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Taken from SBKT041: NET GALA - 신파 SHINPA
Release Date: 25th June 2021

Written, Produced by NET GALA
Mixed by Kim Kate
Mastered by Raphael Valensi
Cover by Kynan Puru-Watt
Photo by Bakya

A regular at Seoul’s ‘Cakeshop’ and member of LGBTQ collective Shade Seoul, NET GALA’s SVBKVLT debut is named after Shinpageuk (신파극), a form of theatre from 20th century Korea. In contemporary context, Shinpa is a synonym for ‘tears and overwhelming emotions,’ but when it was first introduced to Korea, Shinpa was used to express progressive political views, cover social issues, and later the melodramatic domestic tragedies. There is a vast gap between the past and current context of Shinpa, and as such there has been a lot of mistranslation or misconception between the two.

After their first EP [re:FLEX*ion] (NBDKNW – 2019), NET GALA spent time researching Shinpa, finding parallels between the work they were making and the traditional theater style. The emotional, dramatic nature of Shinpa echoed the exaggerated affection of ‘pop’ – in which NET GALA searches for the impact on one’s own narrative and emotion. The ‘mistranslation’ applied to the terms history is reflected in the changing course between the two EPs – how one can reinterpret or warp one ‘lost’ cultural concept into another.

From the stretched-out ‘The Ha Dance’ sample combined with traditional Korean percussion and 808s on ‘Shpiral’, to the sample of a Korean lesbian protester struggling to claim her existence through the blasting drums on Dodomzit, ‘신파 SHINPA’ is NET GALA’s interpretation of the Shinpageuk. The EP is packaged with remixes from Amazondotcom, ZULI and Menzi further reinterpreting the original work.

신파 SHINPA

NET GALA - Reclaim It (ZULI's Shifting Weight at the Club Remix)

DJ JM - Squash - releases April 22, 2022 on Maloca Records
Pre-order : maloca.bandcamp.com/album/dj-jm-squash

Follow DJ JM : @deejay_jm

Following on from Le Motel’s knockout release in February, Brussel-based producer DJ JM lands on Maloca Records with a new EP ‘Squash’. The prolific producer is known for his impressive output of production-only mixes and releases on labels such as Nervous Horizon, Goon Club Allstars, and Even The Strong. 

The DJ JM project was first established in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2015, becoming quickly known for off-kilter club records. Heavily driven by percussion, DJ JM continues his powerful stride, this time providing six weird and wonky dancefloor anthems. With the Maloca Records ethos built upon global collaborations, on this record DJ JM teams up with Ugandan MC Swordman Kitala on ‘Funicular’. 

Launching Maloca Records in 2020, Le Motel aims to bring together an international network of makers which was highlighted on the label’s first compilation, Maloca Vol. 1. The release focused on a terrestrial and borderless percussive sound that has been bubbling in clubs and Le Motel’s orbit, featuring tracks from Nick León, OMAAR, DJ JM, Dengue Dengue Dengue, Coen, DJ N.K. and Tsongo. Maloca has also released solo EPs from Howie Lee, Farsight and Griffit Vigo.

MUSIC BY DJ JM 
MASTERED BY ELVIN VANZEEBROECK 
DISTRIBUTED BY CREVETTE DISTRIBUTION 
ARTWORK BY APPEAR OFFLINE

Squash

DJ JM - Owned

A bunch of sounds I have been bustling around these last months. Now they are digital available from my bandcamp.

Artwork by Iñigo Villafranca Apesteguia
Mastered by Shy

Sandstone And Granite

Finally!
We are happy to publish the most awaited release of the label!
25 dopest bangers produced by local Ukrainian artists and foreign lovely label's friends.

This is the first release in a series of charity compilations dedicated to the indomitable spirit of Ukrainians. Currently, our families are facing challenges such as living in a total blackout, with no electricity, water, and internet for 40-60 hours or more, in cold buildings, wearing every piece of clothing we have to keep ourselves warm. This release is also dedicated to all the people around the world who have helped us, and to those who still continue to support us during these difficult times. That's where the name of the series ("VOLUNTEERS") and release ("BLACKOUT") came from. Everyone who has supported Ukraine in any way is a volunteer. In the context of this compilation, every musician, mastering engineer, artwork designer, and person who buys the release or a track from it is also a volunteer.

Buy on Bandcamp! Support Ukraine!
Every euro will be spent on Ukrainian Army.

VOLUNTEERS  Vol. 1 — BLACKOUT

Cyber Cycle

MetaData - Cyber Cycle

We are thrilled to release a new 10 track compilation, 'fabric SELECTS II'. The project is a curated release celebrating bass music past and and present, arriving today on our new imprint for new music, fabric Originals. 

In addition to two singles already out ahead of the full compilation release – Skream’s remarkable return to dubstep ‘Summoned’ and emerging UK producer LUXE’s tension-filled ‘Duality’ – the compilation features original music from Le Motel & Flowdan, dBridge, Al Wootton, Neil Landstrumm and more. After SELECTS I’s techno compilation, SELECTS II puts focus on bass, featuring a host of the scene’s most creative and forward-thinking producers and stakes claim as fabric’s vision on what the future of the genre could sound like. 

