Release date: June 25/21

After his triumphant ‘The Ego Death’ EP with Ronald Christoph, label boss Ben Spalding returns to PuzzleProjectsMusic with another dynamite dance floor collab - a little slice of acid mind-melt entitled '9AM Madness', alongside Italian artist Ranka.

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As the 20th label release for PuzzleProjectsMusic, this deceptively simple track is an immediate winner, combining a perfect reverb-heavy beat, a neatly filtered tribal conga line, and delay-laden disco claps, '9AM Madness' properly announces itself after 90 seconds with an acid flex and sizzling hi-hats. And it's some entrance, thanks to that wobbling, almost narcotic bassline.

From there the intensity slowly builds through spoken word snippets and cleverly panned percussion creating a wonderfully hypnotic deep groove. The artful suspense finally gives way to a truly hedonistic breakdown: all sunrise melodies, dropped beats, and that slamming acid break creating a euphoric hands-in-the-air crescendo.

Straddling the genre gap between tech-house, deep house, and acid, the aptly named '9AM Madness' is perfect sunrise material for the wide-awake and wonky club. But thanks to its restrained structure, it's equally adaptable as a set opener or a mid-set thumper.

With support from some of the major heavyweights in the scene, 9AM Madness will without question, be a main fix in track libraries of the tech & deep house scene.

Release date: June 18/21

'Finding Rainbows' a surging deep techno cut with paranoid vocals pacing about the mix. Lead vocals channel the deadpan darkness of Depeche Mode while acid flashes and a tight bassline bring real detonation over the eight-minute trip.

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Release date: June 18/21

A tune for restless nights & for the after-hours....perhaps for introspection and a little letting go. Lush with subtle textures, delicate percussive layers, & warm atmospherics, it's with great pleasure that we begin our week with the title track & first single from Vienna-based artist Transient Lines & his upcoming 5-track EP, 'Calm Unrest'. A testament to his drive as a musician, arising from a certain inner restlessness, with which surely many of us resonate.

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The musical output of Vienna-based electronic producer Transient Lines is shaped by both his past experience as a guitarist in various bands in the rock/metal genre and his love for listening to and exploring electronic soundscapes that developed over the course of the last few years.

His recent release, a 5 track EP entitled 'Calm Unrest', is rich of subtle textures, atmospheric depth, and dancefloor rhythms – a distillation and refinement of his previous work which comprises 2019’s Myriads EP and a full-length album, 'Asetelma', in 2020.

Written, recorded, and edited over the course of four months in his home studio at the turn of this past new year, Calm Unrest is a testimony to his drive as a musician, arising from a certain inner restlessness. At the same time, the contradictory title aims to describe a felt quietude and peace whilst getting lost in the process of creating music. The whole record is an attempt to blend a melancholic ground colour with euphoric and cheerful elements. A mood that is very tangible throughout the entire release.

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This month we present you N.O.B.A from Paris with a special 2h mix.

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Release date: June 11/21

London-based producer, composer, DJ, & engineer Dom Howard aka Ruckspin continues to make bold strides in his uniquely varied territory of electronic creation. As his inaugural Getting Deeper feature, he showcases a more rhythmic, uptempo side with catchy breakbeat & uplifting vocal chops in today's premiere of Rushing, the title track from his new EP on Elswick Records.

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‘Rushing' featuring Quark & Lylli sees him collaborate again with two of the artists who featured on his recent album ‘Songs For The Time Being’, this time with an uptempo footwork-inspired track that twists and turns from acoustic guitar ambience to breakneck vocal chops. ‘Raw ft Stamina’ features the veteran vocal stylings of one of the most well-known MCs in Drum & Bass, dropping into a brutal bass-driven half-tempo punisher that sits somewhere in the Venn diagram between DnB, Hiphop and Future Bass. ‘Buchu ft Motsa & Armour’ is a dark mid-tempo pulsing dance track that combines disparate sounds from senegalese vocal chants and thumb pianos, to organ bass, beatbox, and funk breaks.

True to form, Ruckspin has delivered a sonically warm EP of tracks that defy genre boundaries with his signature production aesthetic.

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Ruckspin has released music on a variety of electronic music labels. His performances have taken him on live & DJ tours across the world as Ruckspin, one half of Author, and as producer/engineer for Submotion Orchestra. He currently works closely with Ninjatune, Cavendish & other labels and publishers, and has recently released a debut solo album, 'Songs For The Time Being'.

Release date: June 11/21

Beginning our week is a special feature from audiovisual explorer Boris Acket off his first official solo offering 'Home' on dutch imprint De Lichting. Up till now, his career has been marked by more cerebral project-oriented work, but this multi-chapter ambient album manifested from a very personal headspace. We are pleased to share with you 'Shadow of Monstera Deliciosa', one of 7 extended cuts from this very deep multi-sensory body of work.

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----- About Boris Acket

Boris Acket is a contemporary artist, composer & director specialized in multidisciplinary projects within music, installation-art, performance & film. Acket operates as a conductor of creative processes, residing within complex systems in which artist, space & medium connect as one. His works and performances were exhibited at NXT Museum, Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Amsterdam Dance Event, De School, Down The Rabbit Hole, Wildeburg, Lowlands, Van Gogh Museum, Frame Lab & DGTL Festival and featured on Resident Advisor, NRC, Volkskrant, Het Parool, Subbacultcha & 3voor12. Collaborators are, among others, 4DSound, Colin Benders, Klangstof, Rogier van der Zwaag, Joep Beving, Salvador Breed, Oceanic, De School, Robbert van der Bildt and Maarten Vos.

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Boris Acket’s first official solo offering home is a significant departure from his previous work. Up till now, his career has been marked by more cerebral project-oriented work, but this multi-chapter ambient album actually manifested from a very personal headspace.

