Germany’s Tilman inaugurates his new imprint Pleasant Systems this June with the ‘Adventures’ EP, featuring collaborations with Will Buck and Rhode & Brown. Mainz, Germany based producer and DJ Tilman has been dropping his twist on contemporary house over the past decade on labels such as Shall Not Fade, Life Is For Living and Quality Vibes as well as his own Fine imprint, run in collaboration with
Johannes Albert. Here though, Tilman marks a new beginning with the launch of Pleasant Systems, a new imprint designed to shine a light on vintage inspired house sounds from both himself and friends.
Up first is ‘What’s Mine Is Mine’, a collaboration with Brooklyn’s Will Buck which lays down an amalgamation of airy synth pads, choppy bass stabs, bright piano lines and enchanting flute like melodies atop a swinging drum groove. ‘Strawberry Fields’ follows, stripping things back to shuffled percussion, billowing ethereal textures and wandering sub bass tones while fluttering brass tones and resonant leads ebb and flow within.
‘Velvet Park’ opens the flip side, this time joining forces with Rhode & Brown, embracing a classic sound with raw crunchy drums, delayed piano chords, bumpy bass stabs, cinematic strings and brass hooks throughout. ‘Lovin'’ then rounds out the release, dropping the tempo, featuring the voice of Tilman himself and laying focus on off-kilter organic percussion, twinkling resonant tones, eighties tinged synth chords and g funk moog style bass to perfectly conclude Pleasant System’s debut...

Tilman ft. Will Buck, Rhode & Brown - Adventures EP

PREMIERE : Tilman - Velvet Park feat. Rhode & Brown

Download / Vinyl / Stream: toy-tonics.lnk.to/BrooklynTapesEP

Blessed Madonna, Pete Tong, Gerd Janson, Ash Lauryn... the list of great DJs playing and loving Sam Ruffillo's very special italian disco music is long. With only 3 EPs on Toy Tonics, he might be the most talked about producer on the Berlin label (with Cody Currie and Coeo). One of his Italian disco songs from his last EP ITALIANISSIMO ("Chiamami Subito“) made it into the high rotation playlist of the biggest Italian pop radio and is still growing in the international club underground.

Now Sam comes with a new EP. And this EP shows his other side. Until now Sam has been known for his Italian organic disco songs (no samples, all instruments played live). But for his new BROOKLYN TAPES EP the Italo-Sicilian DJ, producer and super styler Sam Ruffillo worked with a few American rappers and soul singers to create what a New York critic called „post digital soul house music“.

In fact these 4 songs are house and electronic funk - but it's also rap music and R&B and disco. Played in a very modern way, musically colorful and complex and extremely groovy. It's dance music made by musicians - not by DJs. And that makes a big difference. The melodic and harmonic elements are catchy and clever, the chord progressions are beautiful and the syncopated bass lines make you think about great bass play by maestros like Bootsy Collins or Marcus Miller (musicians know them!). It’s a rap house & disco soul EP and it features a well known Canadian rapper (who decided to stay anonymous) as well as Edson Sean, soul singer and composer from New York.

For Toy Tonics this is one more step in the evolution of high quality dancefloor music for the future. Combining house with soul, jazz with 4 to the floor beats, disco with Indie, the Toy Tonics crew is working hard on new forms of quality dance music. And finding the most interesting new artists. With Sam Ruffillo, and the other American artists on Toy Tonics (NY singer Kosmo Kint, American jazz keyboardist Joel Holmes...) the label is bringing together what's internationally new in the dance world - with no borders and no limits...

Remixes for this EP coming soon by some of Sam's fans: Ash Lauryn from Detroit, Eli Escobar from New York and Art Of Tones from France.

www.toytonics.de 
Album release: 20.01.23

Sam Ruffillo - Don't Think Twice

~ Ricky Razu [Belgium] ~

Ricky Razu is one of those fast-rising talents who have been contributing to growing the Belgian house music scene over the last decade. When he’s not busy running his vintage furniture shop, you can very likely find him cook upbeat and sun-soaked house in his studio. At the beginning, he reckoned being more into downtempo and jazzy sounds but always having a huge love for house and club music, which drove him to put his music out there with premieres on well-known house Youtube channels like Slav, Houseum or OOUkfunkyOO. Heavily inspired by soul, jazz, funk and disco music, Ricky’s swing is quite unique with an accurate and tasty fusion between yesterday’s golden era classics and today’s club bangers. In short, expect splendid organs and piano chords enriched with powerful vocals. Besides, being a cornerstone of Singaporean crew Darker Than Wax enabled him to build a solid international presence behind with gigs in Europe, the US and Asia. His releases on Houseum, 13th Hour Records, or Happiness Therapy have quickly garnered early support from the likes of Jeremy Underground, Bellaire or Subjoi.

