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Original press release 1996: âThese tracks will not appear on any other Future 3 release in the future - except of course if someone should get the idea of releasing a ''Rarities'' album in 25 yearsâ time or so.❠Not quite 25, but more than 20 years after its release the ''The Boy from West Bronx'' is now reissued in a contemporary context with remixes by Ãrhusâ finest: Central, Ti (DJ Sports) and C.K! Released in 1996 on seminal Danish label April Records âThe Boy from West Bronx❠is a timeless breakbeat classic, which along with other Future 3 releases came to define the forefront of Danish electronic music in the late nineties. Up to this day the trio have had a huge influence on the contemporary Danish electronic scene, releasing music together as Future 3 and System and individually as Dub Tractor (Anders Remmer), Acustic (Jesper Skaaning) and Opiate (Thomas Knak).

Man Power's Me Me Me signs up long-time friend Ian Blevins for his long overdue label debut. Blevins's originals are backed by stellar remixes from Austin Ato and Kiwi.

Blevins hails from the North East of England and has released on ESP Institute, Futureboogie, Not An Animal and Culprit. The prolific producer was a long time resident of the legendary We Love Space in Ibiza and is an enduring favourite on the UK scene with plenty of musical tricks up his sleeves.

'Both tracks on offer showcase the mongrel sound that I hear coming out of the North East region,' Says Man Power. 'Partly tough, partly playful, not simply techno, not simply house, and certainly nowhere near the most common contraction of the two words.'

Innovative opener 'The Serpent' is a suitably snaking, slithering groove with acid twitches, rubbery drums and raw percussive energy. It pings about in dynamic fashion and really keeps you on edge. First up to remix, Austin Ato makes his return to the label after his huge 'The Sound Of' EP in summer 2018 and gives further credence to Man Power's suspicion of his impending super stardom. He takes the 'The Serpent' on a luscious and deep trajectory that would make Larry Heard proud.

The second standout original is 'Unse', a dark stomper with cosmic rays that strike right to the heart of the dance floor. It's menacing and absorbing music that is steely and unlike anything else. To remix is 17 Steps regular Kiwi, who is responsible for two of Man Power's favourite tracks of 2018. Here he continues his run of astounding form while taking 'Unse' in a tougher and more robust direction that will really make you sweat.

As ever this is a brilliant and stylistically diverse package from Me Me Me.

Our friend from Leeds Niko Maxen is back after his Bitter Sweet Crisp EP three years ago, this time with two originals made for the dancefloor, in that typical current UK signature-sound that we love. We look forward to seeing this release working well in festivals and open-air events this summer.

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Next up on Ruff Stuff Music Ltd are 4 killer, heavily stomping tracks on the boundaries between house and techno. Untitled05 is a new and fresh evolution of the label, bringing to life a solid sound with warm and intense atmospheres, including a magic remix by Dj Honesty. 'Inside The Storm' opens side A with an imposing groove and hypnotic stabs, definitely flashing for the dancefloor. Dj Honesty's remix with its unique groove and the samples manipulation, goes in a deeper direction but still strong and energetic. The B side is full of surprises with 'Mistake' a track with a raw sound featuring incessant 909 toms, piano stabs and vocals that definitely recall the vibrations of the 90's.'A Home With No Air' represents the true soul of Ruff Stuff, a warm house track with female voices, stabs and a fabulous organ that will transport listeners to another dimension.Just put the needle on, push play and dance! Vinyl only, limited copies.

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Jerelo label is back with smooth grooves on the second release.

We are rolling into our 3rd vinyl release on P.U.N.C.H.I.S. Records with the underground quartet masters from Sweden - Nicke, R.MA, Juardo and Vadu, delivering us "Analog Vision" EP of four raw, deep and groovy analog - produced gems. Minimalistic and elegant journey is what you are going to expect, nothing else.

We would like to thank you for all of the continuous support.

P funked infused Pumped up hooky Indie House two tracker vinyl only release...
If you want know to who the legendary in demand producer is please bribe your sales rep & all will be revealed (Possibly)

The first solo EP from Melbourne, Australias Eugene Pascal. This DJ friendly 12 splits the dance floor vibes down the middle with two hard hitting, club ready heaters on the A side and two deep, hypnotic grooves on the B!

