out now: Blaxad – Four Seasons [self-released]

 

Artist:
Blaxad

 

Title:
Four Seasons

 

Label:
self-released

 

Cat#:
BLAXAD005EP

 

Release Date:
09th November 2020

 

Format:
download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
Spring

02.
Summer

03.
Fall

04.
Winter

 

Info:
fifth EP by Blaxad

 

Full Track Streaming:

 

Special:
“Embuscade Podcast #4”

 

Recommendations:
Blaxad’s self-released EP “No Numbers”
Blaxad’s self-released EP “For Letters”
Blaxad’s self-released EP “Tomorrow’s Choice”
Blaxad’s self-released EP “The Acts Of A Play”
compilation “VA004” w/ Blaxad track & collab with Meroj on Matière
compilation “VA003” w/ Blaxad track on Matière

 

Buy Download:
Blaxad @ Bandcamp
Amazon
iTunes

 

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Deezer
Spotify
Youtube Music

 

Booking:
Blaxad

 

Websites:
Blaxad
Blaxad @ Facebook
Blaxad @ Instagram

 

out now: L/F/D/M – Mutual Autopsy [Voitax]

 

Artist:
L/F/D/M

 

Title:
Mutual Autopsy

 

Label:
Voitax

 

Cat#:
VOI022

 

Release Date:
02nd November 2020

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracks:
01.
Hassle Free

02.
Shutting Up

03.
Yellow Wave

04.
In The Dish

 

Press Info:
Following his debut contribution to the label’s catalogue this year via the Midnight Shift x Voitax „Mothership” compilation, (a contribution saw the artist paired with Veronica Maximova) the Brighton based producer L/F/D/M, also known as Richard Smith, is the latest to join the catalogue on Voitax. Having pushed the boundaries of his own music, Smith managed to release an impressive amount of records throughout the last years and has perpetuated his sound on cult labels such as Cititrax, Midnight Shift, Optimo Trax, Ecstatic and Clan Destine Records.

The British producer now returns to Voitax with his »Mutual Autopsy« EP – a strong four-tracker that is characterised by Smith’s undenably grainy lo-fi signature. The whole package is armed with heavyweight kicks, bloating basslines and crunchy, percussive patterns, that he perfectly crowns with some memorable and catchy synth lines. The former art student, as well as one half of Bronze Teeth, shows once again his ability to modulate his way into the abstract, while keeping it groovy and warm and firmly secures himself in the ranks with the techno avant-garde.

 

Snippets:

 

Full Track Streaming:
“Yellow Wave”

“Hassle Free”

“Shutting Up”

 

Full Track Streaming:
“Voitax Mix 055”

 

Buy Vinyl:
Voitax @ Bandcamp
Juno
Deejay
Clone
Red Eye Records
Oye Records
HHV
Hardwax
more soon

 

Buy Download:
Voitax @ Bandcamp
Hardwax
Boomkat
Bleep
Beatport
TraxSource
iTunes
more soon

 

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Deezer
Spotify
Youtube Music

 

Websites:
L/F/D/M
Voitax
Voitax @ Facebook

 

out now: Cressida – Sambo EP [Voitax]

 

Artist:
Cressida

 

Title:
Sambo EP

 

Label:
Voitax

 

Cat#:
VOI021

 

Release Date:
21st September 2020

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracks:
01.
Sambo

02.
Al Gore Riddim

03.
Move To The Witness

04.
Rapunzel

05.
Breaking Parallel

06.
The Place Beyond Your Meadow

 

Press Info:
Having established himself as a key member of the Voitax roster with a love letter to the Orgazoid on his last outing, Berlin-based, UK-born producer Cressida returns to the fold with yet another genre blurring masterclass in formless electronica as the forward facing German imprint continues to provide a platform for a number of dance music’s most innovative artists.

Finding himself spending his time in lockdown reflecting on his formative years within the darker strands of London’s varied underground electronic music scene, the Sambo EP serves as potent reminder of the stunning level of diversity that can be found within the Capital as Cressida incorporates the bass fuelled sounds of his youth into a series of DnB speckled cuts that defy conventional classification.

Housing the power of jungle, dubstep and grime within the kind of gritty heads-down framework that has become his calling card in recent times, Cressida’s carefully crafted blend of terse percussion, piercing tones and sonorous samples showcase the shadowy producer’s talents at their eclectic best.

