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out now: Chlär – Topography EP [Mote-Evolver]

Artist:
Chlär

Title:
Topography EP

Label:
Mote-Evolver

Cat#:
MOTE071

Release Date:
09th May 2025

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
Altitude

A2.
Serac

B1.
Lamin

B2.
Phantom Grid

Press Info:
Next up on Luke Slater’s Mote-Evolver is Primal Instinct co-founder Chlär with the ‘Topography’ EP. It follows his debut album, ‘The Architects of Shadows’, which came out on Primal Instinct at the tail end of 2024, and sees the Swiss-bom, Germany-based artist deliver four more tracks of unmistakable, dance-floor-primed Chlär sound on both digital and vinyl.

Chlär’s ‘Topography’ EP embraces Mote-Evolver’s tradition of deeper groove Techno with finesse, seeing ‘Altitude’ kick off proceedings as a heads-down slice of hypnotism featuring can’t-miss Techno rhythm while otherworldly creatures add to the atmosphere. ‘Serac’ then delves even further, its effective bassline welded together with subtle sequences before we flip the record around for ‘Lamin’, a track rife with ghostly dub chords and remnants of a vocal sample. Closing out the trip is ‘Phantom Grid’, a clap riding its groove as it builds the intensity, dropping the pressure with hammering kickdrums and excellent, warped percussion for another lose-yourself club offering from the ever-promising Chlär.

Snippets:
click here

Full Track Streaming:
“Altitude”

Special:
“Bassiani invites … Podcast #248”

Recommendations:
Chlär’s “Dance Instructor EP” on NIX
Chlär’s “Optimized Grooves EP” on Mutual Rytm
Chlär’s “Staying True EP” on Welcome To The Loop World
Chlär’s “Wiring Our Emotions EP” on Moments In Time
Chlär’s “Sacrificed Generation EP” on Lobster Theremin
Chlär’s “Don’t Give Yourselves EP” on C O U P
Chlär’s “Only The Past EP” on [selected]
Chlär’s “Power To The Soul EP” on RAW
Chlär’s “Artificial Supremacy EP” on Bipolar Disorder
sampler “Surge” w/ Chlär track on Voltage
compilation “Fever Various Artists” w/ Chlär track on Fever Recordings
compilation “Serpent Series III (Drop 3)” w/ Chlär track on Voxnox Records
compilation “Various Artist 001” w/ Chlär track on Bipolar Disorder
compilation “Across The Universe” w/ Chlär track on Space Trax
compilation “Various Artists I” w/ Chlär track on selected
all stuff on Mote-Evolver

Buy Vinyl:
Deejay
Juno
Decks
Clone
Red Eye Records
iMusic
HHV
Hardwax
more soon

Buy Download:
Mote-Evolver @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
Beatport
Boomkat
iTunes
more soon

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Tidal
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Spotify
Apple Music
Youtube Music

Booking:
Chlär

Websites:
Chlär
Chlär @ Instagram
Mote-Evolver
Mote-Evolver Fan page

out now: Barker – Stochastic Drift [Smalltown Supersound]

Artist:
Barker

Title:
Stochastic Drift

Label:
Smalltown Supersound

Cat#:
STSLP425

Release Date:
04th April 2025

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Force Of Habit

02.
Reframing

03.
Difference And Repetition

04.
The Remembering Self

05.
Positive Disintegration

06.
Cosmic Microwave

07.
Fluid Mechanics

08.
Stochastic Drift

Press Info:
Following 2023’s Unfixed EP and his first full-length release since his 2019 debut album Utility, Stochastic Drift builds on Barker’s singular process to capture life’s chaos and reflect on just how much has changed. If his previous records showcased the artist “using ambient materials to remake techno” (Pitchfork), Stochastic Drift pushes Barker’s approach even further into harmonic chaos and dreamy freeform float.

Utility, the fullest expression of the beatless techno experimentation Barker excavated on his cult classic Debiasing EP, arrived to critical fanfare from The Quietus, DJ Mag, Resident Advisor, and Mixmag (who named it their Album Of The Year). The years since the release of Utility have been marked by intense unpredictability: Barker’s own shifting attitudes towards production, moments of professional transition and, not least, a global pandemic, necessitated somewhat of a reinvention.

Stochastic Drift sees Barker creating tracks with a fresh deftness and appreciation for the unexpected. “I’d been working with an approach that was quite deliberate and goal-oriented before, but I realised this wasn’t so helpful in the context of uncertainty. Being suddenly unemployed and stuck at home for an indefinite amount of time, with one disruption after another, it was like the target kept moving and I didn’t know what to aim at.” Barker reflects. “I noticed this unpredictability starting to creep into what I was making, and tracks were ending up a long way from the intentions they started with. So the challenge for this record was to try to embrace that process, to let go of expectations.” The serotonin-spiking lead single “Reframing,” titled after psychological technique for reinterpreting a situation in a positive way, unfolds like a brittle reimagining of Sasha’s eternal prog trance standard “Xpander” until it begins to drift through uncharted territory.