The second release from Copenhagen's Euromantic offers half-light techno for the discontent youth.

The second release from Copenhagen's Euromantic offers half-light techno for the discontent youth.

Standout One of a Kind 8LP Box Set + USB + Slipmat!
Includes the full recent 'Underground Sound Sucide' Album first time ever on physical format / on 4 LP
featured collaborations with artists like Just Blaze, Neneh Cherry, Miss Kittin, Chris Liebing and Giggs amongst others
and 4 Remix 12" by the Who is Who of Current Electronic Music.
Nightmares On Wax , Henrik Schwarz, Kerri Chandler, Kenny Dope, Jimmy Edgar, Chris Liebing, Rob Hood , Timo Maas, Martin Buttrich, Pulshar and Many More!

Plus USB Stick and Slipmat. = 8LP , USB, Slipmate, BOX !

Modula helms Tief's fourth release featuring a trio of synth-drenched house tracks and an analogue beatdown Simoncino remix.. Heavy grooves for the floor with a heady piano jam thrown in there for good measure! Limited to 300 copies.

November sees not only one release from an Italian on Moon Harbour, but two. The first was from Riva Starr, and hot on his heels is the top team of Paul C & Paolo Martini.This pair has released on a wide array of labels and has a broad house sound that takes in many influences. One of those labels is Moon Harbour, where they have contributed a number of tracks to various Inhouse compilations over the years, but now they get a chance to really stretch their musical legs across a fantastic three track EP of their own.Wasting no time in getting your attention, 'Big Gun' is a bulky house cut with spinning hi hats piled up on top of monstrous kick drums. Frazzled synth stabs and dehumanised vocals all build the pressure, and a big explosion of melody and percussive energy midway through cannot fail to sweep whole clubs off their feet.'Rumba Dumba' is another involving track with looping sub bass pulling you in over and over. Silvery percussive patterns are busy and bristling up top, toms tumble down, trumpet sounds toot out and the whole thing is stuffed with a carnival atmosphere that brings plenty of colour to the groove. Last but not least, Combo is a deeper and more sensitive affair, with soul infused chords spreading out far and wide, emotive female vocal sounds bringing some steaminess and big pianos adding musicality. It's a big track with a big heart and rounds out a big EP.

His album debut - Timez Are Weird These Days' was one the most exciting releases of 2011; shortly after, the Trinidad born US rapper and producer appeared on the biggest music- and lifestyle magazines including Spin, the NME, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Vogue, Maxim, Village Voice, GQ and even the New York Times.
Now Theophilus is taking it one (dance)step further and is dropping the next dancefloor-bomb: He had his funky track 'Wine & Chocolates' remixed by no other than the hip Berlin/Cologne DJ/Producer-Duo andhim - they refined the song to a dancefloor smasher that sounds like a mixture between funk, pop, electro and house. It will soon be released under Warner Music's own dancelabel Bitclap. The track proved to be a huge success in the clubs. Within seconds of it coming on people flocked to the dancefloor. Andhim are considered to be some of the best mixers out there and in the past have mixed songs for Oliver Koletzki, Monika Kruse, Super Flu and many others. They are currently regarded as one of the hottest choices to spin live DJ sets !

Yes, One Hundred! Wow! Morris Audio's 100th release is a milestone for one of the most productive labels from Switzerland.
Morris Audio started 18 years ago, the sublabel Morris Audio Citysport 15 years ago. With a total of more than 150 releases, the labels have been making their marks by presenting different types of electronic music, from techno to minimal to deep house with everything in established producers and youngsters, Morris Audio has an impressive artist roaster.
Remember the likes of Dub Taylor, Jackmate, Hakan Lidbo, Burnski, Till von Sein, Kris Wadsworth, Iron Curtis, Oli Furness, Dash Dude, Tom Ellis & Leif or Brame just to name a few The label has been ''club and home entertainment'' for years and we celebrate this 100th release with two parts of well crafted tech/house tunes.Part 2 is "global house" and features Zito Mowa (South Africa), homeboy Shaka (Switzerland), and Morris lads Souichiro Masutomi (Japan) and Italia 90 (UK).

Kick off this new label only vinyl by Bress Underground!! the first release with four tracks from House to Raw House Music, with love!

