Artist: @xiaoquanxiaoquanxiaoquan
Catalogue Number: IM090
Album: A Taste of Revenge
Release Date: May 28th, 2021
Format: Digital

Having spent the latter half of 2020 pushing out a string of intense bootlegs via SoundCloud and taking up remix duties for acts like Ice_Eyes, São Paulo’s Xiao Quan is readying some original productions for his debut release on Infinite Machine, entitled A Taste of Revenge. These frantic, drum-heavy compositions see the artist push further into a liminal space where techno and hybrid club sounds blend - and continues a stylized nod to Xiao Quan’s muse, The Crying Freeman manga series.

The record opens with Chakram Intel Bulletins; one of the EP’s more measured moments but one that remains as tense and claustrophobic as the rest of Taste of Revenge. The layers of crunching analogue synthesis and the deluge of drum hits which seem to trip over each other are hypnotic; creating strange and disorienting effects on the ear. The end result has more than an air of the cyberpunk about it - as if Vatican Shadow tried his hand re-soundtracking Ghost In The Shell.

Xiao Quan notches up the dread and suspense on the following title track of the EP. Airy sustained tones and an unrelenting mass of polyrhythms push up against each other, vying for your attention before a piercing 2-tone melody cuts through the mix like a hot knife through butter.

With the next track, Shades of Death, the creeping suspense and claustrophobia of the previous two compositions is swapped out for unadulterated rhythmic chaos. Underpinned by an oscillating bass pulse, countless samples and drum lines are arranged in a frenetic audio-collage. A solid showcase of Xiao Quan’s skillful combining of sounds from across the globe.

The EP rounds off with The Crying Freeman, a track named after the manga that underpins many elements of the Xiao Quan project. The most melodic production of the release, the track’s mournful synth line glides over rushing, mechanistic drum patterns. This blend of the emotional and the machinic distinctly mirrors the situation of the manga’s protagonist; an assassin hypnotically programmed to kill on his master’s demand who sheds tears at the fate of his victims.

Even a passing glance at panels of The Crying Freeman manga clearly shows that Xiao Quan has done his homework on his source material. The producer masterfully channels the uneasy and shadowy world of the manga series and translates it into the sonic experience that is A Taste of Revenge EP.

Tracklist:

1. Chakram Intel Bulletins
2. A Taste of Revenge
3. Shades of Death
4. Crying Freeman
5. The Dragon from Russia (Bandcamp bonus track)

Artwork by Danny Hell
Mastered by Fausto Mercier

Xiao Quan - Shades Of Death

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Label: Hyperboloid Records
Artist: Various
Album: Cyberghetto
Release Date: 30/11/15
CAT: HYPR040
Release type: 12” Vinyl – Digital (all formats)

It’s safe to say that every 10th HYPR release we’re going to see a huge compilation drop from the Hyperboloid camp. HYPR040 delivers 21 tracks of pure bass genius laced with grit and ice cream covered smiles. The self-titled “Cyberghetto” inflicts more than just a handful of artists painting by numbers, but a well-rounded group of individuals asserting their experimental crafts.

Hyperboloid are synonymous with picking out the cream of the Grime/Cyber Club/Bass/Juke & Beat scene and this release see’s some new faces that we’re thrilled to discover. Don’t be fooled the usual suspects are still there dropping what they do best.

From star to finish they create a yo-yo effect with their track placement, giving each track a chance to hit you hard with it’s mood and deliberate attempt to make you feel something.

Overall the album shows that Hyperboloid are still one of the most vibrant and forth thinking underground camps on the scene and that you should be expecting a fruitful onslaught of new beats to come in 2016.
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We're back at our GUESTMIX series with the last mix before summer vacations. Number 72 on the list, this episode has been recorded by the multidisciplinary artist, musician, DJ, and producer MAAY aka Mayte Stevani from Buenos Aires. Affiliated with the cutting edge Trrueno collective and label from Argentina's capital, she relocated to Berlin and participated with the crew on a tour around Europe which saw her perform and DJ in several venues in Prague, Brno, Lausanne, and many more.

