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Sumdayz Festival in Rome

Sumdayz Festival: The Experience Begins
September 10-11th, 2022
Citylab 971, Rome
Sumdayz is a new electronic music festival set to revolutionise Rome’s clubbing landscape on September 10th and 11th, 2022. Sumdayz Festival: The Experience Begins will take place at the old paper mills of CityLab 971 with headliners including Apollonia, tINI, Traumer, Raresh, Praslea, Priku, Barac, Black Loops, Giammarco Orsini, Christian AB, Quest, Jeremy Underground, Onur Özer,  Sugar Free and many more. Tickets are on sale now at www.sumdayz.com/tickets with a tiered structure providing different pricing and experiences for ticket holders.
Sumdayz was founded by a creative team of long-term collaborators, with the sole aim of creating the most experience-based music festival in Italy. The company’s ambitions don’t stop in Rome either, envisaging Sumdayz Festival showcasing in other cities across the globe. “The Sumdayz team have been working since late 2019 to put this multi-day festival together.” said Will Muir, Sumdayz’s Co-Founder. “So, to finally make this happen for a generation of music lovers in one of Europe’s most iconic cities is our dream come true. We want to bring the joy of live music back with a bang and rebuild lost connections through a joint love of experience, music and dance.”
Sumdayz promises to be the most crucial new event on the city’s calendar. The multi-stage festival in the capital will provide immersive audio and visual experiences across the entire weekend from some of the biggest and brightest names in electronic music. As well as this, the festival will showcase many entertainment and artistic experiences including a unique digital art exhibition from different curatorial productions and creative fields, an artisanal expo and a selection of the best Roman street food vendors serving quality food.
National and international acts lined up include French house legends Apollonia, tech house queen tINI, the sleek sounds of Traumer, Romanian minimal pioneers Raresh, Praslea, Priku and Barac, Turkish underground favourite Onur Özer, deep digging French selector Jeremy Underground, plus the likes of Black Loops, Giammarco Orsini, Christian AB, Quest, Sugar Free, Elliot Schooling, Liam Palmer, GNMR, Triad, Ageless, Marcolino, Domenico Rosa, Fabrizio Sala, Koko, Peter LC, and Sumdayz resident Vithz.
The festival caters to over 6000 people with general as well as backstage VIP access, individual private lounge areas and bars for an exclusive and luxurious experience.
Tickets are on sale now to what will be the most talked about event in Rome for many years.
LINEUP A-Z
Ageless
Apollonia
Barac
Black Loops
Domenico Rosa
Elliot Schooling
Fabrizio Sala
Giammarco Orsini
GNMR
Jeremy Underground
Koko
Liam Palmer
Marcolino
Onur Özer
Peter LC
Praslesh (Praslea b2b Raresh)
Priku
Quest b2b Christian AB
Sugar Free
tINI
Traumer
Triad
Vithz
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Gareth Cole ‘Signal’

Artist: Gareth Cole
Title: Signal
Label: Sublease Music
Cat. #: slm017
Format: Digital
Release Date: June 24th 2022
Tracklist:
01. Signal
02. Courage
03. On The Edge

Sublease Music is still developing the sonic trademark that defines its release catalogue, the latest offering is signed by Gareth Cole, an underground dj and producer from the UK, who exhibits a charming three tracker. The songs display a clean and warm tech house style, which is oriented to the dancefloor but also to easy listening environments. The title track dominates the entire EP, even if ‘On The Edge’ reveals an unique catchiness and exquisite sound.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/gareth-cole-1
https://soundcloud.com/sublease

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Specter ‘Ironside’

Artist: Specter
Title: Ironside
Label: Angis Music
Cat. #: ANGIS555
Format: Vinyl
Release Date: 20th June 2022
Tracklist:
A. Integrated Circuit
B1. Wesley Shuffle
B2. Heavy Barrel

Samuele Pagliai’s Angis Music has been thoughtfully curated with deep and groovy electronic music that will test time; sporting a young, yet impressive portfolio, Angis Music returns faithful and strong with a new EP from the lush imagination of Chicago veteran Specter.

Hailing from Chicago, Specter has certainly established his connection with the city as an esteemed producer and DJ alongside the likes of Theo Parrish, Marcellus Pittman, Omar S alongside Traxx, Darryn Jones and others. Inspired by UK techno in the 90s, he was deeply connected with Sound Signature records and artists and so began a collaboration with the team and boss Theo Parrish, releasing ‘Pipe Bomb’ in 2010, ‘The Gooch EP’ in 2013 and Rolling Stones-acclaimed Build To Last’ album in 2018. Alongside that strong connection, he founded the Chi Deep House label Tetrode Music. Specter’s sound brings the real Detroit balance between soul and heavy industrial nuances, stemming from soul, disco to deep house and techno.

