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Colombian DJ and Producer Hermetics returns with Prometheus Rising, a bold six-track EP which propels you into a brave new world, in which AI and high technology intertwine with nature and techno-pagan spirituality. A utopian future where the spirit of Prometheus (the Greek god who moulded humans from clay and gave them technology) provides a unifying force to reignite the spirit of humanity.

Prometheus Rising is released 29th February on Otherness – Hermetics’s very own brand-new label where the Buenos Aires based virtuoso can release and curate music with total artistic freedom. These six tracks beam you up into the Promethean realm, leading you on a journey into the next age…an epoch defined by exploration, freedom, and boundless creativity.

The first track on the Prometheus Rising EP, Hyperion, guides you through a melancholic, dystopian soundscape of jungle and breakbeat with a mystical, esoteric touch. With a nod to ‘Future Sounds of London’, Hyperion represents the fall before the rise of the Promethean age.

Buy: https://hermetics.bandcamp.com/album/prometheus-rising

PREMIERE: Hermetics - Hyperion [Otherness]

"Neulust," the latest EP from Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge, introduces listeners to the talents of Joshua Gottmanns and Niklas Wandt. Wandt's captivating voice invokes a sense of nostalgia, reminiscent of the era when Thorsten Fenslau was active, infusing tracks with poetic recitations. Wandt's drumming harmonizes perfectly with Gottmanns' warm chords and captivating melodies. Together, they debuted on Zurich's Lustpoderosa label with "Neulust," aiming to redefine their musical connection. Their presence in the central European underground scene has been marked by releases on Themes for Great Cities or Bureau B, accompanied by their vintage German Wave sound and lively performances. Regular touring has been part of their journey. "Neulust," recorded with minimal intervention, delves into themes of love, estrangement, and consumerism, blending haunting electro, deep house, NDW, and Euro Dance Elements. The EP signifies a significant stylistic shift and stands as the band's most compelling offering yet in their ongoing musical evolution.

BUY on BANDCAMP

PREMIERE : Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge - Ehrliche Arbeit

From the label:

"Hi! We are ready to present the second record from My Cup Of Tea produced by founder Piero, it includes 4 house tracks and broken beats with a warm and danceable sound, includes a remix by Carlo from Aterral. We hope that this copy will find its place not only on the shelf, but also in the bag and will always be relevant at any party. From the southern latitudes - with love!"

Buy: https://basicframe.it/home/444-MCOT002.html

PREMIERE: Piero - Blue Train [My Cup Of Tea]

This show comes all the way across waters... theories invites a music connoisseur from Bogotá whose Sci-fi explorations takes us on a deep dive into future-past, trippy dystopias and dreamy
nostalgia.

Lately we realized we’re into the same sound and although he wasn’t brief at all, he got the assessment right. A kaleidoscopic mix of ambient techno, drum and bass and loads and loads of IDM.

A lecture about the sound of Machines featuring new and timeless sounds.

Listen live: www.threadsradio.com
For more shows @threadsradio

Machines, Dreams & Rhythm 04: theories invites Agua (*Berlin/Bogota) - 01-May-24

La Mano - Fabricca EP 
BUY LINK: https://sounddujour1.bandcamp.com/album/fabbrica-ep
Label: Sound Du Jour (https://soundcloud.com/sounddujour)
https://www.instagram.com/sounddujour/
> La Mano (https://soundcloud.com/lamanomusic)
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La Mano returns to his Sound Du Jour label with an emotive three-tracker.

The title track on La Mano’s ‘Fabricca’ EP is a deep and evocative piece featuring heavy-duty reverbs, distant snares and gorgeous arp melodies. ‘Fabricca’ marks La Mano’s return to his Sound Du Jour label, following his 2021 ‘Tarvisio’ EP, which launched the label, and a remix for MAN 2.0’s ‘Synapse’ on the imprint shortly after. Since then, he has gone on to release a remix for Man Power on Me Me Me and work on releases with the likes of Andy Ash, Marcus Christiansen and Demetae via Sound Du Jour.

‘Fiume’ is up next on La Mano’s ‘Fabricca’ EP. It’s an ever-evolving dreamscape on an electro tip, digitised birdsong occasionally breaking through its vibrant layers of harmony. This is before ‘Onda’ closes out the release via rich pads, a gated vocal, and club-ready drums. It’s the perfect finish for another versatile and melodic offering on Sound Du Jour.

