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Candomblé's DJ Ungel jumps on the latest Warning EP with brilliantly propulsive, fractal acid.

'WAR1202' is out June 18th on Warning.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3oX62md

@djungell
@jo_fr
@warningberlin

Premiere: DJ Ungel - Tidal Tribes (feat. Jofr) [Warning]

Knechtjong draws from hardcore, fantasy and Isekai anime on their Body Motion debut.

'NPC Love' is out September 3rd on Body Motion.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2WvuXDi

@knechtjong
@bodymotion

Premiere: Knechtjong - Beserk [Body Motion]

Classically-trained experimentalist Katarina Gryvul conjures spectral electronics on Kyiv's Standard Deviation label.

'TYSHA' is out February 9th on Standard Deviation.

@katarina-gryvul
@standard-deviation

Premiere: Katarina Gryvul - Zvuchy [Standard Deviation]

Siu Mata's dancehall mutation is precision-tooled for the accelerated and hyperactive.

'Fusion' is out now on WAJANG

Pre-order: bit.ly/3Ki5eSg

@siumata
@wajang

Premiere: Siu Mata - Tokamak [WAJANG]

@beliawinnewisser records a 50-minute piece exploring the limitations of her voice and nothing else.

Read more: ifonlyuk.com/concept-in-practice-belia-winnewissers-my-voice-mix

Concept In Practice: Belia Winnewisser's 'My Voice' Mix

Speed dembow originators @siumata and @amorsatyr bring the insistent torque in spades.

Read more: ifonlyuk.com/if-only-podcast-110-siu-mata-amor-satyr

If-Only Podcast #110: Siu Mata & Amor Satyr

@matt-from-if-only was back infiltrating those Noods Radio airwaves last Friday. 

Spanning the abstract, playful and propulsive, listen back to hear new bits recently covered and recent favourites for the duration.

Tracklist:

Qow - Keteer
Luis & Lis Dalton - timmy chalamet
Hysterical Love Project - 2BC1
Purelink - Dozen Sunbeams
Bitter Babe & Nick Leon - Tranki
Endless Mow - Merrily, I hastened to the chicken shoppe
Despina - Selfcare Dot Org
Two Shell - Memory
FKOFF1963 - MMM OK … :)
Escha & Ytem - The Chase
Sarahsson - Swallow
ERSATZ - Fall
DJ DEADHORSES - alien observer
ABADIR - Mutate
Baytee Baytak - She Cried Mabee Khaf (ما بيخاف)
Christoph de Babalon - I Trusted You
0N4B - Cybernetic Emptiness

If-Only on Noods – 8th July 2022

MUBI and NTS affiliate @florencesa takes the reins for our latest Concept In Practice mix!

Between MUBI's ‘Notebook Soundtrack’ mixes and ‘Sounds on Screen’, an ongoing series for NTS, the Berlin-based curator is typically found paying homage and drawing attention to some of finest movie soundtracks around. Here though, Florence’s mix serves as a companion piece to a recent film project; a time capsule of sorts reflecting on that chapter.

“I see this as a mixtape accompaniment put together whilst shooting a film earlier this summer. The film, a diary piece now in the edit, is surrounding my experimentation with the 2 cup manifestation method, or something like that lol… A mix of some of the tunes and words that soundtracked my world during the production and shooting process. A sonic time capsule of sorts, wrapped up with thoughtz, feelz n fun. Featuring classiques, music from heroes, friends and filmic snipetZ of a journey from start 2 finish.” – florence

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Concept In Practice: florence's 'as it comes' Mix

@danielnessmusic bares his soul on new EP ‘Hell Is A Room’. Melding gossamer folkbient and trance euphoria with trace echoes of jungle and garage, the French-Icelandic artist’s latest effort toes a line between optimism and melancholy. 

Representing a departure from more club-focused output, all in favour of placing vocals front and centre, it seems fitting that he’d contribute to our Concept In Practice series with a mix centred around traditional songwriting.

