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20.11 Feel good 🥂

friday at sustain-release 2021, 12-2am. thank you karen nicole for the photo :)

thank you @sustain-release-nyc

livwutang @ Sustain-Release Year 7

Entering our minds through the rumbling of bass bins planted firmly on the ocean floor, Cousin’s deep earth rhythms span wide, from massage chair dubs on 7" to peak time dust burners echoing live under the stars. Summoning sounds from well below the surface and far beyond the ozone layer, we're treated here to a blissed out blend of atmospheric groovers inspired by the natural surrounds of the Moonshoe boss' daily commute.

Click here for our chat with Cousin: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/cousin/

@secondcousins

www.melbournedeepcast.net

Interview

MDC.274 Cousin

off SALES' self-titled debut EP 
order the EP here: http://bit.ly/1s133ZB

"chinese new year" on iTunes ~ bit.ly/1pCb7fG
"chinese new year" on Spotify ~ bit.ly/1q9TYLH

EP Tracklist: 
1. renee
2. vow
3. chinese new year
4. getting it on
5. toto
6. toto (XXYYXX remix)  

artwork by Alana Questell (www.alanaquestell.com)
facebook.com/wearenotsales
twitter.com/wearenotsales

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LYRICS:

I'll see you at the movies
I see you with your lipstick on
I'm looking out for cosmos
I'm hoping that we get along
It's time for an ovation
It's time for us to make a change
It's time for a Chinese new year
It's time for me to make away

And I can't, no I can't wait to get far from here
No I can't, I can't wait to get out of here
No I can't, no I can't, no I can't wait to get out of here

I'll see you at the movies
I see you with your lipstick on
I'm looking out for cosmos
I'm hoping that we get along
It's time for an ovation
It's time for us to make a change
It's time for a Chinese new year
It's time for me to make away

Sweared a lot and I bared a lot
I was there a lot last year
Wept a lot, oh baby you slept a lot 
I was left a lot last year
Pleased a lot, baby you seized my heart 
And I started to fall last year

chinese new year

Taba chake - Walk With Me (lyrics).mp3

Rinse FM Podcast

Roman Flügel  - 13 July 2024

Whatever Jennifer Loveless (@jenniferloveless) turns her attention to, she always looks to find real human emotion. The Berlin-based, Australian-born multidisciplinary artist works across a wide musical realm as a DJ, producer and top-line writer who also scores for the screen. In the club, she is all about big energy, warmth and colour as she flits between future sounds and euphoric nostalgia all while dropping plenty of big tunes on labels like Sex Tags UFO, Planet Euphorique and Future Classic.

Over the last decade-plus, she has proven herself adaptable in the DJ booth and just as able to lock in a heady crowd at Panorama Bar as she is making her mark on festival stages like Horst. Across 90 minutes in this week's mix, Loveless draws on all of that experience to lay down a silky smooth trip that touches on deep techno and lush electronic minimalism before delving into more menacing atmospheres, jacked-up house and feel-good sunrise sounds.

Dekmantel Podcast 480 - Jennifer Loveless

Mad - MH00A

@hnrqlx is a DJ, programmer and yogi. It’s in this multidisciplinarity that he finds center, bringing together Yin and Yang. He debuted in 2006 in the small bars of Bairro Alto, Lisbon and since 2008 he has been a regular presence in clubs and festivals across the country. 

In 2018 he began his journey in Yoga Iyengar and since 2021 he has been in training to become a teacher in the future. In 2020 he was invited to join the @lux Frágil team and in 2023 he debuted his Visceral night. His sets take us through the most sumptuous jungles that dance music culture has to offer and stand out in these times marked by a constant excess of pragmatism and functionality.

Selección Dura: HNRQ

2004 was the year when Jörn Wuttke and me had our biggest hit with our project Alter Ego. The track was named 'Rocker' as some might remember. After the song was licensed to various record companies worldwide and went top 40 in the UK I was asked to do a promotion mix for our english licensee Skint Records (as far as I remember..).
Anyway, I just recently discovered that mix again and found it worth sharing.

60min Bedroom Mix ca. 2005

https://soundcloud.com/amand_sound
https://soundcloud.com/jugaar-records
🛒 https://jugaar.bandcamp.com/album/all-you-can-hear-ep-jr004
🔊 https://youtu.be/my1e2kvShCA

With its roots in Karachi and Bangkok, Jugaar Records is a label working to shine a light on the vibrant scenes in both territories whilst casting a wide net in scooping up producers from around the world who dial in with their open minded approach to music.

So far the catalogue has been richly varied and full of hybrid, odd-ball club music that touches on sub-heavy strains of Electro, Breaks, Minimal and Bass.

Next up is Berlin based Amand - FKA She's Drunk - who returns from a 5 year production hiatus and dovetails neatly with the label's sound. JR004 is a 4-track pack of tightly wound steppers which in his words is 'a melting pot of experiments' including a collaboration with Jamaican MC Ijahbar.

