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🛒 https://movingpicturesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rico-casazza-emptiness-form

Throughout a decade Rico Casazza has developed a name with music that spans multiple genres. Diversity in music is his core. Nowadays he’s more known for his electro/IDM productions, but he’s also fond of techno, minimal, ambient, and electronica.

Although saying that an artist “does techno/electro/IDM” is something being heard thousands of times, Rico’s sound has a common characteristic recognised for recurring themes; to best describe it, it has to do with the nostalgic, melodic, ominous, deep music that brings you inside, yet is very energetic.

Having released about 19 EPs, 6 full albums, 15 remixes and more to come, composing music is his core force.

His carefully crafted sound has found home in Prague’s Moving Pictures label, in a form of a solid 4-tracker vinyl EP. Dive into its four chapters: “Emptiness Form” for a melancholic acid trip, “Ultramarine” for an aquatic techno-submarine immersion, or visit “Praslega” - an obscure yet lush sonic construction, along with “Jan25” - a mellow moody anthem.

Tracklist:

I. Rico Casazza - Emptiness Form
II. Rico Casazza - Ultramarine
III. Rico Casazza - Jan25
IV. Rico Casazza - Praslega

PREMIERE: Rico Casazza - Ultramarine [Moving Pictures]

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

The long-running Kompakt imprint will release an EP by German DJ and producer Sascha Funke in September. Sharing five tracks that traverse quirky house and techno, Treets marks Funke’s monumental return to Kompakt since his Zug um Zug two-tracker in 2014.

Speaking about Treets, Funke says he is "very happy to be back on the mothership Kompakt" after an eight-year break. As one would expect with Funke, the EP fits the cosmic world of Kompakt to a tee. The title track conveys a weird, tripped-out atmosphere as an alien-like vocal burbles between an acid bassline and squeaky percussion. It's a tantalising glimpse of Funke's freaky underworld. E_Plus follows a similar wonked-out vein, only this time, the vibe is ominous. Funke pairs an orchestral vocal with bleepy pads and signature acid-drenched melody — a solid offering oddball of energy. On Alles Paletti, a 2-step drum pattern and string of bright claps create a sunny soundscape, complemented by a robust bassline and ethereal synth notes. It's fairytale house music, the kind only Funke can produce. The penultimate track Haus More is subdued, as chugging drums slither between a wobbly melody. The Other Version feels futuristic, as Funke goes full-force electro. Extra-terrestrial vocals return, but the pace is cranked up by strident sound FX and thudding drums. An eccentric end to an eccentric EP.

Sascha Funke is a Berlin-based producer and DJ with two decades' worth of releases building his back catalogue. BPitch Control, Turbo Recordings, Endless Flight, Running Back, and several more esteemed imprints have released his work. Today, he continues to create sleek sounds that weave various genres from house, techno, disco, Krautrock, wave, electro and unclassified anomalies. As a DJ, Funke is just as free-wheeling as his productions. He's played E1 in London, Caos in São Paulo and Renate in Berlin, amongst others, displaying his sweeping sound to a worldwide audience. Having been exposed to euro-dance pop as a youngster, you can hear flashes from the genre stitched throughout his work but blended in a way that's quintessential to Funke. Never one to change his sound according to the latest trend, Funke stays true to his creative vision — one of the most significant challenges for producers today.

Treets

Sascha Funke - Treets

Exclusive: Erell Ranson - Pregnancy Vibes

The eights installment on Berlin-based label Melcure, the hybrid label of Melisma and Cure Music, comes from northern French artist Erell Ranson delivering the musical goodies that vary between House and Techno and cover a huge amount of moody melodic melancholic dramatic theory. Releasing music since the 90s on labels such as Kalahari Oyster Cult, LW-Recordings or Gestalt Records Nicolas Petitjean, Erell Ranson's real name, surely hits a nerve with his latest four tracker on Melcure. The B1 Pregnancy Vibes comes in rather chill with its calming pad-sounds, the ghost-esque or spooky intermezzo and  chords riding an old-school almost Detroit-ish bass line, meaningly sounding raw and unique and purposely not as smooth as a lot of productions these days. With every beat hitting and every chord floating over it Pregnancy Vibes comes closer to bear the perfect soundtrack for a nine month ride with a life long impact.

Erell Ranson's EP New Home is out on MELCURE.

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Exclusive: Charles Webster - I Wonder Why (Charles Webster's 'Still Wondering' Mix)

Two years after the release of Charles Webster's album Decision Time, which was praised equally by critics and musicians, the British artist delivers three new mixes for one of the album's stand-out tracks I Wonder Why. Besides Atjazz taking on remix duties, and a musical approach from Nowism, Charles himself reworked the track to give it an even darker note accentuating the track's message by going without a continuous bass line and emphasizing on sounds, which perfectly go with the spoken vocals. Webster proves once again that you can create House music without its ordinary features and basically approves what the press already said: "There's almost no House music here, though it still runs as a hidden pulse through the record." 

Charles Webster's I Wonder Why Mixes are out on Miso Records.

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I Wonder Why (Remixes)

EXCLUSIVE: Charles Webster - I Wonder Why (Charles Webster's 'Still Wondering' Mix) [Miso Records]

Had life only just started? It seemed everything that came before now had started to fade into darkness... Problems that once felt catastrophic no longer mattered; selfish pursuits were no longer on the agenda. It wasn't just them anymore, there was another life to think about other than their own. Everything had been flipped on its head and, though scary and unknown, they were ready to dive in headfirst.

