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We Are Family Vol. 5

WNCL040: VARIOUS ARTISTS_We Are Family Vol.5 EP

A lot has happened since Fixate released his last full length record, ‘What Goes Around’, on Exit Records in 2017. After putting out two Bandcamp EPs (‘Glare’ & ‘Confusion’) and several remixes—including his ‘Ripgroove Refix’, which famously went viral on Sherelle’s 2019 Boiler Room set and was eventually released as official remix on Ice Cream Records—he now presents his self-titled debut album ‘Fixate’.

Developed over five years, the project showcases Fixate’s sound palette in all its variety, a diversity of taste that’s reflected in his supporters: he’s garnered attention from icons like Andy C, Goldie, and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, as well as underground tastemakers like Call Super, Toddla T, and Skee Mask. Ross From Friends closed off his 2020 Room Isolation set with Fixate’s breaky acid number ‘On Edge’; Sicaria Sound spun the dub-influenced album opener ‘Ruminate’ in their sets; and Madam X had sub-heavy track ‘Gristle’ doing the rounds. 

@fixate_uk
@exitrecords

Buy:
https://fixateuk.bandcamp.com/album/exitlp022-fixate-fixate-lp

Fixate

PREMIERE: Fixate - Gristle [Exit Records]

San Francisco based DJ and bass extraordinaire Farsight knows how to make an entrance, first bursting onto the scene with his adventurous and daring EP ‘Wisdom’ back in 2016. At the time Farsight's music sounded like it had been beamed from another planet and has played an important role in the cross-pollination of genres we’ve seen in recent years. Farsight has gone on to release on Scuffed Recordings, Maloca and Noire State, remaining firmly fixed on the future of club music. Now his blend of trap, jersey club, reggaeton and dancehall makes its way across the Atlantic with six mind-sizzling cuts for Brakes ‘N’ Pieces vol. 23.

Opening track ‘Triangulation’ combines rolling drums with party-starting vocal samples and steady whistles, letting listeners know we’re really off! ‘Mr Right’ then enters the fray with throbbing subs, ravey stabs and a vocal that sits halfway between fun and outright menacing. The A side comes to a close with ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ a dubstep infused cut of choppy breaks and wide-eyed melodies. A masterclass in raising tension, this track will shut down any club, please use wisely. 

‘Lesser Light’ shows Farsight’s love for bass exploration; it’s looming shadow pressing amongst some of the darkest corners of electronic. A unique brand of grime infused techno. ‘Water Margin’ delves even further, adopting a more measured pace for those heads down moments. The record comes to a close with ‘Fulminous Edge’ and is a reflection of the artist’s darkest material. The drums still have a familiar spring in their step but the track’s melodic bassline is mesmerizing; resulting in a melancholy trance that deserves a second play.

>> @djfarsight

Triangulation EP

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Brighton-based producer @tamlinspeaks brings his Bitter Fruit EP to Scuffed Recordings, showing his broad approach to production across four varied tracks.

Although the EP is Tamlin’s debut on Scuffed under this alias, he has previously appeared as part of the duo Heritage, whose releases have included some of the most defining tracks on the label. In comparison to the high-energy breaks and bass-led production of Heritage, the Tamlin alias shows a more introspective sound - spanning melodic electronics, broken techno, hybrid dancehall, and soaring breakbeats.

Opener ‘Bitter Fruit’ - focussed around a hypnotic marimba melody - was debuted by label owners Wager and Ian DPM on Rinse FM back in 2020 and has been the subject of countless track ID requests since.

Buy:
https://lnk.to/BitterFruit

Tamlin - Bitter Fruit

Since 2011, Simon Hafner aka Sun People from Graz has been merging footwork, juke, jungle and UK hardcore influences to create his own distinctive sound. With releases on labels like Exit, Alphacut, Rua Sound and Through These Eyes, he has made a name for himself in the international 160 bpm scene over the years. In addition to remix jobs and his own productions, Simon also pursues his musically eclectic vision on a highly rated four-weekly radio show on London's Sub.FM.

On his EP The Walls, released in 2020 on Defrostatica, he devoted himself to early Chicago house music as well as European proto-hardcore of the 80s and the turbo sound championed by the likes of Fracture, Itoa and BSN Posse.

In 2022, Sun People presents a refined version of high-speed breakbeat minimalism, drawing further from bleep, dub and even industrial techno, but still with optimistic depth. From the cold bleep-influenced opener Into The New to the jungle-tekno track Overtoom and the tribalism of State of Flux, Sun People builds its own hypnotic approach to captivate dancers. Amaterasu marks the soulful coda and gives us the opportunity to take a breath.

https://defrostatica.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/simon-off
https://soundcloud.com/defrostatica

Into The New EP / DEFR009

PREMIERE: Sun People - State of Flux [Defrostatica Records]

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Today's premiere is a resonant roller courtesy of Los Angeles-via-Taiwan producer @yunnamusic - a sonic force unearthing her immeasurable potential after a long journey of loss and reclamation brought upon enduring, life-shaping experiences that have moulded both her personal and creative life.

Rinne

Yunna - Aki [Worst Behavior Records]

Thoden - Lip Therapy

Batu & Lurka - Curved (Bambounou Hyper Street Remix)

Eclipse Tribez return with an EP from London based produced Dervisis.

Dervisis is a producer and DJ with an idiosyncratic sound. In his output he intertwines references from different styles and origins into percussive-driven productions with organic sound designs and addictive hooks. 

Dervisis studies the application of the shared rhythms of the Eastern Mediterranean into contemporary club music, which noticeably comes to on this club-focussed roller '05تتφιÇ', from four-track EP titled 'Akθάλασσαتاعاقيإ' (which means "Eastern Mediterranean Rhythms" for those of us that are yet to master Turkish-Greek-Arabic). 

Artist: @dervis1s 
Label: @eclipse-tribez
Us: www.fourheadsmusic.com

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PREMIERE: Dervisis - 05تتφιÇ [Eclipse Tribez]

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Sydney based duo, JV & Palf, join the Panel Audio family with their latest record ‘T4’.

With four club-ready tracks, the Australians expose the listener to high energy driven drumlines. The label have pressed the EP to 180gr heavyweight vinyl, witha very limited run of 100 which is ready for pre-order.

Support has already come in from Re:ni / Laksa, Mr. Mitch, DJ Plead, Yak, LUCY and many more.

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