Strawb inspired

Small Hours 002

Cauliflower Wing

Aussie DJ and producer DJ Life has been a name on everyone’s lips since surfacing as one of progressive dance music’s most exciting emergers. Stellar releases have come on Dansu Discs and Echocentric Records, with remixes from fellow prog-trance-techno influencers Adam Pits and Rudolf C, cementing his place at the top of the long-blend rise. 

Now, debuting on Distant Horizons, DJ Life produces four typically entrancing cuts of hypnotic, stylish and straight-up fun dance music with its crosshairs fixated firmly on those dark, sweaty, underground nights.

‘Gnagnag’ gets the warm-up underway with its playful M1 chords and punchy kicks; a marching-on-the-spot number that was born to get silly to. ‘Zweop’ takes the tempo up a notch as we swap the waft for a heads-down aesthetic; a heady-blend of tech-house (the good kind) and prog creating a peak-time cruiser.

‘Behemoth’ presses pause on the trippy 4x4 in favour of wobbly basslines and breaks - much in the vein of the excellent Casa Voyager crew - electro feels and glowing atmospherics taking you on a 6-minute trip driving down the desert highway, before ‘Acidophilus’ sees us out with? You guessed it. A hefty dose of synthy acid to guide you into the wee hours.

https://lobstertheremin.com/album/quantum-travel
https://soundcloud.com/djlifee
https://www.instagram.com/the_real_dj_life/
https://soundcloud.com/lobster-theremin

PREMIERE: DJ Life - Gnagnag [Distant Horizons]

Fools Mate (Sally C Remix)

Label: Big Saldo's Chunkers
Artist: Sally C
Format: Vinyl + Digital
Cat. Number: BSC003
EP Title: Big Saldo's Chunker 003 EP
Release Date: 13th July 2023 
Support it: https://sallyc.bandcamp.com/album/big-saldos-chunker-ep-003

he love for Sally C’s sound and burgeoning label shows no sign of slowing down. Last year’s ‘Big Saldo’s Chunkers 002’ was a phenomenon. Led by ‘Downtown’, which became one of the most beloved tracks of the year, it secured over 30 BBC Radio 1 plays and genre-crossing support from Peggy Gou to TSHA and Bradley Zero. Critical acclaim came from Bandcamp, RA and beyond.

Launched in 2020 with ‘Big Saldo’s Chunkers 001’ that’s currently on its fourth repress, the Chunker sound is special to all those who know it. Taking influence from artists including K-Hand and Fast Eddie, Sally draws on the sensibilities of classic US house music, crafting unique dancefloor cuts that don’t compromise on quality.

Active on the release front over the last 12 months with well-received remixes of Obongjayar, LB aka LABAT and a fresh original on Rhythm Section, we witness a noticeable evolution in her sound with BSC003. “I wanted to challenge myself when writing this record. I still haven’t released a full EP on another label, so I wanted to pair straight up Chunkers with something a bit different to shake up the Chunker energy,” she shares.

Sally C :
https://soundcloud.com/sallycberlin
https://instagr.am/sallycberlin
https://fb.me/sallycberlin

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House Six :
https://soundcloud.com/house-six
https://fb.me/HouseSix.yt
https://instagr.am/housesix_
https://spoti.fi/3pHAj7J
housesixyt@gmail.com

Big Saldo’s Chunker 003

Bandcamp

PREMIERE: Sally C - Control

Pacific Vision

Don't Panic

Perfect Moderation

A Bit Spooky

Everybody Needs a Break

Boom Operator

Spray - Zippycher

Big Saldo's Chunker EP 003

Sally C - All Love

Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jS7D22jr81A

Label: Physical Education
Artist: Vitess
Format: 12" Vinyl
Cat. Number: PE017
EP Title: Dance Generation
Release Date: June, 15th 2024
Support it: https://subwax.es/product/pe017/

Dance Generation from the prolific Parisian producer Vitess again affirms his place in leading France’s underground clubbing scene, and beyond. Four electronic tracks are entailed in this EP, spotlighting his distinctive twist on homogenising groovy synths and percussive layers.

