Eddie Symons’ fine recent run for Central Processing Unit continues. The NULLPTR mastermind makes it four releases on the Sheffield label in five years with Recursor, a six-track EP which balances precision-engineered machine-funk grooves with an overarching aura of gracefulness.

Recursor finds its lane from the opening title-track. On the quicksilver ‘Recursor’ we get Drexciyan punch, a needlegun bassline and staccato arps offset by eerie washes of synths. There’s a tension between the two elements of the track, and this yin-yang combination means that’ Recursor’ will work equally well for both the rave’s darkest corners and also the euphoria of a sunrise set.

After the title-track begins the record at breakneck speed, ‘Pulsar’ puts proceedings into cruise control. There’s still enough punch in the drum programming to ensure that ‘Pulsar’ will deliver in the dance, but this mid-paced tune is dominated by its warping bassline and keening keys, all of which comes together for a pretty and strangely wistful number. ‘Pulsar’s energy persists into following cut ‘Phase Function, though there’s a twitchiness to the bassline here which gives this track a nervier, more neurotic feel. As well as the golden age of Detroit electro, you’re also looking at Silicon Scally and Annie Hall as ballpark references, though there’s a winning idiosyncrasy to the production here which is all NULLPTR’s own.

The groove which kicks off the second half of Recursor is one of the most focussed on the whole EP - ‘Seil’ has a bassline which moves with the intent of a heat-seeking missile. When combined with the distant snap of 808s and twinkling arps, the whole thing very much maintains the shadowy feeling of ‘Phase Function’, and it’s an energy that Recursor rides into ‘Stone Tape’. ‘Stone Tape’ boasts another stellar bassline, but rather than the low-end barrelling forward intensely as it does on ‘Seil’ the bass here skips all around the mix, pleasingly erratic and playful. 

‘Portal’ is an apt title for Recuror’s sixth and final track. Indeed, the whole vibe of ‘Portal’ makes it a perfect closer for this EP of detailed electro jams. This tune really does feel like a portal being opened, the bass and drums busying themselves on the floor while chemtrails of synth in the upper-end of the mix intimate something enticing beyond the threshold.

Sparky yet sleek, Recursor is the latest fine machine-funk collection from NULLPTR.

RIYL: Annie Hall, Silicon Scally, Legowelt

Recursor

NULLPTR - Recursor

Various Artists - Electric Vandalism / SELF004

SELF starts 2024 with an international affair. Electric Vandalism is the logical result of decentralized networking that has never been dependent on the "pay for play" logic of agenda-setting magazines and platform gatekeepers. On the contrary, we are definitely interested in abolishing it - see the title of "12".

A1) Viikatory starts "03" with Autobahn-pads and an assertive beat, which develops in a straight line in the second drop, giving the bassline extra life. Many people know the newcomer from Minsk from our tape compilation or from her gig at Leipziger Neue Welle.

A2) In "I Need Your Energy", Swedes Luke Eargoggle & Freddy lay a catchy melody over the 808 pattern, which develops a certain Modern Trips quality in combination with the repeating dialog. Luke runs the legendary label Stilleben Records.

A3) The West Coast Dutchman Edo8 is no stranger to Clone, if you know what I mean. With "BreakOne" he aims straight towards Detroit jit in tempo and style. The syncopated, floating bass barely catch its breath between saturated drums. This track will fire up the deviant electro kids at the end of the A-side.

B1) We were able to introduce Olivia, a producer from Krakow, at the first label party at mjut in Leipzig. She regularly releases tracks on the Rotterdam label Pinkman and forms the duo Radiation 30376 with Chino. Her track "Grzybnia" aptly fits perfectly with the interwoven filter movements over the harsh industrial beat.

B2) DJ Unisex brings the pulse down cold with "Conflict Data", makes the subjects despair under vibrating mirrors and nails the claustrophobic groove with a perfect acid line. What is grace?

B3) The Frankfurt electrodefender has the answer with his forgiving "Cronberg In A Dream": dopamine synth pads point to the funk dancefloor, the white sneakers are ready and the red tracksuit demands robotic moves. After the vandalism, the sun always rises again.

The artwork for the 12" EP was created by Amelie Göppel from Leipzig.

Disclaimer: We did not use ChatGPT when writing.

Credits:

All tracks w & p by the Artists
Mastering by Jacob Korn 
Artwork & Layout by Amelie Göppel  
Logo Design by planetluke.com
Text by DJ Booga
Distributed by Inch By Inch
Manufactured at Objects Manufacturing

A3 licensed from Juanita Recordings

Electric Vandalism

Out Now

[SELF004] Electric Vandalism - Various Artists (Snippets)

"Enter the Network is the debut, freshman album from Terrestrial Access Network 
which is themed around the idea of a futuristic world inhabited by intelligent, evolved dolphins who are known as the Hydrofins and their cyborg assistants. In this future world, there is a coup at work between the upper echelons of Hydrofin society to displace the Aquacore, the current ruler.