MAAY's focus on music develops from influences from her Latin heritage and continues towards the latest hybrid styles of the contemporary club scene, also absorbing fragments of trance's melodic drive and incorporating eerie, dark themes from industrial music. In the around 35 minutes long selection we're presenting you today, the artist collects three unreleased tracks from her debut EP coming very soon plus a number of contributions from Trrueno members such as QEEI, Candie, and Bungalovv.

The mix crafts a thoughtful yet powerful listening experience, a perfect insight into MAAY's multifaceted artistic personality, suspended between delicate warmth and unrestrained emotions. As best described by her own words: "you are going to enter a wonderful land where your deepest emotions are allowed to play freely, and where darkness and colorful flashes will dance together until the end".

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Dj Würm - Transformic
Gooooose - Integer _ Along the Synthetic River I (Samuel Kerridge Remix)
Uvb76 - Hong
Dorian Electra - Live By The Sword
Hyph11e - black pepper 炎
Tamanaramen 玉名ラーメン - awai
Dj Würm - Spiral Master
Shygirl - Rude
Regurgitate - Intro_ The Act Of Intestinal Regurgitation
Jaeho Hwang - Ageing Process
Santiago - Warped Spade
Caroline K. - Animallattice
Enfance de Merde - Dimanche
Smegma Joe - Canadoomuch
Speed Services - raptor house 2020 Deejay Exclusivo
0116688 & GG Lobster - gggggg3g3g33
Enfance de Merde - De la Pleur, de l'Amour

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Ljubljana-based queer duo Warrego Valles is one of the shiniest gems you could find in post-yugoslavian territorries. Spawned from what could best be described as a direct plunge into the core of electronic dance music – brutally stripped of its happy-go-lucky feel though – the duo’s decision to aim at surpassing genres and merging them with social commentary, vehemently tears up the habitual, while nonetheless incessantly forcing our bodies to move.

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Rattlesnakke ·  Navajas (prod. EL PLVYBXY)
Rian Treanor ·  Hypnic Jerks
DÆMON · FaceValuue (Dis Fig Remix)
HP: 925 MP: 463 · Iranisan Salvia
Felicita & Alex Wang · Cytokine Storm
Yre Den · Dryden
CELLVL · NO GROUND FOR METABOLISM
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warrego valles · day 7
silént phil · Spot
Yem Gel · BellHex Cavyrn
Monotronique · Alarm Whistle
Ship Sket · UAV IN TRENCH
CYPHR · A Constant Desire to Consume
Edge Slayer · GTFASAP
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YOTO  · Tarta 3 L
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Space Candy  · Petrichor Bounce
HP- 925 MP  · BROKEN CELICA 
warrego valles · clench
GRRL VS 大悲咒· Impact Mantra (Tzusing Glued)
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HP- 925 MP- 463 ·  333°F
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ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛɪᴄ ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʙᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴀʟ ᴠɪꜱᴜᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴏɴɪᴄꜱ. ᴀꜱ ᴀɴ ᴜᴘᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴏᴏᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴇᴀɴ ʜᴇʀɪᴛᴀɢᴇ, ᴍɪxɪɴɢ ʀᴇɢɢᴀᴇᴛᴏɴ ᴄʟᴜʙ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴘᴀꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ʜᴀʀᴅᴄᴏʀᴇ, ᴛᴇᴋɴᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ.
ʙᴏʀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀɪꜱᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɪᴛᴀʟʏ ꜱᴜᴋᴜʙʀᴀᴛᴢ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ꜱᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪꜱᴛᴏʟ ᴜᴋ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴇɴᴀɢᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴏᴛᴛᴇʀᴅᴀᴍ. ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴅɪꜱᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇᴄᴜʀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄ ɪɴ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴛ, ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴄᴏɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ , ꜰʟᴜxᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ʟᴀᴛɪɴ ᴄʟᴜʙ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ.

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