https://soundcloud.com/albertabalsam
https://soundcloud.com/dkmntl
🛒 https://linktr.ee/albertabalsam_higherdreams
🔊 https://youtu.be/iCFN71bED8k

Spiralling through the space-time continuum, Alberta Balsam's debut EP Higher Dreams amalgamates clipped breakbeat with lithe IDM and sawtooth electro. Inspired by the visionary author Ursula K. Le Guin, the vinyl is presented by Dekmantel Records together with a transcendental sci-fi narrative. Printed on a poster-inlay designed by British artist Alex Morgan, the story tells of a quest for survival on a planet ravaged by ecological collapse. Higher Dreams is set to release on November 19th, 2021.

In a bid to rescue all lifeforms from impending destruction, a lone holobot frantically consults her neurobiological interface. Humans can no longer subsist on Earth: waterways are contaminated, and the unbreathable atmosphere has taken on a toxic purple, almost holographic hue. Faced with environmental apocalypse, she turns skyward, to take root among the stars. With nods to the utopian futurism, attunement to nature and alien visions of pioneering electronic artists such as Drexciya and Delia Derbyshire, Alberta transmutes a synergy that's entirely her own. Higher Dreams journeys elsewhere on a passage that's equal parts intergalactic and introspective, questioning how, on the brink of the abyss, we can find hope.

Blasting off the A-side with 'Atuan Tombs' – a reference to Le Guin's masterful Tales From Earthsea series – a cyborg voice narrates plundering through the skeletal remains of an urban landscape. Hollowed out kick-drums thunder in 'Cascade;' glitched-out beats that shatter into incandescent, intricate melodies. On the B-side, the titular track crescendos, it’s biblical vocals conveying the gravitas of an approaching dystopia. Yet Higher Dreams is far from doom-inducing – the EP closes off with ‘Suspended in the Manifold,' the vibrant Roland TR-808 rhythm fuelled by the colossal power of a solar flare.

Renowned for her live hardware-based sets, Alberta flexes her immeasurable skill as a tech-savvy producer adept at constructing danceable, yet simultaneously lush and expansive interludes. Having trained as an epidemiologist, the theme of care reverberates through her music. Crucially, she regards dance as medicine – a primordial remedy to sustain our interconnected existence.

Tracklist: 

A1. Atuan Tombs
A2. Cascade
B1. Metanoia
B2. Higher Dreams
B3. Suspended In The Manifold

Alberta Balsam - Higher Dreams

Suspended In The Manifold

PREMIERE: Alberta Balsam - Suspended In The Manifold [Dekmantel Records]

Lazercat - Dissociation Constant
Taken from Void Droplets (VTX014)

Dissociation Constant is the opening track from the forthcoming Void Droplets EP, expected to release in the end of March.  The whole 6-tracker preview is out on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/vortex-traks/lazercat-void-droplets

Lazercat SoundCloud: @lazercat
Lazercat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lzrct/

Digital album on Bandcamp:
https://vortextraks.bandcamp.com/album/void-droplets

12" is limited to 200 copies:

Bordello A Parigi: https://bit.ly/VTX014-Bordello
Clone: https://bit.ly/VTX014-Clone
Decks: https://bit.ly/VTX014-Decks
Deejay.de: https://bit.ly/VTX014-Deejay
HHV: https://bit.ly/VTX014-HHV
Juno: https://bit.ly/VTX014-Juno
Redeye Records: https://bit.ly/VTX014-RedEye

Void Droplets

Lazercat - Dissociation Constant

It was perhaps only a matter of time before Si Begg rocked up on Central Processing Unit. Now an esteemed veteran of British beat tracks, Begg’s name has become synonymous with quality club productions ever since he burst onto the scene three decades ago. In the years since, Begg has released scores of records on some of the most prestigious labels in the business - Tresor, NovaMute, his own Mosquito. As such, his debut on the Sheffield imprint whose name has become a sign of quality since it launched in 2012 seems like a wholly logical progression for one of electro’s most consistently excellent producers.

Begg’s casual mastery of his sound is shown off by the fact that he doesn’t over-egg the pudding of the Energie Electrique EP. Rather than doing sonic cartwheels to get people’s attention, Energie Electrique is characterised by the way Begg adds or subtracts elements to sturdy grooves. It’s an approach which makes for a collection of tunes that manage to bring the boogie from the off while they also hide all sorts of aural Easter eggs amidst the mix.

