@nozagam is a solo project by French experimental-club producer Etienne Zastko who takes a bleak view of a destructive Anthropocene Epoch, in which “utopias can’t exist and we’ve lost our way in our blind devotion to technology”. The album pieces together a chronology of catastrophic events. A fictionalized soundtrack to humankind’s end-cycle. The abrasive textures and suffocating atmosphere immerse us into a total universe where everything that could have gone wrong has. Affirmations and tech bro optimism didn’t quite cut it. And if those disembodied voices that sporadically reach out are the survivors, that’s not good news.

The visual aesthetic of Zagam is one of fusion, a medieval plague doctor mask with a 23rd-century twist. “Anthropocene” mines a similarly disparate set of influences, spanning an evermore hybridized clubspace. Gqom, grime, industrial techno, footwork: everything is fair game. The rich musical background and hard sonic palette of Zagam make for a perfect match for the hybrid electronics approach of Unizone.
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Anthropocene is coming out on May 4, 2023 as a digital and physical release (50 limited edition cassettes available via label‘s Bandcamp page).

original tracks by Zagam
remix tracks by Miedo Total, Wulffluw XCIV, personalbrand & B E N N
mastered by Wim Dehaen
artwork & visuals by Erranth
tape design by Mr. Maquerelle
text by Thomas Romana

Bandcamp + Cassette

ZAGAM - ANTHROPOCENE [UNZ016]

On his new LP to be released on HUMAN, Brussels DJ & producer of Moroccan roots, NAJIB, sets us on fire in eight pieces of complex bass music and chaotic aesthetics.

Read more on CxC 🔗 couvrexchefs.com/en/najib-human-tahrir

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PREMIERE: NAJIB - Tahrir (HUMAN)

Taken from SBKT049: Osheyack - Intimate Publics
Release date: 8th June 2022

Intimate Publics, Osheyack’s second album, is an homage to Shanghai, the city he has called home since 2012. Over the past ten years the producer has evolved from an avid club-goer to a key member of the vital soundscape that emerged from ALL Club and its predecessor, the now defunct club The Shelter. As hinted by the title, which draws on American social theorist Michael Warner’s work on publics and counterpublics, the album expresses a commitment to mining the utopian potential of club music, forging new worlds and generating future social relations, just as the artist bids farewell to the city at a moment of uncertain transition. While tracks like 'Edging' and 'Thrall' continue to present his signature collage of harder club music, the rest of the record reveals a shift to synthetic approximations of acoustic instruments. 'Still', the central track of the album, is a piece composed almost entirely of samples found on Vocaloid (a vocal synthesizer developed by Yamaha, commonly used to give voice to Japanese virtual idols). While echoing themes explored in previous projects, like the nature of realism and authenticity in a techno-mediated landscape, Intimate Publics is charged with an unexpected emotional candor and vulnerability, unveiling a personal side Osheyack is only beginning to explore.

Words by Alvin Li
Artwork by Xiaofei Qiu
Design by Luke Griffiths
Mastered by Raphael Valensi

Intimate Publics

Osheyack - Piecemeal

Nobody Owns The Future is the first release on POSTWORLD, an evolving decentralised label concept and a hub for an expanding network of neoteric artists.

This 4-track micro-compilation brings together artists from distinct geographies whose music is linked by exploratory production techniques and a hopeful perspective of the world to come.

Credits
Mastering: Dadub Studio
Artwork: Asdrúbal Gómez
Logo: Master Chu

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AFGA06L - Of Failure And Its Essentiality

@renslink
It is time to let go of your fear and doubts. You must learn to embrace the darkness of your soul, for it is a light beacon of hope for humanity. Your soul wants to show itself in its truest form, strength, perseverance, courage and determination of spirit. In this lifetime your soul needs to cleanse and open its feelings for katharsis.

