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I used an aluminum one for years on a rega tt and realized it was prematurely wearing the belts and causing slip. Direct drive may be different since it *should* be low torque with a small moment but unless you have some warped disks, in my personal experience, I wouldn't recommend.

I love his hip hop. I've been digging through his warp releases from ~20 years ago. He gets really moody beautiful elements. security screenings: https://warprecords.bandcamp.com/track/matrimonioids-for-elivin-susana-estela '92 vs '02: https://warprecords.bandcamp.com/track/love-you-bring reads the books: https://warprecords.bandcamp.com/track/pagina-cinco vocal studies: https://warprecords.bandcamp.com/track/smile-in-your-face & https://warprecords.bandcamp.com/track/point-to-b

https://tdjmusic.bandcamp.com/track/spf-infini-3-continuous-mix I'm not going to clog up the new release page bc I don't think this will appeal there. This starts off with a robert miles homage then progresses more modern elements. I think it holds true to that classic deep vocal trance. Some tiktokification of the genre isn't all bad in my opinion. Its good when good producers are drawn to it. TDJ, Narciss, DJ Heartstring are all solid. Let me know if there are adjacent artists.

From hospitality frictional nebula long live the Snares

My Downfall, Detrimentalist, and Calvacade of Glee… are his best deep jungle breaks and baroque melodies in my opinion. *edit: + Hospitality ep

I remember hearing October language - i never lose. Never really. That was a really cool ambient album, cannot say I’ve heard much more in that style that I like as much (e.g. Tim Hecker ultraviolet) What does it for me is they use drones but it’s all for a purpose and not texture alone and the songs have a sub-5 min progression that keeps me interested. I saw spectrum spools did a repress i think that’s pretty fitting. Really cool band, i loved that album.

this 67% slow mix gave me appreciation for how nuts the tracks are & these producers are awesome what a wild subculture

60 | 10m properties >> 0.167m/unit 242 | 32 house >> 0.132 2500 | 175 unit >> 0.070 220 | 25 house >> 0.114 1500 | 45 unit >> 0.030 4288 | 335 unit >> 0.079 idk rental real estate but these are not on average high priced properties. that's still messed up

I'm into TDJ mixes and originals on loop. Just heard her, and she seems popular from the past two years. It hits that late late 90s-2000s vocal and progressive trance sound. She mixes originals heavily. To me, its refreshing to hear this being made today. I think it keeps progression while staying true to the roots. I understand there's a whole decade+ of albums and mixes from the beginning of the genre that were at the time totally fresh, why not stick to those? I get that the criticism for speed up tiktok remix style tracks and I might be off the mark there. Maybe its pop, idk. Trance gets cheesy who cares. These SPF mixes get into form going emotional to psy. If this is pop it doesn't matter, trance is the best. Its incredibly better than the stuff I fell disinterested in in the 2000s when everything was washed out. TDJs is a real one.

swayzak winter boys opened my eyes to pads years ago dnb jungle producers know how to hold back. I love how the tuned down kicks + pad combo + change up hats you feel like perpetually falling. sparing but that keeps the pad washes special that 'thin' nord-sounding filter sizzle I love it back to dubby house

I second the Paradolia & Incommunicado LPs. Also his earlier EPs like Blingkered or ones on Vakant like Ring.Click.Tink or Shminimal ep. These are more tools and techno whereas the LPs are artist LPs Simple Things EP by Alex Smoke Ring.Click.Tink. EP by Alex Smoke Shminimal EP by Alex Smoke I'll admit there's a heavy minimal and 2000's sound with some snares that may not age well but in his library there's really cool bouncy basslines and spacey percolating melodies and that dumb tuned down singing voice I just dig. These Blawan track got me back into Alex Smoke, there's just something about it. Not mimicking or even genre but the same vein. Way more shuffling less grid like. https://blawan.bandcamp.com/track/no-rabbit-no-life https://blawan.bandcamp.com/track/close-the-cycle

Does Blawan share an Alex Smoke vibe to anyone? I get his tracks are more techy, rounded sound design, and not minimal *house* but I cannot help but hear similarity especially with the slurry vocals and some bass lines and melodies. I dig it, I was a huge Alex Smoke fan he always had solid mid track payoff. Anyway this sounds dope.

It does not disappoint <...there were removed youtube tracks here: crystal vision, bibled, & amen96...> solid album

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Track 2 Depro is heavy. https://iliantape.bandcamp.com/track/depro It hits in the same way as one of their earlier releases A8 Basslines https://iliantape.bandcamp.com/track/a8-basslines