 

Snippets:

 

Full Track Streaming:
“Move To the Witness”

 

Special:
“Spectrum Podcast 014”

 

Recommendations:
all Voitax stuff

 

Buy Vinyl:
Voitax @ Bandcamp
Clone
Deejay
Red Eye Records
Decks
Oye Records
Juno
more soon

 

Buy Digital:
Voitax @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
more soon

 

Booking:
Hemisphere

 

Websites:
Cressida
Voitax
Voitax @ Facebook

 

out now: Various – ISMVA003.2 [Ismus]

 

Artist:
Various

 

Title:
ISMVA003.2

 

Label:
Ismus

 

Cat#:
ISMVA003.2

 

Release Date:
29th October 2020

 

Format:
digital

 

Tracklist:
01.
Alex Krell
Hunting My Demons

02.
Stina Francina
She’s Leaving

03.
TYRANT
Methylphenidate

04.
Jacidorex
Panacea

05.
Don Woezik
Pusha

06.
Whitley
How Long Will It Take

07.
SIMA
Lindalen

08.
Zebar
Dominator

09.
Bleim01
Hypercube

10.
PLEXØS
Grog

 

Press Info:
We are back with our biggest VA too date with plenty of fresh faces joining the Ismus family. This part you will find a techno theme running throughout the tracks.

 

Full Track Streaming:

 

Specials:
Alex Krell – “Often Plus Never Minus Mix”

Don Woezik – “FrenzyPodcast #069”

SIMA – “Ismcast Presents 086”

Bleim01- “Scum Tape #23”

 

Related Release:
compilation “ISMVA003.1”
compilation “ISMVA003.3”

 

Recommendations:
Don Woezik’s “Greed Is Futile EP” on Take Hit Records
compilation “VKVA002 (Part 1)” w/ Don Woezik on Voight-Kampff Records
sampler “Fast Various 001” w/ Don Woezik on TX Records
compilation “Pronomina 2” w/ Don Woezik on Substantiv
compilation “Pronomina” w/ Don Woezik on Substantiv
all Ismus releases

 

Buy Digital:
Ismus @ Bandcamp

 

Websites:
Ismus

 

out now: Various – Uncertain Landscape (Part 3) [Gradient]

 

Artist:
Various

 

Title:
Uncertain Landscape (Part 3)

 

Label:
Gradient

 

Cat#:
GRA006

 

Release Date:
02nd November 2020

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist:
A1.
Temudo
L9

A2.
Ersatz Olfolks
Reflecting Surface

B1.
Oliver Deutschmann
Hunting

B2.
Pharoah And Yogg
Betelguese

 

Press Info:
Berlin techno bastion Jamaica Suk’s generous ‘Uncertain Landscape’ series continues with the third part of this weighty 17-track release serving up another quartet of rugged grooves.

Representing Portugal, Temudo brings fierce tribal energy on ‘L9’. Channeling the driving sounds of early 2000s techno, he brings it up to date with pummeling bass and kicks and taut percussive loops that flex and fire with a mighty intent.

It’s over to France next and a big tempo change from Ersatz Olfolks with the meditative ‘Reflecting Surface’ chugging along at an unhurried pace. Resonant metallic sounds chime over the stuttering kicks, with wet acidic gurgles rising and combining with a complementary hi-hat shuffle. Distorted, overdriven edges emerge, gentle screeches and hisses forced into existence.

Techno royalty Oliver Deutschmann pitches in next with the pacey contrast of ‘Hunting’. Its manic tempo is contrasted by its comparative lightness of touch, with the acidic theme continuing. The 303s are teasingly muted, meandering relentlessly under rapid-fire clap patterns and urgent hi-hats.

Parallax Records boss and Berghain and Concrete guests Pharaoh and Yogg provide the closing salvo, an experimental cut by the name of ‘Betelgeuse’. Broken beats underpin glitchy textures and gnarled surfaces, providing a challenging workout for discerning dancefloors.

 

Snippets:

 

Full Track Streaming:
soon

 

Specials:
Temudo – “Vault Sessions #021”

Oliver Deutschmann – “Circulation Fridays #2”

Pharaoh & Yogg – “Scopávik 093”

 

Related Releases:
sampler “Uncertain Landscape Part 1”
sampler “Uncertain Landscape Part 2”
sampler “Uncertain Landscape Part 4”

 

Recommendations:
Oliver Deutschmann’s “Lay Down Your Soul EP” on Off Recordings
Oliver Deutschmann’s “School Of Hard Floors EP” on made of CONCRETE
Oliver Deutschmann’s “Special Interests” on made of CONCRETE
Oliver Deutschmann’s “Plant Division EP” on Off Recordings
Oliver Deutschmann’s “Archives #5” on Slim Audio
Oliver Deutschmann’s “Lost In A Loop EP” on Mote-Evolver
Gradient releases

 

Buy Vinyl:
Jamaica Suk @ Bandcamp
Deejay
Red Eye Records
more soon

 

Buy Digital:
soon

 

Websites:
Gradient