Tehbis : Luckdaw EP [GRV004]

“Following releases from LA’s Depakote, Manchester’s Kuartz and the well-received Groovement // Volume One compilation featuring a plethora of beatmakers, LabelGroovement is extremely proud to present music from Tehbis as our fourth digital release.

London-based Tristan Williams, aka Tehbis, first came to wider attention with the inclusion of his track Higher on Kutmah’s 2012 Brownswood compilation, Worldwide Family Volume 2 – and Kutmah is a man of impeccable taste when it comes to beats. This led to Tehbis joining the big K on the much lauded Boiler Room twice: initially in April 2013 with Slugabed and Mo Kolours and again in June 2013 with fellow underground producers/DJs Esgar, Jo Def and Tim Parker. To top this off, in September FACT magazine named him as one of ten breaking producers to watch in 2014.

The Luckdaw EP (for in this day and age, 3 tracks doth indeed constitute an EP) sees Tehbis in full on stomper mode, with a little introspection thrown in for good measure. Opener Deww straight up slaps you in the face with a variety of sonic implements in its brief two minutes. With Saturday Cartoons Tehbis teams up with the don Kidkanevil to deliver a collaborative magic carpet ride smacker, while closer Bristol Way quickly builds up into a ridiculous riff that should mash up the club / living room with ease. All tracks are layered with Tehbis’ trademark offworld chords and carefully-unfettered drum snaps, with just a hint of sublime vocals to ground the sounds.”

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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 16 Oct 2013
Style: Hip Hop, Broken Beat

Myniciush & Erimus : Artilugios [blpsq037]

“The Colombian downtempo duo returns to our catalog along with a new partner in sound, Erimus. The three of them have crafted an exquisite exercise in sonic storytelling, rich with texture and crackly ambience. Life moves in time stretched slow motion while these surreal extended pieces melt away your perceptions of reality.”

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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 15 Oct 2013
Style: Ambient, Downtempo, Drone, Experimental, Field Recording, Glitch, IDM

SaBBo – VooDoo Spell [Generation Bass]

SaBBo is a producer/DJ from Tel-Aviv making bass tracks for Martian females.”

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Format: 7 x File, EP, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 3 Oct 2013
Style: Dubstep, Dancehall, Reggae

Alexander Saykov : Cold Front [SPO044]

“The Russian artist shares his innerside thoughts free for all of you out there. Deep organic warm ,thoughtful atmospheres. Absolutely unique. This is ambient dub techno at its finest. The first track gently starts and through the album somehow the energy level is raised steadily until the last track from John Ov3rblast with his outstanding outro.

The rework from Bjorn Rohde forms a snowy, crystalline texture that takes the forefront in the sonic space, while resonant melodies, stripped of their higher frequencies, chime repeatedly in the background.

Discknocked remix with a smooth baseline gradually fades in to fill out the space, as dub chords begin to enter around the stereo field with a subtle distorted crunchiness. Hi-hats hop on board to raise the energy level of the track.

If I Had A Hi fi remix it begins with resonating, questionably organic strings whimpering over each other, continually building. And then comes the familiar kick-and-bass percussion present throughout the album comes in, topped by another hi-hat. The track gradually transforms into a unknown soundscape, a mix of a thousand emotions all trapped up in a small container and being rapidly shaken, and then finally spilled out onto the floor .

John Ov3rblast remix is a warm organic , rocky breaky dub groove that slowly marches on with a sense of dignity, kept warm by a thick battle-chant baseline.
Some of the percussion appears to be built out of more organic, potentially field recording based samples. These fill out the track nicely, and give it sort of a ‘wet’ sound that readily calls to mind images of melting snow.

Alexander has produced a melancholic, multi lever, a journey that you can’t resist, prepare yourselves for the long morning rituals, the walk in the parks or even your dream lands.”

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Format: 7 x File, EP, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 12 Oct 2013
Style: Dub Techno, Ambient, Progressive House

Various Artists : Lost City Music Festival 2013 Compilation [mam241]

“To help get you excited about the the second annual Lost City Music Festival, Mine All Mine presents this collection of songs highlighting 20 of the excellent and diverse acts performing this year. This free compilation ventures from slow-core to heavy hitting rock tunes; from ambient to folk; and beyond.”

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Format: 5 x File, EP, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 5 Aug 2013
Style: Folk, Indie, Post Rock, Experimental, Ambient

Low Orbit Satellite : Alien Space EP [self released]

Deep and dubby house from outer space, prooved by aliens.

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Format: 2 x File, EP, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 7 Sep 2012
Style: Deep House, Dub Techno

Mirador : Midnight LP [self released]

Mirador takes you on a tour through the intriguing, mysterious, and sometimes dangerous streets and alleyways of the Midnight World, where secrets lurk in every shadowy corner and behind every closed door, where nothing is as it seems.

This collection is best experienced in its entirety, from the suspenseful opening theme to the melancholy closing credits.”

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Format: 13 x File, Album, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 7 Apr 2013
Style: Ambient, Downtempo, Post-Punk, Post-Rock, Trip Hop

Godasadog : Hoje [self released]

Godasadog, a duo from Sao Paulo – Brazil, has just released an album called Hoje (translates to ‘Today’). This 8 track electronic album can be described to be somewhere in between poetry, minimal and urban beats. The album, all in Brazilian Portuguese, also counts with the participation of some of Sao Paolo key players in the independent music scene such as ‘Matéria Prima’ (Zimun, Subsolo) and ‘Bruno Kayapy’ (Macaco Bong).”

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Format: 8 x File, Album, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 30 Sep 2013
Style: Indie, Trip Hop

We Are All Alone : Solace [SCL085]

Exfoliated Rust was just a warm-up, it’s time for a mini-album. The songs have become more noisy with dirty drum sounds. To highlight any track is very difficult. All in all, a good work.”

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Format: 6 x File, Album, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 12 Sep 2013
Style: Post Rock, Experimental, Noise

Sin Amigos : Monoroestono EP [micromod]

“Marco and André from Mexico give us a very special experimental techno, special remixes by Quazee and Alexender Nedelenko!”

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Format: 5 x File, EP, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 1 Oct 2013
Style: Tech House, Minimal, Experimental