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Flore and Laksa get busy with Azu Tiwaline

12-03-2021
 

In a confluence of rhythm sorcery you fully expect to be magnificent, this meeting of minds on I.O.T Records revisits Azu Tiwaline’s stunning 2020 EP Draw Me A Silence Part 1 with smokin’ hot remixes from Flore and Laksa. Smoky, heavy-cast atmospheres and undulating drum patterns abound, plus that system-ready pulse where it counts.

Agonis’ deep-tripping tech speeds up

12-03-2021
 

Up to this point Swiss producer Agonis has generally been known for rolling out impeccable techno of a deeper persuasion, both in his own productions and co-running the excellent amenthia label. But his new album Neutropia takes that sound palette of moody pads and dub-licked spatial awareness and straps it to some faster tempos and broken rhythms. It’s another sign that faster tempos are providing plenty of inspiration for artists outside the predominant bassweight mindset, and we’re here for it.

Agonis live photo taken at Contact Tokyo, 2018, by Kazuhiko Kimishita.

Sentinel 793 bringing it 2008 style

12-03-2021
 

Every drop on Seagrave is a must-check, and there’s usually a generous dose of future-shock rubbed into the breaks and bass drops from their rag-tag posse of sound hackers. But Sentinel 793 is bringing a hefty dose of reminiscence to these ears with the sunny flex of ‘Brukwerk’. It sounds like the kind of jam that would have heralded the early days of Martyn’s 3024 label, or gone down just fine in one of the mind-melting Hessle Audio DJ sets circa 2008. That’s all a very good thing…

The 5″ lathe cut vinyl has already sold out, but apparently numbers were scarce, so cop the digital here.

Virtual Insanity

11-03-2021
 

Google’s latest audio experiment lets anyone get their hands on a bunch of classic synths digitized from the collection at the Swiss Museum for Electronic Music Instruments

The project lets a user create loops, patterns, and tweak parameters of the classic machines either in a virtual world, or even on your own desk

(Virtual) Hardware includes: Akai S900, Roland CR-78, Moog Memorymoog, Arp Odyssey, Fairlight CMI

CCTV has reached the red planet

03-03-2021
 

Peserverance is beaming images 224.34 million km back to our Earth allowing anyone to keep an eye out for Martians

Check it out at NASA