Acket met visual artist Vincent Rang last year and in their mutual acquaintance, he found out Rang’s work had a lot in common with his own. Like with Acket’s use of field recordings, Rang works with materials he’s only able to control to a certain extent. By manipulating substance, color and placing, he’s essentially creating these living underwater paintings. These ‘aqua-ecosystems’ are nevertheless bound to the laws of physics, gravity and nature, which is precisely the point.

HOME performed Live at Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw:

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Release date: June 11/21

As a follow up to his stunning Helical Scan release in April & Celadon EP in March - both of which we premiered here, our UK friend & ultra-talent, Mattr, returns as our very special guest with another melancholic slice of electronica featuring stuttering, rhythmic vocal chops, heavy saturated drum patterns and lush ethereal pads. This is Eitas on Matt's self-made imprint, Loft & Sound.

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Mattr aka Matthew Clugston is a leftfield house, breaks, and techno producer as well as a superbly talented motion graphics artist from Birmingham, now living in London. With residencies dating back to his hometown at Code with Steve Lawler as well as supporting gigs for Sasha & Danny Tenaglia, Mattr shared decks with the likes of Tale of Us & Jamie Jones before hosting his own events with fellow innovator Alex Banks as well as Maxxi Soundsystem, and XXXY, to name a few. It was from there that he made the move to Berlin to study music production & performance and where he'd form a friendship with label partner, Max Winstanley (Lewyn Stan)who he paired up with to launch their Helical Scan imprint.

After years honing his sound, Matthew went on to release his first album along with several other productions on Faceless Recordings, TrippyCode, Ozono, and CRR, garnering support from Amé, Guy Gerber, Anja Schneider, Nick Warren, Rodriguez Jr, & the legendary Laurent Garnier.

25 years after first cutting his teeth DJing tech house & breaks, Mattr's broad musical palette often draws him closer to the more emotive side of electronic music, finding deep resonance with forward-thinking artists like Max Cooper, Jon Hopkins, Tourist, Overmono, Fourtet, Phon.O and Radioactive Man, whom you'll hear plenty of in his consistent & beautifully diverse mix series.

We first had the pleasure of getting to know today's guest in Oct 2020 when we premiered 'Fathom', the title cut from his 5-track EP on Shadow Puppet. With an evolving sound encompassing Colombian rhythms, electro blends, dazzling synth lines and his own vocal touches, he portrays a sense of magical realism in his original productions. Split between Bogotá & London, we are pleased to present OKRAA with a mega groove-inducing, offbeat, hip-hop, acid-infused one hour guest mix, including a new unreleased track of his own, a perfect kickstart to the summery times ahead.

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During his career, OKRAA's tracks have been played on BBC Radio 1, KEXP, NTS Radio and Rinse FM. Press reviews include Resident Advisor, DJ MAG, Mixmag, and VICE, among others. During his career, he has performed at Pop Kultur Festival (Berlin), SXSW (Austin, TX), Mutek, Festival Estéreo Picnic and has toured through the UK, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia, Mexico and Colombia.

His sound has evolved through the years, always taking the Colombian rhythms imprinted on his DNA to the language of different genres of electronic music. He has always pushed his sound further into experimentation with every release, taking listeners through a diverse journey during the listening process. For his compositions, Juan decided to stay away from computers and digital workstations, working with an MPC Live + numerous synth modules, in the aim of coming up with an end-product that reflects the sound of his live performances. Thumping electro blends with cununo samples and dazzling synth lines to portray Magical Realism.

He has won the 'Bogotá, Capital creativa de la música' national composition award + a 'Best Electronic Artist' nomination in Colombia's most important music awards (SHOCK awards).

After having his 2020 EP release entitled ‘Fathom’ receive great exposure, including a premiere of the title track on Getting Deeper, 2021 and 2022 come up with several releases lined up already on different local and international labels to be announced soon.

Release date: June 2/21

We begin the week with a whimsical wildlife-inspired groover - a remix from Kermesse of Okuma's Basoa - on Vienna-based imprint down. A lovely little trip through jungle harmonies & playful percussion.

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While paradise-colored birds chirp from the trees and the moss-green lianas rustle to the beat of the wind, our boat glides gently down on the waves of the river. The symphony of the jungle enchants us with its very own harmony, chaotic and yet perfectly in tune.

Suddenly a pair of shining eyes piles up in the shallows of the water, followed by a monumental mouth full of crooked, grinning teeth. Amazed and curious, we recognize the silhouette of a hippopotamus that, with wobbling ears, tells us to follow its path.

Fascinated by the wild power of nature, we lag behind our new friend, while we hear a soothing sound from the distance, accompanied by a tremendous shaking of the earth.

As we slowly get closer to the scenery, we can hardly believe our eyes: an entire horde of hippos wiggles their hips up and down to the mesmerizing sound of a trumpet. Moved by this sight, we thank our friend and let ourselves carry away by the music.

The story above describes quite well the feelings we had in mind, while we first listened to the two tracks of the sympathetic swiss duo okuma. It was clear to us, that an EP had to be the result of this experience.

Moon’s Voyager, JPattersson, Kermesse and Kusht complement this tale with their beautiful interpretations. We want to thank all artists involved in this great release as well as Kilian Van de Water for the refreshing artwork and Haunted Water for the smooth mastering.

Release date: May 21/21

Russian imprint Hidden Vibes welcomes back local producer Tuba Twooz with his new Illusion EP featuring the title track as today's premiere.

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Tuba Twooz duo, known for their releases on Sabo's Sol Selectas and Nick Warren's The SoundGarden (#16 on Beatport's organic house & downtempo section), is back to the home label Hidden Vibes with a brand new 'Illusion EP' including remix by Laroz (Diynamic, Camel Riders).