After building up a head of steam on labels such as Craigie Knowes and Rotterdam Electronix in the past couple of years, Larionov debuts on Sheffield's Central Processing Unit with the Space Threat EP. Larionov's previous releases have shown off a musical sensibility which is both schooled in classic electro stylings and also able to reach for leftfield sonics in a way which sets the producer apart from the pack. It's a vibe that continues into this record, a quartet of busy electro joints which are characterised by a brooding, neurotic energy.

Larionov arrives on Central Processing Unit with an EP of anxiously excellent electro experiments.

@larionov

https://beacons.ai/looselipsmusic

Space Threat

PREMIERE: Larionov - Flying High [Central Processing Unit]

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/circular_square
Track: 96EC[Labs]
Label: https://soundcloud.com/cruxaxul
Format: Digital Mini-LP
Release date: 23/02/24
YouTube: https://youtu.be/u76ORkiO8gU

12​.​5h -60° SQ3 marks the return of Circular Square, fleshing out in EP-length the interstices of the bass-heavy and melodic club acrobatics he laid out on Crux III: 3​-​HT​-​(​xon). Proving once again his refined skill at crafting cutting edge sounds, the six playful tracks feel innately alive with the squelchy ghosts inhabiting their soundscapes.
Glassy bleeps and percussive pings permeate 4KO-L3, the introductory track, until sleek Drum & Bass propulsions take center stage and a strangely catchy twang of harmonies bounce through the stereo field. 96-EC[labs], on the other hand, one-ups the interplay of glitchy plonks, shifting lower registers and swaying breakbeats, before Oo8hmT turns this formula into a rather spartan stop-and-go of Jungle grimace.
In the second half of the EP, J-7(co)B teases with downcast string-like intersections that hint at a beauty lingering below, but a towering bassline and puncturing drums always keep the listener in suspense. D-Tom21 dons an otherworldly instrument that morphs from percussion to strings and back over a shrieking bass in proper half-step mode, while the atmospheric closer K-vHN (9P) adorns its splintered breaks with crystalline chimes, pointing at a bygone and smeared nostalgia, but always remains firmly anchored in the present.

PREMIERE | Circular Square - 96EC[Labs] [Crux Axul] 2024

All those creatures, standing there, making time. Fury eyes, golden dust on artificial fog. Dancing on glass, repetitive poems, looping long after the last loop looped away. Oriental acid, frenzied samples, low hanging film noir suspense. This is DALO. Or not. She is many. Dry maniac downbeat is her craft. Or dark-ish pop-not-pop. There is dub, trance, techno, too. She is known for releases on labels like ESP Institute, WARNING, or Tresor. She is part of bands like Init. She played them all, those clubs, that matter, and those that matter more. Live. Alone. As an artist. With a band. Here she comes with her first album. On the R.i.O. sphere. Her homebase. A trusted zone for experimentation. She brings “Duster”. Seven tunes twisted in different dreams. Fast, slow, veiled, enchanted, haunting trenchant. She sings. These songs. To dance. For a different, stripped-back trance. DALO. Her record longs for a stage. Exporting grace, face to face. A work like a mirror. Hypnotizing. A psychedelic portrait of a performer. Nuanced industrial veils ceremonial journey music. Claps, Jungle. Desolate vocal snippets. A whirlwind of words. All those chords, hanging there, kick drum time. Fury eyes, golden horns amid acid fog. Dancing on glass, cyclic synth-lines. DALO. Duster. A-round-and-a-around. Circulating the ritual.

Duster

BANDCAMP

NEW HIT: DALO - Duster [R.i.O. Label]

https://soundcloud.com/shjva
https://soundcloud.com/warningberlin
🛒 https://warningberlin.bandcamp.com/album/war1209
🔊 https://youtu.be/mlYbF2PtBFw

‘WAR1209’ finds Ukrainian artist shjva inducing trance states across an album equal parts tripped-out and dubby. Spanning brooding lysergic visions and locked-in dance floor hypnosis, expect drowsily impressionistic soundscapes and darkly cinematic gear across the 9-track duration. Total sonic immersion for the oddballs and the freaks.

