DESTIINO - 'rem(ii)xes' EP [LN065]

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Label: Lumière Noire Records (https://soundcloud.com/lumierenoirerecords)

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One year after the release of ii, Destiino’s acclaimed second album released in Spring 2025 on Lumière Noire, the tormented and cinematic side project of Yuksek returns with a new remix EP featuring three essential names from the contemporary electronic scene: Lauer, Léonie Pernet and Marina Trench.

Conceived as a nocturnal and free-flowing reinterpretation of ii, the rem(ii)xes EP expands Destiino’s singular universe of synthetic melancholy, romantic tension and hazy dancefloor escapism.

A longtime affiliate of the Lumière Noire family, Lauer delivers a hypnotic remix infused with kosmische textures and cold-disco grooves.

Meanwhile, Léonie Pernet reshapes the original material into something more organic and emotionally charged, while Marina Trench brings a sensual club-driven interpretation balancing mutant house rhythms with elegant late-night energy.

The EP will be released on June 26th, just one day before Destiino’s appearance at La Crème Festival (Villefranche-sur-Mer), where he will perform a special b2b DJ set with CHLOÉ, founder of Lumière Noire.

Balancing introspective electronics with dancefloor intensity, the rem(ii)xes EP offers another glimpse into the many facets of Pierre-Alexandre Busson (aka Yuksek) whose creative universe extends far beyond club culture, spanning film scoring, photography and a wide-ranging body of artistic collaborations.

All tracks originally composed, performed and produced by Pierre-Alexandre Busson.

Mastered by Benjamin Joubert.

Published by Chativesle.

Artwork by Dune Lunel Studio.

Photo by Pierre-Alexandre Busson.

New mix by DJ producer Nicodemo!

Vincenzo Bilotti, crafts a sophisticated sound blending synths, percussion, disco grooves, and hypnotic electronic textures. His eclectic approach moves fluidly across genres and BPMs, shaped by a deep interest in ethnic rhythms and experimental sound design.

Since 2015, he has been a regular presence at Le Cannibale in Milan. In 2017, he co-founded Somewhere, an itinerant curatorial project between Calabria and various Italian locations,

hosting artists such as Carl Craig, Kerri Chandler, Mall Grab, Ross From Friends, and DJ Seinfeld.

In 2020, alongside Volantis, he founded Alzaya Records, a Milan-based label focused on the new Italo underground movement, IDM, house, and techno. His productions have received

support from international music media, with releases including Radio Meccanica EP, Spaziotempo EP, and Tutta la Notte on Polifonic Records.

Nicodemo just released You Are Sleeping EP on Alzaya Records, exploring leftfield house, dub, and psychedelic atmospheres through hypnotic grooves and cinematic sound design, backed by Domenico Rosa and Aldonna remixes.

Various - Ensō series Vol 2 - アシッドの道 - The Way of Acid (WABISABI002)

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Label: Wabi Sabi Records (https://soundcloud.com/wabisabirecordsberlin)

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Wabi-Sabi Records embraces imperfection, incompleteness, and the ephemeral essence of sound. The second chapter of the Ensō Series, “アシッドの道 - The way of Acid” is raw and hypnotic acid house journey where undulating acid lines, relentless grooves, and altered states of consciousness intertwine.

Takuya Matsumoto - Song Of The Ocean EP

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Label: Inhale Exhale Records (https://soundcloud.com/inhaleexhalerec)

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Japanese DJ and producer Takuya Matsumoto has quietly established himself as one of the most distinctive voices to emerge from Japan’s contemporary house scene.

Known for his warm, deeply musical approach to production, Matsumoto blends classic house

sensibilities with jazz, funk and soulful influences, crafting records that balance dancefloor functionality with rich musicality. Through releases on respected international labels like Clone’s Jack For Daze and Royal Oak, Vibes and Pepper, and Fina he’s built a reputation for refined grooves, elegant arrangements and a timeless approach to house music.

Across the six tracks Matsumoto once again radiantly showcases the depth of his production skills as the project sonically traverses Balearic-tinged House, bouncy acid-laced electro, cosmic nu-disco, breaks driven jungle and dub infused deep house.

ZentaSkai - John (ft. Laura Merino)

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Label: MASK Records (https://soundcloud.com/mskbrln)

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Berlin-based producer ZentaSkai returns with ‘John’, a four-track vinyl-only EP focused on analog texture, dub-inflected atmospherics, and disciplined techno structure. Active since 1997 and operating Mask Records and its parent label, Zaijenroots, from his Berlin studio, he continues to refine a sound shaped by spatial control and steady, architectural pacing. Tracks unfold patiently, elements are introduced with intent, and nothing feels excessive.

Setting the tone with Cuddling Monsters’ partner, Laura Merino Allue, A1 features phased melodic textures and crisp percussion that gradually lock in the rhythm. A2 develops a filtered synth motif over a steady four-to-the-floor rhythm, revealing its full weight before pulling back. B1 is the most direct cut, driven by a firm, punchy beat and sharp rhythmic detailing built for peak-time focus, while B2 closes with rising string layers over a dub framework, balancing warmth and precision in a clean, measured finish.

With releases on Jerome Sydenham’s Ibadan Records and upcoming collaborations including Cuddling Monsters with Laura Merino Allue and a joint project with Thomas Grun for Rhythm Trax Austria, ZentaSkai’s work sits comfortably between minimal experimentation and functional dancefloor design. Supported by artists such as Richie Hawtin, Joseph Capriati, Marcel Dettmann, Luke Slater, Laurent Garnier, and DVS1, he maintains a consistent presence within the underground without chasing trends.