“This mix is an amalgamation of two worlds I hold dearly. It combines traditional songwriting with a range of electronic soundscapes and compositions taking inspiration from ambient, shoegaze, trance and club music. At its core, 'Writers Guild' is a praise to songwriting, moulding songs I grew up on such as Tom Waits, Mugison or Gillian Welch with music from the present. 

Folk music however is at the centre of this mix as it's a beautifully stripped back yet intricate and very communicative world which is an important part of my musical upbringing and has always impacted my own practice. It's vulnerable, melodic, blunt and versatile in its form and an ever-expanding realm that I think shares many similarities to the more-electronic tracks featured. 

'Writers Guild' is a little exploratory trip into how these worlds coexist in my head and an attempt at re-contextualising the timeless efficiency of folk music through the use of resampling, pitching and effects.” – Daniel Ness

'Hell Is A Room' is out now.

Buy it here: bit.ly/3AEObH4

Concept In Practice: Daniel Ness' 'Writers Guild' Mix

Listen back to August's Noods Radio show with our very own @matt-from-if-only. 

Pop abstraction to mutant dub and gqom, it's strictly recent premieres and current favourites for the duration.

Tracklist:

ML Buch - High speed calm air tonight
Symrun - Bad Situation
Poundshop - One Seven (feat. don Sinini)
Heith - Your Element (a spell of equality)
VISIO - Extasi Exile
FOQL - Escapist Dubbbb Machine
ST AGNIS - II
Swimful - Viatica
Phelimuncasi - Ngiphupha Izinto (feat. Net Gala)
Lolito - TRANSPARENT THINGS
hmurd - murd ache
Coby Sey - Permeated Secrets
Yunzero - Leaf
Silvia Kastel - Spoons
Mikey - Lilte
Simkin - Entity 
Sweet Honesty - oooooo
Romance - Remember

If-Only on Noods – 12th August 2022

Cult hero Madjestic Kasual takes the reins for our latest podcast. But what is Madjestic Kasual? A subreddit dedicated to that question puts forward a number of theories: beanie aficionado, Dean Blunt enthusiast, music archiving channel, or, as one Redditor suggests, all-round “top lad”. 

A Soundcloud and YouTube entity, the MK curation offers a music “eggsperience” like no other. Only the most vital output from some of the most boundary-pushing labels and artists about.

This eclectic mix shows another side to the mysterious figure behind the beanie.

"We need to rethink music. We need something real. Something with nuts, spunk, and a whole lot of ‘tude. Sac. Glistening, alive. I outdid myself here. I made something that matters: a listener-centric approach to music mixing that creates meaningful, human connections with purpose. This could be the first multi-genre mix in the world." – Madjestic Kasual

If-Only Podcast #115: Madjestic Kasual

@moneylang makes music poised somewhere between trance-inflected romance and day-glo avant-pop. Where a debut mixtape for Gabber Eleganza's @neversleeplife imprint laid down a marker, the debut proper, complete with appearances from Rainy Miller and Baby Blue, further demonstrated an aptitude for crafting crystalline, earworm melody.

Now, ahead of releasing the followup next week, ML jumps on the podcast series with a mix of unreleased and original production material.

“Here’s a mix solely consisting of my own productions - with some unreleased, some VIPs and some upcoming material on Never Sleep; this is most likely what a Money Lang live show would sound, without the frenzy and the people. Enjoy…” – Money Lang

Tracklist:

Money Lang - Summer (VIP) 
Money Lang - Treviso Mare (VIP)
Money Lang - 300ZX Atmospherique
Money Lang - Kings Never Die (VIP)
Money Lang - Same Years (VIP)
Money Lang - Loveless (VIP)
Money Lang - What Now 
Money Lang - Formula (Unreleased)
Money Lang - Gucci Airbags 
Money Lang - W4L (Unreleased)
Money Lang - Talk2You, Talk2Me

If-Only Podcast #116: Money Lang

@illegaldata co-founder and 1/2 of the mighty @giantswan, Harry Wright dons his @munsing alias for the latest podcast. 

Finding balance between the austere and pop-leaning, where Infinite Machine and SVBKVLT releases melted grime, techno, trap and noise influences into a ferocious hybrid sound, Illegal Data is slowly establishing itself as one of the foremost outlets for emosh tear-jerkers, bleeding-edge electronics and hi-NRG dancefloor devastation. 

