@​izlo and @​numaphlex , just a heads up... I received an email notification from bandcamp that the label is closing down.

Might want to grab whatever releases you can before that happens:

GD4YA

GD4YA. London, UK. info@gd4ya.com

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Not sure how many of you are aware of Lenzman but he was a top tier dnb producer who sadly passed away a few days ago. He was a bit of a titan, sort of in that mythical realm of producers and all it takes is typing Lenzman on any of your social feeds to understand why. He's released on dozens of highly regarded dnb labels and his discography is outstanding, every release is quality with zero filler. He also founded his own label, The North Quarter, which is also one of my favorite dnb labels because the quality of releases is beautifully curated and always on a different level.

I'm mentioning him for several reasons. He was one of my favorite dnb producers and a lot of how I think about structure in a tune and creating a vibe is influenced by his music. I lose track of how many incredible tunes he's made over the years but if I could recommend two of my all time favorite releases hes put out, they would be Looking At Stars and The Golden Age EP. Worth picking up because they are fantastic and even over a decade after their release, I still listen to them regularly.

For anyone thats interested in his approach to production, check out this video that was released today on Sample Genie:

Also, he shares some valuable insight at the beginning of the tutorial, something I absolutely agree with and practice myself, which is his approach to curating sketches. In his words:

*"If you make a basic sketch and select your best work from those sketches at a later time, you're eliminating a lot of pressure from yourself, because you're not investing a great deal of time just to get an idea down. To me, it's all about getting ideas down quickly and leaving them be, so you can detach yourself. Getting rid of pressure and trying to create a carefree environment in the studio is really where it's at. *People put a lot of pressure on themselves when they're writing music, or doing art in general, and whatever you can do to eliminate that is great. It's also a way of being efficient with your time. Say a whole track takes you about 10 hours to finish, whereas a sketch could be done in about an hour, maybe less. You could write 10 ideas in about the same amount of time as finishing one track. I'd much rather have 10 ideas for tracks where I can select the best ones than invest 10 hours of my time and have one tune that might not be the best, idea-wise, at least."

I also want to share of a few of his tracks below. Even if they may not be your vibe, I think just listening to them will give you an impression of just what an incredible producer he was. 

Pixies are my favorite band so these two videos were a nice surprise on my feed today. Been thinking a lot about creativity and process recently and couldnt come at a better time. Definitely worth checking out:

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the radio silence recently! I'm coming back online after a rough week with vertigo. Some context, I've had vertigo for years and it usually comes and goes within a day but I've never had it this bad which is a little concerning but at the moment I'm feeling a lot better. Still not 100% though so I'm going to see a specialist just to make sure its nothing serious. Regardless, I'm back at it and looking forward to starting sessions again.  

Apart from that, I'm currently working on a few other things in the background for the site which I plan to release later at the end of the month. I'm really looking forward to sharing that with you guys.

Anyhow, hope youre all doing well and cant wait to catch up soon! - J

@​johncave

Hi John!

Sorry it took me this long to get the session notes up, I'm still struggling a bit with the vertigo. I'm a little better but not 100% yet. Have an appointment tomorrow with the doctor to see if the can refer me to a specialist. Hopefully I can get past this soon, it's a real fucking drag  

Outside of that, just wanted to say it was great to catch up with you and get to listen to some of the new stuff youre working on, which is fantastic. I'll say it again, I love the way you arrange parts to build and release tension. I think personally this is something thats really difficult to master for even seasoned professionals, and one of the key things I notice about your music that youre probably going to be known for. Really looking forward to seeing how you flesh everything out.

Not sure if you had a chance to watch the Fountain, I rewatched it again and found a bunch of great quotes to pull from... might even use a couple for myself lol

Was going to upload the soundtrack but found it on yt:

Particularly this track I think has such an emotional aspect that resembles what you talked about. If you listen to only one track on the soundtrack, it should definitely be this one:

Well, I still owe you some artwork so I'll be working on that today. Will hit up in a bit! - J

@all

FINALLY...!!!!  

Even though we're only a few here, can we please take a moment and congratulate Laszlow (Val) on releasing the very first official Latent : Forms release, Laszlow - Emergency Landing EP (LF001) !!!

