lp of max d on 1432r

dawit follows up his recent future times dawit & dolo single with a stunner of an ep on his own label. stretched out soul, dizzy hand drums, and silky vocals abound on corona. gravity flexes, new life bops, sufferation dub glides on a deep bassline, and dawit shows off his cords in lunas medley. certified fresh.

ocobaya s debut features psychedelic house and techno from washington dc. raw warehouse weaponry, slinky hypnosis, and fearlessly bent electronics all work in lockstep on this release. sharp angles and buoyant vibes make for diverse functionality on the dance floor.

label heads zem suyung and sami join forces to present their debut ep as samisuyung. gorgeous melodies are underpinned by heavy duty basslines throughout, making this a record that tenderly balances sweet and sinister. hallucinatory sound design provides the backbone, stomping club rhythms give it legs.

rbchmbrs debuts with a stunning, gnarled take on drum & bass. dystopian soundscapes, jagged rhythms, warped breaks and forlorn vocal samples abound here, with a wicked sense for funk underlying the whole release. killer at 45 or 33 rpm..

the “in my sleep” ep by endeguena mulu aka e.r. is psychedelic, spiritual and uplifiting release.

ethiopian records (born endeguena mulu) is a musician based in addis ababa, ethiopia. mulu first started making music while in high school, experimenting with a wide spectrum of sound palettes. his tastes and influences are as varied as his productions, ranging from traditional ethiopian folk music, to the dub heavy electronics of mala.

rough and rugged house for those who love delroy edwards, omar s, ace mo & moma ready and the dirtier end of kdj and theo parrish.

1432r follow up that sosa tharpa (repress coming soon) belter with this insane eps worth of amazing us techno from analog tara

alongside james bangura / black rave culture, sosa tharpa is part of an incredibly exciting crew of new washington dc producers doing great things with house and techno.

washington dc s 1432 r follow up that max d album with a 12inch blast of pacey yet intricate techno from jackson ryland. essential for fans of the controlled chaos of karenn and late 90s underground resistance. belter!

over the last 20 years, tara rodgers has had a wide-ranging and prolific career as a multi-instrumentalist composer and music scholar. shes studied with sonic experimentalists maggi payne, fred frith, and pauline oliveros, shes self-released 6 lps and 6 eps of electronic music, and shes got tracks on move ds source records and the le tigre remix 12inch. the new fundamentals ep is her first release under the analog tara moniker in 15 years, delivering funky techno from analog sources.

rbchmbrs returns to 1432r with another mind bending dance ep. passports barges in with a mean kick drum and a manic attitude, slammin and trippin its way through sweaty samples. sliced mangos follows behind with more madness, a swaggering polyrhythm beneath a sicko loop. the b-side sees rbchmbrs slide back into freaky break mode. a cleaned up, bugged out update to the drum n bass featured on his first record. club tested and approved!

with production credits for pan, ppu, and future times, it’s been a busy year for dawit eklund, winding up to this fully-fledged debut on the label he co-founded. litchi juice is funk-laced ‘gully club music’, channelling inspiration from theo and pepe. on the flip, the psychedelic menace of lies are chic is influenced heavily by herbie hancock and tony allen records. ace, warmly recommended.

e.r. returns to 1432 r with letu sinega.

on tuff ruff the ethiopian producer blends cultural vocals and swirling synths with a masenqo lute, giving the track its worldly flair. the composition - a seifu-described mix of ethiopian folk and uk garage, doesnt feel like a dance song theres an ancestral vibe at work, something richer than the typical oontz oontz youd hear in nightclubs. as a result, tuff ruff isnt weird at all. just approach it with an open mind.

totally fresh 4 track 12 by ethiopian born and based artist mikael seifu - bluntly put under the house tag here, but in fact a melting pot of styles is coming together on this beauty. limited pressing. born and raised in addis ababa, seifu attended the french school lycee guebre-mariam as a child, and went on to study music production at ramapo college of new jersey. mikael seifu is an electronic music producer & performer from ethiopia. seifus music is a fusion of ethiopian folk, uk garage & his own dream brew, which he calls ethiopian electronic. his debut ep, yarada lij, draws from a long list of musical influences including endeguena mulu, ben neill, burial, zion rebels, and r.f. 1432 r is an independent record label based in washington dc.