#3 Feat. Staff Picks in Electronica

Facta & K-LONE's Wisdom Teeth imprint continues its busy schedule of 10 year celebrations with the debut LP by H TO O: a new collaborative project by Japanese ambient artists H. Takahashi and Kohei Oyamada. Set across six distinct movements, the LP maps the different stages of the cosmic cycle through a series of dynamic ambient set pieces: from the exponential expansion of the universe in its infancy - here invoked by the bright, chiming album opener 'Inflation' - through to it's inevitable collapse and rebirth, captured by the record's driving, ominous closer, 'Ever'. The record started life in Takahashi's hands, initially intended as a solo follow-up to his acclaimed 2018 LP, Escapism. The Kankyō Records founder shared his early sketches with friend and collaborator Oyamada, who began to play with the arrangements, taking the work in an experimental new direction. Naturally the project evolved into a cooperative effort, and its final form is the result of an honest and fluid back-and-forth between the two artists. The collaboration marks a considerable shift in energy to the artists' previous works - most of all in its foregrounded use of rhythm. Where Escapism was built from a series of gently lilting, dream-like vignettes, each movement of Cycle has a clear sense of forward momentum and purpose. Each composition builds from a set of sparse, meandering elements into something dense, cinematic and, at points, discordant. Although Cycle is at heart an ambient record, there is a club-informed feeling of forward motion running through the record, placing it in a similar sonic world to the beatless-but-rhythmic ambient techno of artists like Barker, Lorenzo Senni and Sunareht. Delicate and dramatic in equal measure, Cycle is a vital and exciting debut dedicated to the building of worlds - and to their eventual and inevitable dissolution.

H.Takahashi, H TO O, Kohei Oyamada

#40 Feat. Staff Picks in Bass / Club

Facta and K-LONE's Wisdom Teeth imprint kicks off a busy year of 10 year celebrations with the release of a new LP: 'Club Moss' - a collaborative project that draws on the label's existing roster and beyond to build out a uniquely lush and psychedelic take on uptempo club music. The record follows loosely on from the label's 2022 release 'To Illustrate' - another collaborative project that brought together a collection of producers writing forward-thinking, genre-fluid music at 100bpm. Here, on 'Club Moss', the focus is shifted up towards higher tempos - this time looking to join the dots between a global spread of producers exploring exciting new territories within the 150-170 bpm bracket. Drum and bass, footwork and techno are key points of inspiration across the record, but rarely are they presented in their traditional forms. Rather than recreating or imitating these sounds, they are refracted, reduced or repurposed into exciting new sonic shapes, drawing in added influence from dub, ambient, downtempo, pop, experimental electronics, hip-hop and more along the way. As is always the case with Wisdom Teeth's output, the results fit somewhere between the club and a more contemplative, home-listening headspace, with texture, melody and emotion afforded as much significance as rhythm and functionality. The collaboration calls on a number of Wisdom Teeth alumni (Yushh, Sputnik One and label heads Facta & K-LONE) while also introducing a number of exciting new names to the roster. NYC trio Purelink and Sydney resident Cousin contribute the record's opening tracks - each contributing deep, contemplative cuts that join the dots between jungle, ambient and dubby downtempo. Maya Q and LUXE also make their debut appearances on the label, representing a vital new school of London producers - between them contributing two of the record's most upbeat and jaw-locked moments. Meanwhile, club favourites Tammo Hesselink, Ehua and Jay Carder jointly provide the record's heavier moments, coming closest to the label's roots in broken techno and bass music. Amongst the new faces, the record proudly welcomes a selection of verified legends to the label: Leif - whose stunning ambient 170bpm techno cut 'Kallt' marks his first new music in over two years; Airhead, who continues to hone the razor-sharp, atmospheric take on drum and bass first presented on his 2023 EP 'Lightness' (Hemlock Recordings); and, to close, RAMZi - who breaks the mould and bends the tempo down to a slo-mo 110bpm stomp, reframing the record's tripped out, sub-low sonics into a stoned hip-hop framework.

Purelink, Cousin, K-Lone, Maya Q, Yushh, Sputnik One, Tammo Hesselink, Ehua, LUXE, Jay Carder, Facta, Airhead, Leif, Ramzi

#66 Feat. Staff Picks in Bass / Club

Facta and K-LONE's Wisdom Teeth imprint kicks off a busy year of 10 year celebrations with the release of a new LP: 'Club Moss' - a collaborative project that draws on the label's existing roster and beyond to build out a uniquely lush and psychedelic take on uptempo club music. The record follows loosely on from the label's 2022 release 'To Illustrate' - another collaborative project that brought together a collection of producers writing forward-thinking, genre-fluid music at 100bpm. Here, on 'Club Moss', the focus is shifted up towards higher tempos - this time looking to join the dots between a global spread of producers exploring exciting new territories within the 150-170 bpm bracket. Drum and bass, footwork and techno are key points of inspiration across the record, but rarely are they presented in their traditional forms. Rather than recreating or imitating these sounds, they are refracted, reduced or repurposed into exciting new sonic shapes, drawing in added influence from dub, ambient, downtempo, pop, experimental electronics, hip-hop and more along the way. As is always the case with Wisdom Teeth's output, the results fit somewhere between the club and a more contemplative, home-listening headspace, with texture, melody and emotion afforded as much significance as rhythm and functionality. The collaboration calls on a number of Wisdom Teeth alumni (Yushh, Sputnik One and label heads Facta & K-LONE) while also introducing a number of exciting new names to the roster. NYC trio Purelink and Sydney resident Cousin contribute the record's opening tracks - each contributing deep, contemplative cuts that join the dots between jungle, ambient and dubby downtempo. Maya Q and LUXE also make their debut appearances on the label, representing a vital new school of London producers - between them contributing two of the record's most upbeat and jaw-locked moments. Meanwhile, club favourites Tammo Hesselink, Ehua and Jay Carder jointly provide the record's heavier moments, coming closest to the label's roots in broken techno and bass music. Amongst the new faces, the record proudly welcomes a selection of verified legends to the label: Leif - whose stunning ambient 170bpm techno cut 'Kallt' marks his first new music in over two years; Airhead, who continues to hone the razor-sharp, atmospheric take on drum and bass first presented on his 2023 EP 'Lightness' (Hemlock Recordings); and, to close, RAMZi - who breaks the mould and bends the tempo down to a slo-mo 110bpm stomp, reframing the record's tripped out, sub-low sonics into a stoned hip-hop framework.

