A game of cat and mouse had unfolded in the neighbourhood, the illusive character seemed to be everywhere but nowhere at all. They'd left their mark on many households, on shops and on street corners, but whether these were well-meaning or a sign of impending danger, nobody knew. Whether the mystery would reveal itself, they'd have to wait and see.

South London-based label and party PROGRAMM have been busy cooking up lots of exciting things for the year ahead, starting with a new white label series, 'Untitled Series'. Their second label outing following last year's inaugural VA - premiered here - the first 'Untitled' release comes as a VERY limited run of 10 copies on 10" lathe cut plates, with hand etched artwork on the reverse. Don't sleep, these will be gone before you know it. And, if you aren't lucky enough to nab one, keep your eyes peeled for round two...

PREMIERE: Untitled Series - 001 (PROGRAMM)

Dukwa - Think Potential EP 
BUY LINK: transientnature.bandcamp.com/album/think-potential
 Release date: 22nd April 2021 
Label: Transient Nature (@transientnaturerecords)
https://soundcloud.com/d-u-k-w-a-m-u-s-i-c

Dam Swindle's Maarten Smeets, aka Wanderist, launches his Transient Nature imprint this April with four-track EP 'Think Potential' from Dukwa.
Transient Nature is a label dedicated to the world of machine funk with a sonic aesthetic of off-kilter techno and electro, and the first release sees Dukwa deliver an EP as varied as it is powerful. Transient Nature has a busy 2021 planned with releases from Detroit's Scan7, Black Cadmium and Maarten's solo project: Wanderist. The 'Think Potential' EP is deeply rooted in gritty electronics and illustrates the producer's love for hardware and vintage techniques - three of the tracks are hardware jams recorded straight to tape.

The driving Rhodes licks and fluttering percussion on 'Who Cares' gets the EP rolling before the distorted electronica and stabbing 303s fuse harmoniously on 'High Position'. Up next, 'It's U' delivers an old-school tinged electro number with its slamming drums, robotic vocals and squeaking acid lines. The EP closer, 'Eye2eye' sees Dukwa moving deeper into the electronica territory with industrial drums and dreamy piano lines working together with mesmerising effect.

With recent output ranging from Detroit house inspired MPC-driven tracks to more conceptual electronic work, Dukwa's soulful yet dynamic releases for the likes of Numbers, Don't Be Afraid and his eponymous imprint have won a wide range of support as well as picking up a coveted 'Hottest Record in The World' from the BBC's Annie Mac.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Dukwa - High Position

The shapes moved and danced across the sky, casting shadows back down upon the earth below. Little kites fluttered upon the end of long threads of string, a myriad of colours dotted and darted against a deep backdrop of radiant opal blue. The morning sun was warm as it beamed down upon the tall grass in which Pingo stood, he looked upwards to the heavens above before taking in a deep breath and recoiling his kite from the sky in which it soared. That was all for today... 

Squama are set to release a new album from an artist called Popp, a wonderful LP titled "Devi" which will be available from the 25th of June later this year. The Munich based musician weaves a tapestry of wondroud melodies and percussive elements across a record which is as deep and poetic as it is danceable.

Devi

PREMIERE: Popp - Pingo [Squama]

He awoke in the dead of night, panting, sweat pouring profusely from his brow. He was shaken and unaware of his surroundings; he couldn't get a handle on what was reality. Shadows seemed to dance across the walls in strange shapes and the winds outside spoke to him in a whispered tones — were his nightmares making their way into physical existence?

Zurich-based producer Walid is one of the minds behind Les Points who, along with its sub-labels Infoline and Gentrified Undeground, have released a healthy catalogue of electro, wave and industrial-laced trips, coming from artists like Savage Grounds, Cygnus and Neu Verboten. In keeping with these musical flavours, Walid has been cooking up his own 80s-indebted sonics under the guise of Child Of The Waves, which are finding a home on Belgian imprint Basic Moves. Consisting of seven tracks, the release uses cinematic samples, rumbling bass lines, icy synths and haunting FX to craft a journey that could soundtrack an 80s thriller.

Child Of The Waves - Basic Moves 15 2x12''

PREMIERE: Child Of The Waves - Phantasmagoria [Basic Moves]

“What happens in other countries concerns you somehow. By supporting them, we try to enlighten your faith in democracy. Whether it is fighting to obtain it or trying to preserve it in its most acceptable form, that is what unites us all.”

To show their support for The Milk Tea Alliance - an online pro-democracy movement led by activists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) - Nantes record store 44 Tours have enlisted friends and family to contribute tracks for a new charity compilation. Jumping across the electronic spectrum, from EBM to trance and jungle to electro, the 15 track-release features original music from Oksa, The Aux, Marino and The Blank Panther.

All sales revenue will directly go to the Support Civil Disobedience Movement Strike Fund in Myanmar.

Milk Tea Alliance

PREMIERE: The Aux - Sens8 [44 Tours]

https://soundcloud.com/folkloremusic
Buy Release: https://folklorekru.bandcamp.com/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/LgW_10wkzCM

Sound system orientated experimentations around the hardcore rave continuum thematic by our collective member Stefan Dubs :: )

Tracklist:

A1. Wbble Lkage
A2. Skank
A3. Arrouxza (Fujara Mix)
A4. Bandit Queen

Continuum EP

Arrouxza (MSS Fujara Remix)

PREMIERE: Stefan Dubs - Arrouxza (MSS Fujara Remix) [Folklore Séries]

Following her hugely successful EP on Livity Sound, Surgeons Girl joins Inside Out Records with four tracks of consciousness altering quality with “The Empress Moss”. 
Coupling classical music training with an incredible ability for sculpting mesmerising sounds on analog synths, Surgeons Girl, an audiovisual artist, weaves sonic journeys with remarkable introspective feel and sonic maturity. 
The incredible Curses takes “Dark Moss Night Terror” into the night fog enchanted forest raves of the Berlin outskirts with an outstanding remix.

Surgeons Girl
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/surgeonsgirl
Facebook: https://soundcloud.com/surgeonsgirl

Inside Out Records
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/insideoutrec
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insideoutrec

PREMIERE: Surgeons Girl - Elk Cloner (Inside Out Records)

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@wejazz inaugurate their new reworks series with Finnish artist @kaukolampi, delivering nostalgia-soaked synths, saxophone and ambient drone.

We Jazz Reworks Vol. 1

Kaukolampi - Part VII [We Jazz Records]

My soul can't stop singing when i'm see beautiful Canadian lakes...

04-16 Abraham Lake

birth prod sanctufy x faraone 150 bpm

Vagues Lunaires

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