Hectare Discs

Instrumental Electronic

Drum and Bass

Sam Binga and Chimpo join forces on Critical Music with the four-track ‘Maison Binga​-​Chimpoix Présente: Ultra Luxe’. Hear the rolling ‘Rude AF’ now

More info: https://djmag.com/music/premiere-sam-binga-chimpo-rude-af

Maison Binga-Chimpoix Présente: Ultra-Luxe

Premiere: Sam Binga & Chimpo ‘Rude AF’

The elusive WDDS returns to his own Hectare Discs imprint melding the percussive sounds of Africa with sub heavy jungle. Both cuts build on a base of rich ambient textures whilst retaining functionality for the club and have already gained support from the likes of Double O, Mantra, Law, Maya Jane Coles and Midland to name a few. This release drops everywhere 23rd July and will include some exclusive untitled dubs via Bandcamp.

Support https://fanlink.to/eiiJ

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Instagram
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Soundcloud
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Bandcamp
wddsmusic.bandcamp.com
Spotify 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7qihZwyPmlxAwAp7SrcRAm?si=C8Buw7u-
Q3qxG62Ky-9vcw&dl_branch=1

PREMIERE: WDDS - Landlocked [Hectare Discs]

Did beauty always equate to power? There was no denying the hold she had over each and every person in the room; they stopped and stared, they waited on her hand and foot. Whatever she asked for, it would be granted and, of course, she took advantage of it in whatever way she could. But had her hair not been perfectly preened, her lips flawlessly painted and her confidence radiant, would these benefits come to her so easily?

Following on from his Grapefruit EP this summer, Manchester-based producer WDDS rounds off the year with a  Bandcamp exclusive for all you good people out there. Originally intended as an exclusive for his live set, the track is inspired by Sherilyn Fenn's character 'Audrey Horne' in David Lynch's Twin Peaks, a favourite series of WDDS'. Coming complete with a lo-fi hip hop cut as a bonus, the track is a slice of atmospheric DnB, laced with crisp breaks, heavy subs and familiar samples from the show.

PREMIERE: WDDS - Audrey Horne

Ryan Lee West reinforces his unique style of minimal electronic arrangements with a new 6-track EP – 'Sonne' out on Erased Tapes.

ORDER 'Sonne' on 12"/DL: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP059
ORDER 'Odyssey / Sonne' on CD: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP069
ORDER via iTunes:
http://snip.ftpromo.net/sonne
GET TICKETS:
http://www.erasedtapes.com/artists/events/5/Rival+Consoles

Continuing on from his Odyssey EP released in 2013, Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles creates atmosphere and space whilst exploring waves of sound and rhythm, and the power of colour. With Sonne Ryan creates music to structure itself around a pulse, rather than the pulse being the defining point. 

The title track begins with “a very subtle set of melodies that repeat almost without confidence, and then gradually give way to a huge collage of colour and power”, as Ryan describes it. Not relying on a conventional beat, it’s a prime example of how an analogue synthesiser can create the power and momentum of a rhythm section. From the distorted waves in 3 Chords, growing and shrinking, to the rhythmic waves of constant speeding up and then slowing down in Recovery, it’s the Moog Voyager, Prophet and tape delay that make up the core sound of the EP. Whilst tracks like Helios, Haunt and Think Tank see West play live drums and acoustic guitar.

“I’m often looking at art in exhibitions and I always think to myself ‘why the hell don’t I have this much colour in my work?’ The answer in part I think is down to synthesis. It is very difficult to create colour without it sounding plastic. Colour in music is both the note combinations and the actual timbre of the sounds. There are lots of instances of very colourful ambient sounds, which I took great care to create for each song, using various methods – from passing analogue synths through chains of effects to chopping up random sequences of recordings and forming tiny collages." – Ryan Lee West 

ABOUT THE ARTWORK:  

Resembling the colour and vibrancy in his music, the cover art was created by South London artist Supermundane, who was also responsible for the artwork of the Odyssey EP.

TRACK LISTING:  	

A1. Sonne  A2. 3 Chords  A3. Helios  B1. Haunt  B2. Think Tank  B3. Recovery 

PRESS FOR ODYSSEY EP:

'Glorious...unabashedly epic...’ – Dummy
'Atmospheric synths swell victoriously' – XLR8R
‘Rival Consoles, is the likes of Nils Frahm and Olafur Arnalds' glitchy, electronic cousin’  8/10 – The 405


ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Some might be surprised that London based electronic producer Ryan Lee West, the man behind Rival Consoles, shares a home with contemporary classical composers such as Nils Frahm, Ólafur Arnalds and Peter Broderick. And yet they have a lot more in common than expected. Fascinated by sound from an early age, Ryan chose to dedicate his time to studying, experimenting with and producing sound graduating from De Montfort University in Leicester. One consistent element in his musical journey has been his desire to create a more organic, humanised sound. Ryan often drafts early ideas on piano, violin and guitar, although the end result is much more electronic-laden. As an accomplished sound designer he has repeatedly performed at the Tate, and recently created a bespoke audio-visual performance for Boiler Room at the V&A. Ryan is currently composing music for a soon to be announced BBC production.

LIVE:	
	
After supporting Luke Abbott on his recent UK tour and I Break Horses on their North American tour in spring, Ryan will debut his new live set with a special release show in London, followed by a string of West Coast U.S. dates culminating in Decibel Festival in late September – more details to be announced soon. 

