Flittie - sound of mind (Self-Released)
Seattle seraphim of fantasy sophistipop, Flittie has entered the chat with her single sound of mind, heralding the news of her forthcoming debut EP, Guardienne. These are songs for floating off into the nostalgia of past profound passion. Ethereal, emotional, and effusive.
Drumset & Del Hale - Lead / Dismissed (Program Audio)
Del Hale (aka Miss Twink USA) teams up with Drumset on Bay Area outlet Program Audio. One track by each artist, accompanied by respective remixes, deliver true midwest techno sensibilities to the acclaimed S.F. label. Cybernetic frequencies for releasing somatic tension.
Clearcast - Again… but Faster (Vitamin1000)
You can tell Clearcast has spent their fair share of time on Bay Area Rapid Transit with Again... but Faster. Fleet-footed tech meets speedy, dreamy UKG à la Wisdom Teeth opting for careful calculation of destination over wreckless lightspeed warping, dappling space space along the way.
“Again... but Faster sits in the minimal end of modern UKG. Sparse, rolling and hypnotic, this tune has been a mainstay in my sets for a few years now, and I'm glad it's finally found a home with my Vitamin1000 family.” -Clearcast
The remix by Zero Idea's Even Faster Dub gets caught in it's own gravitational pull, building tension before breaking free of orbit, overall balancing the payload of this release quite nicely.
C Powers “Ms Mx” - Pressurized Edging Chamber (Fixed Rhythms)
The forthcoming return of Portland-based C Powers "Ms Mx" to the Fixed Rhythms roster. This bombastic slab of extraterrestrial ass-shakers features Cecilia's signature acidic electro-techno-house, specifically designed to resist heteronormative club culture.
Digital and vinyl releases August 20th.
Darlynn - Dyke Den (Dark Entries Records)
I actually don't know what more you need to know about this record besides the fact that Bored Lord and her wife collaborated on an RnB-pop-dance record expressing the story of their love and growth together, forthcoming on Dark Entries Records. The lead single Make Yr Move, is irresistibly sexy, sensual, romantic, and groovy all at the same time.
Vinyl and digital available August 21st.
sachi’s mirror - Talking In A Different Way (Constellation Tetsu)
Oakland-based sachi's mirror reveals yet another shining star amidst the Constellation Tatsu discography. Talking In A Different Way is modern pop music at it's finest, experimentally combining neo-classical, trip hop, and new age ambience in an incredibly expressive record, meditating on adapting oneself in an ever-changing world.
Available physically on cassette and CD.
noRecall - Anaphret (Ommaya Records)
Ommaya Records co-founder noRecall returns to his home court for the label's 25th boundary pushing release. Groaning breakbeat monstrosities anchor disparate atmospheres to subterranean frequencies with groundbreaking vision.
Memories invoked, like a page scribbled with drawings and ideas still in development, growing and evolving on the page, but ready to become more than their 2D selves." -Kekoa Knief aka noRecall
Sammi® - G-Ridez & Loops Vol. 1 (N.O.B.I.A.S)
Another instant classic from the NO BIAS crew. Streetwise and steezy, Sammi® drops 10-tracks of easy, breezy house and breaks prepped and ready for just about any club occassion.
Teen Daze - Exactly / Drum Work (Easy Listening Recordings)
Vancouver B.C.'s Teen Daze departs from the introspective and atmospheric productions he's become well known for under this alias, taking a chance on peaktime club tracks.
“I wanted to challenge myself to make something at a speed that I felt was out of my comfort zone.”
Although more club-forward house music is to be expected under his Pacific Coliseum moniker, Jamison Isaak has offered up something unique amongst his catalog here, taking experimental approaches to producing as a means of creatively breaking his typical format.
Jay Tripwire - Neurofeedback: (Self-Released)
Maddening minimalism from one of the best in the West. Punchy, textural, and infectious Neurofeedback: is a playful bunch of rubbery beats with unmistakeable Tripwire steeze. As functional as they are experimental, this collection oozes with groove.
Belay - S/T (Double Take Discs)
Portland duo Monotrope and JOIA team up as Belay for their debut self-titled full length album on their own Double Take Discs imprint. Basslines warped under their own pressure give way to syncopated breaks, fusing the sensibilities of UKG and West Coast bass music. The result is melodic, bass heavy grooves for peak hours.
Good Question - The Feels EP (hindsight)
S.F.-based Good Question drops two fitful, jazzy cuts via L.A.'s hindsight imprint, with remixes by Muted Forms and label-head Pheek. Pensive, minimal, and deep tech house tunes, full of heady functionalism.