Over merely two years of activity, independent Italian label Maple Death Records have set up a solid body of work focused on pushing back the boundaries between genres and listening purpose, extending
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Premiere: Michael Vallera – Vivid Flu
Of all the artists to have graced Opal Tapes’ multifarious back catalogue, Michael Vallera is certainly one of the lesser-known and very unjustly so. Also known as COIN,
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Premiere: A Sacred Geometry – Earendel (Part 1)
Willingly so, very little is known about A Sacred Geometry other than they’re a duo whilst a quick glance at their soundcloud profile reveals Berlin is their home base. Concretely ASG first
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Premiere: PARC – Silk Road
As time flies milestones are there to remind you of the transience and evanescent nature of all accomplishment. Since its initial purpose of commemorating 100% Silk‘s hundredth release –
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Antal travels to Japan on Altered Soul Experiment’s new mixtape
Since its inception two years ago, Paris-via-Berlin based imprint Altered Soul Experiment has earned its stripes as a source of constant musical amazement for record collectors, home listeners or anyone willing to simply
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Premiere: Minimal Violence – Mass
In the space of just two solo twelves, Vancouver-based duo Minimal Violence have rapidly risen from the status of unknown prospect to that of a safe bet. After a
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DJ bwin
With their debut split about to drop via First Second Label, the timing felt ideal to invite Leipzig-via-Hamburg duo DJ bwin over for a little mixing session. The result defies gravity with its intense mashup of old school hip-hop, convulsive breakbeat, hi-NRG house and screwed electronics.
Jenifa Mayanja shares and reflects on ‘Orbit 02’ EP for Bass Cadet Records
Jenifa Mayanja’s new effort ‘Orbit 02’ on Bass Cadet records is a lush example of her wide-lens approach, exploring a sound palette that ranges from Latin-inflected grooves to sleek synthetic tides onto African polyrhythms with equal aplomb.
X.I: Last Waves
Imagine Giorgio Moroder boarding KITT, the face stroken through by thick black sunglasses, moustache gleaming and synth blazing as the red-hot sun sinks beyond the horizon. Aussie producer X.I lands on Mind Records with an EP that just as convincingly explicits his ability at melding a serious art of the groove and a superior sense for well-built atmospherics.
Dekmantel 2017 – British Murder Boys, Dopplereffekt, GAS, Sun Ra Arkestra
[*swallows – a tear runs down his cheek*] We were all impatiently waiting for the news to drop and it’s now here. Dekmantel have announced their
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Passport To Lenny’s Paradise
With Passport To Paradise’s new release about to hit the streets, we took the chance to have a chat with Lenny Paradise, the man behind it all, and learn about his long-haul experience in electronic music, unique encounters and further projects for the future. Stream the funk-soaked ‘Bear Claw’, taken from ‘Nemas Problemas Vol.2’ within.
Kaazi shares two music videos from his debut ‘Zen Travel’ cassette on 100% Silk
Based out of Brooklyn, NYC, Kaazi not only carves out finely-arranged instrumental reveries but also works his magic via multiple visual formats, as presented in the two videos we’re proud to present today, which he shot and edited himself.
Premiere: Dr. Skime – RX7 Jams
Since establishing his label back in 2012, Bintus has ushered Power Vacuum to a position of strength in the often very normative techno game. Using the platform as
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Allergy Season and Discwoman team up for protest compilation ‘Physically Sick’
With just hours to go until President Trump’s Inauguration, the music community is joining forces to show its fears and disapproval at the future US president’s imminent investiture.
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Ryota OPP reimagines ‘Pale Lux’ as Haiku
Following his debut release on Meda Fury in 2015, Tokyo-based producer Ryota OPP returns with his debut full-length ‘Pale Lux’. We caught up with Ryota for a quick-fire chat as he selected some personal pictures and transformed each track from the album into haiku to better capture the mood and essence of his compositions.
Basses Terres: Counting Pulsations
If you’ve heard Basses Terres’ excellent debut EP for BFDM, ‘A Darker Rain’, you’ve certainly noticed his lean for finespun atmospherics and full-on cinematic deep audio-scenarios. Yet more pared-down and essential, his second instalment for the Lyon-based imprint exalts some of the most transcending ambient we’ve had the chance to hear in quite a long time.