Taken from the forthcoming EP, 'Zissou' - out 3rd December

https://k-lone.bandcamp.com/album/zissou

K-LONE - 'Deluxe' (WSDM020)

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FELIXCW - IKNOWUWANNADOIT

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PRECISION (Mia Koden Remix)

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Following on from the eponymous single release at the start of summer, Jeigo follows up with the full 'Fig' EP. Similar themes off basslines, melodic grooves and nostalgic melodies in this deep twisting EP.

Jeigo - 3-5 Working Days

Label founder Phasmid returns to Taipan Trax with twisted two track single 'Occult'.

Phasmid - Occult

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https://phasmidmusic.bandcamp.com/album/hadal-zone-ep

In 2020, Phasmid released his debut single ‘Shunned’ on Gimme A Break’s We Are Viable compilation, raising funds to support Leeds-based MAP Charity. Five years on, the eclectic DJ and producer has announced that his debut physical EP will be released via GAB on March 7th 2025.

Having cut his teeth in the UK Garage and Breaks scene, Phasmid took an extended leave from the DJ circuit to refine his sound and production techniques. Hadal Zone is the culmination of Phasmid’s various musical explorations to date, showcasing the producer’s signature clean-cut and bass-led take on breakbeat, electro and trance fusion.

On the A-side, the title track kickstarts the EP with a clinical electro breakbeat workout. While rooted in the production style of contemporaries such as Aloka and Client 03, Phasmid pays homage to the UK dance lineage, sampling Baraka’s 1995 Jungle single ‘I’ll Be There’. ‘Fractal’ and ‘Onyx’ push the project forward with two experiments in percussive UK bass, with a four-by-four surprise in the latter. The B-side opens with the devious Cyberpunk-inspired ‘Neuralware’, which combines ruthless subs with colliding synth intermissions. Cited as one of Phasmid’s earliest inspirations, Kessler delivers a breathtaking remix of ‘Hadal Zone’, complete with flanged breaks and a devastating bassline.

Hadal Zone

GAB004 - Phasmid - Hadal Zone EP [Clips]

After three hard-hitting collaborations in 2024, 1TK and Operator P return, this time as a unified force. Having spent the early part of the year deep in the studio, the duo is locked in and ready for a summer sprint. "Trust Me" is a no-nonsense club weapon. Punchy drums, heavy low-end, and razor-sharp detail make it built for the rig. Early support has been strong, and it’s only just beginning.

Trust Me

1P001 // 1TK & Operator P - Trust Me

Collaboration with Dr FMW https://soundcloud.com/dr-fmw
thanks to Dark Heart Recordings for releasing @darkheartrecordings
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Every Silence Feels Like A Scream

Put You Down

GD4YA04 [https://soundcloud.com/gd4ya]
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MMHMM / SWERV / BLITZ

ARTWORK BY DRUMZ OF THE SOUTH

GD4YA.BANDCAMP.COM

Mmhmm

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.

Put You Down

Cosmin TRG

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