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Another pumping package from Politics Of Dancing, with original tracks from the eponymous label boss and Ray Mono, and a pair of remixes from Cab Drivers and Cuartero respectively to boot. You know what to expect - smooth pads, subtle acid squelch and wriggling, irresistible teccy beats, relentless and super-playable, but with an ear for detail that makes sure they stay fresh right to the runout groove.

The Ricardo Villalobos / Samuel Rohrer partnership has yielded increasingly interesting results over the past few years, with the former’s remixes of the latter’s trio Ambiq being supplemented by further reinterpretations of Rohrer’s solo work and live meetings at select events like Berlin’s Funkhaus and Radialsystem V. As should be the case with any strong collaboration, this partnership has been based on mutual challenge rather than compromise,
seeing each participant shuttle key technical and emotive aspects of the other’s work to previously unexpected places.
Those who have been closely following this relationship will notice a definite sense of continuity between previous outings and the new collaborative release entitled MICROGESTURES. As with those earlier Villalobos / Rohrer pairings, these four new pieces are defined by a special quality of being many things that once: that is to say, depending on the listener’s own level of focus, these can feel very tightly constructed and disciplined, or playful and freely wandering. That the tracks are equally engaging regardless of one’s chosen listening “mode” is a testament to the level of thought put into them; you could almost imagining the creators poring over some elaborate sketched set of architectural blueprints rather than coolly monitoring the usual multi-track editing software.
Altogether the music here is firmly a-melodic and percussive, but within these deliberate limitations there is still a greater variety of individual sounds than most would bother with. Each track is its own observatory of microgestures clustering together into a dense communicative fog or a sort of robotic sound swarm. Yet while all
these tracks are variations on that theme, each one has its own character and, consequently, its own rewards in terms of the exact sectors of the imagination that it activates.
Take for example “Cochlea” and its twin “Helix,” on which the magnetizing, busy layers of percussion are tempered with mischievously disruptive blossomings of digital noise, as well as sampled radio communications (which again bring us back to the idea of listeners’ attentiveness changing the meaning of this music - these
curious transmissions can either be taken as a purely aesthetic element or as something to be actively decoded).
Club-oriented elements are also not absent from this suite, particularly on “Incus” with its traditional sequenced baseline, crisp synthetic trap and hats, and dizzily sliding set of bell-like tones laid on top.?
Yet this track, too, is powered as much by its restless desire to deviate as by its rhythmic consistency: throughout the eleven-minute running time, a mass of ambiguous and restless machine sounds build a parallel narrative, and will maybe prompt the occasional glance over the shoulder as they seem to be taking on their own life. “Lobule” rounds out the program with the most rhythmically eventful sound set off the five.
What this all adds up to is a confident music which builds that quality from its faith in possibilities rather than firm conclusions: it’s an inspiring addition to both the musical landscape and reality in general

Holic Trax offers up its 3rd compilation. Put together by label boss Tomoki Tamura, the selection features a range of artists old and new and will be released on two slabs of vinyl.

The next release on LAATE by Uknow, alias of Andrey Zenkov, better known as Basic7, contains archive tracks written by Andrei in the last 5 years. At the menu : 3 tracks groovy, minimal, mysterious, just like we love on LAATE. To close the ep, we have the honor to welcome Robin Ordell who give his minimal vision of « T18 ». This ep is a perfect soundtrack of Science Fiction’s movie ! Enjoy the trip !!!

NO FACE < NO NAME < JUST MUSIC

NO FACE < NO NAME < JUST MUSIC

David Gluck, Dubfound and Jonas Sella

Razom back to Vinyl releases , only wax , no repress !

Here we are again with another solid VA perfectly built for the dancefloor. On MSLW003 four killer tunes come from KiRiK, Stephan Bazbaz, Lost.Act and the Italian duo Jonny’N’Travis. On the A side KiRiK and Lost.Act introduce two solid microhouse tools that won’t leave any chance to the crowd then dancing. On the flip side, Stephan Bazbaz and Jonny’N’Travis will drive you thru an analog raw sound that will keep you with your feet on the ground, but you’ll keep dreaming without any doubts!