He's put a lot of work not only into the release but in helping shape the process for future sessions. There is a full interview with Laszlow about what the sessions were actually like from his side. If you're curious about the process and how this all came together, it's worth a read:

https://aymat.org/artist-spotlight-laszlow-emergency-landing-ep-lf001/

Congratulations again Val, I'm so proud of the work youve done. You're an amazing producer and I couldn't be happier with the result... looking forward to the next one!  

Bandcamp release page:
https://latentforms.bandcamp.com/album/emergency-landing-ep

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/latent.forms

@​numaphlex

Felipe! First, thank you for supporting the release ! ️ 

Also wanted to give you a heads up, I'll be out of town this weekend but will be back Tuesday. My schedule is open all next week after I get back though so whatever day is convenient for you for our next session, let me know. If I dont talk to you before then, have an awesome weekend bro and we'll catch up next week!  -J

Things are quiet here for now and that's by design. The community is just getting started and membership is limited to producers going through the sessions, so it'll grow slowly and deliberately rather than all at once.

As new members arrive I'll be posting updates here... new releases on the label, new articles on the site, session availability and anything else worth knowing. If you're reading this you're either one of the first members or you found your way here early, either way welcome.

More coming soon. –

@​numaphlex

Hey brotha,

Went through the tracks you sent and made some notes. Please keep in mind these are just personal notes of which tracks I feel are your strongest ideas and have the most potential. Ultimately you'll have to decide which ones to work on for a cohesive release. Theres a lot of ground to cover, different styles and different genres, which can be a good thing because there's plenty of directions to choose from... the downside being it could also make things difficult to decide what you really want to work on.

as Electhrottle

61.5 E - Introspek v1 - 2024
Love the acid lines, very well done. The chords progression feels off though, almost like it doesn't belong in the same space. The pads themselves are fine but the chord structure needs to be fleshed out better to support the bassline.

137 - Escape v1 - 2024
Some potential here with the groove which needs to be fleshed out a little more but the constant chord changes are a bit distracting and don't feel like they resolve.

137 - Hydraulix v1 - 2026
Groove is great on this one but its missing a melodic element to build and release tension.

137 - NXVM v1 - 2026 & 137 - NXVM v2 - 2026
This has a great vibe, electro funk isnt something I really hear much these days which is a shame because it really moves you and this has that in spades. Personally I feel this has the most potential in this group. You'd be really pushing into a territory that isn't over saturated which is great and that has plenty of potential for carving out a space. Personally, I would take both versions and fuse them into one track.  Overall though, I think NXVM 1&2 are your strongest in this bunch, and you could even mix in Hydraulix into NXVM to add a change up somewhere in the track for a middle 8 or 16 bar switch up

as GESSiKA

128 - Cold ft Vanilla Ice - 2024
Fantastic fucking vibe, LOVE the Vanilla Ice samples, thats not someone most producers would consider sampling but you flipped it, it sounds HARD lol... this one is ripe for potential especially since it already sounds solid as stripped back as it is. This could be a real winner.

128 B - Celso BJ - I See You (2-Step Trevas Printed Remix) - 2024
Great vibe, sound selection is solid overall, but the off key pattern that comes in at around 1:30 and throughout is distracting and kills the vibe. It does work well rhythm wise with the beat but from a melodic stand point I dont feel it works or service the rest of the track

128bpm Am - Haunted ft Riya - 2020
Beautiful atmosphere, the intro vocals feel a bit long. The beat itself is great and adds a lot to the atmosphere but gets very repetitive. Overall though this one has some good bones, just needs the arrangement to be tweaked a bit to build and release tension a bit more.

as NUMAflex

130 - Think Break v1 - 2023
The vibe on this one is fantastic, beautiful tension with those strings in the background, on vibe alone this one has great potential, just needs to be fleshed out

137 - Ping Break v1 - 2026
Some potential here but needs to be fleshed out more

50.5 - Crazy v1 - 2026
Love the It Takes Two sample, starts off pretty solid but starts to get a bit repetitive until that tempo switch up, which is not a bad thing but its just mirroring what came before just slower so it still gets repetitive. Personally, I think theres something here, just needs to be fleshed out more in the arrangement to keep the groove from getting stagnant

125 - Arpeggiator Amen Break 2 - 2026
Not much going on in this one, amen tunes are a bit hard to pull off these days just because amens have been so overdone and when you have one in a track you definitely want to bring something different

137 - I Love Acid Ping Break v1 - 2026
Too short and not enough in this one to make a a good assessment. Right now it just feels a bit thrown together

140 - The Lion v1 - 2026
Nice vibe, great sounds and atmosphere but needs to be fleshed out more

as Trevor Treva

60 - Intensity v1 - 2026
Goddaaammmnnn!!! Fucking amazing vibe, gorgeous atmosphere all the way through. It really is lovely dude, even at 2 minutes long it flows. You could easily keep it as is or extend it, it sounds like a finished track. My personal favorite in the in the entire bunch

@​izlo , @NUMAflex

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@​samuraitracks

Val, the EP is officially live!

