Every time I call your number
Seems like your phone's off or busy
So
I lay back and remember
All the times you said you miss me

What a twist
What a twist
What a twist
What a twist

Now you say you want me back
Back to the same old shit
Where was all that when you had it
So
I'ma sit back and let you twist

What a twist
What a twist
What a twist
What a twist

twist

Release date: 20th January 

Bandcamp: neptunediscs.bandcamp.com

@abdulraeva & @nephase

Artwork by: planet.theajm.com

Abdul Raeva / Nephase - ND003

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Jad & The - Troubled Head Space (Anxious Mix)

Pre-order the LP here: https://fanlink.to/LITPLP003

Shanti Celeste is a vibe. She’s got that magic lightness of touch even when things are getting Jacques Cousteau deep or panel beating heavy. This makes her the perfect candidate for the Sound of Love International 3, channelling the spirit of both those after-hours sessions and the more frivolous daytime boat parties. This is serious music for serious music heads but, after all, everyone is still on holiday. It’s linear and cohesive but plays with the emotions - carnivalesque fun, psychedelic flow-states, heads-down rhythm trax, playful skipping garage, and more abstract moments. Deep joy to deep space and back, often in the space of 3 or 4 well-selected records. 

There’s a deep musical and personal connection to the festival - as she says of her first time playing at the Beach Bar, “there’s a heavy Bristol crew there and it all feels easy and nice. It was just good vibes all round”. And she does make it sound easy too, which belies a DJ with some very serious skills and an ear for a killer tune that others might well overlook. And it’s this that makes the 3rd instalment of the Sound of Love International such a joy - a welcome panacea to all of us suffering from the Croatian blues this year. 

To which end, we get a cheeky exclusive collaboration between Shanti and her sister-in-arms Saoirse in the shape of ‘Solid Mass’. Persian’s uniquely British paean to the post-rave Sunrise ‘Morning Sun’, cavernous dub runnings outta the Bokeh camp from Seekers International. These are the lift- off tunes, setting the mind-state for the journey ahead. 

Things tighten up with cult underground hero Lucas Rodenbush under his E.B.E alias giving us the taught, grooving, dubby tech-house and Gideon Jackson’s ‘Taj Mahal’, crisp, spatial, mystical and criminally slept-on. We go deeper into the night with Perpetual’s Awakenings’, one of those records that is so much more than the sum of its parts. And who knew that Mark Seven was such a dab hand with the dank machine funk? Check 1998’s ‘Crank’ for the skinny. By the time Paco Pack’s rubberised ghetto house reimagining bounces into play it’s GAME OVER. 

The final side leaves us with the soft landing - Cari Lekebusch ‘Output 2’ is both pacey and drifting and Pauline Anna Strom’s ‘In-Flight Suspension’ does what it says, whips away the drums and leaves us floating in space. Will we ever touch down? 

To overuse a phrase, this compilation arrives in strange times but is a glorious reminder of what brought us all together and will again. The music and dancing under the stars. See you in 2021. 

TRACKLIST
2X12” vinyl LP
A1. Shanti Celeste & Saoirse - Solid Maass
A2. Persian - Morning Sun feat. Hannah Small
A3. Seekers International – FurdaMurda
B1. E.B.E. – Thinking
B2. Gideon Jackson - Taj-Mahal
C1. Perpetual – Awakenings
C2. Mark Seven – Crank
C3. Paco Pack - Slap That Bass
D1. Cari Lekebusch - Output 2
D2. Pauline Anna Strom - In Flight Suspension

Digital Album
1. Gideon Jackson - Taj-Mahal
2. Perpetual – Awakenings
3. Dark Matrix - A3
4. E.B.E. – Thinking
5. Seekers International – FurdaMurda
6. Persian - Morning Sun feat. Hannah Small
7. Fade 2 End - Feel The Magic
8. Mark Seven - Crank
9. Paco Pack - Slap That Bass
10. Shanti Celeste & Saoirse - Solid Maass
11. Cari Lekebusch - Output 2
12. Pauline Anna Strom - In Flight Suspension

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Shanti Celeste - The Sound of Love International 003 [clips] (Released August 7th)

Earth Boys return with another full length 12” via London based label Shall Not Fade. Their first release out of the UK, Earth Tones, is focused and upbeat with a range of styles — jungle, breaks, deep house and vintage sounds we’ve come to expect from the Brooklyn based duo.

Earth Tones will be accompanied by a remix record entitled Earth Tones Remixes including prolific NYC acts such as J. Albert and Baltra, Atlanta heavy hitter Stefan Ringer and Shall Not Fade label mates Felipe Gordon, Interplanetary Criminal, Effy, Soela & LXURY.

EARH TONES (REMIXES) LP

BUY RELEASE

SNFLP004RMX // Earth Boys - Earth Tones (Remixes) LP

* Read more: https://boltingbits.com/boundary-opticamente-avanzando-secretsundaze
* Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/taTn3s1U5ao
* Pre-order: https://bndofc.bandcamp.com/album/interlazados

Secretsundaze continue their quest to uncover amazing new music with the signing of exciting young Dominican artist Boundary. At just 19 years old Boundary aka Josué Suero makes music that is brimming full of ideas and influences that belie his young age.