Dino Lenny returns with a new dark dancefloor drop, ready to cause a stir after a string of on-point release over the last year on the likes of Innervisions, Diynamic, Ellum and Sapiens.
Title track 'Techno Is Dead' lands on his own Fine Human imprint and takes a play from people sentencing the end of a style, but the truth is the floors are having it like no tomorrow. Sonic wise, it's a 8 minute slice of driving, shadowy, electronic sound, with rumbling 4/4 beats and warehouse ready builds working in tandem for a truly standout piece of finely balanced sound, that will no doubt light up the clubs.Following up is ' Go Down To Mexico', with an array of off kilter stabs and trippy vocal elements solidifying Dino's dexterous production style. Expect to hear these across the clubs in the coming months.

This is the first release of RISE Music by the South African born Floyd Lavine. He invited Pablo Fierro and David Mayer to contribute their remixes. RISE Music is a platform to showcase and define new African House Music. If you want to go fast, travel alone. If you want to go far, travel together. That's the spirit of RISE. It is building musical bridges between Africa and the rest of the world. RISE is about unity in diversity.

Original Press Release 1996: Âthese Tracks Will Not Appear On Any Other Future 3 Release In The Future - Except Of Course If Someone Should Get The Idea Of Releasing A ''rarities'' Album In 25 Yearsâ Time Or So.â❠Not Quite 25, But More Than 20 Years After Its Release The ''the Boy From West Bronx'' Is Now Reissued In A Contemporary Context With Remixes By Ãrhusâ Finest: Central, Ti (dj Sports) And C.k! Released In 1996 On Seminal Danish Label April Records Âthe Boy From West Bronxâ❠Is A Timeless Breakbeat Classic, Which Along With Other Future 3 Releases Came To Define The Forefront Of Danish Electronic Music In The Late Nineties. Up To This Day The Trio Have Had A Huge Influence On The Contemporary Danish Electronic Scene, Releasing Music Together As Future 3 And System And Individually As Dub Tractor (anders Remmer), Acustic (jesper Skaaning) And Opiate (thomas Knak).

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Geeeman is delivering 3 shit hot tracks rooted in the early 90's Chicago school and restyled into 3 banging tracks for the freaks!

Giuseppe Cennamo is back on is own Hangover with Utopia'.
This time the Italian producer develop us a solid release with a rhythmic A Side and a deeper B Side.

One of the best kept secrets of Chicago house music is this amazing deep raw track of Harmony Funk

Space is most definitely the place as far as the latest vinyl adventure from us here at Future Reactions is concerned. With galactic references aplenty, futuristic soundscapes and more than a hint of interstellar travel on the Analog Core EP, the only thing missing is an astronaut suit.

Manning the controls of this otherworldly craft is José Rico, a key figure in theMadrid underground scene through his associations with the Downbeat and Freebeat labels, who blasts off with the raw emotional electronica of Orion.

That man Rico also features alongside the much-vaunted Leonid (Dolly/Sistrum/Statik Entertainment) under their joint studio guise of Cygnuss. Having made their debut on Freebeat earlier this year with the well-received long player Night Drive, the duo are on a mission here to warm-up the dance-floor with their house-not-house rocket Journey To Outertape.

Hailing from Buenos Aires but with a sensibility rooted in Chicago and Detroit, Diego Perrisson caught the attention of the more discerning ears as co-owner of the short-lived but not-forgotten label Monochromatic. Turning heads once again with his new venture, Fundamental Sounds, Perrisson captains a smooth touchdown with the cultured deepness of Restless Ride.

Smooth deep house vibes seems to be what Liviu had in mind on this occasion. A gentle hypnotic housey groove with a classic quality, featuring subtle Rhode stabs and nicely sparsed keyboard fills, creating a catchy original, sure to go down well in many contexts. The overall structure is very coherent and efficient and maintains the right amount of tension throughout the journey.

Mihai Popoviciu builds upon the same basis to deliver one of his signature "contagious" grooves, with a little more drive and energy to the overall feel, and interesting trippy effects added to the keyboard fills.

