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ARTWORK BY ZHU JINKHUN

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✤ [SWINE PREMIERE] ➔ The song is from Prague-based producer's @ancestralvision upcoming EP "Sidecar Dream Session" via UK label @line_156

Sidecar Dream Session, to be dropped via Leeds-based label LOFS, is what it claims to be: a dream session, vividly observed from a passenger‘s seat. 

✤ The 5-tracks EP takes listeners through constantly evolving sonic motifs, painting hallucinogenic tapestries of sounds that melt and mold into one another, creating a dimension that is both epic and intimate, crafted with the deft touch Ancestral Vision‘s productions are known for - organic sound design structures, rich melodies and (not only) granular textures, blended with clubby various influences and enhanced by the producer's field recordings library. Reconstructed big room with post-club echoes at its best!

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Sidecar Dream Session

[Swine Premiere] Ancestral Vision - Sidecar Dream Session (LOFS)

AWAKENING w/ 3ASiC

Our 160 Edit of “Astra,” released last year on https://soundcloud.com/fixedabode, is out today on all DSPs.

Free download available via SoundCloud.

Mixing/Mastering by https://soundcloud.com/iamxato

Ice_Eyes & Locre - ASTRA (160 Edit)

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Charli XCX - Spring Breakers (Sectra Flip)

Plasma Sources marks its 5th release with Cortical’s debut EP, Wretched Patterns and Terrible Mistakes. Pulling from both the extreme fringes of experimental music and the minimalistic tendencies of the UK bass continuum, the duo’s much-awaited first release acts as the locus point between dance floor sensibility and sonic exploration in its most immersive, visceral sense. 

Cortical are world builders first and foremost. With backgrounds rooted as much in the visual arts as audio, the duo’s live AV show has already garnered critical acclaim after standout performances at Sonár and Lunchmeat. Coupling this with their list of past collaborators - which includes the likes of Holly Herndon, Arca and Skrillex - and it becomes easy to see why there’s so much hype around Cortical right now. Indeed, this EP is the culmination of months of building excitement amongst those in the know, as fragments of raw footage captured from Cortical’s shows begin to amass on social media. 

Wretched Patterns and Terrible Mistakes itself feels like the auditory equivalent of a fragmentary existence forming, fragmenting and reforming again. Noise and distortion act as integral threads throughout the EP, but on Telúrica, they takes centre stage. Brittle percussive calls give way to a thick wall of bass-laden, cinematic viscerality which hits the listener almost as hard as the ensuing rhythmic carnage which erupts halfway through. 
Mortar, immediately fires away into more rhythmic madness, as elements of dubstep, metal and grime coalesce into blasted kick patterns which sound like the contractions of an eldritch machine’s digestive tract. Noise-tainted bass tones take over, tearing in and out of reality as Mortar progresses into deeper territory.

Up next, Shiny Surgery provides a respite, with electro-tinged drippings of lasers and wet gloops lifting the listener into a more sanitised and lighter space than its predecessors. Cortical’s extreme musical influences are still at play here with their signature eroded bass weight and splintered percussion on display, but in a more restrained sense. As the halfway point comes in, so too does the most introspective section of Wretched Patterns and Terrible Mistakes, as cinematic floating pads de-sterilise the space. 

Finishing things up is the namesake of the EP and arguably the most anthemetic listen of the release. Demented vocal chants call out across a disintegrating claustrophobic space, before grime kicks and fragmented breakbeat loops explode into existence, demanding full dance floor attention.

Cortical - Mortar

The work centres around a synthesiser timbre that precisely drifts between semitones, cleverly breaking away from traditional tonal frameworks while creating a stark contrast against the rugged, distorted bass in the lower frequencies, establishing distinct layers in the acoustic space.

As the track progresses, the tension between these auditory elements gradually builds momentum, unleashing an aggressive sonic storm before ultimately returning to rationality and order. This dramatic sonic narrative runs through the entire work.

The single also serves as the musical component of the audiovisual installation '1D985'. Within this broader artistic framework, 3ASiC's sound design engages in dialogue with visual artist Raven Kwok's algorithmic imaging system. Kwok's visual system, employing a unique k-dimensional tree algorithm framework, generates flowing visual imagery through complex recursive structures that resonate with the sonic evolution of the music. The work premiered at the exhibition 'Loading... Access' at Shanghai's UFO Terminal, where it was presented on a circular LED display system, offering audiences an immersive audiovisual experience.

Music: 3ASiC
Mastering: 3ASiC
Cover Art: Raven Kwok
Visual: Raven Kwok

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Weight of Shadows

If you've followed China's underground scene long enough, you probably remember 3ASiC & LJC's (@viasorifer) collaboration Yong (泳) on Vibe Digital.

Six years later, Yong has become a staple of China's dance music scene, while both 3ASiC and LJC have gained support from underground icons like Plastician, Mumdance, Martyn, and Jacques Greene. After a long pause and a few solo releases from both artists, 3ASiC & LJC reunite on inexist.club with their new EP Lost / Echo.

The lead track, Lost, effortlessly blends the uplifting vibes of modern Trance with Breakbeat Garage. Imagine the 2005 FWD sound getting repurposed for Creamfields main stage—no less, no more.

Meanwhile, Echo brings Grime / Wave sounds back to their heyday, with icey synth melodies roaring above the Grime bassline, echoing Joker's Kapsize swag.

如果你在近些年关注过中国的地下音乐场景，那你一定对 3ASiC 和 LJC 在 Vibe Digital 上发布的合作曲《泳》（Yong）印象深刻。

六年以来，《泳》早已成为中国乃至全球 Wave 场景的代表作，而 3ASiC 和 LJC 也分别发布了多张令人瞩目的作品，获得了 Plastician、Martyn、Mumdance 和 Jacques Greene 等音乐界传奇人物的支持。经过一段时间的沉寂，两位终于重拾合作，携手在 inexist.club 发布了全新EP《Lost / Echo》。

主打曲《Lost》毫不费力地将现代 Trance 的磅礴气质与 Breakbeat Garage 相融合。试想将 2005 年 FWD 的声音搬上 Creamfields 主舞台，略带 Swing 的 Garage 律动配上能让舞池中所有人举起双手的旋律——恰到好处，不多也不少！而在 B 面曲《Echo》中，二位游走于 Wave 和 Grime 之间，几乎完全在 Wave 的框架内重现了黄金时代 Grime 的风貌。 
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released May 2, 2025

Produced by 3ASiC, LJC
Mixed & Mastered by 3ASiC
Artwork by 55
Promo Text Written by chuan

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