R$N Premieres: June 2016

The Scandinavian climate was brisk and fierce. In the northern parts of Sweden there was little sound to be heard as they stared up towards the mountainside. A tiny hut could be seen in the distance, a light flickering from a small fire ablaze outside. This was to be the place, the only musical landmark amidst the outback of the north. Acid would play, acid nord. 

Here is the latest release in celebration of five years of Power Plant Records. The release sees the likes of La Fleur and Acid Mondays contribute but it is the Knutsson/Berg track which we have chosen to feature.

PREMIERE: Knutsson/Berg - Acid Nord [Power Plant]

The crew had gathered amidst the sprawling estate. The smoke flourished high up above as it escaped from the heat of the grill. The smell of meat lingered in the air as the warm rays shone down upon them. Many beers would be drank this day, many memories shared. Music blasted from the boombox sat upon the grass. A barbeque skit played loud. 
Here is the latest EP to emerge from the Tartelet Records camp. It sees Kickflip Mike and Julius Conrad deliver a four track EP built for the summer.

PREMIERE: Kickflip Mike & Julius Conrad - BBQ Skit [Tartelet Records]

The secrets of the crypt would stand the test of time. The sirens called from the cliffy peaks up above as the waves crashed against the rock face. Boats would pass upon the murky waters but none would manage to charter the stormy seas. They would not get near, not now, not ever. Nobody would find the sirens crypt. Nobody. 
Released on Emerald & Doreen, Freudenthal unveils 'Sirens Crypt' featuring Kike and a Damon Jee remix. It is the Damon Jee remix which we are elighted to be able to share.

PREMIERE: Freudenthal - Sirens Crypt feat. Kike (Damon Jee Remix)[Emerald & Doreen]

He lay awake, tossing, turning. His mind was a chaotic blur of wonder and imagination. Never in his wild wild dreams had he experienced such obsessive fascination and experimentation. His mind was no longer his own and he was caught somewhere between sleep and death. The world which he wandered through was exciting and new, bizarre and full of enchanting creativity. Endless possibility and opportunity existed all around this strange landscape. Nothing was the same. 
It is exciting to be able to reveal the Adesse Versions remix of Dj Duke's Pleasure Dome project. He steps up to deliver a fast paced cut with lush padded stabs. 

PREMIERE: DJ Duke's Pleasure Dome - Wild Dreams (Adesse Versions Remix) [Minneapolis Exchange]

The clouds parted and the sun shone through from the skies above. He looked to the heavens up above and waved his hands in joy, somewhere, way out there, he had been granted by salvation by the powers which lay beyond our wildest dreams. He would have to count his lucky stars and pray for forgiveness. He was blessed, and he would walk the earth again once more. Salvation had come. 

Here is the latest release from The Body Language camp which comes from the land on the other side. The Australian based label offers up a two track EP from Leo James.

PREMIERE: Leo James - Salvation (part 2)[Body Language]

FLVN is Flavien Gaubert, a young producer from Bordeaux inspired by everything from film soundtracks to Radiohead to Bowie. He layers up rich bass and industrial influences into his productions, with support from Ivan Smagghe and Chloe amongst others. This remix from London's Alex Warren AKA Kiwi drives some deep, submerged bass patterns into the sci-fi movie homage, with an aching, poignant and melodic synth riff which reverbs and morphs into this dark, slo-techno monster from the darker edges of the club.

Released by Night Noise Music on 13th June 2016

PREMIERE: FLVN - Luster (Kiwi Remix)[Night Noise Music]

The temple of Kassa Bubu was built of golden bricks. It's dusty chambers lay laced with jewels and grandeur. Very few had ever been granted entry to this place: the ruins of a generation, the pride of a once great empire. Nowadays it remained caked in dust, a symbol of a forgotten history which had cause the ruin of so many. The temple stood tall amidst the jungles sprawling talons. The roots of trees clung to the old statues like entangled wire. Kassa Bubu would rise again one day, but for now it remained a mess. 
Rivet's label Kess Kill is remarkably experimental. The latest edition to the release schedule features three tracks from Xao Seffcheque, an Austrian new wave musician with a penchant for the bizarre.

