Playlist #5

Ultramajic goes for the jugular with the second chapter of its Metaphysix series after Aden and Creepy Autograph's first installment won over many new hearts in 2013 (particularly with the much-buzzed about "Whip") while keeping existing acolytes very happy.

Inspired in equal parts by legends of early Detroit music and arcane philosophical-religious concepts, these are savage drum tracks slimmed down to their meanest and leanest states - dance music at an elemental level, pure rhythmic bliss that would do past drum machine wizards like Plastikman very proud while sitting nicely alongside modern operations like Night Slugs' Club Constructions series. It's no surprise, then, that Night Slugs co-founder L-Vis 1990 makes an appearance here under his Dance System alias with the rugged "RZ1", effortlessly bridging the gap between forward UK styles and vintage Detroit soul. Matrixxman steps up to the plate in a big way with the hard drum rolls of "Simulation" and two different incarnations of the jacking, rimshot-crazy "Stop It". Creepy Autograph is back for his second appearance in the Metaphysix series with a ferocious remix of "Simulation" while Lando (formerly Lando Kal) rounds things out with "Loveplay", adding soulful vox and bouncing synths to the machinelike motif.

All in all this a lethal set of no-frills, drum machine-inspired workouts that demonstrate the "less is more" maxim with sterling results, revealing each artist to be a virtuoso of rhythm and Edgar to be a consummate curator. Complete with magickal cover art by Jimmy Edgar and Pilar Zeta reportedly made while traveling in Egypt, there is indeed much magic to be mesmerized by here. 

Early support from DJ Hell, Eats Everything, Danny Daze, Groove Armada, Jimmy Edgar, Loco Dice, Eclair Fifi, Para One, Louisahhh!, Boys Noize, Catz N Dogz, Djedjotronic, Shadowchild, Claude Von Stroke, J Phlip, Kill Frenzy, TWR72, Kastle, Distal, Len Faki, James Zabiela, Troy Pierce, Speedy J, Shadow Dancer, Dubfire.

ULTRAMAJIC LVX007 // RELEASE DATE APRIL 21ST

METAPHYSIX: II, RHYTHM

MATRIXXMAN "STOP IT"
MATRIXXMAN "STOP IT" (PERCAPELLA)
LANDO "LOVE-PLAY"
DANCE SYSTEM "RZ1"
MATRIXXMAN "SIMULATION"
MATRIXXMAN "SIMULATION" (CREEPY AUTOGRAPH TRANSLATION)

COVER ART BY PILAR ZETA AND JIMMY EDGAR

Metaphysix: II, Rhythm

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MATRIXXMAN "STOP IT" (PERCAPELLA)

Squarepusher   Come On My Selector

This is the stream of 'minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]' from Aphex Twin's 'Syro', available from Bleep - http://smarturl.it/syro?IQparams=IQid%3Asource&IQid=warp%20soundcloud

This is the first Aphex Twin dong fore 13 years between the publication of the first a formal music.

If you have preordered Syro on iTunes or Bleep, log in to your account to download 'minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]' immediately. The song is also available for individual sale.

Bleep - http://smarturl.it/syro?IQparams=IQid%3Asource&IQid=warp%20soundcloud
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/syro-itunes
Amazon - http://smarturl.it/syro-amazon
Google Play - http://smarturl.it/syro-googleplay
Beatkart - http://smarturl.it/syro-beatkart

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Syro

Available at Bleep

Aphex Twin - minipops 67 [120.2][source Field Mix]

Antic feat. Claudia Georgette - Never Stop (Club Version)

Polybot
Sc: @polybot-private
IG: www.instagram.com/polybot.music/

Electric Appliances
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IG: www.instagram.com/weareelectricappliances/

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Release date: Fri 03 October 2025

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PREMIERE: Polybot - Virtual Mind [Electric Appliances]

Artist: Various Artists
Title: [QR].V.297.TBFKB.25
Label: COD3 QR
Cat No: QRV297TBFKB25
Format: Vinyl
Released: 24 October 2025

Track Listing:
 
A1. Skatman – "Man In The Mirror"
A2. Costello – "Tangerine Boy"
A3. Lois (FR) – "Quintessence"
B1. Carlos Nilmmns, Keter Darker – "The Third Message"
B2. Jay Robinson & Majestic – "The Deacon"
B3. DCLVIII OFC – "Little by Little"

Laurent Garnier's COD3 QR doubles up this October with accompanying vinyl and digital releases featuring two tracks apiece from Skatman, Costello, Lois (FR), Carlos Nilmmns, Jay Robinson and DCLVIII OFC.  
One track from each artist on the vinyl version, and a different track from each artist on the digital version… it's The Big Fat Kahuna Burger!

