PREMIERE: Daniel[i] - Induct [Slippery Yard]
Two Barcelona imprints, Slippery Yard and its sibling Obtuse Swamp, have been quietly building parallel habitats. Each release feels mapped to a different terrain: one leaning into tensile dance-floor mechanics, the other drifting further into abstraction. Since launching with a various artists compilation in October 2024, Slippery Yard has kept its focus tight and functional, attentive to how records actually behave once they leave the studio.
For its sophomore release, the label turns to Berlin-based Daniel[i], a producer whose catalog has grown steadily and precisely over the past few years. Induction EP is a five-track study of dance-floor architecture. Each piece occupies a distinct hour of the night without feeling schematic.
Silva carries a daytime propulsion, bright but controlled, its groove steady and self-assured, never overcrowding the frame. Global thrives in darker conditions, built for rooms where the low end has space to breathe and stretch. Foliosa shifts the center of gravity through broken patterns and hand-drum inflections that flirt with tribal memory while remaining firmly contemporary. Vand steps in on remix duties and delivers a dense, driving reinterpretation of Foliosa that builds pressure bar by bar and opens up beautifully on a large system.
Our premiere focuses on Induct, arguably the EP’s most elastic moment. It opens with a fractured rhythmic figure and sharp percussive detail, leaving enough negative space for a high-pitched hypnotic sequence that nods to Minilogue’s early vocabulary. A serpentine synth line coils and recoils across the stereo field, creating movement without overcrowding the mix. Then, almost imperceptibly, the groove settles into a straight four-to-the-floor pulse. The shift feels organic, like a body adjusting its stance mid-stride. What begins slightly off-axis resolves into a grounded drive, making the track equally suited for patient openings or deeper transitions.
Induction EP lands on February 25 via Slippery Yard on vinyl and digital.