Sputnik One

#75 Feat. Staff Picks in Electronica

Facta and K-LONE's Wisdom Teeth imprint kicks off a busy year of 10 year celebrations with the release of a new LP: 'Club Moss' - a collaborative project that draws on the label's existing roster and beyond to build out a uniquely lush and psychedelic take on uptempo club music. The record follows loosely on from the label's 2022 release 'To Illustrate' - another collaborative project that brought together a collection of producers writing forward-thinking, genre-fluid music at 100bpm. Here, on 'Club Moss', the focus is shifted up towards higher tempos - this time looking to join the dots between a global spread of producers exploring exciting new territories within the 150-170 bpm bracket. Drum and bass, footwork and techno are key points of inspiration across the record, but rarely are they presented in their traditional forms. Rather than recreating or imitating these sounds, they are refracted, reduced or repurposed into exciting new sonic shapes, drawing in added influence from dub, ambient, downtempo, pop, experimental electronics, hip-hop and more along the way. As is always the case with Wisdom Teeth's output, the results fit somewhere between the club and a more contemplative, home-listening headspace, with texture, melody and emotion afforded as much significance as rhythm and functionality. The collaboration calls on a number of Wisdom Teeth alumni (Yushh, Sputnik One and label heads Facta & K-LONE) while also introducing a number of exciting new names to the roster. NYC trio Purelink and Sydney resident Cousin contribute the record's opening tracks - each contributing deep, contemplative cuts that join the dots between jungle, ambient and dubby downtempo. Maya Q and LUXE also make their debut appearances on the label, representing a vital new school of London producers - between them contributing two of the record's most upbeat and jaw-locked moments. Meanwhile, club favourites Tammo Hesselink, Ehua and Jay Carder jointly provide the record's heavier moments, coming closest to the label's roots in broken techno and bass music. Amongst the new faces, the record proudly welcomes a selection of verified legends to the label: Leif - whose stunning ambient 170bpm techno cut 'Kallt' marks his first new music in over two years; Airhead, who continues to hone the razor-sharp, atmospheric take on drum and bass first presented on his 2023 EP 'Lightness' (Hemlock Recordings); and, to close, RAMZi - who breaks the mould and bends the tempo down to a slo-mo 110bpm stomp, reframing the record's tripped out, sub-low sonics into a stoned hip-hop framework.

Purelink, Cousin, K-Lone, Maya Q, Yushh, Sputnik One, Tammo Hesselink, Ehua, LUXE, Jay Carder, Facta, Airhead, Leif, Ramzi

#83 Feat. Staff Picks in Electronica

Facta and K-LONE's Wisdom Teeth imprint kicks off a busy year of 10 year celebrations with the release of a new LP: 'Club Moss' - a collaborative project that draws on the label's existing roster and beyond to build out a uniquely lush and psychedelic take on uptempo club music. The record follows loosely on from the label's 2022 release 'To Illustrate' - another collaborative project that brought together a collection of producers writing forward-thinking, genre-fluid music at 100bpm. Here, on 'Club Moss', the focus is shifted up towards higher tempos - this time looking to join the dots between a global spread of producers exploring exciting new territories within the 150-170 bpm bracket. Drum and bass, footwork and techno are key points of inspiration across the record, but rarely are they presented in their traditional forms. Rather than recreating or imitating these sounds, they are refracted, reduced or repurposed into exciting new sonic shapes, drawing in added influence from dub, ambient, downtempo, pop, experimental electronics, hip-hop and more along the way. As is always the case with Wisdom Teeth's output, the results fit somewhere between the club and a more contemplative, home-listening headspace, with texture, melody and emotion afforded as much significance as rhythm and functionality. The collaboration calls on a number of Wisdom Teeth alumni (Yushh, Sputnik One and label heads Facta & K-LONE) while also introducing a number of exciting new names to the roster. NYC trio Purelink and Sydney resident Cousin contribute the record's opening tracks - each contributing deep, contemplative cuts that join the dots between jungle, ambient and dubby downtempo. Maya Q and LUXE also make their debut appearances on the label, representing a vital new school of London producers - between them contributing two of the record's most upbeat and jaw-locked moments. Meanwhile, club favourites Tammo Hesselink, Ehua and Jay Carder jointly provide the record's heavier moments, coming closest to the label's roots in broken techno and bass music. Amongst the new faces, the record proudly welcomes a selection of verified legends to the label: Leif - whose stunning ambient 170bpm techno cut 'Kallt' marks his first new music in over two years; Airhead, who continues to hone the razor-sharp, atmospheric take on drum and bass first presented on his 2023 EP 'Lightness' (Hemlock Recordings); and, to close, RAMZi - who breaks the mould and bends the tempo down to a slo-mo 110bpm stomp, reframing the record's tripped out, sub-low sonics into a stoned hip-hop framework.

Airhead