Butter Sessions announces 3-disc compilation to celebrate its milestone 15th birthday

Naarm/Melbourne-based label Butter Sessions has today shared details of a much-anticipated 3-disc compilation series to celebrate its 15th year in operation.

The label, run by Sleep D's Corey Kikos and Maryos Syawish, has, for over a decade, stood as one of Australia's most versatile and trustworthy imprints, sharing music from a variety of artists, both local and globally renowned, at various stages of their careers.

Much like Butter Sessions' 10th anniversary compilation before it, 'BSRXV' sees the label printing a series of tracks onto three separate releases, both digitally and physically.

Across the releases, this sees BS' ongoing Japanese exchange deepen, with Sapporo's Kuniyuki featuring on a collaboration born out of a 2015 Sleep D tour, Tokyo's Mayurashka contributing a chuggy, spacious roller, Gonno providing a mesh of techno and breaks, Tokyo neighbour Haruka collaborating with Rotterdam's Charlton Bakeliet on a sassy, uplifting house joint, and Yuzo Iwata bringing his own self-described EPM (Electronic Psychedelic Music) to the comp. Bangkok-born Sunju Hargun, co-founder of Siamese Twins Records and described by BS as "Thailand's emissary of ritualistic minimal trance", throws 'スカイサーファー(Sky Surfer)' into the mix too, a downtempo and growling builder perfectly deserving of such a title.

Old-time collaborators turned international names return, too, with the likes of Jennifer Loveless and RBI providing a refined return to the sounds that they cut their teeth on in Butter Sessions releases past.

Rings Around Saturn and Hasvat Informant, much-trusted and revered local producers in their own right, present their long-awaited first additions to the Butter Sessions catalogue, while many beloved locals return once again. That includes those with recent BR releases, like Unsolicited Joints, the fraternal fusion of siblings Ben Fester and Cousin, OK EG, Guy Contact, Hybrid Man, Fader Cap, Kate Miller, as well as Albrecht La'Brooy, Mosam Howieson, suki's Sniper1 alias and a Sleep D collaboration with Posseshot.

Whether taken alone or as a sum greater than its parts, 'BSRXV' is set to provide yet another mark in time for not only the label, but Australia's own electronic music culture.

Alongside the extensive compilation, Butter Sessions are set to announce a looming 15th birthday celebration at Collingwood Children's Farm on Friday, April 3rd, no doubt including one or many of the artists here and scattered throughout their history.

Happy birthday, Butter Sessions.

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Jack Colquhoun is Mixmag ANZ's Managing Editor. Find him on Instagram.