'Nuna' kicks off with a stripped back but full-bodied sound that sends cleverly braided percussion skipping over a hefty UK Funky bone-structure. Smooth synths, bashy bass tones and some trippy seasoning make for a dizzying brew.

'Step In' follows up and features Kingston based, Roolings Muzik head Ijahbar. Mangled drums, warped synth tones and chattering claps form a high-energy backing for Ijahbar's flow and the result is raw, stroppy and infectious.

'Vissi' follows up with warped Electro tool. Robotic bleeps, frazzled percussion and panned melodic blobs create a sparse, impactful bridge track that'll pop out of DJ sets with memorable force.

Sam Interface then closes things up with his take on 'Step On'. Upfront and overdriven, his revision harnesses the original whilst injecting it with a certain bouncy charm that adds yet another shade to a nicely varied record.

Tracklist: 

1. Nuna
2. Step In feat. Ijahbar
3. Vissi
4. Step In feat. Ijahbar (Sam Interface Remix)

PREMIERE: Amand - Nuna [Jugaar Records]

Feel Sort

By Socials

Exposé Noir (March 1st, 2025) - Amelia Holt

My set (with crowd noise) from the Grove Saturday Night 1-3am, after Djrum, before Identified Patient. 

Out to all the sexy witches of the forest, thank you to everytone there + entire crew @sustain-release-nyc :)

<3 Mastered by the best @wordcolour

CCL @ Sustain-Release Year Ten

A rare club mix from the ever-evolving artist, with 90 minutes of shadowy, atmospheric pressure.

Music's therapeutic value is often linked to relaxation—gongs, singing bowls and the like. Dense passages of foggy droning and eerie static aren't traditionally considered restorative, but Laurel Halo makes a pretty good case for it.

The Detroit-born, Los Angeles-based musician's abstract, often improvised productions are heavy on sound design and emotional climax. Driven by atmosphere rather than rhythm, they push listeners to grapple with their innermost insecurities, fears and dreams. "I'm lucky my music has helped people through crises," Halo once told Discwoman. It's easy to see why.

Since her 2010 debut King Felix, Halo has built a stunningly diverse catalogue of classically-informed records. A multi-instrumentalist—piano, violin, guitar, keys—her sharpest instrument is arrangement. Inspired by the surrealism of Italo Calvino and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, her releases, from Atlas to Behind The Green Door, unfold with slow-burning narrative and dense emotional weight. Her soundworlds are layered and labyrinthine—an architectonic space where self-reflection happens almost by force.

Even in the club, the sought-after composer excels in immersion. Her sets extend the expressionist palette of her records, trading traditional rhythm for tension, space and surprise. It’s no wonder she takes a genre-agnostic approach to the dance floor—her deep roots in freeform radio began at WCBN-FM in Michigan, followed by Berlin Community Radio, Rinse FM, and now a regular show on NTS.

RA.992 stitches foggy ambient loops, propulsive techno, mutant percussion and heady left turns with care. Tracks from DJ Rush, Octave One and Eddie Fowlkes nod to her Midwestern heritage, balanced out by deeper, psychedelic fare from the likes of Polygonia and Cousin. It's the mark of an artist revealing both deep curiosity and a precise hand as a selector. Rare, indeed.

@laurelhalo

Find the full interview at ra.co/podcast/992

RA.992 Laurel Halo

Al Wootton brings his signature blend of experimental dub and percussive rhythms to this spacious, slow-burning mix built for the early hours.

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Crack Mix 607: Al Wootton

Shanghai’s electronic music scene has been shaped by a handful of key figures, and Yu Yang is undoubtedly one of them.

Since the early 2000s, through her work with M Agency and club Haze, she’s been brought international heavyweights to China for the first time, whilst consistently championing local talent.
 
After serving as musical director for W Shanghai – the Bund and the Shanghai EDITION, Yu Yang co-founded ALTER., a party series that brought together the world’s most forward-thinking selectors and China’s finest in carefully chosen venues. What developed was one of Shanghai’s most sought-after nights and a genuinely strong community around it.

Yu Yang crafts sets that balance introspection with ‘fun’.

