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Bakongo comes proper with two stripped back drum workouts for TRULE’s 10” series. UK Funky pioneer Roska has been making great percussion tracks under his Bakongo alias for some time now. On Thirteen/Level Cowbell he continues this with two rugged, skeletal drum tracks with tough, minimal bass and the faintest trace of texture in there that absolutely demand to be moved to.

Bakongo - Thirteen/Level Cowbell Clips

A thick fog hung low over the city; barely a sliver of light could pierce through its murky haze. It instilled a sense of impending doom amongst the inhabitants. There was a certain amount of superstition that had already wormed its way into people's every day lives here. Tales had been passed down through generations about the strange occurences and unexplained attacks that had taken place; some dismissed it as hearsay while others took it as gospel. For them, even the slightest change in the energy or weather and the speculation would soon begin.

The coming together of Good Morning Tapes' Angel Hunt and BEAM's Peter Rocket, under the name Angel Rocket the London-based duo explore their shared love of divergent strains of dancehall, techno and breaks. The first vinyl release on Brighton's Accidental Meetings, following a string of tape releases and compilations, the four-tracker also marks Angel Rocket's debut release and morphs from one form to another, taking in dembow rhythms, industrial dancehall variations, gentle polyrhythms and 4x4 techno.

PREMIERE: Angel Rocket - Pomelo Fog [Accidental Meetings]

Forthcoming on Egregore's Risky Business vol. 1, with tracks by EYRA, Realitycheck,Stacktrace, MISH, Maquis Son Sistèm & Knurx.

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@dj_mish

[Premiere] MISH - Haunter (forthcoming on Egregore)

maya q, everybody!

Three hard-hitting, playful, and emotive tracks + Stones Taro returns to the label with a mega remix. Enjoy!

TPDD006

"Not all those who wander are lost"

maya q - break rev (incl. Stones Taro remix) [Clips] [TPDD006] 💕

Magnetic North [CC2_026]

Brooklyn’s @martini_glass serves up for brain-tickling cuts of meticulous, buzzing club music on Turin’s @earlyreflex

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-martini-if-i-dont-laugh-ill-cry

EYX016 Last Laugh

If I Don't Laugh I'll Cry

Premiere: Martini ‘If I Don't Laugh I'll Cry’

These little numbers were all written around the same time as ‘Where Did All The Hay Go?’ back in 2020. 

They’re light, fluffy, and very silly. File under children’s music - CBeebies type beats!

TPDD010

Will Hofbauer - Pond Party EP [Clips] [TPDD010] 🐸

WAY003 - Clips

Produced and mixed by URTE & GEEGEE
@urte1 
@gee_gee_91

Mastered by Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven. 

Coverart by Tommy Hiflieger.

Distributed by Kleinanzeigen Records.

https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/urte-geegee-u-dream-single-downloadcode-/2895632203-78-3391

Buy on Bandcamp: 
https://kleinanzeigenrecords.bandcamp.com/track/u-dream

URTE & GEEGEE - U Dream

Bakk Heia's https://soundcloud.com/schuttle lands on Third Place with Noisome Pools!

Newcastle-via-Manchester artist schuttle co-founded https://soundcloud.com/bakkheia_records with Jorg Kuning, Bitzer Malo, and Samuel Tomsky, stemming from Bitzer's now 8-year-running Bakk Heia party at Salford's The White Hotel, where the four regularly deliver their signature mix of swampy euphoria.

schuttle's releases effortlessly blur the lines between club and home listening and have received support from Ben UFO, Joe Delon, Jane Fitz, Kiernan Laveaux, Barker, Pariah, and more.

Dive in!


schuttle - Noisome Pools EP [Clips] [TPDD011] 🏊

@Igaxx lands on Third Place :)

Based in Tokyo, the Narr Radio resident has released music on Altzmusica, Macadam Mambo, and his own excellent Ladybug label.

Since Ladybug’s inception in 2019, he’s worked with acts like Altz, Mayurashka, Eden Burns, and most recently, Third Place's own Will Hofbauer on a split 12".

