Medusas by BLEID

After Subliminar, BLEID returns to Extended Records with EXT045 – Medusas!

If Subliminar was rooted in a steady 4/4 beat, EXT045 – Medusas locks into broken rhythms. BLEID had already hinted at these tracks, created during a breaks phase, and the first time we heard them we were instantly captivated. Creatively sampled breaks, heavy low-end, gliding pads and organic textures are constant presences throughout the record.

The EP opens with impact: 4Dreams merges broken beats with a deep sub-bass and what sounds like a dissonant synthesised trumpet, summoning the hordes to the dance floor. In Paradise Disguise ｆｒｅｅ ｐａｌｅｓｔｉｎｅ , a fractured percussion wraps itself around a chorus of young voices that insistently fight to be heard. The message is unequivocal: FREE PALESTINE! With Kerosene, the tempo rises into a roller driven largely by percussion, carrying the same urgency as the message declared in the previous track. The EP closes with It Breaks My N3ck My B4ck, a slower, more contemplative piece, dominated by layers of pads. Intricate drum programming intertwines with sliced, processed vocals, creating a somehow distant and melancholic atmosphere.

EXT045 – Medusas sees BLEID step slightly away from the aesthetic we’ve come to expect, veering closer to UK Bass culture and labels such as re:lax or Timedance. But deviation does not mean disorientation: guided by unwavering moral integrity, BLEID’s vision remains faithful to rave as a political expression of a community striving to be freer, more inclusive, and unafraid of the necessary disruption and subversion of unjustly established orders. Music with the urgency of the NOW!

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