A selection of our favorite music submitted by XLR8R+ members last month.

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XLR8R+ Submissions Round Up: February

Apriori is Wandour thrid EP, which explores the theme of memories around city in specific time. September in London explores the softer and more melodic side from Wandour, which explore the world of deep house sound, inspired by September in London

September in London

The Mysidian label drops Ftzzgrld’s first EP of original tunes and they’re an absolute treat.

1993 features 3 deep numbers and tops it off with Roy Comanchero (Running Back, Alliance Upholstery) of Osaka, Japan’s remix of the title track.

All the right influences from ’93 are there while still sounding fresh! Being one of our favorite records of 2021 so far and it just being Ftzzgrld’s first EP on vinyl we might be getting ahead of ourselves when we say we’re already excited to hear more from both Ftzzgrld & Roy Comanchero!

Ftzzgrld - A2 - Moon Jam

Single off the collaborative release Postcards from Ambien and vocalist SaaD.
Out 13 March 2021.

Hold On ft SaaD

BLCKEBY - INNER REMIX PACK
featuring
Demi James
FLUX
Fight Pausa
serenovariabile

BLCKEBY - Origin's Riddim (Fight Pausa remix)

Track: Seascapes
Artist: Thomas Blondet & Steve Ruben
Label: Rhythm & Culture Music
Release Date: March 5th

Renowned label head Thomas Blondet has teamed up with improvisational producer Steven Rubin to create the intriguing ‘Seascapes’ single, taken from their upcoming EP, Sea Sons to be released on the 5th of March via Rhythm & Culture Music. This trance-inducing slice of trip-hop is shimmers like stars in the night sky, as the gentle atmosphere surrounds the listener while the dusty groove moves you forward.

Premiere: Thomas Blondet & Steven Rubin - Seascapes [Rhythm & Culture Music]

Emerge

@malcolmaudio

DJ and producer Malcolm came to our attention through his tastefully curated label, Global Warming Records, a platform that are making the end of the world sound just as they like it — just how we like it too.

Since starting the imprint Malcolm has brought friends and new producers into the fold, the likes of Ouai Stéphane, N-ERGY, Jon Beige and Sutja Gutierrez, who have all showcased their own take on dub-wise atmospherics, dystopian bass experiments and heavy syncopated rhythms.

Freshly moved from Paris to London (literally - he got off the plane a couple of days ago), Malcolm brings a touch of the dystopian and cinematic to his own productions too, which have landed on labels like Abstrack and Biologic.

Not one to churn out mixes regularly, he's prepared something very special for us. Weaving together obscurities and unreleased edits finished especially for this, Malcolm shares the moods and sounds at the core of what he does.

Read + Download

Malcolm: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Astral

Once again, our Ambient Meditation's premiere series is coming up with gold; this latest premiere by U.K.-based Asta Hiroki is showing us what the LoFi genre is starting to move towards. Smokey beats, with a LoFi style, show what this genre can be when it's more thoroughly thought out and composed and not just beat tracks.

Entropy

Ambient Meditations Premiere - Asta Hiroki - Slumber (feat. Dontmesswithjuan)

'Taşın Kanayan Kalbi' by @okayvivian is a song taken from the forthcoming Okay Vivian's "Saye" Lp.

Music video - https://youtu.be/SstQvaBOzWE
Streaming platforms - https://ffm.to/tasin

Music written, produced and performed by Okay Vivian.

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Okay Vivian is the project of Turkish singer/producer Pervin Güzeldere. 
Shifting through experimental minimalist compositions to catchy pop elements; 
her music combines ethereal silent spaces with heavy beats, scattered vocals, 
breaths and whispers.

Since 2018 she has released two singles and an EP. Performed in Ankara, İstanbul and Berlin 
with her live A/V performance ‘Wildflowers That Cannot Move But Can Bend And Twist’.

https://soundcloud.com/okayvivian​
https://okayvivian.bandcamp.com​
https://www.facebook.com/okayvivianm/​
Okay Vivian on Spotify https://cutt.ly/KkjTbuC

Okay Vivian - Taşın Kanayan Kalbi [Video in description]

With support from Dave Clarke, DJ Bone, Ben Sims, DJ Rolando, Truncate, Slam and many more.

Rick Silver & James Vernon’s fairly young but highly promising label has been releasing the highest standard of stripped back and stylish, dubbed-out sonics and have carved out a little section for themselves in the electronic music scene after honing a dynamic and appealing production style. Previous releases from the two label bosses and enigmatic artist Yallahs have captured the attention from various established names and they continue to show their flair for all things raw and exciting on their ‘Stories, Chapter One’ release.

James Vernon’s ‘Web Flight’ rounds off the EP with rough-edged modulations, looping rhythms and haunting pads that spiral in and out of focus with pure eccentricity.

Premiere:  James Vernon - Web Fight

Tracklist: 

Aspetuck - Lyra
Aspetuck - Rhythmloop
Aspetuck - Underbaked Potato
Aspetuck - All Of Us 
Aspetuck - The Mangrove System
Aspetuck -  Close Approach
Aspetuck - Slow Rotator
Aspetuck - Emuloop 2
Aspetuck - A Walk In The Woods
Aspetuck - Bits
Aspetuck - Oumuamua
Aspetuck - Entropy
Aspetuck - The Great Divide
Aspetuck - Blur
Aspetuck - Bennu
Aspetuck - A Dance
Aspetuck - Golf
Aspetuck - Osiris
Aspetuck - Imagined Reality
Aspetuck - A Small Range Only
Aspetuck - a light brief snowfall and a gust of wind
Aspetuck - Jig

REC-02-08-21

The 1st track on Vulcan Nightclub's ep "Anthropomorphize"

Halfling

Premiering "Running Parallel" by Sistema Aero, , the collaborative effort between Charles Taciturn and xenonyms label boss GFXIII. Out on 18th February as a two-tracker single via xenonyms

The lead track sets off the genre bending mood of the release by incorporating distorted cumbia and jungle breaks inside a dreamy, buoyant atmosphere. In contrast 'Tierra Maldita' reveals itself as a sinister four-to-the-floor mutation full of hypnotic synths and eerie vocal sections.

Links:
Cover photo by Eeva Holappa (instagram.com/holaeeva)
Cover art by @gfxiii
Charles Taciturn: @charlestaciturn
GFXIII: @gfxiii
xenonyms: @xenonymsss

Running Parallel

xenonyms

[PREMIERE] SISTEMA AERO - RUNNING PARALLEL (OUT FEB 18 VIA XENONYMS)

buy/download/stream/listen: https://politaur.com

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