FIRST CONTACT

Tracklist: -First Contact (0'00) -Tension (01'30) -Odio (03'00) -Strike (04'30) After decades at the forefront of electronic music in Belgium, Fuse is proud to launch its in-house label as a tribute to both the spirit at the heart of the club and the thrilling developments in modern techno. From local, Brussels-based talent to artists with a close connection to the club, the Fuse label will provide a rich spread of material revolving around but not limited to techno, with a love of the finest club music at the heart of every signing. The label commences operations with a four-track EP from Spanish producer Psyk, who has a long history of playing at Fuse. Having worked closely with labels such as Mote-Evolver and Tresor as well as releasing on his own Non Series, his rise on the international techno circuit has been hard to ignore. As comfortable exploring ambient space as working with tightly wound percussion, Psyk has been able to mark himself out as a unique force through his adventurous yet physical sound. The EP begins with an eerie excursion into beatless sound design appropriately entitled šFirst Contact›, where nervous bleeps meet with off-key string tones that call to mind uneasy sci-fi soundtracks. šTension› then follows with an equally edgy line in synths, but this time they circle above a sturdy undercurrent of rhythm that demonstrates the perfect balance between impact and restraint. šOdio› commences the B-side with an appropriately disorientating atmosphere where tones pulse and vibrate at curious angles, rising in intensity and weirdness while the beats provide a steady anchor. Then šStroke› moves in to finish the EP off with a dark, addictive combination of cyclical synths and straight-ahead drums pitched right at the heart of the night. This is a bold record from Psyk that sets out the mission for Fuse as a label perfectly, avoiding generic techno moves to say something truly original while still presenting a sound built for the club. DJ FEEDBACK early support frpm Ben Sims: Cool deep groovers, thx Daniel Avery: Love it! Raíz: Interesting deep space excursions by Psyk. Monoloc: Super !!! Cassegrain: B1 is really cool Setaoc Mass / Sam C¢ates: Tension and Stroke are perfect dancefloor material! Thanks Psyk and Fuse. Yotam Avni: History in the making right here. Leiras / Ownlife: Perfect four tracker EP. Better way to start a label ;) Invite: Lovely start for the label! Svreca / Semantica: support. Quail / Soma: Usual top quality from Psyk, look forward to see what this label brings. Thanks! Rrose: Thank you. Distant Echoes: Good release, will play! Thanks. Kwartz: The whole EP is amazing, will play it for sure. Thanks. Volte-face: Very nice trippy stuff! Dave Miller / Abstract Division: Thanks, Odio for me. Blue Hour: Nice one, will play. Ryan James Ford: Nice trippy stuff here! Antigone: Tension is perfect thanks! Tensal: Stroke best for me, thx! Samuli Kemppi: Good EP from Psyk. Really like Stroke here. Thanks! J.C.: Nice work by Manu! Tripeo: Congrats to the Fuse crew, great start! Angel Molina: Good to know that Fuse starts a record label!!! All my support to it and to Psyk as well, as expected very into this release, especially into Tension and Odio. Thanks! Kr!z: Go Manuel! Loving both A-side tracks. Full support. Milton Bradley: Good stuff. Marcel Dettmann: Thx. Ben Klock: Welcome Fuse! Odio is my choice here. Dimi Angelis: Nice One! Tension and Stroke are my favs, but I will play Odio too! Jeroen Search: Very nice!! Submerge: Stroke! Developer: Dope !! Will play thanks !!! ;) Shlomi Aber: Very good, as always from Psyk... Good luck with the new label, full support. Dustin Zahn: Congrats on the new label! It's a very solid first release and a great nod to Jeff Mills. It's one of Psyk's best EPs in a while but it is slightly hard to find a 'trademark' Psyk sound in it tbh. Donor: Best of luck with the new label! Some great tracks on here. Thanks for sharing. Drumcell: Great release from a great artist and an amazing club... Looking forward to more from this imprint... Orde Meikle / Slam: Strong - great club - this will be a great label - thanx. Nihad Tule: B1 and B2 for me, thanks and congrats to the launch! Eric Cloutier:: Tension is god damned flawless, but Stroke is a perfect DBX-styled flipout for the brain. P.E.A.R.L.: Tension & Stroke !! Thx! Ilario Alicante: Mesmerizing :) Support! ¥ [Phase]: Thanks. Aiken: Already tested. Super EP. Kristian/Ame: Great. Jeff Derringer / Soma: Nice - this sounds great... Cleric: Nice first release! Good luck with the label, I will be keeping a close eye on it! Alex.Do: Stroke is big. Thanks a lot. Exium / Kessell: Good stuff, thanks. Peter Van Hoesen: "Thanks, will check." Emerson: Abstract Tension and intro are ace. Kamikaze Space Programme: Other worldly! Love all the tracks. Doka: Strong EP! Love it. Thank you. Full support Psyk and Fuse! Randomer: A2 + B1 wicked. Jonas Kopp: Stroke and Odio for me. Dax J: "Great 1st release! Big love to all involved. Francois X: Super good. Lucy: "Always a pleasure to hear new Psyk material. Pangaea: Odio works for me, cheers! DJ Deep: Congratulations on the new label! Nice release! Inigo Kennedy: Tension and Odio are nice. Will play. Henning Baer: "Loving Tension!" Len Faki: Big fan of the club since years and the first release are def my cup of tea! Great work from Psyk. thX Len Radio Slave: Tension. Markus Suckut: Tension and Stroke are amazing! Jeff Rushin: Superb! Ben UFO: Like Odio a lot, thanks. Norman Nodge: Proper contemporary techno tracks, many thanks! Oscar Mulero: Support. Will play Odio and Stroke. Thnx! Edit Select: Tension is nice, thanks. Sinfol: Nice, thx! Etapp Kyle: Thanks. Stuart McMillan / Soma: Nice thanks for the music :) Chris Liebing: thanks! Pfirter: Cool first release, thanks and best wishes with your new project. Terrence Fixmer: Really interesting EP, cool tracks. Rolando / R3: Stroke is the one for me. Thanks!!! Luke Slater: Great thanks. Truncate: Solid tunes thanks! Zadig: Psyk made it one more time. Full support. Thanks. Shl¢mo: B1 is my choice here Trevino: Love this guy™s music.. such a great EP Héctor Oaks: Psyk always delivers, thanks! Par Grindvik: Love it! Happy birthday Fuse Music Cosmin TRG: Great gear!