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The second chapter of Sonora Destroy Records’ HYBRID PULSE series, released October 2, is a thrilling exploration of extremes. With contributions from twelve artists across continents, HYBRID PULSE 2 walks a fine line between direct, body-moving intensity and cerebral, experimental abstraction.
The high-impact tracks — such as those from Cagua, Lucid Distraction, and JUNЖIES — hit with an immediacy designed for peak-time club settings. Their beats are hard, angular, and unapologetically physical. In contrast, artists like Paula Velez and arni carve out more spacious terrains, working with texture and rhythm in ways that destabilize the dancefloor and invite contemplation. The push and pull between these modes creates a compilation that is dynamic and surprising, refusing easy categorization.
The sonic palette is wide but coherent. Mutant bass, fractured techno, twisted breaks, and futuristic rhythmic architectures form the backbone, yet each artist filters these elements through their own cultural and personal lens. The result is a compilation that feels at once global and personal, expansive and intimate.
Visual design plays an equally important role. KAYU’s artwork, with its layers and symbols, encapsulates the compilation’s density, while Muluc Visual Lab’s AR-enhanced vinyl edition transforms the record into a hybrid object — part sound carrier, part digital artwork, part collectible.
The upcoming launch event in Bogotá on October 11 underscores the compilation’s grounding in community and celebration. Ultimately, HYBRID PULSE 2 thrives on dualities — between impact and abstraction, globalism and locality, sound and image. It is a compilation that doesn’t just document where club culture is now but points to where it’s headed.
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- Release Date: October 2nd
- Buy link: https://sonoradestroyrecs.bandcamp.com/album/hybrid-pulse-2-v-a