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Explorative bass music meets hypermodern techno and hypnotic dubstep explorations on Found, the latest V.A. from Of Paradise. A distinctly polished and highly immersive 8-track showcase of brand-new music, Found brings together a cluster of artists hell-bent on shaking up the underground.

Featuring pristine cuts from Gent1e $oul & Hiroma Keo, Jan Loup, Slolek, Pugilist, Silent Era, Mercy System, Destrata, and Tymotica, Found is a crushingly good example of artists thinking outside the box who are working with sounds that are both unique and dynamic. This is music that bubbles through the aether and then demands you sit up, listen, and take notice.

1. Gent1e $oul & Hiroma Keo - Le Grand Bitoque 
2. Jan Loup - Marée Basse 
3. Slolek - Slip Of The Tongue 
4. Pugilist - Sinkhole  
5. Silent Era - Dark Energy 
6. Mercy System - Vacuum 
7. Destrata - Snap
8. Tymotica - Riptide

@fastcastle, @hiromakeo, @janloup, @slolek, @pugilistmusic, @silent_era, @mercysystem, @destratavan, @tymotica.

Found

OP028 // Various Artists - Found

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] 🐸

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] 🏊

TORMENTOR

TORMENTOR (Big Ever Remix)

@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] 🦦

Label co-founder Tal Fineman launches new alias @faulteruk with Obstinacy, a 4-track EP that showcases the cutting edge of contemporary club sounds.

Spanning a broad spectrum of energy, Obstinacy balances heads-down groove with a meticulous, measured approach to songwriting.

Buy: https://controlfreakrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/obstinacy

PREMIERE: Faulter - Obstinacy [Control Freak Records]

Label co-founder Tal Fineman launches new alias @faulteruk with Obstinacy, a 4-track EP that showcases his penchant for cutting edge, contemporary club sounds.

Spanning a broad spectrum of energy, Obstinacy balances heads-down groove with a meticulous, measured approach to songwriting.

A record of two halves, the EP opens with two peak-time bombs designed to ignite warehouse dancefloors worldwide. First up is the unrelenting techno weapon ‘Perspectives’ (file in your wormhole playlist) followed by a slamming, in-your-face electro wobbler, ‘Data Spike’.

The ‘B-side’ shifts towards deeper shades and organic textures, with the dub techno & minimal-leaning title track 'Obstinacy' - an ideal layering tool for like-minded DJs. Finally, the EP closes with 'Zaf (Dub Mix)', a brooding, delay-laced gem that rounds out the release on a moody note, hinting at much more to come.

For fans of: Martyn, Dorisburg, Azu Tiwaline

All tracks written and produced by Tal Fineman
Mixing by Oliver Samways and Tal FIneman
Mastered by Stefan Betke @ scape
Artwork by Max Bloom

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Faulter - Obstinacy [CTRLDD005] - Previews

This is a 9 track album spanning a lot of different styles and speeds, made up of tracks recently found on an old hard drive, most of which were part of releases that didn't end up coming out including an album I was previously working on.
Almost all of my biggest influences are reflected across the tracks so I'm really happy to be finally getting them out there. I hope you enjoy and massive big ups to anyone who supports!

Yak - Lost Dubs LP Previews

traverse is proud to announce the release of its first record - a compilation of six tracks from various artists, inspired by Pembroke King’s poem moving silhouettes, written for this occasion.

As the fourth volume of the compilation series “traversée”, moving silhouettes encourages artists to explore all corners of listening music and creative avenues that aren’t tied to any one convention.

Pembroke King’s poem sheds light on the mood of the compilation, and even though each artist brings its own interpretation of it, there is a beautiful harmony of it all - from Kate Miller’s atmospheric sounds to Teqmun’s drums-made-of-rain-drop-recordings or Ghjuliú’s nostalgic melodies, the listener travels around Pembroke’s words with each track.

As our first physical release, we feel honoured to collaborate with artists who have been involved in a way or another on traverse before such as Officium, Mika Oki and Alohn, but Kate Miller, Teqmun, and Ghjuliú, that we’ve been keeping close to our heart for a long time already.

artwork: Gabriel Sauvageot
tracks produced and mixed by (in order of appearance): Alexis Tytelman, Tijmen Blokzijl, Alban Mercier and Yolek, Kate Miller, Ghjuliú, Mika Oki
mastered & cut: Marco Pellegrini at Analogcut
digital master: Umvral
distribution: Kuroneko

Preorder record

Teqmun - Waddling on Wet Stones (traversée04)

Single #1 from the forthcoming V/A - 'Pattern Gardening' 

wisdomteethuk.bandcamp.com/album/pattern-gardening

rRoxymore - 'Nightbite'

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.

TP02

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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'

Diego Gee - Keep Seeking

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