Maroki launches the Spitskool Records imprint with 3 cuts of absolutely devastating club orientated sounds. 

Spitskool is a platform for Maroki and Coralie AKA ‘MXC’ and friends to release their music that perhaps wouldn’t fit elsewhere. Although it seems there is now a home at last.

The opening track; No - turned heads and shredded ears when first played at Haai & Daniel Avery’s renowned Junction 2 set back during Covid club closures - sparking a frantic online ID search. It has laid dormant since but cropped up in a handful of mixes and clubs around the world played by such selectors as GigiFM, Mad Miran and MSJY. It has since been re-mixed and mastered and is now coming out as the opening title of this EP. ‘No’ is a no-bullshit, straight up minimal broken techno affair. An arpeggiated bass rips through the track with surgical percussion lending support when needed. A crispy amen break keeps the piece rattling along with reese basses searing throughout.

‘AC4XT’ is a sleeping giant, again using the powerful rips and an earth shattering break and a sub that is oh so reminiscent of the old DMZ days but wholly different. The synth lines are tactile - loud, almost overpowering at times but once they disperse the space that is left is wide and compelling.

Finally Tremor - the clattering foray into Maroki’s chaotic mind. Techno in its simplest form but not. Sonically comparable to scaffolders losing their minds and dropping the structure in time to a 4 to the floor beat. Injections of pure noise and reprocessed breaks bring this track to fruition as a peak time destructive force.

On remix duties we have Coralie - known for his incredible release ‘Barney’s Maze’ on Quoth, which was subsequently picked up by editors at both Phonica Records & NinjaTune last year as being one of the most slept on releases of the year. We also have Tectonic regular & early mentor to Maroki ‘Elmono’ who has awoken from a slumber while mastering the dark arts of modular sound design in Lisbon for the last 5 years. Both throwing their hats into the ring for this series.

Coralie’s flip is as powerful as the original & showcases his textural and stylistic approach to forward thinking bass music. Elmono sticks true to his form and serves a cut that is beyond perfect. Walking the tight line between minimal and powerful simultaneously while sticking to his signature sound.

We also have Maroki & Coralie pitching in as MXC for not one but two remixes of Tremor - both evolved versions of the original that are standalone tracks in their own right. The minimal edit is an ode to their collaborative work together thus far. Racking bass and percussion into scorching sonic slop. The 2nd edit takes the original somewhere else entirely. Broken beats, confused sounds and hypnotic experimental grooves lead this down a very different path. An insight into what’s to come from the illusive duo later this year.

Keep you eyes and ears peeled for the physical release as there will only be a run of 30 limited edition pressings with limited edition artwork from the fabled dutch illustrator ’Sjondebaron’

SK001 - NO - MAROKI

INDEX:Records is blessed to announce the homecoming of Ike. It’s been a wee while since his last full club outing, but we welcome him back to this realm with open-arms.

Lacing up with chuggy system-rattler 'Vernis VIP', Pulsar is a symbiosis of palpitating-wub and delicate, soft melody. On 'Rose Quartz', perfectly sedated drums are melded with luscious vox – a gratifying release to bass-driven tension-builder, 'Gage'. Mushing a cherry immaculately on top is a Mathis Ruffing indulgence ('Gage Remix'), who treats us to a frenzied yet controlled excursion into DnB hedonism.

Limited edition 12" vinyl of 150 copies, with full colour centre label artwork, white inners and pink outer sleeve.

Tracklist:

A1. Vernis VIP
A2. Gage
B1. Rose Quartz
B2. Gage (Mathis Ruffing Remix)

Credits:

Written & Produced by Ike Zwanikken
Remix by Mathis Ruffing
Artwork by Amos Turner
Mastered & Cut by Marco @ Analog Cut
Words by Conna Haraway
Distributed by One Eye Witness

Pulsar

Ike - Pulsar (previews) [INDEX:013]

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ex.sses - leech (hard fantasy remix)

Uecalypt - Photosphere

EtherwerkZ is back with "Ascension Vol. 2", the leftfield-infused second volume of their VA series,once again serving up high vibrational frequencies to create that magic transcendental dance floor experience.

The compilation kicks off with a heavy, raw halftime/bass-hole riddim from Bristol Amity collective's unstoppable Soundboy Elpac, who has delivered nothing but fire output in 2024

Xen Chron returns to the label with his Xenology-influenced style, sounding something like a 2-stepish take on Autechre remixing a track by Stinson's legendary Transllusion project, perfectly exemplifying his USA - UK relation and connection.

UK bass first team player Product Toss keeping game deep and rolling, but a bit more percussive and bassy, preparing the road perfect for the late night driving in Kid Kun-s German whip with his sub-loaded darkside stepper.

Mexico City's exciting underground club scene don Octoptic delivers an idm-ish technoid breakbeat weapon, ideal for late-night club workoutz.

Tokyo's Albino Sound continues the frequency invasion via his experimental street-style psychedelic techno, of course with key elements from the UK bass sound and scene (the foundation of this subterranean compilation).

