DJ EXS
Energy Rush EP

New London-based label Plasticity Records hits the ground running with a hard-hitting, dancefloor-focused VA featuring four varied tracks, connected by a raw, propulsive sound thread running throughout.Kicking off the A side is established Barcelona-based duo Nulek & Roto with Eternal Space — a stuttering, pitch-black techno/electro piece featuring an ominous vocal that sends shivers down your spine. Rounding out this side is Study Nights by Uruguayan talent Flhez, leaning heavily into the country’s rich musical tradition with plenty of spooky synths and rough analogue textures.Over on the B side, Barcelona-based Romanian Mar.C delivers Not Normal — a tough-as- nails, EBM-tinged techno number that’s sure to get any dancefloor moving. Last up is the broken and decidedly wonky Nuclear Era from Lima-based Venezuelan purveyor of all things percussive and leftfield, Acid Charlie.

UK producer Smev lands on X2SEE with a scintillating five track EP - a cosmic journey characterised by contrasting feelings and emotions, bridging the void into an alternative reality...

Burnski's Constant Sound is very nearly at 50 releases and not one of them has ever dipped below essential levels of quality. Kepler has been a regular contributor to this fine catalogue and returns with more of his shuffling, playful and charming garage cuts. 'Recall' manages to be both deep and driving, with cute chord stabs and a smart vocal sample that adds the r&b gloss. 'Flavour' has those old school stabs and filthy basslines and 'Loft Groove' is a bouncy, low-slung number with organic percussion. Closing out another high-grade offering is 'Don't Stop' which brings some dubby chords to a slick, punchy house rhythm. Pure class.

Burnski's Constant Sound is back with more badman garage madness and this time it is Dennis Quinn in charge. 'Good Stuff' opens up with mad raw beats and menacing low ends, then 'Damage' picks up the pace with a mix of sleazy vocal samples and metallic hits. 'Sweatshop is a bumpy house cut with long-legged drums and swirling pads that bring the feel good vibes and 'Major Minority' shuts down with a more late-night sound, intriguing melodies and thudding kicks that you will not be able to ignore.

Small or significant, material, immaterial, items define much of our daily life. We are in the 𝙚𝙧𝙖 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.𝙄𝙏𝙀𝙈𝙄𝙎𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙁The first item in the catalogue, hardware evangelist and live performer Otis.Presenting sounds for the higher self: 𝙍𝙚𝙙 𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙊𝙩𝙞𝙨. Built for dark rooms and soggy limbs. A devout purveyor of hardware and analogue, Otis’ revered live performances are greedy with drive and dance. Machine-led but felt in toes and gut. His live act craft can be traced through this EP garnering influence from industrial, early 2000s electro and progressive trance. Sweat as currency the common thread.This, another item for your dance directory. Trinket thing piece music. A keepsake.

Formed in 1992 by vocalist Mark Diston and DJ Curtis Lewis in Cheltenham, Bass Cadets made waves with their bold electronic sound and DIY spirit. This 4-track EP captures their boundary-pushing, genre-blurring style. Nearly 30 years later, it finally lands on vinyl via Relic. Timeless, raw, and long overdue.