The four track ‘Interlazados’ EP showcases Boundary’s melodic sensibilities and ear for a killer rhythm. You could listen to the tracks on this EP and be mistaken for thinking this is an artist who has maybe been lost in the throes of extended Villalobos DJ set or the deep pads of old Sun Electric records, but as an artist who is an outsider to the European dance scene, his inspiration comes from closer to home.

As Boundary explains, these comes from a fascination with video game music, his first real gateway to electronic music:

“For this EP I was interested to see if I could hit close to the feelings I have when I listen to certain video game music, how I could convey the amazing and deep storytelling in these songs. I really wanted them to feel like a ride/adventure. ‘Opticamente Avanzando’ (‘Optically Advancing’ in English) for me is like a venture into a machine that analyses a bunch of electronic music genres and it outputs as many different variations of these genres it can, each with their own little quirk/details, creating something unique in the process.”

You can definitely hear these influences in ‘Opticamente Avanzando’ which unwinds over 12 minutes of deep, mesmeric melodic, contemplative electronica with hints of '90s UK rave influences. Check the grins when the killer bassline drops halfway through!

The glossy melodies, jazzy motifs and hip-tugging bass of ‘OP.AV’ and the breakbeat house of ‘Interlazados’ channel more lo-fi, ambient house influences but all sent through that unique Boundary filter. Finally, the brain-warming, hypnagogic, tempo-changing rhythms of ‘Planos de Ausencia Casualidad’ could be the EP highlight and recalls the work of Lone and Actress.

With previous releases on LA based label Point Records and Paris’ Third Try label (Axel Boman, SFV Acid), Boundary’s emergence represents a promising prospect for the electronic music world, and ‘Interlazados’ another essential release on Secretsundaze.

Interlazados

PREMIERE: Boundary - Opticamente Avanzando

FH's first hour from Saturday night's show with Subb-an. 

Music played from the likes of Lord of the isles, John Dimas, as well as a handful of unreleased tracks from Nathan Micay & Jeigo forthcoming on London imprint: @airmilesrecordings

FOUR HEADS - Balamii [October]

From the Compilation 'Texture Variations Vol.1'
Release date: December 2nd (Bandcamp)
Release date: December 11th (digital)

Artist : @nachtbraker
https://www.instagram.com/nachtbrakermusicc/
https://www.facebook.com/nachtbrakermusicc

Label : @txtr-recordings
https://www.instagram.com/txtr.recordings/
https://www.facebook.com/txtr.recordings

Premiere : Nachtbraker - Kompis (Fresh Mix) [TXTR Recordings]

Cosmos: The universe seen, as a well-ordered whole.

We are back with number nine, after a little break amongst the madness. 

My guest this month is George Crowther AKA @mrsassdj A Close friend of mine whose track selection lends itself perfectly to the Cosmos sound. A man who lives with the heart of the white isle in his veins. 

His mix holds a strong narrative about the head space a lot of us have been through; darkness into a crescendo of power and optimism.

Enjoy 2 hours of records that will soothe you into the year, from myself & Mr Sass.

It's good to be back.

VIEWPOINTS TRACK LIST 

Rare Silk - Storm
Sex Judas - Snake Song
Silly Boys Ghost Relatives - In A Small Place
Warm - On A Journey
Almunia - L&G Psychedelic
Payfone - Sophian
Thunder Tilamn - Creation Discotheque 
Womack & Womack - Missing Persons Bureau (Paradise Ballroom Mix)
Francis Inferno Orcestra - Mer Morte

MR SASS TRACKLIST

Cass - Redwood
Gigi Masin - Swallows Tempest
Suse Millemann - Patterns
Sopwith Camel - Fazon
Quintus Project - Night Flight (Lexx Edit)
Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Boney M Down
Keysha - Stop It
Tommy Mcghee - Now That I Have You
Smith & Mudd - The Start
The Keyboys - Savannah
Suzanne Kraft - No Worries
Reuben Vaun Smith - Photosynthesizer
May East - Maraka
Rosko Recites - Desiderata

https://open.spotify.com/user/1152157045
https://www.instagram.com/dusty.fingers.records/
https://hawscardiff.bandcamp.com/album/element-x
https://soundcloud.com/gideon-block9/sets/slowjams-mixtape
https://neptunediscs.bandcamp.com/track/viewpoints-ode-to-eros

Shoutouts inside to: @hawsmusic @gideon-block9 @neptunediscs

COSMOSPODCAST009 w/ Viewpoints & Mr Sass

This jackin', vinyl-only mix comes from Berlin-based OJ Double and provides you with an uncompromising hour of funky four four rhythms. Taking in deep house, acid, Chicago house and a bit of garage, the smoothly blended set is guaranteed to induce head nodding and multiple finger wags. Follow for more tasty mixes and original productions: @tierra-de-coco

Guestmix: OJ Double

Bookings - bookings(at)viewpoints.dance
Demo/Promo tracks - demos(at)viewpoints.dance

CYNT Resident

Releases:
Haŵs
The Bottle
Neptune Discs