Next month Freeride Millenium welcome Jerome Slesinski and Jon Arnold aka queer duo Super Drama for their label debut in the shape of their âXoXoâ, a three-track EP which comes accompanied by a stellar remix from Ervadoce and is available for pre-order on Bandcamp. In the occasion of this forthcoming release we asked Super Drama to share their Top 10 Queer Anthems with us.
Linear B keeps up his busy 2020 with a second release on his own Rainbow Tipi label following on from March’s top two-tracker, “The Boge.”
Since signing with acclaimed label Astralwerks in October 2019, Willaris. K (Jack McAllister) has released four eclectic singles along the sonic spectrum including â5 OâClock,â âPast Light,â âIndifferent with Gordiâ and âDetatch.â
Showcasing his versatile production abilities across electronica, ambient, melodic-tech and more, his six-track EP Lustre arrives today, April 3, featuring two never before heard songs, âCobaki Skyâ and âGet With My Light (with Tom Snowdon).â Additionally, Willaris further establishes his underground rave chops with the announcement of his forthcoming club EP titled Full Noise due out May 29. Drawing inspiration from late night sets and featuring an impressive lineup of well-regarded creators that have influenced his own sound, Jack teams up with leading Australian electro-pop musician Paul Mac, American rapper and sound designer Waveiq and composer, producer, beatmaker and Seekae founder, George Nicholas (GN).
Lustre includes his recent release, âIndifferentâ, featuring Bon Iver and Troye Sivan collaborator Gordi, as well as the Pete Tong and Danny Howard Radio 1 endorsed cut, â5 OâClockâ and his latest uplifting anthemic tune, âDetachâ.
Willaris. Kâs eclectic body of work has drawn him comparisons to a league of greats like Jon Hopkins, Brian Eno, and William Basinski. His previous career as an electrical instrument technician led him to pursue music as he worked in solitude across rural power plants along state borders in Australia, collecting field recordings and turning them into ambient tracks.
It’s with this in mind that we asked Willaris. K to share his top five field recording picks. Enjoy the playlist below.
Dark Red is the other record that had a huge influence on me and the music I made in the early days. Had to pick one but the bird samples in this are crazy eerie.
This is my favourite Nicolas Jaar track. The track is full of field recordings (middle breakdown especially), the way it comes back in is so fucking sick. Production is so raw and unpredictable.
The sampling on this is crazy. The vocal obviously but there’s so many hidden bits/textures that give it that raw feeling.
This song is such a classic. Another song/band that had a huge influence on me when I first start getting into writing music. That vocal sample with the guitar and drum thing fuck me up.
Listen to LUSTRE here
Watch the âCOBAKI SKYâ Visualizer here
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Swiss-Italian producer and composer Parsifal (who was formerly one half of LVTECE) returns for his first solo release on Connected.
Parsifal’s music is strongly influenced by a mixture of organic moods and textures, Japan’s traditional Taiko percussion and both vintage and modern synthesisers all surrounded by a cinematic ambience. With this fine new three track EP Parsifal merges genres, ethnic rhythms and jazz chords to create a unique energy that is perfectly balanced for the dance floor and the home listener alike. Solomun, Tale of Us and AÌme have spun Parsifal tracks and these new ones will likely get the same attention.
Get Physical Music presents the seventh edition of its much-loved âWords Donât Come Easyâ album, and aside from teaser singles from Zosia and Cook Strummer, all tracks are new and exclusive and really make a lasting emotional impression.
UK-born, Berlin-based producer BEC is fast becoming one of technoâs biggest rising talents. Having already released on Drumcode, Second State and Intec, 2020 looks set to be another big year, with releases lined up on Filth On Acid, Kneaded Pains, as well as a debut release on her own label, BEC. Today, BEC shares her top 5 influential tracks of the moment.
Danny Howardâs Nothing Else Matters imprint welcomed legendary DJ and producer Shadow Child to the label last month with brand new killer single âSpace Riotâ. Today, the esteemed British producer delivers a specially-curated Club vs Car Playlist for 6AM listeners
Having an already wholesome and genre-bending catalogue of original works and remixes, Shadow Child’s music has recently graced labels including Unknown to the Unknown, Ovum, Dance Trax, Hot Creations, and signature imprint – Food Music, consistently moving his sound to new territories whilst always staying true to his roots.
His debut on Nothing Else Matters, âSpace Riotâ hits hard with suspenseful synth transitions, syncopated drum rhythms, and a grooving low-end which underpins hooky vocal cuts and rave influenced melodies, cementing this as a robust future dancefloor anthem.
UK-based Italian Pagano has a pretty serious CV. Playing a blend of Tech House, Techno and Progressive with his own reworks and edits of classics in good measure, Pagano has crafted a niche for himself that helped him becoming one of the most successful DJs and Producers to come out of the London club scene during the last decade.
DJ MAG UKâ has said about him in January 2018: ââŠIn seemingly no time, Francesco Pagano aka DJ Pagano has emerged as one of Italy’s finest DJs. An accomplished hand in the studio and behind the decks, Paganoâs really hit his stride of late, with his releases featuring in no less than 5 Beatport charts at the same time. But Pagano is no overnight DJ sensation. A keen studier of sound, the man is obsessed with finding obscure gems and unique cuts and layering them together in his own inimitable mannerâŠâ
‘DJ MAG Canadaâ described him as”mind-blowing” after a gig in Montreal.
Pagano’s impressive selection of releases supported by the biggest DJs in the business and years of DJ gigs at the most important straight venues and gay events in the world, have helped bridge the gap between the two scenes.
s a producer Pagano has completed a number of releases on many prestigious labels worldwide such as Stereo Productions (Spain), Deeperfect (Italy), Kult (USA), CR2 (UK), Nervous Recordings (USA), MN2S (UK), S2G (Germany), Pacha (Spain) and many others. The majority of these releases have stormed the Beatport House, Techno and Techouse TOP 100 singles sales charts.
With an upcoming release titled “Latin Tales” scheduled to come out on Toolroom this 13th of March, we asked Pagano to share his favorite “tough house” tracks of all time!
One of my favourite tracks of 2001. Back then I used it on my official CD compilation for Nukleuz Italy.
This is exactly what Iâm talking about! Divas screaming, a driving house loop with a techno vibe. Gary is the master of energetic grooves!
A classic anthem on Carl Coxâs label. An uplifting slice of Latin techno from my favourite Belgian brothers.
From my label comes this gem by New Yorker Agent Orange DJ that was played out by absolutely everybody from Carl Cox to Paco Osuna and Eats Everything.
Perfection! Sexy and percussive. Another late 90s classic for me.
Channeling 90s New York hard house with a dash of London and Berlin.
Andres always delivers amazing loops. 2 Late is one of his most recent efforts.
Timo is a master in music production. Still sounds so fresh!
Steven and George are responsible for the success of the UK sound of Tech House in the 90s. Undeniably!
From the legendary âHouse Of Avianceâ comes Jean-Philippe who together with Victor Imbres gave us one of the originators of the harder sound of house that I love so much.
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Legendary UK musician, producer, and DJ Andrew Weatherall passed away this week aged 56.
Weatherall was a linchpin of British popular music at a time when its very definition was being written. Highly respected as an artist constantly pushing the envelope in dance music, he believed and lived by the notion that this music could be more than was ever imagined.
After 2018’s Twentytwo 22 LP and remixes from Brandt Brauer Frick and Vessels, ThĂ©que boss MĂŻus returns to his own label with new album Ătudes de Battements featuring collaborations with singers DĂłri Hegyi and Raf Skowronski.
