No names, no frills - just bounce, bass, and a B-boy grin. As the second cut on Ripe ’n Juicy’s debut release "Lemon Juice", "Pass the Mike" doesn’t wait around to introduce itself.
Subwax Distribution Top10 selected by Baldo | June 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.
interview & art:cast °183 | Manata
From countryside calm to cosmic dancefloor calls, Manata digs for nuggets of gold - both musical and metaphysical.
exclusive | Donnie Cosmo – Space Time Surfer | Shuffle Valley
Some grooves don’t shout - they radiate. On the A1 cut from Donnie Cosmo’s debut EP "Space Time Surfer" for his own label Shuffle Valley, the mood isn’t forced - it flows.
exclusive | Bassam – Chaira Alma | somewhere…
Some tracks don’t just groove - they linger. “Chaira Alma”, the B1 cut from Bassam’s "The Alma Diary" on somewhere..., is one of those late-night shapeshifters.
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 | Phill Prince – Indigo | System Error
When the lights dim and the club begins to exhale its late-night breath, “Indigo” doesn’t walk in - it detonates.
exclusive | Marko Nastic – Sour Pie | Silias Records
There’s something beautifully twisted about the way "Sour Pie" hits - not sweet, not bitter, but a flavor in between, like a late-night thought you can’t quite shake
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.