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Label: Vitamin1000 Recordings (https://soundcloud.com/vitamin1000)

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Nerve Ending is a tense, club-focused four-tracker, leaning into stripped, hypnotic techno structures, while draped in outer-worldly accents; mechanical yet human.

Brianna Paon, the New England based underground dance music DJ, producer, and DIY party starter announces the release of her latest EP, Nerve Ending, available now on digital platforms via San Francisco-based Vitamin1000 Recordings.

Nerve Ending is a tense, club-focused four-tracker, leaning into stripped, hypnotic techno structures, while draped in outer-worldly accents; mechanical yet human. According to the artist, “Nerve Ending represents endurance, growth and sheer will power… this exertion is meant to be felt and channeled, whether introspectively, or on the dance floor, unapologetically.”

The project includes standout cuts such as “Dirt Devil”, a grinding, frenzied peak-time offering fabricated with swirling, abrasive textures over a tech house laced low-end groove and the title track “Nerve Ending” introducing the EP with its most confrontational moment, rhythmically insistent broken techno cut with a metallic edge.

Artist Quote - "'Nerve Ending' represents endurance, growth and sheer will power — a testament to what can be unearthed in the face of unremitting physical and material setbacks. This exertion is meant to be felt and channeled, whether introspectively, or on the dance floor, unapologetically. Both rooted in nostalgia and fueled by the future, this release toys with classic sounds pried apart by signature outer-world accents."

Four years on from the release of her acclaimed debut solo album, International Love Affair, Tigerbalm returns to Ubiquity Recordings with the thrillingly impressive and kaleidoscopic ‘Bubblegum Discos’. Real name Rose Robinson, has been busy, popping up on Razor-N-Tape, Wonderwheel Recordings, Music For Dreams and 2020 Vision’s Crazy P Curates series. Even so, ‘Bubblegum Discos’ delivers a refreshed, finessed and bolder evolution of her trademark global-infused nu-disco sound. Reflective of a new-found confidence in her own creative credentials and a desire to work with a vast array of hand-picked musicians and vocalists, the album strengthens and clarifies Tigerbalm’s signature sound, delivering a vibrant musical vision rendered in high definition. Seemingly painted in even more vivid and sonic colours, with 21st century tropical disco songs prioritised over club-focused instrumentals, ‘Bubblegum Discos’ is a set designed and structured to showcase interpretations of two of her most cherished musical inspirations – Brazilian musical culture, and vintage dancefloor workouts from the African continent – infused with nods to Italo-disco, proto-house, Soca and the fusion work of Jasper Van’t Hof.

The first half of the album leans into Tigerbalm’s South American influences: ‘Nayar’ is a lightly reggaeton-inspired nu-disco excursion crafted alongside Napoli scene stalwart Giorgio Lopez. Bright, breezy and dancefloor-ready, it’s followed by the Clavinet-sporting Brazilian disco rush of ‘Diga Me’, where regular vocalist Joy Tyson ¬sings in Portuguese above an infectious backing track co-produced by Michele Charivarini. The Italian multi-instrumentalist lends a hand, too, on the sun-soaked samba-disco colour of ‘Vera En Paraty’, a brilliantly breezy and life-affirming affair fronted by vocalist Melodie Correira. Robinson delivers her first ever lead vocal on the partly improvised ‘Coco Makako’, a synth-heavy slab of South American neo-boogie/proto-house fusion featuring guitar and keys from Crazy P’s Jim Baron.

The album then turns towards the African continent, with additional guest vocalists and collaborators stepping up to join the fun. Chief amongst these is sometime Afriquoi performer Andre Espeut. He first makes is presence felt on two tracks: recent single ‘Pura Vida’, where he delivers lyrics in Lingala that are full of hope, love and inspiration, before returning for percussion-rich closer ‘Conga’, a thrillingly heavyweight fusion of Afro-centric disco rhythms, weighty dub disco bass and far-sighted flashes of synthesised colour. Sandwiched in between you’ll find two of the album’s undoubted highlights: Tigerbalm joins forces with Montreal-based Haitian vocalist and musical fusionist Waahli on ‘Do Da Soca’, a hybrid central American/South American disco workout rich in heady horn arrangements and impeccable musical flourishes from the returning Michele Charivarini. Then there’s ‘Afro-Disco’ with popular Afro-house and Afrobeats vocalist Idd Aziz, a body-popping-friendly workout that re-frames early NYC electro and 80s Hugh Masekela jams for a 21st century nu-disco audience.

Label: Death Decay Magic (https://soundcloud.com/deathdecaymagic)

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Black Light Smoke returns with ‘The Basement’, releasing 16th June via his Death Decay Magic label. a new release built around multiple evolutions of a track that has already become a standout in his live sets. An alias of Emmy Award-winning composer, producer, and musician Jordan Lieb, Black Light Smoke operates between house, techno, minimal synth, and post-punk, with releases on Turbo Recordings, Scissor and Thread, and Zone, alongside performances at BPM Festival, fabric, and Robot Heart.

Denver's Little Brother - Inspiration du Silence

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Label: Syrinx Music (https://soundcloud.com/syrinx_music)

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Denver's Little Brother's "Inspiration du Silence" series on Syrinx Music finally comes to a close: the three EPs released since late 2025 eventually shape an album altogether, complete with a new track, "Monk". This new addition to the series furthers the same threads as the previous releases, showcasing Denver's Little Brother's signature sound, taking cues from dreamy IDM, sharp breaks, moody textures & more.

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Label: Rhythm People Recordings: https://www.instagram.com/rhythmpeoplerecordings

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Following the success of 'Boomah', the inaugural release by new imprint Rhythm People Recordings, Barrio B (Dublin-born, London-based DJ/Producer Barry O’Brien) returns with new single "Nsa Yuka", featuring vocalist Ameh Fashi & percussionist Basil Isaac.