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Buy the EP on Bandcamp : uselessseconds.bandcamp.com/album/pressure

A Strange Wedding kicks off the Useless Seconds catalog with 3 original tracks carefully produced and arranged to showcase his signature sound design at the cutting edge of futuristic techno-tribalism and minimalistic hi-fi trance.

First, Wormhole Breaker takes us on a journey through space and time, escaping furious psy-storms. Aqua Sourcing dives deep into space infrastructures, where resonating oily pipes made from an unknown alloy blend with the echoes of rusty excavating machinery drilling in search of precious liquid. Finally, Pressure comes as a restless ascending trip at full speed, reaching the climax of this hallucinatory journey through laminated space-time.

Wormhole Breaker re-emerges in two alternate realities, reshaped by Nadia Struiwigh and Patrick Russell. Nadia’s version is a mutating DnB roller designed to survive a hostile solar system, while Patrick’s distinctive rhythmic explorations make us swirl as if we were lost between those realities.

usl001 - Pressure EP
1. Wormhole Breaker
2. Quadra Morphing
3. Pressure
4. Wormhole Breaker (Nadia Struiwigh Remix)
5. Wormhole Breaker (Patrick Russell Remix)

Written and mixed by Adrien Van De Velde
Mastered at Enisslab by Neel
Artwork and design by Federico Spini

USL001 - A Strange Wedding - Pressure EP (previews)

Pre-order the EP : https://uselessseconds.bandcamp.com/album/the-other-side

Mysterious French producer Souzo takes over useless seconds’ second release with ‘The Other Side’, 5 beautiful originals full of attractive deepness, comforting analogue warmth, and seductive tones for the explorers of the mind.

The drexciyan grooves of ‘A175-4 Levit8’ and the pressure-inducing ‘Don’s Eternal Drift’ set the release’s mood and show Souzo’s delicate taste for sharp, icy transients and round, mellow subs. We just stepped through the gate. Following up is ‘Haze Modulator’, one of those tools you feel like never fading out with a perfect balance between cycles of coercive dancefloor energy and drop-out momentum.

‘Octotiger’ and ‘Overloaded Bucket’ open new corridors and make up the last chapter of the EP where Souzo showcases its interpretation of the drum & bass plus techno cross-bred genre, where rolling hi-hat loops and stomping syncopated kicks provide an anchor to his signature, ethereals and sustained textures.

Souzo - The Other Side EP
1. A175 Levit8
2. Don's Eternal Drift
3. Haze Modulator	
4. Octotiger
5. Overloaded Bucket

Written and mixed by Patrick Pereira
Artwork and design by Federico Spini
Mastered at Enisslab by Neel

USL002 - Souzo - The Other Side EP (previews)

PRE-ORDER: https://hysteriatemplefoundation.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-vortex

After fundamental self-released works, the 2-headed @hysteriatemplefoundation brings its weighty tribalistic hi-speed dub to the useless seconds’ catalog. Sharing a passion for puzzling rhythms, eye-rolling build ups and ruthless energy, HTF and useless seconds proudly present “Liminal Vortex”, a collection of 4 tracks providing a long descent through abstract layers of reality, warped physics and reminiscent vibrations.

‘Cybernatrix’ is a heavy half-timer made of echoing pulsations built

‘Gravitational Pull’ sees old school drum and bass getting decently Karplus-Stronged

‘Kamea’ is a captivating pressure-inducing treat with a very special twist which feels like opening Pandora’s box.

‘Liminal Vortex’ is a merciless roller with an impetuous energy taking advantage of both ritualistic tribalism and stomping tekno to create a wild psychedelic mayhem.

Acting as 4 cardinal points, these 4 tracks are keys to find a way into the mazy HTF universe made of multiple layers of the hardcore continuum.

Written and mixed by Hysteria Temple Foundation
Artwork and design by Federico Spini
Mastered at Push Up The Audio

USL003 - Hysteria Temple Foundation - Liminal Vortex EP (previews)

marino2 lands on useless seconds with AS_FWD, bringing big sound-system material. With the weighty sound palettes of dubstep and dub steppers, the low-key french producer takes a step forward by blending in various references of hazy trap music with heavily-processed chants and tickling ASMR-style whispers.

‘homie’ is a proper heater : massive low-end, suspenseful synths, sharp drums, a classic but tasteful crowd-catcher vocal and, of course, gunshot samples.

‘prev-u’, in collaboration with Soa420, sees both producers exploring grimy influences, digested into a strong dubstep maestria sparkled with french rap easter-eggs.

‘cyrque’ is an intense roller, aimed at playlists called ‘take no prisoners’ or ‘smoke machine launcher’.

‘fergo’ takes a gloomier path, the head-banging halftime rhythm carries an intriguing whisper into classic wobble action but still in a haunted mood.

USL004 - marino2 - AS_FWD (previews)

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