Competition: Win a Test Press of Piezo's Discipline EP, forthcoming on Subaltern Records

It seems like a while since our last competition, so it's good to be returning in support of such a strong release from one of the hardest working new labels around. Due on vinyl on the 26th of May, and with Juno hosting the digital version exclusively on the from the 2nd of June, Subaltern's fifth release is perhaps their strongest yet, which is no mean feat considering a healthy roster of previous contributors which includes D-Operation Drop, Geode and LAS among others. Piezo's three track EP for the label - which includes a remix from Hedmuk mainstay Thelem that threatens to upstage the main event - sees the Italian producer/engineer flexing his acute attention to detail and drawing intricate grooves from the 140 template. It's refreshing to see a producer demanding more, and achieving so much as a result.



We've linked up with Piezo and the Subaltern crew to offer up the chance to nab a Test Press of the release ahead of its being available in shops. To enter, simply head over to the Hedmuk Facebook Page and follow the usual Like & Share instructions. And if you're still anxious to get your hands on an early copy of the 12", then you can grab a promo copy from the Subaltern online store.

The competition will end on Sunday the 18th of May, on which date a winner will be selected at random by an independent third party and announced via Facebook and Twitter.

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Mix: Demon - Physics Mix

His first solo 12" since starting the label two years ago, the 'Physics EP' sees Demon showcase a new maturity as he experiments across each cut with a different balance of bass, drums and midrange. Lead track 'Gravity' weighs in heavily with a soft-moulded sub lending the track's melodic drive, whilst 'Morning Glory' is a more characteristic dose of the kind of coarse mid-range upon which the label was founded. 'Molecule', meanwhile, sees the drums take the rein in driving out rolling rhythms, occasionally cut through with a clapped snare.



To support the release, the man himself hit us up with a 40 minute mix of tough material from the extended MUD family, which is available to stream and download below.

The 'Physics EP' [MUV008] will be released on the 16th of September 2013, in 12" vinyl and digital formats, and is available to pre-order now from the Macabre Unit Surus store.


Download: Demon - Physics Mix



Tracklist:

Catacombs & Knowledge - Old Town (District Remix) [Dub]
Slaven - Insurgent [Forthcoming MUD]
Biome - Infected [Dub]
Fifi Rong - Over You (Dcult Remix) [Ditto Music]
Demon - Physics [Forthcoming MUV]
Biome - Function [Dub]
Dcult - Red Matter [Dub]
Demon - Parachutes [Forthcoming MUV]
Rekta - Wavescape [MUD022]
Demon - Morning Glory [Forthcoming MUV]
Arkotypes - Panthera [Dub]
Occult - Replicant [Dub]
Geode - Jade [Smoke 024]
Biome - Wonderland VIP [Dub]
Demon - Break Point - [Dub]
Feonix - Firefly [Forthcoming MUD]
Nebula - Abraxas [Dub]
Biome - Genesis [Dub]
Piezo - Discipline [Dub]
Versa - Footsteps In Tibet [Forthcoming MUV]

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Competition: Win a test press of Piezo - Ptay / Ptay (Killawatt Remix) [NMR037]

Like an Italian Ipman, the engineering and sound design behind Piezo's work is exemplary. This latest release, coming from the Nomad Records stable, is no different, 'Ptay' is dripping in atmosphere and subtle touches - a rolled crash cymbal here, distant footstep there - as it rolls on rounded kicks and progresses through reams of hand percussion and synth lines that rise into the beat before falling away just as unannounced. Cinematic is a word that is too often overused, but it works here as the track holds down its own sense of narrative structure and breaks, happily, from any standardised outlay. Killawatt, an ideal selection for the remix duties, flattens out the kicks to a steady pound and leaves the whole thing dripping in dread atmospherics. What's astounding, again on that note of the subtle touch, is the amount of movement generated with just light touches of hi-hat and loose snares - from static beginnings, the beat gathers a momentum that feels like it might go on forever.

To be in with a chance of bagging an early test press of the release simply head over to the Hedmuk Facebook Page and Like and Share the above image to be entered. The competition will end on Thursday the 12th of September, and a winner will be selected at random by an independent third party before being announced via Facebook and Twitter.



Piezo - Ptay / Ptay (Killawatt Remix) will be released on 12" on September the 16th, with a digital release to follow on the 1st of October.

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