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Irish producer and DJ Casper Hastings returns to the label in full force with a 6-track EP titled “Recreational Murder”, including a bonus track on the digital format. Unleashing a lethal mutation of electro, techno and jungle, the release showcases Casper’s versatility as an artist who garners clear-cut expertise in his field. 

Nodding to its foreboding title, “Tangerine Meme” follows suit with an increased pace, woven together by squelchy synth work, wobbly bass and a gnawed up vocal scattered throughout.

“Reaper” lands with a pitched-up vocal riff opening the track; the word LSD later echoing through the ghostlike atmosphere laid out by a snappy pattern of snares and smoggy distortion. Peder Mannerfelt’s remix of the track comes as a curveball and flips the B-Side of the record, upending the previously understated but ominous tone with thundering drums, whiplike percussion and in-your-face high velocity. 

“Ruthless Romance” continues on the rapid tip, this time highlighting Caspers long-running love for jungle. With a spirited UKG-tinged sample layered over clattering drums and  hardcore bass lines with the celebrated genre, this is the track that brings a chunk of quick escapism. The deconstructed “Good Medicine” closes the record with the return of stabbing bleeps, intense kicks and swirling psychedelics accompanied by a grunt-heavy sample to reflect the EP's theme a sense of dread lurking behind every corner. Looping full circle to that initial cinematic feel, the final track / digital bonus “Akashita” marks his solo instalment on the label with palpable effect for an incredibly rounded piece of work.

Pre-orders: Friday 4th June // Release Date: Friday 30th July
Buy here: https://yinyanglabel.bandcamp.com/album/recreational-murder-ep

Production by Casper Hastings
Remix by Peder Mannerfelt
Artwork by Neale Johnson 
Mastered by Ten Eight Seven
Pressed at MPO
Distribution by Lobster Distribution

BUY RELEASE.

YNYG001: Casper Hastings - Recreational Murder EP (Previews)

Pre-Order - https://holdinghandsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/where-s-the-cat-ep

Vinyl Release - 1st April
Digital Release - 29th April

This record is a momentous occasion for me as it is the first release that I have signed from a member of my production tutorial website. This is something I was quietly hoping would come to pass when I started the project but I never knew if it would actually happen. Liebus was sending me tracks to critique as part of a feature on the site and after a batch of them came in that I not only didn’t have any critique for but actually I wanted to ask him how he made them instead, I knew I was onto a winner. I can’t quite believe this is his first release as the tracks sound so mature and incredibly produced but I was never going to think twice about putting them out.

All five tracks are subby, drummy, mind bending workouts from start to finish. Proper cavernous vibes with a dose of potentially too strong an LSD trip mixed in for good measure.  

Not for the faint hearted…

OK enough of my blather. Go and listen to the damn things yourself and decide if you like them, rather than trying to work it out from reading a bloody press release you weirdos. 

All four tracks are produced and sculpted for the club. They want big sound systems and dark rooms. 

Close your eyes, hold hands and experience transcendental space flight...

Pre-Order

HHSUB006 - Liebus - Where's The Cat EP [clips]

Embodying the mutant nature of club music in the modern age, Cocktail Party Effect comes bowling into Sneaker Social Club with a taut, wiry sound which joins dots and melts barriers at will. 

The brainchild of Charlie Baldwin, who previously recorded as Kasket, Cocktail Party Effect has been forged over the past six years through heavy bursts of sound design anchored by soundsystem dynamics veering between 140 and 160 tempo zones. From 2020’s self-titled LP on Tectonic to drops on Osiris, Cold, Transfigured Time and more, Baldwin’s deftly avoided allegiance to any specific scene and instead deployed shock-inducing gear for DJs with fortitude to test on their crowds. 

On SNKRX010 the commitment to physicality is prevalent across all four tracks, veering from the deadly broken beat barbs and artful fills of ‘Racka’ to the splintered breakbeat rushes and stop-start aggravation of ‘C.A.T.C.R’. ‘Grims8’ is perhaps the purest manifestation of the Cocktail Party sound though, all monochrome rigour with the contrast turned way up, powered by steely, gleaming rhythmic impulses and writhing with dense layers of sonic matter. Watch out for the glutinous bass snarl of ‘58bethe7’ though, which slams in sideways with an unabashed rave instinct crushed through a post-modern production lens. 

Baldwin may be operating on his own terms, but on this 12” he demonstrates versatility to match his originality, resulting in four inventive dance destroyers tooled to bridge between styles, sets and scenes.

Cocktail Party Effect - C_A_T_C_R

INTERVIEW: http://www.thefader.com/2014/04/16/fader-mix-tycho

FADER Mix: Tycho

Following up his recent record on NAFF, Cousin (@secondcousins) returns to the Moonshoe home front for his latest offering. 

Introspective and unbound sounds etched into the latest mini disc - delicately staunch cuts that may both pluck at your heart strings and rattle your bones. Recommended connection to the call as it phones home.

*7 inch features shorter edits of each track to maximize premium sound quality for the format.

BC: https://secondcousin.bandcamp.com/album/rosie-on2

Rosie // On2

pi pi pi premiere: Cousin - Rosie (Moonshoe Recordings)

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LFL - [tact001] LFL - Non Verbal
tactual, 2024
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𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖒𝖎𝖊𝖗𝖊#216 📢 LFL - Non Verbal [tactual]

Product Toss - Vapour Rub

Marshalling Yard

Romance in the Age of Adaptive Feedback

Infinite Mass

Mondariz

Her Husband is a Lawyer

Mathematics Parc

CALSKE @ TWOMINDS FESTIVAL 14.03.25 THE LODGE POWERED BY 103 SOUNDSYSTEM

Reflex Blue - Distant Future
Gallegos - This is a Brand New Day
Adam Pits - Fungus Hunter
AS1 - Reflective Reflection
Masarima - Freak with U (Egyptian Lover Remix) 
Roza Terenzi - Numerical Deviant
Gosub - Miami to Brooklyn
Ulo S. - It's Phizzy In Here 
Gaspero - Pho 777
Cignol - Basic Information
Scheme - Love Linch Close
Papa Nugs - Knobbly Knees
Reptant - Lizard Eyes 
Mokotron - Initiate Sequence
Jensen Interceptor - Altered State (Feat. Assembler Code)
Go Nuclear - Time2Party
Jensen Interceptor - Turnin' Headz (Feat. Assembler Code)
Komarken Electronics - Early Mornings
Detroit In Effect - Shake a Lil Faster
MOKOTRON - Embrace The Bass
Rockell - In A Dream (Freestyle Mix)
Entrapt - Fluid in the Signal

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https://www.instagram.com/twomindsfestival/?hl=en

CALSKE @ TWOMINDS FESTIVAL 14.03.25 THE LODGE POWERED BY 103 SOUNDSYSTEM

Striding into the twentieth entry in our humble mix series, we're beyond honoured to host the mighty @unspecified-enemies with an hour-long masterclass of machine funk that lays out some of the dancefloor influences behind the recent Romance In The Age Of Adaptive Feedback EP on @nmbrs .

Detroit fiends take heed for there's plenty of Motor City heat contained within, but also jungle magic from Source Direct, modernist dubwise abstraction from Topdown Dialectic and blown out ambience from Seefeel. 

Learn more about the story and ideas behind Unspecified Enemies in the full article. Tracklisting also included.

https://internationalorange.io/iomix020-unspecified-enemies/

IOMIX020 // Unspecified Enemies

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PREORDER
https://planeteuphorique.bandcamp.com/album/phase-ur-reality

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