Throughout Stochastic Drift, Barker dives deeper into the world of mechanical instrumentation. Barker explains: “My interest in mechanical instruments is not to replace a human performer, but to explore the tool in a different way, maybe dehumanize it a little bit and look for the potential outside of what humans have already perfected.” Addressing anxiety about the influence of automation in music making head on, Barker emphasises that, regardless of the technology implemented and how this might enable the artist, machines of all sorts, be they robots, synths or instruments, are simply tools. It’s the creative act that remains resolutely human.

“I wanted to explore the link between my internal and external realities, between the chaos of the time and how that was manifesting in my music and ideas,” Barker says of Stochastic Drift. “It’s a transition between lots of shifting realities, describing a process in a window of time that was full of change.” As though finding comfort in unpredictability, the artist pieces together a new sound and in so doing finds a salve for uncertainty.

Full Track Streaming:

Special:
“RA.982”

Recommendations:
Barker’s “BARKER002” on Ostgut Ton
Barker’s “BARKER001” on Ostgut Ton
Barker’s “Utility” on Ostgut Ton
Barker’s “Debiasing” on Ostgut Ton
“Strung (Remixes)” by Barker & Baumecker on Freundinnen
“Strung EP” by Barker & Baumecker on Freundinnen
“Turns” by Barker & Baumecker on Ostgut Ton
Barker’s “Like An Animal EP” on Leisure System
MG’s “The Third Chimpanzee (Remixed)” w/ Barker remix on Mute

Buy Vinyl:
Barker @ Bandcamp
WOM
Clone
Red Eye Records
Juno
Decks
Deejay
iMusic
HHV
Boomkat
Bleep
more soon

Buy Download:
Barker @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
Beatport
iTunes
Boomkat
TraxSource
JunoDownload
Bleep
7Digital
Clone Digital
more soon

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Tidal
Qobuz
Anghami
Deezer
Apple Music
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Booking:
Barker

Websites:
Barker
Barker @ Instagram
Barker @ Soundcloud
Smalltown Supersound
Smalltown Supersound @ Facebook
Smalltown Supersound @ Instagram

out now: Snuffo – Sunshine For A Depressed Mind EP [Snuffo]

Artist:
Snuffo

Title:
Sunshine For A Depressed Mind EP

Label:
Snuffo

Cat#:
SNU04

Release Date:
30th April 2025 (Bandcamp)
16th May 2025 (all other digital stores & services)

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Sunshine For A Depressed Mind

02.
Sunshine For A Depressed Mind
(Nerk Remix)

03.
Nervous System

04.
Unreality

05.
Sunshine For A Depressed Mind
(Reprise)

Press Info:
In times like these, it is not easy to focus on music. The world feels so dark and scary, and fighting the inner demons is too often a full time job.

But one night I found myself back in the studio, playing around with the machines – and suddenly a bright and uplifting acid piece emerged.

It felt so positive, it immediately made me happy!

I decided to call it »Sunshine For A Depressed Mind«. And from there I knew what story I wanted to tell with my next Snuffo EP …

»Sunshine For A Depressed Mind« also got a remix treatment by Nerk (from legendary Techno group TokTok). And he delivered an absolute killer rework! As further tracks I added the restless »Nervous System« and the hypnotic »Unreality« to the release.

Plus, there’s a beatless reprise of »Sunshine For A Depressed Mind« as closing track.

Now I’m really excited to share this new music with you.

I hope it makes you happy, too

Best wishes,
Snuffo

Full Track Streaming:

Recommendations:
Snuffo’s “Otherness” on Snuffo
Snuffo’s “Coffee And Silhouettes” on Analog Records | Snuffo
Snuffo’s “Confessions Of A Live Act II” on New York Haunted
Snuffo’s “Confessions Of A Live Act I” on New York Haunted
Snuffo’s “In Restless Dreams I Walk” on Solemne Records
Snuffo’s “Twisted Mind Phone” on Analog Records
“Blaue Stunde, Kleidermann” by Cellarkalt aka Snuffo on Konglomerat
Snuff Crew’s “Still Doin’ It EP” on Next Door
compilation “Happy Jackin’ Birthday” on Snuff Trax
Cellarkalt’s “Blaue Stunde, Kleidermann” on Konglomerat

Buy Download:
Snuffo @ Bandcamp
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
soon

Websites:
Snuffo
Snuffo @ Instagram

out for a while: Paul Van Dyk – 45 RPM [MFS | Deviant | Mute | Vandit Records]

Artist:
Paul Van Dyk

Title:
45 RPM

Label:
MFS | Deviant | Mute | Vandit Records

Cat#:
MFS9066/ MFS7066 | DVNT025 | MUTE9077 | VAN015

Release Date:
1994 | 1998 | 2019

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist Limited 2xCD:
CD1-01.
Paul Van Dyk
Introjection

CD1-02.
Paul Van Dyk
I’m Comin’ (To Take You Away)

CD1-03.
Paul Van Dyk
For An Angel

CD1-04.
Paul Van Dyk
45 RPM

CD1-05.
Paul Van Dyk
Spannung (Tension)

CD1-06.
Paul Van Dyk
Emergency!

