French artist Design Default shares Takama-Ga-Hara EP

Sharing the first release of their carefully curated 10” series, much-loved Bristol label Pressure Dome welcome Design Default to the Dome with the sublime Takama-ga-hara EP. Effortlessly orbiting a beautiful yet precisely constructed world, the release encapsulates the atmosphere of his previous ambient works with the energy of his left of center club releases, demonstrating the depth of output this Parisian producer is capable of.

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The A-side, showcases his distinctive approach to sound design with glistening melodies, flourishing through an array dreamy soundscapes on ‘Eta Aquariids’. Label favourite Sputnik One also returns to the label, with an energised rework, sure to move the floor while maintaining the euphoric bliss of the original. On the B-side, Design Default navigates the enlightening journey of ‘Kagura’, where fragmented particles collide on the backdrop of uplifting otherworldly atmospheres.

Takama-ga-hara reflects the lofty sacred world from which the name implies – weaving through a haze of influences giving us something beautiful, engaging and unique, and following on from a tough couple of years, a positive look into the future as we move towards more freedom, connection and positivity. Founded by DJ/Producer Yushh (Jen Hartley), Bristol-based platform Pressure Dome, and has fostered tight knit, like minded community with a strong friends and family ethos in both signees and fans, championing the most exciting emerging underground artists in the world of left-leaning club music.

With previous releases from Ronan, Suze, Yushh, Delay Grounds, Mish, Forever and more, Yushh celebrates under-the-radar talent, and flexes her indelible ear for “unpredictable but satisfying club music.” Nominated for DJ Mag’s Best New Label in 2021 just two years following the label inception, and with solid support from RA, Mixmag, Beatportal, Bandcamp Daily, First Floor and more, the label has fast become a buy-on-sight label, accoladed in the global underground scene for its forward-thinking approach to bass-heavy electronic music

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