On opening cut ‘Energy’, a droning start full of crisp drum programming soon develops into a head spinning electro groove reminiscent of Kraftwerk’s Computer World. An acid-laced bassline waxes and wanes, modulating in intensity across several minutes as Begg sprinkles in percussion, synth blurts and vocoder vocals. It’s a slyly insistent rump-shaker, and the - ahem - energy that the track provides carries through into following number ‘Buckfunk Beatz’. This joint begins with a gnarly, chattering synth sound before the sizzle and snap of a broken-beat kick-hat loop locks into place. While still very Kraftwerkian, ‘Buckfunk Beatz’ also has the playful grizzle of contemporary practitioners like Cardopusher and Begg’s fellow CPU operator Silicon Scally.

Things switch up at the start of Energie Electrique’s second side. Rather than rolling out a high-octane groove, Begg delivers a low-slung mid-tempo roller called ‘MS10 Machine Funk’. The programming on the kick drum here could almost pass for a dirty south hip-hop production if Begg didn’t lace it with such a strangely compelling use of the oscillator - sometimes squealing, sometimes squawking, sometimes wobbling, always thrilling. The mix flecked with chordal stabs, ‘MS10 Machine Funk’ is a masterclass in combining danceable beats with the quest for thrilling sounds that is so often the mark of a truly musical mind.

To round things out, Begg brings us back to the beginning. ‘Electro P1 B’ is a delightfully dystopian bit of Drexciyanism. Piston-hiss drum programming, nervy atonal synth nodules, some cavernous reverb deployment - this is a body-mover if ever you heard one, and one executed with all the style, aplomb and panache you’d expect of Begg.

Si Begg takes his Central Processing Unit bow with the Energie Electrique EP, a quartet of club tracks to rival anything in his vast and vaunted discography.

RIYL: Kraftwerk, Silicon Scally, Drexciya, Cardopusher, Annie Hall

Energie Electrique

Si Begg - Energie Electrique

Buy it on Stilleben bandcamp.

https://stilleben-records.bandcamp.com/album/dataintr-ng-luke-eargoggle-macho-in-the-rain-stilleben-records-075

Macho In The Rain

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Dataintrång & Luke Eargoggle - Macho In The Rain [Stilleben Records 075] SNIPPETS

TL Premiere #1265 (2023.05.29) : Silicon Scally - Digicell [Cultivated Electronics]

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For this 130th Premiere of 2023, we have a track by veteran UK Electro producer, now based in France, Carl Finlow, aka "Silicon Scally", titled ‘Digicell’ from his forthoming 3 x LP "Mr Machine PT 2" on the London-based Electro label headed up by Sync 24 : Cultivated Electronics.

"Silicon Scally - Mr Machine PT 2" will be available from June 12, 2023 on 3 x 12" Vinyl + Digital.

Pre-order :
▶︎ Vinyl via Clone : bit.ly/CE045_SiliconScally
▶︎ Digital via Bandcamp : https://cultivatedelectronics.bandcamp.com

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Release Info :

Silicon Scally - Mr Machine PT 2 [Cultivated Electronics // CE045]

Silicon Scally, the alias of electronic music producer Carl Finlow, released his critically acclaimed album 'Mr Machine' in 2002 on SCSI-AV. The album was a masterful blend of electro and sci-fi soundscapes, showcasing Finlow's unique style and production prowess, which took the listener on a journey through a futuristic world of machines and technology. It ranks as one of the finest electro records of the early noughties.

Fast-forward to 2023 and Sync 24's Cultivated Electronics label is proud to present 'Mr Machine PT 2'. Like its predecessor, the new album is filled with intricate synth melodies, driving rhythms, and pulsating basslines, all perfectly balanced to create an immersive listening experience.

'Mr Machine PT 2' once again showcases Finlow's ability to not only create relentless beats for the dancefloor but also dynamic soundscapes that transport the listener to another world. Created using a mixture of both old analog gear and very modern plugins, both albums were written with a very strong emphasis on the machine aesthetic, reflecting the cutting edge of what was available at their respective times. Futuristic and timeless.

The album will be released on triple-pack vinyl and digitally.

Tracklist :
A1. Cryptotronix
A2. Tachocline
B1. Lonely Integers
B2. Microstructures
C1. Diffraction Field
C2. Digicell
D1. Moduli
D2. Impetus
E1. Wave Dynamics
E2. System of Voids
F1. Connectomes
F2. Manifest Image

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Follow Silicon Scally :
Bandcamp : www.carlfinlow.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/5055-Silicon-Scally
Facebook : www.facebook.com/groups/272001402207 | www.facebook.com/groups/1060324197712077
Instagram : www.instagram.com/finlowcarl

Follow Cultivated Electronics :
Bandcamp : www.cultivatedelectronics.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/label/99223-Cultivated-Electronics
Facebook : www.facebook.com/CultivatedElectronics
Instagram : www.instagram.com/cultivated_electronics
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/cultivated-electronics

Mr Machine PT 2

Digicell

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TL PREMIERE : Silicon Scally - Digicell [Cultivated Electronics]

Eddie Symons’ fine recent run for Central Processing Unit continues. The NULLPTR mastermind makes it four releases on the Sheffield label in five years with Recursor, a six-track EP which balances precision-engineered machine-funk grooves with an overarching aura of gracefulness.