With the double compilation “Infinite Summer: Ekstase & Fantasi”, katharsis celebrates the return of raves and concerts to society after a long period of pandemic shutdown. A magical summer has passed filled with an incredible pallet of emotional material, ready to be expressed. Therefore, we encouraged a collection of artists we adore to channel their imagination of the greatest way to conclude an endless summer night into a piece of music.

This resulted in a grand assemblage of harmonious manifestations, naturally splitting into two divisions with opposing focuses. On the first part of the duology “Ekstase” coming out on September 20th, we are presented with fourteen tracks for the dancefloor in an array of different styles, ranging everywhere from energetic morning vibes on the junglish opener “Origin, Gate's Dawn” by Yem Gel to hardcore sensations on Mang’s trap-infused roller “Based Halo”.

Infinite Summer: Ekstase

Just Won't Do

premiere: Renslink - Just Won't Do [Infinite Summer: Ekstase]

At the end, what will remain for them? Nothing, maybe. Violence, anger, debauchery most probably. Fear of others, an endless struggle to survive. No laws nor rules, For what purpose anyway? 
Will we at least be remembered? Worshipped or despised? And so what actually? You won't even be there to see, remember you are being chased.

'Songs for the Doom(ed) Generation' by Garguantuan Grief, to be published soon on Dawn records. More infos here:
https://dawnrecords.bandcamp.com/music

@gargantuang
@dawnrecords

℘ཞɛɱıɛཞɛ ≈ Gargantuan Grief - You Are Being Chased [Dawn Records]

@nozagam
@unizonelabel

Anthropocene is a project that came to life when life itself came to a grinding halt in the early days of lockdown. Emerging out of troubled times, it is a testament to dystopia and pessimism. Zagam, a solo project by French experimental club producer Etienne Zastko, takes a bleak view of a destructive Anthropocene Epoch, in which “utopias can’t exist and we’ve lost our way in our blind devotion to technology”. 

The album pieces together a chronology of catastrophic events. A fictionalized soundtrack to humankind’s end-cycle. The abrasive textures and suffocating atmosphere immerse us into a total universe where everything that could have gone wrong has. Affirmations and tech bro optimism didn’t quite cut it. And if those disembodied voices that sporadically reach out are the survivors, that’s not good news. 

The visual aesthetic of Zagam is one of fusion, a medieval plague doctor mask with a 23rd-century twist. “Anthropocene” mines a similarly disparate set of influences, spanning an evermore hybridized club space. Gqom, grime, industrial techno, footwork: everything is fair game. The rich musical background and hard sonic palette of Zagam make for a perfect match for the hybrid electronics approach of Unizone.

PREMIERE: Zagam - District Gqom (Unizone)

ZAGAM - ANTHROPOCENE (PERSONALBRAND REMIX)

ZAGAM - FLASHXBACK

ZAGAM - ANTHROPOCENE

ZAGAM - LANDUTOPIA

ZAGAM - 0666999

Taken from SBKT058: Nahash - A Snake In Your House
Release date: 21st June 2023

Nahash returns to SVBKVLT with ‘A Snake In Your House’, a 4-track club EP, including collaborations with XXLAB’s Elise Massoni and dOP’s JAW, and packaged with two deadly remixes from Tim Reaper and Brodinski.

‘’ A snake came into your house, he said it was just to talk. A snake always has an agenda, it’s never just to talk. He crawled around and criticized your art and your lifestyle. The snake brought an apple pie and didn’t share any. He talked of the days in Eden, the time of plenty. He talked of his time in the court of the emperor Davide IX. He shed his skin and overstayed his welcome. He came to steal your land and chase away your friends and family. When you invite a snake in your house keep a broom close, he might never leave’’

Artwork by Tina Blakeney
Mastered by Raphael Valensi

A Snake In Your House

Nahash - A Snake In Your House

Goodnight (Sweet Prince)