“The "Floatin' EP” is defined by a floating sound, a common feature in my works. The psychedelic, floating sound has been one of the themes I’ve pursued for many years. I'm grateful that Will, who has always appreciated my work, made the production process smooth and effortless.” - Igaxx

TPDD012

releases March 28, 2025

Mastered by Rupert Clervaux

Artwork by echocatcher (Neubae Studio)

Igaxx - Floatin' EP [Clips] [TPDD012] 🦦

Singapore-born, London-based producer yingtuitive introduces herself with Letters To Self 寫情書, a deeply personal debut LP arriving on Will Hofbauer’s Third Place.

A classically trained pianist whose musical identity draws from Southeast Asian traditions, electronic experimentation, and diasporic reflection, yingtuitive crafts soundscapes that feel both intimate and expansive. The project is accompanied by two stunning reworks from esteemed creators: South Korean ambient duo Salamanda, known for their lush, meditative textures, and US artist Tristan Arp, celebrated for his organic, shape-shifting productions.

“Every musical moment in this album is essentially a letter to my self in some form…” - yingtuitive

Across eight original compositions, Letters To Self 寫情書 unfolds as a sonic diary, a search inward, a series of tender emotional missives to the self. Gamelan-inspired textures glimmer alongside field recordings captured in Singapore and the UK, while delicate, improvised piano passages echo memories of home. These elements intertwine with fragments of film samples and experimental electronics, resulting in tracks that glide through ambient, ethereal, and blissful terrains. It’s music that floats and envelops, as though nature itself had grown into sound, serene and rich in emotional resonance.

Written during a period of deep reflection, the album meditates on identity, homesickness, belonging, and the overwhelming noise of the world outside. Each piece feels like a still moment within chaos, a soft conversation between past and present selves, where harmony emerges from internal conflict. From angelic piano melodies to glitchy bursts of experimentalism, yingtuitive bridges her Singaporean roots and UK influences with blissful grace. Letters To Self 寫情書 marks not just a debut release, but the formation of a unique musical voice, gliding between cultural languages with honesty, vulnerability, and quiet strength.

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Pre-order LP

yingtuitive - blue (Salamanda Remix)

Pre-order: https://thirdplacerecords.bandcamp.com/album/yingtuitive-letters-to-self

Singapore-born, London-based producer @yingtuitive introduces herself with 'Letters To Self 寫情書', a deeply personal debut LP arriving on Will Hofbauer’s @thirdplacerecords.

Across eight original compositions, 'Letters To Self 寫情書 'unfolds as a sonic diary, a search inward, a series of tender emotional missives to the self. "Every musical moment in this album is essentially a letter to my self in some form," she explains.

More exclusive music

Premiere: yingtuitive 'blue'

Pluto (Clip)

Afterglow

Label founders Grave Grooves stepping up with this dubbed-out 160 acid jungle cut "Fuel", taken from the cassette compilation "The Grooveyard: Vol. 1" [DDTX001] // OUT NOW (limited to 50 copies) > https://deadtraxuk.bandcamp.com/

Label: Dead Trax
Catalogue Number: DDTX001
Title: The Grooveyard Volume 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: UK Garage / Breaks / Jungle / Rave
Release Date: November 6th 2020
Format: Limited Cassette Tape / Digital
Artwork: Nathan “Boris” Carr & BARE1

Tracklist:
A1. Earthnut - Even
A2. Hartta - Aku Dub (Ten Levels Remix)
A3. Grave Grooves - 66
A4. Hartta - If You
A5. Local Group - Fire
A6. D. Perignon - Glow Worm
A7. Agora - Reach 4 The Lasers
B1. Digital Diógenes & Hartta - Running Wild
B2. Margari’s Kid - Serotonin
B3. Grave Grooves - Fuel
B4. San - Everybody Out
B5. Lo Chi - After Effects
B6. Occitanie - Homecoming

DEAD TRAX:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/deadtraxuk/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/deadtraxuk/
Bandcamp: https://deadtraxuk.bandcamp.com/
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/deadtraxuk/

The Grooveyard: Volume 1

OUT NOW

Grave Grooves - Fuel [DDTX001]

Record label run by @willhofbauer ✨

https://thirdplacerecords.com

maya q - break rev (incl. Stones Taro remix) [Clips] [TPDD006] 💕

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