PREMIERE: Xaõ Seffcheque - Kassa - Bubu [Kess Kill]

"Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Oooooooo. Pardon, what was that mate? Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Oooooooo. Oh, and again? Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Oooooooo. Just one more time now please? Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Ooey Oooooooo. Ah, cool."

Correspondant have thrown a curveball into the equation with their latest release. They invite the much loved Vitalic on top the label to contribute two tracks of heavy duty club orientated oddball weirdness.

PREMIERE: Vitalic - Ooey [Correspondant]

After nearly two decades of DJing and a successful podcast series, "happily ageing" Leeds trio Clandestino are now embarking on the label journey. First up is a vinyl sampler, from which this track by Coyote (Is It Balearic? chaps Timm and Ampo) is our favoured cut. Militaristic beats and soft glitching give way to a gentle aquatic bassline, retro chord progressions and a sublime acid flutter which feels just right. Get a screaming lift off, take a low-in-the-mix synth lead, and get all muddled up at the end, just how it should be. 

Available on vinyl 13th June 2016 here: http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/prod/VariousArtists-ClandestinoLabelSampler-Clandestino-110009.html

http://www.clandestino.co.uk


PREMIERE: Coyote - Dead Feathers [Clandestino]

The glittering stars were cast scattered across the chaos of the blackened night sky. They shone like diamonds with their light leaving a dusty brush amidst the shadow of distant planets. The depths of outer space were gloomy and harsh, the cogs of jupiter chuntered with a metallic grind. Diamonds on Jupiter eh? Who would have though it? 
Planet Sundae is a new vinyl only record label emerging from London. On their debut release they have lured in the music of Al Kassian who has delivered two tracks of dancefloor orientated house music with a melodic edge. The release also fetures a remix from Massimiliano Pagliara.

PREMIERE: Al Kassian - Diamonds On Jupiter [Planet Sundae]

The mysterious woods came to life in the middle of the night. Fires blazed between the trees and crowds flocked to and fro celebrating the party which was. The music of the free world was playing under the canopy of green as the moonlight cast its buoyant beam over the majestic land. This was the place, it had to be. 

Kolomensky is the artist and producer behind the new ИДА record label. The latest release sees him feature alongside several artists on a split EP but it is his track which caught our attention.

PREMIERE: Kolomensky - Forest Disco [ИДА]

The chamber echoed with the abrupt, stark cries of pleasure. From the depths of the kingdom the beasts of a nation roared. Lions, tigers, and the animals of the free world had spoken and they would rise to triumph amongst the great plains of a country in ruins. The burning sun cast its beaming rays over the golden sands and the black silhouette of a burnt out tree stood distinctively against the royal blue sky. 
Up next on Throne Of Blood is Hardway Bros aka Sean Johnston. He offers up three dynamic, club ready tracks alongside a remix from Tuff City Kids. 

PREMIERE: Hardway Bros - Pleasure Cry [Throne Of Blood]

La Belle label boss Golden Bug hails from Paris and is a record producer, label owner, DJ, groove sculptor and metal sculptor who has had great solo success with singles on Gomma and recently Ivan Smagghe's label, Les Disques De La Mort. This exquisite track from his new EP has been recrafted by Glasgow's Mr TC, and is an opiatic, drawn out, trippy affair, pinging and bubbling ahead of you, with a sultry vocal which comes from somewhere behind you in the hashish mist. 

Taken from 'Accroche A Moi' EP : http://www.junodownload.com/products/golden-bug-accroche-a-moi/3101644-02/

PREMIERE: Golden Bug (Feat. Julienne Dessagne) - Un Paradis Artificiel (MR TC Remix)[La Belle]

The layers of colours upon the coral reef was fascinating to the eye. The tropical fish hustled their way between the moon like structure, ducking in and out of sight. They were embroiled in a lifestyle deep beneath the sea by which they would never be known to exist. The noise of the moving waters around them was all that could be heard, all that could be known. 
Munk has been producing music for almost twenty years now, his sound has adapted and progressed stylishly along the way. Here is his latest EP on Gomma records. 