Then, label top boy Iggy presents his new project "EssΞncƎ". A 2-step, warp-drive bass-powered journey to outer space, somehow dark and ethereal at the same time with an ambient Lee Gamble-style outro as well as a powerful message via TikTok!

On closing duty, Hungarian sound artist Audio Compression provides ambient bliss therapy for listeners' minds, slowly sinking into ethereal depths, taking us to new levels of this magic ascension.

Massive shouts to all the soundboys and the rest of the fam for making all this happen. The truth is  out once again.

Mastered by www.instagram.com/weightausend/
Artwork by www.instagram.com/annexmarrie/

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https://etherwerkz.bandcamp.com/album/va-ascension-vol-2https://soundcloud.com/etherwerkz
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PREMIERE: Octoptic - Hoku [EtherwerkZ]

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Sunday Bath - Velata Trasparenza
Caninal, 2024
𝓑𝓾𝔂 👉🏾 https://caninal.bandcamp.com/album/sunday-bath-velata-trasparenza

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𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖒𝖎𝖊𝖗𝖊#220 📢 Sunday Bath - Da dentro [Caninal]

For this 1st of May, as an almost random celebration to workers day here in France, I am very glad and pleased to welcome one of my favorite producer, forward thinking percussionist and live artist of these past few years, namely fellow drum head Sébastien Forrester, fka @holy-strays. Seb provided what may be the closest aesthetic trip to what this show is all about since its start almost three years ago, in the form of a guest mix blending improvisatory drum parts, obscure and forthcoming collaboration with the creme of music experimentalists and tracks from spacey drum tradition of all things otherworldly. No more words needed, get your sticks on and scratch that snareskin hard !

FULL TRACKLIST :

V/A     Gabon, région Ngounié - Ibita et Percussion


FIS    Her Third Eye (Drum Rain)   >>>>

x RAMA PARWATA & MARIA MOLES - Mélanges (excerpt)


FRÉDÉRIC FIRMIN & CONSPIRATION LUDIQUE     Force d'Ange

a_n x s_f (APOLLO NOIR & SÉBASTIEN FORRESTER)    Untitled (excerpt, forthcoming)

SUSIE IBARRA     Ritual at Dusk (excerpt)



CEVDET EREK     Zincirli (Pt. 2) (excerpt)   >>>>

x R. REBEIRO      UL5 (excerpt)



CINNA PEYGHAMY    Sympathetic Fillings

CITY & i.o   Faith

BRODINSKI & SÉBASTIEN FORRESTER     ????? (unreleased)

JOJO MAYER     Grey Market

IVM Trio    Live at Schiev Festival, Untitled (excerpt)

STEVE NOBLE    Solo Improvisation (excerpt)

VALENTINA MAGALETTI & YVES  CHAUDOUËT    Batterie Fragile (excerpt)

SÉBASTIEN FORRESTER & ALEXIS DELONG     Untitled (excerpt, forthcoming)

GLASS    ????? (feat. SÉBASTIEN FORRESTER) (excerpt, forthcoming)
      
VARIÉRAS  Le Satin Translucide (feat. SÉBASTIEN FORRESTER) (excerpt, forthcoming)



KALI MALONE     Retelling My Steps (excerpt)   >>>>   

x MARINA ROSENFELD, GREG FOX, ELI KESZLER     SOLACE (excerpt)


Comissioned by @stegi-radio-athens

Drumatic Spaces EP23 "Foresdrums" w/ Sébastien Forrester Guest Mix - May 2024

For this third release, we are stoked to present Sacre’s new album. This one has been in the making for quite a long time so here are a few words from its maker:

Hey everyone, this is my latest album, and it is called:" Orchestration of My Joy"
 
I decided to give it such a name because the album was made throughout a period of understanding the way I deal with being by myself in my room. It's a project that came out of learning how to be alone.

It’s an album that sounds like re-glued fragments, like a broken mirror that was re-composed but with layers this time. It sounds like regeneration and hope, but also like defeated batteries and burnout.

I hope you will enjoy it, I’m getting to enjoy my shit more and more with time, so it should work somewhere in that short distance between you and me ;)
 
Love, Sacre

Music, Mastering and Artwork /
Sacre
@sacrescare

Release Date: May 31, 2024
Pre-order: https://howaboutplor.bandcamp.com/album/orchestration-of-my-joy 

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Sacre - Orchestration of My Joy [SNIPPETS] (OUT 05/31/24)

SCAR 21.5.24

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art-aud is back to present his second release of the main series, after booming with the Secret Rave one. This release comes from a really important icon in the italian electronic-techno scene, a person that from the beginning of the 90s helped form what we enjoy now through his music, parties and writings. His name is Andrea Benedetti, aka Sprawl. Over the years he provided help to Lory D in creating Sounds Never Seen, founded his label Plasmek, created a fanzine called Tunnel and a distribution company with Marco Passarani, to name a few. This ep contains three tracks of pure electronic excursion and a remix by the Rephlex-twins D'Arcangelo. The track "Electrome" was originally released in 1994 on his own label and now, after nearly 23 years, sees the light again with a remaster.  

Mastered by Radioactive Man

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