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#Premiere 026

Artist: Retina.it & Plaster
Title: Sybilla
Album: 'Parteno' EP
Label: Delirio
Format: Vinyl 12', Digital
Release: Nov 13th, 2017

The vast flank of the Euboean cliff is pitted with caves,
from which a hundred wide tunnels, a hundred mouths lead,
from which as many voices rush: the Sibyl’s replies.
They had come to the threshold, when the virgin cried out:
‘It is time to question the Oracle, behold, the god, the god!’
As she so spoke in front of the doors, suddenly neither her face
nor colour were the same, nor did her hair remain bound,
but her chest heaved, her heart swelled with wild frenzy,
she seemed taller, and sounded not-human, for now
the power of the god is closer.

Parteno EP

Premiere

Premiere: Retina.it & Plaster - Sybilla [Delirio]

Tracklist: https://www.nts.live/shows/daniel-avery/episodes/daniel-avery-4th-december-2018

Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (4th December 2018)

Chosen instrument: Doepfer Dark Energy I
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/sub-accent
Instrument information: https://bit.ly/2QgN60w

~ The day so bright ~

Artwork by Marco Fasoli

Sub Accent - Doepfer Dark Energy I

St. Concrete - Riopelle St (Original Mix)

https://osare-editions.bandcamp.com/album/oe002-thanasis-zlatanos-a-retrospective

Elena Colombi : Thanasis Zlatanos Special 15/01/20 - NTS Radio

we're back with the next instalment of Greyscale Special Mix series. One of our Italian brothers and a member of Sibling, Ydan, is sending love and positive vibes. during these rough times we all need something positive in our lives. So here's something you can dance to while being isolated at home.
Stay healthy and keep strong!

more at

GREYSCALE Special 006 - Ydan

Remote EP

Having Said That

Here is Glory Podcast with a guest mix by DJ Zaxxon. For many years he was the unmistakable "Electro King of the South the Netherlands", he was a big inspiration for many dj's, producers and youngsters, by organizing lots of events, giving room for new talent and giving workshops. He runs Recordstore Tunesville, nowadays no longer a physical store but merely on Discogs . DJ Zaxxon was the first organizer who invited me to play in venues, for which I am ever thankful. Later I was also able to return the favor to invite Zaxxon on many events I organized; I do remember one NYE where we asked him to play at 10.00 a.m. - good(morning) times ! Dj Zaxxon always delivers mixes with timeless dance music, here is Glory Podcast #53 ! Enjoy
www.discogs.com/user/tunesville

Glory Podcast #53 DJ Zaxxon

Buy: https://sohaso.bandcamp.com/album/somewhere-iv

Various Artists - SOMEWHERE IV Compilation
+ Cassette

1. Omit Iwik & Dwaalgast - Fucking Oyster 
2. queniv - Hervonden
3. Ranie Ribeiro - Morning Meditations
4. Stijn Sadee - Salpae
5. Love Over Entropy - Discoconnected
6. Kurt Baggaley - Mind Glide
7. Mattheis - t8
8. Machines Of Loving Grace - Sometimes 
9. Villete - Fields
10. Fader From Borneo - Cold Sore Adonis 
11. Kurt Baggaley – Former Self (Nadia Struiwigh Edit) 
12. Vela Uniform - Endure
13. Will Oirson - Minor Figures .1
14. Bas Dobbelaer - Rest
15. Omit Iwik & Dwaalgast - Not Sure Where I Am But It's OK

Something Happening Somewhere  
www.somethinghappeningsomewhere.com/

Artist: Various Artists  
Title: SOMEWHERE IV
Releasedate: 11-12-2020 
   Artwork: Bas Dobbelaer
Distribution: Kompakt

In a time where dancing with others is forbidden, and most clubs in Europe remain closed, we felt it was time to shift gears. The fourth edition of our compilation series SOMEWHERE is best enjoyed lying down.15 tracks that will chill you out, put you at ease and comfort you in this difficult year.

