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Doppelhandel Shares Hypnotic Retro Heartbreaker ‘So Many Times’
Love hurts—so why do we keep falling for it? “So Many Times” wrestles with that very question, wrapping heartbreak in pulsating synths and an irresistible hook that lingers long after the song ends. Doppelhandel dives deep into the turmoil of love and loss, where building emotional walls seems like the only way to survive.
This track oozes that signature new wave melancholy, with echoes of Depeche Mode’s cold, haunting atmospheres and New Order’s percussive drive. But just when you think it’s all doom and gloom, the hypnotic beat pulls you in, making heartbreak feel oddly addictive.
The chorus is pure magic—an industrial-tinged, synth-laden moment that instantly grabs you. It even brings to mind the darkly enchanting world of Thomas Azier, which makes it all the more intoxicating. You can almost picture yourself wandering through a neon-lit, cinematic dreamscape, where nostalgia and modernity collide in perfect harmony.
Doppelhandel has a way of making introspection feel like a night out. “So Many Times” is proof that pain can be danceable, and that sometimes, the best way to process love’s endless contradictions is to lose yourself in the music.
Bay Area beatmaker/visual artist DJ Design returns with new single “I Wanna Be Free” (Below System Records). Washes of synth collide with a dense horn arrangement and snappin’ drums. West-Coast emcee Gennessee guests on the track spitting a lyrical dissertation on the woes of a police state, racial profiling and surveillance.
Listen to “I Wanna Be Free” (Ft. Gennessee): https://bsr.ffm.to/iwannabefree
This is the 3rd leak from the forthcoming Survival Web Vaults LP to drop in vinyl and digital formats later this year. Additional album guests include Fashawn, Phat Kat, Elzhi, Guilty Simpson, LMNO and more.
Listen to “No Less Than The Trees And The Stars” (Ft. Fashawn): https://bsr.ffm.to/nltttats
Listen to “The Blues” (Ft. Phat Kat & Elzhi): https://bsr.ffm.to/theblues
While more of a behind-the-scenes player DJ Design’s (aka Keith Griego) work has had a sizable imprint on the history of modern hip-hop. As a DJ/Beatmaker and visual artist he has contributed production and art since the late 90’s for notables including The Beastie Boys, Madlib, A.G., Foreign Legion, Rasco, Peanut Butter Wolf and Phat Kat.
As a visual artist, his high point of work with the label was his design of the 12” vinyl cover for Lootpack member Madlib’s side project Quasimoto. The cover for “Microphone Mathematics” featured Design/Griego’s visual representation of Lord Quas as a sort of alien aardvark, which was adopted by the artist and has since become one of the most iconic and enduring
characters in the game today.
More Info: https://www.belowsystem.com/
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