MethLab Autumn Mix Series Part 2 // Oyaarss

Part 2 of our Autumn mix series is here, following the incredible Part 1 from Stroboscopic Artefact's Plaster. With part 2, Oyaarss is taking us further into Industrial territory, with a mix containing plenty of incredible new material, and hot off the announcement about the formation of his new 3 piece band - taking his solo material further into live territory (check the video below...)



The mix comprises 44 minutes or so of grinding industrial mechanisms set the against moments of beauty and ambience typical to Latvia's most prized young experimental musician and we've been heavily enjoying it over the past couple of days. You can listen below, we're tkaing bookings now for either the individual electronic live set, or full band show...

Contact: jef@methlab-agency.com for bookings and enjoy the mix!!!

MethLab // October News Roundup

Some seriously sick things have happened and are yet to happen this month - plenty of incredible releases, intensely good mixes and great parties. Loads of activity from the MethLab DnB crew, with a slew of sick releases across the spectrum of the genre to keep Drum and Bass parties across the globe moving! Also, we have new Dubstep from Current Value, one of the first downtempo tunes from The Sect, a preview of the evolution of Oyaarss's sound into a live band. Loads of incredible sounds to process! 

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Oyaarss

Oyaarss has redeveloped his incredible heavy electronic show into a more live context, having formed a band to reinterpret his sound. The collaboration with the Jerusalem Burners brings Oyaarss's sound to life in a completely new way, and they have released a video for the track 'Maldugans' (The original of which was released on the Ad Noiseam release 'BADS' earlier this year and you can listen to here). Oyaarss is still available for one man electronic live sets, but is also available for full live performances with the band. Contact jef@methlab-agency.com for more information.



Plaster

Fresh back from their performance at Taipei's Onsite festival in Taipei; some footage of Plaster's full AV show in collaboration with Lasal have started emerging. The results are completely mind-blowing and we can't recommend you watch the videos below enough. We're now looking for European dates for Plaster, so get in touch if you want to bring this show to your city - jef@methlab-agency.com

You can also listen to the latest of the new MethLab Autumn Mix series from them below - featuring a complete live set recorded at Moscow's Arma17 club.







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Cause4Concern

Long-running champions of the Drum and Bass sound, Cause4Concern have released a 2nd remix EP. Featuring remixes from well known artists such as Neonlight and Mob Tacticsl; the EP deals out 4 well reimagined steppers that faithfully elaborate on the strengths of the original material. The remix EP is available now from Beatport, and you can buy it here. Cause4Concern are currently back in the studio, working on new material that will see the light of day in the coming months.




Cooh // Balkansky

Two quite different releases from Ivan Shopov through his main aliases, Cooh and Balkansky. Prspct delivers another dancefloor crusher through Cooh's collaboration with C-Netik, that we're sure will quite confidently tear its way through a multitude of ravers in the coming months. On a completely different tip, the Balkansky - Dubsidia linkup ventures into 'EDM' territory, with big arena style synths against cut up beats and the kind of edits heavily associated to the genre. Both releases are out now and you can buy the PRSPCT release here and the Soul & Ice release here.




Current Value

The last couple of months have seen Current Value on true form, flexing his newfound trademark sound with confidence and a series of truly excellent releases that effectively showcase his current direction. We're building up now to his Japan & Australia tour that will be running through November and the first part of December, and looking to fill more tour dates in Europe across December and January.

First up is another Dubstep outing for Current Value, in collaboration with Cyberoptics for his recent Soular album. Another synthetic journey into the CV music mechanism, with layers of grinding synths gnashing their teeth atop a solid beat. You can grab the release here. 



Also now available, in true form to Subdivision Media's nature, are several incredible tracks from Current Value, Machine Code and brothers in Techno-fuellled DnB - The Sect (check further down the blog for The Sect's incredible offering). First up is a free download from Current Value's Stay on This Planet album. The track 'Plasticines' is one of our favourites from the release, so we recommend you grab it straight away from below while it's still up for free!
Current Value also features on the 'Burn The Machine EP' with 2 incredible tracks. The EP is out in advance of the incredible BTM festival at Berlin's Subland club at the beginning of November. MethLab crew will be there in force, so represent and ensure you get down there if you're local. But before that, get your hands on the EP here!





Dean Rodell

One of DnB's most under-rated producers, and lifelong contributor of incredible and original Techno, DnB and Dubstep - Dean Rodell - is working in full force at the moment. Last month saw his painstakingly developed and exquisite reimagining of one of Hecq's pieces, and he follows that up with 3 more excellent offerings this month. Our favourite of these is possibly the collaboration with Ad Noiseam's latest signing, Monolog, for their album '2 Dots Left' which will be out on 21st October, but it's a difficult call to make because also out on 21st October is Dean's remix of one of our favourite tracks from earlier this year - 'Recall' on The Sect Music. DR does this track justice, anchoring it firmly into the Techno DnB structure, whilst retaining the oldschool rave and hardcore vibes that we loved so much in the original.

If you're impatient for these releases, then you can grab the Techno-DnB label Perkussiv's latest release here - featuring excellent original tracks from both Dean Rodell and The Sect.



Machine Code

Machine Code are also appropriately featuring on the Burn The Machine EP, with a track that we can only describe as Aggressively Acidic Jungle! So sick.. we recommend again that you buy this EP immediately here!