CD1-07.
Paul Van Dyk
Rushin’ (Revolutions Per Minute)

CD1-08.
Paul Van Dyk
Pump This Party
(Video Edit)

CD1-09.
Paul Van Dyk
Ooh! La La!
(Krankenhouse Mix)

CD1-10.
Paul Van Dyk
A Magical Moment

CD1-11.
Paul Van Dyk
Pump This 45

CD1-12.
Paul Van Dyk
Ejeculoutro

CD2-01.
Effective Force
Punishing The Atoms

CD2-02.
Tranceparents
Child 2
(Summer Love Remix)

CD2-03.
New Order
Spooky
(Out Of Order – Specially Extended Version)

CD2-04.
Dance 2 Trance
Take A Free Fall
(Beyond The Stars Re-mix)

CD2-05.
Jens Lissat
You Can’t Escape
(Paul Van Dyk Remix)

CD2-06.
Joe T. Vannelli
Playing With The Voice In Germany
(Paul Van Dyk Remix)

CD2-07.
Inspiral Carpets
Saturn 5
(Gravity Surge Mix)

CD2-08.
Sarin International
Kontrol
(Remixed By Paul Van Dyk)

CD2-09.
Secret Knowledge
Sugar Daddy
(Tripping On The Moon Remix)

CD2-10.
Paul Van Dyk
My World
(Pump The Universe Remix)

Tracklist US CD / Digital Version:
01.
Introjection

02.
I’m Comin’ (To Take You Away)

03.
For An Angel

04.
45 RPM

05.
Spannung (Tension)

06.
Emergency!

07.
Rushin’ (Revolutions Per Minute)

08.
Step Right On

09.
A World Full Of DJ’s

10.
A Magical Moment

11.
Ejeculoutro

12.
For An Angel
(PvD’s E-Werk Club Mix)

Tracklist Regular CD:
01.
Introjection

02.
I’m Comin’ (To Take You Away)

03.
For An Angel

04.
45 RPM

05.
Spannung (Tension)

06.
Emergency!

07.
Rushin’ (Revolutions Per Minute)

08.
PuPump This Party
(Video Edit)

09.
Ooh! La La!
(Krankenhouse Mix)

10.
A Magical Moment

11.
Pump This 45

12.
Ejeculoutro

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
I’m Comin’ (To Take You Away Too)

A2.
A Magical Moment

B1.
Rushin’ (Revolutions Per Minute)

B2.
45 RPM

C1.
For An Angel

C2.
Spannung
(Mad Housemix)

D1.
Ooh! La La!
(Krankenhouse Mix)

D2.
Pump This On 45

Info:
Being already released in 1994 on Mark Reeder’s MFS this album was available in different configurations / tracklistings – in 201x/202x PvD re-released it digitally via Vandit. The CD is mixed.

Full Track Streaming (Digital Version):

Special:
Paul Van Dyk – “VONYC Sessions 024”

Recommendations:
PvD’s “For An Angel (30th Anniversary Edition)” on Vandit Records
“But Not Tonight” by PvD feat Christian Burns on Vandit Records

Buy CD:
originally released in the 1990s

Buy Vinyl:
originally released in the 1990s

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MFS
Apple Music
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Websites:
Paul Van Dyk
MFS
Mute
Vandit Records

out now: Debasser – Done EP [Wide Records]

Artist:
Debasser

Title:
Done EP

Label:
Wide Records

Cat#:
WIDEMP3040

Release Date:
30th May 2025

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Done

02.
Slim Chance

03.
Old

Press Info:
WIDE Records is proud to announce the labels 40th release “Done”, the new EP from UK Bass pioneer and producer Debasser. This three-track EP blends UK Bass, breaks, electro, and a nostalgic nod to the 2000s with a dash of Big Beat.

The title track “Done” is another Debasser classic that showcases his signature wobbles, rumbles, bleeps, and beats. The track serves as a reminder of those late-night escapades when we may have indulged in excessive revelry. Despite its darker tone, it retains Debasser’s playful production techniques, ensuring it’s a true crowd-pleaser.

“Slim Chance” pays homage to the vibrant Brighton boutique scene of the past, featuring looped soul samples, chopped breaks, and a driving bass line that creates an infectious and floor-filling track.

Finally, “Old” is a slightly slower tempo electro-bass tribute to those who may be numerically older but still feel as young as ever. High blips and low subby pads create a wall of sound, accompanied by vocal cuts and loops, as the track progresses through its builds and drops.

Debasser has been producing dance music since the early 2000s. His debut track was released on GTI Recordings in Detroit by Disco D. The track was quickly picked up by Richie Hawtin, leading to a release on NovaMute, followed by tracks on Seed, Balkan Vinyl, Input Output Inc., and his own WIDE Records. He was part of Andrew Weatherall’s Haywire agency, playing their parties and countless other clubs and festivals across the UK and Europe, as well as DJing on Radio 1.

With an eclectic sound and genre-bending approach, he blends jungle/drum and bass, techno, UKG, electro, house, and anything else that catches his fancy to create an unforgettable sound, always centred around parties and bass.

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Old”