In what could well be described as an 'all star' linkup, Sam Binga links with Machinedrum and Cesco for the 'Niche Flex'. Bringing together three producers with distinct but overlapping approaches to club music, Niche Flex explores the increasingly fluid relationship between UK Garage, Broken Beat and Soundsystem Bassweight from one side of the Atlantic, and the rhythmic language of US Club music on the other. Swing, sub pressure and a distinctly UK-flavoured dancefloor focus meets the rhythmic energy and percussion of contemporary American Club sounds, creating something that feels rooted in both traditions without sitting neatly inside either. That transatlantic connection runs naturally through the artists involved, whether that be Sam Binga's Bristol foundations and long-standing dialogue with US club music, Machinedrum's impeccable history of pulling UK and American rhythmic forms into the same orbit, or Cesco's forward-facing take on UK bass. Released on vinyl and digital, 'Niche Flex' continues Pineapple Records' focus on collaborative, genre-fluid club music built for cutting edge DJs and dances, without ever being confined to a single lane. Distributed by Label Engine - www.label-engine.com

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Taipan Trax

For his debut on Jah-Tek, Bristol-based producer Tacktile delivers 4 tracks that draw on his broad production style and far reaching tonal palette to explore the outer limits of the 160bpm space. Opening the EP, Tacktile joins forces with Temi Automatic for a twisted take on 2-step, as they blend off-kilter bass experimentation with tightly swung rhythms underneath a blurred, liquid-like haze. 'Beg' follows with a darker, industrial edge, featuring four-to-the-floor mechanics, chaotic percussion and acidic synth textures that unfold through a tense, evolving arrangement. The EP then moves into footwork territory with 'Riders', weaving together rapid fire rhythms, rave textures and tribalistic percussion under spiralling tones and restless energy. Closing the EP, 'Glimpse' strips things back with spatial textures and spectral metallic offshoots, gradually dissolving into shimmering tones that bring the release to a reflective close.

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Clasico

Oscar Later is the solo project of one half of Once Twice, formerly known as Parallels. The EP takes its premise from the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which ruled that no nation could claim ownership of the Moon or any other celestial body. Across six tracks, that idea of ownership, distance and free imagination runs through the record, which combines breakbeat and shimmering synths with processed vocals and clips from vintage ads and obscure films. "I wanted the record to feel like public-domain myths, commercial promises and space-age optimism all colliding," Oscar says, "blurring the line between memory and fantasy." Opener 'Air Time for Andre' channels chopped-up breaks reminiscent of Skee Mask, combined with processed found audio. 'Wenlocked', named after the East London street where it was written, develops from a downtempo sketch into a heavier club track as the bassline builds, inspired by releases on Voam and Floating Points' live sets. 'It Never Made Sense' steps away from the dancefloor, built around a granulated Orion Sun vocal that, as Oscar puts it, "ties the track into quite a surreal space," leaning towards Burial, Overmono and Radiohead. The title track, 'The Moon Belongs to You', runs a vocoded 90s ad through a detuned one-note synth. It's the track Oscar says "best encapsulates the intention of the EP as a whole: surreal, wacky and clubby." 'Yaya' keeps the energy up as a straight techno cut, its gated bassline locking in around a chopped vocal and pitched samples. Closer 'That's Quite A Lot Of Zeroes!' expands from a stripped-back Buchla line into something huge, driven by chopped samples and inspired by sci-fi scores like Dune and Annihilation. The cover is designed by art director Will Millner with designer Josh Lowe, a homage to space food and 80s industrial design geared to survive life on the moon. It's available as a limited vacuum-packed 12" record. The EP launches alongside a music video for 'It Never Made Sense', directed by Louis Mackay, telling the story of a group of kids who steal the moon for themselves. The Moon Belongs to You is out 28th August 2026.

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