Here is the link to the Bandcamp page:

Emergency Landing EP, by Laszlow

Emergency Landing EP by Laszlow, released 29 June 2026 1. Emergency Landing (134mix) 2. Emergency Landing (132mix) Latent : Forms (LF001) Latent Forms kicks off with its first ever release, and it comes from Laszlow, an artist who’s been quietly crafting music for over twenty years. Emergency Landing arrives as a two-part offering, with Laszlow drawing on his early 90s acid techno influences to deliver a pair of mixes built around the same hypnotic core. The 134 mix opens the EP with a driving, high-energy take, squelching acid lines and propulsive rhythms pushing the track forward at full throttle. The 132 mix follows with a slightly slower, more spacious reworking of the same idea, letting the acid textures breathe and giving the groove a deeper, more rolling feel. Together, the two versions offer a study in tempo and tension, same DNA, different energy, marking a confident first step for the label and an artist with plenty more to come.

LATENT : FORMS (latentforms.bandcamp.com)

And here is the link to the interview:

https://aymat.org/artist-spotlight-laszlow-emergency-landing-ep-lf001/

And here is the link to the release:

laszlow-emergency-landing-ep-lf001.zip

Google Docs (drive.google.com)

Please have a quick look at the links and let me know if theres anything that needs to be updated. Updated artwork is included in the zip!

Once I get the thumbs up from you, I'll start posting on across the forums and social. In the meantime, feel free to upload to your Youtube channel and please let me know what your Audiosex user name is so I can link to you on the post. Almost there!

@​johncave

Hi John!

Just do a quick catch up and apologize for the radio silence the past two weeks. I've been frantically getting everything ready for the first release and website launch and it's been insanely busy trying to manage all of it along with my full time job lol

But at least the first release is finally out... I'm exhausted but super pumped!

Anyhow, just wanted to check in and see how youre doing and how the album is coming along. I'll be sending some updated artwork to you shortly and if youd like to do a quick catch up or session feel free, my schedule is now completely open again!

Hope youre doing well my man and look forward to catching up with you soon! - J

@​numaphlex

Felipe! Hey man sorry for the radio silence the past couple of days, been running like crazy getting everything set up for the first release and launching the site. It's been insanely busy but I'm finally caught up!   

Just wanted to check in how youre doing and to see when youd like to set up another session. My schedule is now completely open again so any time you'd like I'm available. I'll also be taking a stab at the track we listened to on Friday, just need to download the stems but will do so shortly.

Anyhow brotha, hope youre doing well and staying busy. Lets catch up soon! - J

@​samuraitracks

Hi Val, I have some info for you about setting up your Bandcamp account with multiple aliases. It's pretty straight forward and they have it built in to their system:

First, you want to go through the artist menu where you can select "add more artists," and those artists or "aliases" get added to the artists pane on your settings page. Here you can switch between each alias page, profile, tools, and stats pages. So basically one main artist login that handles multiple alias bc pages, each with their own name/identity. It's not necessary to create a new account for each alias, although some people prefer separate accounts / logins for cleaner separation. For me, I just use one main account to handle my aymat and latent forms pages. Either works, it's a matter of taste.

For connecting your aliases to Latent Forms, there's nothing you need to do. I do that through the Latent Forms label page that hosts the release, and your alias gets credit/link-back in the release notes. and you handle the split manually on the back end.

One practical note, I think its easier to set up separate aliases under one account, and have them all tied to the same PayPal account (its just simpler to manage and for bookkeeping). You do have to set up either a Paypal or Stripe account with Bandcamp for transferring funds from purchases, so if you don't have one you'll need to set one up first. Let me know if you need any help with any of this and we can schedule a quick call.

