The needle drops and the room shifts. As the A1 on "MINDHELMET 23", released via MINDHELMET - the imprint of Truly Madly - “Lemon and Lime” by Essex-born Josh Rudanec (better known as Rudanec) delivers something that simply carries that UK underground swagger.
On the fourth vinyl-only release from Toscal Records, Italian maestro Jamahr takes the A-side with two finely tuned club weapons - “Keep Rock Again” and “Need You”.
Closing out the Luna Blum EP on Mari.te’s tresydos imprint, “Midolio” feels like the moment when the lights soften and the room exhales.
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.
Opening the "Supervision04 EP" by Retrospect, “Don’t Go” wastes no time in setting the tone.
Opening a label’s first chapter is no light task, but Andy Somoza & Aka Juanjo step up with a statement cut: “Concentration”, the A1 on Circa91’s vinyl-only debut, sets the tone with confident restraint and a sonic identity rooted in the early ’90s without falling into pastiche.
With “Plastic”, the A2 track from the collaborative "Inner Child EP", Light Blue File and Occibel deliver a playful yet precision-engineered dancefloor bomb that embodies the spirit behind the record itself: creativity born from spontaneity.
With “Hakuna EP”, Essex-based producer and DJ Joolmad cements his reputation as one of the UK’s most compelling new voices in the ever-evolving Minimal and Tech-House underground.
Five years in, Magic Carpet celebrates its milestone with "Family Trip Disc 1", the first of two VA releases gathering artists close to the label’s heart.
Wilba returns to his own Fraise Records with “Retracing The Steps”, a four-track expedition that refines the DNA of his Duowe sound into something moodier, deeper, and distinctly personal.
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