Maybe it’s been a foolish endeavor, and maybe I’m the only one who misses the blog ol’ days, but I’ve been giving it a shot. I’ve been working on restoring some of the old content, though much of it was lost. I’ve slowly been rebuilding the old remix sunday archives, and even posting the occasional new edition. And I’ve been writing again.
You can find all the label’s releases here, on bandcamp, or most anywhere you listen to music these days. I’ve still got copies of some of the old vinyl releases, and I recently released the first in a set of charitable cassette compilations to raise awareness about the continued [mis]use of broken windows policing methods.
Plus, I put together a playlists section with a handful of spotify lists that hopefully start to capture a [slightly] updated version of the moods we used to peddle. Give those a listen and a ❤ if you would be so kind. If you want to get in touch, just give me a holler.
The next premiere from End Broken Windows Vol.1 comes from Varum, a rising star from Leipzig. Bubble Bath Berlin premiered this song a few days ago, and it’s a heater. Varum’s got wild chops, and is unnaturally consistent, especially for someone so prolific. If you enjoy this, be sure to also check out Yarn Init, Varum’s group with Int Main, as well as their label Clear Memory.
End Broken Windows Vol.1 is out now everywhere. You can stream it wherever, and order the limited edition cassettes on bandcamp. All proceeds go to the SBB National Sex Worker Bail Fund.
DJ Mag were kind enough to recently premiere one of the standouts from End Broken Windows Vol.1, “Detroit Tale” by Max Ulis and Khari McClelland. Max was the first person I reached out to about being a part of this project, and I’m so glad he agreed. This song is a perfect crystallization of a night out in Detroit, told through the lens of Khari’s first night out. It’s also my favorite kind of dance music hybrid; impossible to easily categorize, it sits somewhere between electro, house, and techno. It’s just a really great song.
End Broken Windows Vol.1 is out today everywhere. You can stream it wherever, and order the limited edition cassettes on bandcamp. All proceeds go to the SBB National Sex Worker Bail Fund.
Max Ulis – “Detroit Tale” ft. Khari McClelland (from End Broken Windows Vol.1)
Stream it wherever you listen to music, purchase the limited edition cassette on bandcamp, or download it from bandcamp, beatport, boomkat or wherever you get your files. As a reminder, all proceeds from this compilation will go to the SBB National Sex Worker Bail Fund, so if you’d prefer to make a donation directly, please do. They are a wonderful organization doing great work. <3 to everyone who has already supported, as well as all of the artists involved.
The nice folks at welofi just premiered “Flooressence” by SUMORAI & AVIVX, from the A-sdie of our upcoming charity compilation End Broken Windows Vol.1. This one is special to me, not only because it’s a truly infectious and playful take on electro, but also because I first met Viktor and Arys in Tokyo in 2014, when we were all three participants at Red Bull Music Academy. Kind of amazing how that experience forged lasting bonds that continue on almost 8 years later. Such a shame that RBMA is no more, but I feel lucky to have been a part of something so special. And we’re all the better for it, if for no other reason than songs like this are its eventual result.
The fine people at Suprematic Sounds just premiered a song from the A-side of our upcoming End Broken Windows Vol.1 charity compilation. This one comes from our old friend, Copenhagen-based A.dixen, who I recently wrote about — “Broken Skin” is delicate breakbeat exploration, full of detail and nuance. Dix takes his time with this one; with each turnaround, I feel like the train car just skittered over a rough portion of track, but not quite enough to break bliss. I’ll be home soon.
Our friends at Tracklistings were kind enough to premiere the closing track from our upcoming charity compilation, End Broken Windows Vol.1 — the track comes from Leeds-based producer The Droid, who delivers heady subterranean electro on “Merge”, evoking the tension and anxiety of clandestine middle-of-the-night explorations through subway tunnels.
On February 25th, Palms Out will release the first in a series of compilations on cassette and digitally. Titled plainly: End Broken Windows, 100% of the proceeds of the series will go to charity in an effort to raise awareness about broken windows policing methods. Specifically, I hope this project contributes in some small way to spreading the word about the ways in which policing and prosecuting low-level offenses serves only as a way of terrorizing and traumatizing vulnerable populations, without achieving the intended goal of preventing violent crime. The theoretical premise of broken windows policing is fundamentally flawed, and woefully misguided — there is no evidence that focusing police power on low level violations like sex work, loitering, minor vandalism, petit theft, minor drug offenses, etc. leads to any reduction in violent crime. The practice must end.
Each volume of the series will benefit a different charity doing work to counteract the effects of broken windows policing. All broken windows really does is criminalize being black, trans, queer, young, unhoused, etc., so helping those people avoid the worst repercussions of these policies is a worthwhile place to start. The first volume will benefit the SBB National Sex Worker Bail Fund. Sex workers are often intersectionally and inordinately affected by broken windows policing, and should never be forced to spend a single night in jail merely for exercising agency over their own bodies.
Musically and conceptually, this record is inspired by a place where broken windows policing is disproportionately felt: the subway/metro. I gave all of the artists the vague prompt to write music inspired by the NYC subway system — and the results were expectedly varying. For this volume, I pursued artists who have been generally exploring midtempo dance music without focus on 4 to the floor drum patterns. The result was a collection of largely breakbeat-oriented songs, some with direct classic NYC & Detroit electro references, others with more melodic and euphoric UK hardcore inspiration, and others still that kind of split the difference between modern bass and Baltimore club (for lack of better descriptors).
Featuring: Max Ulis (CA), Khari McClelland (US), Carli (SE), Disaffected (UK), Garneau (CA), Varum (DE), Martyn Bootyspoon (CA), Lobec (UK), A.dixen (DK), AVIVX (KZ), SUMORAI (SE), Ubahnrider (DE), The Droid (UK). Mastered by Joel Krozer at Six Bit Deep.
