iameb 57 - Tipsy Hax

Tipsy Hax, the newest album from iameb 57, will have you at its mercy from the first beat drop to the final echoing tones. We urge you to give into the sensation and get lost in the encapsulating melodies and deeply-textured layers of this 19-track offering. Creating some of the most beautiful compositions and eclectic mixes this side of the mainstream, iameb 57 has done more than make an album; he’s reinvigorated our love for IDM. Check out free streaming previews of the tunes right here and purchase all 19 complete mp3 tracks for only $8.00 USD at shopnuevaforma.com. With rumors spreading that IDM is dead, you can take iameb 57’s word that it is indeed alive and well.

Hello Square - Office Jargon

To round out July’s releases, we offer you Hello Square’s beautiful debut single, Office Jargon. Featuring a fabulous combination of vocal-driven melodies and danceable synthetic beats, this track is perfect for the more pop-minded listener. Included in the package are remixes by the aforementioned iameb 57 and Nueva Forma’s newest artist, A Gap Between. We think you’ll dig the treatments and transformations. The single, along with the two remixes, is up for grabs for only $0.99 USD at shopnuevaforma.com. Three cuts, one low price. Come and get it!

We hope you enjoy these releases as much as we do. And as the summer rolls along, be sure to keep your eyes peeled for more releases, sign up for our newsletter to never miss another beat, and hold your breath for some serious music coming from Pinscape and Miori in the coming weeks. Cheers, and with love -

- your Nueva Forma team

Monthly podcast: Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures

Episode 8, curated by Wolfe+585 comes right at the tailend of July, a month that saw two new releases, a single from Hello Square, and a full-length album from iameb 57. One of our favorite iameb 57 tracks from the Tipsy Hax album is featured on the mix, and it also includes songs from both Masmöd and Miori (one old, and one new). We hope that these sounds accompany you from the remaining days of this month to the next.

Podcast: Download (64.9MB) 56:43

6(SIX) Diagram

For those of you who missed SIX(6) at Holocene this last Thursday, here’s a brief photo-recap of the night, featuring performances by Strategy, Solenoid, Unrecognizable Now, Mike Jedlicka, and Nueva Forma’s very own cloudburst. Enjoy! :)

cloudburst performing at SIX

cloudburst performing at SIX

cloudburst performing at SIX

cloudburst and company at SIX

crowd at SIX

crowd at SIX

crowd at SIX

crowd at SIX

Mike Jedlicka performing at SIX

Mike Jedlicka performing at SIX

mixer for SIX at Holocene

rack unit at SIX

Event Flier

Join us at Holocene tonight for a sure-to-be excellent show with performances by Strategy, Solenoid, Nueva Forma’s Cloudburst, and more. The show starts at 9 PM, and costs $6. 21+.

Should you be unable to attend, check back on the site next week as we’ll be posting some photos from the event. Hope to see you all there.

Monthly podcast: Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures (Photograph by Damon Sheeley)

Episode 7, curated by The Bear & The Sea, may just be the perfect companion to an overcast morning, afternoon break, or a shy sundown. The wonderful mix of ambient, downtempo, and haunting vocal tracks touches on feelings of childhood wonder, nature, longing, and dusty memories — all compiled into a forty-nine minute long experience. Included in this episode is a new Bear & The Sea remix of Jolea’s song, Love Ruins All. We’ve also made the remix available for download via the links below.

Download Jolea – Love Ruins All (The Bear & The Sea remix)
320kbps mp3 (10.3 MB) | FLAC (23.8 MB)

Podcast: Download (55.9MB) 49:02

Monthly podcast: Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures

Once again, we’re here with a new episode of Listening Pleasures. Curated by iameb 57, this episode takes you through a vast soundscape of beautifully stark and abrasive beats with melancholy melodies that leave you wanting more. Ranging from a wide selection of some of our favorite friends, artists & labels out there, we hope you’ll enjoy this episode as much as we do.

Podcast: Download (70.5MB) 60:42

Monthly podcast: Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures

Listening Pleasures Episode 5 has arrived! Curated by Nueva Forma artist, Masmöd, this episode explores the more melodic side of our fellow label mates and dear friends.

via Masmöd:

“With summer just around the corner, I decided to curate this episode of Listening Pleasures around a theme. This particular theme is a soundtrack for traveling with no particular destination. That place in between where you’re heading to, and where you’re leaving from. Anyone who’s ever traveled by car, airplane, train, or even by boat for an extensive period of time knows how easy it is to get lost in thought during that transition. This episode is for anyone who finds themselves in need of a soundtrack when they’re in that particular situation.  Hopefully this mix will help alleviate your boredom and / or anxiety when you find yourself drifting in limbo.”

Podcast: Download (57.9MB) 50:37

Monthly podcast: Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures

Filled with gleams of stuttered beats and haunting ricocheted melodies, our beloved Creta (aka White Car) reveals a darker side of Nueva Forma with his own curated mix of Listening Pleasures episode #04.

Kicking off this eclectic mix is our very own psychoacoustics analyst, Dr. Erroneous. It took some arm twisting for him to agree to participate in this episode of Listening Pleasures, but once he got started he couldn’t be stopped.

Throughout this episode, you’ll find yourself taking part in a series of sound experiments by Dr. Erroneous. So lock yourselves in, and let the Listening Pleasures possess your ears.

Podcast: Download (48.1MB) 42:06

Monthly podcast: Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures

Our third enhanced podcast is a nod to the new year, new artists, and innovations. This episode contains a careful blend of melancholy, delicate glitch, and danceable beats — curated by yours truly.

We also have the pleasure of welcoming two new artists to our label: Jimmy Batista, a New Yorker producing under the guise iameb 57, and Michael Louzao & Tim Williams, the PDX locals behind Hello Square. We’ve got two iameb tracks on the podcast, one being an original track from a forthcoming EP release, and the other a dope remix of Ke$ha’s Tik Tok. Hello Square makes a big debut with their electro-infused pop song, Writing on the Wall. And White Car, nearing completion of his soon-to-be released album Closing the Doors of Perception, shares a fresh track with us called Rico.

To top things off, we’ve got another awesome unreleased track by Reii, a remix of Lloyd’s Get It Shawty by Masmöd (as well as his track Asphalt from Axiom), a newly-surfaced remix of the Slants’ Kokoro by Pinscape, and finally, a remix of Graintable’s Lost Frost by Gouseion from the Run Riot crew. This third installment of Listening Pleasures is sure to get your ass in gear, so be sure to subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. We’ll be churning out more of these each month along with some fresh new releases along the way.

Podcast: Download (53.9MB) 46:40

Monthly podcast: Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures

This month marks our second enhanced podcast episode and comes just in time for winter. The theme is a bit of a throwback to ’70s bucolic downtempo meets retro science fiction, the kind of tunes you’d listen to while enjoying the great outdoors or star gazing at night. It’s also something peaceful to fall asleep to, and that’s something everyone here at Nueva Forma needs more of.

Along with the label artists, we’ve featured several tracks from the always-lovely Archaic Horizon label. There are new unreleased tracks from Masmöd, Pinscape, and White Car, and a special snack break from Domingo Hamm. You’ll know it when you hear his signature sound. In case you missed the first episode, be sure to get your fill here. Even better, subscribe to the podcast via iTunes and it will be automatically downloaded as episodes become available.

We hope you enjoy these listening pleasures.

Podcast: Download (62.9MB) 54:28