Available: tiny.cc/NeuralUberization
Twofold piece with versions by @gyurbhi @dylanscheer 
Mastering @avbvrn 
Artwork/Design @shbadr
Support release: everpress.com/n1l-neural-uberization-tee

ḧ̶̲͕͍͙͇́̆̃́̎̄̃t̷͍͔̙͇̺̉̔̐͋̓̅̀̈͋̓t̴̩̖̱̳͈̱͓̹̦̀̅̏̓͂́͜p̸̜̻͓̽̏͝s̶̢̛̪͉͔̠̝͔̅̋̽͑͒:̷̨̢̜̭̠͚̲͍̪̇͂̎̑̅͋/̵̢̨̰̞̯̘͙͓͆̌̃̽̐́̎̏̕͠ͅ/̷̫̳̪̿͋̈́͌̏̇ṇ̸̘̪̟̉́̃̔̔͗͠1̷̧͔̲͖̔̈́ļ̵̧̠̬̜̰͔͚̎̐́͐m̸̡̧̼̭̹̠͝͝ǔ̴̙̝̩̳̟̯̆̽̄͝s̸̡͍̭̩̜͈͇̼̹͋̌͐͋̊͝ĩ̸̯͖͖̺̭̳͘c̶̢̘͕̖̳͖͈̑͂͂͑̓͋̏͒́̌.̵͍̣̗͖̦̿b̶̡̤̀̈̽̈̕̕͝a̶̢̠̘̮͚͕̫̳̠̞͋̈́̈͊͂́̀̕͘n̶̞͉̻̍̎͘͜d̷̳͚̩̭̩̤͈̾̋͂͂͑̉̍̈́͐̏c̴̪̩̺͙͎̺̲̈́̀͜ä̵̰͚̯̼̌̅̍̑͝ṁ̸͙̄͑̕p̵̭̭͓͌̍̈́͌͝ͅ.̶̳̆̒̓͆͝c̶͔͌̃̾̍̓̓o̸̱̻͙͔͚̾͗̈́̑̽̈́̏͝m̷̲̩͙̼̭̲͗̍͂̓

1.Neural Uberization
2.Neural Uberization (GYUR version)@gyurbhi
3.Neural Uberization II 
4.Neural Uberization (Via App’s Roadkill)@dylanscheer

N1L - 04 Neural Uberization (Via App’s Roadkill)

Various - Tlub Cools
Release Date : November 2020 (Digital)
Label : Comic Sans Records
Cat n° : COMPILSANS3

Graphic Design by Virgile Flores
Mastering by Troels B. Knudsen

Tracklist :
01_Modern Collapse Still Missing Your Morning Texts
02_Estebahn Rudeboy
03_Maquis Son SistŽm Tamborn C—r
04_luxxuryproblems SCENE CHANGE
05_J-Shadow Asphyxiate
06_Realitycheck Breach
07_Splash Pattern Freeside Run

Comic Sans Records is back with a new compilation of 7 fun tools to play in imaginary clubs.

luxxuryproblems - SCENE CHANGE

hybrid electronics label & radio show
founded & run by @ancestralvision & @djnotsureyet

BOOKINGS & DEMOS: UNIZONECLUBNIGHTS@GMAIL.COM

UNZ018 @winebathory
UNZ017 @tcvbln
UNZ016 @nozagam
UNZ015 @steliosexe
UNZ014 @maxdahlhaus
UNZ013 [VA]
UNZ012 @miedototal
UNZ011 @tu_music
UNZ010 @m1ssjay
UNZ009 [VA]
UNZ008 @thirdworldlabour
UNZ007 @t5umut5umu
UNZ006 @ethnoservice
UNZ005 @teyalogos
UNZ004 @loser111 @xiaoquanxiaoquanxiaoquan
UNZ003 @oblinof
UNZ002 @djfofuxa
UNZ001 [VA]

ZAGAM - ANTHROPOCENE (PERSONALBRAND REMIX)

UNIZONE

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