Julian Perez
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Stepback Records next release sees the Moot Tapes and Made Magnetic boss Polytunnel making his debut for the Edinburgh based label. Polytunnel goes deep into electro made for dance floors.His style of melodic electro mixed with breakbeat influenced acid has seen his music gain acclaim from the likes of Mixmag, DJ Mag, Inverted Audio, XLR8R and supported by the late great Andrew Weatherall on his much-missed NTS show, Musics Not for Everyone. Previously released on labels including We’re Going Deep, Seventh Sign Recordings and Childsplay with support from the likes of Truncate, Dan Curtin, Placid, Vladimir Ivkovic, Marvel Dettmann, Ame and more.

After a long period of significant changes, comes a release that will set a mark on the label, in this pack the tempo has risen up, the usual chords, delays & reverbs this time evoke (till a certain point) an almost extinct sound where techno and trance manage to go hand in hand in a stylized and subtle way that in today´s field is hard to find. This release, aside from being the artist's first solo reference, also marks an evolution of the label's sound towards new horizons without losing the essence that has characterized the brand from the beginning.Long live the 10th.

M.A.P. pays homage to the late great DJ P-Dog, one half of D.I.E, with a True Detroit Story. Two versions of a 313 tale as told by P-Dog, with an additional Maaco instrumental. Also comes with a bonus banger in the form of You Gone Get Down. Essential!

2023 Repress! The Canadian duo M.S.L. debuts on the Clone Dub Series with a heady 4 track ep. Produced by Priori and his partner Edouard Le, the duo delivers tracks that walk the fine line between classic headphone IDM and tripped-out early morning dance floor cuts with bleepy arpeggios, soaring strings, and shards of melodies. Very reminiscent of early F-com releases, The Black Dog, and our own harbor city duo Duplex's early works on Dub and Clone Records. A beautiful release that has been overlooked by many!

A new Glasgow label Future State opens its doors with an EP from one of the city’s finest, the inimitable Pigeon Steve. It’s a certified trip throughout, whether it’s the acid-tinged breakbeats of the opening track ‘Do You Wish To Be Saved?’ or the hypnotic chug of ‘Chuffalump’ and ‘Trancit (Hypno Mix)’. The record closes out in fine style with ‘Polemico’, a techno-trance beauty with some serious bassweight.

Ghost Recs returns with a naughty 3 tracker by the UK based duo Jive Talk - the A-side of which The Ghost have been spinning most gigs since receiving the dubplate cut promo in late 2021. Vids of said tune have created a veritable feeding frenzy in Track ID groups. Speculation of its origins can now be put to rest. It’s new. It’s on their label. And it’s absolutely essential!