Metric Systems is the name of a covert project of over 20 years duration. It has moved across multiple continents, under multiple names. The 8 songs that make up 'People in the Dark' were recorded between 2000 and 2016 in various locations across Sydney, Melbourne and New York. The bright-eyed sci-fi fascination of Australia's Clan Analogue collective intertwines with the more sinister facets of modern technology - echoed voices pepper the album like fragments of a surveillance tape collected by our digital panopticon. A pervasive sense of paranoia and unease winds its way through these 8 tracks that move between techno, downtempo and more abstract strains of electroacoustic experimentation. Fittingly housed in a striking sleeve by American photographer Trevor Paglen, whose MacArthur-winning work revolves around these same themes of omnipresent surveillance and data mining.

'People in the Dark' opens with the wordless vocals of 'Your Room', drifting over the unspooling synthesizer sequence that seems to swell and recede from the foreground like the ebb and flow of a lapping tide, lapsing into dreamy ambience before the drums come back in. The smartly programmed drums are the focus of 'Chinatown Warehouse', whose hip-hop swing gives a distinct 'nod factor' to the otherwise hazy mechanics of the track. On 'Laika', a 303 line weaves its way across the subdued mid-tempo groove, gently recalling the ambient-acid of Susumu Yokota's 'Ebi' project. The penultimate track, 'Stellarwind' starts with a dark, foreboding drone before shining pads arc over like a glimpse of light through the track's murky darkness, the tension between these two poles moving together as the song unfolds.

This record reflect just a small selection from a large archive of recorded materials. All songs written and produced by Kate Crawford and Bo Daley.

Having already debuted two huge singles this year from their forthcoming new album - the smash hit UK #1 'These Days' ft. Jess Glyne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen, currently the biggest-selling record of 2018 in the UK, and 'Let Me Live' (prod. with Major Lazer) ft. Anne Marie and Mr. Eazi - Rudimental have now announced the full tracklist and esteemed list of collaborators on 'Toast To Our Differences'.

With much of their summer spent on tour, as well as overseeing a coveted weekly residency at Ibiza Rocks that saw special guests like Anne-Marie, J Hus, Not3s, David Rodigan & more join them on the island, the band have also been working hard on putting final touches to an album that thoughtfully joins the dots between their remarkable, hit-making pedigree and ability to discover and nurture exciting new talent via their Major Toms label hub.

Written as an emphatic celebration of difference and a coming together of cultures, styles and sounds, 'Toast To Our Differences' is the product of the band's past three years of work and boasts an extraordinary list of collaborators that can now be revealed in full. Tom Walker turns in a stunning vocal on catchy, wholesome ballad, 'Walk Alone', emerging vocalists like Maleek Berry and RAYE come together on the sparkling '1x1' and rising singer-songwriter Dan Caplen shines on #1 smash, 'These Days', alongside Jess Glynne and Macklemore. Latest album single 'Let Me Live' also features vocals from Ladysmith Black Mambazo, an incomparable x5 time Grammy-winning South African male choral group, and hotly-tipped soul singer, Yebba, who has been heavily co-signed by global stars like Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.

Tour de force rapper Stefflon Don and BBC Sound Poll winner Ray BLK make waves on the powerful 'Scared Of Love', Rita Ora excels on the sleek, shimmering 'Summer Love' and enigmatic rapper Kojey Radical and Kabaka Pyramid spar on 'No Pain', further showcasing the breadth and diversity of talent Rudimental showcase right across 'Toast To Our Differences'. Further features on the album include (in alphabetical order); Chronixx, Eli Ingram, Hak Baker, Maverick Sabre, OLIVIA, Protoje, Shungudzo, Kevin Garrett & Raphaella.

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4 madd traks in the best chicago tradition. Big no nonsense tools from Arttu, Mr. Ho, Rushmore and Alden Tyrell!

The Soo Wavey head honcho, and self-confessed gear hoarder, drums up 4 versatile trax with a big nod to the Chicago roots. Flanging melodies, vocal snippets on repeat and the one finger stabs that just hit the spot.

It's a rare thing for two labels to come together to release a track, but KMS Records and Feel My Bicep have done exactly that.