Physical Education
https://soundcloud.com/physicaleducationrecords

Vitess
https://soundcloud.com/vitess1
https://www.instagram.com/vitess.music/
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Houseum
https://houseum.fr
https://www.instagram.com/houseum_
https://www.instagram.com/houseum_records
https://soundcloud.com/houseum
https://www.facebook.com/houseum.yt

Dance Generation

Listen On YouTube

PREMIERE: Vitess - Dance Generation [Physical Education]

Label: Dark Side Of The Sun
Artists: Sozef, The Trip 
Format: Digital
Cat. Number: DSOTS026
EP Title: Infinity's Embrace EP
Release Date: 14th June 2024
Support it: https://www.beatport.com/release/infinitys-embrace-ep/4595841

Making his first appearance on the label, we present you Holland's freshest hotshot Sozef. DSOTS026 contains two euphoric club-ready bangers. Tessalate's founders The Trip seal the deal, providing their progressive spin on the title track.

Sozef  :
https://soundcloud.com/sozefdj
https://www.instagram.com/sozef.dj

Tessellate // The Trip  :
https://soundcloud.com/tessellatelondon
https://instagram.com/tessellatelondon
https://facebook.com/tessellatelondon

Dark Side Of The Sun : 
https://soundcloud.com/darksideofthesunams
https://instagram.com/darksideofthesun
https://facebook.com/darksideofthesunams

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House Six :
https://soundcloud.com/house-six
https://fb.me/HouseSix.yt
https://instagr.am/housesix_
https://spoti.fi/3pHAj7J
housesixyt@gmail.com

Beatport

PREMIERE: Sozef - Infinity's Embrace (The Trip Remix)

Just dropped my fresh take on Get Stupid by Julian Fijma — arguably the track of the year. I’ve given it a deeper, underground vibe that’s ready to tear up the club floor this season.

Put in serious work on this one and I’m stoked to finally share it.

Free download available — all likes, shares, and reposts are massively appreciated!

Aidan

Free Download

Julian Fijma - Get Stupid (Underground Edit)

2Pac - California Love (Nesco Remix)

https://kalaharioystercult.bandcamp.com/merch/nathan-melja-synesthesia-12-w-anthony-naples-pariah-remixes-oyster21

https://soundcloud.com/kalaharioystercult/nathan-melja-synesthesia-12-w-anthony-naples-pariah-remixes-oyster19-snippets

A1 Synesthesia [06.00 - 130 BPM]
A2 Synesthesia (Anthony Naples Remix) [08.02 - 128 BPM]
B Synesthesia (Pariah Remix) [07.28 - 130 BPM]

“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless – like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." The steadily brilliant French producer Nathan Melja - who's made the rounds between choice outlets over the past half decade, from Mister Saturday Nights to Antinote, via Ninja Tune offshoot Technicolour and Opal Tapes, seems to have learnt Bruce Lee's lesson by heart, and his seamlessly fluid, no-nonsense debut foray on KOC is here to potently cement his status as one of Europe's number one club trailblazers, and one that knows all too well how to turn any dancefloor into an infinity pool of pure liquid euphoria.

Drawing its name from the physiological and psychological process that results in a confusion of one's sensory perceptions, 'Synesthesia' is indeed the kind of club single that shall trigger off massive reaction amongst right-minded bipeds and chromakey house suckers. Straightforward club business done right, Melja's original is a vivid kaleidoscope of skittish drums, swampy bass stabs and a well-rounded, supremely curvy synthwork, tailored to take ravers on a flash journey through space and time without the help of Richard Branson or Elon Tusk (pun intended).

Called in on remix duty, TTT affiliate and Incienso co-founder Anthony Naples delivers a more fragmented and ambientish variation, though functional and club-ready in its own right. Brushing even wider verbed-out pad tapestries for your brain to wander in, the track expands to deeper organic horizons with a field-depth that can not but recall that of the KLF and Bochum Welt's emotional soundscaping. Meanwhile, Karenn half Pariah takes care of whelming us deep into more techno-friendly terrains, true to his ever masterly touch for epic buildups and multi-level textural innovation, bringing up the acidic phlegm of Melja's original as he treats us to a carefully orchestrated ballet of synthetic whorls, contemplative chords and propulsive drum programming.

𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 ➟ Nathan Melja - Synesthesia (Pariah Remix)

Don't Panic

The Trip

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