Interview here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/yu-yang-the-shine-a-light-on-ransom-note-mix/

@yuyang11

Yu Yang: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

My Essential Mix, broadcast 20.02.2016 on BBC Radio 1.  [RADIO FREE EDIT]

Tracklist 

Nick Drake - Introduction - Island Records                                   
Map.Ache - You R The Bonus - Giegling 
Benedkit Frey - Portal - MRT
Musiccargo - Ich Geh Den Weg Mit Dir - Amontillado Music
Aufgang B - Demo 3 - Neubau
Kusuma - Beat les - White Label
C:or -Bells, Walking - White Label
Midland  - Decompression Suite - Aus Music
Grauzone	Eisbaer (ILO's Warped Edit) - Lo Fi Edits


Dave DePino - Excerpt from "Paris Is Burning"
Patrick Cowley - Thief of love - Honey Soundsystem Records
Kishore Kumar -	Apni To Jaise Taise (Midland Edit) - White Label
King Sunny Ade - Sunny Ti DE Ariya (Midland Panorama Bar Edit) - White Label
Ploy - Move yourself - Hessle Audio
Midland - Outpost - Graded
Dynamo Dreesen, SVN & A Made Up Sound - B1 - Sued 
Midland -  Holdup - Graded
Jon Hopkins - Vessel  (Four Tet Remix) - Double Six 
Sliver Apples - Ruby  - Kaap Records


Radiohead - Life In a Glasshouse (Intro)
Talk Talk - The Rainbow  - EMI
Anthony Child - Midnight Rain - Editions Mego
Commix - Japaneese Electronics  (Instra:mental Moog remix) - Metalheadz
Jai Paul - Jasmine - XL Recordings 
Jon Daly - Solitaire - IRR Germany
Solitary Dancer - Desire + Apathy - Graded
SFIRE - 6  - Ultramajic
Midland - Double Feature - ReGraded 
Midland - Final Credits - ReGraded
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - The Night - Mowest

Midland Essential Mix [EMOTY 2016]

Peter Cat Recording Co - Portrait Of A Time

Peter Cat Recording Co. - I'm Home

Goth Babe - Sometimes

Mezcal Amores was so much more than just a gig for @caleesi and me. It was a really special experience that took place in beautiful Oaxaca, Mexico in the ruins of an old building, amongst candles and flower blossoms and amazing people who really understood our music. We couldn’t have asked for a better atmosphere and are so lucky to have been able to play our sound in such a perfect environment. Thank you so much to Deborah, Marie-Lison, Marty, Carla, Mira and Santiago for everything. We’re so grateful to have been part of this unique experience! 
Much love, C & S

@caleesi

Photo credit: Tasya Menaker

Caleesi & Kreis @ Mezcal Amores | Oaxaca, Mexico | March 2019

3 hours recorded at Calibre's XOYO residency this summer
Starting at 140 and moving fwd from there :)

Photo is from one of our first sets together at Plastic People nearly 9 years ago!
@joy-orbison @benufo

Ben UFO b2b Joy O - Recorded at XOYO in August 2019 (Calibre Residency)

Honey Soundsystem Records #5: Jackie House

For the 77th entry in the Honcho Podcast Series, we welcome Lakuti (@uzuri )& Tama Sumo (@tama-sumo)! Anyone lucky enough to meet these two knows how special their energy and presence truly are. Lakuti, runs the Uzuri Recordings label, as well as Uzuri Artist Bookings & Management agency. Tama Sumo is a longtime resident at Berghain's Panorama Bar. Everyone loves to champion the hot new thing, however, it's important to honor and value those who paved the way for the rest of us. The pair has lovingly crafted a 90 minute mix of house, funk, and soul. Enjoy!

Honcho Podcast Series 77: Lakuti & Tama Sumo

Brain - The World EP
Produced by Matthew Dear
https://planete.lnk.to/TheWorldEP

Having made an undeniable contribution to the legacy of electronic music in Detroit over the last twenty years, Matthew Dear arrives at Planet E with a new alias, simply known as Brain. The latest in a legacy of Dear's influential techno projects including False, Jabberjaw and Audion, The World EP finds the veteran producer still moving ever-forward.

Originally debuting on Carl Craig’s acclaimed Detroit Love Vol.2 mix compilation in 2019, the introductory ‘Boss’ is a psychedelic tunnel that takes full advantage of Dear’s nous for detail, as a submissive vocal delivers a number of distinctive requests amid the lustrous texture of the Brain project, both hyper-detailed and deliciously minimal. This same sense of patience and space drives ‘Corrections’, a knotty, rolling masterpiece of digital distortion that unfolds into a valley of spacious breakbeats, before reconstructing itself back to visceral analogue pleasure.

Getting deeper still as the record progresses, ‘Rafe’ takes place in the hinterland between full-throttle rave ecstasy and unadulterated deeperness, as if gasping and exhaling with pleasure and relief. ‘Snake Head’ operates in an upper echelon of tempo that speaks for another variation of electro from Detroit’s community, collapsing into a trancelike passage of outright oddness.

On the EP's second 12" is 'Tantricity'. Clocking in at 24mins, this understated epic offers a tumbling, occasionally indescribable journey through passage upon passage of Brain’s ultra-precise and unpredictable world, a euphoric and occasionally unsettling masterclass in suspense and release.

Tracklist:
A1 Boss
A2 Corrections
B1 Rafe
B2 Snake Head
C1 Tantricity Pt.I 
D1 Tantricity Pt.II

The World EP

Brain aka Matthew Dear - Tantricity

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