Hailing from Milwaukee, cutting-edge club focused label Close Up Of The Serene make their return with the second delivery from local producer Liquid City Motors, a three-tracker veering off on much more of a UK sound tangent. Stream ‘Untitled 2’ in full within.
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Konx-Om-Pax: Caramel
Tom Scholefield’s music sounds like the work of someone who is used to visual forms of expression; analogue tones distinguish it from his animations which are often characterised by a digital sheen, but the album nonetheless lends itself to an almost synesthetic experience.
Premiere: Tom Trago & Pisetzky – Perù
Milan-based collective and label Just This come up with their second instalment of the year, ‘Broken Promises’, a three-track VA collating contributions from Tom Trago and Pisetzky, Eduardo De La Calle and Kelpe. Stream the enthralling ‘Perù’ within.
Premiere: Pjoni – VVR Asylum
Exploring the fringes of listening ease and audio curves, Pjoni’s ‘Liminal Zones’ dares going in places few want to investigate nowadays. Don’t expect a proper rhythm, no groove, no mellifluous harmony. Stream the arrythmic ‘VVR Asylum’ in full within.
Premiere: Sector Y – Sector Y
After breaking 2016 in with a pair of fine releases, Booma Collective step up with their third delivery of the year, a four-track EP courtesy of up-and-coming French producer Sector Y. Stream the full record within.
Premiere: Sepalcure – Loosen Up (Edward Remix)
Giegling mainstay Edward rework of ‘Loosen Up’ rolls the original breakbeat rhythm in shadow-clad barbed wires, darting spiralling synths and stealth melodic drives that’ll sure get you off your beach chair to dance your way in this sandstorm.
Florian Kupfer returns to Technicolour with Unfinished
After first surfacing on Ninja Tune’s sister label last year with ‘Explora’, Florian Kupfer returns to the single-focused Technicolour with ‘Unfinished’, his sixth solo effort scheduled for release on 12″ on July 22nd and digital on August 12th.
Premiere: Dino Sabatini – The Unexpected (ASC’s Grey Area Remix)
A few months after the launch of Outis Music’s new Opera series and the drop of his sophomore album ‘Omonimo’, Dino Sabatini is back with ‘Concentrica’, a 4-track remix EP collating reworks from Howie B., ASC, Antonello Salis and the label boss himself. Stream ASC’s rework within.
Premiere: Evitceles – Thrown
Fresh off his debut release on US tape label Cloud Bank, Bulgarian producer Evitceles strikes a second time with ‘Risingvanity’ for Cologne’s Noorden, a well fine piece of understated techno flirting with the inmost depths of ambient music.
Decca opens its vaults to Henrik Schwarz, Fort Romeau, Kate Simko and more
Comprising 17 tracks, the compilation sees Kate Simko take on Satie’s Gnossienne No.1, Manchester’s playful tea loving Mr. Scruff tackles Steve Reich’s 6 Pianos, and Ghostly International artist Fort Romeau also goes deep on Satie’s 4 Preludes Flasques
Premiere: Callahan – Alloy
Back to business on 4 Seasons after a detour via Dext Recordings, Callahan is joined by UK Bass mainstay Roska for a sinewy four-tracker all aimed at shaking foundations and fracturing dark room ceilings.
Kornél Kovács announces debut album ‘The Bells’ on Studio Barnhus
Hear ye, hear ye fellow disco-house heads, it’s bugle call time in the Studio Barnhus realm as label co-founder Kornél Kovács just announced the release of his eagerly-awaited debut long player, scheduled for release on 26th August.
Huerco S: For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)
By its nature ambient music often comes across as throwaway, too vague to really engage with. ‘For Those of You…’ proves that an uncompromising commitment to tone and atmosphere over everything else can show sound at its most lucid and eloquent.
Graham Dunning: Auxon
Auxon is the first recorded documentation of Graham Dunning’s Mechanical Techno set up. Part installation, part hardware rave system…layers of vinyls spinning on record player axles are used to bash contact mics or trigger drum machines and synths, which are mixed and manipulated live.
Sordid Sound System: Lux Exterior
Mixing dub with the kind of cosmic dance floor work outs you might hear at Sean Johnston and Andy Weatherall’s ‘A Love from Outer Space’, each track features a seemingly effortless piecing together of myriad ideas.
Correspondant bring together Axel Boman, Borusiade & more for Compilation 04
Whilst celebrating their 5 year anniversary with a Birthday Tour kick off at Panorama last week-end, Jennifer Cardini‘s Correspondant has recently announced the fourth compilation on the label,
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