Whoyostro is back with a strong VA

On Sight Series is back with their second VA, including tracks by the Blossy duo Thorgerdur & A:G, IFF (Intergalactic Faerie Funk), and Onoffon. Artwork by Luigi Rodriguez.

Mar Sureste is a compilation album with various artists ( Arturo Hernzama, Michelle, Fede Lijtmaer, Angel) released by Ecofrequence Label.

Ecofrequence was created two years ago in Punta del Este (Uruguay) and was set up by a few friends who share a strong passion with nature, ecology and electronic music. They frequently participate in beach clean ups, which ignited their passion to bring music and ecology together.

ECOFREQUENCE is a NGO Focused on promoting beach clean ups. Every clean up session is accompanied with dj/sets from local artists during the beach sun set. This has involved into an eco/friendly (Record) Label and its profit will be reinvested in continuing their vision, bringing electronic music and environmental activism together.

Mar Sureste means Southeast Swell which comes to the coast of Uruguay Bringing to us great wave conditions and crystalline warm water, which is both good for marine flora and fauna.

We are proud to present a hidden gem producer from Los Angeles, California scene. A talent that raises his hand in a forceful way with this release. Orlando Valencia aka Volen who has brought his highly energetic, raw and intergalactic sounds to the label and for the first time releasing his music on wax. Volen explores the intersection between house, breaks, techno and electro with a real futuristic and mature sound, all the tracks are very attached to the ideology of the label, without a doubt a release that will make a lot of noise on our favorite planet called earth.

4Plae kick off the first instalment of their Noir series with “Delta Insignia”, a nod to the final frontier and beyond. With two tracks from label founder ADMNTi accompanied by sublime remixes from Bushwacka! and Sam Bangura, this initial release sets the tone for what is to come for 4Plae Noir.


The title track opens the release with luscious pads accompanied with breaky drum patterns. The mood is continued with ‘Vry1’, with and added tinge of electro, which the illustrious Bushwacka! takes to the next level with his remix of the track on the flip side. Close friend of the label and Northsouth co-founder Sam Bangura makes his debut remix appearance to close the EP with an ethereal and deep remix of “Delta Insignia”.


‘Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.’ - Spock

Kiria Records present the second release by Cally “Juul”. On one side we've got “Juul”, characterized on a dark line with a splendid groove thanks to the percussion, voice and melody, suitable in the heart of the set, it will make the crowd dance like never before. in the same side, we have "P Aici" a cheerful melody that makes the listeners in a very good mood for the last track on the opposite side "ANPE" solid track with a pad in the background that makes you dream with a perfect groove created by percussion and bass that will take you to another dimension by detaching yourself from everything and concentrating only in it by making you dance unknowingly.

Irish minimal techno master on the Plan number 6.
No other words needed.

vinyl only

Revealing its debut vinyl issue, Distrakt Audio embarks on its maiden sonic voyage. Bringing together talented artists from across the globe to release their music on 12" format alongside label owner Ali Demir. First to feature is the uber talented Furz from Argentina, who cuts two hip swinging bassline grooves,on the A side. Whilst the Distrakt Audio frontman Ali Demir lays down two fluid and pad soaked slices of gold on the B side. As club cuts go, these four polished pieces will be a sure-fire winner in the bags of savvy selectors.

Kreisless first release kicks off with four minutely worked tracks by Berlin based artist Goris Lecker. A trip through acid sounds synth melodies, energetic rhythms along with deep enticing atmospheres. Starting with Nonsaude, a prominent breakbeat enriched by a subtly distorted bass and an euphoric stab. Followed by Frust switching to a dark late-night mood where techno sounds hoard the track. On the B side jazzy Rhodes chords show up with Donin where a hypnotic 303 synth loop takes the lead. Ceibo culminates the record with a sound journey of melodies and effects.