The GAIKA and Iceboy Violet collaborator always keeps you guessing as to what's around the next corner, and this mix is no different.

“The mixtape serves as a soundtrack for this series of events:

You’re pre-drinking at a friend of a friend’s before the club night. You don’t really know anyone here. You’re feeling anxious but you’re on your best behaviour and have this inclination to impress your mate’s mates.

Now it’s time to share an awkward Uber with 3 people you’ve never met as you and your friend have been separated during the last minute scramble to get 9 people in 3 cabs straight to the venue.

Whilst you’re at the club you’re enjoying the hard dance music for a little while before your mind naturally starts to wander. Out of nowhere, someone spills their drink all over your arm. They’re having the time of their life, so who cares! However, your damp sleeve serves as a sobering wake up call. You start thinking about other kinds of music… You can’t help it. You miss the sound of satisfying melodies and resolving chord sequences.

You queue up for the toilet cubicle, soundtracked by sounds of aggressive snorting and fake flushing. You finally get in. You put on some nice indie music like Blood Orange on your headphones and just have a moment to yourself.” – MUN SING

Tracklist:

OLO Worms - Badge 
Kinlaw - d.3 Hash
Daedelus - Clairaudience (DMVU Remix)
Kid Kishore - 3010
TML - Human 
SCHISM - Rain String
Golin - Fifi
death’s dynamic shroud - Tear in Abyss 
Basile3 - Mutual 
Ultramiedo - Cetacea
Yawning Portal - When I See You
Himera - Broken Friendship Bracelet 
Jenys - Being Here (RougeHotel Remix)
Fever The Ghost - Amaranthine (Shmu Remix)
Acre & Rainy Miller - Spur
Duswunder - Black Bile 
Blood Orange - Augustine

If-Only Podcast #117: MUN SING

Warsaw-based DJ and vocalist @hermeneiaa dials up the dread on our podcast series.

Predominantly concerned with narrative world-building, the Unsound affiliate and FURDA founder typically treads a fine line between murky, bass-heavy ballistics and smudged ambient drift. The end result never fails to captivate, and this mix is no different; uncompromising, ever-unpredictable and adventurous for the duration.

"Since I only used to play ambient stuff, my collection is full of wicked and haunted tunes. Until now, both sharp and ethereal sounds have been a huge weakness of mine. I’m primarily motivated by the idea of narrative building. Thats’s why I’ve now decided to focus on more experimental side of music, including recent dub/Bristol highlights. Sorry folks, I’ll make dancehall great again tmrw ༼;´༎ຶ ︿༎ຶ༽ " – hermeneia

Tracklist: 

Mika Vainio - Ilta
Perko - Pippin (Version)
Coil -  Opium Hum
Meemo Comma - Upload to Unit Kadmon
Birthmark - Origami
Pushlock - Evil Executor
Silvia Kastel - Spoons
Voice Actor - Pelli (Co-prod. EGO DEATH)
Katatonic Silentio - Procession De L'Esprit
CoH + Cosey Fanni Tutti - Inside
Paul St. Hilaire - Nah Ina It 
Umeme - Judgitzu
NIAGARA - António
SEEKERSINTERNATIONAL - TroubleRoundDiCorner
Mali-I - Jan Increase 
Kelman Duran -  Dancehall, audubon ballroom
Shapednoise - Ghostly Metafiction
Flame 2 - Rain
Emma DJ - Cutie
Franco Franco, Kinlaw - Crocs on the Plough (O$VMV$M Remix)
Dutch E Germ  - Hba War 
VMO$ & Boofy - Close

If-Only Podcast #118: hermeneia

@transatlanticrecords inductee @mruffing goes straight for the jugular with hi-pressure, cybernetic rufige.

Terraforming a shimmering microcosm of off-planet rave ordnance, the Infinite Drift co-founder opts for detail and propulsion. ‘Skybox’ runs a precision-tooled, crystalline take on the ever-evolving hardcore continuum.

