Have a great 14th of February x

(this was made for that NTS heartbreak competition I promise I'm doing alright mentally)

Tracklist:

Vince Staples - Alyssa Interlude
Kojaque, Kean Kavanagh - Eviction Notice
Toro Y Moi - New House
DJ Python, Ela Minus - Kiss U
Elder Island, Batu - Here Am I (Batu Remix)
Dream 2 Science - My Love Turns To Liquid
µ-Ziq - Blainville
Roni Size, Reprazent - Watching Windows
Aera - Acido
Sœnne - Love Rain
Luke Abbott - In Fields
Squarepusher - Goodnight Jade
knxwledge -treatheright
Fugees - Killing Me Softly With His Song
Portishead - Sour Times
DJ Python, Ela Minus - Pájaros en Verano
Aphex Twin - Bbydhyonchord
PinkPantheress, Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2
Deyah - Heart Status
Space Afrika, guest -Indigo Grit
Freddie Gibbs, Madlib - Practice
The Internet - It Gets Better (With Time)

13.02.23 / Cold Pillow

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Central Cee X Dave - Sprinter [Caru X Emilie Edit]

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Caru - Dera Meelan, Deadforest - Packapunch (Remix) (FREE DL)

Available on Audio Cassette and digital download directly from the label’s Bandcamp: https://cclurl.bandcamp.com/album/a-night-in-the-skull-discotheque

Side A: Bass is Eternal
Side B: 2-step Mutual Dream

A Night in the Skull Discotheque by the beloved underground selector CCL is the latest offering in the T4T LUV NRG label’s highly limited DJ mix series of cassettes. This immersive journey through a wonderland of proto-dubstep sounds from the late 1970s through the year 2000 is a sonic sibling to CCL’s acclaimed 2018 mix Ode to Queer Steppas.

Inspired in part by Eris Drew’s use of “old records to create new styles out of fragments” on her Raving Disco Breaks Vol. 1 mixtape (T4T LUV NRG, 2019), CCL approached this recording with a parallel frame of mind. Created with 3 CDJs, one Turntable, and a Boss Digital Delay 200, the tracks included in the mix are deconstructed from their whole, and constituent parts are intertwined, sampled, and dubbed out while being further stretched beyond their physical limits. CCL mixed many tracks at the 'wrong speed', pitched beyond their original recognizable tone; others are recontextualized through imaginative layering.

With a solid nod to seminal mixtapes of the early 90s, CCL references the namesake for Side A, Bass Is Eternal, an unreleased 1992 mixtape by influential Bristolian producers Smith & Mighty, an important sonic fulcrum amongst the musical tributaries of the hardcore continuum that continues to reverberate to this day. CCL experienced the after-effects of this ‘proto’ sound genesis in 2008, while living in Bristol, by which point its emergent whispers had coalesced into what became known as dubstep. Tracing a rich history of reference through the samples, basslines, moods, and drum patterns emanating from Bass Is Eternal while looking for connections that predate it became a long-term fascination for CCL. The result is a DJ mix that connects the oft-forgotten dots between proto eras and modern developments in bass and dubstep.

For the resulting sonic ride on A Night in the Skull Discotheque, CCL leads us to a fantastical place of timeless surreality – a majestic haunted dancehall soundtracked by a giddy rush of steppers and dubbed-out delights. Subs rattle through syncopated percs, and moody synths glisten in macabre glory. Fantastical dancers wriggle in wispy eternity, liberated from their corporeal forms in all their greatest spiritual wonder. Both extravagant and dusky, A Night in the Skull Discotheque is a world of seductive in-betweens, a place caught between the moodiest depths and the highest exuberance – A love letter to one of the most impactful formative sounds of the last decades.


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A portion for the proceeds from this release will go to fundraiser "SUPPORT PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY IN EUROPE!". You can also directly donate via:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-palestinian-solidarity-in-europe
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Tape design: Nina Muro
Mastering: TJ Hertz
Additional tape mastering: Eris Drew
Photography: CCL 
Linear notes: Nevan Jio

A Night in the Skull Discotheque [T4T015]

CCL - A Night in the Skull Discotheque

We welcome NINA to the label ahead of his debut 4 track ep dropping in the coming months 

Follow NINA https://soundcloud.com/nina_wav

NINA aka Jevon Ives from DE-TÜ comes with his Innamind debut 'Closeness'    FREE DOWNLOAD ---> https://hypeddit.com/ninadub/closeness

NINA - Closeness (FREE DOWNLOAD)

Last year, when we wrote that "the best UK garage is coming out of Los Angeles," we were talking about Introspekt. The US DJ, who has since moved to New York, really understands the genre—its appeal, swing and unique, bassy whomp. Listen to any of her tracks, like last year's "Forlorn," and you'll hear someone who produces like she's been making UKG all her life. This is probably partly because she comes from a dubstep background, but either way, if you're looking for new UK garage beats, Introspekt is one of the best going right now.

Her DJing also hits a distinct sweet spot, zeroing in one of the proto-dubstep, dark UK garage days when producers like El-B were making the hottest shit around. Her sound is both retro and forward-looking, as you'll hear on her RA Podcast, which balances vintage Big Apple cuts from Skream & Benga with new-school tunes from Amaliah and Surusinghe. It's not so much a throwback as it is a rejuvenation of an old sound—a new way to look at it and a new way to make it. If hindsight is 20/20, then Introspekt has perfect vision, and mixes like this are the perfect way to educate listeners, make them move and innovate a little in the process.

@sageintrospekt

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/929

RA podcast

RA.929 Introspekt

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'Vess' is a collection of sounds from and inspired by 'Under The Skin', both the 2013 film by Jonathan Glazer & the 2000 novel by Michel Faber. 

Mica Levi's shivering score encapsulates metamorphosis in a way that forces you to rewire your brain, and I wanted to try provide the same feeling. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/metamorphosis-2024/episodes/metamorphosis-2024-vess-w-weak-spell-18th-april-2024

13.02.23 / Cold Pillow

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