Review: T4T LUV NRG knows how to curate a vibe, and Bored Lord's latest creation is a testament to that. Visionary Oakland's Bored Lord, aka DJ Daria, brought us one of her most extensive releases to date "Name It". As you dive into this musical journey, you'll feel a sense of spirituality woven into every beat and synth. It's like a sonic cathedral where the dancefloor becomes a sacred space, and the music is the gospel that unites us all. It's a reminder that the roots of rave are still firmly in place, even as we journey into uncharted musical territories. In the midst of all the euphoria, Bored Lord gently reminds us that love isn't just a bed of roses. It's the pain, the growth, the acceptance, and the transformation. It's the profound belief that there's more to this world than suffering and isolation. Love is the peace we find amidst the chaos of living, and it doesn't just fall into our laps. We have to want it, we have to be ready for it, and when it arrives, we have to name it.
Review: Maya Bouldry-Morrison's first Octo Octa outing of 2021 is, as expected, rather good. Appearing on the T4T LUV NRG imprint she founded with life partner Eris Drew, the EP's three tracks wrap typically psychedelic and kaleidoscopic electronic sounds around tried-and-tested, club-ready grooves. While closing cut 'Spell For Nature' is a slow-build affair seemingly designed to begin sets - think long ambient intros, glassy-eyed distant piano sounds, whispered vocals and increasingly prominent beats - both 'Goddess Calling' and 'Find Your Way Home' are as tough as they are hallucinatory. Both see Bouldry-Morrison wrap drowsy pads and twisted electronic motifs around a mixture of crunchy house drums, sweaty breakbeats and - for a few heady moments - grooves seemingly inspired by early psy-trance.
Review: Having taken time out from production to create a fine mix for Fabric alongside life partner Octa Octa, Eris Drew returns to action with her most expansive collection of cuts since 2019's Raving Disco Breaks mixtape. As usual, there's plenty of energy and musical eclecticism on show, with the California-based producer variously serving up skittish breakbeat house hedonism (the deliciously retro-futurist silliness of 'Pick 'Em Up'), acid bass-sporting synth-house cheeriness ('Loving Clav'), sub-heavy, sample-laden peak-time rushes ('Show You Love' and barnstorming closing cut 'Quivering in Time'), and impossible-to-pigeonhole outings whose ideas and execution are undeniably impressive ('Baby' and 'Ride Free' are particularly good examples).
Review: We now dive into a very interesting selection from the T4T LUV NRG crew as they welcome Bored Lord inside for four tracks of post-breaks influenced creativity. The introduction of 'Everyday Together' sees a cool fusion of eerie vocal slices, hardcore chord samples, rattling drum breaks and a well processed body to give us an umphy start. Next, the place slows significantly for 'GNC NRG', a super choppy exhibition in breakbeat energy, before the dizzying disco drums and swirling arpeggio synths of 'Women's Wisdom' take us down a different direction altogether. Finally, we witness more originality on display as the pleasing pad melodies and choppy rhythms of 'So In Luv' round off the EP with an additional dash of delicacy for a perfect wind down.
Review: For the latest release on their all-action, psychedelic tinged T4T LUV NRG imprint, Eris Drew and Octa Octa have turned to a genuine rising star: sometime Non-Stop Rhythms contributor Gynoid 74 (real name Rae Hughes). In keeping with the artist's previous work, there's a nostalgic-but-trippy feel to the four cuts on show. Opener 'Shroom' is pleasingly mind-mangling, with mutant electronic motifs, ghostly chords and restless percussion fills rising above a hypnotising bassline. Peak-time pressure is supplied by the track that follows, the sample-rich, piano-sporting, breakbeat-powered release of 'Rain', while 'Approaching' joins the dots between immersive late-80s deep house and the drum machine-powered proto-house sounds that preceded it. Best of all, though, is the quirky, mid-tempo machine jam that is the odd-but-funky 'Chromatic'.
Review: T4T LUV NRG have unleashed a real beast with this new set from Introspekt, who brings us a vibrant display of new school garage delights. We begin with a catchy sample that any garage head will recognize in 'Deep Inside', which progresses into a super skippy roller, before the dream mix of 'Walk & Serve' strips things back to basics for a drum-driven shakedown. We dip into more nostalgic flavour next with 'Make Me Feel' then unloading a palpable display of high energy drum structures and moody chord progressions, before the EP is brought to a close on 'Temptation', a warbling waltz through squelching LFO melodies and stuttered drum struts, closing out this powerful collection with one last masterstroke.
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