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.
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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.
Premiere: DJ Problemas – Love Simones
After contributing a track to rising Croatian outlet low income $quad’s second compilation, Lisbon-based producer DJ Problemas steps up with his debut solo outing, ‘Fúria De Viver’, out now via Berlin-based imprint Out Of Order. Stream ‘Love Simones’ in full within.
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: 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.
Delroy Edwards readies debut LP ‘Hangin’ At The Beach’
The L.A. Club Resource honcho announced the arrival of his debut LP, ‘Hangin’ At The Beach’, due out August 5th. Get a first taster with the low-slung ‘Born Rebels’.
Premiere: Leonardo Martelli – Il Registro
Menacing like JAWS’ main theme at first – a sinister bass strumming in a desperately shark-less ocean, ‘Il Registro’ offers what certainly counts as one of Leonardo Martelli’s most compelling slabs to date, combining the immersive impact of wistful pads with the galvanic crunch of a stealth breakbeat lilt. Straight up killer.
Premiere: Monogenic – Binz
Inaugurated with a debut EP from label mastermind Adryiano in the early days of 2016, Cologne-based imprint CESTRAW is about to make a splash with its second instalment ‘Quite Good Tracks Vol.1’, a four-track compilation featuring contributions from Monogenic, Kastil, D.J. Shmugs and Adryiano himself.
Natural Sciences label night with Aleks, Antonio, DJ Bong Gozling at Bar A Bar
Manchester’s Natural Sciences berth up at Bar A Bar for their first ever label night on June 4th, featuring performances by staple dolphin Aleks, on-the-rise Italian fire trader Antonio and mysterious Berlin via Dublin talent DJ Bong Gozling.
Premiere: Minimal Violence – Under The Sign Of Saturn
Today we’re pleased to stream the sensuous ‘Under The Sign Of Saturn’, a killer halftone churner dipped in a dynamic pool of druggy, tape-saturated layers. Check that roaring blaze of debonair toms and hi-hats bursting over a light-hearted fluttering groove, whilst muted vocals keep sinking the track into a washed-out daydream. Exquisite.
Premiere: Lake Haze – S.M.H
Following on from releases by Mall Grab, LK and Steven Be Calm, the one year Shall Not Fade welcomes Portuguese producer Lake Haze to the family with the ‘Somewhere Between Shadows’ EP. Stream ‘S.M.H’ in full.