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Club Culture [Lobster Theremin]

UK based producer Hugo Massien has been slowly but surely making a name for himself over the past few years with "Metamorphosis" marks Hugo’s debut LP on the E-Beamz Record label.

We premiere fittingly titled 'Outer Space Jam'; an outer orbit breasky stomper, driven by a heavily oscillating lead bass line, with brief interludes of soaring padwork. One to bookmark for those future forthcoming peak-time moments. The EP as a whole is one to behold, sporting a real range of textures and flavours - providing a real journey through Hugo's sonic palette. 

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/hugomassien
Label: https://soundcloud.com/e-beamz
Pre-order here: e-beamz.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphosis

PREMIERE: Hugo Massien - Outer Space Jam [E-Beamz]

'Ambition' is out now on Local Action Records.

https://baltra.bandcamp.com/album/ambition

Ambition

Work (It) Out (Extended Mix)

Ekzander 'On The Shelf' from his forthcoming 'Stray Ute Dancing' EP. It's a seamless blend of breaks/electro, a boiling pot of heavy kicks, over driven percussion, gated vocals, with a layer of acid lathered on for good measure.
Buy:
https://eclecticsydney.bandcamp.com/album/stray-ute-dancing

PREMIERE: Ekzander - On The Shelf [Eclectic.]

We’re so excited to announce our next release on Radical New Theory from none other than  LUXE. 
Her debut EP ‘Belonging’ caught our attention a few months ago and we haven’t stopped playing it since. 

It’s been amazing having already had support from 6music with several plays of A83 from Mary Anne Hobbs over the last week. 
LUXE’s first release on RNT is off to a flying start and we’re so excited for what the future holds for her. 

LUXE - Belonging ep is available now, across all platforms as well as a vinyl pre order on our bandcamp page. 

Love ya’s 💖💖

LUXE - May I Help You

BUY: https://mrjonestrax.bandcamp.com/releases

Mr Jones - Feel Like [Bandcamp]

CNP020 • 'Ulterior Guidance' EP - @bensonstreaker

Limited run of 300 x 12", mastered and cut by Curved London

OUT NOW: https://canape-records.bandcamp.com/album/ulterior-guidance

"The enigmatic Benson Streaker returns to Canapé this summer with a sweltering four-track 12”: ‘Ulterior Guidance’.

Transcending the woozy microcosm of breakbeat and electronica established on his label debut [CNP015 - ‘The Body / Something’s Not Right’], CNP020 sees Streaker push his sound into opulent technicolour.

Amid a wash of psychedelic hues, A1 (’Strange Operator’) beckons with an irresistibly saturated tech-house skip. Seatbelts are advised, as Benson’s heart-throb 4x4 propels us to a strange, yet loving, astral plane.

A2 illustrates a co-existence of sophistication and minimalism rarely found in post-millennial house music; an otherworldly vocal (courtesy of Ursula Rucker) is glued effortlessly with Streaker’s understated percussion, on the blissful 7-minute title track.

On the flip side, ‘Dimension’ (B1) thrusts us into a Balearic haze of raves-gone-by. Glimpses of early acid house and trance permeate this shimmering and uplifting club-pumper, before our cosmic journey concludes with the elegant and soulful ‘It’s Yours’ (B2). Acting as a reminder of our Earthly genesis, shades of quintessential minimal house and UK garage tastefully underpin this 00’s-inspired stomper."

Artwork by Jasper Golding
Additional Design by Tyler Cain

© 2022 Benson Streaker, ℗ 2022 Canapé Records.
All Rights Reserved.

Ulterior Guidance

DIGI/12"

Benson Streaker - Ulterior Guidance

Jeigo's - 180359 Brock Groove, featured on debut album 'Cerulean' via @airmilesrecordings: https://airmilesrec.bandcamp.com/album/cerulean-ep-am006

Written between 2020-2021, “Cerulean” is a ten-track album which delves into the isolation of the emotion of blue. The tracks flow between UK genres, combining sliced breaks, emotive melodic synths and deep pulsating low end to audibly display Jeigo’s intricate and melancholic production qualities. The album was produced in his former family home in South West London during the pandemic and finished in his home for the last two years in Peckham. Each track sits on the border of home listening and club functionality, with essences of crying on the dance floor euphoria, to those blissful or challenging moments alone.

“Over the period this was made, this project was the epicentre for my emotional stability and creative output, allowing me to find some comfort and calm in the tough moments of isolation that 2020/21 brought. Dedicated to my Dad and his best friend Roger”

AM006

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PREMIERE: Jeigo - 180395 Brock Groove [air miles]

marco ono’s “Dust it Off” is a synth heavy breakbeat number awash with lush arpeggiated plucks and dense, driving percussion is the perfect starting point for the VA.