Let me know as soon as you have the Bandcamp page set up so I can start organizing the release - J

@​numaphlex

Felipe, great session today!

Just to follow up on what we talked about:

The track you sent me has some great ideas and I'm definitely interested in exploring it with you. When you have a moment, please export the stems and send them to me. I think theres a solution to making it work, just need to see it front of me. 

The other thing is to pick 5 tracks you feel represent everything you love about music you produce and that speak to you.... if you can do 10 even better but if you cant dont worry about, 5 is fine. The key here is feeling... and when you have tracks that resonate with you, that will also extend to the listener. People hear when you put your heart and soul into the music you make and that makes all the difference.

Brotha, just want to say again its such a pleasure talking to you! I appreciate you and I'm so excited for the next session. Have an awesome weekend my man and we'll catch up Monday! - J

@​samuraitracks

Hi Val,

I thought it might be easier to do the interview with a set of questions that way you can have time to answer them in a more relaxed time frame. Heres the list of questions I came up with:

• Tell us a bit about your history as a producer, how'd you get started making music?

• You're not a stranger to releasing music, your YouTube channel has quite a number of releases. I'm curious about that... what's your relationship with releasing music been like, and did this EP break a different pattern for you in the way you normally approach it?

• How has the process made you feel working with a coach vs working by yourself?

• Was there a moment during the process where something clicked, like you actually felt a change or shift in the way you approach making music?

• What has your experience with the whole process been like... what did you learn, not just about the process but about yourself, and what's been the biggest takeaway?

• Anything you'd want to share with readers about your experience and what we can expect from you in the future? 

Would love to have this interview coincide with the release but take your time to answer these as honestly as possible. Feel free to add anything you liked/disliked, all of it is important. Also, would love to use some sort of photo or graphic for the interview. If you have anything that you feel comfortable sharing, please feel free to share that so I can prepare everything and have it ready for the day we announce the release. Thank you man!!! - J

@​samuraitracks

Hi Val, we're at the home stretch!  

Great talk yesterday! Just want to go over our discussion and what we have left to do before the release. Couple of things:

The big one is promotion. Ideally Id like to have your bandcamp page set up and connected with Latent Forms bandcamp page so we can promote the release in tandem. I understand the need for aliases and we should be able to have any aliases connected to one account that you manage. I'll have this info out to you shortly so you can have it set up and ready before the release. As I said earlier, I'll be making a post on Audiosex to help promote the release and you should definitely post it on your youtube. If you like I can provide thumbnail artwork for your yt post or if youd like to create a version for the release yourself. Ideally it would be great to have some form of cta on the thumbnail or description that says something like "Available at..." so that it links to the release on the Latent Forms bandcamp page. Like I said before, the point of all this is that we only get one shot at promoting the release so we want to have as much impact and eyes on it.

One thing I wanted to mention is that promoting is part of the process of releasing music. What I have found is that the more you believe in what you're doing, the more convinced your listeners are that you care about your music. If you don't care about your music, no one else will. That is SO important. YOU have to be your own cheerleader which can be a very difficult thing to do if you're not used to advocating for your music. Like all things, there is an extreme side to this that runs the risk of coming off like an attention-whore, but thats not what you want   You want to strike a balance where you promote but not so much that people get sick of you. A simple post in a few key places where you know your music is appreciated is perfect. Cataloguing your releases as well so that when you start to build a following, people can see your work in one place and it makes it easier for them to browse, listen and support. Theres also additional things like follow-up replies to a post that touch on the success of the release (maybe it was played in a mix or promoted on a chart, etc) so that it can generate additional interest post-release. Theres also download codes which you can give out for free downloads as well and these are great for helping build up a following and promoting future releases to more listeners. 

Promoting is completely different from making music, but in a lot of ways easier once you start understanding how it works, then it just becomes part of the process. But the more consistent you are at doing it, the more you'll be able to build on the work you've done. It's not difficult, it's just about consistency.

@NUMAflex Check this out:

@​samuraitracks

Hi Val! Here is the master for the 134mix Full:

val_134mix _full_MASTER_2026-06-17 2138.wav

Google Docs (drive.google.com)

And here is the video:

134mix.mp4

Google Docs (drive.google.com)

Have a listen and let me know if you have anything you feel needs to be changed or updated. I'll be here this weekend if you have time for a session. Hope youre well and talk soon! - J