OFFICIAL WEBSITES: www.facebook.com/rivalconsoles · www.erasedtapes.com

Sonne

Recovery

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Rival Consoles - Recovery

Almeeva - "Soviet Superstructures"
Original version taken from "ANAMORPHIC" #ep

iF3032 - ALmeeva // Anamorphic EP (22sept2014)

https://itunes.apple.com/album/anamorphic-ep/id911889812

Anamorphic - EP

Soviet Superstructures

Almeeva - Soviet Superstructures

Taken from Dilate (2015)
https://vesselsband.bandcamp.com/album/dilate

Dilate (Special Edition)

Glass Lake

RARI - I'm Listening Now
Composed & arranged by RARI
Mastered by David Henrard
Picture by Merlin Meuris - http://merlinmeuris.com/
Artwork by Oli-B - http://oli-b.be/wordpress/

I'm Listening Now

HINF8679

A. Off Season
B. Fuerza (Ft. Kieron & Lou)

Out on Vinyl at http://shop.thetrilogytapes.com & digi at www.tossportal.com

Off Season / Fuerza

The Least Likely Event Will Occur In The Long Run

Buy 12"

Mark | Know No Out Only In

"Blossom"  taken from https://soundcloud.com/friedernagel debut EP "Distract Robots" out January 18th. +++ infos : https://infine-music.com/artist/frieder-nagel

A&R by Alexandre	Cazac
Mastered by Zino Mikorey
Artwork	byBeata Niedhart
Published by	InFiné Éditions
℗& ©InFiné2019

Distract Robots

Preorder 12"

Frieder Nagel - Blossom [Taken from Distract Robots]

"With a remix for BlahBlahBlah’s new signing TR which dropped in June, a second release on his own imprint Hectare Discs in July and a remix for rising stars Codex, WDDS has really taken lockdown into his stride. For his last outing of 2020, the Manchester based producer returns to Hectare Discs with his 3rd EP, ‘Get Into / Lies From Diefeffell’.
The two tracker shows WDDS expressing himself in his truest form yet, the A-side Get Into contrasts hip hop sounds from yesteryear, with a more modern take on jungle with skittish drums etched over a deep 808 sub. On the flip side, Lies From Diefeffel is something for the after hours, combining atmospheric pads with diverse vocal drones over a more unorthodox drum & bass rhythm.
This release is out 4th December 2020"

Get Into

PREVIEWS (HD003) Get Into/Lies From Diefeffel - OUT 4th December

Even in a crowded room of friendly faces he felt lost, unable to find his voice amongst the excited conversations and sputtering bursts of laughter. He needed to get out of his head and get into it, but though he wanted to, it was far more difficult in practice than it was in theory. For now he would fain a nod and muster a smile; remaining there in body but not in mind.

Manchester-based DJ, producer and 1020 Radio resident WDDS has been putting lockdown to good use this year. Following remixes for Codex and TR, a contribution to Accidental Meetings compilation, and a second release on his own Hectare Discs imprint he returns for a third on the latter, a two tracker titled Get Into / Lies From Diefeffell. Bringing contrasting but complementary sounds, the A-side merges hip hop influences with skittering drums while the flip brings deep pads and an off kilter D&B rhythm.

PREMIERE: WDDS - Get Into [Hectare Discs]

"With a remix for BlahBlahBlah’s new signing TR which dropped in June, a second release on his own imprint Hectare Discs in July and a remix for rising stars Codex, WDDS has really taken lockdown into his stride. For his last outing of 2020, the Manchester based producer returns to Hectare Discs with his 3rd EP, ‘Get Into / Lies From Diefeffell’.
The two tracker shows WDDS expressing himself in his truest form yet, the A-side Get Into contrasts hip hop sounds from yesteryear, with a more modern take on jungle with skittish drums etched over a deep 808 sub. On the flip side, Lies From Diefeffel is something for the after hours, combining atmospheric pads with diverse vocal drones over a more unorthodox drum & bass rhythm.
This release is out 6th December 2020"

Get Into (Original Mix)

Pre-order: https://echobrown.bandcamp.com/album/struggles-ep

Echo Brown's new track 'Love Won't Do' tugs at the heartstrings. It's tech-y, growling drum 'n' bass, but glowing vocals push the buttons necessary to bring your feelings to the surface. 

The track's taken from his forthcoming 'Struggles' EP on Lenzman's label The North Quarter, a hub for soul-soaked d'n'b, and the Raleigh, North Carolina producer said: “This project really has been a culmination of a lot of different emotions I've felt over the past few years. Some of the tracks I wrote well under stress of the usual circumstances we all deal with while living out our lives."

The EP, out on February 12, also features KinKai and Abnormal Sleepz.

01. Afrmations (feat. KinKai)
02. So Good
03. Tug O War (feat. Abnormal Sleepz)
04. Love Won't Do
05. Phenomena
06. Afrmations (Instrumental Mix)

Struggles EP

Premiere: Echo Brown 'Love Won't Do'

DJ/producer Prayer serves up the sixth release for SHERELLE and Naina's Hooversound imprint with a cinematic five-track EP. Listen to the dreamy euphoria on 'No One Left' now

Premiere: Prayer 'No One Left'

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