. Each side harnesses a different energy: the A-side is a slab of pumping progressive house and acid-soaked breakbeats, while on the flip their joint efforts produce two blissed-out, twinkling dream house cuts to drift away to. Perfectly primed for late nights and early mornings, the record sets a precedent for what we can expect from the label and its co-founders in the future.

PREMIERE: Elroi - Recurring Dreams [Liquid Memory Records]

Pre-order: https://www.deejay.de/Various_Liquid_Memories_II_LM002_Vinyl__1033818

Liquid Memory Records return from their power packed debut release with another VA affair featuring a familiar core of artists. Elroi, Ori Raz and Serenity Now all feature here again alongside newcomer WhereIsFenix joining the gang. As with the first release, expect dancefloor rhythms coupled with some deepness and dub thrown into the mix.

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Liquid Memories II

PREMIERE: Ori Raz - Hydro Ritual [LM002]

exclusive | Elroi - Transmission | Liquid Memory

Vinyl-only label Liquid Memory and its founders Elroi and Ori Raz are back with the second Liquid Memories installment on their imprint delivering four original tracks from themselves under their solo-monikers as well as their common project Serenity Now and Ori’s collaborative work with WhereIsFenix. The Berliners by choice compiled an EP that musically certainly aims at the dance floor yet the tracks cover the different episodes or moments of the night and are a successful conglomerate of varied electronic music with references to the early days of the music. The EP kickstarts with Elroi’s contribution Transmission, a track which is inspired by Dub Techno and skillfully nuanced hypnotic pads. The latter take the crowd on a deep journey into the night without notice as Transmission makes one float over the floor with its super bouncy bassline and absorbing chords.

Elroi's track Transmission is part of Liquid Memory's Liquid Memories II EP.

Buy the EP: https://www.kma60.com/release/1695826657/Various-Artists-Liquid-Memories-II

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Transission

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exclusive | Elroi - Transmission | Liquid Memory

Pre-order: www.deejay.de/Various_Liquid_Mem…002_Vinyl__1033818

Liquid Memory Records return from their power packed debut release with another VA affair featuring a familiar core of artists. Elroi, Ori Raz and Serenity Now all feature here again alongside newcomer WhereIsFenix joining the gang. As with the first release, expect dancefloor rhythms coupled with some deepness and dub thrown into the mix.

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PREMIERE: Ori Raz & Whereisfenix - oOh [LM002]

There was an opening between the trees, an arena within which a fire burned brightly casting sparks and flames high upward toward the forest ceiling.

Shadows danced and moved in a circular motion, each swaying in time with the beat of the drums. Their faces were concealed by the darkness, for everyone was anonymous here.

The music echoed loudly, sounds of the wild. It bounced from tree to tree, becoming loud and relentless in the heat of the darkness.

This would go on all night.

Benyayer is set to release a new record on his own label. A bass driven affair which leans heavily into the UK lineage of the genre and reminds us why big soundsystems and the wobble of an undercurrent are all you might ever need.

BNYR003

PREMIERE: Benyayer - Domiray [BNYR]

RIDE’s Andy Bell, recording under his electronic alter ego GLOK, and the producer and Insult to Injury label boss Timothy Clerkin have joined forces for Alliance, a brand new seven-track album released by Bytes on November 8. The collaboration finds Andy and Tim with their freak flags flying, working in a freewheeling environment where nothing was off limits, with influences ranging from Death in Vegas and Boards of Canada to James Holden and New Order.

The woozy ‘Empyrean’, which combines the analogue-decayed production of Boards of Canada and the ethereal vocals of ‘Xtal’ from Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works 85-92 with a fizzing behemoth of a synth line, is a fitting way to launch the album as it was the first track they worked on together. “It’s basically a Timothy Clerkin remix of a demo I sent him,” Andy explains. “I can’t get enough of it. To me, it’s one of the best tracks I’ve ever been involved with since I started making music.”
credits
released September 19, 2024

Written and produced by Timothy Clerkin and Andy Bell
Mixed by Timothy Clerkin
Nothing Ever lyrics written by Beth Jeans Houghton
Mastered by Keith Tenniswood at Curved Pressings
Artwork by Nick Taylor
(P) and C) Bytes 2024

Alliance

PREMIERE: GLOK & Timothy Clerkin - Empyrean

The sails billowed in the wind. They were all that were in control of the ship as it moved steadily forward across the stormy waters. The sky was cloudy and dense overhead, it looked as though it might soon rain.

Up on deck there were only a handful of men left watching over the course of the boat. They were the ones that had to pick up the slack as the storm hit. Together they were responsible for driving things onward and steadily through the bleak, darkness of the night to come.

It was a wicked dance this. One ship upon the wildest of waters.

Terraflow is a moniker of producer AJ Edward. This time things get dark and heavy on a new EP for Liquid Memory Records as he enters more progressive, bass driven territory and delivers to wondrous effect.

PREMIERE: Terraflow - Pick up the Slack [Liquid Memory]

They were hovering above the ground, gravity was non existent in these parts and they were only buoyed down by the mechanics all around them.

Deep in the midst of space it was hard to reconcile what life was like back home. The people packed upon crowded transport, the busy offices, the weekend entertainment. Out here in the middle of nowhere there was nothing of the sort. At times it was hard to remember your own name.

Some could not even imagine it, the way beyond. Yet here they were…

The Jaffa Kid features on a new compilation, Volume 3 on Kulture Galerie showcases leftfield IDM and Electro through futuristic lenses. This cut is a spaced out, synth heavy Electro jam with raw improvisation and wandering tones.

PREMIERE: The Jaffa Kid - SH Holo [Kulture Galerie]

There were shadows everywhere, they lurked around corners and beneath the streetlights. Their wicked faces were blurry and dark, much like the minds which sat behind their pale shadowy eyes. There was nothing but negative space back there, buried deep in the recesses of their twisted skulls.

The night was chilly and cold, the sound of industry could be heard roaring in the distance. They were building and preparing for what was to come, for it could be any day now.

Smoke filled the air, it was thick and coarse upon the lungs. One deep breath might be all it took to send you into the great beyond.

JR2k aka Jackson Ryland releases a new EP of riotous Techno on Fixed Rhythms. Furious and fast paced with a frenetic energy and poise.

PREMIERE: JR2k - Negative Space VIP [Fixed Rhythms]

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