Recursor finds its lane from the opening title-track. On the quicksilver ‘Recursor’ we get Drexciyan punch, a needlegun bassline and staccato arps offset by eerie washes of synths. There’s a tension between the two elements of the track, and this yin-yang combination means that’ Recursor’ will work equally well for both the rave’s darkest corners and also the euphoria of a sunrise set.

After the title-track begins the record at breakneck speed, ‘Pulsar’ puts proceedings into cruise control. There’s still enough punch in the drum programming to ensure that ‘Pulsar’ will deliver in the dance, but this mid-paced tune is dominated by its warping bassline and keening keys, all of which comes together for a pretty and strangely wistful number. ‘Pulsar’s energy persists into following cut ‘Phase Function, though there’s a twitchiness to the bassline here which gives this track a nervier, more neurotic feel. As well as the golden age of Detroit electro, you’re also looking at Silicon Scally and Annie Hall as ballpark references, though there’s a winning idiosyncrasy to the production here which is all NULLPTR’s own.

The groove which kicks off the second half of Recursor is one of the most focussed on the whole EP - ‘Seil’ has a bassline which moves with the intent of a heat-seeking missile. When combined with the distant snap of 808s and twinkling arps, the whole thing very much maintains the shadowy feeling of ‘Phase Function’, and it’s an energy that Recursor rides into ‘Stone Tape’. ‘Stone Tape’ boasts another stellar bassline, but rather than the low-end barrelling forward intensely as it does on ‘Seil’ the bass here skips all around the mix, pleasingly erratic and playful. 

‘Portal’ is an apt title for Recuror’s sixth and final track. Indeed, the whole vibe of ‘Portal’ makes it a perfect closer for this EP of detailed electro jams. This tune really does feel like a portal being opened, the bass and drums busying themselves on the floor while chemtrails of synth in the upper-end of the mix intimate something enticing beyond the threshold.

Sparky yet sleek, Recursor is the latest fine machine-funk collection from NULLPTR.

RIYL: Annie Hall, Silicon Scally, Legowelt

Recursor

NULLPTR - Recursor

We are very happy to present you the newest eudemonia record by no other than Zeta Reticula. The Slovenian born artist needs no introduction as he has released several iconic releases during the last 23 years. For this EP he explores his more melodic side and presents three unique tracks ranging from Electro to Breakbeat. 

Tracklist:
A1 - Zeta Reticula - Common Centre
B1 - Zeta Reticula - An Activity Cycle
B2 - Zeta Reticula - Protostellar Cloud 

Release date:
15.09.2023

Preorder:
https://kompakt.fm/releases/common_centre_ep

https://soundcloud.com/umek

Common Centre

Zeta Reticula - Common Centre EP

Out now: mechatronica.bandcamp.com/album/disrupted-dialect

EP playlist: soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/sets/second-storey-disrupted-dialect-mtron034

Speedy electro, bass music, IDM influences and bleeped-out machine funk fluidly come together in absurd, playful and rattling ways, as @second_storey explores spotless broken rhythms and fractured forms of sonic expression from the future.

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instagram.com/mechatronicamusic

Disrupted Dialect

[ Buy on Bandcamp ]

Second Storey - Cold Snap [MTRON034]

Premiere of the track "Aller Sans Retour" by the French artist Gustave Retour, taken from his upcoming release on Big Science Records.
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Artist: @gustave_retour
Track: "Aller Sans Retour"
Title: "Cérémonie En Vert"
Label: @bigscience
Format: Cassete + Digital
Mastering, Design by Warzou
Release date: September 6, 2023
Pre-order: https://bigsciencerecords.bandcamp.com/album/c-r-monie-en-vert

Premiere: Gustave Retour - Aller Sans Retour [BGSC2310]

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WhyPeopleWar Fundraiser for Ukraine: https://whypeopledance.bandcamp.com/

The Why people dance question was asked for the first time in Lithuania back in 2013 but it gained a worldwide echo in its 8 years of existence. Run by @pauliuskamblevicius with the help of @experimentsserial and a network of collaborators, the online electronic music platform and label keeps its heart open for new friends and treasure finds but its filter tight and deep underground. Tune into WPD channels on Soundcloud, YouTube and Bandcamp.

PREMIERE: Alberta Balsam - Suspended In The Manifold [Dekmantel Records]

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