VA – Fluo V – 5 Year Anniversary on Kindergarten Records

Fresh from Kindergarten Records, “Fluo V – 5 Year Anniversary” by Drummy, Ayesha, Ma Sha, Despina, Slacker, georg-i, Stolen Velour, Sobolik, Soso Tharpa, Ziyiz, Martini, Train To Eltanin is a 11-track bass / club release that hits the sweet spot. Gathering 11 artists from across the Bass / Club spectrum, Fluo V – 5 Year Anniversary showcases Kindergarten Records‘s curatorial range.

Fluo V – 5 Year Anniversary on Kindergarten Records

Fluo V – 5 Year Anniversary – Official Music Video

Behind the Bass / Club : Release Notes

5 years after the New York label launched into the uncertain world of the COVID pandemic, Kindergartens place in the New York landscape is secured. Today, the label releases its most laser-focused collection of tracks to mark the anniversary, punctuating a deep catalogue of heaters that have pushed a unique take on bass music marked by a fervent futurism and scattergun rhythmic flourish. Kindergarten has acted as a nursery of creativity for a core crew of artists discovered through physical proximity and online connection alike, and always through shared appreciation for tough and ready dancefloor sounds and genuine friendship. Fitting then, that every one of the Kindergarten alumni returns with quintessential rhythmic intricacy and head-spinning quirk, reaching for what now feel like classic Kindergarten touchpoints. Whether its knotty, muscular techno (Zipper, Tidal Bore, Lips Loose), weapons-grade sound-design (FBchord, Blah), somersaulting 160 (Mushin, splattertek, Dash You) or gnarled nods to trance (Im thinking, yeah!, Aether Wounds, where the body does) the essence of Kindergarten is here in all its amorphic glory. Helmed by a queer woman amid the traditionally cishet and hypermasculine bass music milieu, Kindergarten helped pioneer these sounds in a city that had yet to fully adopt them as its own. Inclusivity and a family feel is at the heart of the label: witness any of Kindergartens monthly mega b2bs on The Lot Radio and you can feel how much fun the crew have playing together and how freely ideas bounce around. As ever, these tracks are bound by the same wild abandon at their core. Five years is a long time in club music, and its no easy feat to build a catalogue of music and a tight-knit community of people, all with disparate influences, and remain committed to experimentation and play while the results retain a crystallized identity. But listen to any of the ten tracks in here and you will know what makes a Kindergarten record.

Download ‘Fluo V – 5 Year Anniversary’ in MP3, FLAC, and AIFF Formats

Release Tracklist

1. Drummy – FBchord Original Mix, Download MP3

   Bass / Club | 105 BPM | Gb Minor | 4:12

2. Ayesha – Zipper Original Mix, Download MP3

   Bass / Club | 131 BPM | Db Minor | 4:22

3. Ma Sha – Tidal Bore Original Mix, Download MP3

   Bass / Club | 134 BPM | Eb Minor | 4:57

4. Despina – Lips Loose Original Mix, Download MP3

   Bass / Club | 125 BPM | C Minor | 4:24

5. Slacker, georg-i – what the body does Original Mix, Download MP3

   Bass / Club | 145 BPM | Eb Minor | 6:24

6. Stolen Velour – I’m thinking, yeah! Original Mix, Download MP3

   Bass / Club | 140 BPM | Db Minor | 3:41

7. Sobolik – splattertek Original Mix, Download MP3

   Bass / Club | 164 BPM | Db Major | 5:39

8. Soso Tharpa – Mushin Original Mix, Download MP3

   Bass / Club | 160 BPM | Gb Major | 4:40

9. Ziyiz – Dash You Original Mix, Download MP3

   Bass / Club | 120 BPM | G Minor | 4:24

10. Martini – Blah Original Mix, Download MP3

    Bass / Club | 104 BPM | D Minor | 4:01

11. Train To Eltanin – Aether Wounds Original Mix, Download MP3

    Bass / Club | 105 BPM | Gb Minor | 5:04

Artists on This Release

Fluo V – 5 Year Anniversary features tracks by Ayesha, Despina, Drummy, Ma Sha, Martini, Slacker, georg-i, Sobolik, Soso Tharpa, Stolen Velour, Train To Eltanin, Ziyiz. Released on Kindergarten Records, this Bass / Club record is available for download in MP3, FLAC, and AIFF formats.