Percussive beats define Moomin’s latest release

Four new tracks carry a deep house style from the Berlin-based artist

The Snoofer is a new EP from Berlin-based artist Moomin. With a musical career that began collecting hip hop records, Moomin started to DJ in his hometown in Germany in 1995. Soon after, his small steps into experimentation with music production eventually grew, as he brought hardware into his practice, sampling jazz, funk, and hip-hop music from all of the records he had collected. Paving the way to his full transition to house music, he eventually moved from Kiel to Berlin to surround himself with the genre.

Moomin released his debut album in 2010, drawing positive attention from the German label Smallville records. Encouraged by the label to release a full-length album, Moomin released The Story About You in 2011. Subsequently, he released A Minor Thought in 2016, and Yesterday’s Tomorrow in 2018. With an extensive list of singles and EPs to his name, Moomin’s recent releases include For Willow from this year, Blackest Forest Ever—a collaboration with Julius Steinhoff released in 2020, plus Time Circle, A Day and a Night, and Concrete Grounds all from 2019.

The subtle, deep house style associated with Moomin are prominent in his latest release The Snoofer. The four-track EP begins with ‘For Willow,’ a relaxing and airy drum melody, overlapped with deeper drumbeats that roll listeners into the album. A remix of the track by Seb Wildblood follows, syncopating the rhythm of the original. The album’s title track ‘The Snoofer’ plus ‘Breathe’ keep the pace rooted in percussive drum sounds, floating with synth and bass to carry out the album to its close.

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Thick vintage flavour with Madwreck's The Raw Exotic

There’s just something about the sound of 90s ‘golden era’ Hip Hop that has stuck with many of us to this day. Perhaps it was the old-skool studio gear or the fresh creative foundation of vinyl digging and sampling, or it might have been the convergence of various musical styles and genres all wrapped in a uniquely urban flavour. Whatever it was there’s no doubt that era left an indelible mark on the world of modern music and continues to inform alot of great releases to this day.

Case in point, North Carolina veteran producer Madwreck gets back to his roots with his new release ‘The Raw Exotic’ harnessing that old skool flavour alongside his own unique dark and dusty signature sound. But to say the 17 track album was simply a love letter to that particular time in Hip-Hop might be a bit of an oversimplification; the multifaceted release draws on a variety of influences from funk and soul to rock and world music. Despite the vast range of sounds and influences found throughout the release it never feels too wide or fragmented, instead coming forth as a wholly cohesive collection of tracks painted with a thick glaze of vintage flavour.

Grab a taste over on Madwreck’s Bandcamp

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Bixi, Breathing Room and a Boatload of Bongos

Swiss producer ‘Bixi’ dips his toes into some uncharted waters with his new 5 track release: the ‘Aquarius EP’. A free spirited and eclectic tropical river cruise, full of lush synths, woody percussion and a hot, humid sound. It might seem strange to find such a sound coming from Switzerland being released on a Canadian imprint, both countries certainly not known for their beaches and piña coladas. But newly minted Canadian label ‘Breathing Room records’ seems to be just the right fit for the release, with it’s fresh discography already showing promise in the early stages.

The release plays like a steam-powered riverboat, steadily chugging through the dense jungle. With each bend of the river a new scene of lush greenery unfolds before the listener. The EP opens with the 6 minute, deep house tinged journey entitled ‘Aquarius’. It’s a great track to acclimatize the listener to the steamy sounds to come. While the B side takes a more funk heavy approach, with an infectious bassline leading the way through the tribal flutes and cascading hand drums of ‘Cosmic Water.’ Next is the explorative and earthy sounds of the track ‘Ryu Santos.’ The mysterious soundscape of animal calls, shakers and a finely plucked kalimba make for an unforgettable rainforest excursion.

Overall, a very fine addition to the Breathing Room Records discography from the imaginative swiss producer. A must have in the DJ crate of any percussion pundit or just about anyone who wants to take a quick journey downstream through the lush and layered bongo biosphere.

Grab the vinyl on Juno

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Clips of our first vinyl release are up

We are proud to present our 9th label release and first vinyl release! Featuring the music of Leipzig-based producer: Mary Yalex and pressed on white label vinyl.
Only 100 of these made so jump on the pre-order over here:
http://adsrmusic.ca/album/some-kind-of-joy

Hello friends, We are very happy to announce our 9th label release and first vinyl release! The music, coming from a long time friend who we featured a few years back on the blog, Mary Yalex. We've been a fan of Mary's music for many years, and after hearing how her tracks are layered with melody and emotion it's easy to see why. We pressed 100, one track a side, white label vinyl, nice and simple so we can let the music speak for itself. The pre-order is over here: http://adsrmusic.ca/album/some-kind-of-joy Enjoy! Connect with Mary Yalex: https://www.maryyalex.de/ https://soundcloud.com/mary-yalex https://maryyalex.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mary_yalex/ https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/ma... Connect with ADSR Collective: https://www.adsrcollective.com/ http://adsrmusic.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/adsrcollective

New Music: Aalko "No Man is an Island EP"

The No Man Is An Island EP is a single cut from the debut album of the same name by Aalko, a new project by Kebko Music founder Akiko Kiyama.  Aalko is a culmination of Kiyama’s recent practices in a wider musical spectrum that go beyond the confines of her minimalistic techno characteristics. Taking a floor-oriented side out of the No Man Is An Island cassette album, this single cut features three tracks that work wonders in a DJ context.  These tracks give nod to Kiyama’s peculiar self full of sonic idiosyncrasies, showing no fear of breaking accepted conventions.
Buy - Bandcamp

New artist interview- Raf Reza

We caught up with the Toronto based selector, producer and all around music guy to talk about DJing, record shopping, and his upcoming debut release- 'Proto'.    

ADSR Radio now on Resonance Extra

Streaming live every Monday from 4-6 PM (PST) on UK station Resonance Extra, ADSR Label manager Sean Mallion aka Heuristics plays eclectic selections from his record collection and unreleased gems from ADSR label artists and friends.  Have a listen to a recent episode below and for full tracklists check out the new Radio section of the website.

Perfect Imperfections - Event Gallery

Thanks to everyone for coming out and enjoying the evening of fine analogue sights and sounds with us last Friday!  Shout outs to Latent Image Magazine, Gam Gallery, and our sponsors: Lonetree Cider and Rise Kombucha.  Check out the full gallery here.