Meemo Comma - Loverboy

Planet Mu welcomes back Meemo Comma for her third album 'Loverboy'. 'Loverboy' is a shift in gear from Meemo Comma’s previous works, speeding up the tempos and rhythms, it's set in the nineties with trance, breakbeat hardcore and jungle as some of the influences.

After playing a club gig in Spain as lockdown rules were loosening, Rix-Martin was reminded of the power music and people coming together creates. ‘Loverboy’ is peppered with influences from friends past and new as well as artists that have transformed the sound of Meemo Comma over the years, including Autechre, Guy Called Gerald, Orbital and Shitmat as well as others.

On this journey we follow ‘Loverboy’ through the club as the night builds and different characters are met, from dropping the first pill to a euphoric ‘Cloudscape’ whilst waiting in the queue, to meeting some shady sorts in ‘Loneheath’. The album changes pace throughout with different rooms of the club being explored which add to the brevity of Rix-Martin’s production style on tracks such as 'Kyle' and 'AK47'. 

What started as a personal joke about Rix-Martin’s background formed a narrative for some darker, cheeky breaks that echo back on title track ‘Loverboy’, a track that Rix-Martin describes as “working class gender euphoria”.

Maybe the mask has come off, and the shackles of pseudo-intellectualism have been put to rest for an honest, fun and ‘propa cheeky’ rave album instead. 

Tracklist:
1. Cloudscape
2. Loneheath
3. Bit Of A Boy
4. Whitehawk
5. Ignite
6. Kyle
7. AK47
8. Loverboy
9. The Rush
10. Crisis
11. Andro
12. EX-P1
13. Bubble Bag

Itoa - Oh No

After two stunning releases on Exit Records in 2018 and 2020, 2022 marks Itoa’s third offering to dBridge’s esteemed catalogue.

With his ‘Oh No’ EP, the London artist follows hypnotic loops into a treasure trove of 160 and bass bangers that are sure to keep their cool even as they set dancefloors on fire.

From the slouchy, wall-melting fuzz of ‘We Want’, to the breakneck claustrophobia of Girlboss Microplastix, the release keeps the body at its core: in Itoa’s words, “trying to make music that makes me want to move when surrounded by uncertainty and possible collapse.” Fierce, but subtle: funky, and still ice cold.

For the title track, Itoa incorporates spicy vocal grit from Japanese vocalist Nakamura Minami / なかむらみなみ, a rapper with affiliations to iconic Tokyo-based imprint Trekkie Trax. ‘Oh No’ takes jacking acid to new levels, unleashing an infectious 303 workout not just for the feet, but the shoulders too. Go ahead and whip your hair to this one—then take a sweat break before ‘Fonda U’ continues to tear up the tracklist with crisp wubs and a drumbeat that just won’t quit.

On the flip, ‘Girlboss Microplastix’ and ‘Catch Eyes’ hit a perfect combo of neurofunk hypnosis and raise-yer-gunfingaz fuel. Who said a 303 couldn’t tag team a reese bass… Jump-up, footwork, bassline and braindance all make their cameos here and the results are delicious—fine dining for the UK heads.

Tracklist:
1. Wet Brain
2. We Want
3. Oh No (extended mix)
4. Fonda U
5. Catch Eyes
6. Girlboss Microplastix
7. Oh No (instrumental)
8. Oh No 

DJ Rashad – Afterlife

Teklife presents Afterlife, the first release on the new Teklife Records label. The album is a celebration of the life and music of the late, great DJ Rashad and features 14 previously unreleased tracks, each a collaboration between DJ Rashad and friends from the Teklife crew and beyond. A limited edition double vinyl will accompany the digital release.

Afterlife is testament to an incredible breadth of influences and love of music with soul, hip-hop, house, techno and many more all brought together at 160bpm. Rashad's presence is felt throughout in the boundless energy and creativity which run through the album, whilst each collaborator brings their personal touch to the compositions.

With such a prolific body of work as both a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians, it would be impossible to present a definitive collection of DJ Rashad's music and many many classics will remain unreleased for ever.

Afterlife is our tribute to our friend and our inspiration. Rest In Peace DJ Rashad.

A percentage of the profits from the album will be donated to Rashad’s family.

Tracklist:
1. DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn & Taso – Roll Up That Loud
2. DJ Rashad & Gant-Man – Get Fuk’d Up
3. DJ Rashad, DJ Manny & DJ Spinn – Let’s Roll Out
4. DJ Rashad & DJ Phil – Come Close
5. DJ Rashad & DJ Earl – Wear Her Pussy Out
6. DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn – Oh God
7. DJ Rashad, Gant-Man & DJ Manny – Ratchet City
8. DJ Rashad & DJ Taye – Get You Burnt
9. DJ Rashad, Tripletrain & DJ Spinn – Pass That
10. DJ Rashad, Boylan & DJ Manny – Tony Montana
11. DJ Rashad & DJ Tre – Yeah We Do This
12. DJ Rashad & Traxman – Lost Worlds
13. DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn & DJ Paypal – Do You Wanna Be Mine
14. DJ Rashad & DJ Manny – Roll a Tre



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