NEWSLETTER
IA MIX 381 GAMMA INTEL // BAROQUE SUNBURST // LOW END ACTIVIST // FEDERSEN // RAMJAC CORPORATION // TRESOR
IA MIX 381 GAMMA INTEL
INTERVIEW BY ASMI SHETTY
Operating in the neighbourhood of Rotterdam, one of its finest electro technicians, Gamma Intel, is a steady and sharp signal in the network of the Dutch underground. Uninhibited, cerebral-tickling, sound architecture deploys serious craftsmanship honed from meticulously polishing every texture from his singular, chiselled perception of audio design over constructive time.
Outside his explosive production unit, Gamma Intel activates the same intellect on any territory, dancefloors or otherwise, spinning oddball hot numbers to make you sweat. A perfectionist by nature, he commits to disruptive, magnetic rhythms, all assembled with a curious mind deliberately free from restraints, forming a hyper-vortex music experience.
Rest assured, the Dutchman strikes with bullseye precision on IA MIX 381, hammering sound selections sourced and refined on his laboratory work table. Mechanical whirrs and a barrage of bolstered beats crackle in this tasty execution from Gamma Intel—setting forth a blaze hard to quench. Feel the warmth.
INVERTED AUDIO IN-STORE
BAROQUE SUNBURST // SATURDAY 18 MAY
Baroque Sunburst label showcase at Inverted Audio Record Store in Peckham on Saturday 18th May - all vinyl DJ sets from label co-founders Big Hands, Soreab plus an array of special guests.
Based out of East London, Baroque Sunburst, part operating out of London’s legendary institution Honest Jon’s, pushes a sound that brazenly explores hybrid strains of experimental bass music encompassing ambient, abstract, breakbeat, leftfield, jungle, IDM and UK Funky.
Established in 2019, Baroque Sunburst have released records from a diaspora of multi-faceted artists including Berlin-based producer Flørist, Brazilian-born producer Worli, Serbian-based producer Feloneezy and Italian-based producer Nicolò - always distinctly encased in bright yellow record sleeves, often accompanied with custom stickers and graphic artworks.
We'll have vinyl copies from the labels discography on sale and free beer from Brixton Brewery. The free to attend event commences at 5pm and ends at 8pm.
ALBUM REVIEW
LOW END ACTIVIST - AIRDROP
WRITTEN BY ASMI SHETTY
A palpable sense of fear and excitement grips the skin, hair-raising on the back of the neck, electric shock-waves, filthy undercurrents of UK rave blow the fuse, and the sirens pop off, smoking out rooms, fellow ravers infiltrating slowly like red ants to sugar. Thanks to Sneaker Social Club head Jamie Russell, street name Low End Activist‘s delicious piece of aggressively scraped dub, dungeon noise, long-tease, hyper touch-sensitive of a tape ‘Airdrop‘.
Pure manic freakshow-inducing release on LA’s Peak Oil, ‘Airdrop‘ is all mutating cyber-bleeps wrung out over agonised writhing blares and cheeky strands of breakbeat flirt with silence. The Bristol-born now Berlin-based artist goes certifiably low, as desired, razor-cutting through layers of jungle, grime and whatnot, stripping it to its core for a strongly pleasuring, haunting and hardcore ambience.
Nine deconstructions of Airdrop on the tape are evidence of the notorious, autobiographical hints, titled loosely like unintentional voice memos recorded on a whimsy hangover. ‘Yarton Rd 2 Cassingston‘, ‘Mayhem on Barton Hill‘, and ‘Praha Hardcore‘ reverberate in the hollow, dubwise, beatless sound engineered for delayed gratification. ‘Squeeze Yer Lemon‘, ‘White Horse Hill‘, and ‘Tango Skit‘ traces of elated synths, intensified drums crackle and pound a few impressions on a high-fidelity sound system, leaving you sweat-drenched.
Airdrop loads to the brim on some ferocious dancefloor pressure. Big-energy, bass-face, gun-finger stroking masterwork productions from the bottomless barrels of the Low End Activist – one that’s seriously hot.
RECORD STORE
FEDERSEN & HIDDEN SEQUENCE
POSITIVE CHARGE EP
San Francisco-based producer Federsen inaugurates his Alt Dub imprint with an exquisite EP consisting of four deep and hazy dub techno tracks from himself and Cologne-based production duo Hidden Sequence.
Releasing music since 2010, Federsen has issued music on labels including Canadian label Silent Season, Lithuania label Greyscale, UK label Lempuyang and most recently through German label What Robot Says Records. Remaining loyal to the Basic Channel continuum, Federsen employs a combination of vintage tape delays and analog equipment to create a distinctive and deep sound of dub-infused electronic music.
Consisting of four tracks, 'Positive Charge' EP delivers the finest calibre of deep house and dub techno with unwavering gravitas thanks to upbeat kicks, hypnotic blends of expansive chords and pulse driven rhythms that have become so synonymous with this style of music.
Pressed on heavyweight blue marble vinyl, listeners can rest assured that the quality of wax is on par with the music. Our pick from the release is Federsen's solo track 'Polarity', which could easily sit alongside the likes of Basic Channel, Maurizio or even Deepchord. This is a potent debut EP from two producers that have invested countless hours in order to master this sound.
RECORD STORE
LIMITED EDITION TRESOR T-SHIRTS
OLIVE + BLACK // WHITE + RED
Tresor’s short sleeve t-shirts are back in stock for summer available in sizes; medium, large and x-large.
MUSIC VIDEO
TUL WAITOONKIAT – NUENG KAMTHAM
(BLACK MERLIN TRAVERSE DUB MIX)
Marking their 10th release, Bangkok-based Siamese Twins Records prepare to issue ‘Nueng Kamtham‘ EP from Thai performance artist Tul Waitoonkiat, bolstered with remixes from Black Merlin, Japanese modular scientist Sapphire Slows and Butter Sessions production duo Sleep D.
RECORD STORE
PHILIPP PRIEBE
MOVEMENTS IN AN EMPTY DEPARTMENT STORE
Philipp Priebe's sublime album 'Movements In An Empty Department Store' on his own Stólar imprint delivers 8 track of emotive dub and deeply sublime house music. Recommended if you like the output of Lawrence and Rising Sun.
RECORD STORE
SURGEON - BALANCE
Balance pushes Surgeon into new avenues of electronic music — while remaining grounded in the techno aesthetic of his previous work, here Anthony Child absorbs a wider range of influences to create music attuned equally to the physical and the cerebral.
RECORD STORE
RAMJAC CORPORATION
BIBEC STUDIO EXTRACTS 1994 - 1995
'Bibec Studio Extracts 1994 - 1995' is an Inverted Audio exclusive cassette packing five potent dabs of acid house, experimental and dub electronics produced by Ramjac Corporation.
Side-A features three extracts recorded at Bibec Studios in Farringdon plus 'Definitely Dub', a heady dub collaboration with MC Milo Lapis - who provided vocals on Ramjac's iconic 90's track 'Cameroon Massif!'. Side-B features a vibrant 29-minute live jam 'Emergency Override'.
Designed by Tom Durston the inside cover features a photo of Ramjac's live reel-to-reel performance at the Inverted Audio curated stage Campfire Headphase at Farr Festival 2018. The cassette will be on sale at the free to attend event located in Peckham's Holdrons Arcade.