Terraforming uncharted alien terrain, tracks like ‘X-Side’ and ‘Upper Limit’ descend into sprawling, widescreen exploration. Fathomless landscapes serving as vessels for deep introspection. ‘Enigmatic’, on the other hand, opts for detail and precision-tooled dynamics while retaining that same wide-eyed sense of wonder. Where ‘Dragonfly’ offers fractal fuel for ceremony and ritual, ‘Cloudhopping’ and ‘Psy-Fi Alien Dub’ wade knee-deep through some dub techno murk. Saving the direct and tunnelling for last, 'Banshee' and 'Chrysalis' are like two sides of the same proggy coin; one ominous, the other more optimistic and utopian.

Tracklist:

shjva - X-Side
shjva - Upper Limit
PLAN - Natural Regeneration
shjva - Enigmatic
shjva - Dragonfly
shjva - Cloudhopping
shjva - Psy-Fi Alien Dub
shjva - Banshee
shjva - Chrysalis

PREMIERE: shjva - Cloudhopping [Warning]

LIES-206

Legowelt-Enchantress 1200
from the upcoming "Like a Song From Your Dream" lp
To be released April 30th 2024

Legowelt returns to L.I.E.S.Records with a new album full of ultra-RAW hypnagogic lo-fi electrofunk. Classic, murky, cold as ice Hague-style slammers from the king of Smack. These eight tracks go back to the essence of the Legowelt sound, cutting through the noise of modern dance music charlatans, taking them to school with his undeniable signature stamped all over this release. A dancefloor classic in the making.

Like a Song From Your Dreams

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Legowelt-Enchantress 1200 (LIES-206)

Our 9th release features artists from around the world, each bringing their unique vision to the table. Their creativity has been a driving force for us, shaping our musical exploration. This compilation offers a genuine narrative from each artist, and we're excited to showcase their work.

Some of our DJ friends are part of the Port Frankivsk voluntary organisation, dedicating themselves to volunteering from the beginning of the war. We appreciate their commitment and we're standing with all Ukrainians during these tough times. To help out, we've decided to donate all the proceeds from this compilation to Port Frankivsk.

We extend our gratitude to all the artists and supporters who have made this compilation possible. Through this release, we aim to support the Ukrainian people, and we couldn't have done it without you.

Thank you for standing with us.

Glory to Ukraine!
Слава Україні!

Read more about Port Frankivsk: www.portif.org/eng

[PD009] V/A - COMPILATION FOR UKRAINE [snippets]

Our 9th release features artists from around the world, each bringing their unique vision to the table. Their creativity has been a driving force for us, shaping our musical exploration. This compilation offers a genuine narrative from each artist, and we're excited to showcase their work.

Some of our DJ friends are part of the Port Frankivsk voluntary organisation, dedicating themselves to volunteering from the beginning of the war. We appreciate their commitment and we're standing with all Ukrainians during these tough times. To help out, we've decided to donate all the proceeds from this compilation to Port Frankivsk.

We extend our gratitude to all the artists and supporters who have made this compilation possible. Through this release, we aim to support the Ukrainian people, and we couldn't have done it without you.

Thank you for standing with us.

Glory to Ukraine!
Слава Україні!

Read more about Port Frankivsk: www.portif.org/eng

https://soundcloud.com/maks-yos
https://soundcloud.com/penumbrum

PREMIERE⚡️Maks Yos - Detal 03 (feat. Lli) [PENUMBRUM]

https://soundcloud.com/aslamin
https://soundcloud.com/penumbrum
🛒 https://penumbrumdistrict.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-compilation-for-ukraine
🔊 https://youtu.be/sCkf97W0uC0

Our 9th release features artists from around the world, each bringing their unique vision to the table. Their creativity has been a driving force for us, shaping our musical exploration. This compilation offers a genuine narrative from each artist, and we're excited to showcase their work.

Some of our DJ friends are part of the Port Frankivsk voluntary organisation, dedicating themselves to volunteering from the beginning of the war. We appreciate their commitment and we're standing with all Ukrainians during these tough times. To help out, we've decided to donate all the proceeds from this compilation to Port Frankivsk.

We extend our gratitude to all the artists and supporters who have made this compilation possible. Through this release, we aim to support the Ukrainian people, and we couldn't have done it without you.

Thank you for standing with us.

Glory to Ukraine!
Слава Україні!

