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🛒 https://planet9music.bandcamp.com/album/night-terror
🔊 https://youtu.be/yDUsfBoqVnE

P9 takes liftoff with ‘Night Terror’ - an infusion of acid, breaks and electro - hailing from Portland raver Jason Burns, with the title track getting that Detroit treatment from Lauren Flax.

Early support from Alan Fitzpatrick, dBridge, Om Unit, Gorgon City, Slam, Addison Groove, Derek Plaslaiko, Vladimir Ivkovic, Posthuman, Cromby, Vincent Neumann, Roberto Clementi and more.

Tracklist: 

Acid 19
Crystal Canyon
Night Control
Night Terror
Night Terror (Lauren Flax Remix)

Night Terror

Night Terror (Lauren Flax Remix)

PREMIERE: Jason Burns - Night Terror (Lauren Flax Remix) [Planet 9]

The restaurant was teeming with wonderful smells that seeped through the doors to the kitchen and filled diner's nostrils. There was nothing more inviting than a freshly prepped dish made with the finest quality ingredients, and this was truly the spot to frequent if this was what you were after. As soon as that first mouthful hit your lips you were in heaven; food truly was the key to anyone's heart.

Miami-based producers DJ Ray and Goiz welcome a new batch of producers for the second instalment in their Club Tools series. Just like their first collection, round two brings a pack of tunes custom-made for the "explorative club deejay", ranging from raw drum workouts to hypnotic, shuffling beats. On this one we're treated to fresh material from a handful of US producers - Miami's Bong Soup, NYC producer Will Dimaggio and Canadian-bred-Berliner Logan Sturrock aka FlØrist - as well as Seoul-based maestro Mogwaa.

PREMIERE: Bong Soup - Dr. Eggman [Open Space]

Not many people knew about the wonders of this underground party. It was, and always had been, a word of mouth situation, restricted to those who were non-judgmental and willing to let go of their inhibitions. This is the way it would always be: it ensured the space to be safe, sacred and untouched, and the partygoers to be faces who'd soon become friends and not remain strangers. 

For their next release, a digital two-tracker titled The Leisure Hive, NYC's Throne Of Blood link up three Philadelphian artists: Optimo and Les disques de la mort signees Zillas On Acid and Permanent Vacation and Mister Saturday Night alumni Alex Burkat. The three artists first met at Dave P's Making Time parties where the former duo have been resident DJs for years. It's this night that inspired the idea behind this new release: two "psychedelic dance floor jams" that are custom-made to soundtrack the frivolities at open-minded soirees like Making Time.

PREMIERE: Zillas On Acid and Alex Burkat - The Leisure Hive [Throne Of Blood]

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🛒 https://pullingstringsuk.bandcamp.com/album/ps002
🔊 https://youtu.be/DQdUfujsN8I

Rather than talk your ear off all night, Pulling Strings are back with their sophomore release, a carefully honed trio of all-engulfing dancefloor meditations.

Kicking things off is Cape Town’s own Biodive, who delivers Red Eclipse – an exemplary balance of rumbling warehouse breaks and warm, enveloping synths.

Returning to the northern hemisphere, Johnny Flowers picks things up with M3 To Infinity, a more urgent offering that flits between ‘Headz era bass effects and the emotive atmospherics that Pulling Strings delight in providing.

Finally, the puppet master Herald Walk returns with Come Closer, another distinctive club cut peppered with sonic bon mots and peak time conversation starters.

All proceeds will be donated to the Voices of Children Foundation in Ukraine - a charity dedicated to providing psychological and psychosocial care for children affected by the consequences of conflict.

PREMIERE: Herald Walk - Come Closer [Pulling Strings]

As the mothership celebrates its second year of cruising through the boundless stars towards the Unknown, it is once again time to bring on board a new batch of like-minded souls. Collectively, we probe the myriad of cosmic layers that form the Ursa Nebulas.
After delving into the darkest depths of the Aranea Nebula, the captain woke up one day feeling an irresistible attraction towards a gentler, lighter glow. Far-off. Unusual in its presence and echoing rather exotic pulsations.

