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Third Ear drops five cuts from MGUN (Manuel Gonzales).  Harsh and abrasive, aching and reflective by turns, the grainy sound of this music creates an aura all its own as the sounds resonate and reverberate against each other in deliberately unpredictable ways.

Having first emerged on the Wild Oats release ‘Laygo My Faygo’ as part of NSNT PRJCT alongside Kyle Hall in 2010, Detroit’s Manuel Gonzales has gradually found his own voice.  Resurfacing under the MGUN banner, Gonzales made an intensely rewarding full debut on Hall’s label with the cavernous deconstruction of techno that was ‘Harmnear’, and has subsequently struck alliances with some of the UK’s more interesting labels like Semtek’s Don’t Be Afraid who released ‘The Upstairs Apt EP’ and Will Bankhead’s The Trilogy Tapes with ‘The Near Future EP’.

On the A-side of his latest release ‘Extort’ is raw abrasive techno with subtle bass tunings and insistent skittering sonics rattling around the top of the soundscape.   ‘Mean While’ inhabits the same environment but seems to be slightly removed from the havoc.  Rather than the insistent banging of the ‘Extort’ groove, the kick drum seems constantly to be about to fall over, while the skittering becomes a kind of compressed chattering.

On the B-side ‘Fiber’ is Detroit Electro at its finest but sounding scorched and on fire.  ‘Mask’ sets up a kind of dread hauled over clanking insistent beats before remarkably morphing into a suspended beauty somehow deferred, by only subtly changing the arrangement or the sounds used.  Finally, ‘Taft’ is a version of ‘Fiber’, more dazzling and more assured, but like most of these tracks is cut off mercilessly and with brutal delay, destroying the groove without any warning for the hapless DJ not paying attention.

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Phonica ventures down to South London for its 123rd mix in our long running series. Leila Beesley also known by everyone as Chinese Daughter has been stretching the sounds of original, new, and future jungle records alongside the sounds of bass-lead old school rave, future hardcore, and breaks. While also working behind the scenes at Warp records, taking to her regular show on Rinse FM and repping the Swamp 81 crew; you can also find Beesley at parties all over the UK and further afield(not forgetting her smashing set at our 20th anniversary at fabric last year). The set she has supplied for us here is no different. Mixed on all vinyl Chinese Daughter here showcases a broad spectrum of 2010's bass gold, kicking drums and party going anthems all built together in a beautifully seamless narrative. We had a quick chat with Leila about the mix and what she has coming up over on WWW.OFFTHERECORD.NET

Phonica Mix Series 123: Chinese Daughter

Welcome to the very first episode of my new radioshow! I’m Awen, and I’m excited to take you on a journey through my sound. In this debut episode, I’ll be sharing exclusive tracks, some unreleased music, and giving you a glimpse into my creative world. Expect deep beats, soulful vocals, and everything in between. Let’s dive into the music together!

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Next up on the GROOVE Podcast is Blake Baxter (@blakebaxter). Go to bit.ly/BaxPod for interview and track list.

GROOVE Podcast 454 – Blake Baxter

A rare club mix from the ever-evolving artist, with 90 minutes of shadowy, atmospheric pressure.

Music's therapeutic value is often linked to relaxation—gongs, singing bowls and the like. Dense passages of foggy droning and eerie static aren't traditionally considered restorative, but Laurel Halo makes a pretty good case for it.

The Detroit-born, Los Angeles-based musician's abstract, often improvised productions are heavy on sound design and emotional climax. Driven by atmosphere rather than rhythm, they push listeners to grapple with their innermost insecurities, fears and dreams. "I'm lucky my music has helped people through crises," Halo once told Discwoman. It's easy to see why.

Since her 2010 debut King Felix, Halo has built a stunningly diverse catalogue of classically-informed records. A multi-instrumentalist—piano, violin, guitar, keys—her sharpest instrument is arrangement. Inspired by the surrealism of Italo Calvino and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, her releases, from Atlas to Behind The Green Door, unfold with slow-burning narrative and dense emotional weight. Her soundworlds are layered and labyrinthine—an architectonic space where self-reflection happens almost by force.

Even in the club, the sought-after composer excels in immersion. Her sets extend the expressionist palette of her records, trading traditional rhythm for tension, space and surprise. It’s no wonder she takes a genre-agnostic approach to the dance floor—her deep roots in freeform radio began at WCBN-FM in Michigan, followed by Berlin Community Radio, Rinse FM, and now a regular show on NTS.

RA.992 stitches foggy ambient loops, propulsive techno, mutant percussion and heady left turns with care. Tracks from DJ Rush, Octave One and Eddie Fowlkes nod to her Midwestern heritage, balanced out by deeper, psychedelic fare from the likes of Polygonia and Cousin. It's the mark of an artist revealing both deep curiosity and a precise hand as a selector. Rare, indeed.

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Find the full interview at ra.co/podcast/992

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