Soniculture, the Lisbon-based label, proudly presents Billy Dalessandro's 5th album entitled 'Cracktime'. More

Billy Dalessandro is a regular renaissance man. Beginning his music career with releases on the prestigious labels Force Inc, and Resopal, his music has evolved into a mature brand of Chicago-inspired freaky funk. Having recently started is own influential record label, Siteholder, and put Chicago firmly back on the map where it belongs, he now appears on Alphahouse records for the first time with two analog techno gems. His sound spans genres, and always ignites the dancefloor, whether at the club, or the afterparty. The "Dirty Devil EP" is a journey down I-55 to St. Louis and back again. A regular guest at the infamous Alphahouse party there, he's no stranger to the sound of the Midwest. Serious, yet playful at the same time, he presents here two tracks that tell a personal story about where's he's been, and where he's going next
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SONICULTURE is proud to present the second edition of FESTIVAL FORTE, that will take place in PORTUGAL, MONTEMOR-O-VELHO CASTLE, between August 27 and 29 2015. The mission is to display artists that are in the forefront of the scene, where music and visual content is definitely their Forte. Here is this year's official EP, announcing the knights who will come marching in the mist that stretches in the horizon. VOLTA means a turn of thought or argument in a sonnet. There is no better word to describe the spirit of FESTIVAL FORTE, which wants indeed to move away from common standards and present a new and unexpected turn in the electronic culture of modern days. EXPANDER, a courageous warrior creates the base for the foundation of this EP and passes it on to other, extremely talented artists, that will be featured in FESTIVAL FORTE. NX1 come from Barcelona and show how they know their ways in the fields of techno raising considerably the levels of energy in a very unique way. APART is Portuguese and who we consider will be the "next big thing" in the near future, due to his talent and new approaches in the electronic field. He will premiere his live show at FESTIVAL FORTE this year. And now, filled with excitement, we present a very special 16 minute (yes, 16 minutes!) version from the illustrious VATICAN SHADOW, alter ego of DOMINICK FERNOW, who is also PRURIENT and owns HOSPITAL PRODUCTIONS. Here, we go on a long drive through pure insanity, in preparation for the memorable concert that he will present at FESTIVAL FORTE this year. So, the cards are on the table and we are all prepared to play ROYAL HOLD'EM, a particular variation of poker, where only the higher value cards are used. Get ready for the ROYAL FLUSH. More

Famous spanish producer Alex Under, known for his releases on his own CMYK label and others such as Plus 8 and Soma, is the author of this Soniculture release that will be out on vinyl and digital. We all leap in joy and celebration as we do when our favorite football team scores a goal. A football match should be appreciated in front of a big screen and the main snack should be lupini beans, but please pay attention that you should eat them without their skin by tearing them off, one by one, with your teeth and "popping" the seed directly into your mouth. Good lupini beans should be digested with natural apple cider, not the normal one with gas and sugar, but the special one that comes mainly from Andaluzia in the north of Spain, that is distilled naturally, originating a 6% alcoholic nectar of bliss that savours your thirst and calms down the nervous system. To, of course, enjoy your sport experience in splendour, there must be at least one player that will guarantee that your team does not lose. Only then, the sense of fulfillment can be taken to its maximum. Anyway, one cannot avoid thinking about a philosophical issue: there are no apple trees in the cider country. So a cider-dependant addict, looking at the bottle, must think that it has got to be MAGIC. And here it is, pressed on vinyl and available digitally. Techno grooves at their best, with futuristic acid lines and synth arrangements that will make the lupini beans pop into your mouth at the speed of light! GOAL!!!! GOL!!! GOLO!!! More

Soniculture, the Lisbon-based label, proudly presents Billy Dalessandro's 5th album entitled 'Cracktime'. More