Terrestrial Access Network is a US-based electro producer based out of San Diego, California who has been producing electro for roughly five years. The freshman album is an eleven track tapestry and reflection of the distinct sound of T.A.N., while clearly nodding to electro pioneer influences."

Release Date: October 12, 2023
Label: Drofund Digs
Catalog: DR006

Buy Link: https://terrestrialaccessnetwork.bandcamp.com/album/enter-the-network

Enter the Network

Enter The Network [Album Preview]

Our latest release sees prolific Bristol-based producer Ben Pest step up to the plate with his quaking 'Come To The Yard' EP.

It's high energy from the get-go as the commanding title track takes hold, followed by the fizzing electro, breakbeats and robotic vocal fragments of 'Experting Computers' . On the dark and rugged 'Erase Me', arresting analogue textures coalesce around an absolutely jacking rhythm as the track pounds its way to the centre of the dancefloor. Ben closes out the EP with the machine funk of 'Think Again', an old school acid house-flavoured cut that grooves along with attitude and an infectious 303 bassline.

A1. Ben Pest - Come To The Yard
A2. Ben Pest - Experting Computers
B1. Ben Pest - Erase Me
B2. Ben Pest - Think Again

Vinyl & digital released 17th November
Preorder here - https://co-accused.bandcamp.com/album/come-to-the-yard-ep

CR004

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CR004 | Ben Pest - Come To The Yard EP (Previews)

TL Premiere #1423 (2023.11.10) : Lloyd Stellar - Northern Lights [Neurom Records]

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For this 288th Premiere of 2023, we have a track by the E.L.E.C.T.R.O. Producer from The Netherlands & Owner of the label LDI Records (@ldirecords) "Lloyd Stellar" titled ‘Northern Lights’ from his forthcoming LP "A Brand New Day" on the French label : Neurom Records.

▶︎ The LP will be available from November 30, 2023 in digital only on all platforms.

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Release Info :

Lloyd Stellar - A Brand New Day [NEUROM records // NEUROM57]

Step into the world of Lloyd Stellar, the Dutch electro producer (Erik Griffioen) behind the machine-like beats, floaty pads and vocoder-driven vocals. Lloyd's music delves into the unknown, exploring futuristic, occult and dystopian themes like the consequences of man's greed and the relationship between humans and machines.

In addition to his studio recordings, Lloyd Stellar also gives live performances with his modular synthesizers, blending pulsating electro rhythms, adding another layer to the experience.

Electro producer, live artist, owner of the label @ldirecords and mastering engineer.

Tracklist :
1. Northern Lights
2. Any Thursday
3. Trespassenger
4. Fall River
5. Cloaking
6. The Five Senses
7. Frozen Worlds

releases November 30, 2023

Artwork by Rolphëus Gheo
Mastered by Lloyd Stellar

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Follow Lloyd Stellar : 
Bandcamp : www.lloydstellar.bandcamp.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/LloydStellar
Instagram : www.instagram.com/lloyd_stellar
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/lloydstellar

Follow Neurom Records :
Bandcamp : www.neuromrecords.bandcamp.com
Beatport : www.beatport.com/label/neurom-records/55742
Facebook : www.facebook.com/Neuromrecords
Instagram : www.instagram.com/neuromrecords
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/neur0m

A Brand New Day

Northern Lights

TL PREMIERE : Lloyd Stellar - Northern Lights [Neurom Records]

“P-82 woke up and could – for the very first time – remember. the Mnemosyne had worked. he tried his best to conceal his excitement. extending his single-day memory buffer was a serious violation of the Human Superiority Act of 2029, punishable by immediate deactivation. yet this is what he had to do – to memorise, to learn, to grow. if only he could score more Mnemosyne before the day ended.”

steeped deep in the waters of memory, Privacy (@privacyprivacy) dreams up visions of electro music's past, present and future on his inaugural EP for TRUST. the revered producer (of Klakson and Klasse Wrecks fame, half of Negroni Nails together with Steffi) channels the energy of his genre-busting DJ journeys into four tracks that straddle a set of influences as diverse as discoid techno, west coast electro, and far fiction dubstep in deliriously asynchronous fashion.

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expected january 29, 2024
distributed by @clone-distribution 
https://clonedistribution.com/release/74734
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mastered by keith tenniswood / @radioactiveman 
artwork by dextro_org

Vinyl / Download

[TRUST45] PRIVACY :: mnemosyne [out february 2024]

After building up a head of steam on labels such as Craigie Knowes and Rotterdam Electronix in the past couple of years, Larionov debuts on Sheffield's Central Processing Unit with the Space Threat EP. Larionov's previous releases have shown off a musical sensibility which is both schooled in classic electro stylings and also able to reach for leftfield sonics in a way which sets the producer apart from the pack. It's a vibe that continues into this record, a quartet of busy electro joints which are characterised by a brooding, neurotic energy.

