From countryside calm to cosmic dancefloor calls, Manata digs for nuggets of gold - both musical and metaphysical.
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review | Reflex Blue – The Twisted Maze EP | RB Select
There’s a moment in every artist’s arc where the known begins to dissolve - not in rejection, but in renewal.
review | Mtty – Eighth Addition | Addition by Subtraction
Some records don’t arrive with fanfare - they slide in through the back door, light a cigarette, and let the music speak in low, confident tones.
exclusive | Rustam – Happy Comby | LowMoneyMusicLove
There are tracks made for the club - and then there are tracks made for that moment in the club.
exclusive | Ritacco & Igna – Wanna Do It | People Unpleaser Records
There are tracks that just tighten its grip, loop by loop, until you realize you’ve been moving to it all along.
exclusive | Electrodynamique – Winter | Maai Records
Don’t be misled by the title - “Winter” is no frostbitten retreat. Rather, it’s the glint of sunlight catching on the last patch of ice, the first breath of spring when the cold still lingers in the lungs.
DBH Music Distribution Top10 | March / April 2025
From the banks of the Main to the pulse of the world, Frankfurt’s DBH Music has long been a lighthouse for both revered pioneers and promising newcomers in the vinyl cosmos.
review | Kepler – Recall EP | Constant Sound
Some records don’t just ask you to dance - they flirt, they tease, they whisper something wicked in your ear before pulling you onto the floor.
Subwax Distribution Top10 selected by Baldo | April 2025
Barcelona’s groove alchemist Baldo resurfaces from the dusky corridors of the underground, bringing with him a new chart that reads less like a playlist and more like a sonic séance - etched exclusively for Torture the Artist.
review | Various Artists – Game of Tunes 3 | Game of Tunes
As if conjured from the collective subconscious of dancefloors across continents, "Game of Tunes Vol. 3" lands with the fervour of a midnight transmission from another dimension.
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