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Premiere: Max Mode – Chuck
Committed to casting light on a worldwide network of emerging underground house and techno producers, Paris-based record label Renascence continue their exploration of the orange cloud’s unfathomable hive
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Annanan announces ‘New Wave Of Nature’ EP for Black Opal
After inaugurating 2016 with his captivating ‘Fear And Love‘ EP on LL.M, Berlin-based producer Annanan makes his debut on Opal Tapes’ offshoot Black Opal with a new
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Premiere: YancityGurl – In Your Strange Worlds
Operating out of Kazan, Russia YancityGurl made his first appearance on Opal Tapes a few months ago, curating the excellent ‘U S S R (Ur Social Status Resistance)‘
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Premiere: Simo Cell – Obi 1
It has been over a year since Simo Cell released his debut 2-track 12″ for Livity Sound’s sister-label Dnuos Ytivil. Since then Simon Aussel contributed a track to Widom
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Premiere: 99LETTERS – Neo Life
Launched ealier this year with a rather massive debut courtesy of Dutch electro crack DJ Overdose, Budapest-based outlet Dalmata Daniel continue their exploration of wide-angle sonics and supple floor-oriented material with a new instalment from Japanese producer 99LETTERS. Over
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Premiere: Gazatech – Polychromatic Therapy
After a particularly impressive breakthrough year punctuated with a flock of first-rate releases for Exotic Dance Records, Opal Tapes and Cult Trip amongst others, Jio Alberto Nadal aka
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Premiere: Asymmetrical – Banging In The Haze
Asymmetrical ‘Banging In The Haze‘ is a dusty jam brimming with raw hi-hats twirling along acidic synths. Marking the transition from a busy night to the caressing light of dawn, a celestial and smooth melody takes over darkness and deploys its wings towards welcoming lo-fi house lands; still exuding a metallic aftertaste of down-pitched breaks, muffled drums and magnetic bleeps.
Premiere: Realitycheck – Trafficjamblues (TRP’s Sit Back Mix)
Formed in the wake of their Renascence 9293 collective, Paris-based imprint Renascence continue their investigation of the underground lo-fi posse with a strong followup to Brazilian prospect CoastDream’s debut instalment, courtesy of local new
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Premiere: Ment – A Kind Of Us (Ross From Friends Remix)
Ross From Friends rendition of ‘A Kind Of Us’ goes straight to the core as he takes over Ment’s shapely original and its brassy hooks with an ever-impressive ear for crafting full-on nostalgic dancefloor chuggers; oozing post-romantic disenchantment and chirpy tomorrows in equal measure. Just let the groove speak.
Premiere: Baltra – Tears Drop
Baltra’s ‘Tears Drop’ is a lethal floor tempter, seductive yet redoubtable with its siren-song-like vox samples and heady synth hooks, luring you into the sunny belt of some rapturous exclave in one nostalgic caress. Optimal coastal house stunner.
Premiere: PeteMartell – Digital Dave
Brought to prominence by labels like Morelli’s torch-bearing L.I.E.S. and Stephen Bishop’s Opal Tapes, the tape-saturated grit of the “lo-fi” aesthetic has gained massive impact on the underground tech
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Neo Violence release vinyl sampler and line up VNZO ‘Inconstant’ EP
Established in 2009 by music enthusiast Dmitrij Malyšev, Neo Violence started off as a club night in Prague, which later evolved into a digital only record label. Now the imprint celebrate
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Premiere: Foans – Heavy Traffic
Los Angeles label 100% Silk travels to the steep canyons and uneven reliefs of the Colorado region with Foans, a young producer who first emerged last year with the promising ‘Schema’. Stream the vibey, pleasure-seeking ‘Heavy Traffic’ within.
Premiere: TRP – Tragic Ending
Following up to an impressive breakthrough EP for Lobster Theremin released earlier this year, German producer TRP – real name David Willenberger, steps up on Bristol-based label Shall Not Fade with a top-notch followup. Stream the wistful ‘Tragic Ending’ within.
Premiere: Akasha System – Vague Response
‘Vague Response’, due out early next month via 100% Silk, makes for Akasha System’s proper introduction to a wider audience. Deploying six cuts of smooth coastal house with a gleaming audio patina, the EP sounds like it’s put the sun in a bottle. Stream the title-track within.