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Straight outta the fiord lands of southern Norway comes the new EP from Hydrous. We’ve come to a point where we no longer need to introduce the sound universe of Per Christian Berg to our ever-growing Navigare tribe, as he’s become a foundation for what we are and what we want to express. “Deep Techno”, “Psychedelia”, “Neo Trance” – call it whatever you like, what matters is that our brand of electronic dance music can assist your spirit to fly.

Simple, yet rich in detail; uniform, yet explorative; uplifting, yet with an unmistakable Nordic melancholia – Hydrous music continues to hypnotize and fascinate us at the Navigare HQ, and we’re happy to continuously receive the praise he deserves from around the globe from his past collaborations with us.

For this release you’ll notice a subtle gain in intensity in all three tracks. Although being far from peak time monsters, the aim here is undoubtedly to entrance a focused dancefloor, preferably while the sun is rising. Whether it’s the Eden-like atmosphere of “Cascade”, the introverted broken beats of “Infinite” or the meaty trance of “Pathos” that will guide the crowd through the morning session is only a matter of circumstances and taste.

Remix work is by none other than Buenos Aires based Forest On Stasys. Owner of the celebrated label Danza Nativa and a highly accomplished producer, stretching from tribal Ambient to dirty, mind-melting peak-time Techno, we knew we’d be in for a treat for this collaboration. Staying true to a Hydrous sound universe, while adding gentle tribal percussion and some über-psychedelic alien bleeps á la Eat Static, this track will blow minds on a starlit night out in the wild. 

Credits

Written and produced by Per Christian Berg
Remix by Guido Camino
Mastered by Mattias Fridell
Design by Fredrik Navigare

A1 - Hydrous - Cascade

GRD004 - Solitary Dancer

Out 30th September 2016 on Vinyl & Digital - https://tinyurl.com/GRD004

For its fourth release, Harry Agius aka Midland's Graded label has signed its first new act in the form of Montreal-based Solitary Dancer. With ‘Desire & Apathy’ being instantly familiar to anyone who heard Midland's Essential Mix earlier this year— in which it subsequently proved to be a much asked about inclusion— this eponymously titled release marks the debut of Solitary Dancer, as well as Agius' second time stepping into the role of label A&R following Hubie Davidson's appearance on Graded's ‘Regraded' sub-label last year.

From the opening moments of the EP's title track it is apparent why Aguis welcomed this release to the label, with 'Desire & Apathy' highlighting Solitary Dancer's similarly shared talent for elegant, richly-sculpted sound design and a knack for propulsive club rhythms that eschew rigid 4x4 drum patterns. 'Desire & Apathy' takes a classic electro beat and through the use of elegaic pad washes and swells of sinister bass notes morphs it into persistently engaging shapes. 

The B-side's 'Paradise Found' is a suspenseful coralling of intriguing sonic elements, with its fractured beats combined with a cinematic sense of drama and melancholy that's brought to the fore on the beatless 'Rapture Version' which brings Solitary Dancer's first release to an impressive close.

Solitary Dancer - Paradise Found [Rapture Version] [GRD004]

Redshape – Shift / Drive
present 15

A – Shift
B – Drive

Distributed via Clone
Release Date: 18.05.2017

After presenting his ‘Best of Live’ series, Redshape returns to his own label with a retrovisionist release that looks back in time as much as it looks forward to the future.

Revving up on the A side is ‘Shift’, a propulsive hurtle to the final frontiers. Starting off ominously with just drums, bass and a Pollock splatter of toms, the track is soon overrun by an army of relentlessly running basslines, let loose to steer in and out like searching headlights on a dark and endless highway. With a heavier kick, the track shifts into top gear with pensive pads soaring overhead, mesmerizing squeaks and his signature attention to percussive detail.

On the flip is ‘Drive’, which switches gears down a notch as an astrospace cruise along intergalactic coastlines – from summery California to shiny Coruscant. A rounded pounding beat with heavy sub bass bounces along to a breezy tropical melody and spacious percussive work, before riding off into a cinematic sunset that is as nostalgic as it is hopeful of the coming dawn.