The Sect

After a bit of a Summer hiatus, The Sect are back on full form with 2 very solid releases for the BTM EP (here) and Perkussiv's Inner Sense EP (here). The Sect continue to pioneer their hybrid Techno-DnB sound and push their own boundaries. We're really exicited to see the gears of The Sect Music label start grinding again, with the previously mentioned remix of Recall from Dean Rodell, and another very strong remix from fellow crossover artist C.A.2k, who is on remixing duties for The Sect's track 'Protected'. TSMDIGI004 is out on 21st October.

And if you've ever wondered what The Sect would sound like making something other than DnB, now you can find out - as they've released a downtempo track with a singer called Joanna Syze. Check it below!

MethLab Summer Mix // 2methylBulbe1ol

Our next instalment of the MethLab Summer mix series comes from the French artist 2methylBulbe1ol. His unique blend of glitchy electronica and Dubstep, Hip-Hop and DnB sets him apart from many.. following a path more similar to Hecq and Broken Note's veins of heavy. The past year has seen a number of excellent releases for him; including his Overclockheadz 'Golem' ep, which featured a remix of the title track from Hecq himself. An immently upcoming release 'The Orb', which we've had the pleasure to hear is also set to up the stakes for this rapidly increasingly established musician.

So enjoy this glitchy and texturally atmospheric mix, and let it set the tone for your weekend! 

New Release // Oyaarss - Smaida Greizi Nākamība

I have to say this album took me by surprise a little with its wide-ranging influences... developing on the promise delivered by his recent 'Bads' album, Oyaarss has dropped something intriguing with Smaida Greizi Nakamiba. His far reaching influences are evident, with the titular track borrowing from the renowned holy minimalist Arvo Part, juxtaposed against smudged distortion. This theme runs throughout this album, brutality against serenity; reflected in the peaceful scenes full of decay across urban landscapes in the album artwork. Perhaps most surprising in this album, and in my opinion, one of the elements that makes it an album as opposed to a collection of tracks, is Vienaldzīgo pārmaiņu mūzika; a contemplative raw piece of (astral) jazz infused piano - with uplifting phrases fringed at points with a more menacing undertone. A well thought out piece in terms of progression, that demonstrates effectively Arvid's skill in composition, and thus the underlying thought in his more abstract pieces. It serves as an oasis of simplicity within a collection of music torn between oppression and tranquility. But perhaps the highlight of the album for me lies in Lidojums pāri mijkrēslim; reminiscent of something that BVdub's more cynical brother might come out with. A reverb-laden evolving sonic landscape that's in no rush (thankfully) to get to it's point, and serves as an excellent backdrop to getting stoned in the dark with just a flickering candle for company.

Smaida Greizi Nakamiba is out now on Ad Noiseam and you can find the links to buy it here 

For bookings: jef@methlab-agency.com

Live Video // Oyaarss Live at Border Breakers

Check this new video of an Oyaarss live performance... he's currently available for bookings around Europe following the release of his debut L.P. 'Bads', out now on Ad Noiseam! For bookings: jef@methlab-agency.com

Oyaarss // Live Video

Check out this epic live video of  Ad Noiseam's Oyaarss, featuring music from his debut LP 'Bads' out now in all good record stores ;)

New Release // Oyaarss - Bads

Oyaarss's debut LP on Ad Noiseam is now out! "Bleak, fiercely heavy, distorted and yet so close to the soul: Oyaarss's debut album is an impressive work of pulsions, subtlety and coldness. Tapping from electronic experimentations as much as from metal atmospheres, "Bads" builds massive tracks of noisy percussions towering on the most desolate icy soundscapes. Something to close you eyes to or to head-bang along, a highly gifted album of gritty strings, antagonistic beats and detailed builds-up; a colossal, self-imposing work of extremely rare power and depth" For samples and to buy it, go to the Ad Noiseam store.

Also - check Oyaarss's exclusive MethLab mix here for a taste of what his live set is like... Taking Europe-wide bookings now!!

New Mix: Oyaarss

As promised - here's an exclusive mix from one of our latest additions to the roster - Oyaarss. You can hear a number of tracks from his upcoming album - "Bads", due out on Ad Noiseam imminently. Described as "Cold and toweringly massive, "Bads" ("Hunger" in Latvian) is both a deeply emotional affair and the bleakest of creations. Even though the wandering listener might encounter spoken poems and touching melodies, there isn't much compassion in this monster of an album". Listen to the mix below, and bring some 'toweringly massive' heaviness to your day!


Take advantage of the launch of the new album and the attached hype to book him while he's hot... Contact: Jef@methlab-agency.com

Oyaarss

The awesome raw power force that is Oyaarss, has joned our roster. Originally from Latvia, but currently based in the Uk, Oyaarss is an electronica-based one-piece band. He specialises in harsh and atmospheric sound, with heavy distorted beats layered against sometimes bleak, sometimes ethereal dense ambient textured backdrops. Oyaarss brings a unique blend and take on a range of styles, from idm, to industrial, post-metal, sludge and noise, alongside more subtle influences such as ambient and contemporary minimalist music. His live shows are always as heavy as they come, with every show being unique and containing live elements in both guitar and vocals.


We'll be posting an exclusive mix for Methlab soon - keep your eyes and ears peeled!