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Sydney Blu ‘Conviction’

Artist: Sydney Blu
Title: Conviction
Label: Blu Music
Format: Digital
Release Date: March 12th 2021
Tracklist:
01. Monologue Feat. Fritz Helder
02. Premonitions
03. Nightshade Feat. Amalia Leandro
04. Turning Point
05. To The Ground Feat. Jeny Vega
06. Train To Spandau
07. Conspiracy
08. Vibrate
09. Boiler
10. Exotic Erotic
11. Late Night Dub
12. I Know
13. Temple
14. Epilogue Feat. Fritz Helder
15. Monologue Feat. Fritz Helder (Vip Mix)

Sydney Blu’s ‘Convinction’ puts on the spotlight the Canadian born dj and producer, showing off the skills and the things she learnt in her thrilling career. For sure the long time electronic music folks remember the lady Blu’s name since her first appearances on Mau5trap recordings in 2008, ages when minimal and electro house were the mainstream styles loved by everyone. Time passed by and after many successful appearances on labels such as Black Hole Recordings, Spinnin, Knee Deep In Sound, she’s set to release this track ensemble on her imprint Blu Music.
In the overall the sound is embracing and dancefloor oriented, the warmth given by the low end spectrum frequencies and the usage of a certain kind of samples (piano, synths, vocals, fxs etc) let the artist to give a soul to these music productions.
‘Conviction’ sits in the tech house range field: in all its songs we can find various influences from house and techno, which let it to detach from the modern trends and to preserve its own identity.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/sydneyblu

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Jordan Brando ‘Moment In Time EP’

Artist: Jordan Brando
Title: Moment In Time EP
Label: Shall Not Fade
Cat: SNFKC002
Format: Digital, vinyl
Release Date: March 12th 2021
Tracklist:
A1. Moment in Time ft. Vincent Sole
A2. Elsewhere
A3. Broken Dub
B1. Conflict
B2. Let Me Be The Reason
B3. You Might Be Surprised ft. China
Digital bonus: Breaking You

Pre order link: https://shallnotfade.co.uk/album/moment-in-time-ep

UK record label Shall Not Fade is unstoppable and really active in releasing high quality stuff. The Melbourne (Australia) based Jordan Brando joins the SNF collective with ‘Moment In Time EP’, a selection of seven interesting tracks that break through with distinctive house sonorities. Even if these songs are really dancefloor oriented, each one is attractive and charming, a factor which is important to get to engage a wide variety of listeners.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/jordan-brando
https://soundcloud.com/shallnotfade

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Rebūke ‘Wasp’

Artist: Rebūke
Title: Wasp
Label: Drumcode
Cat: DC239
Format: Digital
Release Date: March 15th 2021
Tracklist:
1. Wasp
2. Clarity
3. Evolution
4. Redemption

Pre order link: https://drumcode.ffm.to/dc239

What is happening to Drumcode? Thanks to this brand new release signed by Rebūke, it seems like that the notorious Swedish techno label is setting some new parameters of their output. The tracks of ‘Wasp’ features a new kind of exploration that is bringing innovation to the Drumcode’s catalogue.
The title track and ‘Clarity’ are the two productions that better demonstrate this evolutive side of mainstream techno, while ‘Evolution’ and ‘Redempion’ with their “arena” appeal still manifest a sound research but preserve the distinctive Drumcode style.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/rebukemusic
https://soundcloud.com/drumcode

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Dusicyon ‘Atmospheric Saga’

Artist: Dusicyon
Title: Atmospheric Saga
Label: MÉTIER
Cat: METIER001
Release Date: February 26th 2021
Tracklist:
01. Atmospheric Saga I
02. Atmospheric Saga II
03. Atmospheric Saga III

Jack!Who? shows off his interest to another kind of underground music: with the foundation of a new label called MÉTIER he discovers the opportunity to feature, with his already existing channels, other interesting visions coming from the realm of electronic music.
William Arist under the moniker Dusicyon makes the first EP of the label, ‘Atmospheric Saga’ features three songs fully into a blend of dreamy and mesmerizing techno styles.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/williamarist
https://soundcloud.com/metierukrec

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Raffaele Attanasio ‘Nuovo Futuro’

Artist: Raffaele Attanasio
Title: Nuovo Futuro
Label: Axis Records
Cat: AX099
Format: Vinyl, digital
Release Date: March 12th, 2021
Tracklist:
01. Parlesia
02. Equilibrio Dinamico
03. Indagini Sospette
04. La città gioca d’azzardo
05. Equilibrio Dinamico (Midnight’s Mix)
06. Parlesia (Alternate Version)
07. La città gioca d’azzardo (Alternate Version)
08. Equilibrio Dinamico (Alternate Version)
09. Invito a Cena (Digital Bonus)

