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WEEK STARTING 8 Nov

Genre pick of the week Cover of Plenty by Youngsta & Mucky Update.

Youngsta & Mucky Update

Plenty

'Reggae dub vibes in dubstep culture shall not be forgotten!' - Youngsta & Mucky Update.

Trust Deep Medhi to come back full of rudeness and flavour. "Plenty", featuring the delicatable sound bwoy vox of Logan, is the perfect mix of dub-step pressure and roots reggae soul and culture. Logan seems natural apt at riding a dubstep riddim, and the two combine to create one of the most arresting bass n vocal soundsystem killers we've heard all year!



STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Just before you pack away your subwoofers for Christmas - leading purveyors of bass and soundsystem pressure - Deep Medhi come through with one of the strongest amalgamations of dubstep and roots you're likely to hear. Totally arresting and destined for multiple pull-ups. I can't tell you how excited I am to rinse this one on a big rig.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Youngsta & Mucky Update Feat. Logan - Plenty
B1. Youngsta & Mucky Update - Plenty [Instrumental]

Especial is a label always on a mission to unearth left-of-centre perspectives on club music. This new EP, Be Honest, is just that from long-time friends Lipelis and Arsenii, who are based in Belgrade and New York but seek inspiration in the New York sounds of the 80s and hook up with Gayana for some woozy and lovelorn vocal additions. 'Be Honest' is a dubbed out and swaggering deep disco groove that comes as long, dub and cappella versions on the A-side. The 12" dance mix brings some superb house drums into the picture and the Dubplate VIP is a fresh jungle rhythm. This is an EP with something for all.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Arsenii & Lipelis deliver a mega track that's presented in both boogie, proto-house and jungle flavours. Nice up the sounds whatever time of day, or night. Top ranking.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. Be Honest (Extended Mix)
2. Be Honest (Dub)
3. Be Honest (Acappella)

Side 2
1. Be Honest (12" Dance Mix)
2. Be Honest (Dubplate VIP)

Nous'klaer Audio proudly presents Nicola Cruz's latest full-length album, Kinesia. On his third studio album, the Ecuadorian producer masterfully blends rich studio sessions with deep analog synthesis. Kinesia invites the listener to channel an inner voice - to pick up thoughts, words, and messages as if ancient information traveling through time has been received. This album functions as a form of 'antenna,' translating these ideas into compositions and movement. The album begins with a 5/4 rhythm structure, summoning the voice of machina into a textural atmosphere, led by Perma, Nicola's vision of an infinite breaks vortex, and sustains the tension with the meditative Telepathine, a substance fictionally associated with telepathy. Regardless of the tempo, each track is intricately laced with chants, subtle percussion, textures, and spacious details that draw you back for more. With Kinesia, Nicola Cruz continues to evolve his signature sound and takes you along for the ride. While the album is crafted for a deep, introspective journey, the kinetic influence remains ever-present on dance floors.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Not quite sure what to say about this one yet. Possesses the same allure and intrigue as early Ricardo Villalobos. Come back to me in a few weeks or get your ears around one, I predict, of the most out-there and brilliant releases of the year. A sonic mystery that's just dying to be unravelled.

TRACK LISTING

1 Miso Feat. Machina
2 Intratelar
3 Tudo E Ilusao
4 Perma
5 Biofeedback
6 Echo Distante Feat. Marcela Dias
7 Telepathine
8 Ch Al
9 Suyo Perdido

Marco Lazovic

Amour Translanatique

Marco Lazovic shows his jazzy electro side with this new outing on Scruniversal. It's a sixth EP from this label and another one you need to cop. The A-side tune is 'Amour Translanatique' and is one doused in romantic pad work, reverential moods and gentle drums that soothe the mind, body and soul. 'Uslada' is more upbeat but no less deft and silky. This one has lush cosmic chords and wispy melodies peeling off the busy beats which have a whiff of liquid jungle goodness to them. Two high-class cuts for tender dancefloors.

TRACK LISTING

Amour Translanatique
Uslada

The second release on Objekt’s newly established Kapsela imprint arrives in the form of Chicken Garaage, a solo 2-track EP by Objekt that explores the fertile terrain around 00s breakbeat and garage. The A-side, Chicken Garaage, is a playful and poignant nod to the pioneering proto-dubstep explorations of the early 2000s, as the genre was first beginning to crystallise, by the likes of Horsepower Productions, DJ Abstract and Benny Ill. First sketched out on tour in Melbourne while eating takeaway chicken karaage, it’s the first outcome of an experiment with a new workflow to produce music with an accelerated approach and more immediacy and expressivity; encouragingly, it has the lowest final version number (55) of any Objekt track in recent memory. B-side “Worm Dance” leans into Hertz’s headsier inclinations – constructed mostly from field recordings made at a lake house outside of Berlin in 2022, it channels mid-00s T++ into a moody, elastic breakbeat roller.

The vinyl comes with a free lossless download.

Mastered by Kassian Troyer at Dubplates & Mastering

Artwork by Brodie Kaman

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: More precision breaks and wobbly bass from Objekt as he refines his Kapsela formula even further. Broken mainframes squelch and snap with a kind of gurgling, turn-yer-head-inside-out aesthetic that sits nice alongside stuff like Voam / Blawan / Karenn etc.

TRACK LISTING

A. Chicken Garaage
B. Worm Dance

Smart Alex is the coming together of Laurant Webb and Dave Coker of Housey Doingz and now one of their best moments gets reissued by the good folks at Sushitech. This limited 12" kicks off with 'Specially Hot' which is a powerful house track that has long been a secret weapon for Fabric residents. The original has a freaky vocal and edgy pads and the version gets more percussive. On the flip side, the deep and dubby 'Blow Your Mind' is a real classic with wet hits and subtle spoken words over percolating bass. It's a great one for a left-of-centre closer and the version is even more mind-melting with extra synth madness.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. Specially Hot
2. Specially Hot (Version)

Side 2
1. Blow Your Mind
2. Blow Your Mind (Version)


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