There is no theme to this collection of music other than that it demonstrates our desire to go back to the roots of the XLR8R platform and present music from artists who are widely unknown; whose music we feel deserves more recognition. We also wanted to showcase artists who are producing music that sits on the boundaries of genre and style; who flat out refuse to massage their work to have it fit for wider adoption.
One such artist is Stephen Laubner, better known as STL, who leads this package with “Mental,” a psychedelic wormhole of a track he made recently. Then there’s Enrica Falqui, a lover of ambient sounds and danceable breakbeats, who opens the edition with one of her first ever productions. “It is in fact the track that made me realise I was on the right track,” she says. Wrapping up the edition are Dawn Razor, a Russian techno artist and a regular across our XLR8R+ Submissions features, and Nemo Vachez, a rising Parisian with a typical slice of intergalactic house. It’s a club-heavy collection of music that’s drenched in originality.
To add to the edition, Laubner has delivered a rare studio mix, a deep and swinging ride through textures and atmospheres, exclusively available to subscribers for now.
Just like the last few editions, this month’s art, which comes from ECOLAGBOHRSAC, is available as an NFT, embedded with all the content you’ve come to love, ready to claim for those who want to start, or add to, their NFT collection. This specific piece was derived from their new solo work, which will be minted on XNFT in the coming weeks.
We hope you enjoy this edition as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it together, and we thank you for your continued support.
The XLR8R Team.
credits
released November 9, 2021
Track 1 written and produced by Enrica Falqui.
Track 2 written and produced by Stephan Laubner.
Track 3 written and produced by Ruslan Fomichev.
Track 4 written and produced by Nemo Vachez.
All tracks except track 2 mastered by Kamran Sadeghi.
supported by 17 fans who also own “XLR8R+034 (STL, Enrica Falqui, Nemo Vachez, and Dawn Razor)”
All the tracks are great but Stepper is the standout for me! pounding syncopated kicks, rolling handdrums and playful sample work, dancefloor destroyer. Jack G.