Italian DJ and producer Fango launched his E Dee series last June dedicated to a life-changing event that had taken place a few years prior: the birth of his first child Carlo. Each release explores the world his son sees but communicated through Fango's own eyes (and ears). Now on volume two, and with Peruvian imprint Degustibus on board this time, he shares three cosmic, driving grooves that take their titles from Carlo's own vocabulary, while the artwork uses Carlo's mouth as the image for the centre sticker and his own drawing for the inner sleeve. Another chapter in a very personal and beautiful ode to becoming a parent.

PREMIERE: Fango - Didda Dae [Degustibus]

Tokyo-based DJ, producer and sound artist Yuu Udagawa inaugurates the freshly launched Cyphon Recordings with her debut EP, ‘Forever’. Growing up on a cocktail of everything from rock, hip-hop and Latin jazz to techno and house, Yuu’s immersive musical output draws inspiration from this diverse pool of influences to create “uplifting and healing” music for the mind and body. There’s an elegance and sophistication to her productions, which stems from her desire to make music guided by the Golden Mean philosophy of finding a middle ground between two extremes: excess and deficiency.

Active as a DJ since the millennium, which saw her playing at clubs, festivals and fashion shows across the country, she soon turned her attention to music production and has since self-released a handful of singles and contributed audio commissions for Sony Playstation3, museums, theatres and apparel brands. Yuu’s meditative pallet of sounds instantly grabbed Cyphon’s third ear which led to the tracks that make up ‘Forever’: a collection of analog slo-mo electronica and leftfield minimal house that strike a perfect balance between warmth and depth.

The release opens with the titular track: a deep, emotive electro cut punctuated by a twinkling synthline and blissful vocals. ‘Mojito’ continues the EP’s voyage into the deep, matching softly spoken word with jazz-tinged chords and meandering melodies, before ’Hug Close’ strips things back, guided by a crunchy minimal groove, warm, resolute keys and reflective synths.

The B-Side steers things on a soulful course. The dark, enveloping atmosphere of ‘Illuminated Night’ is lifted by bright synth stabs and harmonic R&B-flavoured vocals. These influences continue on closer ‘Stay With Us’. Slowing down the pace, the track is a wash of shimmering funk-inspired chords and shuffling rhythms, laced once again with effortless, soaring vocal tones.

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PREMIERE : Yuu Udagawa - Illuminated Night

Hell Yeah takes a look through the weird and wonderful lens of Brussels-based Caramel 3000 for its next dance floor trip. He serves up four cuts that collide leftfield electronics, dark disco and ancient cosmic wonderment into captivating new forms.

Caramel 3000 operates at the fringes, where eerie textures, irregular arpeggios and silver-tongued samples all coalesce. His interest in visual culture, semiotics and fiction permeates his musical understanding while he also embraces accidental methods and primitive designs when cooking up his sonic brews.

Opener 'Ottagono Corse' is a lithe, slow-motion workout with gurgling leads and sludgy bass. It's an elastic rhythm that pops and hops as it fixes your gaze down a trippy rabbit hole.
'Super Rapido' is another brilliantly loose assemblage of lumpy drums and withering sci-fi synths. Synthetic bleeps and drips are offset by warm percussion and make for something alluringly exotic. The same slow and heavy, dubbed-out rhythm defines 'Wetlands Tempo,' this time with muffled voices, muttered spoken words and melancholic pads all layered up to perfection. It somehow sounds like an ancient ritualistic dance and futurist disco at the same time before 'Holy Studio' takes you deep into a steamy jungle amongst distant elephant trumpets, squeals and cosmic leads that signal the end of the world.

This is kaleidoscopic music for curious minds; freaky grooves for eccentric dance floors.


Supported by Sean Johnston (ALFOS), Idjut Boys, Toulouse Low Trax, Peter Kruder, Felix Dickinson, Justin Robertson, Chris Coco, Bill Brewster...

PREMIERE : Caramel 3000 - Holy Studio

Doubling up and further strengthening the firey latin flavour are Argentinian duo, DJs Pareja. The duo take Match Point into darker realms,  bringing the original bass melody to the fore and allowing it to purr loud. They ramp the break beats and increase the drama with claps, kick drums, horns and more, creating a warehouse mood that is crying out for smoke machines and strobe lights.

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Fernanda Arrau & Persona RS - Match Point (Djs Pareja Remix)

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🎶 Pizarro – Release Me (Suelta Me) (Dub Mix)

Release: Suelta Mé / The Five Tones
Label: Beat Club Records
Genre: Deep House
Year: 1991
Country: 🇮🇹

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Pizarro – Release Me (Suelta Me) (Dub Mix) (1991)

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Artista: @carrotgreenofficial
Gravadora: EKONCEPT
Release date: 30 de Outubro

Sinos / Sina EP

Premiere | Carrot Green - Sinos / Sina [EKORD]

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Torture the Artist is a webzine, or a magazine made for the internet, geared towards those with a passion for contemporary electronic music, with subgenres including Techno, Tech House, Deep House and Eletronica, as well as a small amount of Indie and Alternative. Founded in 2014 by Holger Breuer, a German native and lover of the arts, Torture the Artist now consists of five team members from all around the world.

In addition to publishing interviews, music reviews, DJ charts and track premieres, the webzine hosts out a  podcast series called 'art:casts'. This medium gives DJs and producers the artistic freedom to highlight their different musical styles while not being restricted by factors such as setting, and connecting them to a wider audience. 

Being in its ninth year, Torture the Artist has gained a strong and active online support group, including music enthusiasts to label managers and artists themselves, creating a cohesive community with music as their bond.

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