Fabbrica EP

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PREMIERE : La Mano - Onda

Parkway Breeze is a vibrant and colorful 3-track EP releasing May 2024. This collection of house-adjacent instrumental chillout beats is inspired by (and hopes to invoke in the listener) feelings of warm sunshine and cool breezes. One of the goals of this project was to incorporate field recordings to complement and add more of an organic touch to the otherwise synthesized arrangements. The project features Tascam recorded samples of wind chimes, busy streets, movies, and vinyl and cassette crackle.

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PREMIERE: Vyblossom - Parkway Breeze [Massive Music Collective]

WOLF Music is the London record label headed up by Stu Clark and Matt Neale. Hard at it since 2009, the label is the brainchild of two house and disco fanatics searching for an outlet their creative endeavours. WOLF has always been about the real HOUSE culture; the music and expressions from day dot to the most modern interpretations. Bringing onboard artists like Greymatter, KRL, Medlar, Bicep, Waze & Odyssey, James Welsh and Session Victim.
 
Next up on WOLF Music is label family Medlar; a key character on the London underground scene, with most of his hours spent making, buying, playing, or talking about music, which lends him the sort of knowledge and understanding that makes him stand apart from the crowd.  With this unique perspective Medlar joins the dots between sounds and scenes from yesterday to today with a real sense of narrative. His productions take in anything from deep and Detroit to acid or downtempo. A cutting and mastering engineer at the cult Peckham Cuts Dubplate Shop, he has spent time connecting people with the music they need in their life at Rye Wax Records, as well as releasing on the shop’s own West Friends label.  Since his debut on WOLF in 2012, he has since evolved into a unique and eclectic producer releasing on labels like Delusions of Grandeur, Riverette, and West End Records. 
 
Medlar is back once again on WOLF Music, and this time he’s brought a couple of friends along for the ride. Here the WOLF OG showcases four solid Deep House cuts with some UK & US flavours.

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PREMIERE : Medlar - Popup Pirate

Stefan Vincent - Post Melancholy
BUY LINK: https://stefanvincent.bandcamp.com/album/post-melancholy
Label: Musar (https://soundcloud.com/musar-recordings)
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For Dutch artist Stefan Vincent, the feeling of melancholy also offers the opportunity for beauty to be found. “Decay and loneliness can serve a purpose. Depression can teach you things. To feel deep sadness also means the ability to feel profound emotions.” he says. With this in mind, his debut album on MUSAR Recordings, “Post-Melancholy”, unpacks the twists and turns of grappling with this emotion, drawing from breaks, electro and IDM to make his most intricate work to date, after previous releases on Token, Dynamic Reflection, Symbolism, and Non-Series.

Throughout “Post-Melancholy” Vincent traces the wave of melancholy and how it moves through the body, which allows for lighter moments alongside darker moods. Perhaps the lightest track on the album is its acidic-breaks opener, “Eyes Unclouded”, with its soaring acid lines and dazzling synths, which acts as a false pretense for the rest of the album. Tracks like “Poise”, “Arpeggino” and the meditative “Yonghegong Lama Temple Exit F” also break up the intensity. However, nestled between the more pacey, bass-weighted tracks on the album, these lighter openings still feel like tear-jerkers.

The more common associations of melancholy show up on tracks like “Another Skin To Wear” and “You Know This Isn’t Going To End Well”, which all create a more ominous feel via IDM and the polyrhythmic structures of drum’n’bass. Particularly on “Another Skin To Wear”, which borrows its name from a Radiohead lyric, the track's swooping motion feels realistic to melancholy’s chaotic and often unpredictable path. But, like all great storytellers, Vincent leaves the most poignant moment of the album for last with the rolling “8AM on the Train… (For Maarten)” devoted to his dear friend, Maarten, who sadly passed away at the young age of 36.

This LP is dedicated to Maarten de Vries (1986-2022)

PREMIERE : Stefan Vincent - Poise

PREMIERE : Whitney Weiss - Temperance (Quickweave Remix)

Dan Ghenacia - Rouge ou Noir EP
BUY LINK: https://orcd.co/rougeounoir
Label: Stratasonic (https://soundcloud.com/stratasonic)
https://www.instagram.com/stratasonic_records/
> Dan Ghenacia: (https://soundcloud.com/dan-ghenacia)
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024—Today, the freshly minted StrataSonic Records officially unveils itself with a brand new release from Parisian house music mastermind and Apollonia ringleader Dan Ghenacia. Ghenacia’s three-track Rouge ou Noir EP is out now. 