Entitled ‘Ironside’, and inspired by a late 60s crime drama, The EP embraces a dense three-track journey catered to premium lovers of deep house and cavernous techno grooves spanning from jazzy and romantic, to funky and moody. Pressed on Vinyl with love and boasting exclusive artwork by Serbian talent Floating Bastard, electronic music selectors should not hesitate on this beautiful wax presentation.

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Tortured Soul ‘Your Body Doesn’t Lie’

Artist: Tortured Soul
Title: Your Body Doesn’t Lie ft Fka Mash & Atjazz
Label: TSTC Records
Release Date:  Friday, July 1 2022
Tracklist:
1. Your Body Doesn’t Lie
2. Your Body Doesn’t Lie – Fka Mash Re-Glitch (Radio Edit)
3. Your Body Doesn’t Lie – Fka Mash Re-Glitch Club Mix
4. Your Body Doesn’t Lie – Atjazz Love Soul Remix
5. Your Body Doesn’t Lie – Original Instrumental

The latest single from the soulful-house group, Tortured Soul, is an exploration of happiness and the sometimes-complicated journey we take to get there. Real horns featured in the original track is a fun twist for live house creators, Tortured Soul. The package also includes two carefully curated HOT remixes from Uk and South African based Trailblazing producers. We proudly present to you this latest soulful house offering. Enjoy!

“Tortured Soul’s frontman, John Christian Urich, discovered Fka Mash’s work while reviewing potential South African producers to collab with. He was struck by the artist’s sound and reached out in hopes of working together. “Lucky for me, he was down and created a really gripping remix”, says John Christian.

Having also been a fan of Atjazz’s productions and having a chance to meet the producer at a festival in South Africa, John Christian contacted him to work on the track. “I was certain he would come up with something great–which he, sure enough, did”, the artist comments. “I was also pleased to discover we share a pretty strong affinity; we each have a slightly dark and over-the-top sense of humour. It’s good to be able to crack some jokes when working together to keep the ball rolling.”

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Because Of Art ‘Shutter / Theory Of Mind’

Artist: Because Of Art
Title: Shutter / Theory Of Mind
Label: Of Unsound Mind
Cat. #: OFUNSOUNDMIND097
Release Date: June 24th 2022
Tracklist:
Shutter
Theory Of Mind

Because Of Art gets released again on Of Unsound Mind with the two tracker ‘Shutter / Theory Of Mind’; this release basically features a rave oriented sound into a solid house mixture. The whole sound gets more and more fetching everytime the vocal samples kick in, creating an interesting blend between them and the instrumental parts. ‘Shutter’ is build into a four to the floor structure, while ‘Theory Of Mind’ runs over a broken beat rhythm, allowing space for dreaming and being astonished.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/becauseofart
https://soundcloud.com/ofunsoundmind-1

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Beyun ‘Spectral Calibration EP’

Artist: Beyun
Title: Spectral Calibration EP
Label: Vault Wax
Cat. #: VWX005
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Release Date: 6th June 2022 (Vinyl) / 24th June 2022 (Digital)
Tracklist:
A1. Spectral Calibration
A2. Temporal Freefall
B1. Finding Forgiveness
B2. Central Kinematics

Beyun returns to her Vault Wax imprint this Summer with four spaced-out cuts across the ‘Spectral Calibration’ EP.

Vault Wax’s 2021 release ‘Our Legacy’ from Black Cadmium picked up accolades such as Bandcamp’s ‘Best Dance 12’’ Singles’ and support from Interstellar Funk, Lena Willikens, Truncate, Anastasia Kristensen, DJ Haram and more, and now the Dutch imprint is back with more heat. This June welcomes the return of label head Beyun with four deep, electro inspired cuts across her ‘Spectral Calibration’ EP.

Squelchy acid flavours peppered with bleeps and heavenly pads shape the title track ’Spectral Calibration’ before rattling jungle-infused percussion, jazzy harmonies and interstellar keys ride a swung bassline in ‘Temporal Freefall’. On the flip, ethereal tones and convulsing synths and get to work over an underlayer of broken beat textures in ‘Finding Forgiveness’, ahead of closing cut ‘Central Kinematics’, a downtempo cosmic journey filled with warped notes and mellow beats.