Pairing dizzying hyper-pointillism and surging, cross-genre flex, our premiere, ‘Exoteric’, descends into maximalist, relentless onslaught. 

'Skybox' is out December 16th on Transatlantic.

Pre-order: mathisruffing.bandcamp.com/album/skybox

Premiere: Mathis Ruffing - Exoteric [Transatlantic]

Recent @tobago-tracks debutant @canhota leans into nocturnal, dreamlike sensibilities for our Concept In Practice series.

An extension of her TT debut, the Brooklyn-based artist has recorded a mix evocative of nighttime scenes. Like ‘Night Glow’, where smudged r&b nocturnes gave the impression of sleepwalking through an unconscious mind, Swaya’s ‘Cycles of the Night’ mix recalls the blur of city and streetlights from a night bus’ top deck.

“Having spent the last 3 years working in recording studios, night clubs and DJing, I've been reflecting on what it means/how it feels to live a largely nocturnal life. I wanted to bring together music that relates to life at night whether through feeling or sonic and lyrical content to hone in on those experiences. Walking outside at night, dancing deep in the rave or being up late with a lover–these are some of the moments I was thinking of when putting this mix together.” – Swaya

Concept In Practice: Swaya’s 'Cycles Of The Night' Mix

Mossambi is the latest to emerge from @all-centre-504822953's ever-explorative production line. 

A full debut, ‘Resurf’ is our first introduction to the London artist’s immersive, texture-laden soundscapes. Impeccably crafted dancefloor excursions primed for deep introspection.

Pairing sublime synths and half-time groove, our premiere, ‘Resurf1800’, is nothing if not captivating.

'Resurf' is out January 13th on All Centre.

Pre-order: mossambi.bandcamp.com/album/resurf

Resurf

Premiere: Mossambi - Resurf1800 [All Centre]

Listen back to December's Noods Radio show with our very own @matt-from-if-only.

Northern angst to dembow hybrids and mutant dancefloor flex, we were playing recent favourites for the duration.

Tracklist:

Mike Destiny - Ron's Birdwatching
naemi - blueberry
Rainy Miller - There's A Fiesta MkII On Fire
500 & ANIMA - Ghost
Dviance - Need Minerals
lloydfears - Calm Down (16 breaths pt. 2)
DJ Pitch - Genelle
bambinodj & cephimix - Inna Heaven Feel 
blastah - Freedom
Don Sinini - Arnhim (feat. Architect)
Xao - Aqua Tofana
Ean - Faint Whispers
Mathis Ruffing - Exoteric
Jetty - Rain Sounds (20 Hour Loop)
FKA Twigs - tears in the club (windowseeker >hypėrjūng|e< edit)
Rilla - Aoi
Hajj - I know Wat U Fear 
Lucien Balconi - GERRIS

If-Only on Noods – 9th December 2022

@firstlin3 re-imagines Madrid as Babylon on a dystopian @drownedbylocals debut. 

Drawing from cloud rap, trap, eurodance, dub and dancehall, ‘⛧paranoia star⛧’ rolls off the DBL production line. It’s the latest in a slew of releases gradually elevating the Jordanian label to exalted status. 

Sporting cameos from the experimentally-inclined throughout, Cairo’s @illfeell and Spanish producer @9hydrarchy feature on our premiere. A disruptive amalgam of driving dissonant tension, gnarled, sub-forward grit and cloud rap abstraction.

⛧⛧'paranoia star⛧' is out February 24th on Drowned By Locals.

Pre-order: drownedbylocals.com/album/paranoia-star

Premiere: firstlin3  & hydrarchy - toor (feat. illfeel) [Drowned By Locals]

Third Echelon recruit and @imgonebaby founder Jetty (@mystictearz) dons the night vision on a new release.

Following up on two self-released EPs, a third instalment skews dembow, downtempo and broken techno templates to captivating effect. A probing exploration of various styles.

Our premiere, ‘Splinter Cell’, deploys videogame FX and widescreen ambience on a lush permutation of deep, slo-mo reggaeton. Black-ops manoeuvres, and we ain’t talking Jon E Cash's UKG/grime label.