Once again on the edge of spatial sound but grounded in analog warmth, Redshape has presented a revision of classic record productions that truly punches as it is meant to be felt and heard – on wax.

Shift/Drive

Shift/Drive – present 15 (Preview)

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Streaming in full through our channels, @switch02 '03 23 (Notte)' is a brakeless lo-fi electro bomb changing through the various shades of the rainbow. Breaking through a tight corridor at full pelt, halfway heart-rending nostalgia and the promise of a brighter future, the track pulsates and soars betwixt revving breaks motifs and a murmuration of tear-jerking synth arpeggios. You'll get back to it, again and again with the same intact enthusiasm. Killer!

Leonardo Martelli - 03 23 (Notte) [Antinote]

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James Welsh continues his run of exemplary club singles on Phantasy with another powerful and uncompromising two-track release, Sitting/Rubber Dog. The record follows D974, which earned support from DJs including Laurent Garnier, Charlotte de Witte and Luke Slater.

Sitting enforces precision rhythm with a rolling, dystopian bass line alongside a hypnotic and memorable vocal sample. As the tension increases, the track’s clinical feel is unexpectedly flipped on its own head, blossoming into an intoxicating and emotive synth melody.

Meanwhile, Rubber Dog stays true to its absurdist title, as Welsh dials his analogue assistance to a head-spinning maximum, pulping out an unwieldy jam that blends industrial and electro influences to riveting and darkly psychedelic effect.

Sitting/Rubber Dog

Rubber Dog

Ripples From the Edge

I Wish You Hadn't Said

Return to Lichtenberg: Album remixes round 2 is coming your way.

Johannes Albert and his "Wing House" gets refreshed by Lorsch boy Shan who delivers bubbling disco synths with his breaky beat work.

Giegling & KANN affiliate Map.ache or better - just Mapi - is next in line turning "Cell“ into an epic, cinematic House groover. Using the original ambient vibe and adding his personal touch, the Leipzig Urgestein shows off in fine, subtle elegance.

Wilde Renate's Sebastian Voigt more on the techno side of things. His breakbeat remix of "Milieu“ features the vocals of photographer Gundula Eldowy Schulze. He ends up at 130 BPM in a frantic yet warm insanity.

https://soundcloud.com/sebastian-voigt
https://soundcloud.com/johannesalbert/

Gleis 2 - Lichtenberg Remixes

PRÈMIÉRE: Johannes Albert - Milieu ft. Gundula Schulze Eldowy (Sebastian Voigt Remix) [Frank Music]

Exclusive Iron Curtis 'Against My Window (Dazed Mix)'

For Uncanny Valley's 50th catalogue number called Valley 50: Green the label from Florence on the Elbe known as Dresden invited as many as four artists to contribute musical pieces to make the EP musically as colorful as the label and its philosophy – uniting like minded people on their label/ platform. The fifth color, Green, thus features music from Perm, Dispo 5000, cvbox and Iron Curtis. The latter, a Berliner by choice, comes up with Against My Window (Dazed Mix) a track with a determined groove that easily sucks its audience into its musical adaptation beforethe techno-ish meaningful mind sucker carries you far away from every day troubles right onto the dance floor to dance the aforementioned away. Against My Window (Dazed Mix) is one of these timeless almost classy takes that dancers and DJs equally connect with a night in one of these electronic music temples as it simply covers and captures this unique dark yet dreamy vibe.

Valley 50: Green will be released on Uncanny Valley on February 21st, 2020.

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Bandcamp: https://uncannyvalleyrec.bandcamp.com/album/green-iron-curtis-perm-cvbox-dispo-5000

Artist & label information
Iron Curtis: www.facebook.com/ironcurtismusic // @iron-curtis // www.instagram.com/ironcurtismusic
Uncanny Valley: www.facebook.com/uncannyvalleyrecs  // @uncanny-valley-dresden // www.instagram.com/uncannyvalley.de

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Iron Curtis - Against My Window (Dazed Mix)

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EXCLUSIVE: Iron Curtis - Against My Window (Dazed Mix) [Uncanny Valley]

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Santorini - Wax Not Wax (Conforce Remodel)

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