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Brooklyn duo ‘Earth Boys’ bring chilled sexy vibes from dreamland on their 3rd LP titled Earth Tones LP, an easy listening, unpretentious, 90’s inspired house record all the way from New York City to the world via Shall Not Fade. Understated ‘Amazon Prime Jungle’ is a sleepy, dreamy jungle roller that delivers on all fronts. @earthboys @shallnotfade Out July 10th: http://shallnotfade.co.uk/album/e...

Danish duo Lyra Valenza (aka Hjalte and Jens Konrad) operates on the outskirts of contemporary electronic dance music. Armed with a playful approach and a patchwork of digital and analogue equipment, Lyra Valenza carved their own space in the Copenhagen scene by genre-blending Jungle, UK Garage, and Footwork into a mix of forward-facing and euphoric dance music for 2020 and beyond. A testament to...

Back N Da Game marks FTP UP's unapologetic return to dance music since his landmark 12" on UN.TO. This release can be best described as: warped out hardware crunchiness, burning circuits and sampled obscenities squashed through a ghetto house meat grinder and served with a bullet in the back of a Croatian pizza parlour. @fuckthatpussyup @posseup Buy: https://posseup.bandcamp.com/album/back-n-da-ga...

Sound Transmissions makes its first appearance with an EP by White Afghani. For his first Release on Sound Transmissions he teamed up with DNAonDNA and Turk Turkelton and delivers 7 Tracks somewhere between atmospheric Techno, Electro and Ambient. @arian-alexanderr @dnaondna3000 @soundtransmissions Buy: https://soundtransmissions.bandcamp.com/album/st001-white-afghani-elyx-ep-feat-turk-turkelton-d...

Banoffee Pies Records drop the 13th release in the original series. This VA entitled "Common Ground" is a crossover of influences from 4 artists with a selection of tracks all above 150bpm from producers of a similar generation giving a nod to their youth and early musical journeys, largely inspired by Drum & Bass and Jungle raves across the UK. The B side begins with title track "Common Ground",...

@dj-emynd @thebulbey @moveltraxx Buy: https://moveltraxx.bandcamp.com/album/mtxlt179-street-bangers-factory-14-v-a

@kindergartenrecords continues to grow their library of cosmic club workouts this time putting residents @sharu head to head with @despinadespina for "Polychronia" out on June 5th. Sha Ru's tracks are the truest representation of the band’s ambitions to date, and a seismic leap in ambition that sees them incorporate vocals for the first time. "Face" is introspective, Ma Sha’s alluring vocals a sir...

The second release of 3 Feet Deep takes on a darker tone, bringing together clubby tracks that are centered around strong basslines. “Alright Then” is a consistent construction of soulful chords and rolling snares with an altogether simplicity yielding the floor to the bassline to rule. @mainphase001 @3feetdeeprecords Buy: https://3feetdeeprecords.bandcamp.com/album/3-feet-deep-002

Following a stellar release on MCR imprint Jerk It, Swedish producer Bobo joins Gestalt Records with with a split album of 10 tracks spread over two installments. Breaks, bass and ambiance unlimited. @bobo-102 @gestaltlabel Buy: https://gestaltlabel.bandcamp.com/

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The second instalment of Breaka's self-titled label propels you headfirst into summer, quarantined or not! “Off the back of the response to my first self-release, I’m very excited to present to you Breaka002. We start off with ‘Liquid Gold’, a fairly explosive sunny day groover. I hope to hear this one sound-tracking many a small gathering over the next few months. ‘Ease Up’ draws you in with a me...

After two tasty records released on Renascence, Realitycheck is back with his third four-sided opus. While the precision of technoïd drumtracks and fierce skills with dreamy pads still infuse this new EP, there is an obvious turn towards British spheres evident here. Ravy breakbeats on 'Xternal', percussive bass-music grooves on 'Big Sur', and skinned garage architecture on 'Dem', take us on a jou...

Kicking off the new decade, Control Freak co-founder Customer Service makes his production debut with five tracks of adventurous outsider electronics. A-side, ‘Dance First, Think Later’ is a bass-heavy dancefloor destroyer guaranteed to send the club west. @customerdjservice @controlfreakrecordings Buy: https://controlfreakrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/dance-first-think-later Definite Party Materi...

Arad, real name Dara Smith, is the latest to join the VOITAX catalogue. The multidisciplinary artist previously made seminal moves with his work as one half of Lakker, alongside Eomac, drop- ping groundbreaking music on heavyweight labels such as R&S, Blueprint and Stroboscopic Arte- facts. This time for VOITAX, the Irish artist serves us up Radiance Haze - a 6 track EP, spanning heavy-hitting bre...

For this second opus, we continue our momentum and we're offering a various artists composed of 4 tracks. The EP opens on the track " Prendre l'Air " by Vitess. We find the signature of the young producer with a neat and precise production, all enhanced by a millimetric breakbeat and an airy atmosphere, backed by an acid lead. The second track is produced by Pépé Elle who offers here a one-way tic...

@korzi_uk @leftrightandcentreuk Buy: https://leftrightandcentre.bandcamp.com

Boasting a discography of over 18 releases, inclusive of composers such as Special Request and Mark Broom, through to Nightwave and Hodge, DEXT Recordings celebrate 5 years with a V/A compilation from label affiliates Commix (Endian), Appleblim, Otik, and Pugilist. 'eleVAte Vol. 1' explores the more profound and invigorating, sonic excursions that the label's artists have to offer. Fresh from an E...

@archipelagosoundsystem @stonestaro @nc4k Buy: https://nocollar4kicks.bandcamp.com/album/rinse-it-rite-ep Definite Party Material: https://linktr.ee/definitepartymaterial

Mindforms is a 6-track expedition through environmental soundscapes, balancing the tranquillity of the ecological world with the immediacy of the digital one. Tropical botany meets ethereal cyberspace through a fusion of styles, influenced by UK techno, hip hop, ambient, acid, and sound-system-driven bass music. The project is crafted to let the listeners’ imagination roam the digital environment....

In the fourth of the Scuffed Presents series, four close members of the Scuffed family remix their favourite tracks from the label. @djfarsight @stonestaro @scuffedrecs Buy: https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/scuffed-presents-004

Jorge Caiado is one of the most vital and recognisable figures on the Lisbon music scene. Proprietor of dance music record shop Carpet & Snares, alongside a number of associated labels, Caiado is perhaps best known for his huge knowledge of house history. Following the release of his full-length album ‘Time and Space’ in 2019, Caiado presents a no less deep but altogether different trip into techn...

@qqantt @estranged-records https://www.beatport.com/label/estranged-records/74214

Monotronique is an Ukrainian producer and DJ from Kharkiv (UA). His production is characterized by a distorted minimalistic vibe with a bass music influence. From heavy basses and 2step-like drums to ambiance landscapes and electro beats. In his performances he is able to amalgamate pure and raw passion with a textbook technique; this combination is also what is behind his prolific production. Pre...

For round three of Jerk it’s digital series we welcome another Manchester based artist to the fold with his first EP in over 3 years. Aiden Francis has been biding his time, perfecting his style and is finally ready to share with everyone what he has been working on. We're happy to showcase two tracks showing both sides of his new focused sound, we've got Connection full of euphoric chords alongsi...

Three original new tracks spanning a unique blend of electro, asmr-tek, minimal, trance and bass. Common Nocturne conjures a sound world of dreamy samples, driving rhythms and off-kilter percussion. Recorded over the summer of 2020 in Northcote, Victoria. @commonnocturne Buy: https://commonnocturne.bandcamp.com/album/brain-buzz-ep