ARTCORE RECORDS Psy-Trance

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ARTCORE RECORDS Psy-Trance

ARTCORE RECORDS Psy-Trance

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Lola Cerise was always destined for a career in music. Growing up in France, a young Cerise would spend her formative years learning the piano before the lure of hard beats and illegal parties introduced her to a culture that would change her life forever. Renowned for her ability to seamlessly merge only the toughest of dance codes during her boundary pushing live sets, Lola Cerises music embodies her storied personal history comprehensively. Its this impassioned energy that courses through her DNA thats fuelled her music making earning her releases on Gomboc Records, Comme des les films, Khazad Records and Record Union as well as appearances on important channels such as, HÖR Berlin and BCCO. After performing on numerous line-ups together, Lola Cerise is now set to debut on Indira Paganottos formidable ARTCORE Records imprint with I Dont Speak German EP which will land on 15th May. Opening track, Stop Stealing My Socks begins somewhat outlandishly with Lola Cerise packing a fantastically diverse palette of effects into an otherwise tense soundscape of charging drum fills and spaced-out pads that provide the foundations to this hallucinatory, shapeshifting melody. On Less Cheese In My Raclette, the wonderfully cartoonish energy continues as fierce breakdowns meet a mix of downer synth lines that frivolously dance and skip whilst a whirring siren bass relentless churns beneath fierce, snappy and gnarling percussion. Its clear that Lola Cerises has channelled her playful side into her debut ARTCORE EP as she forges on with the peculiar (but still incredibly fitting) track titles. When Is That What You Wanted Mummy begins it brings with it an edge of chaos suspense as unrestrained measures of high-octane, psy-infused techno rumble ominously whilst the arrival of a manic vocal sample busts opens the door to a cacophony of far out, low-end elements. As the EP tips into the second act, EROTOMANIA emerges to a chorus of war-ready chanting whilst a fierce medley of thick kicks, pulsing bass and droning chord notes interrupt proceedings to form the tracks core before even more of the guttural vocal components that opened the track are reintroduced. A metallic, clunking opens Humans Smell Rain Better Than Sharks before the track breaks and unfurls into a speedy but creeping composition defined by its spidery synth arrangements, coarse cymbals and ruggedly chopped vocal components. Closing out this ingenious off-centre EP is You Look Ugly When You Drink Whiskey which urgently sets off using a combination of eccentric overtones, breathless vocal components and effervescent percussive drive that perilously thunders through a dramatic series of energy shifts to see out the release in a vibrant, off the wall style.

MARHUs first EP to be released on the 26th September draws inspiration from Japanese and Indian instruments, blended with Psy-Trance for a truly unique release. Whilst growing up in Brussels, MARHU would regularly attend long-standing clubbing institution, Fuse. Citing the seminal electronic music venue as the catalyst to her discovering the sound she deals in today. Once her musical calling came, she departed from her career as a horse rider after studying music production at the esteemed SAE School of Music in Brussels. Never one to rest on her laurels, MARHU amped up her already unrelenting work rate and seized her opportunity to press forward. With a back catalogue that now includes stand out releases on Fe Chrome, Arkhum Audio, HE.SHE.THEY and Electric Ballroom - plus notable performances at festivals such as I Love Techno, Extrema Outdoor, Dour Festival, Deviate Festival, Bricks Festival and Love Parade the Belgian starlet is now a member of Indira Paganottos travelling band of ARTCORE showcase residents. Debuting on ARTCORE OFFSónar 2024 Vol.1 earlier this with year Bansuri, MARHU will drop her Bhajan EP on September 26th via ARTCORE Records. Lead track Bhajan enters with a short, enchanting vocal prior to the introduction of galloping, frenzied bass notes, glitch effects and rave-motifs only to then simmer down and plateau to make way for a patchwork of beautiful middle eastern vocals that remain a constant across this evocative 3-track debut, plus a creative DJ Tool. When the brooding introduction on Shringara slows a wave of psy-imbued euphoria hits steering the pacy melody and turbo charged vocal lines through alternating measures of hard-style percussion, middle eastern woodwind effects and soaring techno musicality. Himari offers up an unrelenting pallet of quick-fire drumming and oscillating baseline with a side of breaks, hoover effects and even more gloriously delivered ancient, ambient vocal lines that ease this pummelling composition to a close. To finish this deeply vivid EP, she delivers a DJ Tool in the form of Michi where she integrates the mesmerising wood wind of the mizmar, an Egyptian wind instrument found in middle eastern music.

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ARTCORE RECORDS Psy-Trance

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