It will not surprise you there is a strong Dutch presence on SOMEWHERE IV. Machine master Mattheis (best known for his stunning work on Nous’ Klaer) showers us with beautiful arpeggio’s that seem to stem straight from his modular. Fader from Borneo (but actually from Rotterdam) takes a much different approach, with long floating chords that move up and down like the surge near the shore after a violent storm. And then there is the sample wizardry by the experienced producer Love Over Entropy, who tackles analogue sounds and lets them run rounds in ever smaller concentric circles. It’s as hypnotic as it is intriguing.

There is something for everyone on SOMEWHERE IV. As long as you’re cool with absent kickdrums or aggressive hi hats. In fact, there is room for a kick. On the wonderful wonky 'Endure', by Utrecht based knob tweaker Vela Uniform. It’s one of the highlights of the album and it reminds us of the heydays of Warp’s Artificial Intelligence Series. Yes, it’s that good.

Another gem is 'Sometimes' by Machines of Loving Grace, an alter ego of the veteran dj & producer Eric de Man. He takes us to a nearly deserted rain forest, where birds and insects seem to go around in slow motion. De Man made this melancholic highlight more than 13 years ago. It clearly stood the test of time.

Ambient music has been around long before Brian Eno gave the genre it’s name. But over the last few years and thanks to a string of strong releases by artists like Huerco S, Kara Lis Coverdale and Kaitlyin Aurelia Smith, the genre is on the rise again. SOMEWHERE IV is the perfect antidote for stressful times and the sorrow of a closed down nightlife.

Kurt Baggaley - Former Self (Nadia Struiwigh Breaks Edit) (snippet)

As a producer, DJ & label owner Cosmin Nicolae’s dedication to developing a rich and wholly personal artistic landscape provides the driving force behind one of dance music’s most unique & industrious individuals.

Opening the door on Hessle Audio over a decade ago - an outlet that has gone on to become a defining voice within electronic music in the 21st Century, Nicolae’s list of affiliations reads like a who’s who of top tier contemporary dance music record labels. Appearances on Amsterdam’s Rush Hour and Gerd Janson’s Running Back, as well as a brace of singles alongside LP’s Gordian and Simulat on the now defunct 50 Weapons - not to mention work for Semantica and Bleep, have cemented Cosmin TRG deep in the psyche of the ever shifting amoeba that is the dance music zeitgeist.

In many ways, what lies at the heart of Nicolae’s work - beyond the extraordinary pairing of high end sound design and club functionality, is an innate ability to bind his discography - to create a streamlined sonic vision without compromise, one that moves with purpose and vigour outwards to explore in depth structures that exist on the very periphery of House & Techno, Ambient & experimental electronics - but maintain a unique and recognisable finish. Few artists could boast a discography that marries 2016’s ubiquitous In Your Body, an anthemic spoken- word-meets-Tool-Techno leviathan released via Nicolae’s own club-focused Sportiv outlet, with Semnal - a gloriously executed LP of shifting, otherworldly Experimental music delivered under the artist’s given name via the Opal Tapes label.

Cult concept missive Hope This Finds You Well, Nicolae’s 2019 reflection on corporate culture furthers this same dichotomy - a stunning wide-angle Ambient LP on Fizic - the label operated by the artist as a home to more conceptual iterations, that followed hot on the footsteps of a remix for Bpitch founder Ellen Alien & the fourth instalment on Sportiv - both offerings heady club constructions in their own right.

On the road, both DJ sets and live performances mirror this healthy sentiment - with Nicolae as comfortable on main stages showcasing his take on hyper-modern propulsive Techno, as he is presenting the low slung avant-garde preoccupations of his more leftfield alias’. There’s the constant feeling that both these practices feed back into one another, and that from each respective vantage point, Cosmin TRG is able to make the kind of dynamic & intuitive artistic decisions that few can - keeping his work fresh & current without concession - ceding to his own desire to further his vision as a creator of sonic abstraction without losing sight of the dance floor.

Having Said That

Cosmin TRG

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