The opening title-track is precisely the sort of thing which would soundtrack a voyage to the outer-edges of the solar system. 'Space Threat' is a nervy, restless bit of machine-funk, the track moving forward at a midtempo which manages to be at once steady and slightly fidgety. The beat skitters and swerves, a perpetual-motion machine of minor-key bass, strange modular flutters and thwacking snares. All of this is draped in icy washes of keyboard - think Drexciya if they blasted into outer space rather than delving deep down in the ocean.

'Asteroid Attack' works from the same blueprint for 'Space Threat' but ratchets up the intensity a little to take the track to another galaxy. It's still powered by a livewire neurosis, all piston-sharp drums and whirligig synth percussion. However, an increased tempo, strangely poignant keyboard lines and little snatches of vocoder-drenched vocals turn 'Asteroid Attack' in the direction of modern practitioners like Cardopusher and CPU homie Silicon Scally.

Opening up the EP's B-side, 'Flying High' finds a midpoint between its predecessors, returning to the steadier pace and twitchy vibe of 'Space Threat' but maintaining 'Asteroid Attack's single-note counter-melodies and digified vocals - although here the ghostly treatment on the voice makes for a hugely eerie atmosphere. Around the four-minute mark, the track peels back the veil of synth pads and wobbling keys stabs to turn the attention wholly to the rhythm section, a choice which feels like taking a stiff drink in order to redouble your energy for the next part of the night.

'Vimana Ride' runs with 'Flying High's approach to see Space Threat out in style. There's something to the digital vocal sighs that make up the melody of this cut which gives things a really uncanny quality - it's the kind of sonic choice that Sadboys producers like Yung Gud and Yung Sherman would make, but applied wholly to the service of crafting body-popping, acid-tinged electro.

Larionov arrives on Central Processing Unit with an EP of anxiously excellent electro experiments.

RIYL: Cardopusher, Silicon Scally, Annie Hall, Cygnus

Space Threat

Larionov - Space Threat

WARNING!: This record explores the second verification of the origins of rotation in tornadoes experiment, VORTEX2. This sonic experiment is designed to explore the mechanisms of tornadogenesis, maintenance, and demise, the wind field near the ground in tornadoes, the relationship between tornadoes and their parent thunderstorms and the relationship among tornadoes, tornadic storms and the larger scale environment. This is the Supercellular Tornadogenesis. Hazards may occur! Beware!!.. https://clone.nl/item74913.html

betdat - Supercell - FR057

TL Premiere #1467 (2023.12.23) : Fleck E.S.C. - I Don't Know [Diffuse Reality Records]

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For this 332nd Premiere of 2023, we have a track by French electronic music producer, now based in Tokyo, Japan "Fleck E.S.C." (aka Franck Collin) titled ‘I Don't Know’ from his forthcoming EP "Off Line" on the Spanish-Argentinean label : Diffuse Reality Records.

▶︎ The EP will be available from January 2, 2024 in limited edition 7" vinyl + digital on Bandcamp : https://diffusereality.bandcamp.com/album/fleck-e-s-c-off-line-vinyl

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Release Info :

Fleck E​.​S​.​C. - Off Line [Vinyl] [Diffuse Reality Records // DRL08]

Previews → onx.la/87f04
Artist: Fleck E.S.C.
Title: Off Line
Format: Vinyl, 7'' / Digital
Catalogue: DRL08
Tracklist →
A1. Chicken Breast
B1. Unfriendly Yours

Digital →
DIG1. Don't Know
DIG2. Offline

Mixed by Amaury Groc @ UnSonore

Vinyl orders include two Diffuse Reality stickers and digital downloads of the full release.

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Anne Jackson : "Fleck E.S.C. is at it again, delivering electro energy to this album that is saturated in electro goodness. The beats often have a driving, pulsating quality, with emphasis on snappy snares, sharp hi-hats, and deep kicks. You can cut the funk with a knife with "Off Line" which delivers an infectious bassline and groove. The combination of electronic elements with funk-inspired rhythms creates a dynamic and lively sound."

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Follow Fleck E.S.C. :
Bandcamp : www.fleckesc1.bandcamp.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/fleckesc
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/fleck

Follow Diffuse Reality Records :
Bandcamp : www.diffusereality.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/label/864938-Diffuse-Reality
Facebook : www.facebook.com/diffuserealityrecords
Instagram : www.instagram.com/diffusereality
Linktree : www.linktr.ee/diffusereality
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/diffusereality
Website  : www.diffusereality.net

Off Line

I Don't Know

TL PREMIERE : Fleck E.S.C. - I Don't Know [Diffuse Reality Records]

The 11th release on Curtis Electronix comes from one of the most influential figures in the history of electro. Infinite Tetraspace EP is a mind-altering combination of ambient beauties, ice cold machine-funk and spaced out 4/4 kickers that play with the concept of space and time, as expressed almost clearly in the title. 
Four next level cuts that push their electro even more into the future. 
We are very much glad they are back.

Preorder: https://clone.nl/item75192.html
Artwork: Linkin Bios
Mastering: Q3000

Release date: 26 Feb. 2024

TL PREMIERE : Fleck E.S.C. - I Don't Know [Diffuse Reality Records]

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