'Jetty #3' is out January 29th.

Pre-order: mystictearz.bandcamp.com/album/jetty-3

Premiere: Jetty - Splinter Cell

Listen back to January's Noods Radio show with our very own @matt-from-if-only.

Euphoric bliss-out and pop abstraction to Memphis trap (RIP Gangsta Boo), it was recent favourites for the duration.

Tracklist:

Color Plus - Glory
swaya - Liquid feat. Axine M
DJ Lostboi - The Moon Radiates To Us
Lauren Duffus - Love Love Love (BOMO 005)
Antonia XM, DJ GÄP - u can never know
estoc - What About The Hours (Beach House x Brandy)
Mike Midnight - No Angels/ICU ft. 3NDLES5
crimeboys - red shift
tau contrib - Mirror Talk 
Xavier Wulf - Bodies (ft. Gangsta Boo & LaChat)
bino's bin - Glanz und Ehre Edit 
SARI - Milky Way (prod. T5UMUT5UMU)
Arté - Solar Bridge
Evita Manjj - Body/Prison
TDJ - Euphoria (feat. fknsyd)
Blessed and Blushing - Peter Pan
Pavel Milyakov - Last Dolphin
Yem Gel - Origin, Gate's Dawn
dj bathtime - fuji opener (dj bathtime edit)

If-Only on Noods – 13th January 2023

Insistent, full-throttle torque as @toma-kami revives his ‘Speed Oddity’ series. 

A second instalment sees the Parisian revisit a blueprint where hybridity takes prominence. Tensile, hi-NRG club pressure for the duration.

Our premiere comes complete with an assist from @wajang co-founder @amorsatyr. Having masterminded the ‘Speed Dembow’ series with labelmate Sui Mata, he and Kami augment 'Djédjé' with tribalistic, free party propulsion.

‘Speed Oddity vol. II’ is out February 17th on Man Band.

Pre-order: tomakami.bandcamp.com/album/speed-oddity-vol-ii

Premiere: Toma Kami - Djédjé (feat. Amor Satyr) [Man Band]

@europainflames strikes balance between club impact and immersive introspection on his @transatlanticrecords return.

Coated with hi-vis sheen, ‘Wanted’ is heart rending in its sublimation of pop abstraction, club euphoria and ambient bliss-out. It’s an album that will live long in the pantheon of hyper-emosh bangers.

Dissolving the borders between trap and eurodance, our premiere, ‘Eclipze’, couldn't tug heartstrings any harder. 

Pre-order: solidlove.bandcamp.com/album/wanted

Premiere: Europa - Eclipze [Transatlantic]

eea (@m-e-s-h) on remix duties as @sadan_rec edge back into familiar realms of abstraction.

Straight from an upcoming Auricular EP, the arch innovator and PAN mainstay gives his own spin on dread-fuelled dystopia. Experimental tendencies in full effect as broken techno template makes way for lurching, beatdown mutation. 

'Auris' is out February 25th on Sadan Records.

Pre-order: auricular-sadan.bandcamp.com/album/auris

Premiere: Auricular - Auris Media (eea Remix) [Sadan]

Fresh heat outta Bristol as @georg-i jumps on a compilation pairing dubby tendencies with lacerating sound design.

Making their first foray into cassette territory, Lyon label @dilldodosrecife come through with an all-star cast. Nothing but heavy hitters for the duration.

Slotting in nicely alongside contributions from the likes of Keita Sano and Jonquera, our premiere follows in the vein of intricately detailed excursions. Detailed, hyper-pointillist flex set against a backdrop of percolating trap percussion and low-end surge. 

‘Click & Collect’ is out March 1st on Dill Dodos Recife.

Pre-order: dilldodosrecife.bandcamp.com/album/click-collect

Premiere: georg-i - dissolvesontouch [Dill Dodos Recife]

@hkolb achieves beatific utopia on an intimate @tobago-tracks debut.

Etheric in execution, ‘lost in my room’ is a gleaming, near-mythical offering. Four probing, enchanted slants on avant-ambient-pop hybridity.