We’ve been used to associate the name and the music of Raffaele Attanasio with techno, but this time he stunts everyone with this composition, detaching himself from electronic music: ‘Nuovo Futuro’ is a nine track album that mostly features jazz instrumentals with piano jams, sexy drum patterns and inculcating basslines. The ‘Alternate Versions’ of each song add a house swing to the track structure, as happen with the ‘Equilibrio Dinamico (Midnight Mix)’ that includes a gloomy kind of deep house.
‘Nuovo Futuro’ will be exclusively hosted on Jeff Mills’ Axis Records.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/raffaele_attanasio
https://www.axisrecords.com/

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Tilman ‘United Scripts EP’

Artist: Tilman
Title: United Scripts EP
Label: Shall Not Fade
Cat: SNFSS009
Format: Digital, vinyl (marbled orange)
Release Date: February 26th 2021
Tracklist:
1. Relax Yourself
2. By All Means Ft. Louisa Laos
3. Beauty In The Dar
4. Sound Issue 84
5. Vice Versa
6. Mercury Hill
7. Say Good Bye
8. Make You Hot
Digital bonus: Lemon Venom

Pre order link: https://tilmans.bandcamp.com/album/united-scripts-ep

Tilman appears another time on Shall Not Fade while developing his creative vision of house music, ‘United Scripts’ is the title given to this bunch of great tracks; these ones revitalize many oldschool influences with modern sounds, elevating the hype and sharing a warm vibe.
The songs pressed on the a-side seem to be more dancefloor oriented, these are catchy since the beginning  and the infectious grooves make your body move. As opposite on the flip the mood is still positive but the whole sound is more researched and particular, it’s noticeable a major attention to the details and some nice instrumental combinations that make the productions classy.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/tilman
https://soundcloud.com/shallnotfade

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Trudge ‘Self Love Club’

Artist: Trudge
Title: Self Love Club
Label: Lobster Theremin
Cat: LT079
Format: Digital, vinyl
Release Date: Febrary 19th 2021
Tracklist:
A1. Ice On My Neck
A2. Self Love Club
B1. Bird Ghost
B2. Night Shift

Buy link: https://lobstertheremin.com/album/self-love-club

After closing the 2020 with a successful EP on ARTS, Trudge gets featured on Lobster Theremin with ‘Self Love Club’, a hot four tracker that shows again the high speed and intense techno sound created by the French producer. The two tracks on the a-side mix the harshness from hardtechno with mesmerizing melodies or arpeggios, introduced with elegant and charm synth sounds. On the flip ‘Bird Ghost’ sets up a contamporary approach to industrial techno, while ‘Night Shift’ closes the EP with its solid drum n bass sonoric structure.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/trudged
https://soundcloud.com/lobster-theremin

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Huñvre ‘Neñv’

Artist: Huñvre
Title: Neñv
Label: Motoring Records
Remixers: Naconda, Merrin, Fidy
Cat: MTG005
Formats: Vinyl, digital
Release Date: March 12th 2021
Tracklist:
1. Neñv
2. Aer
3. Neñv (Naconda Remix)
4. Neñv (Merrin Remix)
5. Aer (Fidy Remix)

Pre-order link: https://hunvre.bandcamp.com/releases

The record label Motoring will publish in March its fifth release, that’s an interesting bunch of tracks with the sign of Huñvre, a Toulouse (FR) based producer who’s ready to make a nice appearance in the scene with his EP titled ‘Neñv’.
The A side is open for mixtures and contaminations: deep house meets dub techno in the title track and ‘Aer’, demonstrating the infinite possibilities to make interactions between different styles of electronic music. On the flip there’s some space for the remixers, who adopt sexy and intriguing combinations to recall the main themes; Naconda and Merring remix ‘Nenv’, adding an interesting touch to the vibe: Naconda elevates the track potential playing with the melodies and introducing a sax recording, Merring goes deeper too adapting a typical East-European tech house. There’s also a digital bonus track, that’s another remix made by Fidy of ‘Aer’.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/hunvre
https://soundcloud.com/motoring-coventry

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Vincent Marlice ‘Aragonite’

Artist: Vincent Marlice
Title: Aragonite
Label: Poesie Musik
Remixer: Dan Buri
Cat: POM127
Release Date: February 26th 2021
Tracklist:
1. Aragonite
2. Aragonite (Dan Buri Remix)

Berlin (DE) based Vincent Marlice debuts on Poesie Musik with ‘Aragonite’, a beautiful track that carries a high emotive level: thanks to the large usage of synths and arpeggios it creates a nice atmosphere all over its duration; also some vocal samples and a piano chord elevates the song potential. Dan Buri gets features on the release with his interpretation of the title track, rearranging intelligently the drum loops but without loosing the energy and the vibe of the original.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/vincentmarlice
https://soundcloud.com/dan-buri
https://soundcloud.com/poesiemusik