Vision Of Love' was produced by two London based, Belfast-born blogger-production-DJ duo,
Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson. Matt and Andy need little by way of introduction. Their 'Feel My Bicep blog" is the go-to place for tastemakers world-wide for lost and forgotten disco/Chicago house/Detroit techno/Italo edits and everything in-between. Their remix track record has also been excellent with them stamping their distinguished sound upon works from Blondes, Toby Tobias, Chamboche, Blood Orange, Cosmic Kids and many more for labels such as Domino, Wolf Music and Tusk. Will Saul then snapped them up for his label Aus, with a collaborative EP including tracks 'You' and 'Don't', which hit number one on Juno and caused the Beatport charts some bother. Then in September 2012, Feel My Bicep, (the label) launched with the highly sought after track 'Vision Of Love.' It turns out that Matt and Andy had found an old Inner City track named 'Good Love' (originally written by Kevin Saunderson and Ann Saunderson back in 2000) and naively, they sampled a section of the song and created their new track around Paris's vocal. Feel My Bicep, then released the track on vinyl only, as a limited pressing.

Matt and Andy explained 'like many house producers, when sketching down ideas and jamming in the studio, we sometimes roll through acapellas to find any little vocals snippets that work well over beats we've done. In one particular instance we stumbled across an Inner City acapella 'Good Love' that really worked with a piano riff. We titled the track 'Vision Of Love' and released it as a, limited pressing, vinyl release. In our naivete, we figured that we'd sell a few 12's and no one would really take any notice... Then, much to our surprise the track started getting played on radio 1 and getting a lot of interest. We then realised that we would have to sort out a deal with Kevin, as the sample's owner. Thankfully, he was very understanding about the whole thing and we worked out a deal to give him and Ann the credit that's due. So, while we're sticking to our original plan to keep that entire EP as vinyl only, Kevin's label (KMS Records), are releasing 'Vision Of Love' as a digital single'.

At the time of doing this Press Release, Ann Saunderson said..."It's amazing to know that a song that I co-wrote in the year 2000 is still influencing a whole new generation of people today. Having a song with a 'bit of muscle' never hurt anyoneJ... Good Luck with this one Bicep"

Kevin had this to add... 'Inner City and myself (Kevin Saunderson) have a long history of influencing people and the music scene with our songs. Especially with our vocal tracks and a track that was written by myself and Ann, way back in 2000 (for Inner City), is no exception. The track in question is "Good Love". At the end of last year I heard the track 'Vision Of Love' and I instantly recognized that the sample was taken from 'Good Love'. I thought, wow, that's "Good Love' and it works really well over that piano. There was some really good music happening, it had a nice sound to it and it was just perfect. I knew the artist was Bicep, so I thought let me try and reach out to these guys, to see if they would be up for letting me release the record, digitally. I could give it some exposure and we can have a win/win situation for everyone. So, we made contact with the label, we worked out a deal and here we are now!! KMS is about to release the track. It's very catchy and very hooky and that's a part of my soul, always. It doesn't always have to be just musical, both vocals and melodies have been very important to some of the biggest tracks that I've ever created'.

No remixes have been commissioned on 'Vision Of Love', but KMS is very lucky and very happy to announce that none other than Carl Craig himself, has graciously submitted a 'c2 Edit' and a 'c2 Bonus Edit', to make this a very special release indeed.
So here we go... here it is... "Vision Of Love" by Bicep

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" Press release Black Wood 02 _ Javier Carballo - Morning Vibe Javier Carballo is probably one of Spain's most relevant music ambassadors.ACEO & Founder of Under Your Seat, this Canarian artist rides between minimal / deep house and low dub techno, resulting in a delightfully balanced and distinctive style. On this release, Javier dives into an elegant and perfect minimalistic loop filled with strokes of house music. Powerful dance floor oriented deep tracks. Yaya is the hidden gem on the release with an awesome remix. This well known music monster gives us a masterpiece where minimalistic and energetic coexist to perfection. "

"After a deceptively quite 2017, Especial picks up the pace pace by welcoming back the peroxide, youth filled Fairplay (re)version and a 2nd EP of old-skool-meets-the-new-school flavoured House and Breaks to lock, jock and spin.

After the criminally overlooked 'How Do You Like Me Now' EP - how is Classic Version not a...classic...version - Junior gets back on the (lino) floor. The EP starts with a look north to the 'other city of 7 hills' that birthed a Warp'd British retake on House in his bleep-dub ode, End Of Love. The autobiographical title belies a forward approach with his trademark echobox kick'n'hats underpinning uplifting keys and nodding bleep finger solo.

