Mark Mackenzie follows up his club smash 'Tell Me What' with two absolute gems on Fly Boy Records.

'Swell’ kicks things off with an infectious arp line, shiny percussion and grooving vocal chops before breaking down into the soulful tones of London vocalist Lauren L'aimant, sounding like a 90s sample lifted from a classic house record. The tune reaches a satisfying payoff with a deep low end and bright, hooky top lines - all the essential ingredients for the pinnacle of any DJ set. 

'Back Where We Started' brings the tempo down slightly but keeps the energy levels high. Searing leads, fat kick drums and a rolling Moog bass line make this tune a real pleasure for the ears.

This release sees Mark explore a more progressive side to his productions and shows a true maturing of his sound. It's easy to see why this young producer is fast becoming an established name in his native Scotland and beyond.

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Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen finally release their unique Nordic electronic sounds in album size.

Get the limited edition 12" exclusively on Record Store Day 2015.
Order the album on 2xLP/CD/DL: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP062
Or order the album DL via iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/kiasmos

After dropping several tracks and performing at select festivals throughout the years, Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen dedicated the year 2014 to explore the area in-between Ólafur’s more acoustic, piano-based solo work and Janus’s synth-heavy electro pop, with their collaborative electronic project Kiasmos.

By focusing solely on their self-titled debut album, Ólafur and Janus have been able to combine and further develop their unique sound aesthetics to complete an album driven by their mutual love for electronic music. Made in Ólafur’s newly build studio in Reykjavík, Iceland, a majority of the album was recorded using acoustic instruments next to a variety of synthesisers, drum machines and tape delays. It features a live drummer, string quartet and Ólafur performing on the grand piano, producing an ambient, textured sound, which makes it a perfect home listen and equally danceable record. If you listen closely, you can spot them record the thumb piano, finger snapping and even the sound of the metal grinder of a lighter slowly to replace the usual electronic hi-hat sounds, giving the album a far more intimate and unique atmosphere.

“We decided to start almost completely over with this record, so most of the material is written this year with the idea of making a record that can stand as one piece rather than a collection of songs. I am very excited to get a proper record out exploring a different territory than I am used to. I touch a lot on electronic genres in my own music but never have the opportunity to go full out electronic like we do here.” – Ólafur Arnalds

“The Kiasmos project has been around since 2007, but because of all our other projects we never really got the time to sit down and write all the tracks we always wanted to. So when we early this year finally found the time to sit down and make a full length album there was so much we wanted to try out. The result surprised us a bit, it's deeper and more emotional than we imagined it to be, but that's the beauty of being able to make an album.” – Janus Rasmussen

Kiasmos – s/t will be released on Double-Vinyl, CD and Download via Erased Tapes on October 27th, 2014.

TRACK LISTING: 

1. Lit  2. Held  3. Looped  4. Swayed  5. Thrown  6. Dragged  7. Bent  8. Burnt 

LIVE DATES:	

17.08. HAMBURG (DE) - Dockville Festival			
26.09. BRUSSELS (BE) – Bozar Electronic Arts Festival
27.09. DEN HAAG (NL) – Todays Art Festival

OFFICIAL WEBSITES:  	facebook.com/kiasmos · erasedtapes.com

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"Squeeze" first entered Boiler Room consciousness via good old radio rip. Seeping through Murlo's routine pick-n-mix of dancehall and bubble-wrapped grime tunes came a real emerald.

The Deadboy and Murlo (aka DBM) axis thrives on a freakishly similar taste in music. Studio sessions have been taking place for the last 18 months, and a conveyor belt of tracks have been moulded within that time. The vast majority of those stems are still stuck in a non-descript Logic folder, and because of the pair's relentless solo calendars, are staying there for the time being. So, the bad news is that a lot of those tracks haven't seen the light of day. The good news? A lot of those tracks haven't seen the light of day.

While we salivate over what project files are yet to be bounced, sink your canines into "Squeeze". Sugar-coated, feet-shuffling fun sprinkled with expertly chopped dancehall whoops; run di riddim.

Catch them playing their first official DBM shows here:

Feb 16th - Leeds - Lord of the Tings @ Wire
Feb 26th - London - Crazylegs @ Lightbox

"Ride With U / Squeeze" is being released on translucent blue 10" vinyl and digital on March 4 via DBM Productions. Pre order it now.

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House Work (feat. Mike Dunn & MNEK)

PVC makes his Fly Boy debut with his new track 'Levitate'. A funked up cut with plenty of bass weight and sprinklings of vintage UKG thrown in for good measure.

This record is destined for club and festival sound systems alike this summer. As the tune says 'big beats, big bars, super heavy weight..'!

PVC - Levitate (Original Mix)

Mark Mackenzie - Swell (ft. Lauren L'aimant) (Dub)

Mark Mackenzie - Back Where We Started

Mark Mackenzie - Swell (ft. Lauren L'aimant)

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