 

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Victor Ruiz ‘Beirut’

Artist: Victor Ruiz
Title: Beirut
Label: Drumcode
Cat. #: DC262
Release date: July 8, 2022
Format: Digital / Vinyl

Drumcode is thrilled to welcome back Victor Ruiz for his first label release in nearly two years, following two EPs ‘Freedom’ and the collaborative ‘Consciousness’ with Pig&Dan, plus a standout single ‘Love Story’ on A-Sides Vol.10, which made him the imprint’s most prolific contributor in 2020.

Since then, highlights for Victor include playing our Drumcode takeover at Warehouse Project, collaborating with Hannes Bieger on his acclaimed ‘Balance Presents’ album and joining the line-up for Time Warp Brazil.

His four-tracker ‘Beirut’ signalises another pivotal step forward for the São Paulo-born artist. Ruiz has always operated at the more emotive end of the techno spectrum and this opus exemplifies his ability to craft dramatic tension and beauty in equal doses.

The title track is dedicated to one of his favourite cities. “’Beirut’ is a very emotional song and at the same time, very powerful. Just like the city. I wanted to make a track that would be beautiful and a kicker at the same time,” he tells of the sublime nine-minute anthem-in-the-making.

‘Confession’ shows another side of his production palette; eerie and intense, it’s led by a searing synth lead and smoky vox. ‘Jurema’ takes inspiration from the famous Brazilian spiritual tree and features vocals in Portuguese talking about mysticism, all the while crafting a belter with organic drums and sounds of nature to transmit the feeling of being in the jungle. The EP rounds out with ‘Omen’, a peak-time piston with a huge melodic lead designed for big festival moments.

All tracks from the ‘Beirut’ EP will feature in Victor’s new ‘Live’ concept, where he dismembers parts of his catalogue and creates new versions of his tracks.

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Banksia feat. Self Tape ‘It’s Been Done’

Artist: Banksia feat. Self Tape
Title: It’s Been Done
Label: Electric Mode
Cat. #: EM034
Format: Digital
Release Date: June 17th 2022
Tracklist:
1. It’s Been Done

In the vast constellation of electronic music sometimes appears a hidden planet, where fresh, underground and infectious vibes live: that’s the case of Banskia who meets Self Tape for the creation of ‘It’s Been Done’: that’s a song with an organic sound content, a cryptic vocal and an immersive sound. The release will be available as single track on the label Electric Mode.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/itsbanksia
https://soundcloud.com/selftapemusic
https://soundcloud.com/electric_mode

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Komo B ‘Orbit EP’

Artist: Komo B
Title: Orbit EP
Label: EPMmusic
Cat. #: EPM99
Format: Digital
Release Date: 24 June 2022
Tracklist:
1. Orbit
2. Birds Flying High’
3. Alone Together

EPM’s 99th release looks to the future with a debut release for Komo B.

Spinning records since 2004 Komo B (Bruno Bours, Maastricht) has an eclectic style between disco, house, acid and techno with some electric motor soul. In general, his spiritual feeling reflects in his love for Detroit techno and (spiritual) jazz and improvisation. Musical influences come from the USA (Detroit, Chicago, New York) and F Communications, Peacefrog, Versatile, R&S, Warp, Rephlex, Tresor and Dutch labels like Delsin, Djax, Clone and The Hague sound (Bunker, Crème Organization, Intergalactic FM).

The first track ‘Orbit’ is inspired by the idea that we as humans are floating around in space and takes off with classic Detroit-inspired chords. Then ‘Birds Flying High’’ symbolises freedom and takes the EP into a long, building deeper techno realm before closing track ‘Alone Together’ is a more melancholic track reflecting on the time we were in during the pandemic.

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Paola Peroni feat. Gianni Alberti ‘Etniko’

Artist: Paola Peroni feat. Gianni Alberti
Title: Etniko
Label: Intercool Digital
Format: Digital
Release Date: June 17th 2022 2022
Tracklist:
01. Etniko (Sestino Beach Aperitivo Mix)
02. Etniko (Eivissa Sunrise Mix)

Pre order link: bfan.link/etniko.ist

Paola Peroni (a.k.a. DJ Groovy, Bacon Popper) will host soon two tribal influenced productions on her label Intercool, this dauntless theme titled ‘Etniko’  reveals to be magic, elegant and catchy: elements that increase the sound motion during the playback. The ‘Sestino Beach Apertiivo Mix’ features a sax melody played by Gianni Alberti, which adds a sensual ambiance to the entire song.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/paola-peroni1
https://soundcloud.com/intercool-digital