New EP by the acid master Freddy Fresh on Assemble Music.
Harrison BDP – Sound Expansion Meditation EP [SNFBT003]
Welsh producer / DJ Harrison BDP makes his debut on Shall Not Fade with some of his most weighty productions to date. ‘Sound Expansion Meditation’ takes the listener on a voyage of discovery with spacey synths, dusty drum sequences and floating bass riffs.
Zakmina – Church Of Madness [FBR077]
Cosmic dance and spatial atmospherics are at the very centre of Zakmina’s productions, as the Lithuanian producer readies an appetizing EP for Dave Harvey’s Futureboogie, backed with a remix from the always on-point Gnork. ‘Church Of Madness’ pumps with oodles of new beat drums and soaring synths, anchored by a fat arpeggiated bassline, whilst ‘Déjà vu’ is a first class chugger, its drums as big as 80’s shoulder pads, with glacial keys and breezy vocals comprising the seductive sensations on offer here. The Balearic synth-pop vibes of ‘Running Amore’ complete the trio of originals from Zakmina, whilst Gnork lays down the lino and tweaks ‘Church Of Madness’ into a solid 808 drum driven ‘Ezoteric Breakdance’ Remix.
Errortica – Safely Stowed [LYO007]
Hailing from St Petersburg, Sasha Balykova aka Errortica, she’s one of the most promising artists from Russian buzzying electronic scene. Les Yeux Orange presents her inaugural vinyl debut with the ‘Safety Stowed EP’ backed by a killer acid reinterpretation from Athens best Anatolian Weapons.
Gülferiler – Dügün Gecesi (Wedding Night) [TR-26]
Gülferiler is a Northern Cyprus Band that was based in London. It was founded by Süleyman Gülferi and his sons in early 1970’s. The band used to play traditional Turkish/Cyprus wedding folk songs at the Weddings. This is their only studio album.
VA – Wanted Funky Soul [3375106]
The Wanted Collection is designed for the music lovers and diggers and aims to offer them a selection of true musical gems. Wanted Funky Soul is a selection of vintage tracks inspired by the late ’70s Soul and Funk with artists such as Bobby Byrd, Mavis John or Lowell Fulson.
Sharhabil Ahmed – The King Of Sudanese Jazz [HABIBI013-1]
Habibi Funk’s 13th outing is a release by Sharhabil Ahmed, the actual King of Sudanese Jazz (he actually won that title in a competition in the early 1970s). Sonically it sounds very different from what Jazz is understood to sound like outside of Sudan. It’s an incredible unique mix of rock’n’roll, funk, surf, traditional Sudanese music and influences from Congolese sounds.
VA – Music For Dance & Theatre Vol. 2 [MFM049]
‘Music For Theatre And Dance – Volume Two’ is the second in a small series of EPs that will focus on music which was initially created for or inspired by dance and performance. Created as a dialogue with the avant-garde and highly experimental work in dance, theatre and art evolving at the time, the music was in turn at times greatly innovative. That it was created for a dance or performance though means that such music was also often highly rhythmic and a number of pieces from this time stand out and seem greatly deserving of a new context. Whether it’s more ambient or atmospheric works or whether it’s in the more rhythmic or percussive pieces, Music From Memory brings together another selection of tracks that aims to highlight this highly innovative direction in music.
DsorDNE – Lontano Da Dove? [DTLSND010]
‘Lontano Da Dove?’ by DsorDNE is a four-track LP written and recorded between 1996 and 1999 – at Acqualuce studio in Alpignano, Torino – by the mind of Marco Milanesio and Luciano Gelormino. Additional guitars were provided by Danilo Beltrame on piano zeroquattro (extended) and vocals by Snowdonia founder Cinzia La Fauci. It was conceived to be released at the time but only a few promo copies were distributed. After about 20 years, the original recordings, which were considered lost, were found by Marco, who remastered them in his O.F.F studio and brought it back to life. The all album is an organic work, who mash spoken ethereal voices and dubby basslines with tr-909 beats, borrowing elements from trip hop, techno and industrial.
Actress – Karma & Desire [ZEN271]
Actress drops his new album Karma & Desire. It’s his most accessible yet complex album to date with featured artists including: Mercury Prize winner Sampha, singer and songwriter Zsela, Aura T-09 (co-runs Evar Records with John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers & Trickfinger), Italian pianist and conductor Vanessa Benelli Mosell and Copenhagen based vocalist Rebekah Christel. The album started with a surprise 49min audio file from Actress entitled “88” and will be accompanied by ‘a broken romance espionage ethereal short film‘ by creative director and performance artist Lee Nachum aka Bootee.
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Mod21 – When The Ice Will Break [O5D04]
Journey through the beauty and brutality of Mother Earth with ”When The Ice will Break”, a four-track techno EP from Italian producer, Mod21, breaking a year-long pause for On the 5th Day’s label.
Eric Fetcher – Krell Lab Pt. II [KEY020B]
This is the second part of the conceptual double EP by Eric Fetcher. “Krell Lab” is a full journey into a deep interpretation of the evergreen basic of techno by one of the most solid techno producers. His sound is accurate in every detail, a mix of past, present, future… high level of techno.
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Versalife – Shape Shifter EP [DSR/E11]
For the first time Versalife appears on Delsin. Having released multiple albums and EPs as Conforce, the prolific Rotterdam based producer now brings a lush electro four-tracker to the Delsin electronic series. Over the course of four tracks he creates a warm and emotive playfield of flawless bassline drifters and atmospheric sound design.
VA – Sterilization Krew [ER-ET005]
Electro Transmissions 005, say hello to the Sterilization Krew, six incredible tracks by Kan3da, Blackploid, Datawave, Electro Nation, Noamm and Acidulant.
Electro Nation – We R Electro Nation E [ER-ET003]
Electro Transmissions 003 is coming from Electro Nation aka Thomas P. Heckmann. This EP contains four tracks produced during the lockdown, each track is full of analog synths, drum machines and vocoder.
W1B0 – Heretofore EP [DATO07]
The Dutch producer W1B0 aka Wibo Lammerts is back with an EP on Alienata’s label Discos Atonicos. The vibe across Heretofore EP is tense, combative machine music with a peak time bent and plenty of future-shock dystopia radiated into its atmosphere. “Fear Tactics” is an especially potent track, but for a uniquely creepy mood try “ACRONYM” too. Darkside electro lovers take heed, this one has everything you need.
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