We have the second single. More dancefloor-friendly than its counterparts, ‘in my room’ summons idyllic, pastoral dream states to mesmeric effect.

'lost in my room' is out March 3rd on TT.

Pre-order: tobagotracks.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-my-room

Premiere: Hayden Kolb - in my room [TT]

Ahead of returning to @gabbereleganza's @neversleeplife label, our latest mix finds Lizzitsky on an ambient tip.

The British-Venezuelan artist heralds a sophomore release with a contribution to our Concept In Practice series. Where both 2020’s ‘Molto Crudo’ EP and the latest effort, ‘Miasma Jester’, consolidate avant-hardcore tendencies with dirgey electronics and dembow flourishes, his 'On the Verge of a Crisis' mix treads a gentler path.

“A selection of ambient tracks recorded between the end of the Cold War & the 2007-8 financial crisis. Mood: Mille Plateaux, Cuts and Clicks, G3 Macbooks, Affordable Housing, ISDN & Quake III mods.” – Lizzitsky

'Miasma Jester' is out March 17th on Never Sleep.

Pre-order: lizzitsky.bandcamp.com/album/miasma-jester-nsr012

Concept In Practice: Lizzitsky's 'On the Verge of a Crisis' Ambient Mix

A @deardogs debut finds @apulati-bien at his most fluid and amorphous.

Following notable incursions on footwork and dancehall zones, new EP ‘Non Masse’ marks a departures into new ambient realms. Spatialised, probing sound designs ranging from percolating to vaporous. 

Our pick, ’Seeder’, floats in on a dense, widescreen cloud. The kind of ambient emission that resonates with the explorative nature of earlier Apulati releases.

'Non Masse' is out March 24th on Deardogs.

Pre-order: deardogs.bandcamp.com/album/non-masse

Premiere: Apulati Bien - Seeder [Deardogs]

Ferocity gives way for tenderness as @bungalovv becomes the latest @genomeshanghai inductee. 

Oozing gentle optimism, ‘Visited by Strangers’ takes a different approach from earlier work. Where records like ‘Donde Hubo Fuego’ established a direct, hard-edged style, this one shifts emphasis to introspection. It’s also a product of the pandemic; the remote nature of its various collaborations speaking to an elusive sense of community and belonging. 

Complete with auto-tuned vocals courtesy of Catnapp, our premiere finds sublime tension in a cinematic arrangement of field recording and synth.

'Visited by Strangers' is out March 31st on Genome 6.66Mbp.

Pre-order: bungalovv.bandcamp.com/album/gnm029-bungalovv-visited-by-strangers

Visited by Strangers

Premiere: Bungalovv - Behind the Storm (feat. Catnapp) [Genome 6.66 Mbp]

@yara-said-4, AKA Noise Diva, graces a new @raghoulmusic comp with wistful, noise-flecked melancholia.

A statement of intent from the Moroccan label, ‘Crocodile Tears in a Reptilian World’ is a focused distillation of the label’s sonic scope. 9 tracks spanning ambient emissions, dubby dread and mutant rave ordnance.

Our pick finds the Amsterdam-based producer and Garage Noord resident in amorphous ambient mode. A sombre, textured sound experiment for pensive contemplation.

'Crocodile Tears In A Reptilian World' is out March 10th on raghoul.

Pre-order: raghoul.bandcamp.com/album/crocodile-tears-in-a-reptilian-world

Premiere: Noise Diva - Crying For 6 Minutes In The Club Toilet [raghoul]

Ambient drift to big room euphoria, we were back on Noods playing recent favourites for the duration.

Tracklist:

Ssaliva - Underworld
baby bong - spilling atmosphere
Asio otus - Dandelion
LVRA - Anxiety
Seren Realm - Lethargic (feat. Tuchscreen)
firstlin3 & hydrarchy - toor (feat. illfeel)
Haifa Wehbe - Mosh Adra Istanna (estoc edit)
33 - Fireworks
YOZY - Impossible
Courtesy - Night Journeys (DJ IBON Remix)
Toma Kami - Djédjé (feat. Amor Satyr)
Buga - Cherry Island (to be continued)
firstlin3 - ariana grande (feat. decade)
Palica - Originate
TTristana & Esuna - Let Me Know
SNKLS - sérénité

If-Only on Noods – 10th February 2023

Avant-R&B flex from @neveridle debutant and @445world founder @gohda. 

