S3A – 3 & Extended CDJ Friendly Beat [Community Center]

S3A offers up ‘The Ravist’ EP via the fledgling French imprint Community Center, comprised of four original cuts from the Parisian producer. Community Center: ‘’After the release of a first heavily Belgian infused wacky EP by Pasteur & Tsy, the young Parisian imprint Community Center pursues its radical and ecstatic take on dance music. For… Continue reading S3A – 3 & Extended CDJ Friendly Beat [Community Center]

S3A – Joint 6 [803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts]

Cinthie’s 803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts returns this June with a fresh four-track EP from S3A aka Sampling As An Art.Parisian producer and DJ S3A has been releasing his take on soul-infused, sample heavy electronic music over the past decade via imprints such as Syncrophone’s Phonogramme, Lazare Hoche Records, 4Lux and Dirt Crew where he… Continue reading S3A – Joint 6 [803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts]

Times & Tunes with S3A

Parisian House and Disco maestro S3A aka Sampling As An Art has been a force to be reckoned with for many years now, racking up releases on Hold Youth, Dirt Crew, Phonogramme, Lazare Hoche Records, Times Are Ruff and his own S3A Records, as well as being a resident DJ at Concrete before it’s closure… Continue reading Times & Tunes with S3A

Anaxander – For Cinthie [803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts]

Cinthie’s 803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts returns this May with its second release, a split-EP from Anaxander and Azuni. The 803 Crystal Grooves Collective cuts label was launched in 2019 by Cinthie as a platform for material from her collective of friends and producers she admires. The project was launched with a four-track VA featuring… Continue reading Anaxander – For Cinthie [803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts]

9th House – Equinox [803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts]

Cinthie launches her new imprint 803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts this December with a VA featuring S3A, 9th House, Kettama and Asquith. Berlin’s Cinthie launched her 803 Crystal Grooves imprint in 2018 and marked a new chapter for her own productions, gaining widespread recognition across the globe for her take on raw House, Techno and… Continue reading 9th House – Equinox [803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts]

S3A – Greed [Dirt Crew Recordings]

It’s time for some Dirt Crew action. This time the Berlin label showcase French artist S3A who is no stranger to Bolting Bits or to the world of electronic music production. With experience comes expertise, S3A has been producing for over 15 years and has released on the likes of Quartet Series, Lazare Hoche records,… Continue reading S3A – Greed [Dirt Crew Recordings]

Sweely – Dollar G [Sampling As An Art Records]

The quality of sampling in music, like DJing, is often decided by tasteful selection and arrangement rather than heavy processing and editing. This is something noticeable in some of the best modern dance music, and Parisian label, Sampling As An Art, is certainly close to warranting such description.The label, headed by S3A, is set to… Continue reading Sweely – Dollar G [Sampling As An Art Records]

Bolting picks ~ August 2018

Pic by @SolineLemoine Bolting Bits is, at its core, a collective of individuals, artists, DJs, producers, promoters, label heads and much more from locations all around the globe. Since so many of our contributors reside in various locales where electronic music is thriving, we felt that it would be appropriate to bring our readers a… Continue reading Bolting picks ~ August 2018

S3A – Presentiment (feat. Mika Blaster) [Quartet Series]

S3A returns to Quartet Series with “Climax,” a winner of an EP that serves as the third instalment in the label’s Trophy Series. As expected, all four tracks stay true to the intention set by Sampling As An Art (note the S and three “A’s”); rare and dusty samples combined for maximum feel and dancefloor… Continue reading S3A – Presentiment (feat. Mika Blaster) [Quartet Series]

PREMIERE : S3A – Dick Jones track [Quintessentials]

S3A (soundcloud) should be no stranger to avid house music fans with his steady rise in popularity over the years. A purveyor of deep and dirty sampled cuts, the Paris-based producer’s tunes have become a staple in many a record bag. With releases and remixes on lauded labels such as Local Talk, Uncanny Valley and… Continue reading PREMIERE : S3A – Dick Jones track [Quintessentials]