The mix will undoubtedly take you through and on a true house music journey, with lots of 90's and deeper unknown tunes to dig from Val-Air, Larry Tee or Drums in Progress. Be ready to navigate through deep vibes and club material.

Ricky Razu’s latest crush: Apple Blue - I Wantcha Love [Turn Tool Experience]

Our team’s recommendations: Never Left [Tartine Records], Reaching Out [13th Hour Records], Without U [Houseum Records]

s. // @rickyrazu
i. // www.instagram.com/rickyrazu
f. // www.facebook.com/rickyrazu

054 ~ plastic/vibes x Ricky Razu 🇧🇪

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VA 009 (Release Date 19 January)

DC Promo Tracks #1268: "Hard Times (Part of the Journey)" by Third Attempt is part of the release "Momentary Bliss" on Beatservice Records  

Buy Now: https://th1rdattempt.bandcamp.com/album/momentary-bliss 
Playlist/Interview : https://www.dreamchimney.com/interviews/Third-Attempt-playlist/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Q1kAjE_oE
More Promo Tracks: https://www.dreamchimney.com/promo

DC Promo Tracks: Third Attempt "Hard Times (Part of the Journey)"

2 Positions

2 Positions (Sean McCabe Remix)

IMGADSDEN - No Guarantee
New Ways EP
Release date: 19-Jan-23
House Salad Music
Buy: https://housesaladmusic.bandcamp.com/album/new-ways

Stephanie Gadsden, aka IMGADSDEN, hails from Mexico City and calls Montreal home. She's a House DJ and curator behind Housepedia Music, dedicated to the roots and flavors of original House and its subgenres. Her style fuses jazz, soul, and funk influences from the early 90s, delivering deep, groovy vibes in sets ranging from downtempo to high-energy dance mixes.

IMGADSDEN has been featured on global podcasts like House Salad Music, Little Routines, House Habits, On The Reg, Blur Records, among others. She's graced live radio on shows like Just Vibes Radio, where her love for deep, garage sounds shines through her jazz-infused blends. She's also deeply engaged in music production, driven by the same enduring passion for House music.

HSMD092 IMGADSDEN - No Guarantee [House Salad Music]

Andy steps up to the plate this week for another residents mix with a bar grooves set.

Catch us broadcasting every Saturday night on Manchesters Disc Break Radio. Check out the links below for more.

Soundcloud @look_busy_collective
Radio www.discbreak.live/
Instagram www.instagram.com/look_busy_collective/
Linktree linktr.ee/look_busy_collective

Andy - Resident Mix - 069

Releases Infos:
The Oddness - Mere Mortals
artist : @theoddness
with remixes by : @max-tenrom and @kalunet
Label: @cosmovisionrecords
Stream/Download : fanlink.tv/meremortals
Release Date : August 22th, 2025
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About this EP :
In a world obsessed with perfection and power, Mere Mortals offers a moment of clarity — a soulful reminder that we are all fallible, fragile, and beautifully human. Blending rich melodies, organic sounds, and irresistible grooves, The Oddness creates a sound that moves both the body and the soul. The title track comes alive with two exceptional remixes from Max TenRom and Ka:lu, adding extra layers of psychedelic groove and dance‑floor energy.
With rich grooves and heartfelt energy, Mere Mortals reflects on the beauty of being human — limits and all. We invite you to embrace imperfection as beauty
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Download/Stream

Premiere : The Oddness - Savannah [Cosmovision]

Ivo jeschofnik & Leandro Lee feat leeloop all stars - cha con migo (snippet)

Second track taken from the mini-album "Earth Tones" by Yadava.

Vinyl  & digital release out now

Order on bandcamp
omena.bandcamp.com/album/earth-tones

More Yadava on soundcloud 
@yadavasoflute

Yadava - Good Mourning (OM026)

plastic/vibes saw the light of day as your 100% house-oriented - in every shape and form - inspirational podcast channel, which features fast-rising djs from all over the globe.

through high-quality guest mixes, we aim to showcase upcoming and game-changing house selectors we instantly had a crush on.

enquiries/love messages to theplasticvibes@gmail.com 
(we do not take mix submissions)

founded, curated & designed by @brother-in-crime