The title track opens up with looped, funky guitar riffs and neon synths, which wind their way through dusty, dynamic drums. “Chilly” bustles with a blend of louche rhythms and rugged synth arps that dart about the mix—it also gets a low-slung, dubbed-out mix to round out the release. Ghenacia’s knowledge of house music, which he’s accumulated over the last 25-plus years DJing, hosting essential parties, and running vital labels, is crystal clear on this fantastic new solo EP. "Everything unfolded at a dizzying pace,” says Dan Ghenacia on creating the new EP. “Five days in a dream studio in Los Angeles led to Rouge ou Noir, a surreal and psychedelic experience with funky vibes. StrataSonic, this young label, is showing boundless creativity with its team to maximize the release's impact."    

ABOUT STRATASONIC
Nestled in a private enclave in Los Angeles, StrataSonic's home is the state-of-the-art recording studios helmed by the label’s in-house producers and has become the music industry's best-kept secret. With an unparalleled collection of vintage gear and deep technology, this sonic sanctuary serves as a platform for both emerging and seasoned artists.

StrataSonic was created to empower artists and explore the depths of their musical expression free from the confines of genre. From uptempo house to tribal to ambient, the label celebrates experimentation, champions artistic freedom, and embraces the beauty of non-conformity. Each release on the label will be available on vinyl and be accompanied by a music video. StrataSonic will also create bespoke merch lines alongside releases and host curated playlists by friends and family of the label, such as acclaimed DJ turned photographer Bill Patrick.

The team behind StrataSonic consists of an international group of music veterans with deep roots in Los Angeles to serve as a sanctuary for artists within the broader electronic music landscape. Founder of BPM Festival, Craig Pettigrew, will lead as the label’s CEO, with producer/DJs Maher Daniel and Matt Tolfrey spearheading the Label Manager position. Mack Sennett Studios and Original Creative Agency owner Jesse Rogg has taken the role of the label’s Creative Director, with Matt Ossentjuk of Gari Safari working alongside Rogg as the Associate Creative Director. 


ABOUT DAN GHENACIA
Dan Ghenacia has toured the globe over three decades, solo and as part of Apollonia, the supergroup that epitomizes the sound and community of underground house music. His story began in his early 20s when, after spending a year soaking up West Coast house music and psychedelia in San Diego, he opened his store, Traffic Records, in Paris. This allowed him to import and show off sounds he discovered in California, and he soon started DJing all over Paris. He became an early Circoloco resident at DC10 in 2004 and still, to this day, spends his summers living in Ibiza. This year, he’s performed all-night-long Apollonia sets at fabric in London and at Jamie Jones’ opening Paradise party at Amnesia in Ibiza.

PREMIERE : Dan Ghenacia - Chilly

Oakland’s Space Ghost (@space-ghost-1) mints his new label, Peace World Records, with a shimmering suite of ambient-infused house

‘Dream Tool’ EP is out 20th September via Peace World Records – have an exclusive first listen to ‘Prism’

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-space-ghost-prism

Dream Tool

Premiere: Space Ghost ‘Prism’

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Since its inception, Estonian imprint Liitheli has stood as a magnet for Baltic-bound adventurers of sound, channeling a distinctly off-centre sensibility. Their latest transmission comes from Tallinn-based polymath Rando Arand, whose latest opus ‘Child of the Internet’ feels like a conceptual USB stick plugged into the subconscious of Gen Z’s neural hard drive...Our spotlight turns to ‘Fiber-Optic Cable’, one of the album’s quietly euphoric outliers, a breakbeat meditation slathered in hi-res shimmer and digitised longing. Here, Arand spins a thread between IDM ambient kinetics and post-Myspace bedroom aesthetics. Snare ghosts and pixelated pads swim through a warm synthetic haze, while melodies glitch and refract like reflections in a cracked smartphone screen. It’s a track that captures the flickering intimacy of being online at 3AM, with no one else awake but your browser history and the hum of the router.

@randoarand

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