Chasing the chants of these galactic sirens, we set course to new and uncharted territories that dramatically expand the Ursa universe. This is a realm where ethereal atmospherics and eerie vocals casually meet trancey shoegaze, acid blends in with chic breakbeats, and alien rockstars appear to perform video game music. But still... be wary of the occasional grasp of elegant creepiness and cinematic constructs, palpable remnants of our previous journey.

Out of this astral maelstrom of sonic oddities, a new series has emerged that we’re proud to present to you today: Nebula Scarabea.

Its first opus will be released digitally on all platforms, but also on an alluring laser-etched C-90 cassette tape spruced up with an uncanny analog collage from one of the crew’s most-valued members: Bill Noir.

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https://soundcloud.com/bellaursa

PREMIERE⚡Rambal Cochet - Lunar Jungle [Bella Ursa Records]

He'd become a master in the art of lying; his charm, wit and good looks helped him in that arena. The lines had blurred so much between fact and fiction that he almost believed his own tall tales these days - he'd created a persona that was so far removed from the way he used to be. Many of his old friends no longer felt like they knew him; his priorities had changed and somewhere along the road he'd lost himself.

Art punk ravers The Umlauts are following up their recent release for PRAH Recordings with a remix package featuring several producers and label alumni. Each bringing their own styles to the table, and all a perfect fit to amp up the frenzied energy of the originals, the EP rallies the likes of London based sound-designer Yuri Suzuki, Teleman drummer Hiro Ama and duo Uh, among many others. 

Speaking about Yuri Suzuki's track, the band said: "Yuri Suzuki’s remix of The Fact was pure joy to hear, we love it. It remedies the samba punk of the original with pure unfettered dance groove. Am I tapping my foot? Yes. Am I nodding my head? Yes again. Am I doing a slightly awkward side step? Indeed I am, oh yes. Yuri is the perfect birthing partner. Go and listen to everything else he has made, listen twice, it’s all brilliant."

Remixes

PREMIERE: The Umlauts - The Fact (Yuri Suzuki Remix)

A 12” filled to the brim with talent, Schrödinger’s Box have collected three juggernauts of wave tainted electronics for the latest. Dmitry Distant teams up with Norwell for a partnership of serious intent. The pair deliver a trio of blackened tracks, opening with the ghoulish caverns of “Transient State” before the long shadows, acid stains and painful echoes of “Visionary.” The duo venture into brighter territory with the computer funk of “On A Verge of Veil”, crisp beats and bubbling melodies changing the tone. Following Beyond the War, Cute Heels returns to occupy the flip. The Colombian is immediately on it with the swirling mirrors of “Kuriyaki Horizons,” a kick drum offering solid footing in this entrancing piece. An aloof, yet alluring, disco hook takes hold for “Litua”, a low thump keeping time. The finale arrives with the clipped industrial gait of “Determinated In Order.” Marching to a military beat, this work is industrial inspired with Cute Heels keeping a close ear to the pressure release gauge.

PREMIERE : Cute Heels - Kuriyaki Horizons

"Helter, shelter, our society is coming down fast... Goaded by the loaded, equality ever more exploded... Oppress the poor and crush the needy, please vote only for the greedy... A Country divided by the dividend... And the taxman is broken, taking mostly from those less ‘well spoken’... None for you nineteen for them, skim and skam, believe it man... Net worth fabricates net result... Rootless, roofless, ruthless, houseless... Unplaced, unhoused, unharboured, nomadic..."

In aid of Shelter UK, Leeds Paisley Dark Records have called on the help of friends and family of the label to contribute tracks to a very special 20-track release, Shelter Me The Album. The music continues their exploration of dark psychedelic sonics, with the likes of Zillas On Acid, Richard Sen, Blavatsky and countless others, serving up chuggy trips and slo mo grooves - all for a great cause.

PREMIERE: From Beyond - Groove Projections [Paisley Dark Records]

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