COD3 QR: Music diversity is our strength!  www.cod3qr.com


Bandcamp

A3- Lois (fr) - Quintessence_PREVIEW

A1- Skatman - Man In The Mirror_PREVIEW

Extrawelt - Grand Départ

06- Lois (fr) - 9Bft_PREVIEW

INCOMING : Modern Friend - Someone’s Gotta Save Us (Andy Toth Remix) #Permaculture

Release date : 31/10/2025
BUY : https://perma.ffm.to/sgsurmx_

Modern Friend are a Montreal, Canada-based duo consisting of Voytek Korab (formerly of My Favorite Robot) and Kosta Megalos (formerly of Flowers and Sea Creatures). The new project dives back into each of their early influences of post-punk and synthwave sounds which were musical movements that heavily influenced their formative years.

Having been greatly involved in the underground electronic music scene for many years, this is their first foray into the type of music that they always wanted to write. “Someone’s Gotta Save Us” is a post-punk electronica number, all-encompassing of the times we are in.

Andy Toth, co-founder and former member of the Detroit Grand Pubahs remixes the track and flips it into an electro stomper. Korab’s smooth vocals get turned into a robotic twitchy funk, the guitars become replaced with acid-tinged synths, and an overall thump is added to the drums to make it ready for the clubs. Pure, aural filth with this remix in the absolute best of ways.

The Andy Toth remix of Modern Friend’s “Someone’s Gotta Save Us” is released October 31st, 2025 on Permaculture.

☎️ Connect ☎️
https://soundcloud.com/voytek-korab
https://soundcloud.com/andytoth
https://soundcloud.com/permaculturerecordings

INCOMING : Modern Friend - Someone’s Gotta Save Us (Andy Toth Remix) #Permaculture

out on nein
https://neinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/perfekt

Hammer - Perfekt

exclusive | Light Blue File - 4th Of The Punks | Distrikt Paris

With “4th Of The Punks”, Light Blue File crafts a track that feels like both an homage and an evolution - a future-facing nod to the golden era of French Touch, refracted through the gritty, underground lens of Distrikt Paris. It’s the standout moment on his Fourth Of The Punks EP: an Electro-House hybrid charged with funk, attitude, and an unmistakable pulse that bridges nostalgia and innovation.

The track launches with a strutting groove - chunky bassline, crisp percussion, and an ever-so-slight Acid sizzle that coils around the rhythm. But it’s the robotic vocal - “Music sounds much better with you” - that seals its mischievous charm, a wink to Daft Punk’s enduring influence without slipping into imitation. Instead, Light Blue File distills that inspiration into something rawer, rougher, and more human in its imperfections.

Every element feels engineered for motion: the way the acid bleeps flutter against the funk-infused low end, the shuffling swing of the drums, the slow build of euphoria that never tips into excess. “4th Of The Punks” doesn’t explode - it locks in, hypnotizing dancers through groove repetition and sleek modulation rather than obvious peaks.

It’s both a love letter and a reinterpretation - the sound of an artist who grew up idolizing machines but now makes them sweat. Light Blue File doesn’t just channel the spirit of French electronic pioneers; he reboots it, infusing it with underground grit and a wink of irreverent fun.

Buy the EP: https://yoyaku.io/release/light-blue-file-fourth-of-the-punk-ep-dktp007

Artist & label information
Light Blue File: @lightbluefile // https://www.instagram.com/lightbluefile
Distrikt Paris: @distrikt-paris // https://www.instagram.com/distriktparis

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https://tiktok.com/@torturetheartist

Buy the EP

exclusive | Light Blue File - 4th Of The Punks | Distrikt Paris

t.na - Ivan EP
BUY LINK: beatport.com/release/ivan/5444311
Label: Parallel Circuit (https://soundcloud.com/parallel-circuit-367498339)
https://www.instagram.com/_parallelcircuit/
> t.na (https://soundcloud.com/tna_music)
https://www.instagram.com/t.na_music

An intoxicating sound full of pulsating rhythms and enchanting melodies lands at the doors of Ben Jones 'Parallel Circuit' label, as DJ and producer extraordinaire t.na sees in the latest chapter in his upwardly mobile musical journey…

t.na, has been working his magic within the dance music scene for over 20 years. Originally from Manchester but now based in London, his stellar career began behind the decks, where his ability to join the dots between House, techno, electro, minimal, and breaks saw him play in some of the world’s most celebrated dancefloors. His curiosity with music production eventually developed into the founding of Pickled Music, along with affiliated labels Into the Woods, Afterwoods, Occult Vision, and Taste the Rainbow Records, which have all put out some top-quality dance records in the past few years. The curiosity wouldn’t end there, as t.na ventured into music production himself. Heavily inspired by the early 2000s tech house sound, t.na’s sound is one of sublime, progressive rhythms; thought provoking and considered melodies; and an overall atmosphere of joyous momentum, perfectly blending minimalist sensibilities with multi-faceted, layered features - all of which provide his music with lasting intrigue and with a profound sense of depth and meaning.