Originally produced between 2015-2017, ‘U Don’t Kno Me’ has clearly stood the test of time. 7 years in the making and still sounding fresh.

We turn attention to the second cut. A collaged fusion of avant-R&B and anxious drill percussion, ‘I Must Admit’ falls somewhere between bliss and melancholia.

U Don't Kno Me is out now on Never Idle Records.

Buy: neveridle.bandcamp.com/album/u-dont-kno-me

Premiere: Gohda - I Must Admit [Never Idle Records]

Debut album action as @vinakonda steps up for Simo Cell’s @temet-music label.  

Lysergic techno visions and mutant IDM, ‘Yromem’ defies characterisation while looking to the ‘00s for inspiration. Unclassifiable bass innovation for the millennial generation. 

Woven with fwd-facing sound design, our premiere finds the Palin Gen laboratories scientist on a downbeat tip.

‘Yromem’ is out March 17th on TEMƎT.

Pre-order: vinakonda.bandcamp.com/album/yromem-lp

Yromem

Premiere: Vina Konda - MN4 Sign [TEMƎT]

Mutant afro-latinx styles abound as Lima's @parzubanil jumps on the podcast series.

On full-throttle for this one. Typically found putting a contemporary spin on traditional rhythms and diasporic hybrid modes, it’s exactly what we’ve come to expect from the @sacrilejiorecords founder. Hard-edged and straight for the jugular. 

“1 hour of speed club shapes and cuts centred around Sudamerican and Caribbean rhythms as well as their diasporic influences, from Guaracha and Aleteo to Dembow and Bubbling.” – Parzubanil

If-Only Podcast #119: Parzubanil

Ugandan MC Swordman Kitala and French producer @timkarbon collide on the latest @prmsss release.

Complete with remixes courtesy of Loto Retina, Beatrix Weapons, Brodinski and Sébastien Forrester, ‘SKTK’ inhabits a hybrid space between UK funky and dancehall. The perfect foil for Kitala to deliver arresting vocals in a hybrid of Luganda and English.

Rude, propulsive flex, and our premiere is a case in point.

‘SKTK’ is out March 17th on Promesses.

Pre-order: promesses.bandcamp.com/album/sktk

Premiere: Swordman Kitala & Tim Karbon - Dingidingi Dole [Promesses]

@ssaliva achieves euphoric melancholy remixing @preciousmetalsx founder @therealendgame. 

The audiovisual artist, a lynchpin of Slagwerk and Belgium's wider scene, joins the likes of x/o, Nammy Wams and Estoc on a remix followup to ENDGAME’s ’Surrender’ album. Bleeding-edge stuff.

Reimagining anxious avant-club dystopia, Ssaliva sublimates blissed ambience, slow, wistful keys and the trace echo of disembodied voices into a heart-rending, downbeat elegy.

'Surrender Remix' is out April 7th on Precious Metals.

Pre-order: endgamexo.bandcamp.com/album/surrender-remix

Surrender Remix

Premiere: ENDGAMƎ - Lacerate (Ssaliva Remix) [Precious Metals]

London's @howe1 heralds the end-times to remix dancehall donny Skillibeng.

Where the original runs rude vocals over a trap-dembow template, HOWE builds to cataclysm; equal parts devastating onslaught and euphoric elegy. More vital innovation from the Gaika collaborator.

It’s for a worthy cause with all proceeds going to those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

HOWE's remix of 'Bad Everyday' is out April 7th.

Pre-order: howe100.bandcamp.com/track/skillibeng-bad-everyday-howe-remix

Premiere: Skillibeng - Bad Everyday (HOWE Remix)

Our latest premiere sees newcomer Val G deliver an exclusive cut from her upcoming EP, the second batch of material to be put out by @vanitypress. 

