Native Outsider: Sneaker social club - 15/11/2024

Started in 2011 by Jamie Russell, aka Low End Activist, Sneaker Social Club is rooted in what he calls the ‘hardcore continuum’ - a term that captures the label’s breadth and spirit. SSC focuses on releasing progressive forms of drum and bass, juke, and post-UK garage, each track holding a distinctive sound that both hardcore fans and experimental listeners can enjoy. Often, the music is tinged with nostalgia, echoing the producers‘ memories of growing up in the city streets of the UK.

1. 8Ball - Can't Hold On

2. Low End Activist - Self Destruction

3. D3U5E - Dust Particle

4. Dream Cycle - Dream '93

5. SPD - Systema

6. Dream Cycle - Sensa (Original Mix)

7. Low End Activist - Sent West

8. Filter Dread - Ice 88s (Original Mix)

9. Cocktail Party Effect - Racka

10. BBL Sound - BBS (Park End Refix)

11. SPD - Genbu

12. Low End Activist - Dry Chat, Wet Rag

13. Ivy Lab - Torpedo

14. D3U5E - HAL9000

15. Filter Dread - Talk All Low

16. Trends & Boylan - Carnage

17. Filter Dread - Space Beams

18. Trends, Boylan & Slimzee - Ninety Nine

19. Ivy Lab - Mild Snake

Veronicami: Danse Noire - 11/10/2024

Danse Noire, founded in 2013 by Aisha Devi, Niels Wehrspann, Raphael Rodriguez, and Samuel Antoine, has a unique release strategy that strongly resonates with Iriy Records. The label promotes artists with small or virtually non-existent footprints in the industry, believing that this approach satisfies the modern audience’s desire for endless experimentation and discovery of boutique labels. It also brings Aisha Devi’s vision of the dancefloor as a collective ritual closer to reality. The label’s sound draws from industrial and psychedelic rock, resulting in dense, subversive, and singularly unique releases.

Geyera: Timedance - 16/08/2024

Started by Lurka, Hodge, and Asusu in 2016, Timedance was born out of the UK Bristol scene, aiming to create mutated techno. However, now, almost a decade after its inception, it can be said that Timedance has created its own genre of music – flux house. The style combines the depth and weight of dubstep with dance-friendly rhythms of techno, while complex polyrhythmic layering of sounds gives ample space for experimentation, briskness, and freshness.

1. Laksa - Buried

2. Laksa - lost code

3. Batu - Domino Theorya

4. Metrist - Closer The tv

5. Metrist - Ob lopes

6. Lurka - battery

7. Ploy - Iron Lungs

8. Laksa - In The middle

9. Metrist - leven Leven Liver Love

10. Batu - Shiratani

11. Batu - Reez (Lee Gamble)

12. Batu - convergence

13. Laksa - Sen on One

14. Metrist - Ark Specific

15. Batu - Atavism

6atbk0: Silent motion, potent funk, araca recs - 16/08/2024

Seventh episode of IRIY.frequencies focused on a genre rather than a specific label. The stylistics of dub-step heavy and industrial rap, are not as explored as other schools of hip-hop, so the available materials are sparse. For the episode, we have selected three labels representing the style of hard experimental rap that is very stylistically close to Iriy’s beats these seasons with our releases of Mertvi Dereva’s tracks.

1. Dabbla - There He Is

2. Dabbla - Flex

3. B L A C K I E - I Don't Wear Sneakers

4. Dabbla - Hemisphere

5. Chase and Status - Blowtorch

6. Tripletrain - Never Could Be Pt. 1

7. Dabbla & Sumgii - Lucky

8. Pierre Green Feat Dabbla - Outro

9. B L A C K I E - Nothing Stopping

10. Sumgii Feat Dabbla - Some Of Them (Album Snippet)

11. Pierre Green Feat Dabbla - Lazy I (Album Snippet)

12. Budasac Refix Feat Dabbla & Mention - Friday Night

13. Dabbla - Self Made

14. Tripletrain - Try to Believe

15. Dabbla & Sumgii - Junk

16. Stevie Ebola Feat Dabbla - Let Off (Album Snippet)

17. Sumgii Feat Pringle & Puppa Murc - Next Tune

18. Dabbla - Sumin Like

19. Philly B Feat Dabbla - Linkready (Remix)

20. Cold Hands Feat Dabbla - Get It Good (Album Snippet)

Monotronique: Wisdom Teeth - 12/07/2024

Wisdom Teeth label emerged during the post-dubstep fallout when the London club scene was oversaturated with dubstep and Garage tracks, prompting crowds to shift towards more German-sounding techno. Wisdom Teeth was one of the first labels to merge classical UK sound's bass-heavy, broken rhythms with industrial techno. However, the label began incorporating more experimental and ambient sounds after a few releases, eventually becoming quintessentially left field.

geyera: Coyote Records - 08/06/2024

Founded by Tom Fraser in 2012, Coyote Records pioneered progressive grime music, often emphasizing the instrumental component. The label’s attention to beat-making craft and sophisticated arrangements brings its music close to being called grime IDM. Tracks produced by Coyote Records are hypnotic and ethereal, yet heavy and powerful, with vocals treated as equals among other musical elements. This unique juxtaposition can be heard in works by Shaun and Silk Road Assassins.Despite being an underground and independent label, Coyote Records has launched the careers of international stars like AJ Tracey and Tom E. Vercetti. They also organize events in Bristol and London’s The Alibi.