Who to join the party then, than another man of mystery, Roy Of The Ravers. After his debut EP on sister label Emotional Response became a most played from Aphex et al, it is only right bring him to E'Special. His brooding, hoover rush Remix 1 heightens the vibes with a heads down bleeping half-steppa. Righteous!

The flip is given over to Junior's roots, bringing the hip-hopper back with the anthemic The Shazsquatch Goes Back Into The Woods. No shoc(k) horror here, just more upwardly mobile breakbeat meets UK techno licks. You can hear Fairplay at one with man and machine, pushing a sound that looks back but most definitely goes forward with 'Sunrise' on the mind.

To close is the swagger of EP title cut, Faxes From The Future. Hair of the (black) dog fuses a swinging break with proto-dub-meets-Giallo stylings to rework the senses and say, now is (still) the time!

A return to making the noise while keeping tongue planted firmly in cheek. What are u like Top. Buzz."

This EP is the impressive foreshadowing of
PASOmusic boss Marc Miroir's second album
- Identity Kit .
On - Love me Again and - Hypnotized he teamed
up again with Elif Biçer, who is well-known through
her collaborations with several Ostgut-Ton artists.
Her voice is outstanding and you can hear her
passion for music in every syllable.
- Hypnotized is the haunting dancefloor magnet
that really does it's subconscious magic.
In addition, Matthew Styles puts his very own
mastery touch on - Hypnotized and you can be
sure it rocks the floors all over.
Having been releasing notable successes since
2000 Marc Miroir might be considered a veteran but
it is only now that his music has reached an even
higher level of captivating dancefloor sensations.
This is just a taste of what you can expect of
Marc´s upcoming album - Identity Kit .

Myles Sergé aka TRANSLATE's Calder City Development Corp. is back with its 4th release from the legendary FEROX records owner Russ Gabriel. The Relief Ep' is a 3 track exploration into the mind and soul of Mr. Gabriel. Deep cords and driving melodies guide the listener along the way... This one is not to be missed!

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L.E.T. Music presents you our second release "Ararat". We invited 4 of our favorite Artists to contribute to this special collection of oriental influenced songs. They all represent the new wave of young and creative musicians with the right taste for classic oriental instruments, beautiful melodies and crispy beats.

Thank you Viken Arman, Hraach, Armen Miran and Nico Sun.

Label Boss Umek and Friends With Another Killer On 1605 Music Therapy

Follow up Helium Robots EP for Running Back after 2012's 'Crepitation' which came with legendary Theo Parrish reworks. Bleep EP is featuring 4 original works from the bots.

Next up on the influential Artreform Records label is the boss himself, aka Kyiv-based DJ and producer Yevgeniy Joss. Often turning out tracks that sit high in the Juno and Decks charts, Joss has a high-quality sound that ranges from slick tech to deep house and now he proves that once more.
Up first is Smooth, an infectious groove with lively synths scurrying about and bringing lots of dynamism to the drums. The percussion is crisp and the whole thing feels spaced out and futuristic. It's busy and brimming with energy and will get any floor on its toes. Sharp is a darker number with more menace in the drums. They are rubbery and supple and run through with edgy little synth lines. The track grows wilder as it unfolds and will really work dance floors into a lather.
Once again the master Joss shows just why he is such a tastemaker in the underground dance scene.

The third instalment of the Bodybuilder Quartet has arrived, and once again label boss Nachtbraker adds an exciting name to the Quartet Series manifesto. Moscow native Kuzma Palkin previously released a double 10' and a double 12' on quality Russian imprint Gost Zvuk, but is also known for his productions under his Audiocad (Between Us) and Kausto (Shanti Records) noms de guerre. Make sure to check those out if you haven't already. Here, Kuzma serves up an EP as deep as they come, with greasy, industrial and glitchy sounds floating on steady beats. Title tune 'Macho Culture' is a peaktime roller for darker club spaces with its deep melodic stabs, slapping snares and a haunting synth. Also on the A is 'Muscle Mass Increase', which is cut from the same haunting cloth but comes with an edgy saw synth that will have the punters reach for the lazers. Flip over for 'Proper Sauna Chill', which comes with a thumping kick, beautifully crafted sound design details and an undeniable groove. Closing Kuzma's Quartet Series debut EP is 'Krepkiye Bitsepsky', another showcase of amazing sound design and warped stabs floating over a steady break beat and groovy bass line to round things off nicely.