Manipulating and modifying classic Nine Inch Nails tune ‘Closer’, the Detroit native reworks the 1994 hit into a frenetic, visceral instrumental take, retaining much of the original track’s hypnotic appeal, albeit with some additional percussion lending a tumultuous edge to the proceedings. Rapid clicks and accompanying hi-hats add another dimension to the song's central rhythm; ‘Further’ is a modernised, floor-friendly version of a twenty-two year old cornerstone of industrial rock.

The 'Val G EP' will hit shops in late September.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2cxSevA

Val G EP

Premiere: Val G - Further [Vanity Press]

'Tri-gate' finds Sync 24 hooking up with UK techno noisenik @truss for a muscular electro workout with bass weighty enough to grab you by the throat, and dizzying 808 breaks to put your head in a spin. It’s a paranoiac soundscape with vocal smears and interference, driving you through a futuristic urban darkness in the way only good electro can, without ever being formulaic or predictable. The old cliche is true – if it ain't broke don't fix it, but to that we might add: just keep pushing it to its limits. Truss and Sync 24 are certainly doing that.

'Ten Year Electronics' is out soon on @cultivated-electronics.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2iyOoS1

Ten Year Electronics

Premiere: Sync 24 & Truss – Tri-gate [Cultivated Electronics]

‘Plannt’ begins with some unaccompanied moody chords which quickly fold in favour of a truly arresting electro composition, and this is where @shinra truly allows himself to shine. The underlying rhythmic sirens help to highlight the sheer density of this track and its elements: the flexible and richly layered nature which persists throughout means that ‘Plannt’ is one that can suit both listening on the floor and on headphones in equal measure.

The Meteor EP is out May 12th on @analogicalforce.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2pySXQo

Premiere: Shinra – Plannt [Analogical Force]

Innovative, mutant electro from the inaugural release on @buttechno's new label, plus an interview about his influences, style and working process.

'1984' is out October 23rd on @rassvetrecords.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2zhRPpN

Interview

Premiere: Buttechno – Cxema [Rassvet Records]

A radiant workout complete with Italo bassline propulsion that speaks to Kasper Marott​'s versatility.

The 'Keflavik EP' is out September 21st on Seilscheibenpfeiler.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2xmUE9A

@kaspermarott
@user-736029411

Premiere: Kasper Marott – Keflavik [Seilscheibenpfeiler]

DJ TABLEDANCE helps Berlin-based party starters WARNING christen their eponymous label, giving some classic soulful house the 'S3NS3TIVE EDIT' treatment with an electro rework.

'WAR1901' is out soon on WARNING.

Buy: bit.ly/2MiyVrk

@tbldnce
@warningberlin

Premiere: Unknown – Lovelee Dae (DJ TABLEDANCE S3NS3TIVE 3DIT) [WARNING]

UTE.REC data scientist Oprofessionell dives down the fractal chasm with some acid-laced, hard throb trance.

'UTE003' is out February 7th on UTE.REC.

Pre-order: bit.ly/37E7DDP

@oprofessionell
@uteklubb

Premiere: Oprofessionell - Elektrisk [UTE.REC]

Mikel Rev and Oprofesionnell switch the trance turbos on to remix some Berghain-laced techno.

'Blue Hour x UTE [Remixes]' is out October 19th.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3k5frF2

@omformer
@mikkel-rev
@oprofessionell
@bluehour909
@ute-rec

Premiere: Alpha Tracks - Golden Shot (Omformer 'Energy Cycle' Mix) [Blue Hour x UTE]

Locked Club bring their unfettered brand of overdriven, tape-damaged electro to System 108.

'Five Years of Love' is out December 18th on System 108.

@lockedclub
@system108

Premiere: Locked Club - Salat [System 108]

Seo John gets a hypnotic, trance-fuelled supercharge from Omformer, AKA Oprofessionell and Mikkel Rev. 

'Dive' is out February 19th on GODDEZZ.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3rbvFj2

@omformer
@methejohn
@goddezztemple

DIVE

Premiere: Seo John - Dive (Omformer's 'Deep Dive' Mix) [GODDEZZ]

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