PREMIERE: Munk - The Oboe Onyx [Gomma]

The pink and golds of the evening sky glowed with a luxurious haze. The sun was falling beneath the shadows of the hills as they watched with a nostalgic empathy. Memories of Tau Ceti still remained firmly imprinted on their minds and one day they would return. For now, life would resume as it was before, untouched, unchanged, but out there somewhere the torches still burned and their hearts longed for a the warm embrace of a distant culture, far away. 

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PREMIERE: Hekkla - Memories Of Tau Ceti [AM]

Minimal glitches left echoes in the space centre. The control room had gathered to observe what they would expect to be a monstrous launch. It was to be the most important mission of the team yet, the fate of humanity would depend upon their knowledge, skill, wit and might. Earth would remain within the balance of their success. All was up for grabs. 
Fine kickstart their record label with a four track EP of minimalistic tendencies. They feature two tracks from Tilman and Johannes Albert. It is the Johannes Albert 'B1' which caught our attention.

PREMIERE: Johannes Albert - B1 [Fine]

Hailing from Tel Aviv, duo TV. OUT will drop new release, Shedim on Isaiah Tapes.

Shedim comes after HotMix records and self-run imprint, Parallax, Shedim marks TV.OUT's debut release on the Moscow-based label.

It's easy to get lost in the 5 track release. Shedim's rhythmic thumps and claps move the cut into modest stomping territory, while the punchy 'Nothing Lasts Forever' rolls with seraphim synths poised upon pacy percussion.

Love Song intercepts the EP, penetrating the noise it's a slice of external calm and a divine example of beatless techno delivering a woozy dream-like listen, a gently simmering crescendo of sci-fi elements lead to a climatic track ending - world's apart from Shedims warehouse clanger 'Carts of Darkness'.

Shedim

PREMIERE: TV.OUT - Love Song [Isaiah Tapes]

Wait a second? What was that? Hold Up? Hold On? The time was fading faster than ever and the rush was on: the black hole would swallow the galaxy up in a vacuum and they would cease to remain. The fight was on to escape the doom of the abyss. The end was nigh. The fury would rise, the end was nigh. 

Up next on Meda Fury steps Rimbaudian. He offers up five tracks as part of the 'Illuminations' EP which is due for release at the beginning of next month

PREMIERE: Rimbaudian - Hold Up Hold On [Meda Fury]

Sometimes, collaborations only make sense when you hear the results for the first time. This isn't one of those times. No, this was a match made in heaven from the get go. Punk attitudes and club aesthetics like peanut butter and chocolate. For our premiere off the 'Caraxes' EP, deviant duo Il Est Vilaine have turned in in a dark 'n' dirty slung out remix of 'Incognito', equal parts psych, dub and synth pop. I wish they'd played this one in school assembly instead of the sh*t hymns we had to sing along to.

Caraxes

PREMIERE: Red Axes & C.A.R. - Incognito (Il Est Vilaine Remix) [Kill The DJ]

What is Oshala? Who is Oshala? Where is Oshala? The mystery behind a name remains untold, unfound and unknown. This in itself built part of an ever spoken story of which there were no facts, just ideas, references and make believe. Enchantment was Oshala, it was everywhere, in the tales of a dream, the plans of a scheme. Oshala was whatever you made it to be, and that was a thing of great beauty and yet, peril. 

Seven Davis Jr has curated a compilation for R2 UK. Titled 'Future Society' it contains a collection of forward thinking, diverse music which he has personal belief and trust in, much of it previously unheard. We have opted to premiere the track from Cervo of Banana Hill which features tropical percussion and driven rythmic energy throughout.

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PREMIERE: Cervo - Oshala [R2UK]

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