geyera: Skull Disco - 03/05/2024

Skull Disco, active from 2004 to 2008, produced ten releases, all supervised by its founders, Shackleton and Appleblim. Label carved its niche in British dubstep, blending elements of dubstep, stoner metal, and dub techno. The label's sound was complemented by a post-Egyptian visual aesthetic, created by Zeke Clough. Although the label existed for a relatively short time, it has had a strong influence on Iriy Records due to its dedication to sophisticated sound, its role in promoting ambient dubstep, and its narrative consistency. In its ten releases, Skull Disco followed a story with its own lyrical heroes and leitmotifs.

monotronique: Livity Sound - 22/03/2024

Join us for the third episode of Iriy Frequencies, as we delve into the roots of modern bass music with a focus on two influential labels from the UK leftfield scene: Livity Sound and its experimental counterpart, Dnuos Ytivil. This episode is exclusively curated by Montronique, a resident of Livity Sound, who has prepared a selection showcasing the depth and diversity of the label's offerings. Livity Sound, inspired by the Rastafarian concept of life-force, was established in 2011 by dubstep pioneer Peverelist. While rooted in UK Garage, the label has explored modern dub and fluxwork, shaping modern bass music genres and nurturing artists in traditional styles. Dnuos Ytivil, its darker twin, offers a collection of heavier, more experimental urban bass music.

geyera: N.A.A.F.I. - 16/02/2024

N.A.A.F.I. aims to overcome the self-doubt present in the local Mexican electronic music scene and revive the local musical aesthetic. Consequently, N.A.A.F.I. releases music inspired by local electronic music trends like dembow and reggaeton while recontextualizing Western styles such as techno and house. These sounds are fused to create a blend of deconstructed and often ironic music. This blend is termed “tribal,” contrasting with the music of malinchismo (the local name for structured Western genres). It combines percussive, conceptual, and polyrhythmic sounds to create a unique musical narrative.

1. wasted fates - Evidencia

2. Naafi - Danza Fantasma

3. La Tirando a Violeta - Lagrima Viva (ft. El PLVYBXY)

4. Lao Dj Fucci - Alarma

5. Debit for Dj earl - Numbering

6. Nico - trampa

7. Isaac Soto - Vivo o Muerto

8. Dj Fucci - Chinchilla

9. Imaabs - Mordaza

10. OMAAR - Progressive tribes

11. Omaar, Cid Rim - Formato Funky

12. Wrack - Sunset Dembow

13. Lechuga Zafiro - Pajarocama

14. Dj Fucci - Frijol

15. NAAFI - Densidad Cero(Lao remix)

16. Zutzut - Ojos negros

17. Lechiga Zafiro - Corazón Negro rio de la plata

18. Wrack Speak - Hayabusa

19. OMAAR - Sonar

20. Tayhana - Encuentros Furtivos

21. Dj Fucci - Chango

22. Naafi - Soon come

23. Nico - Santo Tambor

24. Zutzut - Plexo

25. Omaar - Sportswear

26. Naafi - Despertar

27. Mc bin Laden - Tototo( NKC Remix)

28. Lechuga Zafiro - Aqua y puerta

29. omaar - NO!

30. Dj Fucci - clients

31. El Irreal Veintiuno - Vestigo

32. Naafi- Run 2 U

33. Dj Babatr - HA De He He

34. Nick Leon - Rayo

35. Lechuga Zafiro - Sapo Diablo

36. El Irreal Veintiuno - Cueva

37. Dj Fucci - Malz

38. Nico - The SOUND

39. Juanny Depp - Holliwood, Florida

40. Lao TSVI - Pandora

41. Wrack - Zombie Ball

42. Wrack, ForyFive- Pon Pon

geyera: Hakuna Kulala - 13/01/2024

For the premiere episode, the fresh Kyiv electronic label IRIY chose to showcase the music of Hakuna Kulala, a Ugandan label known for its polyrhythmic and syncopated sound design. They are the largest independent electronic label in East Africa which faces similar challenges to the Ukrainian music culture, and they exemplify how a group of enlightened music professionals can overcome these issues.

1. Zlur - lacrymaturity

2. Leon Dunan- Ching

3. Troposphere 7 - Boda Boda Ride

4. Mbulelo - Uranus

5. Mbulelo - Play the Beat

6. Dj Skothan- Salut to Dj Lag

7. Dj Mariio- Gqom Nye

8. Chrisman - Lupupu

9. Dj Skothan - The Gringo

10. Oyisse - Ekopola ft. Sekelembele

11. DJ Scriby - Ouuu1

12. Dj Mariio - IZandia

13. Dj Mariio Ft. Hot Chicks - uSkukela

14. Mc Yallah - Yallah Beibe

15. Ecko Bazz - Nightmare Song

16. Don Zilla - Ekivuuma

17. Ekhe - Tuli Banyo ((rave Edit)

18. WulFFluw XCIV - Take a Ride

19. Scotch Rolex Don Zilla - Afro Samurai

20. Makossiri - Ossiris Drums

21. ??

22. T5UMUT5UMU - See Of Trees

23. Don Zilla - From The cave

24. Leon Duncan - Rucio

25. Authentically Plastic - Sakata

26. Slikback - Kyokai

27. Chrisman - Apana Gusa

28. Slikback - Gemini

29. Mc Yallah - Mbakebere

30. Afrorack - Rev

31. Scotch Rolex - Tewari