The ‘Ivan’ EP is yet another step onward, and as an experience, it is tailored perfectly for late-night dancefloor excursions and early sunrises. As soon as the title track begins, the anticipation goes sky high, with a rock solid beat interspersed with a bass note that bellows from the deep. Cosmic, technological sound effects add a certain complexion and feel up top, with a sprinkling of melodic features placed atop the mix with grace and feeling. The earworm of a mid-range key line is the winner here, perfectly finding its way into the heart of the track and propelling things forward. ‘Reeves’ comes next, and this number follows a similar trajectory to the opener. A pulsating beat provides the foundation for a hypnotic bass line to weave in between the grooves, as airy pads shift in the background. This number is all about the little things, with the softest of changes opening up the most exciting of new horizons.


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PREMIERE : t.na - Cezza

Release date Feb 2012 www.punchdrunkmusic.com

Tessela 'Channel' (Punch Drunk Records) Clip

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http://boomkat.com/vinyl/572478-jets-jimmy-edgar-travis-stewart-jets-ep
http://www.hhv.de/item_293801.html

Jets – Jets EP (LSR004)

A1. In Her City 
A2. Sin Love With You 
B1. Meu 
B2. Lock Lock Key Key

Leisure System; the collective, label and 4-year long famed Berghain party is back with a very special fourth addition to its catalogue: the inaugural release from JETS - a project which pairs two of dance music’s most eccentric and distinctive personalities, Jimmy Edgar and Travis Stewart (aka Machine Drum).

Having been friends for over 12 years, it was inevitable that a project like this would finally come into being. After living in New York, touring Japan together and now taking full time residency in Berlin, the self-titled EP marks the culmination of roughly four years of staggered yet perpetual collaboration between the duo. Taking recognisable elements of electronic dance music and subtly transforming them into something altogether new, the result is more than the sum of its parts.

The alignment of both celebrated producers’ music as one creates something altogether new and yet, at the same time, ultimately familiar. Weaving its way intricately into the multi-textured fabric of sounds is the undeniable presence of Edgar’s electro-funk soul whilst Machinedrum’s idiosyncratic syncopated rhythms and stuttered drum clacks jack and roughen the edges.

In a recent interview with FACT magazine (http://www.factmag.com/2012/08/19/jimmy-edgar-and-machinedrum-lift-the-lid-on-their-new-collaborative-project-jets/), the pair admitted that on this EP, “there’s a sense of where we’ve been, what we’ve come to, and everything in between.” Be part of the journey.

https://www.facebook.com/jjettss / https://www.facebook.com/jimmyedgar / https://www.facebook.com/machinedrum / https://www.facebook.com/leisuresystem

Released by: Leisure System Records 
Release/catalogue number: LSR004 
Release date: Oct 29, 2012 

Buy the JETS EP here!

JETS (Jimmy Edgar & Machinedrum) - Meu

TWIN TURBO 015 - CLOUDS - BULBOPHYLLUM REMIFERUM

Twin Turbo kicks off 2013 with an EP of club-rocking house-jackers from Scottish prodigies Clouds.

Following a year that saw their critical stature soar and made fans of a growing legion of techno stars (Chris Liebing and Gary Beck both named "Consciousness" the top track of 2012), Clouds take a break from their maturation process to crank out a few knee-jerk tracks built for the masses, each crafted around a catchy hip-hop inflected vocal hook. 

"Terrorcore" will scare the living sweat out of you with a deadly parade of monstrous toms and vocal sample that will force you to work through your cash-flow anxiety on the dancefloor. "Local Bubble" is the housiest, funkiest thing Clouds have ever done, a supremely playable record that will surely find a crossover audience. Finally, "HE_1523_0901", pumps the bass up with Clouds's signature distorted kickdrum sound, a minimal arrangement with more clever vocal cuts.

Twin Turbo - starting the new year with new bombs for a new generation of party people, some of whom are too young to remember when we invented high-energy dance music back in 2011.

Clouds - HE 1523-0901

Turbo Recordings was founded by Tiga in Montreal back in 1998. In addition to launching his own career, the label has been integral in the success of acts like Chromeo, Gesaffelstein, Duke Dumont and most recently, ANNA & Charlotte de Witte. Core talent includes ZZT (Tiga's collaboration with Zombie Nation), Jori Hulkkonen, BETON, Clouds, Harvard Bass, Pilo, Shaded, Dimitri Veimar and a host of new young producers in genres ranging from pure techno, electro, and house to pop. The list of artists who have released music on the label is a veritable 'who's who' of top-level talent spanning a broad musical range, and this, along with a commitment to beautiful design, has earned the label respect in the industry and a cult following among fans. 

“We started out singing into plastic bags and shipping them to stores as quickly as possible. Later, we discovered that vinyl sounds way better when delivered by kayak. I learned so much the first few years…Now, as I look towards the future, I can envision music for poor people, sonic odors for the hearing impaired, even MP3s for women....Vroom, sucka!” says Tiga, the lyrical lampsman lighting the way down Dance Avenue.

For licensing inquiries: licensing@turborecordings.com

Clouds - HE 1523-0901

Turbo Recordings

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