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No Time For Theories | out now

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/brainwave_technology_12

Michael Mayer’s latest EP, Brainwave Technology, comes at you purposeful, stealthy and sly. It’s a glorious left turn for the redoubtable producer, one that sees his typically lean and lithe productions buffed to a metallic, futurist sheen. There’s a gleam in the eyes of tracks like “Brainwave Technology” and “Alpha” that speaks of serious fun, of the intersection of the pleasure zone and the frontal lobe.

“Brainwave Technology” itself is informed by Mayer’s deep dive into the thorny terrain of artificial intelligence, transhumanism and posthumanism. Inspired by reading German philosopher Richard David Precht, Mayer found himself heading down the “proverbial rabbit hole,” as he describes it, “watching hours of YouTube material by self-proclaimed prophets of these ‘inevitable’ changes to come.” Never one to be taken in by the egotist’s dance, Mayer’s cynicism about the whole endeavour is tempered, a little, by the deeper questions that these figures gesture towards: “Is it really an evolutionary step that man and machine become one? Or is it rather a marketing plot by Silicon Valley billionaires?”

On “Brainwave Technology”, Mayer plays the charlatans at their own game, turning their logic against them by exposing the fruitiness of their ‘visions’. “I chose irony as my sword with which I chopped off some quotes from some of those batshit crazy prophets and self-promoters,” he explains of the drooling psychobabble he drops in the track’s lacuna. There’s a sense of humour here – how could you not laugh at these hungover egotists? – but there’s levity too, a sense that Mayer’s using sound to expose the contradictions and double-speak at the heart of these half-formed ideas. It’s a Burroughsian tactic, to slice into the heart of the voice to see what hidden truths surface.

It was Burroughs, too, who once said that “when you cut into the past, the future leaks out”; Brainwave Technology cuts into the logic of the futurologist to leak out the messiness of modern reality. On “Alpha” and “Gamma”, Mayer seems to conjure up the stark, ominous music that’d soundtrack a science fiction reinterpretation – or preinterpretation – of our modern malaise, all funereal wreaths of electronic noise and clatterboxing beats. As the EP resolves with “Device For The Young At Heart”, Mayer’s questions are piling up: “Do we want to become immortal and live on as a download? Do we really give up on Earth and put all our effort into colonising Mars?” There are no answers, of course, but plenty of imaginings-to-be. Brainwave Technology soundtracks both dystopian and utopian possibilities of what could come next.

Michael Mayer - Brainwave Technology

For the opening release on https://soundcloud.com/otherdimensionmusic, label boss https://soundcloud.com/odmath is stepping into ‘Unknown Territory’.

He delivers an epic Melodic House tune driven by a strong arpeggiated Moog lead, spacey organ pads, crisp percussions & shimmering drones.

First remix comes from Tunisian rising talent Samer Soltan. He takes things to a more hypnotic groove while building tension to the break that will send the dancefloor to ecstasy.

The release is completed by a fantastic remix from the enigmatic Quattrovalvole who is taking us on a trip to the Indie side of the galaxy by adding some breaky drums & a touch of cosmic synths.

Mastered by Samuel Berdah at The Wall Studio
Artwork by O.D.Math

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PREMIERE : O.D.Math - Unknown Territory

spinning colours.
flashing lights. 
pounding music.
rooms too bright.

Theus Mago makes his debut on Exit Strategy with his Vicious Eddie EP that stands out by it’s extravagant sound spectrum being memorable in every aspect. Played by Âme in his sets Theus Mago’s productions created unexpected moments of energetic & electric tensions that filled club rooms and festival grounds.

Vicious Eddie EP

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DGTL Records marks its fifth anniversary in style with ‘5YRS of DGTL Records’. The 14-track long player is released on April 16th as a 4x 12” vinyl set and drops digitally across 4 separate EP releases between February 18 and April 1, of which the first one features Mano Le Tough, Jimi Jules, Coloray and Tjade.
 
5YRS of DGTL Records is a perfect reflection of not just of the label itself but also its global event patron: headliners sitting equally alongside local talent and up-and-coming acts. Over the past five years, DGTL Records has grown into its own as a fully-fledged musical arm of the overall DGTL musical experience.

Mano Le Tough opens the release with the serene and heartfelt ‘Either 
Way’. He layers lighthearted guitar tabs, mesmerizing vocals and springy synths on each other to create a sublime affair that makes you reminisce and smile about the good things in life. Jimi Jules follows with ‘Anna Bolika’, a hypnotic and progressive track. It draws you in with constant chord progressions and mesmerizing sound 
design. Vocals are echoed cautiously to add to its ominous and eerie 
atmosphere. 

‘Polarity’ is Coloray's addition to the release. It features warm and granular synths, leaning towards the 8 bit retro synthwave sound, while rolling out a breakbeat drum pattern and heavy hitting kicks, with which he keeps the piece energetic and with a driving force throughout. Closing this first of four EP’s, Tjade presents ‘De Halve Maan’, a powerful tune for big rooms and big energy. Analogue synths, progressive bass lines and layers of melodic keys create a sense of revival and resurgence, with a hint of trance.

Available 18/02/2022
Vinyl 4x12” available 15/04/2022

Buy/pre-order at http://dgtl.lnk.to/5YRS-Part1

5 YRS of DGTL Records: Part 1

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Tjade - De Halve Maan

Last Night EP

Last Night (Instrumental Version)

@rui_azevedo - Higher Translucency
Label - Eastern standard

Release Date: 03/06/2022

♫ Info + Buy ♫ :https://www.sinchi-collective.com/premiere-rui-azevedo-higher-translucency-eastern-standard/

All Sinchi premieres available on 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sinchicollective 
Spotify- open.spotify.com/playlist/7sd3nFr…1ff4a1026348467b

Rui Azevedo - Zirconium EP

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PREMIERE - Rui Azevedo - Higher Translucency (Eastern Standard)

Freedom

Drayne [Minimal Groove Concept]

Urban Stereo-Vox Phantom (jE jE Music Recordings)

Bookings:
Martje Kremers: 
Martje@decked-out.co.uk

Americas: 
Connor Nackley:
Connor@surefireagency.com

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