Follow Skiptrace on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/skiptrace.mcr/

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PREMIERE : Marco Ono - Dust It Off

https://skiptrace.bandcamp.com/album/skiptrace-directory-vol-1

@direct_function
@skiptracemcr

Premiere : Direct Function - Togetherness (Universal Togetherness Mix) (SKIP011)

Pre-order: https://skiptrace.bandcamp.com/album/skiptrace-directory-vol-1

@portway-portway-portway lands on @skiptracemcr's latest seven-track compilation spanning audial odysseys that encompass the current climate of dance music.

'Fell 35' is certified wheel-up material. A wobbly, club-ready number awash with rattling percs and tripped-out vocals.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Portway 'Fell 35'

Skiptrace's long awaited label return comes in the shape of a comprehensive compilation of artists who represent the forefront of the current underground scene. Seven club primed audial odysseys that encompass the current climate; scattered throughout are Skiptrace alumni and auspicious newcomers - all supplying club ready certified heaters that will find their home on the dancefloor.

As an eclectic mix; this VA constitutes the ethos of Skiptrace and looks to explore all the facets of the current UK scene. From top to bottom this collection represents the depths of the underground - wading through the dense Bristol bass scene, venturing through the South East and finally finding its home in the vibrant melting pot of the North-West.

@trophyofficial
@skiptracemcr

Buy:
https://skiptrace.bandcamp.com/album/skiptrace-directory-vol-1

PREMIERE: Trophy - Gotta Do It [Skiptrace]

The Manchester-based Skiptrace is one of those labels out there that insist on fighting the good fight by keeping it simple: In publishing its content exclusively on Bandcamp, the imprint manages to keep its releases kind of under the radar, underground, away from the spotlight – devoted for diggers only, we could say. If your thing is Bass, Breakbeats, and/or House Music, a thorough tour throughout its catalogue is highly recommended.

For its forthcoming endeavour, “Skippy” brought together a bunch of young and skilled producers in order to deliver a high-quality compilation: marco ono, Portway, Trophy, Lapalace, Direct Function, Morayy, and smplstreet brought the best of their games for the occasion and the result is a full-of-dance-floor-fillers VA.

Premiered here, Lapalace’s contribution is definitely one of the highlights of the release. Sounding like an angry Punk drummer’s solo, the break beats aim to make us to dance… wildly. The acid layer and the Leftfield pad go in another direction and trigger a trance-like state. It’s dancing… wildly with the eyes closed what we are talking about. A great theme by the promising British talent.

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Bandcamp page of the label: https://skiptrace.bandcamp.com/

Follow @lapalacemusic and @skiptracemcr, peeps!

PREMIERE589 // Lapalace - Iridescent Acid

Positive & Negative (Clip)

The dons at Extended Play drop their eighteenth release, this time from AVA emerging producer winner - Cartin.

The four-track EP features his winning track 'Gunman' alongside three equally impressive cuts. Today we premiere Conga Wonga - a percussive packed bouncer, brimming with colour and UK Funky energy - showcasing one of our favourite Extended Play releases to date.

Cartin will play a live set of his new material alongside Extended Play bossman Timmy Stewart this Saturday, steamed live at Vault Artist Studios from 7 pm - https://www.facebook.com/aye.land
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Cartin
SC: @cartinaf
IG: www.instagram.com/g3000000

Extended Play 
SC: @extended-play
FB: https://www.facebook.com/extndply/

Plain Sailing:
Web: www.plainsailing.live
FB: www.facebook.com/plainsailingbelf
IG: https://www.instagram.com/plainsailingbelfast

Cartin - Conga Wonga [Extended Play] - Plain Sailing Debuts

Clay makes his debut release in our third instalment with a wonderfully crafted EP. Twitching Mission blurs the lines between melodic hooks and broken House, this is where his unique sound has found its home.

Clay
SC: https://soundcloud.com/claymanchester

Skip Trace
SC: https://soundcloud.com/skiptracemcr
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Skiptracemcr
IG:https://www.instagram.com/skiptrace.mcr/

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PREMIERE: Clay - Twitching Mission [Skiptrace]

- Zone Focus - 
www.zonefocus.co.uk

"The thing that drives us, that is a pleasure and a passion, that is Zone Focus"

Established in 2014, Zone Focus is an alternative dance music magazine and label. 

Our primary goal is to showcase and promote the talents and sounds of underground left-field artists and labels from around the world through feature articles, free downloads and mixes. 

Through our label, we are committed to curating club-ready products intended for direct dance floor consumption.

- Artists -
@sharpsonmusic
@karlguest94
@levidaviduk
@im_jxck
@reesuk
@mathesondj
@meggyward

Independent label based in the 0161.
Dedicated to keeping an open mind and an open platform.
Demos + Enquiries: james.skiptracemcr@gmail.com

PREMIERE: Clay - Twitching Mission [Skiptrace]

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