Iconic figures in the bass music scene such as dBridge have contributed tracks. With a long-standing relationship with both fabric and FABRICLIVE club nights dBridge is a perfect fit for the fabric Originals debut bass compilation. His track ‘Ecstatic Madness’ exhibits the artist’s linchpin status in the scene perfectly; an atmospheric drum and bass track with haunting and immersive tones taking the listener through a deep bassline, intricate drums, and an evolving sense of impeding – yet welcome – danger. 


Elsewhere, “Wild Guide” brings the formidable East London grime MC Flowdan together with Brussels-based DJ and producer Le Motel for a gritty and glitchy production that sees Flowdan’s lyrical prowess come back “like-a-bad-habit” full force in the centre of the compilation, underpinned by Le Motel’s pin-point and intricately layered production. 


Meanwhile emerging and new-scene producers and creators such as Ehua, with the almost-glacial and growing ‘Gaida’, Kessler who follows Ehua by kicking it up a notch on ‘Simma’, and Bluetoof, whose penultimate track on the project ‘Inverted’ upends our expectations through subtle layers in the bassline and a consistent driving intensity, all work to ground the narrative of the project. 

Harriet Bliss of fabric Records, explains the curation of fabric SELECTS II: “With this compilation fabric are aiming to take on the future of bass music through an amalgamation of sounds that live in different spheres but marry together cohesively. From the club’s heritage sound in drum and bass, to slower tempos in techno, all complimented by London's seminal dubstep influence. These tracks carry the main theme of bass, paying homage to London's sound-system culture." 



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About fabric Originals 

After being launched in September 2022, our new addition to the family of labels (Houndstooth / fabric Records) has already seen a steady output of EPs, a techno-focused compilation, and a full album release from emerging electronic talent TYGAPAW. Further releases from Eris Drew & Octo Octa, DJ Bone, Helena Hauff and LCY – to name a few – fabric SELECTS II is the second compilation out on fabric Originals after SELECTS I’s techno-focused iteration. 

For fabric Originals, fabric SELECTS II marks a compelling addition to its fresh and rapidly growing catalog. The project will make groundbreaking work, not just from the first two singles from LUXE and Skream, but in its overall platforming of bass and hybrid club sound pioneers front-and-centre on a major new compiled works. 
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released May 26, 2023

Remelino

02 Al Wootton - Remelino [fabric Originals]

The fourth instalment of Etched comes in the form of Noti.

A producer that delves far and wide into the leftfield corners of electronic dance music, Noti is not shy about experimenting with a palette of colourful sounds and structures that work seamlessly, whilst also nodding to the old school aspects of dance music.

'Numbers' is a self-explanatory, high-energy bop unlike anything you've heard before. Packed with ear candy, bouncy drums and hypnotic vocals, this one is a surefire way to get heads turning in the rave.

'Bring The Bass Back' is a track that feels reminiscent to early 90's underground dance music - glittered in catchy samples and squelchy synths that will never leave you bored.

Numbers / Bring The Bass Back

Bring The Bass Back

FLUX AETERNA 039: XTCEMI

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3:21

Making nods to trap, witch house, IDM and '90s trance, SPA Recordings co-founder Phillip Jondo remixes luxxuryproblems with vividly disorienting results.

'SPA003' is out now on SPA.

Buy: bit.ly/31TkFd4

@blondo
@luxxuryproblems
@spa_recordings

Premiere: luxxuryproblems - Xylit (Phillip Jondo Remix) [SPA Recordings]

Fresh, jittering breaks from Melbourne's Roy Mills

Read More: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-roy-mills-aquatic-pressure-pure-space/

@private_planet @purespacefm @andygarveyandygarvey

First Listen: Roy Mills - Aquatic Pressure (Pure Space)

Full Premiere: https://www.wearesoundspace.com/premiere-pinballspider-authority-bubble

Spotify: goo.gl/phNY5q
YouTube: goo.gl/MlPo8d
Facebook: goo.gl/WGjgHO
Twitter: goo.gl/QJgbtz
SoundCloud: @wearesoundspace

Buy this track: https://avoidantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/circuit-breaker-ep

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Avoidant
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PREMIERE

Premiere: PinballSpider - Authority Bubble [Avoidant]

Taken from "The City Rings". Out on @nmbrs February 7th 2020

http://nmb.rs/perko-cityrings

Stutter

We invited Numbers artist Perko to take charge of our Noods show this month featuring an hour of muddy rhythms and tripped-out soundscapes 🌪

@perkopair

Oscilla Sound on Noods Radio w/ Perko - 05.02.20

Niki Istrefi, Hadone and Anetha team up on Mama Told Ya for a frenzied EP, 'Body Changes Are Natural'. Hear Hadone’s agile, Aphex Twin-invoking ‘Hiding My Machine’ now]

More info:

Body Changes Are Natural

Premiere: Hadone ‘Hiding My Machine’

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@noodsradio 3-4pm BST every 2nd Friday of the month

Premiere: luxxuryproblems - Xylit (Phillip Jondo Remix) [SPA Recordings]

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