PREMIERE : Aloka x joshismyfirstname - Bluetongue

Brisbane collective Apparatus teams up with Wales producer Aloka for a two-track EP born from a few drizzly days in the city. Not exactly what you’d expect when swapping Wales for palm trees, but the rain kept the crew indoors and turned downtime into a writing session. The result is a snapshot of international collaboration in a city that’s been quietly exporting talent, while building its own stubbornly DIY identity at home. Bluetongue ; A squelchy, deep, and slightly wonky piece of left-field techno with a sprinkling of latin drums. It moves at 150bpm but trades in weight and atmosphere rather than straight functionality, its warped textures drawing on the blue-tongue lizard living under the verandah of the house where Aloka was staying.