Read more about Port Frankivsk: www.portif.org/eng

Tracklist: 

1. Anatolian Weapons - Dawn (revised) 
2. Space Biology - Primary Source 
3. tofudj - Long Time Ago
4. Andriy K. - Sol 
5. bijū - Hydra view
6. Maks Yos - Detal 03 (feat. Lli) 
7. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Tynitro 
8. Ehndo - Extro-Version 
9. RARU - Hipnos 
10. Komponente - Darchen 
11. Aslamin - Shadows
12. Hybrid Man - Strange Skies 
13. MT-V - Deep Movement 
14. amuwa - Solace 
15. Ilya Semashkevich - Viacera 
16. stereometrix - rec_amb

PREMIERE: Aslamin - Shadows [PENUMBRUM]

https://soundcloud.com/clasps
https://soundcloud.com/mystictrax
🛒 https://mystictrax.bandcamp.com
🔊 https://youtu.be/hEkkfWLBnGg

"Take Charge And Move In" marks Clasps' debut solo release on the Mystictrax label, presenting a collection of tracks that defy categorization within any specific genre.

Clasps is an one-man electronic music project from Ukraine. His music is a mix of different genres such as techno, bass and industrial, based on strong grooves and wide sound palette. Since first stage appearance in 2016 musician changed his approach to live performance several times, right up to improvised madness. Now his live set is an exploration of dance-related music with playing along percussion.

The initial sketches were drawn as an attempt to test whether there was still room for creativity at a time when full-scale war was becoming increasingly entrenched as an integral part of the surrounding but isolated world. These attempts without a final goal recurred throughout the year, gradually taking shape through active use of sampled material — a method more convenient for a consciousness often ravaged or fixated on reevaluating values. The postponed sessions were refined after the author's decision to mobilize in September of last year.

While this work doesn't directly capture reality or consciously reflect on the unfolding events, the war's presence is subtly felt, especially through the titles chosen from pre-war notes. Notably, the EP’s title track, "Take Charge And Move In," subtly nods to "Take Charge And Move Out" (TACAMO), referencing a vital military communication system amidst the early months of the full-scale invasion, shadowed by nuclear engagement fears. Another track, "Shibboleth," a Hebrew term for a phrase that differentiates group membership, finds an echo in "паляниця," a term utilized for spotting infiltrators in unoccupied territories. This uncanny premonition underscores how terms, once casually penned down, have gained significant relevance amidst the conflict.

The visual design of the release features works from the "New Grasses" series by Kyiv-based visual artist Dima Tolkachov. This series delves into the blurred passage of time during the war and captures the quest for light amid the fragments of demolished buildings that have become a regular part of our landscape.

A limited edition package, featuring four postcards accompanying each track, is available for purchase with the release.

Tracklist:

1. Re-Rooting (feat. Daryna Panas)
2. Shibboleth
3. Take Charge And Move In
4. Prudance

PREMIERE: Clasps - Take Charge And Move In [Mystictrax]

‘WAR1209’ finds Ukrainian artist shjva inducing trance states across an album equal parts tripped-out and dubby. Spanning brooding lysergic visions and locked-in dance floor hypnosis, expect drowsily impressionistic soundscapes and darkly cinematic gear across the 9-track duration. Total sonic immersion for the oddballs and the freaks.

Terraforming uncharted alien terrain, tracks like ‘X-Side’ and ‘Upper Limit’ descend into sprawling, widescreen exploration. Fathomless landscapes serving as vessels for deep introspection. ‘Enigmatic’, on the other hand, opts for detail and precision-tooled dynamics while retaining that same wide-eyed sense of wonder. Where ‘Dragonfly’ offers fractal fuel for ceremony and ritual, ‘Cloudhopping’ and ‘Psy-Fi Alien Dub’ wade knee-deep through some dub techno murk. Saving the direct and tunnelling for last, 'Banshee' and 'Chrysalis' are like two sides of the same proggy coin; one ominous, the other more optimistic and utopian.

Shjva
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shjva
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xxxshjvaxxx
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shjva_/

Warning
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/warningberlin
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warning.berlin
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warning._____/

PREMIERE: Shjva - X-Side (Warning)

Inteligence - Slightly Different Melody Techno (Hard Even Beautiful Mix)

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: Clasps - Take Charge And Move In [Mystictrax]

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